Chapter 202: Early 202
Chapter 202 Early 202
Amber was shocked, and nodded in reply: "Yes! Yes! It's catgut!"
Chu Qianhuang smiled faintly and continued to drink the cup of tea with candied apricot meat, feeling calm and relaxed.
Chu Qianchen also smiled, and imitating Chu Qianhuang, he picked up a piece of candied apricot meat and threw it into the tea. His mind was moving quickly: Gut? What is that?
She was certain that there was absolutely no catgut in the medical books she had read in her two lifetimes, and her master Lin Miao also didn't know about catgut.
Judging from Chu Qianhuang's expression, she wasn't just talking nonsense. So, how did she know?
A strange light flashed across Chu Qianchen's eyes and disappeared in a flash.
She wiped the corners of her lips with a handkerchief, and as she looked, the girl's agility and beauty were revealed.
"Is catgut made of sheep intestines?" she asked curiously, "I have never heard of this."
She had just specifically ordered Hu Bo to go to Jishi Hall to inquire about the sutures in order to set a trap for Chu Qianhuang. To be honest, she was only 40 to 50% sure, and wanted to test whether she could get it from Chu Qianhuang's mouth. Get some.
It actually really paid off!
Chu Qianchen suppressed the joy in his heart, and still looked innocent with an innocent smile on his face, his eyebrows relaxed.
Hu Bo answered tacitly: "Princess, would you like me to go over and ask Dr. Liu from Jishi Hall?"
The master and the servant sang in harmony, and no one showed the slightest sign of abnormality, as if Dr. Liu had really told Amber about the catgut.
Chu Qianhuang felt that catgut was no big deal and stopped Amber, "Cagut is indeed made from sheep intestines. In addition, cow intestines are also acceptable."
"So that's it." Chu Qianchen looked at Chu Qianhuang with admiration. His eyes and expression seemed to say, sister, you know so much.
Amber lowered her eyes silently again, feeling that her princess's acting skills were extremely proficient and she could perform them with ease.
When Chu Qianchen looked at her like this, Chu Qianhuang said a few more words: "It's not difficult to make catgut. It just needs to be tanned and dried before being made into thread."
"I also accidentally heard it from an imperial doctor, and I don't know everything about it." Chu Qianhuang added one more sentence.
While Chu Qianchen drank the sweet and sour chrysanthemum tea, he listened attentively and chewed every word of Chu Qianhuang's words.
Chu Qianhuang's description of the steps for making catgut was very vague and had some jumpiness.
I'm afraid she only knows a rough idea, and this should be all she knows.
Although she still felt a little regretful, her harvest today actually far exceeded her expectations.
Chu Qianchen no longer dwelled on the topic of catgut, and sighed appropriately: "There are so many wonders in this world. Today I really opened my eyes."
She drank tea again and had a casual chat with Chu Qianhuang. The topic centered around the snacks on the table and the incense in the dining room.
Amber knew that his master had achieved his goal today. He glanced at the pot leak and said with a smile: "Princess, at this time, the jujube paste cakes from Tang Suji next door will be out of the oven."
"Tang Suji's jujube paste cakes only sell ten batches a day, and demand always exceeds supply." Chu Qianhuang answered casually.
Chu Qianchen smiled and said, "I came out specifically for these jujube cakes today. I bought them soon and asked Amber to give a box to my eldest sister."
Chu Qianhuang responded politely.
Chu Qianchen took away three boxes of candied apricot meat from Yunting Pavilion and left. The master and servant first went to Tang Suji next door to buy jujube cakes. She got on the carriage herself and only asked Hu Bo to deliver it for her. Jujube puree crisp.
Chu Qianchen opened a corner of the curtain with his fingers and looked at Yunting Pavilion in front of him and Amber's back, his eyes flickering.
She was still thinking about what Chu Qianhuang said about catgut.
Can sheep intestines really be used as sutures and sutures for wounds?
Chu Qianchen felt that he had gained a lot from his conversation with Chu Qianhuang today.
Not only because of the catgut, she was finally certain that Chu Qianhuang really had some chance.
Maybe she lived another life like him, or...
Chu Qianchen's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, echoing in his ears like a drum.
Or is it, resurrecting a dead body? !
Chu Qianchen's pupils shrank sharply, and his eyes were so deep that they seemed to melt into the boundless dark night.
At this moment, Amber, who had finished delivering the jujube cakes, came back lightly.
The carriage started on its return journey and went straight back to Prince Chen's Mansion.
After returning to the palace, Chu Qianchen asked Hu Bo to find some sheep intestines.
