lifetime cage

Chapter 18:

The hands that have been rough due to long-term labor are doing needlework seriously at the moment. Observe carefully, the woman in front of her is black and thin, and her aura is no different from that of ordinary rural women. At this moment, the simple woman puts down her work, and does not hide the worry in her eyes at all. Looking at the girl who had been lying unconscious on the bed for nearly two days, she worried again: "Where's Can'er? Where did she go?" Looking at her elder daughter holding the decoction that had been brought on time for the past few days Said: "Wan'er, do you think this medicine is useful? Why don't you ask Can'er to ask Dr. Chen to take a look again." After finishing speaking, her worried eyes looked at the pale person on the bed. The sister-in-law brought her youngest son, Can'er, who had just finished selling vegetables in the capital and was about to close the stall early and go home to clean up. On the way back, she didn't see many people, so she let him run around, just for a short while. Then he met Li Zhongzhong who was galloping on horseback, and that's how the horrifying scene happened.

Wan'er looked at the good-looking man lying on the bed, her face was still pale without blood, she sighed softly and said, "Mother, let me go." Saying that, she put down the soup in her hand and prepared to go out.

"Uh..." The frowning eyebrows of the person on the bed loosened a little at this moment, and the mouth that had not made a sound for two days was terribly dry at the moment: "Water..." Perhaps it was the injury that was accidentally involved in the body while trying to move, the person on the bed The population kept humming.A moment of sobriety followed by physical pain, the closed eyes slowly opened, the sunlight was so dazzling that the person on the bed could only slowly half-squint his eyes and look at the strange surroundings. In such an environment, the first thing that catches the eye is the delicate face of the young woman. The woman is not beautiful, but she has a kind of intimacy that is different from others.

"Mother, the girl is awake!" Wan'er saw a few monotones from the mouth of the person lying on the bed, and slowly opened her closed eyes to look around.Wan'er quickly moved over to see the seriously injured person lying on the bed. To be honest, when her mother brought him back that day, she almost thought this person was a man. It was a woman, a woman who was more handsome than a man, in fact, if the person lying on the bed dressed as a man, he would probably be compared with nine out of ten men in this world, Wan'er thought to herself.

"Girl, are you awake?" the oriole-like voice asked cautiously.

"W-Where is this?" Li Zhongzhong was lying on the bed with sore body at the moment, even gasping for breath seemed to be a burden on his body, and his long and narrow eyes looked around vigilantly, aunt?girl?How can you call yourself a girl?The relaxed nerves suddenly tightened at this moment, and he lifted the quilt suddenly, only to find that the clothes on his body had been changed into a dark blue cloth, a flash of panic flashed in his black eyes, and then he calmed down again. The bottomless eyes were as unpredictable as the deep ocean, and when she raised her head, she was relieved to see the caring faces of the mother and daughter and the unfalse worry in the eyes.

"Thank you two benefactors for your rescue, my next... Li Ran... I don't know the names of the two benefactors. Today's life-saving grace will be a straw ring in the future!" Li Zhongzhong's expression became more and more serious because of the excessive movements that affected the wound. Pale, but the greatest pain came from the back of the head. He raised his hand and touched the wound on the back of his head, thinking in a daze: "Could it be a concussion?"

"Girl, don't be afraid of recovering from a serious illness. Pay more attention to rest. Wan'er will ask Dr. Chen to come and see you again, so you can rest assured." After finishing speaking, she hurriedly ran out of the hospital.

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Two days later, Li Zhongzhong was able to walk slowly on the ground at this moment. Although the wound on his body would be affected from time to time and cause the wound to burst, if he was careful, it would not be a problem.

"Chan'er, would my brother teach you how to play tic-tac-toe today?" Under the sun, his fair face was even more handsome at the moment, with a graceful curve at the corner of his mouth. Can'er, who was squatting on the ground and playing with the dirt, said happily.

