a pillow in autumn

A few days passed by at the flick of a finger.

After Xiaohan and before Dahan, the Red Wing Army sang triumphantly all the way, and returned to the camp in a stately manner.A group of deputy generals won the victory. Not only did they drive away thousands of mountain bandits, but they also tracked down a thousand-strong Tu clan thieves, and stopped them before the rescue army of Jianjiang tribe arrived. Although most of the thieves fled , but dozens of boxes of jewelry, gold and silver were recovered.The soldiers cheered happily, and found a crown among them. The brows of the crown were inlaid with azure blue chalcedony, which was so crystal clear that it looked like it was surrounded by a sea of ​​water.

Wei Jinpeng held up the treasure crown presented by his subordinates before his eyes and looked at it, knowing that this thing must be unusual, so people should keep it safe and not spread it to the outside world. After Prince Rui came back to see it, he would seal the box and report it.

"Your Highness... haven't you come back?" Wei Jinpeng touched his chin and asked Shen Youtang who was beside him after the rest of the people had resigned.

Shen Youtang shook his head, frowning.

"Princess... probably coming soon."

Shen Youtang rubbed his knit brows and sighed.

After half a cup of tea, the guards reported outside that Princess Rui and her party were about to arrive at the gate of the village.

Wei Jinpeng went to the school grounds to watch the soldiers training, Shen Youtang sighed and greeted them out alone.

In the past, Shen Xianxun would take the girl to Zhongying or the big tent to wait for Mubai to come back, meet with her, say a few words, or even have dinner with her before returning to the city.Today, she only walked to the gate of the camp, and when she saw Shen Youtang walking hurriedly alone, she stood still and waited for him to come to her.

Shen Youtang bowed to the concubine, and heard her say calmly: "Your Highness, are you not here?"

Shen Youtang was still making bows with both hands. Hearing this, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Your Highness took a few personal guards and went to the county to patrol the county. I don't know when I will be back. I left a message when I left. The princess doesn't have to wait, it's freezing cold, it's better to go back to the city earlier."

The faint haze in the sky, like splashed ink, infects the layered clouds, which seems to be heavy in people's hearts.Shen Xianxun looked away from a gap in the sky, touched the hand warmer in his arms, and asked lightly, "Is Imperial Physician Pei in the camp?"

Shen Youtang replied that he was researching medicine in the back camp.Two more soldiers were assigned to lead the princess to the past.

On the training ground that day, Zhou Mubai was still unwilling to take off the silk handkerchief, and Shen Xianxun didn't force her anymore.See you later, still smiling as usual, but the silk handkerchief has been lying between the two of them, and has never been taken off.

Shen Xianxun didn't know what the injury had turned into.

There is an open space in the back camp, where bundles of medicinal materials are drying in the sun. The sun is not very good today. A medicine boy is guarding the medicinal materials by the tent, and also looking after the medicine jars. The fire inside is too big to be too small to be extinguished.

The closer you get, the more diffuse the medicinal smell will be.Xian Xun took Si Yuan to the front of the tent.

When the little boy heard footsteps, he hurriedly got up and saluted. Pei Dongcheng came out of the tent, Shen Xianxun shook his hands, left Siyuan outside the door, and walked into the tent with Pei Dongcheng.

"Lord Pei," she said, "What's wrong with His Highness's injury? Why does it keep repeating? Maybe... heal?"

Pei Dongcheng still held a piece of paper in his hand, the paper was dripping with ink, and it was the words he had just written on it.His face was a little heavy, and he replied: "Wangfei saw the inquiry, I shouldn't have kept it a secret, but His Highness told me not to say too much about this matter. I hope Wangfei will forgive me."

"If you don't tell me, I don't know." Xian Xun sighed leisurely: "These days she always avoids me, and I don't want to force her.

Pei Dongcheng suddenly said: "Dare to ask Wangfei, do you still remember how many days since His Highness was injured?"

Xian Xun was a little surprised, but still thought about it in her heart, and then replied: "21st."

"Yes." Pei Dongcheng's face became more serious, "In Wanqiu, when we saw Your Highness, the scars on her face were only a little red and swollen, and I prescribed a plaster to remove putrefaction and regenerate muscle. Days later, the injury got worse."

When he said this, Shen Xianxun immediately came to his senses, frowned and said, "That's the seventh day."

Pei Dongcheng nodded: "Back to Ji County, the second time the illness recurred and worsened was on No. 14."

