People in the Tang Dynasty, Jian'an style

"it is good."

The pharmacy was not far from the Jinguowei's yard, and the two arrived there quickly.

But before I went in, I heard a noisy quarrel coming from inside.

"You little bitch, do you have the right to speak here?"

"Hit me, hit me hard!"

"Damn it, I've been displeased with this bitch for a long time. Does she think she can give orders just because she's a member of the Women's Guard?"

Mixed in with these sounds was the painful groan of a woman.

Ruyue was stunned and quickly looked at Li Wenbin.

The two men quickly walked into the courtyard where the pharmacy was located, and saw an old eunuch shouting and cursing at a young girl who was slumped on the ground.

There were also a few young eunuchs nearby who beat and kicked the girl.

The girl supported herself with her hands, bit her lips and said nothing.

The girl was wearing a green waist-length skirt and a white wide-sleeved shirt. She was rather thin, but had a pretty face with a few playful freckles on her nose and cheeks. She looked like a girl next door.

At this moment, she bit her lips tightly, as if she was about to cry, and she didn't even dare to resist the beating and scolding from the eunuchs.

Li Wenbin stared at the girl for a while, and her face turned red, looking very shy.

"What are you doing? Why are you hitting people?"

Ruyue rushed forward like a tigress, pushed away a few young eunuchs, protected the girl behind her, and shouted at them.

Several young eunuchs were startled when they saw someone suddenly rushing out. After they saw that it was Ruyue, they all looked at the old eunuch who was leading them.

"Hey, where did this person come from?" The old eunuch seemed to have seen Ruyue before and was not afraid of her coming. He said in a shrill voice, "Why, is the matter of the medical room also under the management of Miss Ruyue? I really haven't heard of this. I have to ask the princess later."

Yes, you heard it right. In the Tang Dynasty, eunuchs were called "laogong" instead of "eunuch" - eunuch was a rank among the eunuchs, and a not low level at that.

Ruyue said angrily: "No matter what, you can't hit people, right?"

"Jinxiu, how are you? Are you hurt?" she asked her friend.

"No, Sister Ruyue, I'm fine." The girl spoke, her voice as soft as a mosquito, "Sister Ruyue, don't worry about it, just leave. He is the manager of the pharmacy, it is impossible for him to listen to you..."

"Hmph..." The old eunuch snorted disdainfully and raised his index finger.

Ruyue looked at him angrily and was about to speak, but at this moment Li Wenbin suddenly stepped forward.

"What if it's me?"

Chapter 10 Don't Slander Me

Just now, Li Wenbin did not stand up, but Ruyue attracted all the attention for him, and several eunuchs only noticed his existence now.

If it were Li Chengqian or Li Tai, they would have been kneeling on the ground now.

Even if it was Li Ke, it would be almost the same.

However, the appearance of Li Wenbin did not make the old eunuch feel any fear, but made him even more arrogant.

"Humph, I thought so. So you have a backer. But Miss Ruyue, I have to give you a piece of advice..." The old eunuch rolled his eyes. "Not everyone can be a backer. You better be more careful. Some people just don't have that kind of luck!"

His words were full of mockery of Li Wenbin - although he was the prince's son, he should not regard himself as the master.

In fact, in many aristocratic families, such things are common - the legitimate sons or children born out of wedlock are the real descendants.

As for those bastards and illegitimate children, they didn't even have a rank in the order of birth and were treated like slaves - and in fact, many of these bastards lived worse than ordinary servants with some status and power.

Therefore, the old eunuch did not take Li Wenbin seriously at all, and did not think there would be anything wrong with offending him.

Li Wenbin took a step forward and looked at the old eunuch, but he quickly retreated.

There was no way. The strange smell on the old eunuch was really irresistible to him.

Li Wenbin has always adhered to one point of view - even if the clothes are a little old, they must be clean and not be looked down upon by others.

Therefore, he has the habit of taking a bath and changing clothes frequently, and he usually keeps himself clean and tidy.

If it weren't for this habit, his situation would not have changed even if he had attracted the attention of Li Shimin and Zhangsun Wugou yesterday.

But this old eunuch was different. The smell on his body was not just simple urine, but a mixture of several other smells, which made Li Wenbin even more unbearable.

However, he soon realized that something was wrong.

This smell seems to be a mixture of musk - so, does a eunuch have the qualifications and extra financial resources to use such precious spices?

You should know that in the early Tang Dynasty, musk could only come from tribute or overseas trade, and its price was even more expensive than the same weight of gold.

How much is the monthly salary of this old eunuch?

Then, Li Wenbin subconsciously asked: "I wonder how much your monthly allowance is, husband? Can you tell me?"

Originally, his action of pinching his nose had already made the old eunuch furious - his physical defect made the old eunuch even more concerned about other people's opinions. What Li Wenbin did was almost the same as pointing at his nose and calling him a eunuch without balls.

Although there is nothing wrong with this statement itself...

But just when the old eunuch was about to get angry, he heard such a seemingly irrelevant question and was stunned.

Not only him, even Ruyue became a little anxious - Young Master, why don’t you take the herbs and leave quickly, and why are you asking about these useless things?

Do you want to help him out a bit?

"Humph, how much our monthly allowance is is not something that you should ask. So, are you going to manage the household for the princess?"

The power of personnel and finance has always been firmly in the hands of Zhangsun Wugou. The old eunuch's words are really heartbreaking.

"Oh, I don't dare to answer that."

Li Wenbin laughed - I just want some medicinal herbs, but you want me to die?

But he knew what would happen if these words reached Changsun Wugou's ears.

As he spoke, he tried to hold back the pungent smell and leaned close to the old eunuch's ear and said, "I don't really care how much it is exactly. I just want to know if your monthly salary can afford musk. Hiss...it seems there is also ambergris. Incredible, really incredible."

