Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Zhang Yi Plays Su Qin, Wei Guo Defeats Hexi
At the same time, there was another situation in the harem of the Zhou family, which was only separated from the school by a wall.Queen Zhou fell asleep, and Emperor Zhou stood by the queen's bed, yelling at several imperial doctors.
The eldest princess, Ji Xue, was so sad that she sat on the wooden couch in the boudoir and sobbed, her round shoulders undulating slightly with her twitching.Ji Yu walked behind her with red eyes, put her hands on her shoulders, and called softly: "Sister——"
Ji Xue sobbed for a while, and said in a hoarse voice: "Yu'er, if the mother-the mother can't wake up, sister, I-I-I really want to regret-repent to death-" Before finishing speaking, Goutou choked again.
Ji Yu persuaded: "Sister, don't think that way. The mother's illness was all forced by Qin and Wei. What has it to do with Sister?"
Hearing this, Ji Xue cried more and more sadly, and choked up: "Yu'er, you—think about it, if there is no sister, Qin and Wei will not force the marriage, father and king will not make things difficult, and mother will not I wouldn't—" He paused, sobbing again.
"Sister, it's not fair for you to blame yourself so much. No matter whether there is sister or not, those who should come must come!"
"Yu'er, tell me, the queen mother—"
"Sister, just now Yu'er came up with something, maybe you can try it. My mother likes to listen to the piano, especially "High Mountain" and "Flowing Water". Let's go invite a violinist and ask him to play. If the mother hears the sound of the piano, she may be able to wake up."
Ji Xue shivered, got up suddenly, hurriedly washed away the tears on her face, pulled Ji Yu along, and left the harem to the Taixue.Not long after entering the door, they vaguely heard waves of laughter coming from the piano room.The two were startled, they couldn't help speeding up their pace, turned around a corner, and saw the students arguing on the lawn from a distance.
Ji Xue and Ji Yu didn't know what was going on, they hurried over three steps at a time, and when they saw it clearly, they stopped walking at the same time, looked at each other, their pink faces slightly flushed, and their eyes were not without seriousness.
All the students surrounded Su Qin in a circle and were pushing vigorously. The leading student was suddenly taken aback, made a grimace like a mouse seeing a cat, and slipped aside.Most of these students are the sons of rich and powerful families around Luoyang, and they come here to study, not for their studies at all, but just for fame.Everyone was shocked when they saw the despondent appearance of the leading student, and when they turned around, they all looked as if they had been possessed by an evil spirit, and they were all stunned.
Su Qin was dizzy from being pushed by them, suddenly lost his thrust, couldn't stand for a while, and fell down on the grass.And because his arms were bound tightly by them, the fall was really hard, and at this moment he had no strength at all, how could he stand up?
When the gangsters pushed Su Qin, although Zhang Yi felt that it was too much, she also thought it was fun, and stood outside the circle to watch the excitement.All the students suddenly turned into obedient birds, Zhang Yi was very puzzled, seeing that they were all looking in his direction, she couldn't help but also look back.Turning around, he also became a complete fool, because two women who looked like celestial beings were just standing behind him on the left side, less than five steps away from him, with sullen expressions on their faces.
The luthier came back to his senses, took a quick step forward, bowed and said: "I have seen the two gentlemen—"
Before the words fell to the ground, Ji Xue hurriedly stopped her, and said with a bow: "Little girl Ji Xue has seen Mr.!"
The luthier immediately understood, knowing that they didn't want to expose their identities, he hurriedly bowed again: "I've seen Miss Ji!"
Ji Yu was originally cold and arrogant, but at this moment, his face was pink and he was not angry. He pointed to Su Qin who was on the ground, and his gaze swept towards everyone like a sword, and he shouted sharply: "Who did it?"
All the students looked at each other, and their eyes fell on Zhang Yi in unison.
Ji Yu stared coldly at Zhang Yi, her voice was sharp: "Is that you?"
Zhang Yi was dumbfounded all of a sudden, let him speak like a tongue, but at this moment he couldn't spit out a word, stepped back a few steps, and mumbled: "I-I-"
Ji Yu raised her brows coldly: "Why don't you hurry up and untie this scholar?"
Just like a coincidence, Zhang Yi walked quickly to Su Qin's side without saying a word, and untied him.Ji Yu glanced at the crowd, and shouted at them: "Look at your upbringing, do you look like a student of the Emperor's Taixue? Go back to the piano room!"
All the students felt as if they had been electrocuted, they all collapsed, turned around and walked back to the piano room in despair.After Zhang Yi untied her belt, she still stood beside Su Qin in a daze, panicked and at a loss.
Ji Yu glared at him: "Are you still leaving?"
Zhang Yi was taken aback, and when she realized that the beauty was blaming him, she hurriedly stood up and slipped back to the piano room.
Seeing that everyone had left, Ji Xue turned to the luthier and asked in a low voice, "Excuse me, sir, why are you making such a fuss?"
"Oh," the piano master sighed, "it's all my fault for my incompetence!" Pointing at Su Qin, "this young man was eavesdropping on the old man's piano lectures outside the window, but he didn't want to be discovered by these students, and that's what happened!"
Ji Xue's heart moved, she stared at Su Qin, walked straight over, gave Su Qin a deep bow, and said in a very peaceful tone, "This scholar, don't be as knowledgeable as these gangsters." Turning around, her two watery eyes looked at the luthier , "Sir, from tomorrow onwards, let this young man sit in the classroom and listen."
The luthier bowed deeply: "I would like to listen to the girl's orders!"
Hearing this, Su Qin turned over and got up, knelt on the ground, kowtowed again and again: "Cao-Caomin Su-Su Qin Xie-Xie-Xie-Xie Gu-Gu-Miss!"
Seeing that he was stuttering, Ji Xue asked softly, "Your name is Su Qin?"
"Grass-grass-grass-cao people are the city-city-Chengdong Xuan-Xuan-Xuan Li Su-Su Qin!"
"Su Qin—" Ji Xue muttered, then repeated several times, as if to remember the name, "Su Qin...Su Qin..."
Su Qin raised his face and stared at Ji Xue, as if he wanted to remember his benefactor's appearance.After a while, Su Qin kowtowed again, and stammered: "Dare to ask Gu-Gu-girl Fang-fang-fang-fang-fang's name, if-if you get-get-satisfied in the future, Su Qin will-definite- - Definitely - there must be thick - thick - thick rewards!"
Having reached this point, Ji Xue still wanted to pay back. Ji Xue couldn't help but look at him again. Seeing that he had straight eyebrows, humble but not humble, and full of arrogance, her heart moved, her eyes fell on Zhang Yi who had been untied and abandoned. On the wooden sword, walked over, bent down to pick it up, looked at it for a while, and asked softly: "Excuse me, Su Zi, is this sword yours?"
Seeing her playing with his wooden sword, Su Qin blushed with shame, lowered his head, and nodded slightly for a while.
