After eavesdropping on my thoughts, the food lovers all over the country were shocked

In the teahouse, the window of the private room on the second floor faces the direction of the city gate.

Ning Yu and General Xie were sitting on chairs by the window, holding teacups in their hands, silently watching the people passing by downstairs.

General Xie learned from Ning Yu that Doctor Xu and others would arrive in Yuzhang County today. He happened to have nothing to do today, so he accompanied Ning Yu to the teahouse opposite the city gate.

It was not known whether Doctor Xu and his group had encountered something that delayed them. Ning Yu and General Xie waited and waited, but there was no sign of them.

Ning Yu put down the teacup, peeled a few peanuts, put them into his mouth, and chewed them with a crunching sound.

"Why hasn't it arrived yet? I'm getting hungry from waiting so long."

General Xie drank his tea slowly and glanced at him.

"Didn't you say you had a full meal at noon and you had to go for a walk to digest the food? It's only been a short while and you're hungry again. Where did all the food you ate go? How do you manage to eat without gaining weight?"

He could never understand why Ning Yu could eat so much but was as thin as a bamboo pole.

Ning Yu swallowed the peanuts in his mouth and took another sip of tea.

"You know what? I have to think about so many things every day. Everything I eat turns into wisdom. Naturally, I won't gain weight."

General Xie: (￣_￣|||)

Never mind. I can’t argue with him anyway.

From childhood to adulthood, this person has always been full of twisted ideas.

Ning Yu threw another peanut into his mouth and suddenly caught sight of the sesame seed cake stall that had just been set up downstairs.

"Old Xie, you treated me to so many mutton meals. Today I will treat you to some mutton sesame cakes as well. This will save you from going somewhere else and saying that I was eating and drinking for free at your place."

General Xie rolled his eyes at him and said, "Nonsense! When did I ever say that to you? If you want to eat, go buy it. Don't use me as a cover."

Ning Yu walked downstairs with a smile and came to the stall selling sesame cakes.

"Please give me four sesame cakes, two vegetarian and two with mutton filling."

He also bought sesame cakes from this stall last time, and they tasted pretty good.

I just drank a lot of tea upstairs and my stomach is growling.

It must be very comfortable to eat a steaming hot pancake at this time.

Seeing that there was business, the stall owner immediately took out oil paper, wrapped four sesame cakes and handed them to Ning Yu.

"Sir, here are your sesame cakes, two meat and two vegetable."

"Thank you."

Ning Yu took the pancake and took out some silver.

The stall owner was about to take it when his expression suddenly changed and beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead.

Ning Yu saw the stall owner stopped taking the money and looked up curiously.

Only then did I notice that the stall owner's face suddenly turned red and his hands were shaking violently.

His lips opened and closed as if he wanted to say something, but no complete words came out.

Ning Yu was stunned. What happened to the stall owner? He was fine just now.

He was about to ask the stall owner if he felt unwell when he saw him groping for something in his clothes in pain.

Suddenly, a small porcelain bottle slipped from the stall owner's clothes and rolled to Ning Yu's feet.

Ning Yu bent down and picked it up, subconsciously weighing it. The bottle was quite light.

Although the medicine plug was not removed, the smell of medicine could still be smelled.

Is there medicine in this? ?

And judging from the sounds, there should be some small pills inside.

Could it be that the stall owner has some old illness, so he carries a bottle of medicine with him? ?

Ning Yu was about to hand the medicine bottle to the stall owner, but when he looked up, he was frightened by his scarlet eyes.

"give me back!!!"

Ning Yu's heart tightened and he stepped back.

Something is wrong. There is obviously something wrong with this stall owner.

"What kind of medicine is in this?"

The stall owner seemed like a different person at this moment. He looked crazy and his scarlet eyes were full of murderous intent.

"I asked you to give me back the bottle!!!"

Ning Yu wanted to step back, but was tripped by a stone under his feet and fell to the ground uncontrollably.

The stall owner pounced on Ning Yu like a wild beast, grabbed his neck tightly, and cursed incoherently.

He was very strong and Ning Yu couldn't break free no matter how hard he struggled.

While struggling, Ning Yu suddenly thought of Lin Sheng who was still in prison, and the townspeople in Pingyu Town who suddenly attacked and injured people.

There are also confessions from all the victims, including Zhang Yan.

Now it's almost the same situation!!

Ning Yu now deeply regretted not listening to General Xie and following him to the Xie family training ground to practice martial arts.

Even though he struggled with his hands and feet, he still couldn't break free.

If I had practiced my martial arts well back then, I wouldn't be as weak as I am now.

Ning Yu wanted to call General Xie to save him, but his throat was tightly pinched and he couldn't make any sound.

Just when he thought he was going to die here, a figure flashed forward and tapped the stall owner's arm a few times.

The stall owner's grip on Ning Yu instantly weakened a lot, and then his arm was clamped and pulled away.

Ning Yu felt that the shackles on his neck had finally disappeared. He collapsed to the ground somewhat exhausted, breathing in deep gulps of fresh air.

General Xie subdued the stall owner to the ground and looked at Ning Yu worriedly: "Ning Dazi, are you okay?"

Ning Yu didn’t like playing with others or talking to others before, and he looked dull.

General Xie gave him a nickname, Ning Daizi.

Ning Yu touched his throat and the place where he was pinched was still aching.

He shook his head, his voice a little hoarse: "I'm fine."

