17 Xiucheng Zizhong, died
◎Wei Qing: I was completely confused.◎
Huo Yan opened his eyes with difficulty, and what came into view was a light green linen tent and curtains hung separately.
This is Aunt Chunyu’s home.
He felt relieved and managed to sit up with one hand. He lowered his head and saw Huo Qubing sleeping at his foot with his arms crossed. He stroked Huo Qubing's wrist with one hand, and the strong pulse beating made his heart suddenly full of reality.
Bingbing is also in good health today.
"Ayan is awake!"
Huo Qubing noticed the movement and when he raised his eyes he fell into Huo Yanliang's sparkling almond eyes, and he couldn't help but smile.
"Yeah, I'm awake, brother."
Huo Yan pulled the corners of his pale lips, his almond eyes were gentle, and his whole body was soft and gentle.
Huo Qubing didn't know what to say, so he just put his other hand next to his cheek, as if to comfort Huo Yan and as if to comfort him.
"Mrs. Chunyu said that your left hand is seriously injured. If it doesn't heal well, you may never be able to lift anything heavy again. Ah Yan." He pursed his lips and didn't cry. He had grown up and no longer liked to cry. However, his almond-shaped eyes, similar to Huo Yan's, were filled with broken light. "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have shown off."
"This is all that person's fault. What does Bingbing have to do with it? It's not Bingbing's fault. Everyone needs to recover from injuries. As long as they can recover, then it's okay." Huo Yan's heart broke when he saw him lower his head. He gently stroked his forehead with his right hand. "Besides, I don't like fighting and killing. It just so happens that now I can blatantly avoid the horse riding and archery class."
Huo Qubing felt somewhat helpless. The tacit understanding between the twins made it easy for him to tell whether Huo Yan was telling the truth or a lie.
"No one is so sarcastic as you to comfort others."
Huo Yan groaned and lay back down. He couldn't help but smile as he looked at him. He said in a relaxed tone, "Oh, then let me put it another way. Brother, don't be lonely when you go to class alone. You'll be lonely anyway, and I don't want to go either."
The sadness in Huo Qubing's eyes was still thick and could not be dispelled. He lowered his head sadly, then clenched his fist firmly and promised Huo Yan very firmly, "Ayan, you have to accompany me to class. I will grow up well and become very powerful. No one will bully you or me anymore."
He no longer wanted to feel as helpless as he did yesterday, and no longer wanted to recall the journey to the clinic, with his brother on his back, his cheeks flushed with fever, and mumbling.
"Ayan also promised me that he would stay with me. Ayan, you said you would always be with me, are you going to break your promise?"
The question at the end seemed so soft that no one could hear it, carrying with it all the hesitation and uncertainty, like a wind with no destination.
Huo Qubing never wavered, and Huo Yan didn't want him to waver and be trapped in guilt.
So in the end, the wind was firmly grasped by Huo Yan.
He laughed so flamboyantly that it was a bit erratic. "Well, what else can I do, Huo Qubing? I'm your brother. Don't even think about abandoning me. Even if you want to eat a piece of cake, you have to give me a bite. Got it?"
Huo Qubing's thick black eyelashes were slightly curved, and the shadows they cast fell on his equally dark smiling eyes, like a swallowtail butterfly perched on a black stone by the river, bold and bright.
Seeing him laugh, Huo Yan poked the back of his hand with his other hand and said, "Brother, let's get down to business. First, tell me, has Madam gone to deal with that beast?"
Before Huo Qubing could answer, he heard a female voice saying, "No."
Chunyu Tiying was about forty years old, with her black hair tied up in a simple bun. She was dressed in a green coarse linen shirt and came in carrying something. Seeing Huo Yan struggling to get up from the bed, she helped him sit up and leaned against the bedpost. "How strange! Young Master Huo has started to inquire about the old woman's whereabouts. Is he planning to give someone a few more acupuncture treatments?"
