After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Yi Ping explained: "We packed up our things in Nancheng and hired a carriage to transport them to the capital. They should arrive today."

Did logistics and express delivery exist in ancient times? This businessman is really smart!

Jinping saw the breakfast on the table, sat down and said, "Hurry up and finish breakfast, then we'll go to the front yard to see if the carriage has arrived."

After Jinping finished speaking, he picked up the chicken noodle soup in front of him and started eating it in big mouthfuls.

Yi Ping exclaimed, "That was the chicken noodle soup that Ankang made specially for my second sister. Why did you eat it?"

"Can't you eat it?" Jinping slurped the noodles into his mouth, then pushed half a bowl of noodles in front of me and said, "I only took a bite, there's still a lot, you can eat it."

I looked at the greasy chicken soup and immediately lost my appetite. I said, "You eat it. I'll just have some porridge."

Yiping rolled his eyes at Jinping, poured me a bowl of porridge, sat down with me and started eating breakfast.

After a while, Ankang came in, bowed to us, and said, "Master, Master, Miss, the young man in the lower room in the backyard said that he would be arranged to live in the front yard. Should he be arranged to live in the same room with me, or in another side room?"

Only then did I remember to bring Wei Chang to live in the front yard. If Ankang hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten about it.

I quickly said, "Please arrange another side room for him. I will ask him to teach me Kung Fu in the future. Please treat him with respect."

Ankang suddenly realized and said, "Oh, so it's the master's master. I understand. I will definitely arrange the best room for the master."

The master has already called out, but I don’t know whether Wei Chang will agree.

I looked outside the door feeling a little guilty. What if Wei Chang didn't agree to teach me martial arts? Then I would not be able to keep this lie.

Yi Ping saw Ankang leaving and whispered, "Second sister, is that the person Ankang was talking about just now?"

Yi Ping made a gesture of wiping his neck while speaking.

Jinping was confused and asked, "What is it?"

Yiping rolled his eyes at Jinping again and said, "What does this have to do with you? Just eat your food, and we'll leave after you finish."

When Jinping heard this, he immediately started eating again with big mouthfuls.

In his heart, nothing is more important than having a meal. Even if the sky falls, he will finish his meal and make up for it later!

After breakfast, the three of us went to see Wei Chang together.

Ankang made thoughtful arrangements and arranged Wei Chang to live in a side room next to Jinping's house.

The room is sunny and dry, and the courtyard gate can be seen from the open window.

Wei Chang's scarred face had long been disguised as a middle-aged man with a dark complexion. He was wearing a coarse cloth long coat, just like an ordinary person, and looked much friendlier.

Even Yi Ping affectionately called him Uncle Wei when he saw him.

Wei Chang looked much better, and he was willing to take medicine and eat. I felt relieved to see that he no longer had the intention to commit suicide.

When we came out of Wei Chang's house, it was already noon and the sun was shining warmly. An autumn breeze blew, and a few yellow leaves floated down above our heads.

I reached out and caught a piece, put it under my nose and smelled it, and it actually had a faint fragrance.

Yiping snatched the leaves from my hand and said, "Second sister, why do you smell everything? What if it's poisonous?"

"Smell" is a compulsory course for every Chinese medicine practitioner. No matter whether I see a plant I know or not, I habitually smell it.

I looked at the leaf in Yiping's hand. It was oval in shape, the size of a palm, with fine serrations on the edges. The leaf had turned yellow and the veins were particularly prominent.

I looked up at the big tree perched on the edge of the courtyard wall, and I felt like I had smelled this faint fragrance somewhere before.

Yi Ping pushed me and said, "Second sister, you are not really poisoned, are you? Why are you silent?"

Before I could say anything, Jinping scolded me, "Don't talk nonsense. Second sister is weak. What if something happens next if you keep talking nonsense?"

Yi Ping rolled his eyes and said, "Even if I don't say anything, what's going to happen will still happen."

When Jinping heard this, he glared at her and wanted to scold her, but I quickly said, "I'm fine, I'm fine, I was just lost in thought."

Yiping took my arm and said, "What are you thinking about so intently?"

I pointed at the tree and said, "I've never seen a tree like this before. I just think it's strange."

Yi Ping threw the leaves in his hand and said, "What's so special about this tree? I saw that there are only two or three of them planted in this mansion. At first I thought the smell of this tree was strange and pleasant, but the servants told me that the fragrance of this tree can repel and kill insects, but it cannot be mixed with Aconitum, otherwise it will be poisonous. So don't take everything to smell it, or no one will know if you are poisoned."

Aconitum?

What kind of tree is this?

I know at least thousands of plant species, and after searching through all my memories, I am pretty sure I have never seen this kind of tree.

Is it possible that the trees from ancient times do not exist in modern times?

I always feel that the scent of this tree gives me a sense of familiarity, but I can't remember where I have smelled it.

I suspect that my memory has deteriorated, otherwise I would remember the source of anything I smelled before.

Before I could come up with a conclusion, Yiping dragged me away.

Because a servant in the front yard came to report that the carriage carrying our delivery had arrived.

We rushed to the front yard and saw that the things Yiping had sent were neatly placed in the hall. Bao Youli, the head steward, and two servants were helping to count them.

When Bao Youli saw us coming, he quickly walked up to us holding a booklet, bowed to us, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao and Miss Zhao San, we have finished counting the items in the carriage. Please take a look."

Yi Ping didn't expect that they had to trouble the butler to help count the worthless things they sent. He bowed to Bao Youli and said, "Thank you for your hard work, butler Bao. These things are worthless, so there is no need to register them."

Bao Youli smiled and said, "It's not hard. Everything that comes to your house needs to be registered. Otherwise, if it gets lost, it will be bad."

After Bao Youli finished speaking, he handed the booklet to me, bowed to us, and stepped back.

I looked at the booklet and saw that every item was clearly registered. I couldn't help but exclaim, "This is a professional butler."

Yi Ping said, "These boxes of junk would be thrown on the street and no one would want them. I feel embarrassed to bother the butler to help count them. Why do you two act like nothing happened?"

Jinping said, "If you don't count the things that come into the mansion, what if you wrongly accuse him of missing something? Wouldn't he be at a greater disadvantage?"

Yiping glared at Jinping and said, "You are the only one who can do this!"

I looked at them with a headache and said, "Can you two stop arguing every time you talk? It makes my head buzz."