Chapter 54: The City

After thinking about it, A-Yao didn't enter the study, and after saying hello to Hu Gui, she turned around and left quietly.

"Girl, it's time for soup."

As soon as he walked out of the courtyard gate, he saw Qingshuang walking towards him from the direction of Fuqu Pavilion with a soup cup.

"Madame invited me to guard the stove in person early in the morning, shaking the pu fan to control the fire, this will just come out of the pot before I have time to drink, so I ordered the slave maid to bring it to the girl, saying that you should drink it while it is hot."

Qingshuang said unhurriedly, with a bit of eagerness in her face. This recipe was prescribed by Master Kukai himself, and the tonic is stewed into the broth, and the medicinal properties are very shallow, but drinking it for a long time can regulate the body. Obviously, the soup tastes very good, but the girl just can't drink a few sips.

Ah Yao also heard the meaning of Qingshuang's words, but her appetite was already shallow, and not long after breakfast, her whole stomach was bulging.

"I don't ...... yet"

Before the word "hungry" was spoken, I saw a young man in Xuanyi walking towards him.

"After drinking, I'll take you to Yunlai Tower."

Staring at the soup cup in Qingshuang's hand, Lu Jingyuan thought of something else. Not long ago, Master Kukai diagnosed Song's pulse and found that his qi and blood were not vigorous, and it was very likely that the children born by such people would also have bad bones. Thinking of the appearance of this girl who has always been weak in his past life and this life, he is very sure of this.

Bad bones? That's not going to work!

It seems that not only do you have to let her eat more on weekdays, but you also have to make up for it fundamentally. Now that Qingshuang has tonic soup in his hands, he has worked it. Many things were used when he was a child when he was practicing martial arts to lay the foundation, when the emperor's uncle had an unstable foundation, and many precious medicinal materials were replaced by ordinary things. Now that the emperor's uncle is gradually in power, it seems that he wants to compensate, and the things he uses are getting better and better, and this time he came to the Qingcheng Imperial Medical Department to give him a lot of good medicinal materials, and almost all of the things that can be used were secretly changed to this girl's medicinal diet.

It's a good thing, but it's useless if this girl doesn't drink it.

While thinking about him, he approached, opened the soup cup in Qingshuang's hand, put a bowl on the stone table on the roadside, and stared at her with a terrifying gaze.

"But I just ate so much," I took class with Brother Jing, and he fed her a large piece of "brain-replenishing" walnut cake, and now her little belly is protruding.

But thinking of the second half of the sentence, she suddenly stopped: "Wait, Brother Jing is saying, take me to Yunlai Tower?" ”

Lu Jingyuan nodded noncommittally.

"The cloud to be used by the banquet guests tomorrow?"

Seeing her stupid appearance, a smile quickly rose at the corner of her lips, and Lu Jingyuan finally couldn't help it, and reached out to rub the buds on her head. The soft touch of his hair came, and he explained patiently in a low voice: "That's right, that's what you think, take you to personally decorate the place for tomorrow's banquet." ”

Brother Jing is so good!

The apricot eyes narrowed, and the expression on the happy face was obvious, and these big characters were almost written. Holding the soup bowl in both hands, Ah Yao raised her head, drank it all, wiped her mouth with her sleeve, and sighed with satisfaction.

Holding the clean porcelain spoon, Lu Jingyuan's eyes crossed with a touch of regret.

"I'm done drinking, I'm going to change my clothes right away, let's go out. Brother Jing waited a little bit, and it will be fine soon. Slightly embarrassed to lift the sleeve of the shirt that had just wiped her mouth, Ah Yao turned around and took small steps, and disappeared like a rabbit around the corner of the corridor.

"The slave and maid go to serve my girl, and retire first."

Qingshuang, who always had a chill on his back when facing the little marquis alone, hurriedly curtsied, and after he nodded, he chased in the direction where Ah Yao had left earlier.

