A Blessed Daughter Chapter 584
"But...but..." Xiumei struggled, "I don't match his status. He is a general now, and I am just a little maid. How can I marry him? He wants to be matched with those ladies and gentlemen. yes!"
"You are not allowed to say that you are just a little maid. I have never thought that you are just a maid. I don't think Brother Xiaoyong and my godfather and godmother would think so either." Wei Ruodao.
After Xiumei thought seriously for a while, she seemed to have finally figured it out. She raised her head and said to Wei Ruo solemnly: "Miss, I won't get married until you are officially married, so no matter how young you are, I don't even consider whether it's Brother Yong or Xiaobei."
"Meimei, your life is yours, and you can't be tied to me for no reason." Wei Ruo said seriously.
"No, from the day I served the lady, my life has been closely connected with the lady. When the lady lives, I live; when the lady is happy, I am happy too. I am what I am now because of you, lady. Therefore, I have to follow you when it comes to getting married. I have never heard of anyone who married a maid first before the young lady got married."
"But your lady and I have already gotten married. I got married in a serious manner with three instructions and six etiquettes, eight carriages of a sedan chair."
"That doesn't count. The prince is your brother, not your husband."
"Meimei!"
"Miss, you said it yourself. I have made the decision on my marriage. Now I have made the decision." Xiumei said.
"Why are you so sharp-tongued now?"
"I learned it all from you, miss."
"Hey." Wei Ruo sighed helplessly and thought to himself, if Brother Xiao Yong knew that Meimei might not consider her marriage because she was thinking about her, I wonder if he would blame her.
In the afternoon, Wei Ruo still sent the selected portraits to Xu Zhengyong as planned. Xu Zhengyong pretended to look at them, then said that he didn't like them, and asked Wei Ruo to choose again. He preferred the more heroic ones. A woman, lively yet dignified.
When the servant passed the message to Wei Ruo, Wei Ruo hummed in his heart: You might as well just say that you want Meimei!
But Wei Ruo still asked the matchmaker to ask for more portraits of women.
When it was time for dinner, Xiumei cooked a table of delicious dishes. Wei Ruo asked people to move the table to the yard, then went to the next door to call Wei Jinyi and Xiaobei over. In addition, during this period, he had been helping Wei Ruo in Prince Rui's Mansion. Uncle Xu and Mother Xu were busy, a total of seven people.
There was no concern about superiority or inferiority, and there was no defense between men and women. We all sat together and had a lively meal. The food cooked by Xiumei was unanimously praised by everyone. It was the most delicious thing in the world.
After dinner, Xu Zhengyong set off again.
He only has one day's rest, and he will appear in the military camp early tomorrow morning.
Wei Ruo said goodbye to Xu Zhengyong at the door and warned: "Be careful on the road."
Xiumei followed Wei Ruo's instructions and handed some packed things to Xu Zhengyong.
Xu Zhengyong took the baggage and said, "Thank you Meimei. I will definitely cherish what you gave me."
"This is what the lady gave me and it has nothing to do with me!" Xiumei quickly clarified the relationship.
"it's the same."
"It's different! Miss cares about you, but I don't care about you!" Xiumei said angrily.
"It's useless if you don't admit it. I know you care about me." Xu Zhengyong said firmly.
"You are shameless." Xiumei looked disgusted.
"Hehe." Xu Zhengyong smiled.
Wei Ruo watched from the side and thought, no matter what, the two people's habit of bickering has not changed.
"Let's go quickly. It's getting late, and the journey is long. If we don't set off, we won't be able to reach the military camp at dawn." Xiumei urged. "Okay." Xu Zhengyong shouldered the burden and got on his horse.
After Xu Zhengyong left, Xiumei said with some distress: "I have spent most of the day on the road. It's such a hard work. Miss, please tell him not to come back next time.
"I can't be the master of this matter. It's not necessarily my sister that he wants to see when he's running back and forth like this." Wei Ruodao.
"Miss, don't tease me about that again." Xiumei stamped her foot.
"Okay, okay."
The two returned to Songzhuyuan talking and laughing.
At this moment, Wei Ruo did not realize that this farewell meeting with Xu Zhengyong was actually like that.
In the following days, Wei Ruo was still busy planting potatoes. Prince Rui's Mansion had a lot of land in Jiliao, and planting it all would require a lot of labor.
In addition to the people Wei Ruo brought himself, Wei Ruo also needed to hire many people.
For this reason, Wei Ruo cooperated with the local government to hire and resettle the refugees near Jiliao City.
Wei Ruo has resources and planting technology, and Wei Jin also has power, status and manpower.
When all conditions were met, things went very smoothly.
In his spare time, Wei Ruo also drew a city planning map.
Today's Jiliao City is incomparable not only to the capital city, but also to Xingshan County.
Except for Prince Rui's Mansion and the Magistrate's Office, there are only two decent buildings in the city, and there are only a few scattered houses of three or five families that are pretty good.
There are very few shops on the street. There are only three shops: a tailor shop, a blacksmith shop, and a tofu shop.
The so-called city does not have decent city walls. When you go out from Prince Rui's Mansion, you can cross two streets and reach the fields and mountains.
What Wei Ruo wanted was not just to build a city, but to repeat his old tricks and use work as a relief.
She provided grain as payment and hired surplus labor to build the city, providing them with a source of income.
The ownership of the completed houses belongs to her. When Jiliao City develops in the future, she can rent out these buildings to obtain income.
Of course, this is a long-term plan.
It is unrealistic to develop a lively city in the short term. People need to have enough food and clothing first, and the population will grow. Then it is possible to develop trade and create a city.
The basis of all commercial activities is sufficient productivity. When everyone does not have enough to eat and what is produced is not enough for their own use, there will naturally be no trade.
But she is not in a hurry to get immediate returns, she is willing to make such a long-term investment.
