After picking up the purse, Gu Nazhang looked at the charcoal basin with sparks rising, thinking about the first time he met, and the years in his previous life. He sneered slightly and threw his purse into the charcoal basin.
At the moment when the sparks first appeared, Gu Nazhang's eyes seemed to flash the freshness and beauty of the trembling pink lotus.
Before he knew what he had done, he had already grabbed the sparkling wallet back from the charcoal basin.
When he realized what he had done, Gu Nazhang's face darkened: Is this young boy really the same person he was just now?
Gu Nazhang glanced at the charcoal basin again with a cold expression, then turned back and threw the slightly burned purse back into the box:
The animal head on this charcoal basin seems to be poorly carved. Next time, use another charcoal basin to burn it.
Besides, he still had one more important thing to do, so he had to burn it when it was empty.
…
Over at Shen Mansion, in Shen Yansong's study, Shen Yansong listened to Shen Yanjiao's words with confusion on his face.
"What is the third sister talking about?"
Shen Yansong frowned and said, "You were just saying that you were going to find a doctor in the market? To treat your fourth brother?"
Is there anything wrong with the third sister?
Doctor Wang's medical skills are trusted by many Beijing officials. If he can't cure his fourth brother A Liu, how can a market quack cure him?
"If you can't trust Doctor Wang,"
Seeing that Shen Yanjiao had no intention of relenting, Shen Yansong's eyes flickered, the peace in his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said slowly, "We can ask other medical officers in the medical department to come -"
Could it be that the third sister is suspicious of the mother of the person in charge of the house? Do you think the medical officer invited by the government is not good enough?
The doctors hired by the Shen Mansion were all well-established medical officers from the Capital Medical Department. Even when the old lady in the mansion was sick, she also hired Medical Officer Wang.
He is the legitimate son of a high-ranking family and has a lot of thoughts.
Seeing that Shen Yanjiao didn't seem to believe the medical officer Wang, Shen Yansong was inevitably unhappy.
"It's not that Doctor Wang is bad, it's just that I heard,"
Shen Yanjiao hurriedly found an excuse, "The miracle doctor can best cure those patients with weird temperaments... Big brother also knows A Liu's temper."
Shen Yansong's expression relaxed.
This is true. Shen Yanliu had a somewhat surly temperament. The waiter said that Shen Yanliu often poured or dropped the medicine bowl that he had been prescribed to replenish his body. Medical Officer Wang also often had headaches from this.
"Big brother,"
Shen Yanjiao's eyes were a little red, "I would never dare to ask my father or mother for this matter. I only ask my eldest brother to help me once."
Shen Yansong nodded. Their father, Shen Ke, lived up to his name and was strict in disciplining his children. Their mother ran the family upright and did not dare to go beyond the rules.
They would never agree to the idea of going out to find a charlatan.
"What happened to your hand?"
At this moment, Shen Yansong glanced at Shen Yanjiao's fingers wrapped in fine silk, which seemed to have blood stains, and asked hurriedly.
"I carved a small wooden horse for A Liu,"
Shen Yanjiao explained, "I accidentally scratched a little skin."
"Does it hurt?"
Shen Yansong frowned.
Shen Yanjiao nodded and said softly, "It hurts."
In the last life, she knew her father and brother's temperament very well, and she only wanted to please her, and she never wanted to show any mistakes and let her father and brother reprimand her... In this life, she kept telling the truth, and she reprimanded him when he was reprimanded.
"How could you be so careless?"
Shen Yansong looked a little concerned, and while reproaching, he said hurriedly, "Let me see, is the injury serious? Did you apply any medicine? Why did you bandage it so sloppily!"
As he spoke, he grabbed Shen Yanjiao's hand and looked at it carefully.
Shen Yanjiao had never received such concern from her brother-in-law in her life. She was a little startled for a moment. When she recovered, she quickly pulled back her hand and said with a smile, "It's fine now. This medicine is good!"
Shen Yansong still looked and saw that the bleeding had indeed stopped, and then let go of her hand.
"Brother, don't talk about my hands. Just ask someone to prepare a car and let me go out to find the doctor."
