Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

The fourteenth day of the first lunar month,

Late Si hour (11 a.m.)

Quyuan Street

Yong Yi Hou Mansion

The dazzling sunshine shone in Xu Zaijing's yard,

The grape trellis in the yard blocked some sunlight, leaving shadows of branches scattered across the stone floor.

In the main house passing through the grape trellis,

The light outside the house shines through the thin window paper, making the room very bright.

The earth dragon that was still burning made the grass and clouds and flowers in the room, which were doing needlework near the window, very thick.

In the room, beautiful fish were swimming carefree in a very clean fish tank, causing ripples on the water from time to time.

"Hua Xiang, let's go see if the young master's tea soup needs to be replenished."

Hearing Yun Xiang's words, Hua Xiang nodded, put down the silver-white brocade cloak in her hand, and gently opened the door to the study.

Xu Zaijing in the study raised his head and glanced at the flower at the door and thought: "There is still tea soup, no need to come over."

"Yes, sir."

Hua Xiang bowed behind the door and then withdrew. She closed the door and walked back to Qingcao and Yun Xiang, shook her head, sat down again and picked up the brocade cloak.

After embroidering a few stitches, Hua Xiang looked at Yun on the side and thought, "Sister, how many words do you have left?"

The light-colored brocade cloak in the hand of sister Yun Xiang was exactly the same as Hua Xiang's. After unfolding it, she looked at it and said, "There are two left."

My younger sister Hua Xiang nodded and looked at Qingcao: "Sister Qingcao, what about you?"

Qingcao smiled: "I also have two left."

As he spoke, Qingcao unfolded the green brocade cloak in his hand. The green brocade was embroidered with silver-white silk thread with the sentence "The green grass warms the sleep of the yellow calf".

Yun Xiang and Hua Xiang's silver-white cloaks were embroidered with green silk thread with the phrase "Yun Xiang's clothes and flowers are like their faces, and the spring breeze blows the sills and the dew is rich."

When the three female servants were about to embroider the remaining two words,

When cutting the embroidery thread with scissors,

Xu Zaijing opened the door of the study and walked out, still holding the empty teacup in his hand.

After glancing at the three female servants in the room who spread their cloaks and admired them, he filled the tea cup and prepared to go back to the study.

As soon as he took a step, Xu Zaijing stopped, turned his head and looked at the cloaks in the hands of the three female envoys and said, "Why don't these words look like my master's handwriting? They look a bit like Uncle Sheng's handwriting." !”

Hearing this, the three female envoys looked at Xu Zaijing and smiled.

"Sir, this is what we asked Miss Minglan to write two days ago. Does it look good?"

Xu Zaijing looked at it carefully and nodded: "Yes, it is better than what I wrote!"

Yun Xiangfu, who was next to Qingcao, bowed and smiled and said: "Master, your handwriting is also very good! But the strokes are too sharp, and the slaves are afraid that they won't be able to hold down such good handwriting."

The corners of Xu Zaijing's mouth rose slightly, with an almost invisible smile on his face. He stretched out his index finger and nodded in the air before walking back to the study.

When Xu Zaijing's figure disappeared from the door,

Hua Xiang and Qing Cao looked at each other and said, "Sister, you still know how to speak!"

"You three girls, Brother Qingyun is back and said he has something to report."

The mother of the Xu family said in a medium-sized voice at the door.

"I know, thank you for your hard work, Mom."

Qingcao stood up and shouted outside.

As he spoke, Qingcao nodded towards Yunxiang and Huaxiang, motioned for her to find Qingyun, then put the newly made cloak on his forearm and walked towards the outside.

Arrived outside,

The temperature dropped sharply,

Qingcao quickly put on his cloak and passed under the grape trellis in the yard, heading towards the entrance of the yard.

"Brother Qingyun!"

Qingcao looked at Qingyun, who was well-dressed and wearing leather ear protection, and shouted with a smile.

"Sister-in-law Hua Qing has been so old for so many months, and she has made new clothes for Brother Qingyun? It looks really good!"

Hearing Qingcao's words, Qingyun touched the clothes on his face with a happy face, and then said seriously: "Sister Qingcao, please tell the young master, the Shen family brother is still not feeling well, and there is no chance to participate in the Lantern Festival banquet. "

Qingcao put away her smile and nodded solemnly: "I understand, Brother Qingyun."

