Chapter 82
School ends at noon.
Qu Dubian invited the Fifth Prince to a pavilion in a garden near the school.
"Fifth brother, you have lost so much weight."
The fifth prince was silent for a few seconds, then smiled and said, "Fortunately, my father sent palace servants to take care of me. The food I've eaten these days is actually much better than what I've eaten in Changxin Palace."
"My fourth brother lives in the Panshi Courtyard, not far from my courtyard, and he often comes to visit me."
This is a bit off topic.
Dahei squatted at the feet of the two men. The Fifth Prince rubbed its head and said, "Thanks to Dahei for blocking the wind for me that day. By the way, Xiaoqi, are you well now? I blame myself for getting you into trouble."
Qu Watanabe shook his head.
"Fifth Brother, you and Sixth Brother..."
The fifth prince looked up in confusion: "Hmm?" After a moment, he said, "Noble Concubine Lan said that she will support me in the future. Xiaoqi, don't worry."
He stood up, lowered his head slightly, and scratched Qu Dubian's brow with his right index finger.
"Don't frown either."
Qu Watanabe: "Then why didn't you let me see you when you were sick?"
The Fifth Prince: "Your body is too fragile. I am afraid that you may get sick."
Qu Watanabe: "Are you okay now?"
The Fifth Prince: "It's all right now."
"You haven't come to school for so long, I miss you so much," Qu Watanabe gave him a hug.
After being hugged by him, the Fifth Prince was stunned for a moment. He smelled a hint of medicine, which came from Xiaoqi. According to Zhiyi, he was often pressed down by Concubine Xuan to take medicinal baths these days.
The bitter taste of the medicine was warmed by the body temperature and turned into a vague comfort.
"How can you ask for leave more often than me?" The fifth prince couldn't help but laugh and patted him on the back: "Don't worry, I won't be absent from now on."
The two talked for a while, and then the fifth prince left the pavilion.
After the prince turned ten, he could choose to return to his mother's palace for lunch, but he no longer had this option.
Qu Dubian stood in the pavilion.
Ye Xiaoyuan: "Your Highness, the Fifth Prince looks a little strange."
Qu Watanabe: "Yeah, I can see that."
He began to worry about the relationship between his fifth and sixth brothers.
"Don't think about it anymore. It won't solve the problem even if I think about it. Let's just take it one step at a time."
"Is that right, Dahei?" Qu Duan stroked Dahei's head.
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It was the fifth prince’s official tenth birthday.
He has been living in the prince's residence for some time.
Qu Dubian took the Fourth Prince and Zhiyi to celebrate his birthday with him.
Because Concubine Rong had passed away, they didn't make a big fuss and just prepared small gifts for each of them.
The Sixth Prince did not come as he was kept in the palace by Concubine Lan to study. However, gifts did come, and it was said that they were chosen by Concubine Lan and the Sixth Prince together.
It is a square piece of jade. The quality of the jade is good, but it is a plain piece without any carvings.
The fifth prince put the jade away and said, "I'll send it to be carved into a shape later."
Qu Dubian gave him a few seeds and said, "Fifth brother, plant them separately. There are flower seeds and fruit tree seeds. When you are done planting them, when you leave the palace and build a mansion, I can move with you."
The Fifth Prince: "Okay."
The fourth prince presented a box of exquisite paper: "I made this with my mother."
Qu Dubian laughed: "Empress Yi and Fourth Brother often give this as gifts. When I moved to Shunning Palace a few years ago, I also received paper."
The fifth prince also said happily: "I think Concubine Wen will like it very much and use it when she is studying."
The fourth prince was helpless: "I'm too lazy to bother. It's much easier to just trace some printed patterns on the paper."
"I have received the kindness from fourth brother, seventh brother and sixth brother. Thank you very much." The fifth prince bowed.
The Fourth Prince: "We are all brothers, no need to be polite."
After seeing off Qu Watanabe and the Fourth Prince, the Fifth Prince put away their gifts and stroked the jade that Concubine Lan had given him.
After a while, he called the eunuch and said, "Send it to be carved into the shape of a scorpion. A golden-eyed scorpion would be nice."
