Chance encounter

There are several sweet-scented osmanthus in the palace, which are in full bloom these days.The small yellow flowers are hidden in the green branches and leaves.The prince was sitting in front of the window with a book in his hand, and the strong scent of sweet-scented osmanthus floated into the room one after another. The prince was not in the mood to read at first, but after smelling the fragrance, he threw away the book and went to the garden.

The prince remembered that he had personally planted these sweet-scented osmanthus flowers when he first built the mansion, and this year the flowers bloomed extremely prosperously.The prince leaned forward, held a flower branch under his nose and sniffed it vigorously. The fragrance entered his nose, and the prince seemed to feel that the fragrance carried a mass of air, which went up the nose into the brain and down into the lungs. He felt better There are many, the prince was fascinated and smelled each flower branch one by one.

The servant of the palace called three or four times before the lord heard it. He raised his head, his eyes were a little blurred, and the servant said: "My lord, Miss Qingqiu is here."

After hearing this, the prince said, "Oh, here we come."

The servant waited for a while, and seeing that the prince didn't say anything, he continued, "My lord, Miss Qingqiu is waiting in the front hall. Look, is she coming here, or are you going to the front hall?"

After hearing this, the prince thought for a while and said, "What's the matter with her?"

The servant said: "My lord, you forgot, the day before yesterday you invited Miss Qingqiu to come to your house, and said that you would study music scores together."

After hearing this, the prince thought for a while, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly said: "Yes, I forgot for a while, let's take her to the pavilion in front, and find someone to arrange it by the way."

After Qingqiu sat down, he looked at the prince who was standing beside the sweet-scented osmanthus tree not far away. After a while, the servants of the prince's mansion arranged the pavilion, and placed the piano, incense, fruit plate, and jug.When Qingqiu was thinking about whether he should take the initiative to call the prince, the prince came over, he poured a glass of wine for Qingqiu with a smile, and said: "Miss Qingqiu has been waiting for a long time, the weather is fine today, and the osmanthus flowers in my garden are blooming, The aroma is overflowing, what do you think of the smell?"

Qingqiu looked at the prince, who was still smiling at her, she lowered her head shyly, and said softly: "The sweet-scented osmanthus in the prince's mansion must be the best blooming, I learned a new tune recently, and I will sing it today Let the prince listen to it, and the prince will see if it's okay."

After hearing this, the prince still smiled and said: "Okay." Then the prince sat down, and at this time, the smell of incense also permeated the pavilion.

The prince woke up the next day and couldn't remember when Qingqiu left the day before, let alone what she sang. The only thing he remembered was the scent of sweet-scented osmanthus and the rising smoke from the incense burner.The prince couldn't even tell whether the fragrance came from the sweet-scented osmanthus or the incense burner.

Wang Ye looked at the sky outside, it was a bit gloomy, the dark clouds in the sky were very low, his mood was also a little depressed, he felt a little sick, he wanted to go to the garden to look at the few sweet-scented osmanthus plants again, but after seeing Regardless of the appearance of the weather, he squinted his eyes and lay down on the couch.

The prince opened his eyes and glanced at the boy who was pushing him. The boy said it was time for lunch.The prince looked outside, the sky was getting darker, and white smoke was wafting from the incense burner beside the bed.

The prince had no appetite, so he put down his chopsticks after two mouthfuls of food. At this time, the heavy rain poured down, and the prince thought to himself, those flowers might be knocked down by the raindrops.

The prince was in a daze all afternoon, looking like he couldn't lift his spirits. The boy thought that the prince had caught cold while lying on the couch, so he went to invite a doctor. The doctor didn't find anything wrong after looking at it. Mood fluctuates a little, it may be affected by the weather, it should be fine after a while.After the doctor left, the servant changed another incense stick for the prince.

After that night, the prince has been in a daze, he has no energy when he is awake, but he is not very at ease when he is asleep.The prince had the same dream several nights in a row. He seemed to be watching from outside the dream. He knew it was a dream, but it was unreal. He was lucid in the dream, but when he woke up, he became confused again. He couldn't remember what happened in the dream, but the more he was like this, the more he forced himself to think. Whenever he wanted to think of something, he started to have a headache, and his waking hours became less and less.

