The arms agent concubine takes the RV to raise a baby
Chapter 35 The past is like smoke
Liu Jingcheng's illness became more and more serious. Half a year later, at the end of the year, he was dying and it was obvious that he would not survive. Concubine Ming burst into tears, "My son!" The heart-wrenching pain reminded her of the Taoist's words half a year ago, and she kept blaming the emperor.
Although the emperor did not say it, he was very sad in his heart. This son was born to his beloved woman, and he was waiting for his recovery to make him the crown prince. He was so beautiful and cute when he was just born, but now he was tortured by illness like this, and he was heartbroken.
But the emperor has never lacked sons. Now the empress is pregnant, and the other two concubines are also pregnant. This son is gone, so it’s gone. It’s not that he doesn’t want to save him, but there really is no way to save him.
Of course Concubine Ming knew that the emperor cared a lot about losing his son. Although she loved him very much, to the emperor, the real loss was just the loss of a son, but to her, he was everything. She stayed by Liu Jingcheng's bed all day long, crying. Seeing that he was about to die, everyone in the concubine's palace was busy preparing for the young master's funeral, but suddenly, eunuch Debao ran in like a gust of wind: "Empress, Empress, Taoist priest, Taoist priest..." He panted and spoke incoherently.
"Master?" When Concubine Ming heard the word "Master", she grabbed Eunuch Debao's wrist and said, "You mean Master? The Master Chang Zhi?"
Debao hadn't caught his breath yet, and was nodding desperately. Concubine Ming rushed to the front hall, but Eunuch Debao grabbed her and said, "My queen, hold the third prince, hold the third prince!"
Concubine Ming turned around and quickly hugged Liu Jingcheng, and then they hurried to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. As long as she could save her son's life, she didn't care about anything else.
When she arrived at the front hall and saw the Taoist priest standing in the main hall, Concubine Ming handed her son to the Taoist priest without saying a word, knelt down on her knees, tears streaming down her face, and sobbed, "Please Taoist priest, save my son's life!"
The emperor stopped talking. In order to save his son, he had to compromise. Taoist Chang Zhi held Liu Jingcheng and left.
Taoist Priest Chang Zhi was not a medical doctor, but an old Taoist who practiced in Motianling, Xiaojing Mountain. He brought Liu Jingcheng to Motianling just to teach him some breathing techniques so that he could control the pain points with his breath whenever he felt pain.
Liu Jingcheng was intelligent and eager to learn. Because he suffered from severe pain, he studied particularly hard and was able to learn everything as soon as his master taught him.
Taoist Master Chang Zhi's long life of cultivation was filled with loneliness and coldness, and practicing music, chess, calligraphy and painting was his way of entertainment.
The arrival of Liu Jingcheng brought some vitality to his deserted Motian Peak. He spared no effort to teach Liu Jingcheng. He had to practice Tu Na early in the morning, then read and write. In the afternoon, he sometimes practiced the piano, and sometimes the master and the apprentice played chess. In the evening, he still had to practice Tu Na. When he had free time, he would either go to the mountains to dig out bird nests to improve his master's life, or shuttle through the woods to chase small animals and hunt. These things were the same every day, day after day, year after year, and it has never stopped for more than ten years.
On the road of learning, no matter whether you are smart or stupid, no matter whether what you learn is difficult or easy, the key is to persist. Perseverance will surely pay off.
Liu Jingcheng's persistence and unremitting efforts for more than ten years have made his various studies increasingly sophisticated, which made Taoist Master Chang Zhi very satisfied. At the age of eighteen, his kung fu was no less than that of his master, and he even mastered a set of light skills so that he could chase birds and play in the woods. He could already control the pain in his body very well.
Although he did not receive royal education in the palace, he was able to concentrate better because he was in the quiet mountains. Also, because his teacher was Taoist Chang Zhi and his friends were all hermits, he was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs, which were better than the princes in the palace.
