Chapter 7 replaces Chapter 4 It’s time to avenge Daddy and Mommy…
Xie Wuhen came to Weiyang Palace.
At that time, the emperor was making tea in the palace.
He knelt down and saluted, then said with concern: "The emperor is in poor health and should rest more."
"If I don't make some tea, I'm afraid my illness will get worse. This is the only entertainment I have." The emperor poured a cup of tea and handed it to him: "Ziyu, try this and see how it compares to the golden pumpkin tribute tea just now."
Ziyu is Xie Wuhen's courtesy name.
He respectfully took the teacup and took two sips: "The taste is more refreshing, with a sweet aftertaste."
The emperor's face was filled with satisfaction. "Ziyu's tongue is indeed powerful. This is the famous Mengding Mountain nectar tea." He then ordered the eunuchs, "Quickly, please take a seat."
The eunuch Zhao Fu hurriedly brought over a brocade stool and echoed, "Your Majesty is an expert at making tea. We servants, like Master Xie, are both blessed with a good taste."
Several people in the hall smiled, and then the emperor waved to Zhao Fu.
Zhao Fu understood and led several eunuchs out.
The hall became quiet, with only the tea bubbling on the stove.
The emperor looked up at him. The young man was handsome and heroic, as full of vitality as the rising sun. He couldn't help but feel relieved.
He casually asked, "Are all your injuries healed?"
Xie Wuhen replied: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am fine now."
"You are quite brave, knowing it's a trap but still jumping into it."
"If you don't learn from the tiger, how can you get a tiger cub?"
The emperor coughed lightly twice and drank his tea. "I'd like to know what kind of 'tiger cub' you got after taking this risk?"
Xie Wuhen pulled out a dart from his sleeve: "This is a hidden weapon used by assassins."
The emperor examined the dart carefully, his expression turning cold. "This is made of iron."
"That's right. The person behind this must be an iron dealer. Anyone with the financial resources to do so must be either wealthy or noble. Following this clue, I've recently searched all the noble families in the capital and unexpectedly discovered that during the days I was out of the capital looking for someone, the Zhou family had a large number of guards entering and leaving the city gates."
"Zhou family!" the emperor muttered, and then began to cough violently.
Xie Wuhen stood up hurriedly: "Does the emperor want to summon the imperial physician?"
"I'm fine." The emperor waved his hand. After a long coughing fit, he said, "It seems someone in the palace doesn't want me to find Duofu."
Isn’t Zhou Ping’s cousin the current queen, Zhou □□?
Duofu was a little palace maid whom the emperor once loved. He had intended to make her his concubine after returning from his southern tour, but unexpectedly, when he returned, the little palace maid had inexplicably disappeared. It was said that she had left the palace without permission and there had been no news of her since then.
"I've been looking for her for seventeen years, a full seventeen years." The emperor sighed deeply, picked up the teacup, and put it down helplessly before drinking. "I've been brewing tea for more than ten years, but I still can't make the taste of it that Duofu used to brew."
Xie Wuhen comforted him: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I will definitely find that lady."
The emperor nodded and remained silent for a long time.
After a while, Xie Wuhen saw that the emperor had calmed down and said casually, "I heard today that Lord Zhou is going to remarry."
"You've heard about it too." The emperor said with disdain, "Yesterday someone even submitted a petition asking me to grant a marriage between Mr. Zhou and the daughter of the Li family, so that they can become a good story."
Xie Wuhen's face turned slightly cold. "This is obviously instigated by the Li family. They want to use this decree to get rid of the stigma of using their daughter to cling to the Zhou family."
The emperor looked at him dimly, "Zi Yu, do you think these two families shouldn't marry?"
Xie Wuhen answered irrelevantly: "Your Majesty, the girl from the Li family is just a young girl who has just come of age."
The emperor smiled meaningfully...
This is Confucius Mountain.
Su He, a young girl who has just come of age, has gone through ten days of painful bone shaping.
