Raising Wolves

The Liang family in the south of the Yangtze River had a good time. More than 20 years ago, when the first emperor went to the south of the Yangtze River, the only daughter of the Liang family was invited by the local officials for treatment. Emperor Chong'an fell in love with the only daughter of the Liang family and forced her back to the capital. Sealed as a quiet concubine.

Because of her daughter's entry into the palace, the Liang family's reputation became even more prominent.

A few years later, news of Concubine Jing's murder of the emperor's heir spread back to the south of the Yangtze River, Concubine Jing was thrown into limbo, and the Liang family was questioned, and then retaliated and suppressed by the Queen's mother's family.

A few years later, Concubine Jing died of illness in the cold palace, and the Liang family also died after a fire broke out out of nowhere.

The person Zheng Yao found, although not surnamed Liang, had a close relationship with the Liang family. He was an orphan adopted by the Liang family, and also Ning Juan's mother's senior brother.

Ning Juan's memory is very good. He remembers everything his mother told him in the cold palace when he was young.

In addition to talking about the outside world that she had seen briefly, she also talked about Ning Juansu's grandparents, whom she had never met, and her genius senior brother with unparalleled medical skills.

That person is Xu Shu.

When talking about Xu Shu, my mother would always fall silent, staring at the lonely night sky on the top of the cold palace, staring in a daze for a long time, and then said without thinking: "If I hadn't made a doctor's visit..."

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Although Ning Juan remembered every word his mother said to him, he didn't understand why his mother made such an assumption when he was young.

When I grew up and recalled this matter, I realized it.

The mother was regretting her visit to the doctor and met Emperor Chong'an, so she was forcibly taken back to the capital by him and became an inconspicuous flower embroidered on the Jinping in the harem.

He also gradually understood why his mother occasionally looked at him with traces of inexplicable and complex disgust.

That piercing disgust was a thorn in his fond memories, so he never told Lu Qingze about it.

Xu Shu was found by Zheng Yao in a small village in the north of Jiangyou.

Ning Juan had been sending people to dig three feet to find someone long before he went down to the south of the Yangtze River. Fortunately, he finally found him.

Specifically, it should have been arrested.

The tree of the Liang family fell and the monkeys scattered, and Xu Shu also left. He concealed his identity and changed his name to Xu Yuan.

The small village was not affected by the flood, but the news was blocked. Xu Shu didn't even know that the emperor came to Jiangyou.

When Jin Yiwei came to the door, Xu Shu's attitude was very conflicted and he refused to follow. Zheng Yao was in a hurry, so he simply tied him up, lost the horse's back, and galloped back on the horse.

Xu Shu, a doctor and not a martial artist, was almost convulsed on horseback. When he arrived at Ji'an Mansion, his face was quite ugly, he was exhausted, and he still had the energy to curse all the way: "People in the court are like this. Is it banditry, as I said before, I am just an ordinary doctor, what noble person you want to save, I can't save it!"

Zheng Yao turned a deaf ear, took him off the horse, walked quickly to the gate of the small courtyard, and asked someone to go in and report.

Ning Juan stayed up all night for several days in a row, his eyes were dark blue, and his eyes were also bloodshot. Hearing Changshun's transmission, there were not too many disturbances, so he hummed lightly, taking his time and being patient. After carefully wiping Lu Qingze's hands, he turned and walked out of the room, washed his hands, took off his face towel, and walked in front of Xu Shu who was still scolding.

A shadow suddenly fell in front of him, and when Xu Shu raised his head, he saw a tall and straight boy who was much taller than him.

The other party held hands behind their backs, looked down at him, with half shadows covering their cold brows, and spit out two words: "Xu Shu."

Being called out by his real name, Xu Shu's heart shuddered, and his irritable expression was put away.

Zheng Yao didn't know who Xu Shu was, and he didn't explain the situation to Xu Shu on the way, but Xu Shu had practiced medicine for many years and had seen countless patients, so he could tell at a glance that even though the young man in front of him was exhausted, he had a dignified and extraordinary temperament. Either rich or expensive.

I'm afraid it's some kind of prince or grandson.

It's really strange that a person of this status actually came to Jiangyou, who was causing the plague.

