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Chapter 85 Intimate Pulse Diagnosis (1)
Now the secret room that belongs exclusively to Ji Cheng is very different from the rough and simple one in the past.On that day, Shen Che asked Ji Cheng to decorate the secret room according to his own preferences, and Ji Cheng didn't refuse. She thought that she would often stay here in the future, so she carefully drew the blueprints and handed them over to Nan Gui for the layout.

Today is the first time Ji Cheng has seen the "Lan Yue Zhai on a Snowy Night" after this arrangement.

Lanyue Zhai was still empty, only a thick and wide snow-white long wool blanket was spread according to Ji Cheng's arrangement.In fact, Ji Cheng just drew the picture out of anger at the time. Such a big long-haired blanket is very rare, but unexpectedly, Nan Gui really found it.Of course, there must be a hint from Shen Che here.

There is a small natural table on the blanket, and there is a lazy shelf on the side, and a big soft pillow with dark green embroidered jade lotus petals rests on the shelf.

There is a row of low cabinets by the wall behind the lazy shelf, and the cabinets are used to place ledgers.There is only a half-person-high white papered olive-shaped floor lantern in the corner, and nothing else.

Oh, by the way, there is something else, that is, the four walls are all covered with white paper according to Ji Cheng's intention.

When Nangui first set it up, he suspected that he had misread the blueprint. He read it three times, but couldn't figure it out. What's so good about it, and why is this secret room called "Lan Yue Zhai on a Snowy Night"?
Although Ji Cheng was sick, she was more affectionate than usual. She touched the long-haired snow blanket, and then rubbed her face on the fur. It was very soft and comfortable, and she was very satisfied with Nangui's arrangement. .

Ji Cheng asked Nan Gui to light up the paper lantern: "Have you prepared the pens, inks and paints I asked you to prepare?"

Nan Gui nodded, took out the brushes, inks and paints from the cabinet and put them on the small table, and took out a few bowl-sized brushes and pens to put them away.

Ji Cheng said, "Go ahead, just leave me here alone."

Ji Cheng spent several nights working in Lanyue Zhai, and Nan Gui's curiosity was aroused by her, and she begged for a long time before he could enter the brand new Lanyue Zhai.

Nan Gui stood at the door and stared at the surrounding walls without blinking. She was born in martial arts, and she was not interested in poetry, calligraphy and painting, nor did she look down on her. Today, she feels a little different.

"Girl, your painting seems to be different from other people's. I've never seen such a large painting, but it's not because it's big, it's different anyway." Nan Gui said plainly.

Ji Cheng pursed his lips and smiled: "Then you can see what is different."

Sitting cross-legged on the snow blanket, Ji Cheng lit the white paper lantern in the corner, took a brush and dipped it in ink, and with just a few strokes, he outlined a vigorous old plum tree trunk.

Nan Gui walked a little further in, and stretched out his hand to feel the wall. He clearly felt that the cluster of green bamboos in front of him was still seven feet away, but he touched the wall as soon as he touched it.

Nan Gui said happily: "Girl, I found out that your painting looks real. I saw that the moon was clearly hanging in the sky, but when I touched it, it was on the wall."

Ji Cheng smiled: "Well, I used a little trick to blind your eyes."

If you use the words of modern people a thousand years later, Ji Cheng's paintings are actually quite simple, that is, he uses a three-dimensional perspective when drawing on a plane, making the scenes in the paintings seem to come alive.

The "Moon on a Snowy Night" painting on Ji Cheng's wall is very grand and grand, and the other three walls are all in dark blue with gradual changes in color, resembling the night sky under the moon, with faint plum blossoms in the dark blue. , there are also faint strange rocks, and the wall where the unique moon is, first painted a sliding window the size of a real window, and the window is opened more than half at the moment, revealing a clump of green bamboo outside the window A round of ice moon is drawn, and the shadows of mountains and rivers can be faintly seen on the moon.

Being in Lanyue Zhai, I can't feel that this is an underground secret room now, I don't feel stuffy anymore, I can even feel a cool wind blowing in from the window, with a faint fragrance of plum.

But this plum fragrance is not something that can be painted with a brush, but the burning aroma of the plum cake that Ji Cheng made himself, which is cold and pleasant.

