Once magnificent, now brilliant

When the evening wind blows, the floating soil in the courtyard is rolled up, and the moonlight is shining brightly, shining on the square inch of the courtyard.

Qi Xiang asked the question suddenly, and he didn't give himself time to think twice, he just wanted to know an answer, an answer that he would come and go.

"Not yet married." Bai Junyu said it calmly, and didn't think there was anything wrong with Qi Xiang's question.Men and women in Dachuan get married later, usually after the age of 24 for men and [-] for women.At their [-]-year-old age, it is right to ask a question after not seeing each other for many years.

The entanglement in Qi Xiang's heart dissipated in an instant, while spurning his little thoughts, he asked "hypocritically", "Why?"

Bai Junyu jokingly said: "My cousin passed away three years ago. My aunt used the excuse that my cousin had no children, and cried every day that my cousin had no one to keep his filial piety, so she couldn't rest in peace. My grandmother always loved my cousin more, so she told my father, Let me guard my cousin for three years like a brother, and my cousin is the eldest grandson of the family, so he should be treated like this."

Qi Xiang frowned, and blurted out, "Absurd!"

When the words came out, Qi Xiang felt that she was talking too much.This is a matter of the Bai family, it's okay to discuss it in private, but it would be too rude to say that his grandmother is ridiculous in front of Bai Junyu.

Bai Junyu smiled, "Who says it's not? Others are talking about it, but grandma doesn't care at all. It's not good for father to argue with grandma on this kind of matter, so he can only follow through."

Qi Xiang knows something about the Bai family.Bai Junyu's grandmother had two sons. The eldest son married her natal niece, and the second son was Bai Junyu's father, General Fengbei.Grandmother Bai has always been more affectionate to the eldest son's family. There is no saying in Dachuan that "the elders are there, and the family is not separated", so the Bai family has long been separated, and Grandmother Bai lives with the eldest son's family. Thinking about it this way, it is normal to be biased.

But Bai's eldest son has three children, and his eldest grandson passed away, and he still has relatives and sisters who can keep mourning for him for three years, so he can't be ranked by Bai Junyu.If it is normal, Bai Junyu can keep it for one year.This was a waste of time, and it was hard for others not to discuss it.

"I remember that your cousin is in good health, why is he gone all of a sudden?"

Bai Junyu seemed a little embarrassed to speak, paused again and again, and then said in a low voice: "Addicted to the fence, drugged indiscriminately, and passed away suddenly."

Qi Xiang understands it well - it is "immediate wind".

The grandmother of the Bai family still protected such a disgraceful death, which shows that it is inevitable that Bai Junyu will fail to abide by these three years.As for whether the grandmother of the Bai family insisted on letting him guard it, or whether other people were deliberately instigating it, it's hard to say.

Asking more about this kind of thing will only increase depression, Qi Xiang turned to ask: "Are General Feng Bei and Mrs. Bai okay?"

"There is nothing to worry about, and my father and mother are in good health."

Qi Xiang nodded, "I'm not inconvenient to come and disturb you, thank you General and Madam for your concern today, go back and thank me on my behalf."

"Okay." Bai Junyu didn't intend to thank him, but Qi Xiang had a heart, so he would definitely bring the words to him.

When Bai Junyu left, the night was already dark.There is no curfew in central Beijing, and there is a street that never sleeps. Compared with Xizhen, it is a world of two.

A bucket of hot water was used to wash off the tiredness on the way. Butler Pan brought a plate of snacks and a pot of scented tea into the door, "Master, I see that you have been talking with Mr. Taifu all night, and you haven't eaten much. Why don't you just have some snacks?"

These pastries were bought by Bai Junyu for him when he passed by Song's Bakery.Qi Xiang didn't taste a few pieces, but kept thinking about it.

The pastry tastes really good, the skin is loose and crispy, the filling is moderate, and the sweetness is just right, Qi Xiang likes it.But no matter how good the taste is, it seems that something is missing.

