Chapter 68: Gossip
The sky suddenly darkened, and a large dark cloud slowly drifted over from the distant mountains. From the gaps in the clouds, the occasional glimmer of light makes people feel that the whole earth is dark.
Jia Wuwen hurriedly walked on the long corridor, and just now there was an urgent report from the government office, saying that the prefect wanted to see him by name. The person who reported the news also said that the prefect's face was not very good, and it seemed that he knew something.
He walked to a small separate building and stopped. Facing the closed door, he bowed down and said, "Master Ma! Then Lu Zhan still refuses to let go!" But his subordinates have found out that his only son was taken away by the maid a few days ago. Presumably, at this moment, it is either in the 'Tong Ren Hall', or in the Dong family's other courtyard. After speaking, he didn't get up, and kept that position.
After a long time, I heard a 'um' sound in the building, and the voice was low and hoarse.
Jia Wuwen maintained a bowed posture, and continued: "Du Zhongqian sent someone to spread the news, and my subordinates are afraid that they will go over! By the way, I will go to the 'Tong Ren Tang' to find out Dong Yizhen's tone." ”
"Hmm!" replied in the same way.
Jia Wuwen didn't dare to be careless at all, bowed back a few steps, and then turned around and hurriedly walked out.
As soon as he walked to the door of the Sanyi Pavilion, a groom had already led the horses forward. A person who looked like a small servant walked up to Jia Wuwen's side, bowed down and said, "Master, the prefect has gone to the 'Tongrentang', let you go directly." ”
"Huh?" Jia Wuwen was surprised when he heard the news. Just now he was pondering whether to go to the government office or 'Tong Ren Tang' first, but he didn't expect to save trouble now!
He nodded, jumped on his horse, and galloped toward the city. It wasn't until he was two turns away from the government that he stopped. Jumping off his horse, he handed his horse to his attendants, changed direction, and strode towards Kam Wah Street.
As soon as he walked to the intersection, a man who was waiting on the side greeted him and whispered back to the current situation.
Jia Wuwen frowned when he heard this, and asked, "Who did you say the prefect was with?"
"My subordinates haven't seen that man either!" said one of the men in a low voice, "but it seems that he is either rich or noble, and the prefect has a lot of respect for him, and his words are extremely polite." ”
Jia Wuwen's hurried footsteps suddenly stopped, turned his head and asked suspiciously, "How old is the other party, and what is his surname?"
"About twenty years old, my subordinates heard the prefect call him Young Master Ni. Another man took over and said, "He seems to have brought someone to seek medical treatment, and he has been chatting with Doctor Dong." The subordinates didn't dare to get too close, and they didn't know what they were talking about. ”
"Seeking medical treatment?" Jia Wuwen muttered, the suspicion in his eyes was even worse, and he secretly wondered in his heart: Could it be that Du Zhongqian found the whereabouts of the child first?
Thinking of this, he was a little anxious in his heart, waved his hand at a few people, and the group hurried towards the 'Tongrentang' again.
Tong Ren Tang, backyard.
This is a quiet elegant room, with a pair of large characters hanging in the middle, on which the dragon and the phoenix dance a word 'quiet', and below this word, there are several futons, as well as a coffee table.
At this moment, on the futon in the middle, a young man with a handsome face was kneeling on it, slowly picking up the teacup in front of him and taking a sip.
He closed his eyes and reminisced for a moment, and Fang praised it: "Good tea! I didn't expect to be able to drink such good tea in this remote place!
"Ni Gongzi has won the award!" An old man with a white beard and black hair opposite him was quite proud when he heard this, twisting his beard and smiling, "These are all coarse teas picked by the little girl on the mountain, and they are not as good as the best ones that Ni Gongzi often drinks." ”
"Mr. Dong's words are wrong!" Ni Pengcheng shook his head when he heard this, and said with a straight face, "This tea is rich in fragrance, the tea soup is yellow and green, although it is quite bitter at first taste, but the aftertaste is strong and mellow, which makes people feel relished, and there is a faint hint of orchid fragrance." After speaking, he picked up the teacup and took another sip, raised the teacup at the opposite two, and praised again, "Good tea!"
Dong Yizhen smiled when he heard this, but said modestly: "Ni Gongzi has won the award!"
Du Zhongqian, who was on the side, saw that Shao Dutong was in a good mood, and couldn't help but tease: "Mr. Dong, you're not right." Could it be that I am afraid that Ni Gongzi will not be able to drink all your tea. ”
Dong Yizhen just picked up the teacup suddenly stopped at his lips, glared at Du Zhongqian's eyes, and said: "What are you talking about, as long as Ni Gongzi really appreciates my tea, why not give it all away? seems to be quite dissatisfied with Du Zhongqian's underestimation of him.
Ni Pengcheng couldn't help laughing, raised his hand to stop Du Zhongqian's urge to speak, and said: "One of the ways of tea, in fact, I don't know much about it, just drink it occasionally." At my level, I can fool the layman, and I don't dare to hold it up in front of my husband. Moreover, thanks to Mr. Routing's collection of hospitality, I am already impressed in my heart, where can I still win people's favor. The kindness of the gentleman was appreciated in my heart. ”
Dong Yizhen is famous for eating soft and not hard, seeing this noble son, his words are so polite, it is not good to take it bigger, and hurriedly said: "Ni Gongzi is serious, and the old decay is just a vassal elegance." Compared to the real tea ceremony, I don't know how much worse. Speaking of this, I don't know what I remembered, and I couldn't help but sigh heavily, "Many years ago, I met a fairy-like figure, who was given by him, and drank a cup of tea, which is never forgotten again." Compared with that clear tea, these can only be regarded as coarse teas. After speaking, there was a look of fascination in his eyes, and his face also glowed with a strange light. It was as if what I drank was not a cup of tea, but a liquid of elixir.
When Ni Pengcheng heard this, he was also quite curious, and couldn't help asking: "I don't know where this master is now? ”
Who knows, Dong Yizhen shook his head, drank the tea soup in his hand, and sighed again.
Ni Pengcheng was even more curious, and asked again: "Could it be that there is something hidden in this?"
Dong Yizhen heard this, and after a while, he stopped talking, and finally brought up the handful, and poured himself a cup of hot tea from the steaming copper kettle, holding the teacup, looking at the yellow and green tea soup in it in a daze.
Ni Pengcheng didn't urge, and waited quietly.
"Speaking of which, that was thirty years ago!" After a long time, Dong Yizhen opened his mouth faintly, and the voice had a hint of desolation, as if it came from a long distance, and the noise outside was faintly visible from the gap in the window lattice, which seemed even more quiet at the moment.
"That year, not long after I came out of the gate, I received a patient with a strange illness on a snowy night. Although I was sure that I would cure her, I lacked a very important medicinal herb. I searched all the pharmacies, but I couldn't find the medicine. Later, with the guidance of someone, I decided to try my luck at Yanxia Mountain outside the city. ”
"Smoky Mountain?"