Qingyun nodded: "Okay, then I'll get busy."

Qingcao nodded and returned to the house through the grape trellis.

Xu Zaijing, who was reading in the study, nodded after listening to Qingcao's words and said: "Qingcao finds time to tell Qingyun that next time something happens, just come to the yard and report it. I'm not married yet."

"Yes, sir."

Not at the right time (2 p.m.)

This is the time when the sun is at its strongest.

In the Xu family racecourse,

Xu Zaijing was taking a walk on his first horse,

This horse is younger than Xu Zaijing, but it is still fourteen years old. It is already in the horse's late prime.

There are too many horses and horses in the Xu family's stables, and they are rarely ridden by Xu Zaijing.

Its owner Xu Zaijing's eldest wife is still missing, but this horse has grandchildren.

When Xu Zaijing rode this horse around the racecourse, the strong stallion neighed in the fence from time to time, quite vying for favor.

After running two laps,

Qingyun's figure appeared next to the wooden house on the sidelines,

Xu Zaijing urged the horse to run a few steps and came to the wooden house. He dismounted and patted the panting horse's neck, then looked at Qingyun and said, "What's wrong?"

"Sir, the soldiers around the eldest master said that brother Yu Huguang Yu has returned to Beijing!"

Xu Zaijing was stunned: "When you arrive in Bianjing at this time, did you set off years ago?"

Qingyun nodded.

"Do you know why you are so anxious?" Xu Zaijing asked.

"Sir, I haven't asked much about this!"

Xu Zaijing raised his chin.

Qingyun understood and handed over, turned around and left to find out the news.

An hour later,

Xu Zaijing was in the stable looking at the offspring of Liju and Longju, which was also the young mare that was about to be sent to Huyan's house.

Not long after it was born, this pony has already shown its handsome appearance.

"Young master, go to the Yu family and ask for details! The old medical officer of the Yu family was not feeling well a few years ago, so the Yu family quickly sent a letter to Brother Yu asking him to return to Bianjing."

Xu Zaijing nodded.

Speaking of which, Xu Zaijing, the old medical officer of Yu, had also seen it.

When Xu Zaijing blocked the sweeping flag pole outside the Shenbo Temple, this old medical officer was one of the three doctors who examined Xu Zaijing's injuries.

"Have you asked the Yu family if they need any medicinal materials?"

Qingyun shook his head: "The Yu family has been a medical officer for many years. He has a lot of medicinal materials at home. When I asked, the Yu family manager said that he thanked our family for their kindness, so he might not use them."

Xu Zaijing touched the pony's chin and walked out of the stable. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Let Qingcao go to the warehouse to get a good golden ginseng. You can protect her. It's a token of our gratitude."

"Yes, sir."

Although it is early spring

But when it was time to turn on the lamp, it was still chilly.

Medical officer Yujia,

The old medical officer Yu, who used to have a rosy complexion and fair hair, is now lying on the bed in the bedroom with dark circles under his eyes.

Bright candles were lit on the table outside,

Yu Huguang, who looked tired, was sitting on the chair next to the table.

Beside him were three stewards of the Yu family holding wooden boxes. The wooden boxes were made of expensive materials, and it looked like they contained good things.

Yu Huguang stretched out his hand, and the steward handed the wooden box into his hand.

But when the wooden box was opened in Yu Huguang's hands, Yu Huguang inspected it by candlelight and just shook his head.

I checked several wooden boxes,

When Yu Huguang reached out his hand again, there was no feeling of the wooden box being handed to his hand.

Yu Huguang looked sideways: "No more?"

The steward of the Yu family nodded with an ugly expression: "Sir, these are the ginseng sent by other companies and our family's collection."

Yu Huguang sighed somewhat uncomfortably, closed his eyes for a while and then said, "I'll go to another house and ask."

After saying that, he stood up,

Maybe it was because I woke up violently and was traveling for days.

Yu Huguang stood up and shook his whole body.

Even the candles on the table began to shake.

The three stewards of the Yu family hurriedly stepped forward to support them. One of them said:

"Sir, our ginseng is the best. My old master needs the best ginseng, which can change his life. Where can you ask?"

"Who will give or sell the real ones?"

"I know but always give it a try!"

