MTL - Denghuaxiao

Chapter 168 Qi Huaying

 Drowsy at night.

When Lu Zhen returned to the medical hospital, all the lights in the dormitory had been turned off.

 Qing Feng's carriage took her back to the entrance of the Medical Officer's Hospital, and she did not leave until she saw Lu Zhu enter the door. Chang Jin seemed to have gone back to the courtyard to sleep, and there was no one in the courtyard.

After walking around the corridor, Lu Chen walked to the door of the house, and saw Lin Danqing coming in from the outside with a lamp in one hand and an empty washbasin in the other. When she saw Lu Chen, she cleared her throat and said nonchalantly: "I just did the laundry. Come back." He opened the door first and walked in.

Lu Zhen looked at her back and understood.

Lin Danqing always saved up her clothes and took them home during her ten-day break every month, and asked the maids to help wash them. After sleeping with her for so long, it was the first time for Lu Chen to see her wash clothes at night. There really wasn't enough reason for this. Be careful.

 What's more, the basin was so dry that there wasn't even a drop of water.

 The lights in the room were lit, and Lu Yan followed him into the room and closed the door.

Perhaps because he drank and talked nonsense last night, Lin Danqing's behavior was not as natural as usual. If you look closely, you can see that he is a bit embarrassed.

She herself was aware of this suffocating embarrassment. She walked to the table and sat down. She grabbed a handful of pine nuts from the table drawer and handed them to Lu Yan, asking her, "Do you want to eat?"

Lu Zhuo shook his head, put the medical box back on the table, and got up to make the bed.

Lin Danqing had no choice but to eat it by himself. After eating a few pills, he suddenly said, "Did you leave with Pei Dianshuai today?"

Lu Yan paused in making the bed.

 She turned back: "Did you see it?"

"I didn't eavesdrop!" Lin Danqing hurriedly explained, "When I came out of the pharmacy, I saw you talking to Medical Officer Ji. You know I am most afraid of Medical Officer Ji. I wanted to wait until he left before coming over. Who I knew Commander Pei would suddenly appear and take you away."

"I swear, I didn't hear a word you said. I still have some eyesight."

Lu Zhen was silent for a moment, then turned around and continued to make the bed. He only said: "Deputy Xiao, from the front office of the palace, suddenly had a headache and sent me over to see a doctor."

Lin Danqing peeled off a pine nut and said, "Deputy Xiao has a headache. Just find someone to deliver the post. Why let Pei Dianshuai go there in person? I don't think that's the reason."

 Lu Lu smoothed away the last fold on the quilt, turned around and sat down by the couch, and looked at Lin Danqing: "What do you mean?"

"That's what you think." Lin Danqing continued to peel pine nuts, threw the shells onto the coarse cloth, and threw the pine nuts into a dish dipped in vinegar. He sighed: "Sister Lu, I am actually the best at it." I know people’s looks. Once upon a time, I went with my family to a banquet at someone else’s house, and I could tell at a glance that the relationship between the eldest young master and his stepmother was unusual, and no one else knew about it. Then, half a year later, the incident came to light. "

“I think my eyes are born to see what’s wrong.”

Lu Zong looked at her: "Then what did you see wrong?"

Lin Danqing also seemed to be interested. He sat cross-legged on a chair and kept peeling pine nuts with his hands. "You and Pei Dianshuai have an unusual relationship."

 “How can we see it?”

"When Chief Cui asked you to treat Jin Xianrong before, he spoke to you. I thought it was to repay your kindness for saving her sister and niece, but I always found it strange."

 “What’s weird?”

She sighed maturely, "We servants in the palace are afraid of owing favors and being in trouble with others. Sister Lu, you offended Director Cui as soon as you entered the hospital, and you may offend others in the future." If he wants to repay you, he can use a more honest method instead of showing others that you have a personal relationship. "

"He is a smart man. He knows that it is not cost-effective but still does it. This is very interesting."

Lu Zhen was silent for a moment: "Don't you think he has ulterior motives for me?"

"I didn't say that." Lin Danqing said with a smile: "But at least you should be special. Do you two have a good relationship?"

Friendship?

Lin Danqing’s words stopped Lu Zong.

 Does she have a good relationship with Pei Yunying?

　　It doesn't seem like they have a very good friendship. They have met each other with swords and swords, and even now they are still not at all wary of each other.

 But she seems to be a little closer than ordinary people. Pei Yunying knows her origins and enemies, and she also knows the scars and secrets behind Pei Yunying. She would not hide anything from him and get along with him more openly than with others.

