Chapter 119: Preparing for the Trip
It has been half a month since Zhang Weizhao left the palace, and Chen Jianjun feels more and more unenergetic. In addition to going to the court and dealing with government affairs, he stayed in Xinuan Pavilion every day. Spread out a book, and I didn't read two pages before I got sleepy. After laying out the paper, I put down the pen after two strokes. Sitting in the chair for a while, I took a nap. The duration of the daily coma is getting longer and longer.
In previous years, he was always suffering from insomnia, headaches, irritability, all from here. Now it's as if I've fallen out and can't get enough sleep.
The imperial doctor came to check Chen Jianjun's pulse and said that there was nothing wrong with the emperor's body. I think it's because I'm too tired to run government affairs for many years, and I need to rest more. prescribed medicine to replenish qi and blood, but Chen Jianjun was too lazy to drink it.
Chen Jianjun was also surprised how he could suddenly sleep so well. He had secretly wondered if he was addicted to taking Zhang Weizhao's elixir before? Once it's broken, it's like this? He also asked the imperial doctor to identify Zhang Weizhao's elixirs, and the imperial doctor said that they were all made of some excellent medicinal materials for health preservation and qi replenishment, and there were no ingredients such as red lead, which would not make people addicted to eating.
Chen Jianjun asked the imperial doctor to refine a few pills according to the same ingredient for him to take, but he couldn't get back the feeling of being light and healthy and clear of mind before. He thought that maybe it was because he hadn't cooperated with the cultivation of the pill in the past few days, and tried to meditate and watch his breathing, but he couldn't calm down at all, so he had to give up. I didn't take the pill anymore, and it went by day by day.
Chen Jianjun rarely set foot in the harem, not even Jin Guifei. Jin Guifei sent people to invite her several times, and Chen Jianjun finally arrived at Anxi Palace, and after going, he just sat silently. He still had the spirit to quarrel with Jin Guifei before, and he even moved his hand when he was angry. But now, he didn't bother to say anything.
Jin Guifei knew that Chen Jianjun was aware of the ghosts she had made, but she also knew that Chen Jianjun would not really do anything to her, so she still had no fear, and kept blowing the wind in Chen Jianjun's ears, saying that Chen Jianjun should have driven Zhang Weizhao out a long time ago. That Zhang Weizhao had bad intentions, behaved strangely, instigated the sister-in-law of Feixian Palace to seduce His Majesty, and he also charmed the prince, a monk, actually hid a pregnant unmarried woman in Feixian Palace, protecting him in every possible way, he almost wanted to turn Feixian Palace into a Xiaoyao Palace, and he couldn't wait to pull the emperor and the prince to double cultivation, which shows that he was lewd by nature and had a poor character.
Chen Jianjun had been listless, but at this time, he was really angry, and threw down the tea cup in his hand and told her to stop talking. Jin Guifei refused to stop, saying that except for the time when she was bumped into by Chen Jianjun, Chen Youcong didn't know how many times she had been messing with Zhang Weizhao. The prince is really big, and it's time to marry the princess.
Chen Jianjun brushed his sleeves and left.
He couldn't imagine that Zhang Weizhao and Chen Youcong would have any beginnings and tails in private. Obviously, when he was assisting himself in his cultivation, Zhang Weizhao's heart fell on him. Is this just superficial? In fact, Zhang Weizhao just took advantage of the convenience of Feixian Palace and the name of Zhaoming Zhenren, and secretly Chen Cang with the crown prince, hiding that he had other plans?
Thinking of this, his heart was as painful as being bitten by a poisonous snake. The intensity of this pain surprised Chen Jianjun. He couldn't help but think, could it be that he had a relationship between men and women for Zhang Weizhao, a young doctor, so he was so angry that she was so angry with the prince behind his back?
However, Chen Jianjun is an experienced person after all, and he understands very well that he has no thoughts about Zhang Weizhao. If there is no love between men and women, where did the worry, suspicion and pain caused by Zhang Weizhao come from? Chen Jianjun himself was confused.
In the sand room of the Xuanmiaoguan, Zhang Weizhao sat next to the sand table and was distracted, and it had been a long, long time. Ever since her fever had subsided and she was able to get up from the couch, she had come here to sit for a day.
Zhang Rongkun doesn't care about her, she lies down if she wants to lie down, sits when she wants to sit, and is in a daze if she wants to be in a daze. Just remind her to take medicine and eat on time. In the past few days, Zhang Rongkun has closed his door to rest, and he has not received medical treatment, and he is very quiet in the Xuan Miao Temple.
Zhang Weizhao was very grateful to Master for everything he had done for him, but Zhang Rongkun felt that it was very deserved. He told Zhang Weizhao that people who wanted to achieve great things in ancient times would go through a lot of twists and turns. This is the same as if you want to become an immortal, you have to be prepared to be struck by lightning. Zhang Rongkun always firmly believes that his apprentice is a man with a background, and his achievements as a master will definitely be much higher in the future. Insisting on justice in a critical situation, and daring to contend with forces much stronger than themselves, even those who pretend to be high-minded scholars can really do it. His apprentice, a little girl in her teens, can. Let him be very proud of his apprentice.
