Tan Hua Floating Dream

"Ci, come on, take your medicine!"

Hearing the gentle coaxing sound coming from the room, Director De paused outside the door, thinking that perhaps Mr. Wen's amnesia is the best situation for the entanglement between the three of them.

Director De hesitated for a while, not knowing whether he should go in now, after all, according to the current situation, King Xiang would not want to hear anything about Mr. Wen, but...he felt that while Mr. Nangong was awake, he said It might be better to say it.

According to Mr. Nangong's personality, he should be able to speak for Mr. Wen. Moreover, Mr. Wen's voluntary departure should be a good thing for both King Xiang and Mr. Nangong.

"My lord, I have something to see." Director De cleared his throat, and said in a tone that was not too high or low, and then heard the silence inside, and then came the somewhat reluctant voice of King Xiang.

"What is there to bother me now?"

"My lord, Mr. Wen is awake."

But this time King Xiang was quiet for a longer time before he heard the sound of porcelain being placed on the table, and King Xiang's obviously displeased voice.

"I don't want to know whether he is sober or not at all right now. Don't bother me with his affairs."

"My lord, Mr. Wen's current situation is a bit... special, so I came to ask you what to do." Although he had already expected how King Xiang would answer, Director De continued to talk.

"special?"

"Yes, after Mr. Wen woke up, he had already lost his memory and didn't remember anything, so..."

There was another silence inside, Director De could almost imagine King Xiang frowning, and it took a while to hear King Xiang's voice coming from inside.

"come in!"

"Yes." Manager De opened the door and walked in, then carefully closed the door before walking into the inner room.

"See you, my lord." As soon as the steward entered the room, he respectfully saluted the person beside the bed.

Sitting by the side of the bed was a man with a face like a crown of jade. His upright and handsome facial features were paired with a pair of sharp sword eyebrows, which was truly heroic, but his slightly thin lips reminded people of those face masters in the Jianghu. It would be said that this kind of appearance is a person who is sentimental but fortunate.

And the other young master sitting on the bed has a gentle and elegant appearance, with a serene and gentle temperament like an orchid, which makes people feel good about him intuitively, and this is why he is more popular and respected by the servants in the palace. s reason.

For no reason, Director De recalled the two words that Wen Qiufu murmured just now. For some reason, when he thought about it carefully at this moment, he suddenly felt that Wen Qiufu was not so much lamenting his own life as it was a spectator. comment of.

"Mianli, you just said... Qiufu lost his memory?" King Xiang seemed to be half-believing in this matter with a frown.

"Yes, Mr. Wen doesn't even remember who he is. The doctor just went to see Mr. Wen. He said that Mr. Wen may have bumped his head or was too strongly stimulated and forgot. It may recover in a few days, but it may be a lifetime. I can’t even remember.” Director De simply told King Xiang about Wen Qiufu’s situation.

"Are you sure he didn't pretend to have amnesia to win my sympathy?" King Xiang said disapprovingly. It was obvious that Wen Qiufu had lost the tolerance and trust he had when he was in love, and the grief for the "old man" had long since ceased to hurt. It doesn't itch.

This inevitably made Director De feel a little sympathetic to Wen Qiufu. Although he had already seen it all these years, and Wen Qiufu was not the first person to be abandoned by King Xiang, he also thought that Wen Qiufu would be the one whom King Xiang loved all his life, but This thought... it only lasted for more than three years.

"Small thought... Mr. Wen probably wouldn't think of doing this." It's not that Director De thinks highly of Wen Qiufu and thinks he should disdain to do such a thing, but that Wen Qiufu is willful and willful. It's true that he has a bad temper, but it's actually very simple. , He is not very good at playing tricks, otherwise he would not have watched King Xiang change his mind, and was forced to push people into the water impatiently in the end.

"That's right, he really doesn't have that ability." King Xiang thought about it again, and it was indeed as Director De said, Wen Qiufu didn't have the brains to do such a thing.

