Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 19

Shen Cha's self-healing ability is very strong, after lying on the bed for more than ten days, the back injury has almost healed.Coupled with Jin Miaomiao's miraculous ointment, it didn't leave a single scar.

Physical strength is also recovering well. Although I can't wield knives and guns, and I can't fight Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian in the dark, but I can still go out for a walk.The only fly in the ointment is that Shen Cha has always felt that his spirit is not very good these days, and he always does not get enough sleep. As long as he sits down, he will feel sleepy.If no one talked to her, she would fall asleep in no time.

At the beginning, seeing Shen Cha always looking sleepy, everyone didn't take it seriously, even Jin Miaomiao said that he didn't need to worry about it. After all, he suffered such a serious injury. It took only ten days. , Recovering to the current level is already considered against the sky.In fact, it will take at least half a month to truly recover and return to the previous state.

But the reality gave Jin Miaomiao a big mouthful. Half a month later, Shen Cha's situation not only showed no signs of improvement, but even worsened.Half a month ago, I was able to go out for a walk, but now I am really awake for twelve hours a day, at most two hours, and I spend the rest of the time sleeping, and I don’t even want to eat, I just want to lie in bed.

Seeing Shen Cha like this, not only Shen Haolin was anxious, but Jin Miaomiao was also very depressed.As the only heir of the poison doctor, she didn't understand what happened to Shen Cha, she was simply embarrassing to her master and her family.But whether it was taking the pulse or checking the wound, nothing could be seen, everything was normal, but Shen Cha's spirit was getting worse day by day.

"Master Miao Miao!" Mei Lin held the medicine carefully, looked at Shen Cha who was lying on the bed, and whispered, "The general's medicine is ready."

"Let me come!" Shen Haolin took the medicine bowl, walked to the bed and sat down, patted Shen Cha lightly, "Cha'er, wake up, get up and drink the medicine."

Shen Cha, who was half asleep and half awake, frowned when he heard the word "medicine", instinctively turned over, turned the back of his head to Shen Haolin, and expressed his protest with practical actions.

"..." Shen Haolin looked helplessly at the back of Shen Cha's head, sighed, and patted her on the shoulder again, "Oh, don't be childish, how can you get better if you don't drink medicine?"

"I hate it, don't!" Shen Cha muttered, and pulled up the quilt to cover his head to block the noise from the outside world.

"Master, wait a minute!" Looking at the medicine in Shen Haolin's hand, Jin Miaomiao had a flash of inspiration, ran to Shen Haolin's side, and snatched the medicine bowl from his hand.

"What? Something wrong with the medicine?" Shen Haolin frowned, "Didn't you prescribe it?"

"I don't know yet, we need to check." Jin Miaomiao leaned closer to the medicine bowl, smelled it, raised his head and asked Mei Lin who was standing at the door, "Is the medicine residue still there?"

"Yes." Merlin nodded, turned and went out the door. Not long after, he came back with a black medicine pot.

"Put it on the table!" Shen Haolin vacated his desk, put all the things on it on the ground, asked Merlin to spread a piece of oil paper on the table, and poured all the medicine residue in the medicine pot on the oil paper.

Jin Miaomiao handed the medicine bowl in her hand to Mei Lin, walked to the desk, and searched carefully.After a stick of incense, she picked out a handful of things that looked like twigs from the pile of medicine dregs, and raised her eyebrows at Shen Haolin.

"what is this?"

"Something that puts patients who don't fall asleep very quickly to sleep."

"I know this." Shen Haolin nodded, "A few years ago, when your master was still in Jiaping Pass, he gave me similar medicine."

"Yeah, during that time you were restless and couldn't sleep for more than ten days. Xiaocha was in a hurry and asked Master for help, and Master prescribed a similar prescription for you. These medicines are not harmful to the human body, so they are not What kind of poison, it’s just that after taking it for a long time, it will make people feel very tired and tired, and they can fall asleep anytime and anywhere, just like small tea.”

"Sister Miaomiao, isn't this just the sweat medicine!" Merlin looked at the handful of branches seriously, "But if it's the sweat medicine, the general won't be recruited. We have done this in the training camp. special training."

"Wrong, this is not Mongolian sweat medicine. This thing is much more expensive than Mongolian sweat medicine gold, and it is hard to find. Don't look at it, it's not worth a thousand gold, but it's about the same." Jin Miaomiao stood up straight and sneered, "This kind of The medicine is colorless and tasteless, if you use it too little, it will be contaminated with the smell of other medicines, and if you don’t check the medicine residue, you won’t be able to detect it at all.”

"Do you think this person is a master?"

"At least he is very proficient in pharmacology." Jin Miaomiao looked at the pile of branches, "This thing is basically extinct in our Daxia. Firstly, the price is too high, and secondly, our Daxia does not have suitable medicinal materials for this kind. The environment in which I grew up. I remember my master once said that he has never seen it a few times in his life. I don’t know what kind of gods and men have so many, and they are so generously mixed into every medicine of Xiaocha.”

"Merlin, go get Chen Jiu."

"Yes." Merlin answered and hurried to the barracks.

Jin Miaomiao walked to the bedside, put her fingers on Shen Cha's wrist, and after a long time, she sighed softly.

"Don't worry, the other party didn't take much, and it seems that they are also worried about being discovered." She smiled at Shen Haolin, "As long as you stop the medicine, you will gradually get better, Xiaocha will not have any bad reactions " Through the quilt, Jin Miaomiao poked Shen Cha, "This time, she has fulfilled her wish, and finally she doesn't need to take medicine."

