Su Huihui didn't go anywhere during the Mid-Autumn Festival, she stayed in the pharmacy to do tasks depressedly, Chen Hua left her the day before and went back to the north of the city, Xiao Yun invited her to come over for a small gathering, she naturally said that she didn't have time. The weather was not beautiful, it rained all day, and every household could not see the moon, which made her somewhat balanced.

On August 17, the sky was clear, and the Duanyang Houfu of Evergreen Square opened its doors to welcome guests.

Guests come from all over the world, there are rich businessmen who come from afar early in the morning carrying large boxes of birthday gifts, there are poor scholars who enter the door empty-handed with only one post, purple robes and gold belts, green shirts and wooden hairpins, and all kinds of people have them. The source of the gift is from the westernmost Lizhou to the East China Sea, and the northernmost Yongzhou to Nan'an.

"Today, we can't stop cars and horses in Changqingfang all night, everyone must have fun!" Shen Zheng passed, and the well-dressed little guy at the door shouted in his voice, and suddenly the surroundings applauded.

There were so many people at the gate that Su Huihui squeezed out of the long line, glanced at the invitation card for the family, and asked, "Can I enter the side door or the back door?"

The family looked at her and smiled: "Ouch, my girl, what day is today, don't leave the good gate, but go to the small gate!" Hou Ye said, no matter how much the guest is worthy, he will respectfully step into the gate of my house, you better wait for a while, I won't treat you badly!"

Su Huihui looked at the long line in front of him, and moved forward a little bit resignedly, feeling restless when he had to eat.

The powerful people in Fanjing often do everything they can to settle down in the north, in order to touch the dragon spirit of the imperial city, but the huge Yan Mansion lives alone in the east of the city, which is quite a bit of independence.

Su Hui was easily led into the foyer by the family to listen to the matter. It turned out that today's evening banquet was held in the compound, except for the old marquis who had to sit at the table when he spoke and toasted, the rest of the time was looser, and if you drank too much wine, you could take a stroll in the garden. She has long heard that the garden of Yanfu is a unique in the capital, Linhui three years of the prince Sheng Qi was born, Emperor Hui made an exception to use a famous family who specially built a garden for the royal family, and it took two years to complete, one of the flowers and trees, a mountain and a water have Zen.

"Girl, please. The clever maid swept over her invitation and pointed out her seat. When she got closer, she realized that the small table was actually from the Tai Hospital, Su Wenhui sighed, and Yan Fu really lifted her.

There were five people at the table, and only two arrived. Su Huihui's position was at the end, and next to her was a handsome young imperial doctor, who first showed surprise, and then nodded politely.

Su warmed the salute back, looked sideways at the three vacant seats, and knew in his heart: it must be the envoy of the court, the judgment of the left and right courts, then this person is the imperial doctor who is respected on weekdays.

The house was lit up with lights, and the troupe came to the stage through the road and saluted everyone. As soon as the gongs and drums sounded, the flute and pipa music floated leisurely, and the water sleeves thrown out were like a touch of sunset on the horizon.

The courtyard was huge, and the guests were divided into five columns, and there were nearly three hundred people in total. The people who came were seated in an orderly manner, and the birthday star would come out of the house, and now more than half of them came, and they were welcome when they sang.

"The girl is Deputy Envoy Su of Huimin Pharmacy?" the imperial doctor asked. He didn't say anything when he saw this girl coming, he sat in his seat and looked around quietly, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, and he was very curious.

Su Hui warmed up and said, "Yes." ”

The imperial doctor was bored, and introduced himself: "In Xia Lingyang, he is a doctor of Xiaofangmai in Tai Hospital, and he has been serving in the palace recently, and I heard that the business of the pharmacy has been very good since the deputy envoy came to the pharmacy?"

Su Hui said: "It was the ambassador who gave a good point. ”

Ling Yang wanted to set up a set of words, but at this time he had nothing to do, so he said: "Where is Doctor Su from? If Dr. Su is not familiar with the capital, he must do his best to be a landlord. ”

Su Huihui smiled: "Really? I'm also from Yongzhou." ”

She smiled, and the other party's eyes lit up, and said, "What a coincidence! The doctors in Yongzhou also know it, as if there are Su clans in Xichuan and Meiling?"

