==Chapter 32==

After pressing for almost two quarters of an hour, beads of sweat appeared on Xiao Jiuniang's forehead.

From the perspective of outsiders, it seems that she just pressed it casually, but in fact, there are many tricks in it. In her previous life, although the poisonous girl had been prescribed an antidote, because the King of Chu had been poisoned for too long, it was useless to take the antidote, and she still needed to soak her legs in a special medicinal soup to remove the toxins, and massage the acupuncture points before she would be completely cured.

Xiao Jiuniang used the method of massaging acupuncture points at this time, and soaking her legs without medicine and medicine soup would have no effect, so she could only relieve the pain a little temporarily.

The bedroom was very quiet, and I don't know when the king of Chu had fallen asleep, breathing steadily.

After Jiu Niang finished pressing the set, she raised her eyes to look at the calm sleeping face of King Chu, and turned her head to see Chang Shun's face full of surprise. She smiled slyly in her heart, stretched out her fingers and made a silent motion, then slowly withdrew her hand and slowly stood up again.

went to the door, she said to Chang Shun: "Since the cousin of King Chu is asleep, Jiu Niang will leave first." "Very well-behaved.

"The slave maid sends the nine ladies."

After sending Xiao Jiuniang and Lianzhi out of the hospital, Chang Shun turned around the room and found that the King of Chu on the soft couch had woken up and was opening his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking.

"Your Highness—"

King Chu snorted almost inaudibly.

In fact, Chang Shun's heart was full of surprise at this time, others didn't know, but he, as the personal servant of the King of Chu, knew a lot of inside information.

For example, the leg of the King of Chu seems to be fine in normal times, but in fact, because the toxin is sealed in the leg, the King of Chu also has to endure pain in his daily life. For example, once every ten days of routine acupuncture, after each acupuncture, the king of Chu needs to bear unspeakable pain, and even can't move, whenever this time, the king of Chu can't sleep at night, and can't sleep for a few days and nights, but he didn't expect to let this little lady massage, and the king of Chu fell asleep in front of people.

He used to press His Highness's leg when it was just broken, but once he touched it, His Highness broke out in a cold sweat.

Is it because his hands are too strong, and this little girl's hands are weak? But it couldn't be, and on two occasions he was lightly touched.

Chang Shun shook his head again and again, and couldn't figure it out.

The king of Chu on the soft couch was also full of doubts, he had always felt shallow, and when Xiao Jiuniang got up, he woke up. He half-frowned, his fingers touching his leg. At this moment, he was very comfortable, and it seemed that the pain that had tormented him day and night disappeared in an instant.

Chang Shun seemed to think of something, and suddenly said: "The slave maid should go to Imperial Doctor Liu to take a look, don't let that little lady press something wrong." ”

After all, this leg disease is not a simple leg disease, but a poisoning system, and the toxin is sealed in the leg. If you let the little lady toss up some kind of mess, Chang Shunke will have the heart to kill.

The king of Chu did not stop him, and Chang Shun hurriedly walked out of the room.

……

I have seen Mrs. Liu, whether it is from the surface of the leg or the pulse, there is no abnormality.

Chang Shun couldn't, so he had to send him away.

Imperial Physician Liu was still wondering if something had happened, and he was very anxious, and after Chang Shun explained that it was only for the sake of safety, Imperial Physician Liu was relieved.

As soon as Imperial Physician Liu was sent away, Xiao Heng sent someone to ask when he could leave.

According to the convention, the leg of the king of Chu can only stop the pain the day after tomorrow, and he should not set off until the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Thinking of His Royal Highness, who was rarely at ease at this time, Chang Shun reported the matter to the King of Chu.

The king of Chu groaned slightly and replied tomorrow.

Chang Shun wanted to stop it, afraid that His Highness's leg would hurt again on the way, but seeing that King Chu insisted, it didn't matter much.

*

From Chang'an to Luoyang, if it is a fast horse, it can be reached in about a day and a half.

Because the convoy traveled, although it was a fast horse and a good car, it did not stop on the way, but it also walked on the road for two days before it arrived in Luoyang before dark.

The Xiao family has another courtyard in Luoyang, and after the team arrived in Luoyang, they went straight to the other courtyard.

After a busy time, it is the dead of night when you settle down.

