"Madame?" The butler's face changed significantly: "I can't hide it, Fang Cai did not tell the whole truth because he had something in mind." ”

"It's okay, Mr. Butler still has the right to choose at this time. If you are sick, tell the truth, if you don't want to, it doesn't matter, the door is here, and the gentleman comes and goes freely. ”

"Don't you say no?"

"No! If you don't know the root cause of your husband's illness, even if Ruyi is a miracle doctor, there will be times when he prescribes the wrong medicine. At that time, will the gentleman blame Ruyi, or will he blame himself? ”

"It is true that my wound was not contracted in Yong'an City, nor did it come from knocking on a coffin. As Madame said, I hit a tree next to the grave. The tree was very strangely grown, the leaves and trunk were red, and they were so thin that they were hidden among the branches and vines, and no one would notice them. ”

"That kind of tree is called a bone vine, and some people call it a ghost vine. It is said to grow from the bones of dead people and rely on the carrion of dead people for nourishment. If they come into contact with a living person, they will suck the blood of the living person and absorb the essence and blood of the other person. Many years ago, I was fortunate enough to see one, but because of its legend, I didn't dare to approach it. When I saw Mr. Butler today, I realized that some of the statements about this bone vine were true. ”

The butler's face darkened all at once.

He touched his face and asked, "Madame knows the origin of this thing, but is there a way to cure it?" ”

"Thirty percent sure, provided that Mr. no longer has anything to hide." Xing Ruyi stretched out three fingers: "Sir, you can think about it." ”

"Don't think about it, it's better to be sure of 30% than not to be sure." The housekeeper gritted his teeth, "I have already told my wife just now, my surname is Wu, not Koutian Wu, but the Wu that everyone knows in the Tang Dynasty." I am a foreigner of the martial family, but in the early years, I also had some weight in Luoyang City, and I was considered a wealthy family. Like many gentlemen, I can't study, I can't practice martial arts, and when I have nothing to do, I like to go to Huajie Willow Lane to have fun. ”

The housekeeper said, glancing lightly at Xing Ruyi from the corner of his eye. Xing Ruyi smiled slightly, nodded, and made a gesture of please.

"There is an old saying that if you walk by the river often, you can't get your shoes wet. I think I'm amorous, but I don't show mercy everywhere, but I just fell into the hands of a woman. This woman's name is Xiangling, surnamed Liu, and she was originally a small jasper, but she was sold into the Qinglou because of trouble at home. I was her first benefactor. Because she is good-looking and different from those vulgar women, I treat her a little differently from other women, and she is extremely gentle and pampered.

But I like to like it, a woman like her who was confiscated into the Qinglou for her guilt, I won't redeem her no matter what. It's not that I don't want to, but I can't. My surname, although it has brought me some glory, has also brought me some trouble. Especially in Luoyang, we must be cautious in our words and deeds, and we must not tolerate the slightest mistake.

If I'm just a benefactor, if she's just a girl in the building, it's no problem for me to spoil her more. Once I redeem her and become a member of our martial family, it will inevitably lead the troubles to our martial family. So, when Xiangling asked me to redeem her, I refused. But I never imagined that she would go to a dead end. ”

"Deadlock?"

"That day, the bustard came to me in a panic and said that Xiangling had closed the door and refused to come out for several days. I didn't want to see her, but I was a little bored by her, and I really wanted to hide for a while. But the bustard didn't give up, and I was worried that it would be ugly to be seen, so I had to follow. Who would have thought, push open the door, and see Xiangling...... I saw Xiangling hanging behind the door in a daze, and she was wearing a bright red bridal dress.

When the guy put her down, I looked at her eyes staring straight at me, her face was pale and pale, and she looked very penetrating. To be honest, I wasn't too timid, but I was really scared at the time. I didn't even dare to look at it a second time, so I ran out directly. The old bustard didn't give up, and stopped me, saying that this man was dead, and I had to give an explanation.

I thought to myself, just ask for peace of mind. So he took some money out and ransomed her for a free body, and then asked someone to find a place to bury her. ”

"Have you gone?"

"Nope! In those days, when I closed my eyes, all I saw was her hanging behind the door, and her eyes. To be honest, I was a little scared. Therefore, the selection of places and burials are all paid for others to do it. I didn't even inquire about the place where Xiangling was buried. After that, nothing happened.

Time flies, and a few years have passed. The empress died of illness, the samurai family withered, and even if we were distant relatives, we suffered a lot of involvement. In order to avoid trouble, my family let me leave Luoyang with my entourage. I remember that when I went out of the city, the weather was still fine and cloudless. But not long after walking, there were dark clouds and heavy rain. We were in a hurry to find a place to shelter from the rain, but somehow we ended up in the mass grave. Then I was scratched by a branch and stumbled in front of a tombstone. When I got up, I saw the name engraved on the tombstone. ”

"Xiangling!"