In February of the fifteenth year of Shunhe, Liu Jingcheng went down the mountain and returned to the palace. On the way, he passed through Na'an County and rescued two boys, Atu and Ashui, and their mother Lianniang.
They were originally residents of Naxia County. The son of the Naxia County Magistrate happened to see their mother Lian Niang's beauty and wanted to forcibly take her into the mansion as a concubine.
The father-in-law and mother-in-law were beaten to death on the spot while trying to protect their daughter-in-law. The husband was seriously injured and fled with his wife and children overnight. Before they reached Na'an County, the man died of his injuries. The woman held on with her last breath and wanted to send the children to the door of a wealthy family. Unfortunately, she had not eaten or drunk for several days and fainted on her husband before she could stand up. The two twin sons, who were more than three years old, kept lying on their mother and crying. They happened to meet Liu Jingcheng and his party who were coming down the mountain and returning to the palace.
Liu Jingcheng sent the mother and her two children to his master and asked him to take them in. The master did not agree at first, but later for some unknown reason, he agreed.
Lian Niang cooked, washed clothes, and cleaned the house at Taoist Chang Zhi's house, while A Tu and A Shui followed their master and senior brothers to read, write, and learn martial arts. Liu Jingcheng was many years older than them, and the two little brats chased after their senior brothers all day long. He had never received the love of brothers and sisters since he was a child, and treated A Tu and A Shui like his own brothers, but Lian Niang always taught her two sons to remember this kindness, remember their own identities, and not overstep their boundaries.
When A Tu and A Shui were ten years old, Taoist Chang Zhi felt that it was inconvenient to keep a woman on Motian Peak, so Liu Jingcheng sent Lian Niang back to the palace. A Tu and A Shui were both Liu Jingcheng's junior brothers and servants of the palace. The family thanked the prince for saving their lives and giving them a new life, and they devoted themselves to working for the palace.
Liu Jingcheng returned to the palace under the escort of everyone. The emperor was delighted to see his son returning safely. Although he still looked a little sick and seemed a little stupid, it didn't matter, as long as he was alive.
At that time, there was solid evidence that Ming imperial concubine Mei Shumin had drugged the empress, causing her miscarriage. She had been demoted to a concubine and sent to the cold palace. Although the emperor knew that she was wronged, he had no evidence.
Mei Shumin, formerly the Imperial Concubine Ming and now the Imperial Concubine Qing, was compensated for all the grievances she had suffered when she saw her son return safely. The emperor's favor is inherently fragile, and as one of the emperor's many women, if she couldn't even see this, then she was asking for trouble.
In order to give Concubine Qing some compensation, the emperor immediately named Liu Jingcheng as Prince of Qing and allowed him to set up his own residence and live alone at the age of sixteen.
Concubine Qing was specially allowed to see her son. She looked at him tremblingly, tears welling up in her eyes. She thought to herself, if she had not allowed the Taoist priest to take him away, she would not have had a son today.
"Mother, my son is back." Liu Jingcheng looked at his mother's tears and felt heartbroken.
"It's good that you're back. As long as my son is well, mother will be satisfied." As a mother's greatest wish, as long as her son is alive and well, without any illness or disaster, and grows up safely, that's enough.
Liu Jingcheng finally learned about his mother's frame-up. After only staying in the palace for a few days, he understood the tricks played by the women in the palace. Thinking of his master's instructions and looking at his mother's experience, what else was there that he didn't understand?
He strictly followed his master's instructions, and was careful in his words and actions in the palace, pretending to be stupid and sick. His master had said that it could only save his life but not cure the disease, so his disguise was not really a disguise, but he successfully deceived everyone.
However, what he did not expect was that when he returned from his studies at the age of eighteen, his maternal grandfather's family had met with a disaster. His uncle Mei Qingjie was sentenced to death for treason, the male members of the Mei family were exiled to the northwest, and all the women and children of the Mei family, except for the daughters who were married off, were made slaves by the government.
