183 “Blessing from Heavenly Official” Chapter 182

Chapter 182 A penny stumps a heroic man

Before the city was under martial law, Xie Lian and others traveled overnight to another city.

He still placed the king and queen in a hidden place, while he and Feng Xin went out to make money.However, they who could not make much money in the previous city would not suddenly become lucky in another city.

The two still often get only a meager salary after a day’s work. Moreover, because there is suddenly one less person in the inseparable trio in the past, the other two people are very uncomfortable with it.For example, before, Mu Qing was responsible for collecting the money bag and counting the money at any time. Now that Mu Qing is gone, Feng Xin bluntly said that he might lose the money, so Xie Lian had to keep the money bag on himself.Every time he clicked on the pitifully small amount, he simply couldn’t believe that this was his reward for a day’s work.It should be noted that in the past, he had more than this amount to reward beggars.

Without Mu Qing and no one to deliver food to the king and queen, Xie Lian had no choice but to bring Feng Xin and personally deliver all kinds of necessary items to the king and queen’s hiding place every day.The queen was very happy to be able to see her son more often. When she was happy, she started cooking.On this day, she asked Xie Lian and Feng Xin to taste the soup she cooked. She pulled them to sit at the table and said, “You two need to take good care of yourself. You have all lost weight.”

Feng Xin was sweating profusely. He jumped up as soon as his butt touched the stool, waving his hands and saying, “No, no, no, Your Majesty, Feng Xin doesn’t dare, never dare!”

The queen said pleasantly: “You child, what are you afraid of? Come and sit down.”

How dare Feng Xin say that?She really didn’t dare. After sitting down and sitting down, the queen presented her with the fruits of her labor.Feng Xin took a deep breath and suddenly opened the lid of the pot. Xie Lian was sitting on the table. Both of them looked miserable when they saw the things in the pot.

Xie Lian whispered: “This chicken… died miserably.”

“…” Feng Xin’s lips moved slightly and said, “Your Highness, you are wrong. There is no chicken in it at all.”

“???” Xie Lian: “What is this dead chicken-like thing floating in there?”

Feng Xin: “I guess it’s soup…the shape is a little wrong?”

The two of them studied for a long time but couldn’t guess what the thing in the pot was.The queen filled a bowl for each of Xie Lian, and Feng Xin grabbed a bowl for himself. As soon as the queen entered the house to find the king, they immediately poured out the soup in their bowls, and then pretended to finish the drink in one gulp while wiping their mouths, saying: “I’m full, I’m full.”

Seeing this, the queen was quite happy and said: “Does it taste good?”

Xie Lian said sincerely: “It tastes good, it tastes good!”

The queen said happily: “It tastes good, so drink more!”

Xie Lian almost spit out the non-existent soup and raised his handkerchief to pretend to wipe the corners of his mouth.At this time, the queen seemed to hesitate for a moment and said: “Your Majesty, let me ask you a question. Don’t blame me for talking too much.”

Thanks to his heart, he put down his handkerchief and said, “What’s the matter? Just ask.”

The queen sat down next to him and said, “Where is the child Mu Qing? Why hasn’t he come these past few days?”

Sure enough.

Hearing her mention Mu Qing, Xie Lian’s heart tightened and she said, “Ah, I gave him some tasks, so he went somewhere else first.”

The queen seemed relieved, nodded, and then asked, “Then when will he come back?”

Xie Lian said: “Maybe, I have to be outside for a long time… and can’t come back.”

Hearing this, the queen looked a little embarrassed. Xie Lian noticed it and said, “What’s wrong?”

The queen immediately said: “Nothing.”

Feng Xin was still sharp-eyed and suddenly said: “Your Majesty the Queen, what’s wrong with your hand?”

Hand?

Xie Lian looked down and was shocked.

His mother’s previously well-maintained, graceful and luxurious hands now looked a little scary.The skin on the knuckles was broken, and there was still some faint blood.Xie Lian suddenly stood up, took her hand and said, “What’s going on?”

The queen said hurriedly: “Nothing happened. I just washed some clothes and quilts, but I’m not very good at washing.”

Xie Lian blurted out: “Why do you want to wash it yourself? You can…”

Before he finished speaking, he was stuck.What can be done?Can I ask the palace maid to help with the washing?Can I ask Muqing to help wash it?It’s impossible.

On the way to escape, Mu Qing, as a close attendant, took care of all kinds of daily personal matters for Xie Lian, the king and the queen. As soon as he left, no one took care of all the trivial chores.

No one is cooking, no one is doing laundry, no one is making quilts.The days that used to be so simple suddenly became uncomfortable everywhere.Xie Lian can still endure it, because he has too many things to worry about, but where has his mother, who is used to living in happiness, ever done such menial work?And if the queen doesn’t do it herself, who can do it for her?

