kingnovel Chapter 249 Pei Heng is in a coma
Chapter 249 Pei Heng is in a coma
That night, the night breeze was blowing gently on the river, thousands of lights were on on the shore, and the dock was bustling with ships coming and going. The countless lights made the river surface as bright as day.
Jinkou was only a day's boat ride from Shengjing, and compared to the perpetually anxious atmosphere in Shengjing, the atmosphere in Jinkou was much more relaxed. However, there were still many more boats at the dock than usual, all leaving Shengjing to escape the disaster further south.
Songzhi Songtao stood on the deck for a while and then walked around the dock, where she saw many familiar faces.
After having dinner in the cabin, the whole family went to the deck to enjoy the night view.
"General, how about I play a piece of music to entertain you and your wife?"
Aunt Lu looked at Pei Heng, her eyes full of hope.
Pei Heng opened his mouth to refuse, but Su Li raised her hand to stop him and said:
"So good."
After saying that, he raised his eyes and signaled Aunt Lu to start.
Aunt Lu was delighted and took the qin from Xiao Cui and began to play it.
By then, there were many boats moored on the river. When the piano sounded, people on nearby boats all looked over.
"Hey, isn't that General Pei?"
"That's right! I heard that not long ago the Emperor gave the general a beautiful and talented concubine. I think she's the one playing the zither."
"She is truly a rare beauty, and she also plays the zither beautifully. This music is only heard in heaven, how often can it be heard on earth? General Pei is truly blessed!"
"Humph! In this national crisis, he, as a general, doesn't go north to fight the enemy, but instead flees south like the rest of us. What kind of hero is he!"
"Hey, how can you talk?"
"What? Am I wrong? The north has lost so much territory, and he's still here playing the piano and singing with his beautiful wife and concubines. What a nonsense!"
"..."
At first, they were all full of praise and envy, but after that person spoke, the people gathered together gradually began to keep quiet, and the topic gradually shifted to the war in the north.
For a time, everything was possible.
Pei Heng heard these words intermittently, and his hands clenched into fists under his sleeves. However, Su Li smiled and patted his hands, saying, "This is just the beginning!"
"General, I see quite a few of them are from Shengjing. We're all strangers in a foreign land, so why not invite them up here for a drink and some fun?"
Pei Heng's brows twitched, then his face brightened. "That's great." He turned around and said, "Go and invite him."
At a command, the servants and maids of the general's mansion got off the boat and went to the neighbors to invite everyone to come to the big boat for a drink and chat.
After everyone got on the boat, they all saluted Pei Heng.
"You're welcome, please take a seat. Come on, there's good food and wine waiting for you."
The deck of the ship became lively.
At the beginning, everyone was drinking and chatting in an orderly manner, and both the guests and hosts were having a great time. But after a few drinks, they started talking about current political affairs.
"I wonder if His Royal Highness Prince Su can resist the Beimang barbarians if he goes north."
"Prince Su previously trained under the Marquis of Zhenbei for half a year, and later served in the City Defense Battalion. Logically, he should be able to do it."
"Well, who knows? He used to be... hehe..."
The few of them were speechless. Every Shengjing resident had heard of Prince Su's past character. When it was mentioned now, they could only laugh.
"Ah!"
Suddenly there was a commotion at the table, and a strong man stood up with a loud noise and overturned the table.
"A real man shouldn't go to the front lines to fight the enemy, but instead he's here eating, drinking, and having fun, talking nonsense and harming the country! Go kill the enemy if you have the guts! Pei Heng, I used to respect you as a man, but I never thought you'd be such a person!"
The man was obviously drunk, his rough face was flushed red, and his voice was as rough as a bull.
"My dear fellow, you have drunk too much."
A fair-skinned man next to him advised.
"Get lost! I'm not drunk! I just don't like it and I want to curse Pei Heng! What?! Are you going to hit me?"
It was obvious that this man did not come alone. Many of his people were at the table. With his roar, his companions all stood up.
The fair-skinned man also got angry.
"How can you be so stubborn and refuse to listen? General Pei served the country so well in the past, and he was tortured by illness for three years. He is only now recovering. How can you bear to let him go to the front lines right after his injury?"
"Bah! So what if he's injured or disabled?! Isn't he able to eat and drink well now, and has women on his left and right? Even if he doesn't go to the front lines, he can still do something for the country! Look at this family, they don't look like they are in the face of national crisis at all!"
"What a fucking banquet! I asked you to treat me to a banquet! A banquet! And playing the piano! And beautiful wives and concubines! Pah!"
The man suddenly jumped up, picked up the weapon at hand and smashed it towards the fair-skinned man.
All of a sudden, the scene on the deck became chaotic.
"Stop it all!"
Pei Heng was also drunk. He left Su Li and staggered into the chaos with the wine jug in his hand.
"what!"
The fair-skinned man was hit on the head and fell in front of Aunt Lu with blood all over his body. She was so scared that she screamed and turned around to run into the cabin.
The chaos behind him was even worse. The hairy-faced man was drunk and was holding up the table. I don't know what happened, but suddenly there were several loud thuds and several people fell off the deck.
"Oh no! The general fell into the water!"
"Come quickly, help!"
For a moment, the deck was in chaos.
Aunt Lu wanted to look out to see what was going on, but suddenly a bloody hand stretched out from beside her. The white-faced man was covered in blood. He had crawled to her side without her knowing when, and was now climbing up her skirt, shouting:
"Help me! Help me!"
Aunt Lu was so frightened that she kicked several times, but the man pulled her ankle and knocked her to the ground with a thud, causing her to faint.
It was unknown how long it took before Aunt Lu slowly woke up.
She had returned to her room in the cabin. All she saw was a green curtain. The room was quiet, as if everything that had just happened on the deck was a dream.
She opened her eyes and felt a pain in her forehead. It took her a long time to react and she shouted:
"General! General!"
Xiao Cui immediately appeared beside the bed, took her hand and said:
"Auntie, the general..."
"What's wrong, General?"
"The general was hit several times by the drunken and troublesome man, and then fell into the river. The lady and her men took a long time to pull him out. But, but..."
Xiao Cui hesitated.
"But what? Why don't you tell me?"
Aunt Lu sat up suddenly.
"The general was hit on the head and is currently unconscious. Mr. Fei said that the general has suffered new injuries before the old ones have healed. I'm afraid the situation is not so optimistic."
Aunt Lu's heart skipped a beat.
"What do you mean by not so optimistic?"
"It's possible that I'll remain lying there forever. Whether I wake up or not depends on God's will."