Chapter 50050 You have been pregnant for more than a month
In the gray mist, Xie Zhan could not see the road ahead, but he could vaguely sense a girl running forward.
He took a few steps vaguely, looking at the slender figure, and felt more and more familiar with it.
Ah Sheng, Ah Sheng, this is his Ah Sheng.
Xie Zhan's heart was burning with anger. He reached out to pull her, but he couldn't catch anything. He broke out in a cold sweat.
The girl suddenly turned around and looked back at him, but Yun Sheng looked at him with a look that was probably cold and distant.
"Ah Sheng, don't you recognize me?"
"I hate you, Xie Zhan." She opened her lips and said the first words to him.
I hate you, Xie Zhan.
Xie Zhan's heart ached. He said in disbelief, "You're lying. Didn't I treat you well? How could you hate me? You clearly told me yourself that you were willing to bear children for me."
As soon as he finished speaking, he tried to grab Yun Sheng's dress, but the girl turned around and suddenly disappeared completely.
"Asheng, come back."
"Ah Sheng."
"Ah Sheng."
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Xie Zhan suddenly woke up from his dream, breaking out in a cold sweat and breathing heavily.
"My Lord, how are you?"
Bai Yuanbao and Hua Wu, who were waiting by his side, expressed their concern in unison.
Bai Yuanbao muttered to himself, "You haven't slept all night, and yesterday you were overcome with grief. And just now you received thirty lashes. Even a body of iron wouldn't be able to endure this."
"Yes, my lord, the doctor ordered you to rest. Where are you going?"
When Aunt Hua saw Xie Zhan lift the quilt, put on his shoes and get off the bed, she asked with concern.
Xie Zhan curled his lips: "A Sheng said that she hates me."
Bai Yuanbao was startled for a moment, then came to his senses and comforted him, "It's just a dream. As the saying goes, dreams are always the opposite of reality. My Lord, don't take it to heart."
"Hua Lao, tell me, does she really hate me?"
Hua Lao lowered her eyes and said, "My Lord, you are worrying too much. The most important thing is for you to relax and recuperate."
Xie Zhan closed his eyes and said calmly, "Everyone, go out. I want to be alone."
Any movement in the palace would spread outside in an instant. Therefore, Xie Zhan's breaking off of his engagement with Princess Anle for Yun Sheng's entry into the palace caused a huge uproar in Chang'an.
What made everyone sigh was that he actually handed over the military power for this. For a while, some people were happy while others were worried.
The storytellers in the teahouse were already getting ready to write a play overnight.
When Old Lady Xie woke up, she realized what was happening and fainted again.
Xie Zhan only sent someone to leave a message.
The servant said, "The Marquis told the old lady to relax and take good care of herself, and not to worry about the military power. He will not let anything happen to the Marquis's mansion."
Old Lady Xie was heartbroken and cried out, "Beauty is a disaster, beauty is a disaster! If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have let it go so easily."
Princess Anle in the palace had fainted twice from crying. Her eyes were swollen as she muttered to herself, "Xie Zhan is so cruel! The wedding is only a few days away, and he actually came to cancel the engagement. Where does he put my dignity? I'm a princess, and I've been broken off by a man. Which noble lady in Chang'an will not laugh at me in the future?"
As she spoke, she laughed again.
Concubine Shu came in, hugged her and said, "My daughter is a princess. Even so, no one will look down on you. After a while, I will find you a prince consort, okay? Take my advice and forget about Xie Zhan. He is not a good match for you."
Princess Anle refused to listen and wanted to get off the bed immediately.
She had been dreaming about it for so many years, and her dream was about to come true, but one day her dream was shattered. How could she bear the blow?
"I don't believe Mother, I'll beg Father again."
Shu Fei closed her eyes and said to herself, "Wake up! No matter how much your father loves you, it is far less important than the importance of military power to him."
Princess Anle sat back down, her expression dazed, and she suddenly burst into tears.
