Xia Mingzhong nodded and replied: "Yes, there is a guest in the palace. The prince should be receiving guests inside at the moment."
Guan Jiyu said with a smile: "I came at the wrong time. I have been away from the capital for a few days. This time I came back and made a special trip to the palace. I wonder if Master Zeng Qi is still in the palace?"
Xia Mingzhong said: "Master Zeng Qi has returned to Hechiliu a long time ago. Not long after you left, he saw that the prince was recovering well and there was nothing going on in the palace, so he also went back."
"That's it." Guan Jiyu said regretfully: "I still want to get some more medicine, but I'm worried that it would be too troublesome to get medicine from the prince's house all the time, and it would disturb the prince too much. I just want to see if the prince can give me the original prescription.
Then I can take the medicine myself according to the prescription."
Xia Mingzhong listened patiently to Guan Jiyu's words. He looked at Guan Jiyu with complicated eyes. The once-generation master has now become an ordinary person who can't live without medicine. He inevitably felt some sympathy for each other and said: "After you leave, I
I haven’t stopped looking for the lost final chapter of "Wind-Zhan Jue"."
Guan Jiyu, on the other hand, looked indifferent. She asked calmly: "Have you found it?" After asking, she felt that this question was unnecessary, so she smiled helplessly.
If it has been found, there is no need to wait until there is no news at all.
She pursed her lips and said sincerely: "Thank you for not forgetting this matter for so long. It's just that a year has passed and my body has deteriorated seriously. Now I can't even lift any heavy objects."
I can’t bring it up anymore, let alone think about martial arts training.”
She stretched out one hand and said, "This hand can't even hold a weapon."
Xia Mingzhong looked at the powerless palm, remained silent for a moment, and said, "Don't give up so easily. That would be a pity."
"It's nothing." Guan Jiyu didn't know whether he was comforting Xia Mingzhong or comforting himself, saying: "At least I still have this life left. Ordinary people live their lives the same way, right?".
Guan Jiyu looked at the study again and said, "Since the prince is busy with official business, I will leave now and come back another day."
She had something on her mind, so she could only pretend to be calm in front of Xia Mingzhong. In fact, she couldn't stay in this place for a moment.
Guan Jiyu was in a hurry to leave and walked very hastily.
Xia Mingzhong said unexpectedly behind her: "I once suspected Jin Chan, who supplied medicine to the palace, and thought she was the most suspicious. I also looked for her several times. But now, it seems that it is not easy to find her."
His voice was very plain, just like him, always calm. Xia Mingzhong was middle-aged, but his voice was still very penetrating.
Guan Jiyu heard Xia Mingzhong's deep voice coming from behind: "She's getting married soon, did you know?"
Guan Jiyu paused for a moment, but did not look back, "If I guessed correctly, I should be marrying Xiang Lincheng, the younger brother of General Xiang, the second son of Xiang, right?"
Xia Mingzhong didn't say anything, probably in acquiescence.
Guan Jiyu said calmly: "I have known about the two of them for a long time. It has been so long since the "Wind-Destroying Jue" incident. This incident happened strangely. If there are really no clues, you should not go there again.
I'm looking for her, don't disturb her life anymore."
"Yes." Xia Mingzhong said: "I also heard the prince talking about this matter. Before, I always thought that I would try my best to help you find it. You are like this all because of the prince. I can't just watch and ignore it.
But now that I have confirmed with my own eyes that Jin Chan is indeed about to get married, and she is already living in the second master Xiang’s house, I really can’t follow her anymore.”
Guan Jiyu strode out of the palace. There were so many people going to the market in the streets of Beijing today that the carriage was blocked in the middle of the road. It took a long time to barely move forward.
She opened the curtain and saw a hawthorn cake seller on the roadside. She got off the carriage and walked to the stall selling hawthorn cake.
After only waiting for a short while, there were already more and more people on the road. There was already a group of people crowded in front of the stall, and now it was even more crowded and there was nowhere to go.
Guan Jiyu stood on tiptoes and stretched his neck to look at the stalls surrounded by them. He was about to take a look inside, but unexpectedly he was squeezed by someone.
He didn't stand firm and was about to fall back, when someone stretched out his hand and grabbed his arm.
"careful!"
Guan Jiyu stood still in confusion before he saw clearly the two acquaintances in front of him.
The hand holding his arm quickly retracted.
The two people in front of them were Xiang Lincheng and Jin Chan. They seemed to be visiting the market as well. Xiang Lincheng was holding several large bags of things in one hand, and Jin Chan was holding some newly purchased items in his hand.
It's just that both people's faces have different emotions.
The surprise on Xiang Lincheng's face was not concealed, but the surprise on his face soon turned into embarrassment, and then became unnatural.
After not seeing each other for such a long time, Jin Chan seems to be plumper than before, and her skin has become whiter and more supple. The dress she is wearing is well-cut, and the hairpins in her hair are even more impressive.
All the cheapness that once characterized me has disappeared.
Her foundation is not bad, and with a little grooming, she is extremely delicate and beautiful.
Jin Chan smiled lightly and took the initiative to say hello: "Miss Guan? I haven't seen you for a long time, why are you here?"
"I..." Guan Jiyu pointed to the hawthorn cake stall and said, "I happened to pass by here to buy something."
