Chapter 208
The setting sun was as red as blood, and the blood color filled the entire Xie Mansion. Xie Chen looked at the arrows shooting at him one after another, but he could not move at all. However, the pain he imagined did not come. The arrows went through him and went backwards. Then he saw the arrowheads with cold light shooting straight at his father Xie Yan.
He cried, he warned, he wanted to move forward, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move.
The father who had always been serious and reliable in his memory collapsed to the ground, the servants and guards fled in all directions, and his mother cried bitterly while holding his father's body. Suddenly, flames shot up into the sky, the Xie Mansion was surrounded by raging fire, and the breath of death enveloped the entire mansion.
Xie Chen looked at the scene in front of him, unable to escape or break free.
The scene suddenly changed, the dim candlelight was swaying in the wind, and he heard a painful scream, it was the voice of his brother Xie Yi.
He looked at his brother's tough body under severe torture, and saw that his legs were broken and he could only lie on the ground but still refused to sign. When the sticks fell on him, he spat out a mouthful of blood, lay on the ground and moved forward, with the flesh on his ten fingers exposed, and his eyes looked in the direction of Xie Chen.
Xie Chen took a step back, closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he saw a scene he had never seen before. I saw people walking on the road in strange clothes, most of the men had short hair, tall buildings nearby reached into the sky, and strange-shaped things that looked like cars but were not cars were driving fast on the road.
"Shuge, what are you doing here?"
Book room? Xie Chen immediately looked towards the source of the sound, and saw Lin Shuge walking towards him with a smile on his face. He was overjoyed and immediately wanted to meet him.
But he saw Lin Shuge passing through his body and walking towards the person who had just called him. The two of them were talking and laughing as they walked side by side.
Xie Chen took a few steps to catch up, "Brother."
Lin Shuge seemed to sense something and looked back. The person next to him asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
Lin Shuge shook his head. "I thought I heard someone calling me. I guess I heard it wrong. Senior brother, I have been preparing for tonight's meeting for a long time. I just happen to have a question to ask you."
The two of them walked further and further away, and Xie Chen couldn't catch up no matter how hard he tried.
"Zhongxuan, Zhongxuan."
Just when he was feeling anxious, he heard a gentle call.
Xie Chen tried hard to open his eyes and saw Lin Shuge's anxious eyes. He breathed rapidly, stood up and hugged Lin Shuge in his arms.
"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?" Seeing that he seemed to be out of breath and his whole body was soaked in cold sweat, Lin Shuge patted his back gently, "It's okay, it's okay."
"Ahem," someone nearby coughed a few times. Lin Qingyuan and Lin Xuan were standing nearby. Although they also looked concerned, they all looked away at this moment.
"Ayuan, Axuan, go tell the others that Zhongxuan has woken up, and bring some food over as well." Lin Shuge said.
The twins responded and went out. Lin Shuge said softly, "Do you feel better? You were in a coma for two days."
Two days? Xie Chen let go of Lin Shuge and found that his hands were tied with a thick layer of gauze. He looked at Lin Shuge anxiously.
Lin Shuge smiled and said, "Your hands are all injured. This is the only way to bandage them. Your hands cannot touch water for the time being."
Xie Chen didn't say anything. Lin Shuge whispered, "I asked someone to find the jailer at that time, but it was too long ago and he couldn't remember anything... So I burned the mass grave and planned to let you build a tomb for your brother with your own hands after you wake up."
"Brother, thank you." Xie Chen's voice was hoarse.
"Why bother talking about this between you and me?" Lin Shuge ruffled his hair.
Xie Chen raised his eyes and saw that his fingers were covered with blood scabs. He said in a trembling voice: "I'm sorry, brother, that day..."
Lin Shuge didn't care at all. "Zhongxuan, I know you are in pain, and I am willing to help you resolve this pain. There is nothing to be sorry about. After going through so many things, can we still tell who owes whom more?"
Xie Chen's throat ached and he nodded, "Brother, I dreamed about them."
Lin Shuge squatted down beside the bed. "Zhongxuan, the dream is just a reaction from your innermost heart. No matter what you saw, I believe they never blamed you. On the contrary, if they knew your choice, they would definitely praise you for not betraying the Xie family's tradition."
Xie Chen's eyes were filled with sorrow, "Brother, do you think I did the right thing?"
Lin Shuge stood up and put his hand on his chest. "Didn't I tell you here? How have you come to the northwest over the years? How could I not know? You protected the people and wiped out foreign tribes. Did what you did go against the ideals you accepted? I think Xie Gong must have taught you this when he was alive."
Xie Chen lowered his eyes and said nothing. Lin Shuge knew that he still needed to digest these things. Just as he was about to go out to see if the food was ready, Xie Chen pulled his sleeve.
"What's wrong?"
"I dreamed about you, too." Xie Chen looked up at him, "But you couldn't see me, and your behavior and decoration were completely different from here..."
Lin Shuge understood what he meant, and he exclaimed, "You went to the modern world, not my world? Did you see anything?"
"The way they travel, live, and dress are all different. I also saw my brother walking with a man. You can call him senior brother." Xie Chen said.
Sure enough, it seems that Zhongxuan did dream about the modern times. Could dreams also contain scenes that one has never experienced before? Even in later generations, Lin Shuge felt puzzled.
"Senior brother? But he is a little plump and has a kind face?" Lin Shuge asked in surprise, and then saw Xie Chen nodded.