"I followed Master alone, not in the city. ”

Ling Yang frequently agreed, and couldn't help but secretly think about it, it took him a lot of effort to get a place for today's birthday banquet in the Hou Mansion, and Deputy Envoy Su had only been in Beijing for April, and he had already talked to the Yan family, so he must have some background.

He humbly bowed his head and said with a smile: "The deputy envoy is so young, he must have something extraordinary." Dare to ask the deputy envoy which subject he is good at?"

Su Hui said: "I know a little, but I am not good at it." ”

Ling Yang didn't give up, and said, "The deputy envoy is too humble...... You must know that we, the doctors, are eager to have one to say two, two to say three, and the deputy envoy really tortures us. ”

Su Huihui smiled and shook his head without saying a word.

Ling Yang touched the third soft nail, thinking that this girl is really ignorant, he is known as a jack of all trades in the hospital, relying on squeezing out the news in people's minds within a few words, and today he is simply gone.

The drums beat heavily, the general on the stage raised the Longquan sword to shock Kyushu, the young lady presented the inscription poem silk handkerchief with affection, the deputy envoy looked at it with his cheeks on the side, and Ling Yang couldn't bear to interject. He glanced around boredly, but what he thought was that her eyes were too light, not like an authentic Central Plains person.

He puffed up his breath and was about to open his mouth to probe again, but the courteous voice of the maid came from behind him: "Boss, sit down quickly." ”

Ling Yang stood up and bowed: "Your Excellency." ”

Su Huihui is always a slow beat, when she saluted, Imperial Doctor Ling had already stood up straight, and in front of him was an old man who was extremely old, seventy years away, with gray hair and strong spirits, it was Zhang Songnian, the supreme officer of the Tai Hospital.

"Everyone sits!" the voice of the court envoy was like a bell, full of momentum.

The two waited for the envoy to sit down before sitting down, and listened to the envoy take a sip of tea and said, "This is the deputy envoy...... Xiao Ling, get out of the way, take a good look at the old decay. ”

Ling threatened to obey, stood up and gave him his seat, and added tea to the envoy.

Su Huihui has always been afraid of the old people who are in good health, thinking that they are all living a good life, and their tricks are not enough to stuff their teeth, so he lowered his eyebrows and was very obedient.

"Rong Lao Shangshu told Lao Yu that his precious grandson was able to wake up thanks to you, this girl, right?"

Su Huihui knew that he had a relationship with the Rong family, and became more and more cautious: "Lord Shangshu has an overreputation. ”

Ling Yang was helpless to hold her forehead, she just said this, but she seemed to be more prominent. The envoy is not easy to fool, he glanced at her, Su Hui received it, and said hesitantly:

"Actually, it wasn't tricky, but it was just that a few herbs were hard to find at the time. ”

Ling Yang's kindness turned into a mouthful of blood blocking his throat.

Zhang Songnian laughed instead: "That's right, it's a real girl." Look at this kid-" He grabbed Ling Yang's collar with one hand, "If he is replaced, he will definitely say that the old decay is good!

Su Hui saw Ling Yang's hard expression, and his heart suddenly brightened, this was changing the way to ask her teacher and recommendation.

"The tutor is not as affectionate as the old man, and he is also very lazy, and he only teaches pharmacology in detail. In February, Yan Gongzi transported medicine into the plateau, and General Rong Jiren Tianxiang was solved. ”

Ling Yang's expression had been changed to that of daylight, could she say such a level of words, was she teasing him before?

Zhang Songnian let go of his apprentice's collar, "I have a little idea of what is going on." Who is your master?"

Su Hui said: "The family teacher is a vein of Yuxiao Mountain. ”

Ling Yang was taken aback, "Yuxiao Mountain has only produced a divine doctor for decades, and it must be a divine doctor Qin." I immediately wanted to ask Su Huihui if he was from Liang and why he came to Qi State, but after a little thought, he stopped. The disciples of Yuxiao Mountain have always been secretive, and for decades, only Qin Yu has been famous for coming down the mountain alone, if it weren't for the deputy envoy returning to Beijing with General Rong, the world would not know that Qin Yu still has apprentices.

