On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

The court physician, Jiang Yu and the doctors he brought with him took turns to diagnose Li Yan's pulse and prescribe medicine.

When the imperial physician saw that someone had taken over, he took his leave and returned to the palace to report.

Not long after the imperial physician left, Li Yan woke up. Xiao Xiao first fed him a warm medicine soup: "It just so happens that this is the prescription that the imperial physician wrote earlier. I asked someone to boil it and put it here to cool down. It is said to reduce swelling and stop bleeding."

Jiang Yu was also very tactful and took the doctor to the outer room for tea, so that the couple finally had a chance to talk.

Xiao Xiao asked nervously: "How did you get hurt? Should we make more preparations?"

Li Yan's kung fu was pretty good, but he still got injured. This made her wonder if this place was unsafe again.

Having experienced fleeing and changes of dynasties, she is now extremely alert and immediately thinks whether chaos is about to break out again.

"You should recover first, and then we can go north."

If the emperor in the south is unreliable, then go to the north.

If all else fails, find a place where one man can block the passage of ten thousand and rule the mountain as the king.

In fact, she had this idea while she was fleeing, but unfortunately, if she wanted to be the king of the mountain, she needed manpower.

Of course Li Yan must be brought along. Not only is he very powerful, but when his face sank, he looked very intimidating.

After hearing this, Li Yan mistakenly thought that he had scared her.

He would think the worst of others, but when facing Xiao Xiao, he would think the best of it.

I felt that she mistakenly thought that her family was going to be confiscated and exterminated, and she wanted to take me with her. That was really what she cared about.

But this is normal. She, I and my daughter are a real family.

Li Yan smiled at her and said, "Don't be afraid, it's nothing serious."

Seeing that there was no one else in the room, he told her why he was injured, and finally said why he was injured: "I was able to avoid it, and I was injured on purpose, so that the emperor can feel more at ease."

He had worked with the eldest prince before and was considered his subordinate.

Now he has been transferred to be the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard. Who knows if the emperor will feel uncomfortable about it?

Regardless of whether he was overthinking it or not, anyway, when he was sent to "invite" the eldest prince, he had a conflict with the eldest prince and was injured. This should make the emperor feel more at ease, right?
In fact, if the prince did not take action, he would have to worry about how to get hurt appropriately.

In this way, I think the emperor will feel more at ease using me.

Xiao Xiao's eyes widened: "I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful!"

Li Yan laughed when he heard this: "Do you think I'm careless? Or do you think I'm stupid?"

After that, he heard his daughter crying again, and hurriedly said, "Go and bring Yi Yi in. She must be crying because she can't see us."

Xiao Xiao felt that he was thinking too much.

During these two months, my daughter was mostly taken care of by her wet nurse and Menghui, and she has become accustomed to being with them.

And now that the weather is warmer, Xiao Xiao lets them take the children out to bask in the sun every noon.

I seem to have heard that there are benefits to solar energy?
Who would have known that after a few days, the child's heart would become wild. She wouldn't make a fuss when she was asleep, and would cry when she woke up and was found in the room. She would stop crying immediately when she was taken out, and would even mutter to herself.

As soon as Xiao Xiao went out, she saw Meng Hui walking in the yard with the child in her arms.

It's almost May now. The daytime temperature is just right, the yard is full of flowers and green willows, and I'm holding them in my arms, making excited noises non-stop.

Xiao Xiao asked someone to bring the child in and place him next to Li Yan.

Yi Yi originally wanted to cry, but when she saw Li Yan lying there with her mother looking at her, she was instantly satisfied. She blew bubbles from her little mouth, clenched her little fists and waved them, kicked her legs vigorously, and looked at one and then the other with her round eyes, as if she was chatting with them.

Li Yan's heart almost melted when he saw this: "I knew our daughter missed me, look how well behaved she is?" Xiao Xiao didn't know where his self-confidence came from?
It could only be that he didn't spend much time at home during the day, and he didn't know how annoying his daughter was, so he really wanted him to experience it.

Unfortunately, he was injured, so even if his daughter cried and asked to be held and comforted, he couldn't do it.

Sure enough, the little girl became impatient and lay down after a while, opening her mouth and crying. Menghui came in and took the child away.

Xiao Xiao asked him with a squinting look: "Do you still think your daughter is well behaved?"

Li Yan almost nodded: "It must be the smell of medicine on my body that bothered Yi Yi. It's a pity that she held back her tears for so long."

It’s almost as if I’m saying it clearly: my daughter is already very sensible.

Xiao Xiao felt tired. She didn't expect that he could be a daughter slave.

She could only change the subject: "Brother-in-law is here, shall I ask him to come in and take a look for you?"

Li Yan nodded: "Okay, if someone comes to visit me, you can block them for me and say that I have a fever and a cold, so as not to pass on the disease to others."

Xiao Xiao also agreed.

Indeed, the commotion this time was so huge that I'm afraid many people would want to come and ask privately what was going on.

They said nothing was appropriate and the best way to decline was to use illness as an excuse.

As for Minister Li, when he came back in the evening, he said to Madam Li, "The Emperor and the eldest prince are at odds with each other. Why don't you close the door and refuse visitors for the time being?"

Although Madam Li was not a very smart person, she listened to her husband and knew what she should not get involved in, so she immediately agreed: "I'll remember that."

Then he said to him, "Don't worry, the imperial physician and Jiang Yu both said that Li Yan is fine, he just needs to recuperate carefully for a period of time."

"How about we go see him again?"

She must let him know that she cares very much about her eldest son.

Therefore, without waiting for him to speak, she showed her virtues.

Minister Li said, "You have worked hard, so you don't have to go over. I will ask a few questions and then come back to have dinner with you."

Mrs. Li also agreed with a smile and stood up to see him out.

Although she also wanted to find out why the royal father and son had a quarrel, she also knew that her husband did not allow her to go because he did not want her to know the inside story.

Alas, it’s a pity that I missed the opportunity to listen to gossip.

Compared to attending a banquet and hearing those family gossips, how can it be as exciting as hearing about the royal secrets now?

Li Yan is now recuperating from his injuries, and Xiao Xiao originally wanted to give the master bedroom to him.

To prevent myself from sleeping soundly and touching his wound.

But Li Yan was unwilling and said against her will that she slept very well.

Even though there were maids and old women serving him, Xiao Xiao was worried that he might have a fever in the middle of the night, so she stayed.

In the middle of the night, Meng Hui brought the hungry little master to eat. After Xiao Xiao fed her daughter, she also touched her forehead.

Maybe the medicine had a sleeping effect, he slept soundly and didn't have a fever.

When Xiao Xiao woke up again, it was already the next morning. It was rare to see him lying next to her at this time. Suddenly, she thought of the story of Sleeping Beauty and leaned over to kiss him.

Li Yan just opened his eyes and gave her a meaningful look: "Be good! We'll talk in a few days."

Xiao Xiao: ...What did he misunderstand? He definitely misunderstood. Does he look so hungry?
You think I have some improper thoughts about him, right?
Li Yan: ...Isn't it? (End of this chapter)