Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 73
Somewhere in the courtyard of the Guozhang Mansion.This is where the envoys of Zheng Guo's caravan lived temporarily.

Under the eaves of the corridor, Lin Xiaoxiao handed the freshly brewed soup to the guards at the side.

The guard handed the soup to the servants behind.The servant took a sip of the hot medicinal soup in front of everyone, then shook his head.

This is the drug testing process.Lin Xiaoxiao was not surprised.

"Old rule, take it within a quarter of an hour." After saying this, Lin Xiaoxiao said goodbye and left.

It has been almost half a month since Lin Xiaoxiao came to the Guozhang's mansion, except for seeing the messenger a few days ago, she has never seen herself since.

As Lin Xiaoxiao expected, the envoy's injuries were not serious.

With a figure like Liu Niang's slender hemp pole, she held a sword for dancing, and it hadn't hit the vital point, so its damage was extremely limited.

The emissary stayed at the Guozhang's Mansion, saying that it was convenient for the treatment of injuries, but in fact, his intention was to cause trouble for the Guozhang's Mansion.

Lin Xiaoxiao guessed that the envoy's injury should have healed, and the other party probably didn't drink the medicine these days.

That being the case, Lin Xiaoxiao wisely never talked too much, and only came to make medicine on time every morning.

But, when will the Guozhang Mansion let her go?
A maid came to meet her, who was serving Sixteen Niangs.

"Miss, Liu Niang, please go over and talk."

Liu Niang was grounded, and she could not leave her yard unless the head of the country spoke.

In the past few days, Liu Niang often went to talk to Lin Xiaoxiao.The two of them didn't have many topics in common, and most of them were Lin Xiaoxiao telling Liu Niang some rural customs.

Hey, Lin Xiaoxiao doesn't have the same personality and temper as this sixteen mother, and she is reluctant to be called every time. She just has to deal with it because she thinks that the little girl is pitiful.

Lin Xiaoxiao can often hear the private discussions of the servants in the house.

I am afraid that the matter of Liuniang and Zheng Guo cannot be changed. Hua Guo is waiting for Zheng Guo to send an official letter.

Sixteen Niang received Lin Xiaoxiao in the bedroom.She was half lying on the bed with the leather mattress in her arms, and there were two braziers at her feet.

Lin Xiaoxiao sat by the brazier and looked at Sixteen Niang, feeling that she was still as thin as before, and it seemed that she hadn't supplemented the nutrition according to the recipe she gave.

The maid brought tea soup up.Gongsun's tea soup uses millet leaves and salt.

Lin Xiaoxiao nodded and asked the maid to put the tea soup aside.She is not used to this kind of salty tea, so she stopped drinking it after tasting it once.

After talking for a while, the maid came in again.

The maid looked a little embarrassed, and whispered softly in Sixteen Niang's ear, and Sixteen Niang's complexion darkened.

Lin Xiaoxiao sat a little far away, and didn't hear the maid's words very clearly, only vaguely heard words such as "messenger", "adult", "dance", "take medicine".

Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help thinking of other rumors that the servants had in private.

It is said that the envoy often troubled the Guozhang's mansion. He was picky about the unpalatable food, or asked the female slave to warm the bed, and even often bullied Liuniang.For example, let Liu Niang dance to relieve boredom, and if Liu Niang doesn't sing, he won't drink medicine, and so on.

The Guozhang's Mansion can only be wronged.As for Liu Niang, she seemed to have learned how to be good when she failed in one blow last time, but she stopped making trouble and looked very obedient.

When Lin Xiaoxiao first heard the news, she felt weird.

The messenger's behavior was both humiliating and molesting.And it is said that both of them met alone, without other people.

It was only later that Lin Xiaoxiao realized that there was no male or female defense in this era.It's not a big deal for lonely men and widows to get along in private.

After the maid finished speaking, Lin Xiaoxiao immediately got up to leave.

