Chapter 71 Chapter 71 Auspicious Snow Heralds a Good Harvest
"Madam, I'm sorry, I'm late." When her body fell to the ground, Xie Ji, with his heart in his throat, quickly stepped forward and hugged her in his arms, as if he was holding a treasure that he had lost and found again.
Not far away, Ji Xiao, covered in blood, looked at the two people hugging each other, his jaw tense with a sharp displeasure.
He had never felt that Xie was so annoying at this moment, so annoying that he wanted to separate the two of them.
But his reason was pulling him back. After what he had done, how could he be worthy of her?
After he carried her away from her, Ji Xiao, whose bony fingers gripped the hilt of the sword so tightly that veins bulged, could not help but speak, "I'm telling you, if you treat her badly, I will definitely come back and take her away!"
Xie Ji's lips curled up, his eyes gleaming with a warning. "I'm afraid the General will never have this opportunity."
His wife should be his treasure, so how could he allow others to covet her?
After Xie Ji held the person in his arms, he noticed the horrific purple pinch marks on her neck, and instantly murderous intent emerged in his eyes.
He almost, just almost lost her forever.
If he hadn't died, he would never have let him go so easily.
Forget about the relationship between master and disciple. After he committed the immoral act of kidnapping his master's wife, he should have thought about the consequences.
The smell of blood in the imperial city today was so strong that it lingered for three days. Black crows and vultures circled in the sky. Even the people living in the mansions near the palace could smell the blood wafting from inside.
After He Shiyan was beheaded, because the country could not have one ruler for a day, the third prince He Shili ascended the throne in accordance with the will of heaven and changed the first year to Jiakang.
Jiang Wu woke up the next day. After waking up, she saw Xie Ji standing by the bed. He hadn't slept for a long time and his eyes were stained with dark circles. She thought she was dreaming.
If it wasn't a dream, how could I see him appear beside my bed?
"Are you awake? Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something first, or take a bath first?" Xie Ji handed her a glass of warm water. "The imperial physician said that your throat is injured and you will be unable to speak for a while. I ask you, all you need to do is nod or shake your head."
Jiang Wu wanted to speak out of disbelief, but as soon as she raised her throat, it felt like the flesh on her neck was being ripped off with skin and bones, and she shivered in pain.
After accepting my fate, I could only hang my head and take the warm water he handed me.
Jiang Wu doesn't like drinking warm water. She would rather drink cold or hot water because the smell of warm water is very strange to her, sometimes like saliva.
"It's me, I'm back." These simple words answered the thing that Jiang Wu cared about most.
Jiang Wu, holding the teacup, didn't know how to face him. She just lowered her head and sipped the water in the cup.
Although she knew that it was not him who said those words, he said them in this body after all.
Even if you say you don't mind, you still care about it to some extent in your heart.
Xie Ji took the cup she was no longer drinking from and handed her a piece of cardboard and a charcoal stick with a wooden pen holder. "If you have anything you want to ask, write it down and tell me."
Jiang Wu pursed her lips and did not refuse, because she really had a lot of questions in her mind.
[What about him?] Jiang Wu was afraid that he didn't know who she was talking about, so she wrote down, [Changle's lover.]
Xie Ji was silent for a moment, his hands on his knees suddenly tightened, the corners of his eyes flushed with grief, his Adam's apple rolled as he uttered hoarse syllables, "After burying Changle, he committed suicide in front of her grave."
Even though Jiang Wu had only met him a few times, her nose still felt sore, and a huge sense of guilt overwhelmed her, seeming to completely drown her.
If she had known it was wrong at the time and had stopped him or tried to persuade him, would the situation have been different?
Xie Ji held her in his arms, stroked her hair and said soothingly: "You don't have to blame yourself or feel guilty about this. Even if you stopped him at that time, you couldn't change his decision."
"His love for Changle is much deeper than we thought."
