Jinyiwei work report

Song Yingbai hurried out of the yamen, and saw Caifeng who was waiting anxiously for him.

Cai Feng rushed up to meet her, and said in a panic, "No, it's not good, a Taoist priest came to the house and took the dog away."

"How did he break in? Is there no one guarding the door?"

"He didn't break in. He said he was the master's distinguished guest. So, so I didn't dare to stop too much, so the dog was taken away by him. I had no choice but to come to you immediately."

Master's guest?That is to say, Xie Zhongyu walked in through the main entrance swaggeringly, no wonder he couldn't guard against it.

Song Yingbai didn't say anything, he just focused on running home, Caifeng couldn't keep up with him, so he went home alone.

As soon as he entered the door, he happened to see the housekeeper directing his subordinates to move things, so he immediately stepped forward and asked, "Where is that Taoist priest?"

"Hey, young master, why are you back?" The butler is in his fifties and has been with Song Yuye for most of his life. Seeing Song Yingbai's anxiety, he apologized and said, "Which Taoist priest?"

Song Yingbai directly said the other party's name: "Xie Zhongyu!"

"Oh, Daoist Xie, I'm...in..." The housekeeper felt guilty. Could it be that Jin Yiwei is so powerful, and Daoist Xie just showed up, so he knew it.Song Yingbai came in a menacing way, he didn't dare to hide it, "Maybe it's in the back room..."

This family belongs to his uncle in essence, and Song Yingbai can't control many things, but at this time Xie Zhongyu appeared, so he had to pay attention.

Walking to the items carried by the servants, he lifted the cover of one of the carts, and saw black charcoal neatly stacked inside.

He put down the cover, and walked towards the back room with a cold face.

When he left, a steward pushing the cart grinned and said to the housekeeper, "Our young master is indeed working in Jinyiwei. It's really scary to look at."

The butler slapped him across the face with his sleeve, "Young master, is that something you can talk about? Go do your business!"

But, to be honest, this young master is really not easy to mess with.

The back room is located at the back of the whole house, it is the most hidden place in the mansion, Song Yingbai seldom comes here on weekdays, but at this moment, in order to save Yao Lingyao, he doesn't care so much, he just broke in and shouted in the courtyard : "Yao Lingyao, where are you?"

Then he kicked the door from room to room, and soon came across a room that he couldn't open. He knew there was a ghost in it, so he took a few steps back, trying to get lucky, and when he was about to kick.

The door opened suddenly, and Xie Zhongyu stood between the two doors with his arms folded.

Song Yingbai bumped him away with his shoulder, broke into the door, and saw Yao Lingyao lying in the middle of the ground with strange talismans stuck around his body, Song Yingbai stepped forward and tore off all the talismans and shook them vigorously, "Hey, wake up, Wake up!"

Yao Lingyao rolled his eyes, stuck out half of his tongue, fortunately he was still breathing, but Ren Song Yingbai didn't respond to his calls.

"What did you do to it?" Song Yingbai questioned Xie Zhongyu word by word.

Xie Zhongyu put his hands in his sleeves, and said casually: "What can I do, get rid of demons."

"What kind of demon are you getting rid of?!" Song Yingbai stepped forward and grabbed Xie Zhongyu's collar with one hand, "I told you earlier that this is my dog, not the one you were looking for!"

Xie Zhongyu didn't expect Song Yingbai to look like he wanted to eat people, "It's just a dog, so what?"

Yao Lingyao is indeed a dog, but to Song Yingbai, it is a pet dog. After more than two months of raising him, he has already developed feelings for him. Looking back at Yao Lingyao who is still unconscious, he said viciously to Xie Zhongyu: "I suspect You made a fake certificate, follow me back to the Jinyiwei yamen!"

At this time, I heard a stern reprimand: "Yingbai, don't be rude!"

Song Yuye walked in with his hands behind his back and a serious expression.

Seeing this, Xie Zhongyu broke Song Yingbai's hand with both hands, struggled to break free, and then stood beside Song Yuye, "Is this your son? You have a big temper."

Song Yuye was slightly angry: "This is Master Xie from Longhu Mountain, what are you messing around with?"

