40. (forty)

“…… This is the first time, and it took about a month, if not all kuài...... I can't guarantee it either. ”

"You're a doctor, you have the final say......"

"How is it now......

“…… No major problem...... ...... in a few days"

The intermittent sound came into his ears, and Su Muxian frowned painfully, wanting to open his eyes, but his eyelids seemed to be as heavy as a thousand pounds. A warm hand stroked her forehead, brushing away the broken hair that stuck to her forehead, and gently smoothing her frowning brow.

"It's okay, let's go back to sleep."

The owner of the hand whispered in her ear.

The brain was a little groggy, and for a while she couldn't even remember who this voice was, Su Muxian only felt that the temperature of his palm made her very comfortable, and she rubbed it involuntarily, and then fell asleep in a daze from the previous dream.

In the dream, Jiang Yuanzhong had just stayed at the Jianghu Inn for a month.

Su Muxian dialed the abacus, calculated the expenses and income of this month, and then looked up at Jiang Yuanzhong, who was leaning against the counter without a shape, and said, "Your salary this month ......"

Jiang Yuanzhong looked in the direction of the gate and said absentmindedly: "What's wrong with the salary?" ”

"Originally, it was two dollars of silver, but ......," Su Muxian said with some hesitation, "but there are several customers who have complained about you, and you have also broken a lot of dishes, all in all, it means that you have no salary this month......

thought that Jiang Yuanzhong would at least question it after she finished speaking, but the guy only said "um" lightly and there was no follow-up.

So much money as dung, a good mentality, young man.

Su Muxian sighed in his heart, followed his gaze and looked out the window, only seeing pedestrians coming and going, and there was nothing worth caring about.

She nudged his shoulder, "What are you looking at?" ”

"Nothing." Jiang Yuanzhong retracted his gaze, landed on the wooden texture of the counter, lowered his eyes and replied, "I am grateful that the shopkeeper can take me in and give me a place to live, so that I can eat and live without worrying." ”

"You always feel like you've cheated on you." Su Muxian scratched his head, his eyes unconsciously glanced out of the door, and his afterglow seemed to sweep to a black figure in the teahouse opposite.

The man was staring at the inn?

Su Muxian muttered in his heart, and then looked at it, there was no black figure on the other side, it was probably just an illusion that he was tired for a while.

"There is no one at the inn on the left and right, I'll go upstairs and rest for a while." She said to Jiang Yuanzhong.

After only taking two steps up the stairs, the picture suddenly turned, and the surroundings instantly darkened. Su Muxian was stunned, and then realized that she was dreaming.

So right now, is another dream beginning?

She held on to the railing and continued to walk up, and after a few steps, there was a sudden crackling sound from below, and it was nothing more than the sound of fists touching the flesh, and ...... The sound of porcelain breaking.

Somehow, Su Muxian suddenly remembered the blue and white porcelain tea set he bought before he was used and was broken by a little thief who broke in in the middle of the night.

I don't think about it day and night, so I have such a dream.

She muttered to herself, wondering if she was going to go upstairs. According to the usual situation, since you can find that you are dreaming, you should be able to wake up soon.

Just as he was thinking, the man below spoke.

"Who sent you?"

The sound is somewhat familiar.

Su Muxian tilted his head, and almost effortlessly matched the voice with the person in his memory.

It's Jiang Yuanzhong.

Su Muxian was confused for a moment, and turned around slowly, but Jiang Yuanzhong didn't seem to see her, and took out the fire fold and lit the candlestick on the table. The candle flame was faint, reflecting the contours of his beautiful face, and also reflecting a certain black-clothed masked man lying under the table, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

The man lay motionless, and Jiang Yuanzhong seemed to have noticed that something was wrong with him, kicked him with his toes, and frowned: "...... He's dead? ”

The man in black tilted his head in accordance with his movements, and a wisp of black blood flowed out from under the veil.

Apparently he was poisoned.

"That's a bit of a problem......"

Jiang Yuanzhong stared at the man's purple-black bloodstains and muttered to himself, "If you say that it is a little thief who has entered by mistake, will the shopkeeper believe it?" ”

"Forget it." He picked up the man in black with one hand in disgust, "I'd better go and dispose of it......"

……

Su Muxian lay on the bed and opened her eyes quietly.

In front of me was a beam of wood, and a spider the size of a fingernail was hanging from it, swaying gently with the breeze blowing from nowhere. His gaze shifted slightly to the right, and he happened to meet a pair of concerned eyes.

"Awake?"

The man reached out and probed her forehead, and said indifferently: "The fever has subsided, it should be fine." ”

"Jiang ...... Yuan heavy? She shouted tentatively, but found that her voice was unusually dry, as if she had not touched water for a long time, and her lips were a little peeling.

"Drink some water first."

Jiang Yuanzhong handed the water bowl to her, she lowered her head slightly and took two sips, the cool liquid slid down her throat, and by the way, her thoughts were much clearer.

"Why are you here?"

