Bondage

"Ordinary people are not easy to deal with injuries, but you are the king of a country, and the best doctors in Dongning are at your disposal. How can you not heal your old afflictions?"

Song Wan walked up to Shen Qianyu, took his hand and said softly: "In the past, you were stubborn, and you couldn't bear to cooperate with the imperial physician to recuperate your body with acupuncture, moxibustion and medicinal diet. Now that you are getting older, do you know that this matter is serious?"

Song Wan joked: "If the knife doesn't land on your own skin, you won't feel the pain after all."

"From today onwards, I will ask Imperial Physician Xu to give you acupuncture every day, and Imperial Physician Fu to formulate a medicinal diet for you, so that after a few years of care, you will be able to recover for the most part."

"can you?"

"nature."

Holding Shen Qianyu's hand, Song Wan lowered his eyes: "Every life is bound to die, and the number of years of life cannot be forced, so relax your mind and stop focusing on the number of years of life every day."

In the early years when he was in Nanqing, he lost a lot of health, and he suffered a lot of new injuries in the battle of Suhe. In the past few years, his symptoms of physical discomfort have become more and more obvious, and she felt anxious about it in her heart.

But Song Wan knew that birth, old age, sickness and death were both inevitable and impossible to escape, so he was not obsessed with asking Shen Qianyu to find some way of longevity.

"Instead of worrying about your body every day, it's better to let go of the worries in your heart and be at ease physically and mentally."

"When you feel at ease, your body will feel better."

Helping Shen Qianyu to unfold the wrinkled clothes in front of her little by little, she said with a smile: "And I know you love me, and you won't be willing to leave me alone, so I never worry about these things, and you don't need to worry about them either."

Shen Qianyu is timid and has a clingy personality. In recent years, she has become more and more infatuated with her. If she doesn't see her for a while, she has to search for her in the whole harem.

Thinking of his appearance, Song Wan's heart felt sore, but he felt sorry for him even more.

When he was young, no one cared about him, no one cared about him, his temperament was tenacious and self-reliant, but he developed a childish nature even when he was not confused.

Occasionally she even felt that the other party was more like a child than Shen Shiyan and Shen Shixiao.

"I won't. In this life, I will never leave Wan'er and let go first."

After saying this, Shen Qianyu seemed to gather strength in his heart, and he was no longer as powerless as before.

"There is nothing I can't do that I've settled for in my life. Wan'er just watch, I'll definitely be able to hold on and walk behind you."

Shen Qianyu stood up, as if returning to the time when he was isolated and helpless in Nanqing when he was a child.

He is the kind of person who waits for the more difficult the road ahead, and the more motivated he is.

From this day on, Shen Qianyu obeyed Song Wan's arrangements every day, and asked the imperial physician to administer acupuncture to heal his knees sooner or later, and his diet was mainly warming and tonic.

I don't know if it was the imperial physician's recuperation that played a role, or if he had the energy in his heart to support him, Shen Qianyu's body gradually became stronger.

When Shen Shiyan was in his early ten years, Shen Qianyu had been bringing him by his side to train him.Now that Shen Shiyan had just reached the crown, he hastily abdicated himself, and became the Supreme Emperor with peace of mind.

On the day when the new emperor ascended the throne, the happiest person was not Shen Shiyan, but Shen Qianyu who was finally free.

"I have fulfilled my responsibilities in life. From now on, I can finally live with my son in peace of mind, smell the fireworks in the world, taste the whole grains, and be a happy and carefree person."

Throwing the familiar soft pillow on the phoenix couch in Changle Palace into the cage, Shen Qianyu reached out to pick off the curtain hanging on the bed.

Song Wan looked at his movements and said helplessly: "What is the use of this thing after you took it? The location of the other courtyard is tight, and the size of the Babu bed in the same room is also different, so even if you take it, you can't use it."

"It's okay, I'll cut and cut."

"Let the queen mother go, the father will finally unload the burden from his shoulders, and now he is enjoying himself."

"Xiao'er is right."

With a slight smile on his face, Shen Shixiao stood aside and watched his father busy.

Now that he has grown into a handsome young man, just standing there is very calming.Although he is young, he can hardly feel the vigor and complacency of a young man.

Shen Qianyu often said that Shen Shixiao followed Song Wan, and was soaked in the smell of books at a young age.

"Brother Huang is still in the future, I think he is feeling wronged in his heart."

"Brother is not here, so you made up a brother in front of your father, queen and queen?"

Shen Shiyan came in from outside the house, leaning on the side with folded arms.

He was tall and tall, taller than Shen Qianyu by half a palm.

Shang Rong once said that the child brought up by the few of them should be a vigorous and vigorous person, but the longer Shen Shiyan was, the more evil and sycophant Shen Qianyu had when he was young.

It was fine when he was young, but after he ascended the throne, his eyes were so cold and fierce, it was very different from when he was a child, it was very frightening.

Zhao Nanzhang once said that he was a born emperor, but Song Wan felt that Zhao Nanzhang loved Yan'er so much that there was nothing wrong with him.

