Prince Consort

Chapter 45

Tan Wuqiu asked Xiao Xia to push himself in front of the chai gate.

He wants to verify one thing.

He met Prince Gong when they were young, and they were considered close friends in their early years. Although they became strangers as they got older, Prince Gong probably wouldn't fail to recognize him.

The technique of changing pulses will shift the meridians of the whole body, and it is very easy to change the appearance or even deform it. It is extremely rare for him to return to the appearance of an ordinary person.This just happened to help him a lot: Ah Man has remarried, wouldn't his reappearance put Ah Man in a dilemma?

This is very good now, with this extremely ordinary face, I am afraid that very few people can connect him with his original self - if even Prince Gong can't recognize him, he can safely go to the capital to stay for a while .

He is very curious about the endless new things in the capital.

If there is a chance, he might take a look at Ah Man from a distance to see if she and the son-in-law are in harmony.

A trace of sadness flashed across Tan Wuqiu's eyes.

He quickly pressed it down, cheered up and said, "Tan has met the prince."

Prince Gong carefully looked at the person in front of him.

Tan Wuqiu looks about 40 years old, he is very thin, his five fingers on the wheelchair are thin and long, almost no flesh can be seen.The cheeks are also extremely thin, but they are a little better than his hands, at least a little humanoid.

Prince Gong was not rude, and said with a light smile: "I have read Mr.'s manuscript. With Mr.'s talent, it is a pity to live in the mountains for a long time."

Tan Wuqiu said: "Tan did not live in the mountains for a long time, but just came to seek medical treatment."

Prince Gong raised his eyebrows "Oh", and said, "Could it be that there is a miracle doctor hidden in this deep mountain?"

Tan Wuqiu said: "I thought so at first, but it turned out to be a quack doctor." He sighed, "Not only the legs can't be cured, but I also owe a lot of money for the medicine."

Prince Gong said: "Of course I won't give you money for the medicine if you can't cure it."

Tan Wuqiu said: "I've already paid it back, thanks to the generosity of the magistrate, otherwise I really have no money to give."

Prince Gong said: "Then Mr. Tan is going to leave?"

Tan Wuqiu said, "Almost."

Prince Gong said, "Then where is Mr. Tan going?"

Tan Wuqiu said, "Go to the capital."

Prince Gong looked at Tan Wuqiu, who had a low eyebrow and was pleasing to the eye, but did not speak.

Tan Wuqiu said: "It's impossible to find a miracle doctor in the deep mountains and wild forests. It's better to go to the capital to try your luck."

Prince Gong said: "It's not a matter of luck. The famous doctors in the capital are all in the Tai Hospital, and ordinary people can't find them."

Tan Wuqiu said: "Since the year before last, the imperial physicians of the imperial hospital will set aside one day every month to treat us ordinary people. Maybe I am lucky enough to be able to make it."

Prince Gong said: "Don't bother, I can give you a token to let you go directly to the imperial physician."

Tan Wuqiu was taken aback, and asked, "My lord is so kind, Tan is really terrified."

King Gong said: "Mr. don't need to panic. From my observation of Mr.'s writing, I know that there must be valleys in your chest. If you can heal your legs, you must be the pillar of the country. It's just a token. Take it, sir."

Tan Wuqiu said: "Then thank you, my lord."

Prince Gong chatted with Tan Wuqiu for a long time again, putting on an attitude of eagerness for talents, until a subordinate came to ask him when he would leave for Cangzhou, and Prince Gong said: "Mr. , It’s really admirable. If we meet again in the future, we must talk with Mr. by candlelight.”

Tan Wuqiu said: "Crude talk only makes you laugh."

Prince Gong got up and left.

Xiao Xia waited for Prince Gong to disappear and couldn't help muttering: "Sir, I always feel weird..."

Tan Wuqiu paused, and said, "It looks like he's wearing a mask, right?" He smiled lightly, "He's good at military affairs, but he disdains literati in his heart, and he has spent a lot of effort to hide his contempt— — It’s just a bit overkill, too deliberate, and it doesn’t seem sincere.” Tan Wuqiu was a little dazed, “I didn’t expect that after so many years, I still can’t change this point.”

Tan Wuqiu did not express the worry in his heart: At the beginning, King Gong forced himself to be a "corporate of virtuous men" in order to win the heir, but why is he still working hard to manage it now?

Leaving aside this hidden worry, Tan Wuqiu was quite satisfied with the result of meeting Prince Gong.

Prince Gong didn't recognize him.

At least he couldn't find anything unusual on Prince Gong's face.

Tan Wuqiu looked at the afterglow outside Chai Fei, but couldn't tell whether he felt sad or happy.The sad thing is that the situation where the old people don't know each other may happen again and again; the happy thing is that he can really regain his life and live as Tan Wuqiu without worrying about disturbing his wife's new marriage.

As long as he is still alive, as long as Daqing is not dead, his heart seems to never stop.

He still wanted to do something - no matter how trivial.

It makes sense for him to survive.

Tan Wuqiu asked Xiao Xia to push himself back into the cave.

The old man has withdrawn the needle and is checking Xie Hui's pulse.Tan Wuqiu's heart skipped a beat, and he signaled Xiao Xia to push himself a little further.

The person on the bed opened his eyes.

They looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

Tan Wuqiu stretched out his hand to hold Xie Hui's palm: "Brother Xie, you're awake!" He said in a gentle voice, "Sister Shan and Yu'er are all well, and Yu'er has become a minister. He's amazing..."

Xie Hui's dim eyes lit up with flames.