"Brother Ran, you haven't finished the story you told yesterday." The child on the ground raised his head, eyes filled with anticipation.

"The story can only be told when you fall asleep at night. If you tell it now, it will be gone at night." Li Zhongzhong looked at the child squatting on the ground and said seriously, but there was a smile in his eyes that couldn't be hidden.

Can'er listened to what brother Ran said next to her, her pink face pouted, and she squatted on the ground silently for a long time, as if she was weighing the gains and losses, and finally made up her mind, smiling and looking up at Li Zhongzhong said: "That night Can'er will sleep with Brother Ran."

Not far away, the delicate girl was holding the soup that she had just cooked in the kitchen, walked slowly to Can'er and Li Zhongzhong, and said softly: "Can'er is already grown up, how can he sleep with Brother Ran? Brother Ran If there is an injury on your body, what if Can'er rolled over the bed in the middle of the night and kicked your brother?" Then, he turned his head to Li Zhongzhong, who was looking at Can'er with a doting expression, and said, "Brother, this medicine is ready, drink it while it's hot. Alright."

After Li Zhongzhong woke up, he casually made up a reason to explain his act of disguised as a man to the two of them, and repeatedly told Wan'er, mother and daughter not to spread the word, and after explaining it many times, he felt relieved.

The people sitting in the chair felt palpitations while looking at the black medicinal soup placed on the wooden table. They really drank too much medicine these days. Seeing the dark medicine made them sick. A gleam of brightness flashed in Mo Se's eyes: "Wan'er, but my brother is a little sleepy today, this medicine... I'll take it home to drink..."

"No!" Li Zhongzhong's heart turned cold at this moment because of Wan'er's refusal.Wan'er couldn't bear to look at this aggrieved person. A few days ago, she accidentally discovered that every time it was time to drink the medicine, the handsome person would disappear. It took a long time to find it. I can understand that the poor man in front of me is very afraid of suffering and doesn't like to drink medicine, "I have been taking today's medicine for a long time, Wan'er wants to watch Brother Ran drink it up." Resolutely said to the poor person in front of him.

"Wan'er..." Li Zhongzhong looked at Wan'er's resolute face at this moment, knowing that there was no room for negotiation, he opened his pale lips and cried out softly in his dying struggle.

"Brother Ran, drink it." Seeing that Li Zhongzhong was still struggling uselessly, Wan'er brought the soup to Li Zhongzhong, motioning him to drink it.

Li Zhong secretly sighed that there was no escape, so he opened his mouth and swallowed it in big mouthfuls, for fear that the bitter taste would remain on the taste buds on the tip of his tongue.

In the past few days, Li Zhongzhong has been recovering from his wounds in this farmer's house, and he is in a really good mood. Without the panic at every step in the capital, and being cautious about his life, he is at ease, but he has the ability to think of ways from time to time. In terms of contact with the outside world, it is very dangerous to ask the aunt or Wan'er to report to the prime minister's mansion and the princess' mansion that she is safe. The injury on her body is not healed. If the emperor sends an imperial doctor to treat her after being taken back, it is inevitable that the daughter's body will be exposed.The aunt and Wan'er are very good to her, like their own relatives, and Li Zhongzhong also loves Can'er very much, but every time in this quiet night, the image of Ninth Princess and Ning Qi's hands together always flashes in his mind , followed by bouts of boredom.

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In the Royal Garden Tea House in Kyoto, the bustling people are still loudly telling all kinds of gossip. It is nothing more than the life and death of the nine princess consorts. It has been almost half a month since they disappeared, but there is still no news, but there is one more thing Things that shocked Kyoto.A few days ago, three masked men beat up Ning Qi and Xiang Qi who came out of the flower building. They tied up the scarred and wounded two at the front gate of the imperial city. Their clothes had been stripped. Light, leaving only obscene pants.It had been three days in a row, no matter where the two of them went, they were tied up at the gate of the city in the early morning of the second day, and now they were so frightened that they dared not step out of their mansion.

