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Because it was a tour in micro-clothes and it was an emergency, the guards of ceremonies were all exempted, and the entourage was kept simple. There were no more than two teams of guards and a few servants in plain clothes.

Li Anshi rushed forward, led the horse, and knelt down on the ground.

Emperor Chunyou lowered his eyes, scanned his back, raised his feet and stepped on the horse's back, sat down firmly, picked up the whip and whipped him across the face, seeing that his temples were bursting with veins, he still clenched his fists and gritted his teeth Enduring the pain, he sneered and said, "What a dog with a strong heart, I'm afraid I'll wrong you in Duzhijian, so go back and pass the food to Shangshanjian."

Even if the current emperor sent Li An Shifa to the Laundry Bureau to wash dirty clothes for a lifetime, he would have to be grateful to His Majesty for saving his life, not to mention that the Shangshan Supervisor is not a hard job. After all, His Majesty has not clearly stated any position. His master Li Shunde took care of his friendship, so why worry.So he shed a few tears sincerely and kowtowed to thank him.

Suddenly hearing Dada's horseshoe, Emperor Chunyou looked forward, and saw a man and a horse rushing towards him in the twilight.

Before he could see his appearance and clothes, the man jumped off his horse, walked calmly and slowly to Emperor Chunyou's saddle, bowed and saluted, "My lord is safe." Since the emperor and his party were in plain clothes, she used her words to cover up for convenience.

Li Anshi got up and staggered to wait on the side, carefully scrutinized the person who came, and it turned out that it was the Tangci who was not very popular with the emperor that the master had been talking about before, glanced at Emperor Chunyou's indistinct expression, secretly Squeezed a sweat for Tang Ci.

Emperor Chunyou nodded, pointed at the color of her clothes with a whip in his hand, and asked, "Why are you so flustered that you are walking around here in a remote place in official clothes?"

Tang Ci smiled slightly and said: "The matter is not big or small. It's just that I received a letter from the family before I was on duty. It said that my mother was seriously ill, and I was worried and didn't dare to leave my post to visit my hometown. In Yunzhou From time to time, I often heard the elders in the family say that the Buddha in Biyun Temple in the suburbs of Beijing is the most compassionate experience. So I asked Mr. Huang for leave, and rode over with a few pieces of silver in my pocket, and just used it as incense money to offer some filial piety."

"The Buddha's compassionate experience in Biyun Temple?" Emperor Chunyou sneered, and took the rein to circle Tangci a few times, "I often hear that you go to the backyard of the temple to chat with Master Jingci twice every three days. This matter?"

Tang Ci went out of the temple and went down the mountain, halfway to see the scene of the tea house, he had already made up his mind, so he reined in the horse and stopped for a while to calm down before coming over.Hearing this at this moment, he smiled and said: "My mother loves Buddhism, and suffers from the fact that there is no one in the family who can talk about Buddhism to relieve boredom. She often tells me about it. I went to Beijing for the exam three years ago, and after I failed, I still went to Biyun Temple to fulfill my vows with gratitude. , I heard from the abbot that Master Jingci had read Buddhist scriptures all over the world, and he was very wise, so he wanted to make friends, and in the future, when he returned home, he would spend more time with his mother, talking about family affairs, and learning about Buddhism."

Emperor Chunyou stopped talking, and looked at Tang Ci with stern eyes.

The whole world was silent, only the sound of the impatient kicking of the horse.

"You have such filial piety, why don't you take your mother to live in the capital, and Shangxiang is willing to help her to go to Biyun Temple in person, it is also a good opportunity for your mother and Jingci to explore Buddhism, isn't it?" Emperor Chunyou held back for a long time Li Anshi was at a loss when he heard these specious words kindly and kindly, wondering why the master changed his face so quickly.

Tang Ci was not surprised at all, nodded respectfully and said: "I also have this intention, but it's just that the journey is far away. My mother is ill and her legs and feet are inconvenient. I'm afraid I will be exhausted after a long journey."

