outside the imperial city

Chapter 16 Hometown

Juechen ran wildly on the road.

"I won't apologize." Jing Shuo put his arm around Yao Zanglan's waist hanging upside down on his shoulders, and grabbed the rein with the other hand, "Besides, I've wanted to do this for a long time."

Although my heart was burning with urgency, the nostrils were filled with the reassuring aroma of herbs.The fragrance last night really came from Yao Fanglan's body.

"Ahem," Yao Fanglan coughed repeatedly from the bumps, "You don't need to apologize. You're right. I was too impulsive. Thank you."

Unexpectedly, after so many years, the wound still hasn't healed at all.For such a gaffe, Yao Fanglan almost hated herself.If Jing Lingshuo hadn't made the move just now...

Yao Fanglan put his hand on Wuhen on his right shoulder: "Sword, don't you want to pull it out?"

"If you dial it out, you will lose a lot of blood." Jing Shuo blushed slightly, "Let's find a place to stay first."

"Thank you, Li Shuo." Yao Zanglan laughed softly.

Finally, you are back to the original you.Jing Shuo didn't want to admit it, but when he laughed, he was greatly relieved.

"Then, where should we settle down?" Jing Junshuo looked back at Jing Junxi, "Junxi, you did a good job just now."

That long whistle was made by Jing Junxi in imitation of Jing Shuo. It was not only to call the two to come to him, but also a call to Juechenma.

"Go east," Yao Fanglan said weakly, "there is..."

"My home."

The three of them stopped in front of a desolate house.Because it has been in disrepair for a long time and lacks the nourishment of popularity, the house looks very dilapidated.But it is not difficult to imagine how glorious it was in the past.

The family of the medical sage, the Yao family.

Yao Zanglan got off the horse, and pulled Wuhen off: "This should be the first time Wuhen got blood." Yao Zanglan carefully wiped off the blood on Wuhen with a white sleeve, and returned it to Jing Lishuo .

"Your injury..." Jing Lingshuo took over Wuhen.The white shirt on Yao Fanglan's right shoulder has been dyed blood red.

"It doesn't matter," Yao Fanglan pointed to her heart, "It should be fine after a while of bleeding."

It was only then that Jing Shuo remembered that Yao Zanglan had said that the holders of the Holy Pill had strong resistance and recovery abilities.In other words, if Wuhen was pulled out from the beginning, the wound should heal now?Wouldn't that be unnecessary?

Jing Lishuo's face turned red and then pale.Speaking of which, when did I start to have such sympathy?

"Do you still remember this place?" Jing Shuo followed behind Yao Fanglan, holding Jing Junxi's hand.

Yao Fanglan pushed open the door.The door was not locked, as if no one had been there for a long time, but the house was unexpectedly clean. "For the time being," Yao Fanglan said, "I've been back a few times."

Jing Lishuo looked around.Should it be said that it is really a family of doctors? Apart from various herbal medicine specimens and medicines, there are only medical books left in the room.

"The books here," Yao Fanglan took out one casually, "many are ancient ancient books that have been handed down from our ancestors. It is a blessing that the books can be preserved after my family was wiped out."

Jing Junxi cried out: "Miemen?" What else did he want to ask, but Jing Junshuo covered his mouth with his hand.

Yao Fanglan lowered his eyes.The sunlight came in and hit his long eyelashes, making it look a bit illusory: "Thank you."

"You don't have to be so polite to me." Jing Yanshuo turned his head away, unwilling to look directly at him too much.

"Brother Lanlan!" There was a burst of laughter like silver bells, and then a girl in a white dress rushed over, "Finally back!"

"Ah, I'm back." Yao Fanglan reached out and hugged the girl in white, "I'm back."

The girl in white burst into tears: "Brother, oh, good brother, do you miss me?"

Yao Zanglan maintained a watery smile, lifted the broken hair from the girl's ear, and kissed her on the cheek: "Good sister, I miss you so much!"

This sentence, the pitch is raised by eight points.It was the tone that Yao Fanglan usually used to tease others.

"This is my younger sister," Yao Fanglan proudly introduced the girl in white to the two, "Yao Daiyue."