After a long silence, he thanked Lian and said, “Just leave it alone. I’ll wash it.”

The queen smiled and said: “No need. Just do your own thing. I haven’t done any laundry or cooking. Anyway, I have nothing to do every day. It’s quite interesting to do it by yourself. Especially seeing you eating happily makes me happy.”

That pot of soup was made by his mother with such hands.However, they secretly poured away the soup without taking a sip.Xie Lian and Feng Xin looked at each other, feeling uncomfortable.At this time, the queen said again: “By the way, there is one more thing. That is, can you bring some medicine back tomorrow?”

Xie Lian opened his eyes slightly and said: “Medicine? What medicine?”

The queen looked sad and said, “Oh, I don’t know either. Why don’t you go to the drug store and ask what medicine should be used for coughing up blood?”

“Coughing up blood?!” Xie Lian said in astonishment, “Who is coughing up blood? You? Father? Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

His voice became louder, and the queen immediately said: “Low down!” However, it was already too late, and an angry voice came from behind the house, saying: “I told you to stop talking!”

It is the king of the country.Seeing that he had heard it, the queen stopped covering up and rushed into the room and said: “But there is no way you can continue like this!”

Xie Lian walked into the house and saw the king nestled in a tattered quilt.He hadn’t looked carefully these days, but when he saw it now, the king’s face looked sick, his cheeks were almost sunken, and he looked even more sinister in the gloomy room.There is no aura of being the king of a country. He is just a bad old man with a gloomy face.

Xie Lian didn’t even need to take his pulse to know that he must have been ill for a long time, and the illness was not serious. There was even a haze-like illness in the whole room, making it difficult to breathe.Thinking that the queen was talking about “hemoptysis syndrome”, he became anxious and his voice suddenly rose: “What’s going on?!”

The leader of the country said with a livid face: “What kind of tone are you talking about?”

The queen and Feng Xin both came in.Xie Lian said: “Don’t worry about my tone for now. Why didn’t you tell me earlier that you were sick?”

The king said angrily: “Are you teaching the lonely king? At any time, the lonely king does not need you to teach him what to say or not to say!”

Seeing that he was still strong, Xie Lian said in disbelief: “Are you simply unreasonable? Do you still want to emphasize your identity and authority at this time?”

The king said angrily: “Get out! Get out!”

The queen and Feng Xin quickly pulled Xie Lian out and said, “Your Majesty! Don’t do this anymore. He is your father and he is sick again. Please give in.”

Fleeing with illness is worse than adding insult to injury.Xie Lian buried his face in his hands and said, “Mother! Why didn’t you tell me earlier? If you told me earlier, maybe it wouldn’t turn into coughing up blood! Do you know how difficult this disease is to treat?” It should be said that with their current conditions, it is impossible to cure it!

The queen was a little frightened and a little sad, and said: “We…we didn’t know that it would be so serious.”

Feng Xin also said: “Yes. And I have been evading Yong’an’s pursuit all the way. How can I stop?”

Xie Lian took his face out of his hands and said, “I will take him to the city to find a doctor now.”

But the king said in the room: “No need!”

Xie Lian turned around and was about to say something like “I have the final say now”, but Tingfeng said: “Your Highness, if you take the king to the medical clinic in the city, you will definitely be noticed.”

Hearing this, Xie Lian’s movements suddenly froze.The queen said: “We are afraid of this, so we haven’t said anything about it these past few days. My prince, you’d better…find a way to get some medicine back.”

Behind the house, the king coughed violently again, and the queen went in to look after him.Xie Lian stayed for a long time, then turned around and went out, Feng Chuan said: “Your Highness! What are you going to do?”

Xie Lian didn’t answer and started rummaging around in the room.Feng Chuang: “What are you looking for?” He didn’t answer. After a while, he dug something out from the bottom of the box.

It was a sword full of ancient meaning.Feng Xin took a look and said, “Why did you take out the red mirror?”

After a moment of silence, he thanked Lian and said, “I want to pawn it.”

Feng Xin was shocked and immediately said: “I can’t do it!”

Xie Lian slammed the box shut and said: “So many swords have been pawned, not least this one.”

Along the way, Xie Lian had pawned most of his beloved swords in order to pay for their travel expenses and the necessary management fees to pass dangerous levels.And because they couldn’t go to large pawnshops that were crowded with people, and sometimes unscrupulous businessmen discovered their whereabouts and threatened them, they reluctantly sold them at a reduced price.Feng Chuang: “It’s different! Don’t you like this sword very much? Otherwise, why didn’t you keep it at the bottom of the box before? And this is the sword given to you by the emperor. How bad would it be to tell people about it if you pawned it?”

Xie Lian said tiredly: “No matter how much I like you, life is not important. Let’s go, let’s go.”

