Chapter 051 I'm sick and miss you so much
The more Lu'e thought about it, the angrier she became.
But she also felt sorry for Rong Yin because she was too tired recently. After all, only His Majesty could persuade the master.
Lu'e asked first: "Is it really impossible to start from His Majesty?"
Si Xi frowned: "What do you think?"
Lu'e was angry and said, "Your Majesty only knows how to bully the master. Last time, His Majesty hid from the master and it was the master who went to find him. And now he is doing the same thing again."
"Aiya, auntie, please keep your voice down." Si Xi looked around and confirmed that there was no one nearby before saying, "If His Majesty returns to Silver Shark Garden, you should stay away from him for the time being and be careful not to get into trouble."
Zong Zhengxiao must be annoyed with Lu'e these days. Even though he won't really do anything to her for the sake of Rong Yin's face, it's better to be prepared. Anyway, it's safest not to get close to His Majesty.
"I understand..." Lu'e didn't understand why His Majesty suddenly disliked her, but she was still very obedient, knowing that Si Xi would not harm her.
"Then remember to tell the young master what I told you later." Si Xi reminded him again before leaving.
Lu'e agreed reluctantly, but when she saw Rong Yin, she was unable to speak again.
Her master is so good, why should she take the initiative to beg that tyrant to come back?
Lu'e was thinking about something, and her emotions showed on her face without her noticing. Rong Yin looked at her and asked, "What's wrong with you, Lu'e? Who made you unhappy?"
"Ah?" Lu'e came back to her senses, smiled and said, "No, I'm just worried about what to eat tonight. Master, do you want to eat anything? I'll ask the chef to make it."
"As for me..." Rong Yin thought for a while and was about to answer when he suddenly felt his throat itchy and instinctively covered his mouth and started coughing.
It was as if a switch was touched. Rong Yin started coughing and couldn't stop for a long time. Her originally fair face turned abnormally red and tears welled up in her eyes.
In fact, Rong Yin had been coughing occasionally since the night before. Lu'e had asked her about it, but Rong Yin just said that his throat was dry and asked her to make him a cup of fruit tea to moisten his throat.
But now it seems that this cannot be explained by an ordinary dry throat. It is probably caused by a cold.
There has been a cold snap recently and several palace ladies in the garden have fallen ill.
After waiting for Rong Yin to stop, Lu'e quickly handed over warm water and said, "Master, I'll call the imperial physician to take a look."
"It should be fine." Rong Yin checked his forehead, "I don't seem to have a fever."
Lu'e said in a reproachful tone, "You are coughing so much, how can you be alright? Master, your temperature is already low, so even if you have a fever, it would be hard to test it. No, we still have to call the imperial physician to take a look."
Rong Yin didn't want to see the imperial physician, but he couldn't persuade Lu'e, so he could only wait obediently.
By the way, before leaving, Lu'e forcibly took away all his books and writing materials, and asked a palace maid to watch him and not allow him to take them secretly.
Rong Yin had no choice but to lie down on the couch bored.
After Lu'e left the room, she ordered someone to call the imperial physician, and at the same time asked the eunuch to go to Yu's study to find Eunuch Sixi and tell him that the master was seriously ill and the imperial physician was on the way. After saying that, he was to return immediately and was not allowed to stay for a moment longer.
The two men who received the order left. Lu'e looked outside the garden and thought to herself that if His Majesty was still angry with his master even though he was sick, then His Majesty was a real bastard.
After thinking about it, she immediately turned around and went into the house to look after Rong Yin.
When the eunuch arrived, Zong Zhengxiao was meeting with his ministers to discuss papermaking matters.
From finding raw materials to building workshops to participating in production and later sales, everything was secretly handled by the Ministry of Industry, and those involved were naturally Zong Zhengxiao's people.
Papermaking takes a long time, and during this period, what they do must not be discovered by the noble families, otherwise it might be obstructed and destroyed.
Just by looking at the drawings and steps given by Rong Yin, you can tell that the paper they produce must be of better quality than that of the aristocratic family.
When the paper is put on the market, the price can be lowered, which can not only suppress the business of the aristocratic families, but also benefit the scholars, making money and gaining reputation at the same time.
