268 Hope
The medical hall rebuilt by Rongyi on the original site of Fengmingtai has become the hope of the entire pickaxe capital. The month of purgatory that struck the catastrophe was about to pass, and everyone longed for relief in their hearts, but they all learned to be cautious and accustomed to it, and no one expected this disaster to end anytime soon.
However, "Mr. Rongyi's recipe" was hung on everyone's lips, and at the same time, deep in his heart, he stirred up great hope that was inconvenient to speak. The death toll of people in the city is declining day by day, people have begun to talk about how to rearrange their lives after the disaster, and merchants on the long street have begun to think about the purchase channels after the reopening. It's a sign of quiet hope for a normal life.
The sky is so blue and so brilliant, and the entire capital of Ho is bathed in autumn sunshine all day long. The plague god seemed to be in retreat, and the number of corpses carried out of the city every day was decreasing. The streets of the city are still a little quiet at night, but they have begun to become bustling during the day, and crowds of people have begun to appear waiting in front of the restaurants and teahouses.
At the same time, at odds with the joyful atmosphere that was surging in the hearts of the people, there were sheepskin notices posted in the streets and at the city gates—a sea hunting proclamation for a young woman. People gathered around the notice:
"This woman looks good, how could she set fire to the Middle Palace and abscond? It doesn't look like it!"
"Hey! No one can look good, but what murderer and arson have words engraved on his forehead? I think this woman must be unwilling to do miscellaneous work in the middle palace, afraid that sooner or later she will contract this disease, so she simply set a fire and run for her life, and she will not stop doing anything!"
"Isn't there a collusion with the lynx thieves who broke into the palace? Tsk tsk, that's ------."
In the crowd, a man in his early thirties dressed as an old man squeezed out with a calm face, jumped on a bronze car with a grim face, and stepped on the board: "Quick, go home!"
"No!" The emperor shook the reins, and the chariot galloped in the direction of the Zhaogong Mansion------
"What did you say? Uncle is wanted?" Ji Tayou almost jumped when he heard this, almost in disbelief in his ears. Originally, he had received the task, and on the day of the opening of the city, he would lead hundreds of guards to Huaizitai to welcome the fourth prince and the imperial father back to Beijing. He had planned for his concubine to disguise herself as a man and blend in with the guards again, and let her leave on her own when she was safe from the city. In this way, I am afraid that it will be ------
"General!" The sheep suit woke him up from his contemplation, and he looked at the young chief family elder with some ignorance, only to hear him ask cautiously, "Is this ------ uncle really not the maid of the Zhaogong Mansion, but escaped from the palace?" If you really harbor a felon, it is a felony of killing your head and breaking your family!
Ji Duoyou understood that some things would be bad if he didn't say them thoroughly, so he straightened up and looked into the eyes of the sheep suit: "She did escape from the palace, but she didn't set the fire in the middle palace, she is just a poor survivor!" He paused for a moment, and then said in an aggravated tone: "Some people think that she knows too much, because she is the personal maid of the Empress Dowager of Xuanning Palace."
"Ahh He sensitively thought, "This, could it be the king's ------" and he didn't dare to say the latter words.
"No," Tayou said flatly, "It's Lord Jia, the inner servant of the royal city order beside the king. Forget it, there are a lot of twists and turns involved, and the less you know, the better. Do you understand?"
What does the deer sheep suit not understand, his mother Mae Yang made a sacrifice because of her loyalty to the first queen, why didn't he understand those cats in the palace? As a servant for several generations, of course, he also knows how to protect himself, but Uncle Concubine has been in Sima Mansion for a few days, and this relationship is not clear. There are only two ways to do this, either kill her or send her out of Hokyung as soon as possible. With his understanding of Ji Duoyou, he would not choose the former path anyway, he thought about it, and said bluntly: "General, this woman can't live in Sima Mansion for a long time. There are a lot of people here, and there are a lot of suspicious people around recently, so the servant thinks that it is better to send her to another place as soon as possible to take refuge."
Ji Duoyou shook his head helplessly: "I understand what you mean. But now that the city gate is closed, notices are posted everywhere, and it is a dead word when she goes out of the palace gate. Since I have saved her, I will protect her until the day of the opening of the city
I'll try to send her away."
"General, but you plan to infiltrate her into the guards that greet the fourth prince?" The sheep suit is broken in one word.
Tayu was amazed: "This? How do you know?"
"General, this won't work. You think, even a slave can think of this method, so how can he not think of ------ chamberlain Jia who has been immersed in the palace for many years? Just check them one by one at the city gate, and you can find out the people. The general has to think of another way."
"You're right." Ji Duoyou was a little bored, turned around several times, and sighed, "I shouldn't have bothered at this time, but I can't do it. Prepare the horse, I'll go find Zimu!"
"No!"