In this plan, Wei Ruo put road construction first. Wei Ruo drew several north-south and east-west avenues on the drawings, and among these avenues, the highest priority was the horizontal and vertical ones in front of Prince Rui's Mansion. The two main roads, after repair, will facilitate the subsequent transportation of materials for Wei Ruo himself and other people.
Time has come to April in the lunar calendar, and the weather has become noticeably warmer.
On the fifth day of April, Wei Ruo went out as usual, but saw Xiumei running over in a hurry.
"Miss, miss..." Xiumei's face turned pale and she looked very panicked.
"What's going on? Speak slowly."
This was the first time Wei Ruo saw Xiumei looking so panicked.
"Brother Xiaoyong…Brother Xiaoyong is in trouble…"
"What's going on?" Wei Ruo asked hurriedly.
"He was...captured by the enemy..." Xiumei's entire face turned pale, and she was completely confused. "Miss, what should I do? What should I do?"
Wei Ruo stood there, the blood on his face instantly fading.
They knew that such a day might come the day Xu Zhengyong joined the army, but when this day actually appeared, Wei Ruo and Xiumei were just as scared and terrified.
Wei Ruo tried hard to calm down.
You may not die if you are captured, especially since Xu Zhengyong is an officer and has value.
No matter whether he is still alive or not, as long as there is still a glimmer of hope, they must act as soon as possible and find a way to rescue him.
But how to rescue the prisoners from the enemy, Wei Ruo had no idea at all.
This is not something she can handle anymore.
After thinking about it, Wei Ruo quickly walked out the door.
When he arrived at Yingzhu Garden, Wei Ruo knocked on the door.
But no one answered the door, so Wei Ruo pushed the door open and walked in directly.
"Second brother, second brother…"
Wei Ruo walked quickly towards Wei Jinyi's bedroom.
However, there was no one in the room, and Wei Jin didn't know where he had gone.
At this moment, Lin Fang came in from outside with a big belly.
"Miss, the master has gone out."
"Why are you here? You are about to give birth, don't move around."
"I'm fine." Lin Fang explained to Wei Ruo, "Master told me to keep an eye on you before he left."
"Where did the second brother go?" Wei Ruo asked.
"Master has gone to save people." Lin Fang said.
"Second brother, he...he went to save Brother Xiaoyong?" Wei Ruo asked.
Lin Fang nodded, "Master received the news this morning, and he set off shortly after receiving the news."
Wei Ruo was stunned.
Second brother, he actually set out to save people?
But Brother Xiaoyong was captured and taken to the Jurchen tribe, how could he save him?
"How can he rescue him? Even if he takes all the guards in the palace, there are only a few hundred people. How can he compete with the tens of thousands of Jurchen troops?"
"The master told you to rest assured that he will help you bring Xu Zhengyong back safely, so you can just wait for news about him at the house." Lin Fang said.
Wei Ruo shook his head: "He specifically didn't let me know and went there secretly. He must have known that this matter was very dangerous."
Hearing this, Lin Fang didn't know how to answer the question, because she knew that what Wei Ruo said was true and that the master's trip was extremely dangerous.
Wei Ruo thought for a while and decided: "I want to go to the border."
"Miss, no, the master told you to wait for news from him at the house." Lin Fang quickly tried to dissuade him.
"He went to save people for me, how could I stay in the house with peace of mind? At least I had to go to the border and wait." Wei Ruo insisted.
She won't cause trouble, but at least she will be closer to them.
She is a doctor, if anything happens, she can help!
"Miss, you can't go." Yu Zixiu also walked in and stood in front of Wei Ruo.
"You want to stop me?" Wei Ruo asked. "Even if the lady is angry, I will still stop her. This is what the master has entrusted to the subordinates, and the subordinates must do it."
Wei Ruo took a step forward and drew out the sword from the guard who followed Yu Zixiu.
Wei Ruo pointed his sword at Yu Zixiu's throat.
Yu Zi could not move like a mountain: "Even if Miss kills me, I will not let Miss leave the house."
The blade was just a few millimeters away from Yu Zixiu's neck, but he didn't move or even blink.
Wei Ruo turned his wrist and put the sword on his neck.
"What if it's threatening my own life?" Wei Ruo asked.
"Miss!"
Yu Zixiu and Lin Fang nervously wanted to come forward.
"Don't move." Wei Ruo stopped, "Take me there, or I'll hurt myself."
Yu Zixiu said quickly: "Miss, please put down your sword first. The sword has no eyes. Don't hurt yourself! If you are injured, we won't be able to explain it to you when the master comes back."
"You can arrange carriages and horses now and take me to the border." Wei Ruo demanded.
Yu Zixiu said: "I can take Miss there, but Miss, you must promise me first that you will not leave the customs and will only wait in the town."
"I can't do anything when I leave the border. If I encounter danger again, I will drag down my second brother. I won't do that. Don't worry, I won't hold back my second brother. When I get to the border, I won't run around. , I just want to be closer. I am a doctor, if he is injured and needs me, I hope I can appear by his side as soon as possible." Wei Ruodao.
Yu Zixiu compromised and said: "I understand, I will make arrangements to summon the remaining guards in the house to accompany you, young lady."
After receiving the promise, Wei Ruo put away his sword, and Yu Zixiu immediately went down to arrange relevant matters.
Lin Fang glanced down at her belly and blamed herself: "Damn it, I'm pregnant right now, otherwise I could have been of some help!"
"It's okay, Sister Lin, you don't have to blame yourself, it's me. Did the second brother take Brother Ke away before the second brother left? Brother Ke should have been by your side at this time."
"This is his duty. If the master didn't want to take him there, he had to go with him. Even if he didn't go, I would ask him to do it. We will follow the master to the death and we must not fall behind at this time. "
Wei Ruo felt touched in her heart and continued: "You should have a good rest at home and raise your baby with peace of mind. Don't let this incident affect you and your child."