"If papermaking succeeds, it will certainly cause heavy damage to the family, so this move must succeed and not fail. I have given this matter to you after careful consideration. I hope you will not let me down."
Zong Zhengxiao looked at the ministers below and said seriously.
"We will definitely live up to your Majesty's expectations!"
Several ministers were grateful for Zong Zhengxiao's trust, and were also happy that they could also make money.
Seeing that the Ji family and the colleagues who took over the He family's business had become much wealthier, they would be lying if they said they were not jealous.
Although they are all helping Your Majesty make money, Your Majesty is not a stingy person, and they must get a share of the profits.
A group of people were talking happily when Si Xi rushed in with a hurried look on his face. After hurriedly paying his respects to Zong Zheng Xiao and several other adults, he came up to Zong Zheng Xiao and whispered something to him.
Before he finished speaking, Zong Zhengxiao's expression changed and he asked in a cold voice, "Where is the eunuch who came to report the news?"
Si Xi said "I'm going back" in a daze, and his mind gradually became clear.
He said that the eunuch acted as if a ghost was chasing him. He turned around and left after reporting everything to him. At that time, he was overwhelmed by the news of Rong Yin's illness and did not notice his abnormality for a while.
To think that he had been in the palace for so long and yet he was still able to follow the ways of that little girl Lu'e!
Si Xi sighed in his heart: Miss Lu'e, I know you want to vent your master's anger, but please don't make things difficult for me.
When Zong Zhengxiao heard Si Xi's answer, his expression froze for a moment. He probably figured it out.
But he did not hesitate at all. He told the ministers to leave the palace first and discuss the matter another day. Then he hurried towards the Ginya Garden impatiently.
The ministers who stayed behind looked at each other, all confused as to what had happened.
However, someone quickly responded: "The only person in the palace who can make His Majesty so panicked is probably Ginyazono."
The rest of the people understood.
Although they had only heard of the mermaid but had never seen her, they heard from Prince Ji, who had once been fortunate enough to visit the Silver Shark Garden, that the mermaid had skin as white as snow and looked like a god. Although she looked a little fierce, she had a gentle and friendly temperament and even gave him a few lotus flowers.
There were also rumors in the palace that His Majesty doted on the mermaid to the extreme, and it was said that he often fed him with his own hands.
If Your Majesty had not ever done anything homosexual, they would have misunderstood.
Knowing that it was not appropriate to discuss His Majesty's private affairs in the palace, the adults stopped talking and formed a team to leave the palace and go home.
The imperial physician and Zong Zhengxiao arrived almost at the same time.
The person who came was the imperial physician who often checked Zong Zhengxiao's pulse, and was also a veteran in the Imperial Hospital. The palace maid who went there had never thought that she could invite him, but when she reported that she was a palace maid from Yinjiao Garden, the old imperial physician who happened to pass by asked to go back with her.
The old doctor has not forgotten that some time ago, Yin Jiaoyuan hurt His Majesty badly, and the wound was painful just looking at it, but His Majesty did not blame him at all, which shows that he cares about this person very much.
When he heard that the young master was ill, he volunteered to come. Otherwise, if the other doctors with less than excellent medical skills could not cure this patient, he felt that their entire imperial hospital would be in trouble.
He had just entered the house and had not had time to admire the mermaid's stunning appearance when Zong Zheng Xiao arrived.
A group of people knelt down and saluted, but the person on the bed remained motionless, as if he had no idea that this rule existed.
The old doctor was shocked. What a great honor it was to be able to meet the emperor without kneeling!
Today, no matter whether the young master has a cold or an incurable disease, he will try his best to get treatment, because his life is now in the hands of this mermaid.
Saving him is saving yourself!
Zong Zhengxiao ignored them and ran straight towards Rong Yin.
When Zong Zhengxiao was about to reach the bed, his hurried steps suddenly slowed down. He and Rong Yin on the bed looked at each other, and there was only each other in their eyes.
At this moment, the thoughts hidden deep in her heart suddenly burst out. Rong Yin stretched out her hands to Zong Zheng Xiao, her eyes red and her tone very aggrieved: "I'm sick, why did you come back just now..."
