The mountains and rivers are quiet and broad

22. Seek medical treatment (1)

"To the east of Chuzhou, a hundred miles away, there is a mountain named Fog. The mountain is high and covered with fog. , When you enter the mountains, you will be lost in the fog."

In the afternoon, Chen Ke and his party finally entered Chuzhou City.Before setting off, he considered that self-cultivation would take time, and he might not return to Beijing for a year or so, so Chen Ke sent someone to buy a mansion, and after taking care of it, he would use it as his residence in Chuzhou. .

The carriage drove into Jiutian Hutong and stopped in front of a mansion.Standing at the door was a middle-aged man dressed plainly and full of energy, bowing deeply to the carriage, "My subordinate Lin Feng sees the prince!"

As soon as the curtain moved, Lin Feng bent down even deeper, but faced a pair of light-colored boots.

Lin Feng was taken aback for a moment, King Ni always only wore black boots.Lin Feng raised his head, raised his eyebrows at the face of a young man he had never seen before, and was about to question, when Eunuch Quan lifted the curtain again, and Chen Ke got off the carriage.

Lin Feng hurriedly said respectfully: "My subordinates will see the prince!"

"Free gift..."

The mansion is not small, and it is temporarily called "Xingyuan".

"Brother, have you arrived in Wushan?" Xu Qingfeng asked curiously.

"Go to Wushan Mountain tomorrow, this is our residence in Chuzhou City."

Xu Qingfeng thought for a while, and asked: "Abode... Do you want to live here for a long time? Is this home?"

Chen Ke was taken aback, neither denying nor affirming, walked into the gate of the mansion first, and said lightly: "Go in..."

Xu Qingfeng followed Chen Ke in, leaving the rest behind.

Eunuch Quan arranged for Lin Feng to pack his luggage, and Lin Feng took this opportunity to hold Eunuch Quan, puzzled, and said, "That... which prince?"

Lin Feng himself didn't know how to ask. The first emperor had seven princes in total. Now the prince Chen Mao has ascended the throne. The second prince is the current benevolent king Chen Ke. Some of the other princes died young, some died of illness, and some Died unexpectedly, only the frail and sickly sixth prince is still living in the palace, and has not yet been crowned king.

Lin Feng asked this question quite clumsily, and he regretted it as soon as he said it.Sure enough, Eunuch Quan gave him a reproachful look: "What nonsense. It's Mr. Xu."

"Mr. Xu...?" Lin Feng lowered his voice and said, "Grandpa Quan, please give me some pointers."

"I don't have any advice, just serve Mr. Xu well." Eunuch Quan didn't say much, and ordered the people to remove the things from the carriage. Lin Feng watched in amazement as the servants took out various snacks, toys, and picture books from the carriage. , and even a secondary sand table—Xu Qingfeng used it to practice calligraphy a few days ago.

Various speculations flashed in Lin Feng's mind, but Eunuch Quan didn't want to say more, so he didn't dare to ask. He followed Eunuch Quan and followed in King Ren's footsteps into the house, and pulled himself together to introduce the mansion.

The size of the house is moderate, with one master and one guest, one grand duke, one steward, two twenty accompanying guards plus ten garrison guards and chief guards, twelve secret guards and secret guard leaders, four servants and eight A servant, plus the cook on the stove and the wife, a family of more than sixty people can always live.

The first gate opens to the east, and the gates behind the entrance are all from south to north, just like the Renwang Mansion in the middle of Beijing. There are three roads in the mansion—Zheng Road, East Road and West Road.

As the steward, Lin Feng arranged everything in an orderly manner. Taking the Renwang Mansion in the capital as a reference, from the carvings on the verandas to the design of the courtyard, from the decoration of the hall to the direction of the study, everything was done according to the preferences of King Ren. Carvings, partitions for decoration, music for houses and households, loops and circles... all of its exquisiteness reflects his meticulousness, so Lin Feng's words are full of confidence.

