Chapter 170: Hunting in the suburbs of Beijing
Chapter 170 Hunting in the Suburbs of Beijing
After the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather became hotter and hotter.
The sun in Shengjing is shining brightly on the earth, and the ice cheese stalls in the streets are busy again. Wealthy people couldn't stand the heat, so they took their families to the mountain villa to escape the summer heat. The shade of the trees on the mountain was cool, so it became a good place for the children of the nobles.
"Xia Miao" comes on the second ten-day holiday after the Dragon Boat Festival.
The night before the hunt, Chang Jin received from Cui Min the list of medical officers who were going to the mountain this time.
Hunting in the suburbs of Beijing is also considered an annual event for the aristocratic children of Shengjing. When the former emperor and prince were still alive, they personally participated in the hunting, which was part of the "military ceremony".
In addition to the bodyguards, there were also some medical officers and workers from the Medical Official Hospital and the Royal Pharmacy Hospital.
They are all from rich or noble families, so hunting in the mountains will inevitably lead to scratches and bumps. The medical officer is accompanying them to help apply medicine and bandage, which makes the royal family appear considerate and tolerant.
The list of medical officers who will go to the mountain has been drawn up from the beginning. There are ten in total. In addition to a few old medical officers in the medical officer's hospital, there are also a few new medical officers, all of whom are young people with good family backgrounds.
After all, traveling for hunting is a good thing for a medical officer, and good favors should of course be given to people who are more deserving.
Chang Jin looked at the list in his hand and unexpectedly looked at the person at the table: "Hospital envoy, why are there suddenly more Medical Officers here?"
Chang Jin remembered clearly that Lu Zhuo’s name was not on the previous entourage list.
“Medical Officer Wang suddenly felt cold, so Dr. Lu took care of it.” Cui Min lowered his eyes and flipped through the medical books in front of him, and replied quietly.
"I see."
Chang Jin nodded. No wonder the list has only come into his hands now. It must have been a temporary change of people. Lu Zhu has good medical skills. Recently, he has become famous in the Medical Officer's Hospital for curing Jin Xianrong. He has this opportunity to show his face in front of nobles and evaluate future officials. There are also benefits to being a medical officer.
It seems that the envoys have gradually begun to pay attention to Lu Zhuo.
Thinking of this, he bowed his head gratefully to Cui Min and said, "Then I will take the list and notify the medical officers first."
Cui Min: "Go."
Chang Jin exited the room, and another person came in from the door. After watching Chang Jin's back go away, he closed the door, looked at Cui Min silently, and whispered: "Sir, the Qi family suddenly asked Doctor Lu to accompany them to hunt. , are you really planning to attack Medical Officer Lu in the hunting ground?"
A few days ago, Qi Yutai, the son of the Taishi Mansion, sent a message to Cui Min, saying that Lu Zhu must accompany him in the hunting grounds this year.
How dare the Medical Officials Court disobey the Grand Master's orders?
Not to mention that Lu Yan was just an ordinary person with no identity background.
In fact, it is somewhat unexpected that Qi Yutai made such roundabout arrangements instead of taking direct action against Lu Zhuo.
After all, given his status, it was very easy to deal with Lu Huan.
Cui Min put down his pen: "I don't know."
He didn't care whether Lu Zhuo lived or died.
But nothing more than an ant.
The confidant said again: "Look at the list, won't the envoys of the Imperial Academy go hunting with us this year? All the envoys of Qiu Academy of the Royal Medicine Academy have gone."
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Cui Min said: "Knowing that there is a change, you should avoid suspicion. As for Qiu He..."
The old man was too persistent in his pursuit of advancement, and wished that all the credit should be given to the Royal Pharmacy Academy. Little do we know that there are many mistakes in this world, especially towards those in high and powerful positions.
This principle he had learned from another person ten years ago.
“Let Chang Jin go for me.”
He closed his eyes.
“He has been a little too concerned about Lu Zong recently.”
…
When Chang Jin sent the list to the dormitory, Lin Danqing was sitting at the table wiping his face. After hearing the good news, he didn't even bother to wipe the pearls and jade powder on his face, and turned to look at Lu Yun who was sitting at the table reading a book.
“Sister Lu, do you hear me? You will go hunting with me tomorrow!”
Lu Zhen looked stunned.
Chang Jin usually kept a straight face, but he was finally infected by Lin Danqing's excitement. He couldn't help but smile, "It's because Dr. Wang suddenly caught a cold that he asked Lu Zhuo to take the supplement. It's a rare opportunity. Hey, go back and buy some peaches and pears." Thank you very much, Dr. Wang!”
He brought the news and went to other hospitals to inform other medical officers.
The lights in the room flickered, and Lin Danqing was still excited: "Great! Originally, I thought it would be boring to go hunting by myself, so it would be nice to have you as my companion!"
