At the beginning of Niujia Village, my sister-in-law and I depended on each other.

Chapter 9: Embrace the evening, embrace the knees

"But Miss Huaixi?"

That night, Yan Huaixi, who had been squatting in the Imperial Medical Office for another day, had just entered the courtyard with his maid Yunling, and trotted towards the inner courtyard with hurried steps, holding his sleeves and skirts.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to cross the threshold, a voice as gentle as jade suddenly came to his ears.

She was restless at first, but after being frightened like this, her feet suddenly fell to the ground. She staggered and was about to fall to the ground.

Yan Huaixi let out a sweet cry, her pretty face was pale, her beauty had turned pale, and she was about to fall to the ground.

"careful!"

Niu Dingtian, who had been standing by the door for a long time, had quick eyes and quick hands, so he reached out to support each other.

I felt my hand was warm and soft. Because the thing in my hand was too soft, it was difficult to put any force on it. In desperation, I squeezed hard and suddenly, I stabilized the person.

When he looked down, he saw a face that was delicate and refined without makeup.

"It doesn't matter, right?"

Niu Dingtian expressed concern in a warm voice and suddenly realized something. Although he was a little reluctant to give up, he quickly took back his right hand.

After Yan Huaixi reacted, her pretty face flushed, and she quickly withdrew a few feet away, saying in a soft and waxy voice with a slight tremor:
"Who are you? Why are you here?"

When the numbness in her delicate body gradually subsided and she reacted, her pretty face was filled with horror.

Why did a strange man come into my house so late at night?
"Little madam, little madam, what's wrong with you?"

At this time, the maid behind heard the noise and ran over quickly. When she saw a man in the courtyard, she asked with a wary look:
"Who are you? Why are you here?"

Then he seemed to have thought of something and looked at his little lady with a sudden look on his face and said:
"Do you know me, little lady?"

"Uh, is this young lady Huai Xi?"

Niu Dingtian was not thin-skinned, nor was he embarrassed. He had serious business at the moment. He just looked like a humble gentleman. After a pause, he raised his hands towards Yan Huaixi and asked seriously.

Seeing that this person didn't answer and called her girl's name again, Yan Huaixi's pretty face, which was about to recover, turned crimson again.

After calming down, he suppressed his embarrassment and replied with a vigilant look:
"It's Huai Xi. Why did you come here uninvited and stay here late at night?"

"Miss Huaixi, please forgive me for disturbing you. Mr. Dignity is a guest at my residence. For some reasons, it is inconvenient to come. I am entrusted by Mr. Yan to pick up Miss Huaixi for a reunion."

"As for the girl's maiden name, well, it was also informed by Mr. Yan. This proves that there is..."

"Also, Mr. Yan's ancestral home is Huaizhou, and the girl's name was taken from the meaning of Achyranthes."

Niu Dingtian ignored the question in the other party's words and immediately explained the reason. This guy didn't want to see his innocence being tainted by someone who was upright.

What bad thoughts can a scholar have?
The word Huai Xi indeed comes from Yan Feng.

As expected of a strict doctor, he didn't even want to forget his own profession when he gave his daughter a name, Niu Dingtian couldn't help but think of it when he first got the name.

The word "huai" means yearning, yearning, and embracing.

The word "xi" means sunset, the last glorious moment of the day, night, and the passage of time.

Missing the good old days, or embracing the sunset, just from the literal meaning, you can see the poetic, fresh and refined artistic conception.

However, when it was taken out from the mouth of Yan Fengfeng, the sage doctor, it must be Huaizhou Achyranthes bidentata, which comes from the "Four Great Huaizhou Medicines" and is derived from the medicinal classic "Shen Nong's Materia Medica".

According to legend, when King Wu of Zhou conquered Zhou, when the army marched to Huaifu, it was June and the local heat was unbearable. In addition, the soldiers traveled long distances to fight, and nine out of ten of them fell ill from exhaustion.

