sunset fever

Broken Porcelain Jar

After the celebration banquet, Yi Yi had to see him off

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On the first day when she came to Tao Lan Restaurant, Xiao Tanqing was lured to work in the kitchen. First, she looked cautious, and second, her cooking skills were indeed not bad. The sun made her dizzy. From the yard to the house, Xiao Tanqing Qing greeted everyone in the kitchen.

There is not too much noise here, most of the people who do things just concentrate on their work, there is a mother who is also the chef's helper, she suppresses her voice, and talks to a servant who is picking vegetables at the side.

"I've been here for a long time, and I know everything. Originally, the year before last, this was the man's house. He left later, and now he's back."

The vegetable-picking servant found a shade under the eaves. With her legs up, she tore off the leaves of the cabbage and built half a wooden basin. She opened her eyes and asked the mother, "Who is the other one?"

"It's a prince," the mother swallowed dryly, and wiped her hands on the apron twice. She went to the side, brought over a basket of fish that had been washed, and placed it on the board at the entrance, whispering. , "It's actually not the prince, I know him, he will always come at that time, with chariots and horses and guards, do you think he is the prince?"

Xiao Tanqing washed the cloth under her hands, bowed her head, but as soon as the woman said this, her heart tightened instantly, and she felt uncomfortable everywhere.

Is it Yan Xiu and Chen Biyi?Maybe yes.Xiao Tanqing wore a coarse cloth dress, which made it easier to work and was not afraid of contamination. She washed and wrung out all the drawer cloths, put them on plates, and took them to the yard to dry.

When Xiao Tanqing came in again, the cook in front of the stove urged her to bring salt from the jar, Xiao Tanqing said "yes", and took the empty blue-gray porcelain jar, and went to the jar to remove the salt.

She is not familiar with this place, and she is still groping, looking for a big jar of salt.

At this time, the servant by the door asked, "Who is your lord? What's your last name?"

"You are so confused. After these days, the master's surname is not clear. The surname is Yan, remember it well."

If you don't listen carefully, no one will care about the servant and mother's trivial gossip. Xiao Tanqing's heart was shaken violently, and she didn't have a grip on her hand. So, the pot fell down, and it fell to the ground with the wind.

It must be torn apart. After all, it is only the most fragile porcelain. At this moment, everyone looked over. Xiao Tanqing was embarrassed and scared. Another part of her mind was separated, and she was still thinking about the newcomer here. Is it Yan Xiu?

The cook is straight-tempered, he glanced at it once, and was taking care of the pot on the stove, he said: "The dishes are going to burn, what should I do."

Elsewhere, a helper has already handed over salt in a bowl.

Xiao Tanqing said: "My hands shook a bit, I'm really sorry, please forgive me, I will go buy duck eggs later, and buy a new one on the street."

Her voice became smaller and smaller, and the mother on the side asked her: "Isn't she from the capital? You can't listen to the words."

"I... I come from Fushan."

Xiao Tanqing didn't want to be the focus, but she couldn't resist everyone's gaze. She squatted down, picked up the larger pieces of broken porcelain, and went to the yard to find a dustpan and a broom.

The mother actually chased him out, holding up two fish-smelling hands, and said, "It's not easy for people from Fushan to come from such a long distance."

It was only then that Xiao Tanqing dared to raise his eyes to look at her, put on a wry smile, and said, "I'm here to find a husband, and I want to do something so that I can be more stable."

"Oh," the mother understood what she said, so she stopped asking. She changed the subject and said, "You don't need to buy new jars. There are a bunch of them in the warehouse. I'll take you there in a while, and you can find a suitable one."

"Then I should lose money, money."

"No, you were careless, I know."

That mother is indeed a good person, and Xiao Tanqing understood, so he saluted and thanked her. Then, she went to the street to buy duck eggs, so she took a basket and a cover, and before she left, she was thirsty and went to the well to find a servant who carried water. , asked for a bowl of water to drink.

Originally, she wanted to go out through the small gate, but it was blocked tightly by the carriages that came to deliver flowers, plants and fertilizers. Xiao Tanqing didn't dare to squeeze, so she just got out of the yard and looked for the direction of the gate, which she was not familiar with at all.

After passing the lakeside, go outside again, go up several steps, and pass through two corridors.

Suddenly there was a voice behind him, calling very softly: "Tanqing?"

Xiao Tanqing knew it was Yan Xiu, she knew before she turned her head that her knees were a little weak, she didn't know whether she should be thankful or not.

So he turned around and saluted, and said, "My lord, it's me."

Having not seen each other for a long time, Xiao Tanqing looked at Yan Xiu and said, "I came here to make a living, settle down, and find Geng Sheng meticulously."

"Where's Kongqing?"

"In Maple Valley, Geng Sheng's master's house."

When the voice fell, Xiao Tanqing's tears fell first. She was a child adoptive wife, she was once a servant, and then became a wife. Now, she is no longer a wife.

Yan Xiu advised her softly: "Don't cry, and don't look for him."

"why?"

Xiao Tanqing persisted until now, knowing that she had no way out, she was even a little angry about this kind of persuasion.

The wind is hot, coming from outside in the shade and going further.

Yan Xiu sighed, and said in a low voice: "I didn't tell you at that time, but I was worried about you and Kong Qing. Yan You stabbed Chen Liuyuan with a sword in Chunqi Mountain, and even turned against me for revenge. Do you still want to find him?"

