roccoschili Chapter 207: The Imperial Seal, Gu Wei Takes Office
Chapter 207: The Imperial Seal, Gu Wei Takes Office
These past few days, Fengjian Qingli was dragged by Shi Shaoxuan, Wu Zhengqing and others to go to the sea to catch crabs every day. He became familiar with them and became a lot darker.
The discomfort between his eyebrows and eyes also faded a lot, and there was a bit more of the lightness and liveliness that belonged to a young man.
He was originally this kind of lively boy, but he was quiet because he was not familiar with the people around him.
At this moment, Feng Jian Qingli smiled and said, "Miss Xie, do you still remember the jade I helped you repair?"
Xie Ling was stunned for a long while before she suddenly remembered this thing. She had actually forgotten about it.
She said guiltily, "I didn't forget, I didn't forget. What's wrong? Have you fixed it?"
Feng Jian Qingli nodded, "Yes. But it's your stuff, I didn't look at it carefully, go call Master Gu over, and let's look at it together."
Xie Ling smiled and said, "Why are you so reserved? It's nothing."
Fengjian Qingli is a really... sensible kid.
Then he turned around and called Gu Wei.
Gu Wei was drinking with Xu Xingzhi, Wu Daqiang and a group of other men.
He grew up in a military camp and had an amazing alcohol tolerance. Even after drinking several jars of wine, his face was still cold and expressionless, with only a slight redness at the corners of his eyes.
Seeing Xie Ling coming, Gu Wei immediately stood up, grabbed her hand and asked.
"A Ling, what's wrong?"
Xie Ling talked about Fengjian Qingli.
Gu Wei nodded, put down his wine glass, apologized to his brothers, and then walked towards Fengjian Qingli's room with Xie Ling.
After entering the room, Fengjian Qingli lit a candle and carefully took out a brocade box from the top cabinet.
"That's it, so I open it?"
Gu Wei and Xie Ling said in unison: "Okay."
Fengjian Qingli slowly opened the box.
As he moved, a jade-white light gradually emerged from the brocade box, bright and lustrous.
When the lid of the box was completely opened, the entire room was illuminated as bright as day.
The three of them covered their eyes subconsciously.
After getting used to the dazzling light, he looked at the things in the box.
Feng Jian Qingli said: "I used to repair it during the day and put it in the box after repair. I didn't know that this jade is so bright..."
Gu Wei looked closely and realized that a piece of jade that was translucent and bright could be priceless.
What on earth is this piece of jade? It is so bright and white, almost as bright as a night-shining pearl. I am afraid it cannot be described as priceless...
Xie Ling's voice rang out, "This jade has a pattern on it."
She picked it up immediately and said, "Look."
Gu Wei and Fengjian Qingli came over.
Gu Wei's eyes suddenly widened.
"This is the Imperial Seal!"
Feng Jian Qingli also opened his eyes wide and looked at it carefully, and responded: "Yes, it is the jade seal, with cloud dragon patterns engraved on it, but there is only one head... So this is part of the jade seal!"
Gu Wei had seen the jade seal in the study of Emperor Beijiang before, but that seal was far inferior to this one in terms of workmanship and carving fineness.
Although this jade seal is incomplete, the dragon pattern carved on it is lifelike, solemn and dignified, and the mutton-fat white jade is warm, revealing a noble aura.
Feng Jianqingli bent down and carefully examined it for a moment, and whispered: "Blue dragon pattern, with scales... If I am not mistaken, this should be the noble jade seal of the Zhou Dynasty."
Gu Wei frowned, "Zhou Dynasty? Could this be the legendary imperial seal? Legend has it that the first emperor of the Zhou Dynasty used the Heshi Bi to carve the first imperial seal, with the inscription: "Mandated by Heaven, May You Live Long and Prosper." But with the decline of the Zhou Dynasty, this seal also disappeared."
Feng Jian Qingli nodded, eyes full of admiration, "The First Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty is the most famous emperor in history. His achievements surpass those of the Five Emperors and his benefits surpass those of the Three Sovereigns. His jade seal was actually repaired by me. Oh my God!"
As he spoke, he almost knelt down to the jade seal and shouted with tears in his eyes: "Grandpa, I have made it!"
The Feng family is a family affiliated with the Zhou Dynasty. It is estimated that the children of the Feng family have been taught to admire the Zhou Dynasty since childhood, so he was so excited.
Xie Ling didn't expect that Fengjian Qingli was actually a middle school boy at heart.
He quickly helped him up and said, "I have another blueprint here, take a look."
Feng Jian Qingli took the drawing solemnly, held it in his palm respectfully, thought for a moment, and said softly: "This jade seal is only a part, so 80% of this drawing shows the location of the remaining jade seal fragments.
There is a rumor in the world that whoever gets the imperial seal will get the world... A man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing the treasure. We must keep this thing and never show it to anyone."
Xie Ling also understood this principle and quickly put the drawings away.
Gu Wei expressed his speculation, "There must be many secrets or treasures hidden behind this jade seal. Otherwise, the Zhou Dynasty would not have gone to such great lengths to break it into pieces, build palaces, and sacrifice such a great architectural family as the Si family."
