Lingbao responded and turned around to go out. Not long after he heard the sound of footsteps, Xin Chaoyang stepped in and greeted Gu Hai before him.
Because they were both from Jiankang and had always had a good relationship with him, Gu Hai was very happy to see him.
After saying a few words, he took his leave and went to accompany his guest.
"My lord, please excuse me." Xin Chaoyang bowed and saluted, watched Gu Hai walk out, and then turned his attention to Gu Shiba Niang.
Gu Shiba Niang was looking at him with a smile.
The smile was gurgling, like a green lotus blooming for the first time. The smile on Xin Chaoyang's face paused slightly, and an indescribable feeling slipped through his heart.
"I have to say, you are too desperate..." He sighed softly and sat down across from him, "It happens again and again. You care about everything, why don't you care about your own body?"
If he cares about his master's hatred and his master's name, Da Yao will dare to poison himself, and this time he secretly takes risks with his medicine, is it also to live up to Liu Gong's name
This woman can be said to be clever, and she can be said to be reckless. Why would she refuse to take a step back when something happens, and insists on running into someone head-on, even with a bloody head and a bloody head
"This is the only body I have..." Gu Shiba Niang smiled with a hint of self-deprecation.
She has no family background to rely on, no relatives to rely on, all she can rely on is herself.
Xin Chaoyang was silent, looking up at her, his heart trembling slightly.
Sensing something strange about him, Gu Shiba Niang cast a questioning look.
"Have you returned to Jiankang recently?" she asked with a smile, raising her hand to invite him to tea.
Xin Chaoyang nodded, hummed, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
There was some silence in the room.
Noticing that Gu Shiba Niang's eyes were turning on his face, Xin Chaoyang raised his head and smiled at her.
"You..." They both spoke at the same time, and immediately laughed again.
"Please say..." The two spoke at the same time again.
The laughter made the slightly silent atmosphere in the room subside and became clear again.
Lingbao, who was standing by the side, turned his eyes on the two of them and sighed softly.
"It's nothing serious, just take good care of yourself and you'll be fine." Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile.
"I brought the best wild ginseng, and I'll eat it later..." Xin Chaoyang nodded.
After chatting some more, Xin Chaoyang stood up and left.
"Have a rest and don't bother yourself. These books..." He pointed to the medicine book in Gu Shiba Niang's hand, "It's right here. You can't run away. You can read it when you are better..."
Gu Shiba Niang smiled and nodded, "Thank you very much."
"Then I'm leaving..." Xin Chaoyang looked at her and said.
Gu Shiba Niang nodded, "I'm sorry I can't send it to you."
Xin Chaoyang took a deep look at her, smiled, cupped her hands, and turned around to go out. Lingbao hurriedly sent it away. She and Xin Chaoyang had nothing to say, and Xin Chaoyang had no intention of talking. When he left the door, among a few The maids gathered around him and left.
A little girl led a young man over. When he saw Xin Chaoyang, the man's expression changed slightly and he stopped.
Xin Chaoyang was thinking about something and passed him by without paying attention.
"Master Jin Yi is here..." Lingbao said with a smile.
This sound made Xin Chaoyang, who was walking out, pause in his steps and turn his head, just in time to meet Wang Jinyi's unfriendly gaze.
"Master Wang, please..." Lingbao smiled, breaking the stalemate between the two of them.
Wang Jin glanced hard at Xin Chaoyang and said nothing. Yi Yan withdrew his gaze and followed Lingbao.
"Master..." Seeing that Xin Chaoyang had not moved yet, the maid behind him asked in a low voice.
This kid is like a firecracker, and he is always blown up by Gu Shiba Niang? Now it seems….
He noticed that the servant just now did not ask for instructions before deciding whether to welcome or reject him as he did when he arrived, but directly brought the young master of the Wang family in...
When did this brat...Xin Chaoyang couldn't help but look back at the courtyard, as if he could faintly hear the laughter inside.
"Let's go..." He turned around and strode away.
In fact, he guessed wrong. There was no talking or laughing inside. Wang Jinyi stood there with his neck stiffened and watched Gu Shiba Niang lowering her head to check the pills in her hand.
"This is fake..." Gu Shiba Niang looked at the light and immediately threw these back into the box, "They are all fake..."
Wang Jinyi's expression was ugly, "It's all... fake...? Can you really see it?"
"Hey, if you don't believe me, why did you show it to me?" Gu Shiba Niang raised her eyebrows.
Wang Jinyi choked, stared, and finally said nothing.
"Well, donkey hide gelatin is made from donkey skin. It should be dark brown in color and brittle in texture..." Gu Shiba Niang stretched out her hand and took a piece to break it off, but it did not break easily.
"Maybe it took a long time..." Wang Jinyi said.
"Then you take it and sell it." Gu Shiba Niang pushed the medicine box and leaned back on the soft couch.
Wang Jin stared at her.
Lingbao smiled and took the medicine box and handed it to him.