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Li Zhongzhong had disappeared for half a month, and the disappearance of the nine princesses' son-in-law was no longer earth-shattering news, and Ning Qi and Xiang Qi were safe and sound even if they left the mansion. There is news of the consort's whereabouts.

The author has something to say: Sorry, I originally wanted to update two chapters, but I am too tired!Feel sorry!Tomorrow night I will come back early and try to update before [-] o'clock. I am a little busy because I have found a part-time job. Sorry everyone!Especially the phantom children's shoes!I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I made an empty note!Go to bed early, everyone~ It’s still the same sentence, I hope you enjoy watching, if there are any shortcomings, please let me know!

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"Fight! Fight!" A soldier was sweating profusely on the horse at the moment, waving the whip in his hand, and slapped the horse's buttocks fiercely. The horse ran for a long time before seeing the majestic mansion standing in the distance , the soldier pulled the reins, stopped the horse not far away, quickly turned over from the panting horse's back at the moment, strode to the guards on both sides of the mansion and whispered something, the guards The soldier's expression was serious at the moment, and a low voice came out of his throat: "Wait a moment, let me pass it on." After finishing speaking, he quickly ran into the mansion.

The soldiers outside the mansion saw that the guards had entered the mansion, and looked at the scorching sun hanging in the sky. The sweat on their faces flowed down uncontrollably as if it had just been washed by heavy rain. The soldiers raised their hands and put them on their heads. He straightened his heavy military cap, looked around, and found a shady place to sit down and rest. Soon, the door was opened.

"The Ninth Princess left the mansion this morning, and she is not in the mansion." Tong Chuan's guard looked at the exhausted appearance of the soldiers in front of him, a little unbearable, and added: "You should rest in the teahouse first, and wait for the Ninth Princess. I'll send someone to let you know when I'm back."

"Thank you! I will wait in the teahouse." After hearing the news that Princess Jiu was not in the mansion, the tired soldiers quickly took off the heavy military cap and airtight silver armor and hung them on the horses. I saw that the first layer of clothes here was soaked with sweat, and it was already wet at the moment. After changing into casual clothes, I drove my horse to the teahouse. The speed was not as fast as before but rather slow.

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Before Maoshi arrived today, Princess Nine took a group of people to the outskirts of Kyoto to look for Li Zhongzhong in person.It has been nearly half a month, and the people below have searched the capital, but still haven't found any news, and even the prime minister's mansion is in a panic at this moment.On the outskirts of the capital city, a stunning man is riding a horse and sending people from house to house to inquire. It is already noon, and the man on the horse is already extremely tired. He takes out a sweat towel from his arms and wipes the sweat on his forehead, his face is pale , Dry lips, some symptoms of heat stroke.

"Princess, take a break." Mo'er looked at the pale Princess Jiu, full of worry.

"No, let's rest after searching this village." Feeling Mo'er's concern, Princess Jiu straightened her slightly bent spine just now. My family, Mo Ying, go down and ask."

"Yes!" The man in military uniform got off his horse.

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The Royal Garden Tea House in Kyoto is still bustling with people. From a distance, you can see a big man holding a horse at the door, and his steps are slightly heavy. The big man tied the horse in his hand and found a quiet place. , and shouted loudly: "Xiao Er, two jars of daughter red, ten steamed buns, half a catty of beef!" When everyone heard this shout, they all turned their heads to look at this burly man, and they couldn't help sighing inwardly. , what a big person!What a big meal!

There were still discussions in the teahouse as usual.

"Are you saying that the nine sons-in-law are alive or dead? Why have there been no news for so long?" A bookish man in a green shirt said to the person beside him with a shiny face.

"It is estimated that these nine sons-in-law are..." The man next to him stretched out his hand and made a movement of wiping his neck.

