Chapter 273 Leaving Beijing
The next day, the snow stopped, but the sky was still gloomy.
Xia Qiaoru took care of Chu Liuzheng all night and took a nap on the edge of the bed just before dawn. She was awakened by a knock on the door. Xiao Xiazi came to deliver medicine again.
He asked with concern, "Is Miss Liu Zheng awake?"
"Not yet." Xia Qiaoru took the medicine out of the lunch box and whispered, "I think I caught a cold yesterday and have been running a fever."
Xiao Xiazi was shocked: "Why don't you call the imperial physician to take a look?"
"It's just a low-grade fever. Even if I call the imperial physician, he can only give me a few diagnoses." Xia Qiaoru stirred the dark medicine with a spoon and sighed softly, "Who knows what will be involved in what happened last night? Liu Zheng's position is already eye-catching enough. It's better to keep things simple."
Xiao Xiazi nodded, and seeing that Miyue was not in the room, she asked, "Miss Miyue has gone home?"
"Yeah." Xia Qiaoru touched the bowl. "She originally wanted to stay and take care of Liu Zheng, but I thought she had to be on duty this morning, so I asked her to go back. I can take care of this place by myself."
She called to Xiao Xiazi: "The medicine is ready to be taken, come and help."
"Okay." Xiao Xiazi responded and followed her to the bed.
Halfway through feeding the medicine, Chu Liuzheng was awakened by the bitter taste.
[Hey, is there coptis root added to this medicine? ]
Her head was dizzy, she felt like vomiting when she moved, and her neck hurt as if it was broken.
Xia Qiaoru hurriedly comforted her: "It's so hard to drink half of it. If you vomit, you have to drink another bowl."
The effect of this sentence was immediate, and Chu Liuzheng suppressed the urge to vomit.
She looked at Xia Qiaoru resentfully, reached out to take the medicine bowl, and drank the remaining half bowl in one gulp while holding her breath.
Xiao Xiazi poured her some water to rinse her mouth, and then let her hold a candied fruit in her mouth.
Chu Liuzheng savored the sweet and sour taste in his mouth and asked, "Where did it come from?"
Xiao Xiazi smiled and thought that she had time to care about the candied fruit. The injury on her neck should not be a problem.
He said, "Princess Huirong gave it to me two days ago. I smelled the bitterness when I was boiling the medicine. I thought the young lady might need it, so I brought it with me when I came to deliver the medicine."
"Thank you." Chu Liuzheng was indeed afraid of drinking bitter medicine. She was afraid when she was at home, after entering the palace, and even more so after recuperating from her injuries. That was why she loved to think about those medicinal teas, thinking about drinking as little medicine as possible.
"Miss, you're being distant with me. I'm relieved to see you wake up," Xiao Xiazi put the medicine bowl into the snack box. "I still have things to do at the pharmacy. I'll go back first and bring you medicine at noon."
Xia Qiaoru saw him out and came back only after the man had gone far away.
Chu Liuzheng leaned dejectedly against the bed, feeling severe pain in the back of his neck. He felt dizzy and wanted to vomit when he moved, and his body felt sticky and uncomfortable.
"You had a fever all night last night and sweated a lot, so you must be feeling uncomfortable. Just stay still and don't move. I'll get some hot water to wipe your body." Xia Qiaoru bent down and touched her forehead. Feeling that the temperature had basically returned to normal, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Okay." Chu Liuzheng responded weakly and found that his throat was also a little sore.
[It's all the fault of the fake guy. If I hadn't been soaked in the snow all the way, how could I have caught a cold and a fever? ]
She was beating up the fake villain in her heart.
At the same time, at the city gate.
Xiao Jingfan led the civil and military officials to see off the envoys from the three kingdoms of Western Xia, Goryeo and Gaochang, doing everything in a dignified manner.
Wei Mingliang's expression was indeed not very good.