"Madam, although it's said that doctors have a kind heart, you can't let me be hacked to death by others. He beat me like this. If it weren't for you, my hand would be broken. So it's understandable that I want to deal with him." Huo Yan smiled obediently, curling his right hand slightly and placing it on the quilt, his posture calm. "Of course, Madam, you want to save him. It's also a kind heart. I have nothing to say."
Chunyu Tiying snorted softly, "After saving them, will I let you kill them again?"
Huo Yan lowered his eyes and tutted in dissatisfaction.
"Madam, is it stipulated that I can't kill after you save someone?"
Huo Qubing, who was sitting beside him, had a stern expression on his face. He bowed to Chunyu Tiying and continued, "Madam, you saved my brother's life. The entire Wei family is deeply grateful. Just ask for the reward. I and my uncle will do our best."
Madam, please don't worry about anything else except the reward.
Chunyu Tiying finally understood why those other kids, even the evil Huo Yan, were so obedient to Huo Qubing. When the kid's face turned cold, he was truly extraordinary, with eyes like torches. He was born extraordinary, and his strong character was fully revealed.
When Huo Yan heard Huo Qubing defending him, he smiled faintly, just like the little fox who asked Chunyu Tiying to borrow herbs before.
One has a cold face and creates trouble, the other has a smiling face and is tricky. They are both difficult to deal with, but they are very united.
Chunyu Tiying couldn't help but feel sympathy for Wei Qing. How much strength would it take to control these two evil stars?
Huo Yan didn't know what she was thinking. He just thought that she didn't allow the killing of Xiucheng Zizhong, so he had to play the emotional card. He was about to tell her what happened, but Chunyu Tiying pinched his face and kneaded him like a piece of dough.
"Laugh, laugh, laugh! You've been beaten like this, and you only know how to use this kind of poison that can be cured. You still have the nerve to laugh. You're really embarrassing me! You've memorized two years of dead words and have done nothing for nothing. How dare you kill your sick brother and hurt you like this? Just give him a needle and half paralyze him. Even if it comes to the emperor, I can protect you, a kid!" After listening to Wei Qing's retelling yesterday, Chunyu Tiying wished she could do it herself. She freed her hand and pinched Huo Qubing's little face again. "You too, won't you run to me? You're so stubborn. Your younger brother calls me aunt, and I can help that beast instead of you two?"
Huo Yan was pinched so hard that he groaned, "I'm so frustrated. He used Hu Wei to scrape the cloth off."
Aunt, I was wrong. He has guards and can't run away.
Huo Qubing could no longer maintain his stern expression and nodded, "He has a lot of people."
Chunyu Tiying put them down, handed the medicine bowl to Huo Qubing, signaled him to feed the medicine to Huo Yan, and then hurried out, leaving the two of them staring at each other.
Finally, Huo Yan smiled.
"Aunt Chunyu is helping me!"
Huo Qubing stuffed the spoon into his mouth expressionlessly, and he stopped smiling completely.
“Brother, Aunt Chunyu added Coptis chinensis!”
Huo Qubing hummed, then smiled and stuffed him with another spoonful. "You just had a fever. Coptis chinensis can clear away heat and detoxify."
Huo Yan's face wrinkled into a ball and he groaned.
"I don't want to drink!"
Huo Qubing took another spoonful.
"No, you do."
[Hahaha, Yanyan, take your medicine.]
[Bingbing really has the demeanor of an older brother!]
[Selective deafness, hahaha.]
[Yan Yan eats Coptis chinensis, and it is not bitter.]
[Hey, I wonder where my uncle went.]
[Yes, my uncle disappeared early this morning.]
[He must be on duty. My uncle is also a social worker and needs to support the family!]
[I'm just curious, can Yan's poison be cured?]
Ah Yan has a lot of poisons on him. Some he made, some we researched together, some given to him by Aunt Chunyu. There are definitely quite a few that kill with one blow, but only this one is applied to the silver needles. Imagine how toxic it is.
