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Just as Zhuang Qiu came out of the main hall, he heard the sound of a wheelchair turning behind him.

Because it is a wooden chair, the sound of turning is not small, Zhuang Qiu's hearing ability at this stage of fitness, it is difficult not to hear it.

"General Jiang." Ji Qingning shouted.

Zhuang Qiu paused, turned his head, pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Master, what's the matter?"

Ji Qingning smiled, that delicate and fragile face was extraordinarily bright because of the smile.

He said softly: "Congratulations, General Jiang."

"Your Majesty is wise, I am blessed to be a courtier."

Hearing the other party's words, the smile on Ji Qingning's face became a bit more real, and he continued: "I heard that the general likes to collect famous swords."

"I do have preferences in this area. I don't know how the master of the country knows."

"I just listened to other people mention it casually."

Zhuang Qiu thought to himself, you asked the spies to find out all about Jiang Xu's three-year-old bedwetting, is this called casual mentioning?

"It so happened that a casting master came from a foreign country. He brought an extremely sharp sword. I don't know what is so good about it. I want to ask General Jiang to help me palm my eyes."

Zhuang Qiu said with a faint smile: "Since it is the invitation of the Master of the State Teacher, then Jiang will be disrespectful."

Master Guoshi nodded, and said again: "Let's fix it tomorrow, it happens to be a holiday."

The servant who was waiting outside the hall came over and pushed the wheelchair for the national teacher with a low eyebrow. A wooden plank was laid beside the steps, and the wheelchair could slide down from the wooden plank.

It's just that the stairs are a bit steep, Zhuang Qiu glanced at Ji Qingning who was on the wheelchair, his expression was flat, and he didn't seem to be afraid of being thrown out.

Zhuang Qiu thought, if he were to push the wheelchair, he would definitely not be as reckless as that servant, he would control the speed of the wheelchair and let it land safely.

But if he contacts Ji Qingning rashly now, and with Ji Qingning's personality, calls him a disciple, the relationship between the two of them will be over.

For Zhuang Qiu, it is only natural that he cares about Ji Qingning.

But to Ji Qingning, the current Zhuang Qiu is no different from Prince Su.

Zhuang Qiu withdrew his gaze, and went back to Jiang Xu's Pocavalry barracks in a regular manner.

In the barracks, the deputy general sent by Prince Su has been emptied by Zhuang Qiu, no one in the barracks listens to him, he is more transparent than a transparent person.

It's just that it was sent by Prince Su after all, and he hasn't caught the opponent's handle yet, so it's not good to kill him directly.

Because the state of Chu has been quiet recently, the Po Cavalry Army has nothing to do. When they are free, Long Xing likes to find trouble.

In Ji Guo's army, there are many people who practice swords, but few practice swords. This group of people get together to compete with swords.

Long Xing still wanted Zhuang Qiu to be the referee.

No one in Jicheng can escape Zhuang Qiu's sword qi, and their moves are like child's play to Zhuang Qiu.

But if it was Jiang Xu, he would definitely agree.

So Zhuang Qiu thought about it, let's just take a look.

Unexpectedly, this look really made him see a good seedling.

Long Xing is the left general in the barracks, he is more tactful, he has the best relationship with Jiang Xu, and has been with Jiang Xu for many years, Wang Wu is Jiang Xu's right general, he is more dull, and his swordsmanship is also better Clumsy, not enough, but strong, and iron-headed, not afraid of trouble.

Jiang Xu is good at employing people, even if he is not around, the barracks will not be chaotic with Long Xing and Wang Wu holding each other back.

The Po Cavalry Army has a total of 3 horses, of which [-] are in the main battalion, and [-] of these [-] are proficient in swordsmanship. Zhuang Qiu only watched these [-] people fight.

One of them, Wei Jun, is extremely talented.

Ordinary mortals fight bravely and fiercely, but this guard is different. He is dodging in the early stage, and then he can wait for the opponent to leave space and kill him with one sword.

Of course, it's not a real death, it's just cutting the wooden sword on the opponent's neck, how can a real sword be used.

This guard had a total of three matches, and all three matches used a sword.

