Denghuaxiao

Chapter 240 Holding Hands

The snow in southern Jiangsu has stopped for several days.

After Lu Zhen regained consciousness, the medical officials were overjoyed.

The disease that originally seemed incurable was destined to be extinguished, but at the last moment it took a turn for the better.

The medical officers recorded this in their medical records and determined to return to Shengjing when the epidemic relief was over. They summoned all the medical officers from the medical hospital to study the case, which may become a major medical case in the history of Daliang in the future.

 Many people came to see her every day, and everyone came to feel her pulse and ask about her condition. Lu Yan has been a doctor for so many years. Being a patient for the first time was a bit novel at first, but then he gradually became unable to cope with it.

Li Wenhu and Cai Fang came here once. The medical officials did not announce to the public that Lu Zhu had passed away. They did not know that Lu Zhu had been experimenting with medicine for many years. They only thought that Lu Zhu had a recurrence of an old disease. When they came to visit, they told her about the recent epidemic in southern Jiangsu.

"...The epidemic has been controlled, and everything in the hospital has been stable recently." Cai Fang cupped his hands and saluted Lu deeply: "Thanks to Medical Officer Lu for going up the mountain to find Huang Jinqin and buying time for the patients. Now the redwood vines in Pingzhou have been shipped. When they arrived in southern Jiangsu, Chang Yizheng and Pei Dianshuai also ordered people to immediately collect gold from other places and send it to them. The most dangerous time has passed. "

Lu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Wenhu scratched his head and smiled sheepishly: "I'm sorry, Doctor Lu, when I came here first, I looked down on you, thinking that you were just like those who came from Shengjing before, and you were just talking words. Unexpectedly, the doctors from Shengjing You're a good officer! I'm sorry for not being able to see Taishan!"

Lin Danqing came in from the door holding a bowl of medicine. He snorted when he heard this: "No matter how bad the Imperial Medical College is, they will still have to take the nine subjects on the red list in the spring examination... Do you think those nights you spent when you entered school were in vain?"

After saying this, he bumped into Li Wenhu with his shoulder, passed the two of them and put the medicine bowl on the small table in front of the bed, and gave them an unhappy look.

Li Wenhu and Cai Fang looked at each other, then exited the room and closed the door.

 “What’s wrong?” Lu Yan asked.

"I told them not to bother you. We are watching over the epidemic in southern Jiangsu. You are not completely cured yet, so you should rest more. These two are good. They come to bother the patient when there is nothing to do. Are you bothered?"

Lin Danqing always greeted people with a smile on weekdays, but Lu Yan rarely saw her looking so rude and couldn't help but smile.

"You don't have to worry about the epidemic." Lin Danqing put the medicine bowl in front of Lu Zhu with a handkerchief, "Everything is going well lately, sister Lu, you are not the only doctor in the world, there are all genius medical officers here. , at least trust the talents selected by the imperial medical bureau in the spring examination. How can you put the shame of others?"

Lu Zhen took the medicine bowl, lowered his head to drink it, put the empty bowl aside, nodded and said: "That makes sense. After all, my life was saved by the genius medical officers."

As soon as Lin Danqing said this, he became proud.

“Alas,” she waved her hand pretending to be humble, “it’s all the recipes from our ancestors, and we happened upon them by mistake.”

The "blood transfusion" prescription was very bold in the use of poison, and it was difficult for ordinary people to withstand it. It was originally a way to survive in death. At that time, Lu Zhuo had no breath, and everyone was in despair. Who would have thought that she would turn around after breaking through? .

“However, thanks to the golden tan you brought back.” Lin Danqing thought for a while, “If I hadn’t seen the golden tan, I wouldn’t have thought of my ancestor’s recipe.”

 In the "blood transfusion" prescription, the last medicinal ingredient is Jinqin, which is used to resolve the major poisons caused by body changes. However, this item of gold is not owned by the Central Plains, and even if it is temporarily searched for in other places, it is too late. The golden Qin brought by Lu Zhu from Luomei Peak was originally intended to replace the redwood vine that was plagued by the epidemic in southern Jiangsu, but it solved an urgent need at this time.