Xu Shu didn't like anyone connected with the royal family, so he sneered, "I don't know which family you are, and I'm not interested in how you know me. Anyway, I can't save people."

"Presumptuous!" Zheng Yao stared, and his voice was thunderous, "Do you know who you are talking to!"

Xu Shu was all alone, with broken pots and broken jars. He folded his hands and looked at the sky through his nostrils. He was not afraid of death or fright.

"You haven't seen anyone yet, so why can't you save them?"

Ning Juan didn't get angry, and slowly looked at Xu Shu: "The queen mother praised you for your superb medical skills, maybe it's because she praised you too much."

Hearing the second half of the sentence, Xu Shu was stunned for a moment, his lips trembled, and he suddenly looked at Ning Juan's face.

Just now he was too angry and didn't look carefully at the face of the young man in front of him. Now that he looked carefully, he realized that this face was somewhat familiar, and he blurted out: "You are..."

After a pause, Xu Shu finally realized Ning Juan's identity belatedly. He took a breath and let it out slowly, with a strange expression on his face: "I didn't expect the dignified emperor to appear in this place... See Your Majesty for Caomin. "

"Can you save the man?" Ning Juan didn't answer, but stared at him flatly.

Xu Shu was silent for a while, then turned his head and coldly gouged Zheng Yao's eyes: "Bring me my medical kit."

When Zheng Yao was arresting him, he also took away Xu Shu's medical kit. Hearing this, he immediately asked someone to bring it up, and handed it over with a shy face: "I offended you a lot earlier, please trouble me, Doctor Xu."

As soon as Xu Shu saw him, he was full of anger, took another look, grabbed his own medical box, and followed Ning Juan into the house.

The house was sealed tightly, not a breath of wind could penetrate.

Even with a cloth towel on, you can still smell the bitter and strong smell of medicine as soon as you enter the room. When you enter the room, there is a hand hanging by the bed, thin, slender, almost transparent white, and the veins and veins are clearly visible.

If you get closer, you can see the person sleeping on the bed.

Even though she was severely emaciated during the illness, her complexion did not lose a bit, on the contrary, it made people even more frightened.

Xu Shu glanced at it without asking who it was. He lifted Lu Qingze's hand and put it on the pulse pillow. After identifying the pulse for a while, his brows slowly frowned.

Changshun opened his eyes wide, and tightened the small handkerchief nervously.

Ning Juan looked at Lu Qingze calmly, but his heart beat so hard that he almost couldn't stand still, and his palms were silently sweating.

What if Xu Shu can't do it either?

After a while, Xu Shu let go of his hand, got up and touched Lu Qingze's forehead, and opened his eyelids to look.

Seeing Xu Shu's silence for a long time, Chang Shun finally couldn't help it, and asked tremblingly: "Doctor, how is the situation of Master Lu?"

Xu Shu didn't know who this "Master Lu" in front of him was. He was impatient to listen to the news from the palace. He walked around all these years, except for the fact that he was so happy to get drunk when he learned that the former emperor Bintian and Ning Juan were enthroned. Not quite sure.

He glanced at Changshun: "How long has he been sick?"

Chang Shun was about to answer, but Ning Juan spoke first: "About five days and one night."

"Any vomiting or diarrhea?"

"No, high fever and profuse sweating, so I couldn't drink any medicine yesterday."

……

Whatever Xu Shu asked, Ning Juan answered whatever. He stayed by Lu Qingze's side all the time, and knew the situation better than Chang Shun.

Xu Shu pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "Show me the prescriptions he has been drinking for the past few days."

Changshun finally had an effect, and quickly took out the prescription from his pocket and handed it over: "Please take a look."

Xu Shu flipped through those prescriptions, his brows became tighter and tighter, and Chang Shun's heart hung high, and he spittle nervously: "This prescription...is there any problem?"

Xu Shu let out a snort, threw away the prescription casually, sat down at the table, picked up a wolf brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote Zhang Fangzi in a nonchalant tone: "The imperial doctor from the palace is like this." How good is it? Your master Lu is not infected with the epidemic, so if you don’t prescribe the right medicine, what’s the use? Fortunately, there were several medicines in the prescription that collided with each other, so it didn’t delay the end.”

