Lin Jianlan couldn't help but look back at the door, and sure enough, there were two carriages that seemed to be quite elaborate in appearance, and there were about a dozen servants and maids next to them, but they were all holding long swords.

A moment later, a person stepped out of the carriage, but it was an old lady, who told a few little girls under her hand, and those little girls immediately stood around the carriage, holding swords.

Lin Jianlan hurriedly hid his figure in the darkness, heard the old lady enter the house, and said in a deep voice: "Put the dishes in hand, and if you do it, you will be rewarded with all the silver and two pennies." ”

Hearing someone exclaim briefly, followed by a busy Zhang Luo, thinking that the old lady was very generous, these little two and the guys naturally waited with all their might, and after about an hour of incense, I heard the little two shout, "Gotcha! The guest officer invites the elegant hall to eat!" The old lady said coldly: "No need, we won't go in to eat." ”

Lin Jianlan squinted and peeked over, and saw that the old lady walked around the big table of dishes, and the shopkeeper bowed down and pointed to a dish next to him: "Madam, this is the signature dish of this store, a roast goose, which is delicious and not greasy." ”

The old lady ordered a maiden to take the dish out and bring it into another carriage. After a while, I heard the voice of a girl in the carriage sigh for a while, and said, "Mother, this dish wants to cover up the fat with a heavy taste, and the intention is good, but unfortunately the flavor is too strong, and I still can't eat it." With that, the girl brought the dish out untouched.

At this time, some people in the hall saw that the old lady was not small, and quietly settled the account and left, and some people who were not afraid of things had begun to talk quietly.

When the old lady heard these words, she said angrily after a while: "My daughter can't eat a single bite! What do you dare to call a roast goose?" After that, she actually overturned a table of dishes to the ground! The diners in the hall were all screaming, and when they listened attentively, they suddenly fell silent after a flurry of footsteps, thinking that the guests had all run away from the chaos, and most of them had not yet paid their bills.

The shopkeeper saw that the loss was not small this time, and said angrily: "Madam, since you can't eat your money, then forget it, why bother to lose such a big temper?

The old lady said: "Hmph, this kind of craft, dare to come out, if I am, I will be ashamed to death! From now on, you are not allowed to cook again!"

The woman in the car said hurriedly: "Mother, it's your daughter's own bad appetite, why should you have trouble with them, and you have no way out?"

The snobbish shopkeeper just now sneered and said, "This lady, you can't get used to it, why aren't you allowed us to do business?" As soon as the words fell, he heard a crisp sound of "pop", and the little two covered his face and staggered back a few steps and fell to the ground.

Lin Jianlan hurriedly shrank his body into the shadows again, and listened to the old lady whisper a few words to a few girls, those sword-wielding maids drew their swords and broke into the back hall with a menacing momentum, and heard the crackling sound of porcelain breaking and the screams of people, and after a while, the group of maids came back again, and the old lady said: "If you dare to do a food business again, I know that it is not only a kitchen that will be destroyed, but also a few young men who will be killed or injured!"

After saying that, they walked out of the door, and listened to a few cars and horses, and the group of people walked away on their own. Lin Jianlan slowly walked out of the shadow under the stairs, and saw that the hall outside was in a mess, and several cooks and miscellaneous workers came out of the inner hall one after another, all with blue noses and swollen faces, and put the seats back on, and someone had already taken ointments and oils to help each other apply.

The shop was suffering from this catastrophe, and was sighing to himself, but when he turned around, he saw a young man standing in the middle, looking around, walking over and saying, "Guest officer, we are not open today, you can go elsewhere." The little second recognized Lin Jianlan and said in surprise: "Hey, you are bold, you didn't run away like everyone else just now, and you haven't settled the bill yet, right?"

Lin Jianlan saw that although this young man was snobbish, he was also loyal to the store, and his face was flat and swollen in a blink of an eye, so he smiled and took some silver money and put it in the little second-hand and said, "Is it enough?"

Xiao Er grinned and snorted again, counted a few from the blanket, handed it to Lin Jianlan again, and said: "This is change, you are still a good person, unlike those scoundrels, who take advantage of the chaos to eat and drink for nothing." ”

Lin Jianlan said: "That old lady is very bad, are you really no longer doing this hotel to make a living?"