Lin Danqing's voice came to her ears: "But Sister Lu, as a friend, I still want to give you some advice. Although this Pei Dianshuai has an extraordinary background and is one of the best in Shengjing in appearance, he is a hot potato. You are always with him." Remember to leave some room for communication, otherwise you will offend others and suffer yourself. "

These words were quite suggestive, and Lu Yan asked: "Who is the 'other person'?"

Lin Danqing stopped peeling pine nuts.

 She turned around, looked at Lu Huan, and said solemnly: "The Grand Master's Mansion."

 Lu Zhen's heart moved.

 She looked sideways: "What does this have to do with the Taishi Mansion?"

"Of course it has something to do with it!" Lin Danqing lowered his voice: "Don't ask me where I heard the top-secret news from the palace. The Queen Mother intends to arrange a marriage for Mr. Pei, and the one she likes is the daughter of the Qi family!"

Pei Yunying and Qi Huaying?

Lu Zhen’s eyes moved slightly.

In the past, when she didn't know the details about Pei Yunying and tested each other, she once made such a bad guess that Pei Yunying would become Qi Qing's son-in-law by riding a dragon. However, after getting along with him, he didn't realize that Pei Yunying had other thoughts about the Qi family.

 Otherwise, knowing that he was dealing with the Qi family, shouldn’t he have “brought him to justice” for his father-in-law’s family long ago?

 Why do you let things go and watch with a cold eye?

This doesn’t look like a move to become a family.

Lin Danqing lowered his head and peeled off the pine nuts again: "Look, the flowing water is ruthless and the falling flowers must be intentional. If the Qi family really doesn't want to get married, with the strong and cautious style of the Taishi Mansion, this top-secret news will never be spread. In my ears. Everything comes out of nowhere, and there must be a reason, so I remind you."

“It is said that beauties bring disaster, and blue faces are the same. You should be more careful on weekdays, and don’t be misunderstood and cause trouble.”

 Lu Yan was silent.

Lin Danqing thought of something again and warned again: "You can't tell anyone what I just told you."

Lu Zhuo responded, lowered his head and pondered to himself.

If what Lin Danqing said is true, at least the Qi family is now interested in marrying the Pei family.

She suddenly remembered the time she bumped into Qi Yutai at Yuxian Tower. That time she hid in Pei Yunying's arms and only heard Qi Yutai's intention to make friends with Pei Yunying, even though Pei Yunying refused at the time...

She had only met the grand master once, a glimpse downstairs in Baoxiang. Although the man's face was covered with gauze and her face could not be seen, his figure and bearing were outstanding, and he was very charming. She also heard Miss Qi's poems. Wen Jietong is a famous talented woman in Shengjing. Even without the title of Grand Master's daughter, it is enough to make countless men bow to her.

Pei Yunying is also a man.

On one side is a father-in-law who is extremely wealthy and has a strong background, and on the other side is a soft, elegant, dignified and beautiful wife. No matter how you look at it, ordinary men know how to choose. If Pei Yunying chooses to be Qi Qing's son-in-law, it will be a natural progression.

It's just that in this way, he is standing opposite himself.

Her thoughtful look with lowered eyebrows fell into Lin Danqing's eyes, which unreasonably confirmed Lin Danqing's suspicion, and he felt a little pity for her. Then he pushed the small plate with peeled pine nuts in front of him forward, stood up and said, "I've peeled these pine nuts for you. You remember to eat them tomorrow morning. He's so thin and doesn't need much nutrition on weekdays."

 She stood up to go back to her couch, when Lu Zhen called out from behind her: "Danqing."

"ah?"

 After a moment of hesitation, Lu Zhuo spoke: "Do you know which of the eunuchs in Shengjing likes to use gold utensils and dishes the most?"

"Goldware?" Lin Danqing was stunned for a moment: "Why do you ask this?"

 Lu Zhen didn't speak.

She went to the palace commander's house, and the prescription that Pei Yunying showed her. Although the medicinal ingredients had changed, the content was still the same as the last time she saw it: if it is filled with gold, the life-saving medicine will instantly turn into a bone-piercing poison. .

 She always felt something was wrong.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Lin Danqing didn't continue to ask, and just smiled and said: "Gold bowls are precious things, but they are too grand. Rich merchants love to use them, but the officials in Shengjing use jade dishes and cups in their homes. To show your honor, if you must say... the palace uses gold."

Lu Xu suddenly raised his head: "In the palace?"

 “Yes.” Lin Danqing nodded.

She said: "Sister Lu, don't you know that all the utensils used by the royal family in the palace are made of gold and silver?"

 …

It’s late night and people are quiet, but the lights in the palace commander’s house are brightly lit.

Xiao Zhufeng came in from outside, took a look at the young man sitting at the table handling official documents, and said, "Is he gone?"

"gone."

He said coldly: "You really worked hard."

