Chapter 15: The Man Who Stalked
Since he couldn't figure it out, Zhang Fatzi didn't bother to think about it anymore.
The letter stated that he would go to Zeng's house to pick up the treasure the day after tomorrow, and when the time came, he would know all about it when he asked him face to face. Zhang Fatzi cautiously lay back on the bed.
Master Zhou was stunned: "You mean, you will also go the day after tomorrow......?"
Zhang Fatzi waved his hand nonchalantly, and said easily: "It's just some flesh and skin injuries, it doesn't hurt the muscles and bones, and it's not that you can't move." ”
"Besides, we still have Miss Cheng, who is a skilled doctor, here! she must have a way to make me recover quickly in these two days. Right?"
Miss Cheng had been in a daze since just now, and was relieved by Zhang Fatzi's question, and snorted coldly: "Look at your whole body is injured like this, Miss Ben is not a fairy, how can it be possible for you to recover immediately within two days?"
Although she had a cold face, after all, she had just gotten accurate information about Ye Feng, and she could hear the happiness in her heart from the words.
Zhang Fatzi seemed a little disappointed, but he still said with a smile: "Even if I can't recover, I can stop the pain, so that I can move as usual, right?"
Miss Cheng gave him a blank look and said, "Your eldest son Zhang was almost stripped of a layer of skin by his life this time, what do you think is a small injury or illness?
Hearing this, Fat Zhang was helpless, so he could only look at Miss Cheng pitifully with begging eyes.
Cheng Nianzhen sighed lightly, to be honest, now she can quite understand Zhang Fatzi's mood at the moment.
How can he not be excited about the fact that his brother, who had experienced life and death together, had been separated for so long, and now he suddenly got news of him, and he had the opportunity to meet the day after tomorrow?
In fact, Miss Cheng didn't want to be able to come to the scene in person the day after tomorrow and see the person who had been thinking about it for a long time?
It's just that she understands in her heart that she is just a healer, and she doesn't know martial arts at all, even if she goes, if she encounters something, not only will she not be able to help, but she is also likely to become a burden.
Therefore, no matter how much she longed in her heart, she could only stay here and wait for news. She believed that as long as Ye Feng knew that she was here, she would definitely come to meet her no matter what.
And the only one who can bring his own news to him is Zhang Fatzi.
Thinking of this, Miss Cheng paused and said: "Although you can't let your wounds heal in such a short period of time and act as before, but with the medicine pearl pain, people can carry you forward, I think it's still okay." ”
Fat Zhang was overjoyed when he heard this, and he jumped up from the bed immediately in such excitement that he was so excited.
Miss Cheng's face changed, and she said: "But in these two days, you must recuperate, try to move as little as possible, and you have to eat and drink on this bed, if the wound bursts because you move around, even if you are an immortal, there will be no way for you to be a god." ”
As long as Zhang Fatzi can go to Zeng's house to see Ye Feng the day after tomorrow, he will agree to any conditions at this moment.
At that moment, his head nodded like a chicken pecking rice, and he admitted: "Don't worry, as long as Miss Cheng tells me, my son will do it completely, without any discount, as long as I can go to Zeng's house the day after tomorrow, I can agree to any conditions." ”
Miss Cheng nodded and said, "Then you can lie here now and don't move, I'll go to the pharmacy to grab the medicine and give you a pair of elixirs with exclusive secret recipes." ”
Zhang Fatzi hurriedly agreed, and Lord Zhou on the side spoke at this time: "Why do you have to work for the matter of catching medicine? I will send a competent person here." ”
Cheng Nianzhen shook his head and said: "That's not possible, this recipe is an exclusive secret recipe that my father has studied for many years, and it is easy to let others know, besides, there are a few medicinal materials in this recipe that are extremely rare and difficult to find, so it is better for me to go in person." ”
Lord Zhou nodded, and no longer blocked it.
Since ancient times, all healers have always had something at the bottom of the box, that is, the so-called "exclusive secret recipe", which is easily refused to be revealed, and even their own disciples will not be easily taught, let alone leaked to outsiders.
In fact, not only doctors, but also those famous artists who have achieved fame in all walks of life, most of them have this kind of "self-cherishing" problem, which Zhou Daren also knows.
When she walked out of the county office, Miss Cheng breathed a long sigh of relief.
She looked up at the golden winter sun that sprinkled the golden sunlight all over the land, and a warm feeling was surging in her heart.
In the house just now, she tried her best to suppress the happiness and excitement in her heart, not wanting to be seen by others. And at this moment, walking in the bustling flow of strangers on the street, she felt the warm current in her chest surging out, flowing all over her body, and the happy feeling made her extremely comfortable, almost wanting to jump.
The day after tomorrow, you may be able to see Ye Feng the day after tomorrow!
Thinking of this, she felt irrepressibly happy in her heart.
The feeling of happiness was so strong that she didn't bother to pay attention to the strange faces around her, and naturally she didn't notice the person who was quietly following her, Lord Zhou Delin.
Lord Zhou actually couldn't say why, but the moment he looked at his little aunt when he walked out of the house, he suddenly felt some inexplicable worry.
Although he couldn't tell what he was worried about, he decided to follow her quietly, even if it was to protect her secretly.
