Being embraced by Shui Xiao in his arms, listening to his declaration of "From now on, we will never be separated", Yuan Chun couldn't come back to his senses a little.

Over the past few months, she has also often longed for a warm embrace, a little comfort when she is depressed and occasionally vulnerable. But after living in this world for more than ten years, she gradually got used to the subtlety and restraint of the "virtuous people" in this world, and knew that it was impossible.

But now, Shui Xiao hugged her into his arms in such a sudden way and with an indomitable momentum, in full view of everyone! What happened? The sun is unlikely to come out of the west, is it raining red?

"His Royal Highness King Zhao, have you fallen into evil?" This sentence with three points of ridicule, three points of novelty, and three points of surprise rushed out of his mouth.

"There is no evil!" Shui Xiao smiled at the corner of his mouth and replied seriously, "It's just that his true nature is exposed." ”

"What is the reason for His Highness's true nature to be exposed?" Stimulated by what? Yuan Chun was a little puzzled and a little curious.

Shui Xiao let go of Yuan Chun, glanced at Yuan Chun with a smile, and motioned for Yuan Chun to walk towards the post house together: "In the past few months, I have seen a lot, experienced a lot, and thought a lot!" Some things suddenly became clear......"

Before that, he was not sure that he would return to the capital alive. So since he left Beijing, he has been suppressing his emotions, and he never dared to have any intimate actions towards Yingzhou, just because he was afraid that if he died in Jiangnan, Yingzhou would be in a difficult situation for the rest of his life. Now that he's winning, there's no need to worry about that! Yingzhou has always been smart and clever, and probably won't reveal his true feelings and misinterpret it as a frivolous demeanor, right?

Yuan Chun looked at Shui Xiao sideways, and felt that compared with before, Shui Xiao's most obvious change was that his demeanor was more calm and his expression was more confident.

Obediently, it's a little reborn in a hurry! Although it is difficult for her to describe this feeling he gave her concretely now.

"Why don't you tell me about your experience in the past few months?" She only heard that His Royal Highness King Zhao had been killing people in the past few months, arresting many people and killing many people. But those low-level people actually applauded this, which shows that he is not killing innocents indiscriminately, but is indeed eliminating harm for the people.

"Say this slowly." King Zhao pressed his left shoulder and said to Yuan Chun, "Last month in Ping'an Prefecture, I was hit by an arrow. Although it has already been dealt with by a doctor, it is better to ask Yingzhou to take another look. ”

"Good!" Yuan Chun glanced at the guards behind King Zhao and the prisoner cars, "Your Highness's escort, it seems that there are heavy casualties?" "There were very few familiar faces from the past, and many of them still had injuries.

Shui Xiao's expression was slightly gloomy: "Yes!" There are many dangers encountered on the road. ”

He was assassinated several times, ambushed by "mountain bandits", deliberately put unclean things in his food, and even tried to break the river embankment to flood him. Fortunately, he was alert enough to catch those who were doing bad and trouble......

When Yuan Chun retreated the wound on his shoulder, Shui Xiao roughly told Yuan Chun about his experience in the past few months. But those experiences that were too dangerous, he didn't say, so as not to be afraid of Yuan Chun. If you can't hide it in the future, then let's talk about it again.

"In addition, there is one more thing, I have to discuss it with Doctor Shang......" Shui Xiao said solemnly when Yuan Chun rewrapped the arrow wound on his shoulder.

……

After meeting in Xianzhou, Yuan Chun and Shui Xiao returned to Beijing in groups. The three prisoner carts, Shui Xiao directly threw them to a local garrison in Xianzhou, and asked them to send someone to escort them into Beijing after a while.

Naturally, the trip back does not have to be like the day and night when I went to the disaster area for rescue. Shui Xiao used the excuse of an arrow wound and slowly traveled north with Yuan Chun. When you encounter scenic spots and bustling towns, stop for a day or two to visit. Yuan Chun thinks that this is also a date?! Such a date opportunity will probably not be available after returning to Beijing.

Sometimes, they also buy some local products and try local snacks. When encountering a particularly desirable snack, Shui Xiao will also spend a lot of money to buy secret recipes from others.

