Broken Iron Clothes

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For half a month, Yuan Mucheng ran back and forth between the Dudu Mansion and the Ministry of Punishment several times, and finally turned the assassination case over.The Sand Snake in the city was temporarily silent, and Lu Tianrui also sent people to follow closely from time to time.

When it rained in Jacheng, it didn't see sunshine at both ends for three days.It was just a little bit of sun, and the red paper was spread out again in the market. The dazzling Luoqi, the fragrance of the treasures, was a lively scene.

Jiang Shiqing led Xu Guo and Ji Dong to the streets to buy new year's goods, while Gu Nanxing was urged to follow out by Zhong Dingshan, walking behind all the way.

It was the first time that Xu Guo and Ji Dong went to the city to celebrate the New Year, and everything they saw was very novel.Jiang Shiqing was also doting on people, as long as the two of them said they liked it, he would hand over the money and buy it, regardless of whether it was cheap or expensive.As a result, before half of the market was finished, Gu Nanxing had his hands full.

"Don't bother to buy it, see if I still have it in hand?" Gu Nanxing raised the things in his hands to the three people walking ahead.

Ji Dong looked back, and said with a smile, "Master won't be unable to take a few items."

Gu Nanxing stretched out his hand towards her, and said, "I call you master, you can get it."

"No way," Ji Dong said, and was distracted by the sugar figurine by the side of the road, "Xuguo, do you think this sugar figurine looks like Mr. Lin Meng? He blows his beard and stares..."

Seeing this, Gu Nanxing lowered his hands helplessly, and shouted to Jiang Shiqing who was not far away: "Huaichuan, Jianghuaichuan!"

Hearing the sound, Jiang Shiqing looked back at him.

Gu Nanxing raised both hands again, shook the things loudly, and said dissatisfiedly: "Look at the good things you did, how about I pay you to take the things, will it work?"

Jiang Shiqing didn't respond to him, only smiled slightly, then turned around and left after a while.But he only took one step before he was stopped by the man in front of him.

"Brother Jiang, what a coincidence." Yuan Mucheng smiled.

Jiang Shiqing stopped and looked at the people, and said, "Why is the general free today?"

Yuan Mucheng sighed, and said: "It was only today that I was free, but I was dragged into the street by someone. Otherwise, I should have a drink with Brother Jiang."

Jiang Shiqing said with a smile: "I have to drink wine sooner or later, and I don't miss a day or two."

It was the first time for Yuan Mucheng to look at Jiang Shiqing like this in the winter, and he felt that the man in front of him looked soft, with a big cloak wrapped in velvet wrapped around his shoulders, like a small beast that burrowed into the velvet to keep warm, biting people repeatedly. They are all inviting pets.

It's so pitiful.

Yuan Mucheng really thought so.

At this moment, he looked at Jiang Shiqing, just like the puppy that Yuan Haoxun brought back from outside the mansion when he first saw him when he was a boy, and he felt a pang of affection in his heart.More importantly, at that time Yuan Mujie was still a brave boy who could put on armor and go to the battlefield, and under the protection of his eldest brother and sister, he could ignore family affairs and state affairs, and just concentrate on being the chic and comfortable Yuan Mucheng.

But when he woke up again, he clenched his fingers tightly, and finally suppressed the inexplicable thoughts in his head.

"This is General Yi." Just as he was shaking his head, Gu Nanxing had already walked up to Jiang Shiqing from behind and stood still.

This person is taller than Jiang Shiqing, but still not as good as Yuan Mucheng. His smile is like the breeze and the moon, and he is bold and unrestrained. .

Yuan Mucheng stared at this person, then turned his eyes back, and said, "Huai Chuan, this one is new to me, but he seems to have met him once before, why don't you introduce him?"

Without waiting for Jiang Shiqing to speak, Gu Nanxing said to himself, "I'm going to Gu Nanxing."

Yuan Mucheng threw a smiling face at people, and said: "It turned out to be Brother Gu. I left in a hurry last time, so I couldn't meet each other. It's a pity."

Gu Nanxing got acquainted with people even more quickly: "If it's somewhere, it's not too late to see you now."

Seeing the man's hands full of things, Yuan Mucheng laughed and said, "Huai Chuan, why did you ask Brother Gu to carry so many things?"

Saying that, Yuan Mucheng stretched out his hand to help, Gu Nanxing withdrew his hand and said relaxedly: "You are welcome, General, I am a dependent, I can only do physical work."

Yuan Mucheng's brows twitched slightly. He put his hands behind his back and asked, "Brother Gu and Huai Chuan are cousins?"

"No, it's just that I live in Huaichuan's house." Gu Nanxing said.

Hearing this, Yuan Mucheng's eyes fell on Jiang Shiqing who was silent in front of him, that clear face seemed to burn people, but the more he looked at it, the more annoyed he became, and a burst of anxiety arose in his heart.

