Before the whole city was placed under martial law, Xie Lian and his companions traveled overnight and arrived at another city.

He still placed the king and queen in a hidden place, and went out with Feng Xin to earn money. However, since they could not earn much money in the first city, they would not suddenly become lucky in the other city.

The two of them still often only get a meager salary after a day's work, and because one of the three people who used to be inseparable suddenly disappeared, the other two were extremely uncomfortable. 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 with him. Every time he counted the pitiful amount, he simply couldn't believe that this was the reward for his day's work. You know, in the past, even if he gave tips to beggars, he would give more than this amount.

Without Mu Qing and no one to deliver food to the king and queen, Xie Lian had to bring Feng Xin every day to personally deliver all kinds of things needed to the king and queen's hiding place. The queen was very happy to see her son more often, and she started cooking. That day, she asked Xie Lian and Feng Xin to taste the soup she cooked, and pulled them to sit at the table, saying: "You two should eat well, you have both lost weight."

Feng Xin was sweating profusely. As soon as his buttocks touched the stool, he jumped up and waved his hands, saying, "No, no, no, Your Majesty, Feng Xin dare not, absolutely not!"

The queen said in a friendly manner, "Child, what are you afraid of? Come, sit down."

How could Feng Xin dare to say it? He really didn't dare. He sat down with his head held high. The queen presented the fruits of her labor. Feng Xin took a deep breath and suddenly opened the lid of the pot. Xie Lian sat at the top seat. When the two saw what was in the pot, they both looked horrible.

Xie Lian whispered, “This guy… died tragically.”

"..." Feng Xin's lips moved slightly, and he said, "Your Highness, you are mistaken. There is no J in it at all."

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

Feng Xin: "I guess it's a soup... the shape is a little wrong?"

The two studied for a long time but could not guess what was in the pot. The queen served a bowl to Xie Lian, and Feng Xin rushed to serve himself a bowl. 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 drink it all in one gulp and wipe their mouths, saying, "I'm full."

Seeing this, the queen was quite happy and asked, "Is it delicious?"

Xie Lian said insincerely: “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 corner of his mouth. At this time, the queen seemed to hesitate for a moment, and said: "My son, I want to ask you a question, don't blame me for being nosy." Unlimited good articles, all in Jinjiang Literature City

Xie Lian felt a little nervous, put down his handkerchief, and said, "What's the matter? Ask."

The queen sat down next to him and asked, "Where is Mu Qing? Why hasn't he come these days?"

really.

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

The queen seemed relieved and nodded, then asked, "When will he come back?"

Xie Lian said, “Maybe, I’ll have to stay out for a long time… and won’t be able to come back.”

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

The queen immediately said, "Nothing."

Feng Xin was still sharp-eyed and suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, what happened to your hand?"

hand?

Xie Lian looked down and was immediately shocked.

His mother's hands, which were well-maintained and graceful before, now looked a little scary. The knuckles were all broken and there was faint traces of blood. Xie Lian stood up suddenly, took her hand and asked, "What's going on?"

The queen said hurriedly, "Nothing serious. 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 could he do? Could he ask the maids to help wash it? Could he ask Mu Qing to help wash it? All of these were impossible.

During their escape, Mu Qing, as a close attendant, had been taking care of all the daily chores for Xie Lian, the king, and the queen. As soon as he left, there was no one to do all the trivial chores.

No one cooked, no one washed, no one folded the quilt. The life that was once so simple suddenly became difficult. Xie Lian could still bear it, because he had too many things to worry about, but his mother, who was used to a comfortable life, had never done such rough work? And if the queen didn't do it herself, who could do it for her?

After a long silence, Xie Lian said, “Leave it there. I’ll wash it.”

The queen smiled and said, "No need. Just do your own thing. I have never done laundry or cooked before, but I have nothing to do every day, so it's quite interesting to do it myself. Especially seeing you guys enjoying your meal, I feel great too."

That pot of soup was made by his mother with such hands. However, they didn't even drink a sip and secretly poured the soup away. Xie Lian and Feng Xin looked at each other, both feeling uncomfortable. At this time, the queen said, "By the way, there is one more thing. That is, can you bring some medicine back tomorrow?"

