Still waiting for Zhaoyang

Chapter 38
"That's right. Afterwards, the tip of the needle needs to be calcined in the fire again, and then quenched with toad saliva, repeated many times, and then the tip of the needle is polished. After everything is finished, the needle is boiled with the ancient recipe." Li Ji said, "Even if it is not a new The ground needles should be steamed according to this method if they have not been used for a long time. You can memorize this recipe - five cents for musk, one cent each for bile alum and dendrobium, three cents each for pangolin, angelica tail, cinnabar, and asarum."

Xia Yue hurriedly said: "Sir, speak slowly, I can't write that fast."

Li Ji had a good temper, so he repeated it slowly.

At this moment, spring is over, and the vegetation in the courtyard has the color of early summer. The spring in the imperial capital is always very short, but the branches on the trees are growing very fast, changing their appearance every day.Shang Rui has been standing outside the door, listening to their conversation word for word, against the light summer feeling that pervades, he feels very comfortable in his heart.

After Li Ji taught the needle making, he began to talk about acupuncture methods: "The acupuncture methods include Najia method, foster son method, dirty qi method..."

At this time, the butler of the Li Mansion suddenly came from the corridor and saw Shang Rui was about to salute, but before the voice of "Mr. Hong" could be said, he was stopped by Shang Rui's gesture of silence.

The housekeeper had no choice but to respectfully ignore him and entered the study: "Master."

Li Ji was interrupted: "What?"

The butler then said that relatives had come to the front hall and asked Li Ji to deal with it.After hearing this, Li Ji gave Xia Yue a few words, followed the housekeeper, and walked to the door to see Shang Rui.Shang Rui waved his hand, still telling him to keep quiet.

After Li Ji left, the inside and outside of the house became quiet.

Shang Rui continued to stand in the corridor.

Xia Yue was sitting on a chair and transcribing the prescription she just wrote down. After a while, she remembered that the book Li Ji gave her was still in Taoyeju, so she put down the pen and wanted to get it before Li Ji came back.

She moved the chair away, walked out of the study with a trot, walked outside the door, and looked around suspiciously.There seemed to be someone here just now, but now it is empty.

She knew that the Li Mansion seemed to let her in and out on the surface, but in fact it was just leaving a thin face for each of them.

That night when Shang Rui pushed the door open with anger, one could know that her every move was under the control of others. What was ridiculous was that she was reluctant to kill him, and she was afraid that he would die because of her. In the hard compartment, she hid the knife and protected him with fear and timidity, not even daring to blink.

Xia Yue stood under the tree, smiling bitterly at herself.

After taking the book, Xia Yue went back to the study and found that Li Ji was already waiting for her in the house.

Xia Yue asked curiously: "Do you usually have such leisure, sir?"

Li Ji was sitting next to the desk case, checking the medical records from the past few days, when he heard this, he raised his head and glanced at Xia Yue, knowing that he couldn't tell her the reason why he was allowed to stay at home these days, so he could only answer: "You See where I am free? Although I don’t need to check the situation of the concubines in the harem in every detail like those in the former imperial hospital, but I am not idle. I have to study medical records, test medicines, and make some notes every day. Pursuit, speaking of it, who is really idle?"

Li Ji put down the things in his hands, walked to the bookshelf on one side, and took out a booklet from a pile of bound medical records: "This is the acupuncture minutes compiled by myself, you can take it back and have a look." After saying this sentence, Li Ji glanced at her again, and sincerely warned, "I still say the same thing, eager for success is a taboo in medicine."

Xia Yue's expression darkened, and she nodded.

three

Shang Rui returned to the palace and went to Jinde Palace for dinner.Wang Xiaoxiang didn't know he was coming, she had already eaten, and now she called someone to set the meal.

Seeing that he was silent, Wang Xiaoxiang mistakenly thought that he was still unhappy about Wang Gan's affairs, and knew that he was wrong, so he could only serve him cautiously.

When eating, Shang Rui didn't have a good appetite, and when he finished his meal hastily, someone brought him water to rinse his mouth.

He took the teacup and looked up at the person carrying the tray. It was the maid whom he had ordered not to appear in Kangning Hall again.She is tall, but her limbs and posture are somewhat similar to Xia Yue's. At that time, he was upset and disgusted with the queen's intentions, so he said that.