After all, it's a sister, but it's not as stable as a sister. Thinking of Qingyu, who had become his absolute confidant by Shen Moci's side, Lu Jingyuan was secretly relieved. It's nothing for him to be in danger, he has been used to it for two lifetimes, but I just hope that in this life, the maid who is still as simple as a blank sheet of paper can always be carefree, and he always has his favorite cheerful smile on his face.

It always takes some effort to dress up at the girl's house, and he sat down on the stone bench casually, his fingers unconsciously scratching on the table, and his heart was thinking about the complicated situation around Qingcheng.

Coming out of the Fuqu Pavilion, Master Kukai, who was just about to go out to give alms and consult the poor, happened to see this scene.

Is the sun coming out of the west? The little marquis was waiting for someone. You must know that only others have waited for him before, and even he, the master who has taken him for more than ten years, has never enjoyed such good treatment.

Judging by the sitting position, the person he was waiting for should have come out of the backyard.

It turned out that he was waiting for Xiao Ayao, and Master Kukai realized instantly. Shou Mei smiled and bent, shaking up and down, and he walked away silently with relaxed steps.

"Brother Jing."

Lu Jingyuan thought that things had always been focused, at the moment he was in the backyard of the Hu family, with a secret guard beside him, in an absolutely safe environment, and before he knew it, he was engrossed until a crisp voice woke him up from his contemplation.

When he raised his head and saw the girl who was close at hand, he couldn't help but shake his head for a moment.

She changed into a pink gauze skirt, embroidered with patterns full of Western style, her supple hair was loosened, a lock of braided hair went around her forehead, and two slender yellow tourmaline earrings were sandwiched between her ears.

is obviously a woman in the Western Regions who is dressed up in an atmospheric and hearty manner, but the slender and weak figure unique to a girl in the south of the Yangtze River adds a touch of elegance and agility that is not often seen by girls in the Northwest.

"How do you dress like this?" Lu Jingyuan frowned, thinking that she dressed up like this and went out for others to see, he was a little unwilling.

"Isn't it pretty?" Ah Yao turned around, the wide gauze skirt bulged, and several layers of yarn of different materials and colors were distinctly layered, like a pink gem shining in the sun, which was beautiful.

Lu Jingyuan nodded with a clear conscience.

Ah Yao's expression was lost for a moment, but she soon cheered up: "This is already the best-looking skirt with Northwest characteristics in my cabinet. ”

What's ugly about the girl? What kind of eyes does the little marquis have! Qingshuang was indignant, but she didn't even dare to breathe in front of the little marquis.

"Let's go."

Seeing that the silly girl refused to change her mind, Lu Jingyuan got up, walked to the stable with a cold face, and directly chose his exclusive car. The sign of the Hou Mansion was hung on the door of the car, and everyone in the capital retreated when they saw this sign, and he didn't believe that there were still people who dared to come around.

But he thought too simply, Qingcheng is not the capital, and the people at the feet of the Son of Heaven have seen a lot of various dignitaries and nobles, and they are all familiar with them. But in this kind of small city in the south of the Yangtze River, the biggest official the people have ever seen is Pan Zhizhou at the apprenticeship ceremony. No matter how atmospheric and majestic the sign on the door is, they will at most praise "The carved flowers on the carriage are very beautiful", and then, there will be no more.

Instead of making a sign, it is better to make a big white paper, write "xx Hou Mansion" in black and white on the white paper and paste the big words on the door, Qingcheng is rich, most people are literate, and the people may pay attention to it after recognizing it.

However, Lu Jingyuan didn't know this at all, not only did he not know, but he also underestimated the enthusiasm of the people of Qingcheng for A-Yao. Seeing that it was the coachman used by the Hu family girl who was driving the car, many people stretched their necks and walked into the carriage. Occasionally, there are beautiful words coming in, and every word and sentence is like wine koji, catalyzing a vat of old vinegar to be more fragrant.