After Wei Ruo warned Lin Fang, he went back to his room to prepare things.
An hour later, Yu Zixiu prepared his things and set out for the border.
Along the way, Wei Ruo felt confused.
This is the first time she has been like this since time travel.
Whether it is brother Xiaoyong or the second brother, if they make any mistakes, she cannot afford the consequences.
The town where Ji Liao and Jurchen tribes meet is called Ji Town. It is a little more barren than where Prince Rui's Mansion is. There are no decent commercial streets or inns in the town. It is the only place where Wei Ruo can stay. The place is an inn.
Compared with other inns, this place is also very simple.
Wei Ruo and his party stayed here that night.
Wei Ruo specially changed into men's clothes for the convenience of movement.
After moving in, Wei Ruo called the postmaster here and asked him about the situation.
The postmaster is an old man in his fifties, with gray hair and does not look very strong.
He told Wei Ruo that early this morning, they met a group from Prince Rui's Mansion.
The **** from Prince Rui's Mansion came and Prince Rui himself was not seen.
If Wei had expected this, Wei Jin could not have come here as Prince Rui himself, and must have disguised himself as Wang Jin.
Wei Ruo asked the postmaster again: "Can I leave the customs in these days?"
"Young Master, I advise you not to leave seclusion. In recent years, our relationship with the Jurchen tribe has not been very good. Especially recently, I saw our garrison walking back and forth on the street yesterday. According to my experience , This is not right, maybe there will be a fight soon."
The postmaster didn't know Wei Ruo's identity, but since the other party was escorted by the guards of Prince Rui's Mansion, he must be either rich or noble. If something happened to such a person in his post at this moment, he would definitely not be able to afford it.
"Has there been any news from the garrison in the past few days?" Wei Ruo asked again.
She wanted to know if the news about Brother Xiaoyong's capture had spread.
"There is no big news. I just heard that..." The postmaster hesitated to speak.
"What did you hear?"
"I, a small postmaster, dare not discuss matters in the military camp." The postmaster's words stopped abruptly.
Hearing this, Wei Ruo raised his head and glanced at Yu Zixiu, and saw Yu Zixiu walking up to the postmaster and showing him a token.
"Uh…this…"
"You don't have to worry, our identities don't take any side, you just need to tell me the rumors you heard truthfully."
The postmaster thought over and over again and answered truthfully what he heard: "My two nephews are both serving in the army, so they heard some words. It is said that the local garrison is not very satisfied with the new deputy garrison. The two nephews are not very satisfied with the new deputy garrison. There have been several disputes. I also heard that the garrison master mentioned to his subordinates several times that the new deputy garrison is just a yellow-haired boy and cannot hold a big position. "
Then the postmaster added: "I only heard these things, nothing serious. Shouldn't it be a big deal if the rumors don't match up?"
"No." Wei Ruodao.
Just disagreement is really not a big deal, but if you deliberately harm your colleagues because of disagreement, then it is a big deal.
On the way here, Wei Ruo was studying the capture of Xu Zhengyong, because he had never heard of any serious conflict between the two armies.
Since we haven't fought, how can we take prisoners?
Now that he heard the gossip from the postmaster, Wei Ruo felt more and more that something was fishy.
Perhaps the garrison deliberately arranged a solo mission for Brother Xiaoyong and gave him wrong instructions, trapping him in the enemy camp and leading to his capture.
But this is just Wei Ruo's guess. Even if this conjecture can be confirmed now, it will not be of much help in rescuing Xu Zhengyong.
Even if we want to delve into this matter, we have to wait until the second brother and Xiao Yong brother return safely.
Wei Ruo asked the postmaster some more about Ji Town, and then asked him to leave.
It was getting late now, it was pitch dark outside, and it was no longer convenient to move around.
Yu Zixiu had people bring food to Wei Ruo and Xiumei, but neither of them had much appetite.
Even though they had not been able to eat properly during this journey, and even though their bodies were exhausted, their hearts were extremely heavy and they did not dare to rest for a moment.
Wei Ruo didn't know how to comfort Xiumei, because she couldn't comfort herself either.
This is war, **** and cruel.
Death can happen at any time. It can be someone else or a loved one they cherish.
The power of an individual is so insignificant in the face of war.
She could only pray that her loved one would return safely.
Early the next morning, Wei Ruo came out of his room very early.
In fact she stayed up all night.
Wei Ruo walked to the yard of the inn and looked up at the sky.
The sky is gray and weighing heavily on the earth.
Having a low, breathless feeling.
Seeing Wei Ruo, Yu Zixiu asked: "Miss, it's still early, please rest for a while."
Wei Ruo shook his head. Then Wei Ruo told Yu Zixiu: "Send a few people to inquire about the whereabouts of the second brother and the others."
"Don't worry, Miss. I have already sent people to search for you after arriving at the inn yesterday. Ji Town is not big, so I believe we will be able to contact you soon." Yu Zixiu replied.
"Hopefully it's good news."
"Miss, don't worry, the master is trustworthy, and there is nothing he can't do."
"No matter how powerful he is, he is still a human being, and being a human being cannot mean that he is invincible. I hope that he will be invincible, but I have to worry about him being in danger."
Yu Zixiu looked at Wei Ruo and suddenly felt that perhaps their master was not wishful thinking, and perhaps the young lady's feelings for him were not purely brother-sister love.
While Wei Ruozheng was talking to Yu Zixiu, he saw that the subordinates sent by Yu Zixiu to look for Wei Jinyi had returned, and Zhang Yi came back with him.
Zhang Yi came with Wei Jinyi, and finding Zhang Yi also meant that they found Wei Jinyi.
"Miss!" Zhang Yi rushed in angrily, "Miss, I can't take care of that much anymore. Please follow me to see the master immediately!"
Zhang Yi was so anxious that he didn't care about etiquette for a moment and just wanted to take Wei Ruo away quickly.