Zong Zhengxiao quickly stepped forward and held the person in his arms, his eyes full of distress, "Sorry, I'm back late."
Rong Yin buried her face in Zong Zhengxiao's chest, her voice a little hoarse due to the violent coughing before.
"I hate you." Rong Yin said this, and then added: "But when you are not here, I miss you so much."
Zong Zhengxiao hugged him tighter, his tone full of apology: "I know, I know, it's all my fault."
Now, Zong Zhengxiao no longer thought about whether Rong Yin liked someone else or whether Rong Yin didn't care about him.
All he knew was that his little mermaid was sick and needed him very much.
Rong Yin didn't say anything, just sobbed a few times, sounding particularly pitiful.
Imperial Physician: I think I understand a little bit why this person is so favored.
Si Xi and Lu E looked at each other and thought at the same time: Well, there is no need for us to interfere, they will make peace on their own.
Rong Yin leaned against Zong Zhengxiao and sobbed for a while, then couldn't control her coughing. Seeing this, Zong Zhengxiao quickly called the imperial physician over.
The old doctor agreed and walked to the bedside. Even though it was not necessary, she still performed a thorough examination. Finally, she said, "Fortunately, it is just a common cold, and it has not yet fully developed. Wait for me to prescribe a few medicines. After you drink them, you will sweat and you will be well in a few days."
Zong Zhengxiao hugged Rong Yin and said calmly, "I understand. Let's go down and prepare the medicine."
"Yes, yes, I'll go right away."
Not hearing Zong Zhengxiao utter the classic line "If you can't cure him, your whole family will be buried with him", the old doctor breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the emperor was reasonable and that there was a high probability that she would live to a glorious retirement.
After the doctor left, Zong Zhengxiao looked at Rong Yin again and frowned, "I've only been away for a few days, how come you've made yourself sick? You don't know how to take care of your body at all."
戎音臉蛋泛紅，眼尾也紅了，聞言瞪了宗政逍一眼：“都怪你。”