Ning Juan was stunned for a moment, and when he realized it, he immediately caught the most important point, and his eyes burst out with surprise: "Teacher...isn't infected?"

Xu Shu's attitude towards His Majesty was also hesitant, and he snorted softly: "The accumulation of dampness and heat, the invasion of wind and cold, this period of time has been quite tiring, lack of rest, and his body is too weak, so that's it. It’s not as deadly as a plague, but if it’s delayed any longer, if people don’t get burned, they should burn out.”

Ning Juan twitched as he pressed his brows.

Jiangyou's epidemic was serious, while Lu Qingze's illness was similar to the early symptoms of the epidemic, and he had been in contact with Linxi who was infected with the epidemic. The imperial physicians subconsciously judged that Lu Qing was infected with the epidemic, and it took so long.

He understands the truth, but...

Changshun noticed Ning Juan's expression from the corner of his eye, his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said, "Our family is going to grab the medicine and cook it now, Doctor Xu, Master Lu has drunk the medicine, when will he wake up?"

Xu Shu glanced at the remaining half bowl of medicine on the table: "You just fed him the medicine? Then decoct the medicine at night. As long as he can drink the medicine, he will wake up tomorrow. Drink it for another three to five days. Take care of yourself, and you'll be able to get up."

Ning Juan's heartstrings loosened instantly.

Lu Qing is not infected with the epidemic, and he will wake up tomorrow, which is undoubtedly the best news.

His slightly tired face lifted his spirits, and he ordered Changshun to grab the medicine first, and immediately caught another point: "Doctor Xu seems to know about the epidemic? It's also for this reason that I sent someone to invite you here."

Xu Shu recalled for a moment the experience of being thrown on the horse's back and rushing wildly, the corners of his eyes twitched violently.

You call this please? !

But whether the person in front of me is the child of my junior sister, or the emperor of Daqi, so bear with it.

Xu Shu barely suppressed his anger and buried himself in packing his medical box: "Before Jiangyou was blocked, some patients had fled to the vicinity of the village. After the villagers took in those patients, some were also infected. Those patients I He couldn’t be rescued, so he has been researching and wrote Zhang Fangzi a few days ago, but it was too late, the patients had all died, and he hadn’t tried the medicine, so there is no guarantee that it will work.”

The tone was understated, as if he didn't care about the patients who died.

But if you really don't care, you won't think about it.

Ning Juan looked at Lu Qingze again, gently stuffed his hands back into the quilt, and brought Xu Shu back to the courtyard.

Zheng Yao was still circling outside the yard, stretching his neck to find out what was going on in the house, but when he saw Ning Juan came out, he immediately stopped walking.

Ning Juan took off the cloth towel, raised his chin slightly at Zheng Yao: "Take Dr. Xu to the courtyard of Yu's siblings to have a look."

Xu Shu didn't give Zheng Yao a single glance, and walked out with his heavy and huge medical box.

Zheng Yao glanced at Ning Juan's face, and guessed that Lu Qingze's condition should be better than expected, and then looked at the genius doctor who had been offended by him, and leaned over to help carry the medical box, and accuse him of crimes by the way .

As soon as he stretched out his hand, he was slapped down mercilessly by Xu Shu.

Zheng Yao: "..."

Isn't it said that doctors are benevolent?

When Xu Shu passed by, Chen Ke was also at Lin Xi's side.

Although all the imperial physicians in the imperial hospital were scolded as trash, Chen Ke was the leader of the imperial physicians and had rich experience in practicing medicine. Xu Shu could barely see it. After the two discussed it, they changed the prescription and gave it Lin Xi and Yu Liuyue tried a potion.

Later in the day, the people below came to pass the news: "Report to Your Majesty! Doctor Xu and Imperial Physician Chen's medicine is very effective. Lin Xi and Yu Liuyue's condition has improved and they no longer have continuous fever!"

If the condition can be successfully stabilized and the two of them recover as before, Jiangyou's epidemic is expected to subside.

Ning Juan sat on the head of the bed, held Lu Qingze's hot hand, pondered for a moment with downcast eyes, told Changshun to take good care of Lu Qingze, then got up and went to the study, asking Xu Shu to come and see him.

Xu Shu came very quickly.