"Okay! Lead the way!" Wei Ruo said nothing and asked someone to lead the horse directly.
Yu Zixiu also quickly arranged for everyone to set off to protect Wei Ruo.
Wei Ruo and others, led by Zhang Yi, went straight to a farmhouse on the edge of Ji Town.
Wei Ruo didn't ask any questions along the way. She didn't want to think about anything at the moment, she just wanted to see Wei Jinyi quickly.
That is a very common house in Ji Town. It has a courtyard with one entrance and three bays. The house and walls are made of yellow mud mixed with stones.
Arriving at the gate of the courtyard, Wei Ruo got off the horse, but because she was not skilled, she stumbled and almost fell down. Fortunately, Xiumei had quick eyesight and hands to catch her.
Wei Ruo, who stood still again, did not pause for a moment and went straight into the courtyard.
There are all Wei Jinyi's people in the courtyard, and they are standing with serious expressions at the moment.
"Miss, the master is in the room on the right!" Zhang Yi said to Wei Ruo.
Wei Ruo then ran straight into the house, entered the main room, turned right and entered the bedroom.
Xiumei, who came in with Wei Ruo, suddenly saw Xu Zhengyong sitting in the corner of the hall after entering the door.
Because the house was relatively small, cotton blankets were laid out on the ground for the injured to rest. Xu Zhengyong was one of them.
She ran over quickly.
"Brother Xiaoyong!"
Xiumei hugged Xu Zhengyong excitedly.
I have been worried for a few days and finally feel relieved. The feeling cannot be described in simple words.
Xu Zhengyong was stunned when he was suddenly hugged.
After a while, Xu Zhengyong realized that there were still people in the room, and thought that this was not the time for children to love each other, so he gently pushed Xiumei away: "Meimei, I'm fine, I made you worry."
Xiumei also recovered from the initial excitement.
When she realized what she had done, Xiumei was stunned for a moment, and then quickly took her hands back.
After Xiumei calmed down, she carefully looked at Xu Zhengyong's condition and saw that he had many scratches all over his body, and the originally shiny armor was full of tears and stains.
Xiumei couldn't help but asked with concern: "Are you seriously injured? Does it matter?"
"I'm fine, I only have superficial injuries, but it's Wei Jinyi...he..."
When mentioning Wei Jinyi, Xu Zhengyong frowned, his tone was heavy, and he was deeply apologetic.
"What's wrong with him, Your Majesty?" Xiumei asked quickly.
"He wanted to save me..." Xu Zhengyong said with a serious tone, "I really didn't expect that he would choose to break into the enemy camp alone at night to save me!"
"What are you talking about? Your Majesty...he went into the enemy alone to rescue you? Even if your Majesty is extremely skilled in martial arts, he can't defeat thousands of troops!" Xiumei was shocked.
"They told me that this was the prince's decision after careful consideration, because he wanted to rescue me quickly. There were no other ways, but the longer the delay, the lower the chance of my survival..."
Wei Jinyi's martial arts and lightness skills are also very good. He can sneak into the enemy camp without attracting as much attention as possible.
If you lead everyone together, you will be discovered before entering the enemy camp.
So he chose the most risky but most likely method to succeed.
Hearing this, Xiumei was greatly shocked.
The prince actually risked his own life for Brother Xiao Yong's life!
"Your Majesty, he must be doing this for the sake of Miss. He knows that Miss cares about you very much. If you do something bad, Miss will definitely be sad. Your Majesty, he doesn't want Miss to be sad..."
Xu Zhengyong blamed himself: "It's all my fault. I fell into the enemy's trap, and now I'm hurting him... If he had any good intentions, I wouldn't be able to survive in this world!"
"Your Majesty, he will be fine. With Miss here, he will be fine!" Xiumei said quickly.
Xiumei said these words not only to Xu Zhengyong, but also as her prayer.
In the inner room, Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi who was unconscious on the bed, tears welling up in his eyes.
But soon, Wei Ruo wiped the tears from his cheeks.
Now is not the time to cry.
She must cheer up now, immediately, immediately!
The second brother needs her medical skills now, not her tears!
Wei Ruo first briefly checked Wei Jinyi's injuries, then picked up the paper and pen on the table and wrote down the prescription.
While Wei Ruo was writing, he said to Ke Chongshan and others who were guarding Wei Jinyi: "Take my prescription and prepare the medicinal materials. Once you have them all, fry them according to the method I wrote on the prescription; then help me prepare them." Get hot water, clean towels, and gauze, and then go to the door and guard it. Don't let anyone else come in except Xiumei and disturb me."
"yes."
Several people quickly obeyed the order and evacuated the room.
After several people brought what Wei Ruo needed, Wei Ruo took out the acupuncture bag he carried with him, first used silver needles to acupuncture at several key locations on Wei Jinyi's head, and then took off Wei Jinyi's coat. , exposed the location of his chest, and inserted a needle into his heart.
She protected his heart pulse first, and then carried out subsequent treatment.
His body had multiple wounds, including knife wounds, arrow wounds, and some blunt injuries with no visible weapons. It didn't take much to think about it to know that he had gone through a fierce battle.
These wounds have been treated with simple hemostatic treatment, and the hemostatic medicine applied on them was given by Wei Ruo.
However, because some wounds are deep, simply applying hemostatic medicine is not enough.
Wei Ruo opened these wounds one by one, re-cleaned, disinfected, sutured and applied medicine.
This is a time-consuming and labor-intensive process. Even if Wei Ruo is skillful, it took more than an hour to complete it.
When Wei Ruo finished doing this, Xiumei came in with the prepared medicine.
Zhang Yi and others were very helpful. Even in such a barren border area, they found all the medicinal materials on Wei Ruo's prescription in a very short time and prepared the decoction Wei Ruo needed in time.
Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to feed Wei Jinyi the decoction, and he continued to give Wei Jinyi acupuncture.
