Raising Wolves

After the much-anticipated General Shi returned to the capital, there was no other movement except that he went to the palace to face the saint that day and returned to Duke Wu's mansion.

The gate of the Duke's Mansion was closed, and the general refused to see the guests because he was recovering from his injuries.

Everyone who originally thought that after Shi Rongfeng returned to the capital, the situation in the capital should be overwhelmed was at a loss.

Could it be that the general came all the way back to Beijing to heal his wounds and watch the excitement?

Shi Rongfeng held a heavy army and had a special status. Because of his attitude, the capital suddenly fell into another strange atmosphere. Both the Royalists and the Guards temporarily stopped attacking each other, and suddenly they lived in peace. stand up.

The mysterious guards around Lu Qingze have also changed. After the cleanup a few days ago, the staff has successfully installed new people, so they will not make any big moves for the time being.

Pan Jingmin, who was squatting in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, did not move.

However, Lu Qing never thought that a few words could sway Pan Jingmin. He went there that day just to plant a seed of doubt in Pan Jingmin's heart.

Staying alone in the dark and cold prison, it is easy to have other thoughts, as long as there is a trace of doubt, that trace of doubt will be like a crack in the embankment, under repeated hesitation, it will expand little by little.

It's like gradually shaking Wei Herong within the guard party.

What's more, if Wei Herong wanted to get Pan Jingmin out, he would have already made a move.

On the third day of General Shi's return to Beijing, Lu Qing was released from the official office after he was on duty, and saw a tall man with a scar on his face waiting outside.

Lu Qing squinted his eyes, stopped in his tracks, and had a few premonitions in his heart.

This is for him.

You Wu, who was following him, took a step across vigilantly, and stood in front of Lu Qingze. The scarred face noticed Lu Qingze, and he clasped his fists, and said in a cold voice: "In Xiatang Qing, General Shi's personal soldiers Mr. Lu, my general is here to invite you."

Lu Qing raised his eyebrows slightly.

After the shift, people came and went, and the officials were almost all Wei Herong's people, with eyes everywhere, Shi Rongfeng actually asked his people to pick him up.

He is the teacher of the little emperor, the most pure emperor's school, doesn't this mean that he is on Ning Juan's side?

Sure enough, the eyes of many people around changed color, while Lu Qing smiled, stepped forward and got into the carriage brought by Scarface.

Scarface ignored those gazes and sat on the driver's seat. Seeing this, You Wu also climbed up and sat on the side, folded his arms and said, "I am Master Lu's personal bodyguard. I will go wherever Master Lu goes."

Tang Qing glared at him unhappily. Thinking of the general's order, he suppressed his temper, snorted, waved his whip, and drove towards Duke Wu's mansion.

The horse was throbbing, so it ran a little fast, quite bumpy, but Lu Qing had expected it a long time ago, sat still, and just smiled: "It seems that the roads in the capital are not smooth enough, and General Tang Shen thought that was the reason for that." Everywhere is the enemy's battlefield."

The peaceful and clear voice from inside the carriage came out in a moderate level, and entered his ears. Tang Qing's movements froze, he clicked his tongue, and the movement of driving the horse became more gentle.

Lu Qing was not surprised that the people around General Shi couldn't understand him.

In other words, the Mobei army might not be used to the imperial court, especially the royal family.

Back then when they were defending against the enemy at the border, the court was still thinking about how to kill Shi Rongfeng in order to regain military power, and a backstab would have made anyone feel resentful.

Tang Qing was already very restrained.

The Duke's Mansion is very close to the Forbidden City, and it didn't take long to arrive at the place.

It was approaching September, and the autumn wind was starting to rise in the capital, and Lu Qing was already wearing thicker clothes than others. Even so, when he got off the carriage, he was still itchy in his throat and coughed a few times when he was blown by the cold wind.

It's okay when the weather is hotter. Although he is not heat-resistant, he doesn't get sick very much, but when the weather turns cold, he tends to collapse every two days.

You Wu helped Lu Qing get out of the carriage, and Tang Qing glanced at him strangely.

It's the first time I've seen someone so weak.

The Duke's Mansion was much more imposing than the Lu Mansion, with a golden plaque and a vermilion gate. Tang Qing led the way, knocked on the gate, and led the two of them in.

