Medicine in Song Dynasty

Chapter 203 Secret
"What? You said that before Shen Xiaojiu entered the palace, he recruited thieves in his own house, all the servants and soldiers were poisoned with sweat medicine, and Chen Mo was knocked out?
Su Tong's head was stunned by this kind of divine development.

He hurriedly cleaned up and went to see Chen Mo. Chen Mo didn't live in the Chen family in the capital, but lived in a small building on the east side of Yujie. He liked the bustle and bustle of Yujie, although he could also enjoy the tranquility.

It was the first time for Su Tong to go to Chen Mo's small building, and it was completely different from his impression, it was a little too luxurious.

She walked through the small but beautiful courtyard and climbed upstairs, and then on the stone table at the door, she saw the Xiu Cup made by Jiangnan Duobao Pavilion, which gathered the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan in the cup.

Su Tong guessed that it probably used optics and other messy principles. After pouring water into the cup, the mist would evaporate, and the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River and the beautiful sound like wind blowing and water would appear in the clouds, mountains and mist, which made people's hearts tremble. I don't feel quiet.

I heard that there are three Longxiu Cups, large, medium and small, and they were originally intended to be presented to the officials, but the officials thought it was too extravagant, so they refused to accept them, and instead ordered Duobao Pavilion to sell them.

Now the biggest one is placed at one end of the cobblestone path in Chen Mo's yard, filled with fish, and turned into a luxurious bathtub.

When Su Tong entered the room, he saw two other basins, one for washing hands on the shelf, and the other on the table containing a lotus flower and lotus leaves.

Chen Mo was lying on the table in front of the window and writing quickly. The paperweight in his hand was a topaz the size of a fist. It was clear all over and looked like a big cat with ears and claws. This naturally formed shape Even rarer.

Su Tong sighed, she finally saw what real luxury is, those who decorate their homes resplendently, how can they compare with this kind of local tyrants who don't take treasures seriously.

"Sit for a while, let them bring you what you want to eat, and I'll talk to you after I finish writing this letter." Chen Mo confessed a few words, and then immersed himself in writing.

Su Tong smiled wryly, all the worries that had filled his stomach when he came here just now were all let go.Just looking at Chen Mo's appearance, it doesn't seem like there is any problem.

Drank half a cup of tea, ate two pieces of pastries made by the royal chef in the palace, and took a look at a few miscellaneous books on Chen Mo's bookshelf before Chen Mo finished writing the letter and sat down beside her. The man who has always been calm and relaxed is rarely angry today, and there seems to be a little bit of aggrievedness on his face that is hard to see.

Su Tong laughed: "Although I don't know who your opponent is, but he is really smart. When you return to Kaifeng and you are most relaxed mentally, you really have a plan."

She already knew that Shen Xiaojiu was going to the palace to return to the empress dowager yesterday, but in the end he changed his clothes and let the people under his hands eat something, and something happened. Chen Mo, who told him a few words, was also knocked unconscious with a stick when he entered the door.

"How is Mr. Shen, is there any injury?"

Chen Mo smiled wryly: "He was vigilant enough, found something wrong and escaped through the back door, and took the officers and soldiers back, but the house was turned into a mess, fortunately there were no casualties."

With a long sigh, Chen Mo said thoughtfully: "I'm afraid it is very likely that you and Su Tong will be involved... I thought about it, it's best to tell you, so that you can be mentally prepared."

"A while ago, some officials in the court jointly invited the Empress Dowager to follow Wu Zhou's example. The Empress Dowager's elder brother, Liu Mei, also jumped up and down. The maidservants in the family went to and from the court to make friends with officials, not to mention others. He had a very close relationship with those high-ranking officials and dignitaries who often communicated with them. They also jointly wrote a memorandum, but it was stolen by someone with malicious intentions. Shen Xiaojiu was ordered to recover the memorandum and return it to the Queen Mother, but accidents happened frequently, so he simply wiped it out. Everything is troublesome, but it seems that some people don't believe that he will burn things so cleanly."

Chen Mo sighed, "Shen Xiaojiu, that idiot."

Su Tong was stunned for a moment, wishing he could wash his ears clean with water, how could he know such a secret history?

Seeing her stunned, Chen Mo laughed suddenly: "Don't worry, the Queen Mother is not confused."

Su Tong shook his head, this time Shen Xiaojiu really got into trouble, the joint memorial is a very important thing, this kind of handle, no matter who it falls into, is a sharp weapon that can manipulate court officials, if it falls into the hands of the Queen Mother Well, these people have handed in the nomination certificate, and if they fall into the hands of officials, they can be prepared in advance. If they fall into the hands of others, it will be more lively.

As for the officials on the list, I guess they are even more worried.

Whoever touches this kind of hot potato will be unlucky, but most smart people are not willing to believe that Shen Xiaojiu can easily burn things. thing.

In short, Shen Xiaojiu might be unlucky.

Others are none of my business, so don't implicate the Su family.

Su Tong left Chen Mo's small building with trepidation, and when he returned home, he wanted to say something to Su Wencheng, but seeing his father go to the saint, and then came back with a red face, he knew that he was praised a lot, and those who told him to be careful recently If so, I don't know what to say.

The whole family finally sat down to eat together. Su Wencheng and Erlang disregarded the rules of not talking when eating, and murmured together. Listen to my father, there may be troubles on the contrary, it is better to let nature take its course, anyway, if you really want to trouble the door, they and other small people are hard to resist, besides, what kind of people can they be in Kaifeng, they are alone, no matter if it is the queen mother or something High-ranking officials can't afford to make trouble with the Su family.

Su Tong heard that both Shen Xiaojiu and Chen Mo went to the palace to meet the Queen Mother and Zhao Zhen. The Queen Mother was not in good health recently, so they only stayed with them for a while. When it came to Zhao Zhen, he seemed to have a good conversation with Chen Mo. If it wasn't for his disability , Zhao Zhen is about to make an exception and allow him to become an official.

Other than that, everything is peaceful.

A few days passed, and sure enough, nothing happened. After Su Tong let out a sigh, he laughed at himself a little. Don't be afraid that you think too highly of yourself, let alone think that you are smart, even if you are a smart person, you are a fool Well, it's inevitable to have silly thoughts like unfounded worries.

As the weather got hotter day by day, Su Tong took care of some household chores, and went to visit relatives and old friends with Li Xiuniang. She went to Zhao Wanrong's place again, but she didn't see anyone. Zhao Wanrong went to a village outside the city to escape the summer heat. Just leave a message to explain that if Su Tong is free, he will go to play with her.

It's just that the school has been relocated, and classes have to be restarted, and the students have to make up for the missed homework. There are actually a lot of chores to deal with, and Axia and the others want to open Mingyuefang as soon as possible. A group of people are very busy, and Su Tong is not in the mood Go out to find the eldest princess to pass the time.

Today Miss Su was sorting out new textbooks in the study, and then a servant came to deliver the Queen Mother's oral order, asking Su Tong to enter the palace to have an audience.

When Su Wencheng got the news, he was stunned immediately, and Su Tong was also taken aback, but it was obviously too late for him to ask Zhao Wanrong for the news.

(End of this chapter)