"You keep your word, you can't force me to drink the disgusting medicinal soup anymore." She didn't know when Shen Cha woke up, she lifted the quilt, sat up slowly from the bed, and looked at Shen Haolin, "Brother, Give a bowl of water to drink."

"When did you wake up?" Shen Haolin quickly poured a bowl of water and handed it over, "You don't always know there is something wrong with the medicine, do you?"

"I only had this feeling a few days ago. I'm not sure. I just heard what you said. I feel right. I can do it." Shen Cha drank all the water in the bowl and wiped his mouth. The drug is very sensitive, and my brother knows this, so I have always been against taking the drug. A few days ago, I didn’t feel it because I hadn’t recovered well. The feeling came back in the past two days. I hate this medicine instinctively. In fact, I can guess which medicine it is without calling it Xiaojiu."

"You know?" Jin Miaomiao raised an eyebrow, "How do you know?"

"You only know that this thing is rare in our Great Xia, but you don't know that in the Kingdom of Jin, every pharmacy sells it. This medicine was in the prescription that Master Huilan prescribed to his brother back then. He told me that it was sold in In our Jiaping Guancheng, only Tongjitang has it. So, I sent someone to keep an eye on this pharmacy, and after so many years, I have never let it go." She looked at Shen Haolin, who had an ugly face, "Brother, are you angry?"

"Shouldn't you be angry? You clearly know that there is something wrong with the medicine, but you refuse to tell me."

Shen Haolin waved at Jin Miaomiao, telling her to go out first, and he had something to say to Shen Cha.

Jin Miaomiao left knowingly, and stopped Mei Lin and Shen Jiu outside the door by the way.The Duke obviously wanted to settle accounts with Shen Chaqiuhou. At this time, it was wise to let the two of them be alone.

"You know what's wrong?"

"I know I'm wrong, I shouldn't hide it from you, but I have my own considerations, can you allow me to explain a thing or two?" Sensing that Shen Haolin was really angry, Shen Cha sighed, reached out and grabbed his sleeve, and said, "This matter is of great importance. Without conclusive evidence, the other party will not admit it. Instead, it will bite us. It is not a good thing for us."

"you're right."

Shen Haolin had to admit that Shen Cha's concerns were right. People were jealous of high positions and powers. This has been the case since ancient times. If you act carelessly and let those who care about you catch their tails, it won't really hurt them, but it will distract them. force.The generals of the Shen family's army are afraid of trouble from top to bottom, so they won't get into a commotion over a trivial matter.

"Another point is that Jiapingguan City is an important border town. What the officials and people in the city are worried about is that we will be charged with collaborating with the enemy and treason without knowing it. A similar thing has happened here, and I don't want to have it again. The second time, I don't want my brother to be charged with framing."

"You, it's because you think too much that you make yourself so tired." Shen Haolin hugged Shen Cha into his arms, and said with some distress, "Now I regret agreeing to give you the shadow. "

"Brother?"

"Don't be nervous. I don't doubt you. I just feel sorry for you. There are more things to deal with than I imagined. You are basically in charge of our Shen Jiajun's daily affairs, and you are also in charge of Shadow, and you have to worry about the city. In contrast, Xiaotian and I are like idle young masters who don’t know how to do anything except fight.”

"Elder brother shoulders the heavy responsibility of guarding the border. If such a trivial matter bothers him, what is the use of me as a lieutenant general? As for Shadow, it is His Majesty's decree and father's last wish, and I will naturally take it seriously." Shen Cha raised his head. , smiled at Shen Haotian, "Brother, I thought this is not only our place to be stationed, but also our home, and the people in the city are also our family members, we must ensure their safety, right?"

"Yes, what you said is correct!" Shen Haolin sighed, "I can't say no to you, I firmly oppose anyone who will say that you are clumsy in the future."

"Compared to Miao Miao, she is really not good at words."

"It's too modest, Jin Miaomiao is a talker, you talk nonsense, you don't like to talk, but you usually hit the nail on the head." Shen Haolin hugged Shen Cha tightly, "But your evidence is not enough, just because Tongjitang has such a Medicine, can it be concluded that there is a relationship with the Kingdom of Jin?"

"What caught my attention was not the medicinal materials, but the whereabouts. My brother probably didn't notice it. Most of the medicine shops in the city buy goods during the day, so that you can see the quality of the medicinal materials. I asked Miao Miao and got an affirmative answer. But Tongjitang But it is a minority. From the day it opened, it has been buying at night. The delivery team rested in the backyard of the pharmacy all night, and the first batch left the city after the city gate opened in the morning. I sent people to follow the team several times, and they disappeared when they approached the Kingdom of Jin. No. Also, there are frequent contacts between pharmacies in the city, but Tongjitang is a different kind, and never interacts with colleagues. Even when there are occasional epidemics in the city, other families participate in the treatment, but his door is closed."

"You have been aware of Tongjitang's abnormality for a long time, but you have no chance to take action. So, this time, you are planning to use the opportunity to seize their handle and wipe them all out?"

"Yes. Xiao Wu has already brought someone to raid the shop, counting the time, he should be back soon." Shen Cha smiled helplessly, "If Tongji Hall is really the foothold of Jin Guo's spies, then we have to take care of it." Thank you Xiao Liu. It’s really a good deal to catch spies from the Liao and Jin countries once injured.”

(End of this chapter)