The first-level Zhaohua Thousand-level Hall

Chapter 145
"This is for strengthening the body. It has a miraculous effect on wind and cold. This is a detoxification pill. Although it does not say that it can cure all kinds of poisons, it can alleviate some common poisons. And this, this silver needle is specially used by me. The medicinal materials have been specially prepared, and some poisons cannot be tested with silver needles, but the silver needles soaked in medicinal materials can respond to them. You can give these few opportunities to the Ninth Prince and tell him, thank you for reporting to him last time. Give me a hand."

Xu Qingluo introduced the two things to Lang Sheng respectively, then put them into a sachet and handed them to the man.

"The Ninth Prince is indeed a good one, but the Concubine Xian behind him, I'm afraid she will take the opportunity to attack you again."

Lang Sheng put away the sachet and couldn't help reminding Xu Qingluo.

There was a smile on the corner of Xu Qingluo's lips: "Don't worry, who treats me well and who treats me badly, I know very clearly in my heart, I don't have the saying that I love the house and hate it, hate it and hate it. Repay kindness with kindness, and revenge with revenge." , I have a clear distinction, it is not so easy for Concubine Xian to take action against me, otherwise, she would not find something like Princess Xinghe to take advantage of."

The Ninth Prince gave Lang Sheng a tip-off so that Lang Sheng could find her in time last time and pull her out of the lake. This is kindness.

And Princess Xinghe would come to her, and Xu Qingluo knew that it was the work of Concubine Xian, which was revenge.

The two of them didn't meet much in the previous life, and the little hatred between her and Concubine Xian was nothing compared to Yang Yunping and others, so Xu Qingluo knew the secret of Concubine Xian, but she didn't do too much. But it's different now. Concubine Xian was able to find Princess Xinghe to deal with her last time, and next time she can think of other tricks.

She was also careless, she had mastered the secret of Concubine Xian, and Concubine Xian is obviously not a person who would let the person who holds her greatest secret live, she was on guard against Concubine Xian, but she never thought that this woman would be so impatient to wait for her to enter the palace On the first day, I started to do it, and I didn't expect that Princess Xinghe would be such an idiot who was easily encouraged by Concubine Xian to do it.

Lang Sheng looked at Xu Qingluo, and when he heard her addressing Princess Xinghe directly, he suddenly laughed: "You always have so many reasons."

He touched Xu Qingluo's soft hair, which didn't match her temperament at all: "Princess Xinghe is still in confinement, but recently I heard that the Empress has repeatedly said in front of Her Majesty that she has known repentance, Your Majesty I intend to let her lift the ban early."

Lang Sheng was still worried about Princess Xinghe, he was here, and he would protect Xu Qingluo at all costs.

But he won't be by her side all the time, and he can't help worrying.

Xu Qingluo smiled, she moved closer to the man, stood on tiptoe, and opened her lips in the man's ear, very gently, but with inexplicable danger: "I'll tell you a secret, it wasn't Princess Xinghe who pushed me away. The one who fell into the water and accidentally fell, I dragged her into the water and held her down to prevent her from going ashore."

Lang Sheng looked at Xu Qingluo.

"Do you think I'm bad?"

The girl's smile was shining brightly in the sun. Just looking at it made one's heart beat uncontrollably faster. Seeing that beautiful face bloom in front of his eyes, the man couldn't help stretching out his mouth. Hand, gently touched the girl's cheek, it was smooth and soft, just a light touch, and I felt my heart sway: "You are the best girl I have ever seen."

She has clear grievances and grievances, has a strong personality, and although she acts cruelly, she has her own rules and principles. She always says that she is a bad person, not a good person. However, in Lang Sheng's eyes, Xu Qingluo just said this because of awkwardness.

Xu Qingluo bent her eyes with a smile.

"A reminder to the Ninth Prince, don't trust Concubine Xian too much. Recently, I heard that His Majesty is interested in Taoism. You can give this to the Ninth Prince. In the palace, although the emperor's favor cannot keep a person safe all the time, at least for a while. In time, it is the most advantageous weapon and the best umbrella."

