Chapter 22 Chapter Twenty

The weather is gradually getting warmer, and with the steaming medicine in the room, the sun at noon is shining, and it is actually a bit stuffy.Li Qichen was already drenched in sweat and took off his outer shirt.Yan Wei was afraid that he would be caught in the wind, so she pulled a screen over to cover him. Young Master Cong staggered, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't open it. He took a brocade box and held it with his hands, but didn't open it.Yan Wei saw it at a glance, and asked casually, "What is that?" Gongzi Cong seemed to relax all of a sudden, he didn't speak, he just opened the brocade box and showed Yan Wei the contents inside.

The brocade box is divided into two compartments, one of which holds jade pieces, and the other holds copper pieces, both about the size of walnuts, one point thick and thin, the copper pieces are radiant, and the jade pieces are crystal clear.It's just that it doesn't have holes for strings like ordinary accessories, and the middle part is slightly recessed by half, like a shallow dish. Yan Wei looked at it, and was a little surprised: "You are, what is said on the silk..." Young Master Cong bowed and said, "Exactly! Please treat me, Miss." Yan Wei shook her hand and said, "I haven't fully understood this therapy, and the process is extremely dangerous. It's not that I refuse to treat you, but I'm afraid it will harm you."

Young Master Cong said: "So what if it can't be cured? At most, it will be the same as now... I set up a situation last night to disturb their handover. There must be many things that I haven't explained clearly. These three months are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. There will be no more, and you guys will definitely not be here to accompany me for the rest of my life... I just ask you to give me this chance, if nothing happens, I have no regrets..." No matter what he said, Yan Wei just shook her head, looking very embarrassed. Young Master Cong sighed and said, "Then you would like to hear my story?"

Yan Wei breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded her head vigorously, as if feeling a little guilty. Li Qichen frowned, thinking back on the events of the past few days, each and every one seemed to be planned by Gongzi Cong.The purpose of prescribing medicine to the three of them was to let Yan Wei enter the valley; imprisoning herself in the bamboo house and allowing her old injuries to recur was also a key step for Yan Wei to stay here.When he fell ill, he deliberately went to Yan Wei's eyes to arouse Yan Wei's compassion. Although it was only for his emergency treatment at the time, but with the first step, there will be a second step, paving the way for future treatment.The fire last night must have been arranged by Gongzi Cong. Firstly, it disturbed the handover between the two groups of people, so that many things have not been passed down, so it will be easy to manipulate in the next three months; secondly, it delays their time so that Tong Rate can follow up more easier.As for installing a mechanism on the carriage to measure the road, it is an unheard of mechanism skill.

But in the situation last night, it is impossible not to let Tong Shi go. If he goes, it will benefit both, and if he does not go, it will cause two harms... As for letting Tong Shi further investigate the origins of those people, Tong Shi's personality is well handled. To die, with Tong Shuai's temperament that can't stand loneliness and is full of curiosity, although he says he doesn't like it, he will definitely go to find out.Telling a story now is probably another step in persuading Yan Wei to agree to a cure, but... Yan Wei is not sure about such a dangerous disease, what if she misses it?After all, he is the son of King Yang... If you want to be safe, it is best to find Yan Wei's father, Yan Changchu, to heal him. However, no one knows where Yan Changchu is. Will the situation here change again? ?

Li Qichen was thinking about it, and Gongzi Cong had already opened his mouth quietly: "My mother and concubine are named Bingtai. When I was very young, I was stabbed to death by Jiang Guo's assassins. It is said that she blocked the sword for the king... The body is weak, and it seems that I have always had a cold syndrome. After the death of my mother and concubine, I moved here with two maids and a fortune teller. It is said that it is the result of divination. It is said that the earth energy here is good for my health. Yes...and I am a body of four pillars of pure yin, and I am suitable for guarding this valley..." Gongzi Cong's eyes were blurred, as if he was struggling to piece together the fragmented memories of his childhood.

Yan Wei curled her lips, she always sneered at the matter of witch divination. "At that time, I seemed to be often sick, but it was not as serious as this. I also took medicine and acupuncture. It was all done by a man who taught me to read and write... At that time, there were also these servants, and they would change shifts, but it was like It's like soldiers guarding the border every three years...until I was eight years old, when I woke up, everything changed..." When Zi Cong said this, his tone suddenly changed sharply.Yan Wei seemed to be immersed in his narrative, and frowned.

"When I woke up that morning, no one dressed me, and no one combed my hair. Even the charcoal fire in the house was out, and it was as cold as ice... I searched the whole building, but found no one, even The clothes and daily necessities of the servants and gods were gone, as if they had never existed. As if falling into a nightmare, I was walking down the cobbled road downstairs, barefoot and wearing a single shirt. That building. The journey is not long... But I seemed to have walked for a day, thinking wildly along the way, is it possible that everyone in the world has disappeared and I am the only one left? Who knew that when I walked downstairs, there was actually a group of servants Noisy cleaning and washing, although a group of people have changed, although I don’t know any of them, but I burst into tears as if I saw my relatives..."

"After that, I was sick for a long time, and I had a faint fever... After that, everyone only called me 'Young Master', and I didn't have a name... After that, I started to have 'cold illness' from time to time... After that, no matter what I asked them, they either said that they didn’t know, or that it was just my imagination. No one served me with care and care anymore. After all, men are not as careful as women. Those servants who come and go I can barely do my job, I have to learn how to dress, tie my hair, practice calligraphy and read by myself..." Li Qichen frowned and said, "Have they started the March round since then?"