Because the people of Huai Mansion hated King Zhou of Yin for a long time, they took out the chrysanthemums and rehmannia glutinosa grown at home to boil water for the soldiers to relieve the heat, made soup with achyranthes knee to regulate the muscles and bones, and let the soldiers eat yams to nourish their bodies. A few days later, King Wu's rebel army regained its strength and immediately marched northward, winning a decisive victory in the Battle of Muye and conquering Chaoge in one fell swoop.

After King Wu of Zhou came to the throne, in order to repay the kindness of the people of Huai Mansion, he named chrysanthemum, rehmannia glutinosa, achyranthes bidentata, and yam as the "four great Huai medicines", and they became tribute products of the royal families of all dynasties.

Niu Dingtian knows this allusion.

Besides, on that day, when Yan Feng saw that he was a sheep in a tiger's mouth and had no hope of escaping, he was also afraid that his precious daughter would be frightened, so he decided to gamble on Niu Xiucai's reputation. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, he told his daughter such private information. The cow is in the sky.

When Yan Huaixi heard this, he believed what Niu Dingtian said, but for a moment he felt at a loss.

My father had suddenly disappeared since that day when he was on duty in the palace. He went to the Imperial Medical Office several times to inquire but there was no news. The palace only said that he didn't know anything. Today he suddenly heard the news, but he didn't know what to do.

"Miss Huaixi, hurry up and pack your things and leave with me. I am afraid that the movement just now has alerted the spies who were watching outside the hospital. I had no choice but to not go through the main entrance just now. I really don't want to alert them."

Niu Dingtian had already noticed the movement outside the hospital. Seeing that Yan Huaixi was looking pitiful and still hesitant, he pressed down the slight guilt in his heart and urged him quickly.

He didn't want to disturb the old eunuch in the palace anymore. He had suffered a lot last time and now he was not sure he could beat him. If he left late and was found, Sun Moon Villa would not be safe.

Therefore, after sending Yan Huaixi back to Zhuangzi, he had to leave the city overnight to attract the attention of the palace to outside Lin'an City.

"Quick! Surround them! Form an array! Don't get away from the people inside!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a burst of chaotic footsteps outside the courtyard, followed by the sound of soldiers and armor surrounding him.

"Miss Huaixi is offended"

Seeing this scene, Niu Dingtian didn't dare to hesitate any more, and directly raised his arms, holding the two of them in his arms.

Wherever he touched, he suddenly felt softness, but he didn't care about the experience, so he used his full strength to perform Lingbo Weibu.

Niu Dingtian hugged the two of them tightly and flew into the formation. He was as erratic as a god, and his movements were erratic. He was in danger and safe, and he was gone and returned. After only three breaths, he escaped from the encirclement and suddenly disappeared. .

"Put me down quickly!"

"Don't scream!"

"Put me down!"

"Don't scream!"

"You pinched my hair!"

He sent the shy and shy Yan Huaixi and the dull maid to Chen Jin'er in the backyard of the villa. After telling the guards, Niu Dingtian quickly changed into night clothes and hurried towards the inner city.

When we got under the inner city wall, we saw people already moving around. Niu jumped up into the sky like an eagle spreading its wings, and with a tap of his feet, he reached the upper floor.

Immediately, he struck the beacon tower on the city tower with a cleavage palm and carried the brazier. In an instant, beacon smoke was everywhere and the fire was soaring into the sky.

Then he used his inner strength and shouted towards the palace:

"None! Bird! Old! Thief!"

"Master! Master! Ou! Yang! Ke! Already! Arriving!"

"Quickly! Quickly! Come out! Come! Get! Die!"

As soon as the shouting ended, a black shadow was seen flying from the city. When Niu Dingtian saw this, he thought: That's it! Then he galloped towards the outside of the city with all his strength.

One after another, two black shadows rushed out of Lin'an City in a few breaths.

(End of this chapter)