sick man

The four seasons in Hengchun Valley are like spring, so there is no such thing as seasons.Wangyou Mountain Villa, located deep in the valley, is hidden among the grass and flowers, making people forget the passage of time and the change of years.

Yuan Xi sat leaning against the railing in front of the corridor of Qingxin Pavilion, quietly watching the drizzle falling like frosting sugar on the clean white stone road, gradually fading dark gray marks.

He habitually reached out to pick it up, and the warm rainwater slowly fell on the palm of his hand, which was a little itchy.

Yuan Xi began to miss the outside of Hengchun Valley again, more precisely, in the palace, it was not like this dense and soft rainstorm in midsummer, which was smashed by thunder and lightning so that the palms of the hands were numb.

Perhaps it should be said that what he missed was the man who sat by the window and reached out to catch the rain.

That was already 24 years ago, but it was as clear as engraved in Yuanxi's mind.

That year, he was only 22 years old, a few months younger than the 23-year-old Li Chengyan, but he had been with him for 14 years, and he could be regarded as an "old" person in front of the emperor, a celebrity.A little further back, on the day the emperor got married at the age of 16, he was also on duty in the Chaoyang Palace.

However, he had seen that person before.

The young general who is admired by all the people in Yunze, who is like a god with outstanding military exploits.

Yuan Xi thinks he is a lucky person.Although his father was addicted to gambling and drinking, he beat his mother away and sold him into the palace for money.He was tortured at a young age, and saw most of the children who were about his age on the same bed die because of serious injuries, but he struggled to save his life, and because he was about the same age as the second prince, he was chosen to go to Concubine Liu's palace Serve him.Concubine Liu Gui is the most beautiful empress in the harem, and is also the most favored by the emperor. The clever second prince is naturally regarded as a treasure by the emperor.If it wasn't for following Yunze's ancestral system of sequential succession, the crown prince might have changed his candidate long ago.So those little eunuchs who were sent to other places envied Yuan Xi very much.Although Concubine Liu Gui is a bit colder, she is not vicious, and she is even more generous in rewarding her servants.The second prince has the young master of the Xue family who is about the same age as him as a playmate, so naturally he won't have time to play tricks on Yuanxi.

What a wonderful day, if I am not satisfied, I am afraid that I should be struck by lightning.

Yuanxi is indeed a person who is easily satisfied.

He doesn't have any ambitions, whether it's money or power, he never thought about fighting for it.He just hopes that he will be healthy and healthy, not get sick, and save his monthly salary. When he is too old to do anything, he can go to any place outside the palace, buy a small house with a backyard, and plant a garden. Some fruits and vegetables, raise a few chickens, and live this life quietly.

But how can people not get sick if they eat whole grains?

When an unexpected cold autumn rain poured down, Yuan Xi, who had just saved up a small box full of broken silver, fell ill.Fortunately, it was just a cold infection, and it was good to grab some heat-dispelling and damp-dispelling medicine and drink it.But the good medicines in the palace are all prepared for the masters, and the medicines used by the slaves are expensive and inferior, and they may not cure the disease. Yuan Xi, relying on his youth and unwillingness to part with the money he had saved for a long time, has been dragging Did not go to see a doctor.

Just get over it.

He comforted himself and endured the dizziness to continue his day's work.

Seeing the time passing by, after supper and putting the second prince to sleep, he can have a good rest.

With this ambition, Yuan Xiqiang cheered up, filled the rose dew that Concubine Liu Gui would drink every afternoon, put it in a tray, and carefully sent it to the imperial garden.

Concubine Liu Gui was in a very good mood that day, and there was a rare smile on her cold face. It was heard that an important relative had come from her natal family, and she specially chose Concubine Liu Gui to celebrate her birthday on the eve of her birthday.

What a handsome young master!

scare!She looks very young, but she doesn't know how tall she is!

His eyes are so beautiful, black and bright, so energetic!

Tsk tsk, that mouth looks good, with a thin hook... Hee hee!

The two maids who came back from delivering the cakes were chattering and laughing all the way, so excited that they even greeted Yuan Xi specially when they passed by.Yuan Xi knew that they were talking about the guest, but she was really not interested in listening.Maybe it was because he was so tired at noon and took a nap on the table and caught cold, which aggravated his condition. He felt that his head was too heavy to hang up, and his feet were also floating, and he couldn't try the depth of each foot.His hands were even weaker, and he could hardly grasp things steadily.

After finally walking into the garden, Yuan Xi caught a glimpse of Concubine Liu with Jin Buyao's cloud bun in the distance. Yuan Xi's legs gave way and fell to the ground. He didn't fall very much, but the soup cup in the tray broke.

The sweet smell of roses overflowed in an instant, and the light pink soup splashed all over the floor.Yuan Xi's mind was blank, and without thinking, he stretched out his hand tremblingly to close it, but was stopped by a hand on the way.

"Careful to cut you!"

The man's voice was clean and clear, but his tone was concerned and anxious.

Yuan Xi raised his face to look at him stiffly, he was indeed a young and handsome young master, in his early twenties, with a surprisingly gentle smile on his face.

"Your hands are so hot, are you sick?" Seeing that Yuan Xi was dumbfounded and silent, he raised his hand and touched his forehead.

It was terribly hot.

"Stand up?" he asked again.

Yuan Xi shook his head, then nodded again, the man smiled and helped him up, and bent down to brush off the dust on his body.It was only then that Yuan Xi noticed that he was really tall, and he was considered tall among his peers, only reaching his chest.

"Hong Rui, why did you stop?"