The shopkeeper sighed: "There are many nobles in Chang'an City, in case of offending anyone, people can pinch us into scum with a light twist, see that she seems to have quite a background, compared with making money, it is still the life of a family, I will discuss it with my family at night, it is really not good, just go back to my hometown." ”

Lin Jianlan saw the frightened faces of the people around him, and said with a smile: "Don't hide it from the two of you, the contemptible person knows a little bit about martial arts, unfortunately, I have had some dealings with that old lady before, maybe I can help you say a few good words, you can continue to operate as usual." ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, he turned around and said in surprise: "This prince must have a unique skill! Please take a seat, Xiao Er, you are so eye-catching, why don't you make a pot of good tea in my room!" After that, Lin Jianlan was sent to the elegant hall to take a seat, and said: "Childe, our inn is also a relatively famous inn nearby, and I have been in business for four generations, and our family's best dish is the ancestral 'Yipin Roast Goose', which is also a well-known dish in Chang'an City. The old lady just now blamed us for her daughter's poor appetite, and she was unlucky for no reason!" said with a look of anticipation: "Childe, if you can mediate between me, I, I ......"

After saying that, he was about to kneel, Lin Jianlan hurriedly stopped him when he saw this: "I will do my best, shopkeeper, it's just that I am a guest in Chang'an, and it is not a way to live in an inn, I don't know where you know where there is a clean house for rent, the price is negotiable, I am not familiar with the place, and there is no result after looking for a morning." ”

The little second hurriedly said: "It's a coincidence, our shopkeeper expanded the old shop, and an old house was vacant. The shopkeeper replied, "It's not big, it's a very remote place, and since you want to rent it, I'll take you to see it." ”

Lin Jianlan waved his hand and said, "I'm going to chase the old lady's carriage first, and I'll come back to you to discuss it later." So saying, he went out with his hands, looked at the sky, and after some tossing, it was already past afternoon, and he hurried in the direction of the carriage shop.

The afternoon sun is dazzling, shining down through layers of bamboo forests and falling on the steps of the courtyard, mottled and dappled. Lin Jianlan gently fell from the wall, standing in the backyard, seeing that the two carriages stopped here, there was a burst of Zhang Luo everywhere, only the girl in the carriage was sent to this hut, but no one dared to disturb it, even the occasional passerby, also tiptoed by, leaning over, there were two girls sitting under the corridor at the door, and they didn't say much, just leaning on the pillars and napping.

At this time, the surroundings became more and more silent, and the busy sound in the front yard gradually disappeared, Lin Jianlan gently pulled down the back window, but there was no bolt, and it opened all of a sudden, and there was a very thick curtain in the window, Lin Jianlan didn't dare to make a mistake, listened for a while, there was no sound at all, and then gently opened the corner of the thick curtain, and looked in, only to see that there was also a thick curtain hanging in the door opposite, and there was only a candle on the table that was constantly jumping. If it weren't for the little light that came in through his curtain, the day would be like night.

Lin Jianlan rubbed his body and went through the window, covered the curtain again, but saw a few stacks of books piled up under the corner of the wall, the yards were very neat, but they were a little familiar, he picked up the one that floated on it, and looked at it by the candlelight, there were four words neatly written on it: "Lingfeng Swordsmanship", he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and took a few more books and read them one by one, and sure enough, they were the books left in the inn in Jinzhou when he fled in a panic that day.

Looking back, there was a carved wooden bed on the opposite wall, the gauze tent was half-hidden, and a branch was placed diagonally next to the bed, and the girl in the car was lying on the bed, sleeping silently, if it weren't for the slight undulation of the black light veil on her face with her breathing, it would have made people think that she had no life.

Lin Jianlan walked to the bed lightly, sat on the chair silently, and saw that the branches next to him were wrapped with silk at both ends, and there was a lilac veil at one end, and the handiwork was very ingenious and complicated. When I looked up, I saw a long sword hanging in the tent, and the hilt of the sword was also tied with a cord of the same color, but the style was different.

Lin Jianlan's eyes couldn't help but be a little moist, and countless questions poured out, but they only converged into a sentence in his heart: "Miss Wan, why are you in Chang'an?"

The girl sleeping on this bed is Wan Xiu, Lin Jianlan was eating at the inn, heard Mrs. Wan's voice, and peeked over, sure enough, it was Mrs. Wan who was dedicated to treating women by unscrupulous means.