Since his uncle adopted him as his son, most of the time he was still kind to him. This was the first time he didn't give him a good face. Song Yingbai hurriedly said: "My lord, I have a little misunderstanding. Because this Taoist priest always thinks my dog ​​is my dog. It was the one he was looking for, so I lost my patience."

Song Yuye asked strangely: "You...know each other before?"

Song Yingbai said: "Because of a misunderstanding, we met once before."

"It's the same one, but it's dyed." Xie Zhongyu said: "Lord Song, I'll just say one thing, this dog can't be kept, it must be removed."

Song Yuye glanced at Xie Zhongyu, and was about to speak to Song Yingbai, when Song Yingbai said first: "Yes, Father, I will order someone to kill it right now, without trouble for real people."

He could see that his uncle was on Xie Zhongyu's side, so there was no need to keep pestering him.

After Song Yingbai finished speaking, he picked up Yao Lingyao who was on the ground and walked out. Song Yuye knew that he was just protecting the dog and told him, "Stop."

How could Song Yingbai be obedient, trotting while saying: "Don't worry, I'll find someone to strangle it!" He ran away without looking back.

Looking at his back, Xie Zhongyu clicked his tongue.

Song Yuye said coldly: "Leave him alone, I have prepared everything you want, don't worry about other things, you can just concentrate on doing things in this yard from now on."

"Yes, yes, I have seen it all. The alchemy furnace, charcoal fire and medicinal herbs are all top-notch. Don't worry, I will never let you down."

Song Yuye nodded, "I don't want any accidents."

Xie Zhongyu reassured, "Absolutely no problem."

Song Yuye's expression turned ugly when he thought of Song Yingbai's performance just now.

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Song Yingbai carried Yao Lingyao back to his room, put it on the table, and asked the servant girl to bring cold water. Song Yingbai dipped his hands in cold water and sprinkled it on his face continuously.

Unity did not respond.

Song Yingbai called a few more times, it just hummed, he couldn't help it, grabbed its collar with one hand, picked up its dog's head, and slapped it twice with the other hand, hitting the dog's mouth.

"Wake up! Wake up!" He shook the dog's head vigorously, "If you don't wake up, you will have dog meat hot pot tonight!"

Yao Lingyao finally opened his eyes in a trance, looked at Song Yingbai in a daze, was stunned, and groaned aggrieved twice, tears glistening.

Seeing that it woke up, Song Yingbai breathed a sigh of relief temporarily, but felt worried that the family could no longer keep it, and had to find another place for it, but in ordinary places, what if the Taoist priest went to catch it again.

It would be fine if he was an ordinary Taoist priest, but he is not only from Longhu Mountain, but also a guest of his uncle.

What a headache.

In fact, Song Yingbai thought of a place where he could support and protect Yao Lingyao, but he didn't dare to speak.

"Since you're awake, don't stay at home, just leave first."

Song Yingbai found a small quilt, wrapped it up, carried it out the door, put it down, and went to Jinyiwei Yamen together.

When he was about to enter the door, Song Yingbai wrapped it in a quilt again, carried it to his own room, and when he reached the door, he leaned on the window and shouted: "Fang Jiamo, open the door for me."

Fang Jiamo who was in the room soon opened the door, "Master, you are back, Master Li has been waiting for you for a while."

Song Yingbai was startled, and when he walked into the room, he saw Li Zhen sitting on his chair with a chessboard on the table.

Li Zhen was drinking tea with his head down. Seeing him coming back with something in his arms, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "What is this?"

Song Yingbai shook the quilt and threw Yao Lingyao to the ground, "You are quite heavy, your arms are sore."

"It seems that you rescued it from the Taoist priest?" Li Zhen stared at the ugly dog, and the more he looked at it, the more unpleasant it became. He really didn't know why Song Yingbai saw this dog, and what taste he had.

Song Yingbai pulled a chair and sat down, and sighed: "Uncle got a Taoist priest to burn the stove at home. It just happened that the Taoist priest thought my dog ​​was not pleasing to the eye. Today he touched my dog ​​and almost killed him. Anyway, I can't keep it at home anymore. Yes. But it attacked Xing Qianhu’s followers two days ago, and it’s not good to let people see it wandering openly, I’m so worried, what can I do with it.”

