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"Wait a minute, you bring the bowl over here."

Yao Mei was startled, but she immediately came to her senses and quickly brought the bowl over. She stood aside, seeing that His Highness was struggling a bit, so she mustered up her courage and said, "Your Highness, let me help you!"

Chen Qing knew that it was inevitable for her to serve him, so he nodded, "It's really embarrassing for you."

Yao Mei knelt down and helped him with a flushed face. Fortunately, she wiped Chen Qing's body dozens of times.

"Okay, thank you."

Chen Qing lay down, "Amei, go and rest! I'm not in the way."

"No! I still want to feed you medicine. Doctor Ni ordered you to drink medicine as soon as your highness's temperature drops."

At this time, Ni Chongyuan, a military doctor, walked into the tent and asked with concern, "How is your Highness doing?"

Yao Mei smiled and said, "It's not hot anymore!"

Ni Chongyuan was a little surprised, "So fast?"

He stepped forward to touch Chen Qing's forehead, then checked his pulse, and smiled happily: "Miss Yao is doing very well, otherwise she wouldn't cool down so quickly, it's all right now."

Chen Qing glanced at Yao Mei gratefully, and then asked, "Why does Doctor Ni think I'm suddenly sick?"

Ni Chongyuan stroked his beard and said, "I remember His Highness was injured by an arrow on his leg, right?"

Chen Qing nodded, "It was more than ten years ago. Jianyan was in Linyou County for four years."

"Actually, that's the root of the disease. That arrow should have hurt the tendons. Although it was cured, it left the root of the disease. If I'm not wrong, Your Highness is the arrow in winter, right?"

"It is indeed winter!"

"This is the root cause of the disease. I usually don't feel it, but in winter, His Highness's legs will ache."

"You're right. Every winter when it starts to snow, my legs hurt a little. My family uses a towel to warm me up. This time I came to Datong, I was a little negligent."

Ni Chongyuan nodded, "I'm sick this time because Datong is too cold. The underlying disease on His Highness's leg has flared up. With inflammation, the body will have a fever. Miss Yao should wipe more of His Highness's leg injury. It worked, so His Highness quickly recovered from the fever."

Neither of them noticed that Yao Mei in the back blushed like a persimmon, and only she knew why the wounded leg was wiped more often.

……

The so-called sickness comes like a mountain and goes away like a silk thread. This time Chen Qing lay in bed for five days.

However, when Chen Qing was in the worst condition, he only had a high fever for a day and a night, and it did not worsen. This is certainly related to Chen Qing's own strong body, but more importantly, it is Yao Mei's contribution. She used physical cooling methods to give Chen Qing After wiping his body dozens of times, his body temperature dropped abruptly.

For five days in a row, Yao Meiyi took care of Chen Qing, making Chen Qing's condition better day by day.

During this period, officials and generals of Datong Mansion came to visit King Yong one after another, and some big merchants also sent the best medicine and tonic.

Even Yao Mei, who served Chen Qing, became the secret target of the officials. They asked her how she was, and Yelu Qiyan also told Yao Mei that she would take good care of His Highness King Yong, and he would take good care of her family.

This morning, Yao Mei helped Chen Qing out of the big tent to enjoy the warm sunshine.

After lying on the bed for five days, Chen Qing felt weak all over his body and had no strength in his feet. It was cold and windy outside the tent, but the sun was shining brightly, and the sky was as blue as washing. Some dazzling.

A gust of cold wind blew, Chen Qing shivered, Yao Mei hurriedly said: "It's too windy outside, let's go back!"

Chen Qing nodded, "Go back!"

Yao Mei helped him back slowly, Chen Qing lay down on the bed, Yao Mei said softly: "Doctor Ni asked me to apply hot compresses to His Highness's wound, is it the scar on his thigh?"

"It's there, why don't you let the soldiers come!"

"Brother Ang said, Your Highness doesn't like the hot compresses for you by the soldiers, and it's always been the little lady who did the hot compresses for you."

Chen Qing smiled wryly and said, "He's right, I don't like men applying heat to me."

"That's fine, I'll warm up your Highness."

Chen Qing looked at her for a moment, then said: "Okay! Take off my pants for me."

Yao Mei was taken aback, and she realized that it was not necessary to take off her pants for the hot compress. No wonder he refused to let the soldiers take care of him.

"Okay! Your Highness lie down, I will cover you with a quilt!"

Yao Mei took off his trousers for him, covered Chen Qing with a quilt, and applied a hot towel to the scar. Her soft hands gently massaged his thighs, and Chen Qing squinted his eyes in comfort.

At this time, Chen Qing gave Yao Mei a wink, Yao Mei actually understood, her pretty face flushed, and her hands slowly changed direction.