"Isn't the emperor ever wronged?"

Shen Shixiao smiled slightly, and Shen Shiyan hummed softly when he saw this.

His father, the queen and his mother were determined to move out of the palace to live in another courtyard, or he was unwilling no matter what, and opened a relatively quiet courtyard in a remote part of the harem, and after a long time of persuasion, the two decided to stay in the palace for the elderly.

Shen Shiyan knew that his father wanted to give up power completely.

Now that the father has left the peak of power, he no longer intends to interfere in the government, and he also wants him to be an emperor with peace of mind.

But for Shen Shiyan, he is an emperor, and also the child of his father, queen and mother. How can this emperor's status be able to compete with his flesh and blood?

Thinking of this, Shen Shiyan said: "It's a grievance, but thinking about the grievance, I won't get my father's love, so I can only swallow this grievance, secretly hurting myself."

Shen Qianyu paused for putting away the whole box, and looked back at Shen Shiyan with disgust.

Seeing this, Shen Shiyan and Shen Shixiao immediately laughed.

They have always had a deep brotherly affection, and the two have never had any quarrels since they grew up so old.

Shen Shiyan didn't want Shen Qianyu and the two to move out of the palace, so he also wanted to leave his younger brother Tong Wanxiao and the old concubines in the harem.

The two of his brothers grew up under the watchful eye of these people, if they both went to another palace, he would really be alone.

His father and queen mother stayed in the palace, so he felt like the family hadn't broken up.

Who says emperors are ruthless?

If you let him say, the royal family also has people who are affectionate.

Moving things to the small courtyard, Shen Qianyu walked slowly behind, holding Song Wan's hand.

Shang Rong, Shen Shiyan, Shen Shixiao and others have reserved rooms in the small courtyard, and probably only Wan Xiao Jirong and Heng Zhi are the ones who may live with them for a long time.

"Wei Chen has seen..."

As soon as they entered the small courtyard, Wan Xiao and Ji Rong were about to kneel down and salute, Shen Shiyan quickly stepped forward to help them up.

"I can't bear this gift from your elder brother."

He and Shen Shixiao were pampered and raised in the palms of these two people. They were teachers, friends, masters and servants, how could they inherit the courtesy of his two elders?

Ji Rong wanted to kneel again, Shen Qianyu said: "In this courtyard, these red tapes will be avoided."

They are all old bones, and I really can't afford to toss about them.

"Leave this cage to the servant. The servant boiled hot water for the masters, and the masters went to rest."

The one who spoke was the little eunuch who was by Jirong's side, named Liuyao, who was Shen Shiyan's close attendant, and also a disciple brought out by Jirong.

He is smart and quick in action, he has already picked up the box and placed it in the house while speaking.

Wan Xiao and the others entered the room, Shen Qianyu looked at his and Song Wan's bedroom, and smiled faintly.

Looking at this room, one can tell that Shen Shiyan has put his heart into it.

His emperor's son knew that he was not in good health and was afraid of the cold.Therefore, a fire path was built underground in this small courtyard, and now the earth dragon is burning, and the house is as warm as spring.The cold air that was tainted by walking all the way from Changle Palace dissipated quickly after entering this room.

"This house is nice, small and exquisite, and it won't be cold in winter."

Song Wan looked at Shen Shiyan and smiled lovingly.

Her face was as beautiful as when she was young, and there were faint lines between her eyebrows and eyes, but Shen Qianyu still felt moved when she looked at her.

"The little ones of you stay here to have a light meal together. After today, don't bother me here."

Pointing to several young people in the room, Shen Qianyu spoke lightly.

Shen Shiyan and Shen Shixiao didn't respond to each other, but Liuyao and Wan Xiao's adopted son Cui Xun in the early years should be respectful.

Several people left one by one after eating, Shen Qianyu and Song returned to rest in the house, but Cui Yun stood beside Wan Xiao, speaking with worry: "It's still cold, why don't foster father go to rest in the house?"

Wan Xiao lay on the deck chair, basking in the sun with her eyes closed.

After a long time, he said: "The second son of the Li family went to Nanqing some time ago, are they here safely?"

"Here we are, we have settled down in Nanqing."

"May the adoptive father ask the child to help in secret?"

"No need."

"No need..."

Cui Yun raised her head slightly when she heard the words, wondering why her adoptive father didn't give the Li family shelter again today.

Ever since he was brought by Wan Xiao's side to take over the East Factory, Cui Yun could often hear words about the Li family from him.

Sometimes it was a little help to clear the official path for Li Chengzu, and sometimes it was to find a teacher for Li's eldest son, or other trivial matters.

He had secretly investigated this family, and he had nothing to do with the imperial family, nor did he have any friendship with his adoptive father.

As far as he knew, his adoptive father hadn't been out of the palace for many years, and he had never seen anyone with the surname Li.But from time to time, he would receive one or two orders from Wan Xiao to deal with matters related to this family.

What surprised him the most was that a few years ago he had just joined Wan Xiao's side, and one day, his adoptive father asked him to deal with a Beijing camp garrison.

