Yu Tang Golden Boudoir

Chapter 295 Officials (1)

"Fourth Master, Mr. Yao has arrived." The servant reported and lifted the curtain, Mr. Yao stood outside the curtain with his hands down, waiting for the fourth prince to speak before he stepped into the room.The fourth prince slightly bowed his body to let Mr. Yao sit down, and without any greetings, he asked straightforwardly: "Last night, Li Palace sent a servant to call Lao Wu over. What do you think about this?"

"I'm going to look for the fourth master for this matter. This matter is a bit unusual." Yao Xianggong said with a serious expression, "I heard about this last night, so I hurriedly sent someone to Qian's doctor's house, and the fourth master also knew about it. Imperial physician Qian has always been in charge of the official family's illness. Last night, imperial physician Qian's mansion sent a confidant and experienced steward to deliver woolen clothes to imperial physician Qian. I just received a letter saying that I had waited all night but did not receive imperial physician Qian's return. to the residence."

"Will it be a rotation?"

"The other two imperial physicians did not return to their place last night." Xianggong Yao added in a deep voice, the fourth prince shuddered slightly, and Xianggong Yao's eyes glowed brightly: "Fourth Master, the official family has been ill for many years, this matter ...I mean, before the official car drives into the forbidden center tomorrow, the fourth master will see the official no matter what!" Yao Xianggong clenched his fists as he thought about the reason that excited him the most in his predictions, he was almost so excited Stand up: "Fourth Master, if it's true... if... Fourth Master should act decisively!"

"En." The fourth prince stood holding the long case with both hands, closed his eyes slightly dazzlingly, calmed down his mind, patted the long case with both hands, walked behind his back to the middle of the room and ordered: "Your side I don't need to say more about the preparations that should be made, north," the fourth prince paused, feeling a little upset in his heart: "I have already asked people to keep an eye on King Shou's whereabouts. Imperial Physician Qian, send another clothes today, and make sure to inquire clearly." Mr. Yao hurriedly stood up and bowed his promises. The two stood and discussed carefully for a while. Mr. Yao announced his withdrawal and strode back like sparks. It was only twelve hours before the official family returned to Beijing tomorrow, and there were a lot of things to be arranged. There are so many things to know and so many people to meet.

As the evening approached, it had been almost twelve hours since the Fifth Prince had entered the Li Palace. The Fourth Prince hadn't returned to the mansion, but stood in his own small courtyard in the yamen, without a cloak, standing in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, his head raised. Looking at the already dizzy sky, I feel mixed feelings, but there is not much joy and excitement. Is Dad really sick?The Fourth Prince was so stuffed up that he couldn't breathe. Tian Tian's body had just recovered, but last night he was frightened and his illness worsened. , Tiantian's condition worsened, and father... the fourth prince closed his eyes in pain, and the scenes in his heart were all about the past. They all said that father loved elder brother the most, but he didn't see how father loved elder brother. , Father loves him the most, Father has hugged him, only read books to him, Father has never said harsh words to him, Father has agreed to almost every request of him, Father... Fourth Prince's tears Fuzzy, is daddy really going to make a big deal?No, it must not be like this. If father is seriously ill before leaving, he will definitely summon me instead of the fifth child. In father's mind, the one who can best carry on his great career is he or his elder brother?

Bad luck today!The fourth prince said in a low voice, the two most important people in his life are seriously ill today, but he can't see either of them up close. He has never been so eager to see her and him. One look is enough...

In the same evening, the sun was only a thin line below the horizon. On Shangjing Road, thousands of miles away from the capital, in a lonely post station outside the city, the postmen rushed in and out, pushed open the gate of the post station, and swept the floor. Sprinkling water, piled up forage bean cakes, before the work was over, far away, the high smoke and dust were left behind by the passing cavalry, and the whole cavalry galloped to the post station with a strong murderous look. He was about to rush to the gate, so he reined in his horse abruptly and stopped. Before the horse could stop, the young soldier who rushed to the front jumped off and threw the reins to the half-mouthed, stupid man who was closest to him. The postman ordered: "Feed the horse quickly, the master can only stop for a quarter of an hour, hurry up!" He rushed to lead and feed the horse.

The galloping knights stopped on both sides of the young soldiers, jumped off the horses very neatly, led the horses to spread out quickly, and either handed them over to the postmen, or led them to drink and feed the horses themselves. The young soldiers stood upright and waited. In the middle of the road, facing the dusty man in brocade who was surrounded by the knights, he reached out and grabbed the reins of the horse that the man in brocade was riding, and said, "I will help the prince down."

"I'm fine. Hurry up and help Mr. Jiang get off the horse, and help Mr. Jiang go in and apply the medicine." The young soldier, that is, Wu Sishen agreed, and hurriedly stepped back half a step, turned around, half helped and half hugged Mr. Jiang who was already half paralyzed on the horse, Mr. Jiang His whole body was already exhausted, so he was hugged by Wu Sishen, with one hand on Wu Sishen's shoulder and the other on his waist, he smiled wryly: "Time is not forgiving, when I went to war with the officials, I marched much faster than this." Quite, have you ever been so useless? Alas! I'm old, I'm old!"

