Gourmet Red Chamber: A Chronicle of Baochai's Rebirth

Ning Ze's momentum froze, and Xue Baobao looked at Baozhuang seriously, "It was really my brother who wanted to arrest you, and you resisted?"

"Amitabha, monks do not lie."

Xue Baobao didn't believe it. Yu Xin knew more about the inside story than she did. She even suspected that Baozhuang was the seventh prince. Could it be that Yu Xin was not suspicious at all?
Now that he is suspicious, Yu Xin always wants to test and verify first. How dare he be rude to someone who may be the seventh prince indiscriminately, or even arrest him?

To take a step back, if Baozhuang is not the seventh prince, then Yu Xin has no reason to arrest him. Just like Awei said, why would Yu Xin arrest him, a monk?Take him back and chant sutras for him to keep him safe?
Even if Baozhuang is not the seventh prince, Yu Xin wants to ask him to lead the way, but Baozhuang is unwilling to lead the way for Yu Xin. Baozhuang, who is in the deep mountains and forests, and who is familiar with Shennong Mountain, can tell a lie and make the group never come back. Even if it was for his own personal safety, Yu Xin would never resort to torture to extract confessions, and would probably use inducements.

It shouldn't be too difficult for that old fox to seduce a man who has obviously never left Shennong Mountain, right?
Then why did Baozhuang say that Yu Xin wanted to arrest him?
Xu Baozhuang's appearance was too deceptive. Even now, Xue Baobao still subconsciously believed in him, but she believed in Yu Xin's abilities and methods more.

why?

Why did Yu Xin want to arrest his excellent guide, a young monk who had never been out of the mountains?
Or are you trying to capture the noble seventh prince of this dynasty?
It's not like he's out of his mind, unless, unless, Baozhuan is the seventh prince, and he doesn't want to return to the capital at all!
Xue Baobao's eyes lit up. If Baozhuang didn't lie, this might be the most likely!
Baozhuang pushed the sword pointed at his neck with dissatisfaction, "Dear donors, everything has a cause and effect. That Lord Yu was trapped by the poor monk deserved it. If you are unwilling to keep your promise, there is no need to be so ungraceful."

Just as Ning Ze was about to exert some force on his hand, he heard Xue Baobao say, "Master is right. Master Ning, please put away the knife. It will be bad if you accidentally injure Master."

Ning Ze looked back at her, and finally took back the Xiuchun knife, but still stared at Baozhu with the knife in his hand.

Xue Baobao leaned over and clasped his hands together, asking sincerely, "I would like to ask Master, is it because my brother wants to arrest Master because Master is the seventh prince that my brother is looking for, the youngest son of the Supreme Emperor, and the youngest brother of the same mother as before? ?”

"Amitabha".

Baozhu put his hands together and returned the gift, with the smile on his lips unchanged, "The poor monk is an outsider, and his status as a layman has long been forgotten. The female donor does not need to worry about it."

Xue Baobao, "..."

Sure enough!
Ning Ze and others had no idea who they were looking for when they came to Shennong Mountain this time. When they first heard about it, they were shocked and looked at each other.

Xue Baobao took a few steps back with a wry smile and said, "I have met His Highness before. I didn't know His Highness's identity before, so I offended you. Please forgive me."

When Ning Ze and others saw her like this, they all knelt down and apologized.

Baozhan put his hands together and returned the gift, and said compassionately, "All donors, please get up quickly. The poor monk is an outsider now and does not dare to accept such a great gift from you."

Xue Baobao, "..."

You don't dare accept it, and we don't dare not be polite.

Although Xue Baobao can be regarded as a serious lady from a wealthy family, the royal family is still as high as the stars. When she suddenly met someone, she didn't know how to deal with it, so she pretended to be calm and asked Baozhuang to rest early and pulled her up. Zhu Ning went to the side to discuss.

Xue Baobao first asked, "Master Ning, it is now confirmed that the master is the seventh prince, and he is the person whom my brother has been ordered by the emperor to take back to the capital.

What do you think is the chance that we won't be retaliated against in the future if we go ahead and successfully rescue my brother and your colleagues, and return the seventh prince to the capital? "

Ning Ze looked at her with difficulty, and Xue Baobao blinked, "Master Ning, what are the chances that we will successfully rescue my brother and the others, then kill them and silence them, and bury all the truth in this vast mountain?"

Ning Ze's expression became even more speechless, and Xue Baobao sighed, "Okay, I understand, so we can only keep our promise and leave me here to cook in exchange for my brother and the others."

Ning Ze knelt down and said, "This subordinate is incompetent, please punish me!"

Xue Baobao hissed, this is a mountain, don't your knees hurt?