Wei Ruo's acupuncture requires full concentration, so except for Xiumei, whom she especially trusts, she can relax and have no worries. The presence of other people will affect her to a certain extent.
Xiumei carefully used a spoon to pour the medicine from the gap between Wei Jinyi's lips. Because the swallowing ability of a comatose person is very weak, the medicine cannot be administered too fast. About half an hour later, Wei Ruocai finally finished, and Xiumei finished feeding the medicine at about the same time.
"Miss, can your prince get better?" Xiumei asked worriedly.
"As long as I am here, his life will not be in danger." Wei Ruo said firmly.
As she spoke, Wei Ruo's eyes fell on Wei Jinyi's legs, her brows furrowed slightly but she didn't say anything else.
Because compared with life, everything else is trivial.
"Meimei, please go out for a while. I want to be alone with my second brother for a while." Wei Ruo said to Xiumei.
"Okay." Xiumei turned around and took two steps. She was a little worried about Wei Ruo, then turned back to Wei Ruo and said, "Miss, if you have any orders, please call me anytime. I'll be at the door."
"Um."
After Xiumei left, Wei Ruo sat on the edge of the bed, stretched out his hand, and gently touched Wei Jinyi's cheek.
This face, which is usually dull but unexpectedly gentle, lost some color at this moment.
"Why are you so stupid? If something happens to Brother Xiaoyong, I will be sad. Wouldn't I be sad if something happens to you? Why are you so nice to me? Is it because I saved you once when we were in Xingshan County? For that Once, how many times have you paid me back?"
"You are such a fool! What a fool!"
All the tears that had been held back just now poured out.
Her heart ached very much, and the scars on his body seemed to fall on her own heart.
"You must get better, promise me, you must get better."
"You have done so much for me, but there are still many things that I haven't had time to do for you. You can't just leave like this."
"Second brother, I still have a lot of psychological things that I haven't had time to tell you. Can you give me this chance to tell them?"
Wei Ruo stayed in front of Wei Jinyi's bed from dawn to dusk.
In the middle, Xiumei came in and brought food to Wei Ruo once, and Wei Ruo ate some with great effort.
Later, Zhang Yi and others also came to ask for permission and wanted to guard Wei Ruo's place, but Wei Ruo refused.
She is a doctor, and only if she personally guards Wei Jinyi and monitors Wei Jinyi's physical condition at all times can he ensure his safety to the greatest extent.
In the middle of the night, Wei Ruo changed Wei Jinyi's medicine once more and gave him medicine once and water twice.
Then it was until dawn.
It's not too early or too late in April. The farmer's rooster crows twice, and the candles in the house can be extinguished.
Morning light shines into the room through the drafty window of the house.
Wei Jin also slowly opened his eyes, and what he saw was Wei Ruo who had been looking at him.
Wei Jin also wanted to speak, but found that his throat seemed to be stuck in mud and he couldn't make any sound.
"Don't speak in a hurry. You've had a fever for a long time and it's normal for your throat to be unable to make any sound." Wei Ruo also said to Wei Jin.
Looking at Wei Jinyi who had regained consciousness, Wei Ruo's eyes were red and she smiled with tears.
Wei Jin also quickly stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears on Wei Ruo's face, but found that he could not lift his arms.
"Don't move. There are many wounds on your body. I managed to stop the bleeding and suture them all. If it bleeds again, it will be troublesome." Wei Ruo said hurriedly.
"Don't…cry…" Wei Jin also struggled to speak.
"I'm not crying, I'm happy." Wei Ruo's tears were still flowing as she spoke, but she was also truly happy.
Wei Ruo's hand gently held Wei Jinyi's hand that was trying to lift up.
Wei Ruo just looked at him quietly, letting the tears from the corners of her eyes flow down.
Wei Jin was also looking at Wei Ruo's bright eyes sparkling with tears.
There should be a lot to say between them at this moment, but it doesn't seem like they need to say too much.
The two looked at each other for a long time until Xiumei came in and interrupted them.
Seeing Wei Jinyi wake up and Xiumei were also very happy.
"Your Majesty is awake? Great! Great! I'll tell everyone!"
She then ran out of the house and told everyone the news.
Suddenly, the hanging hearts of everyone in the courtyard dropped, the gloom dispersed, and the light of joy shone on everyone.
After that, Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to cook vegetable and shrimp porridge, and cooked it very mushy so that Wei Jin could easily swallow it.
Wei Ruo sat by the bed and fed Wei Jinyi himself.
Wei Jin also had difficulty swallowing, so Wei Ruo fed very slowly.
After finishing the porridge, Wei Ruo fed Wei Jinyi the prepared soup.
Then, Wei Ruo lifted off the quilt on the bed and began to untie Wei Jinyi's clothes.
"You..." Wei Jin also wanted to ask Wei Ruo what he was going to do.
Although the words could not be spoken, Wei Ruo had already guessed what he wanted to say.
"I'll change your dressing and give you an acupuncture." Wei Ruo explained to Wei Jin.
Seeing his body exposed in front of Wei Ruo, Wei Jinyi's expression became visibly embarrassed and shy.
Even though his cheeks are no longer red due to lack of energy and blood, Wei Ruo can still detect this from his eyes that are trying to dodge.
Wei Ruo did not stop her movements because of Wei Jinyi's shyness, because no one else could do this, she could only do it, especially the acupuncture.
But this time, Wei Ruo did not take the opportunity to tease Wei Jinyi.
The wounds seemed to be on her heart.
His body, she just wanted to restore it to its original state as soon as possible. She could not have any inappropriate thoughts or want to tease him.
When he was unconscious, Wei Jin also didn't know that Wei Ruo was doing this to him. Now he's awake. Although he can't move his body, his eyes can see clearly...
Wei Jin also slowly turned his head and turned his gaze to the inside of the bed, not looking at Wei Ruo's movements.
