Chapter 30: The White-Haired Enchantress (3)
It had been expected that the courtyard would not be as grand as the Prime Minister's Mansion in the city, but what they saw still surprised Ah Nian and the others - this mansion is not small, but there are no guards in front of the gate, only a white-haired old man sitting in the corner of the gate with his body curled up, still drowsy...... There is a dead vine crawling on the white courtyard wall, a few leafless empty branches sticking out of the blue brick wall, and a large patch of withered yellow winter grass in the corner of the outer wall...... This mansion is like a rich daughter who has fallen into the water and is embarrassed, she maintains a posture and stands there elegantly, but she can't hold up decency, which makes people feel pitiful and pity......
The doubts in Ah Nian's heart deepened - since she was the favored daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, how could she let her live in such a place?
The coachman went to wake up the old man who was guarding the door, and explained his intention, and the old man stammered twice, pushed the door open with a trembling voice, and then staggered inside to call for someone......
After a while, a young maid came, asked her meaning eloquently, and then welcomed Ah Nian and the others in. The coachman stayed outside to guard the carriage and did not follow.
The courtyard was very clean and tidy, there was not a single fallen leaf, and the bricks and stones on the ground were neat, as if they had just been repaired. There was not a single grass in the flower beds, and there was not a single withered one, but the newly turned dirt was seen, and the trees were only bare branches......
Ah Nian and the others entered the three courtyards, all of which were so lifeless, and it was frustrating to look at.
The maid led the three of them into a side courtyard, and explained apologetically, "Please rest here for a while." The young lady is resting at this time, and it is inconvenient to see the guests, so when the young lady wakes up, she will come and ask a few more to treat the young lady. ”
Zixu didn't think much about it and nodded, "Okay." ”
"When will your young lady wake up?" asked Ah Nian.
"The servant doesn't know. The three of them came unfortunately, and the young lady had just fallen asleep, perhaps soon, perhaps a little later. ”
Ah Nian furrowed his brows. I always felt that things were a little weird.
The maid bowed slightly and said, "The houses here have been cleaned, the three of you please live in peace, and the house will not neglect the three of you." ”
Ah Nian had nothing to say, Zixu politely exchanged words with the maid, and then the maid left.
Ah Nian looked around, this courtyard is nothing special compared to other places, there are no flowers and plants in the flower bed, and there is only mud in the light of the slippery side, but a tree sprang out of the corner of the wall on the right side of the courtyard from the crack in the floor tiles and climbed up the wall without flowers and leaves, full of spikes, and the appearance is not very attractive at this time.
Ah Nian twisted his eyebrows and stared at the withered vine, his heart seemed to be a little hot, and he was inexplicably anxious. In fact, from the beginning of entering this courtyard, Ah Nian had an inexplicable feeling, I can't tell why, but I don't feel very good.
Seeing Ah Nian staring at the withered vines without blinking his eyes, Zixu also came over to take a look, and then Hehuan also came over......
Determining where the two of them looked, Hehuan took a few steps up to take a look, and then turned around and said, "This is a rose!"
"Rose?" Ah Nian thought for a moment, felt that the form was like, and wondered, "Is it dead or withered?"
Hehuan said, "It's just withered, not dead yet." I think she's healthy!"
"Oh. Ah Nian answered and left, walking towards the house.
Ah Nian pushed open the door of the room in the middle, and saw a table in front of him, and the three of them entered the room together without greeting, and sat down at the table.
"Is there anything you want to say?" asked Ah Nian.
Hehuan shook his head in confusion, "There's nothing to say!"
Zixu smiled at Ah Nian and said, "It's Miss Ah Nian who has something to say!"
Ah Nian glanced at him, saw that he looked relaxed, and asked him, "Don't you think it's a little strange?"
Zixu nodded, "It's a little strange, but I don't see any problems at the moment." ”
"Have you always been so unfazed?"
"If you come, you will be safe!" Zixu smiled faintly and said, "Miss Ah Nian, don't worry!"
Ah Nian gave him a roll of his eyes, but Zixu was still smiling and didn't care.
At this moment, four more maids came, and brought a lot of pastries and tea, and they didn't say much, and left without saying a word.
Hehuan rested his head on the table with one arm, stretched out his other hand to take a piece of cake to eat, Ah Nian slapped her hand to stop her, "Don't move." ”
Hehuan was a little aggrieved, and asked pitifully, "Why can't you move?"
"Miss Ah Nian is afraid that she is too worried!" Zixu didn't go to get the pastry, but poured himself a cup of tea......
Ah Nian glared at Zixu's hand holding the teacup, Zixu had already fed it to his mouth, struggled for a while, and didn't drink it after all. He sighed and put down the teacup and said to Ah Nian, "Miss Ah Nian's heart may as well say what she thinks in her heart!"
Ah Nian pondered for a moment and asked first, "Do the three of us look like famous doctors?"
Hehuan sensed Ah Nian's intentions and immediately shook his head.
Zixu thought seriously for a while and said, "Yuwei Zhenren is the most like a master! ”
Hehuan nodded again, "It's not like that." ”
"Isn't it strange that people like us, the Prime Minister's Mansion don't ask a few words, and directly let people send them to the young lady to see a doctor?" They are a man and two women, all of them are very young, and they don't look like people who can do things, and ordinary people are afraid that they will suspect it first when they see it, and they can't help but ask a few words first, but the lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion didn't ask a word.
