The emperor did not sit for a long time after dinner in the courtyard, and when night fell, he and Qian Jin said some private words and went back to the palace. After a while, Bao'er came out of the house and asked with a smile, "Brother, is that one Your Majesty?" ”

"What the are you doing? Hurry up and get cooked. Qian Jin said.

"Can't just ask? Are you afraid that I will enter the palace as a princess when the time comes, and I will bow three times and bow nine times when I see this palace? Bao'er joked while learning the princess's style in the play, and a pair of white and tender little hands each pinched an orchid finger.

"Believe it or not, I'll send you back to Guanhai City now?" Qian Jin was really a little angry. It's okay for your sister to joke as much as she wants, but it's not okay to have a relationship with the royal family, let alone be a concubine in the palace.

Bao'er rarely saw her brother so angry, so she stuck out her tongue and hurried to the stove to cook.

Not long after, Lao Qian and they all returned to the courtyard. Lao Qian asked in the first sentence: "Who is the one who just went out?" There are all guards outside the courtyard, so scared that I, your mother and Ding Wei's family don't dare to come back. ”

Qian Jin hurriedly comforted and explained: "That's the emperor, he just left after eating hot pot." ”

Everyone was silent, apparently shocked by the news. Since ancient times, it has been good for ordinary people to be able to see the political envoys of a province, the emperor is sitting high on the throne, and the ordinary people don't expect to look at it from afar in their lives, and they can't imagine that he actually came to the courtyard today.

Qian Jin didn't want to explain anything about this, and the people in the room didn't ask more.

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Three days later, in the early morning, Qian Jin's wound showed obvious signs of improvement.

Originally, there was only an inch-deep wound, but because Qian Jin had thought too much about it these days, the wound was always a little recurring. If it weren't for the miraculous effect of the gold sore medicine left by Gao Yuan, I'm afraid it would take some time to get better.

After breakfast, Qian Jin planned to go to the winery. It's good that you don't have to go to the court, you can do whatever you want, and you don't have to rub your tongue with those big people in the court.

A few days ago, I heard Ding Wei talk about it, and the blacksmith named Tian Li rushed to the winery as promised. Ding Wei didn't need money to instruct, he directly set up a new ironware workshop next to the winery, and after purchasing a dry of utensils, he purchased more than 1,000 catties of Fujian iron in the fang market in the east of the outer city.

In fact, all provinces of Chen produced iron, but iron was mostly smelted in the north with coal, while iron in Fujian and Guangdong was smelted with charcoal. There is a lot of sulfur in coal, and the iron smelted is nothing to make ordinary iron tools, and if it is used to make firecrackers, it is especially easy to blow up. The iron made of charcoal is different, not only has fewer impurities, but also has a soft nature, which as long as the blacksmith knows this.

Before he could reach the gate, the little yellow dog in the yard barked outside. Qian Jin hurriedly drank it.

Since Xiao Lizi brought the little yellow dog home, he gave him a very earthy name called "Little Yellow". This dog is quite diligent, and the janitor is a good hand. These days, it has finally figured out who the real owner of the yard is, and it will wag its tail when it sees Qian Jin.

At this time, a father-in-law wearing dark green brocade entered the courtyard, and saw that he should have some status in the palace; It was followed by more than a dozen small yellow doors, each holding a wooden stick in his hand. The father-in-law looked to be in his fifties, with a little pale skin and a lot of gray hair mixed with his temples.

Qian Jin was a little surprised by the sudden visit of these fathers-in-law, and asked, "Your father-in-law came to the cold house, I don't know what you are doing?" ”

"You're the money waiter, aren't you?" The leader glanced at Qian Jin and asked in the voice of the male duck.

"It's here, presumably my father-in-law is also coming to the humble house for the first time, so it's better to go to the house and use some tea first." With that, he raised his hand and made a gesture of invitation.

"No need. The miscellaneous family's surname is Luo, and Xi is the deputy head of the inner court. Today I came by the order of the Queen Mother, and I left after finishing my errand. With that, the deputy chief surnamed Luo waved his hand, and more than a dozen eunuchs rushed into the courtyard to restrain the money.

Seeing this, Lao Qian and the others wanted to come up to help. Qian Jin hurriedly stopped, and at the same time asked Father-in-law Luo in a cold voice: "Manager Luo, it's not too late to explain what you say first, it doesn't seem appropriate to do it as soon as you come up, right?" ”

"Hmph...... Qian Shi said what he had just done, and he forgot it in just a few days. A few days ago, when I was drinking and eating hot pot, I got carried away. Manager Luo glanced at the courtyard and said indifferently: "The Queen Mother ordered me to stick you with twenty sticks, this courtyard is good, let's execute here." ”

When those little yellow doors heard Chief Luo's order, when they stepped forward and pressed Qian Jin to the ground, one of the slightly smaller yellow doors raised the wooden stick high.

When Qian Jin saw that the executioner's toes were pointing outward, he suddenly felt that something was wrong in his heart.

In the palace, the head cane is the most responsible, and it is also the most exquisite, if the executioner's toes are facing outward, it means that he has let go of the beating; If the toes are pointing inward, then it is leisurely and not broken. I just drank some wine with the emperor, and if the queen mother wants to punish her, these twenty canes should be almost the same, but this Luo Guan obviously wants to put himself to death.