Naturally, Long Xing and the others didn't like being dismissed by the guards. For them, fighting on the battlefield must be reckless.Once the heart of retreat is born, it will inevitably be defeated.

Seeing that the competition was almost over, Zhuang Qiu asked him to stop, and he called Wei Jun out alone.

"Meet the general." Wei Jun knelt on the ground on one knee and saluted Zhuang Qiu.

"Get up." Zhuang Qiu said indifferently, he is not a person who likes to babble, and at times like this he usually gets straight to the point.

"Why did you only use one sword in the competition?"

Wei Jun was a little apprehensive, and he quickly explained: "It's not that my subordinates don't want to be like other people, it's just that my subordinates are naturally weak in strength, and they often fell ill when they were young, so they can't consume their strength like other people wantonly, they can only take advantage of loopholes."

"You're not taking advantage of the loophole."

Wei Jun didn't dare to look up, he thought he would be scolded, after all, he was often scolded before, but according to the general, he didn't seem to want to scold himself.

"This is looking for opportunities." Zhuang Qiu laughed.

"From now on, you will follow me, and I will teach you the way of the sword."

Wei Jun knew that this was an opportunity, but he didn't know that this opportunity was much bigger than he imagined.

He quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to thank him.

Zhuang Qiu hummed and said again: "I will tell Long Xing and report to my valet tomorrow."

"Thank you, General, for the great kindness of the General, the guards will never forget it!"

Having found a good swordsman, Zhuang Qiu was still very happy to teach these children how to practice swords while waiting for Ji Qingning.

The next day, Wei Jun followed Zhuang Qiu and entered the harem with him.

Because the prince was young, the former prince and grand teacher, who is now the national teacher, lived next to the prince.

Of course, there are some complaints about this Zhuang Qiu, no matter how young the crown prince is, he is already twelve years old, and a boy of this age already knows a lot of things, so putting Ji Qingning by his side made Zhuang Qiu feel a little offended.

Of course, it is impossible for Zhuang Qiu to say these words, he does not have that position.

Zhuang Qiu waited outside the palace for a while, and after the inside pass was passed in, it was picked up by Ji Qingning's personal maid.

"General Jiang has been waiting for a long time. The Master of the State Council originally wanted to be here in person, but his body is too weak, so he can only send slaves here. Please forgive me, General Jiang."

Zhuang Qiu smiled and said, "It's okay, Master Guoshi is sick again."

"Since the beginning of winter, Mr. Guoshi's illness has not recovered. Yesterday he went to court and was bumpy again. Today, he couldn't come to accompany him."

"Then lead the way, I'll go and see Master Guoshi."

Zhuang Qiu really didn't want to greet this little girl, and he didn't bother to say those polite words, but he couldn't help it, this is the rule of ordinary people, after dealing with it, Zhuang Qiu hurried to Ji Qingning's palace.

Su Mei, Ji Qingning's close maid, looked at Mr. Jiang who was walking faster than himself. He thought to himself, isn't it the first time for Mr. Jiang to enter the palace? How did he know where Mr. Jiang lived.

Zhuang Qiu didn't care about this little maid, he walked quickly and broke into Ji Qingning's bedroom.

Ji Qingning's residence was filled with the bitter taste of medicine and the fragrance of incense.

The combination of the two forms a special medicinal fragrance.

When Zhuang Qiu arrived, he saw Ji Qingning lying on the bed, and the servant next to him was feeding him medicine.

Seeing Zhuang Qiu coming, the latter hurriedly wanted to get out of bed. Ji Qingning was full of guilt and said, "I said I wanted to have fun with General Jiang, but this body is really useless."

"It's okay, it's okay, the body of the master is important, the sword is there, it's the same at any time."

"Obviously I made an appointment with General Jiang, but in the end I—"

"The sky is full of ups and downs, people have joys and sorrows, misfortunes and blessings, manpower can't be controlled, so how can you blame the master of the country, drink medicine and lie down."

"It's okay for me to be sick. General Jiang will stay here for a while, and I'll get out of bed right away."

"Quickly stop making trouble." Zhuang Qiu couldn't help it anymore, and there was some reprimand in his tone.