Back then he loved Wen Qiufu, and even allowed him to develop his arrogant habits, because Wen Qiufu didn't have a heart, but after a long time, he would sometimes get annoyed by Wen Qiufu at the same time, and gradually lost patience with him and turned to him. And fell in love with Nangong Ci, who was gentle and considerate, but equally scheming.

"But even so, I don't want to see him, you just need to put him under house arrest in the Qiushuang courtyard, and don't let him run around." King Xiang waved his hand impatiently, and now he doesn't want to hear from Wen Qiufu at all. End this conversation.

"My lord... Is this okay? You really don't want to see Mr. Wen...?" The man on the bed still looked a bit haggard and sickly, and he still remembered the time when he fell into the water, that was more beautiful than himself The sadness and despair on many faces pierced his heart and made him feel guilty.

If it wasn't for him, the other party would not lose King Xiang's favor.

"Ci, you are so kind, Qiufu wants to kill you!" Hearing the man speak for Wen Qiufu in a sympathetic and disturbed tone, King Xiang's heart could not help but soften a little more towards him.

"Mr. Wen, he is just... so sad that he lost his mind. If it were me, I can't guarantee that I would never... I just, can understand Mr. Wen's mood..." The man frowned slightly, feeling a little sentimental talking.

Hearing the man's words, King Xiang stretched out his hand and squeezed his hand tightly, as if to make him feel at ease.

"Ci... Don't worry, I will not let you down." King Xiang seriously promised him, but the manager De who heard this promise was a little bit... Although he knew what kind of person his master was, but even he The servant who had been with King Xiang for many years didn't quite believe this sentence.

Back then when King Xiang and Young Master Wen were in a strong relationship, they said a few words like this, but after getting tired, didn't they just throw people away likewise?

"My lord, about Mr. Wen... I have a suggestion. I wonder if my lord would like to hear a few words." Director De saw that King Xiang's thoughts were on Mr. Nangong at this time, and felt that this was the best time.

"...What suggestion?" King Xiang turned his head to look at Director De, raised his eyebrows and waited for him to continue, wondering what kind of suggestion he would give.Because he also wanted to get rid of Wen Qiufu who had made him lose his patience, but he didn't want to bear the stigma of misfortune on him.

"Since Mr. Wen has lost his memory now, although it may be temporary, why doesn't the prince take advantage of this to expel Mr. Wen from the palace? Although Mr. Wen has forgotten the mistakes he made before, he also forgot King Xiang at the same time. If you make noise again, the prince no longer has to worry about Mr. Nangong's safety, wouldn't it be like this?"

This proposal made both King Xiang and the man look surprised. King Xiang seemed to have suddenly realized that he had been enlightened, but the man on the bed frowned slightly at such an approach.

In any case, it was because of his appearance that Wen Qiufu ended up like this. He felt more uneasy and guilty about driving Wen Qiufu away than he was relieved.

It reminded him of his mother who shed tears all day long, mourning that her husband was taken away by other wives and concubines.

Although as a male, he could never become King Xiang's wife or even have the status of a concubine, his appearance brought indelible scars between King Xiang and Wen Qiufu.He also thought that he should quit, but he couldn't let go of this emotion, so he could only stay with King Xiang selfishly.

He originally thought it would be okay to share King Xiang's feelings with Wen Qiufu, but he didn't expect that Wen Qiufu didn't think so at all.

Wen Qiufu is more persistent in feelings than he is, and cannot tolerate others.

"My lord...isn't this good?" The man said worriedly, if one day Wen Qiufu regained his memory, he would definitely hate King Xiang even more for taking the opportunity to drive him away when he lost his memory, right?If you hate them because of this, then do something to them...

"Don't worry, I won't let him approach you again." King Xiang said indifferently, not understanding the worry in the man's heart.

The man opened his mouth to say something, but he hesitated in the end and didn't say anything. He just looked worriedly at King Xiang and the expressionless chief executive, and tightened the quilt covering his lower body with his slender fingers.

"Also, there is one more thing to ask the prince."

Director De suddenly spoke again when he was about to step back, which made King Xiang frown unhappily, as if he was impatient with Director De not finishing his words once and for all.

"If you have something to say, finish it at one time. It makes me very annoyed to divide it into so many times!"

