Xiang Jixi recounted last night
That's simply impossible. After all, no one has found a cure for the plague yet, which means that if things go badly, everyone who goes to Sichuan will die!
Li Yanzhang felt a pang of heartache upon hearing this, and then he heard Dou Niang crying from inside, "Master, you must come back!"
Ji Shao said, "Dou Niang, don't cry, I will definitely come back."
Hearing the crying inside, Li Yanzhang felt like crying too. He forced back his tears and called out, "Ji Xi, I've come to eat braised pork!"
Upon hearing this sound, Ji Shao and the others quickly wiped away their tears and acted as usual.
Ji Xi wiped away his tears and shouted, "You came to my house just to eat braised pork?! Why didn't you think of putting some medicine on me?"
Li Yanzhang walked in with a grin and said, "I'll give you some braised pork and apply some medicine while I'm at it."
Ji Xi pointed to himself and said, "Should I just do it on the way?!"
Li Yanzhang smiled, then looked at Ji Shao and the others, only to find that Ji Shao's eyes were slightly red, probably from crying earlier. He didn't expose him, but instead grinned at them and said, "Uncle Ji, Yanzhang is here again, shameless as ever."
Ji Shao laughed and said, "Haha, Yanzhang, just treat this as your home. If this is shamelessness, then you've been shameless countless times since you were a child."
Li Yanzhang scratched his head awkwardly, and Ji Xi seized the opportunity to say, "That's right, and remember to order more braised pork today, otherwise you won't be able to get it next time you come."
After hearing this, Ji Shao said, "Then I'll make more today so you can all have your fill."
Li Yanzhang happily hugged Ji Shao and said, "Uncle Ji still loves me the most."
Ji Xi said with dissatisfaction, "Narcissism, Father is clearly doing this for me."
Ji Shao patted Li Yanzhang on the back and said, "It's for the two of you."
Dou Niang laughed and said, "Yan Zhang and Xi'er are really like brothers. I've been treating Yan Zhang like my own son for so long."
Ji Xi pouted and said, "I'm nothing like him."
What they thought in their hearts was different from what they said.
If it's a biological brother, that would be fine too, although I've long considered him family.
Ji Shao and Dou Niang both laughed. Li Yanzhang released his grip on Ji Shao and walked toward Ji Xi.
Seeing this, Ji Xi asked, "What?"
Li Yanzhang put his hand on his shoulder and said with a smile, "Come on, call me brother."
Upon hearing this, Ji Xi angrily grabbed Li Yanzhang's hand and twisted it. Li Yanzhang immediately pulled his hand away in pain and blew on it. Ji Xi said, "You little devil! You dare to take advantage of me!"
Li Yanzhang said, "But I'm older than you, so I am indeed your older brother."
Ji Xi raised his fist to strike, but Li Yanzhang quickly dodged it. Ji Shao smiled and said, "You guys play, I'm going to make you some braised pork."
The damselfly followed, and Li Yanzhang quickly said, "Alright, I won't take advantage of you. I was even thinking of helping you get revenge last night."
He then realized he had let something slip and immediately covered his mouth.
Seeing his expression, Ji Xi knew he must have done something stupid, and said, "Tell me! What stupid thing have you done this time?"
Li Yanzhang retorted, "How could that be a foolish thing? It's clearly a righteous thing."
Ji Xi raised an eyebrow and asked, "So?"
Li Yanzhang compromised and said, "Alright, alright, let me tell you, originally, when I thought about my good brother Ji Xi being beaten fifty times and being covered in blood, I couldn't bear to go and settle accounts with that Princess Huimin."
Ji Xi said, "Speak properly, don't make me feel disgusted."
He was puzzled.
Didn't Princess Huimin come to see me last night? Who is she going to settle accounts with? Besides, it was my fault to begin with.
Li Yanzhang said, "Alright. I'll take Zizheng with me to the palace. I'll have Zizheng watch over things here while I go in from the other side."
Ji Xi asked, "Why?"
Li Yanzhang said in a serious tone: "It's what they say in the storybooks: only by striking unexpectedly and doing the opposite can you win with one blow."
Ji Xi knew that Li Yanzhang always liked to read all sorts of random stories, so he could only say helplessly, "Never mind, you can continue."
Li Yanzhang said, "Oh. Then after I went in, I released Diandian and went to find Princess Huimin myself."
Upon hearing this, Ji Xi exclaimed in shock, "You even brought Dian Dian with you?! You, a grown man, went to see Princess Huimin all by yourself?! Do you know that if you're discovered, you'll be seen as a lecherous scoundrel trying to do something to Princess Huimin?!"
Li Yanzhang quickly explained, "It's not what you think. Don't you know your brother? My plan is to have Diandian tear up all her clothes and destroy all her food, and then I'll draw a turtle on her face."