Chen Ke was very satisfied, "Reward..."

"Thank you, Lord!"

But before Lin Feng had time to rejoice for too long, a question arose—where did Xu Qingfeng live?

The west road is divided into three entrances, the rear entrance hangs the "Xiaoxiang Garden" forehead, the main building has a plaque named "Junzi Pavilion", the horizontal building behind the pavilion is [-] meters, and the rails are straight. There are many kinds of pines and plums in the courtyard. preferences.

As the only main residence in the mansion, Xiaoxiang Garden naturally occupied all the good resources in the mansion, and in order to serve King Ren conveniently, the hut at the back of Junzi Pavilion was arranged for Eunuch Quan.

Just because King Ren didn't like people to be close to each other, Lin Feng deliberately reduced unnecessary rooms when arranging the Xiaoxiang Garden.

Of course, the environment of the guest residence is also good. The small courtyard in the east is full of green bamboos, and the winding path is secluded.

Lin Feng didn't dare to speak when he saw Chen Ke frowning, but Eunuch Quan seemed to have nothing to do with him, standing aside with lowered eyebrows and eyes, silent, turning a blind eye to Lin Feng's eyes asking for help.

Chen Ke is also thinking about this question. From the beginning to now, Chen Ke has never slept in the same room as Xu Qingfeng, except for the night when Xu Qingfeng had a nightmare.

Now that Xu Qingfeng's mind is growing slowly, Chen Ke seems ashamed when facing Xu Qingfeng's innocent expression, because the "ten-year-old" Xu Qingfeng only has instinctive dependence on him, not love.

Chen Ke didn't plan to live together with Xu Qingfeng, but the East Courtyard was some distance away from Xiaoxiang Garden. Thinking that Xu Qingfeng sometimes had dreams at night, Chen Ke couldn't help hesitating.

For the first time, the benevolent king Chen Ke, who has always been decisive and decisive, felt upset and irritable about a certain problem.

But the person at the core of the problem didn't have any troubles. When he walked up to the horizontal building behind the Junzi Pavilion, Xu Qingfeng's eyes lit up and he ran up excitedly.

It turns out that there is another garden behind the horizontal building, in which there are pear blossoms, tangyu and clove snow, which are in the flowering period, with a faint fragrance floating, and contrasting with the bamboo shadows.The pavilions and pavilions are varied, and there are victories of water and stones in between. Although it is a garden in the north, there is no sense of loneliness.

Xu Qingfeng stood by the window and looked out with joy.The breeze gently stroked his cheeks and lifted his hair. Chen Ke looked at Xu Qingfeng's profile and felt the fragrance of flowers permeate his heart.

"like?"

"so beautiful!"

Chen Ke nodded, and ordered in a low voice: "Enlarge the Nuan Pavilion in the Gentleman's Pavilion, and add another bed."

Lin Feng was startled, then bowed and said, "This subordinate takes orders!"

Standing up straight, he felt that his eyes were dark and his palms were cold, as if he had glimpsed a great secret.

Going to see Eunuch Quan again, he stood beside that Mr. Xu very naturally, opened the window for Mr. Xu, and Mr. Xu smiled.

Lin Feng regained his composure and understood it in his heart.

Before dinner, Lin Feng took someone to carry the concubine's couch in the warm pavilion to the warehouse, put a bed in it, and tidied up Xu Qingfeng's things, and found that although Xu Qingfeng's things were all small things, there were quite a lot of them, miscellaneous , It took a lot of work to sort it out.

Chen Ke verbally praised Lin Feng's ability, and ordered to change the plaques of "Xiaoxiang Garden" and "Junzi Pavilion", changing "Xiaoxiang Garden" to "Lingering Garden", and "Gentleman Pavilion" to "Guixinzhai" ".

Then, while Xu Qingfeng was reading the picture book by himself, Chen Ke went to the study to deal with the affairs accumulated in recent days.

