Sleeping on Pine Mountain.
The clear spring water still gurgles, the green vines climb on the swings, and the dazzling midday sunlight is blocked by the pine needles, falling on the green grass and turning into fine golden light.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough..." Song Heng sat in the pentagonal pavilion and closed his eyes to rest, but after a while he started coughing because of chest discomfort.
"Brother Heng!" Ru Shuang, wearing a bright yellow dress, ran in from the backyard holding a cup of cherries.
Song Heng stared at Yingtao for a moment, then whispered, "It's summer again..."
Ru Shuang looked at the slightly pale and thin man in front of her, pursed her lips and said, "Well, Brother Heng, try some cherries."
Song Heng subconsciously refused as usual, but finally picked one up. It was sweet, but not that sweet.
Ru Shuang was very surprised: "Brother Heng, I added some honey to the medicine at noon today, you must drink some."
Song Heng smiled bitterly.
Ru Shuang saw his expression and stopped talking, changing the subject: "I heard from the maid who brought the fruit that the results of this year's palace examination were also very good. Brother Yu selected a group of very good talents."
Song Heng's brows relaxed a little in response.
He finally escaped from the fire with Song Yu that day, but Chenxiang Pavilion was reduced to ruins in the flames.
The two almost unrecognizable corpses, one was Empress Hua, and the other, they said, was Mu Chenshuang.
Later, he heard that Concubine Wang from Jingshui Pavilion was also missing, and the glimmer of hope in his heart was rekindled, even though this idea was very unbearable: Maybe, maybe it was Concubine Wang, his Shuang'er, who had run away.
However, whether it was the palace guards or the generals guarding the city gates arranged along the route, they all said that Mu Chenshuang did not come that night.
He thought that maybe she had changed her route, but when he went to the money shop to check, he found that no one had come to withdraw the money in nearly half a month.
No news.
He wanted to wait for news from Qian Fang, but he received news of his own serious illness first.
Yes, that day was filled with smoke and dust, and the imperial physician said that his lungs and trachea were almost blocked, and he often woke up in the middle of the night because he was almost suffocated.
Fortunately, he had already abdicated the throne to Song Yu, who had both the talent to govern and the ambition to achieve great things. This move by him was the best of both worlds.
On the wedding day of Song Yu and Duan Sheng, the capital was bustling with red wedding gowns, music of harps and flutes.
But on that day he took a carriage to Miansong Mountain.
He has sent all the concubines back home to find their own homes.
They originally thought that Song Heng was seriously ill and that they would be buried alive with him, but after receiving the news, they felt that they had survived a disaster and were quite grateful.
I revisit the old place just to see the things and miss the people.
The imperial physician hesitated to speak in front of Song Heng, and he knew that his life would not last long.
At this moment, he had no concerns about life. The Queen Mother would have Song Yu to protect her and live out her days in peace. As for Ru Shuang...
While he was still thinking about this, one day Song Yu brought Doctor Jiang to Miansong Mountain to find him.
When Doctor Jiang was being chased by bandits, he jumped off a cliff without hesitation. His legs were broken but he luckily survived.
Doctor Jiang is back, and Ru Shuang has a home.
He wanted to close his eyes peacefully, but he actually began to imagine those supernatural novels that he had not believed in before.
If there is still a world out there, he will never let go. He will go find her no matter what, or at least protect her.
"Your Majesty, I believe I can cure Prince Yu." Imperial Physician Jiang said in a deep voice after examining Song Yu's condition, "But..."
"Just what?" Song Yu frowned.
"Prince Yu has almost no desire to live." Doctor Jiang learned from Ru Shuang that Mu Chenshuang was burned to death in the Chenxiang Pavilion by Queen Hua. He felt that life is impermanent. Could the girl who drank tea instead of wine with smiling eyes really be reduced to ashes like this?
Song Heng had no desire to survive, so he naturally understood everything.
He and Duan Sheng opened a clinic in the capital, but because they had to take care of and treat Song Heng, he and Duan Sheng stayed in Miansong Mountain for a long time.
Song Heng would cooperate with them in taking medicine and receiving acupuncture, but because he had no faith in getting better all day, this could only barely stabilize his condition, and there was no sign of recovery.
Doctor Jiang and Ru Shuang wanted to persuade him, but they had no way to do it.
*
"Prince." Imperial Physician Jiang was pushed in from the front yard in a wheelchair.
"Jiang Chen!" Ru Shuang was very happy. It had been nearly half a month since Jiang Chen went down the mountain to see a doctor. She was worried that something might have happened, but when she sent someone to ask, Jiang Chen said that he had met someone with burns who needed treatment, so he stayed longer.
Jiang Chen always devoted himself wholeheartedly when treating patients. Ru Shuang knew this and did not ask any more questions.
But the longing she had felt day and night finally burst out when she saw Jiang Chen again. She hurried forward and replaced the servant who was pushing the wheelchair, and went forward to help Doctor Jiang push it.
"Thank you, Rushuang." Doctor Jiang replied with a smile.
"whee."
Song Heng watched this scene in the pentagonal pavilion. He was genuinely happy for them, but also felt particularly lonely.
His hands couldn't help but clench a little, and a hard object brought him back to his senses.
That was a long time ago. Chen Shuang came back from visiting her parents and found a broken silver pendant that had hooked Ru Shuang's ears until they bled.
When he helped Chen Shuang take it off, he somehow secretly hid one and has never known how to return it to her since then.
At the moment, he was glad that he still had such a thing hidden.
"Greetings, King Yu." Imperial Physician Jiang looked at the people in the pentagonal pavilion.
Song Heng just nodded politely: "Rushuang, I haven't seen you for a few days. You two can go to the backyard and chat. I also want to lie down alone."
"Brother Heng!" Ru Shuang spoke first: "You always only think about others, why don't you take care of yourself!"
The other two did not expect Ru Shuang to react so strongly today. Song Heng opened his mouth but hesitated to speak.
Doctor Jiang raised his hand and placed it on Ru Shuang's hand, patting it soothingly. He then looked at Song Heng and said, "Prince Yu, Miss Mu is still alive."
!
Song Heng's eyes suddenly widened, and Ru Shuang beside him exclaimed, "Really?!"
"Doctor Jiang, you don't have to persuade me to treat my illness like this." Song Heng thought for a moment and then leaned gently against the column again.
"If I wanted to persuade King Yu to treat your illness, I would have said so earlier when you were coughing non-stop." Jiang Chen looked straight at the person in front of him without haste. "I have been at the foot of the mountain recently, treating someone. After getting to know her for a few days, I am sure that it is Miss Mu."
Song Heng opened his eyes again and used his arms to prop himself up and stood up. He walked step by step to Doctor Jiang and looked into his eyes for a long time. His voice suddenly became hoarse, whether because of his illness or for other reasons. "Are you serious?"
"Really?" Doctor Jiang nodded.
"Take me to see her." Song Heng held Doctor Jiang's shoulders tightly with both hands and trembled uncontrollably.
"It's dusty at the foot of the mountain. In your current condition, you can only go down the mountain wearing a mask and sitting in a carriage." Doctor Jiang said in a deep voice.
"Okay..." Song Heng felt his whole body trembling, and the voice didn't seem to come from his throat, but directly from his heart: "As long as I see her first."
Confirm that she is, indeed, still alive.
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