Lu Zhen was not in as good a mood as she was.
It is difficult to find a place to accompany one person. Lin's father had served in the Medical College for many years. It is not surprising that Lin Danqing is on the list, but his own name is also among them...
Lu Zhen frowned slightly.
Something is wrong.
Why is it the turn of an ordinary person like me to attend such an aristocratic event? It should be noted that all rosters will eventually pass through Cui Min's hands.
It was too late for Cui Min to suppress her, so how could he give her a chance to get ahead?
If something goes wrong, you will become a monster.
She lowered her eyebrows and said nothing. When Lin Danqing saw this, he comforted her and said: "Why are you so serious? It's been hot lately, so I just went to the mountains to escape the heat. Those who hunted were all princes and nobles, and the mountains and forests had been driven away before. Ligers and tigers The ferocious beasts have been eliminated long ago, and at most they are wolves and leopards. We are waiting in the shed outside the forest to follow, so there will be no danger. "
It sounded fine, but Lu Zhen still felt uneasy.
Lin Danqing patted her shoulder: "Don't be nervous, Sister Lu. After all, hunting is just an opportunity to go out and have fun. Think about it, you don't have to be on duty to get your salary, isn't it better than staying in the Medical Officer's Hospital to watch people's faces? ”
“Just keep your heart in your stomach and follow me when the time comes. Let’s go and have a look too.”
Lin Danqing is always very positive when it comes to taking a vacation.
After saying that, she spread the powder evenly, rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, dug out a bed of snacks to eat, and threw them into the furoshiki spread out on the bed. It didn't look like she was going on a hunting trip, but like she was going for an outing. Then he greeted Lu Chen: "Sister Lu, please pack your things too. There are many mosquitoes on the mountain. Remember to bring insect repellent lotion."
Lu Zhen stood up, returned to her inner room, and opened the wooden cabinet. There were many bottles and cans on the upper floor of the wooden cabinet. She followed them and looked over them. In addition to the insect repellent lotion, she picked five or six more bottles and cans and put them in the medical kit.
When his eyes passed over the innermost layer of the wooden cabinet, he suddenly stopped.
There, four palm-sized porcelain jars were placed quietly, hidden in the shadows of the cabinet, looking at her dimly.
Lu Zong looked at it quietly for a long time.
If you want to go up the mountain, you cannot put porcelain jars in the medical kit to avoid bumps and bumps on the road.
Since she entered the hospital, this was the first time she was separated from her family.
She wiped the four porcelain jars with a cloth several times, pushed them inside again, and then took out the delicate hibiscus hairpin with cold light from the box. Finally, she closed the wooden cabinet door and locked it again.
“Father, mother, sister, second brother—”
She whispered to herself, "I'll be back soon."
…
Summer nights are getting hotter day by day.
There were ice cubes placed everywhere in the mansion, but it was quite cool without the heat outside.
A figure passed through the grand courtyard of Taishi Mansion, walked hurriedly through the corridor, opened the door and entered the house.
In the room, Qi Yutai was leaning on the couch, with two beautiful maids beside him gently fanning him.
"Master," the visitor entered the house and presented the things in his hands to Qi Yutai, "Cao Huai from the Medical Officer's Hospital has sent the things."
Qi Yutai frowned and glanced at the thing in the visitor's hand, then smiled with satisfaction.
“That’s right. Go ahead and take it to Qinhu to get familiar with it.”
"Yes." The young man agreed, but felt a little embarrassed when he thought of something, "But if the young lady and the master knew..."
Qi Yutai glared at him coldly, and the boy immediately fell silent.
“If you don’t talk too much, how will they know now?”
The boy didn't dare to speak.
Qi Yutai sneered: "My sister is soft-hearted and my father is pedantic, but how can I tolerate a despicable woman climbing over our Qi family?"
He sighed: "My sister lent me money to fulfill my wish, but I don't have that much money to pay her back, so venting this bad breath on her behalf can be regarded as a return gift."
After saying this, he glanced at his servant and said, "If you dare to tell my father, you know what will happen to you."
The boy trembled and said hurriedly: "Yes, young master." The white moon was dim, and in another courtyard separated by the wall of the Taishi Mansion, candles were burning in the night.
There was an old man standing in front of the window, with black robe and white hair, thick eyebrows and white teeth, quietly looking at the clouds in the distance.
There was a slight sound from the door behind him, and the old man did not look back. He only asked calmly: "Have you packed the young master's things?"
The old housekeeper took a few steps forward and replied respectfully: "Everything has been put away, and the best guards in the house are accompanying them. The horses, saddles, and breastplates have been inspected, and the young master's hounds are also there..."
After hesitating for a moment, the housekeeper continued: "The young master is going to hunt this time and wants the medical girl from the Medical Officer's Hospital to go. Are you not going to stop her?"
