Chapter 170 Hunting in the Suburbs of Beijing

After the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather became hotter.

The sun in Shengjing shone hotly on the earth, and the ice cream stalls in the streets and alleys became busy again. The rich and powerful families could not stand the heat, and they dragged their families to the mountain villas to escape the heat. The cool shade of the trees on the mountain became a good place for the children of the nobility.

"Xia Miao" arrived in the second ten-day holiday after the Dragon Boat Festival.

On the night before the hunting, Chang Jin received the list of medical officers who would go to the mountains for the summer from Cui Min.

Hunting in the suburbs of Beijing was also an annual event for the children of the nobility in Shengjing. When the former emperor and the former prince were alive, they personally participated in the hunting, which was part of the "military ceremony".

In addition to the guards, there were also some medical officers and medical workers from the Medical Officers' Court and the Imperial Pharmacy.

They were all rich or noble families. It was inevitable that there would be collisions when hunting in the mountains. The medical officers accompanied them to help apply medicine and bandage, which also showed the royal family's compassion and tolerance.

The list of medical officers going to the mountain had been prepared at the beginning. There were a total of ten of them. In addition to several old medical officers in the Medical Officers' Institute, several new medical officers were also added, all of whom were young people with good family backgrounds.

After all, it was a good thing for medical officers to accompany the hunting expedition, and good favors should of course be given to more worthy people.

Chang Jin looked at the list in his hand and looked at the person in front of the table in surprise: "Court Envoy, why is there suddenly a new Medical Officer Lu here?"

Chang Jin remembered very clearly that there was no name of Lu Tong in the previous accompanying list.

"Medical Officer Wang suddenly caught a cold, and Medical Officer Lu replaced him." Cui Min lowered his eyes and flipped through the medical records in front of him, and answered in a calm voice.

"So that's it."

Chang Jin nodded. No wonder this list was only handed over to him now. It must be a temporary replacement. Lu Tong's medical skills are good. Recently, he has also gained a reputation in the Medical Officers' Institute for curing Jin Xianrong. Having this opportunity to show his face in front of the nobles will also be good for the future Limu assessment to become an internal medical officer.

It seems that the court envoy has gradually begun to pay attention to Lu Tong.

Thinking of this, he bowed to Cui Min gratefully: "Then I will take the list to inform the medical officers first."

Cui Min: "Go."

Chang Jin left the room, and another person came in from the door. He watched Chang Jin's back go away, then closed the door, looked at Cui Min quietly, and whispered: "Sir, the Qi family suddenly asked Lu Yiguan to accompany the hunting. Do you really intend to attack Lu Yiguan in the hunting ground?"

A few days ago, Qi Yutai, the son of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, asked someone to send a message to Cui Min, saying that Lu Tong must accompany the hunting ground this year.

How dare the medical officer's office disobey the order of the Grand Tutor's son?

Not to mention that Lu Tong is just an ordinary person with no identity or background.

In fact, Qi Yutai's roundabout arrangement instead of directly attacking Lu Tong was somewhat unexpected.

After all, with his status, it would be easy to control Lu Tong.

Cui Min put down his pen: "I don't know."

He didn't care whether Lu Tong lived or died.

But he was just an ant.

The confidant said again: "Look at the list. Will the envoys of the court accompany the hunting this year? The envoy Qiu of the Imperial Pharmacy has gone."

"No."

Cui Min said: "Knowing that there will be changes, we should avoid suspicion. As for Qiu He..."

That old man is too persistent in pursuing progress, and he wants to take all the credit for the Imperial Pharmacy. Little did he know that the more you do in this world, the more mistakes you make, especially to those who are in high positions and have power.

He had learned this truth from another person ten years ago.

"Let Chang Jin go in my place."

He closed his eyes.

"He has been a little too concerned about Lu Tong recently."

...

When Chang Jin sent the list to the dormitory, Lin Danqing was sitting at the table wiping her face. Hearing the good news, she didn't even bother to wipe the pearly powder on her face, and turned her head to look at Lu Tong who was sitting at the table reading a book.

"Sister Lu, did you hear that? You will go hunting with me tomorrow!"

Lu Tong looked stunned.

Chang Jin usually had a stern face, but he was finally infected by Lin Danqing's excitement and couldn't help but smile, "It was because Doctor Wang caught a cold that Lu Tong was asked to fill in. This is a rare opportunity. Well, buy some peaches and pears to thank Doctor Wang!"

He brought the news to the dormitory and went to other dormitories to inform other doctors.

The lights in the room flickered slightly, and Lin Danqing was still excited: "That's great! I originally thought it would be boring to go to the hunting ground alone, and it's just right to have you as a companion!"

