Chapter 15: Hug the real man when he says so
There was a loud "boom", and Jiang He, who had dodged away, huddled aside, choking and coughing, and felt someone untying her rope.
"Zhao..."
She couldn't see Zhao Zheng's face in the smoke, but she felt her hands loosen quickly and quickly roll to the ground.
The most important thing to escape from the fire is to bend down and keep Jiang He as close to the ground as he opened the luggage and took out the baggage containing the letter, then ran a few steps away, only to find that Zhao Zheng did not follow.
Jiang He turned around.
Amidst the flames falling everywhere, she saw Zhao Zheng leaning on the dragon bed and sitting on the ground, his left leg pressed tightly against a beam.
It turned out that the beam that had just hit the head of the bed also hit Zhao Zheng.
To save or not to save.
Jiang He hesitated for a moment.
She is not a benevolent person, and she has been avoiding trouble to protect herself since she was in elementary Zhao Zhengneng remembered to come back and untie her rope, so she couldn't wait to die without saving him.
Jiang He tied the bundle in his arms and squatted down to move the beam.
The beams of the Yongguo Palace were made of the most precious golden was heavy and smooth. Jiang He tried hard several times, but the beam did not move at all.
"Let's go!" Zhao Zheng gasped loudly because of the pain. He leaned forward and reached out to push Jiang He. "Call someone! You can't lift it."
The screams of the chambermaids and maids could be vaguely heard outside, mixed with the sounds of guards banging on the palace palace door, which was originally closed, was locked from the outside.
Jiang He didn't say much. She turned around and pushed down the screen, neatly removed the edge strips, and inserted the edge strips along the gap between Zhao Zheng's calves that were pressed by the beam.
The sides of the screen are also made of golden nanmu and are equally hard.
Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, she lifted up the side bar and pried the beam.
The gap widened and Zhao Zheng finally pulled out his leg.
There was no time to deal with the wound, so Jiang He stretched out his hand.
"Get up!" Her voice was hoarse and urgent.
Zhao Zheng held her hand with his backhand and struggled to get up.
At this moment, the door of the palace was knocked open, and the air that came in made the fire in the palace more fierce, but the fearless guards had already rushed in wearing water clothes.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" They shouted anxiously, and when they found out that Zhao Zheng was injured, they had to carry him on their backs.
"I can't leave alone!"
Amid the billowing smoke and blazing flames, Zhao Zheng held Jiang He's hand tightly and led her out.
There was chaos in the palace.
The guards guarding the palace first suspected which palace had accidentally overturned a candle and released the water. When they discovered that the fire was in the Zhiyang Palace where the monarch lived, they immediately panicked.
It's a palace change! The monarch's personal bodyguard, Lang Zhongling, rushed in immediately. Together with the guards, they put out the fire and sealed off the palaces and courtyards.
By the time Li Wenzhou, the chief chamberlain, ran into Zhiyang Palace, most of the fire had been put Zheng sat in the empty courtyard and was treated by the imperial doctor.
Li Wenzhou's knees gave way and he fell to the ground, unable to stand up for a long time.
From a distance, Zhao Zheng looked at him with a smile and said, "Don't panic, I'm alone."
He called him Aweng again and treated him with the same respect as when he left the Yong Kingdom at the age of six.
It's just that the child who could cry when he saw a venomous snake has grown up.
He now holds the power of Dayong, reduces the national power of the six countries, forges sharp weapons and trains strong soldiers. He is temporarily the king of a country, and will surely be the common master of China in the future.
Li Wenzhou nodded with tears in his eyes, stood up with the help of the chamberlain, and walked towards Zhao Zheng.
He is old and is really afraid that one day he will die suddenly and no one will be around anymore...
Somewhere illuminated by the flame, Li Wenzhou's eyes suddenly a brief moment of surprise, he raised his head and looked next to Zhao Zheng.
The woman had already put on the queen's cross-collared deep dress, her long hair was tied up in a bun, and there were no pendants on face of the fairy was wary, her arms were lowered, and her right hand was held by Zhao Zheng.
The king actually held a person's hand.
For a moment, Li Wenzhou couldn't help but glance at Jiang He. His eyes were pleased, touched, and full of gratitude.
Jiang He didn't see Li Wenzhou's gaze.
She felt that Zhao Zheng had gone too far.
I saved your life, so it’s okay if you don’t say thank you. How could you squeeze my hand almost to the point of breaking it again and again when the imperial doctor was treating the wound and feeling pain.
Is this some kind of witchcraft to divert pain? She frowned and tried to break away from Zhao Zheng's hand, but Zhao Zheng raised his head and said to her: "Does the queen want to take the opportunity to escape from the palace?"
"My private treasury is still here." Jiang He snorted coldly.
She has been so busy recently that she has not yet found a reliable person to convert the treasures in her private treasury into gold cakes.
Zhao Zheng then let go of Jiang He's hand and looked at the Weiwei army who had put out the fire.
His eyes suddenly filled with violent anger, and he shouted coldly: "Search the palace! Anyone who behaves suspiciously or resists does not need to be questioned, they will be killed."
"As ordered!"
The doctor ordered his troops to stay in Zhiyang Palace to protect the king's safety, while the Weiwei troops, wearing armor, sank into the palace before dawn, like a sharp sword of the King of Yue.
Not long after the Weiwei army left, Queen Mother Ji Man arrived, followed by Wei Nanxu, the prime minister's legitimate daughter who lived in Da Zheng Palace.
Despite the emergency, the Queen Mother did not lose her etiquette.
The makeup is appropriate, the deep clothes are gorgeous, the pearls are shining, and the skirt is trailing.
The Queen Mother gently put her left hand on the wrist of the chamberlain, and lowered her right arm lightly. She raised her armor and pointed at the bedroom burned by the flames, and asked: "What's going on?"