Xu Qingluo took out a booklet from his pocket and handed it to Lang Sheng.

Lang Sheng looked down and saw the words "True Explanation of Taoism" on the booklet. He was a little puzzled how Xu Qingluo knew that the emperor was interested in Taoism. There are two Taoist priests who live near the left side. I heard that they often discuss Taoism with the emperor, and they are very speculative.

And most people, even the queen prince, don't know this.

"Your Majesty is stained with a lot of cloud mist fragrance."

Xu Qingluo saw Lang Sheng's doubts at a glance, so said.

Yunmiao incense is commonly used in Taoist sacrifices. Ordinary people will not use this, and it will be contaminated, which shows that the emperor is often in the place where Yunmiao incense is burning.

Lang Cheng sighed, "Your nose is really sharp, but is that fragrance actually Yunmiao fragrance?"

Xu Qingluo looked at the back of Langcheng getting on his horse and leaving, the smile on his brows gradually became more serious.

Yun Miaoxiang is indeed true, but there are other reasons why Xu Qingluo is so sure of the emperor's interest in Taoism.

The emperor was not so much interested in Taoism as he was getting old and began to fear death.

If anyone in the world is most afraid of death, it must be the emperor. The emperor has already enjoyed the ultimate dignity in the world, which should be enough, but he does not know that people are greedy. The more I do not want to die, the more I am afraid of getting old, and the more I want to live forever.

Taoism is good at alchemy, and it has always been the first choice of the emperor when he seeks longevity. Although the emperor has not shown his yearning too much, and there is no rumor in the palace, in fact, at this time in the previous life, two years later, the emperor Finally, because of a serious illness, his longing for longevity broke out. Not only did he reuse Taoism, he regarded Taoism as the state religion, he even hired many Taoists into the palace, and sealed hundreds of official positions, large and small. The atmosphere is chaotic.

The emperor died suddenly at the end. I don’t know how many people guessed that it was because he ate some so-called elixir indiscriminately.

The source of disaster for the country is that the ruler is weak and the ministers are strong, while the young master is in power and the ministers are puppets.The second is that the emperor is old and stupid, and he is unwilling to delegate power. These two kinds are more likely to cause chaos in the country than a simple tyrant. The current emperor is committing the second rule.

Daqing later bowed down to the Mobei envoys, partly because of the crown prince’s incompetence and cowardice, and partly because there were no capable generals at the border. The emperor's people do not have the corresponding ability, and part of the reason is that the current emperor has done it in just two years.

Xu Qingluo lowered her eyes and rubbed her fingers. Concubine Xian, Princess Xinghe, Prince, Empress, Emperor, these people are different from the people she dealt with before, just like this time in the palace, facing Princess Xinghe The persecution is cruel, she has a hundred ways to make the other party suffer the consequences without touching her hair, but in the end she has to show the enemy's weakness first, and fight back after suffering a lot. In the final analysis, it is just because she has no power.

In the palace, only medical skills are not enough.

She needs power, and she needs power that can guarantee that she will not be bullied by anyone and protect Lang Sheng from being arbitrarily used by others.

Just like what she asked Langcheng to tell the ninth prince, only the emperor can give him the greatest power to protect himself, even if it is only for a while, at least it is enough for the current stage.

The emperor is keen on Taoism, and even more keen on longevity. It is a disaster for the country, but for Xu Qingluo now, it is the greatest opportunity.

Looking up, the woman's eyes were full of sharpness, she turned and walked towards Xu's residence.

"Mr. Xu, stop."

A woman's voice came from behind.

Xu Qingluo didn't hear it.

"I tell you to stop, don't you hear? Are you deaf?"

Huang Yiyi was very angry because of Xu Qingluo's ignoring attitude. She hurried forward two steps, stretched out her hand to grab Xu Qingluo, but naturally she didn't catch it, and even threw herself out because of too much force, and held her up. The stone lion in front of the door, Huang Yiyi gritted her teeth angrily, and shouted at Xu Qingluo's back: "My aunt wants to see you."