Gong Zi Cong shook his head and said, "That's not it... At that time, it was still a three-year round, but something happened later, they changed it to a three-month round." Willing to recall that incident, it took a while to speak again. "At that time, I deliberately wanted to fight against these people, and asked for all kinds of rare things in a new way every day, whether it was delicacies, jewels, clothes, or rare books... They were responsive, and more than half of the group of people were there. Running around outside, when there are the fewest people here, there are only three or four people left..."

Li Qichen thought of his subordinates in the imperial confinement, and said with a smile: "Although they don't work hard here, they are quite bored. They are all young and young, so naturally they are happy to go out for a walk..." Thinking again in his heart, this full of The resentful young master must be very difficult to serve, so everyone is happy when he goes out to run errands. Gongzi Cong also showed a smile: "Yes... Logically speaking, everyone is willing to go out, because it is not an urgent errand, and there is no trouble, but I observed carefully and found that there is one person who has never gone out... " Yan Wei wondered, "Why is that?" Gongzi Cong tilted his head and looked at Li Qichen, as if he wanted him to guess the reason. Li Qichen smiled and said: "If our guess is correct, these people are soldiers dispatched from military camps from various places, then it will be easy to explain, this person must not know how to drive a cart or horse." Yan Wei was even more surprised: "Could it be that there are still soldiers who can't drive a cart and ride a horse after a stroke?" Li Qichen explained: "These soldiers are all recruited civilian children, each family background is different, and the customs of each village are different. Some of them don't know how to drive a cart and ride a horse. When they arrive at the military camp, they sometimes practice according to their specialties, such as excellent eyesight. People who are good at bowing and arrows may specialize in bowing and arrows, but if they are not good at driving a cart or riding a horse, they don’t need to learn, although such people are a minority, there will always be one or two among hundreds of people.” Young Master Cong nodded and said: "Exactly! These people go out to do business in the valley. If they want to prepare large items, such as food, livestock, furniture and furnishings, they must ride a cart; if they want to prepare small things, they must ride a horse. Because there is miasma in the valley, they need to ride a horse. It is only possible to go in and out overnight, if you are walking, you should be able to pass quickly, but if you carry a load, it will be very dangerous, so everyone going in and out must either drive a cart or ride a horse." Only then did Yan Wei understand the cause and effect, she nodded and asked, "Then what happened afterwards?" Gong Zi Cong said: "Because he stayed in the valley for a long time, he gradually became acquainted with me, and later...we became friends..." Gong Zi Cong's face was tender, "He taught me many things, how to make a fire, How to catch fish, how to set up traps to hunt, how to boil water and barbecue, how to swim in a boat... He let me know that besides reading and practicing calligraphy, there is knowledge everywhere in the world; let me know that if I want to go out, I must stand on my own in the world, At least he must be able to take good care of himself and keep himself alive...he is also the only friend I have in my life..." Gongzi Cong's expression became a little gloomy again. Li Qichen thought of the scene when he first met him, one person and one pole on the water. Compared with the dejection at this time, he seemed to have changed. Be friends with the son." Gongzi Cong nodded and smiled, his smile was like a pool of clear water being wrinkled by the spring breeze, making his handsome face seem to glow slightly: "I brought you in because I intend to be friends with you. I heard that you... ...seventh brother...is like a brother or a friend, just because of like-mindedness, not because of greed for power and position, it is really rare." Hearing what Gongzi Cong said, Li Qichen was stunned, but he didn't know how to answer, thinking that he knew his own affairs well, but he was stuck here, how could he be so well informed? Seeing Li Qichen's expression, Gongzi Cong seemed to know what he was thinking, and said, "Just keep listening, and the mystery will be solved." After he finished speaking, he paused, as if he was recalling what he had said just now, and continued to narrate Said: "At that time, I was thinking about leaving here, and I even didn't show up for a few days to make them think I had run away. Finally...he was persuaded by me and agreed to help me. There is a map of the road out of the valley. From the previous group of people to the next group of people, he secretly copied one. I have nothing to do in the valley, and I have already learned how to ride a horse, and my riding skills are excellent. Because he is born afraid of horses, he just refuses to I just said that it’s good for me to go out alone, but he said that I can’t survive without taking care of me because I’m only wearing a small coat, stretching out my hands to eat, and opening my mouth. There was another silence, and Yan Wei asked softly, "Did something happen along the way?" Young Master Cong sighed: "Alas...it was also bad luck. We were hit by a group of people returning to the valley halfway. Fortunately, he saw the opportunity and burned the map first...I just said that he hijacked him , forced him to lead the way out of the valley, but because he was not good at riding a horse, he didn't dare to resist, so he prevaricated. Although they didn't believe them all, they didn't dare to ask me, they just took my words to the higher authorities. It's just that he was laughed at by those people I couldn’t hold my head up: a man in his twenties was hijacked by a child... A few days after that, these people were rotated, and they were separated from each other and never saw each other again..." Li Qichen said: "Could it be that the map that Tong led away was drawn by the young master based on his memory and calculations by the agency?" Gongzi Cong nodded and said, "Exactly! Otherwise, it would be impossible to map out a complete road with only the mechanism for calculating mileage and turning angles, especially since half of this road is a mountain road. With the addition of high and low slopes, it is ten times more complicated than flat land. After being escorted back by them that day, I drew the picture from memory and revised it over the years before I dared to hand it over with confidence..." Hearing this, Li Qichen breathed a sigh of relief for Tong Shui.