In those similar dreams of the prince, he was sitting in the imperial garden of the palace, the strong fragrance of osmanthus wafted from behind the rockery, and the incense smoke curled up from the incense burner in front of him.The emperor sat beside him and kept saying "I see".The prince asked in a trembling voice, "What do you know?"The emperor didn't answer, and the emperor looked forward with no expression on his face.The prince turned his head and saw the back of a woman not far away. The woman was wearing a water-blue dress. He knew it was Concubine Li Gui, and he was even more frightened. Then the emperor raised his hand and pointed at the back. He quickly lowered his head.Then he heard a laugh, and when he looked up, he saw Liu Wuyan sitting opposite him smiling at him, so he asked, "What are you laughing at?" But Liu Wuyan just smiled and ignored him.The prince asked anxiously, and was about to go forward to push Liu Wuyan, but Liu Wuyan stood up and walked away. Seeing Liu Wuyan gone, he hurriedly chased after him, but he couldn't catch up.When he ran out of the imperial garden, snow suddenly fell from the sky, and a thick layer had already accumulated on the ground. He couldn't see Liu Wuyan, but there was a series of footprints on the snow. The prince followed the footprints, but suddenly appeared in front of him. A small figure, it seems to be a child, wearing a cloak walking slowly in the snow alone.Looking at the shadow, the prince felt as if he had forgotten something important, and he seemed to never find it again.The prince wanted to run to see who it was, and wanted to ask the child if he had forgotten something, but he felt a sense of fear in his heart. Just when he was hesitating, Concubine Li Gui appeared before him with a child in her arms. before.

Concubine Li's face was very white, it seemed to be whiter than snow, her bright red lips uttered a cold voice, Concubine Li Gui said to him: "Look, my lord, our child looks so much like you."

The prince was completely chilled after hearing this, he looked at Concubine Li's bright red lips, he couldn't hear Concubine Li's voice, he didn't know what she was talking about, he only saw her bright red lips, snow white He took a trembling step forward, but when he lowered his head, he saw two children in the arms of Concubine Li Gui. He saw that one child had the face of an emperor, and the other had the face of an emperor. His face, seeing this, made him even more terrified, he quickly took a step back, but the child with the emperor's face spoke, he said: "I can't let him live, I can't let your children live. "Then the child with the emperor's face opened his mouth, and his mouth grew bigger and bigger, and then he suddenly approached the child with the prince's face, swallowed the head in front of him quickly, and then turned his head, There was a "creak, creak" sound from his mouth, blood slowly dripped from the corner of his mouth, and the corner of his mouth curled up at the prince.Every time the prince wakes up at this time, his back is soaked in sweat, and there is a coolness. Under the stimulation of this frightening dream, he wakes up for a short moment, and then he starts to have a headache again , and then fell asleep in a daze.

The housekeeper of the palace invited several doctors one after another, but no one knew what happened to the prince.Whenever the prince was sober for a moment, the doctor asked him what was on his mind, but the prince was worried that those things would be known, so he couldn't say anything when he was sober.The imperial doctor in the palace was helpless about the prince's illness after seeing it. The prince became more and more confused, and finally developed to the point of being unconscious all day long.

Liu Wuyan knew that the lord was really sick this time when she was taking the medicine for Zhang Shuo. When she met Qin Xiu a few days ago, Qin Xiu told him that the lord was sick, but he didn't care. Princes and nobles are a little fussy, and any minor illness will be infinitely exaggerated.Where people with their identities, they pretended not to be sick when they were really sick.

Liu Wuyan waited to get the medicine, and wanted to ask the doctor if Zhang Shuo's illness didn't need to take medicine every day. He always thought that Zhang Shuo's illness was nothing. It’s just cold, but Zhang Shuo’s illness was really caused by himself, and both times it was because of himself, so even though he thought that Zhang Shuo was fine, he still wanted to ask the doctor, otherwise the illness would come and go, and in the end It's still me who suffers.

Liu Wuyan waited for a while and didn't see the doctor coming back, so she asked the man who was picking up the medicine, and the man said, "Master has gone to Deshan Hall, and he probably won't be back for a while, so you better not wait."

Liu Wuyan knew that Deshantang was a doctor's guild, so she asked, "Why did something happen in the capital these days? What are they doing together?"

The man said: "It's not just the capital city. All the well-known doctors from all over the country have come to the capital city. Don't you know, my lord? The prince is sick, and the imperial doctor can't help. Master and the others are discussing this matter recently. If you have anything to do, come back tomorrow." Well, master won't go to Deshan hall tomorrow."

Liu Wuyan was walking on the way back, and glanced at the end of the road. After walking through this road and turning the other way, the palace is not far away. Do you want to go and have a look? He is really sick.Liu Wuyan thought for a while and then shook her head, thinking, it has nothing to do with her being sick, but she only slept with him a few times, but she really only slept with him, why didn't she find a reason to decline it back then, really Is it just because he is the prince?It's not that I have no way to refuse. I have refused to others, so why did I agree to him?

Seeing Liu Wuyan come back with only a medicine bag, Zhang Shuo thought, why didn't he buy me something delicious this time.Seeing that Liu Wuyan seemed to have something on his mind, Zhang Shuo stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Liu Wuyan glanced at Zhang Shuo and said, "Oh, it's nothing, you take it and boil the medicine yourself."

Zhang Shuo took the medicine bag and thought, what's the matter today, I usually boiled the medicine for me, what happened when I went out, Zhang Shuo saw that Liu Wuyan was really worried, so he didn't Ask more questions and go out silently.

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