A few days later, Zhu Xiu and his party arrived at Songcheng, the capital of Songzhou.

With the confession document issued by the imperial court and the customs seal in hand, I could pass through the city smoothly.

Songzhou was a third-grade Jieduzhou and was placed under the control of the German army.

The current Jiedushi of the German Army is named Li Wanchao. He is an out-and-out Taiyuan man, known for his bravery and skill in battle.

Li Wanchao himself is not well-known, but since he joined the army, the generals he has followed are all famous people at that time.

When he first joined the army, he was a personal soldier of Shi Jingtang, the founder of Jin Dynasty. During Shi Chonggui's period, he was assigned to Li Shouzhen's command.

In the twelfth year of Tianfu, Li Wanchao followed Du Chongwei and moved to Zezhou to resist the Khitan invasion from the south.

When Liu Zhiyuan decided to settle in Kaifeng, he and Wang Shou'en were the first batch of vassal towns to surrender.

Later, due to delays in paying tribute, Li Wancao was demoted to the governor of Laizhou by Liu Chengyou.

When Guo Wei raised his army, he sent a message to all the state capitals in the world, and Li Wanchao was among the first to respond and submit.

Zhu Xiu and Li Wanchao had met a few times, but they were not very familiar with each other. They only knew that Guo Wei admired him very much.

Uncle Guo himself was a brave warrior, so he admired all those who fought bravely. When he became a general, those brave generals who dared to risk their lives and charge into battle were even more favored by Uncle Guo.

Zhu Xiu did not plan to stay in Songzhou for too long. He rested for two days and continued on his way back to Kaifeng when Wu Youdi's physical and mental state recovered. So after thinking about it, he decided to come and leave quietly so as not to disturb Li Wanchao.

After diagnosing the pulse, the doctor in the city told Zhu Xiu and Zhu Wu about his condition.

As expected, Wu Youdi's physical condition was worse than expected.

It is said that the lungs and intestines are seriously infected by cold and dampness, so that external poisonous evils are introduced, extreme cold generates heat, and the internal organs have heat poison that is difficult to eradicate. According to Zhu Xiu's understanding, it is actually pneumonia caused by falling into the water.

This is a common disease, and Zhu Xiu is no stranger to it.

In later generations, early-stage pneumonia also needs to be controlled with drugs as soon as possible and treated actively. Otherwise, the disease will progress very quickly. Once it develops into a serious disease, it will cause the entire respiratory system to fail and life will be at stake.

In these days, Zhu Xiu didn't know whether it would be effective to use Chinese herbal medicine, which has a slow effect.

Perhaps the doctor twisted his beard and sighed, which frightened Zhu Wu so much that his face collapsed and his eyes turned red. He grabbed the doctor's sleeves and begged the doctor sadly for help.

The doctor hurriedly explained that it was not that the old lady's life was in danger now, but that her condition was difficult to control and she might have an attack at any time. She had to be careful and take care of her. It was best to go to Kaifeng as soon as possible and seek treatment from a famous doctor.

Zhu Xiu paid the consultation fee and asked Hu Guangyue to escort the doctor out of the restaurant.

Wu Youdi was lying on the couch, not in good spirits, but she tried her best to comfort the brothers with a weak voice, telling them not to worry or feel sad.

For her, being able to reunite her family is God's greatest gift.

The only regret is that after escaping from Qingliuguan, I was only one step away from the boundary of my hometown, Haozhou, but could not go back to see it again.

Yang Qiaolian was busy taking care of her two children. Zhu Xiu and Zhu Wu were always men and were not as careful as women. The heavy responsibility of taking care of Wu Youdi fell on Zhou Xian.

During the tiring journey, Zhou Xianyi stood by and waited on her. Zhu Xiu's family saw this and were very grateful to her.

"First Evolution"

When Wu Youdi was in better spirits, she would stay by his side and talk. The love and kindness in her eyes were as close as a kiss to a daughter.

From my mother's point of view, she has been the daughter-in-law of the old Zhu family since Zhou Xian fled Jiangning City with them.

Along the way, Zhu Xiu couldn't remember clearly. Wu Youdi earnestly warned her in her ears that she must not let down Miss Zhou in the future.

At night, Zhu Xiu continued to record some fragmentary thoughts in her mind in the guest room, and there was a knock on the door of the room.

"Come in." Zhu Xiu called without raising his head.

The door creaked open, and Zhou Xian walked into the room with a light step, carrying a bowl of vegetable porridge.

"Auntie wants to have some porridge. Please ask the kitchen owner of the restaurant to make some. If you haven't finished eating, there is some leftover. Auntie asked me to bring it to you."

Zhou Xian quickly placed the bowl on the eucalyptus. The bowl was steaming and exuding the fragrance of rice.

The porridge bowl was very hot. Zhou Xian rubbed his hands, puffed out his mouth, exhaled, and pinched his left and right earlobes, looking cute and naive.

Zhu Xiu tried the rim of the bowl, but it was so hot that she retracted her hand.

"Why don't you find a wet cloth to cushion?" Zhu Xiu stood up and walked quickly to her side. He held her hand involuntarily and opened his palm to look at it carefully.

Several fingers were burned red and some were slightly swollen.

"It's okay..." Zhou Xian struggled for a while, but couldn't break free, lowered his head and whispered.