"Yes." Feng Jian Qingli nodded, "I think so too. I must dig out the secrets of the Zhou Dynasty and find out the truth about the demise of the Zhou Dynasty! Help you get the treasure!"
Gu Wei patted Feng Jian Qingli's shoulder, "Good. You have fighting spirit."
Feng Jian Qingli's face became a little hot after being praised by Gu Wei, "I will try my best."
Xie Ling put the jade seal fragments away and placed them into the space together with the drawings.
At this moment, a girl's voice was heard outside the house.
"Fengjian Qingli, are you there? I'm here."
Gu Wei and Xie Ling both looked at him.
Feng Jianqingli's handsome face flushed immediately, and he waved his hands quickly, "No, it's not what you think!"
Gu Wei curled his lips, "It's okay, a gentleman loves a beautiful lady, it's normal."
He quickly pulled Xie Ling's sleeve and ran away, not wanting to disturb the young couple's world of two.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them went out, they bumped into a girl in black.
The girl was holding a bright lantern in her hand, her long hair was tied into a ponytail, her eyebrows and eyes were bright and charming, and she had a bit of heroic spirit.
Xie Ling's eyes widened, "Zhengqing?"
Wu Zhengqing didn't hear Fengjian Qingli's voice just now, and thought he was reading again, so he came in on his own initiative.
I didn't expect to meet Gu Wei and Xie Ling.
Her face instantly turned red, and she didn't know how to put down the lamp in her hand. She explained in a panic, "I just came to ask Fengjian Qingli about something, really!"
Xie Ling and Gu Wei looked at each other, nodded, and hurried away. Wu Zhengqing's anxious voice came from behind them.
"I really came here to consult about ancient martial arts!"
The two ran back to the room in one breath.
Xie Ling sighed, "First love is so beautiful. So innocent and immature."
Gu Wei asked: "How do you know they are definitely in love?"
Although Xie Ling is a straight woman, she is very knowledgeable when it comes to analyzing other people's relationships. "According to my analysis, they are probably not in a relationship, but are still in the stage of secret love.
It was so late, and in the ancient times when the law was strict, why couldn't we talk about it tomorrow, but now? So they must have chosen this time tacitly.
Besides, if they really didn’t have feelings for each other, why were they so flustered just now? Finally… Ugh!”
Gu Wei rushed forward and blocked Xie Ling's lips. The man's fresh breath instantly surrounded Xie Ling.
Xie Ling’s eyes opened wide.
Gu Wei pinched Xie Ling's waist with one hand, and he realized that he was drunk. His ink-clear peach blossom eyes seemed to be neither drunk nor drunk, but with a smile in them.
The slightly upturned corners of her eyes looked like she was smeared with rouge, her tone was seductive, and she lowered her voice: "My lady, since you are so good at analysis, why don't you analyze me, huh?"
As Gu Wei spoke, he pushed Xie Ling onto the bed behind him, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "Madam, why don't you answer me?"
Xie Ling couldn't push him away, so she asked unhappily, "What are you analyzing?"
Gu Wei kept rubbing Xie Ling, "Analyze why I love you so much."
Xie Ling chuckled, "Could it be... because I'm pretty?"
After saying this, Xie Ling felt a chill in her heart.
Gu Wei shook his head, "No."
Xie Ling supported her chin with one hand and tilted her head, "What's the reason?"
Gu Wei bit Xie Ling's ear and said, "Because it's you."
Xie Ling giggled because of the heat and patted Gu Wei's arm, "Go down quickly and have a good sleep."
Gu Wei shook his head, his voice was low and seductive, with a hint of drunkenness, "No, I want to sleep next to you."
Xie Ling had no choice but to imitate Gu Wei and bite his ear, "Can't you get down? It's so hot, how can we sleep together? If you don't get down, I'll use more force."
Gu Wei rubbed against Xie Ling even tighter, burying his head in the crook of Xie Ling's neck, "It's hot if you want it. I'll use more force if you want it. Anyway, I'm going to stick to you."
Xie Ling had no choice but to bite Gu Wei's ear hard, leaving a deep red mark, then resigned herself to her fate and pulled the quilt aside to cover it.
"Go to sleep."
Gu Wei was emboldened by the wine and supported himself on Xie Ling's sides with his hands, "You haven't kissed me yet."
Xie Ling's eyes widened, "Biting your ear is also a kiss."
Gu Wei shook his head, "No, I want a real kiss."
Xie Ling had no choice but to raise her head and kiss Gu Wei's lips.
Gu Wei took advantage of the situation, raised one hand, and held the back of Xie Ling's head with the other, deepening the kiss.
He kissed himself so hard that his breathing became disordered and his Adam's apple kept rolling up and down.
But look down.
Xie Ling was still very calm.
Her almond-shaped eyes were clear and her pretty face was cold, and she asked him in a cold tone.
"Did you kiss well?"
Gu Wei laughed, his peach blossom eyes curved, and he pinched Xie Ling's little face, saying helplessly, "A Ling, when will you grow up?"
