Lan Yu'er on the side couldn't help but roll her eyes at Liu Yijin, and said coldly: "Wait, I'll give you a prescription, and then go to my room later."
Watching Lan Yuer leave gracefully, Mengyao looked at Liu Yijin with frivolous eyes: "Did I delay your good deeds?"
"It's a good thing for you!" Liu Yijin said with a smile: "Miss Lan is here just to nurse me back to health."
"You are young and strong, is it possible that you have something to hide?"
Looking at Mengyao's curious eyes, Liu Yijin shook his head helplessly: "Can you be less curious?"
Mengyao originally thought it was a joke, but Liu Yijin's words made her heart suddenly relax, and her face softened: "I just cooked some fish soup, I don't know if it is to your liking." .”
Seeing Mengyao's displeasure, Liu Yijin smiled awkwardly: "I happen to be hungry too, so let's try Miss Mengyao's craftsmanship."
The two walked into the cabin and saw Xiaorui and several maids waiting together. Song Lian, Wang Ying and Sun Sangxiang each held a bowl and ate something sweet and delicious.
Seeing Liu Yijin walking in, Song Lian stood up with a smile: "Sir, the fish soup you just brought here is really fresh."
As soon as Sun Sangxiang stood up, Mengyao said with a smile: "Third Madam, just sit down and I will serve it to you."
A steaming bowl of fish soup was brought to Liu Yijin. White rice grains and tender fresh fish meat were mixed together. Green chopped green onions and coriander were floating on it. Added with a little sesame oil, the fish tasted fresh. The aroma of rice and rice made Liu Yijin swallow involuntarily.
"It's extremely fresh and tender, and the combination of rice and fish makes it even more delicious and tender."
Liu finished the fish soup in three strokes and divided it by two. He handed the bowl to Mengyao with a smile, his eyes filled with eagerness.
Mengyao smiled and said, "You can eat as long as you like. When I was young, my parents often took me to catch fish in the streams in the mountains. Then every time I went back, I would see my father busy and my mother cooking rice porridge. Then chop the processed fish into minced meat and add it in, and the flavor will come out naturally.”
Mengyao's face shone with a moving luster, as if she was recalling the scene of playing with her parents when she was a child.
Song Lian on the side said: "Then where will you stay when you return to the imperial capital this time?"
Mengyao's joyful face showed a trace of embarrassment: "I don't know either, or we can just look around the imperial capital. I have some savings of my own over the years, and when I was in Qingfeng County, Liu Chang also gave me some banknotes. If the worst is possible, just start a small business."
Song Lian sighed: "How old are you this year?"
"Thirty-four."
The thirty-four-year-old woman probably wouldn't be able to find anyone more suitable for her even if she searched again. Besides, Mengyao had been with Liu Chang before, so her vision was naturally very high. How could an ordinary man fall into her eyes.
Song Lian's eyes lingered on Liu Yijin for a moment. Seeing that the latter was just eating fish in a muffled voice, knowing that Liu Yijin could not save face, she couldn't help but smile: "This is our first time to go to the Imperial Capital. It would be really difficult if we didn't have a guide by our side." I don’t know how to go out and play, if you don’t mind, just follow us all the way.”
Wang Ying glanced at Song Lian meaningfully and said with a smile: "I think it's suitable. Mengyao's craftsmanship is so skillful, and she is also lively and agile. She is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and song. I think she can stay in the house. .”
Sun Sangxiang also nodded with a smile: "I also think Sister Mengyao knows everything. Compared with her, I am just a country girl who knows nothing."
Mengyao hurriedly said: "The third lady is so beautiful and smart, and the eldest lady and the second lady treat me like sisters. I don't dare to take such compliments seriously. It's just."
"It's just that I don't know if this is appropriate?"
Everyone looked at Liu Yijin. After all, Mengyao's decision to stay or leave still required his nod.
Liu Yijin also knew what Mengyao meant. In the past half day, she had mingled with the three ladies, cooked fish soup herself, and even wore a red dress specifically to give herself a very good look. Good impression.
Liu Yijin put down the bowl and chopsticks gently and thought for a moment: "It's okay to follow us, but Madam is very thoughtful and takes power very seriously. I'm afraid my small temple cannot accommodate a great god."
Liu Yijin's words were undoubtedly very serious. As soon as they came out, Song Lian and others couldn't say anything.
Mengyao smiled miserably. Unexpectedly, all her actions today still failed to impress Liu Yijin. She smiled and said: "Then I will drop by the imperial capital and then we can separate."
Liu Yijin hummed: "That's fine. If Madam needs anything later, you can naturally come to me and I will definitely help."
"Then I'd like to thank you, sir."
Mengyao smiled softly, showing off her charming charm. This made Liu Yijin feel slightly in a trance. Seeing Mengyao sticking out her tongue playfully, Liu Yijin hurriedly looked away.
