Chapter 187: Bad News
"Listening to the words from over there, the second lady just cried in front of the old lady and begged to go to the old lady to pray for the old lady and atone for herself and Mrs. Liu. Ya * Wen * Yan * Love * First * Fa'" Bai Ying whispered.
Sanniang's brows furrowed even tighter when she heard this: "How long has it been?" ”
Bai Ying shook her head: "Second Miss said that she and Mrs. Liu are very guilty, and they have been very uneasy these days. When she feels that her sins have been forgiven by the Buddha, when will she come back. Old lady ...... That's right. ”
Are you planning not to come back anytime soon?
In fact, it is embarrassing for Erniang to stay in the house now, and the Sun family has already prejudiced her because of the birthday ceremony and the Liu family. She offered to atone for her sins so much that she retreated into a way that could make Sun's disgust for her less.
It's just that Erniang chose the nunnery, remembering the water and moon that Hongyu had been to, Sanniang would not believe that Erniang just went to the nunnery to atone for her sins.
It's just that Erniang said to leave, even if she thinks that there is something greasy in this, it is impossible to stop it.
"Which nunnery did she go to?" Although Sanniang was already sure in her heart, she still asked.
"It is said that it is the water moon near the Qingming Temple."
Really.
"I'll write a letter, and you have someone take it to the academy to the fifth young master." Sanniang got up and walked to the study and spread out the note. Bai Ying didn't need to say hello, so she quickly polished Sanniang's ink.
After Bai Ying hurriedly left with the letter written by Sanniang, Sanniang sat on the chair in front of the bookcase and closed her eyes and pondered.
What exactly does Erniang want to do? Or what does the group of people behind Erniang want to do?
Although Xuan Shao was gone, he didn't lose his words, and Shui Yue's side was always staring at him.
But in the past few days, there has been no change in the other side. It looks like an ordinary nunnery. The two grandmothers who appeared last time in order to destroy Mrs. Cai in the ancestral hall were found, but on the surface, they were just two mothers-in-law who helped people in the market, and as long as they gave money, they could be invited, and there was nothing else special. And since then, they have not been associated with Ruby or Shuiyue.
It seems that all clues show that Shuiyue has no special connection with the outside world, and Hongyu will go to Shuiyue last time. Erniang's choice to go to Shuiyue this time was just a coincidence.
In the afternoon, he has been reporting to Sanniang's yard almost every day in the past few days, so everyone is not surprised.
Wang Jing saw that there were no idle people waiting in the house. Then he said: "There has been no noise over there in the past few days, and all the people who have entered the nunnery are ordinary women. The nuns in the nunnery also occasionally went out to make a fortune, or went to the inner houses of some wealthy people. It's the same as any other nunnery. Uncle Qing said that he would continue to help us keep an eye on it. If there is any abnormality, send someone to tell me immediately, I have asked them to focus on Erniang and Hongyu to see who they will come into contact with on weekdays. ”
Uncle Qing in Wang Jing's mouth is the shopkeeper of the Hanging Pot Medical Hall.
It's just that on the third day that Erniang went to the nunnery, Uncle Qing of the Hanging Pot Medical Hall suddenly left Qingcheng County with two guys. Therefore, there may be fewer people staring at Shui Yue, and there will be things to be arranged after he returns.
When Wang Jing brought the news to Sanniang, Sanniang suddenly had some bad premonitions in her heart.
She wasn't afraid that there would be some chaos if no one was watching Erniang during this time. Instead, he was worried that Xuan Shao might be in some trouble.
remembered the last time he met Xuan Shao in Feicheng, his deep wound was visible, and the situation of being embattled at that time. Sanniang knew that what Xuan Shao did on weekdays was very dangerous. I just don't know if anyone will help him if he encounters such a dangerous situation as last time.
has been in this world for more than a year, and there seems to be only one person like Xuan Shao who originally intended to help her unconditionally. Sanniang sincerely hopes that nothing will happen to Xuan Shao.
Nearly ten days later, Uncle Qing from the Hanging Pot Medical Hall still hasn't returned.
The Wang family came to a guest from Ziyang City, Yanzhou Mansion.
"Miss, Mrs. Wei Zhifu of Yanzhou has sent someone to bring you something, and Mama Chang has already asked people to come to our yard." Bai Zhi said to Sanniang who was writing.
Sanniang was a little surprised when she heard this: "Mrs. Wei? ”
After she came back from Yanzhou, she also exchanged letters with Wei Yunying, and remembered that she had received a letter from Wei Yunying two days ago. The letter said that she got along well with Shen Yue'e, and the two went to eat tofu together again. However, she did not mention in her letter that Madame Wei would send someone over.
Sanniang was thinking about it, but the curtain in the bright room had been opened.
"Sister Tinglan, please, our young lady is waiting for you." Bai Ying's voice came through the curtain of the study.
Tinglan? Sanniang was stunned for a moment, and then walked out quickly.
A slender girl with handsome features had just entered from outside.
"Slave Tinglan, I've seen the third lady." Tinglan's etiquette still makes it impossible to find anything wrong.
