As the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching and the weather suddenly turned hot, more people came to seek Yu Jinnian's consultation. Most of them were winter diseases and summer-onset ones. They were not urgent, but troublesome. It's just that he has to manage the Sanyu Building and take care of medical treatment at the same time, so he feels that there is not enough manpower, and he can't wait to pull Su Ting up to help him solve his problems.
The medicine shed in the backyard of Jin Youting was in a hurry. At least it was completed before the Dragon Boat Festival. Everything that Yu Jinnian imagined in his mind, Ji Hongju ordered the craftsmen to build it with him according to the drawings. The seven-star chest of red pine wood was even more so. It covered one side of the wall, and all kinds of authentic medicinal materials were packed in linen bags, which were piled up in a pile and urgently needed to be sorted out. Yu Jinnian enthusiastically took Su Ting and others to tidy up inside, and put the medicinal materials in one by one according to the inscription on the cabinet.
Yu Jinnian had business to do, and he was no longer clinging to others, so Ji Hong had time to review official affairs.
Duan Ming, who was sent out, had already returned. Ji Hong brought over the news he had found, some of which were about official affairs, some of which were about human relations. There was only a stack of letters, and some of them were from the south, all of which were reported by Duan Ming. I marked the word "Yu" on the cover, and then I took it out and scanned it roughly, and I couldn't help frowning slightly.
Duan Ming saw that his face was unkind, so he took the initiative to ask: "Do you need to tell the young master?"
Ji Hong pondered for a moment, then raised his hand and pressed down: "Don't talk about... what about other things." He put away those letters, and opened another secret note. After reading it, the wrinkles between his brows deepened. Seeing him like this, Duan Ming didn't repeat it again, this matter was originally because his master wanted to bring up some innocent people and insert them into the camp of the twelfth master, so as to keep an eye on him.
He had also taken a fancy to a few of them, all of them had the heart to serve the country with fists, and their brains were also bright, so he wanted to take advantage of the time to get someone to recommend them, but who would want to suddenly cause trouble, and the other party replied with fierce words, denouncing them and the power Eunuchs go with the flow. Although this is a bit wronged, it is not clean. It is well known that the Ji and Min families have a good relationship for generations. If the prime minister's mansion falls, it will be difficult for people to believe that the mansion of Duke Li is clean from mud.
Ji Hong sighed: "Where is Xuefei?"
Duan Mingdao: "I disappeared all night. I heard that my son just came out of the palace in the afternoon, wandered around the street in a daze, and even bought a box of rouge. As soon as he returned, he was caught by Prime Minister Min. He was so angry that he sent Min Er The young master has been grounded for two days."
"He bought rouge? He didn't say why?" Ji Hongqi asked.
Duan Ming shook his head: "How do you know that, Min Xiang was furious because it was rumored that he was an eunuch, and asked him to swear not to have any contact with that old man in the palace. The poetic and artistic feelings were also in a hurry, but there was nothing to do. Originally, it was very easy, as long as the second son held a poetry meeting and banquet outside, yelled at a few children from aristocratic families to put on a show, casually said a few words about the one in the palace, or wrote a satirical poem, it would naturally wash away the eunuch's reputation , but for some reason, Second Young Master just gritted his teeth and refused to let go."
Ji Hong said with a smile: "He taught me this kind of thing, but now it's his turn to not see clearly. It's really strange... That's all! It's good for him to be injured. How come he suffered from being grounded? I'm afraid he is waiting for me to go. Save him. After a while, I will post a post, saying that there is a banquet at my house, and I invite him to come over to talk about it. I think Prime Minister Min will not make things difficult for me."
Duan Minggao claimed it was.
Ji Hong suddenly asked: "What is Jinnian busy with?"
Duan Ming went out to explore and came back again, and replied: "Just now he and Su Ting tidied up the medicine hut, and now they are motivating a group of young men to go down to the lotus pond to pick lotus leaves for him, saying that they will make... poached chicken..."
Ji Hong got up, picked up the letters from the south, but walked to the door, hesitated, put them back, and pressed them under a pile of books, then picked up a thin shirt and went to the front lotus pond. Looking for someone. When I got to the front, I realized that my worries were superfluous. The young man, not to mention being chilled by the pool wind, was jumping left and right at this time, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead and nose, and fanning himself with both hands. As he spoke, his cheeks were flushed red from the afterglow of the sun.
He walked over, and the boys who were laughing with him all lowered their expressions and stepped aside. Yu Jinnian turned around to see him, smiled and called "Ah Hong", and raised the huge Cuihe in his hand to the top of his head , Ask him "Is it hot?" The water drops from the tip of the lotus fell down and dripped onto the tip of his nose, Yu Jinnian crossed his eyes to look at it, he looked like a pair of cross eyes, and shook his head like a cat, shaking the water drops away.
Feather-like love fluttered from the bottom of Ji Hong's heart, scratching his heart very itchy, as if no matter how boring the day was, as long as he was there, he would be able to live a lively life full of flowers and flowers. He wiped away the pool mud splashed on the boy's ears, and said: "I invited Xue Fei to be a guest."
Yu Jinnian froze for a moment: "Why did you suddenly remember calling him?"
Ji Hong said: "He was banned by Prime Minister Min because of the eunuch, and he is waiting for me to save him." As he spoke, he also told him the story about Min Xuefei that Duan Ming had just inquired about, as a story to relieve boredom. .