The scene inside the door is a bit incompatible with the style outside. If there is still a trace of the prosperity of the capital outside, the inside is almost desolate.

Walking through the Moon Gate and the Hanging Flower Gate, all the way in, there are almost no shadows of servants on the road. Although there are still clusters of buildings around, but the faded red paint on the wooden railings, the old dry pond, and the pruning that has not been taken care of for a long time, However, the wanton growth of vegetation still brings a sense of coldness and withering that cannot be concealed.

Lu Qing looked around and looked back calmly.

It's not surprising that Shi Rongfeng is the only one left in Duke Wu's lineage. The general has been fighting abroad and hasn't been back to the capital for more than ten years. There may be no one in the Duke's mansion.

Tang Qing sensed Lu Qingze's scrutiny, and snorted again: "There are only a few loyal servants left in the mansion. They are getting old and their hands and feet are inconvenient. We don't plan to stay here for too long. We can make do with it. Master Lu, don't feel shabby."

The tone was very impolite, but Lu Qing glanced at him, and wrote lightly: "The general protects Daqi and keeps the world safe. Who dares to say that the house is shabby, His Majesty will be the first to cut him off."

Tang Qing is a member of the army. When he came to a place with many rules like the capital, he felt uncomfortable. Seeing Lu Qing's thin body, he couldn't get used to it. If Shi Rongfeng hadn't told him to be more kind, he would have gone directly to The official department kidnapped the man.

Hearing this sentence, he opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty does not need to be polite about the matter of the general."

Seeing that he didn't have the slightest respect for Ning Juan, You Wu, who was following behind, raised his eyebrows and wanted to reprimand, but Lu Qing raised his hand to stop, not only not annoyed, but the corners of his lips under the mask curved instead: "I know Tang What does the general think about, but when the incident happened, His Majesty was just a baby, and the twists and turns have nothing to do with him."

The truth is true, but resentment cannot be cleared by understanding the truth. Tang Qing folded his arms and raised his head: "I didn't mention anything Master Lu said."

"You are defending the country in bloody battles at the border. Your Majesty also broke the embankment for thousands of miles on the right side of the river. When the epidemic was raging, he personally led people to rescue the disaster. Although it is not a battlefield, it is also for the people."

Lu Qing finished speaking, and before Tang Qing spoke again, he interrupted him lightly: "I said this not to make you change your view of His Majesty, nor to discuss merits and demerits, but to say that Your Majesty is not mediocre. , The incompetent late emperor, since you all want to stay in the capital for a while, you can go and see it."

Tang Qing opened his eyes wide in shock.

They are at the border, and the sky is high and the emperor is far away. It is fine to scold Emperor Chong'an privately on weekdays. As a courtier of the emperor, Lu Qing stays in a place like the capital. scruples?

Tang Qing couldn't help but look at Lu Qingze again.

Lu Qingze was indeed very thin, as if he could be blown down by a gust of wind, but his steps were steady as he walked all the way, his gestures were graceful and free, with a bit of immortality, just like the one on his court clothes patch. Like a crane, it is different from those who came to the Duke's mansion in the past two days and said they were visiting but actually wanted to inquire. I can feel how fake the smiles on their faces are.

The eyes under this man's mask were clean and clear.

Although Lu Qing was wearing a mask and couldn't see his face, Tang Qing suddenly felt that this so-called emperor teacher didn't look so unpleasant.

While speaking, the three of them had already reached General Shi's courtyard.

Before Lu Qing came here, he was guessing that there might be some belated scene of fatherly kindness and filial piety.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I stepped into the courtyard, I heard a loud voice: "Come again!"

Lu Qing looked up and saw that General Shi was wearing only a jacket and holding a wooden gun in his hand, fighting with his precious son who had been missing for more than ten years.

Under General Shi's wide-ranging and extremely oppressive moves, Lin Xi was obviously stretched to the left and right, his handsome face was tense, and he couldn't stand it, so he could only keep backing away, trying to exploit Shi Rongfeng's opening.

As soon as Tang Qing stepped into the yard and saw this scene, his eyes were about to burst, and he roared angrily: "General! I didn't even look at it, and you made gestures with Xiao Shizi again. The doctor said, you want to rest! Rest! Do you know what rest means, if you can lie down, don't move!"

