I am a miracle doctor in Dream of the Red Chamber
Chapter 23: One point of communication
On the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month in the Yao Dynasty, inside the underground palace of the Shugang ancient tomb in Yangzhou City.
Because Qi Zhen received the letter from Mo Wuge of Lingxi Pavilion, he knew that the situation in the court was very critical and Queen Chen's situation was also in danger.
Qi Zhen had no choice but to take a risk. He told An Wuxia about his plan. She secretly admired the deposed prince for his brilliant strategy.
It was evening. In front of the Sifang Posthouse, where all foreigners lived in Yangzhou, there was a dark-skinned young man dressed in coarse cloth and dressed like a fisherman, pushing a wheelbarrow with a small jar on it.
The young man kept shouting in front of the Sifang Inn: "Mandarin fish! Fresh mandarin fish! Only the last three left! Fresh mandarin fish!"
At that moment, all the foreigners in the Sifang Posthouse quietly poked their heads out, looked at the young fishmonger, and whispered to each other for a while.
The young man shouted even louder: "Mandarin fish! Fresh and delicious mandarin fish! The last three left! If you miss it, you will miss it! The mandarin fish that nourishes the internal organs, strengthens the spleen and appetite, and treats weakness is here!"
At this time, a blond, blue-eyed, upturned-nosed foreign old man came out and said in very pure Chinese: "Young man! Mandarin fish is very precious and rare. Can you guarantee that it is the real thing?!"
The young man hurriedly said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Foreigner! Please come and have a look. It is guaranteed to be fresh mandarin fish!" As he spoke, he took off the lid of the small jar and let the foreign old man have a look.
The foreign old man was wearing a Chinese long gown and sleeves, and he followed the local customs. He bent down and looked into the small jar - wow! Wow! Three lively mandarin fish were chasing and playing with each other in the water.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone into the little mandarin fish, and the three mandarin fish seemed to be glowing all over, which was really beautiful! For a moment, the foreign old man waved his hand gently towards the Sifang Inn, and several younger foreigners gathered together to watch.
The young man took the opportunity to say with a smile: "Mr. Yang, you are a man with good eyes and know treasures. If you are reluctant to eat these three colorful mandarin fish, you can keep them for your own enjoyment. I guarantee that they will bring you good luck and a lot of money."
The foreign old man said happily: "How much silver do you want to sell it to me?"
The young man said, "It's not the best time to eat mandarin fish in the cold winter. I risked my life and dived into the abyss to get these. How about you give me 100 taels of silver?"
The foreign old man widened his eyes: "Are you trying to scare me into believing that I don't understand market prices?"
The young man said, "Mandarin fish spend the winter at the bottom of the water and are out of reach, but I risked my life to dive down and catch a few. It doesn't matter, if you think it's too expensive, I will sell it to our officials. This rainbow mandarin fish is rare, maybe they will give me a thousand or eight hundred silver coins, so it's worth my life!" After saying that, he pushed the wheelbarrow and was about to leave.
The foreign old man was an expert on China. He stroked his beard, squinted his blue eyes, chased after them, and looked at the three lively rainbow mandarin fish again. He finally made up his mind and said, "To be honest, I really like your rainbow mandarin fish, and I believe they will bring me good luck. Then it's a deal of 100 taels!"
The young man shouted happily, "Great! This is a rare seven-colored mandarin fish! I wish you good business and lots of money!"
The foreign old man said happily: "This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful and rare mandarin fish!"
The young man said, "To show my gratitude, I will personally deliver the fish to the post house for you. Where do you want to put it?!"
The old man pointed to a large glass fish tank in the Sifang Inn and said, "Please help me pour them into the fish tank."
The young man saw the bright and transparent glass fish tank, which was a rare item in Dayao at that time. So he said: "This is the first time I have seen such bright and transparent crystal glass. This rainbow mandarin fish is really beautiful in it!"
The foreign old man smiled and said, "This is the crystal glass fish tank I brought from Europe. It just came in handy today."
Just as the foreign boss finished speaking and was looking down at the rainbow mandarin fish with great interest, he, like everyone else in the Sifang Inn, closed his eyes in a few seconds and fell asleep.
Seeing that everyone around him was fast asleep, the young man smiled with relief, quickly covered his face with a veil, and began to look for suspicious places. When he searched the entire Sifang Inn and could not find any loopholes, he suddenly remembered a dry well in the backyard where the horses were tied, which immediately caught the young man's attention.
So he went back to the dry well, lit a torch and looked down, but the torch in his hand went out instantly. A burst of cold air hit him, making him shiver.
When he wanted to study it carefully, he had already accidentally fallen into the cold dry well. He thought: "This is the end! It's dark, and I don't know what's going on under this dry well?!"
Just as he was extremely frightened and falling vertically in the darkness, a figure like a firefly leaped out, held him steadily in his arms, and then fell with him.
"Don't be afraid, Miss An! I'm here!" Qi Zhen's powerful, gentle and firm voice made her feel safe and secure instantly, and the waves of fear in her heart subsided instantly.
In the deep dry well, with the light of the night pearl held by Qi Zhen, An Wuxia could see clearly that this was where the foreigners stored their ice.
An Wuxia's face was filled with surprise and joy. She couldn't help but ask, "How did you know I would come here? And you happened to be waiting for me here?!"
Qi Zhen really didn't try to avoid his feelings this time. He gently hugged An Wuxia in his arms and said, "Because I know you best, silly girl! I know you will definitely take risks for me! I'm sure you will come here!"
An Wuxia was at a loss for words after hearing this. She wanted to break free from Qi Zhen's embrace, but unfortunately, Qi Zhen held her tightly in his arms, and no matter how she struggled, she couldn't get away.
Qi Zhen looked at her and said, "It's extremely cold here, and the air is extremely thin. It would be best if we could find the thousand-year-old ocean glacier as soon as possible and leave as soon as possible."
An Wuxia could only let Qi Zhen pull her along, and after the mechanism at the bottom of the well was opened, they entered another ice room. The two of them suddenly discovered that this was indeed a world like a crystal palace, with a special glass container containing a thousand-year-old ocean glacier as big as a mountain.
Since the entire glacier was in a solidified and frozen state, Qi Zhen had to use his internal energy to catalyze it into water. An Wuxia hurriedly took out the prepared bamboo tube container and collected it drop by drop.
When the two of them jumped out of the well together, Qi Zhen always held An Wuxia's hands and never let go. Even when they arrived at the back garden of the Lin Mansion in Yangzhou, he still refused to let go. An Wuxia tried to let go, but Qi Zhen smiled and said, "Why couldn't you get rid of me at the bottom of the well? Do you want to get rid of my hand now?!"
An Wuxia blushed and said, "Qi Zhen! You are a scoundrel!"
Qi Zhen said with a satisfied smirk, "I discovered that someone and I are actually very close in sync! Even if I become a scoundrel, I am happy with it."
An Wuxia's eyes widened in anger, and then he said with a sly smile, "I am a woman dressed as a man now! Third Prince, do you want others to see your special fetish?!"
Qi Zhen was immediately confused, his head was spinning. This An Wuxia girl was really a smart girl! Qi Zhen admitted his mistake and let go of his hand. An Wuxia returned to her room with a satisfied smile.
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