Chapter 150: Go to work
Fan Xian was completely stunned. If Mei Chengan hadn't pointed it out, he would not have realized this.
The expression on his face was a little complicated and kept changing, from trance at first, to astonishment, to fear, then to relief, and finally to lingering fear.
"I was stupid. It is foolish to put your hopes on others. The person you can always rely on is yourself. I actually forgot such a simple truth. You want to remind me of this, right?"
Mei Chengan smiled.
"Correct answer. His Majesty will protect you. This is your advantage. You should use it when necessary, but you must prioritize. Perhaps you guessed the truth too early, so you naturally slacked off. But it's not too late to realize it now."
Fan Xian took a deep breath and exhaled.
"Thank you, my friend. Your reminder came just in time. To be honest, I thought exactly the same as you did. I really thought about it unconsciously. Now looking back, this thought is so terrible that I have a layer of cold sweat on my back."
Mei Chengan curled the corners of his mouth.
"You are afraid now. Now is not the time for you to confront the prince in the hall, right?"
Fan Xian cried out in fear.
"It's two different things. Whether there is a problem with his mentality or not, I will still ask him. This is my personality. I don't want to pretend to be nice to him."
Mei Chengan said jokingly and sarcastically.
"Wow, you're so hypocritical and you know how to use idioms. That's amazing!"
Although he knew that his fellow villager was joking on purpose and wanted him to relax, Fan Xian still felt a little amused.
"Don't make trouble."
Mei Cheng'an processed the last bit of medicinal herbs and gathered them together.
Fan Xian watched Mei Cheng'an's actions quietly and suddenly said something.
"I just realized, how come you also know medical skills?"
Mei Cheng'an paused and was speechless.
"No, so you just found out about it. Your reaction is too slow. I thought she told you when you left with Lin Wan'er."
Fan Xian was a little confused.
"Wan'er? What did she tell me?"
Mei Cheng'an turned around and continued to sort the medicinal materials and replied casually.
"Nothing, just treating her illness."
Fan Xian let out an "oh".
"She didn't tell me about this. By the way, what's wrong with her?"
Mei Cheng'an was puzzled.
"No, what did you two talk about in the carriage? Just talking about love. You are a medical student, shouldn't you be concerned about the patient's condition first?"
Fan Xian's old face turned red.
"I forgot, I forgot. I was nervous at that time."
Mei Cheng'an rolled his eyes at him, turned around to check the temperature, and when he saw that it was almost ready, he threw a word to Fan Xian.
"Wait a moment."
As he spoke, he took down the medicine jar and replaced it with a new one. He divided the herbs that had just been processed into two parts, put a part of them into the jar, and then added water.
He added a few more pieces of firewood, picked up the pot of boiled medicine, put it on the wooden rack on the table, and waited for it to cool down before processing it.
He wiped his hands, sat down and drank a sip of tea before replying.
"She has consumption."
Fan Xian suddenly realized.
"Ah, tuberculosis, that's not a big problem. Oh, that's not right. My sister told me that she has a serious illness. Is she mistaken?"
Mei Cheng'an knocked on the table, looking surprised.
"How dare you ask such a stupid question? Brother, are you losing your mind? Where is this? This is not modern times. Medical care is not that advanced. Tuberculosis is a serious illness here!"
"..."
After being stunned for a few seconds, Fan Xian slapped his forehead fiercely, then covered his face with his hands and said with a wry smile.
"It's really weird. I don't know what happened today. I feel like I'm just like that stupid boy. I can't think straight. I'm really ashamed of myself."
"It's good to know."
Mei Chengan didn't intend to continue to use this to mock him and embarrass him. Everyone has experienced being unable to react for a moment and making stupid mistakes. After drinking a sip of tea, I asked.
"Do you need me to explain Lin Wan'er's condition and my treatment strategy?"
When Fan Xian heard this, he quickly put down his hand and nodded vigorously.
“Need, need!”
Mei Cheng'an said.
"Her condition is not serious, but the previous doctor has been telling her not to eat meat, and she hasn't taken in enough protein, which is why she is getting thinner and thinner, and her health is getting worse. The doctor I told her to eat more lean meat, such as chicken, duck, fish, and goose, and to exercise more to strengthen her body. I also prescribed her some soups to moisten the lungs and relieve coughs. I've read the previous tonic prescriptions, and there's nothing wrong with them, so I let her continue to drink them. Okay, I've explained everything I need to explain. Is there anything else you want to ask?"
Fan Xian shook his head and made an OK gesture.
"OK, I understand the situation. Leave the rest to me."
Mei Chengan snapped his fingers.
"That's what I've been waiting for."
Fan Xian didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
……
Changxin Palace.
The maid Lanxiang hurried into the main hall.
"Your Highness, there is news coming from the Royal Villa."
The eldest princess was burning something. She looked up at her when she heard what happened, then lowered her head and continued to look at the fire in the basin. She didn't reach out to Lanxiang until she was sure that the basin was full of ashes. Then she took the note and opened it to read.
As she watched, the eldest princess's expression became more and more weird. She couldn't help but glance at the brazier, until the corners of her mouth curled up.