When he was treating Lin Xi and Yu Liuyue, he also knew a little bit about the condition of Jiang's right eye, and the look in Ning Juan's eyes was even weirder.

Xu Shu has complicated feelings about the blood of his junior sister and the late emperor.

If it wasn't for the dog emperor back then, the junior sister would not have been forced to leave her hometown, locked in the deep palace, involved in the struggle of the palace, and died in the cold palace.

The Liang family can also stay in peace, and will not decline.

But Ning Juan is different from the fatuous and incompetent first emperor.

At least he dared to come to Jiangyou to provide disaster relief in person.

Ning Juan sat on the chair, played with the plum hairpin in his hand with downcast eyes, noticed Xu Shu's gaze, and raised his eyelids: "Have you seen enough?"

Feeling offended, Xu Shu turned his eyes away: "Your Majesty and your mother look somewhat alike."

Ning Juan was noncommittal: "Sit down."

Xu Shu was not too polite, his bones were almost broken, and he hadn't had time to sit down yet after arriving at Ji'an Mansion.

Ning Juan caressed the plum blossoms on the head of the hairpin, his tone was calm, but his words were startling: "Do you have an old relationship with my mother?"

Xu Shu almost jumped up in fright, his face was red and white: "Your Majesty, you..."

"I see that there is also a wintersweet carved on your medical box. The carving technique is quite familiar." Ning Juan stretched out his hand and put the white jade plum flower hairpin he was playing with on the table, and said coldly, "Why, don't you Dare to admit it?"

Xu Shu stared at the hairpin, his eyes intertwined with astonishment and shock. When he came back to his senses, he didn't expect this young majesty to say such words so calmly. He froze for a long time, his back tensed. After loosening it, she fell back on the back of the chair, gritted her teeth, sweated profusely, looked at the hairpin on the table again, and finally uttered a sentence: "I polished it with my own hands and gave it to her."

During the most difficult time in the cold palace, Concubine Jing was not willing to replace this jade hairpin.

The last thing left to Ning Juan is only it.

Ning Juan lowered his eyes and looked at the hairpin.

During the time when she was dying of illness, my mother often stroked this hairpin.

This is an affair his mother dared not declare to others.

It turned out that it carried another feeling.

After a moment of dead silence in the study, Ning Juan suddenly reached out and handed Yuzan over.

Xu Shu was stunned: "This is Your Majesty?"

The young emperor's long eyelashes were lowered, and his expression showed no emotion: "I'll give it back to you."

Xu Shu was shocked, his throat was choked, but he still couldn't help it, and took it with trembling hands: "Is it okay? Your Majesty, this is what your mother left for you..."

After hearing the news about Concubine Jing, he went to the capital, but he couldn't do anything, not even asking someone to bring some money into the palace.

It's not difficult to guess what kind of day will be in the cold palace.

Probably the junior sister only left this for her son.

"Take it."

When she was young, Ning Juan needed to look at the hairpin from time to time, to absorb the warmth left by her mother, and strive to survive in the palace.

Later he had Lu Qingze.

"I don't need it anymore."

Since this is his mother's concern and unfinished wish, he doesn't mind giving this longing that has never been expressed to the person who should hold it.

Not for Xu Shu, just for his mother.

Xu Shu's eyes were red, his lips trembled, and he lowered his head deeply: "Thank you... Your Majesty."

Ning Juan glanced at the hairpin again, looked away, and no longer lingered too much: "How sure are you and Imperial Physician Chen about the epidemic?"

Jumping to this topic suddenly, Xu Shu was still a little unresponsive, and thought for a while: "My previous thinking was correct. After talking with Dr. Chen today, a little improvement will be effective. But it is best to bring When several patients come, it is better for me to test the medicine, at most ten days, I have the confidence to research the prescription for treatment."

Ning Juan breathed a sigh of relief silently, and nodded: "If you need it, you can find Mr. Zheng."

Xu Shu: "..."

Can someone be replaced?

After talking with Xu Shu, the sky changed, like overturned ink, and when Ning Juan hurried back to the small courtyard, the sky was gradually darkened.

The medicine in the kitchen just arrived, and the guard who delivered the medicine saw Ning Juan and wanted to salute.

Ning Juan took the medicine bowl and waved his hand: "Go down."

