Bianjing female doctor has a melon-eating system

Chapter 61 Visiting Qiu Mengdan

Early the next morning, Xie Huaichu arrived at Ji Yutang's house, preparing to pick her up and take her to the residence of the Minister of Rites.

Wenjuan liked Xie Huaichu very much and wanted to bring the two of them together, so she invited Ji Yutang to receive him. She smiled and avoided it, secretly thinking about how much dowry she would prepare for Ji Yutang.

Ji Yutang didn't know what she was thinking. She was startled by the blackness under Xie Huaichu's eyes: "Have you been a gentleman at night? The circles under your eyes are so dark."

Xie Huaichu rubbed his eyes, which were red and bloodshot. He said tiredly, "Oh, forget it, I didn't sleep all night."

"What's wrong?" Ji Yutang held a piece of cake in his mouth, poured a cup of strong tea to him with quick hands and feet, and said vaguely, "Drink something to refresh yourself. There are still important things to do today."

Xie Huaichu drank it all in one gulp, poured another glass for himself, wiped his mouth and said, "There was a big commotion at my house last night. When I went back, I saw a mess everywhere. I thought I had been robbed by bandits. But it turned out that Do you know what it is? It was Xie Zhen who lost his temper and smashed things up. He didn't tell me why he didn't ask. It scared my mother and sister so much that they couldn't sleep all night. I stayed with them until dawn. After they rested, I came to you. ”

"Did someone else take the position he wanted as Minister of the Ministry of Finance?" Ji Yutang asked.

Xie Huaichu shook his head: "There has been nothing unusual recently. I also asked my mother and sister. They said that Xie Zhen went to the south of the city yesterday to have a drink. On the way, he saw some leader of the Taiping Religion preaching. He went crazy when he came back."

Daxia did not strictly control religions, but instead strongly supported the development of religions, and many people believed in religions. The most popular thing in Bianjing recently is Taiping Sect. With the slogan of "Peace and prosperity, eternal life", it has attracted many followers in Bianjing city. It is said that the leader is over a hundred years old, but he looks like he is thirty or forty years old. Many people believed that following this leader would lead to immortality. This was spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and the scale of the Taiping Sect grew rapidly.

"Taiping Cult?" Ji Yutang puffed out his cheeks and chewed, "Could it be that Xie Zhen also wanted to join and gain immortality, but was rejected by the leader?"

Xie Huaichu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "He's not so stupid, is he?"

"Then who can say for sure." Ji Yutang finished stuffing the pancakes in a few strokes, "Let's not talk about this disappointing thing. Let's go and meet that Qiu Mengdan."

Qiu Mengdan is playing with a gold-carved alchemy furnace in his mansion. He is over sixty years old, with gray hair and beard. He is dressed like a Taoist and has a whisk in his hand. At first glance, he looks like a Taoist cultivating immortality.

Chang Ming, the waitress on the side, was holding a tray with a pill that had just been refined from the pill furnace. The whole body is blood red, faintly shining with golden light, and exudes a greasy fragrance.

Changming wrinkled his nose: "Sir, the elixir you refined this time has a very strange smell."

"What do you know?" Qiu Mengdan used a whisk to clean the dust on the alchemy furnace, "It is this smell that proves that the elixir is ready. This is the red butterfly Gu that the leader specially collected for me. It is very valuable."

Changming rolled his eyes: "Are there not enough things that the leader has collected for you? They are all those weird things that were not learned in one go."

"This time is really different. I have really refined the elixir of life." Qiu Mengdan said with certainty, "If you don't believe me, why don't you try it?"

Changming will not eat it. This kind of elixir, which is made from messy raw materials and refined by their half-assed alchemist, cannot be an elixir of immortality, it can only be a life-killing elixir.

"It's better to save such a precious elixir for your respected leader." Changming curled his lips.

Qiu Mengdan clicked his tongue: "That won't work, I haven't tried the medicine yet." Changming rolled her eyes, she knew it! My master is an inhumane guy who talks a lot and only pays attention to his dear leader. He treats others as casually as garbage.

"Sir, Dali Temple is thanking Huaichu for asking for an audience. He is already waiting in the small hall." The guard stopped at the entrance of the courtyard to report. He did not dare to step into Qiu Mengdan's courtyard for fear of being pulled by him to test the medicine.

"Oh, I got it. I'll go over here." Qiu Mengdan asked Changming to put away his newly refined elixir. "Is he the only one? Is there anyone else with him?"

"No other adults came together, so Mr. Xie only brought one accompanying boy."

"Well, I won't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything." Qiu Mengdan muttered a few words, then went to see Xie Huaichu wearing this outfit.

"Xiao Sir, what do you want to do when you come to my house?" Qiu Mengdan raised his hand to stop Xie Huaichu from saluting and asked straight to the point.

Xie Huaichu said: "That's right, haven't there been two big cases in Bianjing recently? The officials ordered Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Bianjing Prefecture to cooperate in investigating the case. Unfortunately, no useful clues were found after repeated investigations. . The only thing that was somewhat useful was that I found a person named Lu Yijia. According to insiders, he has appeared in the area around here, so I wanted to inquire about it in the nearby houses."

Qiu Mengdan chuckled: "To say a search is just a search, and to say so much in a roundabout way."

"Master Qiu is too worried. I really don't mean it. You see, I only brought a boy with me. How could I be here to search?" Xie Huaichu spread his hands and said with a smile.

Qiu Mengdan glanced at Ji Yutang, who had his head lowered, and stopped being aggressive: "Xiao Xie, I have never seen anyone who is not a good person. How about I ask all the servants in the house to line up, and you ask them one by one? "

Naturally, it was impossible. Xie Huaichu understood that Qiu Mengdan was deliberately trying to make him retreat. He also knew that the more Qiu Mengdan hated him, the more it meant that the paper ball was correct, and Lu Yijia was here!
  "Master Qiu, let me get straight to the point. Someone has clearly told me that Lu Yijia is hiding in the house, so I came here." Xie Huaichu said.

Qiu Mengdan played with the fly whisk indifferently: "Why don't I know? Master Xiao Xie knows more than my master. I really admire you."

Qiu Mengdan couldn't drink enough oil and salt, and Xie Huaichu didn't feel anxious or annoyed, and drank tea slowly.

"Xiao Sir, do you like this tea? Then I'll ask my servants to pack some for you to take home and drink. I have other things to do. If Xiao Xie is fine, just..."

Xie Huaichu interrupted: "Mr. Qiu has many things to do every day, so I don't dare to disturb you. You can go about your business first. I have nothing to do and hang around here. Do you have any objections to Mr. Qiu?"

Qiu Mengdan was speechless for a while, how could there be such an ignorant person? But he couldn't tell Xie Huaichu to go out, so he had to endure him: "Xie, please do as you like. I have to go for convenience. Sorry."

After Qiu Mengdan left, the two began to take action. Xie Huaichu walked slowly towards the garden, and Ji Yutang followed behind. This is the backup plan of the two. If Qiu Mengdan is unwilling to hand over Lu Yijia, they will stay here, and then Ji Yutang will find out the whereabouts of Lu Yijia by contacting people in Qiu Mansion.

Not long after the two wandered around, they met Chang Ming, who was mumbling and throwing stones at the lake.

"I'm so angry. He won't eat this or that. He's even picky and thin. He doesn't care about his status. He's just a dependent guy. He's not that picky!"

(End of this chapter)