Huan Ci was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what she said, shook his head and said, "It's nothing."
The wet nurse knew that she didn't want to say more, so she quickly changed the subject.
Huan Ci had been in a haze all day. She felt better when the child was awake, but when the child fell asleep, she would look out the window in a daze.
At night, Zhao Jin came to see her, holding the child and playing non-stop, but did not mention anything about Fu Shen.
"Where have you been today?" Huan Ci asked.
The smile on Zhao Jin's face suddenly faded a lot: "I followed everyone to find the Prime Minister."
"Then," Huan Ci lowered his head, "How are you now?"
Zhao Jin shook his head gently: "We have searched that area, but no one was found." She put the child on the bed, squatted beside the bed and held Huan Ci's hand: "I don't know who those people are, but they
We didn't catch the Prime Minister either. The Prime Minister is so capable, he will be fine, so don't worry."
Huan Ci nodded and acknowledged what she said. The situation was urgent at that time, and Fu Shen might have thought of a way to escape, but he didn't have the chance to tell her, so he was separated now and might come back in two days.
Seeing that her persuasion was effective, Zhao Jin started to grab the little girl's hand to play with her, and asked with a smile: "What are you going to name this child?"
Huan Ci was stunned, and suddenly thought that she and Fu Shen were so busy that they had forgotten about this. She had never thought about this before. The child was born earlier than expected, and now that Fu Shen is not here, it is better to prepare a few first and wait.
We will discuss this with Fu Shen later.
"Why don't we give her a nickname first?" Zhao Jin saw her embarrassment and suddenly regretted that he had to say so much.
Huan Ci looked at the little girl's ugly appearance, frowned in thought for a moment, clapped his hands and said, "Why don't we call her Chen'er, she was born in Chenshi."
"It sounds like a boy's name." Zhao Jin said with a smile.
Huan Ci teased the child beside the bed, calling her name repeatedly. The child just looked at her steadily, his eyes following the bracelet on her hand.
*
The sky was dark, smoke was rising in the small village outside Jizhou City, and it was pitch black in the most remote small courtyard. If you didn't look carefully, you would definitely not have seen the two people standing by the door.
Lan Fu sat by the bed and looked at the doctor's expression anxiously. Although everything was as expected, Fu Shen was still injured. The man woke up during the day, but he just took a deep look at them and fell asleep.
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There were four or five men standing underground, all staring closely at the person on the bed. They came here with Lan Fu and followed Huan Ci and the others all the way. Except for a few of them, the rest were scattered around the village.
Yesterday, they fought all the way from behind. By the time they turned around with Fu Shen, Li Jinxiu and Huan Ci had disappeared, and the people sent by Kong Lin were also in front of them, so they retreated first.
After a long while, the doctor finally made some noise, moved his legs, stood up, and said in a deep voice: "The injury is too serious. I need to light a lamp and take a closer look. I wonder if the bones are OK?"
"This?" Lan Fu raised his head and looked at the people underground.
They found this place specially. It was an abandoned courtyard. If they lit up the lamp now, it would arouse suspicion, but Fu Shen's injuries had to be looked at.
"You go find something to cover this place." Lan Fu pointed to the window and said.
Everyone looked at each other for a few times and quickly went outside to find something suitable. After they didn't know what to do, Lan Fu took a lamp and lit it, put a cover on the outside, and covered it with a thick layer of cloth.
After lighting the lamp, the doctor carefully examined Fu Shen's bones. He was seriously injured, and the bones in his legs were all broken, and they had to be reattached as soon as possible.
As he expected, as soon as he touched Fu Shen's injury, the man opened his eyes and looked at him confusedly.
When Lan Fu saw him waking up, he hurriedly went up to him and asked, "How are you?"
Fu Shen looked around the room and shook his head slightly.
The doctor saw him waking up, touched his leg, and said solemnly: "I will help you set the bone. It may hurt a little, so please bear with it."
Not long after, five or six people were guarding outside the yard, with only a faint light coming from the windows. Inside the room, Lan Fu looked at the sweaty man on the bed, and kept pinching his fingers.
After the doctor called out, she quickly stepped forward and offered her hand to bandage her.
Half an hour later, there were only two people left in the yard. Everything was restored to its original state, and the lights in the room were also turned off. Fu Shen half leaned on the bed, looking at his tightly wrapped legs in trance. Yesterday, for
Pulling Huan Ci's carriage, he was hit by an arrow as he ran over, rolled down the slope, and hit somewhere.
Lan Fu had already told him Huan Ci's whereabouts, and he gradually felt relieved, but he still couldn't find her.
Now there is no one else in the room, and the surroundings are deserted, and his thoughts are a bit confused. He has already inferred who sent the person, and now he only needs to find a way to lure the snake out of the hole. But Huan Ci is about to give birth, at this time
He couldn't bear to leave her alone there.
Suddenly, someone outside locked the window: "Third Master, I have something to report."
"explain!"
"Madam has given birth."