"Ah~ It's a pity, such a thing happened not long after we got married, I'm so pitiful to this flowery and jade-like Ninth Princess." The man in the blue shirt sighed and shook his head after seeing the man's movements beside him.

The burly man sat on the table and gulped down the newly served Nurhong. When he heard the words of the people at the table beside him, he felt that the words of the ignorant people were nonsense. But he didn't talk too much.After Xiao Er put all the dishes on the table, he began to eat in a muffled voice, but the people next to his ears were still chattering non-stop. This behavior of breaking his mouth made people who were full of wine and food a little annoyed.

"After one or two months, if there is still no news of the nine son-in-laws, according to the law of my Nanli Kingdom, the nine princesses can choose another son-in-law among the people. Haha, at that time, even you and I will have this Here's a chance to kiss Fangze." The person sitting next to the man in the green shirt had a wretched face, and his grinning face was glowing at the moment, which made people look disgusted.

The burly man heard the thick eyebrows frowned here, his face was very dissatisfied, he slapped the table with his thick palm, and the wine on the table was shaking and overflowing due to the sudden force, "Presumptuous! Is it something you can talk about about the royal family?! Don’t say that the nine sons-in-law are safe and sound, even if they are missing, it’s not up to you bastards to make irresponsible remarks!” The man gulped Swallowing the high-quality Nurhong, he was a little drunk at the moment, his dark face was flushed with red, his eyes were a little confused, staring blankly at the wine jar on the table, listening to the two people at the other table. His comments became more and more excessive, so he couldn't help but reprimanded him.

"According to what Xiongtai said, did the nine sons-in-law have news?" The man in the green shirt asked without anger, and glanced at the two people who had just entered the hall from the corner of his eyes. Not ordinary rich children.

"Hmph, I have already found the traces of the nine consorts two days ago, and I will report to the nine princesses when I come back today! Don't talk nonsense! How can you talk nonsense about royal affairs?!" The burly man Hearing that the man in green shirt had a gentle tone, his voice was also a little softer, but he still did not forget to warn in his words.

The two men who came in from officials and eunuchs paused for a while, as if they heard the conversation here, they were a little curious, so they moved towards this side.

"Brother, where are the nine princesses' sons-in-law now?" A man in brocade clothes walked up to the burly man and bowed politely to the man, his eyes full of concern. "These nine son-in-laws are close friends with me, and I want to visit them. Please tell me."

The burly man looked at the concern in the eyes of the man behind him, and thought for a moment, before he said: "A few days ago, the nine son-in-law fell from a horse and was injured by a benefactor, and now he is in Chen Village on the outskirts of the city Rest and recuperate. Today I wanted to go to the princess mansion to report, but the princess is not in the mansion at this time."

"In this way, I can feel at ease! Thank you, brother, for informing me of this matter. Since the ninth son-in-law disappeared, I am really worried..." The man in brocade clothes made another bow to the big man.

"It's okay..." The burly man smiled honestly.

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"Princess, the village ahead is Chen Village." Mo'er looked at the pale-faced Princess Ninth and said in a gentle voice, "Princess, you might as well take a rest first. The princess hasn't slept well for several days, and with the hard work of the day, , no matter how good your body is, you can't stand such a toss... Now that the village has been searched almost, only Chen Village is left, so why not..."

"Mo'er, it's the last village. You and Mo Ying led people to quickly search this village." The tone was unquestionable.

"Yes" Mo'er looked at the tired-looking Ninth Princess, feeling very distressed.After finishing speaking, several people searched separately, leaving only Jiu Gongzhu waiting in place.

Princess Jiu looked up at the basking sun, feeling an uncontrollable dizziness in her head, she slid off the horse as soon as her eyes darkened, she didn't feel the pain of falling as imagined, there seemed to be someone anxious He quickly ran here to catch himself, a cool mint smell entered his nostrils, and then he completely lost consciousness.

