Indulgence in the Red Chamber

After the Spring Festival, the weather gradually warmed up. Although the spring in the north was long overdue, it couldn’t resist the time. Day by day, the plantains turned green, the peach blossoms turned red, and the garden became much more lively.

Jinyu's belly became more and more pregnant, and the weather got warmer, so Xuan Ning also suggested that she go out for a walk more often.Yinzhen no longer restricted her freedom, and she was often seen walking in the back garden supporting the girl Xinghua, but the woman Guixiang sent by the prince was deliberately arranged by Yinzhen in the study.

Xuan Ning sat under a hibiscus tree, staring at a medical book in his hand in a daze.The book was just curled up in his hand, not unfolded.On the cover of the book, there are several neat fonts: taboos of royal medicinal materials.

He accidentally found this book from the prince's residence.That day the Crown Princess was unwell and asked someone to invite Xuan Ning. Xuan Ning didn't want to go, but he was afraid that someone would find out that something was wrong, so he let the person go.Unexpectedly, the Crown Princess wanted to use Xuan Ning to give her a secret recipe to get a child earlier, and said that if she succeeds, she will be rewarded heavily.

Xuan Ning naturally despised her money, but saw the book in front of her.Out of curiosity, I asked for a prescription. I didn't expect this book to be the blacklist of imperial physicians left by the Ming Dynasty.After reading it, I realized that the name I had been looking for had been changed long ago.No wonder it can't be found anywhere in the hospital.

People in the Qing Dynasty didn't like things from the Han people, so it's not surprising that the title of this book was changed.It's just that Xuan Ning got what he wanted, but he didn't feel joy, but rather melancholy.

Having been here for more than a year, it is said that the time limit given by the organization has long been exceeded.But being able to take this book back, the boss wouldn't blame himself too much.But it would be impossible to stay like this forever, not to mention the discipline of the organization and the national honor hundreds of years later, if they could send themselves over, they would be able to send others over.If someone else came back hundreds of years later and knew that he had betrayed the organization because of Daiyu, would Daiyu still be safe?

For hundreds of years and ten years later, Xuan Ning thought that Daiyu didn't exist at all, that she was just a fictional character in a novel, just a dream of a certain author.

But now.He has already entered this dream, and has merged with this dream. She really wants to sink into this dream and never wake up.

"Xuan Ning!"

A soft drink from behind broke Xuan Ning's contemplation. When she turned her head quickly, she saw Dai Yu standing behind her holding a crabapple in her hand, looking at herself and asking with a smile, "What are you thinking about so preoccupied? I called you three I haven't heard it four times."

"I didn't think about it. I'm memorizing medical books." Xuan Ning smiled and raised the book in his hand.

"What kind of book is this? Show me." Daiyu sat down next to Xuan Ning, took the book in his hand, opened it, looked at it, and sighed: "It's true that they call you a miracle doctor. Even such a remote You have memorized all the books, but what medical skills are not in your belly?"

"These herbs are said to be taboo, but in other words they are poisons. Some of these thousands of herbs are acute poisons, some are chronic poisons, and some are not poisonous by themselves, but they are deadly poisons when used together with related medicines. Some medicines just cannot be used for certain patients, and some medicines have different toxicity due to the degree of heat. Although careful study of these things cannot save people, they can know how to prevent them. A doctor can be a Bodhisattva who cures diseases and saves people, or a Killing by an invisible devil. Yu'er, you are still young and don't understand these things." Xuan Ning raised his hand and touched the back of Daiyu's head, and his arms slipped down to wrap around her thin and thin shoulders, and the troubles just now became invisible.No matter what happens in the future, he can't let go of this girl and leave alone.There is nothing to be afraid of, whether it is wind, rain or danger, being with her, no matter how dangerous it is, it is worth it.

"It's true, then I have to take a good look at it. In case you are not by my side one day, I can still defend myself." Daiyu said, and she really read the book carefully.

Xuan Ning's heart tightened, and he stared blankly at the little girl beside him.She said: In case you are not by my side someday...