After she left, Sixteen Niang dressed up under the service of the maid, and went to meet the messenger with her long sword that failed in the "assassination".

The courtyard where Lin Xiaoxiao lives is in the back room of the Guozhang Mansion, very close to the back door.This is where the servants live.

Lin Xiaoxiao has always been kind to others, and will greet servants when she meets her on the road.Everyone knew that she was a doctor, so they respected her even more.It's just that she hasn't received points from the Guozhang Mansion yet.

Erya is washing clothes in the yard.

Lin Xiaoxiao dragged her into the room.

"Go to Yu's Caravan to find Mr. Yu and ask him to find out a few things for me."

Hu House in Mouton Lane.

Hu Zigui got up a little late today.

He went to a banquet with Hu Sanlang last night and came back drunk almost at midnight.I didn't wash up because I was too tired, and when I woke up, I felt the smell of alcohol all over my body.

"Green slave, boil some hot water, the young master wants to take a bath."

"My lord is awake? Hot water and breakfast are prepared, and the old uncle has made hangover soup. Should I eat breakfast first or drink the hangover soup first?"

"Take a bath first. Is Saburo awake?"

"Not yet, do you need to wake him up?"

"No. Where's Shin Woo?"

"I went out to visit friends, so I left."

"Can you tell me when you'll be back?"

"I expect to return after lunch."

"I have something to do with him, let him come to see me when he comes back."

"Okay."

Hu Sanlang woke up before lunch.Shin Woo came back after lunch.

Hu Zigui was talking to Hu Sanlang, when he saw Shen Wu coming in, he beckoned him to listen.

Huzi returned: "Chan makes this person treacherous and narrow-minded, he has made many enemies, so don't have too many contacts."

"I can't hand over the order of Chan." Hu Sanlang agreed.

On Hu Zigui's desk was a scroll of letters, densely packed with names of people.Hu Zigui picked up his pen and ticked off the name of "Chan Ling" on the slip of paper.

Hu Zigui took a wooden box on the table, opened it and took out a letter, opened it and read it, and handed it to Shen Wu.

"Send this letter to Lord Lu He's residence."

After Shen Wu got the letter, he went out to do errands.

After Shen Wu left, Hu Sanlang asked Hu Zigui: "My lord, Lu He is more brave than wise, we really want to use him?"

Hu Zigui seemed to sigh, and patted the wooden box on the table.

There are several letters in this wooden box.These letters are letters of introduction that Hu Zigui asked for when he was visiting friends in Cannes, and served as a stepping stone for him in the capital.

Huzi came back to the capital for the purpose of anti-Zheng, but this time he didn't follow Si Guolao's way, but changed his contacts in Kangcheng.

"My lord, why didn't you ask Elder Si Guo for help this time?" Hu Sanlang asked.

Si Guolao used to be well-known in the country of Hua, but because of the promotion of business, he offended the Duke of the state. Everyone thought that Si Guolao had lost the hearts of the people in the capital.However, a group of big merchants were killed in the capital a few days ago, and it is said that Si Guolao was operating behind the scenes, so it can be seen that he still has a lot of influence in the capital.

"Old Si Guo lacks courage. He dared to oppose the merchants, but he dared not oppose the people of Zheng. Last autumn meeting, someone mentioned Zheng Guo's caravan, but Si Guolao didn't say a word."

"Hey, even Si Guo is like this, is Hua Guo still saved?"

"That's why we can only use Lu He. Lu He is reckless and not smart enough, but he dares to anger Zheng Ren, and even dares to scold Zheng Ren in front of Zheng Ren. Whether Hua Guo can be saved depends on him."

"Young master is right, people like Lu He are more likely to be manipulated by us."

"Don't say that, Mr. Lu He is willing to sacrifice for Hua Nation, we should have more respect."

Hu Sanlang answered yes.He looked at Hu Zigui, who was meditating with a letter in his hand, and suddenly felt very relieved.

(End of this chapter)