Xie Lian opened his eyes slightly and asked, “Medicine? What medicine?”

The queen looked worried and said, "Alas, I don't know either. Why don't you go to the pharmacy and ask what medicine to use for coughing up blood?"

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

His voice was a little louder, and the queen immediately said, "Keep your voice down!" However, it was too late. An angry voice came from the back of the house, saying, "I told you not to talk too much!"

It was the king. Seeing that he had heard her, the queen did not try to cover it up and said to the room, "But, this is not a solution!"

Xie Lian walked into the room and saw the king curled up in a torn quilt. He hadn't looked closely these days, but now he saw that the king looked sick, his cheeks were almost sunken, and he looked even worse in the gloomy room. There was no aura of a king, he was just an old man with a gray face.

Xie Lian didn’t even need to check his pulse to know that he must have been ill for a long time, and was seriously ill. The whole room was filled with a haze-like sick air, making it difficult to breathe. Thinking that the queen was talking about “coughing up blood”, he became anxious and raised his voice: “What’s going on?!”

The king's face turned pale and he asked, "What's the tone of your voice?"

The Queen and Feng Xin came in. Xie Lian said, "Don't worry about my tone. Why didn't you tell me earlier that you were sick?"

The king said angrily: "Are you teaching me a lesson? At any time, I don't need you to teach me what to say and what not to say!"

Seeing that he was still being stubborn, Xie Lian said in disbelief, “You are totally unreasonable? Do you still want to emphasize your status and authority at this time?”

The king was furious and shouted, "Get out! Get out now!"

The Queen and Feng Xin quickly pulled Xie Lian out, saying, "My son! Don't be like this. He is your father, and he is sick. You should be more considerate of him."

Fleeing with an illness is like adding insult to injury. Xie Lian buried his face in his hands and said, "Mother! Why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had told me earlier, maybe I wouldn't have developed a coughing up blood disease! Do you know how difficult this disease is to cure?" It should be said that with their current conditions, it is impossible to cure it!

The queen was a little terrified and sad, and said, "We...we didn't know it would be so serious."

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Feng Xin also said, "Yes. And we were running away from Yong'an's pursuers all the way. How could we stop?"

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

The king said in the house: "No need!"

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Xie Lian turned around and was about to say, “I have the final say now,” but he heard Feng Xin say, “Your Highness, if we take the King to the city’s hospital, we’ll definitely be noticed.”

Hearing this, Xie Lian froze. The Queen said, “We were afraid of this, so we didn’t tell anyone these days. My dear, you should first…find a way to get some medicine back.”

Behind the house, the king started coughing violently again, and the queen went in to look after him. Xie Lian was stunned for a while, then turned around and left. Feng Xin said, "Your Highness! What are you going to do?"

Xie Lian didn't answer, and started to rummage through the boxes in the house. Feng Xin said, "What are you looking for?" He didn't answer, and in a moment, he found something from the bottom of the box.

It was a precious sword full of ancient charm. Feng Xin took a look and asked, "Why did you take out the red mirror?"

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

Feng Xin was shocked and immediately said, "No way!"

Xie Lian slammed the box shut and said, “I’ve already pawned so many swords, this one won’t make a difference.”

Along the way, in order to collect their travel expenses and the necessary fees for passing dangerous checkpoints, Xie Lian had already pawned most of his beloved swords. And because they couldn't go to a large pawn shop with many people, and sometimes they were threatened by black-hearted merchants who discovered their whereabouts, they had to sell them at a discount. Feng Xin said: "It's different! Don't you like this sword very much? Otherwise, why didn't you pawn it before and put it in the bottom of the box? And this is the sword given to you by the Emperor. It would be embarrassing if you pawned it and told others about it?"

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

The two took their swords and walked all the way to the city, both with dejected faces. When they arrived in front of the pawnshop, Xie Lian stopped and looked at the red mirror in his hand. Feng Xin looked at him and said, "Why not, don't pawn it. Let's try... think of another way?"

