Prince Consort

Chapter 52
She searched all night to no avail. She wanted to wait for the daytime to chase the sun to find a way out, but she ran into Mu Tusu who had collapsed on the desert and fainted.She gave him medicine and waited for him to wake up.The two searched for a way out together in the desert, but they couldn't get out anyway. They had eaten up all the food and water, and they were afraid of starving to death.They tossed and turned in the desert, without water to quench their thirst, they had no choice but to kill the horse and drink its blood!Later, they killed the camel. They wanted to draw a ladle from a gourd and drink the camel's blood, but they were surprised to find that the camel's belly had water.They thought that the water would be enough for them to leave smoothly, but she had a leg injury and couldn't walk very far, but Mutusu had a wound on his body but insisted on carrying her step by step, the pace was slow, and the water was quickly drunk.Bai Zhi wanted to bear it, after all, she was leaning on Mu Tusu's back, it didn't matter if she drank water or not, so she pretended to drink water, but actually gave Mu Tusu all the little water left.Unexpectedly, she passed out.When she woke up, she realized that the reason she woke up was because Mu Tusu bled her to drink to save her life.She is a burden, but Mu Tusu refuses to give up on her, encourages her, and makes her imagine what kind of happy life she will have in the future if she can get out alive.Many times during this period, Mu Tusu cut himself and let her drink blood.She tried to cut herself several times to give back to him, but he stopped her.He generally said: "You have someone waiting, he is waiting for you, you can't die. I don't have anyone, so death is not a pity." He also said: "It is an extremely sad thing to not be with the one you love. Therefore, you cannot die for Pei Jiu."

They made it through.It's just that he is dying...

Bai Zhi took care of Mutusu day and night, and his every move made her shudder.Pei Jiu stood behind her and looked at Bai Zhi like that.Although there is no love or heartache in her eyes, there are worries and concerns.He was very sad and entangled in his heart, not because of his taste, but because of his self-examination.He never expected that Mu Tusu would encourage Bai Zhi so much. Is he letting go, or is he pretending?
Meanwhile, Yin Xiang came.She accompanied Pei Jiu to watch Bai Zhi's concerned expression when she asked the doctor.Yin Xiang said: "Ah Jiu, she is already yours."

"Yeah, she's mine." Pei Jiu muttered to herself, as if she didn't really answer.

Yin Xiang looked at Pei Jiu like this, feeling uneasy: "Ah Jiu, I hope you are happy."

"Why am I not happy?" Pei Jiu turned to look at Yin Xiang, with the corners of her mouth upturned, "The official career is bright, she holds military power, and the woman I love loves me, and she will bear children for me in the future, and will be full of children and grandchildren in the future. At Cheng Huan's knee, how could I not be happy?"

"That's good." Yin Xiang smiled shyly, but her heart was heavy.

Hope so.

"You came today, did he write again?"

Yin Xiang was startled, tightened her cuffs, shook her head and said, "Where did the letter come from? You are worrying too much."

"Bring it here, Yin Xiang can lie to everyone in the world, but he can't lie to me." Pei Jiu looked at Yin Xiang's dodging eyes and said seriously.Yin Xiang sighed and took the letter out of his cuff.Pei Jiu opened the letter and looked at it, then laughed at herself with a crooked mouth: "He really calculated the date accurately."

Yin Xiang was shocked: "Could it be that Seventh Master..."

Before Yin Xiang finished speaking, Pei Qi's valet hurried over and knelt in front of Pei Jiu with tears all over his face: "Master Jiu, Master Qi...Master Qi has gone."

As for Pei Qi's departure, it seemed as if he had predicted it, and Pei Jiu was in a very calm state of mind.The funeral was held in such a splendid manner that even the crown prince came to pay his respects.The Pei family, the old family of generals, can be said to have reappeared, even in the funeral.Among them, the most tangled one is Baizhi.While taking care of the unconscious Mu Tusu, she also wanted to comfort her newlywed husband who lost his brother.

On the first seven nights, Bai Zhi wanted to keep watch with Pei Jiu, and the two of them knelt in the mourning hall, the atmosphere was dull and weird.Pei Jiu suddenly called Bai Zhi, Bai Zhi looked back and saw that Pei Jiu didn't look at her, but lowered her head and burned paper money and asked her: "Zhi'er, when did you fall in love with me?"

Bai Zhi was taken aback, not knowing why he asked such a thing, she replied: "Maybe you don't know, at the lantern festival, when you answered the answer to the riddle of 'the clothes are all gone in the daytime', you showed your wise and confident eyes, I am very happy." You know, you're the one I'm looking for."

How could there be such a thing in Pei Jiu's memory!Then the person she loves is not him.He smiled desolately, and put Bai Zhi into his arms: "Zhi'er, do you know if I love you or not?"

Bai Zhi was startled again, unable to answer, just said: "You once said you love me!"

