sick man

Looking at Su Hongrui's face alone, it's not too bad, he's lost a lot of weight, but the injury is not serious, but he looks tired and lacks energy, but his body under the quilt can only be described as horrible.

He was wearing a thin and faded prison uniform, which was covered with countless welt marks, and through the openings torn open by the whip, we could see the wounds that had scabbed inside or were still slightly oozing blood.What made Yuan Xi even more indignant was that there were deep cuts on Su Hongrui's wrists and ankles, which were deep enough to cut off his tendons.

"Hmm... cold..."

Just when Yuan Xi was so angry that he was shedding tears, Su Hongrui who was in a coma moved, uttered a few babbles, and slowly closed his hands that were powerlessly hanging by his side towards his abdomen.

Even in a coma, he still wanted to protect his child, which showed how much he valued this little life that was spurned and cursed by Yunze Wanmin.

"General..."

Yuan Xi wiped away the tears on his face indiscriminately, fearing that Su Hongrui would freeze, so he quickly wrapped the quilt back.In a hurry, his hand accidentally touched Su Hongrui's stomach, only to realize that the place Su Hongrui carefully protected had grown very high.

Yuan Xi counted the days, and it's only been five months. How did he become so big?

But he didn't have time to think about this problem. Su Hongrui's wound needs to be rubbed with medicine quickly. There is no stove in the room, and it is cold and humid. A good person should suffer from frostbite, not to mention that he is so weak now.

Yuan Xi hurriedly took the door out, and went straight to the Shang Dormitory Bureau and the Shang Clothing Bureau, ready to bring back some light and warm quilts and clothes.

But halfway through the run, he stopped suddenly.

He remembered what Li Chengyan said when he brought Su Hongrui, "Yuanxi, from now on, I will leave him to you."

Not caring, serving, serving, but watching.

It looks like it's just a tactful statement, but it's actually surveillance.

The implication is that there is no need to care about Su Hongrui, as long as he is not allowed to step out of Hansu Palace, Yuan Xi has completed the task.

That being the case, it was impossible for Yuan Xi to receive those expensive brocade quilts and warm clothes specially for concubines in the harem.

Even the stove and charcoal, without the emperor's consent, he might not be able to get them.

Not to mention that he still wanted to go to the Royal Hospital to invite a doctor to treat Su Hongrui's injuries.

"Oh...how can I do this?"

It was only then that Yuan Xi realized that he could not come in and out at will. If Li Chengyan wanted him to watch Su Hongrui, he had to watch Su Hongrui all the time, and he must never leave his post without authorization.He didn't think of this floor just now in a hurry, and now he stopped halfway, the hairs on his back stood up, and he hurried back without stopping.

Yuan Xi didn't swallow the heart in his mouth until he entered Han Su Hall and closed the door.

Everything was the same as when he left, and it seemed that no one came after he left.

Yuan Xi secretly rejoiced, patted his chest and panted continuously, and only walked into the inner hall when his breathing calmed down.

Su Hongrui still didn't wake up, lying quietly on the bed, his posture remained the same, but his breathing was a little heavy.Yuan Xi approached worriedly, but saw that Su Hongrui's cheeks were flushed, and his forehead was covered with sweat.He stretched out his hand to touch it, and it was terribly hot. It should be that he was wounded and dressed thinly, so he caught the wind and cold.

The problem of keeping warm from the cold hadn't been solved yet, Su Hongrui developed a high fever again, and Yuan Xi was running around in a hurry, but he didn't know where to start.Except for some dusty tables, chairs and gauze curtains, Han Su Hall didn't even have any extra decorations, let alone find anything useful.Fortunately, in addition to the dry well, there is another well in the yard that can produce water, and because it has not been used for many years, the well is relatively full.

In this cold weather, it is impossible to drink the well water directly.Fortunately, the well water is cold, so it is good for cooling down.Yuan Xi threw in the rotten and blackened wooden barrel that had fallen on the side of the well, filled it with water, pulled it up, and carried it into the house.He took out the new kerchief he changed today, soaked it in well water, wrung it dry, and unfolded it to cover Su Hongrui's forehead.

After several times, Su Hongrui's expression became less painful, and his fever also subsided a little.

But this method can only relieve for a while, after all, it will treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

Yuan Xi guarded Su Hongrui every step of the way, and kept changing the cold veil for him, but his heart was really restless and he had no idea at all.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, let's not talk about how Su Hongrui survived the long winter night, even Yuanxi himself, who didn't bring anything except his clothes, if he slept on the cold ground of Hansu Palace for one night, he would probably freeze to death .

Fortunately, Li Chengyan didn't intend to kill Yuanxi, and after the approval of the papers, he remembered the eunuch who was left by him to guard in the cold palace.He called several court ladies and eunuchs under Yuan Xi to come over, and packed out his quilt, pillows and some of his usual clothes, and a little court lady who got along well with Yuan Xi wiped Yuan Xi's hand warmer by the way. , because His Majesty didn't mention this, so she secretly stuffed it under the quilt.

Once the things were put in order, Li Chengyan sent the person away, and after a while, two hidden guards came out from the deep corner of the hall, and they were the two who sent Su Hongrui to Hansu Hall.

"Send things over there."

Li Chengyan flipped through the military book in his hand without raising his head.

"Yes."

Yuan Xi came out with a wooden bucket, ready to change a bucket of water, and just walked down the stone steps outside the hall, when he heard the sound of the door being pushed open.

He took a step back vigilantly, because there were no candles and oil lamps, and the sky was very dark again. He could only see that two thin people came in with a large stack of things, and he couldn't help asking

"who is it?"

