Princess, the medicine cannot be stopped!

The gray-white pigeon flitted across the air with fluttering wings. Gu Chen looked up at the direction where the pigeon disappeared, and continued to rummage through the fresh medicinal herbs she had just picked from outside the western suburbs. She took care of all the ailments in the house, big and small, headache, fever and stomach ache. After taking a dose of medicine, she was fine.At first, the mansion was concerned that she was here to treat the princess, so they didn't dare to disturb her, but later they felt that Young Master Gu was not as alienated and unkind as she seemed, even though his mouth was a bit poisonous occasionally, but he was a medicine man after all. As a Gu Chuanren, he should have a little temper, so Gu Chen's yard became much more lively.

"Young master, young master, my mother-in-law's stomach always hurts when the day comes, can you see if there is any good way?" The honest and honest strong man rubbed his hands a little embarrassedly: "The mother-in-law is too thin-skinned to come to you, so I will Come and ask."

Gu Chen looked at the inconspicuous redness on the thick and rough face of the big man, and picked up the medicinal materials: "It's not a problem, the pain is mostly caused by dampness, cold stagnation, and insufficient blood. Boil some ginger and brown sugar water to warm the body, and you can also press it properly. Sanyinjiao and Taichong acupoints promote blood circulation and promote qi, which is good for Mrs. Zun."

"What?" The burly man looked bewildered, and a little worried: "Then where is the acupuncture point? Can you press blindly or not? Will there be any problems?"

"Sanyinjiao is located on the inner side of the calf, the upper edge of the inner malleolus is three fingers wide, and the Taichong point is on the back of the foot, in the middle of the thumb and the second toe." Gu Chen pointed to him: "Press these two points often It can relieve the pain in the lower abdomen, you can go home and try it, one day let Mrs. Zun come over in person, and I will feel her pulse."

The strong man thanked him honestly and honestly, and insisted on helping Gu Chen clean up the yard. Gu Chen's yard was a mess when he picked herbs before, and she didn't bother to clean it up. The little maid didn't know the herbs and didn't dare to move Hers, just throw them away like that, this strong man is so strong, Gu Chen really can't stop him, so he can only let him help clean up.

He casually picked up a piece of gray-white feathers on the ground, it was pigeon feathers, Gu Chen looked at the pigeon feathers in a daze, seven or eight days had passed since chatting with Yun Ran on the roof that day, everything in the princess mansion seemed to be normal on the surface, She still prescribes medicine for Yun Ran's pulse twice a day, but in fact, Gu Chen can feel a faint difference.

Yunran no longer rests in bed. Every time Gu Chen passes by, she is at the desk or looking at or writing something. The pigeons in the mansion come and go very frequently, and Qingluan is not in the mansion. greatly increased.The servants in the mansion may not be aware of it, at most they feel that their princess's complexion has improved a lot recently, and he has become more alive. Young Master Gu is really a genius doctor from Yaogu.

But Gu Chen is different. When Gu Chen is swinging the wine gourd on the branch of a tree at night, he can always see figures passing by Yunran's inner courtyard. Sometimes it's Qingluan, sometimes it's someone he doesn't know, sometimes It's not clear whether it's Qingluan or Qingyuan. The trees in her yard are tall and have dense branches and leaves. At first, Gu Chen just thought that this location is really suitable for her. Knowing that Yunran's inner courtyard would be directly in his eyes.

How easy is it for her to leave Beijing and go south?

On April days, there was a fine and continuous drizzle. Gu Chen was walking on the empty street in a plain brocade robe holding a bamboo oil-paper umbrella. It's almost there, there is still a small half of the jar left, Gu Chen is a little bit reluctant, resealed it, buried it under the tree, and planned to take it away to drink slowly after leaving Beijing, so he had to come out to drink again.

Looking at the three-story building with the doors and windows locked, Gu Chen frowned slightly, and raised the oil-paper umbrella in his hand a little higher. Looking at the restaurant where the plaque used to hang, it was now empty. She hadn't gone out for a few days. Why did this good restaurant close down?

Gu Chen looked down at the wine gourd pinned to his waist in disappointment. To be honest, she quite liked the wine from this house. It was mellow and strong. What happened after Chen drank Nurhong, and now the restaurant he liked closed down, which made Gu Chen a little at a loss.

She is not very familiar with the capital, besides this familiar restaurant, it would be a bit troublesome for her to find a restaurant that suits her taste. Gu Chen thought about going back and digging out the remaining half of the jar of Nurhong. Yes, but after drinking it?At that time, she will not even have her daughter Hong!

A little reconciled, Gu Chen saw someone rushing to the restaurant to avoid the rain, so he followed him: "Excuse me, I want to ask why this restaurant is closed?"

"Do you like the wine from Zhang Lao San's family?" The man saw the wine gourd on Gu Chen's waist, and sighed: "This wine from Lao San's family is really attractive, but it's a pity, I won't be able to drink it in the future!"

"What's going on?" Gu Chen asked.

The man shook the raindrops on his body: "I heard, I heard that this restaurant was opened by people from the Jianghu in the capital, and Zhang Laosan is also from the Jianghu. Now the people from the Jianghu are in Taiping, and everyone comes out to do business. It’s so convenient to have contacts everywhere, this business is easy to do and make money.”

Gu Chen put away his umbrella and listened silently.She was not very interested in Jianghu people and Jianghu affairs. Medicine Valley was born, and only cares about curing diseases and saving people. The past people and things are floating clouds. This is their principle of conduct, but this principle was broken here by Gu Chen, but Gu Chen didn't care. She acts as she pleases, without restraint, as long as she wants to or not. Since she agreed to Yunran to go south with her, it means that she has been standing on the boat of Tanyue Pavilion since that night, or standing in the cloud. It's impossible to be alone with the dyed side, so it's better to walk for a while.