Sanniang hurriedly stretched out her hand to help Tinglan and glanced at Bai Ying, and Bai Ying beckoned the maids in the house to go out, leaving only Sanniang and Tinglan in the main room.
"Sister Tinglan, did you come with Imperial Doctor Jiang this time?" Sanniang smiled and pulled Tinglan to sit on the chair and asked.
Ting Lan was silent when she heard this, she just glanced at Sanniang, and then handed the burden she had been carrying in her hand to Sanniang.
Sanniang was a little surprised, but she still reached out and took it.
"This is what Xuan Gongzi wants me to give to you."
Hearing that it was Xuan Shao, Sanniang couldn't help but show a smile on her face, and she didn't mind Tinglan's presence, so she took the burden apart in front of Tinglan. She looked down at the items in her baggage, ignoring the sorrow in Tinlan's eyes.
There were two pieces of rice paper with hidden ink, a medicine bottle similar to the one that Sanniang had obtained from Xuan Shao two times before, but it was more than twice as big, and there was also a dagger.
Sanniang curiously turned her eyes to the dagger, this dagger she had seen before, this was the one she used to treat Xuan Shao's injuries last time in Feicheng. The scabbard is a layer of soft leather, and the handle is also wrapped with fine rattan to prevent slipping, which is not fancy, but Sanniang knows that this dagger can be so sharp that it can be blown and broken. This is the self-defense dagger that Xuan Shao carries with him.
Sanniang took the dagger in her hand and gently pulled the knife out of the scabbard, the dull light of the blade resembled Xuan Shao's extraordinarily bright eyes in the moonlight.
Sanniang looked up at Tinglan and said uncertainly: "Sister Tinglan, what is this dagger ......?" ”
But Sanniang was stunned when she looked up, she saw Tinglan suddenly cover her mouth and nose with her hand, and the tears condensed in her eyes crossed the back of her hand, and then dripped onto the small table between the two, Sanniang seemed to hear two cracking sounds.
The scene in front of her made Sanniang's heart beat extremely fast, and the bad premonition she had felt in the past few days was even stronger, so strong that she didn't dare to ask Tinglan what happened.
There was only the uncontrollable sobbing sound of Tinglan in the room, and Sanniang stared at the dagger in her hand in a daze.
"Third Miss, there are two prescriptions here, one is to cure your deficiency, and the other is to treat tinnitus. This bottle of medicine is a prescription prepared for you by Imperial Doctor Jiang in advance, take one pill every day before going to bed, and when the medicine is about to run out, you will hand over this prescription to the guys in the Hanging Pot Medical Hall, and they will naturally prepare the medicine for you. It's just that because of the rarity of medicinal materials, other pharmacies may not be able to match them, and we will send the medicinal materials needed for dispensing to the Hanging Pot Medical Center every once in a while, so you don't have to worry. I don't know how long I cried, Tinglan finally sniffed and said.
"This pill is mild, so I'm afraid you'll have to take it for a year and a half to get better. When the time comes, Imperial Physician Jiang will come back to check your pulse again to make sure that the toxin has been completely removed. ”
Sanniang listened to Tinglan's instructions and did not speak. When she took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, she lowered her head and said softly: "Master Xuan, what's wrong with him?" ”
Tinglan wiped away her tears and put the handkerchief in her sleeve pocket: "I originally sent it to you personally when he came back, but ...... I'm afraid he won't be able to see you again. ”
Although she had expected it, Tinglan's words still made Sanniang feel very sad, and she couldn't help but redden: "What happened?" ”
When Ting Lan heard this, she glanced at Sanniang with some pity, although Sanniang was a little puzzled by the meaning of Tinglan's gaze, but she was not in the mood to care about these, she only heard Tinglan say: "He went to the land of southern miasma, and he had already come out safely." But on the day he was about to return, he said he would go in again. Before entering, he explained to the people who stayed outside, if he couldn't go back, he asked Imperial Doctor Jiang to send someone to bring you the medicine, and he also handed over the dagger on his body to the person who came back to deliver the letter. ”
"Did Xuan Gongzi go to the southern miasma this time to help Imperial Doctor Jiang collect medicine? Is there anything else? Sanniang suddenly asked.
Ting Lan was stunned when she heard this, and then thought that Sanniang already knew what Xuan Shao did on weekdays.
"I don't know." Tinglan shook her head, there were some things she didn't know.
Sanniang was also a little strange why Xuan Shao would go back to the miasma forest after the medicine was collected.
"The people who go into the miasma forest must come out before the sun goes down, but Xuan Gongzi has no news for three days after he entered. The people who were guarding outside brought the news back, and we sent people in to look for it, but there was no news for so many days. Imperial Physician Jiang said that the poisonous gas inside is so heavy, and it has been so long, even if it is found, it will not be ...... It's alive. ”
Sanniang remembered the young man's calm and cold face, and also remembered the helpless appearance after being teased by him that day, looking at the prescription bottle in the baggage, thinking that he knew that he might encounter danger and never come back, but he still arranged her affairs properly.
Sanniang was even more sad in her heart. (To be continued)