Seeing that Shang Rui looked at her twice more, Wang Xiaoxiang wanted to match up the two of them again, but was afraid of offending him by being smart.

Shang Rui withdrew his gaze, waved his hand and told people to go down.

"Don't keep this person, let her out of the palace in a few days." Shang Rui said casually, it seemed that he was going to stay in Jinde Palace again.

Wang Xiaoxiang ordered people to prepare.

In the past few months, she didn't know what was wrong with him. Except for coming to Jinde Palace, she didn't let anyone sleep with him.Outsiders only think that she dominates the previous person and only favors the harem, but the truth of this is only known to the person concerned.

There were always two couches in her bedroom, and the others thought she couldn't sleep well, so they had to sleep on separate couches with Shang Rui at night.

After turning off the lights, he coughed twice.

She couldn't help saying: "Your Majesty, don't be greedy for cold at night."

He turned over and didn't answer.

After a while, I heard him turn over again, and suddenly said: "Xiaoxiang, what am I not as good as Brother Huang?"

Wang Xiaoxiang was taken aback. They knew each other about the matter of the first reserve, but they had never talked about it so openly, as if Shang Rui had become that teenage boy again.He doesn't have an older sister, and he isn't close to his elder brother. For a long time, when he was young, he actually treated Wang Xiaoxiang as the elder sister.

Wang Xiaoxiang sighed, she guessed that maybe he was not asking her, but asking another person through her.

"The emperor is naturally the best man in the world, but if it is an ordinary loving couple, the wife will think that although her husband is not as good as the emperor, he is irreplaceable in her heart. Just like the emperor chooses talents for the community, Many people's articles can't tell the difference, just because the emperor likes it, it's good."

In fact, why should she talk too much.He is so wise and intelligent, there is no need to ask others for answers, but he is trapped in this mountain and cannot find a way out.

four

It was late at night, and Xiayue in Li's mansion was carrying the medical books borrowed from Li Ji today in her room with the lights on. She didn't transcribe them, fearing that she would never have the chance to take these notes with her when she left, so she locked herself in prison. Pick up some important things firmly in your mind, word for word, over and over again.

From the day when Li Ji promised to teach her how to treat diseases, she almost never slept in bed at night, and occasionally took a nap at her desk when she was tired.

She never touched that bed again, and she seemed to remember Shang Rui from that night when she touched it.He stood there, so weak that a gust of wind could blow him down, but he said to her with an arrogant and ruthless look: "Yu Zhaoyang, you won."

Is it because winning has spoiled his appetite?
The him under the black cliff or the furious him in this room, which one is real?
At this time, He Xiang had some sweet dreams on her couch, she giggled and kicked off the quilt.Xia Yue walked over and pulled the quilt for her.

Then, she returned to the table.

The oil in the oil lamp was refilled twice, and it wasn't until the early morning light that she lay down on the table drowsily, although she didn't feel sleepy, she was extremely tired.

He Xiang slept well all night and got up early.She thought that Xia Yue had fallen asleep lying on her stomach, so she lightly put the shirt next to her on Xia Yue's shoulders carefully, then tidied it up silently, and went to prepare breakfast and hot water.

Thinking of the homework that Li Ji was going to test today, Xia Yue got up to drink a cup of herbal tea, cheered herself up, and continued to read.

After turning less than three pages, there was a "bang", He Xiang pushed the door open and entered, startling Xia Yue.

He Xiang stared at her eyes and said in a panic, "Miss, Wang Gan..."

After He Xiang met Yu Yin'er, Xia Yue told He Xiang about the relationship between Wang Gan and herself, so He Xiang paid special attention to this person.

"What?" Xia Yue raised her head and asked.

"Wang Gan is dead," He Xiang said out of breath, "he died at the gate of Xiangfu, and was only discovered this morning."

Xia Yue suddenly stood up from the table, paused, and asked slowly, "How did you die?"

He Xiang breathed heavily, and repeated what he heard in the kitchen just now.

