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158,falling from horse

People were coming and going in the lively long street. People carried poles and drove ox carts out of the city in the snow. They wanted to leave Luo City before sunset and return to their farms in the suburbs. The smell of cow dung and the sound of shouting mingled together. Make the winter in Los Angeles come alive.

Chen Ji stood in the endless flow of people, silently retracting his hands into his sleeves to hide the note sent by Xifeng.

A chill rose up his back: The secret agent was the direct bodyguard of the inner court. On weekdays, the twelve zodiac signs held the royal flag and ran rampant without hindrance, so why did they need to pass the note secretly incognito? But now, the west wind lowered his bamboo hat and hurriedly left, indicating that The Secret Service has gone into the dark and remains anonymous... They must be careful of the Liu family taking risks and kill them all.

But in this way, in Mr. Feng's eyes, only the traces were still visible, and the Liu family could only vent their anger on him.

Chen Ji originally thought that after wiping out the Dragon King's military town, the Secret Service would have evidence of the Liu family's rebellion. As long as they sent the evidence to the capital, they could have the Liu family confiscated and executed. As soon as the Long Live Army arrived, the Liu family would naturally be wiped out. .

However, the Liu family has no intention of sitting still and waiting for death. The secret report from the Secret Service cannot be sent out of Yuzhou at all. No wonder Mr. Feng is so arrogant... The Liu family is going to break up!

Chen Ji turned back, looked through the gap in the crowd, and looked at the quiet carriage outside the city gate. What was Mr. Liu Ge plotting in seeking King Jing so urgently?

Seeing that he was stunned, Bai Li asked curiously: "Chen Ji, what's wrong with you? You don't look good." Chen Ji came back to his senses and smiled at Bai Li: "Princess, I'm fine."

Bai Li pulled his sleeve and walked forward: "Ahead is the facade of Li Ji Clothing Shop in the south of the city. I will take you to measure the size of the clothes. I happen to be waiting for my father in the shop. Then we will go back to Anxi Street together. Go." Zhang Xia looked at Bai Li's hand and subconsciously looked at the prince's expression.

The prince pretended not to know and looked away.

Zhang Xia asked curiously: "Your Majesty, are you going to turn a blind eye?"

The prince said helplessly: "Including this time, Chen Ji has saved our brother and sister twice, each time in danger, each time with a narrow escape. I, the elder brother, pretended not to have seen it, so why should Miss Zhang Er, an outsider, need to find out the truth? Zhang Xia smiled and said, "Yes."

In Li Ji's clothing store, the shopkeeper personally took a leather tape measure and measured Chen Ji's size.

Chen Ji stood in front of the counter with his arms open, but looked out the door. Bai Li sat on a chair nearby, holding his chin with his white palms and looking at it with interest. Two maids brought tea and preserved fruits, and put them on the table attentively. On the table next to Bai Li, Dang even wanted to kneel on the ground and beat Bai Li's legs.

Bai Li was startled: "No, no, no, no, what are you doing?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Princess, you don't know something. Tailor-made clothes are a time-consuming process. If there is a slight difference, the clothes will not fit comfortably on the body. In order to allow the guests to wait patiently, I, Li Ji, hired a maid. I'll relieve the boredom of our distinguished guests." Bai Li quickly waved his hand: "No, no, no, I'm ticklish."

The shopkeeper smiled at the maid and said, "Since the princess said no, you two can go down." The maid bowed and said softly, "Yes."

The shopkeeper added: "There is also a place for pushing Pai Gow in the yard at the back. If the princess gets bored waiting, she can ask her maid to accompany her to push Pai Gow for two rounds." Bai Li couldn't laugh or cry: "You really don't have to, I can wait."

"Okay," the shopkeeper carefully measured Chen Ji's clothes, including cuffs, collars, and waistlines, not missing any detail. It's no wonder that Li Kee's shop is famous in Luo City. Being famous has its own reasons. In the effort of two cups of tea, the shopkeeper After taking Chen Ji's measurements, he asked with a smile: "What items does the princess plan to customize for this young master?"