Shen Yanjiao tried to act coquettishly in front of Shen Yansong for the first time, "Brother, please, please -"
Shen Yansong obviously didn't expect that the third sister would have such a child-like naive manner, and he didn't expect that the third sister would be so close to him in private. For a moment, his eyes softened: "Don't worry, okay -"
In fact, the folk customs of this dynasty are quite open, but the powerful families are naturally more particular. The Shen Mansion also has more rules. It is not that the women in the boudoir are not allowed to go out, but they must be accompanied by elders or brothers, and the mothers and girls follow them.
Shen Yansong quickly had the car ready and asked a nanny from his yard to sit in the car and serve. He rode beside the car.
The capital was too big, so Shen Yanjiao went to the largest market first. There was the City God's Temple here, and it was not too far from Taixue.
Shen Yanjiao speculated that this area must be one of the markets that Gu Nazhang often passed by in his previous life.
But after searching around, Shen Yanjiao couldn't find that person.
"Third sister, searching blindly like this is no solution,"
After searching two more small markets to no avail, Shen Yansong rode close to the car window and said, "Think about it carefully, who did you hear about this doctor?"
"Let me think again..."
Of course, Shen Yanjiao couldn't tell the truth. She quickly speculated in her mind about the place where Gu Nanzhang might pass by often, and suddenly her eyes lit up.
"Big brother,"
Shen Yanjiao stopped her elder brother and asked, "Do you often go to Xilan to play polo with your friends?"
Her eldest brother is good at polo and often goes to the West Column to play. In her previous life, she knew that Gu Nazhang was also a good polo player. Since the two are good friends, Gu Nazhang might also go to Xilan often.
"yes,"
Shen Yansong was puzzled, "Why do you ask this?"
What does this have to do with finding a doctor?
"Hurry, go to the road to Xilan,"
Shen Yanjiao didn't explain much and urged, "It's getting late, and the market in Xiaoxi City over there is about to close."
Although Shen Yansong was confused, he didn't bother to ask any more questions and immediately ordered the driver to speed up.
When we arrived at the Xiaoxi market here, it was indeed quite crowded. Many vendors have left, and those who have not left are cleaning up their stalls.
The Xiaoxi market here is not big, and the roads are a bit narrow. Shen Yanjiao simply got out of the car and walked around the market. When he was anxious, he accidentally saw something, and Shen Yanjiao's eyes suddenly lit up.
"found it!"
Shen Yanjiao almost ran towards a small stall opposite.
Shen Yansong threw his riding crop to the driver, dismounted and followed him.
When she saw this stall, Shen Yansong was speechless.
There was no one in the simple stall. There was only a banner with a line of words written on it: The dead cannot be cured, but the living can be cured.
"Are you sure?" Shen Yansong felt very ridiculous.
Shen Yanjiao didn't bother to respond to him. She was anxiously asking people around her: "Where did the old gentleman in this stall go?"
"The girl asked the drunk maniac?"
Finally, a vendor who was cleaning up his stall replied, "I heard that he is going to the west of the city to meet an old friend for a drink in the next two days - this drunk maniac is so unreliable that the stall is ignored!"
"When did he go? How long has he been there?"
Shen Yanjiao asked eagerly.
"It's been more than half an hour,"
The vendor thought for a moment and said, "He's riding his little donkey! The little donkey is so skinny that it wobbles when he walks - but I'm afraid he's about to leave the city at this time."
"Brother, let's chase after--"
Shen Yanjiao was really anxious.
Now that the miracle doctor has left, I don’t know when he will come back. Shen Yanliu's illness cannot wait, she is afraid!
Shen Yansong had no choice but to rush towards the city gate with his carriage and horses.
When he arrived at the city gate, he saw that the city gate was closed. Shen Yanjiao felt a chill in her heart. When she was in a hurry, she saw an old man on the side of the road in the city gate with his hair in a messy bun and a dead branch stuck in it as a hairpin.
"I saw him!"
Shen Yanjiao was overjoyed, "Brother, over there -"
Before she finished speaking, she paused:
In front of the old man, a thin and tall man stood. Probably sensing something, the man turned his face and looked over, his cold eyes particularly clear in the dusk.