If it was Lin Zhan who died, perhaps Changle would make the same choice as him.
The more this happened, the more Xie Ji hated those outsiders. What rights did they have to be so high and mighty as to destroy other people's lives and take pleasure in doing so?
[Will they appear again in the future?] Jiang Wu was afraid, afraid that the tragedy of Changle and Lin Zhan would happen again.
"No, as long as their passage to this world is closed, they will never appear again." In fact, what Xie Ji did not say was that he had compiled all the secret codes, words and behaviors of outsiders into a book and presented it to the new emperor, and regarded it as the top secret of Dayan.
If there is really a fish that slips through the net, as long as it shows any sign of weakness, it will be caught.
We will squeeze out all the value from it and then send it on its way.
"You should have a good rest first. Tell Tan Yun and the others if you want anything, okay?" The new emperor had just ascended the throne, and Xie Ji still had a lot of things to deal with. Even when he was guarding her bedside, he had to be distracted to handle official business.
Jiang Wu nodded.
Only after watching his figure disappear behind the screen did Jiang Wu reach out and pinch her face. It hurt a little, but the pain meant she was not dreaming.
"Madam, you're so kind. I'm so glad you're okay." After the master left, Yu Shu, whose eyes were swollen like walnuts from crying, rushed over with tears and snot, crying so hard that even the birds around did not dare to land on her.
"Okay, stop crying. If you keep crying, you will ruin Madam's fortune. I will have to settle the score with you then." Although Tan Yun was more stable than Yu Su, his eyes were still red after seeing that Madam was safe and sound.
When Yu Shu heard this, she hiccupped and held it back, which immediately caused a burst of laughter.
Jiang Wu wrote on the paper again, "Tell me, what happened after I fell asleep?"
He Shiyan was not the bloodline of the previous emperor, but was the product of an affair between the imperial concubine and Prince An. Although he looked similar to Prince An when he was young, no one thought that they were father and son.
We are all family, so it is normal for us to look a bit similar.
But who could have imagined that after He Shiyan learned that the late emperor knew that he was not his son, he actually thought of deposing the crown prince. He simply sent the person on his way and sent people to force to death another person who knew the truth, the queen, his biological mother.
After hearing this, Jiang Wu raised his hand and touched the neck where he had pinched her fingers, feeling sorry that his death was too easy.
She was even more thankful that she was lucky, otherwise she would have been strangled to death by him.
With the new emperor ascending the throne, the entire court was busy. Except for coming back to eat every day, Jiang Wu was rarely seen at other times.
During his busy days, the wound on Jiang Wu's neck healed, and except for the difficulty in speaking clearly and a slight pain in his throat at the beginning, everything else was getting better.
Finally, Jiang Wu waited until he finally had a day off and returned home, and immediately handed him the divorce letter written by "Xie Ji" to her.
Just as she was about to speak, she met his questioning gaze. Her throat felt bitter and astringent, as if she had swallowed several pounds of lemonade. She lowered her head, not daring to look him in the eye, and mumbled, "You and I were never meant to be together. Now it's time for us to return to our original places."
After Xie Ji took the divorce agreement, he put it aside without even looking at it and asked her, "Where are you going next?"
Jiang Wu didn't expect him to not even make the effort to persuade her to stay. Her heart suddenly felt tight and she pinched her palms to hold back the tears. Her voice was slightly hoarse when she spoke, "I want to be a doctor like my mother and grandmother."
"Okay, do you have enough money?"
Jiang Wu nodded.
Xie Ji didn't ask any more questions, but asked the housekeeper to bring the indentures of Yu Shu and Tan Yun. A hint of bitterness filled his eyes, "I should have given it to you earlier, but fortunately it's not too late now."
Even if he didn't take the initiative to ask for the indentures of Yu Shu and Tan Yun, Jiang Wu was planning to ask for them.
