Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

Chapter 167

Duan Ning ate a hot meal in the side hall of the Medical Pavilion, and several guards who came to deliver letters and gifts for Fu Xiang in advance also had a full meal with her, and the master and servant were treated to a bath and changed into clean clothes. Duan Ning found Meng Jing with high spirits, rolled up his sleeves and said energetically, "What do you want me to do for you? Just say it!"

It was nightfall, Man Jiangxue and Yin Qiu were both asleep, and their condition was stable, so there were not many people left in the medical pavilion.Ever since Lu Huaiwei moved in, Meng Jing has also lived here. She is on duty every night and can only sleep for two hours during the day. Now it is time to be tired. Seeing Duan Ning volunteering, she did not follow She was polite and ordered: "Senior Sister Lu needs to use the medicinal herbs over there. You help to grind them into powder, and then pack them in medicine bottles."

Duan Ning said "no problem", ran to the side of the milling trough and sat down, grabbed a large handful of herbs and threw them in, imitating other disciples to handle them in a decent manner.

With her back turned to her, Meng Jing was busy dispensing medicines for Man Jiangxue and Yin Qiu, and said: "Thanks to Ms. Duan, Yin Qiu's life was saved this time. I have asked someone to clean up the guest room for you. Wait." When Yin Qiu wakes up tomorrow, it's not too late for her to leave after thanking you."

Duan Ning said: "It's a small matter, there is nothing to thank, but you, how is your injury?"

Meng Jing said: "I have already recovered, thank you Miss Duan for your concern."

"That's good." Duan Ning made a mess of the herbs, and he still thought he was quite capable, "Your Yunhua Palace is really full of disasters, today this one is hunted down, and tomorrow the other one is framed, I can't help it!" I dare not come."

Meng Jing turned around and sat down by the table, weighed the medicine and said, "I thought you were just on a whim, but I didn't expect you to really want to enter the palace to learn art from a teacher. Will Master Duan agree?"

Duan Ning said: "He promised to be a ghost, and ordered me to go here and there. He wanted me to get familiar with the family's business before we could discuss it. But this is the last trip to the north. As long as I do well, he will You can relax and let me come to your place, but there is such a heavy rain, and Yin Qiu has been delayed, and I don’t know if my batch of goods can be delivered as scheduled.”

Meng Jing glanced at her and said, "If it's overdue, it's justifiable. I think Mr. Duan won't blame you—you have to cut all the medicinal materials first, so they won't be crushed."

"Oh, where to cut it?" Duan Ning looked around, saw a pair of scissors beside him, and asked, "Use this?"

Meng Jing said: "You have a guillotine, do you know how to use it?"

Duan Ning picked up the pile of herbs again, and stuffed them under the guillotine, saying, "What's wrong with this? Is it as simple as cutting vegetables!"

Meng Jing saw that her actions were rude, and she scattered the medicinal materials all over the ground. She didn't know how to pick them up, and she was still stepping on them, and couldn't help sighing: "It can be seen that you haven't cut vegetables... this medicinal material Although it’s not expensive, don’t waste it, be careful and try not to spill it.”

Duan Ning said "Oh", and quickly picked up the medicinal materials on the ground. Seeing this, Meng Jing held his forehead and said: "If it is already dirty, then don't do it. Even if it is cleaned in this weather, it can't be dried. It is easy to get sick. Mold... don't put it in the grinding tank."

"Oh oh oh..." Duan Ning responded repeatedly, without saying a word, he picked up the milling trough, and rushed towards the door with strides.

The few disciples in the room were dumbfounded.

"What is she going to do...?"

"Brother Meng told her not to, so she just threw it away! Haha!"

"But there are still a lot of clean ones in the milling trough! Oh, this young lady who doesn't touch the spring water with five fingers can't do anything, Senior Brother Meng will tell her not to make trouble."

"Five fingers don't touch Yangchun water? The milling trough is made of pig iron, and you can lift it with one hand. Which young lady has this ability?"

The disciples roared with laughter.

Meng Jing curled up her fingertips slightly and tapped on the table, the disciples immediately suppressed their laughter.Duan Ning came back with the grinder on his back, and started cutting medicinal materials with a guillotine again. This time it seemed like that, she said complacently: "Very good, very good, practice makes perfect! It seems that I am not only a martial arts genius, but also a medical student." Good seedling!"

The disciples couldn't help laughing, but they were worried that she saved Yin Qiu so they couldn't laugh at her face.Seeing her opening and closing the guillotine like a tiger, Meng Jing couldn't help but frowned, stood up and said, "Forget it, let me do it, this knife is very fast, don't accidentally hurt your hand."

