Zhu Hong silently recited "ability, responsibility" in his mouth, lowered his head and pondered, his face was full of distress, and after a long time he said: "The apprentice is stupid, and he really can't understand anything. ”

Hua Bushi smiled lightly and said: "Comprehending the truth is also a kind of chance, how can it be so easy." Some people may be able to comprehend it in a moment, but there are also people who can't figure it out in their entire lives. As long as you have the heart to think about it, you can do it, and you don't need to rush. ”

Zhu Hong responded: "Yes." ”

At this moment, suddenly a voice came from outside the courtyard: "Hey, Hua Bushi, are you in the courtyard? Come out quickly!" but it was a woman's accent.

From the voice Hua Bushi, he could hear that the person who called him was Hai Hongzhu.

Although this Hua Da lady has learned a lot of hospitality etiquette under Hua Bushi's teaching, she is still reckless in doing things, shouting and shouting Hua Bushi's name in the distance, and the virtuous and polite manners that a noble lady from a large family should have are not visible to her at all.

These days, Hai Hongzhu has always been very cold to Hua Bushi, and she can't say three or five sentences all day long, and she is not in the Barking Sky Tower most of the time, but runs to the City Lord's Mansion to find Sima Rulan to practice swords together, but I don't know what is the matter with coming to this husband in such a hurry today.

Before Hua Bushi could answer, the courtyard door had been pushed open, and Hai Hongzhu broke in from outside the door, and as soon as he saw Hua Bushi, he stepped forward and grabbed his arm, and said, "Oh, I can be regarded as finding you! Come with me quickly, go to the City Lord's Mansion to see Sister Lan'er!"

Hua Bushi was pulled by Hai Hongzhu and staggered forward for several steps, and it was easy to gain a foothold, and asked, "What's wrong?" Is Miss Lan'er sick?"

Hai Hongzhu said: "Yes! Sister Lan'er was uncomfortable early this morning, saying that she had a stomachache, and she was still lying on the bed when I came out of the City Lord's Mansion, and I don't know why." Don't you always brag that your medical skills are good, hurry up and show her what kind of disease she has!"

She said that she was about to forcibly pull Hua Bushi out, Hua Bushi said: "Lady don't be bored, I'll go with you, but you have to let me prepare the medicine box and medical applications first." ”

Hai Hongzhu let go of Hua Bushi's arm and said, "Then you hurry up and get the medicine box, Sister Lan'er's illness can't wait!"

Hua Bushi raised his feet to leave, but Zhu Hong on the side suddenly said, "Master, Zhu Hong wants to go with Master." ”

Hua Bushi thought for a while before he said, "Okay, you're bored from practicing martial arts, it's okay to go out for a walk." ”

After a day and a night of hard training but no progress at all, this young man has already encountered a bottleneck, if he can't understand the deeper truth of martial arts, I am afraid it will be difficult to enter the realm if he immerses himself in hard training. So at this time, it doesn't hurt to put it down for a while and go out to find some opportunities.

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ half a cup of tea later, Hua Bushi, Hai Hongzhu and Zhu Hong had already arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.

The grand vermilion gate, the flagpole in front of the door fluttered with the apricot yellow flag embroidered with the words "Wanjintang", and the last time Hua Bushi came, there was no difference. And outside the gate of the mansion, there are also many disciples who patrol and guard back and forth.

Hua Bushi and the others came on horseback. Tying the horses to the stone stakes outside the house, the three of them walked straight to the gate. Hai Hongzhu often comes to the City Lord's Mansion these days, and she is already very familiar with this place. The gang guarding outside the door also knew her for a long time, so she just asked a routine question, Hai Hongzhu only said that she had invited a doctor to diagnose the eldest lady, and the gang would let her go.

Entering the gate, Hai Hongzhu took Hua Bushi and Zhu Hong around the front hall and walked along the corridor to the back garden, and a small building with blue bricks and blue tiles located in the corner of the garden is Sima Rulan's boudoir.

Outside the door of the small building, a thin middle-aged man, with a staff in his hand, was pacing back and forth, with an anxious look on his face, it was Yao Gongxiao, the elder of the inner hall of the "Wanjin Hall".

Hai Hongzhu stepped forward and asked, "Is Sister Lan'er better?"

Yao Gongxiao said: "The eldest lady of the city lord is still lying in the house now, it doesn't seem to be doing well, she has sent someone to ask for a doctor, but she hasn't come back yet, but Mrs. Hua is acting faster." I heard that Young Master Hua is proficient in medical skills, so please go in and treat Miss!"

Hua Bushi nodded in agreement, and then everyone pushed open the wooden door and walked into the small building together.

She has known Sima Rulan for several months, and they are familiar with each other, but Hua Bushi has never been to her residence in the City Lord's Mansion, and the boudoir of her daughter's family is certainly not something that ordinary people can come to casually.

The room is not very large, only simple tables, chairs and furniture, and the decoration is very simple. On the round table in the middle of the room, there are tea utensils and a plate of snacks, and there are no jade vases on the mahogany shelf on the side, but there are many books, and on the desk in front of the window, there are four treasures of the study.

At first glance, this room does not look like the boudoir of the daughter's family, but more like the study of ordinary literati.

