walk to the water

Chu Xiang stood by the lake until it was dawn before returning to the house. He fell on the bed and fell asleep drowsily. Not as depressed and uncomfortable as in the past, knowing that it was the miraculous effect of the medicine given by Fu Ling, he took out the porcelain bottle from his arms, looked at it for a long time, opened the bottle, poured out three pills, and someone beside him had already handed him warm water When he came over, Chu Xiang dissolved it with water according to the law and swallowed it.

Chu Xiang took the medicine, touched his face, the redness, swelling and bloodstains from yesterday seemed to have disappeared, but the pain in his heart did not subside at all, he did not want to eat, nor did he want to get up, he still lay down and closed his eyes to rest his mind, in a daze, suddenly there seemed to be someone Shaking himself desperately, Chu Xiang opened his eyes and saw that it was Chu Xu. Seeing that Chu Xiang woke up, Chu Xu looked excited: "Brother! Are you awake? I have great news to tell you!"

Chu Xiang said in a muffled voice, "It was the Emperor Qin who agreed to let me go back, right?"

"Brother, you already know?" Chu Xu smiled happily and was about to continue, but saw Chu Xiang's face turned blue, extremely ugly, "Brother, what's wrong with you? Are you uncomfortable?" Chu Xiang didn't answer.Chu Xu was drumming in his heart, and tentatively said: "Brother, are you unhappy? By the way, you said that he would not let you go back easily. Could it be that the Emperor of Qin is playing some tricks?"

Chu Xiang shook his head and changed the topic: "Anyway, it's a good thing to go back. How could I be unhappy? How did you arrange it? When will the mission leave?"

Chu Xu smiled and said: "I know that my brother's heart is like an arrow, of course the sooner the better, the fastest is about three days, but how is your health, brother? Can you travel long distances?"

Chu Xiang forced a smile and said: "I heard that I want to go back. This disease is mostly cured." He sighed secretly; Fu Ling once said that good medicine is easy to find, but heart disease is difficult to cure. Suffer from another disease, but it will never be cured.He only said: "Since you are allowed to let me go back, you don't have to live here. Tomorrow, I will go to the post with the mission!"

Chu Xu talked with Chu Xiang again, Chu Xiang was in a trance, and answered irrelevant questions, Chu Xu only said that his elder brother was unwell, so he left, and took Chu Xiang to the posthouse the next day.Chu Xiang had met the envoy Hu Cong. The two had been ministers in the same hall before. Although they had no personal relationship, they had a good relationship. It was probably because Fu Ling had made arrangements. Hu Cong did not ask in detail about Chu Xiang's experience after being captured. Xiang was so sick that he couldn't help but sigh, and ordered someone to prepare a room for Chu Xiang to rest.

Three days later, Chu Xiang took the medicine on time every day, and he got better day by day, and his cough at night became much lighter.Chu Xu accompanied him every day, and if any members of the mission came to visit, they were mostly received by Chu Xu.Chu Xiang was emotionless, and everyone only said that he was seriously ill.Chu Xiang tossed and turned day and night only thinking about the scene of the night of parting, and occasionally thinking, if the news about him and Fu Ling got out, how would he face his mother and Xiaoyu after returning home?But he also said that there is nothing important in life except death. Anyway, life is not long. Since it was a choice that he had no hesitation at the beginning, he should bear the consequences now.

The Zhou State mission was busy preparing for the return trip, but they never heard from Fu Ling again.On the day of departure, Chu Xiang heard the commotion outside the door early in the morning. When he went out to see, it was Fu Jin, dressed in a blue satin jacket, dressed like a rich man, and standing in the yard with a few attendants.Seeing Chu Xiang coming out, Fu Jin hurriedly said: "General Chu, are you better? I came here specially to see you off!" As he spoke, he asked someone to hold a carved food box, and said with a smile: "A few fresh items in the palace Snacks, bring the general to eat on the way."

Chu Xiang thanked him for accepting it. Since he rescued Fu Jin last time, he rarely saw him again. Fu Jin visited him twice when he was sick, but Chu Xiang was in a daze and didn't talk to him much. See you today. Fu Jin came to see him off, secretly wondering.As soon as he packed up and set off, Fu Jin accompanied Chu Xiang and his party to the outside of the city. Chu Xiang had time to ask him quietly: "Did His Majesty send you down?" The Japanese think about him all the time, don't they let him go?

Fu Jin said: "No, my father didn't allow me to come. I sneaked out. The general is my savior. I'm leaving today. I should come to see you off. It's a long way to go. The general must take care of himself. "

Chu Xiang's heart became hot, his son was like a father, but he also valued love and righteousness like this.Seeing that Fu Jin is more mature and stable than last time, his words and demeanor are more and more like a father, but he doesn't know whether to be happy or worried?I saved Fu Jin back then, just to deceive Fu Ling's trust, Fu Ling should have figured it out now, right?Chu Xiang felt sour, but saw that Fu Jin had only a few plainclothes guards, and there was no large group of people accompanying him. If his side made trouble, he might take the opportunity to hijack Fu Jin and threaten Fu Ling. If it was the past, he would definitely do so without hesitation. But after all, it's not what it used to be... But with Fu Ling's scheming, how could he fail to take Fu Jin's safety into consideration?Chu Xiang changed his mind, and suddenly asked: "Since Your Majesty doesn't allow His Highness to come down, why didn't you send someone to stop him?"

Fu Jin said sadly: "Father is unwell and has been bedridden for several days. Unless there is an urgent matter, he doesn't see anyone. So I don't know if I come."

Chu Xiang was taken aback. The blood in Fu Ling's palm flashed before his eyes that day. Could it be that he was seriously injured?He hurriedly asked again: "Then, has Your Majesty seen the imperial physician?"

Fu Jin shook his head and said: "Father refuses to let the imperial physician see, the Sacred Heart is not happy these two days, I dare not try hard to persuade."

Chu Xiang was speechless for a moment, he held the rein tightly, his palms were already sweating.Suddenly he heard the sound of horseshoes behind him, turned around and saw a troop of Royal Forest cavalry galloping towards him, sweeping up a cloud of dust, the leader was General Ji De, who soon arrived in front of him, Ji De got off his horse and saluted Fu Jin : "Your Highness, the emperor sent down an order, asking His Highness to return to the palace immediately!"

After hearing this, Fu Jin knew that her father had noticed, so she had to rein in the horse's head and bid farewell to Chu Xiang: "The general has a good journey, please forgive me for not being able to send him away!"

Chu Xiang returned the gift, and watched Fu Jin and his party go away, until Chu Xu came to urge him, and then went on the road with the mission, but his heart seemed empty and lost.Thinking of his own thoughts just now, sure enough, everything still cannot escape Fu Ling's grasp. Although he treats him with deep affection, he never relaxes his vigilance for a moment.With his wisdom and prudence, how can Zhou Guo be his opponent?Chu Xiang thought highly of himself, but after dealing with Fu Ling for more than a year, when he thought of the country, he felt that his future was bleak, and he sighed secretly. Although he was ill, he still...

sick?Chu Xiang's heart seemed to be stabbed by something again. Who caused him to be seriously ill in bed?For a moment, Fu Ling's various eyes, deep and sharp, persistent and firm, gentle and caring, desperate and painful... kept changing and changing in front of him, overlapping and lingering. "Xiang'er, my heart hurts so much...Xiang'er rubs it for me, it will feel better..."