Lu Jingyuan closed the car window tightly, and his irritable actions made A-Yao frown again and again. Is she really that ugly? It's impossible, Qingshuang obviously said that it was very good-looking, and repeatedly praised that the girl who changed her clothes was beautiful and couldn't take her eyes off. Although the latter sentence is suspected of boasting (and) praising (not), she has a number in her heart, and she can't get anything to do with ugliness.

Brother Najing...... Could it be really moody?

Thinking of his moody reaction when he first saw the Buddha that day, all the way up the mountain, the former Ke You was there, and Ah Yao became more and more sure of his guess. Her ass moved back, and the whole person shrank in the corner of the car, and she tried her best to reduce her sense of self-awareness.

"A-Yao... A-Yao, are you in there? ”

The cry for help came, and A-Yao, who was nervous, was pardoned. Lifting the curtain, a smell of herbs rushed to her face, and when she looked out of the car window, she saw Su Xiaoqiao standing in front of Baicaotang, the largest pharmacy in the city, looking anxiously at her carriage.

Seeing her probe, she ran over in three steps and two steps.

"A-Yao, it's really you."

"Xiao Qiao, why are you here, could it be your ......" Looking at Su Xiaoqiao's ruddy face and full of anger, she temporarily changed her words: "Someone in the family is sick?" ”

"It's my father," Su Xiaoqiao's voice lowered: "He has bad lungs, and he always can't sleep." ”

"Let's go down and talk slowly," After speaking, A-Yao turned her head to look at the young man: "Brother Jing, it's Su Xiaoqiao, my best friend at the girls' school, she seems to have encountered something, can you stop first, I'll come down soon." ”

Lu Jingyuan naturally knew about Su Xiaoqiao, not only that, but after knowing that she was friendly with Ah Yao, he also sent a secret guard to investigate the Su family's good life, and his fine Cheng DΓΉ sent Master Kuhai to make a way to recruit the eighteenth generation of her family's ancestors from the underworld for interrogation. It's not that he is too cautious, the girl in her previous life was deceived so badly by Song Qinrong, and she finally made another friend in this life, so she had to make a peace of mind.

After the investigation, he was relieved, although Su's father worked in the Shen family's printing and dyeing shop, but because of Shen Moci's cronies, he fell ill. With such a feud, it is impossible for the Su family to help Shen Moci deceive that girl. Even if he wants to deceive, with Su Xiaoqiao's brain simpler than a stupid girl, let alone Hu Jiuling, even if he is in front of Qingshuang, he can't pass a round.

"Okay."

After agreeing, in A-Yao's surprised gaze, Lu Jingyuan got out of the car first, and the driver stretched out his hand with his legs, and the meaning couldn't be clearer: I'll help you get out of the car.

Wasn't he still annoyed just now? Suspiciously, she stretched out her hand, and when she got out of the car, she heard this sentence in her ear:

"It's not good to be seen by too many people dressed like this, so go in quickly."

"A-Yao, why are you dressed like this?"

In Su Xiaoqiao's slightly surprised gaze, A-Yao, who was still a little confused, instantly realized. It turned out that he didn't dislike her for being ugly, but felt that the gap between her and others was too big, and he was afraid that she would be said. Finally understood the reason for his gloomy face, and a sweetness rippled in Ah Yao's heart. Leaning obediently to his side, he took three steps and made two steps into the Hundred Grass Hall.

"It's so pretty!"

Su Xiaoqiao's sincere praise that followed made A-Yao completely complete.

"Have you ever seen your father's body with Master Kukai? If you can't get in line, I can ask the master, and then you can come to my house and sit down and watch slowly. ”

"I heard that the master was treating people in the city, and my eldest brother went to guard it very early, and he was already in line. After reading the big thing, I gave a prescription, I came to grab the medicine today, who knew that the group of harmful spirits stopped me and didn't let me get the most important medicine. ”

"Bad spirits?"

Following Su Xiaoqiao's gaze, Ah Yao saw the girl in front of the cabinet. At first glance, she felt a little familiar, but after a little look, she quickly remembered it.