"That's right, it's the word Xiangling." The housekeeper nodded: "When I saw those two words, I felt that my eyes were dark, and my heart was very panicked." But I comforted myself again, saying that there are many women with the same name and surname in the world, and there is only one name on this tombstone. I paid a lot of money, and those people took my money, so they didn't leave my woman in the wilderness. ”

"And after that?"

"I hurried away with my servants, wandering around the grave for a long time before getting out. After that, something happened, but none of it had anything to do with Xiangling. In the end, I was exiled to this Yong'an City and entered the royal family as a housekeeper. My broken wound slowly changed, and I became what I am now. ”

"In this way, your strange illness should be related to that Xiangling."

"If it really matters, Madame may be cured?"

"Absolutely." Xing Ruyi said, owing a debt, "Wait a minute, I'll go and ask my husband to get the medicine." ”

After saying that, he reached out and dragged the fox aside. The housekeeper seemed a little uneasy, and his eyes were always fixed on Xing Ruyi. Xing Ruyi glanced at him, deliberately turned his back, put his mouth next to the fox's ear, and whispered a few words. The butler turned sideways, but heard nothing.

When he looked again, the fox was gone, and only Xing Ruyi was standing in the doorway, his back cast on the ground, overlapping with something else.

After about a cup of tea, the fox returned. In his hand there was a yellow paper bag, which was wrapped in some white powder. Xing Ruyi only glanced at it, and then handed the powder to the housekeeper: "Use it every day to clean your face, and if you insist on it for three days, you will improve." ”

"Madame is joking?"

"The medicine is here, if the gentleman doesn't believe it, there is no way to do it. If you believe it, you might as well take it back and try it. ”

"I believe in Ruyi, there is no strange disease in this world that is not good for Ruyi." Xiao Shengzi stood up: "There is a saying, please don't mind Brother Wu." As the saying goes, a dead horse should be a live horse doctor. At present, Brother Wu's illness is no longer curable, rather than giving up like this, it is better to believe in Ruyi and take this medicine powder back to try. If it works, it's best, and if it doesn't, the result won't be bad. ”

The butler hesitated for a moment and took the powder.

"Can you ask Madame, what kind of medicine powder is this?"

"You have the right to ask, but I also have the right not to answer. This medicinal powder is my secret recipe, if I say it, won't I even throw away my housekeeping things, and how will I eat in this Yong'an City in the future? It's still the same sentence just now, if Mr. Butler believes in Ruyi, he will take this medicine powder back and try it. If you don't believe it, please take it easy, and never force it. ”

"Then how much does it cost to see ......?"

"Mr. is my first patient, and it was brought by Xiao Shengzi, so the consultation fee and medicine fee will be waived. Sir, please, Ruyi will not be sent. ”

The housekeeper glanced at Xing Ruyi, nodded his head, turned around and went out.

Xiao Shengzi glanced at the other party, walked up to Xing Ruyi and said, "Ruyi, you don't have to care, he just has that temper." ”

"He's the new butler of the Wang family. I remember that the Wang family originally had another butler. ”

"I can't hide anything from you. He is not the butler of the Wang family, but just an identity. Xiao Shengzi didn't continue to help hide it: "In a few days, I'll be leaving." Do you have anything I need to help you do? ”

"Everything is taken care of here?"

"It's been taken care of. It's sad to stay longer, so it's better to go to office early and keep yourself busy. ”

"That's right." Xing Ruyi said, walked up to Duan Niang, and grabbed her wrist: "My body is still a little weak, I'll ask someone to send you a few doses of medicine when I go back, and eat it on time." Perhaps, there will be unexpected surprises. ”

"Ruyi—"

"Shhhh I know what you want to say. Now, there is no one else between you and Xiao Shengzi, I hope you both are okay. It's not easy to form an original match, whether it's you or Xiao Shengzi, you have to know how to cherish it. The past is over, it's over, I don't mention it, if you don't mention it, Xiao Shengzi, you shouldn't take it to heart. ”

Xiao Shengzi lightly hugged Duan Niang's shoulders and said, "Since Ruyi said it, you can listen to it." It's not too early, and it's time for us to go back. ”

Duan Niang pursed her lips and blessed her body slightly at Xing Ruyi. After getting up, his expression was much more relaxed.

The housekeeper took the medicine powder and hurried back to the Wang family. After closing the door, I couldn't wait to sprinkle the powder into the basin of water first. The water with the medicinal powder was splashed on the face, bringing an indescribable coolness. He couldn't control it and buried his whole face in the basin of water.

A pair of hands, leaning out from the bottom of the basin, gently held his face.