Shen Ao returned to the house, still angry. He threw the whip, reins and other items to his followers, turned around and threw them to the housekeeper firmly: "When Yao'er comes back, ask her to meet me in the study."
"yes."
Seeing Shen Ao like this, the housekeeper who had been with him for many years did not dare to ask any more questions, so he agreed and left immediately.
After Shen Xiyao left the pavilion, she no longer had the intention to patrol with the team. After arranging things, she went directly back to the public hall.
Sitting behind the public case, Shen Xiyao remained motionless, but she was thinking carefully about what had just happened.
After a long time, he spoke.
"Here comes someone."
The soldier on duty outside the door walked into the room.
"grown ups!"
Shen Xiyao hesitated for a moment, then waved her hand.
"It's okay, let's go down."
The soldier glanced at his superior for no apparent reason, saluted, and turned around to leave the room.
"Someone is coming!"
After a while, Shen Xiyao's voice came from the room again.
The soldier at the door walked into the room again. Then he saw Shen Xiyao walking around the room, but did not order her to do anything.
After being silent for a while, Shen Xiyao spoke again.
"Go and fetch the three lieutenants."
"Yes." The soldier who finally got the order agreed and ran away.
Not long after, the three deputy lieutenants, Liang Xiaomei, Ma Hong, and Fan Danwu, walked into the custody room one after another and saluted: "Colonel Shen."
"Well, no courtesy, please sit down."
The three of them sat down. Fan Danwu, who was slightly older, clasped his fists and said, "What do you want the captain to do with me?"
Shen Xiyao didn't speak for a long time. She was thinking about how to ask others about this matter.
The three people looked at each other with some confusion.
Finally, Shen Xiyao spoke slowly.
"I want to ask, um... have you ever noticed... when I usually behave differently?" Shen Xiyao said intermittently what she wanted to ask.
The three lieutenants looked at me and I looked at you, their faces full of doubts.
"What does Captain mean?"
"It's just that, um..., have I said something that is not in line with my character, or done something that I would not do at all."
The three of them thought hard, looked at each other, and shook their heads.
"No! The captain is very strict in running the army. He has always been serious about his speech in the army. He has never found anything that made us feel that he was inconsistent with his usual routine."
"Really?" Shen Xiyao pondered for a moment and replied.
"Then if you find anything in the future, write it down and let me know if I ask again."
The three of them clasped their arms and said yes.
"Also, have you ever been in a state?"
Shen Xiyao tried hard to recall her previous state and said again.
"It's just that... you feel that a moment has passed, but in fact a long time has passed. Something happened during this period, but you don't know it."
The three of them shook their heads in confusion.
Suddenly Fan Danwu's eyes lit up, as if he remembered something. He quickly handed over his hand.
"Captain, I think I have."
Then he shook his head and said: "No, no."
"What's wrong is wrong. Tell me and listen."
Shen Xiyao said quickly.
"That was when I fell asleep at night. I felt like I had slept for a long time. When I woke up and looked at the moment, I realized that less than half an hour had passed. Another time, I only felt that I had slept for a while, but it had already passed. For several hours, I heard my mother say that it was a nightmare."
"Nightmare? Does it happen when you don't sleep?" Shen Xiyao asked.
"It seems... I've never heard of it." Fan Danwu thought hard and returned.
"Then, Lieutenant, did you encounter the nightmare during the day?" Ma Hong asked in confusion.
"I have no idea!"
Shen Xiyao shook her head.
Several people were silent for a while.
Compared to other women, these few of them hold quite a lot of official positions, but they are still very old. Not to mention that they have experienced some things, they have never heard of them. In addition, what Shen Xiyao said is so weird, It was beyond their knowledge and they couldn't give any advice at all.
Shen Xiyao hesitated several times before inviting the three lieutenants to come over, and some of them were ill and sought medical treatment in a hurry.
Seeing that the three of them could not give her a satisfactory answer, Shen Xiyao sighed slightly.
"Okay, you go down first."
"Yes." The three of them stood up and saluted.
Just as he was about to go out, Fan Danwu turned around and said, "Xiao Lieutenant, I heard that this may be due to nerve damage. It may be better to take some soothing medicine."
"Oh? Really? Okay, I understand. Thank you!" Shen Xiyao nodded in thanks.
Seeing that the sun was setting towards the west, Shen Xiyao had no intention of staying in the palace any longer.
She thought about it many times, and something must have happened to her when she was in the Imperial Garden, otherwise she wouldn't have felt that way. After sorting out her official duties and making arrangements for the handover, Shen Xiyao left the imperial city and prepared to return. Mansion.
At this time, Luojing showed its elegance as the largest city in the Central Plains.
The streets were crowded with pedestrians, shoulder to shoulder. The vehicles mixed in the crowd had to flow continuously. There were so many pedestrians that the driver had to carefully drive the animals pulling the cart.
You can see some sellers carrying burdens and pushing wheelbarrows everywhere. Sometimes you can also see camel and horse teams with a rich Western style passing through.
Among the pedestrians, there were some who were in a hurry, and there were also some who were hanging out with friends, making friends along the way, which was very lively.
As she walked, a blue cloth with a gourd painted on it caught Shen Xiyao's eyes.
