Denghuaxiao Chapter 139

Chapter 139 Shennong Temple

 After the cleaned Hongfangxu was sent to the Imperial Pharmacy, Nan Pharmacy was not as busy as before.

 The medical workers felt a lot more relaxed now that there was no red poisonous flower in the medicine garden.

In the room, Zhu Mao was leaning on a yellow pear wood chair, holding a cup of tea and looking at the puddles under the eaves.

While looking at it, he remembered another piece of business. Zhu Mao asked: "By the way, how is that Lu Zong doing recently?"

  The new female medical officer was described as as beautiful as a flower. He asked someone to go to the medical hospital to find out who Lu Yan had offended, but he never found out the way out. Later, he sent Lu Zhuo to the medicine garden to pick red fragrant catkins. Firstly, he wanted to kill Lu Zhuo's arrogance. Secondly, he also wanted to use this to explore the reputation of the medical official hospital.

However, for many days in a row, there was no movement on the other side of the medical hospital, as if Lu Zhuo had been completely forgotten. Zhu Mao gradually became convinced. It seemed that this female medical officer had been completely abandoned by the Medical Officer Academy.

The boy next to him replied: "Sir, Lu Huan has been picking and cleaning red fragrant catkins in the medicine garden these days, and there is no movement."

"Huh?" Zhu Mao was a little surprised, "I can still keep my composure."

 He ​​secretly told Mei Erniang to embarrass Lu Zhun a lot on weekdays. Zhu Mao knew Mei Erniang's temperament, but he didn't expect Lu Zhuo to deal with it calmly. He has never come to him to beg for mercy until now.

Thinking of the cold expression on that flower-like face, Zhu Mao suddenly felt a little itchy in his heart. He put down the tea cup in his hand and stood up: "In that case, I will also go and take a look at her."

 In the medicine garden, Lu Yunzheng and He Xiu classified the fresh herbs into different categories.

"Physician Lu, this is the first time I know that herbs can be divided like this. You are so good!" He Xiu looked at the neatly sorted herbs in the hospital, with a trace of wonder in his eyes.

Since Lu Zhu came, her daily work has become much easier. Lu Zhu's method of sorting medicinal materials is different from theirs, it is fast and good. Originally, many newcomers did not know the herbs in the medicine garden, and sorting them was slow. But Lu Yan was different. She could remember everything as long as he told her once.

"I dare say that none of the students in the Imperial Medical Bureau are as skilled as you." He Xiu praised him, but secretly felt sorry for Lu Zhu in his heart. Why did he end up in Nan Pharmacy with such a talent in medicine? In this case, it would be better not to enter the palace and be a sitting doctor in the market.

Lu Zhuo kept sorting things in his hands and asked: "Last time you said you didn't go home for three years. But the Medical Officers of the Medical Officer's Hospital have holidays. Even if the Nanyang Pharmacy has complicated affairs, you should be able to leave the palace for a few days every year. Why can't you? go home?"

Hearing this, the smile on He Xiu's face dimmed a bit: "It's Mr. Zhu."

 “Zhu Mao?”

He Xiu nodded and said in a low voice: "Master Zhu holds the list of everyone in Nan Pharmacy. Even if he wants to take a break and go home according to the rules, he has to pay him money, or... I don't have that much money, and I don't want to... So I didn't go back for three years.”

Lu Zhen asked: "Why don't you report it to the medical official?"

He Xiu smiled bitterly: "Doctor Lu, if the complaint is useful, why are you here?"

 Lu Zong was silent.

It is said that Nan Pharmacy is also under the name of the Medical Officials Hospital. Zhu Mao is domineering here, and Cui Min, the envoy of the Medical Officials Hospital, may not be unaware of it.

"Let's not mention this anymore," He Xiu said with a smile: "The red fragrant catkins have been sent to the Royal Medicine Court, so it will be easier next time. I don't know what materials are fashionable outside the palace now. I want to ask a tailor to make the spring shirts for my siblings this year. A little brighter…”

She was talking happily when she suddenly heard something in her voice. Lu Zhuo followed her gaze and saw Zhu Mao walking in with a few people at the entrance of the courtyard.