"Is it also 'Yue'?" Jing Junxi stepped forward, "Sister Daiyue, I am Jing Junxi."

Yao Daiyue was only sixteen or seventeen years old, she was very happy to see Jing Junxi, wiped away her tears, and knelt down in front of him: "I am Yao Daiyue."

Jing Yanshuo pulled Jing Junxi away from her a little: "Jing Shuo."

"Ah." Yao Daiyue stood up, "You are the King Jinyuan who always fights against my brother, right? Why are you with my brother?"

"It's nothing." Yao Fanglan wanted to pull Yao Daiyue back, but she didn't appreciate it, "We are friends now."

"Friend?" Yao Daiyue tilted her head and repeated.

Jing Lishuo was slightly surprised.Yao Daiyue and Yao Fanglan came out of the same mold, but they were a few years younger than Yao Fanglan, so they looked like Yao Fanglan in his youth.If there is any difference, it is that Yao Fanglan's eyes are black and white, but Yao Daiyue's pupils are lighter, showing a light brown.

"Daiyue's eyes are exactly the same as her mother's." Guessing what he was thinking, Yao Zanglan covered Yao Daiyue's eyes with one hand, and scratched her eyebrows with the other hand, "My eyes are Taken from my father."

"Really." Jing Lingshuo replied.

Yao Fanglan took advantage of the opportunity to pull Yao Daiyue into her arms: "Daiyue, is dinner ready? If not, I'll go and prepare it with you."

"Okay, brother!" Yao Daiyue raised her head happily, "There are a lot of new wild vegetables growing in the back mountain. I checked Dad's notes, and they are all delicious and medicinal plants!"

"Then let's go together!" Yao Fanglan held her hand, which was so cold that it was not alive.Yao Daiyue hurriedly looked up at Yao Fanglan's expression.

Yao Fanglan didn't seem to notice anything, and said with a smile, "Huh?"

Yao Daiyue waved her hand: "No. I just want to see more of your face, brother."

"Both, whatever you want." Yao Fanglan turned her head the moment she stepped out of the house.The corners of his mouth were raised, but his expression was extremely sad.

What's the matter with you?Jing Shuo frowned.Ever since he was close to Jiuge, he has been very abnormal.

"What a little vixen!" Jing Junxi was filled with indignation, "Are you saying what I said is right!"

"Yes." After Jing Lingshuo finished answering, he realized something was wrong, "What did you just say?"

Jing Junxi trembled and said: "No, I didn't say anything. I just said that Yao Daiyue is a little vixen, and dared to seduce Mr. Yao!"

"You little brat." Jing Yushuo stretched out his hand and pulled one of his ears, "I'm brother and sister, do you understand brother and sister?"

"It hurts, hurts, it hurts, master." Jing Junxi clutched the place that was being dragged by Jing Shuo aggrievedly, "I told you, master. Look at you, you are almost hopeless. If you want to follow, follow Well."

Instead of being angry, Jing Lisuo smiled: "Okay, Jing Junxi, did you actually imitate Yao Zanglan and use idioms indiscriminately? See if I won't beat you to death?"

"Help, master killed someone!"

So, the old and the young played the "run and chase" game played by five or six-year-old children in the Yao family mansion.The tragedy of the picture is really indescribable.

"There is a problem," Yao Daiyue said suddenly during dinner, "Because I didn't expect my brother to bring someone here, so the clean room doesn't seem to be big enough."

Yao Fanglan took a bamboo shoot for Yao Daiyue: "Did you only keep two rooms?"

Yao Daiyue nodded: "What should I do? Why don't you live in the same room with my brother, and the room with my lord and Junxi?"

Strong objection welled up in Jing Lishuo's heart, but Yao Fanglan spoke first: "No. After finishing the meal, I'll go and tidy up one room. I'll share one room with the prince, and Jun Xi will share one room with you."

"What?" Yao Daiyue pouted, "Brother doesn't want to be with me? He obviously took a bath together when we were young."

