Half blood

As soon as Li Xuan came out of the house, a sharp-eyed villager saw the man throwing the firewood in his hand on the ground, and shouted: "Hey, that witch is going to escape." Xuan was about to leave with his arms in his arms, and they all put down what they were doing and chased after him.

When Li Xuan saw such a large group of people chasing him, he hurriedly ran wildly. Fortunately, the Rong family girl ate less and was as light as a feather. There went.

The old man with the white beard happened to be away today, and there was only a boy with the Taoist hair combed up to the side of a small iron stove, fanning and decocting medicine in the courtyard.Li Xuan grabbed the little boy and said, "Tiandong, where is your master?" The little boy calmly withdrew his arm, without raising his head or even looking at Li Xuan, and stared at the little boy with all his attention. With the light of the fire in the iron stove, shaking the cattail fan lightly in his hand, he replied in a cold voice, "My name is Gastrodia elata."

"Gianma, where's your master?" Li Xuan changed his words and asked again.

"I don't know, what's your business with my master?" The little boy raised his head and took a straight look at Li Xuan.Li Xuan moved his arms, motioned Tianma to look at the person he was holding, and said, "Help me!"

Only then did the boy nod his head, and slowly got up from the stool, put out the fire, wrapped his hands in a cloth, picked up the medicine pot on the stove, and forced out the black medicine juice in the pot , put it in a white porcelain bowl, wiped both hands with a clean cloth, and then said slowly: "Come with me."

Li Xuan hurriedly followed the little boy into the room. The little boy sat down in front of the table with his back straight, spread out a piece of white paper on the table, tucked up his sleeves with one hand, and grinded the ink from the inkstone with the other. A wolf hair brush, the tip of which was dipped in ink in the inkstone, said lightly: "Is there something wrong with her?"

Li Xuan put the person on the couch beside him, and said: "How do I know, this person is dizzy, if you want to ask you, you should also ask her, if you ask me, who should I ask? Besides, aren't you a doctor? "

The little boy thought for a while, and felt that what Li Xuan said was very reasonable, so he assumed the posture of a doctor, came over from the table, and put his hand on the Rong family girl's pulse.

Seeing Gastrodia's eyebrows furrowed tightly and his face solemn, Li Xuan felt nervous in his heart, so he asked in a low voice, "How? Is it serious?"

Gastrodia withdrew her hand, shook her head indifferently, and said, "Is this Rongda's only daughter?"

Li Xuan nodded and said, "Yes, that's her."

Tianma asked again: "How old is she this year?"

Li Xuan was taken aback for a moment, and then he realized that he didn't even know how old the Rong family girl was this year, nor what her name was.He looked down at the person lying on the bed, and thought that based on this childish appearance, the girl was only eleven or twelve years old.

"If my diagnosis is not wrong, this girl is fine, it's just that a woman is fourteen and heavenly."

Although Li Xuan didn't know much about the girl's family, he had heard a thing or two about it and understood the meaning of Gastrodia Ma, so Li Xuan got up and prepared to leave to avoid suspicion.He was relieved in his heart, it seems that the bloodstain is just something that a girl must go through when growing up, and it is not a serious problem, so he is also relieved.When he got to the door, Li Xuan thought of something again, turned around and said to Gastrodia: "If a villager comes to ask for someone, you must say that he is not there."

Gastrodia did not raise her head, "Why should I promise you?"

Li Xuan couldn't help being angry, thinking that the two medicine boys under the white-bearded doctor were just as difficult to deal with as the old man, so he said, "Because those mobs want to burn her to death, don't you really want to watch it with your own eyes?" Will she be burned to death?" Tian Ma didn't answer this time.

Satisfied, Li Xuan got up and walked outside, and finally added: "Take good care of her." Gastrodia still didn't reply, just lowered her head quietly, not knowing what her eyes were looking at, and what was going on in her heart.

Coming out of the house, Li Xuan strode towards the river embankment.In the past few days, Wei Zhong has been supervising the repair of the dam on the Anqu River.When Li Xuan reached the river, he saw General Wei standing facing the river with his back to him.

Wei Zhong is a native of the south, but he is different from the locals. He has a strong body like the Qingzhou people, a pair of tiger eyes, and a square jaw. Like Wei Yuan, there is a small crack in the middle of the jaw.Wei Zhong always reminded Li Xuan of his father, they were all elders, Li Xuan was naturally timid in front of them.In front of these elders who eat more salt than he eats, it seems that no matter what he does, he will be like a fledgling bastard, unreliable.

Groups of topless soldiers carried sacks full of lime and came and went on the embankment. Wei Zhong stood between them, like a stone statue, guarding the Anqu River.

"General Wei," Li Xuan stepped forward and saluted respectfully.Wei Zhong saw the visitor clearly, returned the salute, and asked, "Is your Highness here on the embankment today for something?"

Li Xuan opened his mouth and replied: "I came today for the Rong family girl..."

Wei Zhong seemed to have anticipated Li Xuan's intentions, he turned his face, and said unhurriedly, "What's your Highness's opinion on this matter?"

"I don't think Miss Rong should be put to death," Li Xuan replied, "General Wei, you are a sensible person, you should know that Miss Rong is just a girl who hasn't reached her age, and she is not a witch at all. I'm dizzy, and I just pushed all the accidents on her."

