Lamp Flower Smile

Lu Chen originally wanted to stay in another inn tonight, but he never thought that Du Changqing would act quickly and find a place for them both immediately.

Yin Zheng raised her head and looked at the words "Renxin Medical Center" above her head, with a look of shock on her face: "Isn't this a medical center?"

Du Changqing beside him coughed lightly: "Come in with me."

Lu Zhu and others followed Du Changqing and walked in.

The shop was narrow and dark inside. It was almost evening and it was hard to see clearly inside. Du Changqing carried an oil paper lantern, opened the inner curtain, and walked inside.

Lu Zhuo and Yin Zheng followed, and when they entered, they couldn't help but be slightly startled.

Behind Renxin Medical Center, there is actually a small hospital.

The small courtyard may have been uninhabited for a long time, and the ground was covered with a layer of dust. There were some dry firewood piled in the corner, filling half of the courtyard.

Yin Zheng was suspicious: "Shopkeeper Du, the place you mentioned is not here, right?"

Du Changqing touched his nose: "It used to be that when there were still doctors in the medical clinic, the old man lived here."

Seeing Yin Zheng frowning, Du Changqing added hurriedly: "Don't look at this yard. It's been cleaned up very well. Dr. Lu," he looked at Lu Zhu's face, "It's not that I don't help, it's just that every inch of land in the capital is precious. In a short while, It’s not easy to find a house at a suitable price. Besides, you’ve seen what’s going on at Renxin Medical Center, and I’m too poor to take the blame. Otherwise,” he clapped his hands, “when our herbal tea sales are booming, How about I personally find a two-entry compound for you to live in?"

Lu Chen didn't say anything. He took the lantern from Du Changqing's hand and looked at the entire courtyard carefully.

This courtyard is connected to Renxin Medical Center in front. Renxin Medical Center is narrow, but this courtyard is very spacious. One side of the courtyard is next to a high wall, and the roof eaves tiles can be vaguely seen. The other side is connected to a stone corridor. On one side of the stone corridor, there are three empty houses side by side.

Du Changqing pointed to the three empty rooms: "Doctor Lu, the three rooms here are very spacious. You and Miss Yinzheng can choose any one you like. Look, there is a kitchen and a dressing room in front..."

Lu Zhen's heart moved.

Walking along the stone corridor, there is indeed a kitchen. The kitchen in the back is very spacious, with earthen stoves, pots and pans, and a bunch of dry firewood randomly stuffed underneath. It's even darker further inside, where you can change your clothes after going to the toilet.

Lu Tong stared blankly at the yard in front of him.

The layout of this courtyard is very similar to the layout of the Lu family house in Changwu County.

Du Changqing was still trying hard to persuade: "Doctor Lu, look at the stone table in this courtyard, which is perfect for you to pound medicine at night. The plum tree in front of the window blooms beautifully in winter, and the girl likes it very much... "

"Wait a minute," Yin Zheng interrupted, "Didn't Shopkeeper Du say we were staying here temporarily, why did he say we would be here until winter?"

Du Changqing choked and said, "Isn't this just a joke? Doctor Lu, look..."

"Just here." Lu Zhu turned his head and smiled at him, "Thank you, Shopkeeper Du."

As if he didn't expect Lu Zhen to be so talkative, Du Changqing was stunned for a moment, and then, as if he was afraid that Lu Zhen would regret it, he moved their luggage in and said with a warm smile: "In that case, Doctor Lu can stay here with peace of mind. , you can stay as long as you like.”

He found two clean beddings from nowhere and gave them to Yin Zheng, explained some matters, and then left with peace of mind.

After he left, Yinzheng disagreed and said, "Girl, how can we live in a shop? At least find a decent house to live in."

Lu Zhen walked into the room closest to the kitchen and opened the window. Facing the window, the plum tree had not yet bloomed and stood alone.

She looked at the plum tree and said: "Renxin Medical Center is located on West Street. Beyond it is a restaurant. There is no curfew in Shengjing. There are city guards patrolling West Street every night. You and I can't afford to hire guards. We live in This place is safer than living anywhere else.”

"Besides, this is the closest to the Ke family."

Yin Zheng thought about it for a while, and finally felt a little aggrieved: "After all, that guy named Du took advantage. We live in the shop, and he also saved us the money to pay for the house. Are you really afraid that we will take his medicinal materials and run away?"

Lu Zhuo laughed.

Du Changqing only left the key to the courtyard, but did not give her the key to the medicine cabinet. Unless she breaks the medicine cabinet into pieces one by one, or finds a strongman to move the medicine cabinet away. However, there are guards patrolling the West Street at all times, and Du Changqing's acquaintances are everywhere. He is afraid that he will be turned away to the government office before he even leaves the street.

Shopkeeper Du didn't look very formal, but he was a shrewd person.

