Denghuaxiao

Chapter 188 Jasmine
The green trees are dense and the wind is clear.

There was silence in the medicine room.

The boy came in from behind the door, brought two cups of warm medicinal tea, and went to the front to look at the medicine stove.

Lu Zhuo sat in front of the desk.

This is Ji Xun's medicine room.

Ji Xun had a special status in the Medical Academy and was well liked by the nobles in the palace. The pharmacy was too cramped and cramped, so the Medical Academy specially prepared a pharmacy for him so that he could test prescriptions, prepare medicines, and study medical skills.

The medicine room is not big.

The long desk is short, and the pharmacy is separated from the study room by a carved bookshelf. There are medical books stacked on top of each other on the bookshelf, as well as on the floor. Scattered prescriptions are piled randomly beside the couch, on bamboo chairs, and in the corners, making it look a bit strange. Clutter.

On the table are incense sticks and pen beds, as well as silver scissors for pruning the branches and leaves of herbs. A few sprigs of gardenia were placed in an ice-blue glass vase, and the aroma diluted the strong medicinal smell in the medicine room.

There are dense green branches in front of the window, the breeze is cool, and there is no hot summer outside. The place is like a peachland in the mountains, with its own leisure and wild charm.

Ji Xun's voice came to his ears.

"When Sunan said goodbye, what happened to Medical Officer Lu?"

Lu Yan withdrew his gaze and looked at the person in front of him again.

Ji Xun sat opposite, looking at her seriously.

When she was in Sunan, she had speculated many times about what would happen when she reunited with Ji Xun. But when she finally arrived in Shengjing, she slowly gave up the idea.

But maybe God was playing tricks on her. The more she didn't want to recognize Ji Xun, the more unexpected this moment came.

Lu Yan replied calmly: "After Medical Officer Ji left, I recovered from the poison soon. Then I returned home." After a pause, "My family died of illness two years ago, so I came to Shengjing to live with my cousin."

“Where are our distant relatives now?”

"Passed away."

"I see." Ji Xun suddenly realized, "So you went to West Street to practice medicine in order to become independent."

As a foreign woman with no relatives in Shengjing and only her medical skills to rely on, practicing medicine in a hospital is indeed a bold but best choice.

"But why didn't you come to Changlefang to look for me?" Ji Xun was puzzled: "I told you before I left that if you wanted to go to the Imperial Medical Bureau, I would help you."

Lu Tong practiced medicine in a clinic on West Street, but finally took the spring examination of the Imperial Medical Bureau, which shows that he wanted to enter the Hanlin Medical Academy.

If you want to enter the Imperial Medical College, it is actually easier to get into the Imperial Medical College.

"My medical skills are not good and my knowledge is shallow. I am like a river boy looking at the sea or a well frog looking at the sky. How can I expose my shortcomings and make people laugh at me?"

The words seemed sarcastic, and Ji Xun frowned.

He said: "I don't know who you studied under, but with your medical skills, you can produce 'Spring Water Sheng' and 'Xianxian', which are already better than those of many students from the Imperial Medical Bureau. Why belittle yourself."

"After all, I come from a humble background..."

Ji Xun interrupted her, "So, this is also the reason why you still refused to recognize me after entering the Medical Officers' Hospital?"

Lu Tong paused.

He looked at Lu Shen and shook his head slightly: "You are a doctor, you should only look at the disease and symptoms, regardless of high or low, not to mention looking down on yourself?"

There was silence in the room.

Seeing that she was silent, Ji Xun lowered his voice and said, "You are extremely talented in medical skills, and you are also smart and diligent. Maybe you are biased against the Imperial Medical Bureau, but what I want to tell you is that the medical classics and pharmacology taught by the Imperial Medical Bureau are beyond ordinary medical practice." Arrived.”

"You are willing to enter the medical official hospital. If you have such ambition, you should not waste your talent. I know that the medical theory you studied in the past is different from the ordinary medical practice. I will find for you the books used by the students of the Imperial Medical Bureau. If you are okay , read as many as possible, and if you have different opinions, you can come to me here.”

