Chapter 371 Chapter Two Strange Diseases

"Clear water and clear pools reflect the distant sky, and the fragrance of purple clouds drives the breeze; the threshold of Hanjia City is suspicious of the sky, and the mountains and rivers of Qindi are like mirrors." The Taiji Palace and the East Palace are connected by the Tongxun Gate. Behind the gate is the East Garden of the Taiji Palace, which is also the location of the famous East Imperial Land. Under the flying snow powder, the vast Dongyu Pool is crystal clear, silently reflecting the newly decorated pavilions, old pagoda trees and weeping willows by the pool, like a fairyland on earth.

Accompanied by Li Jiancheng, Chang He, and Feng Liben, Kou Zhong walked slowly along the path in the garden paved with gravel beside the pool, towards Ningbi Pavilion where Zhang Jieyu lived in the north garden of Dongyu Pool. Outside the partition wall between the East Garden and the main hall group, the top of the Taiji Hall towers above the snow-white forest in the distance, and the scene is magnificent. Li Jiancheng whispered next to Kou Zhong's ear: "Ms. Zhang's illness this time was very sudden. Half a month ago, she suddenly fainted while playing ball games in the palace. Since then, she has suffered from this strange illness. It has been good and bad. Even Wei Zhengxing is helpless."

Kou Zhong remembered that Wei Zhengxing was the most famous doctor in Guanzhong, known as "Huohua Tuo" and asked casually: "What does Doctor Wei say?" Li Jiancheng snorted coldly and said, "What he says is cold, dry, false and true. Only the King of Qin insists that he has excellent medical skills. According to the book, His Highness, he is not a doctor. He just happened to cure a few diseases, so he became famous. If you encounter a really difficult and complicated disease, you will be at a loss immediately." Only now did Kou Zhong know that Wei Zhengxing was from Li Shimin's side, no wonder Li Jiancheng treated him so nervously and politely.But if he, Kou Zhong, fails to succeed, he will be kicked out of the cold palace immediately.Thinking of Li Jiancheng's cunning, he asked himself to try diagnosis and treatment while Li Yuan was away from the palace, Li Yuan didn't know if the doctor won't come, let alone blame him, the crown prince.

Asked: "How's your mother's physique?" Li Jiancheng showed a thoughtful expression, and his brows were deeply furrowed: "Ms. Zhang's body was quite good before, but the sudden illness this time surprised us." While talking, everyone walked through the path of spiders in the bamboo forest, and it suddenly became clear to them that various flowers and plants were planted in the north of the East Imperial Pool. The surrounding environment blends into one. Li Jiancheng led Guan Zhong and others up the steps, and a forty-year-old eunuch accompanied by two young eunuchs greeted him at the gate. Li Jiancheng introduced, "Eunuch Zheng, this is Miracle Doctor Mo!"

When Eunuch Zheng saw Guan Zhong's respectable face, his contempt faded slightly, and he reluctantly greeted him, saying: "His Royal Highness, please!" Xu Ziling felt relaxed after leaving Todaiji Temple.I thought it was time to leave a secret, so that I could contact Kou Zhong, look for the direction, and walk towards Suzaku Avenue amidst the snowflakes. Suddenly someone bumped out from the side alley, laughed and said, "Brother Gong, hello! It's true that we never meet again in life!" Xu Ziling was taken aback, and hurriedly said in a low voice, "I'm calling Mo Wei now, Brother Xibai, don't make any noise."

It is the "passionate son" Hou Xibai. Even though his hat covers the upper half of his face, his unique and outstanding figure is still very easy to recognize. Hou Xibai noticed that the scars on his mask were much lighter, and said awkwardly: "I'm pretending to be smart. Fortunately, I'm sure no one will follow Brother Mo before showing up, otherwise Brother Mo's identity will be exposed. Ha! Mo Wei! This name Remarkable." Pulling Xu Ziling's sleeve, he turned into the alley. Xu Ziling wondered, "How do you know I'm here?" Hou Xibai shrugged his shoulders and said calmly: "Brother Ziling... Hey! Brother Mo is just a surprise to me. The person I really want to follow is Yang Xuyan. I thought he was going to Dongda Temple with Li Yuan's caravan, but I didn't expect to see him. When you came out of Todaiji Temple, you were startled and couldn't believe your eyes. How about going to the humble house for a drink or two?"