Then Yuan Chun will see the struggling looks on the faces of those small bosses: Is it to sell the secret recipe immediately and make a windfall? Or do you keep the secret recipe for survival a secret to the end?

The end result, of course, is that some people sell, and some people don't.

For those who resolutely do not sell, Shui Xiao also admires it and does not force it. turned around and said to Yuan Chun: "Then the boss may brag to people in the future: there was a noble man back then, and he was willing to spend as much silver as he wanted to buy my secret recipe, but I didn't sell it!" ”

Yuan Chun smiled: "I hope he can be stable and don't brag indiscriminately, so as not to attract covetousness!" People in this world are not all as reasonable as us. There are many people who like to take by force. ”

Shui Xiao couldn't help grinning: "That's right!" There are not many reasonable people like us in this world. We usually invite you into the urn, and we don't do things that are unstylish like 'forcible seizure'! ”

Yuan Chun remembered Shui Xiao's plan to "invite you into the urn", and his mood was a little heavy. But the decision on some issues is not in their hands, and it depends on what others think. She can only passively wait for other people's decisions.

Once, they ran into a flower girl in shabby clothes.

The flower girl was only eleven or twelve years old, and carried a large basket containing a few osmanthus flowers, a few moonflowers, and a large number of chrysanthemums of various colors. Looking at a kind-faced person, the flower girl stepped forward and begged: "Son, are you willing to buy a flower?" "Girl, will you buy a flower?" It's cheap, five sticks for a penny! ”

This situation made Yuan Chun feel very familiar. In my previous life, when I went shopping on the street in the evening, I often met people selling flowers. Such a familiar and different scene suddenly gave birth to an illusory feeling of Zhuang Sheng's dream butterfly in her heart.

"What's wrong?" Shui Xiao saw that Yuan Chun stopped, staring ahead in a daze, his eyes were a little gloomy, and he couldn't help but ask with concern.

She didn't wear a hood, but she wore a mask, and he couldn't see her expression, but he could see her eyes.

During the floods in the south of the Yangtze River, Yuan Chun would wear a mask and gloves when he practiced medicine everywhere. The palace maids under her are also dressed in similar clothes. Out of hygiene, safety, and herd mentality, Ah Wu and Ah Zhen later dressed up like this.

Because of the fame, miraculous legends, superb medical skills, and honorable status of "Yipin Shangyi", young women in Jiangnan admired and envied them, and they competed to imitate this kind of dress wearing embroidered masks and gloves when they went out. There is even a folk legend that has emerged out of nowhere: it is said that young women dressed up in this way can ward off evil spirits and diseases, and pray for blessings and disasters. Let this trend spread faster among the people.

When Shui Xiao saw someone other than Yuan Chun dressed like this for the first time, he was stunned for a moment and a little unhappy. I think those people are acting like this, which is ridiculous and hateful.

But Yuanchun was not disgusted by this, and felt that he had gone to ancient times to lead a fashion trend, which was quite interesting. It is much better to let a woman go out with a mask and gloves than to let a woman "go out of the door and not step out of the second door". Hopefully, this will drive a little bit of social progress.

So, walking down the street these days, every now and then you will see a girl or two or a young woman wearing a mask or gloves. There is no one who will think about the head of "Yipin Shangyi" as soon as they see this dressed woman.

"Nothing. Remember...... Something old. Yuan Chun sighed slightly. The things of the previous life are also old things, right?

Shui Xiao was asking her what old things she remembered, but she saw Yuan Chun beckoning to the flower girl.

The flower girl's two eyes were searching for customers like radar, and she had already seen Shui Xiao and Yuan Chun. It's just that the two of them are followed by many guards and attendants, although they are in civilian clothes, they look very majestic, and they are either rich or expensive, so she doesn't dare to come up and disturb without permission. Seeing Yuan Chun beckoning to her, she couldn't help but light up in her eyes, her heart was happy, and she trotted up all the way with the basket.

