Chapter 175: Seeing the Clues
When Ma Du came back from the pharmacy, Baijin and the second prince Zhang Zongzhao were gone, and he returned to the place on duty to hand over the medicine to the servants to decoction.
Ma Du is not short of money for a few pairs of decoctions, and Yang Shuping is not short of them, so the reason why they must take medicine from the pharmacy in the palace is just to hide people's eyes.
He is a subordinate official of the royal palace, and it would be too strange if he treated Liao Yongan at his own expense. After the servants finished decocting the medicine, Ma Du carried the clay pot containing the medicine to the cell where Liao Yongan was held.
"The horse doctor is coming! I'll carry it for you! The guards guarding the door were very enthusiastic, but when they smelled the smell of medicine in the clay pot, they couldn't help but show disappointment.
A strange sound suddenly sounded in the alley, and I saw a donkey cart pulling an empty toilet and driving it.
Ma Du said: "Don't dare to bother this big brother, just let that person help me get it, anyway, I will ask him to do me a favor later, you who are driving the car!" ”
Mao Xiang parked the car aside, "Is it called me?" Do you want me to clean up in the cell? I'm here to pour the toilet for the king's house, not to sweep your cell. ”
The guard said: "If you are called, you will come, where is so much nonsense." Hurry up and park the car a little farther away, it stinks to death. ”
Mao Xiang muttered and parked the car, seemingly reluctantly.
Ma Du asked the guard, "Why don't you see Hou San?" ”
The guard was very dissatisfied and said: "Our head Bacheng went to visit the kiln again last night, this person never thinks about us when he has good things, and he eats more and occupies more if he has a little benefit, and it is unlucky to follow such a leader." ”
"Didn't he get some good wine for you to drink yesterday?"
"That's not even stained with your light, I usually see him invite us to drink once a year!" The guard stuffed the medicine jar to Mao Xiang who came over, "Take it!" ”
Ma Du took two steps with Mao Xiang, then turned back and asked tentatively, "Aren't you going with you?" ”
The guard smiled: "You are the doctor of the palace, we still can't believe you, besides, although the prisoners here are important, but I don't know how long they have been locked up, the prince hasn't asked for many years, and one died a few days ago, only reported to Commander Chen, the prince didn't know, Commander Chen let people bury him." Our head was bitten by a snake once, and we were too cautious. ”
The commander he said was called Chen Bao, who was Zhang Shicheng's adopted son and served as a personal guard by Zhang Shicheng's side.
Mao Xiang on the side seemed to be absent-minded, but he listened very carefully, and Ma Du knew that he was moved. The defense here is not tight, and there are few guards, although it is next to the palace, but it is in a remote location, it is not difficult to rescue Liao Yongan silently, the difficult thing is how to transfer Liao Yongan to a safe place.
Liao Yongan was still wearing that tattered clothes, but they had been washed, and it was really embarrassing to wash such clothes.
Liao Yongan was much more energetic than when he saw him yesterday, and greeted Ma Du and Mao Xiang warmly.
Madu asked, "What's the discomfort?" ”
"Although it still hurts badly, I don't have that feeling of pain in my bone marrow anymore, thank you very much."
"It's my duty as a healer." Madu examined his wound again, and there was no sign of redness, swelling or inflammation. Ma Du handed the medicine jar to Mao Xiang, "You feed him medicine." ”
Ma Du hugged his arms and watched Mao Xiang serve Liao Yongan coldly, Mao Xiang served very thoughtfully, and he was nothing more than his father, if outsiders saw it, they would definitely be suspicious.
Liao Yongan's eyes are no longer the despair of yesterday, but there is a desire to survive, Mao Xiang did not reveal his identity yesterday, but Ma Du estimated that Liao Yongan had guessed seventy-seven-eighty-eight.
Mao Xiang is really a pig teammate, and he will be killed sooner or later, "You can't be faster, he is not your father, you need to be so careful." ”
Liao Yongan smiled and apologized to Ma Du: "That's good, the doctor is not in a hurry!" He snatched the medicine bowl in Mao Xiang's hand and drank it cleanly.
This guy really guessed that if he hadn't had some hope for such a strong temperament, he would have made a compromise.