Xue Baobao hurriedly went to help him, "Master Ning, my brother has been captured by the Seventh Prince, not to mention you and me? I am fine at home, and living here in Shennong Mountain for a year and a half will not be a problem."

Ning lowered his head and said nothing.

Xue Baobao sighed, "It's really okay. It's important that we go see our brother first."

Xue Baobao sent Ning Ze away, and ordered Awei to send the cooked long pepper porridge to Baozhuang, and then he packed up and went to bed.

Because he finally got the news that Yu Xin was safe, Baby Xue slept very soundly and didn't wake up until dawn.

Yu Xin was safe, so she wasn't in a hurry. She mixed the noodles, mixed the sauce, and made a big pot of noodles. She also made poached eggs from the nest of asafoetida she found yesterday. , crouched down in Baozhuang's noodle bowl, picked out two frosted and well-preserved green vegetables and placed them on one side. Finally, he garnished them with a radish flower and gave them to Baozhuang to taste.

Baozhuang smiled brightly, put his hands together and saluted, "Thank you to the female donor for your trouble."

Xue Baobao sighed secretly, what bad intentions could a greedy little monk have?

It's just delicious, but I don't want to be invited down the mountain by Yu Xin.

Xue Baobao made Baozhuang's spicy sauce alone, which was more fragrant and fresher than the spicy ones that others ate. Although Baozhuang was eager to try the spicy ones, he did not insist on it after Xue Baobao's advice.

After he finished eating, Xue Baobao asked, "Your Highness, how far is it from here to where you imprison my brother?"

"About three or four days."

Baozhuang was full and very talkative. "If we walk fast, we can arrive at nightfall on the third day."

Xue Baobao nodded, "Well, why don't Your Highness ask Sun Ersheng to send you some ingredients? The journey is still long and the journey will be boring. Why don't I fry some melon seeds and pine nuts for His Highness to make snacks?"

Baozhuang's eyes lit up, "You can still do those things!"

Xue Baobao smiled slightly, "Your Highness, when it comes to food, I always order it at 01:30, but I can't. As long as there is a recipe, I can make it, and I guarantee that it will be delicious."

Baozhuang smiled and rolled his eyes, "That's great, you don't know, everything our cooks do smells like medicine, and I can't eat anything. It's because of them!"

Xue Baobao smiled and said nothing. Yu Xin said that the Queen Mother was already over 40 when she was pregnant with the little prince. In ancient times, she was definitely considered a super-old mother, and the children she gave birth to were prone to poor health.

It happened that the little prince was born prematurely at seven months old. It was said that he only weighed three or four kilograms when he was born. He was raised in the palace until he was one year old and almost died several times.

The Emperor and the Empress Dowager had no choice but to follow the advice of the Imperial Master and send him to Shennong Mountain, where they managed to survive until now.Just looking at his face and the way he vomited blood that day, if there was no water and fruits and vegetables in the space, he would probably not survive as his master said.

Under such circumstances, the food he eats naturally has to go through many layers of selection. Slightly heavier condiments cannot be included, and various medicinal materials for health and treatment are added. How can it be delicious?

In the past two days, the food she gave him was more or less added with water in the space, otherwise he would probably have vomited it countless times.

Xue Baobao then went into the wooden house in Baozhuang to write down the ingredients list. After he finished writing, he tentatively asked, "I wonder if Your Highness could send a message back by the way to ask your people to treat my brother kindly?"

My brother loves cleanliness and beauty the most, and he is pickier about what he eats. I don’t want to see him suffer.”

Baozhuang was very easy to talk to, so he immediately wrote the letter as she asked, stuffed it into the iron tube, and asked Sun Xiaosheng to send it back. He also said to Xue Baobao, "I am a poor monk from outside the country. The female donor does not need to be called Your Highness." , On the contrary, we are divided, so let’s call it the same as before.”

Xue Baobao, "..."

We are not familiar with each other in the first place. Where do we start talking about the word “shengfen”?
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In the evening, Sun Ersheng came over again carrying a large basket of ingredients. After Xue Baobao made dinner, he heated up the pot and made a pot of candied haws with various fruits. Then he started frying melon seeds, pine nuts, chestnuts, and stir-frying. Walnut.

Bao Zhuang was sitting next to the pot. She was cooking and Bao Zhuang was eating. He was very satisfied and his title was changed from the female donor to the donor Xue.

Well, not even raw.

During the next three days of the journey, Baozhuang sat on a bamboo chair, carried by the guards in turns, reading books, basking in the sun, and eating melon seeds, which made Xue Baobao very jealous.

After dinner on the third morning, Baozhuang did not allow Ning Ze and others to follow him anymore, and only wanted to take Xue Baobao away.