"Oh, it's him. The old man twitched his eyebrows, stroked his beard and said, "He didn't have a chance to meet him when he came to Beijing many years ago. ”

Su Hui warmed up and said: "The family teacher said that he is not good for the world. ”

Ling Yang was stunned, he just said it casually, but the other party seriously refuted it.

Zhang Songnian smiled and said, "If you don't help the world, you won't help...... Yo, the two court verdicts have also arrived. ”

The two of them didn't sit down for a cup of tea, and they had to greet the adults in the court.

The left court sentenced Yuan Xing to be about fifty, with a wide heart and a fat body, followed by the right court to judge Si Yan. Su Huihui's attention was on Si Yan, only to see that his expression was still indifferent, his eyes were dark, but his cheeks were thinner and his cheekbones were slightly higher, adding a mean look.

She subconsciously clenched the small bottle in her sleeve pocket, and Yan Fu arranged her at this table, nine times out of ten, with bad intentions.

The left court judge said kindly: "Master Si, what do you think of these two children? Deputy Envoy Su is actually a girl's family, it's not easy, it's not easy......"

Si Yan returned the salute to the junior, and followed Yuan Xing's fingers to Su Hui's faint gaze.

Ling Yang's senses were keen, and he immediately sensed that the relationship between these two superiors and subordinates was unusual. Deputy Envoy Su is worthy of being a master disciple of the divine doctor, Si Yan is the most old-fashioned, and the young imperial doctors avoid it, but she has no fear at all, as if she is facing a colleague who does not like her, it is really ...... Young and frivolous.

Yuan Xing continued: "The deputy envoy is conscientious, not far from the Tai Hospital, work hard!" He is higher than Ling Yang, and he has read countless people, and he can see at once that there is a gap between the ambassador and the deputy envoy, and the decisions made over the years make him subconsciously biased towards this stubborn girl who does not want to see the peak.

Su warmed up and claimed to be.

"Today's birthday banquet for the old marquis, let's not want these red tapes, what do you say?"

Zhang Songnian patted his head: "I'm getting old and almost in the ground, and I still remember that Master Si is the most polite, Lord Yuan, you are much younger than me, why did you forget?

The corners of Si Yan's mouth were slightly raised, his face was solemn, and he arched his hand: "It's all up to the will of the envoy." ”

Su Huihui sneered secretly, and he didn't know that he thought that he had been wronged and asked the envoy to be the master, pretending to be something.

The three of them talked about the arrangement of the birthday banquet and the situation on duty, and Ling Yang diverted the topic here:

"Deputy Envoy Su...... Can I call you Doctor Su in the next place? Since the deputy envoy is familiar with pharmacology, he has some questions to ask you for advice. ”

Su Huihui was very defensive after Si Yan came, and he didn't want to show his catties, so he said:

"Imperial Doctor Ling, I've had a headache for a long time recently to select new people and train doctors for the pharmacy, and I really don't want to involve medical skills in my spare time. ”

Ling Yang was speechless, and reluctantly followed her strange train of thought: "Then what does Doctor Su think of this drama on the stage?"

"Although I don't understand it very well, I sing it gracefully, especially the girl who plays the young lady's pipa well. ”

"Dr. Su still understands music theory? ”

Su Huihui raised an index finger and shook it in front of his lips, this trick was extremely useful, and the energetic imperial doctor finally stopped talking.

*

There were only two moments left before Youzheng, and the maidservants stepped up their hand movements with good training. The guests came one after another, waiting for the old marquis to enter the east seat. The 55th birthday is not a big birthday, but the house is full of lights, and there is a big event.

There were a few people gathered in the main hall of the house, who were friends and businessmen who had been friends with the Hou Ye for many years, and a few old ministers of the court and the central government sat at the first table in the courtyard, and no one could enter the house of the emperor's relatives. The seats at the banquet are not based on the eldest or younger, but only by category, so the elders who still have bright ears finally have something fresh to talk about.

"The old marquis has been neglected to communicate over the years, and I heard that Yan Gongzi never likes others to call him the son, and he has the meaning of going all out for his business strength. A petty officer in a green shirt whispered to the next seat.

