Wine and Frost

Wei Qi...Wei Lin...Seven years ago...

Fu Shuang sat in front of the door of the carved cabinet in a daze, many pictures kept flashing in his mind, a lot of people, he felt that he couldn't breathe more and more.But he couldn't understand these things, and he was unwilling, so anxious, he wanted to stand up and go out, but in the end he passed out, and before he fainted, he accidentally knocked on the handle of the cabinet door with his forehead.

I don't know how long it took, the curled fingertips trembled slowly, and Fu Shuang gradually regained consciousness.He clung to the carved cabinet and got up slowly, his face was pale, even his lips were bloodless, and there was a slight pain in his forehead, but he couldn't care less about it.

The checkpoint at the entrance of the secret room was closed after Fu Shuang came in.The inner room is the same as the outer room, and the mechanism is on the white porcelain vase in the low cabinet.Fu Shuang stepped forward and turned the vase, and the gate opened wide again.

Fu Shuang really didn't have the extra strength to walk too far, he fell in front of the desk, his right hand tightly covering his mouth.

Now the child seems to be much clearer, and his mind is no longer chaotic.He remembered the first time the emperor saw him, the inexplicable words he said, and the first reaction of Ye Chen, Wei Lin and others when they saw him.

And Ling Xuehan.

Obviously, she was so resistant to the marriage contract with her at first, why did she change her appearance just after seeing her once?Why did he close his eyes, why did he shout in his ear after being drunk that night——

Ah and...

Thinking of this, Fu Shuang lost all emotion on her face, the corners of her lips trembled, but there was a smile uglier than crying.

Wei Qi, Wei Lin, Northwest wine... everything makes sense.Thinking about my elder brother, how could he drink late at night with an unfamiliar general and get so drunk.

Fu Shuang rested her face on her arm, her face blank.

When Ruoqing hurriedly opened the study door, she saw Fu Shuang sitting sickly.

"Young master, when did you come to the study, this..."

Fu Shuang regained consciousness when she heard her calling her, but she didn't look at her and said softly, "I've been in the study."

He squinted his eyebrows, only then realized that his throat was too dry, and stretched out his hand to press the corner of his forehead, which was already bleeding.

"However, this servant just came to see that you were not in the study, and asked the servants to search all over the house, thinking that you had gone out..." Ruoqing looked at Fu Shuang in astonishment, only seeing her young master's pale face, Worry outweighed doubts.

"Master, what's wrong with you? Are you sick again?" Ruoqing walked towards Fu Shuang nervously, only to find that Fu Shuang's forehead was injured, and dark red blood flowed down the corner of her eyes.

Ruoqing hurriedly took out a silk handkerchief to wipe off the blood stains on Fu Shuang's face, and then pressed the handkerchief on her forehead, her voice tinged with fear, "Master, where did you bump into it, and you are bleeding? Did not say!"

Fu Shuang shook her head, restrained all her emotions, pushed away Ruoqing's hand, and pressed the handkerchief by herself.Instead, he raised his face slightly, stared blankly at the portrait hanging on the wall, the corners of his lips twitched slightly, as if he wanted to laugh, but couldn't.

"Ruoqing," he turned his face away, stopped looking at the painting, and stood up supporting the desk, "Take down the painting."

Ruoqing stepped forward to support him, her eyes fell on the painting on the wall again, unable to figure it out.Obviously, the master specially ordered someone to hang up this portrait before.

"Just put it in the cabinet." Fu Shuang added.

The end of the year was approaching, and Fu Shuang seemed to have restrained all her emotions since that day, but locked herself in the room, and never set foot in the study.Seeing him like this, Ruoqing was very worried.It's just that Fu Shuang doesn't talk to anyone, as if everyone has become air in his eyes.

Ruoqing thought that the day when Imperial Physician Ye would perform routine diagnosis and treatment for Fu Shuang seemed to be approaching, so she felt a little more at ease, and thought about telling Imperial Physician Ye Fu Shuang's condition, and begged him to take a look.

"Ruoqing." Fu Shuang suddenly said softly.

Ruoqing came back to her senses and saw Fu Shuang sitting on the bed, curled up with her knees hugged, staring at her in a daze.

"Master, what's the matter? Are you uncomfortable?"

Fu Shuang shook his head very lightly, lowered his eyes, and the corners of his lips were curved, "You order, let the kitchen cook some sweets." Then he raised his eyes to Ruoqing, "These days, It made you worry, but in the future, it won't happen anymore."

Ruoqing breathed a sigh of relief, the young master was probably frightened by something, so she went out and ordered the kitchen to go.

Fu Shuang finished the bowl of sweet black rice porridge, ate a few pieces of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and stopped eating.He got up and went to the closet to choose some plain clothes, then put on a rabbit fur cloak as if he was afraid of the cold, and took the Tang lady in his arms.The scar on his forehead has already healed, but it's just scabbed and a bit abrupt.

He ordered Ruoqing to hire a sedan chair, and he planned to go to Wei Mansion.This point happened to be the shift change that Wei Lin mentioned to him, and it was just right in the past.

Fu Shuang was sitting in the sedan chair, although he was covered with comfortable blankets and soft pillows, but his illness became more and more serious since that day, as if he had become that sick crate who couldn't hear the slightest noise.Xu is a heart disease that cannot be cured.He held that Mrs. Tang in his hand, and the warmth passed from his palm to his heart.

Seeing Fu Shuang coming, Wei Lin was more surprised than surprised.

"Fu Xiaoshuang, why are you here?"

Just as Wei Lin came back from his shift, he met Fu Shuang's sedan chair at the door. He was still wearing an official uniform and a long sword around his waist.