Ji Qingning was taken aback by these words.

Zhuang Qiu also understood that he was not qualified to speak like this, so he hastily remedied: "It's just to appreciate the sword, just let them bring it over, and the national teacher doesn't have to get up."

Seeing that Zhuang Qiu had made up his mind, Ji Qingning didn't insist anymore, after all, he was really ill suddenly, and it was God's blessing to wake up.

"Sumei, go and get that Kaiyuan sword."

"Yes."

Seeing Sumei go, Zhuang Qiu asked out of words, "What kind of disease does the Master National Teacher have?"

"It's just an old disease brought out from the mother's womb, and it looks like this when winter comes."

"Thinking about it, it must have been a lot of suffering. The national teacher has extraordinary willpower, which is really admirable."

Ji Qingning has heard many people pity his body, but he has never heard someone praise him like this. This General Jiang's point of view is very strange.

Zhuang Qiu saw the brewed tea on the table again.

The national teacher noticed Zhuang Qiu's small thoughts, and immediately said: "Sujuan, pour tea for General Jiang."

Sujuan is also Ji Qingning's confidant, she pours tea for Zhuang Qiu immediately.

"This is melon slices from the south?"

"Exactly, does General Jiang have research on tea?"

"I just heard a few words from people. I'm a rough old man. What kind of research is it? Master Guoshi likes to drink tea?"

"Because I'm seriously ill, I can't eat greasy meat, and because I always have the bitter taste of medicine in my mouth, I drink tea."

"That's how it is." Zhuang Qiu nodded, pretending to be enlightened.

Ji Qingning wanted to win over Zhuang Qiu, so his words were very close, and Zhuang Qiu had special thoughts about Ji Qingning, so he was very proactive.

On the premise that both parties intend to make a good relationship, the relationship will develop by leaps and bounds.

After a while, Sumei brought the sword.

Zhuang Qiu took the sword and looked it up and down.

"How?" Ji Qingning asked.

"It is indeed a rare sharp sword."

"If the general likes it, then give it to the general."

"How can this be done? Jiang is ashamed to accept such a precious thing."

"General Jiang, don't refuse. You don't dislike me as a useless person. You are willing to condescend to come to my palace to have a talk. This already makes me very happy. This sword is useless to me. General, please accept it."

"If so, that would be disrespectful."

As Zhuang Qiu said, he took off the saber from his body, and put on the Kaiyuan sword that Ji Qingning gave him.

Ji Qingning smiled lightly and said, "General Jiang is outstanding in martial arts, and he is an outstanding talent. I think there must be many girls in the city who admire him."

Jiang Xu was not married. After all, he died before he knew when he was fighting abroad. Leaving a widow at home would only make the other party sad.

"Jiang Xu is just a martial artist, how can he please the ladies?"

Ji Qingning said again: "Where, General Jiang is careful."

"I've been bothering you for a long time, and it's almost noon, so I won't stay here with the Master of the National Teacher. The Master of the National Teacher should have an early meal and a rest."

Ji Qingning was also a little tired, so he said: "Next time, I will definitely be a good company."

"Master Guoshi, please stay, Jiang Xu will leave now."

Zhuang Qiu left happily.

He chatted with Ji Qingning quite successfully today, at least he didn't make the other person hate him, and he even got a gift.

Ji Qingning sent herself off, and she also wants to send Ji Qingning off, there is a back and forth.

Zhuang Qiu thought about what to give Ji Qingning.

As he walked, he was almost at the exit of the courtyard. He had excellent hearing and heard two maidservants watering the flowers while saying, "I don't know when our master will recover. Although he is beautiful, he is so sick. It's really disgusting to look at him for a long time, and I heard the imperial doctor said that the master may not be able to survive this winter."

"Who knows, if we really can't make it through, we have to find another way out. You don't know that Hanamaki, who entered the palace with me, is now serving under the concubine Hua. When she sees me, her eyes will go up to the sky. That's too bad, tell me, how about we go to Concubine Hua's too."

"I know Xiao Dezi next to Concubine Hua, he should be able to take the two of us over."