An old minister next to him snorted with his back to him and muttered, "What does the kid know?" Yan Mansion is usually low-key, only the birthday banquet held at forty o'clock is not much more than today, this time there is not necessarily a number of etiquette, and see what tricks there are tonight. ”

The junior official was slapped in the face by his seniors and hurriedly silenced.

The colleagues sitting next to him were in high spirits, poured three cups of tea and danced: "Ah, this tea in Duanyang Houfu is good! On weekdays, I secretly buy good tea, and my clumsy Jing still blushes with me...... I just found out that someone will give a big gift after the banquet, and I sent it in front of everyone at the end of the banquet, guess what?"

was immediately patted, "Don't say it, look at your back." ”

The colleague silently turned around, only to see a table of businessmen dressed in brocade and big bellies looking at him quite interestingly, his eyes were very sympathetic.

"Hey, the people are out, Master Hou is going to enter the courtyard later. He hurriedly looked away.

Inside the house, the old marquis persuaded a few confidants with good words, leaving the good doctor in the house Zheng Chen Qian.

Chen Qian is the father of Chen Hua, and has followed Hou Ye to the north and south for many years. In the past ten years, the Yan family has no intention of expanding, the master lives in a shallow way, and he is also idle in the Hou Mansion, and after the proposal to return to his hometown at the beginning of the year is not allowed, Chen Qian settled down to live in the mansion.

Yan Huayu sat in the hall, behind a picture of a thousand longevity painted with pines, cypresses, plums and peaches, hanging a pair of longevity couplets, and the room was lit with longevity lamps, but other than that, it was a little deserted, and there was no big red chair on the Taishi chair draped with cushions.

Chen Qian asked the old Hou Ye for a pulse, and sighed: "Hou Ye calm down, the son has grown so big, you should also rest assured." ”

Duanyang Hou is much older than it was more than ten years ago. Chen Qian remembered that the children were still young at that time, the Hou Ye was full of black hair, and his body was also healthy, and the son made him unhappy, he took the board and pressed the person to the ground and whipped it hard, and he didn't feel tired after smoking for half an hour. The old people in the family said that the son was born very similar to the deceased wife, but Chen Qian seemed to the child to be like his father's demeanor in his early years.

Yan Huayu smiled meaninglessly, the lines at the corners of his eyes were fine and dense, all of which were carved out by wind and frost. He said slowly:

"What about others?"

Chen Qian understood what he meant, and said, "I'll go out and call Gongzi." ”

Yan Huayu nodded slightly, "Ziyou, thank you for your hard work." ”

Chen Qian pretended to be unbearable and bowed, and said with a smile: "What did Master Hou say! Since Chen has been loved, I will still keep an eye on it in the future." ”

When he went out, he looked behind him and felt that the old marquis was not happy today.

After a cup of tea, the western bookshelf suddenly moved to the left, and a thin crack cracked in the wall, and an additional figure appeared out of thin air.

Yan Huayu closed his eyes and said, "Where did you go?"

The person who came didn't answer for a long time, he suddenly opened his eyes and scolded: "Unfilial son!"

In front of the screen is an overly delicate face, with long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a beautiful nose and thin lips, but there is some impatience in the eyes.

Yan Huayu stared at the face that looked like a wife, and a word was stuck in his chest.

"Hou Ye Wan'an. Yan Xugui said lightly.

Before Yan Huayu could speak, he replied: "When did I lose my filial piety? When I was a child, I never fought back when the Hou Ye went to the family law, and when I grew up, I set restrictions on me everywhere, and I didn't find the Hou Ye, do you still have requirements for me now?"

Yan Huayu's face flushed, and he wanted to slap his palm on the sandalwood table, but he thought that his health was extremely poor, and it might not have a deterrent effect if he patted it, so he reluctantly said calmly:

"You can take this as a request, let me out. ”

Yan Xugui suddenly hooked the corners of his mouth lightly, and said, "Master Hou is fooling me when I am Doctor Chen." There is a lot of people outside, so I'll go out and read the birthday message now. ”

His eyes were as clear as a child's, his black hair hung lazily over his shoulders, and he leaned against the screen and flicked his purple cuffs.