It turns out that Wang Gan has disappeared since Yu Yin'er stopped the sedan chair in the downtown area. Tingwei's mansion even painted portraits and put up posters everywhere. But today he just went to the gatehouse of the mansion to open the door, and found someone sitting at the door. He thought it was a drunk or a beggar. Yes, the concierge went over to greet him, but unexpectedly it was Wang Gan who was dead.

It was a rare event for a dead body to appear on the street, not to mention that it was at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion where the power was all over the world, and it was Wang Gan of the Wang family who died.

As soon as the news spread, half of the imperial capital exploded.Everyone knew that Yu Yin'er defended her sister in the street, but now some even say that it was a female ghost who came to claim her life.

Xia Yue nervously listened to He Xiang's words.

He Xiang said again: "Miss, do you think he has done too many bad things, God finally opened his eyes and came to retribution?"

Xia Yue's mind was buzzing, but her mind was no longer on He Xiang.She thought of one person——Zijin.

"He's here?" Xia Yue murmured to herself.

"Who?" He Xiang didn't understand.

Xia Yue didn't answer, she took a hasty look at He Xiang, and suddenly stepped out eagerly.

She didn't care if she could really go out, if someone wanted to stop her, she should be killed.

She walked quickly, and left Taoye Residence first, bypassed the rockery in the backyard, went up the corridor and walked towards the front yard, without stopping, almost trotting.She carried her skirt up the stairs, and suddenly bumped into a chest.

The chest was so strong that it knocked her into a stagger and barely stood still.

"No matter how I walk, I'm in a hurry." It was Shang Rui who came, and he frowned, holding her arm to stabilize her figure.

Seeing Shang Rui, she brushed his palm away, took two steps back, bit her lip with her upper teeth, and had an idea in her mind, and said coldly: "I want to go out for a while."

Shang Rui raised his eyebrows: "Here, is someone stopping you?"

"It doesn't look like it, but I'm not stupid." She sneered coldly.

He was already tall, but standing on the steps now made people look up to him even more.She was very uncomfortable with her head held high, so she took a few steps back.

His eyes fell on her face: "You are more than just a word 'stupid'."

Yes, she is more than stupid.If he is not Hong Wu, then his identity is almost ready to be revealed.If she tried her best that day, even if she couldn't kill him, at least she could hurt him.

She didn't want to continue arguing with him, she lowered her head and repeated: "I'm going out for a while."

"Where to go?"

Naturally, she couldn't tell the truth, and looked at the other side: "I'm so bored, I want to go out for a walk."

"Recently, the imperial capital is not peaceful. There are people throwing corpses in the market in the morning. If you really want to go out, I will accompany you." Wang Gan disappeared unexpectedly and died in a strange way, which inevitably aroused his interest. He went to see the corpse early , Li Jifu came by the way.

After hearing what he said, Xia Yue guessed that he was referring to Wang Gan, her eyelashes twitched, suppressing her emotions.

But how could these changes escape Shang Rui's eyes, instead he deliberately said: "A man died in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion this morning, and I was going to watch the fun, do you want to go and see it together?"

Xia Yue's heart moved, she hurriedly raised her head to meet his gaze, and then slowly said: "The dead have nothing to see, I just want to go out and get some air."

He smiled: "That's just right, anyway, I want to take a stroll."

Xia Yue wanted to refuse, but she hesitated for a moment but nodded and followed him out of Li Ji's mansion.

Along the way, he walked in front, Xia Yue followed, and then Ming Lian and Yao Chuang.

Li Ji's mansion and Xiangye's mansion were not far away, only one street separated them.This imperial capital has been peaceful for too long, the criminal laws are loose, and the people are not afraid of troubles. Knowing that a life has been killed, not only did they not avoid it, but they all went to watch the excitement when they got the news.

Before reaching the entrance of the Xiangfu, the people who joined in the fun had already surrounded three floors inside and three floors outside. The servants of Tingwei's Mansion kept shouting: "Don't look, don't look, everyone go home."

However, the law does not blame the public, and not many people pay attention to him.

Xia Yue was absent-minded along the way, but Shang Rui remained silent. He was trying to figure out the relationship between Xia Yue and Wang Gan, or the relationship between Wang Kui and Yu Sheng. There was no clue to connect them before. It was Yu Sheng who helped Wang Kui go to jail for ridiculing Wang Kui for his unhealthy official style.Since there was no sign of any relationship between Xia Yue and Wang Gan before, and the incident happened suddenly, he had no way to ask Qi An, who was thousands of miles away, for confirmation.

