When they arrived at the small courtyard, Bai Zhi had just finished administering the acupuncture to Shen Yanchu. She came forward and stretched out her arm to let someone inject the acupuncture.
Bai Zhi twisted the silver needle and moved gently in her hand: "I've boiled a bowl of medicine for you. You will drink the medicine later."
She looked at the dark Chinese medicine on the table and wrinkled her nose: "Xiao Bai, why don't we discuss it?"
Bai Zhi deliberately made her face solemn: "You must drink this medicine. If the true energy is stagnated for too long, your martial arts skills may be useless."
"What about him? Why doesn't Shen Yanchu need to take medicine?"
"Treatments vary from person to person. I gave Brother Shen a medicated bath." Bai Zhi's attitude was firm and she brought the bowl over.
Liu Ruyan pursed her lips and finally took the bowl of medicine.
The black ink-like decoction had a strong bitter taste, and there seemed to be a smell of blood lingering in her nose. It reminded her of the time when she hid in the corner of the medicine box and saw Aye weighing several arrows.
She held the bowl and drank it all in one gulp. The bitter taste suddenly emerged and her face became extremely ugly.
"Why are you drinking in such a hurry?" Bai Zhi took the bowl, but she couldn't bear it.
He wrung out the handkerchief, wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, and coaxed her in a warm voice: "It's okay. You'll be fine after taking the medicine."
Liu Ruyan covered her mouth to hold back the surge of bitterness.
"Hold it." Shen Yanchu handed over a mint leaf.
Liu Ruyan raised her head. In the backlight, the grass blades were filled with the fragrance of mint. She took it and put it in her mouth, and the bitterness was immediately driven away.
"When you drink medicine in the future, remember to take one piece." Shen Yanchu stuffed the wrapped mint leaves into her hands, "Since you are afraid of hardship, why bother pretending to be strong in front of us."
The bamboo pattern paper in the palm of the hand is light yellow in color.
"So in your eyes, I'm just pretending to be strong?" she asked, frowning.
As a scout, she was always alone, spying on the military situation incognito. If she was not strong, how could she protect herself and millions of soldiers and people.
After all, she can't be cowardly.
The accumulated bitterness could no longer be suppressed, like a flood bursting through a bank, rushing from her heart to her eyes. She raised her face slightly and covered her eyes with her hands. Through her fingers, she could see the barn swallow gliding through the air in the spring rain.
"It's going to rain again today," she said.
In Bianjing at the beginning of spring, although it is not as humid and rainy as in the south, it is still cloudy and sunny. After Liu Ruyan drank the medicine, she got up, dusted off her clothes, and walked into the house.
When he came out again, he looked like a Taoist boy, with a Taoist bun on his head, and he looked well-behaved and smart.
She passed Shen Yanchu, who understood and left with her.
"Go to the inner courtyard and have a look." She said calmly.
Shen Yanchu nodded and put on the plain gauze fence.
The trail in Yiyuan was quiet and quiet, and Liu Ruyan became more and more suspicious as she walked: "I think I've been here before?"
Shen Yanchu walked in front: "It's the yin and yang formation, and the feng shui in the garden is adjusted according to the eight trigrams."
"I see."
After leaving Yiyuan, it was the inner courtyard of the Qi family. It was Liu Ruyan's first visit. The boy who was guarding the courtyard saw "Mingjuezi" from a distance. For a while, no one dared to step forward to stop him, and they just thought he was the head of the family. invitation.
The two of them walked all the way to the courtyard, and finally met the maid who was hiding at the base of the wall to rest.
Liu Ruyan winked at Shen Yanchu, and the next moment, he jumped onto the roof and disappeared.
At this time, Liu Ruyan was holding a fly whisk and hurriedly ran towards the nine-winding corridor. She accidentally caught a glimpse of the sleepy maid hiding from her, and her eyes suddenly lit up.
Lingxiang felt a chill on the back of her neck, and she felt something was going to happen. In the blink of an eye, she saw the little Taoist boy walking towards her.
She hurriedly stood up and bowed to the Taoist boy.
"There is a rat in the room on the trail. I wonder if my Taoist friends have any tips?"
Lingxiang thought for a while: "I will get some rat poison now."
Seeing that the maid was about to leave, Liu Ruyan held her armband and said in an urgent voice, "Fellow Taoist, you can't do that. My real family is not allowed to kill."
"This..." Lingxiang was in a dilemma.
"How about fellow Taoist looking for a cat to come over and scare the mice away."
Lingxiang was even more embarrassed: "But there are no cats in Qi Mansion, let alone domestic cats, and I have never seen any wild cats."
Liu Ruyan looked at her with inquiring eyes.
"Why is this?" It's puzzling how the Qi family, a famous family, can do this.