Concubine Qing was demoted to a commoner and did odd jobs in the palace. Unfortunately, her grandfather was old and died on the way to exile. Her grandmother hit her head against a wall and died, her aunt hanged herself, her cousin committed suicide, her cousin contracted a serious illness on the way to exile and became a disabled person. Her three cousins survived by chance and joined the Northwest Army. No one knows how they are doing now.
The past is like smoke, and now he is 23 years old. A Tu and A Shui have also returned from their studies. The master said that the savior will come in the next few years, but he has been waiting for five years since he went down the mountain at the age of 18. When will he finally be able to wait?
He wants to rescue his cousins, save his mother, and take revenge, and all of this is based on his strong physique.
His pain syndrome has shown signs of frequent attacks recently, and the Qigong treatment is not as effective as before, but he believes in his master and can only wait patiently.
Liu Jingcheng held the letter for a long time. Thinking of the past, his mood was up and down. He held the letter from his master, not knowing whether it was good or bad, but he finally unfolded the letter.
My dear disciple:
I was entrusted with the task of saving you from danger that day. Now your savior has arrived. Our relationship as master and disciple has come to an end. I am leaving now, so please do not look for me.
These few short words made Liu Jingcheng feel both sad and happy. The sadness was that he might never see his master again in this life. Apart from his mother, his master was the person closest to him. He had not yet repaid his master for his raising and teaching for more than ten years, but his master said that their fate was over. Thinking of this, tears blurred his eyes again.
Outside the door, Ah Tu and Ah Shui stood for a long time. When they saw their senior brother coming out, they came forward and seemed to be hesitant to speak. Liu Jingchengyin asked, "Master, do you have anything else to say?"
The brothers Ah Tu and Ah Shui looked at each other, and Ah Tu said, "Master asked me to tell you four things: You can see the world without eyes, you can move without a carriage, you can fly without a bow, and you can cook without fire."
"Huh?" Liu Jingcheng looked over in confusion.
A Tu said, "Master said he didn't know what it meant, so let you figure it out yourself. If you figure it out, you will be the one who saves my life."
Liu Jingcheng waved his hands, and Atu and A Shui left. He sat at the table again and pondered for a long time, then laughed at himself. His master was a person from outside the world, fickle and unpredictable. If he didn't want to talk about these strange things, no one could find out. Well, it was enough for him to live a happy life. With his junior sister by his side, he would not be lonely. In the future, his mantle would be passed on to his junior sister.
The person who saved my life has finally come. Since we are destined to meet, we will definitely meet. Even if I don’t look for him, he will definitely find me.
A slight knock on the door brought him out of his thoughts.
"Your Highness, there's a letter from Master Zhai." Yiqi stood respectfully at the door, waiting to speak.
"Yeah, yeah," he adjusted his mood and said loudly: "Bring it in."
Yiqi hurried in and handed over a sealed small letter box, which was obviously brought by a carrier pigeon. He scraped off the wax on it and unfolded the note: Prime Minister Hua’s legitimate wife has a daughter, Hua Qianyu, who is frail, sickly, crazy, stupid, illiterate, and was abandoned in Shuiyue Temple at the age of ten; his step-wife has a daughter, Hua Jiayi, who is of good character and appearance, and is known as a talented woman in the capital, and currently lives in Washington.
Due to space limitations, there is only so much information.
But these few numbers were enough to resolve Liu Jingcheng's doubts.
He couldn't help but think of the woman on the mountain again, and suddenly he wanted to see her and get to know her very urgently, so he hurried out of the house, went to the backyard to get the horse, and walked straight out of the yard. Yiqi didn't react for a moment, and hurriedly followed behind him on horseback to catch up. Zuo Shan and You Bai, who were following closely behind him, also hurriedly rode their horses to catch up. Several horses rushed towards the pond like a gust of wind.
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