He spoke seriously, and Lu Zhu frowned: "Medical Officer Ji, I made it very clear that I only studied medicine to earn a living, which is different from your original intention of benefiting the world."

"If you were just trying to make ends meet," Ji Xun looked at her, "you wouldn't have been in the Medical Officer's Hospital for so long and wouldn't have recognized me."

Lu Yan was speechless.

A medical officer who was only motivated by selfish desires and wanted to climb up the ladder should have found a way to send a message on the first day he entered Nanjing Pharmacy. With Ji Xun's temperament, he could lend a helping hand to passers-by who met by chance, and to those who had known each other for a long time. Old lovers will only take more care of them.

She said: "Actually, I am not what you think."

Ji Xun shook his head: "In the past, I misunderstood that you were obsessed with wealth and had bad medical ethics. It was my mistake that I listened to and believed. I apologize to you."

If she wants to cling to him, she doesn't need to use those rumors, she can just use this jade pendant to get along with Sunan.

Ji Xun was a little emotional.

It was not easy for Lu Zhuo, an ordinary person, to walk from West Street to the Medical Courtyard. However, being in the Medical Courtyard, it was still inevitable to be slandered and framed. I am alone and do not explain when faced with rumors. Just like in the Sunan Inn back then, I still insist that nothing is wrong even though I am seriously poisoned. The world is unfair. When ordinary people are in trouble, they always knock out their teeth and swallow blood as much as possible. Endure grievances all your life.

The same goes for Lu Yan.

When he looked at her again, his expression was a little more pitiful.

This look was noticed by Lu Zhu.

The hand holding the cup tightened, she lowered her head and took a sip of the tea in her hand.

The tea is medicinal tea, fragrant and bitter, with a strong medicinal aroma that makes people frown.

Perhaps she had drank too much sweet syrup recently, and she was no longer used to such a bitter taste. Inexplicably, she suddenly missed Pei Yun's reflection outside the windy summer night, handing her the cold white lotus dew.

Sweeter than this.

As she drank tea, her rolled-up sleeves fluttered, revealing faint red marks on her elbows.

Ji Xun's gaze paused.

After a moment, he frowned and said, "Why hasn't your wound healed yet?"

Lu Chen was stunned.

"The Immortal Jade Skin Ointment is very effective in removing scars. Whether it is a knife wound, a sword wound, or a fire or scald injury, using this ointment, the scar will fade away quickly. Why is your wound still obvious after more than a month?"

After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand towards Lu Zhuo's wrist: "Let me take a look."

Lu Zhen shrank back.

She subconsciously reached out and put down her sleeves to cover the faint red mark.

Ji Xun was confused: "You..."

She said quickly: "I'm useless."

"what?"

Lu Tong calmed down, regained his composure, and said: "The jade muscle ointment is precious and I don't want to use it, so these days I just use ordinary plasters on the wounds. I keep the jade muscle ointment given by Medical Officer Ji."

Ji Xun frowned and stared at her. After a while, he shook his head in disapproval.

"Medicine is a dead thing and is not as valuable as a living person. Although your injury is not fatal, if the scar remains for too long, it may not be able to be removed in the future, so you should apply it in time."

He stood up, opened the wooden drawer of the bookshelf behind him, took out two new bottles of jade muscle ointment and placed them in front of Lu Yan.

Lu Chen: "Medical Officer Ji..."

The jade skin ointment was so precious that only the nobles in the palace would get one jar, so he was very generous in giving away two jars.

"I made this medicine." Ji Xun said, "It's not precious to me. You can just use it. If it runs out, I'll have Zhuling bring it to you."

He looked at the little medicine boy who was cooking medicine outside.

The little medicine boy nodded hurriedly.

Lu Yan stared at him, while Ji Xun's eyes persisted. After a long stalemate, she could only lower her head and reluctantly agreed.

