Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

Meng Jing put the freshly boiled medicine in a porcelain bowl and put it in a food box together with the food. She turned around and someone picked up the curtain outside. Ji Wanshu stretched out a hand to her and said: " Give me something."

Meng Jing handed her the food box, and seeing that Ji Wanshu's skirt and boots were covered with mud, she asked, "Senior Sister, have you just returned to the palace?"

Ji Wanshu held up the curtain, waited for Meng Jing to come out, and then stopped, saying: "I heard that Huai Wei woke up, I will come back to see her when I have time, and I have to go to the city later."

The two walked out of the pharmacy and entered the long corridor. Meng Jing said: "In a few days, it will be the grand ceremony for the senior sister's ascension to the throne. Today is the sixth day of the lunar new year. If there is no important matter in the city, the senior sister does not need to go again. Although senior sister Lu is just now Wake up, but she seems to be in good spirits, so senior sister might as well stay with her for a while longer."

The red silk lanterns in the palace are still hanging, and the atmosphere of the New Year is strong, and there are people coming and going in the yard.Ji Wanshu stood still by the steps and asked, "Did you tell her what happened these days?"

Meng Jing nodded: "I told her everything."

Ji Wanshu said, "How do people react?"

"No response at all," Meng Jing sighed softly, "I just asked me what happened, and didn't say much."

Ji Wanshu frowned, feeling a little worried.

When Lu Huaiwei was publicly interrogated in the Mingguang Palace, she was so indifferent and believed that Lu Huaiwei was a spy. Now that the truth has come to light, Lu Huaiwei has been wronged. When she learned of Ye Zhilan's death, she was afraid that she would feel sad for the injustice she suffered before.

"People must be sad, but she didn't show it at all," Meng Jing walked to Ji Wanshu's side, with worry in her eyes, "Senior Sister sees her later, it's best to talk to her more, physically. Her injuries will heal sooner or later, but the pain in her heart is not so easy to heal, if she doesn't vent out her emotions, it will become stagnant in her heart after a long time, and it will only do harm to her body but not any benefit."

The scene of Lu Huaiwei committing suicide flashed before her eyes, and Ji Wanshu squeezed the handle of the food box in her hand, as if she could still recall the weight of the blood splashed on her skirt.She took a deep breath, then sighed heavily, and said, "Okay, I see, you can do your own work."

Meng Jing nodded to her in salute, the two descended the steps together, and then walked in different directions.

There were not many wounded patients in the medical pavilion, and there were not many medical students. Ji Wanshu entered the room without letting anyone know, so he walked lightly to find Lu Huaiwei's room.The door was ajar, Ji Wanshu pushed the door slowly, stepped in with one leg, and saw Lu Huaiwei on the couch wiping her tears with a handkerchief.

She cried hard, but she didn't make a sound.

When Ji Wan saw this scene, she didn't want to leave or stay. She froze at the door and couldn't make up her mind, but Lu Huaiwei turned her head and saw her, and sat up in a panic, wiping away her tears hastily while talking hoarsely The voice said: "...Why is Senior Sister here?"

With mixed feelings in Ji Wanshu's heart, he stood still and said, "I'll come to see you."

Lu Huaiwei tidied up her appearance, then looked at Ji Wanshu, opened the corners of her mouth and smiled: "I have been lingering in bed for a long time, and my senior sister must be on duty in Shangyuan City during the New Year's Day. Today is only the sixth day and you will be back Gong, did you come to visit me specially?"

Ji Wanshu gave a "hmm", closed the door sideways, pulled up a chair and sat down beside the couch, and took out the food and soup from the food box.

"Eat something first," Ji Wanshu lowered his head, not looking at Lu Huaiwei, "drink medicine after you're full."

Lu Huaiwei actually had no appetite, but when Ji Wanshu personally brought the spoon to her lips, she ate a few mouthfuls.The two were relatively speechless, neither of them knew what to say.

The weather in the past few days after the new year is good, the sun is bright, and the house is very bright.Lu Huaiwei knew Ji Wanshu too well, knew that she felt guilty, so she didn't know how to face her, so Lu Huaiwei took the initiative to find a topic and asked: "It's lively outside, is there any happy event in the palace?"

Ji Wanshu glanced out of the window, and replied: "The master has decided to appoint me as the young master on the day of Shangyuan Festival. I'm not in the palace recently, and I don't know what to do with the grand ceremony. Everyone is busy preparing for this."

Hearing her words, Lu Huaiwei's face showed joy, and her red eyes suddenly became brighter. She was half surprised and half surprised and said, "Really? You have always been very resistant, why did you suddenly agree?"