"Oh, Huaichuan's house is quite big."

Gu Nanxing was slightly stunned, glanced at Jiang Shiqing, and then asked: "The general has been there? Why haven't I seen it before?"

Yuan Mucheng didn't even think about it, so he replied: "I've been there, it's a coincidence, I've never seen Brother Gu in the Jiang residence."

The three of them stood by the street, and the supposedly festive atmosphere changed inexplicably after touching the three of them.

"Cousin Xiao'an, let me tell you where you went and why you came here." Wen Kaisen pushed through the crowd and walked to Yuan Mucheng's side, but saw two other people.

He had met Jiang Shiqing before, but he had never heard Yuan Mucheng mention that he knew this person, so he was also confused.

"This is..." Wen Kaisen turned to look at Yuan Mucheng.

Yuan Mucheng stared straight at Jiang Shiqing, never taking his eyes off, and just said: "Kai Sen, this is Brother Jiang and Brother Gu."

After hearing this, Wen Kaisen saluted obediently: "Wen has met Brother Jiang and Brother Gu."

Jiang Shiqing also returned the gift, but Gu Nanxing didn't make a move, so he could only say: "Mr. Wen is polite."

At this time, Jiang Shiqing's face was a little paler than before, and his hands were also clutching the cuffs for a long time. The discomfort surged, rushing from the top of the head to the limbs and pouring back into the heart. shuddered.

Others haven't noticed yet, but Yuan Mucheng has become suspicious, so he suppressed some restlessness in his heart, and said absently: "Huai Chuan and I are old acquaintances, this brother Gu is a good friend of Huai Chuan, I just met today .”

Wen Kaisen originally wanted to ask Yuan Mucheng when this old acquaintance happened, but he felt that it would not be too late to ask in the future, besides, he was always friendly and liked many people, so he smiled and said: "Since it is so lively today, I invite everyone to How about having a meal in a restaurant?"

"No, since there is fate, we will meet again at another day. Let's say goodbye first." After speaking, Jiang Shiqing hid his hands under his sleeves, turned and left without raising his head.

"Huaichuan, you..." Gu Nanxing was a little puzzled, but seemed to suddenly think of something, turned around and smiled at the other two, saying, "General, Mr. Wen, let's go first."

He hurriedly caught up with Jiang Shiqing, and called out to the boy and girl who were still watching by the roadside: "Ji Dong Xuguo, come here!"

After hearing this, the two turned their heads to look, but their expressions changed and they ran straight forward.

Jiang Shiqing was sweating profusely, his eyes were dizzy, his feet gradually became weak, and his steps were faltering. He endured the severe pain and walked to the less crowded alley, and then let Gu Nanxing carry his back and leave.

Yuan Mucheng didn't catch up, just waited and watched, but the smile on his face faded.

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It was too late to reach Huimei Courtyard, so Gu Nanxing directly carried him back to Jiangzhai.Jiang Yu followed all the way down to catch the blood oozing from Jiang Shiqing's lips, and most of his sleeves were wet.

Zhong Dingshan supported Jiang Shiqing's head and placed it lightly on the pillow, but just as the man's head touched the edge of the pillow, he choked out a mouthful of blood from his mouth and nose, almost suffocating, Zhong Dingshan hurriedly turned him over and patted his back.

"Gu boy prepares the needles, and the others prepare hot water and soup together!"

Jiang Shiqing coughed violently, his nasal cavity was sore, and hot tears were streaming out of his tightly closed eyes.His internal organs seemed to be twisted, but he endured the pain without yelling. Later, he lost his strength and lay down limply. He let others feed the soup and then vomited uncomfortably. He felt that his whole body was aching, but his brain It's really chaotic, and I can't tell where the pain is coming from.

He also saw those figures who often splashed hot blood in their dreams slowly fell down, and the burning pain from the congealed blood flowing into his stomach became more and more intense.Under the protection of his relatives, he went back and forth between life and death many times, until the sharp knife swung towards his right neck again, he closed his eyes in fear again.

But when he opened his eyes again, he looked up and saw a plaque of "Wei Xu Palace".Lv Sheng led him across the high threshold, Princess Lifang stood not far away against the light and smiled, the elder brother and the second elder brother grew a lot taller, and waved at him with their long swords.

In a blink of an eye, he was in the Imperial Prison again, and the ink was poured on the table, dripping onto his clothes, and the people around him were covering their mouths and laughing, but he was grabbed and beaten.

Someone scolded him for being a cheap bastard and a wild bastard, and someone scratched his neckline to poke inside. He felt cowardly and full of disgust, but he couldn't escape, so he could only shrink his body and squat down.

"In the future, you will have to deal with this kind of person. If you don't know how to do it, I can teach you."