Fu Shen had his eyes closed, and looked out the window in surprise when he heard this. Lan Fu was walking this way, and heard this even though he was a little far away. After being stunned for a moment, he realized what he was saying, smiled and opened the door and entered the house.
: "Congratulations, Third Master."
The man glanced at her and asked the people outside: "How is she?"
"It should be okay."
"I know." Fu Shen lowered his eyes and pinched the purse in his hand.
His legs and arms were injured, and now it was very inconvenient to move. He was also a little angry. With this lost look, Lan Fu didn't dare to go forward and provoke him, so he said nothing.
"Go down and tell them to move more quickly."
In the darkness, the man suddenly spoke.
Three days later——
Zong Zhenglu had been staring at the secret report in front of him for a long time. Huang Yuan, the eunuch next to him, had already noticed the abnormality and gently took the tea cup from his apprentice and put it on the table.
Even though he was so cautious, Zong Zhenglu still looked up at him, his eyes particularly cold.
Huang Yuan hurriedly knelt on the ground, lowering his head and not daring to say a word.
"Get up." Zong Zhenglu smiled.
Huang Yuan raised his eyebrows, stood up and said with a playful smile: "Thank you, Lord Long Live, for sparing my slave's life."
Zong Zhenglu shook his head helplessly. The eunuchs in the palace were always glib and used to make people happy. He looked at the secret report on the table and asked in a low voice: "Do you think I am ruthless and unjust?"
"My slave doesn't mean this." Huang Yuan turned pale with fright.
Zong Zhenglu rolled his eyes at him: "When did I say you had this intention?"
Huang Yuan glanced at the secret report on the table and quickly looked away, not knowing why Zong Zhenglu would ask such a strange question.
The man noticed his gaze, squinted at him, and then turned to look at the secret report on the table. This secret report was submitted by Fu Shen. He had read it carefully and already had an understanding of the general situation in the south.
But he heard that Fu Shen was seriously injured, and that he was the one who proposed this strategy. Despite this, he didn't feel a trace of guilt in his heart.
Maybe that's what being an emperor should be like.
Zong Zhenglu closed the secret report and threw it aside, then reached out and took out the note handed over by Ji Shangshu. As expected, it was another memorial to impeach Fu Shen.
I read several in succession, and they were all about impeaching Fu Shen. I think they had discussed it.
He lost interest, stood up with the beads in his hand and said: "Go to Qiwu Palace."
Qiwu Palace is the residence of Liu Rao. Nowadays, she is so favored that people in the palace have long been accustomed to it. Moreover, she is pregnant now and will probably give birth in more than two months. Zong Zhenglu does not have a child yet. If
If this child is born safely, he will be Zong Zhenglu's first child, and he will definitely be very favored.
At this time, in Jizhou City, Huan Ci was having a meal with Zhao Jian. Chen'er was held by the nanny, and she could finally take a break.
Saoye woke up three days ago, but he was seriously injured and could not get off the ground now. Huan Ci sent Zhao Jin to see him and found that he was no longer in fear of his life. He just had to stay in bed to recuperate.
According to Sao Ye, when her carriage fell down, Fu Shen rushed over quickly, and Sao Ye followed him to help him break off the back. However, Fu Shen fell after being hit by an arrow. He was too panicked at the time.
As a result, he was surrounded by people and chopped several times.
Huan Ci already knew what happened next. Kong Lin and his people came to rescue him in time. Li Jinxiu also found her and took them to Kong Lin's mansion.
Since Sao Ye said so, Fu Shen must be fine, otherwise how could he be alive but not dead but not dead?
But where did he go? He hadn't looked for her after so many days, and Huan Ci was very upset. What depressed her most was that, despite all precautions, the people in the prison still died. The work has been checked
For two days, they only said that they committed suicide by taking poison, but they could not tell what kind of poison they took.
Kong Lin had already written a letter and reported it to Zong Zhenglu, but the time was too short, and there was no reply yet. The people sent out to search for Fu Shen came back one after another, and only found a bunch of insignificant things.
Suddenly, a woman came in through the door. She looked at everyone in the room and said with a smile, "Why are you all so dull and silent?"
She is Li Jinxiu's wife Qiao Jing. She also came to see Huan Ci the day before yesterday and chatted with her for a day. Huan Ci has been doing nothing, and she couldn't be happier to have someone to accompany her.
Zhao Jin went over to help her sit down and asked, "I've just finished eating. I'll bring you another pair of bowls and chopsticks."
"Okay!" Qiao Jing's eyes sparkled, "The doctor has not allowed me to eat meat recently. I am under control at home, but now I can get a bite of food from you."
"Since the doctor won't let you eat, don't eat." Huan Ci took the chopsticks from her hand.
Qiao Jing is just eighteen years old now, five years younger than her. To her, the woman is clearly a little girl and a ghostly girl. Although they have only known each other for a day, Qiao Jing is very disinterested in life.
No, as soon as she took the chopsticks away, Qiao Jing wrapped around her and pulled her arm, acting like a baby: "Good sister, I'll just take a bite."