Chapter 6 The Khitan Lady
In Runan?
Shen Qingling shook her head lightly, if she had seen it in Runan, she should be able to recall it soon.

The carriage happened to be crossing the bridge at this time.

The wheels rolled over the bridge deck, making a creaking sound, and the sound of water flowing under the bridge came out at the right time, and the sound drifted into the car.

Yingxiu tilted her head to listen, and immediately said to Shen Qingling excitedly: "Now we should be at the Guohe River. Doctor Liu said earlier that after crossing the Guohe River, we can go by water, and we will arrive there in less than ten days. It's Yangzhou."

Sure enough, not long after crossing the bridge, Uncle Fu stopped the carriage and asked Shen Qingling to get off.

Since it is going to travel by water, the carriage has to be handed over to the ferry supervisor at Jindu. When encountering a larger boat, the carriage can still set off with the boat. If it is a smaller boat, it can only be sold at a bargain. After arriving at the destination, it will be converted into cash.

There are also private ferry.

There is no supervising officer for private ferry, and the procedures are not as cumbersome as Guandu, but the price is higher, and no matter how big or small the boat is, even if the carriage is forced, it will be stuffed in for you.

According to Dr. Liu's suggestion, Uncle Fu stopped at a private ferry.

After giving the money, Shen Qingling was supported by Yingxiu to board the boat.It was probably because the money was sufficient, Shen Qingling and his party were divided into three fairly spacious rooms, so that they would not rest restlessly after nightfall.

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The cabin was dark.

A-class rooms are okay, with palm-sized windows for ventilation, but for B-class or C-class rooms, only an oil lamp inside the room is illuminated, and it is difficult to distinguish between white and black outside.

It was Yingxiu's first time to take a boat, she climbed the window where she could barely see the half-curved moon, and called Shen Qingling in a low voice, saying that someone was not afraid of the cold wind, and was playing along the side of the boat.

Shen Qingling listened carefully, and indeed heard the faint sound of the flute, so she asked casually: "Who is it?"

"It seems..." Yingxiu stood on tiptoe, looked left and right, then turned around and replied, "It seems to be Doctor Liu."

The sound of the flute gradually became clearer.

Hearing what Yingxiu said, Shen Qingling stood up in a little surprise. She originally wanted to sit down to write and concentrate, but it was the mysterious Dr. Liu who was tasting the melody again. , I have other calculations in my heart.

"You want to go out?" Yingxiu saw Shen Qingling going out, quickly picked up the fur robe next to her, put it on the back and said: "It's night, the water is no better than a carriage, you should wear an extra one."

One ran forward in a hurry, and the other chased after him in small steps.

When Shen Qingling rushed to the side of the boat, it was at the time when Liu Xiuwen put away the leaves in his hand and was about to go back.Seeing that Shen Qingling's face was flushed and her anger was uneven, he smiled and said: "Why is Second Lady Shen in such a hurry? But what can I ask for help?"

At this moment, there was no one around, and the surroundings were so quiet that only the splash of water splashing on the hull could be heard, while Shen Qingling faced the bright moon with bright eyes, which made Liu Xiuwen, who was joking just now, subconsciously hold his breath.

"Second lady, you, you'd better wear it." Yingxiu arrived afterward, and without any explanation, put the fur robe on her master's shoulders, and then retreated very sensiblely, avoiding to the corridor.

Shen Qingling folded the fur robe with her backhand, walked towards the side of the boat, and asked softly: "What tune did Doctor Liu play just now?"

Liu Xiuwen's eyes followed Shen Qingling's footsteps, he held the emerald green leaf between his fingers, and said: "It's just a little song from my hometown, if Second Lady Shen likes it, I can play it for you again. "

As usual, chatting side by side with men late at night under the moon, no matter if it is a noble lady or the daughter of an ordinary family, you need to pay special attention to avoid being looked at and causing trouble.

But Shen Qingling had a frank face, nodded and said: "Okay, please trouble Dr. Liu."

Her expression was so calm that Liu Xiuwen blew it a second time before he realized that he was alone at night with a young lady who hadn't left the cabinet, and immediately blushed.

After listening to it for the second time, Shen Qingling finally recalled some things.

In the previous life, after Li Yu took her back to Bianjing from northern Xinjiang, there was a joke in Bianjing, saying that there was a blind prodigal, holding a half-foot-long bone, walking in the downtown area to find people's bones Look at the picture.

Every time after reading the photo, the man would play a song in his mouth.

Shen Qingling didn't have much impression of this person, because at that time she thought it was interesting, so she sneaked out of Shouwang's mansion and went to find that prodigal, but that prodigal didn't even want to get close to her, and only said:
"Too much work is too little, and the color fades and the love relaxes."

At that time, Shen Qingling and Li Yu had just returned to Bianjing, although they could not be regarded as confidantes with Li Yu, they could still be regarded as equals, so they didn't care much about the proverb of the prodigal son, and soon put it aside later.

Thinking back now-

Liu Xiuwen's face was actually indistinguishable from that of the former prodigal son. The difference was that the prodigal son's face had been through vicissitudes, his eyes had been hollowed out, and there were only empty eye sockets, while Liu Xiuwen's eyes were deep, young and healthy.

"Second Lady Shen?" Liu Xiuwen called Shen Qingling a few times.

At this moment, an extraordinarily dressed young girl came out from another corridor. She lightly lifted the hem of her skirt, looked around, and then chose the end far away from Shen Qingling and walked towards it, as if admiring the water potential of the river.

After regaining her senses, Shen Qingling looked at the girl a few more times, then raised her sleeves and covered her lips with a smile, and said to Liu Xiuwen: "What does Doctor Liu want to do when he returns to Yangzhou? If you want to open a medical clinic, you can cooperate with me." Yo."

When she said this, the playfulness on Shen Qingling's face really fit her age.

"Second Lady Shen was just joking. I'm going to travel as a doctor next time. I'm afraid I don't have the qualifications to open a medical clinic in a place like Yangzhou." Liu Xiuwen waved his hand and said, "I'm going back this time. I've been studying for three years. There is not much left, and the second reason is that the elder brother in the family is missing, and the parents are very worried, and hope to go back next time."

If it weren't for the lack of money, Liu Xiuwen wouldn't have wanted to rub Shen Qingling's car, and finally boarded the boat with Shen Qingling's blessing.

It's just that the speaker has no intention, but the listener has the heart.

When Shen Qingling heard Liu Xiuwen say that his elder brother was missing, inexplicably, he thought of that prodigal son from Bianjing. The prodigal son's facial features were similar to Liu Xiuwen's. Apart from the possibility that it was Liu Xiuwen himself, he might indeed be his elder brother.

"Ah, when did your brother disappear?" Shen Qingling pretended to be surprised, and asked with wide eyes: "Did he disappear in Yangzhou? I only heard that Yangzhou is rich, but I never thought that it is possible to make a living person disappear !"

Originally, Shen Qingling wanted to ask a few more questions, but from the corner of her eye, she saw an inconspicuous shell-shaped golden bead embedded in the waistband of the girl in the gorgeous dress opposite!
If it wasn't for the moon shadow slanting against the golden bead, others might not be able to notice it.

No.

Even if ordinary people are aware of Jinzhu, they will only regard it as an ordinary belt pattern, and will not think about it at all.Only someone like Shen Qingling who has been on the battlefield in the northern border would immediately realize that something was wrong with Jin Zhu the moment he saw it.

It was a yellow bead used to adorn dimples.

It is the favorite of Khitan ladies!
(End of this chapter)

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