Lamp Flower Smile

It rained heavily overnight and the river swelled rapidly.

The fence flowers in the city were blowing down one after another. The rain had passed the next day and the sky was sunny and the morning was cool.

Qinghe Street in the south of the city has been lively all night, but seems a little deserted during the day. It was still early and the streets were quiet. In a tea house to the east of Tushizi, there was a soft "squeak" sound, and the deliberately made wood door was pushed open, and a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old walked out.

The young man was wearing a green robe with a round collar and a pair of flowers. His steps were light and his eyebrows were at ease, like a vibrant willow. He held a purple wooden box in his hand and walked towards the red horse tied in front of the door.

Duan Xiaoyan came to get the white jade.

On Huangmaogang, Lu Zhuo was chased and bitten by Qi Yutai's vicious dog, and the medical box he accidentally left behind was found by Gardenia.

It was considered a meritorious service, but the stupid dog was too excited and his mouth was not strict enough. The medical box slipped and a piece of white jade fell out.

The white jade has a warm color and exquisite carvings. It is worth a lot at first glance. It was also kept in the doctor's box by Lu Zhuo, so it can be seen that it is a precious thing.

Then, a brand new crack appeared on the flawless jade, which instantly dazzled the eyes.

Then the question comes——

Was this jade pendant broken by Gardenia or by the vicious dog of the Qi family?

Everyone in the front office looked at it for a long time, but no one could figure it out.

What's more, one of the murderers and ferocious dogs is dead. There is no evidence of death and nothing to say.

This responsibility can only be shouldered by the front secretary himself.

Pei Yunying asked Duan Xiaoyan to take the jade and ask Master Lu from Qinghe Street Tiangongfang to help repair it.

Master Lu's craftsmanship is excellent, and the broken porcelain and glass look as good as new, with no cracks visible at all. However, the construction period is long, the price is expensive, and you have to queue up.

Sometimes during peak seasons, it’s common to wait in line for more than half a year.

However, Pei Yunying and Master Lu had a relationship in the past, so they didn't have to wait in line, but the money was still there. Duan Xiaoyan felt that the money Pei Yunying paid was enough to buy a new jade for Lu Chen, so why not just give him a new one? ? After all, even if the broken jade is repaired so that no trace is visible, it has still been broken after all!

"Go if you are told to go." His master replied to him.

Even a little impatient.

Duan Xiaoyan had no choice but to give up.

He put the wooden box away, got on his horse, and galloped all the way to the entrance of the Medical Officer's Court. Just then he dismounted, said something to the child at the door of the Medical Officer's Court, and walked straight into the Medical Officer's Court.

During the day, the medical officers were very busy. Those who were on duty were on duty, and those who were checking the formula book were checking the formula book. He was pleasant and sweet-tongued, and he was from the front office of the palace. He walked by and shouted "brother and sister" all the way. The medical officers They all greeted him very kindly.

When he returned to the Medical Officer's Hospital for the first time, he was not familiar with the road, so he asked an old medical officer. He heard that Lu Zhuo had gone to the pharmacy early in the morning, so he walked in the direction of the grove pointed by the old medical officer.

It was early in the morning, and the sun was shining through the branches of the trees, like gold. Duan Xiaoyan squinted at it, suddenly remembered something, and quickly took out the purple wooden box from his arms.

It was too early in the morning when he went to Qinghe Street, and Tiangongfang was dark. He only took a cursory glance, and he didn't know whether Old Man Lu had really repaired it perfectly, and there was no leakage that could be found with the naked eye. The weather is sunny at the moment, so I would like to take this opportunity to inspect it carefully under the sun. If any flaws can be seen...

Then you have to refund the money!

Duan Xiaoyan opened the wooden box. The wooden box was padded with dark red velvet, and a round piece of white jade was radiant.

He stopped, took out the piece of jade and put it on top of his head, so that the jade pendant was facing the sun leaking through the branches. In the sunlight, he raised his head and examined it carefully.

The jade pendant is warm and shiny, and the seal-engraved picture of a Taoist playing the piano is lifelike. If you look closely, you can see that the whole piece of jade is complete and exquisite, and no flaws can be found.

Duan Xiaoyan rubbed his eyes and looked several times, but still couldn't find where the original crack was. He couldn't help but murmured: "Is it really seamless?"

He was so engrossed in what he was looking at that he didn't notice someone coming behind him. The man came closer, his eyes passed over the white jade he held high, and his eyes suddenly stopped.

"you……"

Only then did Duan Xiaoyan realize that someone was passing by. He turned around and saw a young man wearing a medical officer's robe standing in front of him. He was handsome and looked familiar.

"Ji...Medical Officer Ji."

It took him a long time to remember who this person was.

The son of Master Ji, a Hanlin scholar, he is a young genius who is praised by everyone for his medical skills.

Duan Xiaoyan had no friendship with the young master of the Ji family. After saying hello, he turned sideways and motioned for the other person to leave first.

Ji Xun did not leave.

He stared straight at the white jade in Duan Xiaoyan's hand, with a strange look on his face: "Master, can you let me take a look at the jade in your hand?"