"You did it yourself?"
Su Qin nodded again.
Ji Xue pulled out the sword, stroked it for a while, inserted it into the scabbard again, and praised: "Su Zi is so hardworking and skilled, what a good sword!" Stepping up to Su Qin, she handed it to Su Qin, "Ji Xue I respect Su Zi's hardworking and progressive heart, and I hope Su Zi will study hard here, so that he can rise to the top and achieve fame as soon as possible!"
Su Qin held the sword in his arms, tears came out of his eyes, and kowtowed again and again: "Su——Su Qin, thank——thank—— Xie Ji—Ji—Miss Ji!"
Seeing Su Qin weeping, Ji Xue sighed softly, took out a piece of silk from her sleeve, and bent down to wipe it for him.Su Qin didn't believe that all this was actually true, he closed his eyes tightly, and the tears were more like broken beads, which became more and more unstoppable.
Ji Yu seemed to think that Ji Xue was going too far, so she came over and grabbed her arm: "Sister——"
Seeing Su Qin's embarrassment, unyielding, gratitude and teardrops, Ji Xue couldn't help but think of her own destiny, thinking that she was at the mercy of others and couldn't control it at all, and her fate was like the stuttering in front of her. Instead, she burst into tears.Ji Xue's tears dripped down like beads and landed on Su Qin's forehead.
Su Qin was startled, stretched out his hand to touch it, and saw that it was tears, he was very surprised, looked up, and saw that it was Ji Xue who was crying, thinking that the tears were shed for him, he couldn't help but knock his head on the ground hard. On the lawn, weeping loudly: "Ji—Ji—Miss Ji—"
Ji Xue wanted to cry but couldn't help it anymore, she turned around, covered her face and walked away quickly.The piece of silk fluttered to the ground, unbiased, and just fell into Su Qin's arms.
Seeing Ji Xue leave suddenly, Ji Yu yelled loudly, "Sister—"
Ji Xue walked away without looking back.
Ji Yu was stunned for a moment, then went straight to the luthier, and explained to the luthier in a low voice.Hearing this, the luthier nodded repeatedly, followed Ji Yu, and hurried to the palace.
In the piano room, Zhang Yi and all the students were hiding by the door or crowded on the window sill. They all stood on tiptoe, held their breath, and stared at the scene on the grass with wide eyes.Seeing that the luthier and Ji Yu were also gradually going away, the students finally regained their composure and began to chatter:
"Oh my god, it's like a fairy coming down to earth! That brat is really blessed!"
"Let's judge, which of the two of them is more beautiful?"
"It goes without saying, of course it's the one who didn't curse. Do you know who she is?"
"Yes, yes, who is she?"
"She is the most beautiful woman in the world today, Ji Xue, the eldest princess of the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, known as Princess Snow! Do you know that Qin and Wei are competing for employment this time, and she is the one!"
As soon as the student's words fell to the ground, everyone was stunned. The piano room was surprisingly quiet, and it seemed that everyone was holding their breath.After a while, everyone came to their senses and looked at each other in blank dismay. Almost no one believed that what they just saw was actually the truth.
After a long time, the lead student smacked his tongue: "Hey, Wei Dao lost his soul just now! Then—what about the other one?"
The student who knew about it proudly replied, "Of course it's Princess Snow's younger sister, Ji Yu, the second princess of the Emperor of the Great Zhou, known as Princess Yu!"
The leading student swallowed, took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, looked around and said, "To tell you the truth, I am here to learn art, but I actually want to see the most beautiful woman in the world! Okay, okay, Today, my long-cherished wish has been fulfilled!"
Some students nodded in response, "Well, I do too. It's worth the scolding!"
Someone suddenly pointed out the window: "Look, that stutter!"
Only then did everyone think of Su Qin, and looked at the grass outside the window in unison, and saw Su Qin standing up slowly, holding the silk silk left by Ji Xue in his hand for a moment, putting it into his sleeve, as if he had changed hands, and turned his back on the wood Sword, striding forward.
Someone said: "Did you see clearly? Just now Princess Xue shed tears for this kid!"
The leading student said bitterly: "His grandma, you're taking advantage of this beggar! Let me tell you, everyone, let's go out, chase him back, beat him up, and let out such a bad breath!"
The person who spoke in front sighed lazily: "Oh, I want to go to you, I just want to go back to the inn to sleep with him, and dream of meeting two little beauties!" Turning around, Zhang Yi was still wide-eyed, Staring straight at Ji Yu's back in the distance, he sneered, "Hey, brother Zhang, everyone has gone far away, why are you so dazed?"
Zhang Yi still stared at Ji Yu, and said in admiration, "Oh, it's a princess after all, I'm taking it!"
Seeing Su Qin walking towards the gate along the way he came, Guiguzi nodded slightly at him, got up slowly, stretched his limbs, smiled and said to the boy: "Boy, have you seen your son and grandson?"
The boy seemed to be still immersed in the scene just now, and he clenched his small hands into a fist: "Sir, when those people bullied the strange people just now, the boy wanted to save people, why did you stop me?"
Guiguzi laughed and said, "If you go, whoever saves you will be uncertain. Let's go!"
"where to?"
"Go earn a cloth coin! Without this cloth coin, wouldn't you be starved to death, kid?"
Since the onset of the disease, the queen has been lying on the bed for half a month, not eating or drinking, and drowsy. If it is not for the warmth in the body and the breath in the nostrils, the whole body is like a dead person.Seeing that the queen was sleeping day by day, and King Zhou Xian didn't think about food and drink, he ordered the imperial doctor to find out the illness every day and make a diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.The imperial physicians in the palace, who had the ability, went to other countries to earn a living, and most of the remaining ones were quack doctors. When they encountered this strange disease, they had no way to deal with it. Not to mention finding out the cause, even the pulse, no one could find out.When Ji Yu led the luthier into the Jing'an Palace, several imperial doctors were gathered outside the palace to have a discussion, all of them looked dazed, and everyone looked sad.
Ji Yu and the qin master walked into the gate and set up the qin stand outside the bead curtain.Seeing this, Gong Zheng was shocked, and ordered all the imperial doctors to go back to the imperial hospital for discussion, then turned back to the palace, arranged for all the maids to stay in the palace, and ordered the luthier to play.
In the vast sea of people, it is hard to find a bosom friend.For the luthier, the queen is not only the source of food and clothing, but also a rare bosom friend.Whenever something happens, whether it's joy or sorrow, the queen always asks someone to invite a qin master to play, and every time she must order Yu Boya's music.This piece, not to mention Ji Xue and Ji Yu, even the palace people are familiar with it, so as long as the piano sounds, as long as it is this piece, everyone will know that the piano master has arrived.
