In the alley, Song Bi was confused, and Liu Ruhai knew that this young man didn't take a bowl of medicated flower dew first today, and he still had a little bit of consciousness.
Song Bi couldn't help but feel that he was under a hypnotic spell.
He was considered a fan brought out by Liancheng, and he had more knowledge than ordinary fans. He instantly remembered what Manager Lian Er said, that the Liu family is a family of famous doctors, and their ancestors were Taoist priests.
Because one generation married the daughter of a famous southern doctor, and combined the southern witch doctor skills with the elixir skills passed down by northern Taoist doctors, the family passed down a secret technique that could cure heart diseases. Lady Qing also praised the Liu family's secret technique.
However, there are a few incomplete records in Jinyi's secret files. It seems that if this secret technique is used in reverse, it is similar to Jianghu hypnosis. It is said that it can control people. But it is only rumored and has never been seen.
As soon as Song Bi thought of this, his mind went blank.
"Turn around and hear nothing."
He only remembered this sentence.
He subconsciously turned around to tidy up the donkey and salted fish. It was quiet all around, and even the wind could not be heard.
Liu Ruhai was about to chase Cao Xiwan and asked her if she would go to Yanjing City to wait for him for a while. Suddenly, a figure walked into the alley and called out in a low voice: "Xiao Liu."
Who? Liu Ruhai was stunned.
"Xiao Liu, it's me."
Liu Ruhai saw the person clearly and was shocked: "Huh?"
This sound woke up Songbi.
Song Bi suddenly woke up again and looked around blankly. Just now, he seemed to have fallen asleep again?
He actually fell asleep standing up?
On that side, Cao Xiwan was also alert. She squinted: "Who is that?"
Mao Ergou looked around and saw that in the darkness, there was only a big flowered donkey in the alley, with a bright-horned lantern hanging from its head, which revealed a figure sneaking into the alley and blocking Liu Ruhai.
The two exchanged a few words and leaned close to whisper, clearly communicating with the spies.
At this moment, that boy Songbi actually paid attention to the donkey again?
Mao Ergou was about to say that he was going to see who it was and whether he was a lurking secret agent in the palace.
She suddenly jumped down.
She squinted her eyes and stretched her head to look. After a long time, she took two steps.
"Qing Niangzi?"
She stopped again, her chest rising and falling, as if she recognized this hidden stake, and was so angry that she was about to explode.
Finally, she put her hands on her hips and roared: "Dad! Dad, what are you doing? You're skipping work again!"
Mr. Cao was either drunk or slacking off every day. Unexpectedly, he slipped out of the house after dark and was caught by his daughter.
"I'm here to see you, Father Lu." Father Cao explained, hiding behind Liu Ruhai and showing his face.
"Why are you looking for him? He's so pitiful. His daughter is in the palace and he has bad legs. He visits the shop every day. Why are you here to bully him?"
"...I want to work with him."
"No! The medicine shop he manages only sells pills with common prescriptions. You don't want to be a doctor. And they are the dowry of the empress! What if you prescribe random prescriptions and kill someone? No!" She was furious.
Liu Ruhai was also helpless.
He did not make an agreement with Mr. Cao, nor did he lure him out to work in Song Liangdi's dowry shop.
But his daughter looked at him like you are such a despicable spy for actually attacking your family.
Fortunately, another lantern entered the alley at this time, and Father Lu limped back, asking: "Lao Cao? Qing Niangzi?"
Liu Ruhai could only say: "I will send Father Cao back."
"No!" Cao Xi grabbed her father before night and dragged her away. As soon as her father made a fuss and refused to leave, she started crying: "I have been sick for the past two days and even disappeared. The old lady in the house used
People are looking for me. What about you? You don’t care about me either. You haven’t even come to see me today. I am definitely not your biological daughter. Did you deliberately leave me in the cemetery?"
"..." Mr. Cao was so angry that he said, "Just threaten me like this and use this to poke fun at your own father for the rest of your life! How dare I be your father? You are my father and my ancestor. How can I
Having a daughter like you makes me angry to death!"
