Chapter 15: The Seal
Mu Hanqing didn't dare to delay, turned around and was about to run towards the corner hall. But he caught a glimpse of Wu Mingzhe as if he was about to get up, and Mu Hanqing was afraid that he would do something bad, so he stopped and looked at Xin'er.
didn't need Mu Hanqing's words, just glanced at Xin'er and had a tacit understanding with him: "Master Mu, you go quickly, I'll take care of the house owner." ”
Mu Hanqing nodded knowingly, and ran to the corner hall without stopping. Lord Wei was secretly drinking tea, and when he heard that Wu Mingzhe had injured his arm, Lord Wei hurriedly put down the teacup and planned.
According to the rules of the Daxing Dynasty, officials below the fifth grade are not qualified to let the imperial doctor diagnose the disease, and can only let the inferior medical officer or the folk lang medicine treat the disease, but if the imperial doctor is idle and sees the illness of relatives and friends out of personal affection, the imperial court will not interfere. Lord Wei handled things in a harmonious manner, and he also had good friends in the Tai Hospital, so he quickly sold his face, and with the pretext of seeing his own illness, he sent the idle Doctor He to the corner hall.
Lord Wei took Imperial Physician He and Mu Hanqing to the Imperial Garden together. Wu Mingzhe was stared at by Xin'er, still maintaining the posture of falling, lying on his back on the ground, not daring to move. Xin'er was afraid that he wouldn't be able to control his arm, so she called a craftsman to help Wu Mingzhe hold his hand. Wu Mingzhe's body couldn't move anymore, but his facial features were still distorted, and he grinned for fear that others wouldn't know that he was in pain. I couldn't stop shouting: "Oops, oops...", but I have been shouting for a long time, and the voice is not as loud as before.
Imperial Doctor He stood on one side, squatted down and first diagnosed Wu Mingzhe's pulse, which was smooth in the five internal organs, stable with pulse, harmonious viscera, and weak qi and blood. Doctor He made sure that he didn't hurt his viscera, so he reached out to help Wu Mingzhe roll up his sleeves to see if he hurt his muscles and bones.
In just three or two clicks, Ya Mingzhe's arm was exposed under Lord He's eyes. Doctor He moved his arm and struck several joints to make sure that there was no injury to his muscles and bones, but only a bruise. Wu Mingzhe's skin and flesh are delicate, and he can't bear the pain, so he realizes that something big has happened.
Seeing that the house was fine, Lord Wei breathed a sigh of relief: "The owner of the house is fine." Why don't you take a half-day vacation and go home to rest? "Lord Wei takes care of Wu Mingzhe, but it is all the face of the jade bracelet.
Wu Mingzhe was still grinning, but his arm was fine, and he couldn't take leave: "Mingzhe is fine, but I can continue to be on an errand, thank you Lord Wei for your compassion." ”
Thus ended the farce of false alarms, and the group thanked each other and agreed, and then dispersed to go about their work as if it were business as usual. No one noticed that Xin'er, who was standing in the corner, did not disperse with the crowd, but quietly touched a double-arc brick and stuffed it into her sleeve while everyone was busy and no one looked at her.
The bruise on Ya Mingzhe's arm is curved and notched when viewed closely, with a double ring on the outside. Xin'er was sure that this shape was exactly the same as the scar on the back of Tuhong's head that Mrs. Tu had shown her.
Xin'er had never seen double-arc bricks before, and only heard that Mu Hanqing and Wu Mingzhe had entered a batch of new bricks to make up for the lack of floor paving, but they didn't want to, so they accidentally found the source of the head scar on the back of Tuhong.
Thinking about the death of the master, perhaps the truth will be revealed, Xin'er feels that she must be more careful in order to get in touch with the truth.
Although this double arc brick is not large, it is often placed in the sleeve and has no labor. She must find a safe place, hide the brick, and retrieve it when she returns home.
Teng Huang Pavilion was not attacked by the heavenly fire, and the craftsmen did not dare to go there to rest even if they were tired, and only Mu Hanqing and Wu Mingzhe occasionally went. There is also a Bogu frame in the pavilion, and Xin'er is ready to hide the double arc brick in a glazed flower statue on the Bogu frame, which will be hidden from people's eyes and ears, and it will be foolproof.
Mu Hanqing is not there, and Wu Mingzhe is leading people to repair the foundation of the pavilion in a fake way, and she can't take care of Xin'er, which is a good time for her to hide the bricks.
Xin'er chose a path, detoured to Tenghuang Pavilion, put the double arc bricks, and was just about to leave, when she collided with Mu Hanqing on the wooden steps: "The soil master is not supporting on the rockery, what is the matter here?" ”
Xin'er was very helpless about Mu Hanqing, who had always had a narrow path, every time she had something secret, she always had to meet him, but she had to say something to deal with it: "Master Mu, I suddenly remembered that the color paintings of the Fucui Pavilion have not yet been decided, and there are many colorful paintings on the caisson of this Tenghuang Pavilion, so I came to observe one or two." What is the matter with the wood master? ”
"The flower god offering table in the main hall is to be remade, and the carpenter comes to ask for patterns, I remember that there is a glazed flower pattern in this pavilion that can be used, and I will take it for the carpenter to refer to." What Mu Hanqing said was unhurried, but Hong Xin'er had a sense of being a thief.
There are two glazed flower statues in Tenghuang Pavilion, if Mu Hanqing takes the one in the front hall, it is fine, if he likes the one on the Bogu shelf, Xin'er will be in trouble.
Thinking of this, Xin'er stretched out her arms and stopped Mu Hanqing: "Don't go up further than Master Mu, that Huazun is not appropriate." ”
"What's wrong? The ornament of ten thousand flowers in full bloom, enshrined to the flower god Niangniang, how can it be inappropriate? ”
Xin'er was even more nervous about this: the pattern Mu Hanqing said was engraved on the flower statue of the Bogu frame.