At this moment, facing the noble queen who knew him to use him, who talked and laughed not long ago, but didn't realize it now, the luthier has mixed feelings, playing the piano with both hands, and will play it vividly, adding a touch of sadness to the tranquility, adding a touch of sadness to the tranquility. No matter how sad, the listeners are all moved.
Ji Yu knelt in front of the queen's bed, held her mother's hand tightly, put her ear on the queen mother's chest, and listened to her slow heartbeat.When the violinist was about to finish playing, Ji Yu suddenly heard the Queen's heart beating faster and stronger. Immediately, she was very excited and shouted in a trembling voice: "Sir, hurry up, play quickly, start from the beginning!"
When the luthier learned that the queen had reacted, he was even more excited and cheered up. He played the qin with both hands, starting from "High Mountain" and ending with "Flowing Water". Before finishing "Flowing Water", Ji Yu felt the queen's fingers trembling slightly.Ji Yu held the queen even tighter, pressed her face against the queen's face, and murmured softly: "Mother, mother—"
Ji Yu screamed several times, the queen finally woke up slowly from her long sleep, and opened her eyes with difficulty.With tears in Ji Yu's eyes, he choked up and said, "Mother, you woke up, mother, you finally woke up, mother——"
The queen smiled slightly at Ji Yu, and closed her eyelids again.Gong Zheng couldn't help being overjoyed, he hurried out of the palace gate and rushed to the imperial study, intending to personally report the great news to His Majesty.Ji Yu motioned to the luthier, and the sound of the piano was greatly relieved, less sad and more joyful.
After a while, the queen opened her eyes again, smiled at Ji Yu, and said slowly, "Yu'er—"
Ji Yu tremblingly said: "Mother——"
The Queen's voice was extremely slow: "Yu'er, Queen Mother—where is Queen Mother?"
"Mother, you are in the palace."
"Really?" The queen turned her head, looked around, and nodded with certainty, then smiled at Ji Yu again, "Yes, it's in the palace. It seems that what I experienced just now is all imaginary!"
"Yes, Queen Mother, you have been in a coma for half a month!"
"It's been half a month?" The queen repeated in amazement, as if she had completely returned to reality, and sighed softly, "Oh——"
Ji Yu sat on the edge of the couch and looked at the violinist behind the bead curtain: "Mother, it's Mr. who played the violin and summoned you back!"
"Yes," the queen smiled, "the queen mother heard it. Yu'er, the surrogate mother thank you very much, sir!"
Ji Yu said "hmm", listened for a while, and said in a low voice, "Mother, listen, the master plays really well! The queen wakes up, and the master is so happy!"
The queen really listened to the qin, the qin master was in a state of bliss, his eyes were closed, his fingers were flying, and he completely forgot about himself.The queen heard it for a while, suddenly remembered something, and told Ji Yu: "Yu'er, there is something you need to do right away!"
"Listen to your mother's orders!"
"You go to the street and help your mother find someone. My mother estimates that he should come!"
Ji Yu was surprised: "Who are you looking for?"
"Old man with white eyebrows!"
"Old man with white eyebrows?"
The queen nodded.
"If you see this person, will Yu'er invite him into the palace?"
The queen shook her head lightly: "You don't need to say anything, as long as you see it, come back and report to the queen immediately."
Ji Yu nodded, wanting to leave, but reluctantly.
The queen urged: "Go, this matter is important."
Ji Yu let go of the Queen, and quickly stepped out of the palace gate. From a distance, he saw King Zhou Xian, Gong Zheng, and his ministers coming from the imperial study room. On the other road, Ji Xue and the imperial doctors were also running in this direction.Ji Yu felt relieved, and quickly went back to her boudoir, called Chunmei, her personal maid, and the two changed into civilian clothes, slipped out of the side gate of the palace, and walked to the street through Taixue.
There are people coming and going on the street, and there are stalls everywhere.
Ji Yu was wearing a sunshade hat, a gauze scarf over her shoulders, dressed as a merchant girl, with a sword hanging on her shoulders, walking along the street, her two big eyes kept searching for the old man with white eyebrows.Chunmei was still dressed as a maid, following behind her every step.
Zhang Yi, who was strolling around the street because the piano teacher left and the piano class was suspended, looked up and felt his eyes light up. When he looked closely, he immediately recognized the second princess he saw in Taixue. His heart was like a beating rabbit. , tossed up and down.After calm thinking, Zhang Yi suppressed her heartbeat with all her strength, grabbed Xiao Shun'er's clothes, and followed her quietly.
Ji Yu's attention was all on the old man with white eyebrows, not to mention Zhang Yi who was following behind her, even Su Qin who was twenty steps away in front of her, she never paid attention.
It was Chunmei who saw it first.As she was walking, Chunmei cried out: "Gong—" Before she could say the word "lord" behind her, she suddenly realized that she had slipped her tongue, and hurriedly corrected it, "Miss, look at that man!"
Ji Yu followed her gestures, only to notice the stuttering that was humiliated in Taixue not long ago.
Su Qin walked slowly with his head hooked, a wooden sword was carried upside down on his shoulder, which looked very amusing.Chunmei lowered her voice and said softly, "Look at that man's sword, it's held backwards!"
It was the first time that Ji Yu noticed Su Qin's back with a sword. He smiled, slowed down his pace, and pulled down his bamboo hat a little so as not to be recognized by Su Qin. He quietly followed behind him, his eyes still searching for the old man with white eyebrows.
Su Qin walked to the T-junction and stood there thoughtfully.Standing for a while, he took out Ji Xue's silk from his sleeve, put it in his palm for a while, put it on his chest, closed his eyes and murmured a few words, as if praying.Then, he folded it carefully, put it in his sleeve, and walked up.
Not far in front of it was a sign that looked like a sign, and the boy stood there holding the flagpole upright, and Guiguzi sat on the ground with his eyes slightly closed, as if he was dozing off.
Pedestrians came and went, some walked straight past, some glanced at Zhaofan, but no one stopped to look at the face.The boy's stomach growled with hunger, and he couldn't hold it back any longer. He lowered his head and said softly to Guiguzi, "Sir, the boy's stomach growls more and more happily!"
Guiguzi glanced at Su Qin and smiled: "You boy, stand up quickly, the cloth coin delivery is here!"
The boy got up his spirits, stood up straight, took a look, and saw Su Qin looking at the flag, without bending his body, but the voice came out of his mouth: "Sir, is that weird guy just now?"
Guiguzi nodded.
The boy couldn't bear it, and protested in a low voice: "Sir, he only has one cloth coin on him. The boy can see that he is also very hungry!"
Guiguzi smiled again: "You boy, you have a good heart. However, a good heart is not enough to eat. If you are not hungry, you will be a teacher, so you will accept the tweeter!"
Before the boy could speak, Su Qin had already walked over.Guiguzi slowly closed his eyes, and the boy hurriedly straightened the flagpole.
