Adoption brings disaster

I just had nothing to do, so I went to the Poor Medical Clinic to have a look. Unexpectedly, I got a pleasant surprise. The children in the Poor Medical Clinic actually found a master who was the second best in the world.

Li Qinghan is a man of high moral character. He would not hide his knowledge if he agreed to teach the children martial arts. Even if he didn't make everyone a top-notch master, at least when the two children grew up, they would definitely have a place in the martial arts world.

I was happy in my heart, but my happiness turned into sorrow. After returning from the poor medical clinic that day, I have been feeling unwell ever since.

I don’t know if it’s because the person is weak after being poisoned by the Thousand Grass Gu, or if it’s because the smell in the poor clinic is too bad, or if it’s because he was choked by the wind and caught a cold.

The imperial physician also came to see the patient, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong. He just gave him some warming and nourishing medicine and told him to take good care of himself. Maybe he would recover by spring.

I don't have any other health problems, it's just like sub-health. I feel tired and weak in my limbs, and my sleep is not as good as before.

It was better when the Seventh Prince was around. When he was not around, I could only sleep for two hours at most the whole night. The rest of the time I was in a daze, half asleep and half awake.

This went on for several months, and it wasn't until spring that I felt better.

During this period, the Zhang family father and son, the physician of the Zhenbei Palace, the imperial physician in the palace, the folk physician sought out by the Seventh Prince, and even the Crown Prince and Prince Gong sent physicians to examine the patient, but they could not figure out the cause of the disease. They all said it was a deficiency disease and that the patient could only be taken good care of.

When His Majesty heard that I was ill, he came to see me several times. Sometimes he came on snowy days, and when he opened the curtain and came in, I would be choked by the wind and cough violently.

Seeing me like this, His Majesty was afraid that the cold I was carrying would make me even sicker. Every time he came, he only spoke briefly and then went back to attend to state affairs.

Sometimes when His Majesty comes, the weather is very fine and I lie in the yard.

When I saw His Majesty coming, I naturally had to bow and greet him. However, as soon as I moved, I felt like I was going to faint. I felt dizzy and a little nauseous. His Majesty also felt that it was unlucky, so he stopped coming after a few times.

Li Qinghan also obtained two palace entrance badges for the two children and brought them to see me once. After that day, the two children sent pheasants to the pavilion every two days.

Maybe in the children’s minds, chicken soup is a tonic, and if they are sick, they can get better quickly by drinking chicken soup.

But I was really feeling very uncomfortable, with a very poor appetite. I didn't eat much, and I couldn't stand the smell of this pheasant at all. If it weren't for the child's kindness and the fact that the gift was sent by Li Qinghan, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to enter Qianqiu Pavilion.

I couldn't eat it, but I couldn't throw it away. I had no choice but to ask Chunyu and the others to raise chickens in the backyard and wait until I got better before eating them slowly.

After I fell ill, everyone in Qianqiu Pavilion took even more care of me, especially the steward. He would consult the head of the Imperial Hospital about my daily diet before having the kitchen prepare it and delivering it to me personally. He would even serve by my side while I ate, and he seemed extremely loyal.

But I also know that he did these things not because he was so loyal to me, and His Majesty saw that I was sick and casually said, Qianqiu, you should get better soon so that you can attend the New Year's Eve palace banquet. There will also be spring hunting in spring, and Qianqiu can go with us.

Although this Qing is considered a high-ranking concubine of His Majesty, she is fundamentally different from other high-ranking concubines. It is very rare for Qing to participate in the New Year's Eve palace banquet and spring hunting. Liu Shui Qing has been in the palace for so many years, and these are things she dare not even think about.

The steward thought that this was His Majesty's favor for the Seventh Prince. If I went, it would also announce to the world the status of the Seventh Prince in His Majesty's mind. Naturally, he served me more carefully and made sure that I got better so that I could attend the New Year's Eve palace banquet and the spring hunt.

Unfortunately, my health is not good enough. No matter how hard the manager takes care of me, I haven’t gotten better.

During the New Year's Eve palace banquet and the spring hunt, I became even more annoyed, so His Highness the Seventh Prince didn't go and stayed in the pavilion to take care of me.

I was so sick during those days that I was not in my right mind. I had to ask the Seventh Prince to go. He didn't know medicine, so it would be useless for him to stay in the pavilion.

Besides, I don’t care much about life and death, and I don’t want to have a child this old to cry for me when I die.

Everyone in the pavilion had sad faces, and they all thought that I was dying. In my half-awake state, I always saw His Highness the Seventh Prince losing his temper, as if he wanted to eat someone.