Lin Jianlan wanted to avoid it like this, but the familiar words in the sedan car made his heart skip a beat, and the various scenes in the dungeon that day were the lonely and thin figure shaking in front of him at this time. Mediating with the store is just an excuse, there are countless inns and wine shops on the street in Chang'an City, and Mrs. Wan is just looking for awkwardness when she is upset, how can she take it seriously, I'm afraid I don't even remember where this store is when I look back.

Why did Mrs. Wan bring her to Chang'an again? What happened to Wan Jianhong and the Jinzhou branch? Does Uncle Qing know?

But these are not what Lin Jianlan wants to know the most, when I listened to Wan Xiu's words, I felt that her strength was getting weaker and weaker than when I first met Jinzhou that day, it seems that Wan Xiu's illness has never been cured, but it seems to be heavier, could it be that the golden-crowned folded mussel has no effect?

Lin Jianlan only looked at Wan Xiu blankly, all kinds of thoughts were surging in his mind, but there was always a warmth in his chest, whenever he was bumpy and frustrated, he could always get a little love, from helping Lin Long and Qingping to meet each other, to Jiangnan who was unfamiliar with life, even if Dr. Cheng had a special heart, he took great care of him at that time, and he was treated with Duanmu Ear.

This time, because of his carelessness, Lei Kan lost his life, he only felt dazed, frustrated, he didn't know where to go, but he suddenly met Mrs. Wan's mother and daughter, even if Mrs. Wan was not, but all kinds of his old things in this boudoir, as well as the branches that sent him away, were cherished by Wan Xiu like a baby, he was getting older, and his childhood playmate had already married and had children, how could he not understand?

Lin Jianlan picked up the branch and played with it carefully, the spike was like a silky silk gently brushing in his hand, like a clear stream stirring in his heart, he gently probed his hand to the black yarn in front of Wan Xiu, and felt a slight heat.

The hand stayed for a long time, Fang two fingers pinched the corner of the black yarn, and was about to lift it, but he heard a sound of footsteps in the distance from the porch, Lin Jianlan hurriedly put down the black yarn, flashed into the shadow on the side of the bed, but his heart was beating wildly, as if he was about to jump out, and secretly blamed himself: "Lin Jianlan, Lin Jianlan, aren't you confused? How can you sneak into the woman's boudoir to do this?"

The footsteps stopped outside the door, and a person reprimanded: "I have already warned you, if you have nothing to contact me, why did you come to Chang'an without permission?"

Mrs. Wan said softly: "Your medicine worked at the beginning, but now it doesn't work." She is now sleeping longer and longer every day, alas, what if you don't come to Chang'an? You promised that there must be another way to cure Ah Xiu, otherwise I wouldn't have given you that mussel. ”

Lin Jianlan was shocked in his heart, the person who reprimanded Mrs. Wan was actually Dr. Cheng, and after thinking about it for a while, he understood a little, presumably the person Ah Xiu imitated that day was him, although he had learned nine images, but Ah Xiu was a girl's family after all, and he didn't hear it.

Doctor Cheng said: "I am really for Ah Xiu, I have been a doctor for so many years, what medicine is useful and what medicine is useless, I know in my heart that if the clam can really eliminate all kinds of diseases and recreate youth, I will be the first to grab it and swallow it." ”

Lin Jianlan was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: "This is not bad, how can there be any panacea in the world that can cure all diseases, this gold-crowned folded mussel, alas, may really be just a gimmick to invite pets, and it has cost me and Sister Man the trouble they have caused." ”

Mrs. Wan hurriedly said: "Then how is it good, is Ah Xiu so thin?"

Doctor Cheng sighed and said: "Not really, my master has made an acquaintance, and his medical skills are a few points higher than mine, but his temperament is very strange, so he has not interacted with him for many years." Even if my master came forward, he might not be willing to treat Ah Xiu. ”

Lin Jianlan's heart jumped, and he said secretly: "I don't know which famous doctor Doctor Cheng is talking about?" Listening to it, I heard Doctor Cheng say: "I have a way, this person has a good impression of Lin Jianlan, and he did not hesitate to spend internal strength to open up the meridians for him, if Lin Jianlan comes forward, Ah Xiu will be saved." ”

Mrs. Wan said: "Isn't Doctor Cheng joking? You also know that Lin Jianlan was poisoned by us that day, and you also ordered me to keep him imprisoned, how could he come forward to help? Besides, where am I going to find him now?"