Su Qin's footsteps became slower and slower, and he stared at the two lines of big characters on the banner: "Looking at thousands of miles of prosperity from afar, you will be judged by fate!"
From the looks of it, Su Qin didn't recognize the fortune teller in front of him, who he had seen in the small temple the night before yesterday.Perhaps the word "Pengcheng" was too attractive. He hesitated for a while, but still walked up to Guiguzi, squatted down, and said in a low voice, "Mr.——"
Guiguzi narrowed his eyes into two slits, and said slowly: "Guest officer, please tell me!"
"Late—late desire—desire first—Mr. Gua!"
Guiguzi still squinted his eyes: "The past and the future can be seen far away, and the future can be seen in the near future. You can ask about the fate of life, and you can see the wedding and funeral! I don't know what the guests want to know?"
"Just--please first--sir, watch-watch-watch Wansheng in this life, can-can-can-"
Before Su Qin stammered, Guiguzi cut off the conversation and said slowly: "Please pay the hexagram money in advance!"
Passers-by saw a fortune-telling, and the people with good deeds gathered around one after another.Ji Yu saw Guiguzi's two white eyebrows at a glance, she was overjoyed, her heart was pounding, she let out a long breath, she brushed her hair, pulled Chunmei past her, and stood in the crowd of audience.
Su Qin turned a blind eye to the audience around him, and while reaching into his sleeves to touch the money, he asked, "Mr. Wan, Mr. Wan, may I ask you first, sir, how much money should I pay?"
"If you want to know the fate of life, you will get one gold; if you want to know about weddings and funerals, you will get ten coppers!"
Su Qin's face changed suddenly, and the right hand that reached into his sleeve to take out the money suddenly froze there: "I——"
More pedestrians gathered around, Zhang Yi also led Xiao Shun'er to rush in and squeeze to the front.Su Qin couldn't get away, and with an embarrassed face, he said embarrassingly: "Mr.—Mr.—Mr.—Mr. late, no—no—"
Seeing that Su Qin couldn't stutter, the audience burst into laughter.Su Qin was even more embarrassed, and was about to get up and run away, when Guiguzi said slowly: "The guest officer is like this, he must be asking about the fate of life, stretch out your hand!"
Guiguzi's voice seemed to have divine power, and Su Qin couldn't help stretching out his left hand.Guiguzi took Su Qin's pulse directly with an old hand, and closed his eyes slightly, as if he was diagnosing a disease.
Someone shouted: "Hey, everyone, look, the flag is for the fortune teller, but if you don't want to, it's for the doctor!"
Someone echoed: "Hey guys, have any of you ever seen a fortune teller by taking the pulse? This is called a fortune teller becoming a doctor, hahahaha!"
More people laughed.
Zhang Yi seemed to have forgotten about Princess Ji Yu who was standing next to her, and kept her eyes wide open, staring at Guiguzi's veteran pulse taker.
After a while, Guiguzi let go, closed his eyes slightly, and said in a loud voice: "The guest officer is very talented, and you are so noble, I congratulate you!"
Everyone was amazed. Someone pointed at Su Qin and said with a laugh: "He is the only one—hahahaha, the noble gentleman? Hahahaha, everyone, look at this country bumpkin, he still stutters, hahahaha, which one of you has ever seen a stuttering gentleman?"
Everyone laughed again.
Someone recognized Su Qin, and suddenly became startled: "Isn't this the second boy of the Su family in Xuanli? What kind of high-ranking gentleman? A notorious swinger, a bum, he almost killed him!"
Someone responded: "Why don't you call it a talent?"
The roar of laughter grew louder.
Su Qin was not ashamed or annoyed, knelt down towards Guiguzi slowly, and worshiped three times in a row: "Xie--Mr. He took out the copper coin he earned in the rice shop, and placed it respectfully in front of Guiguzi, "The late student only-only this copper-copper coin, no-not enough to pay-pay first-sir!"
Guiguzi opened his eyes, stared at him for a while, then closed them again, and said slowly: "Please, guest officer, what I want is this cloth coin. As for the rest of the remuneration, I will pay the old man when you become a minister." Late!"
Su Qin bowed three times again: "Wan-wan-wansheng thank you-thank you sir!"
Before Guiguzi could speak, a sneer broke out from the crowd.Everyone looked at it together, but it was Zhang Yi.
Ji Yu turned her head to look, and suddenly recognized Zhang Yi, she was startled, and quickly tilted the bamboo hat over her face.Seeing that the second princess recognized him, Zhang Yi knew that the time to show off her talents was just around the corner. Immediately, her arrogance rose, and she glanced at Ji Yu, cupped her fists at Guiguzi, and said loudly, "You foolish braggart!" It's too big!"
Guiguzi opened his eyes slightly, squinted at Zhang Yi, recognized him as the crazy student in the academy, and immediately said, "Why did you say that, guest officer?"
Zhang Yi pointed at the flag and said, "On your sign, it says, 'Looking at Pengcheng from afar, you can see misfortunes and fortunes up close'. Pengcheng can't be verified for a while, and anyone can make nonsense. May I ask you, misfortunes and fortunes, sir. Are you sure?"
Guiguzi said slowly, "Of course!"
Zhang Yi blinked: "If you talk about the day and night, Wansheng is a bit embarrassing, sir. May I ask you, within a month, will I have good fortune or misfortune?"
Guiguzi no longer took the pulse, opened his eyes, looked at Zhang Yi carefully, closed his eyes and said: "You will encounter the great tragedy of life!"
Hearing that the hexagram was fierce, Zhang Yi only thought that he did it on purpose, and said angrily: "You—you are talking nonsense! Well, let me ask you again. Will there be good fortune or misfortune within a month?"
Guiguzi didn't even look at Su Qin, and responded casually, "He's about to experience great joy in his life!"
Zhang Yi was completely furious: "What? I am very sad, but he is very happy. Please tell me, can there be such a coincidence in the world? Huh, it seems that you are talking nonsense just because of that coin. Zhang Yi and I But it's clear!"
When the boy heard Zhang Yi's rude words, his eyes widened angrily, and he stared straight at Zhang Yi.Guiguzi opened his eyes, looked at Zhang Yi again, closed them again, and said slowly in a very sure tone: "This is the fate, believe it or not, it's up to the guest officer!"
Zhang Yi let out a snort from her nostrils, and shouted loudly, "Old man, wait a moment and close your eyes! Wansheng asks you, if within one month, what you say doesn't come true, what should you do?"
Guiguzi ignored him and kept his eyes closed.
Zhang Yi laughed and said: "I know you are talking nonsense! Otherwise, why don't you dare to speak?"
Guiguzi seemed to have settled down, but a sentence jumped out of his mouth: "Young man, this old man is waiting for you in one month!"
"Okay!" Zhang Yi turned to the crowd, clasped his hands left and right, and said, "Everyone, you have the right to be a witness. If it works within thirty days, Wan Sheng will kowtow three times to this old gentleman! If it doesn't work, hahahaha—— Glancing at the banner next to the boy, "Mr., this little banner will probably turn into strips of cloth!"