When Fu Shuang got out of the sedan chair, she was first frozen by the cold weather, and the tip of her nose was slightly red.Ruoqing stood beside Fu Shuang, tucking the cloak for him.

"I have something I want to ask Brother Wei."

Fu Shuang kept her expression on her face, she didn't look at Wei Lin, her eyes wandered on the Tang Pozi she was holding.

Wei Lin's eyelids twitched twice, feeling that today's Fu Xiaoshuang seemed to be different from usual. Seeing the wound on his forehead, he frowned, and thinking about the cold weather, he hurriedly led the two of them into the house .

Wei Lin ordered someone to make some exquisite snacks and bring them up, and he did not forget to prepare Fu Shuang's favorite milk tea.

There was a charcoal fire in the room for heating. Fu Shuang had already taken off the rabbit fur cape and put it aside.The sweet taste of the milk tea was accompanied by a warm taste. After taking a sip, Fu Shuang placed the teacup on the table.

Seeing his sleepy look, Wei Lin frowned, "Isn't it to your taste? You don't even want this tea."

Fu Shuang shook her head, finally raised her eyes and looked at Wei Lin calmly.

"Brother Wei, do you have a younger brother? His name is Wei Qi." Fu Shuang said, her eyebrows and eyes gradually lowered, her fingers curled slightly.

When Wei Lin heard him mention this name, she closed her eyes slightly, thinking, Fu Shuang finally knew.

"Who told you that." Wei Lin's beautiful sword eyebrows were tightly frowned at this moment, but there was something unnatural in his voice, "Xiaochen?"

Fu Shuang shook her head, and pinched the corner of her clothes with her fingers, "I found out, Xue... the paintings drawn by the general."

Wei Lin sighed slightly, "Wei Qie is my younger brother, but he hasn't been here for seven years."

Fu Shuang sat quietly, listening to Wei Lin talking about the past, he felt his mind buzzing again, as if he couldn't listen, but he listened to it all again.

They met each other when they were young, they were childhood sweethearts, and they talked to each other, which should have been a matter of course.However, due to changes in the Ling family, Ling Xuehan went into battle, and Wei Qi also went to the battlefield with him.

It's just that they fell into the trap of the northern barbarian thieves, and although they fought their way out, something happened in the end.

The gleaming knife was smeared with poison, which was originally aimed at Ling Xuehan.But Wei Qi blocked it abruptly, and exchanged his life for his life.

Speaking of this, Wei Lin's expression darkened, and he said after a while, "My brother, you are really stupid."

Fu Shuang raised her eyes and looked at him fixedly, her eyes seemed to be filled with water vapor.He shook his head firmly and said softly, "He's fine, very, very fine."

He curled the corners of his mouth weakly, but his originally weak brows and eyes were now unexpectedly beautiful.

"When I saw those paintings, it was fine with my eyes open." His eyes were fixed, but he didn't know what he was looking at and thinking about. "When I close my eyes, they are the same, right?"

Seeing him like this, Wei Lin's heart skipped a beat, filled with anxiety.He nodded imperceptibly.

Speechless for a while.

Fu Shuang got up to say goodbye, and carefully wrapped the rabbit fur cloak around her body.Wei Lin didn't hold back too much, he thought a lot, but couldn't say a word.

Before getting on the sedan chair, Fu Shuang paused, as if remembering something, she turned around and looked at Wei Lin.There was actually fine snow floating outside, falling on the person bit by bit, and turning into drops of water when it fell.

"Seven years ago, Wei Qi was also 17 years old?"

It was only a few feet away and a little snow, but Wei Lin felt that he couldn't see Fu Shuang's face clearly. He opened his mouth and his throat tightened.

"Yes."

Fu Shuang revealed a weak and shallow smile, "Thank you, Brother Wei."

He opened the car curtain and got in without looking back.

After all, Ling Xuehan didn't rush back to celebrate the New Year, and the general's mansion was deserted.The war was tense, and the letter Ling Xuehan sent back was only a few sentences, but it contained a lot of apologies.

Fu Shuang put the letter away and put it in the cabinet in the study.He didn't reply, he couldn't think about it, what to write, it's better not to write.

Ye Chen routinely came to the General's Mansion to give Fu Shuang a diagnosis and treatment. After taking his pulse, he sighed a long time, his tone full of worry.

"Young master Fu's illness, this medicine has not improved at all. The main reason is..." Ye Chen frowned and looked at Fu Shuang, "Have you seen those paintings?"

Fu Shuang nodded, "See you."

"Heart disease requires heart medicine."

Fu Shuang shook his head and apologized softly.

"Don't bully me, I can't cure patients, I'm just a quack doctor." Ye Chen pressed his eyebrows, and said after a while, "Young Master Fu's illness is really not suitable for staying in the bustling Chang'an City. Or It would be better to go back to the other courtyard in the mountains to recuperate." He restrained his expression, glanced at Fu Shuang lightly, and observed his reaction.

"General, I..."

"I won't go back." Fu Shuang's voice was soft but firm, and after a while he added another sentence, "I won't go back for now, the general said, he will spend my birthday with me. After I'm done, I'll go back."

Fu Shuang looped her knees and rested her chin on them, her face blank.

"Alright."

This time Ye Chen not only left the pills, but also a delicate sachet.There seemed to be some medicinal herbs inside, with a pleasant aroma.Ye Chen put the sachet beside Fu Shuang's pillow, Fu Shuang looked at him blankly, but said nothing.

"This can help you sleep." Naturally, he could see that Fu Shuang hadn't slept well recently.

"Brother Ye has a heart." Fu Shuang squeezed the sachet, put it under her nose and smelled it, the fragrance was light and not greasy, and it really felt reassuring.