After a little bit of food, Xiao Jiuniang rested.

Although there was a comfortable carriage to ride on the road, no matter how stable the carriage was, it was inevitable that there would be bumps, so she was extremely tired after sitting in the carriage all day, and fell asleep when she got on the bed.

After a good night's sleep, Xiao Jiuniang woke up the next day feeling refreshed. Lianzhi served her to change her clothes, wash up, and have breakfast.

During the period, I learned from the mouth of Lianzhi that they would stay in Luoyang for about five days, because this time they changed ships from Luoyang, they would experience nearly a month on the ship, so they gave everyone some time to adjust slightly, and they could supplement some things they could use with them, after all, once they got on the boat, they would not dock for a long time.

Hearing this, Xiao Jiuniang pondered for a moment, and then instructed Lianzhi to check the things she was carrying, and if there was anything that needed to be supplemented, she made a list for people to buy.

At this time, Xiao Shi Niang came with Ruhua, and she came for the same thing.

Xiao Siniang has never taken a boat, but her maidservant Ruhua has taken one ride, and that can be traced back to her being transported to Chang'an by a merchant who sold smugglers. According to her, most people who take a boat for the first time are uncomfortable, and dizziness is one of them, and many of the bile from the first boat ride vomit out. Xiao Siniang heard what she said so strictly, so she came to Xiao Jiuniang to discuss one or two to see if she could prepare in advance.

After listening to what Shi Niang said, Xiao Jiuniang explained to her with a smile that things like seasickness depend on personal physique, but there is nothing to prepare. However, in a family like the Xiao family, there will definitely be pills and other things prepared in advance by the servants and servants to relieve seasickness, so that Xiao Siniang should not worry too much.

After that, the two made an appointment to go to the garden of the other courtyard to relax, this time on the road for a few days of tiring driving, everyone was also very stuffy, and it was good to go out to breathe.

On the way to the garden, I actually met Xiao Qi Niang and Xiao Banniang.

Now between the five people, it can be clearly seen that the faction is good, Xiao Qiniang and Xiao Banniang have a good relationship in the past, and since they have entered the ranking, the two have frequent contacts. Xiao Jiuniang and Xiao Shi Niang have a common enemy, so the two cooperate together, of course, these outsiders don't know, but it can also be seen that these two people are in close contact. Only Xiao Shiniang is a quiet character, and she doesn't interact with others on weekdays, and she rarely shows her face in front of people.

Xiao Banniang has always hated Xiao Jiuniang for stealing her position with her mother and sister, and she has a deep hatred for her, and these people know it. But after all, it's not the same as before, and it's impossible to always see each other like a cockfight, so when these two parties meet, they will nod their heads and say hello or something, but they won't say anything.

The same is true of this time, when the two sides meet, greet each other, and then separate.

After shopping with Xiao Siniang for a while, Xiao Jiuniang returned to her house. At this time, Lianzhi also listed the items to be purchased one by one, Jiuniang pondered for a while, and asked Lianzhi to fetch the pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

This is the first time that Xiao Jiuniang has shown her literacy in front of the lotus branch, and after all kinds of magic before, the lotus branch will not be surprised by any behavior of her own lady now.

Who said that growing up in a place like Lingyuan, my mother is a dancing girl, and I can't read and write if I was not taught since I was a child? Maybe someone taught it?!

This was Lianzhiyi's initial idea, but after seeing the lady's extremely beautiful Xiaokai, he was unsure. Lianzhi is literate, of course, he understands very shallowly, but he was born in a family like the Xiao family as a servant family, but his eyesight is excellent.

This beautiful little block is not something that ordinary people can write.

"Are you literate?" Jiu Niang naturally saw Lianzhi's surprised eyes.

Lianzhi nodded.

"My aunt is literate, and my father taught me back then."

This can be explained, Xiao Wulangjun did teach Yueji to learn words back then, and Yueji herself is also literate, as a dancing girl from the teaching department, not to mention the eighteen kinds of martial arts, but the most basic things are understood, the dancing girl needs to know the rhythm of music, and it is impossible to know the rhythm of music.

