The concubine will not accompany you: General, Madam ran away again

Chapter 162

When the carriage arrived on Ping'an Street, Mu Shuyao asked Huarui to go down and ask for directions: "Is there a medical clinic called Lingsongtang on this street?"

The other party showed her the way very seriously: "You turn in from here, the third one is the only one. This Lingsong Hall used to be a famous medical center in the capital, but now it is just a small pharmacy."

There was regret and emotion in the tone, thinking that the reputation of Lingsongtang before coming to Lingsongtang was good.

Following the guidance of the passers-by, the alley was very narrow, and there was no room for a carriage to enter, so Mu Shuyao simply walked towards Lingsong Hall with a few maidservants.

Fortunately, they all changed into men's clothes, which didn't attract much attention.

Different from the bustling main street, Ping'an Street is considered a relatively remote street. The signboards of the stores on the facades are also half-new and not old, and the houses are relatively low.

"Lingsong Hall", Mu Shuyao looked up and read this white marble plaque, knowing that she had arrived at the place.

This is a medicine hall that was once prosperous, but now its business is bleak and its facade is dilapidated.

"Young master, are you grabbing medicine?" A man in his 40s, wearing a gray-brown robe with half-new fabric, looked a bit down and out.

He should be the shopkeeper of this pharmacy, looking honest and gentle.

"No, I'm looking for someone." Mu Shuyao's eyes were as calm as water, adding a bit of maturity to her immature face, making it easier to win people's trust.

The shopkeeper looked at Mu Shuyao carefully, and asked politely, "Who are you looking for, Master?"

"I'm looking for Mo Jiuniang." Mu Shuyao said.

The shopkeeper's expression changed, and he said coldly, "Master, you came to the wrong place. There is no Mo Jiuniang here."

Mu Shuyao still had a calm demeanor, her eyes were wide open, she looked at the shopkeeper a few times, took out something from her bosom and put it on the counter and said, "Give this to Mo Jiuniang, and she will know who I am."

I saw half a golden lock on the somewhat old counter.

The expression on the shopkeeper's face changed instantly when he saw the half piece of gold lock. In fact, the gold lock is nothing special. It is the kind of gold lock that ordinary children wear when they are full moon, and it is not expensive.

He looked at Mu Shuyao again, and then took the half gold lock into the backyard.

Mu Shuyao waited for a while, and saw a woman in a coarse cloth skirt with a low bun, coming out to meet her.

"Excuse me, my lord, no, it's Miss, how did you get this half of the golden lock?" The woman looked at Mu Shuyao, her lips trembling slightly, but she saw her daughter's body at a glance, and asked excitedly.

It seems that this woman is Mo Jiuniang, blame the old man's youngest daughter, her mother died early, almost blame the old man for raising her up.

The strange old man's surname is Mo, who was originally a prominent family in Kyoto. After offending the powerful and powerful, his family's wealth was wiped out, and he kept the signboard of Lingsongtang. He hid himself in a small mountain village under his name.

"This is a letter from my teacher to my senior sister." Mu Shuyao conjured a letter sealed with wax from nowhere.

Trembling, Mo Jiuniang took it and saw that it was her father's handwriting. Her eyes were red, and she led Mu Shuyao and the others to the backyard.

He read his father's letter first, but as if it wasn't enough, he asked Mu Shuyao about his father's situation.

"The old man is in good health now, but his guilt has hurt his family, causing your sisters to run around and have nowhere to live."

"What are you talking about!" Mo Jiuniang said sadly: "Family is a body of honor and disgrace, not to mention that what happened back then was not his business, it was just that we were ordinary people with no power and no power, and we were harmed innocently. Now he has avoided the world for many years, We couldn't find him."

"Actually, master, the old man had a very happy life. He said that he didn't want to go back to Beijing again. Please take care of yourself." These words are all blamed on the old man's letter in the medical book. Even she doesn't know to blame the old man now. Where did he go, that's all he can say, anyway, the elders of Mo's family are gone, and these children have all married and lived alone.

Mo Jiuniang thought for a while, and then said: "Father has always been a loose person. If Mother hadn't left early, he would have gone to live a hidden life. Now that he knows that he is doing well, Go ahead then."

In fact, she knew better that if it was not because of herself, her father would not have been involved in the events of the year, nor would he have been forced to leave his hometown and hide his name. Although that family has collapsed now, she has not learned With so much father's medical skills, he can only open a small pharmacy with his husband to make ends meet. On the other hand, he is also guarding the signboard at home, waiting for his father to come back.

But now it seems that he will not come back.

The scorching sun in the afternoon came in through the cracks in the carved window lattice, and fell on Mu Shuyao's face. The glossy black hair against the side of the face made her skin look more like snow, her lips were full of red, and her eyes were deep.

When Mo Jiuniang was feeling sad about the loss of her family's education, when she saw Mu Shuyao like this, her heart moved. Isn't this a ready-made one? It's a close relationship, and she also calls her father a master, so she is a direct disciple of the Mo family.

Mo Jiuniang thought that Mu Shuyao came to join her from the countryside, and immediately wanted to clean up the house for her to live in. Mu Shuyao hurriedly stopped her: "I don't live here, senior sister, I live in my own house."

"Your family?" Mo Jiuniang asked suspiciously.

It was only then that Mu Shuyao reported her family name and told her family's situation.

"You said you were Aunt Yue Ning and Mu Yongnian's daughter? The newly conferred Princess Qingwan, the future concubine of King Li." Mo Jiuniang was quite shaken by this.

Taking out any of these identities at will can crush them to death.

"That's right! Actually, I don't know too well." Mu Shuyao said lightly, "As for the princess or the future princess, it doesn't matter to me. What I want is the reason why my grandfather's family disappeared in the capital. So Senior Sister, I’m here to ask for your help, I know that Master and my grandfather had a long-term relationship back then, do you know any clues about it.”

"Aunt Ning is a good person, but it's a pity that she married the wrong person." Mo Jiuniang sighed and said, "Back then, our two families were considered good friends. My father healed your grandfather well, and your grandfather saw my father. He is a talented person, although he has not been accepted as a disciple, but he has always been a teacher and a friend."

"When the king of Han rebelled, your grandfather took out the last emperor's decree in order to keep Tianli Jiangshan unshakable. , she is the queen's aunt, and the government at that time was almost controlled by the Ruan family."

"So your grandfather's family was charged with this crime. All adult men were killed and their homes were confiscated. It was also ordered that no one in Beijing should discuss this matter, otherwise they will be punished with the same crime."

(End of this chapter)