"Girl, how many flowers do you want to buy? It's cheap, five sticks for a penny! If you buy more, you can buy it cheaper. ”

Yuan Chun didn't speak, only picked up a white moon from her flower basket, put the half-bloomed flower to the end of her nose and sniffed it. Although the floral fragrance is not strong, when you get closer, you can still smell a faint sweet fragrance. She loved the sweet scent, the smell of roses.

She took the branch of Yueji in her hand, rolled her eyes, looked at Shui Xiao with a longing look, and did not speak.

Shui Xiao felt that Yuan Chun's pulse was speechless, and he was a little ...... Similar to the feeling of shyness. It's a feeling that rarely comes to her. This feeling made her look more intimate at this time, more like an ordinary little woman, rather than a "first-class doctor" in the imperial court.

He couldn't help but feel in a good mood, stared at Yuan Chun without looking back, and waved his hand to the little guy behind him with a full of anger: "Give her ten taels of silver and buy this basket of flowers!" ”

The little guy behind him, Youfu, had already adapted to the recent local tyrant of his own prince, and without saying a word, he took out ten taels of silver from the blanket on his shoulder and stuffed it to the flower girl.

The flower girl was still carrying a basket on her arm, and when she looked at the silver ingot stuffed into her hand, she was at a loss and stammered, "This ...... This...... That's too much! I...... Little Lady ...... Can't find it! ”

Youfu pursed his lips and muttered in a low voice: "There are still people who think there is a lot of silver?" ”

Recently, Yuan Chun especially likes the appearance of the local tyrant in Shuixiao, and feels very kind and cute. Seeing that Shui Xiao paid the bill again, he couldn't help but smile in his eyes, and picked another osmanthus in the basket. The osmanthus flower is small, and on a branch of osmanthus flowers, many small flowers are crowded next to each other, and the fragrance strikes people.

"You don't have to look for it! This son is rich, and he never cares about this ten taels of silver! Yuan Chun said to the flower girl, "It's just that the taste is not very good!" I actually like chrysanthemums! ”

Shui Xiao picked a chrysanthemum from the basket as if he was a little angry, leaned on the end of his nose and sniffed: "Chrysanthemums are not as charming as peaches and plums, and they are as strong as pines and cypresses, and they are the gentlemen among flowers." What's so bad? "Why Yingzhou doesn't like chrysanthemums, he hasn't figured it out yet.

The corners of Yuan Chun's mouth twitched, and he didn't answer his question. Instead, he glanced at a few obscure lines of sight around him and asked the flower girl, "Do you grow flowers at home?" Do you have any other flowers at home? ”

For a commoner's house, ten taels of silver is already a huge amount of money. This flower girl came out to sell flowers alone, and Yuan Chun was afraid that the ten taels of silver would cause trouble for her, so he had the heart to escort her home.

The flower girl nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes!" My family has been a gardener for generations. There are still many flowers in the house, would the girl like to come to my house to have a look? She also looked around a little scared.

"Where do you live at home?" Yuan Chun felt that this question had to be asked clearly. lest he and Shui Xiao be put into a trap by others.

"It's over there." The flower girl pointed in a direction, "It's just three blocks away." I came out alone to sell flowers, and I didn't dare to go far. ”

Yuan Chun followed the flower seller to her house and bought a few more pots of flowers.

When he came out of the flower girl's house, Shui Xiao asked Yuan Chun, "I found that Shang Yi especially likes white flowers. White moon season, white roses, white peony...... Why? ”

"There is no particular reason. I just like the green and white color scheme. I think this combination of green leaves and white flowers is fresh, unassuming, and very energetic and vigorous. ”

Shui Xiaodeng understood, nodded, and asked, "Chrysanthemums also have white ones?" Why doesn't Shangyi like it? ”

The corner of Yuan Chun's mouth twitched: The white chrysanthemum is for funerals, so it's easy to cut down? When I see white chrysanthemums, I think of cemeteries and mourning halls.

Shui Xiao looked at the branch Yueji in Yuan Chun's hand, and asked without giving up: "Let's talk about it!" Why is it bad taste to like chrysanthemums? If you have a point, I'll change it, okay? ”

Yuan Chun still didn't answer.

