after being kidnapped by the general

After the two arrived at the manor, everyone was busy again.

The manor is run by the stewards of the Prince Chu's Mansion, and the rooms they live in are usually cleaned up. Although the furnishings in the rooms are not as grand as the Prince Chu's Mansion, they still have a wild charm.

The servants laid out the quilts and fired the charcoal basin. After everything was done, half of the night had passed.

Yuanli and Chu Hechao's room was next door. It was already late at night, and the two of them didn't say much. They washed up and got ready to rest.

The steward knew that they had come all the way, and their bodies were very cold, so he specially boiled a lot of hot water to let them go away from the cold.Yuanli took a warm bath, and when he returned to the room, he felt sleepy, curled up in the quilt, brewing drowsiness.

The country manor is colder than the Chu Palace, and there is no Kang bed, but the charcoal fire is burned in the house, which is so hot that it makes people yawn.

However, Yuanli hadn't fallen asleep yet, but his hands, which had been damaged by the cold earlier, began to itch under the warm blanket because of soaking in hot water.

Yuan Li scratched, but his hands became more and more itchy, and it made him unable to sleep.

Reluctantly, he took out the quilt with his hands, and looked at the faint light of the charcoal fire. His hands were already swollen, and there were red swellings on the frostbite. He couldn't make a fist even if he wanted to, like two pigs. hoof.

The back of the hand was the most itchy, Yuan Li endured it again and again, he couldn't help it anymore, got up and got dressed and prepared to get some pepper salt water to wash his hands.

This is a small folk remedy. The water boiled with peppercorns and salt has the effect of anti-inflammatory, sterilizing, relieving pain and itching.As long as there is enough salt, pepper salt water may be used as an ancient disinfectant, but it is a pity that pepper salt water cannot be used on damaged skin, otherwise it will irritate the wound and affect the healing.

Yuan Li put on a heavy cloak and closed the door carefully.

As soon as the door was closed, the door next to it was opened. Chu Hechao stood in front of the door in a single suit, with a loose belt and a small piece of strong muscle on his chest. His eyes were sharp, as if he hadn't slept. Where are you going?"

Yuan Li didn't expect that he was still asleep, so he whispered, "Did I wake you up?"

Chu Hechao glanced at him and said, "Return to me first."

"My hands are too itchy," Yuan Li said honestly, "I want to go to the kitchen and get some salt water with peppercorns to wash my hands."

Chu Hechao frowned, "Wait."

After speaking, he hurried back to the house, put on his clothes, and went out with Yuan Li.

The two walked towards the kitchen together. The manor was so quiet that even the chickens and ducks fell asleep.There are thousands of miles of stars in the sky, the moon is bright, and the wind is cold.

Chu Hechao took a step forward to block the cold wind blowing from the north, and asked abruptly, "What is peppery salt water?"

Yuanli briefly told him about the effect of pepper salt water.

Chu Hechao was keenly aware of the benefits of pepper salt water, and asked sharply: "Can pepper salt water be used in wounded barracks?"

"No," Yuan Li sighed, "Pepper salt water can be used to treat eczema, soreness or foot soaking, hemorrhoids...cough, it is very useful, but the damaged wound cannot be washed with pepper salt water."

Chu Hechao felt a little pity, but he was not disappointed. He glanced at Yuanli's hand from the corner of his eye, "Can salt water with peppercorns make your hands less swollen?"

"It should be possible." Yuanli was also not sure.

Chu Hechao said, "Show me."

"Look at what?" Yuanli was puzzled.

Chu Hechao directly grabbed Yuanli's hand.

The five slender fingers that used to be swollen and deformed, felt cold to the touch, but in Chu Hechao's slender and broad palm, the contrast was particularly obvious.

Yuan Li felt a little embarrassed, so he waved his hand, "Don't look at it, it's pretty ugly."

Chu Hechao held on, and suddenly put his hand between his own and rubbed it twice fiercely.His hands were strong and rough like frosting. After rubbing like this, Yuan Li's hands suddenly became hot, and they were both painful and refreshing, and the itchiness disappeared.

Yuan Li curled up his fingers in comfort, and consciously handed the other hand to Chu Hechao.

Chu Hechao hooked his lips, raised his eyelids and glanced at Yuanli, "What are you doing?"

Yuan Li urged, "Rub it."

Chu Hechao smiled, with a bit of anger, "Why rub it for you?"

Yuan Li withdrew his hand, "Forget it..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Chu Hechao grabbed his hand.The man's rough palms rubbed Yuanli's hands gently to dispel the chill and itchiness, "Boy, can you be patient."