Lu Qingze: "..."

You Wu: "..."

This voice did not interfere with the father and son who were discussing each other. On the contrary, it made Shi Rongfeng speed up. A wooden spear was made into perfection. His wooden gun was broken by another wooden gun, and the worn-out wooden gun head pressed against Lin Xi's neck.

The sparring is over.

Shi Rongfeng retracted his gun and said: "If it was on the battlefield, you would have died a thousand or eight hundred times just now."

Lin Xi's chest was heaving violently, sweat was also floating on his head, and he nodded silently.

Tang Qing roared again: "What are you doing to Xiao Shizi so fiercely, Xiao Shizi won't go to the battlefield!"

As he spoke, he picked up the robe that had been thrown on the shelf, cursing: "It's cold and you're only wearing single clothes, with injuries all over your body, what if you catch a cold!"

Shi Rongfeng pretended to be deaf and couldn't hear, threw away the wooden gun in his hand, took the handkerchief handed over by the guard next to him to wipe off his sweat, turned his head to see Lu Qingze, with a hearty smile on his face: "Here you are!" .”

It was quite different from the appearance when he entered the palace a few days ago.

Lu Qing didn't know what General Shi meant for a while, blinked, and said with a smile: "It's getting late, the autumn wind is cold, although the general is not afraid of the wind and cold, but the injury is not healed at the moment, it is better to listen to the doctor's words, In order not to worry General Tang Shen and Xiao Shizi."

Hearing this, Tang Qing, who was quite angry, glanced at him, and his eyes became kinder again.

Shi Rongfeng clicked his tongue, feeling that Lu Qingze's words sounded more comfortable, he reluctantly took the robe and put it on, without saying anything about calling Lu Qingze over, he glanced at Tang Qing: "Go to the kitchen and have a look." No, entertain guests tonight and ask them to put less salt."

Tang Qing had to obey orders.

Lin Xi also wiped off his sweat, turned his head to look at Lu Qingze, ran up to him happily, and gestured a few times: How about the knife?

The two children have become good friends.

Lu Qing said with a smile: "Xiaodao misses you every day in the mansion, but right now the Lu mansion and the Duke's mansion are being stared at, so it's inconvenient to come and go, otherwise he would have wandered over to the Duke's mansion to talk to you."

Lin Xi waited and waited until Chen Xiaodao came, thinking that Chen Xiaodao should stop being angry because he didn't tell him, but after hearing what Lu Qing said, he smiled again, and continued to gesture: I can also go to him, I am very skilled Well, those people can't find me.

Shi Rongfeng saw that the two of them communicated without barriers, and couldn't help asking: "Can you understand?"

Lu Qing nodded, and conveyed Lin Xi's meaning to Shi Rongfeng by the way.

The old general immediately became displeased: "Why do you have to go secretly? My Shi family is aboveboard everywhere. If you want to see your friends, dad will accompany you! Bring a hundred and eighty soldiers to open the way for you!"

Lin Xi's pupils dilated.

The society is afraid of the son of the society, the father of the cow.

Lu Qing made a conclusion in his heart and rescued Lin Xi: "The general asked me to come over, what's the matter?"

Shi Rongfeng pulled his robe casually: "What's the matter, Xi Ce said you were kind to him, so I'll just invite you to dinner."

Shi Rongfeng's status is special, which is why he and Ning Juan didn't immediately use the method of finding Xiao Shizi to make him stand.

If it's just for a meal, why bother to ask the guards to pick him up outside the official office where there are many people coming and going?

Lu Qing doesn't think it's because "the Shi family is open and aboveboard wherever they go", the battlefield is like a chess game, Shi Rongfeng has led troops abroad for decades, and his tactics are not bad, so he can't fail to see the situation in the capital.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

You Wu remained silent, Lin Xi was confused.

The atmosphere is generally harmonious.

The kitchen has prepared dinner and sent it to the stone table in the courtyard. You Wu was going to stand by, but Tang Qing came to pull him away, but Lu Qing tilted his head: "You Wu, go and eat them with Tang Shen, too. There will be no danger in the Duke's Mansion."