Such a vixen, every move can kill someone.
I thought Liu Yijin was a hard-hearted person, but he didn't expect that his eyes would dodge just by sticking out his tongue. This made Mengyao, who was just worried, feel happy.
It seems that Mr. Liu is not as cold and serious as he appears.
Seeing Mengyao clearing up the dishes and taking Xiao Rui and others out to pack their things, Song Lian couldn't help but sigh: "Although he was born in a brothel, he is still a pitiful person."
"Yes." Sun Sangxiang wiped away her tears: "I heard Sister Mengyao talk about her past. After her father died, her stepfather wanted to take possession of her. Her mother fought with that man to protect her, and was angry to death in the end. , and Sister Mengyao was sold to a brothel."
"Although she finally lived a good life with the guard eunuch for a few days, she is a poor person after all. Sir, can't we keep her?"
Liu Yijin looked at the three ladies and sighed helplessly: "I also know that she is pitiful, but we don't know the relationship between her and Liu Chang at all, and the matter of the lives of more than a hundred children in Qingfeng County, is it really true? Doesn’t it have anything to do with her?”
Wang Ying frowned: "Hasn't your Supervision Department already investigated her and found nothing wrong with her?"
"That's right." Song Lian glared at Liu Yijin: "I think you are just a little too cautious. Even the wolf guards can't find any problems, so what are you still doubting here?"
Liu Yijin smiled bitterly: "I'm not suspicious, I just don't understand why she would follow us."
"My lord, you are young, rich, and charming. It is most suitable to follow you." Lan Yuer walked in from outside with a smile, holding a small medicine box in her hand: "Let's get started now."
Song Lian and the others knew that Lan Yu'er was going to perform an acupuncture on Liu Yijin, so they hurriedly stood up and said, "Then let's go ahead and leave your body to you."
Lan Yuer put the medicine box aside and took out the acupuncture: "I promise to give the ladies a lively adult."
After the three girls left, Liu Yijin stood up obediently and took off his clothes. This shocked Lan Yuer: "Sir, what are you doing?"
Liu Yijin looked confused: "Isn't acupuncture just about taking off your clothes?"
"No, just wear it."
Lan Yuer's face turned red: "I wear thin clothes in summer, but it's not like the cold weather."
Liu Yijin's face became nervous: "You have to think carefully. Acupuncture requires targeting the acupoints exactly. If you rashly insert them, what if you don't insert them correctly?"
Lan Yuer's face darkened: "Just lie down on the bed and expose your waist. I'm not giving you a full massage, so there's no need to strip naked."
Liu Yijin lay obediently on the bed, and a pair of warm hands moved around his waist. The soft and warm feeling made Liu Yijin's muscles tense up.
"Relax, otherwise how would I give you an injection?"
Lan Yuer watched Liu Yijin slowly relax, then gently twisted a long needle and pricked it.
hiss!
The sudden penetration made Liu Yijin's body tense up involuntarily: "You didn't say hello at all."
"Acupuncture is all about speed, accuracy and ruthlessness."
While speaking, Lan Yuer quickly dropped a few more needles.
Liu Yijin only felt waves of slight pain in his waist, and as the silver needle continued to rotate, a heat wave seemed to slowly condense in his waist.
"Hey, don't tell me, it still has some effect."
Liu Yijin turned around and looked at Lan Yuer sitting next to him: "I really didn't expect your medical skills to be so good."
"Is this a compliment?" Lan Yu'er glanced at Liu Yijin: "I am a medical saint. Do you think my medical skills are good or not?"
Liu Yijin smiled awkwardly: "The Uighur medical sage is also famous in the imperial capital, so naturally I dare not say anything."
"That's good."
"What do you think of Mengyao, sir?"
Liu Yijin paused and said: "Meng Yao is a girl with an exquisite mind, and her thoughts are a hundred times faster than others. If such a person is used, it will naturally be a big help, but if it is not used well, it will be difficult to say. "
"When we go to the imperial capital, we have to start everything from scratch, and there are countless dignitaries there. What if Mengyao takes this opportunity to have some agenda?"
Lan Yuer chuckled: "My lord, your worries are a bit unfounded."
"If such a woman can be used by adults, she will naturally be obedient. If she is not used properly, she will be harmed. But then again, even if adults ignore her, can't she do something on her own?"
"I think it's most appropriate for adults to keep her with you."
Liu Yijing was stunned and couldn't help but nodded: "You're right, it's just that."
"Sir, are you worried about Maitreya Buddhism?"
Liu Yijin was about to turn over when the stinging pain in his waist made him grin: "Yes, we have to guard against this matter. The dignified eunuchs are all protectors of Maitreya Buddhism. Who knows how many places they have penetrated .”
"Maybe there are people from Maitreya Buddhism in the court."