"It's about Lvxiu, the maidservant next to Mr. Wen."

Hearing the unexpected name, King Xiang looked at Director De unexpectedly and puzzled, as if he didn't quite understand why Director De suddenly mentioned that little maid.

Of course he remembered that she was the little maid he arranged beside Wen Qiufu. She had a gentle personality and was one of the few people who could get along well with Wen Qiufu. She never complained about taking care of the wayward Wen Qiufu. Although she was not a very smart type, But she is a very good maid.

"You want to ask how to arrange to deal with her?"

"Yes, although Mr. Wen's actions this time have nothing to do with Lvxiu, she is also the first person who discovered the accident and immediately asked the guards for help. What should I do after Mr. Wen leaves the mansion? After all, she is a maidservant who has served the masters. Once Losing my master, I'm afraid..."

"Then transfer her to serve Ci'er! After all, this time she has made meritorious service. She saved Ci'er's life. It is her honor to have her serve Ci'er." King Xiang waved his sleeves and made a decision. , thinking that this is already the most benevolent way for Lvxiu.

"I think...it might be inappropriate." Director De seemed to have expected that King Xiang would make such a decision, so he objected unhurriedly, making King Xiang look back at him with a frown.

"Back then, Mr. Wen saw her selling her body to bury her grandma on the side of the road. He was almost bought by Tianxiang Pavilion and brought her back to save her from becoming a baby. Although he was a slave of the palace, to Luxiu, Mr. Wen still Thanks to her.

"Even if she immediately called for help this time to prevent Mr. Wen from committing the crime of murder... But to her, her master is Mr. Wen besides the prince. If she is allowed to stay by Mr. Nangong's side, I'm afraid It's not right, it's hard to guarantee that she will complain that Mr. Nangong's appearance hurt Mr. Wen, so..."

Director De paused for a moment and did not continue, but King Xiang already understood what he meant.

"Then according to your opinion, how do you think this slave should be dealt with?" King Xiang asked in a flat tone. He knew that Director De must have countermeasures before he said these words.

"My little one thinks that it's better to return this little slave's deed of selling herself as a good citizen, and drive her out of the mansion together with Mr. Wen. Anyway, there is no shortage of such a slave in the palace. This should be the best for a slave. The result." Director De expressed his opinion without haste, in exchange for King Xiang's silence.

Director De didn't urge or ask King Xiang's answer further, but just stood there quietly waiting for King Xiang's answer.

"It's up to you. If she wants to stay, let her stay. If she wants to get out of slavery, let her go." After a long time, King Xiang waved his hand to agree to the proposal of Director De.

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During the period when he was about to leave Prince Xiang's Mansion, Tang Tan also asked Luxiu some questions about people's livelihood, such as the current age, the conversion price of materials and coins, etc. Such information, such as Luxiu's slaves, would be more difficult than being a master. people are much clearer.

And Lvxiu didn't doubt that he was asking these questions, although she was quite surprised that the master would ask these questions, and it is very common for a person who has been pampered before, not to know the sufferings of the people. What she saw said she wanted it, and she was responsible for paying the money, so for the master to ask such a question, she just thought that the master would seriously think about his future life for himself, and she didn't think there was anything wrong.

From Lvxiu's mouth, Tang Tan learned that the time he was reborn was the Song Dynasty, and the current emperor is Song Shenzong, who is currently Shenzong's second year in the third year of Yuanfeng. Tang Tan calculated that it was about AD 0 0 years.

He was a little thankful that he didn't travel to some unknown dynasty and world, at least it was in the history he knew.

Although according to his mediocre historical achievements, which emperor ascended the throne and died in which year, he didn't remember such details at all.If modern people don't particularly love history or career-related matters, they will probably forget about history after leaving their student life.He can remember a rough idea because of that subtle number... 0.

This number is just in between, and when he was in high school, he also paid special attention to this time zone because of this, including the emperor, including the high officials at this time, and related reforms and reforms.This era can be said to be the golden age of the Song Dynasty. There were many famous party disputes between the old and the new, and there were many important celebrities. The prime minister Wang Anshi can be said to be known to everyone.