Lu Tong was not in such a good mood as her.

It was hard to get a place in the accompanying group. Lin's father had worked in the Medical Officers' Institute for many years. It was not surprising that Lin Danqing was on the list, but her name was also on it...

Lu Tong frowned slightly.

Something was wrong.

Why did a commoner like her get the chance to participate in such a noble event? You must know that all the names on the list must be in Cui Min's hands in the end.

Cui Min was too busy suppressing her, so how could he give her a chance to stand out?

Something must be wrong when things are abnormal.

She lowered her eyebrows and said nothing. Seeing this, Lin Danqing comforted her and said, "Why are you so serious? It's hot recently, just think of it as going up the mountain to escape the heat. Those who hunt are princes and nobles, and the mountains and forests have been driven away in advance. Lions and tigers have been cleared out long ago. At most, there are wolves and leopards. We will wait in the shed outside the forest and follow, and there will be no danger."

It sounds fine, but Lu Tong still feels uneasy.

Lin Danqing patted her shoulder: "Don't be nervous, sister Lu. Hunting is just an opportunity to go out and have fun during work. Think about it, you can get your salary and you don't have to be on duty. Isn't it better than staying in the medical officer's hospital and having to face people's faces?"

"Just put your mind at ease and follow me when the time comes. Let's go and take a look."

When it comes to vacation, Lin Danqing is always positive.

After she said that, she applied the powder evenly, rummaged through the boxes and cabinets and dug out a bed of snacks to eat, and threw them directly into the furoshiki spread out on the bed. It didn't look like she was going on a hunting trip, but like she was going for an outing. Then he greeted Lu Chen: "Sister Lu, please pack your things too. There are many mosquitoes on the mountain. Remember to bring insect repellent lotion."

Lu Zhuo stood up, returned to her inner room, opened the wooden cabinet, and there were many bottles and cans on the upper floor of the wooden cabinet. She followed them and looked over them. In addition to the insect repellent lotion, she picked five or six more bottles and cans and put them in the medical kit.

When his eyes passed over the innermost layer of the wooden cabinet, he suddenly stopped.

There, four palm-sized porcelain jars were placed quietly, hidden in the shadows of the cabinet, looking at her quietly.

Lu Zhen looked at it quietly for a long time.

If you want to go up the mountain, you cannot put porcelain jars in the medical kit to avoid bumps and bumps on the road.

This was the first time since she entered the hospital that she was separated from her family.

She wiped the four porcelain jars with a cloth a few times, pushed them inside again, and then took out the delicate hibiscus hairpin with cold light from the box. Finally, she closed the wooden cabinet door and locked it again.

"Father, mother, sister, second brother——"

She whispered to herself, "I'll be back soon."

…

Summer nights are getting hotter day by day.

Ice cubes were placed everywhere in the mansion, but it was quite cool without the heat outside.

A figure passed through the grand palace of Taishi Mansion, walked hurriedly through the corridor, opened the door and entered the house.

In the room, Qi Yutai was leaning on the couch, with two beautiful maids beside him gently fanning him.

"Master," the visitor entered the room and presented the things in his hands to Qi Yutai, "Cao Huai from the Medical Officer's Hospital has sent the things."

Qi Yutai frowned, glanced at the object in the visitor's hand, and smiled with satisfaction.

"Not bad. Go and take it to Qinhu to get familiar with it."

"Yes." The young man agreed, but he was a little embarrassed when he thought of something, "But if the young lady and the master knew..."

Qi Yutai glared at him coldly, and the boy immediately fell silent.

"If you don't talk too much, how will they know now?"

The boy didn't dare to speak.

Qi Yutai sneered: "My sister is soft-hearted and my father is pedantic, but how can I tolerate a despicable woman climbing over our Qi family?"

He sighed: "My sister lent me money to help me fulfill my wish, but I don't have that much money to pay her back, so venting this bad breath on her behalf can be regarded as a return gift."

After saying that, he glanced at the servant and said, "You dare to tell my father, you know what will happen to you."

The boy trembled and said hurriedly: "Yes, young master."

The white moon was dim, and in another courtyard separated by a wall from the Taishi Mansion, candles were burning in the night.

There is an old man standing in front of the window, with black robe and white hair, thick eyebrows and white teeth, quietly looking at the clouds in the distance.

There was a slight sound from the door behind him. The old man did not look back, but asked calmly: "Have you packed the young master's things?"

The old housekeeper took a few steps forward and replied respectfully: "Everything has been put away, and the best guards in the house are accompanying them. The horses, saddles, and breastplates have all been inspected, and the young master's hounds are also there..."