His Majesty issued an order, everything must be obeyed by Mr. Lu, You Wu had no choice but to obey the order, and followed Tang Qing down.

When Shi Rongfeng saw his posture and steps, he knew that You Wu had been trained, probably from the palace, and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty values ​​you very much."

Lu Qing didn't change his face: "Your Majesty has always respected teachers."

Lin Xi looked left and right, not knowing what kind of charade they were playing, and lowered his head to eat in a daze.

After accompanying the two of them for dinner, Shi Rongfeng patted Lin Xi on the shoulder: "I asked Tang Qing to find the gun I used to practice martial arts in the warehouse, and let them polish it. Go and see how it is. If you like it, It's yours."

Lin Xi's eyes lit up, Chickie Peckmi nodded, and went without thinking too much.

Lu Qing's throat was still itchy, and he had a vague premonition that he might have a cold and fever again. Seeing Lin Xi like this, he smiled slightly: "Lin... Xiao Shizi doesn't seem to be very afraid of people in the house."

"I asked the accompanying soldiers to gather around him as little as possible," Shi Rongfeng withdrew his gaze, "His temperament is a bit like his mother's."

Lu Qing wanted to speak, but the cold evening wind hit again. He really couldn't hold back the itch in his throat, and coughed heavily, his thin shoulders trembled slightly, and his lips turned white. Not a lot.

Shi Rongfeng raised his eyebrows, and said with a stern face: "You are so young, why is your body so weak, and you wear such thick clothes, you can't stand the wind."

Having said that, he got up and took Lu Qingze into the house.

Not being attacked by the cold wind, Lu Qingze's throat finally felt a lot better, and the cold feeling all over his body also faded a bit.

Shi Rongfeng wanted to ask a lot of questions, but after deliberating for a while, he finally asked in a low voice: "When he left my side, although he was a little shy, he was still able to talk. Where did you find him? Why can't he... Talked?"

This child was weaker than he had imagined, and since he hadn't seen him for more than ten years, Shi Rongfeng inevitably had to treat him more carefully, and ordered that everyone be prohibited from mentioning things that Lin Xikou couldn't say, so as not to make him think too much.

Lu Qing poured himself a cup of hot tea and moistened his sore throat: "Xiao Shizi escaped from hunting back then, was rescued by a bodyguard named Yu Zheng, and took him to Jiangnan. Xiao Shizi can't speak anymore, and he has forgotten who he is, probably because... he saw some not-so-good scenes and was frightened for a while."

Shi Rongfeng fell silent immediately, his eyes fluctuating.

Lu Qing said slowly: "When you return to Beijing, Your Majesty asked the doctor to take a look. Xiao Shizi's dumbness only needs to be guided slowly. If the diagnosis and treatment are done properly, it is still possible to speak again."

He had just finished speaking, and it was General Shi's turn to cover his mouth and cough heavily. The cough was much worse than Lu Qingze's, and he looked extremely painful.

When he let go of his hand, there was a puddle of blood on his palm.

Lu Qing's expression changed slightly: "General, this is... I'll call the doctor!"

"No need." Shi Rongfeng looked left and right, sneakily smeared the blood under the table, and his movements were quite skillful, "Don't tell others, I'm not allowed to drink now, and I'm not allowed to blow the air. If you are found coughing up blood, the next step Don't you want me to be bedridden?"

Lu Qing choked for a moment.

Shouldn't you be bedridden?

"You are a patient, and I am also a patient." Shi Rongfeng was still very reasonable, with sincere eyes, "We are in the same camp. If you help me hide it, I will help you hide it."

Unexpectedly, in Mobei, the general who was rumored to be like a ferocious god, had such a side in private, and the corner of Lu Qing's mouth twitched: "But..."

"That's it." Shi Rongfeng insisted, and even took out a small water bag from nowhere, raised his head and gulped a couple of sips, his face looked better, "I haven't been able to drink for two months, so I can only go to the kitchen Steal some, it's not very tasty, but at least it smells like wine, don't you want to drink it?"

Lu Qing waved his hand: "Thank you, General, for your kindness. I get drunk when I drink."

Shi Rongfeng was shocked: "Can't you drink? Then what's the point of life."