"However," Lin Danqing was puzzled, "Golden Tan likes heat and is afraid of cold. How can Golden Tan grow when it snows on the mountain?"

Lu Zhen smiled faintly.

 She also thought that Golden Tan would never grow on Luomei Peak, and that handful of seeds had long since withered in the mud of the mountain. Unexpectedly, the disappointing dream in childhood would re-emerge many years later.

 The antidote grows from Luomei Peak.

 The antidote finally saved her.

 Destiny always leaves a glimmer of hope at the end of the road.

There were two knocks on the door, and Ji Xun's voice came from outside: "Medical Officer Lu, it's time to perform the acupuncture."

Lin Danqing stood up: "I'll go out first and come to talk to you later."

 Lu Zhuo nodded.

Ji Xun walked in carrying a medical kit.

This "blood transfusion" was performed by Chang Jin, Lin Danqing and Ji Xun. Lin Danqing was good at gynecology, but Ji Xun was better at acupuncture. After Lu Zhuo woke up, it did not mean that he was fully recovered. It only meant that most of the poisons in his body had been removed. In the future, he would need to continue to cleanse the poisons and take good care of himself.

Lu Zhen walked to the table and sat down. Ji Xun put down the medical box and took out the gold needle.

“Medical Officer Lin has changed the medicine for you. Do you feel any pain today?” Ji Xun asked.

　　Lu Huo shook his head: "No."

Ji Xun took the needle, and Lu Yan lifted up his sleeves. The golden needle slowly penetrated the flesh. Ji Xun's eyes fell on the scar on her arm.

Those scars are crisscrossed and criss-crossed, like ink marks on the thin arms, and when the fingertips pass over them, they are rough and uneven.

Ji Xun suddenly felt a little dazzled.

His subordinates paused for a moment, and then said: "You have a special constitution now, and ordinary wound medicine is useless to you. Even after the blood transfusion, the medicine is very strong. Continue to nurse yourself back to health, and your body will slowly return to its previous state. By then, the medicine will If it works for you, I will prepare the scar removal medicine for you again.”

Ji Xun actually took the initiative to tell her this, Lu Yan was a little surprised, and then said: "It doesn't matter, it's not really important."

Ji Xun paused, said nothing, and continued to apply the acupuncture.

Gradually, there were fewer and fewer golden needles on the flannel. When the last golden needle penetrated, he withdrew his hand, rolled up the flannel, and was silent for a while. Then he suddenly said: "Medical Officer Lu, when you and I first met in Southern Jiangsu, what did you say at that time?" Is the poison in your body the cold silkworm rain?”

Lu Zhen was stunned for a moment before nodding: "Yes."

Ji Xun’s heart tightened.

Lu Zhen’s booklet recording the reaction of the drug test shocked everyone who knew about it.

Ji Xun later turned over the entire book, and when he saw the page about Han Canyu, he suddenly felt that the symptoms looked familiar, so he suddenly remembered that when he and Lu Zhen met on the Sunan Bridge for the first time, He once felt her pulse and noticed that she was poisoned, so he took her to the inn to cure the half-month poison.

 At that time, she should also be working as a medicine person.

No wonder that when he wanted to drag Lu Zhuo to the medical clinic, Lu Zhuo refused. Later, when I asked her at the inn where her parents lived, she didn't say a word. It's just that at that time, he was only focused on treating the disease and had no intention of understanding the other person's past experience. He thought that leaving a piece of white jade to cure her would be considerate and considerate.

 Now I’m starting to regret it.

 He regretted his indifference when he was young and ignored the deeper sadness in her eyes. If he had been more careful at that time and noticed some clues, he might have been able to discover the truth about the other party's drug test and avoid her tragic fate, instead of just missing her by just a hair.

"I'm sorry." He said, "If I had asked you one more question..."