"Master Wang, listen to our lady..." she smiled.
Wang Jin reached out and took the medicine box, and after a long while he cupped his hands, "Thank you..."
"What else?" Gu Shiba Niang smiled.
Wang Jinyi twitched the corner of his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then said again: "I asked you to worry about it...this is the reward..."
"Let's pay it first." Gu Shiba Niang said lazily, "hurry up and find a way to recover the loss..."
The purchase of this batch of counterfeit medicines is just adding insult to injury for the reopened Baohetang. The most important thing now is to quickly recover the money that was defrauded. All this needs to be managed from top to bottom.
Wang Jinyi held the money bag without moving, his expression fluctuating.
"I said I owe it. I will ask for it in the future. Don't think too much about me." Gu Shiba Niang glared at him.
"I know..." Wang Jinyi suppressed his blush and said three words, "Thank you..."
Although the sound was small, it was enough for the two people in the room to hear it.
"You're welcome." Gu Shiba Niang said carelessly.
Lingbao looked at Wang Jinyi's embarrassed look and smiled, holding tea and inviting him to sit down.
"No, I'll go back right away..." Wang Jin thanked her and looked at Gu Shiba Niang again.
"Take good care of yourself..." he whispered again.
"Don't worry, everyone has said that good people don't live long, but bad people live for a thousand years..." Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile.
"You!" Wang Jin stamped his foot and turned to leave, but then he thought of something and stopped his footing.
"That man named Xin..." he said, "is not a good person..."
Gu Shiba Niang smiled and said nothing.
"I'm not because he plotted against our family..." Wang Jinyi frowned and said, "I mean...I mean..."
He hesitated a little, seeming to consider his words.
Gu Shiba Niang raised her eyes and looked at him with a smile.
"I mean you women love beautiful faces and sweet words the most, but you can't see the human heart..." Wang Jin gritted his teeth and said one by one.
Gu Shiba Niang laughed.
"Whether you like it or not, this person named Xin is not a good person anyway. He... He is negotiating marriage with two families... Don't let him coax you..." Wang Jin said with a snort.
"Discussing marriage?" Gu Shiba's expression remained unchanged, Lingbao asked in surprise.
"They are two officials..." Wang Jin glanced at Gu Shiba Niang, "If you don't believe me, ask him."
"It's normal for men to get married when they are young and women to get married when they are young..." Gu Shiba Niang smiled, sat upright, and saluted Wang Jinyi as he sat down, "Thank you very much."
After all, unmarried men and women felt uncomfortable talking about this matter. When Wang Jin saw that what needed to be said had been said, he stopped talking and hurriedly left.
Lingbao sent him back and saw Gu Shiba Niang looking slightly tired and leaning on the soft couch with her eyes closed. She gently took the thin quilt.
"The soup and tea are cold..." Gu Shiba Niang opened her eyes again and said.
Only then did Lingbao remember. He looked at the bowl that had been cooled aside and hurriedly picked it up to heat it up. He quickly brought it back and watched Gu Shiba Niang slowly eat it one bite at a time.
"Miss..." she couldn't help calling.
"Huh?" Gu Shiba Niang didn't look up, "What's wrong?"
"Then... Young Master Xin..." Lingbao hesitated and whispered, "Don't be sad... maybe it's just a rumor..."
Gu Shiba Niang looked at her, smiled, and shook her head.
"How could I be sad?" Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile after taking the last sip and putting down the bowl.
"Miss..." Lingbao didn't believe it at all and looked at her sadly, "He and you are so good... but he suddenly went to discuss marriage with someone else..."
"Why?" Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile, "There are so many people who are nice to me, is it possible that they can't even discuss marriage?"
"Miss, I can see that he is different from others," Lingbao stamped his feet, worried that Gu Shiba Niang would change the subject.
Gu Shiba Niang slowly leaned back and narrowed her eyes slightly.
There was silence in the room.
"Lingbao, it's nothing. Everyone has no choice but to go their own way..." After a while, she said slowly.
"Miss, do you like him?" Lingbao finally asked what he had been holding in his heart for a long time.
"Can't talk about it..." Gu Shiba Niang frowned slightly and seemed to think about it seriously before replying and letting out a breath, "It will be three years. It goes by so fast. As long as I can live well, I will Very contented….”
Lingbao looked puzzled. This was not the same topic.
"You don't understand." Gu Shiba Niang looked at her and smiled, stretched out her hand to press her nose, "Stop thinking nonsense, go see what the kitchen is cooking, I want to eat fish heads."
Seeing that her expression didn't look like she was forcing a smile, Lingbao breathed a sigh of relief and walked out. The sun outside the window showed through the carved window lattice the pattern of light and dark flowers on Gu Shiba Niang's body. She looked at it quietly. He stared out the window for a moment, picked up the book at hand, but did not read it again, but covered his face with his backhand, and the room fell into peace again.