After speaking, he strode into the house.

Lu Qing was still in a coma, with pale lips and shallow breathing.

Chang Shun sat by the window, carefully wiping Lu Qingze's sweat, seeing Ning Juan coming in with the medicine, he got up and moved away with a wink.

Ning Juan tried the temperature of the medicine in the bowl as usual, and when he felt that it was almost ready, he scooped up a spoonful of medicine and fed it to Lu Qingze.

Maybe it was because of the hard tossing last night, vomiting and feeding repeatedly. Although Lu Qing was still trapped in a high-heat and chaotic sleep, feeling the smell of medicine approaching, his stomach was still churning in a conditioned reflex, and he frowned slightly, and said goodbye in dismay. beginning.

Ning Juan was startled slightly, his face darkened, he stretched out his hand to pinch Lu Qingze's jaw to fix it, and fed the medicine into his mouth.

Unexpectedly, Lu Qingze's reaction was even bigger. His dark crow's eyelashes trembled, his pale brows furrowed, and he turned his head in resistance.

A spoonful of medicine splashed out and splashed onto Ning Juan's hand.

Chang Shun hurriedly picked up the handkerchief and came over to wipe it: "Oh, what's the matter? This is the first time Master Lu has been so uncooperative. Doctor Xu ordered you to drink this medicine!"

There seemed to be something in Ning Juan's mind that snapped, and he sat expressionlessly, staring at Lu Qingze's almost lifeless face for a moment, and only after Changshun wiped it off did he say softly: " go out."

Changshun groaned: "Ah?"

Ning Juan turned his head, his cold eyes were like stars, Chang Shun shrank his neck: "Yes, yes."

Chang Shun didn't dare to think too much about what Ning Juan wanted him to do, so he ran out of the house, closed the door tightly on the way, and stood firm by the door, deciding not to let anyone in tonight.

Only Ning Juan and Lu Qingze were left in the room.

The ice basin had almost melted, and the already dark room was tightly covered. The light of the candles was dim, and the light of the fire danced faintly.

Ning Juan was no longer in a hurry to force-feed the medicine, but gently moved Lu Qingze into his arms and leaned against him, his eyes passed over his pale lips, feeling unhappy, he stretched out his fingertips to grind it.

The petal-like soft lips were ravaged a bit, and blood flooded up, as if stained with her daughter's blush, bright red.

The sickness on Lu Qingze's face miraculously subsided a lot, as if he was radiant with vitality, which contrasted with the sickly redness on the cheekbones, more like drunk, the tear mole was also red, and the two complemented each other.

Usually only her clear and beautiful face looks strangely gorgeous, with a kind of soul-stirring beauty.

But in the next moment, the color of that lip returned to pale, lost its rosy blood, and was lifeless.

Ning Juan couldn't help stretching out his hand again, but realized what he was doing the next moment.

He closed his eyes, feeling as if there was a fire burning in his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe.

A long time ago, he felt that he seemed a little strange.

On the matter of Lu Qingze.

That strange feeling of being at a loss, afraid of touching and eager to get close.

Because of Ning Cong's old affairs, he was anxious and wanted to escape.

Because of taboos and morality, he tried to limit everything to the safety of teachers and students.

They were all turned into powder because of Lu Qingze's serious illness.

The distorted and ever-expanding desire for possessiveness that arose at some time, the dark thought of just wanting Lu Qingze to watch him alone, climbed up again after the worries, fears and anxiety of the past few days were subsided.

After Ning Juan examined himself, he examined Lu Qingze who was sleeping with his eyes closed.

Something repressed and burning inside broke through the barrier.

This person is too fragile, he wants to lock him tightly in the palm of his hand.

Even if he doesn't want to.

Ning Juan reached out and clasped Lu Qingze's chin, forcing his lips to part slightly, his eyes were as dark as thick ink: "Teacher, if you don't want to drink, I'll help you."

The candlelight suddenly jumped with a "snap", dancing and reflecting the overlapping figures at the head of the bed.

Ning Juan took a sip of the medicine, lowered his head, covered his warm lips, and passed the medicine over.

The author has something to say:

Okay, Zhong Guoguo understands her own thoughts!

And (without Lu's knowledge) first kiss.