Shui Xiao turned his head to observe her eyes, not wanting to give up the question easily, so he tempted her: "It's better to do this: if you tell me the answer, I will promise you a request—whatever it is." How is it? ”

Yuan Chun raised his eyebrows and turned to look at him: "Are you serious? ”

"Really!" Shui Xiao stood with his head held high and smiled, especially majestic and tall.

Yuan Chun thought to himself: It's a fool to let go of such Youwo's conditions!

She thought about it, then leaned into Shui Xiao's ear and whispered: "In the customs of the lotus world, yellow and white chrysanthemums are used for funerals. As for the story that the chrysanthemum has to tell with a certain part of the body, she won't say it for the time being, so as not to stimulate it too much.

"Send ......" to the funeral? Shui Xiao swallowed the second word back into his stomach, and his eyes were wide open. In the customs of the lotus world, chrysanthemums are actually used for funerals?! This, this, this......

Lotus Realm ...... Custom?! These words made a lot of thoughts flash through his mind.

"Yingzhou, can you tell me: how many differences are there in customs like this?" Shui Xiao waved his hand to let the little guy and the guards behind him follow a little farther away, and asked Yuan Chun solemnly.

Yuan Chun sniffed the moon season in her hand again, thinking about the gap between the two worlds in her past life and this life, she couldn't help but sigh secretly, and her tone was a little melancholy: "There are more!" I can't count how many. ”

"Why don't you tell what you think? In this way, I will not inadvertently offend your taboo. For example: On your birthday, give you a bouquet of white chrysanthemums? ”

Yuan Chun imagined that picture for a moment: received a bouquet of white chrysanthemums on his birthday? Belch...... It's really devastating!

Shui Xiao is right, we have to strengthen communication!

Then he began to talk endlessly about the customs of the "Lotus World": "In our ...... In the lotus world, men will express their affection by giving flowers to women. Roses are usually given, but you can also send a certain flower that a woman likes, but yellow and white chrysanthemums cannot be sent. It is best to attach a small card to the flower, and write a few words to express your heart on the card. The time to send flowers is usually between expressions of affection, marriage proposals, or special occasions such as marriage, a woman's birthday, wedding anniversary, and Qixi Festival. There are some men...... I usually send flowers to please women......"

Shui Xiao thought quietly: Propose marriage and send flowers? When he asked her for marriage, it seemed that he was in a military tent, and he had never given anything away! Although Yingzhou agreed at that time, he must have felt a little melancholy in his heart, right?

“…… In the lotus world, it is usually the man who asks the woman for marriage first. If the woman agrees, the two families will sit together to discuss the marriage...... When getting married, both men and women put a ring on each other. Unless they remarry a divorced or widowed woman or a widower, the ring will be worn on the ring finger of the left hand for the rest of their lives, symbolizing the meaning of guarding each other's body like jade......"

Listening to Yuan Chun casually talk about the "customs of the Lotus World", Shui Xiao thought of a question: If Yingzhou was only a future disciple of the Lotus World, how could she know so much about the customs of the Lotus World?

It seems that his previous guess was correct. Yingzhou was originally a person from the Lotus Realm. Or she had already met immortals before she was born and lived in the lotus world. That's why her soul will be protected by that lotus; When she is reincarnated in this world, there will be that auspicious time that will cause a sensation in the world; Those lotus flowers will save themselves and their mothers. It's just that for some reason, eight years after she was reincarnated in this world, she awakened the memory of "Yu Xian" or her previous life and found her lost medical skills. What she said to her father, "Her husband must guard her", I am afraid that it is only the most basic, the most core, and the most uncompromising part of the many customs of the lotus world. In other words: if you still want to have a good time with her, you must not touch this piece of reverse scale!

In Shui Xiao's heart, there is an indescribable ease.

He was not afraid of how many customs there were in the Lotus World, what he was afraid of was that he didn't know how many taboos there were in Yingzhou, and he was afraid that he would inadvertently offend her without knowing it. I'm afraid that she won't tell herself anything she thinks, and she will be depressed alone.