Lu Qing laughed and said: "I understand that the general does not want to be restrained, but you are injured, it is best to listen to the doctor's words, so that the injury will heal quickly, and when you recover, other people will not control you. .”

Shi Rongfeng didn't care: "Let me not drink, I'm in a bad mood, wouldn't it get better more slowly, don't worry, I know it well."

Just as he was talking, Tang Qing suddenly pushed the door open and entered: "General, Xiao Shizi wanted to come over after seeing your gun, so I'll stop you... What's in your hand?"

Shi Rongfeng's voice was so guilty that he raised his voice: "I don't know how to be rude, why did you come in without knocking on the door!"

Tang Qing said sullenly: "If I knock on the door and come in, I won't be able to catch your little tricks in private! What are you drinking, show me!"

Seeing Tang Qing coming over with a murderous look, Lu Qing thought that when he drank the medicine and felt nauseous, he would secretly pour out the medicine, coughed lightly, and rescued Shi Rongfeng: "It was made by the doctor in my house. Analgesics, I heard that the general has pain all the time, so I brought it here for the general to try to see how it works."

Tang Qing: "?"

General Shi responded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, the analgesic is very effective."

Tang Qing was still suspicious, looked at Lu Qingze, hesitated to speak: "Really? The medicine from outside, you still..."

Lu Qing is the emperor's man, and the emperor may be anxious to get the military power now, in case something poisonous or something...

"What are you talking about!"

Shi Rongfeng stared, and reprimanded: "I said when I came here, today's world is different from the late emperor, and you have ignored my words?"

Tang Qing: "..."

You clearly said "go back and see what this little furry boy wants to do".

But these words cannot be exported, and Lu Qing is not only a guest, but also a close minister of the emperor. What he said and did when he was dissatisfied before, if he was replaced by other officials, he might have offended and held grudges.

Tang Qing could only hold his breath and left again.

As soon as the person left, Shi Rongfeng quickly covered the small water bag and stuffed it under the couch, kicking it a few more times to make it hide better, he was very grateful: "Fortunately, the wine in the kitchen is low-quality and has no alcohol smell, otherwise Let him smell, I will have no peace tonight."

After finishing speaking, he nodded affirmatively and appreciatively towards Lu Qing: "I don't blame Xi Ce for liking you so much, you have a sense of loyalty!"

Lu Qingze: "..."

What kind of loyalty and friendship is this?

"Xicai likes you very much, as well as the children in your house." Shi Rongfeng hid his good things, and finally said the purpose of inviting Lu Qingze, "Why don't you come to the Duke's mansion more often in the future?"

After a pause, he hesitated and said, "I see that you can understand Xi Ce's sign language. Anyway, I'm free, so I'll learn it by the way."

Lin Xi can't speak yet, but he wants to be able to communicate with his son.

That's the main purpose.

The old general has been arrogant all his life, and it is quite rare that he is willing to bow his head and learn something from others.

Lu Qing would naturally not refuse, but he had to make it clear: "If I come here often, others may misunderstand."

Shi Rongfeng snorted: "Then it's a misunderstanding. The people in the capital spend their whole day thinking about this or that. It doesn't matter what they do."

This is what it means to be faintly willing to stand by the little emperor's side.

The corner of Lu Qing's mouth curled up: "It's good that the general doesn't mind."

Shi Rongfeng glanced at him again: "If you are not in good health, you need to exercise more. Come to my house, and I will teach you how to keep fit."

Lu Qing had an inexplicable feeling that General Shi was holding a card to promote swimming and fitness, and he couldn't laugh or cry: "Then I will thank General Shi in advance."

Shi Rongfeng stroked his beard in satisfaction, feeling that this was barely an exchange, Lu Qing taught him sign language, and he taught Lu Qing to exercise.

Lu Qing stayed in the Duke's mansion for a while longer, and taught General Shi a few simple sign language. Seeing the sky getting dark, he went to Lin Xi to say goodbye.

Seeing that Lu Qing was blowing in the wind after coming out, and coughing a little bit worse, Shi Rongfeng shook his head and lamented why the young people in the capital were so delicate, and asked Tang Qing to drive the carriage to send Lu Qing back home.

