The county horse is a medicine jar

It was night, a crescent moon hung high, pouring down the bright and cool moonlight between the sky and the earth.

Under the hazy moonlight, in an empty courtyard on the east side of the palace, only the shadows of the whirling trees were swaying and rustling in the wind.

Not a single candle was lit in the dimly lit room.

Shen Lingyu lay weakly on the bed, her white and immature face was covered with shocking rashes, her eyes were half closed, and her dark eyes stared motionlessly at the window sill not far away.

Through the moonlight, he could vaguely see the swaying tree shadows outside the window. When he was confused, those tree shadows swaying outside the window from time to time, in his eyes at this moment, looked like pairs of black hands waiting for an opportunity. The silence of the night seemed a little creepy.

Shen Lingyu looked a little scared in her heart. His throat was so thirsty that it was about to smoke, but he couldn't make a sound, and he couldn't move. He was afraid and uncomfortable, but he could only hold back.

There was no one to look after him, and even Biyu, the maid who accompanied her to take care of him, was taken away by the fourth prince, saying that he was afraid that smallpox would spread in the mansion and implicate innocent people.

The fourth prince only allowed his servant to bring him three meals during the day, and the servant covered his mouth and nose tightly, fed him a few mouthfuls of food without saying a word, fed him soup and medicine, and left in a hurry.

Besides, he was just left here alone, as if left to fend for himself.

Others might not believe it no matter what, but with his identity as Shen Lingyu, he could be so neglected. He is the only son of the fourth prince, the son and grandson of the eldest son born with a golden spoon in his mouth.

But the fact is that, even though Shen Lingyu is the only heir under Shen Xinxun's knees, she has never received even the slightest bit of favor from Shen Xinxun.

They are clearly father and son, yet Shen Xinxun treats him like a stranger, maybe even worse than a stranger, after all Shen Xinxun doesn't beat, scold and reprimand strangers easily.

It would be fine to say that beating, scolding and scolding him harshly is to hope that his son will become a dragon, but his father never asks the reason for beating and scolding him. A slap and a cold reprimand.

Shen Lingyu knew from the time she could remember that her father hated him very much, even the way she looked at him was full of undisguised hatred.

He also suspected that he might not be his father's flesh and blood, but the old servant who had been with his father for many years once said that he was very much like his former father in both appearance and temperament.

The same dull temperament, the same youthful maturity.

He also thought that maybe his father hated him so much because his biological mother was incompatible with him?

But he didn't know who his biological mother was, his father never mentioned it, and the servants of the palace kept it secret.

In the vast world, there are only two or three people who can treat him sincerely.

The wet nurse who raised him was considered one person, but she died of illness early, so sister Biyu was naturally one person, after all, sister Biyu watched him grow up and took good care of him all the time.

But they are servants after all, and their identities are very different from his, so it is inevitable that they will be mixed with some distractions when treating him well.

Other than that, only my aunt treats him sincerely.

Although he counted carefully, his aunt hadn't actually seen him a few times, but he knew clearly in his heart that his aunt really loved him and cared about him.

Every time, only when my aunt came to Lingnan from Qingzhou, my father would treat him a little bit better.

As others have said, he is indeed young and mature. He can see that his father is using his aunt, and he can also see that his father is actually jealous of his aunt. Sometimes he can even see through his father's secret jealousy and murderous intentions towards his aunt.

When I was in Lingnan, my aunt would write him a letter every two months, and would send some small gifts along with the letter, sometimes it was just books and picture albums, and sometimes it was some small but interesting things that were not expensive.

And without exception, everything that his aunt gave him would be taken away by his father, and it would be handed over to him the next day.

But even if my father had read those letters thousands of times, he still wouldn't be able to understand them.

After all, that was the secret between him and his aunt, and it was also his only secret, which no one could understand except him and his aunt.

Thinking of his aunt, Shen Lingyu's gloomy eyes suddenly lit up a little, he curled up and hugged the brocade quilt tightly around him, the warmth was like being surrounded, as if it took him back to a certain afternoon a few years ago, when his aunt Hold him on your lap and teach him to read word by word.

That was his rare but precious trace of warmth so far.

Shen Lingyu was thinking in a daze, but just when he was about to fall into a coma, he suddenly heard a slight sound, his mind instantly came to his senses, and he raised his head blankly.

