Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 258 The Assassination of Commander Lu
over the canal,

Night is approaching, and the cold wind is blowing.

The icy river water looked so quiet and eerie under the moonlight.

Commander Lu Yi heard the voice of the captain behind him, stopped in his tracks, looked back, and saw that it was a captain of the guards, who seemed to be his subordinate from the north, as if he had something to say, so he asked road;
"What's the matter, let's talk about it."

The lieutenant glanced around and the soldiers behind the commander, some of the ink smudges remained silent, obviously feeling that there were too many people and it was inconvenient to speak, but Lu Yi felt strange, what happened these few days also made him Be careful, and continue to ask;
"Why can't you say it?"

"That's not true. Commander Lu made you think what the trip to the south of the Yangtze River will be like?"

The captain saw that Commander Lu Yi was so cautious, so he had no choice but to lead the conversation to Jiangnan, hoping to attract General Lu.

as predicted,

Lu Yi was indeed interested. What happened in the past few days was caused by Jiangnannan. Now that his subordinates said so, then behind him is Jiangnannan or someone else, and he is also testing;

"I don't think so. I'm just a navy general. I don't want to go on the shore. That's the matter of the imperial envoy. It has nothing to do with this commander. I'm not interested in who is behind you. If it doesn't work, you can go to the boat upstairs." It would be good to talk to Master Hou."

Speaking of Commander Lu, his expression changed, he took a step back, and with a wave of his hand, the soldiers behind him surrounded him. At this time, the captain was not slow to react. Cong Renyuan grabbed hold of his sleeves tightly, but was still struggling, so he had to raise his hand and press the hand crossbow.

When Lu Yi saw the captain straightening his arm, he felt uncomfortable, so he threw himself to the right, only to hear a "swish", and a hand crossbow arrow shot out, nailing heavily on Commander Lu's left arm. above.

"Ah, the little thief dares to do this, hiss!"

Although Commander Lu Yi escaped the critical point, his left arm was so painful that he lost consciousness for a moment, which was very difficult, and the soldiers behind him had already subdued the sneak attacking school lieutenant. Both of the captain's arms were injured.

Then he took off his shirt, and suddenly saw the hidden weapon of the commander of the sneak attack, the hand crossbow tied to his left arm, the captain endured the pain and shouted;

"If you don't listen to me, if you lead the army back, you will be buried on the canal. Jiangnan will not let you go, hahaha, erh."

The lieutenant didn't finish his sentence, black blood flowed from his mouth, the soldiers quickly opened the assassin's teeth, but the assassin rolled his eyes and died in a moment.

"My lord, the assassin committed suicide with poison, like a dead man."

The soldier touched the assassin's neck, apparently out of breath, shook his head and said.

Commander Lu clutched his arm, endured the pain and said;

"Hurry up and send a letter to Lord Hou, saying that there are assassins among the guards. Ben was injured in a surprise attack. Be careful. Call the military doctor to bandage him."

"Yes, my lord."

The soldiers behind him immediately ran over, while Lu Yi stood up, walked over bitterly and kicked the dead lieutenant, cursing in his mouth;

"unlucky."

But the building and boat behind it seemed warm.

The warm moonlight shone on the deck of the high-rise ship as if it were daytime, and lanterns were hung in the corridors of the cabin to brighten the light of the ship.

Mrs. Wang also rested for an afternoon and felt better, so she called the four daughters over to have a meal together. There was a round table in the spacious big room, and there were all kinds of dishes on it.

Where did Yang Hanyu see that he could eat so many hot dishes on the river? Seeing that the dishes tasted like the ones at home, he asked;
"Mother, you have brought all the cooks from the house with you, and the taste of the dishes has not changed."

"Well, yes, it's such a long journey, and you can't bring something to eat, it's so boring."

Mrs. Wang also replied with a smile, that if she is not used to other food, Jiangnan's food is better.

Although Qin Keqing was curious, she didn't ask any questions without permission. She just ate the food with surprise on her face, but the little girl behind her was drooling greedily. She couldn't help but leaned over and sniffed it.

Xiao Qingwen looked at her without blinking her eyes, her appearance was also painful.

Mrs. Wang couldn't see, surrounded by a table, all the girls could see every little move, and couldn't see the naive side of the little girl behind Qin Keqing. road;
"King, how do you think the food tastes?"

Qin Keqing put down her chopsticks, wiped the corners of her mouth with a brocade cloth, and then replied with a smile;
"Mom, the food tastes very good, Keqing likes it very much, especially this stewed tofu, it's delicious."

"That's good. There is a modified ice cellar and kitchen on the upstairs, so don't worry, eat more. By the way, what's the name of the girl behind you, she's a bit unfamiliar."

Wang was relieved, and as soon as the conversation changed, she asked the maid behind her, where did the person who hadn't seen yesterday come from today.

Qin Keqing was a little startled, turned her head and took a slight look behind her, almost touching the little girl's nose, Gu Zixiang almost stuck to Qin Keqing's back in order to smell the vegetables.

Qin Keqing blushed slightly, and said unnaturally;

"Mother, this little girl is the medical officer of the Hou Mansion, and was brought aboard by Lord Hou himself. It is said that the little girl's medical skills are not inferior to that of Imperial Physician Gu."

"Doctor Gu?"

Wang's brows frowned slightly, how did she get involved in the palace.