Qi Xiang ate a piece and didn't move anymore—these are not the taste in his heart...

When Qi Xiang woke up the next day, he received a letter from his master, saying that he could go to the capital in two or three days, and Qi Xiang didn't need to worry about settling in. He had arrangements, and there were fewer people visiting Qi Xiang in a few days. , he showed up again.

Qi Xiang burned the letter, put on his clothes and went to wash.

If he wanted to say that he was the luckiest thing in the past five years in Xifeng, it must be meeting his master - Que Shizhou.

Que Shizhou, who is in his forties, has been a traveling doctor before, traveling around, living in no fixed place, exquisite martial arts but low-key, not well-known in the world.This is not important to Qi Xiang, the important thing is that after he worshiped Shi Zhou as his teacher, Shi Zhou has been helping him and taking care of him with all his heart.Otherwise, it is unknown whether he can survive till now.

It is the happiest thing in his 20 years of life immersed in the mud that he can have two mentors, Taifu and Que Shizhou.

"Master, are you awake? I just made rice porridge for you. Would you like to eat it now?" Butler Pan came out of the kitchen wiping his hands.

The courtyard is not very big, except for the main house, there are only east and west wing rooms, and you can see the entire courtyard from anywhere, which is very convenient for Pan Butler, who takes care of his master alone.

"Later, do you have sweet soup?" Qi Xiang asked with a smile.

Butler Pan also laughed, "Yes, yes, I made tremella and lotus seed soup early in the morning, and I'll serve it to you!"

This was Qi Xiang's habit five years ago. He would drink a bowl of sweet soup in the morning and then go to pay his respects to his aunt.If the aunt doesn't make things difficult and returns to the yard to have breakfast, and if the aunt is upset, then this bowl of sweet soup will also keep Qi Xiang from starving.

This habit has disappeared since I went to Xifeng, and there is no such condition.Now back in Beijing, Seeing that Qi Xiang seems to want to pick up this habit, Butler Pan is also happy.Now that Qi Xiang's health is not as good as before, it will always make up for him to eat more.

After the sweet soup was brought into the room, Qi Xiang said to Steward Pan: "Master will come in a few days, please help me to read any correspondence during this period."

"Don't worry, son."

"Prepare a pen and paper for me." He had something to ask Master to send someone to do it, and Bai Junyu was on the way back to Beijing, so it was inconvenient to communicate with each other, so it was delayed until now.But since he's back, he has time to wait.

The pigeon fluttered its wings and flew out of the eaves. It was much smaller than ordinary carrier pigeons. It was very inconspicuous, but it was raised by Shi Zhou himself. It was very convenient to travel between himself and Qi Xiang.

Looking at the blue sky, Qi Xiang suddenly felt that the capital hadn't changed. The shops he had visited were still open when he passed by yesterday; Married or not, there is very little difference in his memory...

Everything is fine, only him has changed.

Qi Wenjing, the little nerd who rushed to study in the palace early in the morning, is gone, only Qi Xiang, who is full of resentment, ill and bent on revenge now.

There is nothing wrong with it. People with a golden spoon in their mouths do not need to change. People who have been humiliated have to change. Growth is not fair. He has swallowed this injustice and has to ask for an explanation.

After eating and reading for a while, Xiao Song brought the doctor here, which was arranged by Xian Xuan yesterday.

Xiao Song still smiled, and said cheerfully: "Master, when I went back yesterday, the old man asked the housekeeper to prepare some supplements, and asked to bring them to you today."

"Go back and thank Tai Tuo on my behalf." Yesterday Tai Tuo didn't ask much, didn't say much, just held his hand all the time, he understood what Tai Tuo wanted to say, and also understood the old man's mood, so he was very grateful.

"Yes! The young master was going to come with him, but before leaving the door, he was called by the Fourth Highness, and asked me to bring you a message to tell you what you are lacking. If you want anything, tell the young one as soon as possible. Don't see anyone else. .”

