Chapter Twenty-Six: Return to Beijing
After half a day, Xie Ruijiao's mind was filled with all kinds of information, but he only remembered the most important thing, that is, he was going to take Haitang back to Beijing!
In his previous life, he saw Cheng Haitang for the first time at the city gate. At that time, she sat in the carriage dedicated to the prince, lifted the curtains and looked out. It is clearly a bright and moving little face, but it is frowning, with a touch of sadness in his expression. At that time, Haitang knew that her father and brother were not in Chengfu, and her heart was full of worries about her future life.
She just glanced at Xie Ruijiao, but Xie Ruijiao fell in love with her at first sight.
Once the goal was determined, everyone began to collect their luggage. The road was long, and there was a carriage on each road, so he could only carry some gold and silver with him. The two families still have some valuable things and things that can be used, all of which were taken by Feng Mingze to the town and given to those whose houses were burned down. After the Jinyiwei incident, there are also people in the town who have moved their families, so it is not surprising that they have moved.
Gu Quan gave his box of medical books, medical notes, and prepared medicines to Begonia. Leaving his hometown again, he felt that even the identity of a doctor could be completely let go.
"Begonia, the master's skills have been handed over to you, the master knows that although you are just a woman, it is rare to have a pure heart to help the world. In the capital, it is impossible for the master to go back in this life, so it is up to you to bring back the master's medical skills and medical ethics, which can be regarded as atonement for the master! ”
Begonia closed the camphor box and nodded solemnly to the master.
The night before they left, Xie San rode a horse and took Begonia to Linyue Lake for a run. The surface of the lake sparkled, and the reflection of the half moon gathered and tore apart, rippling with the wind with their heartbeat.
"Begonia, back in Kyoto, what do you want to do?" Xie San asked Haitang to sit on the horse, led the horse by himself, and walked slowly along the lake.
"I don't know what else I can do in the capital. The master passed on the medical skills to me, and I always thought that I should use it to treat diseases and save people, so as not to waste the master's efforts for more than ten years. But the master said that women in Kyoto can only stay in the boudoir and embroider ......" Begonia said a little frustratedly: "To treat people, it is inevitable that you will show your face, in that case, it should be regarded as a deviant in the capital, right?" ”
"You don't know how much trouble I caused when I first came to town for a medical visit! Because I was a woman, even if I had medical skills, they would not allow me to sit in the town for consultations. They threw my medical kit out into the street, and Brother Mingze fought a few times for me.
Later, I had to sell medicine to pharmacies and medical centers first, and slowly, more people used our medicine, and it could indeed cure the disease, and everyone began to believe in me little by little. Haitang said softly about the past, but Xie San listened with a heavy heart.
Xie San comforted her: "It is not without precedent for women to practice medicine, there are also female doctors in the palace, they practice medicine in the harem, and treat the palace maids and chamberlains. In the previous dynasty, there was a Hang concubine, and she was a female doctor. Now women's rights are greater than those of the previous dynasty, and even the divorce can be applied for by the woman......" After saying this, Xie San immediately regretted it, he and the girl have not yet married, what do you say and leave? Fortunately, Begonia didn't continue to ask.
After a moment of silence, Haitang said with a smile: "In addition to seeing a doctor, I also like to make medicinal food." Dietary therapy can not only cure the disease, but also reduce the harm of medicinal materials to the body, and can also be made sweet and delicious, so that patients who hate to take medicine can eat. When I was younger, my biggest wish was to turn medicine into something delicious. ”
Xie San also smiled: "Then I can help with this, I can help eat!" ”
"When I go back to Kyoto, I don't know if I can go out, so can I still see you?" Haitang thought about closing the embroidery at home every day, and worried, "You haven't taught me to ride a horse yet!" ”
"Don't worry, if you can't see me, I'll go see you!" Xie San smiled and said, "Didn't you say that you want to learn martial arts from me?" ”
"I don't want it, I just need to learn to run away on horseback!"
"What about when you don't have horses?"
"I'm playing dead!"
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Early the next morning, both cars and horses were ready to go. All the way to Kyoto, Xie San, Ling Xue, Feng Mingze, and four secret guards, plus Cheng Haitang, Ji'er, and Ling Shuang. Yunnan all the way, Gu Quan and Feng Tingxiao couple.
Haitang and Ji'er bid farewell to their master, and Ming Ze also said goodbye to his parents, and the group marched to Kyoto.
Begonia has never been far away, and on the second day, she refused to stay in the carriage honestly, Xie San let her get on the horse, and took her to gallop wildly, all the way down, dizziness and leg pain, so Begonia hid in the carriage and refused to ride a horse again. Xie San laughed, he could feel Begonia's anger through the curtain.
Whenever it was time to rest, the three girls were giggling and cooking in the pot, and they were very happy. Not only are the ingredients abundant, but Ling Xue and the secret guards also hunt some birds and beasts along the road, and the begonias scoop the spices and medicinal herbs into powder and sprinkle them on the barbecue, and the roasted meat has a unique flavor.
Ling Xue: In the past, I probably ate fake meat.
Xie San: I don't want to go on an errand, I want to go home with my girl.
After walking for another three or two days, the melancholy and anxiety in Begonia's heart finally disappeared, and the smile on her face returned to the spring flower. Xie San often rode a horse and walked by the carriage, and Begonia also lifted the curtain, leaned against the window and talked to Xie San.
A group of young people were having fun and laughing, turning a few days of long trekking into an outing. A few of the Secret Guards were especially happy, and this trip was so intimate that they didn't have to think about where to hide all day so that they wouldn't be discovered, and they didn't have to combine several meals into one meal.
They even went to the river to kill birds and beasts, and to skin and pluck their feathers, and they all rushed to the river one by one.
Begonia came over with half a roasted pheasant, and before he could get to him, Xie San had already asked about the fragrance. He took the roast chicken and just wanted to take the opportunity to catch her hand, but when he saw her smile, he turned around and ran away.
Looking at Begonia's smiling face, Xie San thought, this life is different after all.