Xu Ziling asked in surprise, "Do you have a place to stay here?" Hou Xibai led the way, and said with a chic smile: "Money makes ghosts grind. In the past few years, I have made a lot of money by painting portraits of people who can afford it. I bought the house together with the household registration and used it as a hiding place." The two of them entered the gate where the letter "Xuan Ping" was written, and it was another scene.In Chang'an City, the workshops and workshops are separated by walls and streets in an orderly manner. Each workshop has four gates. The main street is a stone road that runs through each gate in a cross shape. The alleys form a grid and lead to the main street in the workshop.Most of the houses in the square are low-rise brick and wood houses, which are simple and tidy. The courtyard is full of trees and flowers, and the windows are bright and clean, creating a peaceful and comfortable living atmosphere.

Hou Xibai led him straight into the deep alley, came to the main entrance of a small courtyard, pushed the door open and said, "Brother Mo, please come in." When Li Jiancheng and the others stayed in the lobby, Kou Zhong, a fake genius doctor, entered the room. Under the leadership of Eunuch Zheng, he walked through the corridor and arrived at the door of the boudoir of Zhang Xiyu, the emperor's favorite concubine. Eunuch Zheng waited beside Kou Zhongyuan, and knocked on the door lightly by himself, as if he was afraid of disturbing Zhang Jieyu. Kou Zhong was idle and took the opportunity to enjoy the scenery of the inner garden of Ningbi Pavilion. Even in this season of winter and snow, he could still easily imagine that under the luxuriant ancient locust trees and cypresses in the garden, under the shade in spring and summer. It is a charming scene where the snow-white pear blossoms and the rich red peach blossoms compete for fragrance and beauty against the background of green vines and grasses all over the garden.

This kind of imagination that sees this and thinks about that makes Kou Zhong's mind elevate to another level beyond the objects in front of him, feeling fresh. There is a large pool in the middle of the courtyard, and a water pavilion is built in the pool. There is a fake rock mountain beside the pavilion. Bringing a little vitality to the quiet winter garden is quite the finishing touch. While appreciating, the palace door opened, and a maid's voice said: "Hello, Mr. Zheng, is the genius doctor here?" Eunuch Zheng whispered, "Mr. Mo is here, is it convenient?"

Of course Kou Zhong pretended to be ignorant, and felt that the palace lady was poking her head out to look at him. The palace lady was obviously frightened by his vulgar appearance, and after a while said: "That's him?" Eunuch Zheng hurriedly said in a low voice: "It was highly recommended by His Royal Highness, we slaves can only obey orders." Kou Zhong cursed in his heart, it is really abominable for the eunuch to put all the responsibility on Li Jiancheng. The palace maid said: "If the father-in-law goes in with the maidservant to tell the nobleman, she will make a decision. The two of them will go away."

