Walking out of the palace gate, Chen Jingke felt a little emotional. When he came in, it was still midsummer in early July, and when he came out, it was already the end of August, and the Mid-Autumn Festival had passed.
After being away for a month and a half, I wonder how Zixiaoguan is doing now. Are they... okay?
Thinking of this, he felt like returning home and urged the chamberlain who was escorting him to move faster.
The journey was uneventful and we successfully arrived at the gate of Zixiao Temple.
The Taoist priests who knew him were very surprised when they saw him. One Taoist boy ran into the temple and shouted, "The real man is back." The other Taoist priests gathered around to greet him.
"Master, you are back."
"Yes, yes, I miss you so much after not seeing you for so long."
Chen Jingke also felt warm and warm, and laughed and said: "Haha, okay, okay, I won't go out when I come back this time... Don't hang around here, everyone, go on duty."
Under his persuasion, the Taoist boys returned to their posts, leaving only two people to help him carry the box containing the mirror.
Naturally, when I returned to the temple, I had to pay homage to my master first. The Taoist priests I met along the way saluted him one after another, and he stopped to respond one by one.
The distance that usually can be covered in a short time took half a day this time.
When he came to the door, he found that Yang Tianlu, Zhang Ruiguang and other stewards were already waiting here. After another pleasantry, everyone left in good spirits.
He then pushed the door open and entered the courtyard, where he found Sun Simiao sitting in the pavilion writing a book.
He walked straight over and said, "Master, I'm back."
Sun Simiao raised his head and glanced at him, then lowered his head and continued writing, and asked casually: "Is the work over there done?"
Chen Jingke replied: "It's finally over."
Sun Simiao said: "Well, there's nothing big going on in the temple. If you have nothing to do, just go and do your own thing. There's no need to come over to pay my respects at night. I don't have time."
"Okay, Master, please do your business first." Chen Jingke was not polite and immediately resigned and left.
During this period, there were no episodes of crying and crying. First of all, he was not that kind of person. Secondly, Sun Simiao often went into the palace to check the health of the emperor and his family, and he could see him every now and then.
Well, Chen Jingke didn't live in the glass workshop for a month and a half. He often went out to play when he wasn't busy.
Especially the little Sizi, who would get very upset if she didn't see her brother for three days. He often went to play with her.
Therefore, the master and apprentice really had nothing to talk about. Naturally, the heart-touching family reunion plot could not be staged.
The real person he hadn’t seen for a month and a half was the other person. Sun Simiao asked him to go busy with himself, which actually reminded him to appease the ‘other person’.
When Chen Jingke walked out of the door, Sun Simiao seemed to remember something and turned around to stop him. Seeing that he had gone away, he ignored him and continued writing his medical book.
After such a long period of research, with the help of new medicine, he has systematically organized the basis of ancient medical techniques, and now he wants to write those results into a book.
He knew that his research was not rigorous enough and had many shortcomings and loopholes.
The reason why he is so anxious to write a medical book is because he is getting older. If one day the person dies, nothing will be left. So he will write his experience into a book every once in a while.
These books will not be published, but will be kept as notes in his study. As long as he is alive, he will continue to revise and improve them. When he is gone, he can leave these insights for future generations to inspire.
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Chen Jingke came out of his master's courtyard and went straight to Wu Shu's residence. As soon as he got halfway, he found her trotting towards the opposite direction with her skirt in hand.
An impulse arose in his heart, and he quickly rushed forward.
Wu Shu also noticed him, but immediately stopped, took a deep breath and looked at him with a smile.
When he walked in, he showed a reserved smile and said: "Master, please come back... oh..."
But Chen Jingke walked over and hugged her, and even held her waist and spun her around twice - although he had asthma, reasonable exercise made his body very strong.
Wu Shu had never experienced such a battle, not to mention there were so many people watching around him. His neck turned red with embarrassment. He buried his head in his arms and did not dare to raise it, nor did he want to leave.
Chen Jingke didn't care so much, he bowed his head and said in her ear: "Did you miss me?"
"Yes." Wu Shu responded softly like a kitten, and begged: "There are many people here, let's go inside."
Chen Jingke looked around and saw that there were indeed many people secretly watching them. He didn't want to make it too difficult for her, so he said, "Okay."
Then he held her hand and walked towards the small courtyard where she lived.
Wu Shu pulled him and whispered: "Go to your yard."
Chen Jingke asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
She was a little happy, but also a little shy and said: "My mother is awake?"
"Ah?" Chen Jingke said in surprise: "Auntie woke up. When did it happen?"
Wu Shu quickly said: "Please keep your voice down...it's been five days."
Chen Jingke was so excited that he wanted to scream to the sky and said: "Then I'm going to visit her old man... Hehe, by the way, tell me about our marriage."
Wu Shu glanced at him and quickly lowered his head, shyly saying: "It's not convenient for you to go like this."
