Xia Houshu led Yunxi out slowly and reached an alley. Seeing no one around, she turned into an inconspicuous small courtyard.
Mu Chun Garden is home to a large number of celebrities, literati, and martial arts masters recruited by Xia Houyuan. These people have unique skills and their own strengths. When they gather together, they are like a ball of fire, and when they are scattered, they are like stars. They are also the most powerful people in Xia Houyuan's military career.
Help, a veritable think tank.
Among them was a young staff member named Pei Lang who was proficient in medical skills.
I heard from the housekeeper that Pei Lang was an orphan who was picked up by Pei Yunchen who went to the mountains to collect herbs. He was still an infant at that time and was dying of hunger. Pei Yunchen probably thought that he had been abandoned in the mountains for several days and was not hungry.
It was strange that he was not picked up by wild beasts even after his death, so he reluctantly kept him by his side and named him Pei Lang, as a master and disciple.
As Pei Lang grew up day by day, Pei Yunchen discovered that he actually had a talent for studying medicine. Whether it was medical knowledge in books or herbs from the mountains, he could quickly memorize them and accurately explain their effects and usage.
and dosage. Pei Yunchen was overjoyed, feeling that his good medical skills finally had a successor, and he would pay more attention to him from then on.
When Pei Lang was twelve years old, Pei Yunchen took him to the Duke's Mansion of Yue Kingdom.
Xia Houyuan was attacked many times when he was young. Once, he and his soldiers were separated and seriously injured. He finally escaped from the siege. He was exhausted and collapsed in a cave. Fortunately, he met someone on the mountain.
Pei Yunchen, who was collecting medicine, saved his life. When he heard that Pei Yunchen wanted to stay in the Yue Kingdom Palace, Xia Houyuan agreed without saying a word and ordered people to quickly clean up a small courtyard.
So Master Pei Yunchen and his disciples lived like this for more than ten years, and the small courtyard where they lived became a well-known medicine house in the mansion.
Over the years, aides in the government have come and gone. Some have been born, some have died. Some have become officials and have risen to prominence, and are content with their ambitions; some have resolved the turmoil, stayed away from the court, and are idle; some have fished in troubled waters, relying on a certain event in the past.
The merits of the Duke of Yue's achievements were counted in vain. Only Pei Lang had no desires or pursuits. Da Yousheng was the Duke of Yue's man, and his death was the ghost of the Duke of Yue. Even though his master Pei Yunchen had passed away for many years, he had always been
Living alone in the medicine house of Muchunyuan, he would either hold a medical book from morning till night every day, or he would lock himself in the house tinkering with medicinal materials and researching new formulas. Occasionally he would go into the mountains to collect medicines for several days.
No one could be seen.
Although Pei Yunchen had excellent medical skills, he had a bad temper and was stubborn, and often yelled and scolded Pei Lang. Pei Lang grew up in such an atmosphere and was relatively withdrawn. He was neither good at words nor social, so he had basically no close friends.
I have no friends, confidante, wife or children.
After Pei Yunchen's death, Pei Lang became even more reclusive, so he was very inconspicuous among the staff who were good at expressing themselves. Fortunately, he had superb medical skills, so people in the mansion basically didn't have to go to the outside to see a doctor when they had headaches or fever.
Only then will everyone think of him.
Xiahou Shu had a good relationship with Pei Lang and also valued his medical skills.
She is a martial arts practitioner and a tormentor. She often suffers minor injuries. It is not convenient to tell others the cause of the injury, so she can only secretly find ways to treat and maintain it on her own. Pei Lang has superb medical skills, simple interpersonal relationships, and a strict mouth.
, and over time there has been a tacit understanding.
Of course, there is another important reason, that is, she once heard Xia Houyi mention that when her eldest brother Xia Houyi was still alive, she had a good relationship with Pei Lang and often played chess with him.
Xia Houxi is such a proud man. If Pei Lang can catch his eye, he must not be simple, at least not as simple as he seems.
Xia Houshu put away her memories, but before she stepped into the medicine house where Pei Lang lived, she smelled a strong smell of Chinese herbal medicine and knew that Pei Lang was showing off the precious medicinal materials he collected from everywhere.
She walked in along the ajar door and saw that the yard was neatly filled with bamboo dustpans of different sizes. Each dustpan contained different medicinal materials, including rare varieties such as Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng, and deer antlers, as well as
Common medicinal materials such as Gastrodia elata, Eucommia ulmoides, Angelica sinensis, and some others she couldn't name. Under the exposure of the sun, the smell of various medicinal materials is very strong, and the various smells are intertwined and appear a bit strange, so that other people in the house
Most of the staff would not go near his courtyard unless they had nothing to do. However, this suited Pei Lang's wishes and allowed him to concentrate on studying medical skills.
Xia Houshu didn't know medical skills, so she didn't put her mind on these medicinal materials. She stood in the yard and glanced around. She didn't see Pei Lang, so she walked straight into the house.
As expected, Pei Lang was grinding medicinal materials in the house, his whole body was focused on it, meticulous and gentle.
Hearing the footsteps, Pei Lang slowly raised his head and saw Xia Houshu. A warm and bright smile instantly bloomed on his face, like a sunflower blooming in the fields.
"Miss Third is here. Please sit aside and wait. The medicine you want will be ready soon." After finishing speaking, Pei Lang continued to work hard.
Xia Houshu glanced at the medicinal powder he was grinding in his hand, nodded to himself, found a stool and sat down to watch him quietly making medicine.
Xia Houshu didn't dare to let anyone else know about the injury at Huguo Temple except Yunxi and the strict-tongued Pei Lang. There were so many people in the house talking, even in the Qingfeng Pavilion where she lived, she couldn't tell which ones were loyal to her.