Yan Huayu was sophisticated in the end, his thin knuckles knocked on the table, and said, "If I can fool you, this kid, everything will be fine." Today I don't dare to expect you to prepare, I don't dare to mess with you when I live to this age, you promise me not to make trouble. ”

Yan Xugui responded perfunctorily a few times, and the frivolous appearance was the most stinging.

Yan Huayu's heartache surged up in an instant, rushing to the root of his tongue, and he blurted out:

"Little Smoke......

Yan Xugui's hand around his hair slowly lowered, and he raised his eyes to look directly at his father, "Huh?"

Yan Huayu said in a deep voice: "I have never been sorry for you. I won't mention the beating of you, this excuse is very clumsy. You have been smart since you were a child, but you don't know how to read people's eyes as that child, do you know it now? You left the barracks at the age of sixteen to go into business, and I have always objected to it...... Although Qi people are profitable, merchants are naturally dwarfs. You haven't really suffered since you were born, and the grievances you suffered □□ your father and grandfather when I was a child, including the sins suffered by the Empress Dowager, are unimaginable to you. ”

Yan Xugui said: "What's the use of what my father said about this? I will do it after all." ”

Yan Huayu said tiredly: "Okay, you will make me happy today, don't talk back, listen to me." ”

Yan Xugui stood there, the old man sitting on the chair was gray-haired, and he was no longer decisive in killing back then. His eyes gradually softened, and he said:

"Your Majesty promised me that I would come, and my father just waited. ”

Yan Huayu beckoned him to come closer, grabbed his son's right hand, and put a wrench on his white and slender middle finger.

"Although Daddy didn't feel sorry for you, he really didn't treat you well. You know, even if you do it all over again, I will still force you to go home by any means and prevent you from touching the business again. But how can the son of my Yan family be an ordinary person? Dad is very satisfied with what you have done in the past five years. ”

Yan Xugui didn't like his career, but the old man thought that officials and businessmen could not be both, and after his son was born, he insisted on him being an official. Since ancient times, all the businessmen have invested in the land after their careers, settled down and started their careers, and they have done their duty, hoping that future generations will leave business and become officials, and the Yan family is not exempt from vulgarity. With the opportunity of the Empress Dowager, Yan Xugui ignored it, and started from scratch under layers of pressure outside, and was not picked up by the old marquis until a year ago.

When he was outside, his temperament had long been sharpened to the outside and the inside, and he could stand up to any incredible things, and now he pulled out his hand and said coldly:

"It's good if my father is satisfied. ”

Yan Huayu paused, pressed his wrinkled hand against his eyebrows, and said:

"Xiao Xu, Dad understands that His Majesty has complained about what Yan did back then, and it is also what Dad hopes that you can mediate with, and it is not easy for him to treat you as always, but ...... You have to remember that the moment your father took you home, it was with your acquiescence, and you were the only hope for my Yan family. ”

He didn't finish speaking, I believe that his son knows very well, and it will all depend on the juniors in the future.

Yan Xigui endured it, but still said: "I understand, don't say it father." ”

Yan Huayu was silent for a while, "Young people can be persistent, but people who have gone through the wind and waves cannot be stubborn and extreme. Back then, I kept the concubine of the Song family who sent the letter, and the Song family fell, but the Yan family has been walking on thin ice for so many years, and the empress dowager passed away five years ago, and we are even more difficult. Xiao Xu, if you like to do business, just do it, Daddy won't stop it, and only in this way will the family live in fear. ”

The artillery battle outside the door exploded, the opera stopped abruptly, and the deafening sound was extremely festive. The old marquis closed his eyes and recuperated, and his ears did not listen to what was going on outside the window.

Yan Xugui said: "Father will talk to me after the birthday banquet...... It's time to put an end to it tonight. ”

Youzheng has arrived. He slowly opened the door of the hall around the screen, and the firelight mixed with the dim setting sun dyed the entire compound with a thin layer of red, and the light pierced through the screen sharply, and shot into the old man's still clear eyes.

Yan Xugui took a step back and saw the gloom in his eyes.

"When the hour comes, my father should not keep his guests waiting. ”