The two young eunuchs who were secretly accompanying Kou Zhong exchanged glances, and they seemed not to be very optimistic about Kou Zhong, a genius doctor.In fact, even Kou Zhong had no confidence in himself, so he couldn't help being a little nervous.After a while, Eunuch Zheng came back and said, "Mr. Mo is invited." Kou Zhong took a deep breath, and followed Eunuch Zheng into the beautifully furnished inner hall. After entering the hall, it was the boudoir. Surrounded by two eunuchs and several court ladies, a delicate beauty was seated On a couch, she looked cowardly and weak, and I felt pitifully sick. Kou Zhong didn't dare to feast on his beauty, and was about to kowtow and bow, when Zhang Jieyu said softly, "Doctor Mo doesn't need to be too polite, as long as you can cure Aijia's stubborn illness, Aijia will reward you very much." A pretty court lady beside Zhang Jieyu, who should be Zhang Jieyu's personal maidservant, said: "Our nobleman's intention is that doctors must pay attention to seeing, hearing, asking, and feeling; if you stick to the vulgar etiquette, you will have a lot of scruples, which will hinder Dr. Mo's diagnosis. .So Doctor Mo can exempt from these court etiquette." Kou Zhong thought in his heart that this is the best.After making a bow, he gave a dry cough, cleared his throat after the change of Jingyun, and said: "Your Majesty really understands people, such a villain should take the pulse for Madam first." Auntie Zhang nodded in agreement, and Eunuch Zheng hurriedly instructed the eunuch to move a chair for Kou Zhong to sit in front of this beautiful lady.The air is clear, orchid musk is fragrant, the skin is moist and the muscles are rich.When Kou Zhong rested his three fingers on Zhang Jieyu's impotent, slippery jade wrist, he was almost dizzy, forgetting that the purpose of coming here was not to steal beauty but to cure diseases. Under the staring eyes of everyone, Kou Zhong secretly sent three injections of true energy into her energy veins. Suddenly Zhang Jieyu's tender body shook violently, Kou Zhong was startled, and hastily withdrew his hands. All the court eunuchs exclaimed in unison, and their souls flew away. Xu Ziling took the fragrant tea offered by Hou Xibai, took a sip, and said strangely: "The decoration here is quite good, the original owner must be an elegant person." Hou Xibai smiled and said, "Thank you Ziling for his appreciation. My little brother has changed all the original layout of this dwelling. Sigh! My hobby is that I can't stand vulgar things." There is no need for a large room to be elegant.Hou Xibai's small hall is decorated simply and elegantly, the windows are bright and quiet, and what makes the whole environment full of scholarly atmosphere are the two pairs of elegantly elegant long couplets hanging between the east and west walls. One of the upper couplets is "Let the bright moon go out of the mountain, quickly bring wine to the stone spring, and wash away the dusty heart; draw the smoked wind into the room, so that you can play the piano in the lotus village, and feel that the stones and bones are clear." The other couplet is "Crossing through a winding path, the rain adds willow colors to the area; so that the sparseness can be rolled up, and the wind in the half pool will send the fragrance of lotus root and flowers." It is relatively symmetrical and has a lofty artistic conception, which makes people feel comfortable when reading. Xu Ziling himself was a layman against reciting poems, and asked: "Is the couplet written by Brother Hou at this time?" Hou Xibai replied modestly: "It's my younger brother's bad work, please enlighten me." Xu Ziling smiled wryly: "You can at least be my teacher in this respect, how can I have the qualifications to teach you?" Hou Xibai greatly admired Xu Ziling's frankness, and said with a smile: "If it were someone else, no matter how amateur they are, they would have to make some nonsense to be arty, and thus show Ziling's gentlemanly demeanor even more." Changing the subject again, he said, "Why did Zi Ling come out of Todai Temple swaggeringly just now?" After Xu Ziling gave a brief explanation, he asked back, "What is the purpose of Brother Hou coming here?" Hou Xibai sighed: "Of course it is to snatch back the other half of the scroll from Yang Xuyan's hands. Now I only know a little about the Immortal Seal, and I almost lost my mind when I practiced it." Xu Ziling was puzzled and said: "What is the mentality of Lingshi? Did you not say a word when you saw you two fighting for life and death? Which side is he standing on now?" Hou Xibai's face darkened, and he said slowly: "This situation is caused by him alone. Frankly speaking, I am not that enthusiastic about the seal of immortality, because there are still many beautiful things in this world that I can indulge in pursuit of. I just know that Yang Xu Yan will never let go of another seal in my hand. Once he is allowed to practice the seal of immortality, the first person he will kill is me, Hou Xibai." Xu Ziling frowned and said, "According to the situation, Lingshi Ke's relationship with Yang Xuyan should be relatively close, which will be very disadvantageous to Brother Hou." Hou Xibai shook his head and said: "This is just an illusion. Yang Xuyan should be like a little brother, who can only rely on his own ability to achieve career and achievements. When either Yang Xuyan or I practice the seal of immortality, we must first To meet the challenges of the two factions and the six ways of the Demon Sect. Master Shi is going through all kinds of tests and struggles, so that one of us can stand out and become the one who unifies the Demon Way." Xu Ziling was puzzled and said, "Why doesn't Master Ling fulfill this great wish by himself, but put the responsibility on you?" Hou Xibai said in a deep voice: "The reason is very simple, it is because of the flaws in his seal of immortality due to Bi Xiuxin, so he has to hide and manipulate secretly; otherwise, if he provokes Ning