Zhuang Qiu's face darkened, and he said to the guards beside him, "Arrest them."

The guard responded, and with a few people around him, they captured the two maids.

"Who gave you the courage to curse the master." What made Zhuang Qiu angry was not that the two little maids wanted to find another way out, but that they cursed Ji Qingning for not being able to survive this winter.

According to the rules in the palace, maids of honor are absolutely not allowed to talk about the master casually.

"General, how to deal with it."

The faces of the two little maids turned pale, and they quickly kowtowed to apologize.

"Send it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and say that these two maids arranged for the master. I think the Ministry of Internal Affairs should know how to punish them."

"Yes!"

No matter how powerful Jiang Xu is, he still can't control the harem, which is headed by Concubine Hua.

Concubine Hua is also the biological mother of the prince. She was originally a concubine, but later she was added to the position of noble concubine in order to show the emperor's noble birth.

The affairs of the harem are managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the surface, but in fact it is still managed by the concubine Hua.

Although the national teacher is uncomfortable with the harem's jurisdiction, the slaves who take care of him belong to the harem's management, and Zhuang Qiu sent people to the House of Internal Affairs.

A little court lady dared to talk about Ji Qingning, but one could imagine how isolated and helpless Ji Qingning was in the harem.

Several thoughts flashed in Zhuang Qiu's mind, but he was afraid of affecting Ji Qingning, so he gave up immediately.

Of course, this was just a small episode, and he didn't take it to heart.

But Ji Qingning knew about it.

Although he is lingering on the sick bed, it doesn't mean that he doesn't know anything. On the contrary, he has many eyes and ears. He let these people go because he doesn't care. These little maids don't hinder his overall situation.

When Sujuan reported this news to Ji Qingning, he was still a little surprised.

Isn't the kindness shown by General Jiang to himself a little too much? Could it be that he wanted to follow the emperor, so he climbed up the pole?

Perhaps that was the case. Before he talked with this General Jiang, the other party also showed full patience and sincerity.

Ji Qingning waved his hand and said, "Let him go, it's not wrong for him to be sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs according to the regulations."

"That's over there, Concubine Hua."

Ji Qingning raised her eyebrows and said: "Two slaves, if Concubine Hua doesn't have the guts to do so, then there will be plenty of people sitting in the position of Lord of the Harem."

"Sujuan understands."

……

The next day, Jiang Xu sent someone to deliver a bag of tea wrapped in silk and packed in a box to the mansion of the national teacher.

When Ji Qingning saw this tea, he was a little surprised, it was not the tea he knew.

She has read all over the ancient books, not to say that she is deeply immersed in the way of tea, at least she has entered the threshold.

But he didn't know this tea.

After making Sujuan confirm that the tea was not poisonous and had no side effects, Ji Qingning asked someone to brew a cup.

After only one sip, he was surprised that there is such a fragrant tea in this world.

Compared with that sword, this tea is definitely better than nothing.

It seems that General Jiang really intends to serve the emperor.

After all, they came back and forth, and the spies in the palace basically knew that Jiang Xu had a deep personal relationship with the national teacher.

Ji Qingning represented the emperor, and Jiang Xu got close to him, so he naturally planned to join the emperor.

And he didn't obstruct him at all, which made Ji Qingning feel more at ease.

However, he was not completely relieved, and now he would foolishly tell the other party about his plan, at least it would take a few more days to investigate.

And when Zhuang Qiu saw that Ji Qingning had sent the tea to be tested for poison, he was immediately annoyed.

Can he still harm him? If he wants to harm him, can he survive his own attack with his powerless appearance?

Qi to Qi, Zhuang Qiu also understood Ji Qingning, after all, he lived alone in the huge harem, if he didn't guard against it, he would have been poisoned to death long ago.

Thinking of this, Zhuang Qiu finally calmed down.

In a blink of an eye, the winter solstice arrived.

It is the custom of Emperor Jicheng to go to the hot springs in winter.

There is a natural hot spring in Jicheng, and there is a palace built in that hot spring, which is very suitable for living.

More than half of Ji Qingning's physical deterioration is due to the cold winter, and going to the hot springs now may be good for his body.