The harsh ridicule was dispelled by the young man's words, Jiang Shiqing raised his head carefully, the figure of the young man under the warm light made his eyes sore, the outline was backlit by the light, blurred, and quickly dispersed before it became clear .

"Third young master, don't be afraid."

There was another light fall, and the callused palm caressed the top of his head. Jiang Shiqing turned his head to look, and when the familiar but distant face came into view, he couldn't help calling softly: "Uncle Ding..."

But the man's loving eyes suddenly showed fear, Jiang Shiqing watched him being pulled back, beaten to death under the stick.

"Uncle Ding—"

He strode to run, but his feet stepped on the ground, and the days he lived in the city when he was a child flew by in front of his eyes, and finally gathered several bloody faces, each of which was more vivid than the other.

The great pain was buried in the ground, and the flesh and blood were trampled into mud.

He swears with hatred—

I must crawl back from hell to the world, and I will not stop until I die.

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The high fever had subsided, and Jiang Yu stretched out his fingers to caress Jiang Shiqing's furrowed brow, his expression relaxed a little.

"It's only been two months, why did the poison flare up again?" He turned around and said.

Zhong Dingshan sighed deeply, and said: "The winter in Yancheng is no better than Hegu. It has been raining again for the past few days, and the cold and damp have penetrated into the body. Huaichuan's body is exhausted. It didn't last for three months. Fortunately, it was over again years ago. Passed once."

Ji Dong cooked hot porridge, Jiang Yu was not in the mood, shook his head and gently pushed the bowl back, Zhong Dingshan took the bowl from Ji Dong's hand, and handed it directly to Jiang Yu's eyes.

"Drink it, don't pour another one, I'm too young to take care of it."

Jiang Yu had no choice but to take it, but still worried: "Is there really no solution to this congealed blood? If this continues, how many times can it last..."

Zhong Dingshan shook his head: "Didn't I say it, there is a solution, but that method is harmful to people, the blood coagulation poison is poisonous, and even the antidote is poisonous, no one dares to try it lightly, so until now I don't know what the antidote is Kind of poison."

"I can try." Jiang Yu said.

"How many lives do you have to try? I am willing to try, but there are thousands of poisons in this world, how do you try?"

Zhong Dingshan was also tired the past few days, so he raised his hand to pinch the center of his eyebrows.

Seeing that the two of them were tired, Ji Dong thoughtfully said: "Gentlemen, go and rest for a while, Master Jiang seems to be waking up now, so I'll just watch over."

Zhong Dingshan said with a smile: "Good girl, gentlemen are still here, you don't need to worry about seeing people. By the way, where is Xiao Xuguo?"

Ji Dong glanced outside the door, and said softly, "He's still afraid, the master is with him outside."

Outside the house, Xu Guo sat on the steps with her knees hugged, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Brother Gu, will master die?"

Gu Nanxing patted the young man's head, pretending to be relaxed and said: "Everyone will die, and we, Xu Guo, will also die when we grow old."

"I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid that you will die."

Xu Guo sniffed her nose, her eyes were red.

Gu Nanxing said with a smile: "Silly boy, even if we go to the underworld, Mr. Lin Meng will pull us back, you know?"

"But Mr. Lin Meng said that he can't cure Master's poison..."

"It's just that I can't solve it now, maybe it will be solved next year."

But Gu Nanxing told him that every time, and Xu Guo also knew that Jiang Shiqing had so many "next year" to wait for.

He was really afraid that Jiang Shiqing would leave one day.

When he was in his early tenth year, he saw bandits killing his father, mother and elder brother at home. He covered his mouth and hid in a closet by himself, not daring to make a sound. Later, he ran into the mountains and became dizzy with hunger. After being rescued by Jiang Shiqing Then rely on people not to go.

Since then, Jiang Shiqing has taken him to read and practice martial arts with him, but the first time he saw the man's violent hair, he was so frightened that he hid in the closet and refused to see anyone. I have to hide for a while by myself.

Overcast clouds pressed down, and the wind blew in the sky, and the coldness penetrated to the bone with a damp smell.

Gu Nanxing looked up at the sky and asked, "It's going to rain, shall we go in?"

No one answered, and rain stars faintly rose in the middle of the silence.Bound by the wind, shattered raindrops hit her face, making Xu Guo unable to hold back her tears.

"I'm afraid that when I go to see him, it will be the same as when I went home to see my parents. I'm afraid that I will never..."

The more Xu Guo thought about it, the more frightened she became, and her voice was completely choked up by tears when she spoke.

"I'm afraid, Brother Gu, I'm really afraid—"

The half-grown boy sobbed and threw himself on Gu Nanxing's shoulder for a long time.The pattering raindrops hit the front of the steps, wet the boots, and the two of them sat like this until the rain stopped.