When Liu's mother said this, Zheng Haizhu had already estimated the situation of Liu's house with her eyes and ears.

The chimney of the neighbor's house is close at hand, so it can be seen that this courtyard is really not big.

The number of furnishings in the house is small, and the wood and lacquer are not beautiful.

The one who pours tea and water in front of him is a little maid.

There was a faint sound of a woman coaxing the baby in the east compartment, which was quickly overshadowed by the cry of a baby with a thick milk sound.

And Liu's wife, who is still like a child, although she was wooden when she was entertaining, when she heard the baby's crying, her face immediately showed an anxious look.

Zheng Haizhu looked at her chest. In the early autumn, the clothes were still thin, and a small wet mark appeared on the tooth-white gown.

Breastfeeding mothers, when they hear their babies crying, often immediately produce milk.

It seems that unlike the Jiangnan gentry's family who invited a nurse, the wife of the governor of the four dignified provinces had to breastfeed herself, and the one who coaxed the baby in the east chamber was probably just another maid of Liu Zhai.

Zheng Haizhu said in a harmonious voice: "Madam and eldest lady hurry up to ask Lang Zhong." ”

Liu's mother and Liu's wife hurriedly entered the east wing, and the doll saw her mother, and the crying quickly stopped.

After a short time, Liu's mother led Lang Zhong back to the small hall.

Zheng Haizhu didn't wait for Liu's mother to speak, so she took the initiative to get up, let go of the small table and said, "Sir, let's make a prescription here." ”

Na Langzhong looked like he was in his thirties, with a flat face and a flat nose, thin eyes, a not very good-looking face, and a kind demeanor.

He nodded to Zheng Haizhu, sat down, and took up the pen.

Zheng Haizhu sat on a wooden chair on the east wall, holding tea and drinking it.

Lang Zhong wrote, and Liu's mother asked, the old lady not only knew how to write and hyphenate, but also quite assertive, and confirmed to Lang Zhong several times whether the compatibility of the medicine was too fierce for children.

Lang Zhong patiently answered them one by one.

Zheng Haizhu looked away from the two of them and fell on the table, her expression froze.

Lang Zhong's left hand was clearly resting on the table in the most relaxed state, but the curvature of his thumb was twisted.

When the hands of ordinary people are relaxed, the joints of the thumb rarely protrude outwards in this way.

And the thumb is as thick as a turnip.

Déjà vu.

She remembered that after the Jurchen spy incident, Han Ximeng told her with remorse: "Ah Zhu, when the Jurchen spy Ah Shan was making an eight-spindle spinning machine in Chongming, I saw his left thumb very strange. ”

The Jurchens were skilled in arching horses, and their thumbs with antler wrenches were often in a state of exertion, and over time, even when relaxed, they would bend significantly.

Zheng Haizhu took a few more sips of tea, and after Na Langzhong finished writing and finishing, he interjected: "I take the liberty of asking, where is Mr. hanging the pot?" My family has just arrived in the capital, and if there is a headache and brain fever in the future, I would like to ask my husband to see the disease. ”

Na Langzhong said politely: "Sit in Min'an Hutong under it." ”

"Listen to the accent of the gentleman, like us, also from the provinces?"

"I came to Beijing from Shanxi next year."

Na Langzhong finished the prescription unhurriedly, stood up, and made a gesture of farewell.

Liu's mother ordered the maid to offer medical supplies, and ordered to hurry up with the prescription to grab the medicine, and then turned around and sat opposite Zheng Haizhu.

There were no outsiders in the house, and Liu's mother said bluntly with a sense of melancholy: "The governor was approved by Commander Luo to take leave today, but I never thought that when the doll cried the most, he had to go back to duty." Since Madame has come from the commander, do you know what the situation is? ”

Zheng Haizhu said with relief: "The emperor is a big deal, and the previous dynasty has not encountered it, civil and military officials, they will act according to the rules, and Jinyiwei is nothing more busy than usual." The old lady can rest assured, when we were saying goodbye to Commander Luo, they were in good order. ”

Mother Liu let out an "oh".

Zheng Haizhu took out a brocade bag from his sleeve, and calmly discharged a pair of small gold bracelets and two silver hairpins inlaid with red agate.

She temporarily modified her itinerary to the capital, Zhu Yipai's princess Guo was careful, and prepared a lot of baby bracelets, women's hairpins and the like for her, saying, silver tickets are of course the currency that men love, but Zheng Haizhu's advantage is that as a woman, she can often deal with the family members of the back house of big and small people, and the gold and silver jewelry is not shabby, but also not stiff.

Zheng Haizhu brought some with him today in case of emergency, and he used them at the moment.

"The first time I came to the door, a little bit of the objects from my own jewelry workshop, the old lady didn't dislike it."

This Liu's mother, who was originally the golden boudoir of a large family, fell from the middle of the family road in the past, and was said by the patriarch to marry Jinyiwei as a lady, but she did not lose her high self-love heart, and her family and godson were quite strict. After Liu Qiao inherited his father's Jinyi Guard, Liu's mother often told him that he must not take the opportunity to extort or collect money for personal gain when he was on errands.

But for Zheng Haizhu, although Liu's mother also held some clean shelves at the beginning, after a few rounds, she only felt that the other party's etiquette revealed a calm and frank atmosphere, and gradually whipped away her vigilance, and her heart relaxed.

She then generously picked up the bracelet and hairpin, praised it a few times for being exquisitely made, and thanked her daughter-in-law and grandson.