When Li Zhen heard the words, she didn't make a sound, and drank tea silently.

Song Yingbai stared at the chessboard on the table, but actually wanted to see Li Zhen's expression out of the corner of his eye. Of course, he didn't say this for nothing.

He believed that with Li Zhen's brain, he should be able to understand the implication.

Li Zhen frowned slightly, pretending to be careless and said: "...you can just give Cheng Dong a raise."

"No, Cheng Dong's family is just an ordinary dwelling, what if the Taoist priest jumps in and takes it away when no one is prepared?" Song Yingbai said: "Speaking of which, the Taoist priest is making trouble out of no reason, it's just understanding human nature. It is concluded that it will become a spirit and persecuted."

"He's a Taoist priest, so it's reasonable to take precautions before they happen." Li Zhen asked knowingly, "However, Cheng Dong's family can't do it...whose house do you put your dog in?"

Far in the sky and close in sight!Song Yingbai was 100% sure that Li Zhen knew what he wanted to say, but he pretended to be confused, and he couldn't make it clear. This kind of thing can only be agreed to by the other party, otherwise he can only speak unless he is very thick-skinned and courageous.

Li Zhen glanced at Song Yingbai, noticed his tangled expression, held back his smile, and said calmly: "Well, let's continue the chess game at noon. If you can beat me, this dog will be kept in my house for the time being. Respect There will always be no one in the Duke's Mansion who would dare to make trouble."

"Really?" Song Yingbai's eyes lit up. He was quite sure of the chess game at noon, and the whole trend was in his favor.

"I asked someone to move the entire chessboard here, and the position has not changed. So, let's continue playing. Is it my turn to place the chess pieces?" As he spoke, he dropped the chess pieces on the chessboard.

It was related to Yao Lingyao's placement, Song Yingbai couldn't be careless, after Li Zhen's chess piece was placed, he carefully considered and carefully placed his own chess piece.

Li Zhen didn't want Song Yingbai to win too easily, so as not to reveal his flaws, and after a long fight, he pretended to be careless and was defeated.

Song Yingbai smiled happily at Gouzi: "Now you have a place to live." He found that Li Zhen also smiled, as if he hadn't lost his mood because of losing chess. "It's very humane, just give it a stutter. When the Taoist priest leaves my house, I'll take it back."

"Song Yingbai, if you think about it, just go to my house to see it anytime."

Song Yingbai said: "That's so embarrassing. Raising a dog for me is enough trouble, but I still have to bother."

Li Zhen said that it doesn't matter, anyway, he didn't come to raise the dog, just leave it to his servants, and with this dog, he can also bring Song Yingbai to his house to play. Don't bother. Didn't you say that, tell me if you encounter any trouble in the future. "

Song Yingbai smiled and nodded, "Thank you."

At this time, Yao Lingyao came up and pawed Song Yingbai's clothes with his paws, with a look of reluctance.

Song Yingbai patted its dog's head, "I will visit you and bring you back sooner or later."

At this moment, Li Zhen's dislike for this dog inexplicably went up to a new level.

"That Taoist priest is definitely weird. His eyes are rogue, and he looks very unrighteous." Song Yingbai said: "By the way, his name is Xie Zhongyu, and he belongs to the Qing Palace on Longhu Mountain."

"Shangqing Palace? It's amazing there. Almost all the most favored Taoist priests come from there, especially Tao Zhenren, who will be ordered to go to Beijing after the winter solstice. So, if Xie Zhongyu is really a Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain, I advise you not to act rashly. "

Song Yingbai just said that he didn't beat up Xie Zhongyu now, which shows that he really has concerns about this guy's background.

"...I'm just talking. Even if I'm not from Longhu Mountain, but now I'm a distinguished guest of my family, I can't do anything about it."

"Don't talk about this, there is still some time, and I will play another game with you. This time, you don't want to win."

Song Yingbai's self-confidence was cultivated by the game just now, "That's not necessarily the case."

-

During the day, he had a bit of trouble with his uncle. After Song Yingbai returned home in the evening, as every day, the first thing he did was to say hello to his old man, but today was different, and he also wanted to "apologize" by the way.

After all, I can't let my uncle come to find my apology.

