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Chapter 157 Oolong
Wu Lianyi looked at Wu Xiuting like a fool.

"Father doesn't live with us. It's not difficult for me to spend some time on it, but I'm very surprised, Wu Lianyi, how did you suddenly appear in the pilgrimage hall?" Wu Xiuting asked, taking a step closer .

Wu Lianyi stared into his eyes and said, "It's not difficult to get out, but Wu Xiuting, this is not what you should care about now."

Wu Xiuting frowned slightly.Wu Lianyi lowered his eyes and said: "Although the court situation has not risen at this time, you need to see clearly that Yan Chengxuan is not the best candidate to inherit the Datong. He doesn't care about the affairs of Beili and Xiqi now, just because he I don't know how to manage this big Yu at all. Wen Rongxi is a thoughtful person, but Yan Chengxuan will never let him get involved in these matters, unless Wen Rongxi wants Yan Chengxuan to give up the throne."

Wu Xiuting originally wanted to talk about the fact that he called Yan Chengxuan by his first name, but when he heard the name Wen Rongxi, he was led astray.Wu Xiuting said, "Go on."

"Internally, we are all old acquaintances of Emperor Chongwen. Even if we don't have any friendship, at least now he is the master and we are ministers. Everything can't be overstepped. It seems that he doesn't trust the people in the six major cities, otherwise he won't Assign them to your subordinates, but at the same time, the six major cities will definitely use this to intimidate Yan Chengxuan and ask for a position."

Wu Xiuting said: "Strictly speaking, we are also from the Six Great Cities."

"Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and you can see people's hearts over time." Wu Lianyi said, "A lot of things are subject to change, and you can't simply generalize. You don't know who will become a phoenix tomorrow, and you don't know who will become a phoenix tomorrow." It's such bad luck to be stepped into the quagmire, in short, there is no conclusion now."

"Aren't you going to be the person who can make a conclusion?" Wu Xiuting looked at him with sideways eyes and pondered for a moment, then said, "Wu Lianyi, why didn't I realize that you are so good at talking before? Who said something to you?"

Wu Lianyi didn't reply to him.Seeing him bow his head, Wu Xiuting said, "Wu Lianyi, you won't suddenly wake up now, and want to be an important minister to realize your lofty ambitions, right? What stimulated you? Do you still want to do something in this twilight age?"

The brown medicinal juice bubbled up and continued to lift the lid of the medicine furnace. Wu Lianyi opened the lid with a damp cloth and added a little water into it. Feeling that the smell of the medicine was not enough, he used a little strength to fan the fire.

"Before, you were submissive, what do you want to do now, pretend to be someone in front of father?" Wu Xiuting handed the medicine bowl to him.

Wu Lianyi said, "You can go out now."

"If I didn't look at Rouge's face, I would have killed you." Wu Xiuting frowned and said, "You two have lived a very comfortable life these few days. This is my place."

"If you don't like it, send us back, so as not to disturb the Minister's mind." Wu Lianyi raised his eyes, and he rinsed the bowl with water before taking it back. Even if he didn't see Wu Xiuting's expression, he could imagine what Wu Xiuting looked like .

Wu Xiuting didn't want to quarrel with him, so he simply sat down and said, "There is one more thing I want to ask you. Wen Rongxi is a good candidate, you can actually recommend him, but why did you do this."

"You also said that Wen Rongxi is from Yan Chengxuan. If I said so, would I be able to come out alive? Besides, Wen Rongxi is such an arrogant person, and now he is imprisoned in the palace. You want me to recommend him. Do you think I will be like Are you looking for your own death?" Wu Lianyi didn't give Wu Xiuting a chance to defend himself, and continued, "Wen Rongxi and Yan Chengxuan are not necessarily on the same front at this time, I might as well push myself to the cusp of the storm, and save someone from being behind the scenes, Let me die inexplicably."

Wu Xiuting pulled his lips and smiled: "You still have this awareness."

"Wu Xiuting, I'm very grateful that you didn't attack me and Rouge, and saved us in time, but you are different from what I want. I won't do anything to you, but please don't do anything to us." Wu Lianyi raised his head and said in a rambling voice, "Everything in this world ends, don't continue to make mistakes."

"Go wrong?" Wu Xiuting frowned, "Where did I go wrong?"

Wu Lianyi shook his head: "You don't know it yourself, how can you ask others to tell you?"