"Isn't it inappropriate? The flower goddess is the ancestor of ten thousand flowers, what is the purpose of you carving a group of flowers to compete with her old man? "This is pure nonsense, Xin'er herself can't say it clearly, she only feels that her skin is tight and her jaw is stiff, if Mu Hanqing doesn't leave, she won't be able to make it up.
"Is Brother Mu on it?" Although the person who came did not show his head, Xin'er had already heard that it was Wei Qingyan.
Mu Hanqing also heard who it was, and was embarrassed on the wooden steps and didn't know how to deal with it, Xin'er had an idea, quickly went down the wooden steps, and grabbed Mu Hanqing's arm shamelessly.
"The landlord, please respect yourself, take your hand quickly." Mu Hanqing went from her cheeks to the root of her ears, and she didn't dare to look at Xin'er more.
Hong Xin'er didn't let go, and when Wei Qingyan approached, she raised her voice and said: "Thank you Master Mu for saving Linglong's life under the rockery today, the little woman can't repay it, it's better to..."
"You let him go!" Wei Qingyan dragged away Hong Xin'er's hand holding Mu Hanqing: "Shameless thing!" Wei Qingyan glared at Hong Xin'er fiercely, and pushed Mu Hanqing away.
Mu Hanqing wanted to take the flower venerable again, but Wei said lightly that she was Lord Wei's daughter, so she couldn't be offended, so she had to follow her wishes.
Xin'er saw that the two of them were walking away, so she hurriedly went to the pavilion to do it again, and hid the brick behind a copy of "Shangshu". Then I hurriedly returned to the rockery.
When Xin'er returned, Wu Mingzhe had already come down from the mountain. Xin'er asked casually: "The owner of the house, why did I step on the air for no reason?" ”
Wu Mingzhe had already covered up what he had done, and the unprecedented reasons were all made up for Xin'er: "The ashes of the plants and trees in the soil have not been mixed well, so you need to change some more soil." ”
When the mountains were stacked, a lot of grass and wood ash had been mixed in, and there were occasional unevenness, so I could only blame Xin'er and Mu Hanqing for not supervising the work strictly. Xin'er didn't say more, and sent the craftsman to insert the stone, just waiting for the time to return home.
When the sun was in the west, everyone returned home, Xin'er found a way to return from the first night, plus she was a woman, and the guards would not search her, Xin'er successfully brought the double-arc bricks out of the palace gate.
Back at Tujia, Hong Xin'er saw Mrs. Tu and attached her ear: "Master, you come with me." Master's business, there is probably a way. ”
After hearing this, Mrs. Tu's face was as pale as ever, but her heart was already surging in a thousand waves. She tried her best to restrain herself, shook Xin'er's hand, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Go to my room and wait for me!"
Xin'er went to wait for Mrs. Tu as she said. Mrs. Tu arranged for Xia Xiangxiu to serve Mao'er to eat first, and she and Xin'er would use it later. Xiangxiu wanted to ask the reason, but Mrs. Tu had already turned away. Xiangxiu closed her mouth in amusement, but she already knew in her heart that the matter must be very important. Mrs. Tu didn't let her know, so there must be other arrangements.
"Xin'er, come quickly, what's the way for your master?" Mrs. Tu closed the door of the room, and before she could sit down, she asked.
Xin'er opened the cloth bag, and the double-arc brick immediately appeared in front of her: "It's this double-arc brick." The mark on the back of Master's head is caused by this double arc brick. Today, the owner of the house broke his arm on this brick, and the shape of the bruise is exactly the same as the mark you showed me, Master! ”
Mrs. Tu's face changed greatly: "You mean..."Mrs. Tu steadied again: "Start from this brick?" ”
"Exactly! Master, do you know which folk brick kilns are familiar with Master? ”
"Your master usually doesn't say much about such things. But..."Madame Tu fell into deep thought, sat down, and after a while, she seemed to remember something: "But there is a kiln master surnamed Li, who has some personal relations with your master, and has come to my house to drink with your master. You may be able to learn something from him if you go to the East Market and inquire about it. ”
Xin'er nodded: "Master, can you find a set of men's clothes, Xin'er is going to visit this Li kiln master at night." ”
Mrs. Tu found a set of men's clothes, which were quite old-fashioned, which her eldest son Tu Xingbang wore before he left. Over the years, Mrs. Tu has relied on seeing things and thinking about people. She handed the clothes to Xin'er: "This is what Bang'er wore back then, you take it, don't be careful about yourself, don't go wrong." ”
"Don't worry, master, I'm the little overlord of the East City, and I will come back unharmed."
Xin'er grew up in Dongshi since she was a child, she pasted a beard, wore an official hat, and the clothes were wide, but she didn't let Li Yaozhu see the difference, she called herself a Tujia girl, and came to help Miss Tujia buy double-arc bricks.
"Little brother, it's really not a coincidence. This is the first time I've seen this double arc brick, and I don't have it. The white glaze of this brick is fine, look at this craftsmanship, it is probably the white clay of Luqiong Mountain that is burned out. Let's Yunning City..."Master Li Kiln looked at it with both eyes, and went through several major brick kilns in his mind: "I'm afraid that only Xujiayao in Xishi City has it in Yunning City, and his family is the best at making strange bricks." ”
Xin'er thanked her and drove to the West Market non-stop. When I went to Xishi, it was already very late, and Xin'er deducted the door for a long time before someone responded: "Who, it's so late, it's closed!" Come back tomorrow! ”
"My master wants to buy a lot of strange bricks, if you agree, you can double the bid, and ask the kiln owner to be accommodating!"