Daoqi or the chief of Cihang Jingzhai to make a move, he will He might lose the battle." Xu Ziling's heart was shocked, and he secretly thought that the "evil emperor's relic" in Yang Gong's treasure chest might be a key to making up for the loss of the Immortal Seal. Hou Xibai smiled bitterly and said: "Sometimes even my younger brother feels confused and lost about the relationship with Master Shi and Yang Xuyan. Can Ziling help me snatch the scroll back from Yang Xuyan's hand?" Xu Ziling returned with a wry smile, and said, "You are my friend, if your friend is in trouble, how can you just sit back and watch?" Hou Xibai rejoiced and said, "Ziling is indeed my life-and-death friend, and I, Hou Xibai, also helped Ziling to retrieve Duke Yang's treasure in return." Xu Ziling secretly agreed that Kou Zhong must agree to this matter, nodded and said: "I'll talk about this later, what do you think about Yang Xuyan right now?" Hou Xibai pondered for a moment, then said with a sneer, "The more you understand the behavior of my brother from a different sect, the more you know that he is a despicable person." Xu Ziling said: "Brother Hou, why do you say that?" Hou Xibai's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he said in a deep voice: "I have been in Guanzhong for half a month. With my familiarity with the magic gate, I have figured out where Yang Xuyan lives and hides. Sneaked in to search for the printed scrolls, and found nothing, but accidentally discovered his other activities!" Xu Ziling was very interested and asked, "What is it?" Hou Xibai said fiercely: "I found traces of the 'Fenjing San' passed down by his master of refining stones. He can hide it from anyone, but how can he hide it from me, Hou Xibai?" When Kou Zhong sent out his true qi, Zhang Jieyu's whole body's qi, blood and meridians unfolded in his mind like an unobstructed picture scroll. At this moment, he suddenly felt that the meridians in the noble lady's body were about to be broken, as if she could not withstand any weak force impulse, he immediately withdrew his true energy in shock, and raised his right hand that rested on his wrist. Seeing Zhang Xiyu's tender body shaking violently, all the eunuchs Gong'e rushed over at the same time. Zhang Jieyu broke out in a cold sweat from the pain, her delicate body trembled, everyone even forgot Kou Zhong for a moment. Kou Zhong groaned in his heart, if Zhang Jieyu died like this, even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he would not be able to wash away the suspicion of causing her death. Fortunately, Zhang Jieyu recovered after a while, opened her eyes and called out "ah". Eunuch Zheng said angrily: "Doctor Mo! What's the matter?" At this time, Kou Zhong fully understood his situation, and knew that Madam Zhang's strange illness was something beyond his ability, and his only capital to be a miracle doctor was to rely on "sacred energy for healing", but because of Madam Zhang's "deficiency cannot be replenished", Of course it won't be useful, and it can only be helpless like "Living Huatuo" Wei Zhengxing. The top priority before leaving is how to get out safely and run away. He hurriedly said: "Don't be in a hurry, father-in-law, this is what it should be. I have a plan for my mother's sickness, and now I have to go back and forth to collect herbs and get rid of my mother." The poison of cold and heat in the body can be cured with needles, and the father-in-law is clearly aware of it." Eunuch Zheng was dubious when he heard this, and when his eyes turned wildly, Zhang Jieyu let out a long breath, and said: "Doctor Mo's method of breaking the pulse is different from others, and it is obvious that he has real talents and practical learning. Just now, the Aijia's whole body was stunned." Qi and blood seem to be turned around." Eunuch Zheng is a master of martial arts. Hearing this, he became suspicious and said: "I heard that Dr. Mo is a master of the inner family, so he is not just trying to cheer for Madam!" Kou Zhong was speechless and screamed in his heart, but fortunately Zhang Jieyu personally rescued him and said: "The Holy Majesty has also sent true energy into Aijia's body many times, but there is nothing unusual. different." Eunuch Zheng hesitated to speak, Zhang Jieyu looked at Kou Zhong with pretty eyes, and asked, "Does the doctor really have a plan? What kind of disease is Aijia suffering from?" Kou Zhong bit the bullet and said nonsense: "This is a rare cold and heat attack syndrome. When the attack occurs, the cold and heat are combined, and when it does not...well. Just like the current situation of the empress. Hey! Don't worry! As long as I make a Herbal medicine that is suitable for the symptoms will come out, and the mother will be greatly improved. Zhang Jieyu is like a person drowning in the sea when he encounters driftwood, giving birth to hope and confidence, because no doctor has ever dared to boast that he can cure her disease. Lit up and said: "Then I will trouble Dr. Mo to prescribe the medicine for Ai's family immediately. " Kou Zhong thought to himself, wouldn't this immediately make him look ugly?He hurriedly said: "This medicine must be picked by the villain himself from the mountain to select the ingredients and brewed. You can't be careless. Madam, please give the villain a day or two. I heard that Zhongnan Mountain has the most famous medicines?" Zhang Jieyu's close maid frowned and said, "There have just been a few heavy snowfalls, and the grass and trees have all froze to death!" Kou Zhong didn't think about this flaw, and he said in a hurry: "The main medicine that the villain needs is a rhizome called periwinkle, which will never be affected by the wind and snow. Sister, please rest assured." Zhang Jieyu said to Dr. Mo, her only hope, "In this way, there will be Dr. Lao Mo!" Kou Zhong secretly wiped his cold sweat, thinking that he finally got his life back, he will hide so far after leaving the palace, people think he is afraid of the doctor and absconded.