Lanxiang felt a little strange.
"Your Highness, what's the situation with the princess?" The eldest princess handed her the note.
"See for yourself."
Lanxiang read it through and looked extremely surprised.
"The second son of the Lin family wants to cooperate with Your Highness to kill Fan Xian?"
The eldest princess smiled deeply.
"I'm afraid this kid just acted on his own and didn't even discuss it with Lin Ruofu."
Lanxiang looked at the note again and frowned as she read.
"The second son of the Lin family said in this that Fan Xian provoked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and as a disciple of the Crown Prince, he could not tolerate this, so he wanted to get rid of him on behalf of the Crown Prince. If that's the case, why didn't he discuss it directly with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but instead took the initiative to bypass His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and seek cooperation with His Highness, and even emphasized that this matter should not be told to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first. This is not very reasonable, right? I always feel that he is not telling the truth and has other purposes."
The eldest princess smiled and opened her red lips.
"He wants to connect the Lin family with the prince. His heart is good, but it's just wishful thinking."
Lanxiang thought for a moment, then relaxed her brows and smiled.
"No matter how deeply he hid his purpose, Your Highness still saw through it at once. I never thought that the second son of Prime Minister Lin's family would be such a whimsical person. How could Your Highness let him get his wish? Your Highness, do you want me to send a letter to reject him now?"
The eldest princess smiled.
"No, I agreed to cooperate."
Lanxiang was stunned for a moment.
"Your Highness, this..."
The eldest princess glanced at her and smiled.
"He wants to give Lin Ruofu and the Crown Prince a great gift. I will lend him a helping hand and see if he can achieve his wish."
Lanxiang said.
"How should this slave girl respond?"
The eldest princess was not in a hurry to answer. She thought about it and suddenly asked a question.
"I remember he seems to have a group of thugs under him. How strong are they?"
Lanxiang recalled that she had collected and summarized this information.
"There are quite a few people, all of them are above the seventh rank."
The eldest princess smiled.
"Seventh rank, that's enough. Tell him the approximate range of activities of Cheng Jushu, the eighth rank master of Northern Qi. Tell him that you can cooperate with me, but I have to see if he has the ability to do so. If he can capture Cheng Jushu alive and bring him back to Kyoto within three days, then we can continue to discuss cooperation."
"Yes, Your Highness, I will deliver the message right away."
After Lanxiang left, the eldest princess tilted her head thoughtfully, and muttered something to herself with a smile.
"The identity of the prime minister's son should be enough..."
After a stick of incense.
A courtyard suddenly became busy, people were gathering, some were preparing horses, and then a group of people left Kyoto overnight and headed straight to the north.
……
Mei Mansion.
Mei Cheng'an watched Fan Xian's figure disappear over the wall, looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Since Fan Xian came to Beijing a few days ago, he has been eating one melon after another, with no repeats every day, which makes him feel very satisfied. However, no matter how delicious the food is, one should not eat it without restraint, otherwise he will get tired of it. It is time to stop and slow down.
He can finally have a good rest for the next few days. The next piece of news should be the Niulan Street Assassination. This news is very exciting, so he needs to conserve his energy so that he can be full of energy when the time comes.
We are having a really good time these days~
Mei Cheng'an curled the corners of his mouth and stretched lazily, but just halfway through, he stopped and his smile froze.
"Shit! My medicine!"
……
The next morning, Mei Cheng'an got up at dawn, yawned, and began to get busy. He had to finish the three bottles of ointment before breakfast.
It is true that the contents of the jar cannot be stored for too long after cooling down, otherwise he would not be in such a hurry.
Fortunately, the remaining steps were not too complicated, and Mei Chengan finished them when the day dawned.
After placing the three bottles of ointment neatly on the table, Mei Cheng'an stood up and stretched, looked up at the sky, turned around to wash up, it was almost time for breakfast and there was no time to practice Tai Chi.
Just after breakfast, Mei Cheng'an received a letter from his wife Li Roujia. He calmly opened the envelope and read it carefully. Seeing that his wife was going to complain about Fan Xian to Lin Wan'er, Mei Cheng'an smiled.
After putting away the letter paper, Mei Cheng'an changed his clothes and put on official uniform, took a few bottles of ointment, and rode in a carriage to the Honglu Temple.
After getting off the carriage at the gate of Honglu Temple, Mei Cheng'an handed the three jars of ointment to Qingniao.
"Send these bottles of medicine to the Guo residence later, and tell Uncle Guo to tell him a message for me when you see him."
Bluebird put the medicine away and said.
"Master, please give me your orders."
Mei Cheng'an said.
"Just tell him that once these three bottles of ointment are used up, Mr. Guo will be almost fully recovered."
Bluebird nodded.
"I'll remember that, young master. Do you have any other instructions?"
Mei Chengan thought for a while and said.
"Please check on Kuo Pao-kun's condition for me. That's all."
The bluebird responded and drove away in his carriage.
After looking at the spot for a while, Mei Cheng'an turned and walked towards the Honglu Temple.
Go to work!
……
(End of this chapter)
