a pillow in autumn

At dawn the next day, Chen Yunqi borrowed a cart, helped Xiaobai to help Qin Wenyu onto the cart, and pulled them together to the Pei Mansion, more than ten miles away. For patients who come to see a doctor.Qin Wenyu was still in a coma, Chen Yunqi and Xiaobai whispered a few words, then drove back alone pushing the cart.Xiaobai guarded Qin Wenyu to see more and more people seeking medical treatment.

After waiting for more than an hour, a servant came to help Xiaobai carry Qin Wenyu in, and saw an old man with long beard sitting in the middle hall, Xiaobai guessed that this was the old doctor Pei, stepped forward and kowtowed: "Old man, Please save me, Uncle Qin, I have no money, but I can cut firewood and boil water for you as a laborer."

Pei Li glanced at him with some approval.He saw an unconscious man lying on the ground, but his figure was quite familiar.Pei Li took two steps forward and brushed the messy hair off the man's face, surprised in his heart, but his face remained calm, he touched his pulse with his hands, after a moment of thought, he ordered his servants to help the man into the inner hall, and he walked a few steps before remembering There was another Xiaobai who turned around and said to him, "This man's illness is very strange. I have to go to a quiet room to check it. You can rest here for a while." Then he thought that he must have come at dawn, and told his side The housekeeper: "Pei Zhong, take this little brother to eat something. The patients outside are waiting for you. Don't bother me before noon."

The housekeeper Pei Zhong was surprised to see the master's solemnity, presumably the man's illness had something to do with it, and seeing that the master was so polite to Xiao Bai, he took Xiao Bai to the side room and called the little girl to make him something to eat.

The two servants in the inner hall here retreated, muttering in a low voice, the master let such a poor patient be carried to the upper guest room.

In the guest room, Pei Li closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He checked his pulse for a while, then turned around and took out a sterling silver needle box from the medicine box he carried with him. After steadying his hand, he began to give Qin Wenyu the needle.After half a stick of incense time passed, Pei Li's forehead was slightly sweaty, but his hands were not messed up.Qin Wenyu finally opened his eyes slowly, Pei Li put down the silver needle and took a step back and knelt in front of the couch: "The old minister kowtows to the emperor, long live my emperor."Qin Wenyu gradually became concentrated, and tried to sit up with his forehead pressed. Pei Li quickly got up and supported him. Qin Wenyu gathered his concentration and looked at the old man in front of him: "You are... Imperial Physician Pei."

"It's the old minister." Pei Li respectfully said, "The emperor's dragon body is against harmony, the old minister just gave you the needle, and the emperor's pulse needs to be recuperated for a while."

Qin Wenyu nodded slightly, then lay down again: "How did you find me?"

"A younger brother escorted you here." Pei Li replied respectfully.

"It's hard to see people's hearts, it's hard for him. His name is Xiaobai, you take care of him for me." After speaking, he was extremely tired, closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

"Minister, obey the order." Pei Li bowed and withdrew, walked to the middle hall and saw Xiao Bai kept looking around, seeing him coming out, Xiao Bai trotted two steps and looked at him: "I, Uncle Qin..."

"Qin?" Pei Li blinked, comprehended, and raised her hand to write Zhang Fangzi. After deliberation, she asked the housekeeper to set up the medicinal materials and ordered them to go down. Then she turned around and answered Xiaobai, thinking about Qin Wenyu's explanation. A little more gentle: "Well, your Uncle Qin's illness is quite serious, and it will take some time. You...you sent him here alone?"

"The elder brother of the neighbor came with me, but he went back first." Xiao Bai raised his head: "There is no one else in my family."

Pei Li looked at him, really felt sorry for the child.He continued: "Then you stay at my house for the time being, and make plans after Uncle Qin recovers from his illness."

Xiaobai nodded vigorously, and finally added: "I can chop firewood, boil water and cook for you, and I've grown some green vegetables myself, and I'll bring them to you!"

Pei Li patted his head and praised: "Good boy. It's just that I don't need people to chop firewood and boil water. How about this? Many people who come here for medical treatment come from far away and lack water and tea. Then help me take care of it, and go to the kitchen every day to get some hot water and refreshments for them."

"Okay." Xiaobai took a step back and knelt down again: "Thank you, Mr. Pei."

"Hey, don't dare to be that." Pei Li immediately helped him up, this is the emperor's savior, his future is bound to be limitless, how dare he accept his worship as an imperial physician.

Pei Li personally decocted the soup and sent it to the guest room, invited Qin Wenyu to get up and drink the medicine, and gave the injection again. By the end of the night, Qin Wenyu was fully awake, so he first asked Pei Li if there were any changes in the news recently, and when he heard that everything was as usual, his face changed. After changing his expression, he slowly revealed the accident.