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Early this morning, Li Zhongzhong got up and followed Wan'er to go to the mountain to gather medicine. It has been half a month since he was injured, and the injury on his body has almost recovered, but the fracture of the lower leg has not grown. I am afraid that the cultivation of time will not get better.As soon as I entered the mountain, my two eyelids kept twitching, as if something was about to happen today.It was noon, the two of them had collected almost all the medicines, looked up at the sun, and then went back home.

Just after returning to the village, people on both sides of the road were discussing and didn't know what to say. Li Zhongzhong saw that the crowd was a little commotion, so he asked carefully, only to know that a stranger entered the village to search. To join in the fun, but turned around and looked at the tired Wan'er beside her, she decided to go back to rest first: "Wan'er, I've been tired all day, let's go home." When Wan'er heard Li Zhongzhong say the word "go home", Wan'er felt a burst of emotion. Throbbing, a big smile leaked out of the delicate face, smiling eyes said: "Okay." After finishing speaking, the two walked one after the other, and it took a long time.

"Brother Ran..." Wan'er looked at Li Zhongzhong who was walking in front, and called softly.

Seeing the hesitant expression on Wan'er's face, Li Zhongzhong asked with concern, "What's the matter? Is Wan'er not feeling well? Do you want to see Dr. Chen?"

"No." Wan'er hastily denied, and then lowered her head again, thinking about something.

"Is there anything unhappy about Wan'er?"

"Brother Ran, if your injury heals, will it..." Wan'er lowered her head, her voice became smaller and smaller.

Hearing Wan'er's words, Li Zhongzhong's eyes were strangely complicated. Seeing Wan'er's cautiousness, pity and emotion rose in his heart, and he said softly: "I like Mrs. Wang very much, Wan'er very much, and Can'er very much." , I also really like the time I stayed here. Even if the injury is healed, Brother Ran will come back to see you. You are friends and family members in Brother Ran’s heart. Don’t think too much about it, even if Brother Ran is gone. , and will come back to see you."

Listening to Li Zhongzhong's words, Wan'er was moved in her heart, her eyes were red, and she choked up and said, "Brother Ran is also Wan'er's family, but Wan'er is reluctant to let Brother Ran go, but Brother Ran always takes care of me and Can'er like a real brother." .”

Li Zhongzhong looked at Wan'er with red eyes, reached out and touched Wan'er's head, and said softly, "Silly girl."

Ning Qi and Xiang Qi hurried to Chenjia Village on the outskirts of the city after hearing the burly man's speech in the Royal Garden Teahouse.Now they were riding on horses, and they saw Li Zhongzhong taking a walk with a handsome woman from a distance, they deliberately ran a few steps quickly, the dust they stepped on was flying everywhere, choking Li Zhongzhong and Wan'er's brows straightly frowned, they hurriedly covered it with their hands nose.

"Yo~ What a coincidence~ Isn't this Brother Li? Why are you so downcast now?" Ning Qi sat on the horse with a provocative look on his face.

Hearing the voice, Li Zhongzhong paused, his brows that were neither thick nor light were furrowed even harder at this moment, and his heart felt depressed.She knew about this situation before marriage, but when the facts were in front of her, she still couldn't help but feel distressed, but she was still unwilling to complain why she chose such a villain!

"One flower, one world, one tree, one floating life. Ning Qi, you think I'm down and out, but I think you are pitiful! You, an ignorant kid, still want to underestimate me, Li Zhongzhong, why?! Before I get angry, Roll away as far as you can with your dog, don't wait for this young master to get angry and then regret it!" Losing is not losing!Especially in front of rivals in love, Li Zhongzhong put one hand in front of Wan'er, calmly, as if he never took Ning Qi seriously, with a hint of sneer at the corner of his mouth, he looked at Ning Qi lukewarmly.