Duan Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head and said sheepishly: "Sorry, Medical Officer Ji, this jade is not mine, it belongs to Medical Officer Lu of the Medical Officer's Hospital. I am not the owner of other people's personal belongings, and I cannot give them to others at will. Look." He thought for a moment, "Anyway, you all work together in the Medical Officer's Hospital. If you want to see it, just go to Medical Officer Lu."

After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands to Ji Xun, put the white jade back into the box, and walked forward.

As he walked, he murmured in his heart, although the white jade looked of good quality, Ji Xun was still a young man, so why did he look like he had never seen the world?

baffling.

When they arrived at the pharmacy, a row of rooms were empty, except for the last room where there was a faint sound. Duan Xiaoyan walked over and saw Lu Zhuo busy in front of the medicine stove through the window, so he stretched out his hand and knocked on the window.

Lu Zhuo raised his head and was slightly startled when he saw him. Then he put down the cattail leaf fan in his hand and walked to the door and asked, "Why is Mr. Duan here?"

Duan Xiaoyan took out the purple wooden box from his arms and handed it to her, smiling and saying: "Last time Gardenia broke Medical Officer Lu's jade pendant. Your Excellency found a craftsman to help repair it. Yesterday, it was said that it was repaired. I saw it and there were no cracks at all." I can’t tell, it just takes a long time, but it’s worth it, right?”

Lu Chen lowered his head and looked at the purple wooden box in his hand.

It had been a long time since the hunting in Huangmaogang. She had been busy with the "fire" in Fengle Building these days, and she had almost forgotten this thing.

Unexpectedly, he was sent back at this time.

When Duan Xiaoyan saw her taking the box, he felt relieved and said, "I'll leave first when the things are delivered." After taking two steps, he trotted back and whispered to Lu Shun.

"My lord has been busy with official duties recently and is sometimes away from the Palace Commander's Mansion. If Medical Officer Lu gets into trouble, or if someone in the Medical Officer's Court bullies you, you can come to the Palace Commander's Mansion to find me."

"I can still be of some help."

Lu Zhuo nodded: "Thank you very much."

"You're welcome," Duan Xiaoyan waved his hand, "You are a friend of the Lord, that is, a friend of the Palace Commander's Mansion, so you should help. Okay, go back to the house quickly, the sun is shining outside, be careful of the heat."

After that, he left happily.

It wasn't until Duan Xiaoyan could no longer be seen outside that Lu Yan returned to the house.

She put the wooden box on the table, thought for a while, reached out and opened the box.

The white jade was lying in the box. It was cold in the hand. The jade pendant was round and there was no sign of being broken. Lu Yan was a little surprised.

It seems that the craftsman Pei Yunying found is indeed skillful and was able to restore the object to the same condition as before. I don't know how much money he spent.

She lowered her eyes for a while and was about to put away the jade pendant again when there was a sudden knock on the door outside.

The door of the pharmaceutical pharmacy cannot be locked, so it can only be left ajar. No one except Lin Danqing would come here at this time on weekdays.

Lu Yan put down the box and turned around to ask, but the door was pushed open from the outside.

The man stood at the door, with orchids and jade trees, and a long body.

"Medical Officer Ji?"

Lu Zhuo couldn't help but be startled when he saw the person coming clearly.

Ji Xun didn't stay in the hospital for a long time, and it was only by chance that he met him once.

The young man stepped into the room and said, "Are you making new medicine?"

"No. I just want to change the old recipe."

While he was talking, Lu Chen quietly put his hands behind his back, trying to quietly close the wooden box that had just been placed on the table before he could close it.

But a hand stretched out from the side, with quick eyes and quick hands, and picked up the round jade in the box one step ahead of her.

Lu Zhuo stiffened.

Ji Xun picked up the piece of jade.

On the stove in the house, the medicine jar was "gurgling" and foaming, and the steaming heat made the already hot summer atmosphere even more suffocating.

In front of the window, there is a large clump of lush green but quiet and cool. The oily young leaves are reminiscent of the swaying new willows on the spring embankment in southern Jiangsu. They are also full of vitality.

Ji Xun stared at the round jade in his hand carefully, and his slender fingertips brushed the fine carvings on the round jade little by little. When they fell on the strings that Gao Shi was caressing, his expression paused slightly, and then he showed a trace of emotion.

He once had a piece of flawless jade.

The beautiful jade was a birthday gift from his mother. Although the jade material was good, it was not rare. What was rare was that the picture of a Taoist playing the piano engraved on it was made by Master Nangong, a master of calligraphy and painting.

He liked this piece of jade very much and always tied it around his waist. Later, when his sister was playing with it, she accidentally fell and rubbed it against the gravel, and there was a flaw on Gao Shi's "qin".

His mother was filled with regret, so Ji Xun took a carving knife and extended the mark on the flaw. Originally, what Gao Shi was playing was a lyre, which became an "eight-stringed harp".

This extra string is a flaw and a mark. This is the only one in the world.

As for the current round jade pendant, the mountain master smiled and caressed the strings. The extra notch was not delicate and smooth enough, and was slightly rough compared to the other lines. But he recognized it at a glance.

