Chapter 51: The girl who risked her life to protect the cat
As soon as he returned to Chang'an, it rained heavily, and Li Chengqian was in a bad mood.
Li Chengqian held his chin with one hand and talked about chess with Qing Porcelain in the car.
Qingci's chess skills were not high, and he was always defeated by Li Chengqian.
But such a game without an opponent really made Li Chengqian realize what it means to be "invincible, and naturally boring".
What’s the point of playing a chess game without an opponent?
But Qingci was so sweaty that his forehead was covered with sweat.
Before, she had only heard that His Highness had extraordinary chess skills, but now she was really convinced.
Often you end up in defeat if you don't pay attention.
"Are you sure you're here?"
Li Chengqian gave him a slap. .??.
Qing Ci observed the chessboard layout and nodded firmly: "OK."
"Then I'm going to win."
After finishing his words, Li Chengqian raised his hand to end this boring game.
Unexpectedly, the driver driving the carriage suddenly stopped suddenly.
With the neighing of the horses, Li Chengqian and Qing Ci rolled into a ball in the carriage.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, are you okay?"
Qing Ci covered her head and got up, asking hurriedly.
"Get off me and I'll be fine."
Li Chengqian's small eight-year-old body couldn't help but struggle. At this time, he was hit and pressed again and again, and he almost traveled through time again.
Qing Ci hurriedly got up from Li Chengqian's body, her face filled with self-blame.
Li Chengqian raised his hand to take off a chess piece stuck to his face, then pushed the car door open and said dissatisfied: "What are you doing, frizzy?"
Seeing Li Chengqian's anger, Zhao Shi, who was driving the car, shrank his neck: "Your Highness, someone suddenly ran out in front, I...I..."
"That's all."
"Where are the people?"
Li Chengqian waved his hand randomly and looked up.
When he lowered his head, he saw a thin figure lying not far from his carriage.
Seeing this, Li Chengqian glared at Zhao Shi: "What are you waiting for? Go and save people!"
"Ouch~oh..." > Only then did Zhao Shi react, jumped off the carriage and stumbled towards the fallen man.
When Zhao Shi came closer, he realized that she was still a little girl.
At this time, her body huddled up and lay motionless in the middle of the road.
Could it be that he is dead...
Zhao Shi was shocked.
He didn't hit her either.
Zhao Shi quickly raised his hand to test her breathing.
Feeling the slightest warmth, Zhao Shi breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at Li Chengqian: "Your Highness, you are still alive."
"When did Your Highness lose his temper?"
After hearing what Li Chengqian said, Zhao Shi realized that he had made a mistake.
Just when he was about to apologize, Li Chengqian waved his hands indiscriminately and said, "Okay, stop talking nonsense and quickly bring the people with you. I'll be out of breath here in the rain for a while."
Zhao Shi responded and immediately wanted to pick up the little girl.
As a result, no matter how hard he tried, the girl curled up tightly, as if to protect something in her arms.
Zhao Shi carried her to the carriage with great difficulty.
But at this time, Zhao Shi looked at Li Chengqian hesitantly.
Is it really okay to let a strange girl ride in the same carriage as His Highness?
Why would Li Chengqian care so much?
After all, human life is at stake.
"What are you looking at?"
"Send it up."
With Li Chengqian's words, Zhao Shi didn't care so much and sent the girl into the carriage.
The rags the girl wore made her look like a little beggar.
After feeling the warmth inside the carriage, the girl's tightly curled body finally relaxed.
Meow……
With the cry of a kitten, Li Chengqian saw that there was a little yellow kitten in the girl's arms.
"It's also a
A kind girl."
"Even if I faint, I still have to protect this kitten."
Li Chengqian raised his hand to pick up the little kitten and held it in his arms, gently stroking the cat's hair.
At this time, I don't know if she heard a cat meowing or something, but the girl suddenly opened her eyes.
But after just opening it for a moment, her eyes closed again...
But she still saw a richly dressed boy holding a cat in front of her.
…
Return to the palace.
Li Chengqian immediately sent someone to fetch a doctor.
After the doctor made the diagnosis, he cupped his hands and said to Li Chengqian: "Your Highness, this girl has weak bones and is infected with wind and cold. She can give her some decoction and nurse her back to health for a while."
"Thank you."
Li Chengqian took out a small sling of copper coins from his pocket and stuffed it into the doctor's hand.
The doctor quickly thanked him, and then Xiao Chuzi was sent out of the house.
Looking at the little girl lying on the bed, Li Chengqian sighed.
Children who grow up in modern times with no worries about food and clothing can never imagine how children from poor families lived in ancient times.
Last winter, a group of refugees came to Chang'an City. Li Chengqian saw such a miserable scene with his own eyes.
It was snowing heavily and the ground was covered with frost. Many old people and children were wearing only single clothes and shivering next to a small fire to keep warm.
Those children had frostbite on their hands and faces, and their hungry eyes stared blankly at the bowl of cold thin porridge, as if it was their only hope.
"What a poor man."
"But who in this world is not a poor person?"
Li Chengqian scratched the kitten's chin: "No matter whether it is suffering or blessings, a person can never blame his parents in heaven and earth."
What's more, there are many people like this in this world...
As modern people, the longer we live in this world, the more we realize how difficult it was for the ancients.
Li Chengqian looked up at the sky with firm eyes.
"No matter what, the south-to-north grain diversion must be implemented." Now that we have come to this world, we have to change something.
It does not mean that everyone in the world will have enough to eat and make money, but at least it will prevent people from freezing to death and starving to death.
Not long after, Qing Ci walked into the room carrying the cooked soup.
Supported by Qinghe, Qingci put the soup into the girl's mouth one spoonful at a time.
As soon as the decoction was taken into her mouth, the girl choked and woke up.
When she opened her eyes and saw that she was lying on an extremely comfortable couch, she even felt that she was dreaming.
She turned around and saw two fairies-like women standing in front of the bed.
Seeing her eyes open, Qinghe said excitedly: "Wake up, wake up, Your Highness, she's awake!"
"Okay, okay, I understand."
After Li Chengqian rolled his eyes, he walked to the bed, looked at the girl and asked, "How do you feel? Are you feeling better?"
The girl nodded timidly.
Then he looked at his arms in panic.
She clearly remembered that she went to feed the cat. Where was the cat?
"Here it is."
Even if she thought with her toes, she knew what she was looking for.
Li Chengqian handed the little kitten in his arms to the girl: "I just had a full meal and is sleeping soundly."
The girl glanced at Li Chengqian and blushed slightly: "Thank you... thank you..."
"There's nothing to thank."
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Drink the medicine first and then talk."
Hearing this, Qingci continued to give her medicine.
But this time, the girl didn't drink it. She glanced at the medicine bowl, and then looked at Li Chengqian timidly: "This medicine...is very expensive?"
"Expensive, of course it's expensive."
Li Chengqian tilted his head and said, "There are more than thirty copper coins."
Thirty or so copper coins?
Doesn’t it mean that you have to work for a whole month to earn it?
The girl was so frightened that she didn't even dare to look at the medicine bowl, let alone drink the medicine.