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A month later, Master Kongji was finally secretly brought into Chang'an by Xie Zhan's men.
Xie Zhan got straight to the point and asked, "I've heard that Master Kong Ji has the ability to calm souls and help people reincarnate. Is that true?"
Master Kongji bowed and said, "Thank you, Master. I hope you are well. Is this for your deceased concubine?"
"Master is wise."
"People will be reincarnated after death. Forgetting the past is the right way. Artificially calming the soul is against the will of heaven." Master Kongji tried hard to persuade.
"God is blind and made her lose her virginity in the sea of fire. So what if I am going against God's will?" Xie Zhan looked out the window, not really caring.
"Master, since you say so, is there really a way?"
Master Kong Ji shook his head. "No one has ever attempted something this dangerous. I only read a few fragments of the letter left by my master. I only know a few words. I hope you know that things that defy the will of heaven must be paid for with equal price. The person who calms the soul will shorten his life by twenty years. So, do you still want to try it?"
Xie Zhan smiled: "It's just twenty years of life, why wouldn't I dare?"
What was the point of him living so long without his Ah Sheng?
Xie Zhan would do anything as long as it meant he could reincarnate her.
Master Kongji sighed and said, "Since that's the case, Mr. Xie, please ask someone to open the altar."
On the other side, Yun Sheng, with the pass prepared for her by the Duke of Pingyang, went straight from Chang'an to Yizhou.
Although she didn't know the way, she had a map in her hand, and after asking for directions along the way, she finally entered the territory of Yizhou.
It was Yun Sheng's first time staying at a hotel on the road, and the four or five big men at the table opposite her kept looking at her.
Her appearance was too eye-catching, so after returning to the house, she immediately changed into men's clothes, smeared her face with black paint, and left the inn overnight.
From then on, she dressed in men's clothes and arrived safely.
Yun Sheng rode on her horse. She took out the map and carefully read it twice, recalling what the innkeeper had said earlier: "Young Master, if you want to find a beautiful place to live for a long time, why not go to Wushan Town? It's a paradise on earth and a great place to live."
After wandering around for two days, she went to the town and met a lame old man who had fallen at the foot of the mountain.
Yun Sheng immediately dismounted and helped the man up.
"Old man, are you from this town? I see you have difficulty walking. Do you want me to take you home?"
She saw the basket the old man was carrying lying on the ground with the herbs inside scattered all over the ground, so she hurried to help pick it up.
The old man suddenly looked over and said, "New to town? You're a nice young lady, but you're dressed like this. Did you run away from your marriage?"
Yun Sheng was stunned, his face flushed. "How did you figure that out?"
"Others may not see it, but I can do it. They don't even look at what I, an old man, am doing."
"Are you a doctor? Are you here in the mountains to collect herbs?"
Zhang Wentu smiled and said, "Not really stupid."
As the two walked and talked, Yun Sheng had already gotten to know the old man quite well.
His family has lived in this town for generations and practiced medicine. There is an old clinic at home. He never married or had children in his life, and he just prepared herbs and treated patients every day.
Yun Sheng enviously said, "This life is quite comfortable."
"What about you? You haven't told the old man yet, but you ran away from your marriage?"
"You're joking. I have no parents and I'm all alone. I heard that Wushan Town has beautiful mountains and rivers, so I wanted to settle down here." Yun Sheng glanced sideways and said a few perfunctory words.
Zhang Wentu looked at her expression and didn't ask any more questions.
As the two were talking, they saw a clinic in front of them.
Zhang Wentu took the initiative to invite: "At least give me a ride all the way, come in and have some tea?"
Yun Sheng hesitated a little: "It's just a small favor, you don't have to take it to heart."
"Why? Are you afraid that I, an old man, will eat you?"
"In that case, I'm sorry to bother you."
The door of the clinic was wide open, and there were scattered voices from inside. It was the medicine boy dispensing medicine for people.