Xu Qingluo stopped in her tracks, turned her head to look at Huang Yiyi, and looked at her from the beginning to the end, her eyes were very serious.

Huang Yiyi was a little uncomfortable being looked at by her, Xu Qingluo's eyes were too clear and penetrating, as if she wanted to see through her heart: "What are you looking at, I said my aunt wants to see you, you'd better hurry up. "

"I'm looking at someone who is obviously a person, but why doesn't he know how to speak human language."

After Xu Qingluo said these words word by word, he ignored Huang Yiyi's distorted expression and went to Xu's residence.

"Mr. Xu, if you still want to marry your cousin, how dare you disobey my aunt? I told you, my aunt wants to see you!"

Huang Yiyi almost gritted her teeth and yelled this sentence. She wanted to go forward and grab Xu Qingluo's face, but she was worried about Lang Sheng's existence, and worried that Xu Qingluo would imitate Lang Sheng later.

The most important thing now is to take advantage of Lang Sheng's absence to let Xu Qingluo learn some lessons from her aunt. If her aunt teaches Xu Qingluo, no matter how dissatisfied Lang Sheng is, it has nothing to do with her.

Huang Yiyi had a good plan, but Xu Qingluo's behavior that obviously didn't follow the rules made her depressed.

Xu Qingluo still didn't turn her head back: "When you meet an elder, you will naturally have to dress up and bring a gift to make a formal visit. Langsheng and I have not officially engaged yet, and some etiquette cannot be missed. This is normal and everyone knows it. What's the matter, Miss Huang has been in the capital for a while from the countryside, and she still doesn't know the etiquette?"

After Xu Qingluo left such a passage, he walked slowly into the gate of Xu Mansion.

Huang Yiyi looked at the closed gate of the Xu Mansion, stared, clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and stamped his feet: "Mr. Xu, you wait for me!"

Turning around and walking towards the General's Mansion, Xu Qingluo dared to speak to her like that, to ridicule that she was from the country, and she would look good later!

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Xu's mother was a little worried: "Luo'er, is it appropriate for us mothers to visit Mrs. Lang with such a small amount of things?"

"Why don't we bring some more presents, that brocade sand satin is nice, and that golden-legged incense tripod, and"

Xu Qingluo held down Xu's mother's hand to prevent her from taking those good things, just joking, now bringing such good things to the General's Mansion, Huang Yiyi is probably the cheapest one in the end.

"Mother, this time we are just going over at the invitation of the old lady. Neighbors are visiting each other. It doesn't need to be so formal. What's more, the gift I am bringing here is not thin at all. This spice has been verified by His Majesty. Good enough to be a tribute in the palace, something used by His Majesty, I don't think anyone will dislike it."

Don't dare to dislike it either.

Xu Qingluo smiled without any worries.

Xu's mother looked at Xu Qingluo's ignorance of sorrow, and was mixed for a while. The joy was naturally that her daughter was ignorant of sorrow, and it was better to be happy than anything else. What was worrying was that her daughter was too ignorant of sorrow. As Lang Sheng's mother, she had heard Xu Liang's talk about Lang's mother's dislike for Xu Qingluo, and about the cousin of the Huang family who followed Lang's mother.

Cousins ​​and cousins, since ancient times, more and more people are close to each other, and people are judged by themselves. If they have sons and close nieces, they naturally think that nieces and sons are better.

If she had a good and promising nephew now, compared to Lang Sheng, Xu's mother would also want her daughter to marry a well-known family member.

It is precisely because she judges others by herself that she is very worried.

The moment she saw Langmu with her own eyes, Xu's mother became even more worried.

Even if the other party smiled politely when she saw her, Xu's mother could feel that the other party did not welcome her mother and daughter that much.