"My slaves don't know. I just heard from the ladies that it was the old lady who gave the order."
Liu Ruyan rolled up her sleeves and took out an amulet: "Please ask fellow Taoist to find out the whole story for me. If it's not urgent, just go outside and find a wild cat and come back."
Lingxiang looked at the bright yellow talisman in her hand, then at the Taoist boy, nodded and stepped back.
After Lingxiang left, Liu Ruyan took advantage of the fact that there was no one around, jumped towards the wall, and walked towards the man on the roof tiles.
The white gauze fence has been removed and put aside. Shen Yanchu is wearing a wide Taoist robe, like the purest blue of the distant sea.
Uwa, sky, people in feathers, combined with the spring breeze and drizzle, the peach blossoms are beautiful.
Flying swallows play among the clouds, passing through the silk willow ribbons as they fly low.
The most beautiful scenery is March, Liu Ruyan thought, but the moment she saw him, a flash of surprise flashed in her eyes.
He was no longer as stern as usual. At this moment, he was lying prone among the tiles, his black hair was spread out, his clothes were slightly open, and his purple gold gourd fell to one side.
Little bits of peach powder are falling in the wind.
It fell on the roof tiles, on the blue shirt, and there was another one on his temple.
Beauty hairpin, she suddenly thought.
Shen Yanchu didn't notice anything strange, he just stared at her eyebrows: "What are you happy about again?"
Liu Ruyan praised: "There is a beautiful woman here. I will never forget her when I see her."
His eyes suddenly turned cold, and his eyes narrowed dangerously.
But she turned a blind eye and leaned down in front of him.
Shen Yanchu froze immediately, his dew-stained eyelashes closed slightly, and he heard her whisper: "Don't move."
A shadow fell over him.
He could even see her delicate eyebrows and her lips as pink as peach blossoms.
When the distance was even closer, she stroked his hair with such intimacy that one couldn't help but indulge in the gentleness like gentle breeze and drizzle.
From her eyes, he saw that he was gradually losing consciousness.
"Okay." Liu Ruyan straightened up.
Her gaze moved from those smiling eyes to a flower twirling in her hand.
Liu Ruyan made several gestures with the peach blossoms, and said with a bit of evil, "This flower really only looks better when worn by a beauty."
"Yellow-mouthed kid."
"Host, he said you were naive."
Liu Ruyan threw away the petals and saw him sitting motionless among the tiles, so she leaned over and asked, "What are you listening to?"
She lay next to his ear and asked, causing a numb itch.
Shen Yanchu calmed down, closed his eyes and said, "Qi Wenxuan is in the room."
Liu Ruyan was shocked: "You actually eavesdropped on the young couple's private conversation?"
Shen Yanchu: "He is talking about the prison cow jade seal."
Liu Ruyan was doubtful, lying on her stomach among the tiles, listening quietly to the movement in the room.
"Qi Lang, you said no jade seal was found in Liu Shangshu's house. Could it be that he hid it?"
"You ask me, if I ask who is going, it's all your fault."
Meng Wanying lost her backbone for a moment and became increasingly anxious: "I heard that the gravel on the mountain road is still being cleared, and it will be accessible soon. What if the thief escapes?"
Qi Wenxuan was upset when he heard that. He suddenly remembered something and asked, "Where are the land deeds at the bottom of the box, as well as the shop and house deeds?"
"Why did Lang Jun ask about this?"
Qi Wenxuan glanced at the window, stood up and covered the window lattice.
"Master Liu is dead, and the position of Minister of War will fall into the hands of Master Qin sooner or later. I have some friendship with Lao Qin, and I will be active and find a high position when the time comes."
It is a good thing for her husband to make further progress in his official career, but it does not mean that she is willing to give away the dowry at the bottom of the box.
"The husband is recommended by the clan, and no matter how bad the situation is, he is still supported by the old master."
"What do you know, a woman?" Qi Wenxuan frowned, "This matter is the most taboo in the Qi family, otherwise my father would not have sat in the position of Feng Yilang for seven whole years. But I am different. How can I be willing to be mediocre all my life? No chance of success?"
Meng Wanying was speechless.
He added: "Give me as many house deeds as you still have. They are just a pile of waste paper at your place. When I am promoted, you will be the royal wife of this great Zhou Dynasty."
Inside the room, Qi Wenxuan was still trying to convince Meng Wanying.
On the tile, Liu Ruyan listened for a while longer: "I didn't expect that the legitimate son of the Qi family would be aggressive towards the person next to him."
Shen Yanchu said: "Qi Wenxuan is too eager for quick success, but he doesn't know that the Qi family has always been clean. Although his father has been relegated to the position of a casual official, perhaps this is the way to survive in troubled times."