Qi Yutai thought that what he did was done behind Qi Qing's back. However, everything in the Grand Master's residence could not escape Qi Qing's eyes. Sometimes he doesn't say it just because he doesn't want to say it.
Like a loving father who indulges a mischievous young son and calmly looks at his incompetent mischief.
"Don't stop me." Qi Qing said, "I'm just a medical woman."
He turned around, the moonlight was blocked behind him, and the lantern on the table shone on his face, illuminating the wrinkled, old face with a bluish white, like a rotten corpse.
The prayer beads in his hand were rubbed by him until they were warm and shiny.
He turned a few times, lowered his eyes and sighed.
“It can be considered as venting anger on Yinger.”
…
The first day of June is "Xia Miao" in Shengjing.
Si Tianjian observed the sky in advance and found that the weather was fine that day. Before dawn in the early morning, Lu Zhuo followed Chang Jin and other medical officers on the carriage to the hunting ground.
The hunting ground is in Huangmaogang.
The mountains are lush and lush, and the trees are beautiful. When the late prince was still alive, he would spend summer here to escape the summer heat, until after the entire month of August, the autumn hunting began.
Nowadays, hunting in autumn has been replaced by hunting in summer, which makes it more convenient to escape the summer heat.
When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, many people were coming around. Lu Zhuo also saw Qiu He, the eighty-year-old envoy of the Royal Medicine Academy, standing tremblingly under the long shed, tired from traveling and traveling, and looked very a few people. Share sins.
The first ones to come were mostly medical workers and medical officers from the Medical Courtyard and the Royal Pharmacy Courtyard, as well as some servants and guards. The hunting team arrived later so that the servants could be prepared first.
In the past, when the late emperor was still alive, he paid special attention to the annual autumn hunt. Before leaving, he had to offer sacrifices to heaven. He also had nearly ten thousand guardsmen following him to review the army. However, in recent years, he had been in poor health and no longer participated in the hunt. Without His Majesty, the team would be much smaller. Even so, it was still an eye-opener for Lu Zhuo, who came to the paddock for the first time.
Near the military camp at the foot of the mountain, traders have already gathered and set up long tents in the forest. From a distance, it looks like a busy market has been set up in the forest, and the number of traders is still increasing.
Lin Danqing saw that Lu Zhuo was looking carefully and took the initiative to explain: "That's a city siege."
Lu Huan: “Besieging the city?”
"Some distinguished guests who come to hunt will bring their families with them. They hunt in the mountains during the day and stay in camps at night. When they go out for a stroll at night, these vendors with cloth tents will sell hot cooked food and sweet syrup. , no worse than the night market in Jingdemen, very interesting. ”
She touched Lu Zhuo's arm and said, "How about it? I told you that it's worth your while to keep it safe, right?"
Just as he was talking, the medical officer in front suddenly became noisy, and someone said: "The hunting team is coming!"
The hunting group is coming.
Lu Zhen followed the sound and looked around.
A large group of thousands of people appeared in front of them. At the front was a gorgeous green chariot with turtle patterns carved on it, followed by hundreds of ritual officials.
The green carriage stopped at the entrance of the paddock, and everyone knelt down to salute. Lu Yan also knelt down with the medical officers of the Medical Officer's Hospital, and heard Lin Danqing whisper in his ear: "That is His Royal Highness."
Prince.
Lu Zhen raised his eyes and looked forward.
A young man got out of the carriage. He was of a decent nature, but a little thin, so that he did not look very imposing. He raised his hand to signal everyone in the audience to stand up. Lu Zhuo stood up with the medical officers and looked in the direction of the chariot. Behind the prince, there was a horse accompanying him. The man on the horse was also wearing a gorgeous saddle and bridle. He looked like he was no ordinary person.
“Those are the second prince, the third prince and the fourth prince.” Lin Danqing explained to her in a low voice.
Today, Emperor Ming of Liang has four sons and one daughter in total. The princess is still young. Among the four princes, the prince Yuan Zhen is the daughter of the empress, the third prince Yuan Yao is the daughter of Concubine Chen Guifei, and the remaining two princes and the mother of the fourth prince are The concubine was just a noble person who passed away many years ago.
Although the prince was born from the queen, the queen's family has gradually declined in recent years. However, the power of Chen Guogong behind Chen Guifei has gradually increased. The position of the prince is uncertain. There are open and secret fights between the prince's faction and the three princes' faction in the court.
Miao Liangfang had talked about this prince with Lu Zhen before, but this was the first time he saw him in person. Lu Zhen looked at it carefully and secretly took note of the faces of the princes.
The second and fourth princes seemed to have no thoughts and were submissive, but the third prince, Yuan Yao, looked arrogant, and there was a hint of tit-for-tat in the conversation with the prince.