Good girl, read carefully, see through the mysteries of these thousands of herbs, and memorize every word in your stomach.Sure enough, one day I will be gone, you must protect yourself.

In the bright spring, someone sings lightly:

Oriole language and flower dance in the spring afternoon, the rain is faint.

Gold belt pillow, palace brocade, phoenix curtain.

Willows and butterflies fly together, Yiyi.

There is little news from Liaoyang, and I return in my dream.

In the depths of prosperity, a pair of handsome young men and women leaned side by side, memorizing this "Taboo of Royal Herbs" together.

The time spent together is always so beautiful.Regardless of whether the flowers bloom or fall, regardless of the clouds and clouds.The wind and rain are turbulent or the singing and swallows are dancing, everything dare not be compared with it.

Early summer, even cloudy.

The rain is continuous, and the rain curtains on the eaves are like strings of pearls.

Xuanning and Daiyu stood side by side in front of the desk full of quiet fragrance, each holding a pen in his hand, one painted leaves, the other wrote flowers, on the snow-white Huzhou rice paper there was an orchid blooming in the empty valley.

"Yu'er, your orchid painting is getting better and better. It is so lifelike that it can attract the butterflies outside."

"Nonsense, it's been raining outside for two days, how can there be any butterflies?" Daiyu chuckled.

"Hey! Damn God, when will this rain stop? The room is full of damp air, I hate it." Xuan Ning shook his head, put the brush in his hand on the pen stand, turned and walked away Go to the eaves outside the door and look up at the sky.

"Don't talk nonsense. You can curse God too? Be careful that he will punish you if he gets angry." Daiyu laughed softly.

"He punished me? What can he punish me?" Xuan Ning didn't take it seriously. The wind and rain are natural phenomena, which are caused by the weather and have nothing to do with the sky.

"How do I know? I'm not God." Daiyu giggled, looked up at the rain falling in the sky, was silent for a moment, and then sighed, "I don't know when my father will come back. This letter has been written for more than a month." I haven't come. It is said that the emperor has driven Galdan to the barren border with his army, so the day when this group of teachers will return to the court is not far away, right?"

"This time, the emperor wants to completely wipe out Ge Erdan, and end the troubles of the western border forever. If Ge Erdan is not dead, he will not return to the imperial court." Xuan Ning smiled, raised his hand to stop the girl beside him, and followed Sighed.

"Well, it's true. If this trouble is not resolved, there will be no peaceful days in Xijiang. In this way, those common people can still live a peaceful life."

"Girl! Young Master!"

Behind the rain curtain, there was an anxious call.

"Liansheng?" Daiyu turned around hesitantly, looking at the young woman running towards the end of the corridor.Liansheng is married, but still works in Sibeile Mansion.

"Girl, there's news from Xijiang. The fourth master told the girl and son to go over quickly." Lian came running out of breath. Although she was holding an umbrella, the corners of her skirt were still wet from the rain, and her shoes were already soaked. She ran all the way Come and leave a string of wet footprints.

"But does the emperor want the teacher to return to court? But my father is coming back?" Daiyu happily stepped forward and grabbed Liansheng's hand and asked.

"The fourth master didn't say anything, and the slaves didn't dare to guess. The girl and the young master should go ahead."

Xueyan had heard the movement and came over with an umbrella.Seeing that Liansheng's face was full of anxiety but not joy, Xuan Ning felt a heavy heart, bent down and hugged Daiyu in his arms, and said hastily: "Okay, Yu'er. Let's go. Xueyan followed with an umbrella."

"What's going on? Nothing will happen, right?" Daiyu was startled by Xuanning's haste, and asked Liansheng anxiously.

"It shouldn't be a big deal. Although the fourth master has a cold face, but - he seldom smiles." Lian Sheng was also uneasy in his heart. These days, the joy, anger, sorrow, joy, honor, disgrace, and humiliation of his masters directly affect them. The fate of being a slave.What's more, Daiyu and Xuanning are her saviors.