Golden-eyed scorpions are extremely poisonous. When they are giving birth to their offspring, they will split their spines to allow their offspring to crawl out of their corpses and be reborn.
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Fengwu Palace.
The little princess, who had just spoken, cried loudly.
The queen was busy and overwhelmed.
Oh my god, how did those concubines with children endure it? It was so tiring. How could there be such a difficult thing as a child in the world?
She held the little princess in her arms and couldn't help sighing, "It's really pitiful that Ding Changzai didn't even see the child once."
The head maid said, "My lady, do you want to raise a little princess? Our Fengwu Palace is really deserted."
The queen was silent for a moment: "You know, in this harem, children mean trouble and entanglement, even for princesses."
Because once feelings are developed, it becomes difficult to stand idly by and watch the situation change.
She lowered her head and looked at the little princess's toothless mouth. In the end, she couldn't help it and reached out to pinch her face.
"well……"
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Spring goes and autumn comes, and another autumn comes.
Qu Watanabe was a little over nine years old this year.
An imperial edict flew into the harem.
The second princess was given the name Sihe and was handed over to the Queen for raising. Guo Changzai made great contributions in raising the eldest princess Zhiyi and was promoted to Guiren Guo.
Shunning Palace.
Qu Watanabe's sleeping palace.
He was wearing a light crimson robe with narrow sleeves, with his five hearts facing upwards. His face was a little pale, with a light layer of sweat on his forehead. His true energy was flowing in his meridians and gathering rapidly.
Finally, all of them were concentrated on Dantianxue, and they attacked with all their might without reservation.
Bang--!
The meridians vibrated and cracks appeared faintly.
It was like a small tsunami had occurred inside him.
After the tsunami, the Dantian acupoint was still closed.
Qu Dubian suddenly opened his eyes, skillfully and quickly took out the handkerchief under the pillow, and spat out a mouthful of blood.
He rushed to the edge of the table and poured the water from the teapot into his mouth to rinse his mouth. He returned to bed only after the smell of blood was gone.
Then, I started the simulation of the [Qi shock and meridian damage] symptoms on the simulator, set it for three days, and the actual value returned to zero.
The dull pain in my meridians finally disappeared.
Qu Dubian burned the handkerchief and lay back depressed: "Failed again..."
He raised his hand, clenched his fist and waved it.
It feels like it's just a little bit off, how abominable.
The more he practiced the first part of Mianshou Jue, the more he felt that this set of internal energy lacked a bit of aggressiveness. Every time he impacted Dantian Xue to the end, a gentle force would repair the part that he had broken through with brute force.
The simulator rarely speaks on its own initiative: [The host has a very good talent for martial arts. According to statistics, the talented warriors in this world basically open their Dantian at the age of twelve.]
Qu Dubian: "Xia Fuyang opened his Dantian very successfully, and is now preparing for the martial arts exam. He shows off in front of Xi Zixing and me all day long. I really want to fly around by myself..."
Three months ago, he felt that when he was practicing martial arts, the true energy in his meridians had almost reached saturation, so he tried to impact the Dantian acupoint.
The first time it failed, the meridians were damaged, so the simulator extracted this type of disease and named it [Qi Shock·Minor Meridian Damage].
Because it is different from a normal disease, and mainly for the convenience of cheating, the simulation time was increased from a minimum of one day to a minimum of three days.
Qu Watanabe didn't care about this. Anyway, after the real value returned to zero, he didn't feel anything. He just felt a little nauseous because of vomiting blood, so he would empty his stomach before attacking Dantian every time.
It's been three months and he's a little desensitized to the smell of blood, but not much.
After lying there for about half an hour, there was a knock on the door: "Your Highness? The snacks you ordered are ready."
Qu Watanabe: “Here we come!”
He pushed open the door and asked, "Banban, Empress Xuan and Zhiyi haven't come back yet?"
Ye Xiaoyuan: "Not yet. I guess we'll have to talk for a while in Fengwu Palace."
The Queen had raised the second princess, and the decree had come down. All the palaces went to congratulate her. Since she was the second little princess in the palace, Zhiyi wanted to go and see her, so Concubine Xuan and Concubine Guo accompanied her, treating it as an outing for a walk.