Ji Wanshu picked up some chopsticks and fed them vegetables, and said, "At first, I didn't care to be the young master, but Senior Sister Ye... She was a meticulous worker, and she was already dead. Suddenly, there was a senior sister missing in the palace, not just disciples. People are in panic, and even the head of the sect is so worried that he doesn't think about eating and drinking all day long. As the chief disciple, I should stand up at this time to stabilize people's hearts, put aside my personal interests first, and put the sect in the first place."

Lu Huaiwei was surprised at first, and then said with relief: "It's really a three-day admiration for scholars. Senior sister couldn't say these words before. It seems that after going through these things, you have matured and stabilized a lot."

"It's all pretense," Ji Wanshu said, "It's easy to change the country, but it's hard to change the nature. I've been used to it all these years, and I feel out of breath after staying in the Mingguang Palace for a while, but I can't ignore the heavy responsibility on my shoulders. You can only force yourself to accept it.”

"You also know that you are used to wildness? Besides the uncle, who else in this palace can control you?" Lu Huaiwei laughed and said sincerely, "But senior sister, don't worry, if you become the head of the sect in the future, I will definitely assist you with all my heart." You. Although Senior Sister Ye is gone, I still have me. If you have any difficulties or don't understand, you can leave it to me to take care of everything."

Looking at the smile on her face, Ji Wanshu felt as if her heart was being pricked by a needle. She suppressed the turbulent mood forcefully, and asked as naturally as possible: "Do you still want to eat?"

Lu Huaiwei didn't notice the strangeness on her face, and was still happy for Ji Wanshu for being the young master. Hearing this, she shook her head: "I won't eat, I can't eat because of my appetite."

"Then drink the medicine." Ji Wanshu set aside the bowls and chopsticks, picked up the medicine and handed it to Lu Huaiwei.

The medicine bowl was still hot, and Ji Wanshu didn't let go, so Lu Huaiwei held her hand and sipped the medicine. Ji Wanshu looked at her and wanted to apologize to her countless times, but he still couldn't.After Lu Huaiwei had poured all the medicine, Ji Wanshu turned his face away and said courageously, "Huaiwei, I...I have something to tell you."

Lu Huaiwei smiled unabated and said, "What do you want to say?"

Ji Wanshu murmured for a moment, closed her eyes, and said, "I'm sorry for you."

Hearing this, Lu Huaiwei was quiet, and said softly: "Senior sister, you don't have to be like this, you didn't let me down, I already said that in the Mingguang Palace that day, I understand you, and I won't hold grudges against anyone, and now that Senior Sister Ye is dead, It’s a good thing that there are no more secret works of the Ziwei Sect in the palace, so it’s not a big deal for me to be wronged, it’s worth it.”

The more considerate she is, the more guilty Ji Wanshu feels. Ever since the day Ye Zhilan robbed Yin Qiu, Ji Wanshu has been blaming herself in her heart. If she could give Lu Huaiwei more trust, maybe she would Will not be forced to the point of suicide.Fortunately, the Medical Pavilion is close to the Mingguang Palace, and the disciples moved quickly at that time. Otherwise, Lu Huaiwei might really lose his life this time. Even though it has been so long, Ji Wanshu still feels that I was afraid that if Lu Huaiwei could not be rescued, then she would lose her only true friend forever.

"...you almost died," Ji Wanshu said with a complicated expression, looking at the ground, "it's not a little grievance, it's a big grievance."

"No matter how big the grievance is, it's over." Lu Huaiwei took Ji Wanshu's hand and patted the back of her hand lightly, "Senior sister, what are you doing to blame yourself? If you are the one who was framed, wait for someone to testify there Even if you have everything and nothing to say, I will also believe that you are doing it carefully. In the end, it is Senior Sister Ye who has great means, and it is none of your business."

Listening to her words, Ji Wanshu felt extremely uncomfortable, and said shyly, "You, who have been wronged, want to comfort me, who has wronged you, what's the reason? Don't say such good things to me. Let me hear, you can scold me, or beat me, as long as you can feel better, you can treat me whatever you want."

"Who said I'm not feeling well? I'm fine," Lu Huaiwei said, "How can the children of the Jianghu not even suffer this little bit, and the senior sister looks down on me too much."

"Then why were you crying before?" Ji Wanshu asked.

Lu Huaiwei pursed her lips and said with a smile: "That's because the wound hurts so much, I cried because of the pain."

Ji Wanshu said: "Why didn't you cry in pain when you were seriously injured last time? You lied."