"This ...... Isn't it Shen Moci's eldest maid who knocked over the tea cup during the apprenticeship ceremony? ”

"It's her, they killed my father."

"What the hell is going on?"

In Su Xiaoqiao's unconcealed anger, A-Yao finally figured out this grievance entanglement. The girl who can enter Qinglin Academy will not have a bad family background, and Su Xiaoqiao's family was the same before. Because of his good craftsmanship, his father worked as a housekeeper in the Shen family's printing and dyeing shop, and although the family was not wealthy, the family was also happy. Until the past few years, with Shen Moci's gaining power, her subordinates followed the chicken dog to heaven, and someone took a fancy to Su's father's position as the steward, and colluded with the shop steward to find a mistake to transfer him elsewhere and occupy a seat for himself.

For the sake of the whole family, Daddy had to swallow his anger. What he does now is to blow the cloth with sand, and the color of the cloth is very uniform. But the sand is very fine, easy to inhale in, Daddy stayed for a long time and his lungs began to be bad, and now after a few years, his whole person is already very weak, and the doctor has come several times to say that this disease has to be slowly recuperated. Now it is finally possible for Master Kukai to prescribe a prescription, saying that long-term use can alleviate the condition, and the Shen family's maid has to take all the medicines, which is simply not a way to live. ”

In the end, her voice was raised, and many people in the Baicao Hall were attracted to her, and they nodded with concern when they heard "Shen Family".

Seeing this, the big girl's eyes also changed, and when she came over, she was neither humble nor arrogant: "This girl, I have been released by the Shen family, and all my actions have nothing to do with the Shen family; As for the medicine, I came one step ahead of the girl, and I paid attention to everything on a first-come, first-served basis. ”

"She came before you?" Ah Yao frowned, if this is the case, there is nothing wrong with what the big girl has done.

"She's one step ahead of me, but there's no need to pack all the medicines, this is Baicaotang, and Baicaotang will never be short of medicines."

"I'm injured, and I need a lot of this medicine to heal, and it's my business how much I want." Seeing that the medicine had been wrapped, the big girl stepped forward and lifted a string of hands and nodded slightly: "Everything that should be said has been said, then I will say goodbye first." ”

"Wait."

When she passed by the three of them, Lu Jingyuan, who had been watching coldly, had a wrinkled nose, as if he smelled something, and he stepped forward.

"Fleur?"

The eldest girl's complexion changed slightly, and Su Xiaoqiao had already nodded behind her: "Yes, it's Furong, Master Kukai said that it was used to relieve pain." He also specially instructed that this medicine should not be used too much, and it seems that it will make people ...... if they are used too much."

"Addicted, deranged, completely unable to control yourself." Lu Jingyuan said casually, and his eagle-like sharp gaze tightly deterred the big girl.

"Yes, that's it, what Master Hou said is exactly the same as the master's instructions."

Ah Yao remembered his father after returning from the banquet in his previous life, although he was full of alcohol, he was still sober. In her impression, Daddy is by no means an impulsive person, and after a few glasses of wine, he rashly promises and throws out a large sum of silver. Although she wanted to understand, she always had some doubts on this point.

But what if someone is drugged and confused? Inadvertently, she seemed to know the truth.

"What are you doing with so many medicines!"

"I ...... I hurt myself and relieved myself...... You don't want to? Here you go. ”

After speaking, the big girl took out a packet of medicine and threw it back. Taking advantage of everyone's lack of attention, she hurriedly ran out.

"Stop her."

A-Yao just wanted to chase after a celebrity, but was stopped by the teenager.

"She's right, the court doesn't have any relevant laws against Furong, and now that she is free, we have no right to arrest her."

"That ......"

"I'll leave that to me." Thinking of the early morning secret guard coming to report, Shen Moci was at the Zhang Luo warm pot banquet, and Lu Jingyuan had an idea.