This string was carved by his own hands.

This is his jade pendant.

Ji Xun clenched the white jade in his hand

Many years ago, when he was passing through southern Jiangsu, his carriage accidentally hit a passing girl. He thought it was just a scratch, but later he found that the girl was poisoned by a strange poison.

In order to detoxify the girl, he stayed in Sunan for a while, so much that he ran out of money, and finally had to use this jade pendant as a mortgage for the inn.

Later, the girl's poison was cured and she was about to recover. The person who picked her up was too hasty. He left Sunan overnight, and even Yujue didn't have time to redeem him. called back.

The poisoned girl was poorly dressed and very poor. She was obviously poisoned but refused to see a doctor. She must have been in a poor family and had no money to see a doctor. It would be better to keep Na Yujue in custody at the inn and allow her to rest for a while. It would not be too late to leave after recovering from her illness.

Jade is a dead thing, and people are living beings. It is difficult for doctors to treat the sick and the poor.

This is all he can do for the other party.

After so many years, he had almost forgotten about it. If he hadn't seen the white jade in the young man's hand in the woods today, he would have almost forgotten that he had ever owned such a jade ornament.

Lost and found.

Ji Xun looked at the person in front of him.

Lu Yan stood in front of him.

The medical officer's robe was a little too big for her. In order to make it easier to prepare medicine, the sleeves were rolled up to her elbows. There were red marks on her slightly pale arm, where she had been killed on the Huang Mao Gang. The marks left by the bites of domestic vicious dogs are hideous and dazzling.

Compared with the girl in Sunan Inn back then, she seemed to be taller. Ji Xun stared at her eyes carefully, trying to find any trace of the past in her body.

Compared with the clear and shy eyes back then, these eyes were more indifferent, calmer, and without any disturbance.

However, knowing the connection, he could recognize with just one glance that the person in front of him was indeed the same person as the poisoned girl in Sunan Inn back then.

The boiling foam in the medicine jar flowed down the edge of the jar and fell into the flames, making a "hissing" sound.

Ji Xun spoke slowly.

"Four years ago, I was passing through Sunan and met a sick person. I detoxified her in the inn for several days."

"When leaving, keep Bai Yu in the inn."

The red rope was wrapped around his fingertips, and the white jade fell in the air, dangling leisurely.

"This jade was a gift from my mother. The extra string in the carving was painted by me myself. This is my jade."

"Medical Officer Lu..."

He looked at Lu Yan, "I wonder where you got it from?"

Lu Yan was silent.

The leaves outside the window are quiet, and the large tracts of thick green are like a rich and beautiful scenery.

Ji Xun held the white jade in his hand, his eyes were quiet and slightly puzzled. He looked at her with clear and insightful eyes, and there was also a hint of surprise when he saw an old friend for the first time.

He had recognized her.

After a long time, Lu Zhuo raised his head, his expression returned to calm.

"When Sunan said goodbye, the young master left this jade behind. Now, it has returned to its original owner."

She looked at Ji Xun.

"Medical Officer Ji, this is your jade."

…

In the palace commander's house.

Duan Xiaoyan walked through the courtyard and entered the hall. As soon as he entered the hall, he immediately unbuttoned two buttons on his collar.

It's okay to stay indoors, but in this weather, walking under the sun after early morning is really tiring.

Xiao Zhufeng sat at the table and read the military register. Duan Xiaoyan entered the room, picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of boiled bamboo leaf water.

The water cooked with bamboo leaves was cool and fragrant with the green fragrance of bamboo leaves. There was a little honey in it. Duan Xiaoyan drank half a pot in a row before resting.

Perhaps it was a hot day, so the tea served by the front clerk had recently been replaced by various floral water and cooked water drinks, which were cool and sweet, and more suitable for Duan Xiaoyan's appetite than the bland tea, so he was more active than before.

The young man wiped his lips and complained to Xiao Zhufeng while holding the clay pot, "The jade has been sent to the medical hospital. Seriously, sir, spending so much money and so much effort just to repair an ordinary piece of jade is not as good as Buy a new one and send it over, it’s in better condition than the old one.”

Xiao Zhufeng: "If he likes it, you can control him."

Duan Xiaoyan said to himself: "But when I gave it to Medical Officer Lu, she was quite happy. Maybe this jade means a lot to her, maybe it was a gift from her family... By the way!"

He suddenly shouted, and Xiao Zhufeng frowned.

"Didn't I hear before that Medical Officer Lu has a mysterious fiancé in Shengjing? I asked, is there a possibility that this is a token of love given to her by Medical Officer Lu's fiancé?"

The more he talked about it, the more likely he thought it was, "Medical Officer Lu keeps this jade medicine box with him and keeps it with him every day. Maybe it's the one that seals your love!"

"Ah, I should have looked carefully to see if there was a name or surname engraved on it!"

He regretted it so much that Xiao Zhufeng glanced at him: "Fiancé?" He then muttered: "Spending a lot of money to repair my fiancé's love token..."

Xiao Zhufeng lowered his head, with a hint of schadenfreude in his tone.

"If this is really the case, he should be very angry to death."