The smile on Lu Huaiwei's face couldn't hold back anymore, she couldn't help sobbing a bit, avoiding Ji Wanshu's sight, and said in a hoarse voice: "How do you know that I haven't cried? You haven't seen it, I just like to hide alone Get up and cry secretly, I am saving face."

Ji Wanshu stopped talking.

As soon as she was silent, the room became much quieter in an instant, and Lu Huaiwei's choking sound became more obvious.Ji Wanshu heard that she was deliberately forbearing, and remembered Meng Jing's previous advice, and after thinking for a while, she suddenly got up and hugged Lu Huaiwei tightly in her arms.

Lu Huaiwei was stunned by her sudden move, and was stunned for a moment. Ji Wanshu really didn't have the ability to comfort others, and she never said anything about herself. She could only pat Lu Huaiwei's back clumsily, Very uncomfortable and authentic: "You have lost a lot of weight, and your hands are broken."

Lu Huaiwei's expression was in a daze, and her heart throbbed a few times when she was stabbed by these words. She bit her lips tightly and pretended to be calm at first, but as time went by, she gradually began to lose control of herself.Warm tears fell silently, and soon wet Ji Wanshu's shoulders. From intermittent sobbing, she gradually evolved into a soft cry.Ji Wanshu's clumsy reassurance made her finally let go of her disguise, and she could no longer bear the intense grief in her heart that had nowhere to vent, and burst into tears in front of Ji Wanshu.

The news spread, attracting the disciples who were working outside. Seeing that the door was opened, Ji Wanshu turned his face to the side and signaled them not to come in with his eyes.

When the disciples heard Lu Huaiwei's cries, they all showed their faces and retreated silently.

Ji Wanshu sighed, but still couldn't come up with any good words. She searched her brains and thought for a long time, but finally gave up on comforting her, and hugged Lu Huaiwei tightly in silence.

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"Who is crying so hard?" Yin Qiu just entered the courtyard, heard heartbroken weeping from the depths of the medical pavilion, couldn't help but pause, and looked around in surprise.

Man Jiangxue listened for a while, and said, "The voice is hoarse, it must be Huai Wei."

The two went up the steps, stopped at the gate of the medical pavilion and did not go in immediately.Soon, several disciples walked out from inside, Yin Qiu asked and found out that it was Lu Huaiwei who was crying.

"Since Senior Sister Ji is with you inside, let's not go in and disturb her." Yin Qiu glanced inside, feeling a little depressed, "We'll wait for Senior Sister Lu to calm down before going to see her."

Man Jiangxue responded, and took Yin Qiu into the side hall to wait for a while. The bamboo branch was still hanging when Yin Qiu went back to the room to check. Now that he came to the Medical Pavilion, he also thought of Meng Jing, and suggested: "How about we go How about looking for Meng Jing? Ask him how he is developing the antidote."

Man Jiangxue said: "Okay, you go."

Yin Qiu stood up, took two steps towards the door before realizing it, and turned around and said, "I'm going?"

Man Jiangxue sat still on the wooden chair, and smiled at Yin Qiu: "You want me to go?"

Yin Qiu said, "Can't we go together?"

"I'm tired from walking," Man Jiangxue said, "Go by yourself."

Yin Qiu looked her up and down: "Why can't I see that you are tired? The pharmacy is not far away, it's just a few steps away. Master, don't you want to accompany me?"

Man Jiangxue said: "No, I don't want to accompany you. Meng Jing has always been afraid of me and restrained me. With me around, he has to think twice about what he says to you. Why should I make him feel uncomfortable?"

Meng Jing is afraid of Jiangxue, Yin Qiu also knows this, but...

"Why does she have to think twice about talking to me when you're here?" Yin Qiu wondered, "She's afraid of you, but she's not afraid of me."

"That's why I let you go." Man Jiangxue said.

"...Then you can't see Meng Jing for anything in the future, and the uncle should avoid it?" Yin Qiu said, "What is this?"

"Your friends of the same age talk, I, an elder, will not participate." Man Jiangxue walked to Yin Qiu, leaned over to look at her, with a faint smile in his eyes, "Maybe when you meet today, he will have something to say." I want to tell you, as long as I say it clearly, I will not avoid it in the future. As an elder, I should take care of the emotions of the younger generation, right?"

Yin Qiu thought to himself, you remember that you are an elder again at this time, why didn't you remember this when you teased her to continue feeding her?

"What can she want to say to me? I still have to ask the uncle to avoid it," Yin Qiu was puzzled, "and how did the uncle know what she wanted to say?"