This time when he came to Dasheng, not only did he fail to persuade Emperor Shunguang to sign the alliance, but he also married a useless concubine who only worked against him. It was a huge loss.
The person he was promised to steal was not found, leaving him waiting in vain all night.
He was really reluctant to leave today, but the situation in Xixia had changed.
His father actually adopted an illegitimate son from the people and not only doted on him more than all the other princes, but also intended to make him the crown prince. He had to rush back to stop it.
"I have a gift for the Second Prince." Xiao Jingfan waved his hand back, "Bring it up."
Four Jinyiwei carried up a large mahogany box. It was really big, twice the size of an ordinary box and taller.
Wei Mingliang looked at Xiao Jingfan suspiciously. What kind of gift was this that he suddenly gave him?
Xiao Jingfan smiled warmly: "Second Prince, why don't you open it and take a look?"
No matter how Wei Mingliang looked at it, he felt that Xiao Jingfan's smile had ill intentions, but he couldn't refuse Xiao Jingfan in public, so he ordered the guards to step forward.
Xiao Jingfan said, "It would be better for the Second Prince to open this gift himself."
Wei Mingliang looked at him, thinking that he would not go too far in public, so he stepped forward.
After being cheated twice before, he held his breath, wrapped his hand with a handkerchief, grabbed the copper ring on the lid of the box, and slowly opened it.
The others stood on tiptoe to watch curiously.
The gift was sent by the emperor himself, and it was in such a big box. It must be a rare treasure or exotic treasure. They were not envious at all.
In the gap of two fingers wide, a pair of bloodshot eyes with dilated pupils appeared.
Wei Mingliang was startled and suddenly let go of his hand, and the box lid slammed back with a "bang".
He moved so quickly that the others didn't see what was inside. Looking at Wei Mingliang's surprised expression, they couldn't help but become more curious.
Really, why close it so quickly? They don’t want to rob it.
Yin Taiyu curled his lips, thinking that the emperor of Dasheng was partial.
Why did Wei Mingliang have a parting gift but he didn't? Was it because Goryeo was not worthy?
But then he changed his mind and thought that he had successfully signed an alliance with Dasheng and completed the task assigned to him by his father. His father would definitely reward him when he returned, so his mood became better again.
Wei Mingliang looked at Xiao Jingfan with a gloomy face. Xiao Jingfan smiled and said, "I wonder if the Second Prince is satisfied with this gift I specially prepared?"
"Satisfied." Wei Mingliang clenched his fists and almost gritted his teeth before speaking, "Extremely satisfied."
Xiao Jingfan: "As long as you are satisfied, my efforts are worthwhile."
Wei Mingliang: “…”
Xiao Jingfan glanced at the Minister of Rites.
The Minister of Rites understood and tactfully reminded the envoys that it was time to set off, saying that it was getting late and they would miss the post station if they were any later.
Wei Mingliang didn't want to stay any longer, so he simply took his people away. Of course, the large mahogany box was also carried away.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, Feishuang stuck her head out, and took a last look at the towering city gate of the capital and the young emperor riding on horseback.
The maid was worried that she would fall, so she hurriedly pulled her into the carriage.
Feishuang leaned against the carriage and closed her eyes. She had to rely on herself from now on.
The convoy was so huge that it stretched as far as the eye could see.
Xiao Jingfan looked intently for a moment, then turned his horse around and said, "Return to the palace."
Zhou Yuande immediately shouted, "Let's go back to the palace!"
Meanwhile, in Yaohua Palace, Aidaer ate some snacks while comforting Weiming Yujin, who was in tears: "Just leave if you want to. After all, you are in the palace, and they are outside, so we can't see each other."
Wei Ming Yu Jin cried heartbrokenly, sobbing, "You, you don't, understand."
Although she and her brother the emperor Wei Mingliang could not be said to have a very deep brotherly relationship, they were blood relatives after all, and they might still see each other in the capital, but this time she was in Xixia, she would never see him again.
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