……

After coming out of Ji Xun's medicine room, Lu Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

The white jade object returned to its original owner, and an old incident was settled. I should have felt relieved, but for some reason, the acquaintance with Ji Xun was not as pleasant as imagined.

heavy.

Strangely enough, when they met again after many years and recognized each other, she was only briefly surprised and accepted it as a matter of course. When talking to Ji Xun, he was tense all the time. He didn't dare to relax for a while, and his mood was even more complicated.

Perhaps it was because Pei Yunying had seen her truest and most vicious side and had no scruples about it. And Ji Xun...

Lu Zhuo grasped the strap of the medical box tightly.

In Ji Xun's eyes, she was just a poor and miserable orphan who was bullied and went through all kinds of hardships to get to the hospital.

It always makes people feel uncomfortable to accept sympathy and charity from others under the guise of being a kind and honest person.

After turning around the corridor and returning to the dormitory, Lin Danqing was sitting in front of the window, fanning.

Seeing her coming back, Lin Danqing stood up from the bamboo couch and said, "The doctor asked me to send some prescriptions to Mingxian Temple. There is nothing in the hospital this afternoon, so you can come with me." Then he leaned close to Lu Zhu and whispered in his ear: "I'm just going to Qiaomen to buy some melon to eat."

Lu Yan agreed, put down the medical kit in front of the table, opened the wooden cabinet door, and put two new cans of Immortal Jade Muscle Cream inside.

The porcelain jar is small and heavy in the hand.

Lu Yan looked down and sighed in his heart.

In the past, Pei Yunying always referred to her as a "creditor", but now she somewhat understood how Pei Yunying felt.

Owing a favor is indeed more uncomfortable than being owed a favor.

……

Pei Yunying, who was thought of by Lu Zhen, didn't know what she was thinking at the moment.

In the small room, the screen covered half of the figure, and someone was leaning slightly, writing on the silk paper on the table.

The handwriting is splashing and splashing, as if it comes as one pleases, and it is exactly a song called "Quail's Galloping".

Where quails gallop, magpies spread their wings. I think people are unscrupulous!

The magpie's territory is like the quail's flight. People are unscrupulous, I think you are the king! When Pei Yunying came in, Ning Wang Yuanlang was finishing his last stroke. When he saw him approaching, he put down his pen and looked up at him with a smile.

Pei Yunying nodded: "Your Highness."

The late emperor had five princes in total.

The first prince, Yuan Xi, is now the second-ranked Emperor Liang Ming, and Ning Wang Yuan Long is the youngest.

Yuen Long was not born to the late Empress. His biological mother was just an ordinary palace maid in Huan Hua Ting. Yuen Long's biological mother died of illness when Yuen Long was very young. The late Emperor took pity on him for losing his mother when he was young and raised him together under the late Empress' knees.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and the first empress died eight years later. Fortunately, the prince Yuan Xi was gentle and harmonious, and he was very popular in the court. They were willing to protect his younger brother, and Yuen Long would not be bullied in the court.

Later, during the autumn flood when the late prince died, Yuen Long worshiped a lantern in the national temple for his brother and did not return to Beijing for three years. During these three years, the late prince died in depression due to the shock. The other two princes also committed crimes and were imprisoned. Emperor Liang Ming After ascending the throne, Yuen Long returned to Beijing three years later. Among the five princes in the past, he was the only one left except the current prince.

He became the emperor's only sibling.

He was young and had no protection from his mother's family. He used to be meek and ordinary, and he didn't even have two enemies. No one cared about it in the first place, but after the chessboard was rewashed, it was just like a dispensable speck of dust that was left behind, and no one even bothered to mention it in any conversation.

Yuen Long was also willing to be an idle prince and never participated in court affairs.

Gradually, the whole of Shengjing knew that he was such an approachable and good-natured prince who personally went to the Guanxiang vegetable market to select cabbage.

He was also happy and at ease.

Others said that Prince Ning was unworthy of being a member of the royal family. He had no ambition and was mediocre, and he had wasted the surname "Yuan".

But only those who know understand that those who are willing to lie dormant never have shallow intentions.

