When Hunjun begins to make elixirs

Chapter 43 Lu Mian
After another banquet, Li Shun chose to stay at Yucui Palace. Didn't he see that Concubine Yang had a bottle of oil hanging from her mouth?After he tried very hard to comfort her, she was like a freshly dehydrated fish on the shore, with her mouth open and trying to breathe, with the afterglow of red on her cheeks.

"What's wrong?"

"Aren't you angry anymore?"

Concubine Yang calmed down and said, "I'm not angry with you. Are you angry with yourself? I can neither advise you like Concubine Lian, nor please you like Concubine Li?"

Li Shun automatically ignored the sour element in her tone: "Is Concubine Lian taking the lead in what happened tonight?"

Concubine Yang hummed, then fell into self-pity again: "Other concubines have their own things to do, but I don't know what to do?"

Seeing this, Li Shun knew that it was his favor that had her hands and feet restrained. She was obviously a cultivator, but she was more sentimental than the average harem girl.If this continues, what should I do if I become depressed?
"People must not think too much. Too much thinking will hurt your nerves. Too much worry will hurt your anger. If you are really bored, ask your senior sister to come into the palace to talk with you. I will give her a token to enter and leave the palace."

"Is this okay? If outsiders can enter the palace at will, there will be no safety risks?" Since the night when Zhao Zhongxiao was removed, most people in the harem knew that the emperor was a man of cultivation, but the restrictions in each palace were strict, and no one dared to go behind his back. talk.The battle that night also let the people in the palace know the seriousness of the situation, especially the emperor who strengthened his defense.

"She said it herself, and the palace guards can't stop her. Besides, she is Senior Sister Qi, and I believe you know her better than me." Having said that, Li Shun had already arranged for the Divine Machine Guard to secretly monitor Xu Ying, and found that she had nothing but Apart from curing diseases and rescuing people, she hangs out in casinos and is a perfect female gangster.As for Yu Bingqing, who had never seen the dragon, neither the Jinwu Guard nor the Shenji Guard found any trace of her.

"Then I will thank the Emperor first."

"Okay, go to bed. I will accompany you out of the palace for a walk tomorrow. There is a magic competition being held outside, and it is very lively."

"Ah."

At noon on the second day, after yesterday's competition, the game had entered the semi-finals. Many people in the capital came to watch. Of course, there were stalls selling herbal tea, snacks, and even honey smoothies.

Brother Xu did not come out of the stall, but held a girl in his arms, watching the magic artist's "color scarf turns into fish" performance in the crowd, and cheered along.He was pestered by his little daughter to come. Thinking that he would never be able to make enough money in his lifetime, he agreed to his daughter's request without waiting for others when her daughter grew up.

Each and every wonderful trick really feasted his eyes.I heard that these artists were paid by the emperor to perform for the people.He looked at the pavilions being built on the palace wall and on the left and right sides. Tomorrow, the emperor and civil and military officials will be sitting there to watch the finals with the people.It would be great if we could live like this forever.

Suddenly, he saw a familiar face among the people in charge of hosting. He put down his daughter and walked over holding her hand: "Brother Mian! Are you back?"

Lu Mian was wearing a green robe, with the Zhujia Trading Company logo embroidered conspicuously on his chest. He had dark circles under his eyes as he bent down to carry the performance items. When he heard someone calling him, he put down the things in his hands and looked back: "Uncle Xu, it's you."

"Didn't you go to the south to become an apprentice?"

"Yes, the merchant went to Beijing to pay his birthday to the emperor, and I came back with him."

"Oh, how are you, Uncle Lu? I haven't seen him for such a long time."

Lu Mian is the grandson of Old Man Lu. Hearing this, his eyes suddenly turned red: "Grandpa, he has passed away."

Brother Xu was shocked: "It's so sudden! Two months ago, I saw him looking very tough."

Lu Mian gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Grandpa was killed by the demons of the Shenmu Cult! Even my grandmother and sister-in-law were implicated, and my cousin Dongsheng is still receiving treatment in a place specially set up by the emperor." Brother Xu also sighed. : "I reminded Uncle Lu to be careful that day, but I didn't expect that it would still be unavoidable."

Lu Mian asked: "Did you tell my grandfather?"

Brother Xu explained: "I also accidentally mentioned that there is a Shenmu Cult in Guojia Village."

Lu Mian immediately knelt down and saluted Brother Xu: "If my uncle hadn't reminded me, my grandma, sister-in-law and cousin might not have escaped the disaster."

Lu Mian had already figured out the reason. It was his grandfather who inadvertently led the officers and soldiers to save Guojiacun. Unexpectedly, it was Brother Xu who reminded him.

Brother Xu immediately helped Lu Mian up and blamed himself: "I didn't mean it either. I didn't expect that I would harm Uncle Lu."

"No, grandpa was killed by the Shenmu Cult. I can't blame my uncle. If it weren't for your kindness, Guojia Village would have turned into a hell on earth." Lu Mian followed the caravan and traveled north and south. He had seen the Shenmu Cult's methods of harming people. The decline of one village, the death of one village after another, the scene is like a ghost, it is difficult to describe in words.

"Are you okay now, ma'am?"

Lu Mian shook his head: "I have been groggy and talking nonsense all day long. Now I am locked up at the school entrance in the west of the city."

Brother Xu said angrily: "Damn the bandits!"

At this time, he heard a greeting: "Hey, Brother Xu, what are you talking about?"

Brother Xu turned around and found Mr. Li and his wife walking towards this side. He quickly saluted: "Mr. Li, are you coming to see the magic trick too?"

Li Shun saw and heard Brother Xu and the others talking from a distance. This young man from the small chamber of commerce was actually the grandson of the brave old man back then?He is a talented person who can still understand things despite changes in his family.Lu Mian saw that Mr. Li, whom Brother Xu was talking about, had been sizing him up. He also saw that the two men were dressed in a way that they were either rich or noble.

There are many people named Li in the capital. Except for a small number of common people, most of them are members of the royal family. Although Dayin implemented a feudal system for the royal family, since the Taizong Dynasty, many clan members who committed crimes have been cancelled. The land was sealed and escorted back to the capital for custody.

Except for the fact that they don't have to do anything and only have money, this kind of people are no different from ordinary nobles, and are even worse than ordinary nobles, because they do not have the power of a vassal king, but they also have to maintain the dignity of the royal family, and their lives are much worse than ordinary nobles. .

The Zhu family's banker likes to lend money to these people the most. They have an iron rice bowl and are not afraid of repaying it.

Lu Mian thought that Li Shun was like this, and he still had to give him some superficial respect, so he also saluted: "Does this young master know Uncle Xu?"

Brother Xu explained: "Master Li often comes to my noodle stall to eat."

Lu Mian looked at Li Shun curiously again and thought, "That's not right. With just this outfit, he doesn't look like someone eating at a roadside stall. Those clan members are so proud."

"Where is the entrance to the school in the west of the city that you just mentioned? Can you take me to see it?"

(End of this chapter)