"Sir, it's not that the years are not forgiving. It's easy to go from being frugal to extravagant, and it's difficult to go from extravagant to frugal. The past ten years, sir, have been so comfortable!" Wu Sishen joked with Mr. Jiang in good spirits. Nodding in agreement, Wu Sishen helped him into the ear room closest to the gate of the station.

After King Shou died, Jiang Hong endured the bloody pain in his thigh, got off his horse, and followed King Shou with his legs apart to the gate of the post station.Yue Niang easily jumped off the horse, followed lightly on her feet, squinted at Jiang Hong with her mouth curled up, her face full of unbearable disdain, and she shook her head a few times from time to time, as Shou Wang said before leaving , let him follow behind and slowly return to Beijing, he insisted that he could do it, insisted on following, tsk tsk, look at these two legs, such a gentle gentleman, walking with legs crossed like this, how can there be a bit of a gentleman?It's really ugly to walk with legs crossed like this!He really deserves it!I really can't figure out that it is so important for these scholars who want to be officials to study, to be able to follow Shangfeng's side?A Mr. Jiang, who is like that, still desperately follows him, and this one in front of him is the same. Isn't this suffering?Is it worth it?If we were girls, we would never do such a stupid thing!
Yue Niang followed behind Shouwang and Jiang Hong in disbelief, and when she saw that they were standing still in the gate, she swung her arms and walked back and forth in front of the gate to activate the meridians.

King Shou stood in the gate of the post station, with his hands behind his back, looking sternly at the orderly soldiers who were busy feeding the horses and eating dry food with hot soup.Jiang Hong put one hand on his waist quietly, frowned, followed Shou Wang's eyes to look at the busy soldiers, and then looked up at the sky, thinking about the itinerary in his heart, it was less than a thousand miles away from the capital , at this speed, they will be able to arrive at the capital in the afternoon the day after tomorrow. Fortunately, they were already on the way when the prince received the letter from the officials that they were unwell. What is going on in the capital right now?Can fifth master hold on?If... They rushed back to the capital with light soldiers and simple clothes like this, it would be death!Jiang Hong's heart was in a mess, he clenched and loosened his hands, he couldn't help praying secretly, the emperor and the empress, bless the official family to survive until the prince returns no matter what...

"It's time for Xu Sihai to arrive in the capital?" King Shou looked away, turned to look at Jiang Hong and said, Jiang Hong hurriedly regained his energy and replied with a smile: "According to the days, that is, today and tomorrow, you can do whatever you want Entering the capital."

"Well, Xu Sihai did a good job on this mission. Alas, I have pity on the people in the Ninggan Mansion." Shou Wang was full of pity, and Jiang Hong also sighed: "Yes, this is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster. The lord must not let this Ding Jin Jing go lightly, and let the people of Ninggan Mansion die in vain." Shou Wang slightly raised his eyebrows and glanced at Jiang Hong, paused for a while, and Jiang Hong went on like a gossip: "Jingzhi has gained a lot from this trip. He said that he did not expect the knowledge of local economic general affairs to be as great as that of sages. Wang glanced at Jiang Hong and said with a smile: "Xu Sihai is brave and straight-forward. It is more suitable to be in the place than in the center, that is," Shou Wang paused: "Your sister has worked hard."

"My lord cares about you, and my younger sister also has an active temper. If she can really walk around with Jingzhi, it will meet her childhood ambitions. My mother used to say that people are born with dewdrops on their heads. Everyone's fate It's all preordained, and now it seems that the old saying is true..." The two chatted with ease, as if the imminent crisis did not exist.

Yue Niang traded her left foot for her right foot, and her right foot for her left foot, listening to the gossip of the two of them extremely bored, and became impatient after hearing two sentences, it was all nonsense!Then he turned his head and looked left and right. After a few glances, he found it boring. His eyes fell back on the two of them. After listening to a sentence or two, he still felt boring. I yawned.

Before Yue Niang yawned for the third time, the short rest ended. Yue Niang raised her eyebrows, looked at Jiang Hong with a sympathetic expression, and forcefully gritted her teeth and got on the horse. go.

As the night fell, the spies went back and forth between the Li Palace and various places in the capital every half an hour. The fifth prince still did not leave the Li Palace. The Imperial Physician Qian sent someone to send a big woolen clothes, but still did not see the Imperial Physician Qian. The steward of the Imperial Physician's House failed to spend the night in the Li Palace, and was expelled from the Li Palace as soon as it got dark. The official family will leave for Beijing early tomorrow morning, and all the guards of honor have been busy all night.

Yao Xianggong came out from the yamen, the big sedan chair stopped in a secluded place, Yao Xianggong got off and got on the waiting green cloth sedan chair and went straight to Jian'an County Prince's Mansion, the big sedan chair wobbled back to Yao's Mansion.

(End of this chapter)