Tan Wuqiu said, "You may not recognize me..."

Xie Hui finally recovered his voice: "Linjun..."

Tan Wuqiu was shocked, but he wasn't surprised, because he didn't have any pretense in front of Xie Hui.He said slowly, "My name is now Tan Wuqiu, not Linjun."

Xie Hui opened his eyes wide.

Tan Wuqiu said, "I'll talk about it slowly when you get better."

In the next few days, several "corpses" in the cave gradually came to life. Only two lieutenants failed to change their pulses and could not survive.

A total of six people woke up from the coma. After three days of recuperation, they gradually corrected the displaced muscles and bones, and they were able to walk on the ground.They were all from the army, and after waking up, they had a huge appetite, and almost used up all the food in the cave.

Xie Hui recovered the best. He made his own bow and crossbow and led two people into the mountain to hunt. In less than half a day, he actually hunted a black bear and came back!

Shrimp jumped up and down: "Bear! Bear! It's really a bear!"

Tan Wuqiu said: "Brother Xie, the sword is not old."

Xie Hui said: "It's just luck, I happened to meet it dozing off, otherwise I wouldn't dare to touch it." He stroked the black bear's back, "It didn't hurt its fur, so I can take it back to Shanshan, she is afraid of the cold. Jun, do you want to share half? Take it back to Ah Man."

Tan Wuqiu was silent.

Xie Hui sat down next to Tan Wuqiu, and said, "You changed your name and surname. Could it be because your legs are failing and you don't think you are good enough for Ah Man? Ah Man is not such a person..."

Tan Wuqiu said, "Aman is married."

Xie Hui froze.

Tan Wuqiu said: "If I go back, how will Ah Man deal with himself?"

Xie Hui said: "Aman, she..."

Tan Wuqiu said: "Brother Xie, Ah Man is not wrong, I asked someone to bring her a letter, asking her to remarry as soon as possible. She didn't know that we were still alive, and she wasn't accompanied by Yu'er like Sister Shan... Brother Xie, I was sad when I heard that she was married, but now that I think about it, I can only be happy. No matter what, she just wants to live happily."

Xie Hui punched the floor heavily.

Tan Wuqiu and Xie Hui cremated the two lieutenants together, worked together to find out their hometown, and planned to send their ashes back.

Those who died were easy to deal with, but those who survived suffered a lot.

Hearing about Tan Wuqiu's situation, the others were also in great pain.Xie Hui is fine, he already knows the situation at home.The others were separated from their hometown by thousands of mountains and rivers, and their children were not as outstanding as Xie Jiyu, so they couldn't hear the news at home.

"Unknown" is always tormenting people more than anything else, and the joy of being reborn after a catastrophe is immediately diluted a lot.

Tan Wuqiu said: "Brother Xie, you are recovering very well. You can go back to Beijing first, and I will arrive later. But I would like to ask you to only treat me as 'Tan Wuqiu' from now on. If possible, I hope Linjun will not to exist in the world again..."

Xie Hui frowned.

Tan Wuqiu said: "Brother Xie, I still have a lot of things I want to do, you just think I'm selfish, my legs can't walk anymore, and if I have an identity that is neither awkward nor embarrassing, I can't do anything... Then it would be meaningless for me to be alive."

Even a strong man like Xie Hui still had red eyes after hearing Tan Wuqiu's words.

Xie Hui gave Tan Wuqiu a strong hug: "Who said it doesn't make any sense? Where do you put us? You can deny Ah Man, but you can't deny us. I'll take them all home and wait for you in the capital. If you If you don’t come to me, then I won’t be Xie Hui anymore, and I will lead your sister Shan to heaven and earth to dig you out.”

After discussing the next itinerary, the six of them split up and acted immediately.

After Tan Wuqiu sent Xie Hui and the other five away, he discussed with the old man and asked him to go with him.

Of course the old man was reluctant to part with the home he had guarded for more than ten years, but he had never been able to reject Tan Wuqiu who he regarded as his own son.

That night, he started to pack his bags, taking nothing but the medicine that Tan Wuqiu might need.

The next day he said to Tan Wuqiu: "I don't have a single coin on me, and you have to figure out how to eat and drink on the road."

Tan Wuqiu said, "It should."

So Tan Wuqiu, Xiao Xia, and the old man also set foot on the road to the capital.

On the day of Tan Wuqiu's departure, King Gong took the lead and killed the leaders of the Di people who were wandering on the border. He took [-] heads and built a terrifying "head fort" in front of the boundary stone.

The hem of Prince Gong's clothes was stained red with blood, but no one was afraid when he entered the city. He was greeted by bursts of thunderous cheers.

Prince Gong gathered his cloak and walked back to the mansion.An old man followed him and passed the latest news to Prince Gong.

Prince Gong didn't read the letter, instead he looked at the sky and asked, "He returned to Beijing?"

The old man said: "Yes."

Prince Gong said: "That's fine." His expression was uncertain, "Let him see with his own eyes what they have become... Linjun, Linjun, if you don't want me to recognize you, then I won't recognize you." You come."

How could Prince Gong not recognize him?In the past 18 years, Prince Gong would take a look at it from time to time.

The old man said that there was only one ten-thousandth chance of him waking up.

They have used all methods in 18 years.

Seeing that the comatose people were getting thinner and thinner, almost invisible, Prince Gong had almost lost hope.

But he woke up.

He woke up.

He still cared more about the world than himself.

He still doesn't see him.

But Prince Gong didn't care.

As long as he lives.