I wonder if the hawthorn cake boss was packing faster, but the people who were still gathered in front quickly left with their own hawthorn cakes. The hawthorn cake boss shouted to Guan Jiyu: "Girl, it's your turn."
"
A large bag of hawthorn cake had been wrapped. Guan Jiyu took the opportunity to take out some money from his pocket, but found that his sleeves were empty.
He didn't even have a copper plate with him.
It was fine that such an embarrassing thing happened in broad daylight, but it was only allowed to be seen by people he knew. Guan Jiyu bit his lip and was thinking about how to find a reason to return the bag of hawthorn cake, but Xiang Lincheng suddenly said:
: "Boss, I think your hawthorn cake is very good. Give me a pack too. How much is the total? I'll pay for it together."
Jin Chan looked at Xiang Lincheng next to her, and she said half-vauntedly: "How much do these two packs of hawthorn cakes cost? I'd better pay for it, as I happen to have some remaining copper coins."
The hawthorn cake in Guan Jiyu's hand seemed to be hot. She weighed it unnaturally in her hand. The big bag of hawthorn cake should not have been wrapped tightly in the first place, and it was weighed like this.
A hole was made in the oil paper holding the hawthorn cake, and a lot of hawthorn cake inside fell out.
"Yeah!" Jin Chan noticed it first and exclaimed. Xiang Lincheng looked over and hurriedly reached out to catch the hawthorn cakes that were falling one after another.
When Guan Jiyu realized what he was doing, there were already hawthorn cakes in front of his feet.
Guan Jiyu's face was so hot that she almost wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. At this moment, she also hurriedly knelt down to pick up the hawthorn cake on the ground, not because she could eat it again. Guan Jiyu's mind was full of worries about what would happen on the road.
There are so many people, if you don't pick it up quickly, the hawthorn cake will be sticky and will stick to everywhere if someone steps on it.
She was silent and lowered her head just to pick up the hawthorn cakes on the ground. The hawthorn cakes were originally dark red in color, but now they were all covered with dust. As she picked them up, she saw bright red bits in the gray dust.
The beads fell in.
The movement of Guan Jiyu's hand stopped and remained still for a moment before she wiped her nose with the back of her hand.
A large smear of blood suddenly appeared on the back of his hand.
"Lincheng, look!"
Jin Chan exclaimed again, this time her voice was much sharper than when she just saw the hawthorn cake falling.
Xiang Lincheng looked over following Jin Chan's scream. Guan Jiyu's nose and mouth were stained red with blood, and even his cheeks were smeared with blood.
He was shocked: "What's going on?!"
The owner of the hawthorn cake seller also stopped loading the hawthorn cakes in his hand. Seeing Guan Jiyu fall to the ground with his nose full of blood, he kindly said: "There are many people on the street today. This girl is so hot."
Are we here? Some people are too weak to bear the heat, and their noses will bleed when they get hot. My little nephew is like this, it’s okay!”
After hearing what the hawthorn cake boss said, Xiang Lincheng looked at Guan Jiyu strangely and said
: "It's fine for a weak person or a child, but you've been practicing martial arts since you were a child, so your health shouldn't be so bad. Why did you lose so much blood?"
Guan Jiyu slowly took out a handkerchief, carefully wiped the blood on his face, covered his nose again, and said in a muffled voice: "It's okay, there are indeed too many people on the street today. I have been crowded here for a long time. It's so hot."
What makes me upset may be because I am too angry."
Jin Chan hurriedly walked over and helped Guan Jiyu up, saying, "Miss Guan, raise your head up. Don't lower your head, otherwise you will bleed again later."
Guan Jiyu covered his nose with one hand, and was supported by Jin Chan with the other hand as he stood up and said, "Thank you." She looked at Jin Chan, then at Xiang Lincheng, and said, "I haven't had time to congratulate you two.
Well, I heard that good things are coming for you, and I didn’t want to meet you here!”
She smiled sheepishly and said, "I haven't even said congratulations to you, but I let you see this scene. It's really troublesome for you two."
When he mentioned "good things are coming soon", Xiang Lincheng's expression became obviously unnatural. He was not without guilt. Even though it had been so long, he still had this guilt written on his face.
Guan Jiyu blessed him naturally: "I wish you a long life together and a happy marriage."
"Thank you." Jin Chansong Guan Jiyu turned around and climbed onto Xiang Lincheng's arm, smiling and saying: "Thank you for your blessing, Miss Guan."
"I've bought my things, so I'll leave first without disturbing you and continue shopping at the market."
The bleeding in Guan Jiyu's nose had stopped. She put down her arms, held the remaining hawthorn cake in her arms with both hands, turned around and moved slowly.
Xiang Lincheng looked at the weak figure and stood there for a long time. Jin Chan shook his arm and said, "Lincheng? What's wrong? Let's go too."
He nodded, forced out a smile, and said, "Let's go."
On the bustling street, Xiang Lincheng and Jin Chan had just turned around and walked a few steps when they heard the hawthorn cake seller behind them screaming repeatedly, and there were also comments from the crowd.
"Oh my! What's wrong with you girl?"
"Hey, hey, hey! The two in front of you are staying, come and take a look!"
Xiang Lincheng turned around and saw that Guan Jiyu had passed out on the ground. The half-pack of hawthorn cakes she was holding in her hand was scattered everywhere.
Without hesitation, he shook off Jin Chan's hand, hurriedly jumped over, and ran to Guan Jiyu's side.