"If I didn't know what Lanyue Zhai looked like before, I wouldn't be able to tell it would be a secret room when I walked in." Nan Gui sighed.

The moon in the sky and the plum lanterns on the ground were shining, Ji Cheng leaned on the lazy shelf and started to look through the ledger, occasionally coughing twice, indicating that the disease has not fully healed. I tried several cans, but no root was found.

Nan Gui couldn't understand why Ji Cheng didn't take a rest but was still tossing around.

Ji Cheng was restless, lying on the bed only felt sore all over, looking at the account book, and then dealing with the letterheads from Jin, she felt more at ease.

Ling Ziyun's reply letter has arrived, and the letter is full of concerns. Since childhood, even if Ji Cheng told him to go east, he would not go west. This time, Ling Ziyun also agreed to such a big matter.However, his father is still the head of the family, so Ling Ziyun is bound to do things.Father Ling meant that he would not stop the Ji family from taking over the business of the Tan family and the Chen family, but at this stage the Ling family could only wait and see.

This was already the best situation Ji Cheng could think of.The Tan family and the Chen family account for [-]% of the ordnance business in Jin, and they have been in business for more than ten years. A rising star like the Ji family wants to eat up the Tan family and the Chen family. The Ji family will be doomed.Now Ling's father agrees to wait and see, thinking that Ling Ziyun has said a lot of good things about the Ji family.

Of course, if this business is successful, the Ling family will also make a lot of money. No one wants to be inferior to others, so Ling's father will give the Ji family face.

After receiving Ling Ziyun's letter, Ji Cheng was looking for Shen Che, but unexpectedly, the two seemed to have a good understanding, so she put down the letter, and a bell rang outside the door.

Shen Che's eyes looked around for a while before falling on Ji Cheng's face: "Why are you still here with such a haggard face?"

"I can't be idle." Ji Cheng replied, going anywhere with a sickness, he was afraid of giving it to others, and this place became Ji Cheng's comfort zone instead.

Shen Che smiled, lifted his robe and sat down opposite Ji Cheng: "Stretch out your hand."

Ji Cheng stretched out his hand as he said, and asked curiously: "Where did Cousin Che learn the Qihuang technique?" On the way back to Beijing in Nanyuan, Shen Che felt Ji Cheng's pulse once, and prescribed the medicine. Ji Cheng chose the medicine according to the prescription he gave, and the effect was not bad after taking it, but these days Shen Che was nowhere to be seen, so Ji Cheng could only take the medicine from Dr. Song in Shen Xian's mouth, and the root cause of the disease has not been broken.

Shen Che put his fingertips on Ji Cheng's wrist, and carefully measured her face: "Put out your tongue and have a look."

Ji Cheng stuck out his tongue again as he said, and Shen Che switched hands to check the pulse, without explaining medical theory to Ji Cheng, he just picked up a pen and wrote a prescription.

Ji Cheng rested his chin on his hand and looked at Shen Che who was writing rapidly, thinking that this man really looked like a famous doctor when he was serious, and he even had a bit of immortality in the snowy night picture. If it turns white, it can fly into the sky.

Shen Che wrote the prescription and handed it to Ji Cheng. Ji Cheng took it over and looked at it. There was nothing wrong with it, and carefully took it aside: "Cousin Che seemed to be different from other doctors when he diagnosed my pulse. I think there seems to be something wrong with it. It's as if the air has penetrated into the blood."

"This is my master's unique technique. Diagnosing the pulse with qi can detect not only the muscles of the skin, but also the skin, spleen and stomach." Shen Che said.

With such hype, Ji Cheng was only skeptical, but she was actually more interested in why a prince like Shen Che would learn the art of Qihuang from a teacher?

Shen Che seemed to be able to hear what Ji Cheng was thinking, and replied: "It's just for interest." However, although he was only out of interest, he could already make most of the people who practice medicine in the world ashamed.Shen Che practiced the best martial arts in the world, and naturally he also worshiped the most famous genius doctor in the world when he was learning the art of Qi and Huang.

But Ji Cheng didn't think about the name of the genius doctor, after all, the old man had already passed away according to the legend.

"Take two doses of this medicine first, and I'll check your pulse in a few days." Shen Che said.

