Yutai Bi

Chapter 266 Charm 1
Xia Chu suddenly raised his head and said courageously, "I respect him as a man. I know he doesn't like a house girl like me. I don't have any skills, I can't even ride a horse...Young Madam , don’t worry about it. I will serve you for the rest of my life.”

"Tch!" Cen Sanniang curled her lips in disdain, "We don't think he's an old cow eating tender grass. What's his choice? He can settle accounts, be a housekeeper, cook and make clothes? Don't think he is a stone man You won't be shy, you can't see it when the sun is tanned. A man doesn't want a wife, unless it's from the palace... Cough cough, I know it in my heart. When the master comes back, I will ask him about it."

Xia Chu begged her, "Don't go."

He looked like he was afraid of being rejected by Hei Qi.Cen Sanniang nodded when she saw that she was in trouble, "I'll listen to you, don't worry."

Only then did Xia Chu show a smile.

After dinner, the sky turned dark, and the lanterns under the eaves and the candle oil lamps in the house were lit up one by one.The side door of the Duke's Mansion opened, and the servant led the horse to the door. Hei Qi strode out with a serious face, turned on the horse, and shouted at the inside: "I'll take a step first, hurry up!"

The old horse responded loudly and drove out a carriage.

Diagonally opposite the gate of the mansion, there is a cold cake stand parked.Seeing Hei Qi get on his horse, the peddler shouted at him: "Sweet well water rice cold cake, sweet and cold! Master, let's have a bowl to relieve the heat!"

Hei Qi shouted impatiently: "I'm in a hurry to call for a doctor, get out of the way!"

With a yank of the whip, the horse's hooves flew away.

The peddler was sprayed with dust, and spat in the direction of Hei Qi.Watching the two guards of the Duke's Mansion escorting a carriage and following Hei Qi hurriedly.Then the peddler beckoned to the beggar who was squatting in the corner, grabbed some copper coins and gave him a few words in a low voice.The beggar took the money and ran away without a trace.

In less than half an hour, the peddler saw Hei Qi come back.

Before they arrived, Imperial Physician Liu complained: "Master Hei, don't be in such a hurry, the carriage can't be slower for a quarter of an hour, it hurts the lower officials' buttocks..."

While speaking, the horse had already stopped at the door.Hei Qi hugged Imperial Physician Liu off the horse, and dragged him to the mansion like a whirlwind.

"Medical box! Master Hei, my medical box!" Doctor Liu yelled as he grabbed one arm and pointed at the medical box hanging beside the saddle.

"It's going to kill people... you go first..." Hei Qi had already dragged Imperial Physician Liu into the door, and his voice disappeared behind the screen wall.

A servant ran out of the porter, quickly untied the medical box and ran in with his arms in his arms.Another boy went to lead the horse.

The peddler craned his neck to watch, and within a quarter of an hour, he heard the bell ringing, and the carriage from the Duke's Mansion came back.Xu said that Doctor Liu had been invited into the mansion by Hei Qi, and Lao Ma and the guards stopped at the door.

The peddler brought three bowls of cold cakes over on a tray: "The stall is about to be closed, let's set it up at the gate of your house for a few days, please eat a bowl to cool off the heat."

"Thank you, brother."

The three of them were covered with sweat on their foreheads, and after looking at each other, they took the cold cake and stood at the door to eat it.

The peddler packed up the cold cakes, as if joking: "The Hei master in the house is really hot-tempered, he dragged the doctor in, and even forgot to take the medical box."

The old horse sighed and said: "That's not true! I was dragged into the car by him before I finished dinner. In the end, I went to the residence of Imperial Physician Liu, but he thought the carriage was slow, so he gave Imperial Physician Liu I hugged the horse. I was busy for a while."

The guard next to him finished eating the cold cake in a few mouthfuls, returned the bowl, glared at the old horse and said, "Young Madam, who was pregnant with the young man, ate his belly, so what if something went wrong? Don't say that Master Hei is in a hurry, who doesn't worry about it. Don't unload it." After getting in the car, I will send Imperial Physician Liu back home later."

The peddler packed up the burden, made a bow, and walked away slowly carrying the burden.

Walking to the street and looking back, the carriage and guards were still parked at the gate of the Duke's Mansion, apparently waiting to send Imperial Physician Liu back.He smiled, turned the corner and walked away.

Doctor Liu sat in the main hall drinking tea full of doubts, without even seeing Cen Sanniang.

Mrs. Du accompanied him, and said slowly: "I remember that when the old Duke was injured on the battlefield, you were still a young doctor in the army. It was you who gave birth to Dalang Erlang in old age. After ten years, my grandson My daughter-in-law is pregnant and troubles you. Speaking of which, Imperial Physician Liu and our Du family have been friends for three generations."

For a while, Imperial Physician Liu also sighed.If you think about it carefully, this is not really the case.There is something in the old lady's words, and Imperial Physician Liu is not stupid.Today, Hei Qi invited himself into the mansion as if he was burning his ass, but he didn't lead him to Guiyanju, instead he went into Zhengqi Hall to listen to the old lady's leisurely recollection of the past.He already had guesses in his mind.

Two days ago, I broke the rule of Ping'an's pulse and met Cen Sanniang.Hearing from her that Meng Yan was startled, but he checked his pulse and found nothing serious, he prescribed a decoction and passed away.

He was invited to come to the mansion tonight, and he didn't even see Cen Sanniang.The Duke's Mansion invited him here, apparently for outsiders to see.