He Xiu pulled Lu Huo, and Lu Huo stood up and saluted Zhu Mao together with He Xiu.

"Get up." Zhu Mao responded with a smile and looked at Lu Yan, "You just arrived at Nanpharmacy. In the past few days, the official affairs were busy and I didn't have time to see you. Today I just came to ask, how are you doing when you come to Nanpharmacy? Are you still used to it?"

 “Thank you for your concern, sir.” Lu Yan said, “Everything is fine.”

Zhu Mao nodded and was about to say a few more words. When his eyes fell on Lu Zhuo's face, he suddenly paused.

　A few days ago, because he was afraid of the poison of red fragrant catkins, Zhu Mao never went to the medicine garden. Now that he hadn't seen her for a while, he suddenly saw a face with watery lotus, and he was a little stunned for a moment.

Because he had to sort medicinal materials, Lu Yun, like He Xiu, only wore a brown linen dress. The linen dress was wide and made her slender figure, dark eyebrows and green brows reveal a snow-white neck. I felt pity for her.

Perhaps it was because of the messy medicinal materials around, or perhaps because He Xiu's already beautiful face was even more beautiful against the background of He Xiu's face covered with red spots. Standing in this courtyard, it was difficult for people to take their eyes away from Lu Chen. She moved away.

 Zhu Mao's eyes were also attracted.

He Xiu was a little uneasy. Zhu Mao stared at Lu Zhuo like a fat hungry wolf, refusing to let go. Then he suddenly said "hmm" and said, "Why don't you have red spots on your face? You Didn't you enter Hongfang Garden?”

　　　 Lu Tong.

She and He Xiu stayed in the Hongfang Garden for many days. He Xiu covered her face with a towel, but the spots still increased. Lu Yan didn't cover up anything, and was exposed to the poisonous flowers. His face was still clean, with nothing on it.

 This was originally a blessing among misfortunes, but at this moment, it turned out to be an ominous sign.

Before Lu Zhuo could speak, He Xiu hurriedly said: "Sir, Doctor Lu was poisoned by Hongfangxu poison at home in his early years. He was cured with decoction and has not been bothered by Hongfangxu poison since then."

"Did I ask you?" Zhu Mao glared at He Xiu coldly, and He Xiu did not dare to speak.

He turned to stare at Lu Yan again, with a strange tone: "Red fragrant catkins are precious and can rarely be found outside the palace. What's more, there is no cure for this poison. As long as you pick it, you will inevitably inhale pollen. If there is a way to overcome the poison, we will already have it." Famous Imperial Medicine Hospital." At this point, Zhu Mao changed the subject, "I think you are just lazy. You haven't been to Hongfang Garden or been close to poisonous flowers these days, so you don't have a single red spot on your face!"

He Xiu was startled when he heard this, and knelt down with a "pop" sound, "Your Excellency, Doctor Lu has been picking red fragrant catkins with me these days, and Doctor Lu is afraid that I will be affected. Most of the herbs are collected by Doctor Lu. There is no such thing as laziness, everyone in the medicine garden is watching!"

However, the medical workers all around lowered their heads in unison, as if no one heard what He Xiu said, and no one spoke.

Zhu Mao snorted coldly: "Doctor Lu, what do you say?"

Lu Zhen said calmly: "If you don't believe me, let me go to Hongfang Garden and try it myself and I will know."

"It's easy to say," Zhu Mao sneered, "The flowers and plants in Hongfang Garden have been picked. The medicinal properties of the picked Hongfang catkins are not as good as before, and they may not produce red spots. You have made up your mind and there is no evidence. What can I do? You must not.”

He had finished all the words he wanted to say. Ignoring He Xiu who was tugging at the hem of her skirt, Lu Zhu simply looked at him and asked, "What are your plans, sir?"

Zhu Mao was stunned.

