Chapter 14: Rue

When she returned to the mansion, it was already dawn, and Miaojing personally sent Lin Miaoyin back to Shuhua Pavilion.

The pavilion is surrounded by pink walls, the wall is full of roses, every eleven or twelve steps on the wall is tied to a small window with carved flowers, or feather flowers, or Baifu Wanshou, all kinds of are from the hands of famous masters of the Southern Jin Dynasty, the entrance is a zigzag verandah, there are one or two steps between three or five steps, slowly leading up to Lin Miaoyin's boudoir.

On both sides of the verandah is a clear stream, flowing quietly from top to bottom, the water quality is clear, you can see the pebbles and moss under the water surface, the rockery on the side of the clear stream is lined up, there are dense plantain planted around the rockery, every other section under the eaves of the corridor, there is a wooden wind chime hanging every other section, every time the wind blows, the crisp and pleasant sound will come slowly.

Go further, is a copy of the hand verandah, in the middle of a pond of lotus flowers, high and low staggered, delicate, lotus leaf field, crowded one by one, the verandah on both sides goes down the steps, respectively, a bluestone slab bridge carved with lotus flowers, leading to the octagonal pavilion in the pool.

The pavilion is carved with beams and paintings, colorful, all the pink gauze curtains under the eaves of the pavilion are divided to both sides and tied to the red pillar with silk ropes, a circle of light blue and white hydrangeas is placed in the pavilion, a square stone table is clustered in the pavilion, and a round stone bench is equipped on each side of the table.

At the end of the verandah, there are three main rooms, all of which are carved sandalwood doors and windows, open the door, and there is a round pear blossom wooden table in the middle of the room, which is covered with a light yellow brocade tablecloth embroidered with gold thread and ruffles, and a set of glazed tea sets are placed on the table, two pear blossom wooden stools are placed on the table, and a picture of "Dou Han Tu" is hung on the wall behind it.

On the left and right, there is a sandalwood carved moon cave door, and the hanging pearl curtain sways gently.

Behind the bead curtain on the left is a large case of pear marble, there are several celebrity calligraphy books on the side of the desk, there are five or six wolf hairs hanging on the pen stand, there is an inkstone and blue and white porcelain pen wash next to the pen stand, and the middle of the case is an unfinished ink danqing.

Behind the big case is a pear marble four-out official hat chair, the chair is equipped with feet, behind the chair is a red sandalwood inlaid marble bat screen, the left side of the big case is a bookshelf, the books on it are neatly placed, and the right side is a window.

Through the bead curtain on the right, it is Lin Miaoyin's bedroom, in the middle of which is placed an agarwood gilded stepping bed, hanging a light yellow silk Luo tent of Hunan embroidered begonia, and there are wisps of colored tassels hanging in front of the tent, and the bedding and fragrant pillows on the bed are pink Shu brocade satin.

The left side of the bed is the window, under the window there is a rosewood natural table, several sides are placed with a copper incense burner, the cigarette curls, wafting a faint citrus fragrance, fresh and pleasant, the natural table stands on both sides of a supporting single seat, there is a spider plant on it, the flower stem is drawn from the leaf bush, the leaves are pulled into clusters at the top, and there are small flowers.

On the right side of the bed is a mahogany dressing table, in the middle stands a bronze mirror, in front of the mirror are placed two hexagonal three-layer wooden dressing boxes, one is filled with Huadian jewelry, the other is a variety of rouge gouache, in front of the dressing table is equipped with a mahogany tunic round pestle.

There was a maid on the left and right sides of the main room door, and when she saw Miaojing and Lin Miaoyin coming back, she hurriedly stepped forward to serve, and immediately used a wooden bucket to bring hot water for washing.

Miaojing cleaned Lin Miaoyin's face with her own hands, and the maid helped her rest the hair ornaments and remove the skirt, then Miaojing saw that Lin Miaoyin's pants at the knees were stuck with blood stains, she found scissors from the medicine box, squatted down and carefully cut off the pants on her daughter's knees, and then gently peeled them off from the wound.