"Really?" Pei Jiu didn't take care of herself because her brother was busy with the funeral and she was in a bad mood. She had a mustache on her lips and rubbed against Bai Zhi's delicate face.Bai Zhi felt that Pei Jiu was preoccupied, and wanted to ask but knew that there would be no answer, so she just nestled in his arms obediently, worrying about him.

Some things are as unpredictable as wind, thunder and lightning.Pei Jiu's temperament changed drastically. After Pei Qi's funeral, he began to linger in the flowers and return to his "nature". He often stayed out at night, leaving Bai Zhi alone to guard the vacant room.At the beginning, Bai Zhi felt extremely uncomfortable and resentful, trying to bring Pei Jiu back, but in the end it was fruitless.After such a long time, Bai Zhi became numb and focused on taking care of Mu Tusu who had been awake for a long time.Only one month later, Pei Jiu took in two concubines, both of whom were well-known beauties in the capital.Baizhi was ignored and not favored.Bai Zhi wanted to see what she saw, so she directly moved out of the other courtyard the prince built for her, away from Pei Jiu.If the two meet unfortunately, Pei Jiu will always ridicule her: "If you feel wronged, we can make up."

Bai Zhi always leaves silently without giving him an answer.She wanted to reconcile, but she loved him so humblely that she couldn't bear to part with him, her heart was broken, and she smiled and wiped her tears, pretending she wasn't sad.Such days lasted for two full months.

In May, the sky is bright and clear, which is suitable for officials to go hunting in the city.Every year on the eighth day of the lunar new year, the royal family would go out to hunt in the city, and the brave and combative Three Princes won the championship every year, with infinite scenery.This year, there may be an exception. The third prince lacked a brave general like Mu Tusu, and the crown prince had a genius like Pei Jiu.

On the first day of the new year, the sun was just right.

Hongqiao said to Bai Zhi: "Ma'am, don't say that Hongqiao is talkative, my uncle is a little abnormal. A few days ago, I saw my uncle came home drunk, and instead of going to the two little fairies in the yard, he was alone in the study. Sleeping in the middle of the bed is not in line with my uncle's greedy performance during this time."

Bai Zhi was reading a book at this time, with a very calm expression, she nodded her head, as if she had listened, but continued to study medical skills, researching the reason why Mu Tusu couldn't afford to be sick for a long time.

At this time, someone came to report that a girl named Qiu Chan asked to see her.Only then did Bai Zhi's dull face become more moved, her eyelashes trembled, and someone called Qiu Chan to come in.Qiu Chan is still Qiu Chan, wearing a crimson military uniform, sitting carelessly beside Bai Zhi, knocking on the table and saying: "Zhi'er, regarding Mu Tusu's symptoms, my family has a clue, let me carry him back."

Bai Zhi sees Mu Tusu unconscious for a long time, but she has no clue, so she has to seek help from the genius doctor, Qiu Chan's husband-in-law, who knows, there is really hope.While Bai Zhi was excited, she also had doubts: "Why did you bring Mu Tusu to Su City?"

"My husband said that there is a kind of grass in the desert that can cause long-term coma. It is called Wanggui grass. It is very similar to the grass eaten by camels. It is often not eaten by camels. Because camels are special, they can store food by themselves, and the poison will not attack immediately. But if people are eaten by mistake..." Qiu Chan looked at Bai Zhi longingly, and stopped talking.Bai Zhi has already comprehended.She must have been poisoned by taking water from the camel's belly. At that time, she was reluctant to drink, so Mutusu drank all the water.

"Don't we have a hot spring in Sucheng? There is a special kind of grass next to the hot spring. The natural fragrance of this grass is the nemesis of the grass. My husband's intention is to let Mu Tusu lie down next to the hot spring and feel dirty. It’s also okay to just throw it into the hot spring bubbles. In short, you have to stay in the hot spring for at least 49 days.”

Bai Zhi understood, nodded, and said to Hong Qiao who was dazed at the side: "Go and clean up."

"Miss, are you going too?"

After Bai Zhi had a meal, she didn't know whether she should go or not.Seeing her hesitation, Qiu Chan knew her worries no matter how careless she was, and said, "I'll just send it, you should stay here."

Bai Zhi hesitated again and again, before she could nod her head, Pei Jiu's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "She can't stay here either."

Bai Zhi turned to look at him, but received a divorce letter.Bai Zhi was startled, before she could speak, Pei Jiu said, "There are seven ways to divorce your wife, do you know which one you committed?"

"I don't know."

"Infidelity."

"..." Bai Zhi gritted her teeth and stared at him, but he looked at her frankly, with a look of disdain and no reluctance.Bai Zhi's eyes were filled with tears, she snatched the divorce papers, suppressed the tears that were about to burst out of her eyes, and said to Qiu Chan: "Qiu Chan, let's go."

Qiu Chan looked deeply at Pei Jiu and nodded silently.