In the face of Master's trust, Zhang Weizhao could only smile bitterly. When she first entered the school, she was also very ambitious, thinking that she could help many people with modern medicine and psychology. When she entered the Flying Immortal Palace, she even imagined how to use her status as a "royal" doctor to promote the development of medicine and the popularization of health knowledge in this era in the future. But now she is beginning to understand how hard it is to change the status quo.
This era has the internal logic of this era, and many seemingly small accidents are actually organic parts of a huge system. If she touches this small incident, it will affect the backlash of the entire system. The so-called pulling a hair and moving the whole body is like this.
What can she do? She felt like she couldn't do anything. A deep sense of powerlessness swept over her.
During this time, Chen Youcong came to Xuanmiaoguan twice. Zhang Weizhao knew how difficult it was for him to sneak out of the palace at this time, but she didn't come out of the sand room to see him.
She used to naively say that they could team up to fight monsters, and they would be a strong and resilient force. But now she feels like these are her narcissistic hallucinations. She can't help Chen Youcong, maybe she will drag him down. And in the future, he lives in the temple, she travels far away from the rivers and lakes, and the two of them have no intersection. She was so happy that she had held his hand and was silly planning the future with him. But now, this stage has passed, and dwelling on the past does more harm than good.
Knowing that she didn't want to see him, Chen Youcong was not reluctant. He stood silently outside the sand room for a moment at a time, and then left.
It's still the case today. Zhang Weizhao sat next to the sand table and listened to Chen Youcong's footsteps gradually moving away. His footsteps were very soft, but Zhang Weizhao could still hear them clearly. Zhang Weizhao stretched out his hand and stirred it on the sand table, stirring up a small whirlpool, round and round, round and round......
In addition to Chen Youcong, Zhou Rong also slipped out of Guozijian and ran to Xuanmiaoguan to see Zhang Weizhao. Zhang Weizhao was also nowhere to be seen. Zhou Rong was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, and tried his best to accommodate Zhang Rongkun, wanting Zhang Rongkun to help open the door, but Zhang Rongkun ignored him at all. Zhou Rong only said to Zhang Weizhao through the door: "Take care!" I'll see you next time! He hurriedly slipped back to the prison of the country.
After being in such a daze for about a week, Zhang Weizhao felt that his wound was almost scabbed, so he no longer locked himself in the sand room, and came out to the yard to move.
When I got outside, I found that the willow trees had already sprouted, and the pear blossom trees had buds. Although it is still cold in spring, spring has arrived.
Zhang Rongkun saw that Zhang Weizhao was almost recovering, so he discussed his future plans with her. He advised them to go south to practice medicine. He has always lived in the Northland, and he has long wanted to go to Jiangnan to see, but he has always been held back by various things and has not been able to make the trip. Now that you are not happy in the capital, it is better to leave.
Zhang Rongkun suggested going south at this time, on the one hand, he did have an idea for a long time, and on the other hand, he was also worried that if he stayed in the capital, Jin Guifei and Li Tianshi would continue to make up their minds to harm his apprentices.
Zhang Weizhao was also worried that his stay in the capital would affect his master. I also heard that at this time, Jiangnan was rich and prosperous, and there were some port cities, such as Mingzhou and Quanzhou, with frequent foreign trade and open people's customs, so I thought that maybe the people there would be more receptive to some new medical concepts, so I readily agreed to Master's suggestion.
Although the master and apprentice are old and young, they are both masters who are not stingy, and they will do what they say, and they will start to prepare for packing from now on. Fortunately, now the master and apprentice are not short of money, and they can choose a comfortable way to travel as much as possible. Zhang Rongkun converted some of his belongings into silver tickets and prepared to take them with him. The existing medicinal materials should be sold as soon as possible, and the medical equipment should be placed in the medicine box. In addition, he bought a carriage with an ordinary appearance but a very good material, a horse that is good at long-distance running, Zhang Weizhao took the time to learn to drive, and prepared to take turns driving all the way south with his master.
By the time everything is ready, it's already mid-spring. With such a big move between the master and apprentice, of course the people around them noticed the movement. From time to time, people come to the mystical view to keep or say goodbye.
In the middle, Chen Youcong came twice more, Zhang Weizhao did not avoid it again, and the two of them sat and talked in the sand game room generously. They no longer talked about the affairs in the palace, and Zhang Weizhao asked Chen Youcong about Jiangnan. As the prince of a country, Chen Youcong knows the mountains, rivers, customs and customs of Dayan well, and talks about Jiangnan. Zhang Weizhao silently compared these with what he knew in his previous life.
In her previous life, Zhang Weizhao was born and raised in Hangzhou, and her parents' hometown was Haining. It's just that today's Jiangnan is not the Jiangnan she remembers. When you see a completely different Jiangnan, will you feel sentimental, or will you feel novel? Maybe there will be something for every taste.
Ms. Chen did not dispute her plan. He told Zhang Weizhao that Jiangnan people are outstanding and spiritual, and he has long been yearning. He only had written knowledge of Gangnam, but no practical experience. When Zhang Weizhao goes to Jiangnan, he must write to him more. He would tell Zhang Weizhao how to deliver the letter to him. Zhang Weizhao nodded and agreed. Chen Youcong wanted Zhang Weizhao to swear that he would write back, but he held back. He knew that Zhang Weizhao was a trustworthy person, and since he had promised, he would not break his promise.