It is advisable to eat mutton as a tonic in winter, but it is August now, and apart from goat milk, there is neither mutton, nor scorpions, nor mutton intestines in the kitchen.
Amber simply went to see Manager Sui. Manager Sui looked stunned, but he didn't question the princess's instructions at all. He found five pieces of sheep intestines as quickly as possible and asked the kitchen to clean them carefully several times. , and then sent the washed sheep intestines to the main courtyard.
The raw sheep intestines looked white, soft and greasy, like a white worm. Even though they had been washed many times, they still had a peculiar smell.
Several little maids in the main courtyard covered their noses in discomfort. They really couldn't figure out why the princess wanted to intestine the sheep.
Chu Qianchen studied the raw sheep intestines carefully and recalled what Chu Qianhuang said. She said that the sheep intestines could be made into catgut strings after being tanned, but what she knew was very general and she had to figure out the details step by step. .
Chu Qianchen thought for a while and ordered Amber to get the casings.
The step of removing the casings is simple. Chu Qianchen doesn't need to do it herself. Amber can help her to remove it. She deliberately uses different methods to obtain thicker and thinner ones.
Chu Qianchen had no books to refer to, so he could only temporarily link "tanned" sheep intestines with tanned fur, assuming that their essences were similar.
Therefore, the first step in the tanning process is to "soak in water".
She prepared a complete section of raw sheep intestines and the other four different sections of casings in salt water and plant ash water of different temperatures, and ordered Amber to record them. She planned to soak them for three to twelve hours respectively.
Chu Qianchen was very patient. She had no basis to refer to, so she was mentally prepared to fail many times.
The way of medicine is to make new discoveries through repeated attempts, just like the ancient Shen Nong who tasted hundreds of herbs.
Leaving the intestines in the pharmacy, Chu Qianchen washed his hands and went to the small study.
She walked straight to the desk by the window and used an inkstone to drip water on the inkstone.
Seeing her like this, Amber knew that the princess wanted to polish the ink by herself, so she didn't come closer and went to do other things first.
Chu Qianchen laid down the paper and polished the ink himself, and then wrote.
When Amber made tea and came back, she saw Chu Qianchen writing with an elegant posture.
Her posture and movements are indescribably beautiful, like a painting of a lady painted by a famous artist.
Amber originally thought that Chu Qianchen was sorting out the method of making catgut. When she walked to Chu Qianchen, she realized that what the princess wrote had nothing to do with catgut.
All written on the paper is "Nine", "Nine" in various fonts, regular script, official script, small regular script with hairpin flowers, cursive script, running script...
Amber was stunned and curled her lips, feeling that the princess must be missing the prince.
Amber's eyes sparkled with laughter.
At this time, Chu Qianchen finished writing a page of "nine" and put away the pen.
Chu Qianchen looked at the "nine" on this page, sighed, and whispered to himself: "I still have to practice more."
Amber put down the tea cup and couldn't help but said: "Princess, you wrote very well!"
The strokes of "Nine" are simple, and the simpler the strokes, the harder it is to write. Every "Nine" written by Chu Qianchen is so beautiful that it can be used as a copybook.
Chu Qianchen put the Langhao pen on the pen rest, looked at Amber with a strange look, and sighed again, "You don't know...this is homework."
Chu Qianchen couldn't help but think of what Gu Jue said before leaving. He assigned her homework.
He said that when he came back, he hoped to hear her call his name.
9. Ya.
Chu Qianchen thought about Gu Jue's words in his heart and felt that it was too difficult for him.
"I have to practice some more." Chu Qianchen said to himself, sat down and picked up the hot tea that Amber had just brought.
Amber blinked slowly and thought to herself: What does this mean, princess? Did the prince give her homework and ask her to write "nine"? Is this about writing "Hundred and Nine Pictures"?
After Chu Qianchen took two sips of tea, he put down the tea cup and looked out the window.
The sky had already darkened, and in the dark night sky, stars were densely packed, surrounding the silver moon.
Chu Qianchen looked at the bright moon and whispered: "He should be arriving soon, right?"
It is conceivable that the "he" Chu Qianchen said was of course Gu Jue. Amber pinched her fingers and calculated, "Princess, the prince should not have arrived yet."
Chu Qianchen did not refute and looked northwest.
After a while, she returned to the pharmacy.
Without Gu Jue watching, as soon as Chu Qianchen got busy, he was so engrossed that he forgot about time again and didn't rest until the rooster crowed the next day.
Not only Chu Qianchen stayed up all night, but Gu Jue was also half-hearted.