Ji Cheng was about to refuse, but then he heard Shen Che say: "You have been considered extremely lucky this time, next time you are scheming people, unless you have to, don't use bitter tricks, if you are not in good health, this time alone will reduce your life by decades. "

so exaggerated?Ji Cheng smiled and said, "Of course I'm very lucky, and thanks to my cousin who is willing to diagnose my pulse."

Shen Che thought for a while: "If you are willing to take off your clothes and let me give you an injection, your illness will recover faster."

Ji Cheng quickly shook his head: "Going away from an illness is like spinning silk. Haste makes waste. It doesn't matter if you take it slow."

Shen Che let out a cold sigh: "Did the Ling family reply?"

Ji Cheng nodded: "Uncle Ling only promised not to intervene. The Ling family is such a big family that he can't be free from scruples. He will definitely help us when he sees us getting involved."

Shen Che did not comment, but instead said: "I received a letter from the spy, saying that the Tan family will sell a batch of ordnance to Yanqi a few years ago. The balance will be broken. However, Yanqi suffered a disastrous defeat in the battle with Lebo Castle in Qiuci. In order not to let him recover from a setback, he still needs to be given arms. You can undertake [-]% of the arms transportation through the relationship of the Ling family. Such a large number You will never go the same way, and I will give you a route to keep you safe. As for whether Yanqi can only trust you in the Ji family and be disappointed with the Tan and Chen families, it depends on you It's up to me."

"Okay." Ji Cheng replied, suddenly recalling the past, "Four years ago, the Tan family and the Chen family also suffered a heavy loss, which hurt their vitality, otherwise they would not have agreed to let our Ji family intervene in the arms business. Is it written by cousin Che?"

"What do you want to imply?" Shen Che asked without answering.

In fact, Ji Cheng is no longer hinting.She has thought about many issues these days. Although Shen Che is several years older than Ji Cheng, he is too young for his current position.

Ji Cheng thought that the reason why Shen Che was timid about Jin's ordnance might be because he was fledgling, otherwise he would have taken over the Tan family and the Chen family long ago, and wouldn't it be more appropriate to cultivate his own power later?

Ji Cheng also thought that maybe Shen Che's Shangfeng was considering a certain reason, and he was unwilling to touch the Tan family and the Chen family, so he had to make such a detour.But today, since she guessed that Shen Che did what happened four years ago, then Shen Che should have the ability to deal with the Tan family back then, why didn't it happen later?
"I didn't imply anything. Cousin Che also said that if a smart person like me can't know the cause and effect, it is easy to make mistakes when doing things." Ji Cheng said.

Shen Che laughed and said, "No wonder the sages say that only women and villains are difficult to raise, and if they are close, they will not be inferior and if they are far away, they will complain." Shen Che leaned towards Ji Cheng, "Don't you think the following sentence is said by the sage? Is that you?"

The table is not big. When Shen Che was checking her pulse just now, Ji Cheng already felt too close. Now he leaned over, and the fragrance of pine and sandalwood in his breath almost sprayed on Ji Cheng's face. , she couldn't help but leaned back, turned her face away, her ears were flushed, and she was defeated.

Fortunately, Shen Che didn't make any further movements, instead he sat up straight and said seriously: "Ah Cheng is so smart, he has already figured out the key to it?"

Of course Ji Cheng thought of Guan Qiao.The arms business of the Tan family and the Chen family is booming, and it is impossible not to leak any rumors. The court once sent Lord Yushi to Jindi to investigate, but no matter whether it is Qiao Yushi who came here with drums and gongs, , or the Zhu Yushi who was privately interviewed by Weifu, he did not live to get promoted and get rich.One died halfway there, and the other was killed just after leaving Jindi.As for who killed it, it is still an unresolved mystery.

But in Ji Cheng's view, this is not a suspicious case at all, the murderer is so obvious.But why can't the imperial court deal with the rich and powerful in Jinzhong?It must be someone who has a hand over the sky as a guarantee.

All state affairs of Daqin are decided in the political affairs hall, and only the bigwigs in the political affairs hall can keep the Tan and Chen families.

However, Ji Cheng has no way of knowing who it is, her status is too low.