Little did they know that Zijin and Xia Yue would not publicize that matter because of the prestige of the Min family in the local area. Wang Gan was afraid of affecting his father's official career, so he did not dare to publicize it, so how would outsiders know.

When he couldn't figure out something, he felt very uncomfortable.

Unknowingly, the two followed the flow of people to the gate of Xiangfu.

Xia Yue stood outside the crowd, tiptoeing, and could see through the gaps in the crowd that the people from the government were standing outside, separating the onlookers.The corpse two feet away from them was covered with a white cloth.The people from Tingwei's Mansion were investigating the scene, but no one spoke, and no one dared to move the corpse without authorization.

The white cloth was tightly covered, and only Wang Gan had a puddle of blood under his body.There wasn't much blood in that pool, maybe it flowed from his body after he was killed, and it had already solidified and turned purple.

The people onlookers whispered, inquired about each other, and spread rumors.

"Is the head still there?"

"I see the wound is on the chest."

"Have you been gouged out?"

"Did you get killed?"

……

More and more people.

The two of them and Yao Chuang, who followed closely, were originally standing on the periphery of the crowd of onlookers. For some reason, several layers of people were added behind.

People who came later still wanted to push forward to see it.

I don't know who stepped on Xia Yue's foot.

Xia Yue didn't care about the pain in her toes, and like others, she wanted to get closer to take a look, but was held by Shang Rui's hand.He wanted to wrap Xia Yue on his chest and take her out.

He didn't like being so crowded in the crowd, so close to others.

But Xia Yue seemed to be stung, she shook off his hand and avoided him like a snake.

Shang Rui laughed at himself.

"Why are you so interested in a dead man?" Shang Rui asked.

Xia Yue didn't answer.

Shang Rui teased her as usual: "He is also from Jinluo, could it be your lover?" Before the words finished, Xia Yue suddenly turned to look at him, her eyes were reddish.

Shang Rui was startled suddenly.

Xia Yue stared at him, without saying a word with her pale face. After a while, her eyes stared at the corpse again, as if she wanted to pierce the white cloth on Wang Gan's face.

Yao Chuang didn't dare to look at Xia Yue at ordinary times, but Xia Yue's appearance at this moment fell into his eyes unintentionally.

In the blink of an eye, Yao Chuang remembered one thing.

He wasn't sure, and hurriedly glanced at Xia Yue again.

At the same time, I only heard Xia Yue say in a very cold tone: "He is not my lover, not only that, I wish he could die, because he once did the same thing to me just like you."

At this moment, the corpse had been moved onto the stretcher, and the people investigating the scene had received the news that they were about to transport the corpse away, and the yamen servants wanted to make a way through the dense crowd.The people crowded even harder, as if they wanted to take the last chance to see if they were really headless and heartless.

Yao Chuang looked around vigilantly and followed Shang Rui closely.

Suddenly someone not far away yelled: "My silver, who stole my silver?" Everyone looked around and saw a middle-aged man touching his pocket up and down, blushing, and the people next to him saw it, They all checked their stuff.

But Yao Chuang guarded Shang Rui even tighter vigilantly.

Shang Rui felt that his head seemed to be hit hard by some blunt object, and he became a little dull for the first time.Xia Yue's words just now echoed repeatedly in his ears, and he was a little absent-minded for a while.

Wang Gan, Yu Huaer, Min Xiayue...

He suddenly recalled Wang Gan's face in the restaurant, Yu Hua'er being pulled by him, and the old wound on Wang Gan's chest that recurred when he fell down the stairs.

Shang Rui forced himself to calm down and calm down the turbulent emotions in his chest, but in the blink of an eye, his brows became clear again.

He turned to pull Xiayue: "We—" He only said two words, and he couldn't say the rest.

There is Xia Yue's shadow beside her.

Shang Rui's expression flickered, and he quickly looked around.

Xia Yue was originally wearing a water-red shirt, which was very conspicuous, but at this moment, there was not even one such color in the dense crowd.

Where can I find Xia Yue's figure at this moment.

(End of this chapter)