cloud temple phoenix hairpin

Chapter 19

Chapter 16

When Ming Yu got into the carriage, the snow had already stopped.It's just that after leaving the city gate to the north, it didn't take long for it to fall again, and the snow on the official road became thicker and thicker.A heater was lit in the carriage, and Ming Yu sat with Chun Yuan and Zhou's mother who came out. Except for some bumps, it was not very cold, but she was extremely anxious, wishing to fly to Mengcheng immediately, so as to hold her Zu didn't let him go up the mountain.When it was dark, a group of people finally arrived at Bailuzhai where Jiang Kui lived, but the door was closed tightly. Liu Shenghe slammed it hard, and it took a long time for the door to be opened. Yu Da poked his head out impatiently.

Yu Da is an old man who has been by Jiang Kui's side for decades, probably because he has served his master for a long time, and his temper has also been infected to be a little weird. Except for the old master's family, he usually doesn't care much about others.At this time, I was nestling in the house, enjoying a plate of peanuts and a sip of old wine, when suddenly I heard a faint knock on the door outside.Because I had already received a visitor in the evening and arranged to stay, I was a little impatient at this time.I wanted to ignore it, but the person at the door not only didn't leave, but the sound of knocking on the door was even more urgent. I had no choice but to get up and put on a leather jacket, picked up a lantern, creaked and stepped on the snow, and wandered through the bamboo bushes. open the door.Seeing two carriages parked at the door, seven or eight people stood leading their horses, their heads and shoulders were covered with snow, and their old eyes were too dim to see clearly. Just as they were about to open their mouths to ask, they suddenly saw a person being helped down from the big carriage ahead, He was a bit small, and when he leaned his head to take a closer look, the man had already hurriedly arrived in front of him, and then he heard a crisp girl's voice: "Father Yu, is my grandfather at home?"

"Big girl!"

Yu Da immediately recognized the voice, and his alcoholism also subsided a lot.Slightly raised the lantern and looked, and saw that the girl's bright eyes were staring at him closely, as if she was a little nervous, and she was indeed the big girl Yu from the Ruan family. Surprised and delighted, she hurriedly opened the door , kept chanting: "I haven't seen the eldest girl for a long time, and the old man is reading these days. I didn't expect to come here. It's a coincidence!"

"Father Yu, is my grandfather at home?"

Seeing that he was talking non-stop, Mingyu would have said a few words with him in the past, but she was not in the mood at this time, so she hurriedly interrupted him and asked again.

Only then did Yu Da smile and say: "It's really a coincidence. When the old man saw the snow, he said that he had an appointment with Hanqing Temple in the past because the monk had an appointment to go up the mountain to explore the plums when it snowed. He asked Ban Qing to carry the painting box and go up the mountain early in the morning. I don't know how long it will take me to come back."

"Oops!" Ming Yu's face changed slightly, and she stomped her foot lightly, "Go up the mountain now!"

Liu Shenghe and Yu Da looked at her motionless, a little puzzled.

"Girl, what are you..." Liu Shenghe hesitated for a while, and finally persuaded, "It's already dark, even if we set off with a lantern now, I'm afraid we won't be able to reach the foot of Xiling Mountain until midnight, and the black paint will fall again. Xue, how to go up the mountain? Even if the girl is in a hurry, she has to wait until tomorrow."

Ming Yu looked up at the dark sky, and the snow in front of her was dancing like cotton flakes. Knowing that Liu Shenghe was right, she sighed: "That's fine. I can only go tomorrow morning. Everyone has been busy all day. It must be cold and hungry, Father Yu, please ask the cook to cook some hot water, so that you can rest early and feed the horses when you are full."

Liu Shenghe hurriedly thanked him, Yu Da bolted the door, went in and shouted to the cook not to mention it.

Mingyu stayed tonight in Jiang's old boudoir where she used to live. Chunyuan and Zhou's mother cleaned the house together, lit the brazier, spread the quilt they brought, and hastily ate some brought food. Even though he was tired all over, he didn't feel sleepy at all.Facing the lamp alone for a moment, he was fascinated for a moment, and then asked the rough envoy girl to call Yu Da. "Father Yu, are there any good Dieda doctors around here?"

Yu Dao Dao: "Miss also knows that the old man likes to be quiet. This place is a little way away from the city. There is a local doctor who falls and beats more than [-] miles away from here. He is told to show any beatings in the nearby villages, but it doesn't matter." I've heard of doctors dying."

"I'll ask the coachman to tie up the horses. You call a boy who knows the way to lead the way and invite him. We will go up the mountain together tomorrow." Ming Yu said.