It doesn't matter, but Lord Zhou's heart suddenly felt sinking at this moment.
Because he found that behind his little aunt, there were not only people watching, but also there were not a few people who were watching!
A vendor selling fruit with a burden, an extremely ordinary middle-aged couple who looked like they were shopping, a beggar dressed in tatters walking against the wall, and two young girls dressed like flowers and jade, Lord Zhou at least saw that these four groups of people were now secretly following Miss Cheng.
Lord Zhou is not a person in the rivers and lakes, but he is extremely smart, these four groups of hawkers are not selling things, the couples who are shopping have no interest in the shops and merchants on both sides of the street, the beggars are not squatting in the corner begging, the pair of flowery girls don't even play with each other when ordinary girls go shopping, all of them look grim, and their eyes are all on the body of the person in front of them, Cheng Nianzhen!
Therefore, even though these people walked unhurriedly and deliberately kept a distance from Miss Cheng, Lord Zhou still found them quickly.
Who are they? Why do they follow this little aunt of his? Master Zhou felt very strange.
But then, he immediately thought of Zhang Fatzi who was hiding in the hut in the backyard of the county government at this moment.
Zhang Fatzi escaped from the edict and was a felony of the imperial court, could these people have come for him? They are secret agents under Jinyiwei?
But it's obviously themselves who took in and hid Zhang Fatzi, according to common sense, it seems that they should be following themselves, why are they following Miss Cheng?
And he soon realized that these four groups of people did not seem to know each other, and they were not in the same group.
Obviously, while following Miss Cheng, they also discovered each other's existence, but from the eyes between them, they were both puzzled and surprised by each other, and even with a sense of vigilance, it was obvious that they were not all the way.
These four groups of people were only discovered by Lord Zhou, are there any other people who have not been discovered by him, and who are the others who follow Miss Cheng?
Lord Zhou was not sure, he was lamenting in his heart, it seems that this has always been a peaceful and peaceful Qingping County, but he is afraid that there is a storm hiding at this moment.
Miss Cheng didn't notice all this, she was still full of joy, and walked lightly in front of her.
However, thousands of miles away in the capital, Zheng He, the eunuch of Sanbao, was extremely cautious at this time.
Dressed in civilian clothes, he sat in an inconspicuous carriage, driven by a confidant who had followed him for many years, quietly came out of the back door of the mansion and walked slowly through the streets of the capital.
As a chamberlain, a eunuch with no family or wife, usually lived in a dormitory on the side of the imperial city, and according to the law they were not allowed to have private property.
It's just that occasionally there are some chamberlains who can get a lot of rewards and have some money, and they will secretly buy some private houses outside, but this is all a sneaky act in private, and they dare not let others know.
However, Zheng He's mansion was given by the emperor himself, and it is said that it was carved and painted and built very beautifully. This glory alone is by no means beyond the reach of ordinary courtiers.
It's a pity that Zheng He, such a good mansion, rarely lives in it.
In addition to waiting in the palace over the years, in order to facilitate the rest of the dormitory of the attendants on the side of the imperial city, he was either sent to Quanzhou to supervise the construction of treasure ships on the voyage, or led the fleet to ride the wind and waves and drift in the ocean.
Like this time when I returned to Beijing, there were not many days when I could live in the mansion steadily.
However, this short day was coming to an end, and he was soon to be ordered to set out for the seashore to reorganize his manpower, replenish and repair the treasure ship, and prepare for a second voyage.
However, before he left, he had to meet someone, but he didn't want the meeting to be known to anyone else. That's why he is so cautious and so low-key.
After the carriage came out of the back door of the mansion, it did not go directly to the agreed meeting place, but made two circles around the city.
After making sure that there were no other carriages and horses watching, the carriage turned into the alley, and after many turns, quietly stopped behind a secluded restaurant.
Zheng He, dressed in a thick black robe, got out of the carriage very quickly and dodged into the back door of the restaurant, while the carriage continued to move forward as if it had never stopped at all.
After Zheng He watched the carriage disappear at the end of the street, he turned around and walked through the back kitchen of the restaurant to the stairs and climbed the stairs.
Along the way, the chef and Xiao Er of the restaurant seemed to have been instructed in advance, and no one stepped forward to ask for a conversation, just ignoring him, and they were busy with their own work.
And maybe it's because it's not a meal at the moment, or maybe it's because the restaurant is too remote, and there is no guest in the lobby of the restaurant, and it's empty and unusually deserted.
Zheng He quickly walked up the stairs to the second floor and came to the door of a private room with a closed door.
There was a little second who was standing at the door and was waiting for the guests in the private room, and he didn't say much, and when he saw Zheng He coming, he bowed his head and pushed open the door.
After Zheng He walked in, he immediately closed the door of the room, and then stood far away at the staircase, observing the movement downstairs.
On the table in the room were steaming dishes that had just been served, and a copper stove with a strong charcoal fire on the ground next to it made the whole room much warmer in this winter day.
There was a figure standing in front of the stove, waiting for Zheng He's arrival while roasting the fire, turning around at this moment, facing Zheng He who was taking off his burqa and smiling slightly.
This person is none other than today's Tobe Shangshu, Xia Yuanji!