"You mean that I have a bad attitude towards Li Yanchuan?" Seeing that Wu Lianyi didn't say a word, Wu Xiuting knew that he had acquiesced, so he said, "Wu Lianyi, you should know who Li Yanchuan is. He has been used to living a high life since he was a child. He is a champion, but was trapped in Gaodu by Emperor Chongwen like a canary and became the governor of the imperial army. Anyone who saw it would say a word of regret. However, his temperament is not to my liking. He is too arrogant and conceited. I can't stand it."

"Is it you who can't understand or Yan Chengxuan who can't understand?" Wu Lianyi said, "Actually, it's not that you can't understand his temper, it's because you are too envious of Li Yanchuan's identity. Even if he becomes the governor of the Imperial Army, he still can't get rid of the champion. High hat, because this is already the highest level. But you are not, you have climbed up step by step, to the position of today's servant, I think it is enough, you don't need to do anything, you just need to keep yourself safe. The current situation is so chaotic, we can't afford to be careless."

"You said so much, didn't you just tell me that there is always a gap between people. He can reach that point, and I can only be a servant?"

Wu Lianyi said with a smile: "You don't know how the title of champion came from? Li Yuchuan's father could raise him from an early age. He was born to belong to the battlefield, to those who are noisy and arrogant. You don't have these things, and you don't force them."

"Then aren't you forcing it now?" Wu Xiuting looked at Wu Lianyi, "If I use one word to describe you, you are a coward. Don't you also want to be a counselor now? Aren't you just forcing it now?"

"I have my own sense of proportion and don't need you to worry about it." Wu Lianyi said in a deep voice, "Whether I force it depends on whether I have self-knowledge. But Wu Xiuting, I want to remind you that you are not suitable for this position. You are not suitable for this position now. Shouldn't you worry about General Peng Ge day and night? If he comes back, do you think you can secure this position with his qualifications?"

"How can you guarantee that he is still alive?" Wu Xiuting lowered his voice.

Wu Lianyi smiled and said: "Wu Xiuting, I said that you are not this material, it seems that I am right. You can think about it yourself, am I not a coward, so don't pester me to ask. "

Wu Xiuting patted the table, Wu Lianyi gave a "tsk", reminding him that there was still a medicine stove on the table.Wu Xiuting wanted to say something more, but felt that there was no reason to continue, so he fell silent.

"Rouge..." Wu Lianyi raised his eyes, walked around the Wuxiu Pavilion and walked to the door, helped the person standing at the door to stand firm, and said softly, "Why are you here, it's cold outside."

Yan Zhi looked at Wu Xiuting with her back propped up, grabbed Wu Lianyi's hand and replied, "I want to talk to you about something."

Wu Lianyi nodded: "Then I'll go back to the room with you and talk."

"Wait." Seeing that the two were about to leave, Wu Xiuting turned around and said, "If you have something to say, I want to listen."

Yanzhi supported her belly, Wu Lianyi knew what she meant when she saw her lowered eyes, so she took her arm and stepped into the room.The smell of the medicine was strong and bitter, Rouge covered her nose with her fingers, endured nausea, and then sat down on the table.

Wu Xiuting sat opposite to Yanzhi, Wu Lianyi stood behind her without moving.Wu Xiuting looked at the two of them: "If you have anything to say, just say it."

Wu Lianyi stroked Yanzhi's shoulders, Yanzhi said softly: "I just came here to look at my medicine."

Wu Xiuting took a deep breath, Rouge seemed to come to see how the medicine was getting better, she didn't say anything for a long time, Wu Lianyi rubbed her lower back for her, and didn't speak.

***
When the carriage reached the border of Yongzhou, it began to bump. Zhuo Ran was already fast asleep in Li Yanchuan's arms. At this moment, the carriage shook violently. Chu Yun was awakened from his sleep and burst into tears.

Li Xunchuan protected Zhuo Ran steadily, and when he heard Chu Yun cry, he couldn't help but want to cover his mouth with his hand.The child who had no one to comfort him cried even more, Zhuo Ran gently grabbed Li Xunchuan's lapel, and opened his eyes reluctantly.

Li Xunchuan looked down and saw that her other hand was still clutching the clothes in front of her abdomen, knowing that she was still in pain, he patted her on the back lightly, and said softly: "It's nothing, I'll go and comfort him, you go to sleep .”

Zhuo Ran shook her head, and sat up supporting Li Yuchuan's shoulders. She bent down with her arms in front of her abdomen, and said softly, "You coax him, it's too noisy."

Li Xunchuan sighed and had no choice but to coax Chuyun well first.As soon as the child was held in Li Yanchuan's arms, he stopped crying and hiccupped with tears. Li Yanchuan patted his swaddling baby impatiently while watching Zhuo Ran's situation.