Mao Xiang didn't care about Ma Du's words, took out a wet towel from his arms and wiped Liao Yongan's body, and then cleaned the prison. Madu was so angry that he simply went outside to let him out, he shouldn't have promised to bring him in yesterday.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw Hou San coming this way, and seeing his footsteps swaying, I knew that this guy must have worked hard last night.
Ma Du turned his head and shouted at the house: "Clean up, if the wound enters the dirty gas and suppurates, you will trouble me again!" ”
Hou San asked, "The doctor is here for a follow-up, who is in the house?" ”
Madu nodded, "It's here for a follow-up visit." The toilet was poured yesterday, and I asked him to come and take care of the prisoner, but if the wound got into the dirty air, it would be difficult to treat. If it's inconvenient, I'll let him go. ”
Hou San smiled and said: "Since it is a person from the palace, there is nothing inconvenient, speaking of which, this person was brought in by me." ”
"Let the two of you let go, I'll change the toilet for him, don't splash on his body." Mao Xiang walked out of the house with the toilet.
Hou San couldn't help but scold, "The son of a bitch has no eyes at all." ”
"This man is quite diligent!"
"No matter how diligent such a stupid rough embryo is, it can only empty the toilet." He glanced around the room, "You're really a good doctor, this guy looks much better, if you can change some medicine for him, it will get better sooner." ”
Hou San rubbed his hands and licked his lips anxiously, and at a glance, he knew that it was the wine worm in his stomach that was causing trouble.
Ma Du sneered and replied, "Hehe...... You really regard the treasury of the palace as your own home, and you will wait for two days to change the dressing. ”
"I'm not the only one who treats the palace treasury as his own home, I don't get it, I don't get it, you and I are half of it, don't go, Yizheng, or we can divide the account in six or four!"
It's also a shame that this Hou San once served as Zhang Shicheng's bodyguard, and it is not ambiguous to pit Zhang Shicheng at all, peeping at the leopard in the tube, there are definitely a lot of Hou San like this by Lao Zhang's side, such a style, how can Zhang Shicheng not die.
On the way home, Ma Du saw Lao Liu and nodded at Lao Liu from a distance. Lao Liu went into the alley, Ma Du immediately followed, and when he reached a secluded place, Lao Liu said: "This is the most hidden road I have chosen recently, and the master must remember it clearly." ”
Ma Du nodded, followed Lao Liu forward, carefully remembering the things that were marked along the way.
The place he wants to go to is, of course, the hiding place prepared by Lao Liu, and he must know the way in advance, and if he can't find a place when he needs it, he will be blind.
The haunted remote warehouse was the best choice, and when he got to the location of the warehouse, Mado confirmed that it was really remote, and it looked like it was less than a mile away from the base of the city walls.
There are a lot of houses around, it seems that they are all warehouses, Pingjiang is the economic center of the south of the Yangtze River that is bigger than Yingtian, the merchants are like clouds, and the goods are naturally more, and the storage place is indispensable for a while, which is a bit like the warehousing and logistics center of the later generations.
Such a place is naturally impossible to build in the prosperous and expensive central city, and it is normal to be remote, but there are not many people who come and go, most of them are the work of shops, and they are hurriedly moving goods out, probably because it is close to the city wall, and they are afraid of harming the pond fish.
After entering the courtyard gate, Ma Du couldn't wait to ask: "Is this too close to the city wall, a little dangerous?" Ma Du estimated that if the Shenji Battalion set up a cannon a mile outside the city by then, it would fire solid iron bullets, and as long as it could cross the city wall, it would be very likely to hit here.
"The villain has already asked clearly, the terrain outside the city here is very narrow, Xu Xiangguo shouldn't attack here."
I hope Xu Da won't, but this is indeed a good place, in order to prevent someone from stealing goods, the courtyard walls here are made of blue bricks and are very high and strong.
This warehouse is about the size of two yards, but there are many more rooms and the structure is more complicated, and it is not easy to find a cellar.
There is also a well in the yard, which should have been dug by the merchant for fire prevention, but fortunately it has not dried up.
Because of the proximity to the city wall, few people will come here in the event of a war, so there is no need to worry about uninvited guests rushing in.
The cellar is located in one of the most remote rooms, and the entrance is also very small, but the cellar dug out is not small, almost half the size of a house, and Zhang Wuliu and Chang Mao are still digging hard.
Madu said to them, "You two don't dig it, it's enough for such a big place." ”