Xian Xun remembered that on that day, Mu Bai was alone in the training ground, blocking her from Si Pa. "Today is the 20th day. Your Highness's injury has worsened again?" She tightened her grip on the small hand stove, not even realizing that the hand stove was already cold.

"Yes." Pei Dongcheng's tone was full of doubts and exhaustion, "I was just guessing, so this morning, when the sky was bright, I stayed outside the big tent. His Highness woke up and called someone. I asked for pulse. Then I saw..."

"See what?" Xian Xun's voice shook a bit.

Pei Dongcheng glanced at her, then finally shook his head, "My minister promised Your Highness."

If he doesn't say it, it's no different from saying it.

Xian Xun didn't ask any more questions, she collected herself and said slowly: "Don't let her know, I've come to ask you."

Pei Dongcheng lowered his eyebrows, bowed and answered yes.

Xian Xun walked to the door of the tent, turned around slightly, and asked softly: "Master Pei, if there is no cure for this poison, what will happen in the end?"

"Wei Chen, I really don't know." Pei Dongcheng sighed, "But judging from the current situation, it must not be life-threatening."

"It doesn't hurt your life. It's fine." After Xian Xun said, she pushed aside the curtain, and a ray of light outside the door pierced through the clouds and fell on her eyebrows.

Shen Lan didn't see his brother when she returned to the Chiyi military camp, but when she met Shen Youtang, she realized that Shen Yan led the guards and went to the city to protect Princess Rui.

When Zhou Mubai came out of the martial arts training ground, he heard that Shen Lan had returned to the camp, so he sent him over to inquire.Shen Youtang and Shen Lan went to the middle camp together, and Mu Bai was already flipping through the military affairs booklet that had just been delivered in the tent.

Shen Lan had heard Youtang mention Zhou Mubai's injury, but now seeing him with her own eyes, she was still stunned.A plain silk handkerchief covered Mubai's face, only his eyes were exposed, perhaps because he had just returned from the martial arts training ground, the eyes under the horizontal eyebrows were cold and indifferent, and there was a faint bit of coldness in them.

In just a moment, Shen Lan felt that there was something different about Prince Rui.She is stronger and fiercer.

Shen Youtang coughed, and Shen Lan immediately came to his senses, knelt down, and was about to return to the matter of defeating the thieves of the Tu clan with Zhou Muyi. The strength of the Xuanyi army was several times that of the thieves, so there was no suspense in this battle.At the end, he said that he had gone back to Yejun with Prince Bao to meet the prince, and he rushed back to Jijun after reporting the war, so it was a few days late.

"Prince Bao is still in Yejun, but after a while, he will return to Beijing to return to his command. His Highness the Crown Prince means that he should make a detour to Jijun to pick up Princess Mudi and escort her back to Beijing." Shen Lan Arched.

Zhou Mubai's long and slender fingers tapped on the table next to the inkstone, Shen Youtang knew that this was her habit of thinking about things.After waiting for a while, she heard her say: "It's all right. You just came back, so take a rest for a few days."

Shen Lan saluted, took two steps back, and suddenly said: "I heard from Deputy Dianjun that His Highness's injuries are constantly changing and difficult to heal, and Imperial Physician Pei is not sure about the cure." He said this without warning, and Shen Youtang couldn't stop him Stop, and quickly winked, Shen Lan looked innocent, and continued to herself: "Isn't Bai Mo still in the camp? Last time the epidemic was cured by his idea. General Wei also praised him as a civil servant." Stranger, why don't you send him to try?"

Zhou Mubai was frowning at first, but after hearing this, the wound on the side of her face seemed to itch again, she squeezed her fist, resisted scratching, and then said: "In that case, let him take a look. By the way, I also invite Imperial Physician Pei to discuss whether there is any other way."

After a while, Pei Dongcheng arrived first, and when he was taking Zhou Mubai's pulse, Bai Mo met outside. After a while, Wei Jinpeng and Zhou Mudi both heard the news and came over together.Fortunately, the middle tent is spacious, but it doesn't feel crowded.

Bai Mo hadn't seen Zhou Mubai's injury yet, only heard about it, as if he had been poisoned by some kind of poison, and his life would not be harmed.

At this time, several people consciously backed away a few steps, leaving the brightest place.Zhou Mubai raised his hand and tore off the silk handkerchief from his face.

Zhou Mudi gasped first, then her eyes turned red, "Brother Xiaobai!" she cried.