However, Xiao Jiuniang's beautiful Xiaokai was not taught by Yueji, Xiao Jiuniang's level in the previous life was about the same as that of the lotus branch, she knew a few words, but she couldn't write, and there were no fewer jokes of Xiao Qi Niang and others back then, laughing at her for being vulgar, and laughing at her in the future.

At that time, although Daqi admired women's versatility, and did not despise women who were good at singing and dancing, the so-called singing and dancing was to please others and make people pleasing to the eye.

Xiao Jiuniang's words were taught by the King of Chu, because the King of Chu really disliked her chicken-like words.

Thinking about the things that were disliked in her previous life, Jiu Niang felt a little dry in her heart, but she dried the ink on the paper on her face, and then handed it to the lotus branch, and instructed: "You go to buy these things in person, they should be sold in the pharmacy, if someone asks, they will say that I practice dancing all year round, I am afraid that there will be dark wounds on my body, and I will use them for bathing." ”

Lianzhi nodded and retreated.

*

Five days passed, and on the first day of departure, servants came to help carry the belongings onto the ship in advance.

Xiao Jiuniang didn't carry many things, and because she knew that she only stayed for five days, many things were packed in the cage and not taken out, so it was very simple.

The next day breakfast was served, and the courtyard began to get busy, after which everyone got into the carriage and headed to the docks.

This Tongji Canal was ordered to be dug by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty during the Sui Dynasty, 'sending more than 100,000 men and women from Henan counties, opening the Ji Canal, leading the valley from Xiyuan, Luoshui to the river, and leading the river from Banzhu to Huai'. Later, the Sui Dynasty opened the Yongji Canal, repaired the ditch and the Jiangnan River, and completed the entire project of the Sui Dynasty Canal in six years, laying the foundation for the later Grand Canal. After the fall of the Sui Dynasty, the previous dynasty increased the excavation of the canal, and the whole line was connected, so that there will be a very prosperous water transportation scene today.

Nowadays, Luoyang undertakes the task of transporting grain from the south to the north, and has also become an important trade route for north-south trade. The ships that come to Luoyang every day to transport grain, the merchant ships that transport goods, and the ships that send passengers are numerous, and they are very prosperous.

The boat that the Xiao family took was prepared a long time ago, with three floors, about 60 feet high, and can accommodate hundreds of people. Stopped in front of the wharf, among the merchant ships and passenger ships, it looks very eye-catching, and at first glance it is not something that ordinary people can have. And the Xiao family's guards and guards have already cleared the vicinity, clearing a passage for the Xiao family's carriage.

Xiao Jiuniang got out of the carriage, lifted the tulle in front of the hat, and looked up at the big ship, her face full of amazement.

This kind of long-distance big boat is naturally not compared with the painting boat used for amusement in Chang'an City on weekdays, if the painting boat is a beautiful bird, then this boat is an eagle.

got on the boat, the room where they lived had been arranged, and Xiao Jiuniang and the others were on the third floor. The King of Chu was also there, occupying the largest and most scenic room in the entire three floors.

At this moment, Xiao Siniang and the others had already recognized the King of Chu, but the King of Chu rarely appeared in front of people, and every time he saw him, he looked cold and silent, and several little ladies did not dare to take the initiative to disturb.

Chang Shun pushed the wheelchair of the King of Chu and passed in front of everyone's eyes. Xiao Jiuniang and several other little ladies all had solemn faces and half-lowered eyes, with a very respectful attitude.

The king of Chu naturally saw this 'cousin', and when he saw that she looked quite strict at this time, he remembered that she had a flattering look on her face before, and she was saying all kinds of words in her mouth, and a strange light flashed in her eyes.

*

"Vomit ......"

Xiao Siniang was really as worried about her before, seasick,

And she is not the only one, the boat has only been traveling for a day, and the servants and maids who came with her this time are all dizzy, and it is reported that Xiao Qi Niang, Xiao Banniang and Xiao Shi Niang are also in the ranks of seasickness.

There was a doctor on the boat, and the doctor also came to see it, and prescribed some medicine to relieve dizziness, and it would probably be fine in a few days.

Only Xiao Jiuniang is safe and sound, and she still looks calm.

"Alright, you better have a good rest, I'm just here to see how you're doing."

Xiao Siniang retched, dizzy when she moved, and could only express her gratitude with her eyes, and said that she couldn't send her.