There was nothing unusual about the guard status, he handled it properly and returned to the palace to report, but his adoptive father waved his hand slightly to show his impatience.

"How about Mrs. Li Shizhen?"

"Ms. Li Zhen..."

Cui Yun was taken aback by Wan Xiao's question, unable to answer for a moment.

That was the first time Cui Yun heard the name of the Li family from Wan Xiao.

"Go and check, and then settle down."

Wan Xiao only left this sentence, and asked him to settle for Li Shi Zhenniang.

At that time, he didn't understand the meaning of his adoptive father, but after careful inspection, he found out that the guard in the capital camp was Li's husband.He is generous and righteous outside, as if he is a kind person, but in fact he is addicted to gambling and despicable.

He secretly paid off Li's dowry to pay off his gambling debts, and forced Li to demand money from his mother's family.

Li's mother felt sorry for her daughter and gave it to her several times, even half a box of pearls.

But not only was the defense not grateful, but his appetite became bigger and bigger, and he often punched and kicked Mrs. Li, which was very bad.

Later, Cui Yun secretly dealt with Li's husband-in-law, and not long after, Li was divorced and returned home with her two daughters.

Since then, he has heard his adoptive father ask about this family every other year or so, until today.

"When we go to Nanqing, it's beyond our control. Even if it's Dongchang's hand, we can't stretch it so long."

Wan Xiao stood up, Cui Yun quickly stepped forward to help him, and helped him into the house.

Shen Qianyu, Wan Xiao and the others settled down in this hospital. Song Wan has learned a lot of medical skills with the imperial concubine in order to take care of Shen Qianyu these years.

Shen Qianyu couldn't bear to let her do the acupuncture and massage on weekdays, but Song Wan insisted that he let her go.

After entering this small courtyard, time seemed to slow down.

The two get up early and go to the imperial garden to walk around, and when they get tired, they go back to the courtyard to rest, or have lunch with Wan Xiaohengzhi and the others.

Occasionally, when Shang Rong, Zhao Nanzhang and others came, everyone would drink tea and play chess together to kill time.

In the past few years of living in the small courtyard, Shen Qianyu took good care of his body, and Song Wan also relaxed a lot.

Shen Shiyan became more and more majestic as an emperor, and when he occasionally came to the courtyard to accompany the two of them to eat, he would show a bit of dignity from time to time.Song Wan didn't know if something happened in the previous dynasty, but both she and Shen Qianyu were lazy to ask.

Since the country was in his hands, her husband and wife believed that Shen Shiyan could manage it well.

When Song Yuning passed away, Shen Qianbai went back to Dongning once, not only to report the funeral, but also to return Nanqing.

Song Wan didn't know how Qianbai and Yan'er negotiated, she only knew that Xiao'er returned to Nanqing with Qianbai not long after.

When she learned of her aunt's death and when Shen Shixiao left Beijing, Song Wan never shed tears.But one autumn day, Shen Qianyu suddenly caught a cold and fell ill, which made her jealous for a few days.

It was just an ordinary cold, but Shen Qianyu didn't heal after dragging on for a long time.

Song Wan was anxious in his heart, but never expressed it on his face.

"Drinking medicine again today?"

"The last bowl."

Shen Qianyu frowned: "You said the same thing yesterday."

"Really, why can't I remember?"

While talking, Song Wan brought the medicine bowl in his hand to Shen Qianyu, and then took a spoon and fed it to him one bite at a time.

"bitter……"

"Your little grandson has never yelled a bitter word while drinking medicine. What did you yell?"

Putting the half-warm medicine into Shen Qianyu's mouth again, Song Wan didn't speak again.

Knowing that she was angry that she didn't protect her body well, and deliberately fed him this bitter medicine one mouthful at a time, Shen Qianyu didn't dare to say anything, but gritted her teeth and swallowed it one mouthful at a time.

"Next time, do you dare to drink in the courtyard wearing only your underwear?"

"Don't dare."

"It's better not to dare."

Song Wan took out a candied plum from the porcelain pot and put it into Shen Qianyu's mouth, Shen Qianyu's eyebrows drooped in embarrassment, and she didn't dare to say a word of rebuttal.

"Wan'er, you have white hair growing on your temples."

Shen Qianyu raised his head, and suddenly saw many silver threads beside Song Wan's temples, he stared blankly, as if very surprised.

"It didn't just exist today, why are you making such a fuss?"

"And how old are the two of us? It's even more unusual if we don't have gray hair."

Shen Qianyu looked at Song Wan standing under the sun, and said blankly: "But in my heart, Wan'er has always been in a courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing, standing under the moonlight with a cool and beautiful appearance."

"It was before, and it is now."

"Then you get better soon, and when you are healthy, take me back to the other courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing. I want to go there and have a look at the moonlight that day. I want to hear you say that everything is going smoothly. Beloved."

Shen Qianyu raised his head, with a little smile in his eyes: "Okay, I will definitely take Wan'er back to another courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing..."