During these ten days, her consciousness was sometimes clear and sometimes drowsy, sometimes wandering in dreams and sometimes weaving in and out of reality.
The pain follows me everywhere, penetrating deep into my bones, like an eternal prison in hell.
She was in pain for a long, long time.
It was so long that she thought there was no hope anymore, so long that she felt she was reduced to ashes.
Later, the pain suddenly subsided.
It was so weak that it seemed like a thin stream flowing quietly in her body. As it flowed, even the stream dried up and disappeared.
So she fell asleep and had a very deep sleep.
When I woke up, I was hit by bright light.
She quickly closed her eyes, took a moment to adjust, and then opened them again.
Bai Jinan's aged face appeared before him, his eyes still kind and gentle: "The girl's bones have formed, you can come out now."
Su He sat up weakly from the mat, still looking a little dazed.
Bai Jinan handed over a bronze mirror that he had gotten from somewhere, "Young lady, you can take a look at yourself now."
Su He took the bronze mirror and looked at himself in the mirror.
The person in the mirror has a full forehead, a pointed chin, lightly drawn eyebrows, and a rosy face.
This is indeed Li Shuli's face, but it is not just Li Shuli's.
Su He's face is hidden in this face, but it is not just Su He.
This is a face that combines the most exquisite features of both of them, beautiful, elegant and quiet.
Bai Jinan studied the face, as if he were examining his own work, a hint of pride in his eyes. "It's similar, but not entirely. This is based on the girl's bone structure, and the bone structure in the portrait serves as the backbone. The fusion of the two creates the most perfect appearance possible. I hope the girl will be satisfied."
Su He once again looked at himself in the mirror and said, "Thank you, senior."
She was naturally satisfied. With such a face, she couldn't say that she was not Li Shuli, but she didn't have to be the real Li Shuli either.
After leaving Rongdong, the view is still covered with snow.
Zhang Xiuhua had been waiting outside. When she saw Su He appear, she hurried over to greet her, looked her up and down, and called out "Miss" as tears fell.
During these ten days, she had been worrying a lot about all kinds of things.
Su He smiled slightly: "Aunt, look at me, do I look like you?"
Zhang Xiuhua wiped her tears and nodded, saying, "Yes."
Like Li Shuli, Su Xueer, and He He, her mistress has obviously changed, but it seems that she has not changed at all. In short, she can't explain it.
In short, I have overcome the bone shaping issue.
Fang Yichen also looked over from the mountain path next to him, his eyes deep and distant, blending in with the distant mountains and also with his silence.
Several people returned to the other side of the melt cave.
It was the end of the year, and Zhang Xiuhua found ways to dig up some wild vegetables, mixed them with the rabbit meat hunted by Fang Yichen, and made a big pot of dumplings, just as if they were celebrating the New Year together.
Bai Jinan was about to go fishing again with his rod, but the usually taciturn Fang Yicheng grabbed him and said, "Senior, I... don't want to eat fish anymore."
During these ten days, he and Zhang Xiuhua ate fish from the cave every day and ate so much that they felt like vomiting.
Bai Jinan stroked his beard and smiled: "Okay, then I'll go fishing again in two days."
After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, the snow outside the cave became lighter, and the sound of firecrackers came from the foot of the mountain. It was a new year, and the mountain people were getting rid of the old and welcoming the new.
As Su He listened to the sound of firecrackers, an inexplicable joy surged in his heart.
This new year also ushered in a new life for her.
Zhang Xiuhua pulled her aside and urged her softly, "Since the young lady has finished shaping her bones, let's go back tomorrow."
Su He replied: "No hurry, I still need to learn poison techniques from Senior Bai."
Zhang Xiuhua was so anxious that her head ached. "Miss, trust me, this old man surnamed Bai is definitely not simple. The sooner we leave, the safer we will be."
Su He comforted her: "Don't worry, auntie, I will leave as soon as I finish learning poison techniques."
Zhang Xiuhua was so angry that she stamped her feet, but there was nothing she could do.