Bai Zhi left Pei's mansion with a very heavy heart, she was silent all the way, Qiu Chan patted her on the shoulder, but didn't say any words of comfort.Because Qiu Chan's eyes were already full of tears when she saw Pei Jiu.She didn't know what this meant.All she knew was that her father-in-law ordered her to take Mu Tusu back to Sucheng, and then pour a pack of medicinal powder into tea for Bai Zhi to drink during the trip.She didn't know why her husband was so sure that Bai Zhi would follow him back, and she didn't know what the package of medicinal powder her husband had given her.But she believes she is fair.

Qiu Chan did so, and Bai Zhi was in a coma ever since.During the period when Bai Zhi was in a coma, the situation was changing, earth-shaking.

When Mu Tusu woke up in Sucheng, he smelled a faint scent of sandalwood. He opened his eyes in confusion, but saw Qiu Chan smiled at him: "I expected you to wake up today."

Mutusu was startled, neither refuted nor agreed, but asked, "Where is this?"

"Su Cheng, General Mu."

"Sucheng?" Mu Tusu muttered to himself, as if thinking of something, he suddenly became irritable, "I remember Zhi'er and I escaped from the Mobei army camp and entered the desert. How did we come to Sucheng in the south? Where is Zhier? ?”

"According to the days, she should wake up by now. Come with me." Qiu Chan walked out of the room and smiled bitterly.

Mu Tusu followed and walked into a room where there was Mrs. Liu and Bai Zhi's biological father.Doctor Song saw Mu Tusu come in, and called the others to leave.Before closing the door, Miracle Doctor Song said to Mutusu earnestly, "Treat her well, this is Pei Jiu's last request to you."

The reason why Doctor Song put Bai Zhi into a coma was because she was afraid that she would not be able to bear the bad news.

Mutusu was startled, but he didn't quite understand that there was movement on the bed.Mutusu rushed up and called out, "Zhi'er."

Bai Zhi stretched her frowning brows, opened her eyes faintly, saw Mu Tusu, suppressed her throat, and called out softly and wetly: "Susu..."

She called him Susu.Her eyes were full of admiration and happiness.

Bai Zhi raised her hand, stroked his straight nose and slightly dry lips, and smiled.

Mutusu also chuckled, stroked her face with his hands, and softly called out: "Zhi'er, I love you."

Bai Zhi closed her eyes peacefully, and rubbed her face against his calloused hands to show her satisfaction.

In the eastern suburbs of the capital, there is a tomb.Yin Xiang stood in front of the grave, looking at the words "Pei Jiu's tomb, the person who set it up, and his beloved wife Bai Zhi" clearly engraved on the tomb.Yin Xiang looked at the sky, as if speaking to Pei Jiu, and also as if talking to herself: "This day belongs to the third prince, and this land belongs to a fool." Yin Xiang raised her head, tears rolled from the corners of her eyes And down.

On the eighth day of the eighth day, the day of the royal hunting, Pei Jiu shot an arrow through the prince's heart, the prince died on the spot, and Pei Jiu was also captured on the spot.Pei Jiu's motive for murder was revenge. The old emperor wanted to punish his nine clans, but he suddenly found out that he was the only one in the entire Pei family. His wife had divorced, his concubine was dismissed, and he had no children.

With the help of the third prince, Yin Xiang went to see Pei Jiu. He lost a lot of weight, and with the cold poison in his body, he was tortured to the brink of death without recuperation.Yin Xiang stood at the other end of the cage and asked heartbroken, "Is it worth it?"

Pei Jiu just smiled: "All the doctors in the world, even the famous Nanzhao Imperial Teacher, say that I can't live for three years. What does it matter if the early three years are late? Rather than die in vain, it is better to die by doing something bad." Forget it."

"Heh, don't think I don't know about the contract you signed with the Nanzhao State Teacher."

Pei Jiu was startled and remained silent.

Yin Xiangdao: "I know that you were captured by Nanzhao, and it happened that the cold poison broke out, and Nanzhao Guoshi rescued you. He told you that you would not live for three years. You are all hopeless. You want to die but are unwilling. Nanzhao Guoshi Let me tell you about the situation of the country. You also know that if the Guanghui Dynasty falls into the hands of the prince, it will definitely lose. And Nanzhao does not want the Guanghui Dynasty to perish, because Nanzhao is not sure at all against the ever-rising Mobei. But Nanzhao has a legendary heart-wrenching fragrance. You fell in love with Angelica dahurica, but you were tempted, so you signed a contract with Nanzhao to help the third prince ascend to the throne! But why do you treat yourself in such a cruel way? I don’t know. understand."

"Because I don't want to live anymore." Pei Jiu calmly explained the reason.

Yin Xiang didn't understand at that time, until he was beheaded, the old emperor passed away, and the third prince ascended the throne, Yin Xiang went to Su City, and saw Bai Zhi walking on the street with a vegetable basket on her stomach, and Mu Tusu followed from behind , grabbed the vegetable basket in her hand, supported her, and talked and laughed with her with a smile on her face, Yin Xiang finally understood the reason why he treated her so cruelly.

Because, fulfillment.

The way to undo the heart-corroding Gu, besides the death of the lover and the loved one, there is a third way to undo the Gu, the person who cast the Gu dies.

(End of this chapter)