The moment he raised his head, a cup of tea filled with clear water was delivered to him silently.

Shen Lingyu's eyes flashed, and she stared blankly at the woman in white who appeared out of nowhere.

The person he was thinking about just now appeared in front of him. After the shock, Shen Lingyu's eyes turned red. He suppressed the grievance and joy in his heart, and whispered in a weak and dry voice.

"aunt."

Shen Qingwan nodded slightly, leaned over and stretched out her hand to gently help Shen Lingyu sit up, then brought the teacup to his mouth, and asked softly: "Is it still uncomfortable?"

Although extremely thirsty, Shen Lingyu did not drink the water brought to his mouth. He first stared at the window and door vigilantly and worriedly, then raised his hand and grabbed Shen Qingwan's sleeve, and whispered urgently: " Auntie should leave first, but don't let my father's subordinates find her whereabouts."

The thin lips behind the veil were raised slightly, and Shen Qingwan opened her lips in a calm and unhurried manner: "So what if they found out his whereabouts, could it be that there is something wrong with me visiting my nephew who is seriously ill?"

Shen Lingyu was startled when he heard that, he licked the corners of his chapped lips, and tasted a faint smell of rust, but he didn't care, but asked seriously, "Auntie is testing me?"

Shen Qingwan narrowed her long and narrow eyes slightly, and asked back with a half-smile: "What's the explanation?"

As if facing an exam question, Shen Lingyu pondered her words solemnly and said: "I am not infected with smallpox. The reason for my sudden illness is that my father sent someone to secretly administer the medicine. He never cared about me, but yesterday someone sent someone to attend the exam." Tang, not long after that, some rashes developed on my body, and I passed out suddenly after being fine today. Coincidentally, my aunt came to the house today, and I guess the father wanted to use me to contract smallpox to do something. Some articles, so as to tie my aunt."

After finishing speaking, Shen Lingyu lowered her head as if she had done something wrong, and said in a low voice: "Auntie, actually I was a little suspicious when my father sent someone to send ginseng soup, but that person insisted on watching me drink it before leaving. I had no choice but to drink it, at that time I didn't know that my father did this to embarrass my aunt, if I knew..."

Before Shen Lingyu finished speaking, Shen Qingwan frowned suddenly, and said word by word: "Even if you know, you must drink it."

Shen Lingyu trembled, pursed her lips and looked up at Shen Qingwan with a complicated expression, and asked hesitantly: "Auntie, is the father trying to use Master Lin to coerce Auntie?"

Shen Qingwan sighed silently, and said with a faint smile, "Even you can see it."

Shen Lingyu nodded, his immature face was full of composure that didn't match his age, he seemed regretful, and sighed softly: "Since entering Beijing, my father has become more and more eager for quick success, and his reckless behavior has become more and more serious. Arrogant, not as clear-headed as in Lingnan back then."

Shen Qingwan looked at him quietly, and suddenly chuckled and said, "Ling'er, if you are in a different position, you are in the situation of your father, what will you do?"

Shen Lingyu's eyes were clear and clean, and he said firmly without thinking: "Of course I will obediently obey my aunt, as long as I don't become an enemy of my aunt, I won't end up in such a situation."

Shen Qingwan heard the smile disappearing from her lips, she slowly put the teacup aside, and asked casually with her downcast eyes, "Really?"

The ending sound was clear and cold, and Shen Qingwan waved her sleeves, her expression calm but not happy or angry: "You take a good rest for a few days, and I will come to see you in a few days."

Shen Lingyu noticed the slight change in Shen Qingwan's expression and tone, and he carefully pulled the corner of the quilt and asked, "But what Linger said just now made aunt unhappy?"

Shen Qingwan shook her head, raised her hand to gently touch his forehead, and said softly: "Don't think too much, take a good rest."

"Ah."

Shen Lingyu bowed her head and obediently responded, and buried half of her face in the brocade quilt. He held his breath, and his eyes followed Shen Qingwan all the time. He finally exhaled when he saw Shen Qingwan leave.

After a long time, looking at the empty room, Shen Lingyu suddenly murmured to herself: "To achieve great things, one should know when to show weakness and hide one's ambitions. Ambition, isn't this what my aunt taught me?"

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