Lu Zhen came to the Palace Commander's house, but Pei Yunying used the excuse that he had a sudden headache, so he had to do a full show. He was supposed to go to the martial arts field to practice galloping, but he had to stay in his room and pretend to be weak.

Lu Zhen even took his pulse and said that his vitality was elevated, and even prescribed him two prescriptions.

He has not been sick for several years. He pretended to be weak once, which aroused the concern of the guards in the Palace Commander's Mansion. They all asked for help. Pei Yunying turned over a page of official documents without raising his head: "You are the deputy envoy and have a high status. It is more important to promote you."

Xiao Zhufeng didn’t want to pay attention to his companion’s false flattery, so he sat down at the table opposite and asked, “Has she read the prescription?”

 “Look, it’s the same as before.”

Xiao Zhufeng was silent for a moment and said, "It seems that His Highness already knows about it."

Pei Yunying raised the corners of her lips: "You know what you know, all you need is multiple pieces of evidence to prove it."

 Xiao Zhufeng did not answer the call.

The room was quiet, except for the soft rustling of books being turned. After a while, Xiao Zhufeng said: "Lu Zhu knows the recipe, is it okay?"

 The young man’s hand holding the pen stopped.

 He raised his eyes: "I only let her see the recipe and didn't reveal anything else."

“But she is very smart.” Xiao Zhufeng reminded, “If you put things together, you may not be able to guess.”

 “To worry too much, she is busy with revenge and has no time to spare.”

 Xiao Zhufeng: "What about you? If you keep helping her, you won't really fall in love with her, right?"

 There was silence in the room.

After a moment, Pei Yunying laughed out loud: "I am Duan Xiaoyan?"

 “If you are really Duan Xiaoyan, you can be whoever you like.”

Xiao Zhufeng had a sullen face and still had a business-like tone, "Your Highness has planned to take action, and this critical moment cannot be missed. By the way," he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Did you reject the Qi family's offer again?" Post?"

Pei Yunying said "hmm" casually.

 Xiao Zhufeng showed an expression that said, "Sure enough, it is so."

"Qi Qing wants you to be his son-in-law, but you don't know how to promote him and refuse every time. He really values ​​you." His words were sarcastic, but his face was serious.

Pei Yunying twitched the corners of her lips: "He doesn't value me, he values ​​the Pei family."

"it's the same."

 It was eerily quiet at night, and he looked sideways out the window.

The summer night in Shengjing is cool and cool, the moonlight is like silver, and the light fragrance of tuberose blows into the courtyard along the night wind.

 He looked at it for a while and then looked away.

 “Xiao Er.”

"Um."

 “Soon there will be a hunt in the suburbs of Beijing.”

 Xiao Zhufeng's eyes moved slightly, and after a while, he murmured: "Time flies so fast."

"yes."

The young man looked at the flames dancing in the copper lamp in front of the table. The flames reflected a layer of warmth in his black eyes, but made his eyes look even more indifferent.

 “Time flies so fast.”

 …

Hunting in the suburbs of Beijing is also a major event among the nobles of Shengjing.

Taishi Qi Qing doesn't like hustle and bustle, but only loves purity. And he is old, so he will not participate in such occasions. However, his son Qi Yutai, as a young man, wanted to follow him.

Other officials’ sons were busy practicing riding and archery and just wanted to show off their skills in the hunting grounds, but Qi Yutai, the legitimate son of the Grand Master, was too leisurely.

He is not good at racing, and his riding and shooting skills are only mediocre. Qi Qing does not allow him to do such things as a martial artist. He hunts every year and just runs around casually with a shooting tool. When others asked, they said that he was influenced by his father's belief in Buddhism and that he would not kill any living being.

The Ministry of Household Affairs granted him leave, and he stayed in the house every day. I don't know if it was because he had been detained for a long time. He was particularly irritable these days. The more irritated he became, the more leisurely he became, and the more leisurely he became, the more irritated he became. In these idle days, But he found something serious to do, which was to find out who the woman was who made his sister cry.

Two days ago, Qi Huaying passed by the alley at the entrance of the Medical Officer's Hospital in a carriage and saw a woman behaving intimately with Pei Yunying, the commander in front of the palace. Pei Yunying was the person favored by the Taishi Mansion. This move was no different from a slap in the face?

Another maid of Qi Huaying said that she saw someone close to Pei Yunying wearing the robe of a female medical officer in the Medical Officer's Hospital, so Qi Yutai immediately sent someone to inquire.

Those who inquired about the news responded quickly, but they found out clearly in just one day that there was only one female medical officer who visited the hospital that night, and she was Lu Huan, the medical officer of Hanlin Medical Officer.