"Luo'er has met Aunt Lang, auntie, and this is the first official visit to Luo'er. Luo'er was afraid of being rude by herself, so she came here with her mother. I hope Auntie won't find it disturbing."

How could Lang's mother say that what she was looking for was Xu Qingluo alone, she wanted to let her know her identity well, and warned her not to miss her son again, how could she think that Xu Qingluo would actually pull Xu's mother Come together.

As the old lord of the General's Mansion, Mother Lang looked down on Mother Xu, a commoner woman, but Mother Xu and Xu Qingluo were different. No matter how Xu Qingluo heard that he was praised by the emperor, he was only a junior. , and Xu's mother, no matter how ordinary a woman is, is also her peers.

Mother Lang suppressed the displeasure in her heart: "It's just right for neighbors to visit each other, how can it be considered disturbing."

While being polite, he called someone to serve tea.

Xu Qingluo smiled slightly.

"Auntie, since Luo'er drank the tea from the General's Mansion, he naturally couldn't come empty-handed. His Majesty came to Wuzhou City some time ago, and the Xu family was fortunate to welcome Sheng Jia. Because Sheng Jia was not feeling well, Luo'er made some spices. It happened to be useful, so today I will borrow flowers to present to Buddha, and bring these spices to my aunt, I hope my aunt likes it."

Like it, how can you not like it?
Mother Lang looked at the brocade box that Xu Qingluo handed over to the maid and held it in front of her. She twitched the corners of her mouth, picked up the delicately embroidered sachet, smelled the refreshing smell in it, and gave admiration twice.

One was praised by the emperor, and Mother Lang didn't dare to criticize, and the other was when the fragrance in the sachet rushed into his nose, he really felt his head was cleared, from the day Xu Qing fell into Beijing Having a disagreement with Lang Sheng, his mind, which had been a little dizzy at first, became much clearer.

"You configured this yourself?"

Holding the sachet in her hand, she was a little reluctant to put it down. Mother Lang kept sniffing the light but refreshing smell in it, and her dislike for Xu Qingluo changed slightly in her heart.

"My parents are getting old, and I don't sleep well on weekdays. My little girl found a sachet made of ancient prescriptions, which contains mint, rushes, dark plums, jujubes and other grass juices, which can soothe the nerves, nourish the mind, protect the spirit, and calm the mind. , very good for the human body, the prescription is at the bottom of the brocade box, if Auntie uses it well, the mansion can make it by itself.”

Xu Qingluo's voice was soft and polite, and although she was talking, her face was full, but she didn't look at her in the slightest. Mother Lang took away the few kits on top and looked at the paper below, black and white. She couldn't read, but she knew that The handwriting is excellent, and every stroke is like a painting.

Lang's mother was born as a commoner in the countryside, and maybe she has some cares about the women in the countryside. Even if she becomes the old lord of the general's mansion, she can't change her habits for most of her life. people pay special attention to.

"Your calligraphy is beautiful. How long have you practiced it?"

Seeing Langmu's more gentle expression, Xu Qingluo lowered her eyes: "Luo'er has been practicing calligraphy with his father since he was sensible, and it has been ten years now."

Compared with his old lady, Langmu is much better at strategy, what's more, as long as he thinks it's for Langcheng, Xu Qingluo doesn't feel uncomfortable in flattering Langmu.

It is better to be able to find a way to please than to be at a loss.

Wasn't Huang Yiyi next to her just watching Langmu be at a loss for Xu Qingluo's expression and urgency?

"Auntie, no matter how beautiful this word is, it can't be eaten as food. No matter how talented Miss Xu is, she is still a doctor, that is, she prescribes medicine for people."

No matter how much she learns from the ladies in the capital, she can't practice her calligraphy in a short time. She is also known as a talented woman in her hometown, but she can only read a few words and can play two pieces of music. The point of the two incomprehensible doggerels, when it comes to seeing the real chapter, it is far behind.

"Yiyi."