But even if he didn't look, he could still feel Wei Ruo's every move on his body...
After a while of burning incense, Wei Ruo put Wei Jinyi's clothes on again, tied the belt and covered him with the quilt.
Then Wei Ruo said to Wei Jin: "Second brother, when you get better, I have something to say to you."
Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo in confusion, but Wei Ruo did not elaborate further.
Then Wei Ruo got up and came to the door to tell Zhang Yi to deliver a message to someone.
In fact, I should have done it a long time ago, but my mind has been on Wei Jinyi's injury for the past two days, so I couldn't think of it.
Wei Ruo told Zhang Yi to be fast and not to delay for a moment.
Although Zhang Yi didn't understand what Wei Ruo meant by this move, he still did it. ˆˆˆˆ###
In the evening, Wei Ruo accompanied Wei Jinyi in the room.
The golden sunset outside the window is as beautiful as a picture scroll.
Wei Ruo was sitting in front of the window making medicine.
Wei Jin was lying on the bed, looking in the direction of Wei Ruo, fascinated.
As soon as Wei Ruo raised her head, she saw him looking at her, with a smile on her lips.
Wei Jinyi's already gentle eyes also had a little smile in them.
No matter what the future holds, no matter what the past has been like, at this moment, in this simple yellow mud house, the two of them are together, and their hearts feel full and contented as never before.
Suddenly, the door opened and Xiumei ran in anxiously, breaking the tranquility of the moment.
"Miss, there are many people coming outside and surrounding the small courtyard!"
Xiumei reported to Wei Ruohui with an anxious look on her face.
"What kind of person is he? Does he look like a soldier wearing armor?" Wei Ruo asked.
"yes!"
Wei Ruo frowned and glanced at Wei Jinyi on the bed, "Second brother, wait a moment, I'll go take care of it and then come back."
After saying that, Wei Ruo stood up and went out. When he walked to the door, Wei Ruo told Xiumei and Ke Chongshan at the door: "Xiumei, go to Brother Xiaoyong and don't let him go out; Brother Ke, guard the prince and don't let him move. No matter what's going on outside."
Crossing the courtyard and arriving outside the courtyard gate, Wei Ruo saw a group of men riding horses and wearing armor.
This is exactly what the guards are wearing! Wei Ruo felt a chill in his heart.
When Wei Ruo came out, Yu Zixiu was confronting these people.
"Several officials, I am a businessman from Shanxi. I am passing through here. I hope you can make it convenient for me."
He claimed to be a businessman and tried to get by.
"Fart! You are not businessmen. Although you look like a cunning businessman, your dress is not what a businessman should be!"
The other party did not take this trick and shouted angrily: "If you are wise, get out of the way and let us go in and search for people. I suspect that there are spies from the Jurchen tribe hiding in the house behind you."
Yu Zixiu frowned. He didn't know the purpose of these people. The prince was seriously injured, so he couldn't let them in.
However, if there is a head-on conflict, it will be difficult to deal with the opponent's number and their current situation.
At this moment, Wei Ruo, who was dressed in men's clothing, walked up to Yu Zixiu and clasped his fists at the guards: "I wonder why Mr. Guard Tian came here?"
Yu Zixiu looked at Wei Ruo in surprise.
There were only a few ordinary soldiers who appeared in front of him, and no guards were seen. Why did Wei Ruo say this.
Wei Ruo looked calm and confident.
After a while, a middle-aged man wearing a general's armor that was thicker than the others rode a horse to the front of the team.
This man is none other than Tian Yuande, the guard of the Jiliao border guard army.
Tian Yuande looked at Wei Ruo condescendingly: "Who are you, kid? You actually know that I am here?"
"Master Tian should know that we are from Prince Rui's Mansion." Wei Ruo did not hide it, but directly revealed her identity, and she also knew that the other party knew their identity.
"Yes, I know you are from Prince Rui's Mansion." Tian Yuande admitted.
"In this case, why did Mr. Tian do this?"
"This general is here to capture a spy who collaborates with the enemy and betrays the country. I know that you people from Prince Rui's Mansion have harbored him." Tian Yuande said.
"Is Mr. Tian mistakenly mistaken? There are only people from Prince Rui's palace here, but there are no collaborators and traitors." Wei Ruodao.
"There is no mistake about it. Xu Zhengyong, the traitorous spy, is here now."
"Xu Zhengyong is a sixth-rank Zhaowu general. How could he be a collaborator with the enemy and treason? If so, it needs to be judged by the governor." Wei Ruodao.
"It seems like you want to harbor criminals?"
"Why do Lord Tian pretend not to understand what I say? Whether it is collaboration with the enemy or treason is left to the Governor-General to judge, so why does Lord Tian need to take action here?" Wei Ruodao.
"No, I think you just want to harbor criminals. If you don't cooperate, it's my fault. I can only use force to take you down."
After saying this, Tian Yuande was about to give the order for his subordinates to take action.
Yu Zixiu and everyone behind him and in the courtyard suddenly became nervous.
The opponent has a large number of people, but they only have a few dozen people here. In addition, the prince is also seriously injured. If they fight, their chances of winning are too low!
"Wait a minute." Wei Ruo stopped, "Mr. Tian, all you want is to cover up the fact that you framed Xu Zhengyong. This matter is not a big deal. Why do you need to involve us, the people from Prince Rui's Palace, too?"
Tian Yuande narrowed his eyes and looked at Wei Ruolai again.
Wei Ruo took the opportunity to continue: "Master Tian, you deliberately gave Xu Zhengyong wrong instructions, asking him to lead only a few people to patrol the enemy's haunted areas, and let him be captured by the enemy, right? And the reason is also very simple, Xu Zhengyong He disagrees with you on many points, and you worry that he will take your place."
Tian Yuande, who was completely convinced by Wei Ruo, did not panic, but clapped his hands.