, and those are her mother's eyes. Therefore, she never leaves any maids other than Yunxi and Yuhu to serve in the room when she bathes or changes clothes, for fear that one day she will be seen by others and her words will be spread to her mother's ears.
Yuhu, like Yunxi, is the eldest maid in her room, in charge of her money box and warehouse. A few days ago, Yuhu's mother was seriously ill, and Xia Houshu allowed her to go home to take care of her illness.
These days, Xia Houshu has been paying great attention to the treatment and maintenance of wounds. She heard that Pei Lang has developed a plaster to remove blood stasis and remove scars, but the medicine can only maintain its effect for three days after it is made, so she comes to follow her every now and then.
Pei Lang asked for medicine.
Later, she thought about it, and the reason why her wound healed so quickly was not just due to the timely golden medicine given by the man in purple, but most importantly, it was due to Pei Lang's superb medical skills.
Pei Lang did not shy away from Xia Houshu's gaze. He ground a few medicinal herbs into powder without haste, then poured in half a cup of amber paste and medicinal powder and mixed them carefully. His expression was very solemn during the whole process.
It's like doing something extremely sacred.
"Brother Pei, how old are you this year?" Xia Houshu suddenly asked.
Pei Lang looked up at Xia Houshu in surprise and said with a smile: "I am three years older than the eldest son, and I am twenty-seven this year. Does the third girl ask this because she also wants to find a marriage for me?"
Xia Houshu was stunned for a moment, thinking who on earth said that Pei Lang was withdrawn and not good at talking. He was obviously very good at talking! He would even joke with her.
Speaking of marriage, Xia Houshu heard that when Pei Yunchen was still alive, he had made plans to marry Pei Lang, but he didn't know what happened in the end, so the matter fell into nothing.
In fact, Xia Houshu sometimes doesn't quite understand why no woman has fallen in love with Pei Lang for so many years. But if they get to know him better, they will find that apart from being poor at speaking and communicating, Pei Lang is both good in appearance and character.
With the test, coupled with the blessing of superb medical skills, there is no problem in raising a family or even buying land. He is a man who is very suitable for living at home. And with his gentle and kind temperament, he will never treat his other half badly.
"Have Brother Pei ever thought about getting married?" Xia Houshu asked curiously, "Or do you have a woman you like? I heard that you once had a marriage."
Pei Lang didn't feel embarrassed when he was suddenly asked about his personal privacy. He thought about it and said honestly: "If I told you that I never thought about getting married, would you believe it?"
"I believe it," Xia Houshu said, "because I have never thought about getting married."
Pei Lang smiled slightly, as if he understood.
Yun Xi panicked, looked at Xia Houshu and said, "Girl, what nonsense are you talking about? How can a woman not want to get married?"
Xia Houshu smiled, pointed at himself and said, "I am a woman, but I really haven't thought about it."
Yun Xi still couldn't accept it, frowned and said, "But even if you think so, you can't just talk to Doctor Pei about this kind of thing."
"Why can't you tell me?" Xia Houshu asked doubtfully, "Is it that you can't tell Brother Pei, or that you can't tell everyone?"
"Of course, you can't talk nonsense to anyone." Yun Xi looked embarrassed, "What's more, Doctor Pei is a man, and the girl has not yet left the cabinet. How can he say such things?"
Xia Houshu laughed dumbly and said: "Brother Pei and I are honest with each other, and our hearts are as bright as the bright moon. How can we be secretive and deliberately deceive just because he is a man and I am a woman?"
"Oh!" Yun Xi couldn't help her and stamped her feet anxiously, "If outsiders hear what you said, will your reputation be lost?"
"Reputation is important, but the friendship between me and Brother Pei is also very important." Xia Houshu disagreed. She glanced at Pei Lang and said, "And I heard that Brother Pei's birthday is on the same day as my elder brother. It's just the year.
It's just different, so I regard Brother Pei as a real brother. Why do we need to pay so many rules between brothers and sisters?"
This time not only Yunxi was surprised, but also Pei Lang was distracted for a while.
Xia Houshu said this not only with great sincerity, but at least with half a degree of sincerity. Pei Lang's real birthday is probably only known to his biological parents who don't know his last name. His current birth date is from his master.
Counting from the day he was picked up. Probably because of this, Xia Houhui noticed him in the past. Also because of this, after Xiahouhui's death, he never celebrated his birthday again.
Unfortunately, apart from his parents and brothers, Pei Lang was the person who knew Xia Houhui best in this house, so Xiahou Shu had to get close to him, please him, and then found that he was indeed a person worthy of close friendship.
After Pei Lang prepared the ointment, he found a white wide-mouth porcelain bottle from the wooden cabinet and put it in it. He carefully wiped the ointment stuck to the seal of the porcelain bottle with gauze before giving it to Xia Houshu and telling her to do it as before.
Apply to affected areas and taboos morning and evening.
Xia Houshu took the ointment and handed the bag of pearls to Pei Lang, saying: "When I came here last time, you said you wanted to find some good quality pearls to prepare a beauty cream. It happened that my second brother was traveling two years ago.
He gave me a bag when he came back, but I didn’t see much use in keeping it, so I just treated it as borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha.”
Pei Lang opened the bag, grabbed a few smooth and round pearls and looked at them in the sun. He felt as if he had found a treasure and sighed "very good". Then he smiled and did not pretend to refuse. He just said to Xia Hou
I thanked him and accepted them all.
Xia Houshu liked to deal with Pei Lang, not only because of his superb medical skills and lack of nonsense, but also because of his intelligence and general knowledge.
When planning things with smart people, be open-minded and aboveboard, and get things done as soon as possible.