Da Suining

Chapter 142 Turtle Lamp

Conscience of heaven and earth, before Xiang Suining could say anything, Mr. Zhou came to see him with his robe in hand.

It's time to come.

The pinch point is very accurate.

Xiang Suining stood sideways, leaving a place for Mr. Zhou to salute.

The majestic Hall of Mental Cultivation, with towering palace columns, has been inserted into the top of the hall with carved galleries and painted buildings.

The oil paints on the top of the hall are as green as emeralds and as red as rouge. Every stroke is full of color.Perhaps it is because the craftsmen have to step on the bamboo ladder to maintain and repaint every year, so the roof of the hall has not changed over the years.

And people change.

At least Master Zhou is different from before.

In the back hall of the yamen, he was still the master who hugged and drank until his tongue got tied.

Standing on the emperor's palace, he shrunk his shoulders and almost pressed his neck into his body. The sweat on his head was also a mark of his fear.

Xiang Suining brushed past him calmly.

Mr. Zhou seemed very worried.

"I called you here alone, do you know why?" The emperor's voice echoed in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, a little ethereal, a little distant, and the emperor's emotions could not be heard.

Then I heard Master Zhou knelt down: "Your Majesty, don't listen to children."

"Oh?"

"Miss Xiang went to look for me...but..."

"Stop." The emperor stopped Xiang Suining.

He was a little puzzled, Xiang Suining Mingming didn't tell him anything.

What is Zhou Sheng hiding?
He looked flustered.

"What happened?" The emperor silently opened the booklet that Master Zhou handed over, "My minister Zhou Sheng asked the emperor Wanan: Qingcheng is safe and sound, and the affairs of the refugees are under control. Most of the refugees have already left the city, and the rest have been properly resettled." , the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, Qingcheng is very prosperous, I should keep a close eye on the door, and keep Qingcheng worry-free."

The emperor read the words on the notebook, put down the notebook, and glanced at Zhou Sheng: "I just happened to listen to the matter between Aiqing and Miss Xiang."

Zhou Sheng frowned, and secretly looked at Xiang Suining's toes.

Xiang Suining whispered: "Lord Zhou, I didn't say anything to the emperor."

Xiang Suining was telling the truth, but Zhou Sheng couldn't believe it.

If Prime Minister Suining told the emperor, if he dared to conceal it, wouldn't it be a crime of deceiving the emperor?

He was the one who was abrupt. When he saw Xiang Suining, he thought she was talking about Min'an Hall.

Words are like poured water, you can't take it back, not to mention the emperor is already waiting.

This is putting yourself on fire.

Master Zhou has been an official all his life after all, so he kicked the ball to Xiang Suining at that time: "Miss Xiang, the emperor is waiting for your reply, what's the matter, please tell the emperor honestly."

Xiang Suining then told about the matter of Min'an Hall, and when it came time to find Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou quickly answered: "Miss Xiang and Mr. Lu Taiyi's family came to the yamen, and they said that some patients came to Min'an Hall. Seek medical treatment. It’s just that none of them have evidence from the patient, and the other is that Mr. Lu is not a serious doctor. He is just doing a hand in the Min’an Hall. How true is his statement? I think it’s a bit ridiculous. The emperor takes care of everything and criticizes the paper It was late at night, so the minister dared not disturb the emperor with such unsubstantiated matters, and the minister was not idle, and ordered the yamen servants to investigate carefully in Qingcheng, and report quickly if there is anything wrong. "

Sure enough, the old fox.

Obviously he didn't want to take care of things, but he described himself as a loyal minister who sympathized with the emperor.

The emperor was silent for a moment.

Master Zhou knelt down and said: "If the emperor says that the subject has delayed something, please punish the emperor."

When he said that, the emperor couldn't say anything.

After all, Qingcheng is safe and sound, so why deal with Zhou Sheng?
You can't deal with the parents and officials in Qingcheng just because of something out of nothing, right? Those officials love to be reasonable, and they have to find a reason for everything. Once the emperor asks Zhou Sheng to blame, the officials will not be able to get through.

The emperor asked Zhou Sheng to get up, and only said, "Since what Miss Xiang said about Min'an Hall is true, I will send two imperial doctors to cooperate with the yamen servants in your yamen. I think all the patients who went to Min'an Hall that day were in Qingcheng. It's hard to find, if you find it, let the imperial doctor examine it, and just come back and return to your life, everyone feels at ease."

"What the emperor said is very true."

"Do you still like the maid I rewarded you?"

Zhou Sheng's eyeballs rolled slyly: "Whatever the emperor rewards, the ministers are grateful, and what the emperor rewards is naturally the best."

"That Lu...what's the matter: Lu Yu, I can't remember the name. Lu Yu...how is his medical skill?" The emperor asked Xiang Suining.