"I guessed it," Man Jiangxue said, "Aren't I good at predicting things?"

"Is there something you guys are hiding from me?" Yin Qiu hugged Man Jiangxue's waist, clung to her body and refused to leave, "Tell me quickly!"

Man Jiangxue said: "You can ask him and he will know?" After that, he reminded, "There are so many people coming and going in the yard, don't you want to avoid suspicion now?"

Yin Qiu paused, and immediately let go of Man Jiangxue, and looked back to see if anyone was in the yard?

Man Jiangxue smiled softly.

"Tricked me again," Yin Qiu said, "Then I'll leave you here alone."

"I'm not a child, so I still need someone to accompany me all the time?" Man Jiangxue raised her chin and looked outside, "Besides, I also have friends of the same age. Look, isn't this here?"

Yin Qiu turned her head again and saw Xie Yijun bringing two disciples to this place. Hearing Lu Huaiwei's cry, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Are you here to visit Huaiwei? Who is crying inside again?" Are you making trouble again?"

Man Jiangxue said, "It's Huaiwei."

Xie Yijun showed embarrassment, and sighed: "If I cry like this, it's not easy for me to go in, and I don't have the face to go in, so just wait a bit, and go with you later."

The two "elders" met and naturally had something to talk about, so Yin Qiu left the side hall when he saw this, and went to the pharmacy alone to find Meng Jing.When they arrived at the place, before Yin Qiu entered the door, he smelled the familiar smell. Several medical disciples were sitting in the porch grinding medicinal materials, with face towels covering their faces. Obviously they couldn't bear the smell, and they were all smoked. Had to sneeze all day.

With the doors and windows closed, the stench in the room became more intense. Yin Qiu pushed the door in, coughing at the oncoming smell. Meng Jing sat alone in front of the refining stove, holding a Little Bamboo Fan turned to Yin Qiu when he heard the footsteps, and said, "What are you doing here? Go out and wait. I have something to say after I have boiled the medicine."

Yin Qiu saw that she was so close to the medicine stove, and she was stirring the casserole with a spatula all the time without wearing a face towel. She wished she could bury her head in it, and said in amazement, "Don't you think it smells bad? This smell It's disgusting to smell for a long time, so don't sit so close."

Meng Jing said without changing his face: "I have to watch closely. When the medicine is boiled, there is a lot of smoke. I can't see clearly unless I get closer. What should I do if it is boiled?"

Yin Qiu originally wanted to open two windows to let in some air, but thinking of the disciples outside also gave up this idea.She walked over to take a look, and Meng Jing handed her a wet handkerchief, and said, "Cover your mouth and nose, don't smell it."

Yin Qiu thought it was funny: "I can't vomit." She moved a small stool and sat down next to Meng Jing, covered the lower half of her face with a handkerchief, and said, "Without Senior Sister Ye's blood, can this antidote be made?" ?”

"Difficult," Meng Jing said, "Master has searched a lot of ancient books outside the customs recently, but he has not found any other solutions. I think that Ms. Duan concocted this medicine by mistake, so I have been trying indiscriminately these days. , I hope I can have as good luck as her."

Man Jiangxue hasn't said anything about Gongzi Fan's detoxification of Gu poison for Yin Qiu. Even though the two have already become suspicious of him, how could the mastermind behind the disciple of the dark guard be willing to risk his life to save Yin Qiu?Therefore, Yin Qiu didn't want to convict Young Master Fan without any evidence and only guesswork. If word got out and the real mastermind knew about it, he would definitely push the boat along and let Young Master Fan take the blame for him.

Right now, Yin Qiu doesn't believe anyone except Man Jiangxue, and both of them have concealed the matter. As long as Young Master Fan can save his life this time, once Yin Qiu gets in touch with him, Man Jiangxue will have an interview with Young Master Fan in person. Will consider the next step.

Therefore, in Meng Jing's mind, Yin Qiu's poison is still unresolved, and there is not much time left, Man Jiangxue should have listened to her advice, and did not easily use that dangerous method to detoxify Yin Qiu.She has been so busy developing the antidote these days, she just had a meal with Elder Xu on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, and then hurried to the medical pavilion and plunged into the pharmacy, all her thoughts were on this .

Seeing Meng Jing sweating profusely but still maintaining a calm appearance, Yin Qiu felt a little indescribable feeling in her heart. She took the spatula from Meng Jing's hand and said, "You are so tired that you can hardly lift your hand. , let me help you."