[Not only is killing quick, but torturing people is also brutal.]
Ah Yan is full of poison, but he checks Bing Bing's pulse every day. This is a joke in hell.
[After Bingbing, I, Ah Yan, will have a bite of every cake!]
[So that person is dead? I will never forget him calling Bingbing and Ayan bastards.]
[Nine times out of ten, Ah Yan is always ruthless and it hurts to provoke him.]
[Indeed, he kept us stuck, unable to get up or down, and it was quite painful.]
…
The comments were filled with silent sobs.
Finally, under Huo Yan's murderous gaze, he only said one sentence.
[Your Majesty, we are both sad and happy.]
Huo Yan hehe.
[Huo Yan: If you feel pain, then go die. I've let you see it. Get out of here and leave me alone.]
Barrage: You’re being arrogant again, my dear son.
Weiyang Palace.
"If I had been beaten unconscious, that would have been fine. I wouldn't have cared. But Ah Yan was still so young, and he wasn't conscious when I left. I couldn't bear it."
As he spoke, he remembered Huo Yan lying on the bed dying, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
"The doctor said Ah Yan's hands might not be able to lift heavy objects anymore. I really don't know what to say."
Liu Che had finished listening to Wei Qing's petition and couldn't help but feel a headache.
It is difficult for an honest judge to judge family affairs, let alone the fact that he is biased.
Naturally, he wanted to favor Wei Qing. There was no reason, he just wanted to favor Wei Qing.
But the problem is that Xiucheng Zizhong is his mother's favorite. Not only does his mother often help him to settle things, but even when he occasionally cries, makes a fuss, or even threatens to commit suicide, he has to personally inquire about the bad things Xiucheng Zizhong does outside.
After a long while, Liu Che spoke up, "Ayan has been wronged. Xiuchengzi is indeed a bastard."
Wei Qing knelt below, his face filled with sorrow, his eyes red. He spoke to Liu Che with great sincerity, "I had no intention of doing anything to a noble like Xiuchengzi. I know my humble status, and my position today is entirely due to Your Majesty's grace. But when I saw Ah Yan unconscious and Qu Bing weeping, my heart was overwhelmed. I am uneasy, and after much thought, I feel that there is no one else I can speak to except Your Majesty."
"Except me, no one is a royal descendant." Liu Che was silent for a moment, and felt pity for Wei Qing in his heart.
You say the child was playing quietly on the street, and ran into such a nasty thing, who beat the child up so badly that he is still lying in bed. Who can bear it? If you call him, he will beat him to death.
He then retorted, "You are the Jianzhang Supervisor and Shizhonglang appointed by me personally. I will entrust you with important tasks in the future. You are noble, and your sisters are all noble. Please do not speak of me as a lowly person anymore."
Wei Qing lowered his head and sniffed, "I just feel uncomfortable."
Liu Che sighed upon hearing this and said, "Ayan and Qubing's future will not be bad. You don't have to worry about Xiuchengzi's revenge. I am always here for you."
Wei Qing was stunned for a moment, then he was furious. "Xiu Chengzi was beaten so badly by Ah Yan that Ah Yan's hand was crippled. What else is he going to do to get revenge? Just chop off my hand too. That would be a perfect way to make amends to him."
Liu Che glanced at his simple, innocent and pitiful Jianzhang Supervisor, and his pity for him grew even stronger.
Never mind, Wei Qing was only a child, so it was normal for him not to know about his family's rudeness.
Well, it’s finally time for this kid who usually keeps his grievances to himself to express his grievances. It’s only right that I spend more time on him.
Liu Che summoned the eunuchs and told them to allow Xiucheng Jun and Xiucheng Zi to enter the palace. He also summoned the eunuchs around him to draft an imperial decree, intending to bestow gold, jade, and jewels upon Huo Yan and Huo Qubing.