He glanced over, delighted at first, then his eyes fell on Yun Sheng, and he asked in surprise, "Grandpa Zhang, who is this?"
"Get your medicine, kid, stop asking questions."
Yun Sheng was taken to the backyard by Zhang Wentu. The front of the clinic was a shop used for getting medicine and seeing patients, while the back was used for daily life.
Zhang Wentu poured two cups of tea and handed one to Yun Sheng. "Don't blame me for being nosy. What are your plans for the future?"
Yun Sheng thought for a moment and said, "I'm a good cook. I can make pastries and cakes, and I'm also good at housekeeping. If someone sells a shop, I'd like to take it over and run it like you run your clinic."
She had been frugal throughout her trip and still had quite a bit of money left. Yun Sheng calculated carefully and figured it should be enough to run her shop.
"Can you read and write?" Zhang Wentu looked at Yun Sheng and asked again.
Yun Sheng frowned, his eyes full of vigilance.
Zhang Wentu touched his chin and said with an embarrassed look, "You are too cautious, young lady. I didn't ask any more questions, but you became suspicious."
Yun Sheng remained silent. Zhang Wentu smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I'll be frank with you. You and I are both alone. I see a connection between you and me. Would you like me to take you on as my disciple, to learn pharmacology from me, and to heal illnesses and save lives?"
"If you want to study medicine, you must be able to read and write. That's why I ask this question."
Yun Sheng's mind went blank. How could she have such an opportunity?
Curing illnesses and saving lives is a great fortune that accumulates merits and virtues. How could she not be willing to do that?
She blurted out subconsciously: "Reading and writing, of course I can."
A face flashed through his mind, and Yun Sheng threw it away again.
She looked at the shop ahead and asked in confusion, "Don't you already have a medicine boy? Why do you want to take in another disciple?"
Zhang Wentu shook his head, almost laughing out of anger. "That kid? He's not very talented. He's just okay at writing medicine. His family just sent him here to do odd jobs and earn a few coins. If this old man really relied on him, after I'm gone, this medical skill will be gone too."
"But...but I've never learned it before, nor have I ever been exposed to it. I don't know what my qualifications are."
"You settle down first today. Tomorrow I will take you to identify some herbs. You will know the answer after trying them."
It was getting late, and the pharmacy was gradually running out of patients. Zhang Wentu called out to the pharmacist, "Agou, close the shop."
Ah Gou came into the backyard and looked at Yun Sheng curiously. Zhang Wentu chased him away, saying, "Go away, what are you looking at? This is your Grandpa Zhang's new apprentice. Go clean up the east wing. She'll be staying there tonight."
Yun Sheng said embarrassedly: "He is just a child, I'll take care of it myself."
Ah Gou ran away without a trace, and as he ran he turned back and said, "Grandpa Zhang paid me for my work, so don't worry, brother, I will definitely clean it up for you."
Yun Sheng: “…”
That night she lay on the bed in the east wing, not knowing what she was thinking about. She tossed and turned until the second half of the night before she finally fell asleep.
The next day, after Yun Sheng washed up, hesitantly changed back into women's clothes.
Zhang Wentu's eyes lit up, and the medicine boy Agou, who had arrived early, was even more stunned. He opened his mouth and said, "So it's my sister."
Yun Sheng blushed a little and looked at Zhang Wentu: "After breakfast, you can teach me how to identify herbs."
Zhang Wentu nodded. The three of them had Hu pancakes and red date porridge in the morning.
The aroma of the steaming Hu pancakes filled the air, and the red date porridge was sweet. Yun Sheng took a bite and suddenly felt nauseous. She turned her head to cover her face and retched twice.
Zhang Wentu's face changed. He pulled Yun Sheng's arm over and after feeling her pulse for a while, he said sternly, "You've been pregnant for over a month. Are you aware of this?"
Yun Sheng's brain was buzzing and his face was pale.
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