After Xuanning and Daiyu entered the main room, they saw Yinzhen holding a torn letter in his hand, standing in front of the middle hall with his back to the door, staring fixedly at the painting on the wall.

"Fourth Master, what happened?" Xuan Ning subconsciously tightened Daiyu's hand, and from the first moment he saw Yinzhen, he had an ominous premonition.This premonition is so strong, as if something beloved is slowly disappearing.

"You are here. Close the door." Yinzhen turned around, glanced at Daiyu, and wanted to let Daiyu go down, but did not say so.

"Fourth master has something to do, so Daiyu will leave first." Daiyu is such a smart child, she understood what Yinzhen meant when she saw Yinzhen's eyes.

"No need. This matter is also related to Mr. Lin. It's good for you to listen, girl."

Daiyu was taken aback for a moment, and a thin layer of sweat broke out from her body.

About the father?What happened to father?Is there something unexpected...

"Fourth Master, what happened?" Xuan Ning held Daiyu's hand, felt that her fingers were cold and her palm was already sweating, and asked anxiously.

"The emperor is ill."

"Sick?" Xuan Ning was puzzled, "What's the matter with Master Guan Lin?"

"Lord Lin is also sick. Many people in the army are sick. This is a big secret. The emperor was afraid of disturbing the morale of the army, so he didn't want to say anything. He sent back a secret decree for six hundred li urgently, ordering the imperial hospital to dispense the medicine. But..." Yin Zhen gritted his teeth resentfully, his eyes showed a fierce look.

"But what?" Xuan Ning asked.

"But the prince withheld the secret decree and told the ministers and the imperial hospital that the emperor had a cold by accident, and asked them to prepare medicine for the cold." Yinzhen said, his hands clenched into fists, and the knuckles turned white.

The prince did this intentionally to kill the king.His heart can be punished!

The veins on Xuan Ning's forehead popped up, and the anger hit his chest: "The emperor is so kind to him, how can he be so vicious!"

"Fortunately, Mingzhu sent a letter urgently. This is a detailed description of the emperor's pulse diagnosis by the imperial physician accompanying the army. Quickly find out what ailment Huang Ama has. Quickly prepare the medicine so that I can send it overnight."

"Okay. Show me." Xuan Ning took the letter and carefully read the hundreds of words on it.Sighing: "According to this, it seems that the emperor suffered from malaria. This disease is very dangerous, and the environment in western Xinjiang is extremely poor. If you are not careful, your life will be in danger. I think the imperial physician is writing this medical certificate. At that time, you must be cautious and never dare to exaggerate, for fear that this letter will fall into the hands of others and someone will take the opportunity to make trouble. According to this, the emperor's condition can only be more serious than what is stated above. What he needs is not only medicine .Although the medicine can cure the disease, the effect is too slow. It seems——I have to go there myself.”

Yinzhen's face became more solemn, looked at Daiyu, and said to Xuanning: "Master Lin also suffers from this kind of disease. You can go for a while, and Miss Lin can rest assured. I will ask someone to prepare your luggage for you, and you can leave immediately." .”

"Okay, bring a pen and paper. I'll write down the prescription. You go to the Lingyun Medical Center immediately and ask them to dispense the medicine according to the prescription. I'll take this medicine with me when I leave. Fourth master will send someone safe for the rest of the medicine to treat the soldiers." Send it to Xijiang overnight." After Xuanning finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Daiyu again: "Yu'er is obedient. I will definitely come back within two months or at least ten days."

"Yes, I know." Daiyu nodded heavily: "Be careful all the way."

"Don't worry." Xuan Ning nodded, "You can't help here. Go talk to Fujin."

"I'll see you off." Daiyu stood there motionless.

"Fourth Master and I still have something to say. We can't leave until half an hour later. Don't stand here, your feet will be sore again in a while."

"Okay, you promise me that you must come back." Daiyu suddenly felt her nose sore, her eyes were red and she was about to shed tears.But he tried his best not to let the tears fall.

"Yes. I will definitely come back." Xuan Ning raised his hand to touch her face, and promised softly.