Chen Jingke looked at his clothes. They were quite clean. But when he looked at Wu Shu's neat and brand-new clothes, he immediately understood what was wrong.
He has been wearing this outfit for a while, and he has always worn it in the glass workshop. Although it is clean and has no damage, it is indeed a bit old.
It is normal for ordinary people to wear this kind of clothes. After all, they are made of fine brocade and are very precious.
But Mrs. Wu was born in the Yang family and was a minister for many generations, so she was very particular about this aspect. If she didn't change her clothes if they were 50% new, it would be considered a destructive behavior.
Normally she is not so demanding, but Chen Jingke wants to marry someone else's daughter, so he must pay attention to this aspect during his first visit.
After thinking about it for a while, he said, "Look at me, I'm so happy and confused. I'll go back to the yard to take a bath and change clothes first." After that, he turned around and left.
After taking two steps, he turned around and grabbed Wu Shu's hand and said, "You come with me."
Wu Shu, who was still a little disappointed, turned red again and didn't know what he thought of.
At the entrance of the courtyard, Yi Nu and Yu Zhu had already been waiting here. They were so excited when they saw Chen Jingke that they almost cried.
Chen Jingke wanted to do something, but it was inconvenient for Wu Shu to be around, so he could only comfort him verbally: "Okay, okay, aren't you back? Come on, let's go in and talk."
The two maids also knew that there was a mistress and they couldn't behave too much, so they hurriedly welcomed them into the courtyard.
Then Yuzhu went to boil water, Yi Nu went to prepare a change of clothes for him, and Chen Jingke and Wu Shu came to the pavilion in the courtyard to talk.
He really didn't have much to talk about in the palace. Wu Shu mainly told him about things outside. To sum up, everything goes well, which is the best news.
A girl who is in love always has endless things to say when she sees her sweetheart, even if it is the smallest thing, she has to say it again.
Chen Jingke was not impatient at all, and listened to her attentively.
It wasn't until Yuzhu came to report that the bath water was boiled that he said, "After I take a bath, let's go see my mother-in-law together."
"Well, I'll wait for you." Wu Shu didn't react at first. When he walked into the bathroom, he realized that he was calling his mother-in-law instead of his aunt. He was annoyed and sweet at the same time.
In the bathroom, Chen Jingke enjoyed the service of the two maids as usual, but this time he did not move his hands or feet.
My daughter-in-law is outside, and I'm going to see my mother-in-law soon, so I really don't have any thoughts in this regard.
He hadn't seen him for more than a month and missed the two of them very much. He couldn't say anything in front of Wu Shu outside just now, so now he naturally wanted to comfort them.
However, he didn't delay much for fear of causing misunderstanding. He quickly came out of the shower and put on a brand new set of clothes.
Long hair is not easy to dry without a hair dryer, so it cannot be tied up for the time being, just let it hang loose and wait to dry.
When he looked in the mirror, he remembered what he had brought back and asked quickly: "By the way, where are the things I brought back?"
Yi Nu replied: "That box? It's placed in the lobby. We don't dare to open it without your permission."
Chen Jingke smiled and said: "There are all treasures in there, um, there are also gifts for you."
The two maids were very happy when they heard there were gifts. It didn't matter what they were, what mattered was that real people could think of them.
Thinking of what he had brought back, Chen Jingke no longer had any thoughts. He came out of the shower room and said to Wu Shu waiting outside:
"Sister Wu, let's go to the main room and I'll show you a treasure."
"Oh, you brought a gift back?" Wu Shu walked over and said with a smile.
She didn't care at all about the two maids giving him a bath. The times were like this, and it was normal for wealthy families to have maids take baths for them.
The four of them arrived at the house and saw the small box. After opening it, there was a neat pile of plane mirrors, thirty in total.
When the three women clearly saw their appearance in the bright silver mirror, they were unsurprisingly shocked.
Wu Shu asked with a trembling voice: "Master, this... what is this? Why is it so clear?"
Chen Jingke did not hide it, but said: "This is a glass mirror. I have been in the palace these days just to make it. This is one of the biggest secrets of the Tang Dynasty. You must not reveal it to anyone."
"If anyone asks, just say that you bought it, or that it was a gift from the empress."
The three women all knew the seriousness of the matter and nodded quickly.
Wu Shu looked at the mirror in his hand, then at the box, and said, "Is it all in here?"
Chen Jingke said: "Yes, these are gifts specially prepared for you. I will send a few to Qin, Cheng, and Yuchi's houses. You can keep the rest for your own use in the future or as gifts for others."
Wu Shu nodded excitedly, but immediately asked an important question: "Are there many such mirrors?"
Chen Jingke shook his head and said: "It's quite a lot, but not too much. In short, it's something that rich people can afford, but it will cost them a little blood."
Wu Shu said thoughtfully: "I understand, then these things must be put away properly."
After chatting for a while, Chen Jingke and Wu Shu went to the small courtyard where she lived to meet her future mother-in-law after her hair was dry.