Finally, as if feeling sorry for Wei Qing, he added, "When Ah Yan gets better, let them both come into the palace. This uncle of mine really wants to see them!"
Wei Qing kowtowed silently and agreed to the matter.
Unexpectedly, before Liu Che finished speaking, the people Wang Taihou had invited came over.
He raised his eyebrows and smiled, then asked, "Is Xiucheng Jun here too?"
The servant beside the Queen Mother then told the Queen Mother in detail why Xiucheng Jun came to the palace and why he wanted to see His Majesty.
When Liu Che heard that Xiucheng Zizhong had gone crazy, he couldn't help but click his tongue and glanced at Wei Qing beside him.
Is there such a coincidence in the world? It just so happened that Wei Qing's two little nephews were beaten, and the next day Xiucheng Zizhong went crazy.
But Wei Qing, who was sitting below, had a clear gaze, and when he saw him looking at him, there was still pure doubt in his eyes.
He touched his chin, stood up and said to the servant, "It just so happens that I also plan to summon Xiu Chengjun over. Now let's go directly to my mother."
The servant hurriedly bowed and led the way. He strode forward and did not forget to call Wei Qing to follow him. "Come on, you are half-informed about this matter."
Wei Qing followed closely, but felt at ease in his heart.
He believed that His Majesty would not let him suffer any injustice.
In fact, this was indeed the case. Before Queen Mother Wang and Xiu Chengjun could speak, Liu Che spoke first, "Where's that bastard Zhong? Get out here!"
He sat down next to the Queen Mother at the top with a gloomy expression.
Xiucheng Jun was immediately timid and dared not speak, but the Queen Mother took over the conversation, hinting to him to speak properly.
Liu Che laughed in anger, "Mother, you probably don't know. This morning, an official came to his knees and begged me to seek justice. He said Xiu Chengzi was so arrogant that he broke the hand of a young boy who was less than five years old!"
Wei Qing, the kneeling official, shrank back to the corner.
I did not cry, Your Majesty.
The Queen Mother exclaimed, her face darkening, and she sternly asked Xiu Chengjun, "Whose son did Zhong hit?"
Xiu Chengjun was so frightened that he fell to the ground, shaking his head. "No, those children were wearing short shirts, very simple. They were just a bunch of little servants!"
Wei Qing clenched his fists and gritted his teeth to avoid rushing out to question her.
The slaves eat your food. Who gave you the power to beat and scold them at will?
Liu Che's face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water was dripping from it. "Mother, I have to give an explanation to all the court officials. Let's change hands one by one."
The Queen Mother's face was not very good. Upon hearing this, she subconsciously retorted, "Che'er, Zhong'er is your nephew, and he has suffered a lot. I don't know where he got the filthy stuff from. He is unconscious now. This time, just allow them some benefits and forget it!"
Xiu Chengjun also tugged at the corner of Liu Che's robe, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare my life!"
"His madness has nothing to do with the child; it's the child's hand that has everything to do with him. The youngest son is the most promising of the family, the only one of three generations. His grandfather even broke his head against me, begging me for an explanation. How could I possibly go against the wishes of my beloved minister?" Liu Che ripped open his sleeves, straightened them, and then said, "He has been tyrannical for years, and every time I've minimized a major incident and settled it privately, it's only made him more tyrannical. I'm only cutting off one of his hands, which will serve as a lesson for him."
Xiuchengjun fell to the ground weakly and began to cry.
Queen Mother Wang refused and stopped Liu Che from issuing the decree.
Liu Che refused and just let him go.
The situation was at a stalemate for a while.
Until a waiter rushed in with sweat on his face and shouted.
"Your Majesty, news has come from Xiucheng Jun's residence that Xiuchengzi has passed away."
【Author’s words】
Huo Yan is very poisonous. Ahem.
Liu Che loved to act.
Bingbing is very calm.
My uncle was very confused.
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