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At the entrance of Sibeile Mansion, at the corner of a white wall, a teenage beggar held a bamboo pole in one hand and a broken bowl in the other, sitting there leisurely touching lice.Seeing a man in gray hurriedly enter the door of Baylor Mansion, the little beggar's eyes lit up, and then slowly rubbed his hands on his neck to catch lice, his small eyes narrowed slightly, as if shaking A gecko with its tail motionless waiting for a mosquito to fly by.

Half an hour later, the gray-clothed man who had just entered came out. After looking around and finding no suspicious person, Fang left in a hurry.The little beggar immediately regained his energy, dragged the bamboo pole and carried the broken bowl and ran up in a hurry, pulling the man in gray and yelling: "Grandpa, poor little beggar, I haven't asked for anything for two days, you Reward the two eldest sons... Poor, pitiful..."

"Okay, I don't have time to talk nonsense with you, go away!" The man in gray looked hurried, and kicked the little beggar away.

"Grandpa, grandpa, you have a long life, please take pity on me..." The little beggar was unwilling to reconcile, and rushed forward again, hugging the gray-clothed man's leg and refusing to let go.

"Are you looking for death? I have something urgent to do. Why don't you hurry up?!" The man in gray flicked his feet impatiently, but the little beggar hugged Huazi too tightly, as if he was desperately fighting for his life. It seemed like he didn't sleep at night, and he didn't shake it off twice.Reluctantly, he took out a piece of broken silver from his purse and still on the ground, shouted angrily: "I'll give you the silver, why don't you get out of here quickly?!"

"Thank you, thank you, thank you...you are blessed and live forever! You are promoted every step of the way..." The little beggar turned around and climbed to the ground to pick up the piece of silver, and kowtowed repeatedly, watching the gray-clothed man walk away with a pair of mouse eyes. In the palm of his hand, he took out something like a token.

The little beggar sneered, dragged the broken bowl on the bamboo pole, and walked away slowly.

Suo Xiangfu.

In the antique study room, the fragrance of tea overflows.

The room is decorated with huanghuali, which is gorgeous in color and beautiful in pattern, as the main decoration material. This kind of wood is mostly in amber tone, with dense and smooth wood texture, and red sandalwood is regarded as the most noble furniture material in the world.In particular, the wood with patterns resembling "ghost faces" in the house is particularly lovely and can emit a faint fragrance.

With half-closed eyes, Suo'etu slowly asked a servant kneeling in front of him: "Have you seen everything clearly? That person is indeed Mingzhu's retainer?"

"Master Suo, don't you understand after looking at this? It's not the family of the old thief Mingzhu, how can there be such a token?" The servant raised the token in front of Suo'etu with both hands, Tu took it with his own hands, caressing the intricate pattern on the token and the word 'Lan' in the middle, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Well, go down and find the butler to receive the reward. You don't have to beg in the future, the butler will arrange a job for you, so you can work in Suoxiang's mansion."

"Thank you, Mr. Suo, thank you, Mr. Suo!" The servant is the little beggar at the gate of Sibeile Mansion, because he seized the opportunity to complete an important task, and thus got a long-term meal ticket, so he was naturally very happy.I am even more grateful to Suo'etu.

Suo'etu carefully put the token into his arms, then walked out of the study with vigorous steps, and ordered the servants waiting outside: "Prepare the car! Go to the Prince's Mansion."

"Hey!" The servants immediately ran out to prepare the carriage, and the carriage left the Prime Minister's Mansion and went straight to the Prince's Mansion.

Prince Yinreng had just finished his official duties and sent away more than a dozen imperial physicians sent by the imperial hospital. He was lying tired on the soft couch, enjoying the meticulous massage from the two newly-arrived concubines.Not wanting Suo'etu to rush over, he ordered in a cold voice after entering the room: "You all go down!"

Most of the prince's concubines were brought in by Suo'etu. In order to preserve his family's power, he not only helped the prince to take care of everything in the court, but also helped him take care of everything in the prince's mansion, including the beauty he needed. color.When these concubines saw Suo'etu's expression, they naturally didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly retreated from both sides, and disappeared in an instant.