Lu Zhen's expression was cold, as if she was not the one who was in trouble. It seemed that she had been like this since she first arrived at Nanpharmacy. She stood far away from the crowd, like the thin and cold moon hanging in the sky, unable to be grasped.

Zhu Mao's heart felt itchy again, scratching his heart and liver, and he wanted to swallow this alluring cold moon immediately.

He rubbed his thumbs impatiently, but with a stern expression on his face, he said: "It's not a serious crime to be lazy as soon as you enter Nan Pharmacy, but you can't escape punishment. In this case, you will be punished in the Shennong Temple. Kneel before the statue of Shennong for three days, and meditate and repent before Lord Shennong."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Zhuo's heart moved.

 Just three days of kneeling as punishment?

 She thought that with Zhu Mao's methods and deliberately seeking trouble, the consequences would be much more serious than this. Unexpectedly, it was just a punishment of kneeling.

He Xiu was still pleading in a low voice. Lu Xu thought for a moment, and then said softly to the person in front of him: "Yes, sir."

 After Zhu Mao came back from the medicine garden, Mei Erniang followed him.

"I heard that your Excellency drove Lu Zhuo to the ancestral hall and made him kneel down?" As soon as she entered the house, Mei Erniang closed the door.

Zhu Mao found a comfortable position on the soft couch, took Mei Erniang into his arms and kissed her: "Did you enjoy it?"

Mei Erniang looked away angrily and said, "Why do you suddenly think of her?"

These days, Zhu Mao pays no attention to Lu Zhuo. He only asks people to count Hongfang Xu every day, as if he has forgotten this person. Who would have thought that Lu Zhuo would suddenly be attacked today.

"After all, you are from Nanyang Pharmacy. You don't understand the rules, so of course you have to give some advice." Zhu Mao said, touching the face of the person in his arms. The skin under his hands was delicate, but he remembered the other white and tender face he had just seen. When you look at the face of the person in front of you when you are peeling an egg, you can't help but feel a bit dull and old.

Mei Erniang also seemed to notice his hesitation, pretending not to notice, and continued to ask: "If you want to raise something, why do you just rush to punish him by kneeling? This is not like the temperament of an adult."

Zhu Mao has always been mean to his subordinates, but whenever he is deliberately targeted, it is impossible not to peel off his skin. Even though he had his sights on Lu Huan, he only punished him by kneeling down, which was actually very different from the previous methods.

Zhu Mao snorted: "What do you know?"

Hitting a dog also depends on the owner. After all, Lu Zhuo is a new medical officer. He has thoughts about this woman, but he still has to see the reaction of the medical officer. Nan Pharmacy communicated with the Medical Officials Hospital. They had previously sent Lu Zhuo to pick red fragrant catkins, but there was no movement from the Medical Officials Hospital. If the news of being punished by kneeling spreads, and the past three days are still the same as before, it can only mean that Lu Yan really has little support behind him.

That also means that in three days, that beautiful young medical woman will completely become his concubine in Nanyang Pharmacy and be at his mercy.

Thinking of this, Zhu Mao was so lustful that he couldn't help but rub his fingers and slowly laughed.

 It gets dark later in the medicine garden in spring than in previous days.

 In the dim ancestral hall, Lu Zhuo knelt on the straw mat. Above her head, a tall statue of Shennong held a spiritual grass and looked down at her with a smile.

High on the stone wall of the ancestral hall, a crescent moon shed some silver light through the small window and fell on the ground, illuminating the empty hall inside, making it look a bit cold.

Lu Yan stretched out his hand and rubbed his stiff knees.

 After Zhu Mao came during the day, she was taken into the ancestral hall to meditate. The ancestral hall was damp and cold, and at night, the kind-hearted statue became gloomy in the shadow of candles. The young girl spent the night alone here, not to mention whether her body could hold up, and she was inevitably frightened.

However, for Lu Huan, who walks around the graveyards all year round, it makes no difference where he lives. It was even better and quieter than the dormitory. It was so quiet that she had enough time to think about what to do next.

The candlelight in front of the table suddenly flickered, and a voice came from behind: "Doctor Lu!"