"Does it hurt?" Miaojing felt a little guilty, she didn't expect her daughter to be injured like this, and she insisted on coming back without saying a word, Lin Miaoyin was really sensible and made her feel distressed.

"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt, my mother doesn't have to worry." Lin Miaoyin looked at Miaojing and smiled sweetly.

Miaojing got up and took the medicine powder from the medicine box to coat Lin Miaoyin, bandaged it again, and said, "You can't touch the water today, be careful." ”

"Mother, is this a gold sore medicine?" Lin Miaoyin smelled like it.

Miaojing shook a little in Lin Miaoyin's palm, and said gently: "This is rue, only in autumn, pick it back, wash the soil, and then slice and dry it, which can be made into powder or pills, which can enter the heart, liver, and lungs." ”

"Into the Three Classics? Is this still edible? Lin Miaoyin looked at the powder in her hand carefully.

"This rue fragrance is hard, it is warm alone, it can treat infection and inflammation when taken internally, and it can be used externally to treat bruises." After speaking, Miaojing's face sank, and she said to Lin Miaoyin seriously: "Remember, you must not drink alcohol when taking it internally, otherwise it will become a poison that pierces the intestines." ”

Lin Miaoyin looked at this rue incense, nodded cautiously, and silently recited many times in her heart, "Eat rue incense, don't drink alcohol".

suddenly looked at Miao Jing and said happily: "I remember what you said, mother!" ”

Miao Jing touched her head and said amiably: "You still have to learn more, okay, you go to bed early, and your mother and mother have gone back to the room to rest." ”

I didn't close my eyes all night, Lin Miaoyin was really sleepy, as soon as she lay down on the bed, her eyelids couldn't stand it, she hadn't seen Gu Beicheng today, and she didn't know what he was doing now?

Gu Beicheng ...... Lin Miaoyin hugged the quilt, turned over, thought about it, and soon fell asleep, with a sweet smile on her face.

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When Lin Miaoyin woke up, it was almost dinner, she opened her eyes and remembered what Miao Jing said, and her heart was full of curiosity, especially wanting to know how poisonous this rue fragrance plus wine was, so after finishing her makeup, she took an empty bottle and secretly went to Miao Jing's bedroom.

Miao Jing and Lin Song live in Miao Lin Ju, it is the largest courtyard in the Lin Mansion, which is divided into the front yard and the back yard, the front yard is the bedroom and the garden, and the back yard is a variety of precious herbs planted by Miao Jing, there is a secret door in this courtyard, leading to the outside of the house, it is not open at all on weekdays, and the courtyard wall is integrated, except for Lin Song, no one knows about this secret door.

Lin Miaoyin sneakily came to Miaolin Ju, she tiptoed to the door of Miaojing's bedroom, and called softly: "Mother's ......" called and put her ear on the door, there seemed to be no movement inside, "Mother's ......" She called again, but there was still no movement.

There must be no one in the house, the mother must be in the backyard, Lin Miaoyin quickly opened the door and entered the house, there was no one inside, Miaojing's medicine box was still hanging on the wall, she guessed right.

Saying that it was too late, Lin Miaoyin found Rue Xiang from the medicine box, poured some into the bottle she brought, and then restored Miaojing's medicine box and hid her own bottle in her arms.

When she came to the door, she opened a crack to make sure that there was no one outside, and then sneaked out of the room, gently closed the door, and quickly escaped from Miaolinju.

Then she went to the kitchen again, and when she came to the courtyard, she saw that several dishes had been prepared, and they were being warmed on the stove, and there was a wooden table by the door, which was used to put dishes and serve dishes, and the tray had been placed on it, and it was estimated that the dishes would start to be served in a while.

There is a big chicken coop at the door of the kitchen, and there is a white chicken in it that is particularly fat, it is a pet raised by the cook, and it eats everything, and it is also called Fulai, and it has pecked Lin Miaoyin's disgusting hand before.

She pinched her nose and the cat was behind the cage, picked up a thin stick and gently knocked Fulai, and the chicken groaned.