Seeing Su Hongrui standing in the middle of the road without moving for a while, Concubine Liu Gui was followed by Kou Rong to watch.At a glance, you can see the fragments of soup all over the floor and Yuan Xi who is at a loss.

"Mother, empress!"

Yuan Xi's face was pale, and he knelt heavily on the stone pavement, kowtowing to plead guilty.

Although Concubine Liu Gui treats her servants seriously, it doesn't mean she doesn't punish those who make mistakes.Yuan Xi made such a careless mistake, as a rule, he would be beaten ten times, and his three-month salary would be deducted.

"Yuanxi, go down and receive the punishment yourself."

Only then did Yuan Xi stop, and thanked the empress in response, and lay down on the ground waiting for Concubine Liu Gui to leave.

Concubine Liu Gui turned her head and smiled slightly at Su Hongrui who was beside her, took his hand and turned back, complaining softly as she walked,

"You child! They told Kou Rong to fetch the books for you, but you have to go by yourself. What if you were burned by the soup pot just now?"

Su Hongrui smiled with a good temper, and said something to Concubine Liu Gui, making her happy, shook his head helplessly and sighed,

"You! It's useless for you to have such a heart, and my aunt will not pursue it. Kou Rong, just do what General Su said!"

"Yes, ma'am."

It wasn't until Concubine Liu Gui was out of sight that Yuan Xi got up tremblingly, his lower/body was covered with mud again, his knees hurt from being knocked on the broken porcelain, and he limped back while rubbing.

Thinking of the solid boards in the torture room and the deducted three-month salary, tears fell down without disappointment.He didn't wipe it, his face was still covered with tears, and he just walked forward stupidly, as if he had made up his mind to die.

Kou Rong, who was chasing up, called him to stop, her thin willow eyebrows frowned, and she scolded him angrily and amusingly,

"You are still very angry!"

Yuan Xi blushed in embarrassment, tugged at her sleeves and wiped her face carelessly, sobbing and calling for Sister Kou Rong.

Kou Rong poked him hard on the forehead and cursed,

"If the empress sees your unlucky appearance, she must drive you out! Hurry up and wash your face, clean up, and go to the imperial pharmacy to get the medicine."

"Take...what kind of medicine? Could it be that your mother is feeling unwell..."

Yuan Xi stared blankly and asked.

"Bah, bah, bah!"

Kou Rong quickly covered his mouth

"You dare to say such nonsense, don't you think your head is too strong?"

Yuan Xi was so frightened by her that she didn't dare to speak anymore, and asked silently while blinking.

Yuan Xi was the attendant who accompanied the Second Prince, and Kou Rong was the attendant who accompanied Concubine Liu Gui. In other words, she watched Yuan Xi grow up, so she treated him differently from others.So he slowed down his tone of explanation,

"Young Master Su told Madam that just now he wanted to bring the soup cup to Madam with his own hands, but he didn't expect to scatter the hot hand, and you were punished as a result. He was very sorry and said a lot of good things to Madam, Madam was happy and spared you Punishment, and let you go to the imperial pharmacy to get medicine and cure your illness. You, you really bumped into a nobleman!"

In fact, Liu Guifei and Kou Rong couldn't tell that Su Hongrui was lying?Based on Yuan Xi's flustered and frightened expression, he knew that he had knocked over the soup cup.But Concubine Liu Gui cared about Su Hongrui's face, and was grateful for his kindness, so she went along with the flow and made a personal favor.

Yuanxi's tears fell down again, this time he didn't wipe them dry for a long time.Thinking in my heart that I have the opportunity, I must thank that person.

But after that day, Su Hongrui never saw Concubine Liu Gui again.

Yuan Xi drank the medicine from the imperial pharmacy, and his cold recovered quickly.He was more cautious in doing things than before, and worked harder, as if he had taken a panacea, there was inexhaustible strength in his body, and the rewards he received gradually increased.After his 15th birthday, when the second prince moved to his own Mu Ze Palace, Concubine Liu Gui transferred Yuan Xi directly.He is no longer Li Chengyan's little follower, he has become the manager of Mu Zedian, responsible for Li Chengyan's food and daily life, even if Li Chengyan went to listen to Master Xue's lecture, he would follow him.

It was at that time that Yuanxi discovered the ambiguous relationship between Li Chengyan and Xue Xiaoyun, the son of Xue Taifu.

They always lie down together, and fall asleep with their feet on their feet. Often late at night, they can still hear rustling voices and low laughter from the inner room.Over time, gossip spread among the eunuchs and maids of honor.They were probably a little afraid of Yuan Xi, because Yuan Xi was different from them in that he had no "backbone" and could do whatever his master said, which was simply a born slave.So when they exchanged the secrets of the palace, they all consciously carried Yuanxi on their backs.Occasionally, Yuanxi heard something, but it was just a vague "like", "confuse", "favor" and so on.

He didn't dare to tell Li Chengyan, and he didn't dare to tell Concubine Liu Gui. He called his subordinates to reprimand him, and his ears immediately became quieter.

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Secretly, Yuanxi will also ponder.He once thought that he could not and did not deserve to have such feelings, because of his physical disability, he was doomed to be unable to marry a wife and have children like ordinary people, let alone love/love.

He has already accepted his fate.

But on that warm spring afternoon, the person holding his hand and pulling him up frequently appeared in his dreams.

He didn't know if that counted as liking, he just thought that he must see that person again, even if it was just from a distance, it would be even better if he could personally say thank you to him.

The author has something to say: This extra episode may be longer. After thinking about it for a long time, I decided to start from Yuanxi's perspective and explain it from the perspective of a third party. Only in this way can I highlight Huangsang's scum, so that I can cruelly abuse him. he! (Wo is such a kind silver #^_^#)