Lu Zhen turned around and saw a familiar face peeking out from the small window high up, calling her softly.

 It is He Xiu.

 Lu Zhen stood up and walked towards the window: "Why are you here?"

"I'm here to bring you food." He Xiu handed her a cold steamed bun through the fence, "You haven't eaten for a day. You can't go on like this. It's too cold here and you'll get sick."

Lu Zong took the steamed bun in her hand, knowing that He Xiu had saved it from his dinner, and said "Thank you".

 “Stop thanking me,” He Xiu said frustratedly, “You picked so many red catkins for me, and I couldn't do anything to help you when you were imprisoned in the ancestral hall. I'm useless…”

 “It's just a punishment of kneeling for three days, it won't be a problem.”

 “This is not a trivial matter, Mei Erniang also did it back then…”

She suddenly stopped talking and didn't say any more, but Lu Zhu suddenly understood.

I think the same thing happened to Mei Erniang when she first entered Nanyang Pharmacy. Zhu Mao found a reason to lock her up in the ancestral hall and kill Wei Feng, which upset her. In the end, Mei Erniang was willing to surrender to him.

He Xiu looked at Lu Yan, with deep sadness in his eyes: "Doctor Lu..."

She seemed to be looking at her companion who was about to fall into the quagmire. She was anxious, painful and helpless, and could only blame herself.

Lu Tong was silent for a moment and said: "Axiu, please help me bring something to Mei Erniang."

He Xiu was stunned, "What?"

Lu Zong took out a folded piece of paper from his arms and thrust it into her hand through the fence.

"This is…"

He Xiu was worried and hid the paper in his arms.

 “Give me a message for Mei Erniang.” After Lu Zhu finished speaking, he whispered a few words in He Xiu's ear.

After hearing this, the woman looked shocked: "Why would Dr. Lu do this?"

Lu Zhen didn't say anything, but lowered his head and took a bite of the steamed bun.

The steamed buns are cold and hard, and when you swallow them, you can feel the roughness in your throat. The food at Nanpharmacy is always like this, and all the money goes into Zhu Mao's pocket. A common medical worker here can't live as well as Zhu Mao's dog.

 Keren is not a dog after all.

　After a while, she looked at the person in front of her.

 “Because I want to get out of here.”

It didn't take long for these trivial matters in the palace to reach the Third Division.

It was already late at night when Duan Xiaoyan learned that Lu Zhuo was punished to kneel down at the Shennong Temple.

Everyone else in the guardhouse was on duty, and only Xiao Zhufeng was reading official documents in front of the case. Duan Xiaoyan walked around the room and saw no shadow of Pei Yunying, so he asked Xiao Zhufeng at the table: "Why isn't Brother Yunying here?"

"He left the city." Xiao Zhufeng didn't even raise his head and just asked, "What?"

After hesitating, Duan Xiaoyan stepped forward, half-lying on the table, leaned close to Xiao Zhufeng and lowered his voice: "I just passed by Hanlin Medical Hospital and heard something. Dr. Lu is from Renxin Medical Center. That person, didn't he go to Nan Pharmacy earlier? I don't know what he committed in Nan Pharmacy, and he was imprisoned in Shennong Temple and made to kneel."

Xiao Zhufeng paused for a moment, then quickly came to his senses and said "Oh".

He was always taciturn, so Duan Xiaoyan knocked on the table, "Why don't we go and help her?"

 Xiao Zhufeng raised his head and said expressionlessly: "Why do you want to help? Who is she?"

 Duan Xiaoyan choked.

 In the past, Duan Xiaoyan thought that he and Lu Yan could be called friends. But later, Wangchunshan's purse fraud incident proved that this friendship was just wishful thinking on his part. Logically speaking, it has nothing to do with him as to how Lu Zhuo enters the palace.

However, every time he heard that Lu Zhu was being made things difficult for him or that the situation was not good, he couldn't help but feel worried for Lu Zhu. Duan Xiaoyan thought that he was not a person who wanted to be a lowly person in the past. After thinking about it, it was probably because Lu Yan was so good-looking that it was difficult for people to feel bad about him.