After the chaos, this was the first time Ji Duoyou came back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, along the gate and stone steps with dark red blood stains, and went straight into the main hall of the front yard of the Prime Minister's Mansion to see Zhao Bohu, Duoyou couldn't help but be startled! A beautiful man who is famous in Beijing, like a Zhilan jade tree, now looks yellow and haggard at first glance, he is suddenly distressed and self-blamed, his friend's family suffered this change, and he came to the door for the first time to ask someone to do something.
Zhao Bohu was very happy, and repeatedly asked Ji Duoyou about the situation in the house, and finally said: "You have not had a competent servant around you for so many years, even if you are not married, you should have a maid to take care of your daily life. Your sister-in-law is not in good health, and when she is well, I will choose a competent maid to be sent to you, and I can't help you!"
"How is my sister-in-law?" He had heard about summoning his own miscarriage, but only in this way, summoning Bohu's concerned words made him even more ashamed of himself.
Mi Bo personally served the wine and food, summoned Bohu sighed, picked up the big pot of Shuanglong into the sea green jade on the table, and slowly poured it for Duoyou: "She has worked hard for many years, her body has been broken, and her ------ was betrayed by her own sister, and she was physically and mentally devastated, and she is afraid that she will not be able to slow down for a while. It's still a long time, so take your time!" Speaking of his wife, Zhao Bohu's eyes gradually dimmed.
The color of the wine is clear, like a mountain spring. Slowly drank it all, Ji Duoyou only felt that the wine was fragrant, but it seemed to be a big stone in his heart, and he stared at Zhao Bohu: "Between these sisters, how can a father be so harmful?"
Zhao Bohu was silent for a long time, and suddenly slammed the wine on the ground, and smashed it on the cold and hard blue brick ground, making a short and clear sound. After being silent, he raised his head: "Meng Ji's biological mother is the princess of Yingguo, and she could have been the wife of Fanzi, but Mrs. Jing Ji had no choice but to marry the daughter of the Jing clan when her sister-in-law was still at the age of drooping. Ying's can only condescend to the position of a lady, the world is unpredictable, and I don't want Jing's defeat and Jing Ji's death. Ying's could have been corrected as the main room of Fanzi, but unexpectedly, the daughter of Jing Ji married King Xianyi and was made queen, so Ying's could only be condescended to the position of Mrs. forever. In this way, Meng Ji can only be counted as a concubine, and he is married as a wife. Say, how willingly is she?"
Ji Duoyou was stunned when he heard this, in his impression, it was the first time that Zhao Bohu described his family affairs in such detail. It was noon, the red sun was hanging high, and Zhao Bohu looked at the willow branches by the pool, which were blowing water in the wind, tearing the mirror-like water surface, and there were layers of ripples, so that his voice was also far-reaching.
"She's reluctant, I can understand that. When I first married into the house alone, there were rumors in Hojing, saying that Fanguo despised my Zhaofu, but afterwards I realized that the longest sister of Mrs. Meng Ji was the same as her daughter-in-law since she was a child, how could she be willing to be a wife? She was originally a candidate for the first princess when she got married, and she didn't want to fall into my family by mistake.
My wife and I both knew that she had been wronged, and we tried to follow her in everything. I can tolerate her willfulness and stubbornness, pampering and ignorance, but she -----."
He silently poured himself a glass of wine, took it up and drank it all, and said in a deep voice, "Why is the child? She deliberately led the thieves that night to try to kill Sui'er, is it unbearable!"
"Is that so?" It was the first time Ji Duoyou heard about the twists and turns, and he angrily threw the cup in his hand on the ground, leaving a yellowish mark on the green bricks: "According to me, you scholars and doctors are in trouble, marry a wife, marry a wife, what kind of concubines, make the family restless, and the danger is everywhere."
Zhao Bohu smiled bitterly: "Do you think I want to? Is my Zhaohu such a person? I also just want to stay with a lovely person all day long, and be a couple for the rest of my life. But ------."
He suddenly raised his head, facing his friend's clear amber eyes, where his own appearance was reflected------ he suddenly felt a little frightened, only to feel a sudden discomfort in his heart, waved his hand to change the topic: "Forget it, don't talk about this, do you have anything to do with coming to the door today?"
This question hit the bull's-eye, Ji Duoyou suddenly wilted, lowered his head and said in a low voice, "I won't tell you, I do have something to ask for."
He amused Zhao Bohu like this: "What's the matter? Let's talk about it! If you can do it, you have to say it first, don't you?"
Ji Duoyou gritted his teeth, and then he told him everything about his uncle's concubine like pouring beans into a bamboo tube. At the end, he emphasized, "Right now, she is living in a simple house in my house, and if there is no inner woman to denounce her, it should be fine. I had hoped to take advantage of the opportunity to welcome the fourth prince and let her into the guards, but I heard that a notice had been posted at the city gate, and everyone who left the city would be interrogated from the day the city was opened. I really can't do anything about it, so I have to come to you to consult!"