"Mother, don't think too much, even the little girl's father, who is also a medical officer in the mansion, was also brought by Lord Hou."

Seeing Mrs. Wang's complexion changed slightly, Qin Keqing explained that she was afraid that her mother would think too much.

"You said her medical skills are fair?"

Mrs. Wang's eyes lit up suddenly, as if thinking of something, she asked,
"Yes, mother, my daughter-in-law is dizzy during the day, and the little girl will be fine with a few needles. It should be true."

Mrs. Wang still looked over suspiciously. She was dressed in bright yellow, with a childish face, and she also looked at the dishes on the table with an expression of envy. She didn't look like she had good medical skills, she was just a yellow-haired girl next door.

"Okay, Yue'er Shu'er, bring a stool for the two little girls, and add two sets of bowls and chopsticks for them to sit down and eat,"

"Yes, ma'am."

Lan Yue'er and Lan Shu'er reluctantly walked to the side, moved the stool over, and then took the bowl to add two bowls of rice and handed it over.

Xiao Qingwen knew how to be polite, she said thank you sister in a low voice, took the bowl and chopsticks and began to eat in small bites.

And the little girl was not polite, she just took it and started to eat it, with a sense of satisfaction on her face.

"Is it tasty?"

"Delicious, delicious, I have never eaten such a delicious meal at home before."

Mrs. Wang asked softly, and the little girl replied inarticulately, her mouth was full of food, and her hands kept on putting food into the bowl. Everyone at the table looked like they wanted to laugh.

Mrs. Wang was also very happy to see this, she is not very careful.

Then I thought about the things in my heart, it has been a while, but why none of the women in the family have conceived, as the saying goes, there are three things that are unfilial and having no offspring is the biggest. Mrs. Wang has always felt that something is wrong with this matter, but she has never said anything.

How about letting her have a try today, and asked;
"That's good. In this way, Zixiang will be with Laosang from now on. It's good to eat like this every day from now on."

As soon as Mrs. Wang asked her to go over, Qin Keqing was taken aback, but she didn't say anything, and the little girl shook her head and said;

"No, I just promised my wife to follow her today, and I will come back to you in two days."

"Success, that's it. Zixiang, show these three sisters how healthy you are?"

Mrs. Wang just agreed and asked Gu Zixiang to show the three daughters directly. If there is no problem, it means that there is something wrong with her son's health. When she said this, the four daughters on the table were startled and puzzled. Looking at Mrs. Wang,

Wang still smiled and comforted;
"What are you looking at, try the little girl's medical skills."

Gu Zixiang put down the bowls and chopsticks, stood up and pulled Yang Hanyu's wrist to feel his pulse, despite his strength, he almost pulled Yang Hanyu to the ground. The girl took a look.

Unexpectedly, the little girl didn't pay attention, but her face was a little tangled, and Yang Hanyu's heart tightened when she saw it, no way.

"Zixiang, is something wrong?"

Wang also thought that Yang Hanyu's body was abnormal, so she asked.

"Going back to the old lady, it's not a big deal. It seems that I was poisoned before. The toxin is not cleared and there are still residues, which makes my heart unstable. I have to drink a secret medicine to get rid of it. It's not very troublesome. I have this prescription. , but if the poison is not removed, this lady may not be able to conceive."

Yang Hanyu's heart tightened, knowing that the poison was a kind of purifying medicine drunk by the goddess in the sect, so she was so careful that she got it.

"Is there an antidote?"

Mrs. Wang also had a strange feeling. Could it be the palace's method, but why did the palace send a woman who had drunk the medicine over.

"Yes, it's almost enough to drink for a month, but it still needs a few years of cultivation. Otherwise, the body won't be able to hold it."

Then he withdrew his hand and came to the side of the second daughter Yueshu.

I don't know whether it's to show off my skills or to show off my medical skills, so I stretched out two hands, grasped the wrists of the two women, Yueshu, and felt the pulse at the same time, then let go after only a short while, and said;
"Old lady, these two sisters must have suffered from severe wind and cold when they were young, which left the root cause of the disease and caused abdominal discomfort all the year round, so it was difficult to conceive. They still need to take medicine to recuperate, so that they can't catch cold in the future."

Mrs. Wang's eyes are strange, indeed, this little girl's medical skills are indeed extraordinary, I appreciate it very much, and she can understand her own mind better, so she praised,
"What a smart girl, Zixiang, what about you, don't do anything, just take care of the four of them, and the old man still has a grandson. You will stay with the old man from now on. As for where you live, you can do whatever you like. good?"

"Thank you, old lady."

The little girl happily agreed, while the fourth daughter blushed. It turned out that Mrs. Wang was there for this matter, but she still had some concerns about her children.

And in the uppermost cabin of the ship,
Zhang Jinyu called Shangningbian, eating beggar chicken and drinking wine, looking at the night outside, feeling at ease,

"Ningbian, this time we are in the south of the Yangtze River. This Marquis intends to disembark directly at Jinling. Let's not go to Yangzhou."

Ning Bian put down the beggar chicken in his hand, and asked;
"What Hou Ye meant was to catch them off guard."

"Yes, just to give them a surprise."

Zhang Jinyu said sadly in the cabin.

"Report, Lord Hou, Commander Lu, who was leading the pilot, was injured by an assassin!"

"what!"

(End of this chapter)