Xue Baobao said he wanted to take Asafoetida with him, and he had no objection. He tied the bamboo chair to Sun Ersheng's back, and Sun Ersheng carried him forward.

At nightfall, they finally arrived at a mountain villa hidden behind forest trees and boulders.

It was already dark at this time. Although there were lanterns lit everywhere in the village, the view was not very clear. Xue Baobao could only barely see the outline clearly. He saw that the entrance was extremely narrow, but it became wider and wider as he walked. It was definitely called a unique cave. .

When they reached the wide area, someone finally appeared. He was a man in his early forties. He looked very capable, like a practicing practitioner.

"master".

The man leaned down to salute and presented the treasure building with a glazed lamp.

Baozhuang took the lamp and said in a brisk tone, "Clean up the yard next to Meishou Yuan, and then order people to go down the mountain to buy the woman's clothes and items. This benefactor Xue and her maid will live in it from now on."

The man bowed in agreement, raised his palm in Baozhuang and saluted Xue Baobao, "Donor Xue, please follow me to see Donor Yu."

Under the dim light, Xue Baobao couldn't tell the path at all, so he had to follow Baozhu step by step. After walking for about half an hour, Baozhu finally stopped in front of a courtyard, clasped his hands and saluted, "Donor Xue, Donor Yu." It’s in there, please”.

As he spoke, he handed the glazed lamp in his hand to Xue Baobao. Under the dim moonlight, the bones in the bony hand seemed to be faintly visible.

When Xue Baobao saw that he had no intention of following him, he couldn't help but look at him in surprise and led Awei into the yard.

There were no lanterns lit in the yard, only a light like a bean floating in front could be seen in the distance.

Xue Baobao was holding a lantern and walking very fast. When he almost reached the light, he shouted from a distance through the door and window.

There was a noise in the house, and after a while, the closed door suddenly opened. In the weak light of the glazed lamp, Yu Xin stood behind the door, with disbelief on her beautiful face.

Xue Baobao turned around and gave Awei the glass lamp, gave instructions to keep watch outside, stepped into the house in a few steps, closed the door behind his back, and threw himself into Yu Xin's arms, tears immediately rolling down his face.

Yu Xin was anxious and frightened, and squeezed Xue Baobao's arms tightly, "Baby? Are you okay? Why are you here too?"

Xue Baobao knew that he must be more anxious and worried than himself at this time. Although he couldn't help crying, he still managed to hold it back, sobbing and waiting for a long time. said.

Yu Xin was even more anxious, "That fake monk is very evil. When we met him, we just asked a few questions and sent people to follow him secretly. When I woke up, I didn't know how I got here. "My hands and feet are so weak that I can't even walk to the entrance of the yard, let alone break out."

Xue Baobao, "..."

So miserable!

This is because you don’t even know what’s going on, so you’re just fooling around!
He was afraid that his brother would reveal his whereabouts during the conversation and let Baozhuang know that he was here to look for him, so Baozhuang would tie them up without saying anything to his brother.

Baozhuang is not lying.

Xue Baobao hurriedly went to check Yu Xin's pulse, pushed him into the room and sat down, lit the candle, checked carefully, and asked doubtfully, "Brother, have you eaten anything Baozhu gave you since you met him?" Something, or does he have any special smell?"

Yu Xin shook his head, "In this deep mountain and old forest, if a strange monk suddenly walks out, I will naturally take extra precautions and make no such stupid mistakes."

Xue Baobao was even more surprised, "Then what happened to my brother? I see that my brother's pulse condition is not serious now, he is just a little weaker. There is something like this in the world that can make people weak in a short period of time, but it doesn't seem to be a serious problem." Something? And then it can make people follow the path without even realizing it?"

Yu Xin angrily said, "That's why I say that fake monk is very evil. I suspect that he is very likely to be the seventh prince we are looking for."

"I'll go and ask tomorrow."

"I will handle these things," Yu Xin grabbed her hand and brought her to the bed in the inner room to sit down. He reached out to wipe the tears on her face and said sadly, "I took it lightly this time. Seeing that treasure building You are young, and you look sick and harmless, but it makes you worried and frightened."

Xue Baobao knew that he was blaming himself, so he squeezed his hand to comfort him, "Fortunately, there was no danger. It's good that I have found my brother now."

As Xue Baobao spoke, he detailed the situation after meeting Baozhuang. When Yuxin heard what she said, he agreed to stay in Shennong Mountain for a year and a half in exchange for Baozhuang letting him go. He became furious, "I don't agree! Even if I die in Shennong Mountain, I will never ask you to stay in Shennong Mountain and work as a fire-sitter for him!"