She touched her bosom and stole the powder, but what to do with the wine? She didn't know where the wine was, and she was depressed, when she saw a mother-in-law take a pot of wine and put it in a tray, which was prepared for Lin Song.

She looked around, there was no one, everyone was busy in the kitchen, so little by little she slowly approached the wooden table, closer and closer, closer and closer...... Lin Miaoyin saw that no one noticed her, so she picked up the wine jug and hid it in her arms, and ran away with her arms.

Just now, the woman came over with two wine glasses, and when I looked, where did the wine jug in the tray go? She...... Didn't you just get a drink? But she remembered that she had brought it...... Maybe I was mistaken, hesitated, and then turned back and got a pot of wine.

This thief is not blowing, she was already panicked when she took the medicine powder, and then she was even more panicked when she took a pot of wine, and she didn't plan to do anything good, her mind was blank, and when she stopped, she looked up and saw An Zhiyuan...... The whole person was stunned.

It was too late to turn around and want to leave, and the barking of "rushing" lured Gu Beicheng out, and he leaned against the door with his hands and looked at her well.

Lin Miaoyin remembered what she was carrying, shook her hand at Gu Beicheng and said, "I'm sorry, I made a mistake...... Wrong ......" lifted his foot and took a step back, but he didn't land yet......

"Stop!" After Gu Beicheng finished speaking, Lin Miaoyin turned her head and looked at him with a smile.

Gu Beicheng walked up to her and asked softly, "My An Zhiyuan and your Shuhua Pavilion don't seem to be in the same direction, how did you go wrong?" ”

"I don't know ...... either," Lin Miaoyin looked at him with an aggrieved expression.

Gu Beicheng slowly leaned her head closer to Lin Miaoyin, her face instantly became hot, she could hear the sound of her heartbeat, and her eyes swept Gu Beicheng's side face, shocking and peerless, and that cynical look, Lin Miaoyin was nervous and almost suffocated, she pushed Gu Beicheng away and fled quickly......

When Gu Beicheng approached Lin Miaoyin, he smelled a smell of wine, and saw her face flushed slightly, he stared at her back as she ran away, and muttered, "This is ...... Drunk? ”

This is probably the only thing Gu Beicheng can think of, the most reasonable explanation for Lin Miaoyin's inexplicable coming and going.

Lin Miaoyin was about to be defeated by herself, why didn't she run, why did she go to Anzhiyuan? It's good that it wasn't discovered, otherwise how can it be explained? Say you steal alcohol and drink? A girl stealing alcohol, how addictive it is! Would definitely think she's an alcoholic...... Say you're an experimental "poison"? It's also scary......

It's good to run, but what to try now? Pregnant! Lin Miaoyin had an idea, and turned back to the small courtyard of the kitchen.

She mixed a little powder and wine into the chicken's trough, hid by the side and watched, the other chickens couldn't eat a bite, they were all robbed by Na Fulai, and they ate quite happily.

It's really not picky, and you dare to eat "poison"! Lin Miaoyin respects it as a good chicken, but after watching it for a long time, I didn't see anything abnormal about Fulai, is it ...... Did my mother make a mistake? Feeling that the experiment was not successful at all, Lin Miaoyin left in frustration.

She was having dinner with Lin Song Miaojing, and she saw the cook come running with Fulai, saying that she didn't know how to die, and she was fine in the afternoon, and everyone in the house knew that Fulai was raised by him as a son, and she saw that the cook was crying sadly, and in order to comfort him, Lin Song gave him half a month of silver, and also told the house to bury Fulai.

Miaojing glanced at Lin Miaoyin suspiciously, "What time did you get up in the afternoon?" Miao Jing asked her in a low voice, "Have you ever been to your mother's room?" ”

She shook her head, "I didn't go, I got up and eat......" Lin Miaoyin told this lie, her face did not change color and her heart did not beat, and she lowered her head as if nothing had happened.

Miao Jing saw that what she said was not a lie, and when she thought about her medicine box, she didn't seem to have been moved, so she didn't ask again.

Lin Miaoyin looked at Fulai who was burping in the cook's arms, and secretly rejoiced in her heart......