"There really is such a magical thing. You really went to my world, Zhongxuan, I..." He suddenly saw Xie Chen's sad expression and immediately swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
He said gently, "Are you afraid that I will go back? Our Zhongxuan would actually be afraid of this. I thought you would say that no matter where I go, you will take me back."
Xie Chen chuckled, "Brother does understand me."
"This is you." Lin Shuge said, not the confused and worried look he had that day.
At this time, there was a noise outside the house. Lin Shuge went out to see that Lin Xuan was arranging servants to clean up the yard, and Lin Qingyuan also brought in the prepared food.
"Axuan, what are you doing?" Lin Shuge asked.
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "Brother, you are so busy. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Everyone has been busy during this period and has not had time to clean the house. I can only arrange to clean it today."
Is the New Year already approaching? No wonder he saw that the streets were so busy today and most of the shops had hung up red lanterns.
I have been in Yandu for such a long time, but I didn’t realize how time flies so quickly.
"elder brother."
It was not until Xie Chen called him that Lin Shuge came back to his senses.
"Brother, what are you thinking about?" Xie Chen asked as he sat opposite him.
Lin Shuge picked up a piece of food for him with chopsticks and said with a smile: "It's Chinese New Year before I knew it. What gift do you want this year? Just tell me, as long as I can do it."
"Brother, this is what you said. I heard that the Lantern Festival in Yandu is very lively, and the food and entertainment are all things I have never seen in the northwest. Can I go out and play that day? I promise not to run around." Lin Qingyuan said immediately.
"Okay, that's not difficult, but you have to be careful, Yandu is not as good as the Northwest..."
"Oh, I get it, brother. I'm not a child, how can I get lost?" Lin Qingyuan waved his hands. Brother was too cautious. It was the Lantern Festival and there was no curfew all night. He had to have fun.
"Let's go together that day. I know all the fun places in Yandu." Xie Chen found what they said interesting and spoke up.
Lin Qingyuan intended to make people laugh, so he surrounded them and made a lot of noise. However, Lin Xuan sighed in her heart. It had been a long time since the whole family had a meal like this.
After dinner, Lin Shuge was handling official business. He had been busy with the Xie family's affairs during this period, and a lot of things had piled up. The New Year was approaching, and he couldn't just leave them alone.
Xie Chen wanted to help, but his hand was injured, so he was unable to do anything but watch.
"Zhongxuan, you go and rest first. Don't worry about me. You have spent too much energy these days and you need to recuperate well." Lin Shuge said as he picked up a pen and wrote and drew on paper.
Xie Chen wanted to explain that it was obviously you who was wasting your energy, but suddenly a few "cuckoo" sounds came from outside the window.
Xie Chen immediately stood up and walked to the window and opened it. Xiaobai was flapping its wings and jumped onto his hands as soon as it saw Xie Chen.
Xie Chen took the letter off his leg and asked, "What's wrong? Is there any movement from the Ding family?" Lin Shuge walked over and asked.
Xie Chen nodded and handed the letter to Lin Shuge.
Lin Shuge took it and read it with a frown. "As you and I expected, the Ding family is going to burn their boats and fight to the death."
Xie Chen also said: "Ding Wenqi is dead, they must have received the news. If we want to break the current situation, this is the only way."
"But the letter doesn't mention any specific plans. It seems we have to make plans early. Fortunately, we have you as our trump card. By the way, Zhongxuan, do you know who delivered the letter?" Lin Shuge said, holding the letter.
Xie Chen shook his head. "He acted cautiously and did not tell me where he was. He was the one who told me the news when we were in the northwest."
Lin Shuge pondered for a moment, "If that's the case, it's better if he doesn't say anything. The palace and the palace guards are now in the charge of Lord Ruan. He is your majesty's confidant and will definitely step up precautions. I will go to the Ruan Mansion tomorrow to discuss something with him."
After all, the Weiwei Mansion has been the territory of the Ding family for many years, and the deployment of troops and personnel depends on Ruan Qingyun's ability.
"Okay." Xie Chen nodded.
"Brother, brother, someone is coming from the palace." Lin Xuan suddenly ran in and said.
Someone coming from the palace? Lin Shuge's heart tightened, he looked at Xie Chen, "I'll go out and take a look."
When Lin Shuge came out, he saw the eunuchs around Emperor Yongyuan waiting in the front hall. When he saw him, he said happily, "Doctor Lin, His Majesty has ordered that Doctor Lin be invited to a banquet in the palace tomorrow."
New Year's Eve dinner? Lin Shuge then breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I obey your order. Thank you for your help, sir."
He glanced at Lin Xuan, who understood and immediately stepped forward to give something to the eunuch, "Your Excellency, you have worked hard on the journey."
"By the way, His Majesty has also invited Madam Lin to the palace. Madam Ruan has long heard that Madam Lin is extremely intelligent and has been talking about wanting to meet her." The eunuch's voice was shrill. Lin Xuan felt a little uneasy and quickly cast a look at Lin Shuge for help.
Lin Shuge nodded at her, and Lin Xuan then leaned forward to salute, "Thank you madam for your kindness, Lin Xuan is overwhelmed."
The eunuch led his men away with satisfaction, but Lin Xuan was a little worried and asked, "Brother, why did Madam Ruan summon me to the palace?"
"There will also be noble ladies attending the palace night banquet. I am close to Lord Ruan, so she probably knows about it. She must have heard of your name and wanted to meet you," Lin Shuge said. "Don't worry. No matter what happens, I have my brother here."
Only then did Lin Xuan feel relieved.
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