After hesitating for a moment, the housekeeper continued: "The young master wants to name the medical woman from the Medical Officer's Hospital this time. Are you not going to stop her?"

Qi Yutai thought that what he did was done behind Qi Qing's back, but everything in the Grand Master's residence could not escape Qi Qing's eyes. Sometimes he doesn't say it just because he doesn't want to say it.

Like a loving father who indulges a mischievous young son, he calmly looks at his unscrupulous mischief.

"Don't stop me." Qi Qing said, "I'm just a medical woman."

He turned around, the moonlight was blocked behind him, and the lantern on the table shone on his face, illuminating the wrinkled, old face with a bluish white, like a rotten corpse.

The beads in his hand were rubbed until they were warm and shiny.

He turned a few times, lowered his eyes and sighed.

"It can be considered as venting your anger on Ying'er."

…

The first day of June is "Xia Miao" in Shengjing.

Si Tianjian observed the sky in advance and found that the weather was fine that day. Before dawn in the early morning, Lu Zhuo followed Chang Jin and other medical officers on the carriage to the hunting ground.

The hunting ground is in Huangmaogang.

The mountains are lush and lush with beautiful trees. When the late prince was still alive, he would spend his summers here to escape the summer heat, until after the entire month of August, the autumn hunting began.

Nowadays, hunting in autumn has been replaced by hunting in summer, which makes it more convenient to escape the summer heat.

When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, many people were coming around. Lu Zhuo also saw Qiu He, the eighty-year-old envoy of the Royal Medicine Academy, standing tremblingly under the long shed, tired from traveling and traveling, and looked very a few people. Share sins.

Most of the first people to come were the medical officers from the Medical Office and the Royal Pharmacy Hospital, as well as some servants and guards. The hunting team arrived later so that the servants could be prepared first.

In the past, when the late emperor was still alive, he paid special attention to the annual autumn hunt. He would sacrifice to heaven before leaving, and he would have nearly ten thousand guardsmen following him to review the army. However, in recent years, he has been in poor health and no longer participates in the hunt. Without His Majesty, the team would have to be much slimmer. Even so, it was still an eye-opener for Lu Zhuo, who came to the paddock for the first time.

Near the military camp at the foot of the mountain, traders have already gathered and set up long tents in the forest. From a distance, it looks like a busy market has been set up in the forest, and the number of traders is still increasing.

Lin Danqing saw that Lu Zhu was looking carefully and took the initiative to explain: "That's a city siege."

Lu Yan: "Besieging the city?"

"Some distinguished guests who come to hunt will bring their families with them. They hunt in the mountains during the day and stay in camps at night. When they go out for a stroll at night, these cloth-covered vendors will sell hot cooked food and sweet syrup. , no worse than the night market in Jingdemen, very interesting. ”

She touched Lu Zhuo's arm: "How about it? I said, it's worth your while to keep it safe, right?"

As they were talking, the medical officers in front suddenly became noisy, and someone said, "The hunting team is coming!"

The hunting team is coming.

Lu Tong looked in the direction of the sound.

A large group of people appeared in front, about several thousand people. In the front was a gorgeous blue carriage with turtle patterns carved on the carriage, and hundreds of ceremonial officials followed.

The blue carriage stopped at the entrance of the enclosure, and everyone knelt down to salute. Lu Tong also knelt down with the medical officers of the medical officer's office, and heard Lin Danqing whisper in his ear: "That's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The Crown Prince.

Lu Tong raised his eyes and looked forward.

A young man got off the carriage. He was handsome, but a little thin, so he didn't look very imposing. He raised his hand and motioned everyone in the field to stand up. Lu Tong stood up with the medical officers and looked in the direction of the carriage. Behind the Crown Prince, there was another horse following him. The man on the horse was also gorgeously saddled and reined, and he didn't look like an ordinary person.

"That's the second prince, the third prince and the fourth prince." Lin Danqing explained to her in a low voice.

The current Emperor Liang Ming has four sons and one daughter. The princess is still young. Among the four princes, the crown prince Yuanzhen was born by the queen, the third prince Yuanyao was born by Concubine Chen, and the mother of the remaining second and fourth princes was just a noble lady who passed away many years ago.

Although the crown prince was born by the queen, the queen's mother's family has gradually declined in recent years. Instead, the power of Duke Chen behind Concubine Chen has gradually risen, and the position of the crown prince is uncertain. The crown prince's faction and the third prince's faction in the court are fighting openly and secretly, and the current is surging.

Miao Liangfang once talked about this prince with Lu Tong, but it was the first time to see the real person. Lu Tong looked at him carefully and secretly memorized the faces of several princes.