Seeing that he showed no reluctance or attempt to keep her after her divorce, Jiang Wu felt as if the air around her had been plundered away. She felt so uncomfortable that she couldn't even breathe. All she could do was flee in panic.
It was she who proposed the divorce and she took the initiative to take out the divorce papers. He just followed her wishes.
However, she just felt that it shouldn't be like this, even if he tried to keep her a little.
"Sir, why don't you try to keep your wife?" Gao Lang, who was standing aside, was so anxious that he almost died.
My Lord and my Lady have finally resolved their misunderstanding and are together, so why did My Lord become confused at this moment?
If the lady really passes away, I wonder where you will cry.
Xie Ji just found it funny and raised his hand to wave the divorce letter she wrote to him, "Why do you want to keep her? It's not like she won't come back."
"My lord, my lady has given you the divorce letter. Doesn't that mean she doesn't plan to come back?" Gao Lang almost shoved the divorce letter into the lord's eyes.
"If I don't acknowledge it, it doesn't count." Moreover, Xie Ji frowned when reading this divorce letter. He really didn't know how she learned it at that time. She even made mistakes in writing the most basic grammar.
Hearing this, Gao Lang raised his thumb.
Your Excellency is worthy of being an Excellency. This is a very wise plan.
After Jiang Wu left Xie's house, she wanted to use the money she had saved to buy a small courtyard, but she didn't expect that the housing prices in the capital were so expensive. Her entire fortune could only afford a small courtyard at most, not to mention that she would have to eat and wear clothes in the future, and every little thing would cost money.
Instead of buying a house, it is better to rent first.
After Yu Tan and Yu Shu got their indenture contracts, they did not choose to stay in Xie's house, but moved out with her.
In fact, they had a premonition that the lady would definitely reconcile with the adults, and it was just a matter of time.
With the recommendation of the dentist, Jiang Wu finally chose a courtyard house with three rooms and a sweet-scented osmanthus tree, which was just enough for each of them.
Since Jiang Wu had not learned the orthodox methods of treating illnesses and saving lives, he initially taught himself by reading books. However, theory alone is not enough, let alone the practical application of the art of treating illnesses and saving lives, which requires careful observation and thorough knowledge.
For others, becoming a disciple is the most difficult step, but for Jiang Wu it is not difficult because Doctor Li from the original mansion is willing to accept her as a disciple.
Jiang Wu knew that he must have agreed for Xie Ji's sake, but she was not stupid enough to refuse.
When Doctor Li first learned that the Prime Minister wanted him to take his wife as his disciple, he absolutely refused to agree. He said there was no way in the world for a woman to be a doctor. It was simply against the will of heaven.
However, in his later interactions with his wife, Dr. Li couldn't help but feel ashamed of his preconceived ideas.
Men and women are all human beings. Why should there be a distinction between men and women when studying medicine? We are all the same in curing diseases and saving lives. Why should there be a distinction between high and low?
After Doctor Li told her that she could try to treat other people, Jiang Wu decided to go outside the city to provide free medical treatment and medicine to those people who could not afford it.
As soon as the news came out, many people flocked to her. Although they looked down on her because she was a woman, they could tolerate her giving away free medicinal materials after treating patients.
The first time Jiang Wu took the initiative to treat a patient, he was so nervous that cold sweat broke out on his palms. Fortunately, the patient only had a common cold.
Because of the first one, Jiang Wu was not as nervous as he was the first time when he did the second one.
After all, it was her first day seeing patients, and Dr. Li was worried about her being alone, so he stood by to give her guidance and corrections.
At the end of the day, Jiang Wu had helped to look after more than ten people. When he returned, his body was extremely tired, but his spirit was extremely excited.
After Jiang Wu gradually got used to this abundant life, she was about to go home after seeing her last patient, when she saw a figure she had not seen for a long time appear on the way home.
Jiang Wu seemed to be frozen in place, staring at him without blinking, even forgetting to breathe.
She seemed to have not seen him for a long time.