I didn't expect that I would be fine as soon as the spring hunt was over and His Majesty returned to the capital. I didn't feel any discomfort at all, and even my skills seemed to have improved a lot. Everyone thought that I was having a last gasp, and even the coffin was prepared and parked in the backyard.

This went on for about ten days, and not only did I not die, but my complexion became even more rosy.

Moreover, since I practice martial arts every day, the Taoist priest and the Seventh Prince have to watch over me. They haven't practiced seriously and have slacked off on their martial arts. I feel like I'm about to catch up with them.

Chongguang saw that I was well again, but he was still worried, so he invited a lot of doctors to come and take my pulse.

After the doctor took my pulse, he said that I was blessed with great fortune and had recovered. Everyone was relieved and burned all the funeral items. The Taoist priest even performed a ritual to purify me and pray for my well-being.

All the palaces also received the news that I was well, and various gifts and rewards flowed into Qianqiu Pavilion. Even His Majesty was coming over, so I asked him to prepare to receive him.

When the eunuch came to deliver the imperial edict, the kitchen had just brought up the stewed pheasant soup. When I saw that Your Majesty was coming, I hurriedly asked the steward to take the pheasant soup away.

The steward was in a hurry to take the chicken soup away, but saw His Majesty and Prince Gong walking in from outside.

The steward couldn't leave, nor could he stay, so he had no choice but to kowtow while carrying the chicken soup. Prince Gong saw this and said with a smile, "This chicken is too skinny. How can it nourish your body? I have asked someone to send some high-quality ingredients from Yunzhong. They are all grown on medicinal herbs and are very good for treating deficiency. Qianqiu, you should eat more."

I was still a little intimidated by Prince Gong, so I didn't dare accept his gifts. But I couldn't refuse them outright either, so I just said, "These are the chickens my two children caught in the mountains. They're a little skinny, but they're made with love."

When Prince Gong heard this, he thought it was the Seventh Prince who caught it. He was also very shocked. He looked at the Seventh Prince and said, "It snowed heavily for more than ten days this winter, and Chongguang was able to catch a pheasant. It's really amazing."

"I didn't catch them. I don't know where Qianqiu went to pick up these two wild kids. They don't have any other skills except catching chickens. They send some to us every few days. They are quite diligent." The Seventh Prince said coldly and expressionlessly.

His Majesty was also there. I didn't understand why Chongguang spoke like that. I could only frantically question the Seventh Prince in my head while explaining, "Chongguang didn't even attend the palace banquet and the spring hunt because of my health. It's Chongguang's love that's the deepest. If he hadn't been by my side, I wouldn't have recovered so quickly."

What I said made Chongguang feel better. When I saw this, I was about to say some nice words to appease Chongguang, but I heard someone making a lot of noise outside and happily entering Qianqiu Pavilion.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, I heard that you are much better now." A child outside said excitedly.

"Ah." Then came bursts of exclamations from the palace maids.

"What are you calling it? This thing is very nutritious. It took us two brothers a lot of effort to catch it."

"Who is making noise in the palace? This is so unruly." The eunuch behind Prince Gong said dissatisfiedly.

Prince Gong was not annoyed. Instead, he said lovingly, "It's been a while since I've heard such lively voices in this palace. I wonder whose child this is."

"My two young masters, this thing cannot be brought into the house. His Highness Qianqiu is in great shape. If he is frightened, you young masters cannot afford to let him."

A child scoffed at this and said with a smile: "You servants are all cowards. Who is His Highness? How could you be afraid of such a thing?"

Another child thought it made sense and said, "Let's stay outside. It's better to be safe than sorry."

The first child disagreed, but didn't argue. He simply said, "Just listen to your brother. Leave this thing here, and you two must take good care of it. We can't let it get away. We spent a lot of effort to get it, and it's a great tonic."

After saying that, he walked into the house.

The curtain was opened, and two half-grown children in linen clothes came to me happily, pulling me excitedly, completely ignoring the Seventh Prince who was pushed aside by them.

The Seventh Prince's face turned very dark. He grabbed one with each hand and threw them out.

An old man quickly took the two children and said with a smile, "You are so proud every day. When I asked you to practice, you used the excuse of catching pheasants for His Highness Qianqiu to slack off. Now you are thrown out by someone younger than you. It's really shameful."

The younger brother was also dissatisfied when he heard the old man say this. He said, "We have only been learning martial arts for a short time. After we practice for a while, we will definitely be no worse than him."