"Master Suo, what are you doing in such a sudden surprise? I just sent those people away, and I did it according to your wishes. What's wrong with you?" Yinfeng was very upset.I just finished my business and wanted to relax, and Suo'etu came again.In the past few months, the emperor was not in the capital, and the burden of state affairs was on his own head. This Suo'etu was still picking on his faults.This made Yinfeng very upset.So the title of 'Uncle and Grandpa' that I always like is changed to 'Master Suo' now.

Suo'etu is not a fool, on the contrary he is an extremely shrewd man.As soon as he heard the crown prince calling himself 'Master Suo', he knew that this master was unhappy again.So he hurriedly helped him sit up slowly with a smile on his face, and replied in a low voice: "My prince! This is a big deal."

"What's the matter? Of course I know, you've never had any small things in your mouth. "

"Mingzhu's spies just entered Sibeile's mansion. Do you think this is a big deal?" Suo'etu's voice was very small, but it sounded like thunder to Prince Yinreng's ears.

"What?!" Yinreng trembled all over, and asked with wide eyes: "Mingzhu is in Xijiang now, what is his spy going to Lao Si's residence for?"

"What are you doing? The emperor is ill, and the crown prince also carefully read the booklet written by the imperial physician. The imperial physician at the imperial hospital said that the emperor's cold can be serious or minor, so you naturally understand what the emperor means. The illness is serious. , not only the morale of the army is not stable, but also the hearts of the whole people are also difficult to stabilize. In addition to those highly respected princes and elder brothers! Prince, prince, this is a golden opportunity for us, but it is also a golden opportunity for them. Calamity? Who can be reborn from Nirvana in this calamity? Who can only be wiped out in this calamity? It's all a matter of one thought." Suo'etu sighed earnestly in Yinfeng's ear.

"You mean to say that Mingzhu and the fourth brother colluded to seek to usurp the throne?!" Yinfeng sneered disdainfully.

"Oh! I've said so much, but the prince of feelings still doesn't understand?" Suo'etu sighed softly, "It would be fine if he conspired to usurp the throne. We can justly punish him for treason, and by the way Hit those elder brothers. But what the old minister is worried about is that he wants to protect the king and destroy our good deeds!"

"Only relying on him?" Yinfeng still disdained, "With his ability, how many rounds can he deal with you? Live another calamity."

"And Xuanning." Suo'etu poured a layer of cold water on Yinfeng's head.

"Hmph!" Yinfeng frowned, and dropped his fist on the small table beside him, a cup of hot tea splashed out and landed on the back of his fair hand, leaving some red marks.But Yinfeng didn't realize it. "This person ruined our good deeds again and again. It's really disgusting!"

"So we have to find a way! Prince..." Suo'etu's cunning face glowed red again.As long as the prince is tied to him forever, then this game of chess has a great chance of winning.

"What do you think?"

"After many investigations, the veteran knows that Xuan Ning has a weakness."

"What weakness?"

"Lin Daiyu, the daughter of Gusu Lin Ruhai." Suo'etu smiled confidently, "Although this girl is only seven years old, she is Xuan Ning's heart. kneel."

"He knelt down to Concubine De because he was Changqing. Concubine De is the lord of the palace and in charge of Fengyin, she is No. 1 in the harem. With Xuan Ning's status, it is only natural for him to kneel to her." Prince Edward Disapproval.

"However, according to reports from the insiders of Qianqing Palace, this Xuan Ning never knelt down when he met the emperor." Suo'etu said in a low voice.

"Really?" Yinfeng looked at Suo'etu in surprise.You don't have to kneel down when you meet the emperor?Huang Ama still doted on him so much, just like back then, when he clearly established himself as the prince, but despite the objections of the ministers and the empress dowager, he insisted on naming him Yinzuo.Huang Ama is really eccentric!

"It's absolutely true." Suo'etu nodded.

"Then let them all die!" Gritting his teeth, Yin Reng suddenly picked up the teacup at hand and smashed it to pieces.