嘴上說着怪罪的話，聲音卻軟得不行，宗政逍頓時不忍心再責問他了。
“好吧，都怪我，怪我沒有及時回來，沒有提前發現你病了。”宗政逍替戎音擦去眼角的淚花。
戎音看着他，道：“既然你知道錯了，為了表示歉意，你得答應我一個要求。”
宗政逍沒有一口應下，而是道：“你說。”
果不其然，戎音臉上露出了計謀失敗的落寞，哼哼道：“我還以為你會直接同意呢，你可是皇上欸，就不能霸道一點嗎？”
宗政逍挑眉：“這和霸道有什麽關系？”
戎音表演起來，一手叉腰，一手拍着宗政逍的肩膀，氣勢昂揚：“作為朕的摯友，只要你有求于朕，朕一切都答應你！”
說完，他立馬恢複原樣，瞅向宗政逍：“這就是霸道帝王，懂了……咳咳咳……”
話到一半，戎音又咳嗽起來，宗政逍輕撫着他的後背，失笑：“這位霸道帝王，你還是先把病治好再指點天下吧。”
旁邊的四喜心想，能在陛下面前自稱朕，還能讓陛下也那麽叫他的，也只有戎音了。
戎音停下咳嗽後，喪氣地說：“其實我就是想說，能不能不喝藥啊？咳嗽又不是什麽嚴重的毛病，忍幾天就自己好了。”
戎音怕喝藥，特別是中藥。
聞言，宗政逍擡起戎音的下巴，對上他心虛的眼睛：“你是真想挨收拾了是吧？病了就要及時醫治，為什麽要忍？又不是沒治病的條件。”
“宗政逍……”
“撒嬌也沒用。”
戎音轉過身去：“不理你了。”
宗政逍揉揉他的頭發，好笑道：“用得着我的時候就說好想我，用不着就說不理我了，戎音，你還挺善變啊。”
戎音不吭聲，宗政逍自己坐了一會兒，又想起前幾天兩人冷戰，戎音确實沒有表現出半點想念他的樣子，難不成方才在他面前示弱，只是為了不喝藥？
宗政逍心情說不出來的複雜，莫非戎音只是想利用他，才說想他的嗎？
“戎音……”宗政逍從身後抱住戎音，貼近他的側臉，面色凝重地問：“這些日子，你是真想我還是假想我？”
戎音忽地轉過頭來，泛紅的眼睛看着宗政逍，語氣委屈又難過：“宗政逍，你怎麽這麽混蛋？”
宗政逍：“……”
我怎麽就混蛋了？
戎音一副快要氣炸的表情：“我那天沒有回答你的問題，你不高興是應該的，你想離我遠遠的我也能理解，我給你時間給你空間讓你自己冷靜，我錯了嗎？而且你針對綠娥，你也有問題。難不成你還想讓我哭哭啼啼去求你回來？剛剛你還說都是你的錯，我看啊你根本就沒有意識到自己錯哪裏了，只會說些謊話來哄我！”
戎音一連串話砸下來，宗政逍先是愣了半晌，然後接着問道：“所以你有沒有想我？”
他是真的很在意這個問題。
“你……咳咳咳咳……”戎音快被宗政逍氣瘋了，他咳得雙頰通紅，眼裏也閃爍着淚光，看起來萬分可憐。
宗政逍想幫他順背，被他一巴掌拍開，都等不了咳嗽停下就斷斷續續地道：“不……咳咳咳……不想，我一點都不想……咳咳咳……不想你……”
其實這種情況下不該笑的，但宗政逍就是忍不住唇角上揚。
他眉眼彎彎：“說不想就是想，我看出來了，戎音你很想我。”
之前說想他不信，現在否認他又信了。
戎音狠狠推開他：“……宗政逍，你就是個瘋子。”
“嗯，我是瘋子。”宗政逍笑着承認。
戎音這下無話可說了。
宗政逍将恨不得再在他肩膀咬上一口的戎音擁進懷裏，認真地道：“我說我知道錯了，不是哄你的謊話，怪我小肚雞腸，動不動就跟你置氣，其實這幾天我也很想你。”
戎音擡頭看他，啞聲問：“那要是我今天沒生病，你打算什麽時候才回來？”
宗政逍：“……”
他還沒考慮過這個問題。
戎音：“你知道自己錯了，但死不悔改，是吧？”
宗政逍：“……”
“我們不說這個了，行嗎？”
“你是皇帝，你說了算。”
宗政逍道：“你才是皇帝，霸道帝王。”
戎音又氣又好笑：“我看有病的是你才對。”
看着戎音臉上的笑意，宗政逍也跟着高興了起來，“現在原諒我了吧？”
“哼……”戎音把臉埋進宗政逍懷裏，默認了他的說法。
看着兩位主子一波三折的複合，四喜和綠娥這心是提起來又掉回去，感覺自己比當事人還累。
戎音最終還是沒逃過喝藥，不過宗政逍提前給他準備好了蜜餞，他一喝完就立馬給他塞了一顆，戎音雖然還是苦着臉，但好歹不抗拒了。
藥起效沒那麽快，戎音晚上睡覺還是有點咳嗽，時不時就會把自己咳醒，根本就無法入睡。
宗政逍守在他旁邊，陪他一起熬夜。
“你去隔壁房間睡吧，反正我閑來無事，白天還能補眠，你得早起處理政務呢。”戎音推了推宗政逍，勸他。
“沒關系。”宗政逍摩挲着戎音病殃殃的臉，“你不在這幾天，我晚上也沒怎麽睡好，第二天照樣能精神奕奕，所以不用擔心我。”
戎音聽出這是宗政逍在變相表達自己這些天的思念，他虛弱地笑了笑，道：“我沒你也睡不好。”
宗政逍摟着戎音，低聲笑道：“那如今正好，我們倆都能陪在彼此身邊了。”
“嗯。”戎音依賴地靠在了宗政逍胸口。
直到天色将白，兩人才相擁着睡了過去。
有藥物控制，戎音的病兩三天就好得差不多了。
宗政逍堅決認為戎音是學習太累，才會生病，不然他體質那麽好，之前大冬天在外面玩雪都能健健康康的，怎麽一個倒春寒就把他打趴下了。
是以宗政逍嚴格控制戎音每天看書和寫東西的時間，自己不在，就要求宮人們嚴格監督他，讓他多花點時間去玩外面去放松。
看在同樣都為戎音好的分上，宗政逍都放棄針對綠娥這個“情敵”了，只為了讓她能安心照顧戎音。