Half a month later, Gu Hai's postponed schedule has arrived. With Peng Yizhen's care, Gu Shiba Niang's body will be in good condition and has basically returned to its previous state.
In mid-October, the autumn wind swept away, and the trees in Beijing gradually showed signs of depression.
"Mr. Peng has finally become famous..." Gu Hai sighed softly. He just passed by the street and saw that the front of the drugstore where Peng Yizhen was sitting was full of people, and the business was inexplicably booming.
Gu Shiba Niang pursed her lips and smiled, and at the same time she exhaled.
Unexpectedly, King Wenjun would give Peng a shot in return so quickly. Ten days ago, His Royal Highness the Prince's wet nurse suddenly became seriously ill, and the Imperial Hospital was helpless. Peng became famous with just one shot.
"There are many people lining up outside the door, why are they all preparing sedans?" Lingbao asked from the side.
Speaking of this, a strange smile appeared on Gu Shiba Niang's face.
"Doctor Peng said we can't go without a carriage..." she laughed.
Peng Yizhen, who was jumping out of the carriage and rushing over, happened to hear it and immediately blushed.
"It's not Lao Peng's fault..." He explained coyly, "I just said something in anger at that time. Who knew that the person who came... was from His Highness the Crown Prince..."
Peng Yizhen felt deeply guilty because he was worried about Gu Shiba Niang's illness. He was often bullied by patients and people at the drug store, and his temper was particularly hot. He had just quarreled with a wealthy man who came to seek medical treatment that day, and listened to the other person's sarcastic remarks. Hearing the ridicule, he became furious, and the Crown Prince's people came to the door at this moment. Peng Yizhen made a big promise that no diagnosis would be needed unless he paid a lot of money or a horse-drawn carriage. Naturally, this request was accepted without any surprise, and as he became famous, This rule also spread, and everyone who came for medical treatment prepared their carriages, and everyone behaved in this way when they came and went.
"Congratulations to Divine Doctor Peng..." Gu Shiba Niang and the other three covered their mouths and smiled.
"Don't dare, don't dare, just try your best." Peng Yizhen said humbly and confidently.
With the rise of fame, Peng Yizhen's superb medical skills were finally confirmed. Gu Shiba Niang was deeply touched. She originally thought that Shen Anlin and Peng Yizhen were telling lies, but when she thought about it seriously, since she had the name of a miracle doctor, how could she It's just bragging, how can the world be so deceived, and how can it last long without real ability.
"My mother and my sister-in-law have to ask uncle to take more care of them..." Gu Hai and Peng saluted with a needle.
"What are you talking about to offend me?" Peng Yizhen stopped him, the thick man's eyes were slightly red, and he squeezed Gu Hai's wrist tightly, "I am destined to..."
Peng Yizhen could only understand why Gu Shiba Niang took the initiative to drink the good medicine to cure the disease but the poison to harm the body. He could only say this, and everyone knew it.
"My sister is actually very bad at taking care of herself, and she is also stubborn. Uncle, please watch her, don't let her... don't let her hurt herself..." Gu Hai suppressed the sourness in his nose and choked out a low voice.
"I know." Peng Yizhen replied in a low voice with a choked voice.
Mrs. Cao and Gu Shiba Niang checked their luggage again, gave instructions to the servants and maids, and said goodbye as a family. They watched Gu Hai turn into a black dot on the horizon again before turning back to the city.
Because Peng Yizhen's family arrived today, Ms. Cao had a good relationship with Peng Yizhen's daughter-in-law, so she went to visit him in person, while Gu Shiba Niang was going to discuss medicine with a drug dealer. The mother and daughter separated in the street and went to their own homes. Get busy.
Unexpectedly, he met Xin Chaoyang. When he saw him, although Gu Shiba Niang confessed that she was selfless in her heart, Lingbao still didn't have a good expression.
"I feel much better now that I can go out for a walk." Xin Chaoyang looked at her for a moment and said with a smile.
Gu Shiba Niang smiled and said thank you.
"Maybe have a drink?" Xin Chaoyang couldn't help but said when he saw her starting to leave.
"Young master, you are both getting married. There are differences between men and women. Isn't this good?" Lingbao said suddenly from the side.
Gu Shiba Niang couldn't help frowning and glanced at Lingbao. A woman like her who is a pharmacist will naturally have to deal with drug dealers. There are few women in the business. She can't ask every family to send a woman, let alone , it was okay before, but now it’s not okay.
This sentence is a loss of temper.
Sure enough, Xin Chaoyang's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Gu Shiba Niang, with an unspeakable meaning flashing in his eyes.
"It means that I am in good health and should not drink alcohol." Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile, "How about inviting the tea room to taste tea?"
"Okay," Xin Chaoyang nodded, "I have something to say."
"Please." Gu Shiba Niang smiled.
"Please." Xin Chaoyang nodded and said.
Gu Shiba Niang stopped being polite and walked towards a teahouse nearby.