Jiang He saluted, and Zhao Zheng sat down and answered: "Replying to my mother, some bad guys set fire to kill the king, and I have ordered the guards to search the palace."
As he spoke, he looked towards Wei Nanxu who was beside the Queen Mother, and saw that Wei Nanxu was in a panic. "Who is so bold?"
She let out a low cry, as if she was frightened by the scene in front of her.
"Is His Majesty injured?"
She took a step forward, not daring to look at Zhao seeing that Jiang He was safe and sound, she could not hide the jealousy and surprise in her expression.
The imperial doctor had already completed the diagnosis and treatment. Fang Liang smashed one of Zhao Zheng's legs causing a bone fracture and trousers were cut open, and his legs were wrapped in layers of wound medicine.
The burn was the most painful. Zhao Zheng frowned and did not answer.
At this time, the Weiwei army came back.
"Your Majesty, except for the Da Zheng Palace, all the other palaces have been searched. Nothing was found among the humble officials."
Su Yu, the commander-in-chief of the Wei army, knelt on the ground, sweating profusely and panting softly.
"Why don't you search the palace?" Zhao Zheng said with a gloomy face, "You don't care about the safety of your mother?"
Su Yu lowered his head and hesitated to speak, but did not dare to argue.
Apparently, they were blocked from the Da Zheng Palace by the Queen Mother's personal attendants and did not dare to enter.
"The Ai family's palace is safe," the Queen Mother said upon seeing this, "There is no need to search."
The chamberlain has laid a cashmere carpet on the open space. In order to prevent the ground from being damp and cold, the carpet is spread three layers thick.
The Queen Mother knelt down on the futon on the carpet, took the tea soup from Wei Nanxu's hand, and took a sip.
Her demeanor was calm and dignified, as if a fire in Zhao Zheng Palace was not a big matter cannot disturb the peace of her palace, so there is no need to search, and it cannot be searched.
Zhao Zheng shook his head.
He reluctantly stood up, took a step closer to the Queen Mother with Jiang He's support, knelt down on one knee, and said to the Queen Mother: "The Queen Mother is acting like this, she is putting her children and ministers in an unfilial place."
The Queen Mother frowned slightly and Feng Yi shouted angrily, "Is the monarch forcing the Ai family?"
"My son doesn't dare."
Zhao Zheng raised his hand and signaled to the commander of the Wei army, Su Yu: "General Su, even if he goes to search Da Zheng Palace, if he still finds nothing, I am willing to kneel down and apologize to my mother."
Although Zhao Zheng was injured on his left leg, with his right leg now kneeling like this, the burned left leg seemed to be torn open, and a faint sound could even be heard from the cracked bone.
pain……
The pain was excruciating, as if ten thousand needles were piercing the skin, the bones, and the eardrums.
Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, instantly soaking the blue tile floor.
But even so, Zhao Zheng still didn't get up.
Su Yu quickly ran out.
In the Dayong Palace, although every political order had to go through the Queen Mother, and the imperial seal was also kept by the Queen Mother, Su Yu was only loyal to Zhao Zheng and only listened to his orders.
Zhao Zheng knelt motionless while Su Yu was as fast as lightning.
There was anger and humiliation that could not be concealed on the Queen Mother's face, but she was not distressed.
She let Zhao Zheng kneel until Su Yu left and returned three quarters of an hour later, throwing a bunch of things on the ground.
"Your Majesty, we have found something to ignite the fire in the Da Zheng Palace."
"Impossible!" The Queen Mother threw a cup of tea forward and fell on Zhao Zheng.
Zhao Zheng only wore a simple outer robe over his clothes. At this time, his clothes were soaked, and the hot tea soaked into the cotton wrapped around the wound, causing him to almost pass out from the pain.
"Where was it found?" Zhao Zheng asked through gritted teeth, every word seemed to have been bumped between his teeth, with hostility in it.
"In the side hall where Miss Wei Nanxu lives." Su Yu replied.
Zhao Zheng wanted to get up and take a look at Wei Nanxu's expression, but his legs were so painful that he had no strength at a daze, he heard Wei Nanxu scream and fall to the ground. Zhao Zheng could no longer hold on.
In his sleep was a rickety carriage, in which he lay, surrounded by fire.
Li Wenzhou's voice came from outside. This chamberlain chief had been following Zhao Zheng since he left Yong State as a hostage at the age of six.
Li Wenzhou was cautious and helped Zhao Zheng survive many disasters.
However, Zhao Zheng did not completely trust him.
"Sir, get out of here!" Li Wenzhou shouted from outside.
Zhao Zheng was a little confused. He was already the king of the country and was no longer the hostage used by Yong State to settle foreign affairs. Why did Li Wenzhou still call him son?
Zhao Zheng lowered his head and saw his small hands, feet and body, and was horrified to find that he had returned to his childhood.
childhood! When I was a child, I was exiled from six countries as a hostage, and I almost escaped death with every step of my life! Zhao Zheng was shocked and broke into a cold sweat.
He tried to get up, but found that he had no strength at burning flames prevented him from opening his eyes. His hands were waving in the air. In the endless darkness, Zhao Zheng heard a voice.
"stand up!"
The voice was clear and urgent, and if you listened carefully, there was a little bit of concern.
Zhao Zheng followed the voice and held a hand.
This is a hand that can ward off demons and exorcise evil. The dark night is blocked by this hand, and a ray of light pours down from the sky. Zhao Zheng finally has the courage to open his eyes.
It seemed that he had gone from childhood to adulthood in an instant. He found himself lying on the dragon bed, with the woman's charming but dissatisfied face in front of him.
"Let me go." Jiang He tried his best to open Zhao Zheng's fingers.
Zhao Zheng pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly.
(End of this chapter)