Seeing his younger brother's dissatisfaction, the old man also said, "It was the Seventh Prince who threw you out. He didn't practice martial arts in the past few years. He only started practicing martial arts after Qianqiu entered the pavilion. He didn't practice for much longer than you. But to have this level of skill, you must have practiced for at least three years."

The old man said this as he led the child into the house.

"Long live Your Highness." The curtain was opened, and Li Qinghan threw a wild ginseng in front of me. However, the dirt on the wild ginseng did not fall off at all, which shows how strong it is.

"These two children go into the mountains every day to catch pheasants for Your Highness. I can't do anything to them, so I can only follow them. I was so lucky to find this. I'll just treat it as a gift to congratulate Your Highness Qianqiu. I hope Your Highness will not dislike this crude and vulgar thing."

"No, it's obvious that you, an old fellow, are going to find some wild ginseng to nourish His Highness. My brother and I have no choice but to follow you up the mountain. If anything happens to you, we are still master and disciple after all, and we will collect your body."

"Mr. Li, you are also acquaintances of Qianqiu. Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"

Prince Gong stood up and said enthusiastically, "These two are Master Li's favorite disciples. They are truly dignified and talented. They will become great men in the future and will definitely not bring shame to Master Li's reputation."

Prince Gong, Li Qinghan and their two children are having a great time, but I can't be happy.

Be it Li Qinghan or the two children, they don't understand the rules of the palace, and they don't know how to control their words.

It would be fine if he offended the Seventh Prince or Prince Gong, but if he angered His Majesty, even with Prince Gong's protection, he would definitely be punished.

I was feeling annoyed, but then I heard Prince Gong say enthusiastically, "Your Majesty, this is the great swordsman Li Qinghan, unrivaled in swordsmanship. Those two children are his disciples, and they are also quite talented. With diligent study and practice, they will surely become masters of swordsmanship in the future."

"I have heard of the name of Li Qinghan, also known as Bi Shui Wu Yi. Some years ago, some traitors wanted to do something bad to the emperor's uncle, but it was all thanks to the hero Li that he can be considered a meritorious person." His Majesty said with a smile.

After hearing this, I naturally agreed with a few words, and then hurriedly asked the two children to bow, so as not to give anyone with ulterior motives an excuse to accuse me.

After paying their respects, Prince Gong had chairs brought in and asked Li Qinghan, his master and his apprentice to sit down. He was very attentive. No one would have thought that Prince Gong, who was second only to the emperor, would one day try to please others in this way.

Li Qinghan was old and his appetite was not very good. He ate a few bites of vegetarian dishes and then stopped eating. Prince Gong persuaded him for a long time before he allowed Li Qinghan to eat another small bowl of porridge. We were also a little full and didn't eat much. Only the two children were eating with relish like starving ghosts.

"Eat slowly, kid, don't choke." Prince Gong asked the steward to prepare a few more dishes that the children liked, just like a grandfather doting on his grandson whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Your Highness Qianqiu, you don't know. We were incredibly lucky when we entered the mountain yesterday. We found a multicolored snake right after we entered. Grandpa Zhang said this snake is very good for people with weak constitutions, but it's better to keep it alive, not dead. My brother and I chased it all the way, and finally caught it this morning."

"Yes, my brother and I were afraid that the snake would die, so we rushed to the palace without stopping for a moment. We didn't even have a sip of water on the way. We were really starving."

"Mr. Li, this is your fault. If you really want this colorful snake, just tell me. Find more hunters to go into the mountains, and you will definitely be able to catch it. Why let the children suffer like this?"

"It's not hard, it's not hard. As long as it's something your Highness does, it won't be hard at all."

I am still very afraid of snakes. It would have been fine if I didn't know about it. Now that I know, I definitely wouldn't dare to eat it. But the children had gone through so much trouble to get it, so I couldn't tell them directly.

After thinking for a while, he found an excuse and said, "The five-colored snake has a spirit and it is not easy to grow. Since I am already well, why not let it go? It can also be considered as a good deed."

"Ah, we worked so hard to catch it," complained the younger brother.

"This snake has been given to Your Highness. It is entirely up to Your Highness to decide whether to eat it or let it go," said the brother.

Seeing that both children were unhappy, I pulled them to my side, patted their heads and coaxed them, "I know how you two feel about me. You are both good children."

After saying that, he held the snake in his arms and rubbed it hard. The two children immediately became happy. The younger brother even said excitedly that he would release the snake himself to accumulate merit for His Highness. I was really touched by the children's kindness. It really feels great to be cherished.

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