Chapter 3085 I have never seen such a fearless person
Xu Shizong coughed for a while, then raised his hand and pointed at the table.
Xiaoman asked, "What do you want, sir?"
Xu Shizong raised his hand only for a moment before it fell down weakly. Xiaoman said hurriedly, "Sir, just tell me what you want."
“…”
Xu Shizong coughed for a long time before he said weakly, "Paper...pen..."
"Pen and paper?"
When Xiaoman heard this, her brows furrowed. Xu Shizong actually wanted to write something at this time. But looking at him like this, he didn't even have the strength to raise his hand, so how could he have the energy to write?
So he said, "Don't worry, sir, take a rest first."
Xu Shizong shook his head: "Paper...pen..."
"Sir, even if I bring you paper and pen, you don't have the strength to write."
“…”
After hearing this, Xu Shizong looked down at his own emaciated body, which looked like a lifeless dead tree. He seemed to come back to his senses and stared blankly at the paper and pen on the table. After a while, he smiled bitterly.
He murmured, "Half a sick man, a whole life is wasted."
Hearing his words, Xiaoman's eyes turned red, and she hurriedly said, "Young Master, please don't say that. Your illness is just that you've been overworked recently, and it's causing you trouble. As long as you take a good rest and follow the doctor's prescription, you'll get better sooner or later."
Having said that, he turned around and walked over, picked up the warm ginseng soup that was already on the table, and said, "Look, sir, this is the ginseng soup that the imperial pharmacy prepared for you. Please drink some first."
"Ginseng soup..."
Xu Shizong looked at the ginseng soup and then at the hot weather outside.
After a while, he smiled faintly.
Although he didn't know much about pharmacology, he was born in a wealthy family after all, and he had seen a lot of things like this. In such hot weather, who would dare to take ginseng soup for nourishment? Taking ginseng soup at this time is just to keep alive, to hold on to one's last breath.
It seems that everything I said to Si Nanyan before has come true.
Xiaoman said softly, "Sir, please drink something."
“…”
"It's not too late to write something when you have the strength again."
Hearing this, although Xu Shizong was full of bitterness and could no longer eat, he still forced himself to open his mouth. Xiaoman took a spoon and scooped a little soup and gently put it into his mouth. Xu Shizong swallowed the bitter soup, but he seemed to no longer feel the bitterness.
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In a blink of an eye, dusk fell.
The setting sun cast a golden ray of sunlight on the silent Jiaotai Hall. The colorful glazed tiles on the top of the hall reflected the light, making it even harder to open your eyes.
Several palace maids almost squinted their eyes as they accompanied Qingting into the Jiaotai Hall.
However, the light in the hall was very dim.
Because several curtains in the hall were drawn, layers of crimson gauze blocked the sunlight outside. Even if candles were lit in the hall, the candlelight shining through the gauze seemed a lot more ambiguous.
Especially, it shines on the woman's fair and delicate skin.
Qingting's hands were once again tied to the two pillars of the dragon bed. The bruises on her wrists had not healed yet. Several palace maids who were doing the work tried to wrap her hands with soft handkerchiefs as gently as possible. Qingting never raised her eyes to watch them work, as if she was embarrassed, but her face was extremely pale.
After the palace maids finished doing these things, they retreated to the bedside.
"Miss Dragonfly, please wait here for the Master."
“…”
Qingting turned her face towards the bed, and only her red earlobes could be seen. As the palace maids were about to turn around and leave, they heard her softly say, "Could you please... go to Wuying Palace and urge them to hurry up?"
Several palace maids looked at each other, with a look of disdain on their faces.
But he still said respectfully, "Yes."
After saying this, he left Jiaotai Hall.
As they retreated, the contempt in their hearts could no longer be suppressed. One of the older students turned around to take a look at the ambiguous red light reflected on the window, spat, and said, "I've seen people who are not afraid of death, but I've never seen anyone as fearless as this."
The little palace maid walking beside her also nodded.
"Yes, other people would lose half their lives after serving the young master for a night. What's the point of getting such wealth if they don't have the life to enjoy it? On the contrary, she is the one who keeps trying to get close to the young master, thinking about Fang'er."
"It's hard to explain the women in this world."
"Who can tell? Just like the one in Yikun Palace, she has a precious destiny. Two important figures hold her in the palm of their hands, yet how could she be so bold as to venture into such a dangerous place? If she really dies, who will enjoy the remaining wealth and splendor?"
A palace maid walking in front turned around and said, "Alright, stop gossiping. The wealth and splendor belong to others. We just need to do our duty."
The two palace maids nodded.
So the group walked outside the Wuying Hall and saw that the lights were still on. Zhu Chengjin said gloomily to Ge Long, who was standing in front of him, "Didn't I tell everyone down there to behave themselves? Why are they making such a fuss?!"
Ge Long looked troubled. "Sir, our people are easy to control, but Li Chen and Fang Zhen—they all followed you out of Xingluo Lake and won two victories on the river. Now they're boasting like they're heavenly generals, speaking to our people with such arrogance that they're truly difficult to control."
“…”
"Now, Jinling City has been almost completely looted by them, and the people are suffering terribly."
"The lives of the people have nothing to do with me."
Zhu Chengjin said coldly: "Before I ascend the throne, tell them to stop causing trouble!"
"What I mean is that if we can give them a battle to fight, it would probably be better."
"Do you think I don't want to fight?"
Zhu Chengjin's face was gloomy, and he said coldly, "If they can really cross the river directly, they will naturally have a chance to stretch their muscles. However, the military advisor hasn't explained what to do next. All the previous plans were dictated by him, so for now, we can't act recklessly."
Then he asked, "Is there any news from the military advisor?"
Ge Long shook his head. "In the afternoon, Guo Mi and Lu Guangwei went to Lezhizhai and said that the military advisor has been unconscious."
"Hasn't the ginseng soup been delivered?"
"I'm afraid it won't be of any use."
Zhu Chengjin's brows knitted into a knot: "If this is the case, I'm afraid it's hard to say whether he can survive these few days."
Having said that, he stood up, holding onto the edge of the table. "It seems I have to go over and see him myself, at least to dig something out of him, so that the people below won't be left like headless flies."
Ge Long quickly stepped back to make way for him.
Just as Zhu Chengjin reached the door, he saw three palace maids approaching him and bowing to him. He asked, "What's the matter?"
The leading palace maid whispered, "Sir, Miss Qingting has bathed and changed her clothes and is waiting for you in Jiaotai Hall."
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