"You forgot? You had a poison attack for the first time two days ago, and I hurried over when I received the news. Jiang Yuan helped her to sit up half-way, and put a soft pillow behind her waist, "Everyone else has gone to rest now, and I'm here." ”

Su Muxian knew that he had been poisoned, but he had never had a specific concept without experiencing it himself, and now after being reminded by Jiang Yuan, he instantly recalled the pain of that day.

It was a pain that made people faint directly.

She couldn't help but bared her teeth, and just happened to be seen by Jiang Yuanzhong, so she said: "Xiao Qinglin's treatment is timely, you won't have anything to do for the time being, and it will be a month before the next poison." ”

Su Muxian: "...... That kind of comfort doesn't sound comforting at all, okay? ”

She took a small sip of the water bowl, and suddenly raised her head and squinted her eyes to look Jiang Yuanzhong up and down.

Looking at his dusty appearance, you can know that he has been in a hurry for a long time to arrive at Wucang Mountain, and there is a faint redness in his eyes, which proves that he has not slept peacefully for a long time, and it is estimated that he has been guarding her a lot of time......

Su Muxian stared at the rippling water ripples in the bowl and suddenly said, "I had several dreams just now. ”

"What dream?"

"I dreamed that something happened after you came to the inn......"

She asked coldly: "I couldn't find my blue and white porcelain tea set at the beginning, it wasn't accidentally broken by the little thief, right?" ”

Jiang Yuanzhong was silent for a moment and nodded, "It's really not." ”

He raised his eyes and looked at Su Muxian: "Did you dream about it?" ”

"Almost." Su Muxian said, "When I fell asleep, I connected some things that I had neglected before. ”

On the contrary, I don't think about it so much when I'm awake.

Jiang Yuan patted her head softly and said, "Don't think too much, we just don't want you to be too involved in these rivers and lakes." ”

Su Muxian nodded silently: "I know." ”

Whether it was Jiang Yuanzhong or Wang Meng, she could naturally see their intentions.

"Shall I call them in, then?"

"Okay." Su Muxian watched him walk to the door, and suddenly changed his mind again, "Eh, wait." ”

Jiang Yuanzhong turned around suspiciously: "What's wrong?" ”

"That ......," Su Muxian muttered, "You can help me find Miss Hu first." ”

She had been lying down for two or three days, her body was weak, and her hands and feet were weak, but since she wanted to see people, she had to do such a big thing as bathing, and among the people who were still on the mountain at the moment, the only one who could be found was Hu Xiaodie.

"Okay, you wait."

……

In a private room of a restaurant in the capital, the little chubby dun with his cheeks whirling was lying on the windowsill and sighed melancholy.

"Oh, it's boring."

He counted the number of people passing downstairs, sighed and shook his head: "There's nothing interesting at all, it's boring." ”

I thought that the national capital was much more lively than the towns in my own fiefdom, but now it seems to be about the same.

"Shizi, this is a bad statement, when the Shengshang's birthday banquet begins, and the Lantern Festival is approaching, it will naturally be very lively." Guard Ajia said.

The little fat man glanced at him: "Will there be a hero?" ”

Guard Ajia: "......"

It's all said, young master, you are the son of the world, don't keep worrying about the things on the rivers and lakes!

The guard Ah Yi relieved him in time and said: "Maybe there is, maybe not." During the Lantern Festival, the imperial city is so lively, maybe the heroes will flock to it. ”

The little fat man touched his smooth chin, which was almost stubble, and pondered, "You, what you said is very reasonable. ”

Guard Ayi: "......"

Guard Ah Yi: "Thank you for the compliment." ”

Huo Fei rested his chin back on the windowsill and suddenly let out a long sigh.

"I don't know what happened to Shopkeeper Su......"

When they left, they left in a hurry, and Su Muxian was taken away again, without even saying goodbye.

"The news that my subordinates found out said that Shopkeeper Su was rescued, and although his whereabouts are unknown now, there should be no problem." Guard Ajia replied.

What he didn't say was that the person who hid Su Muxian's news was very powerful, and he was almost attacked during the investigation, if he hadn't escaped quickly, he would have been afraid of some flesh injuries.

"Shopkeeper Su is fine, I'm still waiting to continue to play at her inn next time."

Huo Fei jumped down from the stool, clapped his hands left and right, and said, "My father said where he was going to the banquet tonight?" ”

"If you go back to the world, it is an invitation from His Royal Highness King Qin."

"King Qin...... "The little fat man groaned for a moment, and then said, "Not very familiar." ”

Although his father is also a prince, after all, he is only a king with a different surname, and he is not the same as those princes who are really from orthodox, so people are naturally not happy to associate with the Xie family, and it is normal to be unfamiliar.

"I heard that the son of the Qin family is erudite and talented, and the prince can have a relationship." The guard said.

Huo Fei: "Then does he know martial arts?" ”

The guard said, "This ...... The prince of Qin has been frail and sickly since he was a child, and he is afraid that he will not. ”

Huo Fei waved his hand and said, "Since that's the case, then forget it." ”

Guard A and B: "......"