Wei Zhong stared at the river covered with mist, and said without haste but without tolerance: "Your Highness doesn't know something, the folk customs in the south are simple, they worship witchcraft, and they are both in awe and fear of people with supernatural powers." , It is easy to listen to the wind and the rain, and be deceived by some rumors. I don't believe in ghosts and gods, but only in the honesty of gentlemen, but Miss Rong has spread rumors of floods everywhere recently, disturbing the villagers' hearts. As a general, I am a member of the southern people I have an obligation and a responsibility to stabilize the hearts of the people.”

Li Xuan understood Wei Zhong's meaning, this matter was just to scare the chickens to scare the monkeys, and Miss Lirong was a target to let people know what would happen if she spread rumors everywhere, but Li Xuan couldn't help thinking, could it be that what Miss Rong said was really groundless?In the past few days, he has also been walking around the village, and the old people in the village have mentioned the flood disaster decades ago from time to time, and their words are full of uneasiness by learning from the past.

Li Xuan said again: "General Wei, you said that you only believe in the honesty of a gentleman, but what you are doing now is what a gentleman does? Miss Rong is just a child, and she happened to say the wrong thing and hit the muzzle of a gun. Is that how it should be? Burn alive?"

General Wei narrowed his eyes slightly, and replied decisively: "I am for the stability of the south. If she is allowed to spread rumors everywhere, what will happen if the people's hearts are shaken? I am just giving up my car to protect the commander. Hell, if I protect someone, I will pay the debt."

"General Wei, are you sure that girl is talking about rumors?" A cool and meaningful voice sounded from behind Li Xuan. Li Xuan turned around and saw Li Xiuqi standing behind him in official uniform, "General Wei is highly respected and experienced." Rich, you should be well aware of the water conditions of the Anqu River, so is what that girl said a rumor?"

Wei Zhong's standing upright figure was startled imperceptibly, his lips twitched for a moment, then closed again, and he spoke after a while, "What does Governor Li mean by that?"

"General Wei, this official is going to the south to assist in water control under the emperor's order. General Wei doesn't have to hide anything from this official. What's more, in the past few days, hundreds of snakes have been dispatched and thousands of beasts are running wild. The experienced old people in the south have also talked about how to control the water. However, this year’s situation only happened a few decades ago, you should know what it means, do you really think that if Miss Rong is burned to death, no one will talk about it again?”

Li Xuan listened quietly. He felt that the river in front of him was quietly flowing along the embankment. There was a layer of mist floating on the river, covering everyone in it. Like a big bird about to spread its wings and fly high, it is ready to escape this land with the wind.He didn't know what was wrong, but he always felt that this scene of Jiangjing was so important, as if he would think of it from time to time after many years.

Li Xuan raised his eyes to look at Li Xiuqi, and saw that Wei Zhong was looking at him with two cold eyes like deep autumn pools. For some reason, Li Xuan suddenly felt that the two were somewhat similar, especially the split on the chin. The small crevice in Li Xiuqi's mouth was only very shallow. If you don't look carefully, you can't detect it. Now, Li Xuan is looking at the crevice carefully. He feels his fingertips suddenly itchy. He can't bear it. He moved his arms, retracted his gaze, and looked at Wei Zhong.

Wei Zhong's chin protruded slightly because he was biting his back teeth, and he said: "You are just fledglings, and you have just come to the south. You have no idea about many things, and you don't know what you are going to deal with. I can tell you , the most feared thing in this world is nothing more than fearful words. Three people become tigers, and one mouth makes gold. The river may not be peaceful these days, but if natural disasters can be stopped, the fear is that the natural disasters have not yet arrived, and the people on the ground I just broke myself apart." Wei Zhong turned around and said to Li Xuan: "Your Highness, if you have something to say, you will not accept your order, even if the Emperor personally came to the embankment today, I will also die. Let's fight for the holy order. The matter of Rong Nuo has been decided today, and tomorrow he will be burned and executed, so there is no need to discuss this matter again." After saying that, he turned and walked to the embankment.

Seeing that Wei Zhong was so stubborn, Li Xuan sighed and said to Li Xiuqi, "What should I do?"

Li Xiuqi said casually: "General Wei is the general who guards the southern border. He holds a heavy army in his hands. A word has more weight than you and me. Don't worry, Your Highness. We will play by ear tomorrow. If it really doesn't work..." Li Xiuqi glanced at Li Xuan , thinking that Li Xuan was kind-hearted, he would definitely not give up on this, so he said: "If it really doesn't work, you can pretend to be your prince, no matter how tough he is, he will have to sell you some face."

Li Xuan shook his head after hearing this, and said: "You heard it too, what he said just now, even if my father comes, he can't persuade him." Li Xiuqi could only comfort him and said: "Miss Rong is a strange person, with great fortune and destiny With God's help, we will definitely be able to turn around tomorrow."

After hearing this, Li Xuan could only agree, he turned to Li Xiuqi, and asked again: "You came to the embankment alone today?"

The author has something to say: the next chapter is a waste chapter produced during the revision, which makes reading inconvenient, please forgive me~!