Broken Iron Clothes

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At night, Yi Qinchen was sitting in the yard blowing the wind. After Lin Song found someone, he brushed off the dust all over his body and went to wash his hands before walking to him from a distance.

"Brother Qinchen," Lin Song stuffed the money bag he was holding into his arms, "This is some change I saved. When you were in Qinzhou, you took care of me and Brother Nanxing for many days. Your kindness can be regarded as some kind of favor that I pay back for Brother Nanxing, so don't push it back to me."

After finishing speaking, Lin Song rubbed Yi Qinchen's eyes according to the technique taught by Zhong Dingshan a few days ago.

Yi Qinchen was dazed, so he had to touch the copper plate and broken silver inside through the money bag, but he also vaguely felt the trembling of the man's right hand.

"Lin Song." Yi Qinchen called out.

When his name was called suddenly, Lin Song hurriedly stopped and asked, "What's wrong, brother Qinchen, did I press too hard?"

Yi Qinchen asked, "How did you hurt your right hand?"

Hearing this, Lin Song hurriedly withdrew his hand, but accidentally touched his swollen right wrist, and took a deep breath in pain.

Yi Qinchen tilted his head slightly, frowned and said, "Tell me the truth, where did the money come from?"

Lin Song relieved the pain, turned to him quickly, and said sincerely: "I went to the pier today to help people move things. It is absolutely clean, and my hand didn't hurt too much. It's just that I sprained it while moving things." .”

Yi Qinchen sighed and said, "Sit down."

After saying that, Yi Qinchen stretched out his hand to support the edge of the table, picked up the blind stick that Gu Nanxing made for him two days ago, lit it and left.When he came back, Lin Song saw him holding a basin in one hand, and only then did he know that Yi Qinchen had just gone to fetch water from the well.

Yi Qinchen twisted the wet cloth soaked in well water, and after finding the fingers of Lin Song's right hand, he cautiously reached the back of his hand and wrapped his wrist gently with the wet cloth.

"It's a good thing that the well water is cool, so apply it first to reduce the swelling, and don't touch this injury for the next two days."

Lin Song suddenly felt his ears heat up, so he whispered: "Brother Qinchen, don't treat me so well."

Yi Qinchen put away his cold fingers from the well water, and said, "I never blamed you, don't do this next time."

Listening to the meaning of these words, it seems that Yi Qinchen already knew that Lin Song was the one who stole his purse, but Lin Song carefully recalled the details of the day, but couldn't figure out when he showed his flaws.

Just thinking about it, Lin Song stiffened his back for a moment, and said falteringly: "Brother Qinchen, you...know all about it?"

But Yi Qinchen didn't respond to him directly, but said: "This is also a good place to go. You can stay with Nanxing in the future and practice martial arts with him."

"But I..." Lin Song was at a loss and flustered, and his hands moved a little more vigorously, and for a moment, he accidentally swept the water basin and money bag on the table to the ground.

In a short time, Yi Qinchen kicked up the blind stick, stretched out his hand to catch it easily, and then grabbed the money bag that was about to fall to the ground with the blind stick, and the other hand had already firmly caught the water basin. Not a drop of water was spilled.

Seeing this, Lin Song was extremely surprised, and after realizing it, he couldn't help reaching out and shaking Yi Qinchen's absent-minded eyes.

"Don't try it, I can't see it," Yi Qinchen said calmly, "This injury will last for a while before applying heat. Tomorrow, I will go to Mr. Lin Meng to get some ointment for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. You should rest early tonight."

After saying that, as if nothing had happened just now, Yi Qinchen turned around and slowly moved back into the room, only Lin Song was left sitting there, concentrating for a long time.

Not far away, Gu Nanxing looked at Yi Qinchen's back, his expression gradually gloomy, and even the money bag that Yuan Mucheng gave him when he asked him for a request just now seemed to be suddenly heavier, and it couldn't move anymore.