The first thousand and 170 chapters three Xiaomei

At night, Yao Mei fed Chen Qing medicine, helped him lie down, and gave him hot compresses and massages as usual. Chen Qing couldn't help but gently stroked her fragile face. Yao Mei rubbed her big hands with her face to muster up courage Said: "If Your Highness wants, I will sleep with you at night!"

Chen Qing smiled and shook his head, "It's very comfortable just like that."

"All right!"

Yao Mei gently caressed the master's scar and its vicinity, and she asked, "How many wives does Your Highness have?"

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "Didn't you ask my soldiers?"

Yao Mei was exposed, she lightly pinched Chen Qing's thigh, pursed her lips and said, "Bad guy!"

Chen Qing was moved by her charming face, and reached out to grab her little hand...

Yao Mei blushed and served her master wholeheartedly.

Chen Qing liked this clever pretty girl more and more, he said softly: "Go back and tell your parents, you come back to Jingzhao with me, and be my personal maid."

Yao Mei stopped, her eyes widened, "Did your Highness not want to take me back?"

Chen Qing smiled awkwardly: "You are only 15 years old... Your parents may not be willing to let you go away."

"There are still four days until sixteen!" Yao Mei said angrily.

"The question is, are your parents willing?"

"Of course they are willing, four to five hundred dollars a month, where can they find such a high income?"

"Five pennies a month!"

Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "The rule of our palace is that if you are my personal maid, you will be paid five guan a month, and there will be [-] guan in reward at the end of the year."

"What if you promise with your body?"

"If you promise with your body, you will become the hostess. According to the rules, that is another kind of treatment."

"Oh! So that's what happened."

It was only then that Yao Mei understood why His Highness did not agree to allow her to marry her with her body. It turned out that she would become his concubine with her body.

"I always listen to His Highness talking about rules, does Your Highness value rules?"

Chen Qing gave her a wink, told her not to stop, and patiently explained to her: "The rules are made by me. If I don't follow the rules myself, how can I ask others? For example, I don't allow my subordinates to raise other people." Housewives are not allowed to raise women outside, so I have to do it first, so I only have one wife and four concubines, and there are no other women outside."

"Why are you not allowed to raise women outside? This is someone else's private matter!"

"This is not a trivial matter. There are many problems involved. For example, with my financial resources, I can raise thousands of women without any problem, but I can't do this, because it means that thousands of men will have no wives. If all I have If subordinates or wealthy people follow my example, and each raises hundreds or dozens of women, how many men will have no wives? How will the population grow under my rule? How will taxes be paid?"

"I understand a little bit!"

Chen Qing continued: "So we have always had a rule that ordinary people can only be monogamous. If you want to marry a concubine, you must have the qualifications and contributions to get an honorary officer, and then you can marry a concubine. Marry as many as you want, the number of people is regulated, even if I am a prince, I can only marry up to 20 people, this is the rule I set."

"I understand. Some people are not qualified to take concubines, so they keep other housewives outside, bypassing this rule."

"clever!"

Chen Qing praised: "That's why, I don't allow my subordinates to raise other housewives, and other rich people also don't allow it. Once found out, they will be imprisoned and exiled, and their property will be confiscated. I believe few people dare to try the law by themselves."

"Your Highness! Tomorrow I will tell my parents that I will go to Jingzhao with Your Highness."

Chen Qing thought for a while and said: "You go and talk about it first, and then I will ask the prefect to sign an agreement with them, allowing you to stay by my side for three years."

"Two years!"

Yao Mei bit her lip and said, "I will be married in two years, Your Highness has agreed."

"Then two years!"

Under the light, Chen Qing saw that her face was very pretty and charming, and she was really a little distracted, so she asked in a low voice, "What time is it now?"

"It's almost one more."

"You turned off the lights."

Yao Mei turned off the lights, and the big tent was pitch black. Chen Qing pulled her to lie beside him, and whispered something in her ear. Yao Mei covered her face in the quilt in embarrassment. Then shyly got into the quilt.

……

There are still three days until the new year, and the city of Datong is decorated with lanterns and festoons, and every household prepares sacrifices to welcome the new year.

In the east of the city there is a courtyard covering an area of ​​three mu. This is the new house of the Yao family. Yao Dalang, his wife Liu Shi, and his son Yao Song live here. In addition, his uncle Liu Dajiang lives alone with them.

This is an official house, a house arranged for them by the government, of course because of their daughter Yao Mei.

Yao Dalang entered the government office as a clerk. When he was young, he worked as a doctor of medicinal materials, and his handwriting was good. Yelu Qiyan thought highly of him, and made him the secretary of the storehouse, with three pennies a month. The government already has relatively high income.

His son, Yao Song, joined the township and became the head of the capital. He supervised 50 people, and he also earned three pennies a month.

Uncle Liu Dajiang worked as a guide under Yan Jun and served in the military. He was a civilian officer and earned four pennies a month.