Yu Da froze, opened his mouth slightly and said: "This..., what did the girl invite the doctor to go up the mountain overnight? It's dark and snowy, I'm afraid the doctor won't come."

"Give him a lot of money, and he must be invited to come. Remember to tell him to prepare the medicine for traumatic injuries before coming."

Although Yu Da didn't understand, he just went to call the boy.Ming Yu asked Zhou's mother to find Liu Shenghe and let him set up a car to take the boy to invite a doctor.After Zhou's mother came back, she said that the carriage had already left, and after she finished speaking, she looked at Ming Yu up and down.

Ming Yu knew that her behavior was a bit confusing, so she thought about it for a while, then smiled and said, "The road in the snow is slippery, and the road in the mountains is even more difficult. I asked the doctor to come and go, just to be prepared." Zhou's mother was relieved. .

Ming Yu stayed up, waiting for the boy to arrive at Haishi.I don't want the boy to return with only a pack of Jinchuang hemostatic medicine, saying that today the road is slippery and someone fell down, and the doctor has been called away since the afternoon and has not returned. I was in a hurry, so I packed some medicine and came back to do business first.

"Girl, don't worry, I'll check again tomorrow morning. If he's not there yet, I'll go to the city to invite him."

The boy was also clever, seeing Ming Yu's disappointed expression, although he felt that her behavior was a bit of a fuss, he hurriedly agreed.

Ming Yu was helpless.When I came out, I was a little anxious, I only hoped that my grandfather would stop him in time when he was still at home, but I didn't expect to take Dieda doctor with me, and now it can only be like this.Chun Yuan handed over some reward money to the young servant, and because the night was getting late, she asked everyone to rest.

Zhou's mother and Chunyuan served Mingyu to sleep together, and the two of them also lay down on the outer shop, and whispered to Chunyuan: "I always feel that the eldest girl has been just like before when she was rescued from the water last time. It's not the same anymore, my mind seems to be a lot more serious, and some things are more thoughtful than I thought, and some people can't understand. For example, I always feel a little unusual when I come to visit the old lady this time. To say You are with her every day, you should be clearer than me."

Chun Yuan yawned, and said vaguely: "It's more stable than before. Isn't this a good thing? The girl is one of the most intelligent people. She used to be a little loose-minded. Now that she has gone through the disaster, she understands the truth. I don't think so." I prefer the girl of today."

Zhou's mother nodded in agreement, and the two read a few more words, tired and quickly fell asleep.

Ming Yu lay in the room, vaguely listening to Zhou's mother and Chun Yuan muttering a few words outside, and the surroundings quickly became quiet, as if she could even hear the slight rustling of snow hitting bamboo branches outside the window.

The memory of her previous life is already a little blurred, no matter how much she thinks about it, she still can't determine when the accident happened to her grandfather, she only knows that the accident happened when she came down from Meifeng after the first snowfall.Today is his first day up the mountain, and it should be noon when he arrives at Hanqing Temple in the middle of the mountain. Presumably, he should be making tea and discussing Taoism with Monk Liaoyin. Even going to Meifeng should be early tomorrow morning. Safe and sound...

Ming Yu didn't feel sleepy at all, she tossed and turned on the couch, wishing it would be dawn soon.I didn't know how many times I looked at the window lattice, and finally got up to the fifth watch, lit the lamp and got up.

Although Liu Shenghe didn't know why his daughter was in such a hurry to invite a doctor to go up the mountain to find the old man, he just acted according to her wishes and arranged everything carefully.After a while of fuss, Ming Yu was already sitting in the carriage, and everyone gathered in front of the door, leading the horses to set off.Liu Shenghe was worried, and turned around to tell the servant who was sent to invite the doctor.The young man patted his chest to pack the ticket, and said: "Don't worry, the housekeeper, I have been to the mountains with the old man several times before, and I know the way with my eyes closed. I will go there early after I invite a Dieda doctor, and there will be no delay."

"Boss, although I am not an expert in traditional Chinese medicine, I only know a thing or two about treating common bruises and contusions. If not, I will go up the mountain with you."

The boy had just finished booking the tickets, when he heard someone talking behind him, he looked back and saw that it was the visitor who came over in the snow yesterday.

Liu Shenghe glanced at the speaker and was taken aback.He had heard Yu Da say that a visitor who arrived earlier than them was accommodated last night, but he never expected that it would be Xie Zuiqiao, the young son of the General's Mansion, it was really a coincidence.Not daring to be negligent, he hastily stepped forward to meet Li, looked back at the direction of Xia Mingyu's carriage, and said with some hesitation: "I'm afraid the young master will be abrupt."