As soon as Qi Yutai heard the news, he rushed to tell Qi Huaying.

Qi Huaying was leaning on the soft couch, casually picking up a book of poems and flipping through them. When he saw Qi Yutai coming in from the door, he glanced at him listlessly and then lowered his head, continuing to stare at the poem page in his hand in a daze.

Since returning from the carriage that day, Qi Huaying has been looking like this, depressed and unhappy, unable to get excited about anything.

 “Sister, I heard about it!”

As soon as he entered the room, Qi Yutai walked forward quickly, sat down next to Qi Huaying, and said, "The woman who traveled with Pei Yunying that day is a new medical envoy of Hanlin Medical Academy, named Lu Yun."

Qi Huaying was startled for a moment: "Lu Huo?"

 She had never heard of this name.

“She is a common medical officer who used to work in the street. I saw her once before when she went to Si Li Mansion to treat Jin Xianrong.”

 Qi Yutai had a hint of excitement between his brows.

The person who inquired about the news came back and reported that the female medical officer traveling with Pei Yunying was named Lu Yun.

Qi Yutai was also surprised when he heard the name.

He remembered that Lu Xun, the thing under Jin Xianrong was not working well, and the news spread among the officials. The Medical Officer's Hospital changed several medical officers, but nothing happened, but it gradually got better in the hands of a female medical officer. The last time he had a nightmare in Si Li's Mansion, he met Lu Huan, and she even checked his pulse.

To be fair, the female medical officer was quite pretty, and she was completely different from the ladies in Shengjing. Qi Yutai almost had thoughts at that time, but she was an official after all, and her father had been very strict recently, so she gave up the idea in the end.

Now that he learned that this female medical officer was the culprit who made his sister cry in sadness, he was naturally furious.

"Sister," Qi Yutai looked at Qi Huaying's face that seemed to be a bit thinner and said distressedly: "Who is she? She is just a lowly ordinary person. She is not qualified to be your slave. How dare she make you sad."

"Brother is venting your anger. Let her suffer tomorrow and let her know how much she has to pay for offending the daughter of our Taishi Mansion!"

Qi Huaying was shocked: "Brother, no!"

“Sister, I’m venting my anger on your behalf.” Qi Yutai looked puzzled.

Qi Huaying knew very well that although his brother looked polite and respectful, he had actually acted impulsively since he was a child. He was restrained by his father's housekeeper and could not show it outside. However, when no one was around in private, he could not help but do something revealing. The headache is getting worse.

She said: "Brother, you are also a man. Since Pei Dianshuai is in love with the medical woman, and he is deeply in love with her, if you take action, wouldn't it be enmity?"

Qi Yutai scornfully asked: "Warrior for a pariah?"

Seeing Qi Huaying's disapproving look, Qi Yutai sneered: "I will let people handle it very cleanly, and no one will know that it was the Qi family."

Qi Huaying only shook his head: "Father said that the methods of the front secretary should not be underestimated...and even if he didn't know it was you, if something happened to the doctor girl, it would become a pain in his heart that he would never forget."

"the most important is…"

　　Qi Huaying lowered his eyes, "I have decided to give up on him."

"younger sister?"

"Since he has someone in his heart, why should I bring trouble to myself? Besides, with my status, being jealous of an ordinary person would not degrade my status. Brother, there is no need to persuade me, and there is no need to do anything more. Father said that he has been keeping an eye on the people in the Taishi Mansion recently. "Duo, my father's birthday is coming soon. At this moment, don't worry about any more troubles."

Although she was still gloomy, her tone was firm. Qi Yutai got a headache when he heard her talk about his father. This sister was smarter and better-born than him, and she treated others with dignity and respect. The only drawback was that she was exactly the same as her father when she taught him a lesson, which made people feel frightened.

He coughed lightly and did not dare to continue the conversation. He was about to get up and leave. When his eyes glanced at the table, he suddenly thought of something. He narrowed his eyes, sat back, looked at Qi Huaying and said softly: "Sister, last time I and you He said he would lend me some money..."

Qi Huaying sighed, called the maid, took out a thick stack of banknotes from the table drawer and handed it to him: "Don't let father know."

"I understand," Qi Yutai took the banknote and squeezed it. He felt happy and stood up with a smile. "My sister is the best to me."

"That **** Pei Yunying doesn't know how to praise and is not worthy of my sister," he said, "Wait, in a few days Xia Miao, I will go to the hunting ground and ask someone to hunt a snow-white little fox for you. You can keep it for fun. Don't be unhappy."

Qi Huaying shook his head and looked at his back and warned, "Brother, after taking the silver, don't take the medicine anymore."

 “Of course, of course.”

Qi Yutai agreed and walked out of the house with a smile.