Xu Qingluo and Xu's mother haven't gotten along well yet, Lang's mother first called Huang Yiyi with some dissatisfaction, no matter what, Xu Qingluo's handwriting is as good as it is, and Huang Yiyi said this in front of her mother at this time, which is a bit too much. excuse me.

Huang Yiyi bit her lip.

Xu Qingluo took a look at her lips, and felt that Huang Yiyi's lips were quite firm. How many times he had bitten her lips so hard, but he still didn't see any blood, it was not easy.

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Lang Sheng didn't know about the contacts of the women in his mansion, so he took the things that Xu Qingluo had given him and went to the palace, and when he found an opportunity, he went to the Qianchen Hall where Concubine Xian was.

Seeing that there was no one around, the man found a hidden corner of the wall, with his feet a little on the ground, his whole body flew over the wall like a big bird.

There was a pile of Buddhist scriptures piled up in front of the Ninth Prince, the surroundings were empty, and there was no one to wait on him. The cold wind kept getting in through the gaps between the doors and windows in the main hall, and he kept shivering from the cold. It has been gone for a long time.

He hugged his hands together, feeling the trembling of his body, his teeth chattered, but he clenched his teeth tightly and didn't make a sound.

Concubine Xian didn't know that he went to inform, but the fact that he sneaked out was enough to make Concubine Xian angry.

And the result of Concubine Xian's anger was that she threw him alone in the cold and empty side hall, with no food, no fire, no quilts and warm clothes, only a pile of cold Buddhist scriptures in front of him. It's like being in a cold night, the outside sun can't penetrate, only the cold wind penetrates.

When he was punished in the past, the Ninth Prince would beg for mercy and call his concubine mother. Every time, the result was just being ignored. It was useless to beg for mercy with Concubine Xian. He already knew it, so he didn't beg for mercy. Come in and get started.

But when the cold was extreme, when the whole head was about to become a mess, when it was getting darker and darker, the boy who had always clenched his teeth and persisted finally burst out intermittently from between his teeth. shouted: "Aunt Xu, Aunt Jiuer Leng."

He doesn't regret that he was imprisoned here in order to report the letter. Xu Qingluo is the first person who treats him so well without asking for anything in return. To see her again.

Maybe, he is about to die.

When he was dying, he still wanted her to hug him and kiss him, just like other concubines in the palace treat their own children, so intimate, so kind
When Lang Sheng came in, he immediately saw the burning boy with a flushed face.

He paused for a moment, rushed to the boy's side, and grabbed the child who fell towards the table: "Your Highness, Your Highness?"

Stretching out his hand to touch the other person's forehead, he could clearly feel the scalding heat through his fingertips, and the surrounding cold penetrated into his skin through his clothes. No one appeared, and Lang Cheng's expression was extremely condensed. Ordinary people, just thrown in such a place with a fever and sickness, no one cares.

"aunt."

The boy muttered in his mouth, holding Lang Sheng's sleeve with his little hand.

Lang Sheng looked at him, and his heart became softer. He took out the pills that Xu Qingluo had given him from his bosom, found the one that Xu Qingluo said could strengthen the body and have a miraculous effect on wind and cold, took it out, and brought it to the boy. lips: "Eat."

"Well, don't!"

Even though the boy was confused by fever, he subconsciously didn't like any pills and soups. Concubine Xian used to give him medicines, and every time he felt uncomfortable for a long time.

Lang Cheng looked at the boy who tilted his head: "This is the medicine to cure the disease, it will be cured after taking it, good boy"

The last "good boy," the man said in a low voice, was very cold, but made the boy who tilted his head turn his head.

The Ninth Prince felt that his cold body was surrounded by a heater. He reluctantly opened one eye and looked at this somewhat familiar person: "You have to take me to find Aunt Xu, I just took the medicine. Well."

A pill was stuffed into the boy's mouth, and he stared.

Lang Cheng patted the Ninth Prince's head, his face was still serious, but his eyes were gentle: "Okay, when you recover from illness, I will take you to find her."

(End of this chapter)