Bai Jinan kept his word. In the following days, in addition to fishing every day, he taught Su He how to temper, refine, identify and distinguish poisons.
Su He was extremely studious and willing to work hard. After more than a month, he had achieved great success in his studies.
Finally, Bai Jinan handed her a booklet and said, "Everything I haven't had time to teach you is in here."
Su He flipped through the booklet and said jokingly, "There's definitely no solution to the Heart-Eating Flower poison in it."
Bai Jinan's tone was meaningful: "I once said that the day the young lady returns will be the day the poison is detoxified."
It was early spring in February when Su He left Fuzi Mountain.
The snow on the mountains has melted, the trees are sprouting new branches, and the view is full of vitality.
Fang Yicheng was still by their side, carrying a bag of dried fish given by Bai Jinan, and walked down the mountain with Su He and Zhang Xiuhua, and then got on a carriage back to Xishan.
After two days of driving, we arrived safely.
Chunlan came out from afar, and when she saw Su He's appearance, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
She didn't know why she was crying, but she felt both sad and happy.
Zhang Xiuhua patted her shoulder and comforted her, "Why are you still crying? Our young lady will be a genuine young lady from now on. What a wonderful thing."
Chunlan nodded repeatedly, crying and laughing.
Along the way, only the three of them knew the hardships and difficulties involved. Fortunately, all the difficulties were overcome and they all survived.
After the three of them exchanged pleasantries, Chunlan suddenly remembered, "A few days ago, Madam Jiang from the Li family came by."
Zhang Xiuhua was startled when she heard this: "What is she doing here?"
She is the nanny who is favored by He Manyun, and there must be something bad happening when she comes to the villa.
As expected, Chunlan answered, "Then Madam Jiang asked where the young lady had been. I said she had boils and was being treated at the outpatient clinic. She then asked when she would be back. I said I had no idea. Later... later she said the master of the family had arranged a marriage for the young lady and asked her to return to the capital as soon as possible."
Su He asked, "Did she tell me whose family she was engaged to?"
Chunlan shook her head: "No, she just repeatedly told me to get the young lady back to Beijing as soon as possible."
Su He clenched his fists secretly and remained silent for a long time.
Fang Yicheng, who was standing by, was also startled when he heard the word "engagement", then stepped forward to say goodbye.
Su He bowed and said, "Thank you, Master Fang, for your escort along the way."
Fang Yicheng looked at her. In the warm spring sun, the girl's skin was as white as cream and her features were graceful. A strand of her hair fell down, fluttering in the wind.
He thought about tucking the thin strand of hair behind her ear, but the thought only flashed through his mind.
He said, "Senior Bai paid me to escort you, so there's no need to thank me."
Su He asked, "Master Fang, are you planning to change your career and stop being a bounty hunter?"
He replied, "I agree to anything that requires payment." After saying that, he looked at her again and was about to turn and leave.
"Mr. Fang, please wait a moment." She called him.
He stopped and looked back at her.
Su He pulled out a jade pendant from her sleeve and handed it to him: "Please accept it, Master Fang."
The texture and craftsmanship of the jade pendant are both top-notch, and you can tell at a glance that it is of great value.
Fang Yicheng replied: "No reward without merit."
"This is the deposit," Su He said. "When I return to Beijing, I'm afraid I'll have many things to trouble you with, Master Fang."
Fang Yicheng hesitated for a moment and accepted the jade pendant.
Su He asked again: "I wonder how to contact you then."
He replied, "Senior Bai has hired me to deliver the antidote to the girl every month."
Su He breathed a sigh of relief, "This way, we can keep in touch anytime."
Fang Yicheng said no more, clasped his fists in greeting, and turned to leave.
He always just does things for money and never asks any questions.
He seemed to be interested in nothing, yet seemed to know everything.
Su He looked at his back for a moment, then turned around and went back into the house.
She said, "It's time to return to Beijing and avenge my father and mother."
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