"Mr. Lu, he...he works in Min'an Hall, he sees a doctor and prescribes prescriptions for people, but he doesn't receive a salary. The little girl admires him very much."

"People have different hobbies. Some people love money, while others love fame." Mr. Zhou retorted.

Xiang Suining asked, "Did Mr. Zhou love money, fame, or something else? That night at the Yamen..."

Mr. Zhou hurriedly bowed his hands to Prime Minister Suining: "Miss Xiang is right, a doctor doesn't charge money when he sees a doctor, what kind of morality is this, I feel ashamed."

Count him acquainted.

"That... Lu Yu is the son of Imperial Physician Lu, how old is he this year?"

"Look at me, I'm only sixteen or seventeen years old."

"You said he rushed into the yamen to talk to you about Min'an Hall?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. I'm still wondering, Mrs. Lu is a well-behaved doctor and doesn't talk much. I never thought that he would raise such a courageous son."

"It is a good thing to have courage. If you have courage in everything, you will probably be able to do it." The emperor praised.

The emperor admired it, so Mr. Zhou couldn't say anything.

After coming out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the moon is almost at the top of the head.

The moonlight is bright and the wind is gentle.

The square palace is paved with countless blue bricks, and at the end of the blue bricks is a section of stone road.

In order to prevent people from being assassinated, according to the rules left by the ancestors, except for the imperial garden, there are no trees in other places in the imperial city.

Most of them are flowers.

All kinds of flowers, solitary or parallel, bloom all year round.

Master Zhou and Xiang Suining walked one after the other, until he turned a corner and left the Hall of Mental Cultivation behind him, Master Zhou heaved a sigh of relief, and his stomach immediately became bigger: "Miss Xiang just now, You didn’t say you were the official, did you?”

"Is there something wrong with Mr. Zhou?"

"It's also for your own good that I concealed the truth from the emperor. You see, the emperor sent an imperial physician to descend. It is not difficult to find those patients. But when the imperial physician found the patients, he said that they were minor illnesses, so there was no hindrance. Isn't Mr. Lu just losing his face?"

"Thank you for your trouble, sir, then listen to what the imperial doctor said."

"I have never seen such a stubborn girl like you." Master Zhou shook his head.

Seeing Xiang Suining coming out, Mingzhu breathed a sigh of relief, took out the prepared cap and put it on for Xiang Suining: "The third girl has already left. Didn't the second girl say that she wants to see the Kongming Lantern? Are you still going?"

"Why don't you go, go."

"But we don't have a carriage..."

"Xiang Er, get in the car..." It was Lu Yu's voice.

Lu's carriage was still parked at the gate of the palace, Imperial Physician Lu left early, Lu Yu saw Mingzhu waiting alone at the gate of the palace, knowing that Xiang Suining hadn't come out, so he also waited in the carriage.

"You haven't left yet?"

"Yeah, I'm a little drunk, take a rest here and let the wind blow. The emperor didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"

"No."

"My father and your father are drinking tea in a tea house, do you want to go?"

Then let's go together.

Anyway, idle is idle.

The Lu family's carriage stopped at Dongxi Tea House.

On the second floor of Dongxi Tea House, Xiang Daying and Lu Taiyi were sitting.

There was an old man in the teahouse who was giving lectures about a small country on the border, where the national strength was in jeopardy. When the enemy was approaching, the courtiers all surrendered, let the princess go to marry, and paid some money, cloth, and livestock by the way. Accept offerings for peace.

There was a general who was unwilling to endure humiliation and stood up for the enemy. The general took the lead and rode a black horse at night to chase for twenty miles and took the head of a large member of the enemy.

It's a pity that the king was afraid of death, so in the face of the enemy's request, he found a general who was accused of disobeying orders and intending to rebel.

Everyone in the teahouse sighed.

Xiang Daying drank a cup of tea with Imperial Physician Lu, and asked Xiang Suining in a low voice: "The matter of Min'an Hall..."

"The emperor knows."

"You bastard." Xiang Daying pressed the teacup on the table so hard that the tea overflowed.

"You really dare to say anything." Xiang Daying stared at Xiang Suining: "You just heard the story in vain, why did the general die? Taking risks, others may not take advantage of you. You are not deeply involved in the world, and everything is right." You can decide? Childish!"

The more Xiang Daying talked, the more angry he became, his face was gloomy, and it seemed that he had lost his temper.

Lu Yu quickly stood in front of Xiang Suining.

Who knew if her father would wrench her neck off when he got angry.

"Don't be angry, Mr. Xiang. Things may not be what you think. I don't blame the second girl tonight. It's Zhou Sheng..."

"Hush..." Doctor Lu quickly pulled Lu Yu's arm.

This kid is going crazy.What kind of territory is this?This is Zhou Sheng's domain.

Dare to speak ill of Zhou Sheng in Zhou Sheng's territory?
This son is also brain twitching.

