Chapter 3084 Intrigue
The young eunuch carried the box of ginseng soup and walked through the imperial garden. The surroundings were very quiet, but as soon as he reached the door of Lezhizhai, he heard a whimpering cry coming from inside. Although it was broad daylight, the sound sounded a bit creepy.
The young eunuch suddenly got goosebumps all over his body and walked over carefully.
The door was ajar. As soon as I walked to the door, I could see the dim light inside. Xu Shizong was lying on the bed with a pale face and almost dying. He was so thin that he could hardly be seen under the quilt, like a hollowed-out sack. Kneeling beside the bed and guarding him was Xiaoman, his loyal servant whom he brought from home.
At this moment, he was crying in front of Xu Shizong who was seriously ill and unconscious.
The young eunuch pushed the door open and walked in.
"Brother Xiaoman."
When Xiaoman heard this, he quickly wiped his eyes and turned around. Seeing the young eunuch, he stood up and walked over to him: "What is this?"
The young eunuch said, "This is the ginseng soup that the young master ordered the imperial pharmacy to prepare specifically for the military advisor."
"Ginseng soup..."
"Yes, the military advisor is in such a state now, it would be good for him to drink some ginseng soup."
“…”
Hearing this, Xiaoman's eyes became even redder for some reason.
Because it was brought over while hot, the ginseng soup was still soup. Xiaoman brought the ginseng soup out and put it on the table to cool down. Then she turned around and walked back to the bed. Looking at the weak and powerless Xu Shizong, she cried and said, "Young Master's health has been poor since he was a child. He finally recovered a little after resting for a few years. Now he is working so hard again. I am really afraid-"
The young eunuch didn't know how to persuade him, so he just came over and took a look.
Xu Shizong's face was pale and bloodless before, but now it was covered with a layer of black.
It looked like a dead person's face.
Although the young eunuch was young, he had experienced some things. Seeing this, he knew that Xu Shizong was already in the afterlife and it would be difficult to save him. However, he could not understand Xiaoman's words. He just patted Xiaoman on the shoulder and said softly: "You, don't worry too much. Your son - a lucky person will be blessed by heaven, and he will definitely get better."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Xiaoman was still kneeling beside the bed and crying.
He was crying when he heard the young eunuch suddenly stop at the door and sound as if he was talking to someone. He wiped his tears and stood up and walked to the door again, only to see Guo Mi and Lu Guangwei and others coming in at some point.
When the young eunuch saw them, he was so frightened that he quickly saluted.
"My Lords."
Lu Guangwei waved his hand and walked in without even looking at him.
Xiaoman frowned. Although he usually didn't care about anything, he was always by Xu Shizong's side. He knew that these people were originally Zhu Chengjin's confidants, but because of the appearance of Xu Shizong, Zhu Chengjin allocated these people's troops and even most of the power to Xu Shizong. These people have always been resentful of Xu Shizong.
It is inevitable that people are a little worried when they come here at this time.
Xiaoman immediately stopped at the door: "What's going on, everyone?"
Lu Guangwei said coldly: "We are here to see the military advisor, get out of the way."
After saying that, he waved his hand and pushed Xiaoman, causing her to stagger and almost fall.
Xiaoman was anxious, but she didn't dare to fight them. Seeing several people walking towards the bed, she got up and rushed to the bedside, blocking Xu Shizong's way and said, "My son is seriously ill and unconscious. You can't talk to him even if you come. It's better not to disturb his rest."
Guo Mi looked at his nervous expression and couldn't help but smile: "Boy, are you worried that we are going to harm your son?"
Xiaoman's face turned pale: "I dare not."
Guo Mi smiled and said, "Don't worry, the military advisor is still the young master's confidant. How could we possibly attack him?"
“…”
"We just came to check on him and see when he wakes up. We have something to ask him."
Xiaoman still stood in front of them and refused to give in.
At this moment, another voice came from the door: "Even if you have something to ask, you should wait until he wakes up. He is unconscious now, who are you going to ask?"
When the two heard the voice, they couldn't help but frown.
When I turned around, it was Ye Zheng. He walked in slowly from outside with his hands behind his back.
Behind him, there were a few people standing guard at the door.
As soon as he saw him, Lu Guangwei frowned again.
Although they were all under Zhu Chengjin's command, they would still involuntarily form gangs and occupy a camp. Those who originally followed Zhu Chengjin were naturally one faction, while Xu Shizong and the people he brought were another faction. Although the two factions were not in harmony, they still had to pretend to be in front of Zhu Chengjin on the surface.
However, these people did not have a good face when facing Ye Zheng, the person who followed Zhu Feng to launch the Jingnan Campaign.
Lu Guangwei asked, "What are you doing here? What do you want to do here?"
Ye Zheng said calmly, "I have nothing to do here. However, the young master has entrusted the entire harem's defense to me. Since there are people living here, it's natural to guard it."
“…”
"What's more, the military advisor is the young master's think tank. If he makes any mistakes, you all know how much of an impact it will have on the young master."
“…”
As he said this, he looked at the bed.
Then he said, "Since he hasn't woken up yet, don't worry. If the military advisor has any plans for the next step, he will naturally send someone to inform the young master."
Lu Guangwei and Guo Mi looked at each other.
Although they were dissatisfied with Ye Zheng, it was not a good time to turn against him. What's more, what he said was not wrong. Xu Shizong had not woken up yet, and it would be useless for them to argue here.
So, the two men turned around to look at the sick person on the bed, snorted coldly, and left.
Xiaoman finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But, looking at Ye Zheng standing in the room, he was still a little nervous.
Ye Zheng didn't come over. He just looked at Xu Shizong's pale face from a distance. Without saying anything, he turned around and walked out with his hands behind his back. Before leaving, he instructed the people he brought with him: "Le Zhi Zhai is now in the hands of you. Listen carefully, no one is allowed to enter without the military advisor's permission. Only those who allow it can enter."
Several guards immediately responded, "Yes."
Only then did Ye Zheng leave.
Xiaoman looked at his receding figure, and finally felt relieved. Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she heard Xu Shizong behind her let out an extremely weak sigh: "Ah..."
"Young Master?!"
Xiaoman hurriedly turned around and saw that Xu Shizong had woken up at some point. He rushed over to support him and said, "Master, are you awake?"
“…”
Xu Shizong seemed to want to sit up, but when he moved, he had almost no strength left.
Xiaoman hurriedly helped him sit against the head of the bed and even took out a few soft cushions for him to sleep on.
Xu Shizong coughed for a while, then raised his hand and pointed at the table.
Xiaoman asked, "What do you want, sir?"
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