Lu Qing was fine when he first returned home, but had a bad cough, and asked Chen Xiaodao to replace the medicine Xu Shu prescribed to recuperate his body with one to prevent wind and cold. After taking a bowl of medicine, he fell asleep covering the quilt.

Unexpectedly, it still became hot in the middle of the night.

Chen Xiaodao guessed something bad when he saw Lu Qingze's face when he came back. He slept on the couch in Lu Qingze's room. He woke up in the middle of the night and realized something was wrong. He ran over to try the temperature of Lu Qingze's forehead. It was hot, so he ran away quickly. Go out and find the doctor.

Lu Qing's breath was full of hot air, and his consciousness was a little blurred due to the fever.

Dimly feeling that someone was feeding him medicine, he turned his head reluctantly.

He obviously drank the medicine before going to bed, why did he want to drink it again.

Ning Juan hurriedly came from the palace wearing a robe in the middle of the night, and this is what he saw.

Lu Qingze's eyelashes were tightly closed, and the long eyelashes were wet in clusters, as if he had cried, his cheekbones were red, but his lips were turning white, and his brows were furrowed, resisting Chen Xiaodao's Feed medicine.

His face suddenly sank.

Chen Xiaodao sensed that the atmosphere in the room was not right, turned his head to look, and was startled: "Your Majesty? You, why are you here?"

Ning Juan didn't answer his question, his eyes locked on Lu Qingze's neck.

Because he resisted taking the medicine, he tilted his head, his snow-white neck was exposed, dripping with sweat, slender, delicate, and fragile.

People can't help but want to touch it.

"...Give me the medicine and go out."

Ning Juan opened his mouth lightly.

But after not seeing Lu Qingze for half a day, he fell ill again.

The teacher really needs to be hidden and raised by him.

Chen Xiaodao always felt that Ning Juan stared at Lu Qingze very strangely, like some kind of beast that was about to move, and it would directly take Lu Qingze away in the next moment, bring it back to its nest, dismantle it and swallow it.

But something was restraining him, so the beast hadn't been released yet.

Chen Xiaodao swallowed, handed the medicine to Ning Juan, and when he walked out of the room, he couldn't help but look back again.

But seeing that His Majesty did not feed Lu Qingze the medicine immediately, but leaned down slightly, put his finger on Lu Qingze's throat, and stroked it lightly.

At that moment, it was difficult for Chen Xiaodao to describe clearly what kind of scene it was.

Anyway... a student would never treat a teacher like this.

A king would not do such a thing to his subjects.

Chen Xiaodao thought vaguely, what is His Majesty doing touching the Young Master's neck?

Could it be that he wanted to strangle the son to death? !

The door creaked shut, blocking all sight.

Ning Juan didn't care what Chen Xiaodao saw. He half-closed his eyes and caressed the delicate skin of his fingertips before sitting down, and gently lifted Lu Qingze up with one hand, letting Lu Qingze lean in his arms.

"The teacher is really bad." He stared at the face of the person in his arms, and brushed away his temple hair, "You should drink medicine properly when you are sick."

"If you don't want to drink, I can only feed you."

As he spoke, Ning Juan slowly stirred the medicine in the bowl and took a sip.

Lu Qing was so hot that he was a little delirious. He seemed to hear Ning Juan's voice in a daze, and his dull brain slowly turned around.

He remembered that he was in the Lu Mansion, and Ning Juan was in the palace, why did he appear here?

Is it hallucinations?

There were many thoughts, as if walking through the white mist, and couldn't see anything clearly, while Lu Qing could only open his eyelids with difficulty.

Just in time, Ning Juan hugged him halfway and drank the medicine.

Then I realized that he had opened his eyes.

The two looked at each other, one chaotic and the other clear.

Lu Qingze had exhausted his energy in thinking just now, his eyes dimly met Ning Juan's deep eyes, subconsciously there was a sense of crisis, but he couldn't figure it out, his lips moved, with three points of doubt, his voice He opened his mouth hoarsely: "Guoguo..."

Ning Juan stared at him, and suddenly smiled uncertainly.

Immediately, she clasped his lower jaw, as if with a cold and decisive meaning, lowered her head and covered his lips viciously, knocked open his teeth, and penetrated deeply.