At first, she thought he was truly heartless. Even though she was the one who initiated the divorce, he had only agreed to it in a gentlemanly way. But they had been married for almost a year after all, so there should be some affection between them.
But not only did he not try to keep her, he even remembered her as his ex-wife after such a long time. How could Jiang Wu not feel aggrieved?
Xie Ji seemed not to notice her deliberately pretended indifference. He walked straight towards her, took her hand and walked towards the carriage parked nearby. "Madam, it's very late. It's time to go home for dinner."
Jiang Wu pursed her lips and broke free from his hand, putting some distance between them. "I've already divorced you. Please, sir, don't call me Madam from now on. Just call me Doctor Jiang or Miss Jiang."
"I didn't agree, so you're still my wife." Xie Ji firmly held her hand again, "I asked the kitchen to prepare your favorite oven-baked chicken and beef puff pastry."
When she was about to deny it, Xie Ji took out the divorce agreement she had handed him and sighed helplessly, "Madam, didn't you notice anything wrong with it?"
Jiang Wu took the divorce agreement and took a few glances at it. There was indeed nothing wrong with it. If there was any problem, it should be him.
The man sighed softly and explained with a restrained smile, "Madam, didn't you notice that there are many typos in this letter of divorce?"
"According to the law, this divorce letter is invalid. You are still my wife."
“………”
"Madam, you know, I have missed you very much these days. It's not that I don't want to find you, but the new emperor has ascended the throne, and as the minister of the regent, I have a lot of big things to deal with personally." As soon as he got on the carriage, Xie Ji hugged her in his arms, as if only in this way could he feel that she was still by his side.
Jiang Wu guessed that he was not lying from the dark circles under his eyelids, but he was holding her too tightly, and she was about to let him go.
Then I heard the man's even and warm breath falling on my ears, "Let me hug you, just hug you, okay?"
It was rare for Jiang Wu to see this old-fashioned man show his vulnerable side to her, and she found it difficult to say no.
So much so that later on, he started to get more and more demanding.
"Madam, is it okay?" The man who was pressing the woman down had a dark look in his eyes, as if he wanted to tear her apart and swallow her in the next moment.
Jiang Wu was so embarrassed that she pushed him away in anger, "I said no, so you'd better leave quickly."
Jiang Wu regretted it, and now he regrets it very much.
She had only planned to come back for dinner, but who would have thought that after dinner, he would suddenly mention that they hadn't consummated their marriage for a long time. Now that their relationship was stable, it was time to make up for it.
Of course Jiang Wu refused, but her refusal was completely different from what he thought it would be.
She had originally thought that the old man's physical strength would not be that good, but now she felt that her waist was about to break in two.
Jiang Wu was not very happy about her first marriage consummation, but Xie Ji seemed to have tasted the sweetness and wanted to be like the tyrant emperor who was bewitched by the evil concubine and did not attend the morning court every day.
As it was getting dark, Jiang Wu's legs began to shake.
If she said she was most afraid of the dark before, it was because he would randomly check homework.
Now I am also afraid of the dark, afraid of his wolf-like and tiger-like behavior.
I don’t know how long he has been saving up, no, I don’t know how much inventory he has hidden!
After three months of such lack of restraint, Jiang Wu, who was completely exhausted, was instantly relieved when she learned that she was pregnant. After all, she was really afraid that she would not be able to bear it and die in bed one day.
The child was very well behaved and not noisy during the pregnancy, which immediately made Jiang Wu feel a lot more relieved, because she had seen many women who were basically tortured to death by the babies in their belly after becoming pregnant.
Fortunately, even after Jiang Wu became pregnant, he did not interfere too much with her behavior. He just rented a clinic in the capital for her and let her work as a doctor there so that she wouldn't have to run around all the time.
Xie Ji raised his hand to touch his wife's pregnant belly. Although he felt the joy of becoming a father, he was still more worried. "After giving birth to this one, I won't have any more children, okay?"