Listening to Zhu Xiu's tone full of blame and concern, she felt some inexplicable joy in her heart.

"Why is everything okay? I used to have a pair of green and white catkins, and my fingers were not touched by the spring water. Within a few days, calluses have grown on them... ugh~"

Zhu Xiu clasped her weak little hands and rubbed them carefully, her face full of regret.

Zhou Xian felt the warmth in her palms, and the feeling of skin friction made her face flushed. She struggled hard but still couldn't get away.

"You...let me go..." Zhou Xian complained feebly.

Zhu Xiu held the girl's jade hand and said with a serious expression: "Next time you have something so hot, ask Pan Mei to bring it. He has rough skin and thick flesh, so he is not afraid of being burned. You have to take good care of your hands, so that they can be used in a big way."

use."

Zhou Xian was stunned and said blankly: "What?"

Zhu Xiu's face was full of longing and she said: "For example, if you can squeeze my shoulders, press my back, rub my waist, etc., it would be better if I could have a full set of tricks to kill the chicken.

Think about it, how can a pair of rough hands full of calluses be as comfortable as those of such weak and boneless hands?"

Zhu Xiu said and gently scratched the palm of her hand.

Zhou Xian was stunned for a moment, with great shame and anger in his eyes. He shook off Zhu Xiu's hand and gave him a fierce look. He flicked his black hair, turned his head and ran out of the room. He slammed the door and left.

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"Hey, what's your attitude?" Zhu Xiu yelled dissatisfied, "How about giving your unmarried husband a massage?"

Listening to the footsteps, the little lady ran away.

Zhu Xiudu muttered and returned to the table and sat down: "Little girl, sooner or later I will eat you clean."

Just after taking a few mouthfuls of porridge, I heard footsteps coming from the corridor.

"Has the young lady figured it out and come back to give her husband a big health care?" Zhu Xiu's eyes lit up and she quickly got up and opened the door.

What caught his eye was a slightly familiar dark face with stubble all over it.

"Haha, Mr. Zhu Hou still remembers someone?"

The deep voice was full of masculine charm. Zhu Xiu was extremely surprised: "Li Shijun!?"

The person who came was none other than Li Wanchao, the returning envoy of the German Army.

Li Wanchao cupped his fists and smiled heartily: "I'm sorry to disturb you, but I hope Mr. Zhu will take care of me."

"Where is it? Commander Li, please come in quickly. I'll have someone bring you some refreshments."

"No need to bother, I am here just to convey the official will."

Li Wanchao walked into the room, held a silk book, raised it high above his head, and bowed towards Kaifeng.

Zhu Xiu was even more surprised. Uncle Guo had another decree for him?

"Your Majesty Zhu Xiu respectfully accepts the Holy Instructions!"

"Zhu Xiu, the founding lord of Dingyuan County, a co-president of the Xuanhui North Academy, and the envoy of the Xuanhui North Academy who inspected the school, also served as the inspection envoy to Chanzhou, and received the title of censor. He immediately rushed to Chanzhou to inspect the soldiers and civilians of Chanzhou on behalf of the imperial court.

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After Li Wanchao finished reading in a deep voice, Zhu Xiu straightened up and took it respectfully. He couldn't help but unfold it and read it a few times.

"Haha, does Mr. Zhu suspect that someone is falsely preaching the Holy Will?" Li Wanchao said with a smile.

Zhu Xiu smiled dryly, folded the silk book and stuffed it into his arms.

Of course, Li Wanchao didn't dare to falsely pass on the emperor's orders, but Uncle Guo passed down two imperial edicts to him within half a month. What did they mean?

When he arrived in Suzhou, he was sent back to Kaifeng, and when he arrived in Kaifeng, he was sent to Chanzhou.

How about sending him as a Lao Shizi inspector, with the title of censor, to inspect places in Chanzhou?

Although I have expressed my position in front of Uncle Guo a long time ago, we, Xiao Zhu, are just a brick for the Zhou Dynasty and His Majesty the Emperor. We will move wherever needed.

But am I, Zhu Xiu, too diligent in moving this brick?

After finally escaping back to China, he was not even allowed to go back to Kaifeng, so he had to rush to Chanzhou. Zhu Xiu felt very aggrieved.

Glancing at Li Wanchao, Zhu Xiu felt moved when he saw this guy looking at him with a smile. He quickly bowed and said, "Please give me some advice, Mr. Li. What is the official's purpose in sending me to Chanzhou?"

Li Wanchao smiled mysteriously: "Why, Master Zhu really can't figure it out?"

Zhu Xiu thought for a while and shook his head. He really couldn't guess what Uncle Guo wanted to do.

Li Wanchao lowered his voice: "I just want to say one thing. After knowing that you have returned safely, Taiyuan County Duke quietly left Chanzhou and was heading towards Kaifeng..."

Zhu Xiu was surprised and said: "Taiyuan County Duke left his jurisdiction without permission from the government? He rushed back to Kaifeng because he wanted to..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Xiu was stunned for a few breaths, and then he reacted and exclaimed: "Taiyuan County Duke wants to rush to see me halfway before I return to Kaifeng?!"

Li Wanchao stroked his beard and smiled without saying a word.

Zhu Xiu's eyes widened, a cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his teeth were trembling.
To be continued...