"You came alone, where is Yan'er? Why didn't you come with her?"

"Back to Elder Master, the third girl left the palace first, and left in a carriage, saying she was going to see the Kongming Lantern, but the second girl came out later, there was no carriage, luckily Mr. Lu brought the girl here." Mingzhu helped to defend.

Xiang Daying fell silent.

It is customary to put out lanterns and Kongming lanterns on August [-]th in Qingcheng.

There was also a lot of lack of manners this night, men and women flocked to the street, just to make fun of it.

"Do you want to see the Kongming Lantern?" Xiang Daying asked Xiang Suining.

Xiang Suining nodded.

In fact, she didn't really want to see the Kongming Lantern, but if she didn't, she would have to go back to her home, and she would have to ride in the same car with Xiang Daying, which would be fatal.

Might as well look at Kongming Lanterns.

At least Kongming Lantern will not curse people.

This Dongxi tea house is only two alleys away from Xiang's house, and it only takes a short walk to go home from here.

Lu Yu also wanted to stay and watch the sky lanterns.

Imperial Physician Lu directly rejected his thoughts: "Your mother made a special confession. It's not too early to wait for you to go back to talk at night, so it's not good to keep your mother waiting for a long time."

Xiang Daying said goodbye to Imperial Physician Lu, and Imperial Physician Lu took Lu Yu to the west.

Xiang Suining came out of Dongxi Teahouse and headed south.

Kongming lanterns have gradually risen into the night sky.

Men and women in Qingcheng like to write the names of their loved ones on Kongming lanterns, and after lighting them, let them fly. It is said that their wishes will come true.

Looking up, hundreds of Kongming lanterns are shining faintly, swaying, crowding each other with the wind, and flying farther into the sky.

Those Kongming lanterns in the sky almost outline a red pavilion, and in the pavilion, the light suddenly appears, very warm.

Looking up for a while, the neck is sore.

I don't know if he was too restrained in Shangji Palace, or he digested too quickly after walking in the palace for a long time, Xiang Suining was a little hungry.

She bought tofu nao, added more sugar, and ate it while sitting on a low table by the side of the road.

The tofu nao served with freshly pickled pickles is really delicious.

A child carrying a lantern came over. The lanterns in his hands were of various kinds. There were rabbit lanterns, phoenix lanterns, peacock lanterns, swan lanterns, and the green and pink lanterns made the children’s faces turn red. , that ball of light and shadow is very beautiful.

"Selling lanterns, bamboo lanterns, good craftsmanship, my grandfather made them himself, and they only cost ten yuan each." The child came to Xiang Suining with a lantern in his hand: "Sister, can I buy a lantern? It can illuminate the ground under my feet." road."

Xiang Suining lowered his head, took out his purse, and was about to get some copper coins out. At this moment, a person suddenly flew over from nowhere. It is not an exaggeration to say that he flew. The table where Xiang Suining ate tofu nao, flew over the table like a dragonfly on the water.

The speed is so fast, passing like lightning, it makes people think it is an illusion.

The corners of his robe were spread out, it was a dark red robe woven with gold and embroidered four-fold cloud patterns, his robe swept across Xiang Suining's face like a gust of wind, carrying the smell of bamboo after rain on a spring night.

Everything happened so fast, the copper coins in Xiang Suining's hand fell on the table with clangs.

"Wow, my brother just now can fly."

The children selling lanterns looked adoring.

Xiang Suining was a little annoyed, he was very comfortable, but it was a pity that she had sweetened tofu nao.He flew over the tofu brain, how could he let her talk?

If he can be caught, he must be made to pay a bowl, and he cannot be cheap.

Xiang Suining gave the child ten copper coins and picked out a tortoise lantern.

The tortoise lamp is flat and not flexible at all.Pick it up with a bamboo stick, and it will circle in the air, and the circle is also clumsy.

"Girl, everyone else buys peacock lamps and swan lamps. They are very beautiful. Why did you buy a tortoise lamp? This tortoise lamp is rough and not very bright."

"So most people don't buy it, right?"

Pearl nodded.

"So, if others don't buy it, don't you want to keep it in the end? I think that child's hands are bleeding, and he probably helped his grandfather make lanterns. This turtle lantern is not good. I bought it so that they won't be able to sell it. "

Xiang Suining walked slowly along the long street with the tortoise lantern.

There are fireworks flying into the air, and they are colorful in an instant.

Pedestrians on the long street stopped one after another, looking up at the brilliance in the dark night.

"Let go... let me go... let go... someone, help..." A familiar voice came.

There was fear, anger, and more panic in the voice.

Never seen her so flustered.

Xiang Suining and Mingzhu looked at each other.

"Girl, it's Miss San's voice." Mingzhu whispered.

"Go, let's take a look." Xiang Suining strode towards Xiang Yan.

(End of this chapter)