"Since you are from Jianghu, you must have a solid foundation. Why did you close the shop when you were doing well?"

"You don't understand that, do you?" The man squatted on the ground, looking at some dense raindrops: "The rain is getting bigger and bigger, why don't we stay here with you to shelter from the rain. The Jinghu people just have a foundation, this is the emperor Under the city, can he let him go freely? The imperial court intends to levy [-]% commercial tax, well, the notice has been posted, this piece of old three may have received some letter, and it was withdrawn in advance. Their world is full of people. Yes, where you can’t open a shop, why not find it at the root of the imperial city? The sky is high and the emperor is far away, how can it increase the business tax in another place?”

"Can't it be increased?" Gu Chen didn't understand: "Since the commercial tax increased by the imperial court, where can we avoid it?"

"You don't understand." The man lowered his voice mysteriously: "This tax is specially collected from Jianghu people. Stores opened by ordinary people not only do not charge the imperial court, but also get subsidies every year."

"Why?" Gu Chen couldn't understand even more: "They are all common people in the world, why are they treated differently?"

The man lowered his voice: "You don't understand this, the imperial treasury must have income, right? How difficult it is for ordinary people to start a small business, no matter how hard the imperial court imposes taxes, the people will definitely live in poverty. The people in the Jianghu are different. , If the family is big and the business is all over the world, it doesn't matter if you charge a little more."

"Oh." Gu Chen uttered a tone coldly, not expressing his attitude towards this kind of thing: "Then how does the imperial court distinguish whether this restaurant is run by people from the rivers and lakes or ordinary people?"

The man held his sleeves: "It's also raining, I can't go home, I'm too bored to chat with you. You should be," Nuzui pointed to the top: "Who is that? How could the court let the people of Jianghu do whatever they want?" Arrogant behavior? There are spies from the imperial court, and every move of the Jianghu people can be seen in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Let alone these broken restaurants, I heard that the newly elected head of Kunlun Mountain is our household The grandson-in-law of the Minister of the Ministry, Kunlun Mountain should not be the leader of the court? Not to mention just charging [-]% more taxes, even if he wants the small treasury of Kunlun Mountain, he has to pay tribute as soon as possible!"

"Really?" Seeing the notice posted outside the restaurant with a big red seal, she felt very uncomfortable with a greedy grin under the authority: "Excuse me, are there any good restaurants nearby?"

"Oh, you go three streets north, turn the corner and walk east two steps. Although their wine is not as strong as Zhang Laosan's, it is mellow enough. You can wait for the rain to stop and have a look."

Gu Chen nodded, propped up his bamboo-faced oil-paper umbrella and walked into the rain curtain, his footsteps were calm as if walking on top of raindrops, without any wetness, and disappeared in the end of the street in a moment.The man in the corridor stared dumbfounded at Gu Chen's figure, and murmured until he could no longer see him: "Hey, is this a fairy? No, why does this man have an umbrella here to hide from the rain and ask so much?" Too much? Could it be that he is a Jianghu person? Oh, I have talked too much, I have talked too much!" While sighing and sighing, he complained to himself, and after a few words, he also rushed into the rain and ran away.

Gu Chen followed the man's directions and found a new restaurant. She wanted to get a drink and hurried back. It was raining and humid, and she was thinking about Yun Ran's condition in her heart. The time wasted just now made her a little irritable. Who knew that the lobby was full of people after changing the place, and the bustling crowd didn't decrease because of the rain. In other words, because of the light rain, there were more people sheltering from the rain in the restaurant.

Gu Chen had no choice but to stand by the counter frowning and wait for the shopkeeper to get her a drink. Before she handed her the wine gourd, a young man in a coir raincoat squeezed in: "Shopkeeper, hurry up!" Half a catty of shochu."

"Yo, you're here." The shopkeeper said with a fawning look on his face, "Wait a minute, it will be ready soon."

"My Xiangguo is waiting outside, hurry up!"

Hearing this, Gu Chen took a look outside, and sure enough, he saw a carriage parked outside. Beside the carriage was also a young man in coir raincoat.Although he was wearing a coir raincoat, his body was very clean, and his boots and trousers were not stained with mud. Gu Chen guessed that he must have come from the imperial city.

"Mr. Xiangguo, this is again..." The shopkeeper finished filling the wine and passed a conversation. Gu Chen saw that everyone present had their ears pricked up, waiting to hear.

The boy sighed: "Isn't it? How many times have I been back and forth, and I can't ask for it! It's all right, all right, don't inquire about things, go, come back next time."

"Okay, you go slowly." The shopkeeper hurriedly took two steps, then turned around and asked Gu Chen: "What do you want?"

"The gourd is full." Gu Chen put the wine gourd on the counter: "What did he just say?"

"What else can I say, the son of Xiangguo's family didn't know what happened two days ago, he fell seriously ill, and now he is still lying on the bed." Someone opened his mouth to explain Gu Chen's confusion: "Master Guo entered the palace again to divorce the marriage Let’s go, it’s said that the one on Dongjie Street is in conflict with his family’s only Miao Miao. Since they got engaged, the two have fallen ill one after another. This marriage must never be concluded. Unfortunately, the superiors disagree. I was stunned because I knelt in front of the imperial court until now, and now I am driven back." The speaker was proud: "My brother-in-law is a servant in the palace, so I saw it with my own eyes."

Gu Chen: ...Are people in the capital gossip like this?

However, the Duke of this country is too persistent, right?Yunran didn't want to get married, and Xiangguo didn't want them to get married either. Since they want to be together, why not?

"Your wine is ready." Gu Chen threw the silver casually, grabbed the wine gourd and followed.