Although he was making a fuss, his voice was low and he lacked confidence, so he was dragged away by her.
Father Lu had long been used to it and knew that he could never get entangled with Father Cao. He breathed a sigh of relief and sent the father and daughter off with a smile.
Liu Ruhai sighed secretly and didn't say what he should have said, but he looked at Mr. Lu, cupped his hands and said, "Dad, I am Mr. Niu's country nephew."
Father Lu was born in the military, and his daughter was a female official in the palace. He could tell at a glance that Liu Ruhai could not be related to the dead eunuch Niu. But he didn't know what was going on. He raised the lamp and saw Liu Ruhai handing over to him.
Giving a gift, the handsome scholar made several gestures with his hands and said softly: "You have seen me."
Father Lu was stunned, his eyes widened, and he vaguely felt that he was getting old and forgetful. He had obviously seen it before, but why didn't he see it at first glance? He seemed to be floating, and the memories of this Niu Xian nephew were floating up one by one.
Flashing through his mind, he said vaguely: "Are you a relative of Lao Niu? Are you here for the funeral? Yes, I have seen you. Come in, come in and sit down - I was still thinking of you yesterday."
Cao Xiwan sent her father back home, feeling extremely tired.
But the more she saw her biological father acting like this, the more she decided not to be lazy and to be a hard-working and decent person. She returned to the house with a lantern and went to the outer study to find the second manager.
She yawned, indicating that she was sleepy, so don't call her if you have nothing to do. She told Manager Lian Er, "Prince Yan is gone. I saw it with my own eyes."
Manager Lian Er was shocked. Shun Bao, the young servant who was originally in front of the Marquis, was waiting outside the palace gate today.
The second steward packed up the carriages and horses, and escorted more than a dozen people with lanterns and torches. He went to the palace gate in person to wait for the Marquis to leave the palace.
She expected that if her wife heard the news, she would not be able to sleep even if she went back, and she would be questioned by her.
She hid, lit a lantern along the corridor, and snuck into the small duty room of the Second Guards Department to take a nap.
The small duty room still has the original furnishings. There is a secret room separated by a small screen. The mechanism has been jammed. A new green spring curtain has been hung. The light shines through the gap in the screen and falls on the curtain, giving off a faint glow.
While she was half awake and half asleep, she listened to Luo's mother and the others lighting lamps outside, drinking tea, and talking in low voices. Naturally, Qin Meng, like Shun Baoer, had already gone to the palace gate.
That night in the Hou Mansion, green lights shone through the windows, making the courtyard brightly lit.
The masters in several rooms could not sleep well. The fifth master was dressed in a black and white checkered uniform, holding a Taoist fly whisk with a jade handle, and sneered: "If I had known this, why would I have done it in the first place! He went against his own relatives and kept it from the old lady. I think he
Sooner or later this business will be defeated!"
In the second room, the sixth son, Song Weiren, also heard the news from outside. He was so frightened that he ran back home, panting and said to his parents: "It's not good. I'm afraid the third uncle will make the old lady sad. I heard from the fourth aunt's family."
My cousin said that the third master of Duke Xu’s residence scolded our third uncle at home for not caring about our brotherly ties! Fourth aunt cried twice behind our backs.”
Lou Shuluan also received the letter and did not dare to sleep at all. He ordered people to go to the palace gate to inquire over and over again.
Fortunately, the sound of horse hooves was heard, lanterns and torches lit up the long street in front of the mansion, and the Marquis and his party returned home safely.
Cao Xi was sleeping in the duty room outside the second door at night and was woken up. It turned out that Qin Meng had returned to the duty room.
She stood up and looked at the outside study room in front of the window, where the lights were as bright as day. Father Chen and Granny Song quickly packed up and went to the outside study room to take turns.
"Master Marquis is not coming back to the main room? My wife is asking."
She was covered with a blanket and looked through the window. It was especially cold late at night in early spring.
"Master Marquis, I'm tired from looking at you." After Qin Meng came back, he was sitting by the window eating tea. He thought for a while and said.