"Master Zhu is sick, and after beating drums in the middle of the night, he became ill." Chang Tai said: "As for Miss Zhu, I haven't found it yet." ”

"Brother Chang felt that this Master Zhu was very sick, so he asked me to secretly observe Zhu Changxi. The first time I saw him go out was at night, I followed quietly, and as soon as I followed a little closer, I smelled a particularly strong smell of blood, and the blood was not particularly fresh, mixed with some other smells that I couldn't tell. I said in my heart, this Zhu Changxi, what are you doing in the middle of the night? He followed all the way, but he didn't do anything all night, just went to the liquor shop and bought some wine. I asked, that wine is what Master Zhu likes to drink, and Zhu Changxi has often bought it since he came to Zhu's house as a son-in-law. I asked the wine seller, but if he could smell the smell of Zhu Changxi's body, he said no. said that his nose had already been smoked by wine, and he couldn't smell anything except the smell of wine. ”

"Strange smell?"

"yes, it's a weird smell. I thought it was my nose or some stinking dog poop on the side of the road, but I walked the way I came again and found nothing special. By the way, Brother Chang can prove that when I returned to the mansion, I also deliberately asked people to smell my body to see if the smell came from me. As a result, they said, there was only one smell I had from head to toe, and that was the smell of the poor. ”

"Do I smell of being poor?"

"You? From head to toe it tastes like the rich. This garment looks very expensive at first glance, like the kind of big family wears. ”

"My clothes are quite expensive, from the Splendid Workshop." Xing Ruyi fanned his sleeves: "Do you smell the smell of silver?" ”

"Fairview? Oh my God, you are a rouge gouache seller who wears the clothes of the Splendid Workshop, and you wear it every day. Xiao Shengzi stood up in fright: "You know what? Next door to my house, next door to the next door, is the house of the old man Wang. People are still officials, five-grade officials. His wife and young lady can only go to the Splendid Workshop to order such a pair of shoes during the Chinese New Year, and they are not clothes. ”

"You mean, I accidentally flaunted my wealth?" Xing Ruyi hurriedly tugged on his sleeve: "Let me tell you a secret, I am good friends with the owner of Fairview Workshop, so I only need to spend a small amount of money to buy clothes." In the future, whether it is you or Brother Chang who is married, as long as your lady wants to wear the clothes of the Splendid Fang, come to me at any time. ”

"Really?" Xiao Shengzi's eyes lit up, but they only lit up for a moment before they dimmed again: "The clothes in the Splendid Workshop are good, but right now, I guess I can't find a girl who is willing to marry me." Even if you marry me, no matter how cheap the clothes of the splendid workshop are, I still can't afford this little money in my hand. Forget it, I'll continue to be my bachelor, and I will also save the girl who harms the good family and makes the family suffer with me. ”

"Since it's so pitiful to be a catcher, why don't you quit and come to my rouge shop as a buddy? I promise you that I will give you at least twice as much as the salary you received in the Yamen. ”

"Really?"

"Really?"

"I admit that I am very excited, but compared to Yu Lu, I still prefer to follow Brother Chang." Xiao Shengzi hugged his saber tightly: "Although the case is hard, in retrospect, it is quite interesting." Being a buddy, it's too idle, it's easy to scrap. Besides, my mother also hopes that I can eat public dinner, and when I am old, I will have the confidence to speak out. ”

Xing Ruyi pouted at Xiao Shengzi, but a few years later, when she met Xiao Shengzi again, she realized how far-sighted this baby-faced and childish little catcher was, when Chang Tai became the emperor and grandson of the Li family, he also became a celebrity in front of the emperor's grandson, and even a celebrity around the emperor.

According to Xiao Shengzi, when he followed Zhu Changxi for the first time, he smelled a bloody smell on Zhu Changxi's body, but this smell was not smelled by others. The second time, he specially called Chang Tai together, but Chang Tai also heard it. This shows that it is not Xiao Shengzi's nose that has a problem, but that Zhu Changxi really has a smell on his body. Just like the first time, the two followed Zhu Changxi all the way, but they didn't find any unusual behavior from him. The third time I met Zhu Changxi was during the day, but the smell of Zhu Changxi during the day disappeared without a trace.

After repeating this a few times, Chang Tai and Xiao Shengzi summed up the rule, that is, the smell on Zhu Changxi's body only appeared at night.