The boy glared at him angrily: "How dare you—"
The audience burst into laughter again.
Guiguzi sent out another sentence: "Young man, by then, I'm afraid you will have lost the spirit."
Zhang Yi laughed again: "Okay, we gentlemen have a word!"
After saying this, Zhang Yi held her head high like a fighting rooster, turned to look at Ji Yu, and saw that she and the maid had already turned away.Zhang Yi felt very disappointed, and was about to catch up with him. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Su Qin walking in the opposite direction along the street.Zhang Yi's heart moved, he could not care about the second princess, and pulled Xiao Shun'er, and followed Su Qin far away.
As the boy said, Su Qin's stomach was already rumbling with hunger.As the sun was setting, it was time for dinner, and the noodle stalls on the street were fragrant, and the voices of the stall owners attracting customers came and went.Su Qin stopped, looked at the big and small diners sitting there, swallowed, and wanted to leave, but his legs were as heavy as a thousand catties.
Su Qin swallowed again, and was about to walk away cruelly, when someone patted him on the shoulder.Su Qin was startled suddenly, and turned his head to see that there were two people standing behind him, Zhang Yi and Xiao Shun'er.
Because of the previous two encounters, Su Qin recognized it immediately, bent down and gave a deep bow: "Su-Su-Su Qin sees-sees the scholar-scholar!"
Zhang Yi said sarcastically: "Should I call Su Zi Su Qing, or Su Xiang? Su Qingxiang, that's all. My surname is Zhang Mingyi, from Wei." He saluted exaggeratedly, "Wei Ren Zhang Yi has met Mr. Minister Qing!"
Su Qin's face turned red: "Zhang——Zhang Zimo—don't be joking—joking! Su——Su Qin—eat—don't—can't afford it!"
Zhang Yi teased him and said, "Hey, what did Su Qingxiang say? I saw Su Qingxiang lingering here, but are you hungry?"
Su Qin's predicament was clearly explained by Zhang Yi, and his face turned purple immediately: "I--I-"
Zhang Yi laughed loudly: "My lord, bend the sky, bend others, and yourself, and you must not bend your belly. It's just that the food on these noodle stalls is really bad, and it should only be filled by servants. According to Su Qing My lord, you should change to another elegant place." Turning to look at Xiao Shun'er, "You boy, do you know where in the royal city you can have a meal with Su Qing?"
Xiao Shun'er rolled her eyes: "Young Master, there is a Wanbang restaurant near the Confucian Temple. I heard that it is specially for envoys and dignitaries from all over the world. It is second to none in the royal city!"
Zhang Yi nodded: "Well, Wanbang Restaurant has a good name, and it is suitable for Mr. Qingxiang to eat. Su Qingxiang, I will invite you to have a drink at Wanbang Restaurant, and I hope you will appreciate your face!"
Su Qin heard the irony, blushed, and repeatedly declined: "I-I-no-no-"
But Zhang Yi was not forgiving: "Su Qingxiang, I sincerely invite you, my lord, you will reward me with face, and I will make an apology!"
Su Qin was very surprised: "Apologize——Apologize?"
Zhang Yi nodded solemnly: "Just now in Taixue, it was Zhang Yi who embarrassed Mr. Qing!"
Seeing Zhang Yi say this, Su Qin couldn't help but be moved, and murmured: "Su—Su Qin doesn't—don't blame scholars—scholars!"
Zhang Yi shook his head again and again: "Your Excellency, you don't have to blame, but Zhang Yi's gift is to be compensated. Su Qingxiang, please!"
Xiao Shun'er also went up, grabbed Su Qin's arm, and said with a grin: "Master Su, the young master treats guests, you don't eat for nothing, and you eat for nothing. Why do you have to be hungry? Let's go, Wan Bang The restaurant is just ahead."
Su Qin felt that the two of them didn't seem to be making fun of him, so he said that Zhang Yi sincerely apologized, and bowed deeply: "Zhang——Zhang Zisheng—for your kindness, Su——Su Qin thank you—thank you!"
Zhang Yi smiled at him, took his hand and said, "Well, that's how you look like a gentleman! Let's go!"
After a while, the three of them came to Wanbang Restaurant.Seeing the gorgeous decoration inside the restaurant, Su Qin rubbed his eyes as if dreaming.
Seeing Zhang Yi's gorgeous clothes, Xiao Er was all smiles and led them into the elegant room on the second floor.Zhang Yi stretched out her hand politely: "My lord, please!"
Su Qin, who was already dizzy, stretched out his hand and said, "Zhang Zi, please!"
Zhang Yi yelled at Xiao Shun'er: "Hurry up and help Mr. Qing to take his seat!"
Xiao Shun'er helped Su Qin sit in the first seat, and Zhang Yi sat down beside him.
Xiao Er took a step forward, knelt down and said, "My villain respectfully invites you to order!"
Zhang Yi waved her hand: "No need to order, you can make it yourself, you want eight hot and eight cold. Well, remember, bear's paw, shark's fin, leopard lip, and moose heart are indispensable!"
Xiao Er was filled with joy when he heard this, and replied loudly: "Don't worry, these are the signature dishes of this restaurant, you can't miss them! What do you guys want to drink?"
Zhang Yi narrowed her eyelids: "What kind of brew does your family have?"
"If you come back to the master, it's all Da Zhou aged wine!"
"Da Zhou aged wine?" Zhang Yi pondered for a while, "How old is it?"
"There are three-year-old, five-year-old, seven-year-old, ten-year-old, twenty-year-old, fifty-year-old, and a pot of 80-year-old wine, which is rare in the world and is the best!"
"Okay!" Zhang Yi said loudly, "Here comes the 80-year-old wine!"
Xiaoer cheered up and sang loudly: "Good job!"
Not long after, all the waiters began to serve dishes, one plate after another, until the table in front of them was full.Su Qin didn't know what was served, but just stared at these delicacies in a daze, and stammered: "Zhang——Zhangzi, this—so many dishes, isn't—isn't it bad—wasted?"
Zhang Yi opened a jar of aged wine brought by the staff, and saw the aroma of the wine overflowing.Zhang Yi filled up two cups of wine, laughed loudly, and took up the conversation: "What a nobleman Su Qingxiang is, how can a few dishes of side dishes and a jar of old wine be wasteful?" Chao Xiaoshun'er shouted, "My lord Qingxiang and I are here Drinking here, what are you doing here? Go, watch outside!"
Seeing Zhang Yi winking at him, Xiao Shun'er understood in her heart, so she swallowed and walked out the door.
Su Qin hurriedly said: "Zhang——Zhang Zi, there are—so many dishes, I——we can't finish eating—why—why not—let him eat too?"