Bai Li counted on his fingers: "Two pieces of stand-up collar, two pairs of winter cotton trousers, two pairs of soap boots, and a corrugated black gauze hat. You can make a lot of money here, right? Use fox fur to make him a hat to keep out the cold. A large black pen, but don’t make the fox fur on the outside, use it as a lining. He doesn’t like to show off..."

Chen Ji was stunned and looked away from the door: "Princess, you don't have to do so much, right?"

Bai Li's eyes turned into crescent moons, and he smiled and said: "You are very busy on weekdays. You must make more clothes after a hard time. I am doing this to thank you for saving my life. Isn't my life worth these coins?" "Chen Ji also smiled: "It's worth it."

Bai Li waved his hand: "That's good. You go out and wait for me. I'll say a few words to the shopkeeper and then come out." Chen Ji turned around and left the shop to talk to the prince and Zhang Xia.

Bai Li looked over to see that they were not paying attention. He stood up and came to the counter, taking out six golden melon seeds from his sleeve: "Shopkeeper, when making clothes, sew these golden melon seeds into the hem of his clothes." The shopkeeper was startled. .

Officials and aristocrats always like to sew thin silver cakes as big as fingernails in the hem of their clothes. The heavy silver cakes can be hung on the hem of their clothes to make the clothes look more drapey and wide. There are also sewing methods to "bring in wealth" and "promote and make money". The words auspicious on copper coins take a good sign.

But this was the first time I saw someone sewing gold melon seeds.

Seeing the shopkeeper's doubts, Bai Li explained with a smile: "It's convenient for him to use in emergencies. The shopkeeper just sews the golden melon seeds in." The shopkeeper didn't ask any more questions and agreed with a smile: "Okay!"

At this time, King Jing opened the curtain and got out of the carriage, only to see him get on his horse and hurriedly ride towards the city. Chen Ji saw his figure in the distance, turned around and said to Bai Li: "Princess, we should go."

Bai Li replied from inside the house: "Here he comes."

But as soon as he finished speaking, Prince Jing began to stagger on his horse. Before he could reach the door of Li Ji's clothing store, he coughed out a mouthful of blood and fell off the horse crookedly. The prince exclaimed: "Dad!?"

With quick eyes and quick hands, Chen Ji took two steps and caught Prince Jing before he fell to the ground.

He raised his head and looked outside the city gate. Mr. Feng was sitting in the driver's seat, raising his whip high, and driving the carriage south as if there was no one around. No one expected that the Liu family would actually carry out such a vicious attack on the powerful feudal king in the busy city.

The prince's eyes were splitting. He stared angrily at the Liu family's carriage but did not chase it. He turned to Chen Ji and whispered: "Go back to Anxi Street to find your master to save people!"

Chen Ji neatly carried Prince Jing on his back and ran towards Anxi Street. In the endless stream of people, Zhang Xia and others chased him on horseback, but could not catch up for a while. Chen Ji looked heavy.

If the Liu family really carried out this vicious attack, it means that the other party has become unscrupulous and completely crazy.

But after much thought, he couldn't think of the significance of the Liu family's killing of Prince Jing.

The setting sun sank outside the city, and the sky and earth were dark.

Taiping Medical Center was closed for the day, and Chen Ji burst in through the door, shouting: "Master, Master!"

Old man Yao, who had not seen him for a long time, was standing behind the counter, lighting a kerosene lamp and playing with his abacus. He raised his head and glanced at Chen Ji and Prince Jing, then looked at his precarious door panel and said solemnly: "The sky is falling?" Crown Prince He broke in from outside the door and said hurriedly: "Mr. Yao, please help my father, he was poisoned by the Liu family!"

Old Man Yao asked lightly: "Did you see it with your own eyes?"

The Crown Prince was helpless: "How long has it been? You can take your time."