Yuanli was a little curious, "How much older are you than me?"

"Who knows," Chu Hechao said casually, "Seven or eight years old."

Seven or eight years old?

That Chu Hechao is only 25 six now.

So powerful, the 25-year-old general of Yi Wanshi.It is the highest official position among generals, and it can be compared with Sangong.

Yuanli was not as old as Chu Hechao in his previous life, but his two lifetimes added together, he can directly be Chu Hechao's older brother.

Yuan Li snorted, a little inexplicably proud of himself, and said in a low voice: "You are the kid."

Just walking all the way to the kitchen, Yuanli's hands were hot.He rummaged in the kitchen for a while, and quickly found pepper and salt, "General, help me light a fire."

Chu Hechao didn't say anything, he simply lifted up his robe and squatted down, and skillfully lit a fire for him in two or three strokes.

Put the pepper and salt into the water, boil it and pour it into the wooden basin. When the water temperature dropped slightly, Yuanli soaked his hands in the water.

When soaking, because the hot water is very hot, there is a slight tingling.Yuanli soaked for a long time, and took out the water when it was almost cold, then looked up at Chu Hechao in surprise, "General, it seems to be really useful, my hands don't itch anymore."

This is not a panacea, it will have an immediate effect, and now the no-itch is just taken out of the hot water.Chu Hechao looked at Yuanli like a fool, "Wait a little longer."

Chu Hechao was right. On the way back, Yuanli's hands started to itch again.But he didn't know if it was a psychological effect, he felt that the itching was a little lighter than before.Yuan Li was about to share the good news with Chu Hechao, but he always felt a little sore in his throat and a little heavy in his head.

Chu Hechao caught a glimpse of his flushed face, was startled, and dragged him towards him, "Yuanli?"

Yuan Li raised his head, his eyes were sleepy, "Huh?"

Chu Hechao felt bad, raised his hand to touch Yuanli's face, and was startled by the scalding temperature.His face suddenly turned ugly, "You have a cold."

Yuan Li sneezed, with a thick nasal voice, and suddenly realized, "No wonder I feel a little dizzy."

Chu Hechao's breathing was a little heavy, he bent over suddenly and put Yuan Li on his shoulders, and strode towards the bedroom with a sullen face.

Yuan Li was in a daze, and after an unknown amount of time, he was put on the quilt.

The whole room was fully heated, but Yuan Li felt cold all over for no reason. He pulled off the quilt and covered his body tremblingly.

Pulling the quilt from his hands with both hands, he took off his coat and shoes and socks, and then tucked the quilt firmly for him.

Yuan Li closed his eyes, half asleep and half awake, there was always someone walking around.

"...Yuan Gongzi has always been in good health, and he has been forced to train every day. He has never had a cold, and when he gets a cold, he will be a little menacing..."

"Nothing, I'm going to make medicine for Mr. Yuan..."

The noisy voices gradually disappeared, and Yuanli's only rationality was relieved. It seemed that his condition was not that serious.

The brazier was brought closer, and the charcoal fire was reflected on Yuan Li's face.Light and light flashed through Yuan Li's tightly closed eyes. He is usually a person who can't fall asleep with only a little light, but probably because he was too tired at the moment, or the firelight was too warm, Yuan Li felt very comfortable instead, and his consciousness gradually fell asleep. in the dark.

At the last moment, he felt someone sitting beside the bed, the shadow covered the firelight, and whispered: "Exhale."

"You are so majestic in the daytime, how can you be bullied like this?"

Yuan Li fell asleep.

When I woke up again, it was already the afternoon of the next day.As soon as he opened his eyes, Lin Tian, ​​who had been watching from the side, immediately helped him up and handed him a cup of warm tea, "My lord, you are finally awake."

Yuan Li took a sip of water and felt his body slowly recover some strength. He coughed a few times and looked around the room, "Where are the others?"

Lin Tian said: "Master Yang came to visit you and the general. The general went to see him. Guo Lin is dealing with the fire in the palace. As for Mr. Liu."

He said helplessly: "Mr. Liu also has a cold and is being checked by a doctor."

Yuan Li asked concerned: "Is he all right?"

"The doctor said that the illness is not serious, but Mr. Liu's health is not as good as yours, and he is a little more serious than you, and he needs to be well recuperated, so don't be careless," Lintian said regretfully, "My lord, it's all my fault that I didn't notice your discomfort, this subordinate is guilty. "

Yuan Li shook his head, tried to get out of bed, stood up and took two steps.Although it was still a little weak, it was already much better than he had imagined.According to this speed, it is estimated that he will recover in the next two days, and his recovery ability is very good.