Zhuo Ran lowered her head and huddled into a ball. Li Xunchuan wanted to touch her, but Chu Yun grabbed his braid.Li Xunchuan put Chuyun there, seeing that he stopped crying, he hurried to catch Zhuoran.

"Did I sleep for a long time?" Zhuo Ran asked softly while lying in his arms.

"It didn't take long, I think it didn't take a quarter of an hour." Li Yuchuan rubbed the back of her neck, and was afraid that Zhuo Ran would hurt him, so he had to go to her hand that had been soaked in cold sweat for a long time, Zhuo Ran squeezed his palm so painfully , Li Yanchuan sighed.

"If you've been suffering like this, you might as well just..." Before Li Xunchuan finished speaking, Zhuo Ran pressed his forehead against the side of his neck and shook his head weakly.

She said in a muffled voice, "Actually, I don't really trust that doctor. I've been skeptical since he said that I had a child... Back then, it didn't hurt so much for Yan Zhi to have a child."

Li Xunchuan was at a loss and didn't know how to help. He sighed deeply and held Zhuo Ran tighter.Li Xunchuan rubbed against her hair, and said softly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here, I won't let anything happen to you."

Knowing that Li Xunchuan was in a hurry, Xiong Zhenghao found an inn in a remote place, called everyone out to open the door in the middle of the night, asked the doctor's residence, and settled Zhuo Ran.

Li Xunchuan didn't care about Chuyun, wrapped his cloak around Zhuoran and carried him out.Zhuo Ran was wrapped tightly, and the night wind was still a little cold on his face. Zhuo Ran buried his head in Li Xunchuan's arms and had no strength to say another word. When he arrived at the inn, the pain became more obvious after he was relieved of the exhaustion all over his body, with a bone-piercing chill The cold spread into the abdomen, and Zhuo Ran moaned uncontrollably.

Li Xunchuan pushed Zhuo Ran's hand away forcefully. The doctor originally put on a wrist pillow, but Zhuo Ran was not very calm, so he took a handkerchief and put it on Zhuo Ran's wrist, and then put his three fingers on it.

Zhuo Ran felt that it was very cold at this moment, and her consciousness was blurred by the pain. She wanted to withdraw her hand in a daze, but Li Xunchuan whispered her name in her ear.The doctor's eyebrows frowned more and more tightly, and Li Yanchuan's heart turned cold when he saw it.

"Miss, this is a relapse of an old illness. The injury I suffered before was caused by the cold weather, which caused the cold air to enter the body, and this is why the abdominal pain is unbearable." The doctor opened his eyes, and said with some embarrassment, "Excuse me for being rude, my son. Untie the girl's clothes and allow the old man to administer the needle for a while."

Seeing this, Xiong Zhenghao and the others withdrew.Li Xunchuan helped Zhuo Ran to sleep on the couch, Zhuo Ran grabbed Li Xunchuan's hand, tears were forced out of the corners of his eyes, Li Xunchuan bit his lip, and whispered: "Good Xiaqiu, don't be afraid, I'm here."

The doctor saw the scar on Zhuo Ran's abdomen with his eyes and widened his eyes in surprise. Li Xunchuan ignored the doctor, but just held Zhuo Ran's hand, watching the piece of silver needles sinking into her skin, Zhuo Ran's strength sometimes lightened. Heavy, Li Yanchuan leaned over and kissed her on the lips, Zhuo Ran called out "Ah Yan" softly, and then lost his strength and fell asleep.

After the doctor finished drawing up the prescription, Li Yuchuan took the man aside for questioning.The doctor sighed deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Just now I looked at the girl's pulse, and it is really a serious loss. Looking at the scar, the old man may have hurt the inner part for a long time before it healed, but it has not yet fully healed."

"You mean...?" Li Yanchuan frowned slightly.

"Young Master has deep affection for the girl, this old man can also see it. It's just that the old man has to say something more, the girl's body really can't bear to bear children, especially when it's a cloudy day, the pain will be unbearable like this, It needs to be taken care of.”

Li Xunchuan said helplessly: "Maybe the previous doctor was not very reliable, and even told her that she might be pregnant. I was always afraid that she would not be able to bear it, but still..."

"This..." The doctor bowed his head and said in a deep voice, "Don't blame me, my lord. The old man said something unpleasant. The girl looks weak on the outside, which is because of her lack of inner strength, but the injury on her abdomen is the most direct. Don't bring up this matter again in the future, the young master loves the girl so much, so don't let her risk it again, in this way, keeping your life safe is a serious matter."