Xie Ling turned her head and was about to speak when she suddenly felt a slight pain in her waist and a strange warm current in her lower abdomen.
She frowned. This feeling...
Gu Wei noticed Xie Ling's mood change, stopped teasing her, and immediately stood up and asked, "What's wrong, Ling?"
"Wake up, I feel like..."
Gu Wei quickly turned over and lay on the bed beside him, staring at Xie Ling nervously.
Xie Ling lifted up her skirt and looked down, only to see a few spots of red plum on the snow-white skirt.
At the age of fifteen, she finally had her period...
Immediately afterwards, her lower abdomen tightened, and her whole body seemed to be placed in a cold pond, bitter and cold, and Xie Ling's face suddenly turned pale.
This body was oppressed and bullied too much in the early years, and was soaked in cold water for a long time when it was young, so it develops slowly, has its period late, and most importantly, suffers from dysmenorrhea.
Xie Ling's body in the last days did not suffer from dysmenorrhea, and she had really never experienced this kind of pain.
The bone marrow in the veins seemed to be frozen in the coldest days of winter, and it was as if ten thousand needles were piercing me. My ten fingers clenched tightly, my whole body was tense, and I was shivering with pain.
Gu Wei looked extremely worried and immediately hugged her in his arms, saying anxiously, "What's wrong? A Ling, what's wrong with you?"
Xie Ling shook her head, closed her eyes, took out a box of painkillers and night sanitary napkins from the space, put the painkillers directly into her mouth, and gave herself a few injections, finally relieving some of the pain.
She then asked Gu Wei to go out and changed her sanitary napkin herself.
But the chill in my bones still hasn't dissipated.
I was too busy during my exile and didn't take good care of my body.
The spiritual spring water refines the external body condition and skin, but the inside still needs to be slowly taken care of.
Gu Wei was extremely anxious, and frowned, "A Ling, does it hurt? How can I help you?"
"It's okay, go to sleep, it doesn't hurt anymore."
Xie Ling answered.
At the same time, I thought to myself that I had to take good care of my body, otherwise the dysmenorrhea would be really uncomfortable.
Seeing Xie Ling covering her belly, Gu Wei stretched out his warm big hand and placed it on Xie Ling's belly, rubbing it gently.
The only sound in the quiet room was the man's low and gentle voice, as if he was coaxing a child to sleep.
"My stomach doesn't hurt anymore. Otherwise, our A-Ling wouldn't be able to sleep."
Xie Ling felt much better and gradually fell asleep.
Gu Wei didn't sleep all night.
The next day, before dawn, he ran to find Pei, hesitating for a long time and was too embarrassed to speak.
In the end, it was only after Pei slapped him twice that he had the nerve to say it out.
When Pei heard this, she was extremely worried and quickly found her sisters and collected more than a dozen methods to treat dysmenorrhea.
Gu Wei found all the ingredients and medicines in the method, made a decoction, and placed it beside Xie Ling's bed.
When Xie Ling opened her eyes, she saw a dozen steaming bowls filled with strong and bitter medicinal juice and slightly sweet brown sugar ginger water...
Then, a pair of large hands with distinct joints reached out, with a handkerchief in the palms, and a gentle voice.
"A Ling, rinse your teeth and clean your face first."
Xie Ling raised her eyes and saw Gu Wei looking at her worriedly.
She cleared her throat. "It doesn't hurt anymore."
Gu Wei's eyes lit up with joy, "That's good. But you have to drink some too. These are for conditioning the body. Once your body is healthy, you won't feel pain in the future."
Who would like to drink bitter Chinese medicine so early in the morning? Xie Ling got a headache just by smelling it, so she said in a muffled voice, "No."
Gu Wei's eyes were gentle, but his tone was unquestionable. He patted Xie Ling on the back and said, "Be good, drink the same. This one is sweet, drink this one."
Then, he handed the steaming brown sugar ginger water to Xie Ling's mouth.
Xie Ling curled her lips, met Gu Wei's gentle gaze, sighed, raised the bowl and drank it all.
Unexpectedly, it was well cooked, with a clear and sweet taste. The ginger water and brown sugar were mixed in a good ratio and were not pungent.
Of course Xie Ling didn't know that this was the final version that Gu Wei had tasted four or five times before making. It would be strange if it didn't taste good.
Including the bitter medicine that Xie Ling didn't want to drink, Gu Wei tasted them all himself.
It was already noon when I went out.
The two found that everyone except them had disappeared, and the noise of people could be heard faintly at the door.
I guess everyone is going to sell spicy seafood again.
There is still a lot of inventory from these days. If I sell all of them in two days, I can make a few hundred taels of silver.
The people of Jiaozhou are warm and generous in their love of food. As soon as the food is put up, it is snatched away again in a short while.
On the third day, all the seafood stocks were sold out, and everyone packed their luggage and prepared to go to Sinan County to accompany Gu Wei to take office as county magistrate.
Everyone was a little excited.
From now on, you will no longer have to flee from famine, be homeless, and drift with the crowd!
They can finally settle down and have a stable home!