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The bright moon is caught on the branches, and a few breezes pass by from time to time to shake the branches, but they can't shake the moonlight hanging on the leaves.Jiang Shiqing glanced at the night outside the window, blew out the candle, and lay down wrapped in a thin quilt.

But before closing his eyes and resting for less than a moment, he heard a few soft knocks from outside the door, and his hands covered by the quilt silently began to accumulate energy.

He listened quietly to the sound of footsteps approaching the edge of the bed, and at the moment the person was about to touch the quilt, he swung his palm out from under the quilt and grabbed the person's arm, but the person instantly clasped his wrist , pressed to the pillow.

"It's me." Yuan Mucheng leaned over him and said.

Only then did Jiang Shiqing let go of his strength, and said: "The general is not out. Last night, he was just testing the temperature of the medicine for others. Tonight, he can sneak into someone's room."

Yuan Mucheng didn't answer him, and there was an unusual silence instead.He held Jiang Shiqing's wrists motionlessly, and just watched him quietly.

Jiang Shiqing was baffled by him, so he stretched his wrists and lay on his back, and said, "Speak quickly if you have something to say, I'm going to sleep."

After a long silence, he heard some noises behind him, and when he turned around to look again, Yuan Mucheng had already lifted the quilt and squeezed to his side.

Yuan Mucheng didn't say a word. After lying down, he put his arms around Jiang Shiqing's back, and hugged him in front of him, and said in a low voice, "Let me hug you for a while."

Hearing his low tone, Jiang Shiqing sensed his strange emotions, so he didn't resist, and let him hold him. After a while, he asked, "Did something happen to the Yuzhou camp?"

"No." Yuan Mucheng said.

"Prince Jingping's Mansion?"

Yuan Mucheng remained motionless: "Not at all."

Jiang Shiqing moved slightly, raised his eyes to see his expression, and asked, "Then what's wrong with you?"

Yuan Mucheng looked down at him, and said softly, "I can't sleep, so I just want to come and see you. By the way, I ask Gu Nanxing to help me find someone."

"Who are you looking for?" Jiang Shiqing asked.

Yuan Mucheng brushed some of the hair that fell to his forehead for him, and said, "Lu Xiu, brother Lu's lost cousin."

Jiang Shiqing let out an "um", lowered her eyes and stopped looking at him.

"Huaichuan."

Yuan Mucheng's voice was very close, mixed with the cramped heartbeat in the quiet night, it made people feel unreal like a dream.

Jiang Shiqing was in a daze for a while before replying, "I'm listening."

"I want to hug you a little longer, will it make you feel uncomfortable?" Yuan Mucheng asked.

"Fortunately," Jiang Shiqing said, "I don't hate it."

Hearing this, Yuan Mucheng tightened his arms around him, and the space between the two of them was completely squeezed out.

Jiang Shiqing's face was leaning against Yuan Mucheng's neck at this moment, and his whole body was wrapped in his aura with nowhere to hide, and he even felt a little sleepy because of it.In a daze, he shut out the noise outside the window, but Yuan Mucheng's voice was exceptionally clear.

"Since you don't hate it, don't push me away."

Yuan Mucheng pressed against his forehead, kissed him, and then stroked his back extremely gently, repeatedly.

"I have a story about a domestic dog becoming a general, do you want to hear it?" Yuan Mucheng asked.

Jiang Shiqing squinted his eyes, feeling sleepy, and said in a lazy voice, "Well...if that dog is called Yuan Mucheng, maybe I'm still interested."

Yuan Mucheng let out a low laugh, and then he started talking: "This dog is really called Yuan Mucheng. He lived in a place called Yancheng since he was a child, and his family was harmonious with his brothers and brothers, so he lived a chic and comfortable life. He dared to be a friend of the prince. , and dared to call the fifth prince brothers in the palace, but later his mother was killed by the fifth prince's grandmother, and the prince disappeared. He began to be afraid of staying in this place, so he made an agreement with the fifth prince to wander the world together in the future , stay away from the court. But Yuan Mucheng gnawed on the bones for two years in depression, but what he waited for was the news that the elder brother's legs were seriously injured and the fifth prince became the prince."