Zixu replied, "Maybe their young lady is really sick, so she rushes to the doctor, and she doesn't ask much, and everyone who comes to the door will let her try." ”
"If their young lady is really sick, will they hang us here so leisurely?"
Zixu said slowly, "The Prime Minister's Mansion is a bit particular about the powerful family, which is different from me and Miss Ah Nian. ”
Ah Nian shook his head, "I've read it in books, and the rich and noble families are very particular. In fact, don't talk about the Central Plains, even we have a lot of rules for people who have a little money there. But it is precisely because of the emphasis on red tape that the Prime Minister's Mansion should not have someone in the Prime Minister's Mansion to screen the doctors who treat their daughters? Not to mention that there are many people in the world who pay the most attention to the point of defense between men and women, and this idea is best understood!"
Zixu knew that Ah Nian was mocking him by the way, so he was silent.
Ah Nian continued, "There is a man like you among us, and it is their family's daughter who needs to be treated, but the Prime Minister's Mansion has not worried about you at all. ”
"Healers have never been jealous of men and women!" Zixu said calmly, "How can you take care of such a trivial matter when treating diseases and saving people?"
"I hope Zixu Dao will remember this truth!"
Zixu was beaten again, but he still choked on himself, took a deep breath, and continued to suffocate.
Ah Nian returned to the topic, "I heard that this prime minister's mansion is quite favored by her parents, if this is the case, she is seriously ill, how can the family be willing to send her to the outside of the mansion to recuperate? What's more, this place is not a good place to recuperate. In her opinion, this lifeless house was not suitable for the seriously ill to recuperate. If the Prime Minister's Mansion doesn't pay attention to this daughter, there is no need to spend a lot of money to seek medical treatment, if it does, how can it be treated so casually?
After thinking for a moment, Zixu said again, "Maybe this disease needs to be recuperated by avoiding people." ”
"What kind of disease needs to be avoided and recuperated?
"Probably not. Those maids didn't smell of medicine on them, and they didn't wear face towels or anything like that. ”
"Then is it an unsightly illness? If so, shouldn't the Prime Minister's Mansion be more cautious about doctors?"
The child has nothing to argue with.
"It's strange that the maid doesn't smell of medicine!" Ah Nian didn't notice this, but Zixu reminded her. "Most of those young maids are serving by the side of the young lady, if their young lady is seriously ill, they must be around the medicine all day long, how can the maids around them not be contaminated with the smell of medicine?"
Zixu glanced at Ah Nian, "Maybe what you said is reasonable, Miss Ah Nian, but ...... We've all been here, are we going to go again?"
"I'm just reminding you to be careful!" Ah Nian pressed the many doubts in his heart and calmed himself down.
"I know, I'll be careful!" Hehuan nodded again and again, how well-behaved and well-behaved.
Seeing Hehuan like this, Ah Nian was relieved.
"Miss Ah Nian is really a smart girl, but if she is too smart, she will tire herself!" Zixu smiled slightly, "There are some things that you may not be able to think through if you think hard, it is better to wait and see what happens." In fact...... The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and anything can be solved when it really comes!"
Ah Nian looked at him coldly, "You are very optimistic! If you are a master like Yuwei Zhenren, I can rest assured that you don't have to think so much!"
Zixu raised his eyes and looked at her and said, "Miss Ah Nian, there is no one in this world who is always invincible, there are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the people...... Do you think Madame Jade has never been worried about Yuwei Zhenren?"
Ah Nian can't deny this question. Yuhua Ji attaches great importance to Yuwei, she knows, even if she puts it in front of her all the time, I'm afraid she will worry about losing it in the blink of an eye.
"Do you still know that there are people outside the world?" Ah Nian mocked, "You originally had that little ability, and you didn't think much about it, for fear that you wouldn't die fast enough?"
"If you can escape, you can escape, if you can't escape, you still can't escape, there is no way!" Zi Xuzhen is frank and calm.
Ah Nian was speechless for his uncompetitive attitude, and could only stare at him coldly.
Zixu was really calm and calm, stared at Ah Nian, took a sip of tea from the teacup, and sighed, "Good tea! I can't afford to drink such good tea." Zixu poured another cup and pushed it to Ah Nian, "Miss Ah Nian want to try it, it's a pity not to drink it!"
It's a waste of words to tell him so much!Ah Nian turned around angrily and left, "I'll go to sleep!"
Hehuan immediately followed, "I'll go too!"
The two of them left, Zixu was a little lost, but it was really only a moment, he reached for a piece of pastry, took a bite, his eyes lit up slightly, "That's good!" and then left everything behind.
Ah Nian and Hehuan did enter a bedroom, and the two lay on the bed side by side......
Ah Nian turned his head to look at Hehuan beside him, and asked in a low voice, "Hehuan, does it hurt when I hit you?" I'm sorry, I shouldn't have beaten you!"
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt!" He Huan grinned, "I know Ah Nian must have a point." ”
Ah Nian closed his eyes, turned to lie on his side, buried his head in Hehuan's arms, and said softly, "Hehuan, I'm a little uneasy. ”
Hehuan stretched out his hand and patted Ah Nian and said, "Ah Nian is not afraid, Hehuan will accompany you!"
"Okay, I'm not afraid!"
Ah Nian's heart was a little quieter, calmed down, thought about it carefully, and came back to his senses to find that Hehuan had fallen asleep......