Now Hua Bushi didn't have time to take a closer look at the furnishings in the room, and followed Yao Gongxiao and Hai Hongzhu up the stairs to the second floor.

On the second floor is the bedroom, which is very elegantly decorated, and the bed in the room is smoked with sandalwood. Hua Bushi walked upstairs, but saw that Sima Rulan was not lying on the bed, but sitting on the edge of the bed, and there was a little girl standing in front of the bed. The eldest lady of the city lord was wearing a plain dress, but her face looked a little pale.

Yao Yuanxiao stepped forward to give a salute, and Hai Hongzhu had already shouted loudly: "Sister Lan'er, why did you sit up, doesn't your stomach hurt? I called Hua Bushi!"

Sima Rulan smiled faintly and said, "I'm just a little sick, why should Sister Hai and Elder Yao be so nervous, and there is no need to invite Mr. Hua here." ”

Hua Bushi took two steps forward, came to Sima Rulan, and said, "I heard that Hongzhu said that Miss Lan'er was unwell, so Hua Bushi came in a hurry, without further ado, how about letting the eldest lady take the pulse and diagnose it?"

Although Sima Rulan said it easily, Hua Bushi could see that she was not just "slightly sick".

This eldest lady of the city lord is a well-informed lady, and she will not lack courtesy when dealing with people, and she is by no means comparable to Hai Hongzhu, a country-born, grinning wild girl. When Hua Bushi and the others arrived, Sima Rulan just reluctantly sat up from the bed, but did not get up to greet her, which shows that she must be very ill and her movement is already inconvenient.

Sima Rulan retracted her hand and said, "Lan'er is a little sick, so don't bother Mr. Laohua." The final of the 'Zixiao Conference' will be held the day after tomorrow, and Mr. Hua still goes back to the Bark Sky Tower to train the princess, so as not to delay the big event, so that this year's 'Dog King' will be taken away by foreigners. ”

Hua Bushi said: "Hua Bushi has already arranged the training of the princess, and there will be no delay, Miss Lan'er does not need to worry." ”

Hai Hongzhu also said: "Yes, anyway, he has already come, Sister Lan'er will let him take a look at the illness, and it doesn't matter." ”

Sima Rulan still shook her head and said, "Elder Yao has sent someone to ask for a doctor, presumably it will be there soon, Mr. Hua should please go back, your kindness is appreciated by Lan'er." ”

Hearing this, Hua Bushi frowned. Sima Rulan moved back to the City Lord's Mansion from the Bark Sky Tower that day, it was quite strange, she didn't go to watch the princess's competition these days, and Hua Bushi's medical skills she knew about it, but now she was sick but insisted on not letting the eldest young master diagnose and treat her, it seemed that she was avoiding something.

He coughed lightly and said, "Miss Lan'er, can we still be considered friends?"

Sima Rulan said: "Of course we are friends, why did Mr. Hua say this?"

Hua Bushi said: "If you are friends, you must be righteous, and it is only natural to help each other." On that day, Miss Lan'er helped Hua Bushi to uphold justice, and was not bullied by Mingyue Hui He Xilou, and later ignored the gossip of outsiders, and lived in the Bark Sky Tower to protect my safety, this kind of help Hua Bushi has always remembered it in his heart, and today Hua Bushi only wants to diagnose Miss Lan'er's illness and make a supplementary report, so why should Miss Lan'er refuse?"

Sima Rulan bit her lip and said: "That day is that day, now is now, Lan'er is just a little unwell, and it is not a serious illness, I really don't want to involve Mr. Hua, so that others can misunderstand for no reason, and maybe it will be unfavorable to Mr. Hua." ”

Hearing Sima Rulan say this, Hua Bushi felt even more strange. When Hua Bushi asked her for help because of the night attack of the black-clothed killer, the eldest lady of the city lord decided to live in the Bark Sky Tower, and she didn't care about the rumors and slander outside, but now she became so afraid of others misunderstanding, which really made Hua Bushi very puzzled.

The eldest young master was about to ask again, when he suddenly heard a burst of neighing and noisy noises from outside the building, but many people came to the small building.

A loud voice shouted, "Sister Lan'er, is she sick?

This voice Hua Bushi also knew that it was the "civil and military" Xiong Gongzi who had met once in the Bark Sky Tower a few months ago.

I could only hear the door downstairs being pushed open, followed by the sound of scattered footsteps, and the visitor had already walked up the stairs to the bedroom upstairs.

Zaijian Xiong Tiannan, this big man is still dressed as a scholar in a long robe, with a piece of jade the size of a green jujube embedded in the Wensheng square scarf on his head, followed by four or five domestic servants behind him, all of whom are wearing pigtails and white short shirts, all of which are also scholars.

It's just that the Wensheng son in front has big shoulders and a round waist, and the "scholars" in the back are also strong, and they look really nondescript.

Seeing Xiong Tiannan go straight into the house, Yao Yuanxiao's face sank, and he said, "This is the boudoir of the city lord's eldest lady, how can you break in casually!"

Xiong Tiannan grinned and said, "Didn't I just report it downstairs, anyway, we and Sister Lan'er will be a family sooner or later, so I don't think we need to worry so much!"