Although he was only an imperial physician, Imperial Physician Liu still saw the danger.After thinking about it for a while, he made up his mind and said softly: "On the way, Hei Ye mentioned that the Young Madam seems to be suffering from dysentery. This disease is very dangerous, I should do my best. I also ask the old lady to send someone to my house Let me tell you, pack up a wing room for the old man to stay for one night."

Mrs. Du smiled slightly, and asked Mother Yin to send Imperial Physician Liu to rest in person, with a bit of sharpness in her words: "There is only one seedling in my Du family now, the Duke of the State, and he went to fight the Western Turks. My granddaughter-in-law's belly The children in the family will be saved even with all the strength of the whole family. After passing this test, Imperial Physician Liu will be the benefactor of my Du family."

"The old lady is serious. Without the old Duke, the official would have died on the battlefield long ago. The doctor is a parent, and the official should do his best." Imperial Physician Liu cupped his hands at Mrs. Du, and followed Mama Yin.

The intersections on both sides of the Duke's Mansion had already been watched by someone else.Seeing that Imperial Physician Liu did not return to the mansion, the guards of the Duke's mansion came out and two groups of people rode to the pharmacy.Someone went to the pharmacy to keep an eye on the sentry, and inquired about the medicinal materials bought by the Duke's mansion without any trace.As soon as the parties met, they probably guessed what kind of emergency Cen Sanniang had.

As the night gradually deepened, the sound of bamboo clappers knocking along the street came four times.

A dim lamp was still burning in the main room of Guiyanju.

Cen Sanniang took Fengchun and Nuandong to Zhengqi Hall to rest.In the bedroom above the Luohan couch, mother and Ah Qiuxia were quietly doing needlework.

Ah Qiu yawned and said, "It's already the fourth watch. Could it be that the young lady made a mistake?"

Mother Fang also yawned: "It's better to be fine. It's always good to be careful."

The fourth watch is the time when people are most tired.Even the stray cats are tired.The backyard of the vacant Princess Mansion was quiet, only the sound of crisp insects could be heard.

A few green lights suddenly floated in the back garden of the Princess Mansion near Guiyanju.

There is only a wall separating the back garden of Guiyanju from the Princess Mansion, and a woman's singing is heard from behind a rockery not far from the wall.The song was out of tune, with a bit of crying.

Rao even the guards waiting under the wall of Gui Yanju were all aroused by the sound of goosebumps.

Hearing the erratic voice at this time, Xia Chu was shocked and poked the spiritual needle in his hand.She shivered in pain, put her fingers in her mouth and sucked.

"It's really here!" Mother Fang and Ah Qiu clenched their back teeth in anger.

"First I used wild cats to frighten me, and then I sent overseas fruits immediately. I waited for the young lady to lose her energy and then had diarrhea, and at night these ghosts and monsters came out to torment. If the young lady is not smart, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep it!"

Fang's mother said angrily: "These bastards! When Master Hei finds out the chief envoy, I will let him taste the taste of the rolling pin hitting his finger!"

Hei Qi in the princess mansion waited quietly for the green light to float around, and vaguely saw a white shadow floating lightly among the rockery forest, waiting for the singing to sing a stick of incense.

The Duke's mansion suddenly seemed to be blown up.

Fang's mother winked at the two of them, and shouted, "Come here! Young lady is not good!"

Ah Qiu and Xia Chu also ran to the yard and shouted, "Come on!"

The voice was faint, and the torches and lanterns in the Duke's Mansion were lit up one by one.The guards yelled loudly: "Something happened! Go and have a look!"

The green light in the princess mansion stopped, and the singing disappeared.

Hei Qi looked at several black shadows and ran out of the garden.With a cat waist, he quietly followed.

After dawn, the guards found several lanterns and sent them to the Zhengqi Hall.

The lantern is only the size of a fist, and it is made of ordinary white cotton paper.A guard explained to Mrs. Du and Mrs. Cen Sanniang Zou: "There are fireflies inside. They will all die by dawn. The lantern was thrown in the bushes. If you didn't know it in advance, you won't be able to find it for a while. Wait until the next day." When it rains, the paper is smeared with water, so you can’t see the clue.”

Mrs. Du was so angry that she slapped the recorder: "It's really vicious!"

Cen Sanniang said with a smile: "Grandmother, don't be angry. Every day, there is always a time when you can't defend against thieves. Hei Qi has already chased him. I hope we can find out who is the mastermind."

Zou also said angrily: "Fortunately, you know that you can't eat too much of the longevity fruit. Otherwise, if you eat too much, you will have more than one diarrhea. If you are scared again, you will not be able to keep the child."

Mrs. Du said in a deep voice: "Sanniang, I've seen that the Wei family must have mixed up in this matter. I just don't know if Wei Xiaowan knew about it. Your auntie is just a marionette, she doesn't have that kind of heart."

Wei Xiaowan... Cen Sanniang thought about it carefully and said, "I think Aunt Santang may have been kept in the dark. As for Wei Xiaowan, after all, she is married to the third cousin, so she is also the daughter-in-law of the Du family."

Mrs. Du gave her a long look, feeling a little relieved, Cen Sanniang didn't take the opportunity to punish Wei Xiaowan.She thought for a while and said, "It doesn't matter if Hei Qi can find the person behind it. Let's continue with the show."

Several people in the hall laughed.

(End of this chapter)