There was no sense of attack in her tone, but Xiao Tanqing seemed to be pierced by thousands of arrows. Her chest hurt and her throat hurt. She raised her head and looked at the sun beyond the ridge of the roof. It was light yellow and very bright.

"He won't," Xiao Tanqing shook her head, but in the next moment, she denied her insistence. She looked at Yan Xiu and cried, "You should have told me earlier about such a big matter."

Yan Xiudao: "I really didn't think carefully at that time, but I didn't expect you to leave. Regardless of the resentment between me and Yan You, for you, he is not a good husband, and for Yu Kongqing, he can't be her father either. I am now living in Yangjing, you go back to Fushan, bring Kong Qing over, I will find you a house, and you stay here."

Xiao Tanqing knelt down and put the basket down. She was sobbing uncontrollably. There were flowers in front of her eyes. She stared at Yan Xiu's clothes, and then said, "Thank you son, I didn't expect to see you here, I will go back and see Empty blue, go back today."

Everything is hopeless, and there will be no results. Xiao Tanqing has been completely drawn out of her soul. She can hardly accept what Yan You has done, and she is ashamed of Chen Bizhen and Yan Xiu. She feels that Kong Qing grew up in Yin Yu's mansion , I am much happier than being by my side.

It's time to really say goodbye, Xiao Tanqing thought.

There is still some way to the Prince Liuqian's mansion, Chen Bizhen walked beside Yan Xiu, passed an alley, suddenly someone came out from the side and lay on the ground.

Judging by his clothes, he was probably either rich or expensive, so he knelt down and hugged Chen Bizhen's legs.

Yan Xiu didn't know what to do, he went out today, and he didn't bring any servants with him, so he had to squat down, approach the man carefully, and said: "Let him go."

Chen Bizhen said loudly: "He is so powerful that I can't even kick him."

The man seemed to be crazy, his hair was combed finely, but it was covered with dust, and there were two tiny withered yellow straws hanging on his head.

Yan Xiu tried to break his arm, Chen Bichen frowned and struggled, while the other passers-by couldn't see what was going on. Just as there was a lot of commotion, a few attendants in the same clothes rushed over from the other side of the alley , they stepped forward together and tore apart the people on Chen Butie's legs.

One of them said: "My lord, don't run around, my lord."

One person came up to make a bow and said apologetically, "You two young masters are frightened. My young master has a madness and his mind is not working. I have offended you so much. I hope you will forgive me. My family is Zhongfu. I think you should know."

"Which Zhongfu?" At the same time as he asked this question, Chen Bizhen's eyes became surprised, he stared at the bound man not far away, and he called out his name, "Zhong Qingming..."

The person is still intact, but has lost a lot of weight. If you look closely, you can recognize that the face that cannot be lifted is him. He is wearing a beautiful robe, and he is as handsome as before.

Chen Bizhen stepped forward, Yan Xiu also stepped forward, and the two stood in front of Zhong Qingming.

Chen Bizhen asked him: "Mr. Zhong, do you remember us? It's been a long time since we saw each other. Why..."

Zhong Qingming didn't speak, he buried his head lower, covered his hair, and hugged the arm of the attendant, trembling.

The servant answered on his behalf: "No one knows the exact reason, only that the marriage contract was not concluded, and later, he slowly fell ill."

Yan Xiu hurriedly said: "We used to know each other well. I'm a doctor. If it's convenient, I'd like to see his illness now to see if he can be cured."

"Of course, if you know each other well, you two can sit with us at the residence."

Therefore, the matter of going to Chen Yuxun's mansion had to be postponed, and when he went to Zhong Qingming's mansion, only Zhong Qingming's mother was there. Yan Xiu treated Zhong Qingming's illness and left a prescription.

It was time to go back. After walking a hundred meters, Chen Bizhen didn't say a word, neither did Yan Xiu.

Out of the alley, on the main road, Yan Xiu opened a fan to shade him, he said: "His illness is indeed not serious."

"I never thought he would become like this." Chen Bichen frowned in sadness, his eyes were red, and he was almost on the verge of tears.

In the past, everyone was so beautiful, Zhong Qingming was the most unrestrained one, young and free, with poetry and wine, but now, he has become a decadent and crazy one.

Yan Xiu said: "Imagine who is down and out, and Zhong Qingming will not think that Zhong Qingming will become like this. I was in King He's mansion at that time, and I didn't know anything about other things. Tell me, why did Zhao Beak save him?"

"I am not sure as well."

"I don't know if my prescription is effective. If it doesn't work, I will take him back to Chunqi Mountain to find my master."

"it is good."

"Everything has changed, Yangjing will never be the Yangjing it was then." Yan Xiu sighed.

After finishing these words, there was another silence. Yan Xiu knew that Zhong Qingming was a good subordinate, so he understood Chen Bizhen's sadness at the moment.

In fact, Yan Xiu was also sad.For whom?For the sake of Zhong Qingming, for the dead Zhao Yu, for the once-bustling Taoyuan Hall, and for the Imperial Medical Office...

For the lost old days.

The sun was very strong on the road, and the portrait seemed to have been poured into a pot of boiling water. Yan Xiu looked forward, and tears covered his eyes with a thick layer of mist.

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