Because her maidservant Ruhua also 'died', not only Ruhua, but also lotus branches.

After Xiao Jiuniang went back, she went to see the condition of the lotus branch. Lianzhi's condition is better than yesterday, and a little girl is helping her to feed her medicine.

Because of the lotus branch seasickness, the housekeeper specially arranged a little girl for Jiu Niang to serve her, Xiao Jiuniang saw that the lotus branch was seasick and dizzy, so she asked the little girl to take care of the lotus branch by the way.

Seeing that the lotus branch was better than yesterday, Xiao Jiuniang went back to her bedroom. After sitting for a while, he pulled out a small bag from the cage and stepped out of the door.

The area of the entire third floor is extremely large, Xiao Jiuniang and several little ladies live in the west head, and Xiao Heng's two brothers and the king of Chu live in the east head, and because the king of Chu is quiet, so he lives in an independent cabin.

The door was closed, and Xiao Jiuniang raised her hand and knocked on the door. The door opens from the inside, and the person who opens the door is Chang Shun.

Seeing Xiao Jiuniang outside the door, Chang Shun was a little surprised, and Xiao Jiuniang didn't wait for him to speak, so he moved out of the reason of 'coming to visit his cousin'.

Coming to visit my cousin?

Chang Shun was a little embarrassed in his heart, thinking that this 'His Highness's cousin' didn't recognize life at all. However, because of the last pain-relieving move, he was still quite polite to Jiu Niang, and said a word to go in to report, then turned around and went in again.

After a short time, Xiao Jiuniang was invited in by Chang Shun, and after passing a large hall, she went to the inner room.

As soon as Jiu Niang stepped into the inner room, she was deeply jealous.

Without him, the area of this inner room is too large, and the lighting and scenery are excellent.

At this time, it was afternoon, the boat was sailing slowly on the river, and what Xiao Jiuniang saw was that the window sash of the entire wall was fully open, and the blue waves outside the window were vast. In the distance, you can see other boats sailing on the river, and the occasional bird flying by, and a fresh breeze blowing, which makes people feel fresh and happy.

Looking from the side, there are also open window sashes on the left and right sides, and you can see the green trees on both sides in the distance, and the scenery is pleasant.

Xiao Jiuniang's room can also see the outside, but she can't see the river, and only by standing at the window and looking out can she look at the river in the distance.

The king of Chu is really good at enjoying it, but when will he not enjoy it?

At this time, the king of Chu was sitting on a recliner with his back to him, facing the scenery outside the window, and he couldn't see what he was doing from Xiao Jiuniang, but Xiao Jiuniang knew that he must be asleep with his eyes half-closed.

Sure enough, when she got closer, she saw the man's two thick eyelashes covering his eyes, his face was as handsome as ever, and his breathing was steady. As if sensing her coming, the half-closed eyes opened and glanced at her, their eyes sparkling.

The scenery is beautiful, and the people are more beautiful.

It should have been an intoxicating picture, but Xiao Jiuniang was terrified, and hurriedly suppressed the love in her eyes and put on a sweet smile.

"Cousin, Jiu Niang has come to see you." As he spoke, he shook the small burden in his hand, looking coquettish.

It's really not Xiao Jiuniang's pretentiousness, but according to her two lifetimes, that kind of delicate and sweet little lady is the least guarded.

The King of Chu is introverted and scheming, Jiuniang has seen the King of Chu five years later, and she doesn't know much about the King of Chu when she was a teenager, especially at this moment he is a 'cousin', she is a 'cousin', so it is always right to be naïve.

The king of Chu did not speak, and his eyes went out of the window.

It would be embarrassing to be an ordinary person, but who is Xiao Jiuniang, in her previous life, she could fight the adult King Chu with a cold face without skin and face, how could she be afraid of the young King Chu who didn't look so dangerous at this time.

She pointed to Chang Shun disapprenorovingly, and motioned for him to move a stool over, and when Chang Shun moved a crescent stool, she sat down unceremoniously, and saw that the distance from the king of Chu was farther away, and dragged the stool forward until she was sitting in front of the king of Chu.