"It's interesting. It seems that Prince Bingyangzi is not without capable men. It's a pity that you guessed one thing wrong. You are in Ji Town today. Even if you die, I still have ten thousand reasons to give Prince Rui's Mansion Talk to the capital. You must know that the border areas are the most unstable. The enemy's meticulous operations, roaming bandits, and rampaging refugees can kill you all."
Wei Ruo continued: "I know that Mr. Tian has already thought of a countermeasure, but the premise is that the people here today are only some insignificant people in Prince Rui's Mansion. If there are more important people among us, Mr. Tian The excuses and reasons mentioned cannot cover up the past, and the prince will definitely ask for orders to investigate the matter thoroughly, and the emperor who loves the prince will definitely pursue the matter to the end for the prince."
"Oh, what a fool!" Tian Yuande laughed, "How could Prince Rui be favored? If he was favored, how could he be granted a fiefdom and come to Jiliao? I think the rumors in the capital about Prince Rui being favored are just rumors!"
"Prince Rui was granted the title of Ji Liao because of his illness, but it does not mean that he is not favored." Wei Ruo was unhurried.
"I don't believe that, I only look at the results. I think he is clearly not favored! Furthermore, so what if he is favored? With such a short life, how can he still have the ability to go to the capital to file a complaint? When he comes, this Jiliao is Longjian Shoal , but it's not as easy as it was in the capital."
Wei Ruo asked back: "What if Mr. Tian's judgment is wrong? Why would Mr. Tian want to gamble? Originally, this was just a trivial matter, and Xu Zhengyong was not in danger, but if it becomes an enemy of Prince Rui's Mansion, even if it is Things will be much more troublesome in Prince Rui's Mansion if he is not favored."
Although Tian Yuande still looked arrogant, he was already a little shaken in his heart.
He really didn't want to make things worse.
At first he just wanted to find an opportunity to eradicate his dissidents. He originally thought that Xu Zhengyong would never return after being captured by the Jurchen tribe, so there would be no evidence of his death.
Now that he is still alive and has returned to Daye, this is a big trouble for him. By dealing with so many people from Prince Rui's Mansion in Ji Town, the risk for him increased hundreds to thousands of times.
Wei Ruo added: "I wonder if Mr. Tian has heard of it. The relationship between Princess Rui and the Lu family in the capital is pretty good. Even if Prince Rui's house does not favor her, Mr. Tian of the Lu family shouldn't want to offend her, right?"
Tian Yuande sneered: "Humph, are you threatening me?"
Wei Ruo replied: "I am discussing with Mr. Tian."
Tian Yuande said: "It's very simple to discuss. Hand over Xu Zhengyong first, and we will talk about the rest of the matter slowly."
Wei Ruodao: "Master Tian should know that Xu Zhengyong is the adopted brother of our princess. It is difficult for us to hand him over to you."
Tian Yuande's eyes were sharp and he sneered: "You have been saying that you have been refusing to hand over Xu Zhengyong to me for a long time, so you want to discuss it with me? You don't think I'm really afraid of what you said, do you? Then you are really naive ! As long as I let you all die, no one will know about what happened today. They won't even know about King Rui or the Lu family!"
Wei Ruodao: "Master Tian, please don't worry. Maybe there is another way to solve the problem. We don't need to hand over Xu Zhengyong, and you don't need to besiege us. You can also help my lord avoid future troubles."
Tian Yuande said: "Then you can tell me what kind of solution?"
"I can't explain it clearly in a few sentences, so why don't Master Tian sit down and drink a cup of tea and speak slowly," Wei Ruodao said.
"You want to set a trap for me?" Tian Yuande is a cautious person and does not trust others easily.
"I don't dare. If you are worried, I will have the tables and chairs moved here." Wei Ruodao.
"It doesn't have to be so troublesome, just say it." Tian Yuande didn't have much patience.
"Then why don't you ask Mr. Tian to taste the fine wine our Prince Rui's Mansion brought from the capital?" Wei Ruo asked again.
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me your solution quickly!" Tian Yuande suddenly drew his sword and pointed it at Wei Ruo.
Wei Ruo raised his head and looked at Tian Yuande, who was immediately at war with him, and quickly changed his words: "Master Tian, don't be anxious. You don't have to drink if you don't want to."
Tian Yuande said coldly: "What do you want to say after you have been nagging for so long? I don't have the patience to listen to your nonsense! You have only one stick of incense to explain the matter clearly. If you exceed this time, you can't convince me. I'll kill everyone in this yard!"
Wei Ruo, however, remained unhurried: "Master Tian is already here, so there's no time left, right? I'm just analyzing the pros and cons for Master Tian, and letting Master Tian consider it carefully before making a decision. Once the two sides take action, But it's hard to recover from the overflowing water. We in Prince Rui's Mansion don't want to make enemies soon after arriving in Jiliao, and Lord Tian doesn't want to have another obstacle to his official career for no reason."
"Lori, what a shame! What a lot of nonsense! I thought you were smart, but it turned out to be nothing more than that! It seems I still have to use force!"
"Is it true that there is no room for negotiation at all?"
"I've told you, if you want to discuss it, hand over Xu Zhengyong first!"
"That won't work. Apart from Xu Zhengyong, we have other solutions that can be discussed."
"Damn, you're wasting my time!" Tian Yuande finally lost his patience and ordered his subordinates to lay siege to the farmhouse in front of him.
Yu Zixiu hurriedly protected Wei Ruo behind him: "Miss, this person can't listen to what you are saying. Please go back to the house and leave it to us to deal with it."
"No, my goal has been achieved, time is enough." Wei Ruo was not panicked.
Yu Zixiu looked at Wei Ruo in surprise and didn't understand what Wei Ruo meant when he said the goal was achieved and time was enough.
Just when he was doubtful, a rapid sound of horse hooves attracted everyone's attention.
This sound is so loud that you can tell that there are a lot of people coming.