"Eunuch Yuan."

The person walking in front called him, with a voice as rough as gravel.Serving Li Chengyan personally all the time, Yuanxi certainly recognized the owner of the voice.

He put down the barrel and led the two into the hall.

The two hidden guards put down their things, said that His Majesty would send someone to deliver the food tomorrow, and left without leaving a single word.

Yuan Xi couldn't see exactly what they were giving, so he touched them one by one, and when he touched the soft quilt, he was overjoyed.Then I touched pillows, clothes, a fire pocket and a pack of candles.

Yuan Xi took out a candle and lit it, the dim and unclear light immediately dispelled the darkness of the room, and it seemed warmer.He sorted out the things carefully by candlelight, and found the hand warmer that the little maid secretly stuffed in under the quilt at the bottom layer. The stove was wrapped with a layer of cloth, and charcoal was placed inside, and it was ready to use after being lit.Yuan Xi also picked out a small oil-paper package from another bed wrapped in a quilt, opened it, and couldn't help laughing—it was the little palace lady who brought in some cakes in case he was hungry.

Although there are still many things missing, I can finally deal with it overnight.

Yuan Xi randomly stuffed some snacks to fill his stomach, then hugged his mattress and quilt and started to make the bed.Originally, in order to avoid suspicion, he should have kept vigil in the outer room.But Su Hongrui was pregnant and still sick, so Yuan Xi didn't dare to go far.After thinking about it, he simply dragged in the relatively intact couch against the wall in the outer room and placed it opposite Su Hongrui.

At this moment, Yuanxi is very grateful for his body that is afraid of the cold. It is precisely because he hates the severe cold in winter that he is willing to spend money to get two thick and warm quilts, plus the same thick mattress, even if there is no heater at night , and will not wake up from freezing.

Yuan Xi quickly made the bed, seemed to think that the mattress and quilt were not clean, so he dusted the dust several times before going to the yard to fetch a bucket of water, gritted his teeth, washed his hands and feet, and came back, changed into clean clothes and lay down on the bed.He rolled up the quilt and wrapped himself tightly, his whole body quickly became warm, and the cushion under him was also warm, but he got out of the quilt shaking, put on his clothes and walked to Su Hongrui's bed, carefully She half-supported and half-hugged him, and put him into the warm blanket.He lay down on Su Hongrui's bed and fell asleep wrapped in a thin quilt.

Before midnight, Yuanxi woke up from the cold, but hearing Su Hongrui's even and long breathing in the dark, he felt less cold again, closed his eyes trembling, and fell asleep again in a daze.

The next morning, Su Hongrui woke up unexpectedly.

Yuan Xi watched him open his eyes, and happily called the general.

Su Hongrui was startled, and smiled wryly,

"I'm no longer a general. Eunuch Yuan just calls me by my name."

Yuanxi is not willing, still respectfully calling him general, afraid that he will be hungry or thirsty, after serving him to wash up, he brings over a few exquisitely shaped snacks that he specially left last night, and uses them in the corner of the side hall with great difficulty. The cup I found was filled with water, and I was a little embarrassed and authentic,

"The conditions here are more difficult, I have wronged the general."

Su Hongrui shook his head while reaching out to pick it up,

"Where, to take care of me is wronged Yuangong..."

pat!

As soon as his hand took the cup, it sank uncontrollably, and the cup slipped to the ground in an instant, spinning and opening a big hole, almost all the water spilled out.

"Feel sorry……"

Su Hongrui kept picking things up with a dull expression.

He couldn't even hold the light cup steadily. There is no doubt that his hands, which are good at drawing bows and arrows, are really useless.

Thinking of this man's heroic demeanor in the past, Yuan Xi couldn't help but blushed, and secretly wiped away his tears by bending over to pick up the glass, and poured another glass of water.

Su Hongrui's appetite was very poor, he didn't have many snacks, but he only ate a little, and drank a lot of water, as if he had been thirsty for a long time.

After a simple breakfast, he fell asleep again.

This sleep lasted until noon, when the maid sent by Li Chengyan to deliver the meal just arrived.The maid said she was Cui Wei, she had pretty features, but her face was cold and expressionless.As soon as she came in, she called Yuan Xi and told him that His Majesty ordered Su Hongrui to be served by her, and that Yuan Xi's meals would be left to him to go to the place where the palace servants put their meals.

Yuan Xi had no choice but to go. Before leaving, he looked back, only to find that Cui Wei was also looking at him, the lunch box in her hand was tightly covered, not to mention looking, she couldn't even smell it.

Yuan Xi rushed back after eating in a hurry. On the way, he ran into Yuan Shun who entered the palace with him, but now he was working beside the queen mother.Yuan Shun is quick-witted, and enjoys much more food in the palace than Yuan Xi, and has acquaintances in every bureau, so it is very convenient to do things.

Yuan Xi pulled him to talk for a while, and wanted him to help him get some charcoal and a stove to warm the fire, and Yuan Shun painfully agreed.Yuan Xi thanked him a lot before leaving.

When he returned to Han Su Hall, Cui Wei had already left, Su Hongrui lay on the bed in a daze, and when he saw him coming in, he smiled slightly.

Yuan Xi blushed and said casually,

"How is the general's lunch?"

Su Hongrui nodded,

"very good."

"Does the general want to go down for a walk? Lying down for a long time is not good for the child..."

Yuan Xi thought that Su Hongrui hadn't been in the field since yesterday, so he offered to help him walk around the yard.

Su Hongrui still smiled gently,

"Then please trouble Eunuch Yuan."