"Cousin, has your leg hurt again in the past two days? After leaving that day, Jiuniang never forgot about her cousin's leg disease, and during the two days she stayed in Luoyang, she specially asked her maid to go to the pharmacy to buy some herbs. I still remember that when the eldest lady taught Jiu Niang the massage method, she said that the massage effect would be better if soaked in medicinal soup, so Jiu Niang specially brought the herb today and wanted to try it for her cousin. ”

King Chu didn't want to deal with this so-called 'cousin', he grew up in the most complicated place in the world, so he naturally understood what this kind of person was thinking. Flattering people, there was no shortage of King Chu around him in the early years, and there was no shortage of him since his status in the palace was greatly improved, so he couldn't be clearer about the thoughts of this 'little cousin' in front of him.

But when it comes to his leg disease-

Since his leg was useless, the King of Chu also had a thorough understanding. His leg disease is because of poison, and if he wants to recover from the past, he can only start with poison. But I never thought that just a girl's casual massage for a while could relieve the pain.

After these few days, the king of Chu can already clearly feel the effect of the massage, if it is really effective, it is not right, it can last for almost two days, and then the familiar swelling and throbbing pain will return. During this period, he naturally asked Chang Shun to help him try massage, but it couldn't reduce the pain at all, it could only aggravate it, so he understood that the so-called massage method must be greasy.

In order to figure out what was going on in the meantime, King Chu nodded.

The girl seemed to be very happy, and her little face bloomed with a happy light, she beckoned her little hand to Chang Shun to come over, and then told him what to do with the herbs in this little baggage.

After that, Chang carried the small burden down, Xiao Jiuniang saw that the King of Chu looked too lazy to talk to him, so he sat there silently, learning from the King of Chu to look at the scenery outside the window.

After just sitting for a while, she couldn't sit still, and asked the king of Chu in a low voice if he wanted to drink tea. After that, without waiting for the king of Chu to squeak, he stood up and walked towards a desk against the wall without restraint at all.

There is a wooden basket on the sandalwood table, and a few inverted celadon tea cups and a green and white glazed melon ridge wash pot of the same color are placed on the basket, and there are silver tea mills and tea boxes, and a copper tripod-shaped wind stove is placed on the side. At this time, the door of the stove has been opened, and the charcoal fire can be seen, and a long-handled tea kettle is placed on the stove, and the water in it is already boiling.

The water was boiled by Chang Shun a long time ago, and it was estimated that he wanted to make tea with the King of Chu, but it was Xiao Jiuniang's arrival that interrupted this trip. Jiuniang also saw that the water on the stove was boiling, so she would drink tea.

Jiu Niang tinkered with it before dividing the tea soup in the tea kettle into two tea cups, first bringing one cup to the king of Chu, and then drinking another cup herself.

After saying it for so long, she was also a little thirsty, so she only cared about drinking tea by herself, leaving King Chu to look at the tea cup in his hand and hesitate.

The blue tea soup is lined with celadon, which is particularly refreshing. The king of Chu hesitated for a while before holding the tea cup in front of his mouth, and took a sip gently, the entrance was jerky, the swallow was sweet, and it was surprisingly suitable for the taste.

Nowadays, people like to drink tea, not only ordinary people like to drink, but also princes and nobles and even princes and concubines like to drink tea. The king of Chu began to drink tea when he was very young, but he couldn't say that he liked it or didn't like it, it was just a habit, but it was the first time he drank such a delicious tea soup.

He naturally didn't know that this was the advantage of Xiao Jiuniang's rebirth, in his previous life, the king of Chu drank tea, and there were a lot of requirements for drinking tea. Nowadays, boiling tea is not just tea leaves, but a lot of spices, and it took more than ten years for the king of Chu in his last life to find a tea soup that meets his taste. Xiao Jiuniang helped King Chu make tea in her previous life, and because of his turtle hairy character, he debugged for a long time to make a tea soup that could make King Chu eat. This time, it was taken out and used, which naturally took a big advantage.

On the other side, Jiu Niang also took a sip of tea soup and smiled slyly, I don't believe you don't like it.

At this time, Chang Shun came in with a wooden basin sweating profusely, and the water vapor in the basin blurred his face.

Chang Shun put the wooden basin next to the recliner, and Jiu Niang had already put down the tea cup and came to the king of Chu.

She glanced at the wooden basin, then looked at the King of Chu, and said with a smile: "Cousin, let's soak our feet." ”