The way he attacked Dantianxue was a bit scary. He sent Ye Banban away to make snacks. He also stuffed a script in Liuliu's hand and asked him to leave work early.
"Okay, Dahei can eat this snack too."
Qu Dubian carried the plate with a smile and went to his bedroom - Dahei's nest was moved to his bedroom, at the corner near the small study.
When Dahei came to him, he was seven years old and was already a middle-aged and stable dog. He had been with him for about six years.
The Wuhei Dog is a medium-sized dog. The life span of a medium-sized dog is generally between 12 and 15 years old, and only a few will live longer.
Qu Duan squatted in front of Dahei's nest, "Here I come, Dahei."
He patted Dahei's neck.
Dahei opened his eyes, lay on his front legs and began to wag his tail.
Qu Watanabe shared the snacks: "One for you, one for me, and one for Banban."
He put the plate aside, sat cross-legged on the ground, and reached out to feed Dahei.
Two years ago, Dahei could still jog along with him, but in the past few years, his energy has been declining every few months. Now he seems to be in good spirits, except that he is a little hard of hearing.
The mighty Dahei who pulled the cart has now become grandma Dahei.
"Let me take a look," Qu Dubian dragged it into his arms and half-hugged it, then he opened Dahei's mouth and checked its teeth. "Hmm... not bad, the lost teeth don't affect your eating. Don't chew bones anymore."
A few days ago, he found Dahei secretly chewing a bone, with his teeth stuck in the bone. Then he covered the bone with his paws and refused to let him see, just like a child who had done something wrong.
Old dogs are old dogs. The older they get, the more doglike they become.
Dahei couldn't hear clearly what the two-legged beast cub was saying, so he just let him pick his mouth.
After the inspection, Qu Duanbian fed it two more pieces.
Ye Xiaoyuan's nose twitched, "Your Highness, did you burn something in the house?"
Qu Dubian didn't even blink: "I ruined a few pages. This is the homework assigned by Master Fang."
Ye Xiaoyuan nodded. He knew what agreement His Highness had reached with Master Fang. Master Fang would give His Highness questions in private and then hand them in.
Currently, only he and Lord Liuliu know about this matter.
He couldn't help but glance at Qu Watanabe's profile again, "Your Highness, why do you look a little pale?"
Qu Watanabe has read the random reply: "Maybe all the melanin was given to Dahei."
Ye Xiaoyuan: “?”
Qu Watanabe laughed: "It's boring in the room, just get some sun."
He glanced at Ye Xiaoyuan secretly.
Ye Banban is sometimes extremely sensitive. If she continues like this, she will probably be exposed. It would be better for her to go and live at her grandmother's house for a while.
He dragged Dahei outside to bask in the sun.
"I'll sunbathe now, I guarantee it won't be bleached by evening."
Ye Xiaoyuan followed reluctantly and said, "You can't just go there to get yourself tanned..."
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Qu Dubian lay in the rocking chair until Concubine Xuan and others came back.
Zhiyi's eyes lit up: "Xiaoqi, this little sister is so cute! She has grown so fast, and is almost the same age as when you and I first met. Um... she seems to be taller than you were then."
Qu Dubian covered his heart and said, "Sister, this is too heartbreaking."
Concubine Xuan smiled and said, "The Queen has developed feelings for me after all. I originally thought that based on her personality, she would not agree."
Qu Dubian touched Dahei.
"Humans are not plants or trees."
If you become a person who is stingy in giving emotions and dare not accept emotions, there is no difference between living and dying.
Concubine Xuan came over and said, "Yes. Xiaoqi, the eldest prince is getting married. Have you prepared your gift?"
Qu Watanabe: "Ye Banban has already prepared them, they are all gifts of courtesy."
At that time, after the eldest son of the Shu family died, according to custom, he could not marry within a year. However, the girl of the Shu family said that her brother would take care of her just like her father and mother took care of her, so she insisted on wearing plain clothes for three years.
Three years later, before the Mid-Autumn Festival, an auspicious day was chosen and the eldest prince was finally going to marry the girl from the Shu family.
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