Zhang Yi laughed and said: "How can such servants sit with Lord Qing?" He raised one nobleman and pushed the other one in front of Su Qin, "Master Qing, please!"
Su Qin hesitated for a moment, then raised his title and said, "Zhang——Master Zhang, please!"
Zhang Yi kept persuading them to drink, and the two of them drank one jar of old wine to the bottom in a short time.With such an aged wine, the strength of the wine is extremely strong. How can Su Qin, who rarely drinks alcohol, bear it? He is already very drunk.
Zhang Yi picked up the wine jar, turned the wine jar upside down, filled the last jug, and handed it to Su Qin: "The last jug is here, sir, please taste it!"
Su Qin's complexion was purple, and his courage was inspired by the alcohol. He stretched out his hand to grab the wine bar, and said loudly: "Zhang——Zhang Zi, you—you are—really—a man among men! Look—— Look at me!" Jue gulped down.
Zhang Yi felt that it was almost done, and coughed three times.Xiao Shun'er, who was waiting outside the door, heard the signal, opened the door and came in, whispering something in Zhang Yi's ear.After Zhang Yi heard this, she clasped her fists at Su Qin and said, "Someone is looking for me to discuss matters outside. Your Excellency, Mr. Qing, wait here for a while. If you go down, come here, and open another altar later!"
Su Qin got up and gave way: "Zhang——Zhang Zizhi—just—go—go, Su——Su Qin wait—wait for you—and open another altar!"
Zhang Yi pretended to be drunk, walked out of the elegant room with Xiao Shun'er's support, and went downstairs.
Outside the door, it's getting dark early, and the second watch has been handed in.Seeing Zhang Yi walking out of the gate, Xiao Er hurriedly chased him a few steps, stopped him and said, "My lord, where are you going?"
Zhang Yi smelt of alcohol: "Master, just make it easy, come as soon as you go!"
Xiaoer hurriedly apologized with a smile: "Master, there is a convenient place in the hall, and the villain will take you there!"
Zhang Yi's complexion changed, and he cursed: "Is it your fault that this young master thinks it's convenient?"
Xiao Shun'er hastily pulled Xiao Er over, and said softly: "Young master drank too much, I want to blow a cool breeze outside, sober up, I'll come later! If you annoy young master, he dares to smash your restaurant!"
Xiao Er thought that there was another person upstairs, forgiving that they couldn't escape, and hurriedly apologized: "It's convenient for you, just go!"
Zhang Yi pointed upstairs, breathing alcohol: "Listen, Xiaoer, that master drank too much, you boy will do my best for this young master—so please take care of me!"
“爷放心，小人这就让他喝碗醒酒汤去，保管没事儿！”
张仪点了点头，在小顺儿的搀扶下，步态踉跄地出门而去。
两人出门，走到暗处，见小二并未盯梢，撒腿即走。不一会儿，回到张仪租住的客栈，小二打开房门，张仪一头倒在榻上，哈哈狂笑。
笑过一阵，张仪吩咐道：“小子，你得再去一趟，探探风声！”
小顺儿点了点头，开门出去。过有半个时辰，小顺儿疾步回来，张仪听出脚步，迎上问道：“那小子怎样了？”