Li Xunchuan sighed, and the heartache suddenly spread to all limbs.The reason why Zhuo Ran wanted a child so much was because she knew that she might not be able to accompany Li Xunchuan forever, just to keep him in mind. If she knew about it, she would definitely worry even more.

Li Xunchuan closed his eyes for a moment, and the doctor sighed heavily, directly disrupting Li Xunchuan's steady breathing.Li Xunchuan clenched his fingers, and said in a deep voice, "Is there any way to make her recover?"

"It will take time." The doctor said, "I see that the young master doesn't seem like someone who can live a stable life. If you have to run around, the girl will have to drag on for a longer time, but don't worry too much, after all, the girl is still young. , the days are still long."

Li Xunchuan nodded slightly: "Please ask the doctor to prescribe the best medicine, I want to make her feel less uncomfortable."

The doctor took the money and went to get the medicine with Xiong Zhenghao.Wu Song was waiting outside with Chuyun in his arms, and Li Yuchuan gave orders, and he went into the back room.

Li Xunchuan sat on the side of the couch looking down at Zhuo Ran's sleeping face, and gently touched her hand. Wu Song put the sleeping Chuyun beside Zhuo Ran, and Li Xunchuan raised his eyes: "If you are tired, go down." Rest, you are not needed here."

"Master," Wu Song blinked and said, "I'm not tired. Master Si Ye hasn't eaten anything. I'll go and see what's in the kitchen."

Li Xunchuan wanted to refuse, but he couldn't say a word, so he just nodded and said softly: "Then you put on the cloak, don't catch a cold."

Wu Song nodded, it was the first time he found that Li Yuchuan was so gentle, even to his subordinates.He couldn't help staring at Li Xunchuan for a long time, Li Xunchuan looked at him sideways, and he ran out.

After Li Yuchuan regained silence in his ear, his heart fell into the abyss completely.Under the current situation, how could Zhuo Ran keep her body in a corner? Zisha Hall doesn't allow it, Yan Chengxuan doesn't allow it, and her own heart doesn't allow it.After all, Zhuo Ran's life has never been decided by Li Yanchuan. What Zhuo Ran wants to do, whether to hurt herself or others, is her own decision, and others can only know the result.If Li Xunchuan wanted to say something different from others, it would be to stand beside Zhuo Ran and watch her do these things with his own eyes, but he was still powerless.

What he regrets the most now is his recklessness back then.The doctor said that the injury on Zhuo Ran's abdomen was the key. When he saw the injury for the first time in Gaodu, he thought it was just a minor injury, but he didn't expect such a big change.Before being close to Zhuo Ran, every time he would bypass that place, like Ni Lin, untouchable, but this is not Zhuo Ran's Ni Lin, it is his own.

He has never been a person who makes things worse. If he knew that Zhuo Ran had an abdominal injury at that time, he would never have repaired those feet. No matter how bad he was, he would have avoided looking for other places to vent his hatred, but it was a pity that there was no such thing.

Li Xunchuan put his hand on Zhuo Ran's stomach through the quilt. He never calculated that he would fall in love with a person who he hated so much before and almost died in his hands. Unexpectedly, he would cut off his thoughts with Zhuo Ran with his own hands.

Is this considered a trick of God.

Li Xunchuan frowned, Zhuo Ran tilted his head slightly, stretched out his fingers and moved, Li Xunchuan stuffed his fingers into her palm, leaned down and whispered her name in her ear, Zhuo Ran didn't wake up for a while, and was caught by Li Xunchuan's words The voice became sleepy again.

Zhuo Ran buried her face in the soft pillow, Li Yanchuan gently brushed away the wet hair on her forehead, heard Zhuo Ran move the corners of her lips, and only after a while read a word: "...it hurts."

Li Xunchuan was so excited by Zhuo Ran that he almost couldn't hold back his tears. He lowered his head and kissed the center of her brow, resting on her hand covering her abdomen, he didn't dare to move any more. Zhuo Ran staggered away from Li Xunchuan, and didn't say anything else.

"I'm here." Li Yanchuan got on the couch, Zhuo Ran huddled in his arms, Li Yanchuan whispered, "Xiaqiu" called out one after another, Zhuo Ran didn't know if he heard it, and grabbed Li Yanchuan His hand never let go.

Li Xunchuan touched her temples, not knowing how to explain these things to Zhuo Ran if she woke up.

(End of this chapter)