Sitting on the steps, Yu Jinnian tidied up his rolled-up trousers, and smacked his lips after hearing what Ji Hong said, but he was the first to understand the true meaning of it, and joked to Second Master Min, "He also has today!"
Ji Hong didn't mind being dirty, so he sat down with him: "If he really wants to protect that servant, what should he do?"
Yu Jinnian laughed loudly and said, "That's so difficult! Get him out!"
On the steps beside the lotus pond in Jinyouting, two people sat in black. Ji Hong wore a snow-colored thin shirt over his shoulders, and his black hair was loose. With the broken hair beside her, she couldn't help laughing: "You're telling a naughty joke again."
That's a majestic young supervisor of the palace, and he can be regarded as a respectable person. How can he be robbed
Yu Jinnian looked at the sparkling pool of water, and said speciously: "Just to say, after all, things are impermanent! No one can say what will happen in the next moment." Ji Hong frowned and looked at him, feeling that there was something in his words, and he hadn't figured it out yet. The boy straightened up, and smiled and hugged his neck, "For example, how do you know whether I want to kiss on the mouth or on the cheek next moment?"
Ji Hong's thoughts were twisted by him, and he was stunned for a while, but Yu Jinnian had already pressed his lips to suck his lips, and he let go after a while, and said flatteringly: "I want to drink." Then he said When it was over, Ji Hong just blinked his eyes, and he took it as a tacit consent, and immediately called Qing Huan loudly.
Qing Huan came in a hurry after hearing the sound, and went to get the wine when she heard the sound.
"..." He was actually waiting for him here, Ji Hong hugged the boy's waist, his brows immediately frowned, and stopped Qing Huan, "Don't give it to him."
Qing Huan looked at them hesitantly, not knowing who to listen to. Yu Jinnian hangs on him like a boneless body, holds up two fingers, and mutters in a low voice: "Just eat two, two, okay? If you eat one more bite, you'll punish me."
Ji Hong pretended to be serious: "Every time I say to eat two cups, which time is it not enough to get drunk? Your alcohol addiction is too big, it is not good for your health, you should quit."
Yu Jinnian rolled his eyes, and immediately called him "Ah Hong" in a coquettish whisper, lying next to his ear and complaining: "The day before yesterday on the third floor, you tormented me like that, and I didn't even say that you were too addicted to quit. I now My waist is sore and my back hurts, I can't walk well, it's just my obsession, but you don't even let me have a sip of wine... How can you be so cruel?"
As he said that, he wiped away the tears that didn't exist at all. For two or two drinks, he broke the waist of this little showman.
Qing Huan squinted at him in a muffled voice, and said in her heart, can't walk well? Just now I don't know who it is, but I have to go to the pond to pick lotus leaves myself, and I want to make poached chicken! If it wasn't for the people below risking their lives to stop him, he might have jumped into the pool with his clothes on!
However, regardless of whether it is true or not, Ji Hong just took advantage of his extremely hypocritical coquettish methods, knowing that his stomach is full of bad water, and it is impossible to keep his promise of "abstinence from alcohol" seriously, but he still can't help it Come and really pinch his wine. Although it is said that this young man is full of charm when he is half drunk and half awake after drinking, and is as clingy as a cooked cat, but the thing in the cup is really harmful to his body, so Qing Huan can only bring him some non-intoxicating sweet wine to relieve him addiction.
Not long after, the newly brewed fruit wine was presented, along with a plate of multicolored muffins.
The cake is made by mixing the juices of various colorful vegetables and fruits with glutinous rice, layered and pressed together, and steamed in a pan. It is soft and delicious, with a light fragrance and slightly sweet. It is the best snack to accompany drinks.
The wine is cherry red made from fresh spring cherries. Fresh cherries are washed and destemmed, and then layered with frosting sugar and layered with layers of cherries and sugar. Ferment in a cool place. The wine will slowly turn red with the soaking sun. Now that the mud seal is removed and poured into a cup, it is enough to be called a white jade cup, with amber light, sparkling for no reason, and when the pot is poured, three or two cherry beads roll into the cup, round and lovely.
This is really the wind curling up in front of the slanting sun, and thousands of pieces of green oil leaking red beads.
Leisurely!
And there was a beautiful woman by his side, Yu Jinnian couldn't mention how beautiful he was, he picked up the cup and was about to take a sip happily, but his mouth hadn't even touched the edge—
Then I heard a lot of shouts from the doorman, and the rustling and tugging of sleeves, which sounded quite intense: "Brother Nian! Look what I caught for you!... Hey you What are you running for? Do you dare to do it or not?!"
Yu Jinnian felt a pain in his head, thinking that you would not come sooner or later, but you came to bother me as soon as I was free to have a drink! Turning his head to look over, he saw Min Mao holding a young man by the collar, half-dragging and half-dragging, throwing it into Tingyueju, as rude as throwing a worthless sack. The boy's nose was bruised, and when he landed, he began to cry tearfully: "Brother Nian, it's not my fault... help me!"
Min Mao rested and crossed his waist for a while, then pulled out the folding fan from the belt behind his back, fanned it loudly, saw a jug of wine on the table, drank two gulps to quench his thirst, and pointed the tip of the fan at the young man in fine clothes on the ground Said: "Tell me, what did you do?"