It turned out that in the middle of last month, he and his two personal ministers made a private visit in microservices, accompanied by only a dozen personal guards, and traveled all the way south along the canal. The original plan was to return to Beijing in less than a month.Unexpectedly, at the intersection of the canal and the mouth of the sea, a group of robbers were encountered. Not only were they highly skilled in martial arts, but they were extremely fierce. Although the accompanying guards were all carefully selected, there were many robbers. The remaining seven or eight guards communicated with each other, no longer caring about their own injuries, but fought desperately, slightly blocking the enemy's momentum, and the leader of the guards who had been standing by his side jumped into the sea with Qin Wenyu in his arms.Qin Wenyu was not good at water, and passed out shortly after entering the sea. He didn't know how to get separated from the guards. He only knew that he was in the sea after waking up several times. Someone tied himself tightly to a piece of driftwood with a long belt to prevent himself from drowning. Only then did he finally float to the shore with the waves, and was exhausted after struggling to reach the shore. After resting for a long time, he reluctantly got up and stumbled all the way into this small town near the sea. When he didn't want to look for the county magistrate, he was thrown out by the government officials.After finishing speaking, he sneered: "I thought I was diligent in governing and caring for the people, but I didn't know that this little official was so snobbish. If the people really had some kind of suffering, it would be nothing but a closed door to his government office."

Pei Li sighed with him, and said in deliberation, "Who knows the itinerary of the emperor's private visit this time? I'm afraid he knows the whereabouts of the emperor because he chose this entrance." Qin Wenyu said lightly: "This must be planned for a long time. Just looking at the fact that I have been away for more than a month, there must be disputes between the court and the people, and the people are not chaotic. It can be seen that this matter must be arranged for a long time, and I am afraid that the news is still sealed in the deep palace." Then he said: "It is very inconvenient to go out now. You can just call me Lord Qin, and to the outside world, you only say that you met an old friend in a foreign land, and you don't need to perform those false rituals."

"Yes." Pei Li understands the importance, and he doesn't dare to speculate too much on the emperor's thoughts about government affairs, so he immediately changed his words: "Then Lord Qin..."

"For now, I should rush back to Beijing as soon as possible, but I must go back to the palace secretly, so that the person who harmed me is not on guard, so that I can catch it in one fell swoop!" Qin Wenyu tapped his fingertips on the table and thought: "There must be someone who understands the inner court. People in the situation must not make people suspicious."

"What Master Qin said is true." Pei Li pinched his long beard and thought for a while: "I have a son named Pei Dongcheng, who is now working as an errand in the Imperial Hospital. He is seriously ill, so he should go home immediately, Lord Qin will see if he can do it."

Qin Wenyu nodded: "That's very good." He said with a smile: "Your Pei family has been a doctor for generations, and you have been born out of blue."

Pei Li followed with a smile: "It's thanks to Master Qin's love."

Since then, Xiaobai has stayed at Pei Li's house, serving tea and water every day, and sometimes going in to chat with Qin Wenyu when he is in good spirits, and to wash his hands and sweat for him.He was smart and eager to learn, and when he was young, he used to have pen and ink in his chest. Every time he looked at Pei Li and asked about it, after some time, he actually understood a little bit about medicine.

Pei Li personally cooked the decoction for Qin Wenyu every day. Qin Wenyu suffered from an emergency, and after a few days of recuperation, he has obviously improved.

At the beginning of the day, Qin Wenyu leaned on a cane to evacuate in the courtyard. He raised his eyes and saw Xiaobai standing alone under a plum tree, so he called him over. In front of him, Qin Wenyu found that there were traces of crying on his face.

"What's wrong? Someone bullied you?" Qin Wenyu looked down at him.

Xiao Bai hurriedly shook his head: "The people here treat me very well, I eat well and dress warmly every day."

"Then why are you crying?"

"I was in the outer courtyard just now. I brought a pot of warm tea to the people who were seeking treatment. I heard an old couple discussing that their son had a sudden illness and looked very heavy. Although Mr. Qiu waived their consultation fee, But the medicinal materials for healing are also very expensive, so the uncle said to the aunt, go back and sell the coffin wood, and get some money for the medicine to treat your son." Xiaobai cried again, watching with tears He looked around in his eyes: "Uncle Qin, you know that in our place, the sea breeze is very salty. Many people saved money to buy coffin wood, also called coffin books, when they were young. Now they are so old, but they don't even have coffin wood. I have to sell it too, the family must be too poor to have any money.” Xiaobai’s tears fell one after another: “When my mother was seriously ill, I sold everything I could sell to her to see a doctor. At that time, the family had no money at all, and Aunt Chen next door helped me to make up for it, and then asked Brother Chen to help remove the door and use it as a coffin, so my mother was reluctantly buried."

Qin Wenyu's eyes were full of sighs, and he stroked the back of Xiaobai's head to comfort him: "Good boy, good boy."

The author has something to say: If there is no accident, this article will be updated twice a week, on Wednesday and Saturday~ I wish new and old friends a happy Christmas Eve and a safe life~