Jiang Wu, who recently enjoyed spicy food, slapped his hand on her belly away and rolled her eyes at him. "Everyone believes in having many children, so why do you only want one?"
"Since they are not the ones giving birth, they naturally hope to have more children, but I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable." Xie Ji looked at his wife's face which was obviously rounder and couldn't help pinching it.
Jiang Wu was about to slap his hand away in disgust when her cheeks were suddenly held by a pair of hands. She then looked into a pair of serious eyes. "For me, the child is not important. What's important is that you stay by my side."
Since ancient times, childbirth for women has been like walking through the gates of hell. How could he bear to let her walk through the gates of hell multiple times?
Jiang Wu blushed at his sudden confession and turned away from his affection. "It's not like I can have a child just by wanting to. I think if you just stop bothering me, there won't be any problems."
"But, Madam, don't you think that the affairs between husband and wife are also a kind of human pleasure?"
Jiang Wu never dreamed that such words would come out of his mouth. When he couldn't help laughing, he glared at him and said, "You hooligan."
The longer they spent together, the more Jiang Wu felt that he was completely different from the old and conservative man he used to be.
Although, my current husband is definitely better than the previous one.
Soon, as the Spring Festival was approaching, Jiang Wu took action.
A few days before her due date, Xie Ji took a long vacation to stay at home so that he could be with her when she gave birth.
Fortunately, Jiang Wu's childbirth process did not take long. When Xie Ji heard the shrill screams coming from inside and was about to go in, he heard the loud cry of a baby.
Then the midwife came out holding the baby with a smile on her face, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty, your wife has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl."
Xie Ji just glanced at the child and walked inside without caring about anything else.
Because giving birth doesn't take long, Jiang Wu didn't fall asleep after giving birth. Instead, she drank ginseng soup in small sips with the help of her maid.
Jiang Wu, whose face was as pale as paper, noticed him coming and said weakly, "Giving birth is so painful. I don't want to have children anymore."
"Okay, we won't have any more children in the future." The man who could remain calm even when faced with a catastrophe, actually burst into tears at this moment.
Xie Ji was determined not to let her have another child, but it would be harmful to a woman's body if she drank contraceptive soup for a long time.
When he was standing outside the door and listening to her screams, he wanted to rush in more than once and tell her not to give birth.
Even if they want to have a baby, it should be him who does it, as he is much healthier than her.
"Prime Minister, why do you want to prescribe this medicine?" Doctor Li was almost scared to death. He thought he was hallucinating in broad daylight, or that the Prime Minister in front of him was an impersonator.
Otherwise, how could I hear the Prime Minister come up with such a ridiculous idea? Doesn’t the Prime Minister know that offspring have always been the most important thing for men?
Even if you don't want children, just use proper contraception on a daily basis. Although there are risks, it is better than the current one-size-fits-all approach.
Xie Ji: "You heard me right. Besides, I didn't make this decision on a whim. I thought about it carefully for a long time."
Even so, Doctor Li still advised, "Prime Minister, once you take that medicine, there will be no room for regret. I hope you will think twice!"
"I know." Xie Ji knew that if women drank contraceptive medicine for a long time, it would easily lead to uterine coldness and physical weakness. He was a man and did not have these symptoms, and even if he did, the harm would be far less than that to women.
Besides, he already has a son and a daughter, and he has no plans to take a concubine in the future. Rather than keeping it and putting her at risk of another trip to the gates of hell, it would be better to just break up with her completely.
Doctor Li saw that he could not persuade her no matter what, so he did not try to persuade her any further. He just hoped that the Prime Minister would not regret his decision today.
However, he seemed to have never seen the Prime Minister regret anything.
After sending the patient away, Doctor Li handed over the medicine, walked to the window, and squinted his eyes at the snowflakes blowing outside.
Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest, so next year will definitely be a good year.
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