Ji Xi said angrily, "Breaking into the princess's boudoir at night is a capital offense! Damaging the princess's belongings is an even greater offense! Drawing a turtle on the princess's face is an even greater offense! You're finished!"
After speaking, Ji Xi remembered that nothing had happened in the palace today, and Li Yanzhang was still standing in front of him, perfectly fine.
Ji Xi asked in confusion, "But how come you're alright?"
Li Yanzhang said, "Let me finish. Later, I found a room with the lights on. It sounded like the people inside were taking a shower, so I waited outside. But then I thought it wouldn't be right for a grown man like me to stay there, so I decided to leave."
Ji Xi looked incredulous: "You just thought of that?"
Li Yanzhang said, "Yes, and then the person inside came out. When I saw it was Consort Duan, I was stunned. I immediately opened the map to check, but I found that I had read the map upside down."
Ji Xi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."
Li Yanzhang said helplessly, "Then they recognized me, and I lied and said I was going to admire the moon."
Ji Xi was speechless after hearing this, and said, "It's good that you could come up with this."
Li Yanzhang thought for a moment and said, "Later, I saw that Dian Dian was about to run onto someone, so I saved her. Then I heard a sound, so we went over to see what I saw."
Ji Xi said directly, "No guessing, continue."
After hearing this, Li Yanzhang said, "Alright, I won't guess. I saw Furong lying on top of Zizheng."
Ji Xi pondered, "That shouldn't be the case. Could it be that they fell in love with each other after a few fights?"
Li Yanzhang waved his hand and said, "No, it's just that Furong was scared of Dian Dian and rushed towards Zizheng, so Zizheng lost his balance and fell down."
Ji Xi said, "Oh."
Li Yanzhang said, "Then we left after we finished looking for Dian Dian, and we even scared Fu Rong to tears. I'm so sorry, sigh."
Ji Xi said, "Then you should go and apologize."
Li Yanzhang sighed and said, "There's more to come."
Ji Xi asked fearfully, "What else? Did you go to see Princess Huimin again?!"
Li Yanzhang patted his chest and said, "No, it's just that..."
Ji Xi looked at him nervously and asked, "What is it?"
Li Yanzhang scratched his head awkwardly and said, "It's just that we were mistaken for assassins again, and they all shot arrows at me and Zizheng."
Hearing this, Ji Xi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then you're really unlucky. You're always being mistaken for an assassin. There aren't any real assassins these days, but there are fake assassins like you every day."
Li Yanzhang added, "However, my martial arts skills are still very good, so none of them managed to hit me."
Ji Xi said calmly, "Oh, you'd be in big trouble if someone accused you of breaking into the palace at night."
Li Yanzhang said, "How could that be? But I have a question for you."
Ji Xi asked, "What's the problem?"
Li Yanzhang said, "I think I've been very good to Zizheng. I even have clothes made for him. But when I got home last night, I found several big holes in the back of his clothes. Is he reluctant to wear them?"
Ji Xi understood immediately and said helplessly, rubbing his forehead, "That's because you didn't pay attention to him when you were dodging the arrow."
Li Yanzhang retorted, "Impossible. I was carrying him on my back, and he wasn't hurt at all, just his clothes were torn."
He became increasingly uneasy as he spoke, so Ji Xi said, "You should practice some more. The more you practice, the better you can protect yourself and others."
Li Yanzhang said, "Okay, oh right."
He took out a medicine bottle from his pocket, and Ji Xi asked, "What is this?"
Li Yanzhang said, "Painkillers, I bought them when I came."
Ji Xi said, "You think I'm afraid of pain?"
Li Yanzhang knew he was just being stubborn, so he simply shoved the item into his hand and said, "Alright, use it if you want, or you'll be letting me down."
Ji Xi looked at the medicine in his hand and felt a warmth in his heart. Just then, a servant came to call them to eat, and everyone was happy during the meal.
That night, Qi Dou had already finished reviewing the memorials and headed to Fengyi Palace. Li Xingyi had been busy all day and finally finished helping the Imperial Hospital. Tomorrow was the day to go to Bashu, and that was all Li Xingyi could do. But after returning to the palace, she felt as if she had forgotten something.
Li Xingyi murmured, "What exactly have I forgotten?"
Then she suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to send medicine to Ji Xi. Ji Xi was so badly injured that he should have used the best wound medicine in the palace.
Li Xingyi looked at Qingyi and said calmly, "Qingyi, take the wound medicine to the Grand Commandant's residence and give it to Ji Xi."
Qingyi replied, "Yes."
Not long after Qingyi left, Qi Dou arrived. Li Xingyi stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects."
Qi Dou stepped forward and grabbed Li Xingyi's hand, saying, "Xingyi, don't worry, I won't touch any other woman."
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