Behind these people, there is another man, about thirty years old, wearing a sapphire blue robe with broad sleeves and bamboo patterns. He has good eyebrows and smiles no matter who he talks to, looking very friendly.
This man had never ridden a horse, but only rode a soft sedan. He lifted the curtain of the sedan and appeared in front of everyone leisurely.
Lu Zhen asked: "Is this also a prince?"
Lin Danqing followed her gaze and said, "This is His Royal Highness Prince Ning." He added in a low voice, "Prince Ning is your Majesty's only living sibling."
“Prince Ning?”
Lu Zhen was a little surprised.
Prince Ning Yuanlang was the brother of Emperor Ming of Liang. After the death of the late emperor, several princes also passed away one after another. Except for Emperor Ming of Liang, only Prince Ning survived. Lu Zhuo had heard of this person's name, but he didn't expect that he looked so young, barely a few years older than several princes.
"His Royal Highness Prince Ning is a nice person," Lin Danqing said: "People in Shengjing City say that he is a good old man. In the past, some people used to watch him bargaining with the vegetable sellers in Guanxiang. He has too many concubines. Over time, his body will inevitably be at a loss. "
Her old habit of judging people and treating their symptoms has returned, and Lu Zhen can only be speechless.
After the members of the royal family, there are the young masters and sons of the princes, grandsons, dukes, and marquises.
These distinguished guests from Qingyun have wealthy families, so their utensils and clothes are extremely gorgeous and luxurious. All the horses are strong and strong, with gold saddles and silver bridles. As for the riding uniform, he even searched for the best materials and the best tailors, hoping that the whole world would see his heroic appearance.
But a man relies on his clothes and his horse relies on his saddle. Even if he has a mediocre appearance, if such precious things are thrown at him, he still shows a certain nobility unique to wealth.
Especially the Longwu Army soldiers and horses following behind Duke Sun, the cavalrymen are riding on horses, dressed in black forbidden army uniforms. They are all tall and handsome, with extraordinary appearance, and they are particularly eye-catching when traveling.
Lin Danqing was fascinated by it and couldn't help but admire it.
"It's really good. He is much more handsome than the bean sprouts in the medical hospital. Unfortunately, it is too cold in the mountains and the clothes are too thick. Why are the buttons so tight? It is better to take them off to benefit everyone's eyes."
As soon as she said this, the female medical officers who were accompanying her covered their mouths and started laughing.
Lin Danqing raised his eyebrows: "Did I say something wrong?"
A skinny male medical officer on the side was very unhappy when he heard this, and said with a straight face: "As a woman, Dr. Lin should be careful about what she says and what she does."
Lin Danqing disagreed: "You don't understand this. An ancestor of my family once said that doctors are parents, and there is also a saying that 'the body's hair and skin are affected by its parents'. In this case, they are all born to me, mother. Son, what’s wrong with taking a second look?”
She smiled: "If you don't see it, it's in vain."
This was such a big advantage that everyone was speechless.
Lu Zhen felt that Lin Danqing sometimes spoke like the half-sister of Widow Sun from West Street.
Just as I was thinking about it, people in front suddenly became noisy.
The female medical officers who had just laughed at Lin Danqing let out small cheers. Lu Zhuo raised his eyes and couldn't help being startled.
After the long queue of Longwu Army, the sudden sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded.
Someone was riding a horse passing by, and the long wind blew away the branches in the forest, and the morning sun became a little brighter.
The young man also wears the jet black riding uniform of the Forbidden Army like other Longwu Guards. The riding uniform completely outlines the beautiful figure of the man on the horse, like an agile cheetah. Today, Pei Yunying did not wear an official hat, and only had a black band embroidered with gold on his forehead, which made him a little less elegant and a little more energetic.
The cavalry guard was arrogant, with a golden whip brushing the willows. His dark and bright eyes were soaked by the sunlight in the forest, showing a magnificent color like gems. The young man's indifferent and heroic appearance made his heart beat a little faster.
Everyone has a love for beauty, so the female medical officers in front of her exclaimed in admiration just like Lin Danqing.
Lin Danqing curled his lips: "No, here comes the most handsome one."
Lu Zong calmed down.
Pei Yunying actually gave birth to a good child.
She is actually not a person who judges people based on their appearance, but many times she will be unconsciously amazed by this person, not because of his appearance, but because of his wanton and unscrupulous vitality wrapped in a warm or cold appearance.
Envy.
Lin Danqing beside him was sighing: "If you have such skin, why should you have such skills? If you have such skills, why should you have such skin... What a beauty in the world."
Lu Zhen heard this and was a little amused. He was about to speak, but his eyes suddenly stopped when he touched a person behind Long Wujun.
Why is he here?