Pei Yunying stepped forward and presented the letter in his hand: "Your Highness, the confession of the person caught before has been revealed."

Prince Ning nodded and reached out to take the letter, but did not open it immediately. He just put it on the head of the table. He sat down at the table and sighed.

"Why is Your Highness worried?"

King Ning shook his head: "Today, the local government reported that the locust plague is raging in southern Jiangsu. The people are suffering unspeakably."

"Between the crown prince and the third prince, although the crown prince has been decided, the emperor brother is still undecided. The DPRK, China, and Japan are fighting, and no one cares about the locust plague. The people are the ones who suffer."

"Sufferings arise from anger, and disasters arise from subtleties. I'm afraid if this continues, the world will be in chaos."

After a moment of silence, Pei Yunying replied: "A good driver never forgets to ride a horse, a good archer never forgets his bow. A good leader never forgets his subordinates."

Prince Ning laughed: "Are you scolding my brother, or are you praising me?"

"All."

"If you say this, you will kill the nine tribes."

"Then I will thank Your Highness in advance."

Hearing this, Prince Ning laughed heartily.

"In the past, Mr. Yan always said that you were full of rebelliousness, which gave him a headache. With his personality, he is already open-minded without being angry at you."

"No wonder you dare to kiss the Taishifu in front of everyone, leaving no room for that old fox..."

Speaking of the Grand Master's Mansion, Prince Ning paused, stared at the young man and said, "Speaking of which, the female medical officer you are protecting, Hongman said last time that he took her to Yuxian Tower once last year."

Pei Yunying: "..."

"You are actually protecting her in Yuxian Tower," Prince Ning's eyes were full of curiosity, "I didn't get to see her during the last hunt. Yun Ying, when do you plan to marry her?"

Pei Yunying had a headache: "Your Highness, she and I are just friends."

Prince Ning waved his hand, "You can just deceive Master Yan, that old bachelor. I was also young and frivolous. If you don't like her, why bother alarming the Taishi Mansion at this time."

Pei Yun was stunned.

After a while, he said: "Sorry."

"I'm not blaming you." Prince Ning sighed, "Madam was kind to me in the past. You are her son. Of course, I hope that you will marry and have children like other men and live a normal life. This is also Madam's long-cherished wish."

"Now that you have the girl you like, I don't want you to miss her for other reasons."

He spoke seriously, and Pei Yunying was slightly moved when he heard it. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Prince Ning continue to speak.

"A hurt lover, Master Yan is enough."

Pei Yunying: "..."

I was so moved that I swallowed it back immediately.

"Anyway, if you have some free time, let me meet the girl you like. Lord Yan, Deputy Ambassador Xiao, and even Hongman have all met her. I can't lag behind, but if you peek privately, it's you after all. There is something wrong with my sweetheart, so next time there is a gathering like hunting, please ask someone to tell me secretly. "

"I have seen him before, so I know him."

He talked for a while, and then gradually started to talk about these messy things. Although he knew that Prince Ning's temperament had always been like this, he was very serious when he was serious, but he was also extremely ridiculous when he was rambling. He was gossiping and even gossiping, which was really hard to resist.

Pei Yunying said a few perfunctory words, then raised his hand to say goodbye, and left in a hurry looking for an opportunity.

After leaving Prince Ning's secret residence, Pei Yunying breathed a sigh of relief.

Such a gossip is indeed not like a person with the surname Yuan.

Simply outrageous.

Qinghe Street Restaurant Luobu, after the sun sets, the evening is not as hot as the afternoon, and gradually becomes lively.

Downstairs in Hongxing, under the flower gallery where pearls and green noodles are sold, a white-haired elderly woman is selling along the street. Fresh jasmine is filled with water in a wooden basin. It is snow-colored and has a strong fragrance.

Drops of water seeped out from under the wooden barrel and fell together with the sweat under the flower gallery. The shopkeeper selling golden beads frowned and shouted to drive them away. The old woman was forced to leave. Qinghe Street was crowded with distinguished customers and ordinary traders were not allowed to hawk. The old woman walked a few steps with her head bent, but was exhausted, so she slowly squatted down while holding on to the stone wall.