Meng Jing didn't refuse, she took two sips of tea, looked at Yin Qiu and said, "You look good, how's your internal injury?"

Yin Qiu said, "It's almost all gone."

Meng Jing took her pulse and said slowly, "It's all right, but you still need to pay attention to recuperation, and you still have to drink the medicine I prescribed for you."

Yin Qiu said: "If you try without direction like this, if you really make the antidote, will you know it yourself?"

Meng Jing nodded: "It's said in the book that the real antidote smells sweet and emits a strange fragrance," she said, looking at Yin Qiu's wrist suddenly, and asked, "Senior sister Ye is dead, why are you still wearing this?" What is the bracelet for?"

Yin Qiu lowered his head and looked at it, remembering that Ye Zhilan put this bracelet on for her on the edge of the cliff, and told her that it was the last birthday gift, and it was best not to lose it, so he felt a little emotional for a moment, and said, "It's not I wanted to wear it on purpose, but I kept forgetting to take it off.”

Meng Jing didn't ask any more questions when he heard this, and said, "Has Bai Ling come back? How is Fu Xiang's situation?"

Mentioning this, Yin Qiu was a little dull, so he told her about Fu Xiang's experience.

"I'm worried, but I can't leave the palace, and I can't help much if I go."

Meng Jing thought for a while and said: "When Miss Duan left this time, I gave her a ride. She mentioned that she and Mrs. Fu are cousins. Since the Luo family and the Duan family are relatives, why don't you invite me?" Ms. Duan, help me? Although she acted recklessly, she is still clear and reliable when necessary. If she can persuade Master Duan to come forward, Fu Xiang may have a chance to be cleared of suspicion."

In the face of framing, Fu Xiang would never plead guilty, but after a long time, Fu Cen might be able to calm down, and he would naturally think of all kinds of doubts about this matter.The Duan family has always loved to deal with sects of the Jianghu. Even though the Duan family and Mingyuelou already have a somewhat kinship relationship, they are not in-laws in the true sense.Now Mrs. Fu's miscarriage is an irreversible fact. If Fu Xiang can get rid of the crime, then she will still be the future landlord of Mingyue Tower. Master Duan will know that he should help Fu Xiang at this time as long as he thinks about it a little. With this kindness, the relationship between the Duan family and Mingyuelou can be improved to a higher level.

Yin Qiu's eyes lit up, and he was pleasantly surprised: "Yes, I forgot about Miss Duan." She looked at Meng Jing with a little more praise, "I still want to ask you about some things, you always You can analyze key points that I couldn't think of, that's amazing, Senior Brother Meng."

Meng Jing was happy to receive this praise, but she maintained a calm face: "Then write a letter and tell Miss Duan about this, I don't think she will die, and besides, she wants to enter the palace so much. Studying is something that is good for her, and she will never refuse."

Yin Qiu cheered up for a moment: "Okay, do you have pen and ink? I'll write right away."

Meng Jing stretched out her hand, beckoning Yin Qiu to return the scraper, and said, "Go to the next door to write. It's hot and smelly here. It's better to go out to get some air."

Thinking that Fu Xiang had a clear way to cleanse his sins this time, Yin Qiu's worries and depression were relieved a lot. She stood up overjoyed, and handed the spatula in her hand to Meng Jing. When her fingertips touched, Yin Qiu felt her wrist loosen. When she looked down, she saw that the bracelet Ye Zhilan gave suddenly broke and fell into the pot.

Yin Qiu let out a low cry, and quickly reached out to pick it up, but Meng Jing patted the back of her hand and said, "Be careful it's hot." After saying that, she picked up the bracelet with a scraper, looked at Yin Qiu and said, "... I'm afraid I can't have it."

To make pills, one had to boil condensed honey and medicinal powder into a paste. The bracelet was already stained with the thick paste, and the bird feathers were also turned into a black mass, which looked very unattractive.Yin Qiu looked at it and said, "Then don't want it, it's not a precious thing, just throw it away."

Meng Jing threw the bracelet into the pile of medicine dregs beside the stove, she stirred the medicine pot, and suddenly, a strange fragrance penetrated into her nostrils at this time, and the room was full of unpleasant smells. The smell is a little faint, but it is not difficult to catch.

Yin Qiu soon smelled it too, and the two looked at each other with the same expression of surprise.

"This is..." Yin Qiu was puzzled, leaned against the pot and smelled it, "Why did it suddenly smell?"

Meng Jing frowned slightly, distinguishing the smell, the two were silent for a while, and looked at the bracelet at the same time.

The golden bead on it is gone.