"Why?" Yao Fanglan touched her cheek, "I don't sleep with you because you have grown up. You will marry in the future, and only the person you love and loves you can sleep with you. Remember Are you awake?"

"Oh." Yao Daiyue said, "Marry. Marriage is not fun at all, I just want my brother."

"Why do you say that?" Yao Fanglan put down the bowl and chopsticks, faced Yao Daiyue face to face, and reached out to hold up a lock of her long hair, "There will be someone worthy of your entrustment for the rest of your life. Yi, promise you an immortal promise. When you get married, you will be the most beautiful woman in the world."

"When you get married, brother will be relieved."

"Since brother said so," Yao Daiyue said, "I can't help it."

Yao Zanglan let down her hair, and asked Jing Lingshuo, "My lord, do you have any objections?" After speaking, he moved his lips very quickly: "Please."

It seemed that he understood his mouth shape, and it seemed that because he heard the faint cry when he spoke earlier, Jing Lingshuo replied decisively: "Okay."

...Unknowingly, I have indulged Yao Fanglan a little bit.

"Speaking of which," Jing Junxi said, "You brothers and sisters cook really delicious food."

"Where," Yao Daiyue bit her chopsticks, "When cooking and cooking, my brother didn't do anything to help. My brother is a log, he only knows how to collect herbs and cure diseases. If no one else is watching, he will definitely not even know how to live. !"

"Daiyue, why do you say that?" Yao Fanglan was rarely ashamed.

Jing Lishuo thought to himself, indeed, one thing descends one thing.

The four of them ate this meal for a long time.By the time they all returned to their rooms, the moon had already risen high in the sky.

"Then, what are you doing in the same room with me so shamelessly?" Jing Lingshuo took off his coat and turned on the bed.Regardless of whether Yao Fanglan intended to go to bed or not, she reserved half of the bed for him very politely.

"You're not being shameless, are you?" Yao Fanglan smiled wryly, "Also, my lord, you can sleep whatever you want. I never go to bed at night."

"Never go to bed?" Jing Lingshuo's eyes widened, "How did you survive?"

"I can't sleep until my revenge has been avenged." Yao Fanglan sat down in the corner of the room, "With the effect of the Holy Pill, it is enough for me to sleep for several hours every night."

Although there is a holy pill, it can't be so stubborn.Jing Lingshuo sighed: "So, you came here to prevent your sister from finding out about this?"

Yao Fanglan shook her head: "No. I am here because I have something to tell the prince."

"What's the matter?"

"Our itinerary will be delayed for a few more days." What flashed in Yao Zanglan's eyes was the sadness that Jing Lingshuo had seen during the day.It turned out that I was not mistaken.

Jing Shuo raised his forehead: "What's the reason?"

"Yao Shuo," Yao Fanglan almost slumped in the chair, feeling indescribably sluggish, "my sister, Yao Daiyue, she won't live long."

"How could it be?" Jing Lingshuo sat up straight, "She's still so lively."

Yao Zanglan pointed to the blood-stained cloth on her right shoulder: "I've been wearing this dress since the moment I entered the house, but she never asked me about the injury."

"Never?" Jing Shuo seemed to understand something, "Never when you were alone?"

"No." Yao Fanglan said, "Do you know what this means? It means that her eyes cannot distinguish colors. It is very likely that she can only see the vague shapes of things now."

"..."

"Besides, her hands are very cold." Yao Fanglan grasped her younger sister's hands and put them to her lips, "It's so cold. If she's like this, within a month or two, I'm afraid..."

"What's wrong with it?" Jing Lingshuo stayed where he was, not daring to move.

"I don't know, I don't know, Yan Shuo." Yao Zanglan closed her eyes, "Why did it happen all of a sudden? I haven't treated her well, how could she just leave like this? How could she bear it?"

"Yao Yao," Jing Yanshuo suddenly felt an urge to go forward and hug him, "If you want to cry, then cry. I won't laugh at you."

Yao Fanglan laughed at herself: "Jing, last time you asked me about the side effects of the Holy Pill. Now I think of another one. Because I haven't felt like crying for so long, I almost forgot."

"Because of this holy pill, it is impossible for me to shed tears in my life."