小顺儿气喘吁吁道：“回禀少爷，两个壮汉守在雅室门口，立逼结巴付账！”
“结巴在干什么？”
“正在雅室里坐等少爷您呢，听人说，他仍旧嚷嚷着要与少爷再开一坛，说要一醉方休！”
张仪思忖有顷，点了点头：“嗯，再去打探！”
小顺儿转身跑去。又过半个时辰，小顺儿再跑回来，急急说道：“回禀少爷，掌柜动粗了，将那结巴吊在梁上，说是明早就要押他送官。”
张仪微微一笑，鼻孔里哼出一声：“哼，什么贵至卿相？什么人生大喜？本公子倒要看看，这个结巴喜从何来？贵在何处？”
小顺儿试探道：“少爷，还要小人干什么？”
张仪打声哈欠：“去，端洗脚水去！”
天色大亮，街上现出不少行人。万邦膳馆里，一个壮汉打开大门，掌柜与小二走进大厅，两个汉子跟在身后。掌柜扫一眼在梁上吊了一整夜的苏秦，朝一汉子努了下嘴。那汉子直走过去，解开拴在柱子上的绳头，猛地松开。苏秦像只麻袋一般，“咚”地掉在地上，疼得“哎呀”惨叫一声。
小二径走过去，朝苏秦身上狠啐一口，破口骂道：“臭结巴，敢到万邦膳馆吃白食，还要净挑山珍海味，活得腻味了你！”
苏秦此刻的酒劲早已过去，听到骂声，脸色涨红，垂下头去，一语不发。
小二厉声喝道：“快拿金子来，不然的话，掌柜立马送你见官，大牢里关你三年不说，还要在你脸上黥字，让你一辈子做人不成！”
闻听此话，苏秦大是窘急：“我——我——我没——没吃——吃——吃白食！”
掌柜冷冷说道：“哼，到此境地了，还在嘴硬，掌嘴！”
一汉子闻声走出，几步跨到苏秦跟前，拉开架势，正要掌嘴，门外传来一个声音：“慢！”
众人皆吃一惊，扭头一看，是张仪和小顺儿站在门口。
见是张仪，苏秦甚是激动：“张——张子，你——你可——可来了！”
张仪冷起面孔，缓缓走到掌柜跟前，指着苏秦，声色俱厉地斥道：“你们怎么将这位爷弄成这样？”
掌柜一见他来，早已眉开眼笑：“这位爷，在下——”转对汉子厉声骂道，“愣个什么？还不快为这位爷松绑？”
汉子急急解开苏秦手臂上的绳子。
张仪依旧冷冷问道：“共是多少金子？”
掌柜转对小二：“聋了？爷问你呢，共是多少金子？”
小二拿过一条竹简，呈予张仪：“回爷的话，昨夜餐饮，共是八金又二十八铜，此为明细，请爷审看！”
张仪摆了摆手，朝小顺儿道：“付账！”
小顺儿掏出九金，交予小二。小二正要找零，张仪又一摆手：“不用找了！”
掌柜见状，点头哈腰道：“士子爷，今日之事，在下有所得罪，请爷包涵！”
张仪白他一眼，冷冷说道：“得罪本少爷倒无关系，得罪这位苏大人，掌柜总得有个交代吧！”
掌柜眼珠儿一转，转对小二与两个汉子：“昨儿晚上，你们当中是谁吊了苏爷的？”
小二与两个汉子面面相觑。掌柜的眼珠子再转一下，手指小二骂道：“就知道是你！来人，将他吊到梁上，为苏大人出气！”
两个汉子不由分说，跨前架起小二，在他的号叫声中，三下两下将他吊到梁上。
掌柜满意地看了一眼，朝张仪再鞠一躬，赔笑道：“这位爷，如此可否解气？”
张仪点了点头，冷冷说道：“好！你们吊苏爷多久，也吊他多久！”转对苏秦，“苏大人，走吧！”
苏秦欲走，两腿却是困麻，一个踉跄，跌在地上。张仪示意，小顺儿扶起苏秦，三人缓缓走出。
赶至街上，张仪转对苏秦，拱了拱手：“苏卿相，昨日在下有点急事，本欲去去就来，不想却喝高了，出门迎风一吹，竟如一摊烂泥，直待天亮，酒劲儿方过。唉，谁想这一醉酒，却是苦了卿相大人！”
苏秦拱手还礼，心中已如明镜儿似的，口中却道：“士——士子莫——莫要自——自责！士子让苏——苏秦领——领略何——何为人——人间富——富贵，何——何苦之有？”
张仪呵呵一笑：“苏卿相宽宏大度，张仪佩服！”
苏秦再次拱手：“谢——谢张——张子美——美食，苏——苏秦告——告辞！”
张仪亦拱手道：“苏卿相慢走！”
苏秦扭身，踉跄着缓缓走去。望着苏秦的背影，张仪眼珠儿又是一转，自语道：“不行，此人若是走失，如何验实那个老白眉的胡言乱语？”眼睛一眨，扬手道，“卿相大人留步！”
苏秦顿住步子，回望张仪：“张——张子有——有何吩——吩咐？”
“在下甚想知道，苏卿相家住何处？”
“城——城东轩——轩里！”
“苏卿相此去，是要回家吗？”
苏秦思忖有顷，摇了摇头。
张仪不无诧异：“不是回家，卿相大人欲去何处？”
想到天下之大，自己竟然无个归处，苏秦不觉茫然，咬了会儿嘴唇，长叹一声，摇头道：“在——在下也——也是不——不知！”
张仪似乎明白过来，思忖有顷，打定主意，拱手道：“在下居处倒还宽绰，卿相大人若不嫌弃，可与在下同住！”
苏秦大喜，朝张仪深鞠一躬：“苏——苏秦谢——谢士子美——美意！”
姬雨回到靖安宫时，王后身边只有宫正一人，太医、姬雪均已离开，连显王也不在身边。姬雨觉得奇怪，见宫正迎上来，赶忙问他：“父王、姐姐和御医呢？”
宫正禀道：“娘娘需要静养，让他们离去了！”
姬雨急道：“母后如何？”
宫正悄声说道：“娘娘好多了，正在候你呢！”
姬雨点了点头，走到榻前。王后微闭双眼，身体仍很虚弱，不过，一眼看上去，气色已有明显恢复。
姬雨走到榻前，轻道：“母后，雨儿回来了！”
王后缓缓睁开眼睛：“快，扶母后起来！”
姬雨扶王后起来，在她背后垫上枕头，一脸兴奋：“母后，雨儿找到他了！”
“哦？”王后的脸上浮出微笑，点了点头，慈爱地抚摸姬雨的秀发，“来，坐母后身边，细细说予母后！”
姬雨在王后身边坐下，依偎在母后怀里，将街上一幕从头至尾细述一遍。王后听毕，长舒一气，微微笑道：“听你这么说来，此人必是了。”
姬雨一脸迷茫：“母后，白眉老丈是谁？母后为何要去访他？”
王后思忖有顷，缓缓说道：“他是一位得道高人，住在云梦山，叫鬼谷子。”
姬雨失声叫道：“他就是鬼谷子？”
轮到王后惊讶了：“怎么，你知道他？”
姬雨点了点头：“嗯。常听琴师提说此人，说他是当今琴圣。琴师还说，即使俞伯牙再世，只怕也要低他半头！”
王后微微一笑：“鬼谷先生岂止是个琴圣。”
姬雨眼睛大睁，更是诧异：“母后，难道他是神仙？”
王后点了点头：“在母后眼中，他就是神仙！”
“嗯，”姬雨笑起来，“那人看起来真还有点儿道骨仙风。母后，您怎会知道他来洛阳？是他托梦予您吗？”
王后摇了摇头道：“不，是母后求他来的。”
姬雨不可置信：“母后认识他？”
王后点了点头。
姬雨顿时来劲了：“母后，您快说说，您怎么会认识这位神仙？”
“唉，”王后拍了拍姬雨的脑袋，似是回到过去，“那是多年之前的事了。母后年幼时，肤粗发黄，是宫里出了名的丑丫头。可你外公晚年得女，对母后甚是疼爱。十二岁那年，母后突患一场奇病，高热不退，黄发脱落，神志不清，连续昏睡四十八日。你外公甚是焦急，遍请名医，皆不能治。第四十九日，宫外有位白眉老丈求见，说是专治此病。你外公闻讯大喜，降阶迎请老丈。老丈提出要求，说母后是天生道器，病愈之后，须随老丈进山修道。你外公求治心切，当即应允。老丈在母后身上连扎数针，留下十包草药，拜辞而去。临行之际，老丈言称自己是鬼谷子，百日之后即来迎接母后。母后按时服药，又过四十九日，不但康复如常，而且长出黑发，全身蜕皮，重新生出一身光滑细嫩的皮肤，后来听人说，这叫脱胎换骨。这且不说，自此母后遍体生香，甚是奇异。”说到此处突然打住话头。