After Yu Huguang calmed down, he thought about the dignitaries his grandfather had helped, and seemed to have a goal in mind: "Go, prepare your horses! I'm going to Prince Kang's Mansion!"

The steward who was supporting Yu Huguang said with some annoyance:

"Sir! My old master sent me to Prince Kang's Mansion before, just to ask for a life-saving precious ginseng beard! But"

As he said that, the steward seemed to have thought of something and was about to speak.

But after looking at the direction of the old medical officer's bedroom, he slapped his thigh heavily in anger and depression: "Alas!"

Hearing this, Yu Huguang frowned even more.

Whether it was because he was tired on the way home or because he felt sorry for his grandfather, Yu Huguang's eyes were a little cloudy and he was uneasy. He said with a tone full of discomfort: "I'll ask again!"

As he said that, he started to walk out.

In the courtyard of the Yu family,

The boy carried a lantern and walked in front of Qingyun, talking.

"Sir, after he got home, he went to the old master's house to check his pulse without even taking a sip of water. Now he is checking the treasures at home and prescribing medicine for the old master."

"The young master is back, and we feel that we have support in our hearts."

Qingyun held a wooden box about the same width as his waist and nodded: "Before, in Bianjing, some relatives and friends were cured by Brother Yu! Later, when I came to serve under the Marquis, I even saw Brother Yu's superb medical skills. No, Shao Paoze is only able to survive because of him!"

The Yu family boy nodded, his eyes filled with pride.

"Sir, the little brother Qingyun next to Yongyi Hou Xu Jiawulang is here!"

Hearing the boy's voice, Yu Huguang, who was standing at the table, was stunned.

"Please!"

After Yu Huguang finished speaking for a moment,

Qingyun then walked in holding the wooden box.

Seeing the wooden box in Qingyun's hand, the three stewards around Yu Huguang looked at each other and sighed softly.

The Yu family has been a medical officer for many years, and the collection of medicinal materials in the family may be better than that of some ordinary noble families. This thing sent by the Xu family

"Brother Yu, this is my young master's wish."

When Qingyun placed the wooden box on the table, he looked with some surprise at the several ginseng trees placed in the wooden box under the candlelight.

"Young master said, if you need any help, just ask, he will definitely help!"

Yu Huguang patted Qingyun's arm and nodded heavily. With a smile on his face, he nodded and said, "Wu Lang is interested. Qingyun will go back and thank him for me."

"Brother Yu, don't worry, I will definitely convey it! Then, I'll take my leave!"

Yu Huguang turned his head and looked at the housekeeper at home and said, "Give me a gift!"

The steward should be bowing down.

When Qingyun leaves the room,

Yu Huguang sat back in his chair and looked at the only unopened wooden box on the table in front of him.

When the steward opened his mouth to speak, Yu Huguang had already opened the wooden box gently.

"Hiss! This..."

The steward looked at the precious ginseng revealed in the wooden box under the candlelight, and took a breath unconsciously.

Yu Huguang looked up and down at the precious ginseng. Although his face was tired, his eyes were no longer turbid, but bright with hope.

"Go! Get the medicine!"

The next day,

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month,

The Lantern Festival,

On the streets of Bianjing, there were many lanterns of various shapes that had not been lit, either placed or hung.

In the open space outside Xuande Gate, which was the most lively during the Lantern Festival,

Although the lanterns had not been lit, there were still many wealthy people in Bianjing playing nearby, looking at the lanterns in front of the imperial city that were more complicated and gorgeous than in previous years. .

At the beginning of noon (around 11 a.m.)

On the top floor of a restaurant with the best view of the lanterns,

Wei Fangzhi was playing the pipa in her arms, and the soothing and pleasant sound of the pipa flowed slowly in the private room.

The noble ladies in Bianjing sat around the stove, talking to their friends from time to time.

Chai Zhengzheng sat in the main seat,

and smiled at a certain daughter of a noble family who looked at her from time to time, and sometimes raised her glass to drink a sip of fruit wine from afar.

The maid Yunmu walked slowly to Chai Zhengzheng, squatted down and whispered a few words in Chai Zhengzheng's ear.

Chai Zhengzheng looked towards the entrance of the private room and saw the nearsighted Li family's fifth wife walking in with a girl with red eyes.

Behind them were their personal maids.