When two tigers fight, one is bound to be wounded. Ji Cheng is always waiting and preparing, and seeing the right time, she will either retreat completely or take the position.

Ji Cheng wanted to know who Shen Che's opponent was, but he also knew that Shen Che would not be stupid enough to tell her.

"I know that my cousin has his own difficulties in doing things, but as long as it is for the country and the people, I will definitely help my cousin." Ji Chengbiao said loyally.

"Smart words, words are better than singing." Shen Che sarcastically said.Shen Che knew that Ji Cheng had always had two minds, but he didn't take it to heart. If Ji Cheng was really smart, he should know what to do is the best.This businessman is no different from the female history of the brothel, they are all looking for profit.

Ji Cheng no longer played tricks with Shen Che. In fact, Shen Che had already answered her just now. He did have political enemies in the court, and Jing Shijun was not invincible. In the hands of Jing Shijun, who was spying on the intelligence.

"Since Cousin is interested in investing in Jin's ordnance, he should also know that the ordnance depends on the mines. Iron is produced near Jin. Although the iron ore belongs to the imperial court on the surface, it is precisely because the Tan family and the Chen family have They have the ability to take the state-owned mines as their own, and they have their dominance." Ji Cheng said, "If we can't get the mines, trying to contain the Tan family and the Chen family is just empty talk."

Shen Che said: "When Concubine Wang Shu was pregnant, the emperor had already acquiesced that the land of Jin would be the eldest prince's fiefdom, and all mineral deposits would naturally belong to the eldest prince by default. The prince is young, and the emperor's dragon body is not in good health. The income from the mines is counted as It was given to the Wang family by default, and they wanted to support the Wang family to protect the eldest prince, so that if something happens to the emperor, the Wang family can protect the eldest prince and compete against the princes' houses."

It was only now that Ji Cheng knew why the Wang family was so arrogant in the Beijing Normal University, it could be said that they were walking sideways, and it was no wonder that Shen Che couldn't touch the iron mining rights in Jindi.

It was originally a mine of the country, but the emperor gave it to the ministers as private property by default, and these ministers betrayed the Great Qin for their own self-interest, sent weapons to the people of the Western Regions, and in turn attacked the Great Qin.It's ridiculous to think about it, but the instigator was the emperor himself.

"If the emperor knows that the Wang family sells the ordnance produced by the iron mines to the people of the Western Regions, won't the Wang family be brought down?" Ji Cheng asked.

"The Wang family did not participate in this matter. They are only responsible for collecting the money. The Wang family is not the only one who can grab benefits here. It is not appropriate to touch their big cake for the time being. If it causes a counterattack, the gain will not be worth the loss. If it is really reported, it will be launched to take the blame. It's just the Tan family and the Chen family, and there will be other Li and Zhang families in the future, but it definitely won't be your Ji family." Shen Che said.

Ji Cheng bowed his head and remained silent. She didn't believe that Shen Che had nothing to do. He was the emperor's nephew, and he was favored by him. Shen Che could attack the Wang family in a fair and honest way. He just didn't want to, but why didn't he want to? ?

Ji Cheng thought for a long time and still asked a question.

Shen Che lightly smiled and said, "You think highly of me."

Ji Cheng hurriedly defended: "With Cousin Che's ability to calculate people's hearts, I think it is really a difficult matter, and there is nothing you can't solve. It depends on whether you are willing or not."

Shen Che took out a warm teapot from the tea bucket next to him and poured a cup of tea, frowning and drinking it down: "You are really wasting tea."

Ji Cheng has also learned how to make tea, cook tea, and can recognize tea and water, but she is not such an elegant person in her bones, but she was forced out of it in the past few years. To her, tea is just a thirst quencher. Just a waste of time.From this point of view, she and Chu Zhen are really a good match.

"Originally, I saw that your picture of the moon on a snowy night still had some artistic conception, but your tea is made of burning zithers and boiling cranes." Shen Che said.

Birth determines many habits of a person, for example, things that Ji Cheng thinks are indifferent, but Shen Che can't let them go.Ji Cheng watched him get up and go out, and after a while, a servant brought in a lotus stove for making tea and Choshi, as well as Shen Che's usual tea set and other items.

Since we were going to make tea, we naturally had to have a long talk.

(End of this chapter)