Emperor Chunyou turned his horse's head, turned back and said indifferently: "In that case, you can figure it out." He suddenly took out a sachet from his arms and threw it to Tangci, "Give it to Jingci at some time, just say It was you who found a doctor in the capital to concoct the tranquilizing formula for your mother, and asked her to wear it to see if it worked."

Tang Ci bowed his head and said yes, and after sending the emperor off on a long journey, Fang Jing silently led the horse and tied it to the wooden stake in front of the teahouse.

The finely embroidered mandarin duck bag, turned upside down and inside out, can't see the imprint of the needlework bureau in the palace.

"Hey, isn't this the handicraft of Second Sister Su in the city?" The waiter who came up to serve tea saw that Tang Ci was looking at the kit in his hand for a long time, so he talked a lot.

Tangci was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Do you recognize it?" She took off the golden rope again, opened her mouth wide, and leaned into the clerk's nose, "What's the taste? Do you know what the recipe is?"

The aroma is pleasant, and it calms the mind a lot.The clerk shook his head and said with a smile: "My lord, you are embarrassing me. You should ask a few doctor doctors. They deal with medicinal herbs all day long, so they must know."

To wake up the dreamer with one word, as long as it is not something in the palace, it is not difficult to imitate another one. Even if the prescription is slightly different, who can smell it for ordinary people?Tangci's face turned from cloudy to sunny, he put away the kit, took out a few pieces of silver to the buddy, and was so happy that he forgot to drink the tea, and rode back to the city.

Hurry up, set foot on Zimo before the city gate was locked, inquired about the whereabouts of Second Sister Su, ran non-stop, showed her the style of the kit, paid double the money, and agreed to pick it up one day later .Then I went to the largest medicinal herb hall in the city and spent a lot of money to get spice prescriptions for calming the nerves and nourishing the body, and then returned to Tianshui Lane full of joy.

"Bring the brazier!" Tang Ci said excitedly, stepping into the threshold.

The fisherman, who was humming a little tune and sitting on the twig to wash his clothes, was taken aback when he saw this, and before he could ask her why she came back so late, he blurted out, "The brazier? Young master, are you alright in this hot weather?"

Tang gave him a sideways look: "Crow's Mouth! Take it as soon as I tell you, why are there so many nonsense?"

The fish boy had no choice but to cover his body with several wet slap marks, took out the brazier from the stove, and held it in front of Tangci.

Wide-eyed and small-eyed, Tangci raised his eyebrows and shouted: "Can it be called a brazier without fire?" Really... the good mood was almost wiped out by this stupid and incomprehensible servant.

The fisherman groaned for a while, and murmured, he took some firewood out of the stove, put it in the brazier, and fanned the fire. After a while, several clusters of sparks were ignited, which became more and more intense. .

Tang Ci threw the sachet into the fire, only heard a few tearing and crackling sounds, and a rich fragrance rolled out instantly.

The fish boy waited for a while, thinking about what novelty this little ancestor was going to come up with when he came back from Biyun Temple today, now he snorted, full of complaints: "My lord, did you suffer from heatstroke and your brain I don’t know? With this posture, I thought you were going to barbecue. How dare you just burn a sachet, and you can throw it in the stove by yourself, and it’s over? I’ve just taken a bath, and I’m sweating again All in one!"

Looking down at the burnt sachet, Tang Ci smiled softly: "What do you know? This sachet is very dirty. Throw it into the stove. I'm afraid that it will be contaminated with dirty things when I cook tomorrow." , Eating it will hurt your stomach."

The fisher boy flattened his mouth: "You are trying to trick a three-year-old child."

"That's what you say, just take it as I am teasing you." Tangci was in a good mood, unwilling to entangle and argue, and walked into the room.

The fisherman scooped up a ladle of water to put out the fire, patted his head, and suddenly said: "My lord, Housekeeper Chen came over in the evening. He wanted to invite you to the house to discuss matters, but later he saw that you were not here, so he entrusted me to send a message. words."

"What?"