Then in another forty years, it should be the famous Huiqin Emperor and the division between the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty... There is not long peace left, and it can be said to be a chaotic era.

Having said that, in fact, China's history is full of wars everywhere. If we really want to talk about the era of singing and dancing, Haiyan and Heqing, there are probably not many years.

Almost 1000 years ago...

It's so far away, so far away that he can't miss that person, so far away that he doesn't even give him a chance to think about that person in a photo, even in this time and space, that person hasn't even been born yet.

Thinking of this, Tang Tan couldn't help but twitched into a shy smile.

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Hearing the news that the manager came to inform him that he was ready to leave Prince Xiang's Mansion, Tang Tan just nodded with a flat expression, which made Manager De feel once again that he had a completely different temperament from Wen Qiufu before he fell into the water.

It's just a simple fall into the water and amnesia... Would it even change his temperament?Manager De was a little puzzled, but he was also the first person to experience this disease, so he couldn't judge the authenticity.

He handed Tang Tan 100 taels of gold and [-] guan copper coins as money for Lifu.There will be two types of grants, mainly because the money is not revealed, so as to avoid Tang Tan taking out gold in public and being targeted by unscrupulous people. It can be regarded as compensation for treating "Wen Qiufu" very kindly.

One hundred taels of gold and twenty guan copper coins... Heh...Wen Qiufu, Wen Qiufu, if you know about it, don't you think it's worthless?My feelings for so many years are only worth a total of one hundred and two taels of gold.

Looking at the hundred taels of gold ingots and the twenty copper coins in front of him, Tang Tan felt ironic in his heart.

In this era, one tael of gold was equivalent to ten guan coins. Of course, there were also Jiaozi issued that were equivalent to modern banknotes. It was just a policy during the reign of Shenzong that made the issuance of Jiaozi higher, but it also experienced depreciation and inflation. It's better to hold gold.

To explain it in his words in the 21st century, it means that paper money depreciates and the price of gold rises.

Although in terms of prices in the Song Dynasty, one hundred taels of gold is actually a lot of money. I heard that the monthly salary of an ordinary scholar-bureaucrat in this era is only about five guan. This 100 taels is enough for an ordinary family. Two years of expenses.

But if you take a pampered nobleman as an example, 100 taels of gold might not be enough for a month's expenses, right?I really don't know whether the King Xiang gave the hundred taels of gold out of kindness or malice.

Forget it... It's more important to plan how to live the next day. Tang Tan thinks that his life in the 21st century was not luxurious, just ordinary people, but that was the life of that era Compared with the popularization of technology, if you want to live so comfortably, you have to be a wealthy person in this era, right?

"Mr. Wen, do you have any requests before you leave the palace?" Director De looked at Tang Tan's calm reaction, and really couldn't figure out what Tang Tan was thinking.

"No... nothing more." Tang Tanyuan thought about whether to say goodbye to the prince politely. After all, the man was once the lover of the original owner of this body, but thinking about it, it doesn't seem like much. Meaning, he doesn't have any desire to get acquainted with such a ruthless and unlucky man, one thing more is worse than one thing less, and it's probably best for him to return to strangers from now on.

Director De led Tang Tan and Lvxiu to the back door of the palace, and told them to leave through the back door, so as to avoid people talking about the palace.Tang Tan didn't care much about this, and he didn't want to ostentatiously walk out of the gate of the palace to attract attention. He was used to keeping a low profile.

He just looked back at this gorgeous mansion when he stepped out of the palace, feeling relieved.

"My lord... where are we going next?" Lvxiu, who was following him, was holding on to the burden in Zhengli, looking a little uneasy.

Originally, after Tang Tan knew that Lvxiu had escaped from slavery, he planned to let Lvxiu leave and return to a normal life as an ordinary citizen, but he did not expect that Lvxiu would not say anything and insisted on following him. There is nothing wrong with this girl who is like a younger sister, and it is not easy to leave a young girl behind. In addition, he is still full of unknowns about this ancient life. After weighing the two, he still let Lvxiu follow him.