Jiang Shiqing became a little sober after hearing this, and asked, "What happened next?"

"Later he decided to join the army, learned to walk upright, and stopped gnawing bones. But people in the barracks looked down on him, saying that he was a bastard who indulged in fun, had no responsibility for his family and country, and threw away the barracks and the army. To his father and elder brother, he stayed in the city to enjoy himself, and waited until his elder brother was injured before putting on a show. Yuan Mucheng blamed himself, willingly endured these scoldings, but he was unwilling to bow his head and flatter him, so he could only pay more than others every day I have worked hard several times, and I want to get a victory for my elder brother on the battlefield and come back to win his favor."

Yuan Mucheng spoke calmly, but the exclusion he received in the barracks was far more than that. From the negligent food, clothing, housing and transportation, to the inferior armored weapons, it seemed to show that he was a despised existence.Those people always felt that he came to the military camp to enjoy the rewards in order to fight for the position of the son, so they deliberately expressed "bad anger" for Yuan Mujie.And Yuan Haoxun never cared about it, he just let himself suffer.

Yuan Mucheng did not use the name of his father and brother to show off in the camp. At first, he was just a small soldier who did not get ahead. After three years, he became a cavalry commander, but others always felt that the reason he was able to climb all the way was because of him. He is the second son of Prince Jingping's mansion.At that time in the barracks, apart from his father, brother and elder sister, He Xiao was the only one who could talk to him well.

Later, relying on his slutty energy, drinking and punching with others, he finally blended into the crowd, but no one knew what offensive words those people would say behind their backs.

But Yuan Mucheng didn't intend to confide in Jiang Shiqing about these hardships.

Hearing this, Jiang Shiqing remembered the wound on the man's back, and asked, "Did the wound on his back also come from that time?"

Yuan Mucheng said: "This was cut by the enemy when he was trying to bring his eldest brother back to the barracks. It was also because of this wound that the people in the barracks let go of their prejudice against him, and they finally recognized him slowly. It's a pity that when When everything seemed to be getting better, the military doctor in the camp said that his elder brother's legs could no longer be healed, but his elder brother's ambition since he was a child was to fight on the battlefield, and he made great achievements in battle when he grew up. He is quite prestigious, so Yuan Mucheng didn't dare to confess this matter to his elder brother, so he wanted to keep it a secret from him."

Jiang Shiqing asked: "Then did his elder brother find out later?"

"Understood," Yuan Mucheng said, "his elder brother was very desperate, but he was afraid that people in the barracks would blame Yuan Mucheng again for his incident, so he kept suppressing his emotions. Until later he watched Yuan Mucheng change from a follower The Maotou boy has gradually become a general who can stand alone, and he will always praise him with a smile, but Yuan Mucheng can feel that there is more envy in the eyes of his elder brother looking at him."

But Yuan Mucheng knew that there was actually jealousy in that man's eyes.

Yuan Mujie tried his best to be innocent, and always pretended to be relieved, but every time Yuan Mucheng put on his armor and walked towards him, his regret would turn into grief and resentment, which was hard to let go.

Yuan Mucheng also understood later that his existence would make Yuan Mujie resent his lost legs time and time again, but in order to share the burden for his father and protect his elder brother and elder sister, he could only choose to follow the path his elder brother had been walking all along. Become a general as imposing as his elder brother.

"Do you know what it costs a dog to become a general?" Yuan Mucheng asked.

"I was chained up." Jiang Shiqing said very softly, and the hot breath from his breath seemed to hit Yuan Mucheng's side neck.

"That's right," Yuan Mucheng chuckled, raised Jiang Shiqing's chin, rubbed the bridge of his nose with the tip of his nose, and said softly, "The iron chains will ring when you run away, which is very imposing."