"Not only that, but Brother Chang and I also found that the smell of this Zhu Changxi is getting stronger and stronger. Therefore, when Brother Chang saw Zhu Changxi coming to Ruyi to buy things in your shop, he deliberately asked the girl what he bought. Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention that these days, Zhu Changxi will take advantage of the time when there is no smell on his body during the day to buy all kinds of spices. Ruyi girl, have you noticed that these other scholars all have jade pendants hanging around their waists, only this Zhu Changxi, who has a sachet hanging around his waist. ”

"It's wormwood." Xing Ruyi thought about it for a moment: "When Zhu Changxi first came, I smelled a particularly faint aroma of wormwood. At that time, I didn't think about the sachet anymore, thinking it was just his preference. Some people like to burn incense while reading, and this wormwood incense is also one of them. ”

"I have been working with Brother Chang for almost two years, and in the past two years, I have been in contact with all kinds of cases and people, but I have never met someone as strange as Zhu Changxi. Ruyi girl, do you have any reasonable explanation? ”

"No, I haven't met it either, but I want to see what you say is so strange. This Zhu Changxi, does he go out every night? ”

"When I first stared at him, he had to go out almost every day, but now, he doesn't come out much. I guess he knows that the smell on his body is too big to hide. ”

"As you just said, the relatives and friends of the Zhu family are also in Luoyang, aren't they?"

"yes."

"Can you do me a favor?" Xing Ruyi beckoned: "As for me, I know a friend who has very good medical skills." You help me to talk to Master Zhu's relatives, just say that you know a miracle doctor, and maybe you can help take care of Master Zhu's illness. Let him take us to Zhu's house in the evening. First, we went to visit Master Zhu and treat Master Zhu, Zhu Changxi, as the current head of the Zhu family and the son-in-law of Master Zhu, was bound to be at the scene. Whether he smells or not, we will know as soon as we smell it. Second, if Master Zhu is really sick, and this illness is related to Zhu Changxi, our move will definitely disrupt his original plan. Perhaps, there are some windfalls. ”

"Can your friend really be optimistic about Master Zhu's illness?" Chang Tai asked.

"Ruyi girl, when did you have one more friend who became a miracle doctor? Do I recognize him, but how good his medical skills are? ”

"Before seeing Master Zhu himself, no doctor dared to guarantee that he would be able to heal him. I can only say that this friend of mine is very powerful, and it can't be said that Hua Tuo is alive, it's about the same. ”

"Miss Ruyi is worthy of being a shopkeeper who sells rouge, and she is quite able to talk big."

"Cut!" Xing Ruyi glanced at Xiao Shengzi.

"Okay, I'll go to the relatives of the Zhu family now, and please contact your divine doctor friend as soon as possible. Is that miracle doctor friend of yours in Luoyang? ”

"In Luoyang, just in Luoyang, you can come over at any time." Xing Ruyi understood the meaning of Chang Tai's words, and gave a full package ticket.

"Well, before sunset, I'll give you a reply."

The winter days are short, and the sun is setting. I thought that Chang Tai would not come, but I didn't expect that when he was about to close, Chang Tai came over with a person.

"This is Zhu Guangzhi, Master Zhu, and Zhu Changxi's father-in-law's cousin."

"Ruyi girl, what about the miracle doctor you are talking about?" Xiao Shengzi poked his head and asked.

"The divine doctor is drinking tea in the backyard, you wait a minute, I'll call him." Xing Ruyi pointed to the backyard and left only after greeting Master Zhu Guangzhi and Zhu.

This so-called miracle doctor, of course, is a fox change, and the change seems to be the same, at first glance, it is the kind that can bluff people. A group of four people arrived at Zhu's mansion before it was completely dark, and after explaining their intentions, they were directly to the living room of Zhu's house.

"What about Zhu Changxi? Let him come out to see me, I want to ask him why I have come to visit my brother, why I have become a guest, why I have to wait for him in this drawing-room! Zhu Guangzhi deliberately lost his temper at the behest of Chang Tai: "You, it's you, hurry up and call Zhu Changxi to me." You tell him that not only did I come myself, but I also brought a miracle doctor. This miracle doctor, but I specially rushed to Chang'an to invite him back. My brother fell ill suddenly, and my heart as an elder brother was uncomfortable. ”

"Wait a minute, sir, I'll go and invite our uncle."

"Hurry up, his junior actually asked me to wait for him here as an elder. I want to ask him Zhu Changxi, after reading books for so many years, has he read all of them into the dog's stomach? ”

"The eldest lord is angry, the eldest lord is angry, doesn't our aunt know that you are coming tonight?"

What do you mean by that? Could it be that I have to send a post in advance when I come to your house, and I have to have someone come over to say that I'm coming? See if there is any soil on my body, this is all brought back from Chang'an. It's called non-stop, dusty. I was worried about my brother's condition, and I came to your house with a miracle doctor without even returning to my own house, you don't know how to be grateful, you don't know how to say thank you, but blame me for coming too suddenly. Call Zhu Changxi out to me, I don't believe it, there is no brother in this house, and he will turn against the sky. And you, who are wearing the clothes of our Zhu family and eating the rice and grain of our Zhu family, are now having an aunt. What are you trying to do? Do you want people to see how you all eat inside and out? ”

"Uncle, don't be angry with these subordinates, what do they know?" Before the person arrived, the fragrant wind came first, and the smell was actually the smell of fragrant fir that Xing Ruyi was particularly familiar with.