姬雨听得入神，急问：“后来呢？母后为何没有随鬼谷先生进山修道？”
“唉，”王后又叹一声，“全都怪你外公。百日之后，鬼谷先生如约来接，你外公却又心生悔意，再三推托，说让鬼谷先生再候三年。三年之后，鬼谷先生践约再来，你外公愈加不肯，不顾母后再三恳求，硬将母后献予周室。母后出嫁那日，鬼谷先生站在宫外，眼睁睁地看着母后含泪走进迎亲的王辇。鬼谷先生长叹数声，扬长而去。仅过三年，楚人兴兵灭蔡，你外公他——也就死于战祸了！”
“那——再后呢？”
“鬼谷先生自此再未露面。后来，母后生下你们姐妹二人，渐也断去修道念想。三年前，母后突然梦见鬼谷先生，先生说，他仍旧记挂母后，只要母后愿意，他随时可来接母后进山。母后醒来，想到此生所失，甚是叹喟！”
“母后，您——您还想修道吗？”
王后又是一声长叹：“唉，修道首要抛却凡俗之念。母后虽有此心，一是割舍不下你们的父王，二是割舍不下你们姐妹二人。眼下秦、魏逼聘雪儿，你的父王左右为难，母后苦无良策，方才求助于鬼谷先生，谁想他——”脸上浮出浅浅的笑意，“倒是真还记挂母后，竟然来了！”
“母后，这——鬼谷先生真的能帮咱们渡过难关吗？”
王后点了点头，以不容置疑的语气说：“母后相信，这个天底下，没有先生办不成的事儿。只要他在这里，母后之心就踏实了！”重新躺回榻上，“雨儿，去吧，母后累了，甚想歇息一会儿。记住，此事不可说予他人知道！”
姬雨点了点头，叩首退出。
第二日，正当显王、姬雪、姬雨前来探望王后，一家四人尽享天伦之乐时，东周公突然引领陈轸和魏惠侯特派御医闯入宫中。
内宰拦住他们，进宫禀报：“启禀陛下，东周公带魏使陈轸前来探视娘娘病情！”
周显王心头一震，目视王后，王后沉思有顷，从枕下摸出那粒青玄色药丸，和水服下，过了一会儿，朝显王点了点头。
宫正垂下珠帘，周显王沉下面孔，缓缓说道：“宣魏使觐见！”
不一会儿，西周公、颜太师引领陈轸及三名医师趋进宫中，在帘外叩首。陈轸朗声叩道：“大魏陛下听闻娘娘病重，特派御医前来诊治，请大周陛下允准！”
陈轸在大周正宫里公然嚷嚷大魏陛下，气焰之嚣张令人瞠目。周显王脸色铁青，姬雪杏眉冷竖，姬雨的纤手慢慢按向剑柄。
一阵可怕的沉寂过后，跪于陈轸一侧的颜太师缓缓出语，沉声斥责：“魏使阁下，此处是大周宫室，不可妄语！”
陈轸略略一顿，语气中仍带嘲讽：“陈轸知罪！”接着朝帘子努一下嘴，叩于地上的两位女医会意，随即起身，内宰带她们走进帘后，为王后诊病。
王后依旧躺在榻上，神态祥和，两眼微闭。两女医先是摸脉，然后察看舌苔，细细诊看许久，面上皆现惊异不定之色，茫然相视一眼，缓缓退出。
见二人退出，陈轸叩道：“魏使陈轸告退！”
周显王冷冷送出一句：“送客！”
陈轸诸人回至馆驿，两个女医向一个年岁稍长的御医细述了脉相和舌苔，御医听毕，似也陷入茫然。陈轸见三人各自低头思忖，小声问道：“娘娘所患何病？”
御医拱手应道：“回禀上卿，娘娘所患之病甚是怪异，疑是寒症，又似热症，下官——下官难以决——”
他的“断”字尚未说出，就被陈轸打断：“什么热症、寒症？我只问你，娘娘是真病还是假病？”
御医毫不迟疑：“真病！”
陈轸大怔，轻轻挥手：“知道了，去吧！”
三人退出。
陈轸的眉头渐渐拧起。
魏使的蛮横无礼显然将周显王惹火了。魏使走后，显王一脸怒容，缓缓起身，步态沉重地走向宫门。临出门时，扭身转向宫正，语调冰冷，一字一顿：“自今日始，无论何人，若是再来后宫，须以大周礼仪觐见，违旨者以大周律令治罪！”
"The old slave leads the order!"
周显王气呼呼地回到御书房，屁股刚刚落定，秦使樗里疾就又领着一个女巫医进宫求见。女巫医是寒泉子的弟子之一，名唤林仙姑，自幼跟随寒泉子修习医道，医术了得。原来，公孙鞅得知樗里疾急报，特别进山恳请，寒泉子派仙姑前往洛阳，为大周王后诊病。
内宰禀道：“陛下，秦使樗里疾宫外求见！”
周显王眉头陡横：“晓谕秦使，娘娘玉体欠安，寡人概不会客！”
“老奴也是这么回的，可秦使坚持说，他们正是为此而来。秦公听闻娘娘玉体欠安，特从终南山请来一位道姑，说是神通广大，或能诊治娘娘之病！”
听到是终南山的道姑，周显王沉思有顷，微微点头：“转告秦使，既然是秦公从终南山中请来的神医，可按大周礼仪，带神医到后宫为娘娘诊病！”
内宰走出，将显王旨意讲予樗里疾。樗里疾让林仙姑跟随内宰前往太医院，在宫正、内宰、王室太医的陪同下，共同来到靖安宫。宫正掀开珠帘，引林仙姑趋近王后床榻。王后头裹丝巾，似已昏睡。
林仙姑并不搭脉，也不察看舌苔，而是站在离王后约一步远处，闭目运功，开通天目，自上而下审视王后。林仙姑审视一刻钟左右，起身告退。
宫正、内宰从未见过此种诊病方法，相视一眼，叫住仙姑。
内宰揖道：“请问神医，可否诊出娘娘之病？”
林仙姑既不说诊出，也不说没有诊出，只是微微一笑，朝他们回揖一礼，转身走出。回到馆驿，樗里疾和副使皆迎出来，急切问道：“请问仙姑，娘娘所患何病？”
林仙姑淡淡说道：“娘娘无病！”
樗里疾的嘴角绽出一笑，点头道：“仙姑果是医术高超！”思忖有顷，转对副使，“速将仙姑的话传扬出去，晓谕魏人！”
“下官遵命！”
魏使从员得到密报，急至陈轸处禀报：“下官从秦使馆探来风声，说是秦公从终南山中请来的仙姑诊出娘娘是装病！”
“嗯，”陈轸微微点头，脸色转阴，“我早看出此为周室缓兵之计，特意请来御医，不想御医也被他们瞒哄过去了！”
那从员不无忧虑地说：“秦使诊出病因，必至周室诘问天子，周天子必是理屈词穷，或有可能将长公主嫁予秦室！”
陈轸冷冷一笑：“哼，轮不上他了！备车！”
陈轸驱车直驶周宫，求见显王。正在宫中守值的御史见陈轸脸色黑沉，不知何事，也不敢多问，当下寻到内宰。
内宰思索有顷，叩见显王：“魏使陈轸求见！”
周显王眉头微皱：“他不是刚刚去过后宫吗，又来为何？”
“陛下，听御史说，陈轸气色不对，别是寻衅来的！”
“宣他正殿觐见！”
陈轸黑沉着脸走进正殿，径至朝堂，跪地叩道：“大魏使臣陈轸叩见大周陛下！”
周显王白他一眼：“魏使平身！”
陈轸依旧跪在地上，朗声应道：“回禀陛下，陈轸身不能平！”
周显王略感诧异：“哦，为何不能平？”
“陈轸奉大魏陛下诏命，前来贵国聘亲。今至洛阳已近一月，贵国迟迟未予答复。陈轸有辱使命，故而再来叩请，无论陛下允与不允，陈轸只求一句准话，这就回朝复命！”
周显王脸色黑沉，目光转向御史。
御史回道：“魏使听好：按照大周礼仪，陛下龙体、娘娘玉体但有不适，王室概不谈婚论嫁。方今娘娘大病未愈，王室上下忧心如焚，如何议定公主婚事？魏使若是诚心求聘，可再耐心等待，待娘娘玉体康复，再行聘亲不迟！”
陈轸冷笑一