As Chu Qianchen estimated, Gu Jue had already arrived thousands of miles away in the northwest.
He and Wuhe Jialou separated three days ago. Gu Jue's trip out of the capital was not to **** Jialou. Jialou's proposal to let Gu Jue "escort" did not really mean that he wanted him to **** them.
Not long after they left the capital, Gu Jue separated from Wuhejialou and his group, and he took Mo Chen lightly to the northwest.
He walked in a secretive way this time, and he would go back to meet Uhagalou and the others later, so he traveled day and night along the way.
When he arrived at the Nanyang Army Camp, the sky had just turned white.
Qin Yao was overjoyed when he heard that Gu Jue was coming. If it weren't for his inconvenience, he would have gone to greet him personally.
"Brother Ninth, why are you here!" Qin Yao looked at the dusty Gu Jue in surprise.
Gu Jue was dressed in a moon-white Taoist robe, with a faint smile. There was a slight green stubble on his usually smooth chin, which made the picturesque face carefully outlined by a painter a little more unruly.
Qin Yao had just stood up and hadn't cleaned himself up seriously. The ponytail on the back of his head was combed a little crookedly, and there were a few strands of hair falling on his cheeks. The robe he was wearing was not neat, and he casually put on a purple straight jacket with a loose collar. .
At first glance, he does not look like the prince of Nanyang who is in charge of an army, but more like a libertine wandering around the Qin Tower and Chu Pavilion.
The last time Gu Jue left Northwest, Qin Yao was still sitting in a wheelchair, but now, he can not only stand, but also walk. Moreover, in the past month or so, he has completely consolidated the military power of the Northwest Army.
"Brother Ninth, Sister-in-law Ninth's medical skills are really amazing. Look, I can already walk, and after a while, I should be able to run as well." Qin Yao said with a smile, just barely stopping to circle in front of Gu Jue.
Qin Yao personally welcomed Gu Jue to sit down, ordered people to serve tea and prepare snacks. He also praised the skills of their Nanyang military camp chef and said that Tang Yuchu didn't come this time.
When he sat down, a piece of letter paper fell from his sleeve and fluttered to the ground.
Qin Yao's smile froze slightly, his expression changed, and he immediately leaned over to pick up the letter.
Gu Jue asked directly: "What's wrong?" He had already seen that something was wrong with Qin Yao.
Qin Yao didn't answer, but directly handed the letter in his hand to Gu Jue. Gu Jue also looked at it.
What comes into focus is the beautiful handwriting, written by Princess Nanyang.
This letter should be regarded as a twist. It was Princess Nanyang who sued Qin Yao for killing her father and brother in her name. Every word in it was heart-breaking. It was obvious that Princess Nanyang had regarded her son Qin Yao as an enemy rather than a son.
If this letter is really delivered to the capital, it will become a lever in the hands of the emperor. Even if other soldiers of the Nanyang Army defend Qin Yao, it will make Qin Yao's reputation flawed. Then the advantage Gu Jue created for Qin Yao will be To be reduced to nothing.
Fortunately, Qin Yao's people discovered and intercepted the letter in time.
After Gu Jue read the letter, he placed the letter on the small Ruyi table between the two of them.
Qin Yao personally poured tea for Gu Jue, and the two drank a cup together without saying anything.
Gu Jue did not comfort Qin Yao, and Qin Yao did not need his comfort.
After going through so many things, what can Qin Yao not see? People can't choose their parents and brothers. No matter what happened, he knew he wasn't alone.
That's enough.
"Brother Ninth," Qin Yao suddenly winked at Gu Jue and smiled, "I said you are a newlywed, why did you come to the northwest? If Sister Ninth is left alone in the capital, are you not afraid of the emperor bullying her?"
Gu Jue couldn't help but smile slightly as he thought about Chu Qianchen's external and internal faces. He didn't know if this girl stayed up late again while he was away.
There were candles lit in the tent, and the dim candlelight cast a soft light around Gu Jue's body, making his cold brows and eyes look much warmer.
"Do you think she will be bullied?" Gu Jue asked, with a very light smile on his lips.
Qin Yao: "..."
Qin Yao touched his chin and said honestly: "No."
In Qin Yao's heart, Chu Qianchen was no longer an ordinary woman. She was his ninth sister-in-law. Could ninth sister-in-law be a mortal?
He also smiled, feeling as if he had been fed a mouthful of candy, and he was once again cheering for Su Mubai's wise vision.
This marriage is so wonderful!