The two men took their swords and walked all the way to the city, both looking dejected.When he arrived at the pawn shop, he stopped and looked at the red mirror in his hand.Feng Xin looked at him and said: “Otherwise, don’t be a fool. Let’s try… think of other ways?”

Xie Lian shook his head and said: “It’s too late. Besides, I don’t know any other way. I can definitely get enough money.”

If they steal, rob, or cheat, no mortal can stop them, and the money comes much faster.However, it is only because we have to abide by the rules of mortals and the norms of good and evil, and honestly find ways to make money, that we are so strapped and difficult.Having made up his mind, he thanked Lian and said, “If you decide to pawn, go buy the medicine.” He said this, but his feet still didn’t move. Feng Xin knew that he was reluctant to part with it. This was the last sword in his hand, so he said, “Then let’s take a look.”

At this moment, there was a noise and screams on the street over there. Someone shouted: “Who is making trouble?!” “How dare you!” “Arrest him! Arrest him!”

Both of them were shocked, Xie Lian stepped aside vigilantly and said: “Who?!”

Feng Xin was also very vigilant. He went to check and felt relieved. He came back and said: “It’s okay! Don’t worry! It’s none of our business. They are not looking for us, nor are they Yong’an soldiers.”

Xie Lian’s tight heart relaxed slightly and said: “What’s going on?”

Feng Chuang: “I don’t know. It seems like a few evil servants were fighting. Let’s go take a look?”

Xie Lian said: “Look, you are not a bully.” The two of them came forward together, and saw a few people in the middle struggling with each other, and the onlookers were cheering.Fengxin patted a passerby who was watching happily and said, “Brother, what’s going on?”

The passerby laughed and said: “Don’t you know? It’s so exciting! The servant beats the master!”

It was such a thing. Xie Lian was speechless for a while and said: “Why is this? And why is it applauded?”

The passerby said: “Of course I have to applaud! This master is really nothing! This servant has followed him since he was a child and is loyal. He! He knows how to exploit others and not pay much wages but also makes them work as cattle and horses for him. This servant really can’t stand it anymore. Look at this! Look at it! It’s being beaten!”

Sure enough, the batterer was beating and cursing, saying, “I’ve been putting up with you for a long time!” “You think about what you’ve given me?!” “The family is so poor that they can’t open the pot, and you’re still tyrannizing over me!” “From today onwards!Come on, I am no longer your dog!” In this way, the owner who was beaten hugged his head and screamed, everyone clapped their hands and cheered, Xie Lian’s heart tightened, and for some reason, his hair stood on end, and he couldn’t help but glance at Feng Xin’s face.Feng Xin, however, didn’t notice anything strange about him at all. He listened to others talking about the misdeeds of the master of the house, and said casually: “So that’s the case, then this master is really shameful. I can’t blame this servant for rebelling.”

He said it unintentionally, but Xie Lian felt a thump in his heart and clenched the red mirror in his hand.

After suffering a headache and pawning the red mirror, the two finally had money. They immediately went to the medical center to consult the doctor and bought dozens of medicinal materials to take back.

The medicinal materials used to treat hemoptysis are expensive and require large quantities. It is not something that can be done in just one day or two, so we need to pay attention to the follow-up.In the evening, Fengxin first opened a few packages of medicine, boiled the medicine outside the house, and fanned wildly with a broken cattail leaf fan, while Xie Lian rummaged through the boxes and cabinets in the house.After rummaging for a long time, I finally pulled out a golden soft belt from the bottom of the box.

It turned out that Xie Lian had many golden belts, and they all suffered the same fate as those swords. They were all pawned.There was only this last one left. He originally wanted to keep it as a souvenir, but now, he decided to use it for something.

Feng Xin happened to look up at him and said: “Your Highness, what are you doing with that belt? If not this, you also want to pawn it.”

Xie Lian walked over and handed him the golden belt.

Seeing this, Feng Xin’s eyes suddenly widened and he said inexplicably: “…Why did you give this to me??? Your Highness, you just closed the box and didn’t put your brain in it, right?”

“…” Xie Lian then remembered that in heaven, giving a gold belt had a special meaning. His face suddenly turned dark and he said, “You are overthinking, I don’t mean that at all. Just accept it as ordinary gold!” He stuffed it over.Feng Xin hung the golden belt around his neck and glared: “No. You have to tell me why you suddenly gave me a piece of gold?”

Thanks for the pity: “Just think of it as making up for the salary I owe you for so long.”

Feng Xin wondered: “No. What happened to you suddenly today? At this time, what kind of salary are you asking me for? You might as well pawn it to buy more medicine for His Majesty the King. It doesn’t matter if it’s not appropriate, you can keep it for yourself. This is something only priests can have.”

The author has something to say: I originally wanted to write until Huahua appears again, but I don’t have enough time. I want to save more thick and long at once, but my hand speed is not enough and TUT is empty. I will be furious again!