He first asked Lvxiu to take him to a clothes store, bought three sets of simple coarse cloth for each of them, and changed the smooth and soft silk clothes on his body, and then took the clothes away under Lvxiu's surprised eyes. pawn.

"Master...why..." Luxiu looked at him with a puzzled face, as if she couldn't understand how the pampered master could accept wearing these coarse clothes.

"A big tree attracts the wind, it's always better to keep a low profile."

Luxiu looked at him half-understood, but didn't say anything more, just felt that the young master after losing his memory became very different, giving people a much more mature and calm feeling.

Tang Tan went to the market and bought a crude carriage. After asking about the skills of driving a carriage, he wobbled with Lvxiu and prepared to go south to Hangzhou.

It was actually an accident that I decided to go to Hangzhou.

That day when Tang Tan was sorting out his things in the Qiushuang courtyard, he accidentally found a small kit in the dark compartment of the bed. Inside was a moistening white ice jade engraved with the word "Tang", and a piece of paper carefully wrapped in oiled paper. Something like a deed, and a small key.

The paper said Hangzhou Changsheng Bank, and the contract paper said that it was similar to the contents of a modern bank safe deposit box. It said that he had deposited a thing there five years ago, which made him a little curious.

Why does Wen Qiufu, who lives in the capital, leave things in Hangzhou?Are you trying to hide something?

What made him even more curious was the Tang character on the jade pendant, which made him a little surprised, so he decided to go to Hangzhou without any hesitation.

To be honest, he can’t say that he has no fear at all when he is suddenly in this "ancient age". Taiwan is still just an undeveloped small island. To the people on this land, its existence is still as mysterious as Penglai in the folk tales, right?

It's just that even if he feels uneasy, it's useless, life still has to go, he can only work hard to integrate into this strange place with a completely different living environment.Although they have the same language and the same history, many things to him are just like grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden, strange and weird... Many daily necessities are used by Lvxiu who told him.

When leaving the capital, Tang Tan did not hesitate to abandon the original name of this body and use his own name-"Tang Tan", and then let Lvxiu change her name to Tang Xiu. Call him son, call him elder brother, and recognize her as a younger sister.

Originally, Luxiu was naturally unwilling, but Tang Tan said that he didn't want to be called a son, but he also didn't want people to misunderstand that a man and a woman walked together without names or distinctions. He knew very well that it was impossible for him to marry a wife and have children. If Luxiu didn't want to be his younger sister, then he couldn't take her with him.

Under this semi-coercion, Lvxiu could only nod her head to accept the change of her master becoming a big brother, and then changed her name to Tang Xiu, but it is undeniable that being regarded as a family member by her master, for Tang Xiu, a girl who lost her family at a young age , I was still a little moved.

Tang Tan was also a little lucky that Tang Xiu stayed by his side. After all, in this strange age, he knew nothing like a child, and Tang Xiu's cleverness helped him a lot.

And Tang Xiu didn't feel strange about his "ignorance". It was mostly because in Tang Xiu's mind, Wen Qiufu was a son who didn't understand the world, and he was naturally unfamiliar with the lives of ordinary civilians. To be suspicious or feel weird.

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Taking Tang Xiu all the way south to Hangzhou City, Tang Tan bought an old house on the outskirts of the city. The location is not bad, although it is a bit far from the market, but there is a well in the backyard to fetch water, and it is unexpected cheap.

Tang Tan inquired about it, and found out that this house was cheap because there was a murder case more than 30 years ago, and there were rumors of haunting, so it was abandoned for decades.

Tang Tan thinks it's nothing, especially the haunting... It's not that he doesn't talk strangely, but that he himself is also a dove occupying the magpie's nest in a certain way. If God really wants him to meet a ghost and lose his life, then he will also Nothing to say, anyway, this new life now seems to be stolen.

He cherishes life, but there is no strong attachment, because there is no one who makes him want to hold hands for a lifetime.

"Gong...Tan, brother... Do you really want to live here?" Looking at the house that was smoky and overgrown, but the building itself was not damaged at all, Tang Xiu showed anxiety, and her little hands grabbed Tang Tan's clothes.