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

If they steal, rob, or cheat, no mortal can stop them, and they can make money much faster. However, it is precisely because they have to abide by the rules of mortals and the principles of good and evil, and honestly find ways to make money, that they are in such a tight spot. Having made up his mind, Xie Lian said, "I have to pawn it, and then I can buy medicine." Although he said so, he still did not move his feet. 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 wait and see."

At this moment, there was a commotion on the street, with people shouting, "Who is causing trouble?!" "How dare you!" "Catch him! Catch him!"

Both of them were startled. Xie Lian stepped aside cautiously and asked, “Who?!”

Feng Xin was also alert, went to check, was relieved, came back, and said, "It's okay! Don't worry! It's none of our business, they're not looking for us, and they're not Yong'an soldiers."

Xie Lian’s tense heart finally relaxed a little, and he asked, “What’s going on?”

Feng Xin said, "I'm not sure, it seems like a few evil servants are fighting, shall we go and take a look?"

Xie Lian said, “Let’s see if it’s some bully.” The two of them moved forward together and saw a few people fighting in the middle, and the onlookers were cheering. Feng Xin patted a passerby who was watching with great joy and said, “Brother, what’s going on?”

The passerby laughed and said, "Don't you know? It's so exciting! The servant beat the master!"

Xie Lian was speechless for a moment when he heard this. He asked, “Why is this happening? Why are you cheering for this?”

The passerby said, "Of course we should applaud! This master is such a piece of shit! This servant has been following him since he was young, and he is loyal to him, but he only knows how to exploit him, not paying him much and making him work like a slave. The servant can't stand it anymore, so look at him! He is beating him!"

Sure enough, the one who beat him cursed him while beating him, saying things like, "I've tolerated you for a long time!", "Count what you've given me?!", "My family is so poor that they can't even afford to eat, and you're still bullying me!", "From today on, I'm no longer your dog!", and so on. The master who was beaten held his head and howled, and everyone applauded. Xie Lian felt his heart tighten, and for some reason, his hair stood on end. He couldn't help but glance at Feng Xin's face. Feng Xin didn't notice his abnormality at all. After listening to others talking about the various bad deeds of this master, he casually said, "I see, then this master is really unbelievable, no wonder this servant wants to rebel."

He said it unintentionally, but Xie Lian's heart skipped a beat and he clenched the red mirror in his hand.

After a lot of headaches and pawning the red mirror, the two finally had some money. They immediately went to the clinic to see a doctor and bought dozens of medicinal herbs to take back.

The herbs used to treat hemoptysis are expensive and require large quantities. It is not a matter of one or two herbs or one or two days, so we need to pay attention to the follow-up. At night, Feng Xin first opened a few packets of medicine and boiled them outside the house, fanning himself with a broken cattail leaf fan, while Xie Lian searched through the boxes and cabinets in the house. After searching for a long time, he finally found a golden soft belt from the bottom of the box.

Originally, Xie Lian had many golden belts, but they all ended up like those swords, and he pawned them all. Only this last one was left, and he had 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? You want to pawn it, too."

Xie Lian walked over and handed him the golden belt.

Seeing this, Feng Xin's eyes widened suddenly, and he asked in confusion: "...Why did you give this to me??? Your Highness, when you closed the box just now, you didn't close your brain with it???"

"..." Xie Lian then remembered that in the Heavenly Palace, giving a golden belt had a special meaning. His face darkened immediately and he said, "You think too much. That's not what I meant at all. Just accept it as ordinary gold!" He stuffed it in. Feng Xin had the golden belt hanging around his neck and glared at him, "No. You have to tell me why you suddenly stuffed a piece of gold in my hand?"

Xie Lian said, “Just think of it as making up for the salary I owe you for so long.”

Feng Xin was puzzled and said, "No. What happened to you today? Why are you asking me for salary at this time? You might as well become a minister to buy more medicine for His Majesty the King. It's okay if you don't become a minister, you can keep it for yourself, this is something only a priest can have."

The author has something to say: I originally wanted to write about Huahua's reappearance, but there is not enough time 555555. I wanted to save up more long chapters for one time, but my writing speed is not fast enough. I will continue to work hard when I have time!