Gu Jue narrowed his long and narrow eyes, took two sips of tea, and asked, "Is Chu Lingxiao already here?"
Qin Yao almost choked on the tea in his mouth, and thought to himself: Brother Jiu cares so much about Chu Lingxiao, is it because he is his father-in-law?
After swallowing the tea, he nodded and said, "We're here."
"He arrived half a month ago, and he arrogantly asked me to go see him as an imperial envoy."
"I ignored him."
So what about the emperor's imperial envoy, Qin Yao would not take it seriously.
However, because Chu Lingxiao was Gu Jue's father-in-law, Qin Yao just gave him the cold shoulder and ignored him, instead of directly embarrassing Chu Lingxiao.
Qin Yao yawned lazily and joked: "Brother Ninth, are you here to 'support' your father-in-law?"
Qin Yao just made a joke casually, but Gu Jue unexpectedly nodded: "I'm just here to see him."
Qin Yao raised his sword eyebrows, and all the sleepy people ran away, and he suddenly became energetic.
Interesting, interesting.
He slumped in the Taishi chair without sitting still, touching his chin casually.
Based on Qin Yao's understanding of Gu Jue, he certainly wouldn't really think that Gu Jue came all the way to the northwest to support Chu Lingxiao.
If you think about it with your toes, if Gu Jue really wanted to help his father-in-law, he could have ruined Chu Lingxiao's job while he was in the capital, without letting Chu Lingxiao come to the northwest.
Qin Yao's thoughts were spinning rapidly, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration.
I heard that Sister-in-law Ninth had a hard time in her parents' family in the past. So, Brother Ninth carried the emperor all the way on this trip, could it be to support Sister-in-law Ninth?
Thinking this way, Qin Yao figured out another thing.
"Brother Ninth, could it be you who got Chu Lingxiao?" Qin Yao has always had amazing intuition.
Gu Jue had no intention of hiding it from Qin Yao, so he agreed bluntly.
Qin Yao straightened his upper body and was happy.
His fox eyes shone brightly, and his heart for gossip grew. He said bravely: "Brother Ninth, I'll go get Chu Lingxiao!"
"No need." Gu Jue stopped him, "Don't worry, Chu Lingxiao probably can't stand it any longer."
Chu Lingxiao must have been unable to bear it anymore after being left alone for so long. It would be better to let him move on his own, rather than Qin Yao moving first.
Gu Jue's pupils were as dark as ink, and there seemed to be a faint light flowing under them.
Qin Yao silently cried tears of sympathy for Chu Lingxiao. He didn't know what method Brother Ninth had thought of to torment Chu Lingxiao.
Based on his many years of experience with Ninth Brother, anyone who is obsessed with Ninth Brother will not end well.
Qin Yao has known Gu Jue for nearly ten years. He has known him since before Gu Jue joined the army at the age of fifteen. The two of them were young and frivolous. He has also witnessed some changes in Gu Jue over the years, but in Qin Yao's view , Gu Jue’s essence has never changed.
For example, Gu Jue would never suffer a loss. If he wanted to teach someone a lesson, he would have to make that person regret having to live in this world.
For example, Gu Jue is very protective. As long as he recognizes someone as one of his own, he will take him under his wing.
His ninth sister-in-law had an extraordinary status in Gu Jue's heart.
The more unusual it is, the more it means there is something good to watch.
Qin Yao felt as if there was a cat scratching its paws in his heart, he was both curious and expectant.
He had lived in the military camp for so long that his whole body was almost moldy, and he finally had something good to watch.
For the sake of the next good show, Qin Yao barely suppressed some of his inner impatience, smiled and leaned his face in the direction of Gu Jue, and asked: "Brother Ninth, why did Chu Lingxiao offend you... and Sister-in-law Ninth?" of?"
He was sure that this matter was definitely not small.
The two had a life-long friendship. Since Gu Jue had brought Chu Lingxiao to the northwest, he had no intention of hiding it from Qin Yao. Besides, Chu Qianchen's life experience was not a dirty secret and would be revealed sooner or later.
Even Qin Yao was dumbfounded when he heard it, and felt a little complicated in his heart, sighing, sighing, and even having a subtle sympathy.
Sister-in-law Jiu was not disabled under such circumstances, so she was indeed not a mortal.
Qin Yao glanced at the letter on the small table and laughed at himself: "I always thought I was miserable, but I didn't expect Sister-in-law Jiu to be even worse."
He, a grown man, has fallen to the point of being miserable compared to others!
Qin Yao thought and burst into laughter, with a bit of open-mindedness in his smile.