The fisherman laughed and said, "It's not an important matter. It's spread all over the streets and alleys tonight, even I know about it!"

Tangci frowned when he heard the words, a little impatient, the fisher boy didn't dare to fight anymore when he saw this, "It's the adult who killed the prostitute first, died inexplicably in prison, maybe he was worried about going to the guillotine If the body is separated, there will be no good place to reincarnate."

If it is said that he committed suicide in fear of crime, Xing Kangping has already been convicted and sentenced.In the large prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, although many people died and there were countless souls, there must be a reason for those who were tortured but killed themselves by biting their tongues or whose bodies were too delicate to withstand the damp and dirty.If there is a reason for Qin Yan to send Chen Shan to invite him to discuss this matter immediately, the first thing to bear the brunt is the word "unexplainable".

Tangci mentally went through the news and stories he had heard in the Imperial Academy recently, and gradually got a clue. He only needed to pick a time tomorrow to go to the Shangshu Mansion and meet Qin Yan in a pair to find out.

Yunzhou, Mengbai School.

After listening to the somewhat long-winded content of the letter-reading person beside him, Ju Mengbai shook his head and smiled, complaining: "Although it is an official post, she doesn't need to pay for it, and things that can be finished in a few words don't need to be so cumbersome and procrastinated." .”

Carefully rubbing the pen holder with his right hand, he chose a brush, moved it slightly, and dabbed some ink.

Stretch the thumb and forefinger of the left hand, flatten the letter paper, point, stroke, and press all the time, carefully pondering, so as to be the same as the handwriting when it was still visible.

The person who read the letter was the uncle who watched Ju Mengbai grow up in the town. Seeing that the gentle and smart girl in the past was still living alone after being blind, he couldn't bear it. Seeing her trying to reply to Lu He's letter now, I sincerely sigh He said: "Oh, Mengbai, it's not a good idea to hide it like this, is it? Since Lu He has been named on the gold list and has become an official in Beijing, she wants to come to the capital to hide dragons and crouching tigers. Maybe there is a doctor who can cure your eye disease. You might as well write Letter to her."

Bai Nen's slender wrist froze slightly, and Ju Mengbai put down the pen, her pair of extremely beautiful and clear eyes did not fluctuate: "Abbe, I know the temper of that child Lu He, it is better to hide this matter from her than to tell her Don't worry, I have my own measure, and I won't treat myself badly." If she was told that she was completely blind and had no chance to see the light, how could she stay calmly in the Imperial Capital.

The door was pushed open suddenly, and a middle-aged man who was knocked down by the threshold rolled in. He got up and shouted: "Mr. Ju, it's okay, it's okay!"

His facial features were distorted and his expression was terrified. Although Ju Mengbai couldn't see, he could still hear the panic in his voice with his ears that became more sensitive after he lost his sight. He patted the round stool beside him: "Uncle Lu, don't worry, sit down." Speak slowly."

The only place to teach literacy in the small town is Mengbai School. At a young age, Ju Mengbai has added five or six talents to the poor village and town in the past ten years. She has long been regarded as a talented woman who knows astronomy at the top and geography at the bottom.So Lu Shiba was comforted by Ju Mengbai, and his mood gradually calmed down. After drinking a cup of tea, he calmly explained the ins and outs of the matter clearly.

Ju Mengbai also asked about the subtleties such as how many people came, whether the words and deeds were polite and courteous, whether the carriages, horses or sedan chairs were expensive or not.

"In that case, you can rest assured to go with Mrs. Lu."

Hearing this, Lu Shiba was sweating again on his brow in the scorching heat. He said anxiously: "Mr. Ju, that's from Beijing! My wife and I are not reliable, see After seeing these officials, the hairs in their hearts are panicked, if they accidentally expose the matter..."

"What are you poking out?" Ju Mengbai said lightly, "Lu He is your son, who knows who in this town? What happened to the people in Beijing, what happened to the officials, how many ears did they grow? A few eyes or what? You have entered Beijing, just enjoy the leisure life that parents deserve, what is there to worry about?"