There are six sons in total at present, since the birth of the fifth prince, there have been no princes born for many years, so the sixth prince who was born at the beginning of the year is paid special attention to, and prays for him with the amnesty of the world.The fourth prince is not the most outstanding among the princes, it's not that his knowledge is not good, but his family is mediocre, and his mother and concubine are not very favored, so he doesn't receive much attention from the emperor.

"It's been well prepared." Qi Xiang said.

Such a small courtyard is not difficult to find, and it is indeed a painstaking effort to be able to have all internal organs and food and clothing.Qi Xiang doesn't want to cause trouble for others, what Xianzheng has done is enough.

Holding the doctor's medicine box, Xiao Song said earnestly: "Then you can talk to the younger one whenever you think of something. Young master, let's see a doctor. When the doctor writes the prescription, the younger one will follow along to get it."

"it is good."

The doctor's surname is Qian, and he looks more than 50 years old. His beard reaches his neck, and he is well trimmed.

When Dr. Qian was taking Qi Xiang's pulse, Xiao Song said softly from the side: "Dr. Qian is a doctor who is often invited by our family. He is skilled in medicine and good at recuperating. Our old man is so strong, and he is also a credit to Dr. Qian. Dr. Qian He is easy-going and doesn't care about the consultation fee, so he is very popular among the neighbors. Now he is attending the consultation in Yonglin Hall, which is not far from your place, so you can invite him if you need anything."

Qi Xiang nodded.A position like Taifu has the right to ask the imperial physician in the palace for diagnosis and treatment.However, it is not good to always work on the imperial physician to adjust the pulse on weekdays, so people like Xianfu will have their own trusted doctors to see them.

After a stick of incense, Dr. Qian stroked his goatee, and said earnestly: "Hey, your body is burnt out, so there is no place for you. The only way is to recuperate slowly, calm down, Don't worry, warm and tonic is the top priority, and don't use too much force. If you do this for ten years, you will see better."

Qi Xiang was not surprised, and Pan Butler was also very calm.Only Xiaosong's face was almost wrinkled together, "Doctor, it's easy for you to say that, the one who has been slow for ten years, is the young master."

Dr. Qian was not annoyed, and said with a smile: "What do you know, you little monkey grandson? 'Raising' is a slow work, so if you can raise it now, hurry up and raise it. Don't wait until it's useless to raise it. It's too late to say anything." gone."

Xiao Song didn't dare to be negligent, "Then you can prescribe the prescription, and I will follow you to get the medicine. I also trouble you to write a recipe, so that the young master can make arrangements for how to make up."

Dr. Qian nodded. He didn't know what the background of this young master was. As a doctor, he only had to look after the diagnosis, and don't ask other questions that shouldn't be asked.

The prescription was made in duplicate, one was brought back to Yonglin Hall to grab the medicine, and the other was kept by Qi Xiang for himself.

Steward Pan sighed, "This doctor Qian is good at medicine, and the medicines on the prescription are almost the same as those prescribed by Mr. Que."

"After all, it's the doctor that the teacher is using, so it's not too bad."

"Young master, I'm going to pack up the things Xiaosong sent. What do you want to eat? I'll bring it to you first."

Qi Xiang waved his hand, "No, you can clean up."

Butler Pan had just left the room when the door rang again.

Butler Pan went to open the door, and there was a young man about the same age as Xiaosong standing at the door, dressed in shorts and looking more stable than Xiaosong, when he saw Butler Pan, he hurriedly said, "Uncle Pan, do you still remember me?"

Steward Pan looked intently for a while, then slapped his thigh, "Hey, isn't this Bairu?!"

Bai Ru smiled and said: "Just remember me, I'm ordered by my young master to give you something, I wonder if it's convenient for you to see me?"

The young master Bai Ru mentioned was none other than Bai Junyu!

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