Ning Qi was speechless by Li Zhongzhong, and looked down at the woman behind Li Zhongzhong, "Forget it, I really thought that because you saw the deep love between me and the nine princesses, you would commit suicide because you couldn't think about it for a while, now it seems Brother Li is still very romantic even in this remote place." She raised her eyebrows and raised Wan'er beside Li Zhongzhong, with a look of resentment.

"Hmph, do you think that everyone is just like you? I am condescending to talk to a person who is full of foul language like you!" After finishing speaking, even looking at Ning Qi Thinking it was an eyesore, she took Wan'er's hand and walked home quickly. Wan'er who was on the side was also very frightened when she saw such a battle, and was led away step by step by Li Zhongzhong in a dull manner.I have seen him in the past few days, he is gentle, gentle, big brother who seems to be indifferent to the world, although I knew that such a person has his own pride, but suddenly faced with such a sharp him, there is an indescribable alienation Feeling, it turns out that such a person also has a serious and sharp side, but his sharpness is used to protect the people he cares about. Thinking of this, when he looked up at the person who was protecting him all the way, he was moved again.

Seeing that Li Zhongzhong was about to leave, Ning Qi hurriedly got off his horse and provoked another provocation: "Li Zhongzhong! If you are sensible, go back to the capital and separate from the ninth princess as soon as possible. I have made a private decision for life, if you keep blocking it, don't blame me for being rude, even though you are the prime minister's son, why should you rob me if you have no official title or meritorious service?!"

Li Zhongzhong was so angry that his face was livid. To Princess Nine, he wanted to fight for, work hard, and give happiness. So many desires were no match for the two people's private life, and their love was deep.

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In the room where Princess Nine is lying at the moment, her dizzy head is finally awake. She opened her eyes and looked at the purchases in the room. There is a table and two stools that can’t even be called chairs. The furniture is complete.The door was opened with a "squeak", and a dark-skinned woman came in front of her. She was very friendly, which was the first impression of the nine princesses on the woman. "Girl, are you awake? The girl who came with you is cooking medicine in the kitchen, you sit and rest for a while. It's not a big deal, you've got heat stroke, and when my eldest daughter comes back, let her buy some ice cream for you to eat." The princess noticed a little boy shyly hiding behind the woman's legs, looking up and down at herself with dark eyes.

"Thank you, auntie, for taking me in." Ninth Princess said politely, remembering the scene before she fainted, Xu Mo'er caught herself, just about to say something when she heard the noise outside, the voice was a little familiar, so she got out of bed Get up and go see what's going on.

"Squeak." The wooden door was pushed open, and what I saw through the low earthen wall was the person who had haunted me these past few days. I stood there in a daze for a while, and then raised my eyes, only to see this person. There was a handsome woman standing beside him, the two of them were very intimate, and suddenly there was a stabbing pain in their heart, with an indescribable sense of complexity, Ning Qi's disgusting voice could be heard from a distance.After tidying up his clothes and adjusting his emotions, he walked forward step by step.

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"Princess Nine is my wife. This son knows it. No matter what relationship you have with her, he is the first wife I am marrying. He will be my wife as long as I live in this world, even if I die. Or she entered my ancestral grave after she died, and erected my Li family's tombstone! What are you, you dare to make irresponsible remarks here!" At this moment, Li Zhongzhong stared at Ning Qi closely, speaking in a correct manner. Sermons in one sentence.

Ning Qi was really uncomfortable being stared at by Li Zhongzhong at this moment, turned his head to look elsewhere, and said without hesitation, still unwilling to give up: "Hmph! Don't wear a green hat, you can still be at ease!"

"Presumptuous! What nonsense!" A familiar voice came from a distance, and Li Zhongzhong and the others turned their heads one after another. From afar, the two eyes met, and uncontrollable longing spread in their hearts.

The author has something to say: I finally updated two chapters today, it’s really depressing~ It’s been almost half a day since I wrote it, hehe~ I hope you all enjoy watching, but go to bed early~ Good night!

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