Lu Zhen was a little surprised.

“Medical Officer Ji has already helped me a lot.” She said, “If not for this, the poison I was poisoned at that time would not have been cured so quickly.”

Ji Xun felt increasingly uncomfortable.

“When you first entered the hospital, I had many misunderstandings about you. It was me who didn’t know right from wrong.”

He recalled that he had reprimanded and admonished Lu Zhu for Jin Xianrong's red hair, and recalled that he had talked to Lu Xi many times in the medicine room about the use of medicine and poison. He had always disapproved of Lu Zhen's practice of medicine being too aggressive and domineering, but now it seemed that he had all the answers.

 She is different from the students in the Imperial Medical Bureau who are carefully taught by their teachers.

 She has no teacher at all.

 Just a scarred medicine man who tests medicine.

 A child who was used as a tool for testing medicine later grew into a doctor with outstanding medical skills. You can imagine the hard work that went into it. Her tenacity and persistence are touching, and her silence is also pitiful.

 Pity.

As if he was aware of some subtle thoughts in his own mind, he was startled.

Lu Hu said: "Medical officer Ji need not blame himself, it is all in the past. The top priority is still to deal with the epidemic in southern Jiangsu. Now that the epidemic has improved, the next step should be very busy."

Ji Xun stared at her.

 The woman's brows were sparse and her eyes were clear. She looked calm when talking to him, not as calm and indifferent as before.

Lu Zong seems to be different from before.

It was as if she had walked away from the gate of **** and put down many things. She became lighter and softer. When facing him, she was as comfortable as facing a friend.

He was a little relieved, and while he was relieved, for some reason, he felt a faint sense of loss in his heart. He didn't know what to say, so he had to remain silent. When the acupuncture was finished, he took back the golden needle, gave some instructions, and then went out with the medical box on his back.

 The room became quiet again.

 Lu Zong was sitting at the table.

The night was getting deeper and the candles on the table were flickering. She got up, walked to the window and opened it.

 A gust of cold wind rushed in.

Since she woke up, she has been locked in the house every day and not allowed to go out. Chang Jin is afraid that she will be blown by the wind and snow, and her limbs will become a little stiff after staying there for a long time.

 Lu Zong thought for a while, picked up a lantern from the corner and went out.

Having only taken two steps, a voice came from behind: "What are you doing so late?"

  She turned around and saw a man coming out from under the tree in the courtyard.

The night was getting late, and the lantern illuminated a small area under the feet. Pei Yunying came from the shadows in the dark place, her strong features were particularly soft illuminated by the dim light. He walked up to her, frowned at her for a while, and then took off his clothes. The outer cloak was draped over her body.

Lu Zhen asked: "Why are you here?"

“I came to see you,” he sighed. “I didn’t know there was someone in your room. I was afraid of disturbing your conversation, so I waited here.”

 Have a heart-to-heart talk?

Lu Zhen was stunned: "Medical Officer Ji came over to give me the acupuncture."

 “Oh,” he raised his eyebrows, “but he was lost when he left.”

 Lu Huan: “…”

She didn’t know where the “lost soul” in this person came from. Ji Xun was obviously normal.

Pei Yunying glanced at her, lowered her head and tightened her coat for her, and asked, "So, where are you going?"

 “It’s too stuffy in the house, I want to go out for a walk.”

　　It was getting late, and even though it wasn't snowing, the winter nights in southern Jiangsu were extremely cold.

She also felt that her suggestion was a bit excessive. The next moment, a hand suddenly reached out and held her hand.

The hand had distinct joints, was long and warm, and held her hand. Lu Zhuo looked sideways, as if he hadn't noticed, and just said: "It's a little boring, let's go."

Lu Zong was stunned for a moment, but he had already taken her hand and moved forward.

There were guards on duty at the entrance of the courtyard. When they saw the two of them coming out, they bowed their heads and saluted, and their eyes fell on the hands of the two of them intertwined. They looked a little strange.