He picked up the letter paper and lit a corner with a candle. The flames quickly spread on the paper, turning it into ashes.
Qin Yao blew casually, and the ashes dispersed and floated down in the air.
He no longer forced himself on his mother-in-law.
Qin Yao forgot about Princess Nanyang in the blink of an eye and talked about business with Gu Jue: "Brother Ninth, I want to show you something good."
Qin Yao winked at the young man Yuanbao, and Yuanbao immediately understood, went to get a parchment map, and spread it on the huge desk.
"Look at this new map!" Qin Yao showed off the new map.
Since the last time Gu Jue led his troops to annihilate the Lin State army that raided the northwest, the people of Lin State have become afraid and actively sued for peace, ceding territory and paying compensation, which expanded the map of the northwest a lot.
The new map Qin Yao had people draw not only included the ceded territory of Lin State, but also included some small countries and tribes in Beidi and surrounding areas.
"Brother Ninth, as long as we conquer this area, we can connect the northwest and the north." Qin Yao stretched out his fingers to draw on the map, his eyes shining with ambition.
By then, the emperor would not dare to attack Prince Chen's Mansion and the Northern Army easily.
Of course Qin Yao knew that Gu Jue didn't like the capital, and he only returned to the capital because the Queen Mother Yin was still in the palace. As long as they are strong enough, they can get the emperor to agree to Gu Jue taking the Queen Mother Yin to the North together, and they no longer have to be trapped in the capital with their hands tied.
"Leave the northwest to me." Qin Yao said again, "Brother Ninth, the emperor has not given you any more obstacles..."
Qin Yao said halfway, but felt that he was just eating carrots instead of worrying. Although Gu Jue had some scruples because of Queen Mother Yin and his hidden injury, he was never a person who would suffer losses.
Gu Jue smiled slightly and said softly: "Next, I will dispatch 30,000 Xuanjia troops to the capital."
Qin Yao was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped and asked: "What's going on?"
Gu Jue spoke in a few words. Qin Yao's eyes became brighter and brighter as he listened. He never expected that Gu Jue would get such a big benefit in exchange with the emperor.
The 60,000 Xuanjia Army is an elite force that can equal one to ten, and it can even be used to force the palace into submission.
Just thinking about it made Qin Yao's blood boil.
Qin Yao looked at Gu Jue with burning eyes, the anticipation in his eyes almost overflowing.
However, Gu Jue's response was to shake his head.
Gu Jue and Qin Yao know each other well, and they don't need to say anything else to understand each other's meaning.
Qin Yao, who had straightened his back like a plant without water, wilted again and leaned lazily on the chair.
Yuan Bao went out for a trip, and when he came back he not only brought back a heavy food box, but also brought a message: "Your Majesty, Marquis Yongding is asking for an audience outside the military camp."
Qin Yao suddenly became more energetic and looked at Gu Jue with a half-smile, "Oh, he really can't keep his temper."
As he spoke, Qin Yao smiled with some glee. The fun begins so quickly.
Chu Lingxiao has been in Nanyang for some time. Although Qin Yao ignored him these days, he could not let him wander around Nanyang. He secretly sent people to keep an eye on his every move.
Chu Lingxiao has not been restless these days. He has inquired about many Nanyang Army officers and soldiers openly and secretly, and met some of them. However, he did not visit those people's mansions openly, but in restaurants and restaurants in the city. I "encountered" these people by chance in teahouses, theaters, etc.
Basically, these people had been dissatisfied with Qin Yao in the past, or had suggested to King Nanyang that the second son Qin Xuan was more suitable to be the heir apparent.
What they said finally reached Qin Yao's ears in various ways. Although Qin Yao had not met Chu Lingxiao, he had already made an 80-90% judgment about him. This person could not bear his temper. He has a bad character and it is really hard to imagine that a person like him could have such a good daughter as Sister-in-law Jiu.
Sister-in-law Jiu looks like her own mother!
Originally, Qin Yao also calculated that Chu Lingxiao thought he had figured out the situation in Nanyang and would definitely come to him in a day or two. Unexpectedly, Chu Lingxiao came faster than he expected.
Qin Yao and Gu Jue looked at each other again, exchanging tacit understanding.
Yuan Bao took out all the food from the food box. Qin Yao casually took a small steamed bun to eat and said vaguely: "Stop it!"
"Who can enter this important military camp area?!"
What he said was righteous and high-sounding, but his appearance at the moment was not convincing at all.
Yuan Bao laid out the food and ran out to spread the message.
(End of chapter)