The wooden basin is at the foot, with exquisite white flowers like jade. The fragrance dissipates the heat and dryness a little. People come and go in Qinghe Street, but no one stops for the fragrance of flowers.

A pair of boots stopped in front of me.

The woman looked up.

A handsome young man stood in front of him.

The husband was dressed in deep red and golden brocade clothes, with red lips and white teeth, and a face like a crown of jade. Under the setting sun, he leaned over and picked up a bunch of jasmine.

The old woman hurriedly rubbed her knees and stood up, and greeted warmly: "Master, please buy a bunch of jasmine flowers. Fresh jasmine will smell great when worn on your head! One bunch for each!"

Lang Jun smiled, with a little pear dimple at the corner of his lips. He stretched out his hand to lift all the jasmine bunches in the tub, took out a piece of silver from his arms and handed it to her.

"I bought everything, you can go home."

The woman was stunned.

But the young man had already stood up and walked forward with a large armful of jasmine in his arms.

……

At the entrance of Guanxiang Flower Market, there is a huge flow of people.

There are a wide range of flowers of various colors in summer, which attracts flower buyers.

After Mingguang Guan delivered the prescriptions, Lin Danqing took Lu Shun to eat at a restaurant near Guanxiang and watched the variety show for a while. It wasn't until the sun set and it was getting late that he planned to go back to the medical hospital.

Before returning, Lin Danqing took Lu Zhuo to Lianxiangfang to buy some pastries to take back. When he was hungry at night, he hid in the dormitory to eat.

"Lily pastry, rose cake, orange cake, sand cake, little red head..." Lin Danqing clicked on the names on the menu, turned around and asked Lu Chen: "Whatever you want to eat, you don't have to tell me!"

Lu Yan: "...jasmine cake?"

The basket of jasmine cakes that Pei Yunying delivered to Renxin Medical Center last time was very sweet.

The female shopkeeper smiled when she heard this and said, "Oh, the girl is good at picking. She picked one that we don't have here."

Lin Danqing became interested: "If it's not here, then where can it be?"

“Let’s eat at Dingxuan on Qinghe Street!”

The shopkeeper added: "But that was something that existed in the past. Jasmine pancakes are difficult to make and difficult to preserve. I heard that Shidingxuan stopped making them a few years ago, but the recipe is not hidden. We have tried it before. It’s just troublesome and not as profitable as other pastries, so I’m too lazy to make it.”

"You can't buy it at other bakeries either!"

Lu Yan was surprised: "But I tasted it some time ago..."

The shopkeeper was stunned and said, "Maybe I did it myself. It's quite a lot of effort."

Lu Yan didn't quite hear what the shopkeeper said later, so Lin Danqing went to pick up some snacks with her. Lu Chen stood at the entrance of the porch and was stunned for a while.

In the summer evening, when it is still dark, a refreshing fragrance suddenly rushes through the humid and hot air.

She raised her eyes and saw a flower girl in a red skirt walking past the door, holding a bunch of jasmine in her hand and humming a little song.

Lu Zhuo turned around and looked.

"When boredom comes, go to the garden to find flowers to wear..."

"Looking up suddenly, I saw jasmine flowers lined up on both sides...

"Pick a flower with your hand and wear it...

"The flowers have been picked, but their hearts have not yet bloomed...

"I knew you didn't care about him...

"After all, I'm not here to pick flowers..."

The melody is long and swaying, playful and gentle. As the girl's footsteps gradually drift away, only a wisp of quiet and cold fragrance remains, like an undercurrent, quietly hovering in people's hearts.

She was so absorbed in watching it that she didn't turn around for a long time until Lin Danqing bought some snacks and called her: "Let's go, Sister Lu, we've bought everything."

Lu Zhen looked away, said "Yeah" and left with her.

"When boredom sets in..." - Feng Menglong's "Hanging Branches"