Tian Yuande looked behind him in confusion, only to see an army even more spectacular than his team coming towards this side.
Tian Yuande was greatly shocked and quickly sent someone to inquire.
However, before his people could pass by, the army had already arrived in front of him.
Seeing the flag, Tian Yuande's expression changed drastically, and then he quickly dismounted his horse and hurriedly rushed to the opponent's team to kneel down and salute.
"The last general, Tian Yuande, pays homage to the governor!"
In the cavalry team, there is a man in armor who is about fifty years old and has a gray beard.
"Tian Yuande, what are you doing here? What do you want to do if your people don't guard the pass?"
"Reporting to the Governor, my subordinates are here to catch the spies from the Jurchen tribe!" Tian Yuande replied quickly.
"There are people from Prince Rui's Mansion over there. Why are you arresting spies to surround the people from Prince Rui's Mansion?"
Facing Governor Lu Wei's question, Tian Yuande was dumb on the spot. He didn't know how to answer and looked around with twinkling eyes.
The appearance of Governor Ji Liao also surprised Yu Zixiu and others.
Why did Governor Ji Liao appear here?
Yu Zixiu's surprised eyes fell on Wei Ruo. He saw Wei Ruo asking: "Miss, did you invite this Governor of Ji Liao?"
Before Wei Ruo could answer, Zhang Yi, who had returned with the governor, returned to Wei Ruo and reported to Wei Ruo.
"Miss, I'm late."
"The time is just right, not too late." Wei Ruo had calculated the time it would take to go from her place to the Governor's Mansion and back. She had just estimated that they would be arriving soon. As long as there were no accidents, there wouldn't be much time difference, so she deliberately delayed it. After a while.
She was indeed talking nonsense to Tian Yuande, and her original purpose was not to persuade Tian Yuande.
Yu Zixiu couldn't help but ask Wei Ruo: "Why did the eldest lady predict that Tian Yuande would come to her door?"
"I had guessed the reason why Xu Zhengyong was captured before, and this was confirmed after I met Xu Zhengyong. He was indeed ordered to lead a small team on patrol when he ran into a large Jurchen tribe and was arrested. It was Tian A trap set by Yuan De in order to eliminate dissidents."
"In this way, as long as Tian Yuande learns that Xu Zhengyong has escaped, he will definitely find a way to find his whereabouts so that he can be killed and silenced as soon as possible. Otherwise, he will be the unlucky one if things go wrong."
"And the place where he has the best chance to catch Xu Zhengyong and silence him is in Ji Town. Once he leaves Ji Town and his sphere of influence, it will not be so convenient for him to do anything again." "So I am sure that he will be in danger. , the time is within these two days. And I sent Zhang Yi to ask Governor Jiliao in advance to be safe. Regardless of whether Tian Yuande will come to us at this time, I will report this matter to Governor Jiliao. "
Wei Ruo had heard before that Governor Ji Liao was an upright and patriotic man, so she decided to give it a try.
And even if the rumors are false and her judgment about Governor Ji Liao is wrong, then she will not make things worse by inviting Governor Ji Liao over, fighting Tian Yuande's army and the soldiers and horses brought by Governor Ji Liao Fighting is extremely difficult for people like them now.
But for her poison, there is no difference between the arrival of a thousand people and the arrival of ten thousand people.
So if she bets right, she will save herself a trouble; if she bets wrong, it will not be worse.
After listening to Wei Ruo's explanation, Yu Zixiu couldn't help but feel impressed. He originally thought that the eldest lady was worried about the prince's injury and did not consider these things, but he did not expect that the eldest lady thought of something that they did not consider.
Zhang Yi couldn't help but ask: "Okay, okay, it would be bad if Governor Ji Liao didn't come with me immediately, or if we were delayed on the way."
"It's not that bad. I delayed it for so long not only to wait for you to come, but also to wait for the opportunity to poison me." Wei Ruodao.
Thanks to Chu Lan at this point, because of Chu Lan's incident, Wei Ruo had a long eyes and began to try to develop methods that can quickly deal with the army.
Because she didn't want to have no power to resist again when Chu Lan led his troops to surround her.
The method she developed is to mix poison into gunpowder. When a small thunderbolt is ignited, what is released will no longer be ordinary smoke.
And the amount of ammunition she carried was enough to deal with the people brought by Tian Yuande.
However, since she has asked Zhang Yi to invite Governor Ji Liao, it is best to wait until Governor Ji Liao comes to solve the problem, and poison is a last resort.
As Wei Ruo spoke, she was holding black spherical objects the size of fingernails in her hands. It turned out that she had already planned to do something.
Yu Zixiu and Zhang Yi looked at Wei Ruo with expressions of wonder and admiration.
Among them, not everyone was convinced by Wei Ruo from the beginning. Yu Zixiu was the one who was not so convinced by Wei Ruo.
He believed that their master's decision to give up the throne for Wei Ruo was a very unwise decision, and even felt that their master had paid too much for Wei Ruo.
It's just that because she is the person recognized by the master, he has to obey her orders and protect her.
But now his thoughts about Wei Ruo have completely changed, and for the first time, he begins to admire and respect Wei Ruo from the bottom of his heart.
Wei Ruo returned to the room. On the bed, Wei Jin also watched Wei Ruo walking towards her and asked softly: "How is it?"
He can now speak. His throat is not as dry as before, but his voice is still hoarse.
"Governor Ji Liao took Tian Yuande away and said he would handle it according to military law. He also asked Brother Xiaoyong to report back to the military camp after he recovered from his injuries. We should be safe for the time being." Wei Ruodao.
"Thanks a lot."
"Second brother told me no matter how hard it was, he always protected me, and I always had to switch to protecting him several times." Wei Ruodao.
Wei Ruo sat down by Wei Jinyi's bed: "Second brother, I am not a weak woman. There are many things that I can handle well."
Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo, something flashed in his beautiful eyes like stars.