Chai Zhengzheng nodded and whispered, "Please ask Miss Shen to sit next to me, next to Tingyi."

"Yes, Miss."

When Yunmu went to invite people,

Chai Zhengzheng whispered to Tingyi,

When Li Jiawu Niang brought Miss Shen over, Tingyi said a few words to her with great care.

After Miss Shen sat down, many eyes looked over.

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and introduced loudly, "Everyone, the one sitting next to me is Miss Shen, and her father is Mr. Shen."

Although her eyes were red and her dress was not up to par with the recent popular styles in Bianjing, it was obvious that this Miss Shen had a strict education in the boudoir.

After hearing Chai Zhengzheng's introduction, Miss Shen stood up and responded politely.

After Miss Shen sat back in her seat, she relaxed a little. As Tingyi and Li Jiawu Niang talked to her from time to time, she gradually talked more.

While talking to her peers, Miss Shen curiously looked at a noble lady sitting opposite her, who looked at her with a different look than others.

The lady was dressed very elegantly, but her expression was a little sad.

Seeing Miss Shen looking at her, the lady forced a smile and nodded at her.

After talking for a while,

Chai Zhengzheng glanced at Zheng Ni and said, "Sisters, let's go to the side hall to have dinner."

After that, he glanced at Gu Tingyi.

Tingyi nodded and leaned into Miss Shen's ear and said, "Sister Hezhen, let's walk slower and tell me about the scenery in the south of the Great Zhou."

Shen Hezhen pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.

Soon,

everyone got up and left.

Gu Tingyi and Zheng Ni, who also stayed behind, nodded, and walked a few steps quickly, leaving Shen Hezhen behind, while Zheng Ni came over with the maid.

Seeing Gu Tingyi and his maids separating the two from the "large army" in front, the maid next to Shen Hezhen said with some vigilance: "Miss, what are you doing?"

She also glanced at the sturdy maid next to Zheng Ni.

The Zheng family is a military family, and there is no shortage of maids who are good at martial arts in the family.

The maid behind Zheng Ni bowed and said, "Miss, don't get me wrong. We are from the Zheng family. This is our girl."

Hearing this,

Shen Hezhen looked at Zheng Ni in surprise: "You are the sister of the Zheng family. You are the one who discussed marriage with my brother."

Zheng Ni nodded and looked at the girl of the Shen family and said, "Is He Rui okay?"

Shen Hezhen felt her eyes warm and shook her head with some tears in her tone: "My brother is not well. Although my father has invited many imperial doctors, the old doctor Yu, who is the most powerful in treating diseases of the five internal organs in the capital, is ill in bed."

When Zheng Ni heard this, tears also appeared in her eyes. At this time last year, she went to visit the lanterns with Shen Herui, but at this time this year,

When Zheng Ni was about to comfort Shen Hezhen, a maid from the Shen family ran up quickly. After walking to Shen Hezhen, she panted and said, "Miss, there was a message from home saying that the old doctor Yu woke up!"

In the palace,

Zhao Fang glanced at the After taking a look at the eunuch who was being caned, he turned his head and said to Qingyun beside him: "What's going on over there?"

Qingyun bowed his head and said: "Your Highness, there is an eunuch in the palace who concealed the fact that he was not properly storing medicinal materials, and he is being punished by the chief eunuch beside His Majesty!"

Zhao Fang looked at Qingyun in confusion and said: "What medicinal materials?"

"It was because His Majesty learned that the old medical officer Yu was ill, and he specially allocated the extra precious ginseng, but it was infested with insects and lost its medicinal effect! It almost caused the old medical officer to become seriously ill and not be treated. If it weren't for Lord Shen begging His Majesty, His Majesty would not know about this!"

Zhao Fang nodded after listening to Qingyun: "How is the emperor going to punish the eunuch?"

"His Majesty said to fight ten backs."

After Qingyun finished speaking, he felt that the atmosphere around him was a little tense.

Then Qingyun heard the sound of Zhao Fang shaking his sleeves: "Such a dereliction of duty happened in such an important place. If my father and mother... bah bah bah bah!"

Zhao Fang took a long breath and walked quickly towards the emperor.

When he saw the emperor, Zhao Fang bowed and said, "Father! I think it would be better to kill the dereliction of duty eunuch to serve as a warning to others!"