Yao Dalang was in a bad mood, sitting at the table in a daze, he originally thought that his daughter would become King Yong's concubine, but today the prefect of Yelu told him that he would sign an agreement with him, and his daughter would be a maid in Yongwang's mansion.

How could Yao Dalang not be disappointed when he became a maid from a concubine? He knew very well in his heart that if his daughter could give birth to a son and a half for King Yong, she would become a concubine in the future.

Liu Dajiang persuaded from the side: "Xiaomei said it herself. The main reason is that she is relatively young, so King Yong didn't take her into the house. Besides, she is King Yong's personal maid, and it will be a matter of time before she becomes a concubine."

"How is she so young? She will be sixteen in two days. Girls are going to get married at sixteen, okay? Young is just an excuse, King Yong will not like Xiaomei."

"You're wrong, if King Yong doesn't like Xiaomei, he won't keep her at all. With Xiaomei's appearance, she can be called the most beautiful woman in Datong Mansion. Otherwise, how could the prefect of Yelu introduce her to His Highness King Yong? The prefect of Yelu personally told me that His Royal Highness Yong is very self-disciplined and generally does not touch women, so it is Xiaomei's blessing that His Royal Highness Yong favors her. I guess Yong Wang didn't accept her into the house, and the concubine may have to agree to it."

At this time, his wife Liu came over, and Yao Dalang hurriedly got up and asked, "How is it?"

Mrs. Liu sighed, "Xiaomei is still perfect, it seems that she is really just a maid."

Yao Dalang's last ray of hope was shattered, he sat down slumped, his daughter served the prince personally for more than [-] days, and he was still perfect, he really looked down on his daughter!

Yao Mei came out from the inner room and put an ingot of 50 taels of silver on the table, "This is from His Highness to you. It is a reward other than my wages. My daughter will visit you again before she leaves."

Liu Dajiang got up and walked in front of his niece, and said in a low voice: "Uncle will tell you something, you have to be diligent when you go to the palace, and you have to listen to the princess's words. You'd better be the princess' confidant, remember?"

"I remember!"

"Go! Your parents have me, and I will take good care of them."

Yao Mei bid farewell to her parents, and went back to the barracks in a bullock cart...

The first thousand and 170 chapters and four clues

In the big tent, Yan Jun reported to Chen Qing about the capture of the enemy's spies.

"His Royal Highness, there are three spies in total. They are leading horses and carrying some goods. They claim to be lost businessmen. They got lost with the caravan. At this time, the humble officials have no doubts. After all, they can't come from the north. It's snowing , I let them enter the city and told them to go to the county office to register. The next day, I sent my men to the county office to inquire about their registration, but found that they hadn't registered. shop, the humble staff became suspicious, and began to search for them in the city together with the county government and the government government."

"Have you caught it?"

Yan Jun was a little ashamed and said: "Report to Your Highness, only catch one of them."

Chen Qing frowned, "Catch one person, the other two should be caught, what's going on?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, this person was caught as a guide. He separated from the two of them as soon as he entered the city. He was reluctant to spend money and stayed in the Temple of the City God for two nights. He was about to leave, but was caught by our soldiers."

"And then? How do you know they are spies?" Chen Qing asked again.

"The humble officer interrogated him. The guide said that the two of them did not come from the west, but came from Yanshan Mountain. They talked in Jurchen all the way. The guide could understand a little bit, as if they were talking about the number of troops and equipment. What's more, when they arrived at the border of Datong Prefecture, they switched to Chinese to talk, and the content of the conversation became the price, the profit, etc., so the humble judge judged that these two people are spies from the Kingdom of Jin."

"Wait a minute!"

Chen Qing suddenly realized, "What you said happened seven days ago. I just fell ill. You sent someone to report that you had caught three spies, right?"

"It was seven days ago, but I didn't mean to catch three spies, but to find three spies. Maybe I didn't make it clear. The soldiers passed the wrong message."

Chen Qing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, then turned around and said, "It's been seven days, but they haven't been found yet, or have they left Datong City?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, the gates of the city are strictly controlled, and everyone who leaves the city will be strictly identified. They must still be in the city, and the low-ranking officials and the county government are still investigating."

"How do you check, and from which direction do you check?"

"From three directions, one is the inns in the whole city, the second is the nearest rental house, and the third is the shop. The goods brought by the other party are medicinal materials. We strictly checked the pharmacy and medical center, but we have never found their whereabouts."

Chen Qing nodded, "The direction of your investigation is correct. You have basically found all three possible directions. If you still find nothing, then there is only one possibility. They have an intelligence base in the city, and the two of them are hiding in the intelligence base. Have you considered this possibility?"

"The humble office and the county government have been considered, but I have no idea how to find the stronghold."

Chen Qing smiled faintly, "You have overlooked a very important clue."