"My lord, Dr. Huang from Linjiang Town sent a letter saying: The imperial court has appointed a new magistrate of Linjiang Town, who will take office in a few days. At the same time, the emperor has dispatched manpower to investigate the case." Zuo Ming stepped forward and took the lead. report.

"Who are you sending?"

"The Shaoqing of Dali Temple is Guan Hanzhong."

Chen Ke lightly tapped the table with his index finger, "Keep paying attention."

"Subordinates take orders!"

"My lord, the identity of the assassin outside Songjiang Town has not yet been identified, but a wooden sign was found on the assassin's body, with the word: A."

"Why?"

"My subordinates speculate that this is the largest assassin organization in Jianghu—You Congtang. This organization specializes in assassination missions and is famous for it. Its system is strict and hierarchical, and the ranking is determined by the level of force.

Hearing this, Chen Ke let out a soft "hum" from his nasal cavity: "I have some skills."

Guan Hongfeng continued: "My subordinates learned from a laugh that there are hundreds of people in You Congtang, who are vying for the "A" position. Young and old, it can be seen that it is ferocious.However, the master behind it has no clue so far. "

"Continue to investigate." Chen Ke frowned, only feeling that he was inexplicably involved in the disputes in the rivers and lakes, but after thinking about it carefully, all the problems had one intertwined point: Xu Qingfeng.

"Is there any clue for that silk book?" Chen Ke asked.

"This subordinate is incompetent!" Guan Hongfeng knelt down on one knee and apologized.

"Get up." Chen Ke waved his hand, "Continue to investigate, starting from the Demon Cult."

"Thank you, my lord, this subordinate takes orders!"

Lin Feng was at a loss as he listened to the sidelines. How come when he was in the capital, his work reports were all about Beijing and China and officials from the court, but now he is a "jianghu" and a "miracle doctor", as well as a "demon cult"? !

"What else do you want to play?" Chen Ke saw that the sky was getting dark, and Xu Qingfeng should be hungry.

Lin Feng hurriedly stepped forward when he heard the words: "My lord, Mr. Zhao Kexin, the prefect of Chuzhou, is asking to see you."

Chen Ke narrowed his eyes, and the face of the chubby Master Zhao appeared in his mind, "I don't see you. I will go to the Wushan Mountain tomorrow. Anyone who comes in the near future will not be seen."

"Subordinates take orders!"

After the matter was finished, Eunuch Quan just happened to come over, "My lord, it's time for dinner. The servant made the decision and prepared the dinner in Taoxin Pavilion. Mr. Xu has already passed."

In response, Chen Ke stood up, walked two steps and said: "Everyone has worked hard these past few days. Let's have an extra meal tonight and have a good rest. Everyone will be rewarded with a month's money."

"Thank you, Lord!"

Taoxin Pavilion is located in the second entrance courtyard on the East Road, facing the lake, a red pavilion is built, and the night wind blows at the end of April, making it cool and pleasant.

Xu Qingfeng was already sitting at the table, waiting for Chen Ke quietly, Xu Qingfeng could feel Chen Ke's deliberate silence, and Xu Qingfeng also became deliberately obedient.

Sitting at the table and looking at the dishes, Chen Ke was very satisfied, with all the flavors and aromas, Xu Qingfeng was already ready to move, Chen Ke moved his chopsticks, and Xu Qingfeng also started to eat happily.

In the afternoon, everyone in the mansion received a lecture from Grandpa Quan. They knew what to do and what to know, and they were not allowed to look, listen, ask, or say anything that should not be seen, heard, asked, or said.

Lin Feng also had a guess in his heart, and he was horrified, but he didn't dare to say it out loud.As for Guan Hongfeng and Zuo Ming, they were already used to it, and they had their own way of treating Mr. Xu.

In the evening Xu Qingfeng followed Chen Ke back to Guixinzhai and rested in the warm pavilion.Chen Ke was lying on the bed but couldn't sleep. He was going to Wushan Mountain tomorrow. If the master of precepts took action, the poison on his body could be found out.