The emperor was going, so naturally Prince Su had to go too.

In previous years, Jiang Xu had no part, but this year he has pledged his allegiance to the emperor and is no longer independent from the two parties. Naturally, this good deed should also be counted on him.

The road from the palace to the palace is not far away, and it can be reached within a day.

It's just that the guards before leaving were very lively, and the three families were dispatched in unison.

Long Xing knew that his general was getting close to the national division now, so he naturally couldn't get used to Ji Cheng's army.

The emperor's guards followed him, Ji Cheng's army followed Prince Su, and the Po cavalry army followed the national division.

——That's right, Zhuang Qiu took the initiative to find the national teacher to get close.

The carriages were arranged according to their positions, so the emperor and Prince Su walked in front, while Jiang Xu and other ministers could only follow behind.

Jiang Xu did not follow the carriage, but rode to the side of the national teacher, guarding the left and right like a god of war.

Ji Qingning rarely wore a red cloak today, which set off his pretty face with a bit of smoke and fire.

"General Jiang, riding a horse is hard work, why don't you come in and sit down."

"My lord is kind, but His Majesty ordered me to guard the safety of the courtiers. It is better for me to keep an eye on it."

"That's hard work, General Jiang."

Zhuang Qiu grinned and said: "If the national teacher is bored along the way, you can call me to talk, and I will watch outside."

"Okay, then I would like to thank General Jiang."

Ji Qingning put down the curtain.

Su Juan, who was guarding the charcoal basin, said: "My lord, General Jiang really cares about your lord. There are so many courtiers, but he just happens to be beside your lord's carriage."

Ji Qingning frowned and said, "It's true that you are too courteous. When you get to the palace, you can check General Jiang's preference."

"Preference...?" Sujuan was a little taken aback.

Ji Qingning said speechlessly: "If you like men, you still like women."

Only then did Sujuan react.

It is true that General Jiang is not married, and he has never heard of any lady he has pursued.

Could it be that he really likes men?

But my lord is so delicate, how could I give him a martial artist!How can he take good care of adults!

Sujuan's affection for Zhuang Qiu has now been shattered, and what she wants to do now is to go to the palace to check.

Zhuang Qiu also knew that he was too obvious.

However, he didn't want to bear it.

Seeing that Prince Su dangling under his nose every day makes him want to vomit.

However, he still looked at Ji Qingning with that kind of eyes. If he was not afraid of Ji Qingning's failure in Hongchen's training, he would have chopped that Prince Su into scum.

Fortunately, Ji Qingning didn't like Prince Lisu very much, which gave Zhuang Qiu some more comfort.

But he has to be careful, absolutely not to give Prince Su an opportunity.

The carriage bumped all the way to the palace, Ji Qingning felt extremely uncomfortable from the bumps, and wanted to sleep when he got to the bedroom.

He was disgusted, and was about to sleep to escape, when he saw Sumei coming in with a cup of herbal tea.

"A reward from His Majesty?"

"No, General Jiang prepared it. He said that this cup of herbal tea can make Master Guoshi sleep peacefully."

"Have you tested it?"

"Tested, no poison."

Ji Qingning took a sip of it, he thought with some surprise, it was not bitter at all, but it was extraordinarily fragrant.

He drank the cup of so-called herbal tea in one sip.

"You go and take the silver to the guards who sent it, and thank General Jiang for me."

"Yes."

After Ji Qingning drank it, the feeling of headache and nausea disappeared immediately, and he felt drowsy. He closed his eyes and fell into a drowsy sleep.

What Zhuang Qiu sent was not some herbal tea.

He also knew that Hong Chen's training of heart depends on Ji Qingning's own perception, and that others' help may harm him instead.

So Zhuang Qiu didn't use any pills to make Ji Qingning live immediately, he just used herbs with extremely low spiritual power to make a cup of tea.

This tea can only relieve Ji Qingning's symptoms, but cannot cure his illness.

Zhuang Qiu still wanted to make Ji Qingning feel better within the controllable range.

The first day of coming to the palace is a rest day.

On the second day, I started to soak in the hot springs.