Sure enough, daily exercise cannot be less.

Yuan Li suddenly thought of something, raised his hands and looked at it, the redness and swelling on his hands really disappeared, and there was no itching, "Lin Tian, ​​has the redness and swelling on my hands disappeared?"

Lin Tian looked at it, and said in surprise, "My lord, it seems to have disappeared a bit!"

Yuanli nodded with satisfaction, and decided to wash his hands with pepper salt water again tonight.

While talking, Chu Hechao and Yang Zhongfa walked in one after the other.

Seeing Yuanli standing under the bed, Chu Hechao pressed the corner of his mouth and strode over, "Who told you to come down?"

Yuan Li turned to look at him, his face was still a little pale.

Chu Hechao wanted to teach Yuan Li a lesson, but held back, "Go to bed and lie down."

Yuan Li also knew that he couldn't stand the cold now, so he obediently went back to bed.

Yang Zhongfa rubbed his hands and leaned over awkwardly, with a guilty expression on his face, "I'm sorry, Mr. Yuan, I drank too much wine last night and fell asleep directly. I didn't know that the palace was burned... I really deserve to die."

He has been using alcohol to relieve his worries these days, who knows that when he got drunk, he missed the fire in Chu Palace.

Yuan Li didn't care at all.

Yesterday's fire, even Yang Zhongfa alone, can't change anything, so there's no need to worry about it.

Seeing his attitude, Yang Zhongfa also heaved a sigh of relief, and asked Yuanli how he felt.

Yuan Li's answer was okay, and he asked other questions, one after another.Chu Hechao frowned more and more, and directly grabbed Yang Zhongfa by the back collar and threw him out.

Yang Zhongfa didn't know how he had offended this King of Hell, "Why am I bothering you, General?"

"You can talk." Chu Hechao squinted at him, "Go talk to the pigs in the pigsty."

Yang Zhongfa was dumbfounded, "What did I tell the pig, I..."

Chu Hechao, "Not going yet?"

Yang Zhongfa ran away in a hurry.

Chu Hechao went back into the house and told Lin Tian to get out too.He sat on the edge of the bed with a stern face, not knowing what he was thinking.

Yuan Li was bored and asked him to talk, "What are you thinking?"

Chu Hechao raised his eyelids, "Guess?"

Yuanli tentatively said: "Frontier? Huns? Xianbei? People from Karasuma?"

Chu Hechao kept a smile that was not a smile, and Yuan Li knew that he had guessed wrong.He thought for a while, "Thinking about the fire last night?"

Chu Hechao said flatly, "I'm thinking of you."

"Miss me?" Yuan Li asked strangely, "What do you miss me for?"

Chu Hechao pulled his lips, not smiling, "I was thinking about how to teach you a lesson, so that you know that you don't need to fight the fire yourself. There are so many soldiers and servants, so you are the only one missing? It's frostbite and wind and cold. Li, are you happy now?"

Yuan Li sighed, and said frankly: "But if I don't do anything at that time, I will always be depressed in my heart."

Chu Hechao wanted to say something more, but Yuan Li suddenly lifted the quilt and was about to get up.

"What are you doing?" Chu Hechao frowned.

Yuan Li quietly said: "I want to go to the hut."

Chu Hechao raised his chin towards the corner, "There is a Gong barrel behind the screen."

Yuanli: "...I want to go out."

The general resolutely said: "No."

It's an embarrassing thing to do in the house.But Yuanli couldn't hold it anymore, and finally stepped on his shoes and walked behind the screen, pretending that Chu Hechao didn't exist, and when the water was pouring, Chu Hechao also came over and began to untie his belt.

Yuan Li glanced at him, and the embarrassment was much lighter when there were people together.

Soon, another sound of water pattered.

Yuan Li couldn't help lowering his head to look at him, and then looked at himself, his face was turning green.

Chu Hechao asked above his head, "What are you looking at?"

Yuan Li raised his head, the man raised his thick eyebrows and smiled playfully.

"General," Yuan Li put on his pants calmly, with the same flat tone as when he said what he ate today, "You are quite big."

After finishing speaking, Yuanli walked out of the screen calmly.

After a while, there was a loud "bang" from behind, and Yuan Li turned his head to see that it was Chu Hechao who accidentally knocked down the screen.