Ding Wei is sophisticated. He saw that his master was about to be beaten, so he went to the utility room and took out a thousand taels of silver to take it out, hoping that these fathers-in-law would show mercy under the rod. As a result, as soon as he arrived in the courtyard, he was stopped by Qian Jin's sharp look.

Twenty rods of money into the confidence that you can survive the past, but it is difficult to earn a thousand taels of silver. Besides, this surnamed Luo is not a good bird at first glance, and even if he makes money, it may not work. While he was thinking about it, the execution eunuch had already picked up a stick and smashed the money into his ass with the sound of whirring wind.

Qian Jin was in pain, but he held his breath and didn't make a sound.

Wen had never seen his son suffer like this, and even though he wanted to rush over to protect him, he was stopped by Lao Qian. Bao'er couldn't bear to look at her directly, hugging her mother and crying.

Qian Jin silently counted the crackling sound of the wooden stick on his buttocks, but his heart was surprisingly calm. My grandfather was also scolded with a cane back then, and today I can be regarded as experiencing the taste of the past.

After twenty rings, Qian Jin turned his head and smiled at Manager Luo: "My father-in-law's kindness today will be rewarded in the future." With that, he tilted his head and fainted. He had been holding his breath just now, and when he spoke, his breath would leak out, and people couldn't support it.

Seeing this, Manager Luo sneered, said "Huangkou Xiaoer, I don't know how thick the sky is", and led his subordinates out.

Everyone hurriedly carried Qian Jin into the room. Wen found scissors to cut the money into the blood-stained pants on his buttocks, but he saw that the skin on his buttocks had been opened, and he fainted. Lao Qian instructed Bao'er to help Wen back to the room, and then instructed the shopkeeper Ding to hurry up and invite Langzhong, and he found a clean cloth dipped in hot water and gently wiped it on Qian Jin's wound, but he didn't know where to start.

After a while, Shopkeeper Ding led a middle-aged You Fang Lang into the courtyard. After that Lang Zhong entered the house, he saw Qian Jin's wound and couldn't help frowning slightly. He took out a wine gourd he had brought with him and took a sip of it, then sprayed it on the wounded area.

Qian Jin woke up with an "ah", but had to continue lying on the bed because of the severe pain in his buttocks.

You Fang Langzhong also ignored Qian Jin's grinning expression, and ordered Lao Qian to fetch a clean porcelain bowl. He himself unhurriedly took out a white porcelain bottle, poured a bowl of black powder into the bowl, and then mixed it with wine. When all the powder turned into a black sticky substance, the man was stuck in the wound little by little.

Qian Jin only felt a coolness coming from his buttocks. He looked back at You Fang Langzhong a few times, but found that this person was extremely familiar. After the dressing was completed, You Fang Langzhong motioned to Lao Qian and the others to wait outside the house first, and he still had a few words of advice here. Everyone retreated one by one according to the words, and only he and Qian Jin were left in the room.

"Counting, this is the second time I've saved you." You Fanglang said.

"Takachihu?" Qian Jin heard the voice, and he had already recognized that this was Gao Yuan, who had saved him on Xiangshan, so he said happily: "Why did the family happen to invite you to heal me?" Aren't you afraid that the Queen Mother will arrest you? ”。

Gao Yuan pointed to the dirty robe on his body, and then pointed to the beards on his face, and said, "This is all the credit of the disguise technique." ”

Then he said: "These days, I have been walking around the capital in the guise of You Fang Langzhong, and I just happened to see Mr. Luo enter your courtyard. This person is also the old man in the palace, and he is extremely insidious, and he will probably not have good things in your yard. Sure enough, as soon as Manager Luo left, the people in your yard went to invite Langzhong. ”

Qian Jin was grateful. Gao Qianhu obviously will not wander around the capital aimlessly, and it is estimated that the main purpose is to protect himself. He firmly believed in Tang Xianchen's two criticisms, and spent seventeen years searching for himself, how could he let himself die in vain. Thinking of this, the corners of Qian Jin's eyes were slightly moist, and he didn't want to be seen by Gao Yuan, so he just lowered his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness."

Gao Yuan snorted coldly and said, "Why are you going to provoke the Queen Mother for no reason?" She was nervous about the emperor, for fear that the people around her would take him badly. But you rushed to persuade the emperor to drink. ”

"You know everything?"

"......" Gao Yuan didn't want to explain, but as soon as he explained, it showed that he was indeed haunting the courtyard these days.

He searched for a while in the wooden box, took out a yellow paper bag and put it on the table: "These medicines are applied externally, and they should be changed once in the morning and evening." You hurt your muscles and bones this time, and I'm afraid that it will take half a month to get out of bed, and you won't be able to move for three months. ”

"Gao Qianhu is leaving, why don't you eat at home?"

Gao Yuan paused, and only said, "When these medicines are all used up, I will come again." With that, he picked up the wooden box and disappeared into the doorway.

After Gao Yuan left, Qian Jin felt a sense of loss in his heart for no reason. After a long time, he summoned Li Bin into the house. He went to the palace to inquire about the news.

Sure enough, this time Gonggong Cai and Jin Duo were also hit by the board. Jin Duo only ate hot pot together later, and only received twenty plates; Because Gonggong Cai did not admonish, he received forty boards. However, both of them had some skin injuries, which looked scary from the outside, but in fact, they healed after a seven-day and a half-month rest.