Below the cheekbone, small blisters spread from the wound, covering the lower left cheek, one after another, almost covering the scar.The burning blister closest to the wound is probably the first to grow, and it has shown a light brown color, while the other burning blisters are still fine and red.

"Emotion!" Bai Mo stared at the wound, his face also changed color.

Everyone was taken aback by the scar at first, but when they heard Bai Mo say the name of the poisonous wound, they were all overjoyed, they all looked at him with anticipation in their hearts.

"Seven days of injury, seven days of poisoning, and another seven days of spreading..." Bai Mo's eyes were a little stern, "There are still people using this kind of viciousness. Your Highness, the injury lasted for at least 20 days, right?"

"27 days." Seeing that she spoke clearly, Zhou Mubai felt a little hopeful and nervous again.

"Then at most tomorrow, the injury will cross the center line and invade the right cheek."

"You only said that there is an antidote!!!" Zhou Mudi couldn't help stomping his feet.

"It is said that this poison is used by an ancient spell in the Western Regions. It is very vicious and has been banned for a long time. How can we talk about antidote. If it is summer, there may be a way. Now it is midwinter..." Bai Mo shook his head.

"What does Lord Bai mean by this?" Pei Dongcheng also said anxiously: "If you want some summer medicinal materials, I have almost all of them in my camp."

Bai Mo didn't answer immediately, but instead asked, "Master Pei, what do you think this poison is extracted from?"

"toad."

"Yes. This poison is collected from the poisonous juice on the back of the toad and the core of withered vine grass. Dare I ask Mr. Pei, what is the natural enemy of the toad? What is the natural enemy of the withered vine grass?"

"Toad's venomous snake guts can be cured. Withered vines and grass..." Pei Dongcheng frowned and said, "I'm a ignorant person. I only heard that it is a thing from the Western Regions, but I don't know its toxicity, let alone its cure."

"The poison of ordinary toads can be detoxified with the gall of ordinary snakes, but the venom of the colorful bead frog is condensed and mixed with withered vine grass cores to diffuse. The gall of the five-colored toad is mixed with the stamens of the pansy to grind it into medicine. " Bai Mo raised his eyebrows and said: "At this time of winter, don't say that snakes and insects have already hibernated, even if you find five-colored hyacinths, you won't be able to get pansies."

"There is pansy in the palace!" Zhou Mudi's eyes brightened, "I will send someone to fetch it immediately!"

"Viola is a midsummer flower, and fresh stamens cannot be used. The flowers and trees in autumn and winter have already withered, and it is a long way from Jijun to Ruijing. The poison will be fully toxic in 49 days, and tomorrow will be 28 days." He shook. Shaking his head: "Emperor Pei's medicine has tried his best to control it, and it can only reduce the pain in ordinary times. Once the poison spreads to the end, it will cover the entire face. Even Da Luo Jindan will be hard to recover."

"There must be other ways!" Zhou Mudi's eyes filled with tears again, he tugged at Bai Mo's arm and said, "Think again."

Bai Mo lowered his head slightly and remained silent.

Zhou Mubai's slender fingers clenched his fists under his sleeves, with no expression of joy or anger on his face, he asked indifferently, "The poison is all over, what will it look like?"

Bai Mo's voice sank: "Your Highness has seen the back of the toad."

"..."

Everyone was silent.

Zhou Mubai's eyes shook violently with bitterness, but he still tried his best to stabilize his voice, and said slowly: "Everyone go down first." After a pause, he said again: "Don't let the princess know about this."

"Brother Xiaobai..." Zhou Mudi stepped forward and took her hand, and couldn't help crying.

Mu Bai patted the back of her hand, motioning for her to go back first, Wei Jinpeng personally sent her out of the middle camp, and everyone had to bow their hands and leave.

"Your Highness..." Shen Youtang stayed alone until the end, frowning deeply, not knowing what to say.

After Shen Youtang left the middle camp, Mu Bai stayed alone in the tent, the sky gradually darkened, some people came in to light candles, and some people came in to set dinner.The moon was bright and the stars were shining. After one night, she was still sitting alone behind the table.

Zhou Mubai sent someone to the back camp to invite Shen Youtang when the dawn was slightly dew.

Shen Youtang also had no sleep all night. Hearing the summons, he changed his clothes and rushed to the middle camp. In the camp, Zhou Mubai was silent and did not disturb each other, just standing quietly in the hall.

After a long time, Zhou Mubai sighed, and said softly: "In a while, you and I will go to another courtyard in the city."

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