"Xiaoxiu will be afraid?" Tang Tan smiled and patted her on the head, quite reassuring.

"Of course it will... die..." Tang Xiu looked up at Tang Tan slightly, and felt that the young master after amnesia was incredibly calm and steady. Her concubine was jealous and killed someone before, so she couldn't kill that wing, but now she doesn't seem to care at all.

It's just... like a different person.

This thought flashed through Tang Xiu's mind, and immediately she sneered at this absurd idea.

"Is there any old house in this world where no one has ever died? How many people died in palaces, palaces, or even wealthy families? Are these places uninhabitable? Just don't think too much about it." Tang Tan said in a flat tone. with.

If he could see a ghost, he really wanted to try it. During the time when Chao Yin died, he hoped that the other party would come back to see him more than once, even if it was a ghost, but before he came here, he had never seen it once. Pass.

But if he really saw something in this house that he shouldn't see, he would probably feel unwilling, right?Not reconciled to why I couldn't see whether Meng Chaoyin went back to see him at the beginning.

Hearing what Tang Tan said, Tang Xiu also felt that it was not unreasonable. Several servants in the prince's mansion also disappeared suddenly, and everyone knew where they went.

This house is a very ordinary house. Although it is not as vast as the Wangfu, it is just a simple courtyard house, but there are many low-key luxury items in the small and beautiful house. It can be seen that this family lived in it back then. It is extremely comfortable and stable. As for why a homicide occurred and it was abandoned... Tang Tan didn't want to delve into it.

The two of them first cleaned up one of the wing rooms that seemed to be the master bedroom. The things in this room were basically complete. There were a lot of desks, chairs, wardrobes and beds that should be there. In use, it is still in good condition, but it’s just rickety. It can be seen how hastily the original owners left at the beginning, and only brought some small valuables. Touch it up.

But it is enough to have furniture, and Tang Tan doesn't think there is any need for other decorations, at least at this stage, he doesn't need it, and he doesn't have the effort. How to survive is his main topic at present.

It took the two of them a month to tidy up the entire mansion to make it comfortable and pleasant.

A simple god table and a portrait of Avalokitesvara are placed in the main hall of the small house. The large room on the right side of the main hall is naturally given to Tang Tan, the "head of the family". embroidery room.

On the left side of the main hall is the kitchen and the bathroom. There is a bathtub about three meters long and wide in a room that is neither too big nor too small. Guess it was used as a laundry room or storage, servant room and so on.

Anyway, there are only two of them now. Tang Tan used the right-angled room directly outside Tang Xiu's room as an embroidery room for Tang Xiu. He knew that Tang Xiu had learned a good embroidery skill from others in the palace, so she could use it to her advantage. , to make some embroidery and sell it, and Tang Xiu was both surprised and moved by this decision.

Tang Tan decided to use the vacant room next to the embroidery room as a pharmacy to store some medicinal herbs.

This is also the job he came to this world and decided to engage in after consideration.

It is impossible for him to enter the imperial examination in Beijing. He is not full of knowledge, and it is even more problematic for him to read and answer questions in classical Chinese. He has been away from the cramming education in junior high school for too long. It's not that material that they cheated on him, and he definitely can't do anything about it as a Chinese medicine doctor, but it shouldn't be a problem to be a pharmacy assistant who dispenses medicine.

His home in the future... Before his parents passed away, their family opened a small Chinese medicine store. Although there was no way to maintain that medicine store later, he still had a general understanding of some basic Chinese medicinal materials and their functions through his ears and eyes. It shouldn't be a problem to treat simple colds and diarrhea. Of course, you have to learn more about it.

So he decided to work as a clerk in a pharmacy first... A few days ago when he was on the street, he happened to see that a time-honored pharmacy in the city wanted to recruit people. He was hired after he was literate and knew a little about some medicinal materials, which made him feel quite lucky.

Speaking of literacy... He should be thankful that he was reborn from the place where he learned traditional Chinese since he was a child. If he grew up on the other side, he might become semi-literate and unable to read a single character, and he would not be hired.