The old eunuch's face suddenly turned very ugly.

Li Wenbin's words hit the nail on the head.

He had always been troubled by the urine smell on his body that he could never get rid of, and he didn't know how many people looked down on him because of it.

Later, after spraying musk and ambergris on my body, I felt much better.

Of course, as a manager of a pharmacy, he certainly couldn't afford such expensive spices.

It goes without saying where musk and ambergris come from.

The old eunuch thought what he did was secret, but he didn't expect that Li Wenbin could see through it at a glance.

Is he born in the year of the dog? Why does he have such a keen nose?

"Young Master, please don't slander me. I have been working diligently in this medical clinic for several years, and the princess knows it all. Even if you want to frame me, the princess must believe you!"

It would have been more convincing if the old eunuch hadn't trembled when he said this.

Seeing that the old eunuch's face became even uglier than when he had just been castrated, Li Wenbin knew that what he had said casually was indeed right.

However, he was not interested in finding out any corrupt officials - his cheap father received so many rewards and seized a lot of spoils in the wars, so it was no big deal if this old eunuch embezzled some of it.

And the most important thing is that this pharmacy is not his now anyway.

Why do you care so much?

Li Wenbin took a half step back and said with a smile: "Hey, why are you so nervous? I didn't say anything. But you are so loud. Are you afraid that people won't know?"

Now that you have shown your attitude, it's your turn.

After hearing what Li Wenbin said, the old eunuch's face changed again and again. Finally, he forced himself to calm down and forced a smile on his face again - although his smile looked like crying.

"Young Master, what medicinal herbs do you need? You have come to the right place. The prince brought back a lot of precious medicinal herbs during his expedition to the Turks. Come with your husband, I guarantee you will be satisfied."

Although he was satisfied with his attitude, Li Wenbin hesitated again - he didn't know what kind of medicinal materials were of top quality.

I haven't learned this before.

At this moment, Jinxiu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Young Master, let me help you choose. I am very familiar with those medicinal herbs."

Li Wenbin was stunned: "You? You have difficulty moving..."

Jinxiu smiled and said, "It's okay, young master. I'm used to it. Besides, I want to do something for you."

That's it...

Seeing the girl's sincere look, Li Wenbin nodded and agreed.

But he still said to Ruyue: "You should go with Jinxiu. I can help you if there is anything."

"promise."

While they were talking, the old eunuch had a smile on his face, but he was already thinking in his mind how to destroy the evidence.

It feels really bad to have someone else hold something against you.

Chapter 11 Interesting Girl

What Li Wenbin wanted was not much, nor were they very good medicinal herbs. It took less than a quarter of an hour for the two girls to come back.

Ruyue was holding a large paper bag in her hand, which emitted a scent of medicine.

"My dear, everything you want is in there."

In addition to these, there are also medicine-making utensils such as medicine cutting knives, iron grinding boats, medicine frying pots, mortars, and pill plates.

The old eunuch also came out, holding a small bag and presenting it with both hands.

"Young Master, these are some good things. You can use them to make medicine when you go back."

"What is this?" Li Wenbin took it curiously and asked.

"Hehe, some nourishing food." The old eunuch smiled like a dogtail flower, and the wrinkles on his face were smoothed out by his smile. "Young man, you are still growing up, so you must pay attention to it."

No need for that?

Ruyue can hardly bear the current state of her.

If I do it again, won’t that girl’s life be in jeopardy?

I subconsciously looked at Ruyue, and saw that her face was blushing, her head almost dropped to her chest, and she didn't dare to raise it at all.

Li Wenbin pouted and stuffed the small paper bag into his arms, then waved his hand: "In that case, thank you husband."

"I dare not, I dare not, as long as the young master is satisfied."

Li Wenbin nodded, then pointed at Jinxiu and said, "By the way, I don't know how to make medicine, can I ask this girl to help? If not, I can ask the princess for advice."

He didn't want to use Changsun Wugou to pressure others, but mainly because Jinxiu was a member of the Women's Guard. If he wanted her help, he would have to ask for her permission.

"No, no, no, no need to trouble you, young master." The old eunuch said hurriedly, "If the princess asks about it, I can just mention it again."

Then he frowned and shouted at Jinxiu: "Now we are sending you to make medicine for the young master. You must do your job seriously. Otherwise, if you offend the young master, even our family can't save you. Do you understand?"

"Yes."

Jinxiu had difficulty walking and could only answer the call while sitting on a stool.

The old eunuch then ordered two servants to carry her and the stool to the courtyard where Li Wenbin currently lived.

Li Wenbin took out five copper coins and asked Ruyue to give them as rewards - not only had his living conditions improved, but his monthly salary had also increased significantly, so he had extra money for rewards.

"Here, this is a reward from the young master."

After sending the two servants away, Jinxiu asked, "Young Master, do you want me to make some medicine for you now?"

Li Wenbin shook his head: "Miss Jinxiu, you are really amazing."

Jinxiu's expression was a little strange: "Young Master, are you talking about me?"

"If it weren't for Sister Ruyue who always protected me, cared for me, and helped me, I'm afraid I would have died long ago."

Ruyue felt a little distressed when she heard this and held her hand: "Jinxiu, don't say that. You have helped me a lot. We are good sisters. Don't say such things. It's too formal."

Li Wenbin suddenly said, "Ruyue, take these herbs and wash them carefully. Jinxiu's legs are not convenient, so I won't let her do it."

"Yes, young master." Ruyue nodded with a smile, and obediently went out with the herbs.

As soon as she left, the smile on Jinxiu's face disappeared: "Young Master, do you have something to say to me that you don't want Sister Ruyue to hear?"