"Why don't you ask Qing Feng to send a message to Brother Yun Ying? He has always been loyal to Doctor Lu..." The rest of Duan Xiaoyan's words gradually died down under Xiao Zhufeng's reproachful gaze. After a long while, he whispered: "This Isn't that okay too?”

 “Don't do unnecessary things.” Xiao Zhufeng warned, “This matter has nothing to do with the Palace Secretary.”

Duan Xiaoyan was not convinced, but he did not dare to refute.

Xiao Zhufeng glanced at him and said coldly: "Don't let her influence Pei Yunying."

Since the Third Division has received the news, it is impossible for the medical hospital adjacent to Nanpharmacy to know anything about Lu Zhuo's situation at this moment.

In the room, Cui Min sat quietly.

The new collection of medical skills of the Imperial Medical Bureau is being re-edited. As the envoy of the Hanlin Medical Academy, Cui Min is responsible for the compilation and arrangement of the entire medical book. In addition to improving and adjusting the old prescriptions, some new prescriptions must be edited and added to the medical books.

 However, good remedies are hard to find, and it is not easy to come up with new and effective prescriptions. In order to compile new medical books in the past two years, Cui Min has gained a lot of gray hair on his temples. Others advised him not to be so harsh on himself. After all, the merits of the "Cui's Pharmacology" alone many years ago were enough to make him famous for hundreds of years. —

 With a "squeak", the door opened.

Someone came in quietly from outside, walked up to Cui Min, and reported in a low voice: "Envoy, there is a rumor in Nan Pharmacy today that Dr. Lu made a mistake and was imprisoned in Shennong Temple by Lord Zhu and punished by kneeling for three days."

Cui Min paused for a moment. After a moment, he put down his pen, lifted the paper he was writing on, put it aside, and said, "Zhu Mao can't wait any longer."

Lu Zhen has been silent since he entered Nanpharmacy. However, her news always reaches Cui Min's ears through various coincidences.

Lu Zhen went to pick red fragrant catkins, Lu Zhen went to sort out poisonous weeds, and Lu Zhen was made things difficult by the medical staff...

 Lu Zhuo was punished and imprisoned in Shennong Temple.

This was naturally done deliberately by Zhu Mao. Cui Min never responded to such clumsy temptations.

Even though he knew clearly, entering the Shennong Temple meant that Zhu Mao had run out of patience and couldn't wait to destroy this delicate flower that had strayed into the wilderness.

 “Don't worry about him,” Cui Min said.

The confidant raised his head and couldn't help but ask: "I don't understand. The hospital tried its best to override the opinions of the public and specially selected Dr. Lu, who was born as a commoner, as the top one on the red list. When she entered the palace, she was sent to Nan Pharmacy. Even though it was Considering the Dong family, it won't be like this.”

 Lu was specifically allowed to enter the palace just for torture? So why bother?

There was silence after the words were spoken, and no one spoke for a long time. Just when his confidants were feeling uneasy, Cui Min's calm voice sounded in the room.

“You've also heard the saying, it's not about providing charcoal in times of need, but it's about pretending to be beautiful and asking for poems.”

 The heart was suddenly shocked: "The envoy wants to..."

“Now is not the time.” He lowered his head and his eyes fell on the thick stack of papers for a long time.

 The new medical books have not yet been compiled, and there are always not enough new prescriptions. The talent of young people who can write ten new recipes in one breath in the spring examination should not be underestimated.

 It is not good for talented people to always rely on their talents and let them go wild.

Therefore, you must first let her suffer torment, be filled with despair, and have no way to die, and then extend a helping hand. By then, you will be able to gain the other party's gratitude, awe, and unshakable trust.

Be the one who provides help in times of need.

 But the snow is not cold enough now.

"Just wait." Cui Min closed his eyes: "Wait until she takes the initiative to ask for it."

 Cui Min: We need to provide help in times of need!

  Six tubes:? You're quite a nice person

Chapter end