Zheng Haizhu further handed over a few words of sincerity: "Today, we are looking for it like this, and I guess the old lady feels uneasy." In fact, my Zheng family doesn't have any twists and turns, but because I am not only in business, but also raise soldiers, I always want to make friends with military ministers and ask for advice. ”

Mother Liu nodded with a pleasant face, and took the initiative to ask Zheng Haizhu about those legendary stories, listening to it, her face was no longer just a polite smile, but she did show a little eye-opening fascination.

Zheng Haizhu had no intention of acting too shallow, and at the same time wanted to show that he deliberately turned around in the busyness, and quickly stopped talking and said warmly: "The younger generation has other official business, so I have to leave." ”

Mother Liu came to her senses, got up busily, and personally sent the Zheng family's master and servant to the door and said goodbye politely.

After walking a few steps, Zheng Haizhu said to Hua and Li: "You were waiting in the patio just now, and you didn't see it." That Lang Zhong seems to have drawn a bow for many years. Go back to the Min'an Hutong he said and take a look, there is something strange about the medical hall. The surrounding neighbors also inquired. ”

"Yes, ma'am, where are we now?"

"Go to General Pony's mansion, I have something to ask him."

……

Before the mule cart turned into the chessboard street where the Ma Mansion was located, the servant of the Liu family who was driving the car shouted and strangled the mule, turned around and said, "Madam, look, it is General Ma who came out of the alley." ”

Zheng Haizhu lifted the curtain and took a look, and quickly ordered the coachman to quickly turn around and catch up with the team of knights.

"Xianglin! Xianglin! Zheng Haizhu leaned out and shouted.

Fortunately, there were people near Qipan Street, and Ma Xianglin and his subordinates could not speed up, and the mule cart quickly approached.

Ma Xianglin heard the shouting clearly, hurriedly reined back on the horse, and trotted to Zheng Haizhu's car window.

"I'm going to the inn to look for you! I'm in a hurry to get out of Beijing. ”

Ma Xianglin first blurted out with surprise, but immediately, his eyes flashed.

"What's wrong?" Zheng Haizhu asked.

Ma Xianglin knew that the woman was suspicious and good at reading minds, so he tried to make himself appear calmer.

He jumped off the horse, approached the car window, and looked at Zheng Haizhu levelly: "The emperor died, and the vassal kings from all over the country were not allowed to enter Beijing, and I also got an urgent order from the Ministry of War to go back to Shanhaiguan to lead the troops to guard in case something happened in Gyeonggi." I don't know if I can go back to the capital in the past few months, Feng Yi is going to give birth again, can you accompany her more? ”

"Huh?" Zheng Haizhu opened her mouth, a little stunned.

When she first heard the news, the first reaction in her mind was whether the strangeness she found in the edict was urgent enough to rush to this moment and ask Xianglin carefully.

Ma Xianglin thought that in his own words, some people took Ah Zhu as an old mother, thinking that she is now a strategist, and she has a lot of things to do all day long.

Ma Xianglin simply no longer concealed his sadness, and said solemnly: "Just in time for autumn, the horses are fat and strong, if the Jianzhou Tartars and Mongolian Tartars take the opportunity to attack, Jiliao Bao is not allowed to transfer our guest army in Shanhaiguan." Ah Zhu, the sword and arrow have no eyes, if something happens to me, Feng Yi will be sad if she stays in the capital, and you can take their mother and son to the south. ”

"Bah, what are you talking about!" Zheng Haizhu frowned and said softly, "General Ma, back then in Fushun, Huang Taiji was almost picked by you, you don't know, storytellers in the suburbs of Beijing call you Shanhaiguan Zhao Zilong." How can Zhao Zilong have an accident, don't think about it, don't talk nonsense. ”

In Ma Xianglin's eyes, Qi Ran's helplessness was fleeting, and he grinned unnaturally: "Thanks to you, yes, I am Zhao Zilong, and no one wants me to be troubled." ”

Zheng Haizhu squinted his eyes and asked, "Xianglin, are you really going to Shanhaiguan to guard?" Or is it that the Ministry of War is actually transferring you to Liaodong? Zhang Zongbing and Mao Shuai, there is an emergency military situation? ”

Ma Xianglin touched his nose and said continuously: "No, no, no, I just, cough, Azhu, I didn't expect that I could be so mother-in-law ......"

Zheng Haizhu frowned, and said with relief: "Husband and wife, since this is the case, don't be anxious, let's go." I have nothing to do now, go to the house to talk to Fengyi. ”

"Okay, thank you, Azhu."

The young general turned on his horse.

Zheng Haizhu said to the back of his old friend: "When you come back, you will hug your big fat son." ”

Ma Xianglin turned around and waved at her.

Watching the people and horses disappear, the smile on Zheng Haizhu's face disappeared.

She pulled out the stainless steel chisel she had carried with her all these years, and Mosuo the inscription on the handle.

She once asked Ma Xianglin curiously what this symbol was.

Ma Xianglin told her that it was the character of the stone and stone people, which means red and red.

Zheng Haizhu was in the edict prison today, and saw the same symbol engraved on the wooden board where Ma Qiancheng was lying.

But at the same time, there are two other ones, also like the words of the Turen, which are twisted and turned, not as thoughtful as the Chinese language, and will indeed be lost in the texture of the old wooden plank.

Only the nick is not shallow.

Luo Yangxing mentioned that the eunuchs tortured Ma Qiancheng with wooden cages and iron nails.

Zheng Haizhu immediately thought, could it be that Ma Qiancheng hid an iron nail?

And then the lettering, conveying an important message to the outside?

Wait for Xianglin to come back and ask him carefully.