Shen Xiyao bit her lip lightly and reined in the war horse thoughtfully. The two guards didn't know why, so they also stopped the war horse.
Without thinking for long, Shen Xiyao jumped off the horse and walked directly in the direction of the cloth. In addition to the gourd painted on the cloth, there were also three big characters written on the cloth - Baoan Tang.
Bao'an Tang is a relatively famous large pharmacy in Chengzhong, Luojing.
As soon as Shen Xiyao entered the drug store, she saw a large counter opposite the main door. Inside the counter, a middle-aged man wearing a brown shirt was writing and drawing on the account book with a pen. There was also a handful of almost jade-like pen next to the account book. Bamboo sticks.
Behind the man is a row of dark red medicine cabinets, which occupy an entire wall from left to right. The medicine cabinets are polished to a shiny finish, and they have obviously been used for a long time. Two young men are taking medicine in their hands. .There are also many porcelain jars and jars placed on the top of the medicine cabinet, which are probably some prepared patent medicines.
There are several people outside the counter waiting to get medicine.
"Shopkeeper, is Mr. Sir here?"
Shen Xiyao went straight to the counter and asked.
The shopkeeper of the drugstore stopped the pen in his hand and looked up at Shen Xiyao, who was dressed as a man. He was not surprised, but said with a accustomed expression: "Young Master, you came at the right time. There is no one asking for consultation now. The gentleman sitting in the hall is free. Please wait a moment, sir, and I will arrange for someone to take you there."
He turned around and said to the young man: "Xiao Wu, take this young man to Mr. Yan."
The boy agreed, finished his work quickly, and then walked out of the counter.
"Sir, please come this way."
After saying that, he took Shen Xiyao and walked to the hospital on the left.
In the room on the left, there is a table placed against the wall. Three long benches are placed around the table, and there is a low bed in the corner.
There was a man in a blue shirt sitting on the stool, resting on his forehead with his right hand. Hearing footsteps, he looked up and saw a boy walking in with a woman dressed in men's clothing.
The gentleman sitting in the hall is quite old. There are deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and his three long beards are streaked with gray.
"Mr. Yan, this young man wants to diagnose a disease." The boy saluted when he saw that the gentleman sitting in the hall had already sat up.
"Okay, go and do your work."
The gentleman sitting in the hall replied warmly.
The boy turned around and exited the hospital.
"Sir, please take a seat." The gentleman sitting in the hall stretched out his hand and motioned for Shen Xiyao to sit down.
Shen Xiyao sat on the bench opposite and asked, "I heard that Mr. Yan's surname is Yan?"
"That's right. May I ask how the young master is feeling?"
"Mr. Yan, does he know the nightmare?"
"Nightmare? Is it a nightmare? I know a thing or two about it. Nightmare is not a disease, and there is no need for medication. It's just anxiety and confusion during the day."
Shen Xiyao didn't know how to describe her situation, so Mr. Yan made another wrong answer and successfully changed the topic.
"Will it happen during the day?"
Mr. Yan stroked his beard and said: "Nightmares may occur as long as you fall asleep, day or night."
"Then it won't happen if you're awake?"
"I've never heard of nightmares when you're awake."
After listening to Mr. Yan's words, Shen Xiyao fell into deep thought.
His subordinates and himself thought it was a nightmare, but the doctor sitting in the hall denied this view. What on earth was going on in the situation he was in in the imperial garden?
After thinking for a moment, Shen Xiyao raised her head.
"Thank you, Mr. Yan, for clarifying my doubts. This is the consultation fee."
After that, he stood up, took out a dozen copper coins from his purse, and put them on the table.
Mr. Yan smiled and pushed the money back.
"Young master, no need. It's just a simple consultation, so there is no need for these many copper coins. Besides, it seems that I haven't been able to solve the problem for you."
"Although it doesn't answer my doubts, sir, you're welcome."
Seeing that Shen Xiyao insisted on giving money, Mr. Yan stroked his beard.
"I can't help but spoil the young master's kindness. Let me check the young master's pulse."
Shen Xiyao thought for a while.
"That's fine."
Go on, sit down again, untie the wrist guard of your right hand, reveal your wrist as white as jade, raise your hand and place it on the pulse pillow.
Mr. Yan stretched out three fingers and clasped them on Shen Xiyao's wrist. He closed his eyes and twirled his beard with his other hand.
After a while, I let go and opened my eyes.
"Young Master's health is not serious, he is just a little cold. You should pay more attention to him."
Shen Xiyao thanked her while adjusting the wrist guard on her right hand.
"If there is anyone else who can help you in the future, please feel free to come to me."
"Definitely. Farewell!"
After saying that, Shen Xiyao walked out of the consulting room, left the security hall, and rushed home.
As soon as he entered the mansion, the old housekeeper Shen An came up to him, gave a slight salute, greeted Shen Xiyao and said, "Miss is back."
"Um."
"The Marquis ordered the young lady to go to the study as soon as she comes back."
"Grandpa is waiting for me in the study?" There was a trace of doubt in Shen Xiyao's eyes.
"That's right, and my father-in-law doesn't look very good, so please be more careful, young lady."