Lu Zong was a little embarrassed and wanted to take his hand out, but he held it tightly.

She was silent for a while and gave up struggling, but the corners of her lips moved imperceptibly.

The light of the lantern fell on the ground, and the snow was illuminated with a layer of crystal warm light. Looking over it, everything was bright. When the shoes step on the ground, they make a crunching sound. There was a cold wind blowing, and she felt very warm wrapped in his wide coat.

 Lu Zhu lowered his eyes.

　　Pei Yunying has been watching over her during the past few days going up and down Luomei Peak.

　　Seemingly frightened by her illness, he stayed by her side all the time. Later, when she woke up, Lin Danqing secretly bit her ear.

"The Commander-in-Chief of the Front Office of the Palace, I used to think that he was so superior that no one was afraid of him, but I didn't expect that he would be quite embarrassed when he panicked. I see, if you have some good points and two shortcomings, he will not become a medical officer as written in the outrageous painting book. Buried with…”

 “…he should be willing to be buried with him.”

Lu Zong couldn't help but look at him.

The young man was walking in the snow, the night was like smoke and fog, and his handsome features were no longer as cold as before, but as gentle as the tear she saw after she woke up.

The warm, raindrop-like tears.

Noticing her gaze, Pei Yunying lowered his eyebrows and looked over. Lu Zhu turned his head and looked away.

He paused, a smile emerged from the corner of his lips, but his tone was light: "Watch the road."

She lowered her head and deliberately stepped on a pebble under her feet. She staggered and was held firmly by his hand.

Pei Yunying said "tsk" and looked at her funny: "Did you do it on purpose?"

"No."

He was speechless, not caring about her deliberate mischief, and held her hand tighter.

 Lu Zhen said nothing.

At the end of the journey, we were almost at the ruined temple where the execution place was. Now that the prison has been moved away, there is only a lone light at the entrance of the ruined temple. Looking along the direction, it was in the direction of Luomei Peak. The moon shone through the snow, reflecting the snow with a layer of gleaming light.

 Lu Zong's footsteps stopped.

 The thatched cottage in the dream seems to be the same as before, but when I look at it now, it is not as heavy as before, as if a lot has been lifted.

“Lu Huan,” Pei Yunying’s voice came from beside him, he said, “There is something that I am very curious about.”

"What's up?"

After a moment of silence, he said: "I saw Mo Ruyun's tombstone on the mountain. When did she pass away?"

There are seventeen shocking tombs in the wild grassland on Luomei Peak. She carved the word "mentor" on the tombstones, but she was clearly a tool for Mo Ruyun to test medicine.

 Intricate and confusing.

Lu Zhen's heart moved and he raised his eyes to look at the people around him.

He lowered his eyes, reflecting Sunan's dazed night. His tone was soft, but the question was sharp.

 “Two years ago.” Lu Huo replied.

 “So, you came down the mountain after she passed away?”

"yes."

 He nodded slightly: "That's it." He didn't ask any more questions.

It seems like he deliberately avoided this issue.

The wind was blowing quietly, and Lu Yan looked into the distance. In the night, there was only a tall shadow of Luomei Peak, like a layer of haze that could not be dispelled, covering the sky over southern Jiangsu.

Things from the past were always forcibly forgotten by her, but tonight was different. Maybe it was because his lowered eyes were too gentle, or maybe the cloak on her shoulders was extra warm. She was not affected by the cold wind and snow, so she felt relieved and calm. .

“You once asked me if I was afraid when I killed Ke Chengxing.” Lu Yan suddenly spoke.

Pei Yunying was startled.

　That was earlier in the past, when he already knew the secret of her revenge, and she avoided the temptations that came out of his mouth without missing a beat.

"No."

The long-overdue answer made him frown suddenly. Pei Yunying looked at her: "Lu Huo..."

 She raised her eyes and looked into the distant depths of Luomei Peak.

“Actually, the first person I killed was not Ke Chengxing.”