As a result, he was turned away, and the servant girl came out and told him, "Master is not feeling well, it is inconvenient to see the young master, let you go back first."

His uncle didn't see him, so he could only leave cleanly, planning to apologize to his uncle when he said hello the next morning.

Unexpectedly, before the lights were blown at night, Song Yuye took the initiative to come to him. At that time, Song Yingbai was about to fall asleep. When he heard that he was coming, he hurriedly dressed and asked the servant girl to light up all the lights in the house. welcome in.

When Song Yuye came in, Song Yingbai asked the servant girl to serve him tea, then turned everyone away, and stood aside politely, waiting for a lecture.

Unexpectedly, Song Yuye stared at him coldly for a while, sighed, his expression eased, and he waved weakly, "Sit down too, let's have a good talk, father and son."

"Yes." Song Yingbai sat down next to his uncle at the table.

"You must be wondering, why should I invite a Taoist priest at home, right?" Song Yuye said with a bit of helplessness in his tone, "Actually, it's okay to tell you, because I don't want to die, it's that simple. The doctor took care of it for me last year. , saying that I have at most one more year of life."

Uncle went straight to the topic, and Song Yingbai was caught off guard, and his face changed, "The doctor must have misread it. My father is in the capital now. Hurry up and ask some good doctors to take another look. After all, misdiagnosis happens from time to time."

Song Yuye lowered his head and waved his hands with a wry smile, "I have seen many doctors, and they all said so. And my own body, can I not feel it, I am struggling every day. I didn't intend to tell you, but since you touched When I got to Xie Zhongyu, I couldn't hide it anymore. I invited him to make alchemy for me."

"Alchemy?"

"That's right, an elixir that can cure diseases. This is my last life-saving straw. I suffered from tuberculosis after reading and studying in the early years. Later, I met a good doctor and stabilized the disease, but the root of the disease has always been there. Now I committed it again when I was older, and this time there is really no rule of law, and I really can't live long."

If seeking medical treatment fails, seek immortality.

"Father..." Song Yingbai was panicking in his heart. No one could escape from birth, old age, sickness and death. Although he had no relationship with his uncle, he was his uncle's heir no matter what.

"I invited Xie Zhongyu to come to my house, set up a pill furnace for him, and provided him with charcoal and medicinal materials, just to let him refine the pill as soon as possible to treat my disease." Song Yuye said: "So, don't fight with him anymore gone."

Uncle regards Xie Zhongyu's elixir as his hope of saving his life, and Song Yingbairu can no longer "slander" him and his deeds, because that would be like pouring cold water on his uncle's hope of life.

"That's good." Song Yuye said: "I'm here to tell you about this, as long as you understand it, I'm leaving, you should have a good rest." Saying that, he stood up.

Song Yingbai sent his uncle out, but when he passed the threshold, he saw that his uncle suddenly froze, held his forehead, and stayed where he was.

"Father?" Song Yingbai had a bad feeling.

At this time, Song Yuye coughed twice and vomited a mouthful of blood. He wiped it himself, then closed his eyes heavily, and fell forward.

With quick eyes and quick hands, Song Ying grabbed his uncle and shouted, "Call the doctor!"

The maid outside heard the sound and ran over, some helped, some helped, and some ran to inform the housekeeper.

Send Song Yuye back to the upper room to lie down, and soon, the doctor will pick him up and consult the patient without delay.

The doctor's surname is Wu, and his family has practiced medicine for generations. There are also people in the family who work in the Imperial Hospital. He is also a well-known doctor in the capital. He has seen Song Yuye a few days ago. Someone picked him up.

Song Yingbai waited anxiously for the news, the doctor checked the pulse, and looked at Song Yuye's eyes, his expression not only did not ease, but became more dignified.

"How is it?" Song Yingbai asked, "How is my father?"

Dr. Wu frowned, "Although you will feel uncomfortable hearing it, I must tell the truth about the patient's condition. I'm really not optimistic. Judging from the current situation, I have had tuberculosis when I was young, and I have already lived to such an old age." It’s a miracle, now, it’s really going to be a day.”

Song Yingbai asked sadly: "Is there really no other way?"

Dr. Wu shook his head slowly, "One year's lifespan at most." As he said that, he began to pack the medical box. It seemed that there was nothing he could do to help.