宗政逍覺得自己實在是大方又用心良苦。
反正戎音和綠娥又沒真的在一起，自己假裝不知道戎音喜歡綠娥不就行了。
四月底，皇莊裏追肥的田地初現成效，裏面種着的莊稼長勢要比沒使用肥料的好上一大截，皇莊的管事遞上道喜折子，宗政逍還親自去巡查了一回，确認管事沒有撒謊。
“那麥苗和水稻都長得郁郁蔥蔥的，看着十分喜人，等到收獲的時候，應該還能給我們一個驚喜。”
“造紙的事情已經交代下去了，都進行得很順利，要不了多久我們就能用上自己造的紙了。”
“煤礦我派人去尋了，只是不知何時才能有結果。”
“紅薯和土豆雖然還沒有找到，但前去尋種的人卻意外發現了許多大晟缺少卻很有用的種子，也不算一無所獲。”
露臺上，戎音靠在宗政逍懷裏，聽他興致昂揚地跟自己彙報近日的成果。
當說起這些時，宗政逍臉上全是激動的笑意，像是已經看見了大晟在自己管理下繁榮發展的美好未來。
戎音覺得只要宗政逍能開心，他的努力就沒有白費。
叽叽喳喳說完一堆，宗政逍發現戎音一直沒有出聲，他低頭看去，戎音也剛巧仰頭看他，兩人四目相對，同時唇角上揚。
“你這幾日都沒什麽精神，是不是哪裏不舒服？”宗政逍有些憂心，他的小鲛人不如以前活潑了。
戎音道：“陛下，這叫春困，我只是懶了點，沒有生病。”
“沒生病就好。”宗政逍道：“有我在，你想多懶都行，不過得準時吃飯，不然要是懶到把自己餓死，那就得不償失了。”
戎音咯咯笑了兩聲：“哪有你說的那麽誇張。”
宗政逍也笑：“我不想你死，你死了我可怎麽辦？”
這話本是宗政逍無意間說出，但卻精準擊中了戎音的心事。
他快要死了，可他至今不敢告訴宗政逍真相。
戎音垂眸：“陛下，無論是人類還是鲛人，總有走向滅亡的時候，這是上天的旨意，凡人無力抵抗。”
宗政逍說：“我不會抗拒天意，我也不懼怕死亡，我只是想多和你在這個世界上待得久一點。”
戎音默然，心髒不由得刺痛起來。
之後的時間，戎音日日都在思考該怎麽跟宗政逍坦白，可每當他鼓起勇氣想說出真相時，總會因為各種各樣的原因耽擱。
其中最重要的因素，其實還是他太過膽怯，無法想象自己要怎麽面對宗政逍，也不知道該怎麽勸說自己和宗政逍接受命運的安排。
轉眼就來到五月中旬，由于嘗試多次都無法親自說出口，戎音就想通過寫信告知宗政逍自己即将到來的結局。
Rong Yin started from the beginning, writing that she was an abandoned orphan in her original world. Because no one adopted her, she had to grow up in an orphanage and was sponsored by caring people in the society to complete her studies.
After he grew up, before he had the chance to embrace a new life, he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. This may be the reason why his biological parents abandoned him.
He originally had only one year left to live, but because he saved people and attracted God's mercy, he was given the opportunity to travel to another world and live a full year in good health. Now, the time is almost up.
Rong Yin was just about to write down how happy he had been in this world for a year and how grateful he was to Zong Zheng Xiao, Lu E and the others, when he suddenly felt a sense of crisis.
Four words suddenly popped up in Rong Yin's mind: The end is near!
But isn't there still half a month before his death?
Rong Yin didn't know what was going on, but he had a feeling that he was about to die.
He quickly raised his head and looked at Lu'e who was not far away, and said in a trembling voice: "Lu'e, go and call Zong Zhengxiao back, quickly!"