He looked sideways at Yuan Chun and smiled slightly: It seems that he is going to make up a decent "marriage proposal ceremony"!

Since then, Shui Xiao has often pestered Yuan Chun to talk about some "Lotus World Customs".

Yuan Chun spoke more restrained at first, but later he couldn't stand the soft grinding and hard bubbles of the water, and he really needed someone to talk to, so he said more and more.

One day when talking about dialects, Shui Xiao suddenly said: "The guard named Cao Yuan was poisoned by snakes, and Cui Gui wanted to suck poison for him." I remember when you stopped him, you said a word, 'Dead Knife Servant.'" I thought it was some kind of swearing, something like 'a slave who died by the sword'. Now that I think about it, could it be some kind of dialect in the lotus realm? "So you're able to blurt out in that situation?

Dead Knife Servant? Cui Gui? Yuan Chun was stunned for a while before remembering: It's a drop of heaven! Shui Xiao is talking about the word STOP, right?!

STOP=Dead Knife Servant=Dead Slave on the Knife?!

Yuan Chun actually thought: This interpretation is very interesting! But she still said honestly to Shui Xiao: "STOP is indeed a dialect of the Lotus World, which means 'stop', not a curse. However, the 'Dead Knife Servant'...... Haha, that's an interesting word! ”

In the name of "Lotus World", after telling Shui Xiao some customs of his previous life, Yuan Chun's heart was much more relaxed. No longer suffocating as if you are about to hurt inside.

All the way to the north, gradually reached the boundary of Baozhou.

The local retainer said to them vividly: "When the prince and the lords pass by the Wangzhi Mountain, they must be careful. Recently, there is a legend among the mountain people: there are monsters on the mountain of Wangori, and they can eat people! ”

"Youkai?" Shui Xiao raised his eyebrows, "What kind of monster?" ”

The postman shook his head: "I only heard that there are monsters, but no one can understand what kind of monsters they are." Some say it is three-headed and six-armed, and some say it is green-faced and fanged. But it is true that many people have disappeared on the Netweaving Mountain, and no one is alive or dead, but it is true. The local government has received several reports, there is a hunter and a medicine collector, originally a mountain man from Wangzhi Mountain, after entering the mountain to hunt and collect medicine, they have never returned, and relatives and neighbors have not been able to find them. Another man went to visit a relative who lived in the mountains, and his family of five could not be found. If you say you have moved away, there is no reason not to say hello to your relatives! If they haven't moved out, why are there only two empty houses left? ”

Yuan Chun and Shui Xiao glanced at each other, and they both saw the solemnity in each other's eyes.

The postman shook his head and sighed and chattered: "Those who are gone, some people say that they were bitten to death and eaten by poisonous snakes and beasts, and some people say that they were captured by mountain demons. What is the specific reason, no one knows, the county master has a headache now! Although the prince and the lords have many guards, if it is really a mountain demon, I am afraid that the guards of this world will not be able to defeat the viciousness of the monsters......"

That night, Shui Xiao came to Yuan Chun and said, "I'm afraid this urn, the king of Zhijun must enter!" ”

Yuan Chun's expression was gloomy: "I really don't understand." Why does King Naojun hate me so much? I'm just a doctor! It's my duty to save people, why is he so unreasonable? ”

Shui Xiao was silent for a long time before he let out a long sigh: "Because of hatred!" Intense hatred is enough to burn a person's sanity and make him do crazy, unthinkable things. Also because of temperament! The extremism and retribution in the temperament of the king of Zhijun made him never understand the suffering and position of others. Anything that is not to his liking, he feels that it is someone else's fault, and that someone else is viciously targeting him and framing him. As long as others don't follow him and don't hold him, he feels that others treat him badly......

"I am the person he hates the most, and Doctor Shang dares to save me! Such a thing that is not to his liking is an enemy of him in his eyes. For him, it was not wrong for him to frame the Jia family. And the Jia family dared to resist, dared to fight back, and refused to obediently let him be framed, that is a mistake on a wrong, and an enemy on a revenge! ”

Yuan Chun deeply felt: This king of Zhijun is a mixed black society, right? Those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me die?