Calling his servants to send Dr. Wu away, Song Yingbai stood by his uncle's bed, looking at his uncle's pale face, staring at the shining candle, lost in thought.

After a sleepless night, Song Yingbai put on the flying fish suit early the next morning and went to the yamen to find Li Zhen.

Li Zhen had just entered the door and just sat down. Before he had a sip of tea, he saw Song Yingbai walking in hurriedly. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but why did he feel that his face seemed to be a little less bloody.

Li Zhen half-jokingly said: "Don't worry, I have arranged for your dog very well. If you want to see it, you can come home with me to see it at night."

"...It's not about dogs." Song Yingbai cut to the chase, "I want to ask for leave, and I want to travel a long way."

"Going away?" Li Zhen wondered, "Where are you going?"

"I want to go back to the place where we fell into the water last time." Song Yingbai said with firm eyes: "My uncle is sick, and I want to go into the forest to find medicine for him."

Li Zhen was taken aback, then signaled the left and right attendants to retreat, and when there was no one in the room, he said: "You are too adventurous, do you remember the way back? That place is full of dense forests, so be careful to get lost. Besides, Polygonum multiflorum It is quite rare to encounter a spirit once, and it is impossible for it to wait for you in place for you to find it again."

This Song Yingbai has also considered the danger. Polygonum multiflorum has legs and runs around. Even if he encounters it again, how can he cheat another root.

However, he really couldn't think of any other way. He couldn't just watch him die because his uncle died and he could inherit a large amount of family property.

"I have to try." Although Song Yingbai's tone was helpless, his eyes never flinched, "...I want to ask for a month's leave."

Li Zhen frowned and lowered his head to think, he was silent for a while, and when he raised his head again, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "I don't agree with you taking risks, so I have an idea."

Song Yingbai doesn't quite understand, what's your idea?Could it be that the roots of Polygonum multiflorum that I gave you last time were not finished?

Li Zhen waved to Song Yingbai, "Come here." He waited for someone to approach, and said in a voice that only two people could hear: "Fortunate for us, you still remember the half shark scale that Fu Tianchou told you, right?" The person I sent scraped the ground in his old house and finally found it, and it was delivered to me yesterday, and I am preparing to enter the palace tomorrow to present it to the emperor."

He didn't have the guts, Song Yingbai shook his head instinctively, "I don't want it anymore."

Li Zhen chuckled, "You think I'm going to feed your uncle the scales? How is that possible?!"

Song Yingbai looked at him suspiciously.

Li Zhen didn't speak, got up and brought a teacup, filled it with hot water, then turned around and came to the bookshelf, twisted the mechanism to reveal the hidden compartment behind, took out a small wooden box from it, opened it, and inside was Supported by brocade, the transparent scales are two fingers long and wide.

It shines with colorful light in the sun, like a glass treasure.

Li Zhen picked up the scales and threw them into the teacup, "The scales are dirty and need to be washed once, so let's soak them for an hour or two, what do you think?"

Song Yingbai immediately realized that since the scales have the effect of curing all diseases, soaking them in hot water will surely have a miraculous effect. Even if it cannot completely save his uncle's life, it will prolong his life for a period of time Needless to say, for Song Yingbai, the adopted son, it is considered the utmost benevolence and righteousness.

And from the appearance, the scales will not have any damage, so there is no doubt at all.Even if the effectiveness of the scales decreases in the future, and Fu Tianchou buried them underground for so long, if the preservation method is improper, the loss of effectiveness is also reasonable, and it cannot be blamed on the person who handled them.

As an official, there is no one who does not seek profit for himself, but he has to pay attention to methods.

Song Yingbai smiled brightly, "It turns out we can do this, thank you so much."

Seeing Song Yingbai's gloomy face just now turned into a bright smile now, Li Zhen's mood also rose, and she was a little satisfied, "We are good friends, your business is my business, your uncle is my uncle, how can you ignore him."

Before this incident, Song Yingbai still regarded Li Zhen as his boss more, but at this moment, he was willing to do this to save his uncle, which made Song Yingbai feel warm in his heart, and his eyes became hot , patted Li Zhen's palm with his hand, and then held it tightly, "Enough loyalty!"