Although the stall owner had been subdued by General Xie at this time, he became more and more agitated.

His eyes were wide open, and he was breathing heavily. He looked like he was possessed by an evil spirit, which was a bit scary.

General Xie increased his strength impatiently: "Behave yourself!"

Ning Yu finally felt better. He slowly stood up and picked up the medicine bottle that had fallen to the ground.

Seeing Ning Yu's actions, the stall owner glared at him fiercely and muttered something, but it was unclear what he was saying.

Ning Yu shuddered all over as he was stared at by that terrifying gaze.

Although he couldn't hear what the stall owner was saying, Ning Yu felt that he was scolding him.

If the stall owner had not been restrained by General Xie and unable to get up, he would have rushed over and torn him to pieces.

Seeing that Ning Yu was fine, General Xie was about to take the stall owner back to interrogate him about what happened, when he saw him start to twitch.

Before General Xie and Ning Yu could react, a figure flashed forward, took out a silver needle and quickly pricked the stall owner several times.

As he moved, the stall owner slowly calmed down, but his eyes were still frighteningly red, as if they were about to bleed.

Ning Yu was slightly startled: "Doctor Fang?"

Doctor Fang is one of the imperial doctors who followed them to the northwest this time, and he is also the youngest among them.

His appearance here proves that Doctor Xu and his team have also arrived.

After Doctor Fang finished the acupuncture, he took out a medicine bottle from his pocket, uncorked it and held the bottle under the stall owner's nose.

The stall owner smelled the contents of the medicine bottle, the bloodshot in his eyes gradually faded, and his breathing became steady.

General Xie and Ning Yu were suspicious and were about to speak when a voice suddenly came over.

"Master Ning, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Ning Yu looked up and saw that it was Doctor Xu and his group.

*

After being busy these days, Zhou Ying asked Shen Huazheng to have a good rest in the inn during today's day off.

It happened that Magistrate Lin had someone send some goat's milk wine and cakes to the inn, so she called Princess Lejia to go and try them.

Shen Huazheng walked into Princess Lejia's room and found her sitting at the table, staring at something intently.

"Aning, what are you doing? My cousin Ying and I are waiting for you to drink goat milk wine together."

Shen Huazheng walked forward and found two paintings on Princess Lejia's desk.

What she was staring at just now was the painting on the table.

Princess Lejia looked up: "Zhengzheng, what do you think of these two paintings?"

Shen Huazheng looked at the paintings on the table, one of which showed a winter snow scene.

The other depicts the greenery of spring.

In addition to the scenery, there are also portraits of people.

Shen Huazheng looked at it carefully and said, "It's a good painting, but it's a little strange. The winter snow scene makes people feel warm, while the spring scene that should show vigorous vitality inexplicably feels lonely and sad."

Princess Lejia's eyes lit up: "Do you really think so?"

The winter snow scene painting has delicate brushstrokes and just the right amount of white space.

The sky and the earth were covered in white, with snowflakes falling on the roof and the ground.

There were two people standing opposite each other in front of the house, a man and a woman.

They didn't hold umbrellas, and a few thin snowflakes fell on their heads and bodies.

The colors are just right, with endless charm.

There is a simple, plain, yet happy feeling.

Shen Huazheng nodded: "Looking at this snow scene painting, it seems as if I can see the couple in the painting enjoying the snow scene while chatting and laughing."

She paused and looked back at the spring painting.

The painting is surrounded by mountains in the distance, a stream flowing nearby, lush greenery, and butterflies flying among the flowers.

A lonely figure stood at the foot of the mountain, looking into the distance.

It seems like he is waiting for someone.

"This spring painting looks full of life, but the figure looks lonely, which makes people feel a little disappointed."

As Shen Huazheng spoke, she seemed to have thought of something, and she suddenly looked at Princess Lejia——

"Aning, did you draw this?"

Is Aning missing someone?

Or, is the person in the painting someone that Aning knows?

Could it be that Aning was hiding in the room and not going out because she was thinking about something sad? ? ! !

Princess Lejia stood up with a smile: "What are you thinking about? I copied these two paintings."

Shen Huazheng choked when he heard this: "Copy?"

She had already thought about how to comfort Aning, but it turned out that this painting was copied by her.

Princess Lejia: "You also know the owner of the painting, it's Mo Daru."

Shen Huazheng was slightly startled: "Mo Jijiu?"

Mo Jijiu always looks happy and eats and drinks for free everywhere.

I didn't expect his paintings to be in this style.

Princess Lejia carefully put away the painting, then took Shen Huazheng out.

"It's a long story. Two years ago, I accidentally got these two paintings and I liked them very much. You know me, I like to paint. But I can't paint this kind of mood, so I tried to copy them."

When Princess Lejia got these two paintings, she was extremely happy.

She likes Mo Daru's paintings the most.

Moreover, you can tell there are stories behind these two paintings at a glance.

Sometimes when I want to write a heart-wrenching, tear-jerking love story, I have no inspiration.

Princess Lejia would take out these two paintings and sometimes even copy them.

Shen Huazheng: "This is your copy. Is the original still in the capital?"

Princess Lejia nodded: "Of course, if I bring the original, what if it gets damaged?"

This time when she came to the northwest, Princess Lejia planned to conceive the content of a new storybook.

Before leaving, she thought about it and decided to take with her the two paintings that she had copied most closely.

You never know when it might come in handy.

As for the original, it is now safely kept in the Princess's Mansion.