Old Man Yao walked out from the counter, stroking his white beard with his left hand, and placed three fingers of his right hand gently on Prince Jing's wrist. Chen Ji held his breath for fear of delaying his pulse check. After a moment, Old Man Yao wrote lightly: "Your Majesty is not being raped by anyone. The cause is that the previous wind chill left the city without recovery, and now it is just an old illness that has relapsed." Chen Ji suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, at least the Liu family has not gone crazy.

Old Man Yao walked to the backyard with his hands behind his back, and calmly arranged: "Chen Ji, carry the prince into the main room; Yu Dengke, heat up the stove in the house to keep the prince warm; Liu Quxing, take my silver needle. Prince, Princess, please close the door tightly and don't let outsiders break in, not even the people from the palace."

In the main room, Old Man Yao finally left only Chen Ji to help him. He gently placed Prince Jing on Old Man Yao's bed and took off his armor.

Old Man Yao sat by the fire, slowly burning the silver needles one by one, and then applied the silver needles to Prince Jing. In the blink of an eye, Prince Jing's chest was covered with silver needles. Chen Ji asked softly: "Master, Is Prince Jing really suffering from wind-cold disease?"

Old Yao glanced at him, and while continuing to apply acupuncture, he asked, "You have also studied the pathology of wind-cold, what do you think?" Chen Ji did not answer.

After all the silver needles were applied, Prince Jing suddenly coughed up another mouthful of blood and asked in surprise, "Master?"

Prince Jing slowly opened his eyes, looked at Old Yao with a smile, and said weakly, "You saved me again."

Old man Yao got up and went to the wooden basin stand, washed his hands, wiped them with a white handkerchief, and sneered: "Your Majesty, it is better not to go out without telling everyone. I am a doctor, not a magician. There is no such thing as crossing out The ability of the book of life and death." Prince Jing smiled, as if he was used to Old Yao's meanness. He turned to look at Chen Ji: "Young man, please help me call Yun Xi in. I have something to explain to him. In addition, Help guard the door and don't let anyone in." Chen Ji hummed, opened the door curtain and went out.

In the yard, Bai Li held the whale knife and stood under the apricot tree with his lips pursed. The prince paced back and forth anxiously. Yu Dengke, Liu Quxing, Liang Maoer and others were squatting aside, helpless. When he saw the traces coming out, the prince immediately came together. He came forward and asked, "Chen Ji, how is my father?"

Chen Ji whispered: "Your Majesty, the prince calls you in."

The prince entered the main room, and when the door curtain swayed, he heard a banging sound outside the door of the hospital. Concubine Jing said in a deep voice outside the door: "Open the door!"

Chen Ji said calmly: "Brother Mao'er, hold on to the door and don't let anyone enter the hospital yet."

Liang Maoer responded and walked out. Before she could reach the door, Concubine Jing had already led more than ten healthy servants and pushed the door open aggressively.

Chen Ji took the whale knife from Bai Li and stood with the knife outside the main door: "Madam Jing Fei, the prince has told me that he is talking to the prince and no one can enter."

Concubine Jing stared at him: "Did the prince say it himself, or did you pretend to convey the decree? Get out of the way!"

Chen Ji slightly twisted the handle of the knife and faced Concubine Jing and others with the sharp blade: "It can't be done."

Concubine Jing walked forward step by step, not paying attention to Chen Ji and the whale knife at all: "Young man, don't make a mistake, you are just an apprentice in a medical clinic, and using a knife on the clan is a capital crime, so get out of the way now, I can Let bygones be bygones." The traces remained motionless.

At this moment, the door curtain behind him was opened.

Chen Ji looked back, and the prince came out with red eyes. He wiped his tears on the back of his hand and looked at Concubine Jing: "Auntie, father calls you in." In the quiet courtyard, Chen Ji held up the whale knife and turned sideways, while Concubine Jing looked arrogantly. head, passing him by.
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