Ye Qingcheng was slightly shocked, but his tone was still calm and calm, "It has nothing to do with Ashu, besides, Ashu is just a girl in the boudoir, how can she understand the affairs of the court?" ”

"You know she's just a boudoir girl! No matter how smart and capable she is, what she will know is just the yin-selfish means of some backhouse women, focusing on the immediate and small profits, without vision and vision! ”

"What's more, Ah Shu is only thirteen years old! Thirteen years old, still a half-grown child, what can he understand? How can you let a half-grown child influence your career, or even national affairs! ”

"Father, it really has nothing to do with Ashu, Ashu never asks me about the court, and I never tell her about the outside world."

Ye Shouyi didn't believe his words at all, and was even more distressed, "Brother Cheng, how many times have I told you!" Yes, you are grateful for her kindness, and you must not indulge her."

"The women of the back house often have resentment and resentment for selfish and trivial matters, you are willing to kill her sword, and you should also think about whether you are helping her or harming her!"

Ye Qingcheng was shocked in his heart, he didn't know how much Ye Shouyi knew, and what he was referring to, and he was about to open his mouth to test it.

Ye Shouyi waved his hand in a dejected manner, "You go, I will go to the emperor and change someone else to go to the northwest, you can take a few days off these days, so that you can reflect behind closed doors."

Ye Qingcheng had to tell Zhi Qihua about seeking medical treatment first, Ye Shouyi's face eased when he heard this, "Brother Hua'er also has a bumpy fate, your cousins, you should take care of each other, you have this heart very well, go back quickly, pay attention to safety on the way."

Ye Qingcheng said yes, retreated, thought about it, and went to the peony courtyard again.

Ye Qingshu was practicing calligraphy, and when he heard that Ye Qingcheng was here again, he paused slightly, and a drop of ink fell silently, blurring the words "not born and destroyed, not dirty and not pure, not increasing or decreasing" that had just been written.

Ye Qingshu was stunned, put down his pen, picked up a book on the table to cover the damaged rice paper, and got up to take a few steps, "Brother."

"No need to be polite, sit".

Ye Qingcheng repeated what Ye Shouyi said, and hesitated, "Ashu, I listened to my father's tone and was not quite right, during my absence, you don't have a dispute with your father, the matter of the northwest, whether my father can persuade the emperor to change his mind or not, it's fine, everything will be said when my cousin and I come back."

Ye Qingshu's expression was slightly cold, "The tone is wrong?" What's wrong? ”

"I can't say it, it seems, very disappointed, and a little cold-hearted, but, no matter how I think about it, I can't figure out why my father is like this."

Ye Qingcheng stretched out his hand and pinched his eyebrows, "Ashu, my father may have heard someone's slander outside, I'm going to leave soon, you should be careful in everything, don't quarrel with your father again."

Ye Qingshu sneered silently, she wanted to see what kind of slander Ye Shouyi had heard, disappointed and cold-hearted?

These four words, she really wanted to give them to him!

"Ash, you remember my words".

Ye Qingcheng told again uneasily, Ye Qingshu smiled, "I heard it!" It's dinner time, and you have to eat in a hurry, so you might as well have dinner with me before leaving."

Ye Qingcheng hesitated for a while, but he couldn't resist the temptation of Ye Qingshu's smiling face, nodded and said with a smile.

It's only time for dinner, so you should be out of Beijing before the city gate closes, right?

During dinner, Ye Qingcheng and Ye Qingshu didn't mention the topic of Ye Shouyi just now, and talked about Aunt Bian and Zhi Qihua's leg disease.

The two had a simple dinner, and Ye Qingcheng forcibly held down Ye Qingshu, who was going to see him off, and left in a hurry.

Ye Qingshu sat in the flower hall, on the rose chair where they used to drink tea together, through the window, watching Ye Qingcheng's back go farther and farther in the afterglow of the setting sun until it disappeared.

In the past four years, he has never left her for more than half a month, and she never knew that it turned out that it was just a simple parting that would make her so overwhelmed......

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Ye Qingcheng and Ah Zhao rode four horses, day and night, and finally arrived at the small village at the foot of Shennong Mountain, where Bian Shigu refuted, in the evening of the third day.

There were only seven or eight families in that small village, and most of them were basking in prey herbs at the door, and I think most of them depended on them to support their families.

Ye Qingcheng picked a house with the most herbs drying at the door, stepped forward and knocked on the door, and heard a loud voice coming from inside, "Who?" ”

With the words, a young man of about twenty walked out of it, glanced at Ye Qingcheng and Ah Zhao, clasped his fists and saluted, "I've seen two nobles."

Ye Qingcheng smiled slightly, and didn't ask him how he could see what a so-called "nobleman" he was, "This little brother, my brother and I came here to seek medical treatment, if it's late today, I want to spend the night here, I don't know if it's inconvenient?" ”

The young man smiled innocently, "As long as the two nobles don't dislike it, there is a place to sleep."

"Little brother is polite, I don't know what to call the little brother?"

"My name is Tiger Thorn, Stone Tiger Thorn".

Tiger thorn, even the name is called a herbal medicine, Shennong Mountain is indeed Shennong Mountain.

Ye Qingcheng smiled and arched his hand, "Brother Tiger Thorn, under Ye Qingcheng, this is my younger brother Ah Zhao."

The tiger thorn returned the salute, and did not show a different color, this place is far away from the capital, and the news in the mountains is closed, he has never heard of Ye Qingcheng's name.

Tiger Thorn led the two into the house, and enthusiastically served water and food, he was a little restrained at first, but who was Ye Qingcheng, after a few simple words, he let go of his restraints and defenses, and did his best to solve Ye Qingcheng's doubts.

Shennong Mountain is said to be the place where Shennong distinguishes the five grains, tastes the herbs, sets up an altar to worship the sky, there are many living herbs in the mountain, there are often outsiders who come to hunt for treasure and medicine, and the people who live near the mountains also make a living by selling herbs.

Ye Qingcheng asked about Aunt Bian, but Tiger Thorn only knew that there were a few mothers-in-law living near the top of the mountain, one of whom was quite knowledgeable about medical science, and often instructed them to identify herbal medicines.

Bian Heng's master wrote very clearly in the letter that Aunt Bian lived on the top of Shennong Mountain, and most of the mother-in-law who knew medical science was the person who served by Aunt Bian's side.

Ye Qingcheng asked some more about the situation in the mountains and interesting local facts, and asked Tiger Thorn to take them up the mountain tomorrow, so he took a simple bath with Ah Zhao and rested.

As soon as the next day dawned, Tiger Thorn took the two of them up the mountain, and several of them were fast, and when the sun came out of the mountain, they arrived at the wooden building where Aunt Bian lived.

The wooden building has three floors, three rooms in a row, located in a flat place near the top of the mountain, there are more than a dozen multi-layer tripods in front of the wooden building, and all kinds of herbs are dried on the shelves, and you can smell the medicinal fragrance from afar.

Three or four young women dressed as maids were fiddling with the herbs on the shelves, occasionally whispering a few words, and the crisp voice of a child could be heard in the air.

When the maids heard the sound, they turned their heads and saw Ye Qingcheng and Ah Zhao, their faces showed surprise, and they quickly lowered their heads.

One of them raised his voice and asked, "Tiger Thorn, what are you doing here?" ”

Tiger Thorn was very familiar with those maids, and asked them to call out the mother-in-law who knew medical science, explaining the intention of Ye Qingcheng and the others.