She walked outside and picked up the bamboo broom placed in the courtyard: "Let's clean this place up first."

Yin Zheng rolled up her sleeves and nodded in agreement.

The courtyard is spacious, so sweeping it is very laborious. Since it had been uninhabited for a long time, the two of them had been busy for a long time just to clean it up.

By the time I moved the last bundle of dry firewood from the yard to the kitchen, it was already very late at night.

Looking at the small courtyard that looked like new, Yin Zheng couldn't help but feel refreshed: "Girl, this courtyard is so beautiful!"

Lu Zhuo was also a little startled.

The bluestones in the courtyard were swept away from dust and sprinkled with water, making them appear clean and fresh. The bowls and basins on the earthen stove in the back kitchen were stacked in categories, and bundles of firewood were stacked neatly in the corner.

The three rooms had all been tidied up. Since no one was living in them, the things in them were very simple. In the room where Lu Zong lived, the bamboo curtain was opened and an old picture screen was placed, covering the round table and wardrobe outside. Going around the screen, there is a yellow wood bed, covered with an autumn-colored mattress. There is a bookcase in front of the window, reflecting the plum trees outside. It is elegant and simple, very beautiful.

Yin Zheng said happily: "Tomorrow I will write a letter and hang it on the wall, and cover up the old marks on the wall. And when the weather gets warmer, I can plant more goose-yellow peonies in the yard, it will be beautiful." She turned to look at Lu Zhen, and saw that Lu Zhen's expression was indifferent, so she asked, "Don't you think it looks good, girl?"

Lu Chen smiled, put the lantern in his hand on the desk in front of the window, and said, "It looks good."

The courtyard is beautiful. The clean courtyard looks closer to the old appearance of the Lu family in her mind.

Thinking of the Lu family, the smile on Lu Zhen's face faded.

Today, downstairs in Baoxiang, she accidentally met the young lady from the Grand Master's residence.

The Ke family was prosperous, thanks to the patronage of the Taishi Mansion. Lu Rou's death may have something to do with the Taishi Mansion.

But what we saw today was that she was being held captive and bleeding, and no one cared about her. The grand master's daughter was safe and sound, but she was greeted with greetings.

The lady didn't even look at her.

The Grand Master's Mansion and her are like the sky and the earth, clouds and mud.

Under the light, Lu Yan's dark eyes were as deep as a deep spring with no bottom.

Becoming a medical doctor is just the first step.

How can she get close to the Ke family?

And... Taishi Mansion.

…

It's night, the Commander's Mansion in Jingying Palace.

When Pei Yunying came back from outside, it was already very late.

As soon as he entered the hall, Duan Xiaoyan greeted him from inside. The round-faced, round-eyed young man in Tsing Yi lost his usual liveliness and looked a little wilted, uncharacteristically.

Pei Yunying glanced at him: "What's wrong?"

"Brother Yun Ying." Duan Xiaoyan never called him "Sir" when no one else was around. Hearing this, he sighed, "Today, the young lady from Taishi Mansion made it clear that she wanted you to escort her back to the mansion. Throw this job away. Give it to me, how can she be nice to me? She almost ate me along the way."

Pei Yunying took off his sword and put it on the table. He continued walking in and said, "Don't you usually think your promotion is too slow? Wouldn't it be better to give you a chance to show off?"

"What kind of opportunity is this to show off?" Duan Xiaoyan followed him, complaining a little, "She is interested in your beauty, not me. Besides, the Grand Master's Mansion can't control the front secretary, so we don't need to please him. them."

Pei Yunying ignored him and asked as he walked: "How is Lu Dashan?"

"It has been sent to the Criminal and Prison Department. But Brother Yun Ying," Duan Xiaoyan asked in a low voice: "Lei Yuan from the Military and Horse Department is the cousin and nephew of the Right Prime Minister. I am afraid that the case in the Military and Horse Prison has something to do with the Right Prime Minister. We are so offended. Right Prime Minister..."

Pei Yunying was noncommittal: "Why, are you afraid of him?"

Duan Xiaoyan was speechless: "You are not afraid, but I am different." He said a few words, then suddenly remembered something and took out something from his arms, "By the way, I almost forgot about this."

Pei Yunying paused.

That was the scar removal medicine he gave to the female doctor during the day.

"The female shopkeeper of the rouge shop chased it out to me, saying that we left something behind. When I saw this, wasn't this the scar-removing medicine that the Queen Mother rewarded you with last time? How come it was left in the rouge shop?"

Pei Yunying stared at the medicine bottle thoughtfully for a moment, then shook his head and smiled, threw the medicine bottle to Duan Xiaoyan and walked forward.

Duan Xiaoyan hurriedly caught it: "Brother Yun Ying?"

He waved his hand: "I'll give it to you."