Xie Zuiqiao raised his eyebrows and smiled, and said: "When I left Beijing, I was entrusted by an old man to visit the old lady. I just had time to come here yesterday, and I happened to meet by chance. I also heard that if the old lady came here, it would take ten days and a half months He might not be willing to go down the mountain either. I was hesitating whether to go up the mountain to visit today. Just now I heard from Father Yu that you are going to find Mr. Jiang. If this is the case, I don't know the way, so it would be convenient to go with you."

After hearing this, Liu Shenghe hurried to Mingyu's car and knocked on the door.Zhou's mother probed out to inquire, and saw the extra boy behind Liu Shenghe at a glance.Somewhat surprised, I took another look, and I couldn't help cheering secretly in my heart.

She has been in Rongyintang for many years, so she has naturally cultivated a pair of sharp eyes for seeing people.Seeing that the boy looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, his shoulders were broad and his legs were long, and the knuckles on the back of his hands were prominent and abrupt, one could tell at a glance that it was the result of years of martial arts practice.The complexion is slightly dark, but the face is extremely handsome. At this moment, the corners of the lips are slightly smiling, and the brows and eyes are full of indescribable handsomeness.She wears a black cloak with white fox fur trim, revealing the corner of the plain silk silk robe inside.Standing there, full of luxury and heroism, the white snow on all sides illuminated by the halo of the lantern seems to be blurred.

Ming Yu was in the car when he vaguely heard the conversation between the two outside.At this time, after hearing what Liu Shenghe said, he realized that this person outside was actually Xie Jingzhu's elder brother.Although he was a little surprised by this coincidence, since the other party happened to be going to visit his grandfather by the way, and he could act as a doctor, naturally he would not refuse, so he nodded.Mother Zhou passed on the message, and Liu Shenghe hurriedly said to Xie Zuiqiao, "Your Majesty is so troublesome."

"I should be the one who disturbed your mansion."

Xie Zuiqiao smiled slightly, and asked his followers to bring his horse.

A group of more than a dozen people galloped towards Xiling Mountain.The sky gradually became brighter, and the snow that had been falling all day and all night finally stopped.That week's mother seemed to have suffered from a demon, and she couldn't stop talking about Xie Zuiqiao who she had just seen on the road, and sighed: "The old lady has seen many handsome people. Only when I met Mr. Xie today, did I realize that everything I saw before was so beautiful." They're just dead eyes. But this age is so attractive, and it will be even more so in the future." After talking about it several times, Chun Yuan became curious, and she wanted to follow Ming Pei's example and stealthily open the window curtain. Look, she was slapped by Zhou's mother and said: "The bigger you are, the more unruly you are!"

Chun Yuan was dissatisfied, she looked at Ming Yu and said: "Girl, you are talking about which one has no rules first? It was she who kept praising Mr. Xie, I was teased, so I just wanted to see it, she And scolded me for being unruly."

The two of them were chatting casually in the car, but Ming Yu was extremely worried at the moment, but she didn't show it too much on her face, seeing Chun Yuan asking herself, she just smiled slightly.Zhou's mother glanced at her, and then sighed: "Since I went out yesterday, I have seen the girl wishing to fly to the old man. I don't know why the girl is so anxious, but the old man is on the mountain, and I will see you in a while." Now, girl, you need to relax a little bit."

Ming Yu was about to speak when she suddenly felt the carriage slow down and gradually stopped, only the sound of the coachman waving his whip and driving the horse could be heard.Mother Zhou poked her head out to ask, Liu Shenghe ran over and said, "Most of the wheels are buried in the snow, I'm afraid we won't be able to get through."

"Then come down and walk up."

Ming Yu immediately said, and while speaking, she took the veiled hat and put it on her head.

Zhou's mother and Chunyuan looked at each other, so they had no choice but to open the carriage door, and the three of them went down one by one.

As we got closer to the foot of the mountain, the snow accumulated thicker and the road was buried. When the horse stepped on it, it sank to half of it and often slipped.Xie Zuiqiao simply abandoned his horse and walked.Hearing a noise behind him, he turned around and saw several Ruan family members getting out of the carriage.One is an elderly mother, and the other is a girl dressed as a girl. The girl in the middle should be the eldest lady of Rongyin Hall.Thinking of how many times my sister mentioned this young lady of the Ruan family in front of me, and praised her as rare in the sky and nothing in the earth, wishing she could be reborn into the Ruan family as her own younger sister, a little curiosity inevitably arose in her heart , I couldn't help but take another look at this time.I saw that the girl was wearing a curtain that women used to go out, which blocked her face.She is petite, wearing a big red fur collar cape, and black deerskin boots, standing in the snow, dazzling like a bright fire.

(End of this chapter)