The second and fourth princes seemed to have no thoughts, and they looked submissive. However, the third prince Yuan Yao looked arrogant, and there was a hint of tit-for-tat when he talked with the crown prince.

Behind these people, there was another man, about thirty years old, wearing a royal blue brocade sleeve bamboo pattern wide sleeve robe, with good eyebrows and eyes, and he smiled and looked very friendly no matter who he talked to.

This man did not ride a horse, but only a sedan chair, lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, and appeared in front of everyone leisurely.

Lu Tong asked: "Is this also a prince?"

Lin Danqing followed her gaze and looked: "This is His Royal Highness Prince Ning." He added in a low voice, "Prince Ning is the only living brother of His Majesty now."

"Prince Ning?"

Lu Tong was a little surprised.

Prince Ning Yuanlang was the brother of Emperor Ming of Liang. After the death of the previous emperor, several princes also died one after another. Except for Emperor Ming of Liang, only Prince Ning survived. Lu Tong had heard of this man's name, but she didn't expect him to look so young, only a few years older than the princes.

"His Royal Highness Prince Ning is a good man," Lin Danqing said, "People in Shengjing say he is a good man. Some people used to see him bargaining with vegetable vendors in Guanxiang. He has too many concubines, and if he continues to have them for a long time, his health will inevitably be poor."

Her old habit of judging people and symptoms came back again, and Lu Tong could only remain speechless.

After the royal family, there were the young masters and sons of the princes and dukes.

These distinguished guests were from wealthy families, so their clothes were extremely gorgeous and luxurious. Each of them had a strong horse with a golden saddle and silver bridle. As for riding clothes, they looked for the best materials and the best tailors, wishing that the whole world could see their heroic appearance.

However, clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. Even if the appearance was ordinary, such precious things would show a bit of the unique nobility of wealth.

Especially the Longwu Army soldiers following behind the princes and dukes. The cavalrymen rode on fine horses, dressed in black imperial uniforms. They were tall and handsome, with extraordinary appearance, and they were particularly eye-catching when they went out.

Lin Danqing was fascinated by them and couldn't help but admire them.

"Really good, much more handsome than the bean sprouts in the medical officer's hospital. It's a pity that it's too cold in the mountains, and the clothes are too thick. Why are the buttons so tight? It's better to take them off, so that everyone can benefit from it."

When she said this, the female medical officers who were traveling with her covered their mouths and laughed secretly.

Lin Danqing raised his eyebrows: "Did I say something wrong?"

A skinny male medical officer on the side was very unhappy when he heard this, and said with a sullen face: "As a woman, Medical Officer Lin should be careful in what you say and do."

Lin Danqing disagreed: "You don't understand this. One of my ancestors said that doctors are like parents, and there is also a saying that 'the body and hair are from parents'. In this case, they are all my children. What's wrong with a mother looking at her son more?"

She smiled: "It's a waste not to look."

This is a big advantage, and everyone is speechless.

Lu Tong felt that Lin Danqing sometimes spoke like the half-sister of the widow Sun on West Street.

Just thinking about it, the voices in front suddenly became noisy.

The female medical officers who had just laughed at Lin Danqing cheered softly. Lu Tong looked up and couldn't help but be startled.

Behind the long team of Longwu Army, the sound of horse hooves suddenly rose.

Someone rode a horse and galloped past, and the long wind blew away the branches in the forest, and the morning sun was also a little brighter.

The young man also wore the black riding uniform of the imperial army like other Dragon Guards, which completely outlined the beautiful figure of the man on horseback, like an agile cheetah. Today, Pei Yunying did not wear an official hat, but only covered his forehead with a black headband embroidered with gold, which made him less handsome and more energetic.

The cavalry guard was proud, with a golden whip brushing the willows, and his dark and bright eyes were immersed in the sunlight in the forest, showing a gorgeous color like a gem. The young man urged the horse indifferently and looked heroic, which made people's heart beat faster.

Everyone has a love of beauty, and the female medical officers in front of him exclaimed like Lin Danqing just now.

Lin Danqing curled his lips: "Yes, the most handsome one is here."

Lu Tong calmed down.

Pei Yunying was born with a good appearance.

She was not a person who judged people by appearance, but she was often unconsciously amazed by this person. It was not because of his appearance, but because of the wanton and unrestrained vitality of the other person under his warm or cold appearance.

It was enviable.

Lin Danqing beside him sighed: "With such a good appearance, why do you need such skills? With such skills, why do you need such a good appearance... She is really a beauty in the world."

Lu Tong found it a little funny and was about to speak, but her eyes suddenly stopped when she touched a person behind Longwu Army.

Why is he here?