A faint scent of medicine rushed over. Duan Ning looked at Meng Jing's face reflecting the candlelight, smiled and said, "Are you worried about me? If you have a conscience, I'll be the lifesaver for you and Yin Qiu at once." Benefactor, you should treat me better!"

"Don't worry," Meng Jing said, "I dare not forget such a great kindness. Since you want to enter Yunhua Palace, I will convey it to my uncle when she wakes up."

Duan Ning waited for her to say this, and immediately agreed happily, and worked harder to help with the work.But she has rough hands and feet, and she has never done these things. Apart from eating, drinking and having fun at home, she is a horse racer most of the time. Staying for an hour caused a lot of chaos, causing complaints from her disciples, and she dared not say anything in front of Duan Ning .Meng Jing had to find another errand to send Duan Ning out, and the disciples complained to Meng Jing again.

"Senior brother let her go back to the guest room to rest. She was in an orderly manner, so she just found more things for everyone to do."

"Yes, senior brother, we appreciate her kindness. After all, she is a distinguished guest. It's better not to ask her to stay here to help."

"Speaking of which, this person is really strange. She was clearly quite rude in Yao Dingcheng before, but after seeing her for a while, she seems to be a different person. It's really strange."

"Didn't you hear her say that she wants to come to our palace? In Yao Dingcheng, she made things difficult for us in Yao Dingcheng. Now it's her turn to ask for something from us. Naturally, she has to lower her posture."

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Xu Xu whispered in her ears, and Meng Jing felt uncomfortable hearing it for some reason. She raised her head in front of the case, and saw Duan Ning through the window screen cleaning the medicinal materials she had poured at the door before, so she lowered her voice and said, "Don't If you want to disagree with others, since you are a distinguished guest, you should be more tolerant," she said, then turned her head to look in Yin Qiu's direction, and said with a little self-mockery, "I was uglier than her when I was young, and also more arrogant than her. However, there are people who treat me generously. People are not sages and sages, and there is nothing wrong with them, so please bear with me a little more."

What she said was very plain, and she didn't mean to be harsh, but the disciples felt ashamed and responded respectfully, and stopped criticizing Duan Ning.

After Duan Ning finished sweeping the floor, the plaster on Meng Jing's side was prepared, and the two walked to Yin Qiu's couch and sat down. Meng Jing rolled up Yin Qiu's sleeves, and patiently and meticulously cleaned the scratches on her body. Prescription.

The skin of the daughter's family was fair and smooth, with wounds of different depths all over it, and the dried blood made the arm delicate and white. In Duan Ning's eyes, it seemed a bit abnormally beautiful.She remembered that when she first met Yin Qiu in Yao Dingcheng, it would not be an exaggeration to say that she was astonished, but at this moment, when she looked at Meng Jing's focused profile, she felt that she had delicate features, red lips and white teeth. Qingjun with a young man, no matter how you look at it, how good-looking, no matter how you look, how seductive.

He was even more eye-catching than Yin Qiu.

Duan Ning smiled unconsciously, jokingly said: "Men and women don't know each other, even if you are a doctor, you should avoid it to some extent?"

Hearing this, Meng Jing seemed to smile slightly, and said, "I'm a man or a woman, didn't you already know?"

Duan Ning was taken aback for a moment, and asked suspiciously, "How do you know that I know?"

Meng Jing said: "I was rescued by you in Cang County. When I woke up, I took the medicine and changed my clothes. How could you not know?"

Suddenly, Duan Ning asked, "Then why do you want to disguise yourself as a man?"

"Forced by life," Meng Jing said, "It was arranged by my parents when I was young. I came to Yunhua Palace after they passed away. I have long been used to being a man. After so many years, it is not easy to change back."

Hearing her mention of her parents, Duan Ning was silent for a while, and then asked: "Where is the man in black who killed your parents? Is he dead?"

Meng Jing shook her head: "Not yet, it's locked in the execution hall."

"He's not dead yet?!" Duan Ning yelled, "You are really calm. If it were me, I killed him with a sword that day. How come you can't bear to kill him at this time? he?"

Meng Jing said: "In the current situation, we can't just focus on our own selfish interests. Although Senior Sister Ye is dead, the mastermind behind the disciples of the hidden guards has not yet been found out. It may be useful to keep him." After she finished speaking, she raised her eyes and looked at the Duan Ning, "I am not kind-hearted, nor am I indecisive. When the time comes, I will kill that person as he should. I will not show mercy."

The miserable state of the man in black in Cang County appeared in front of his eyes, Duan Ning raised the corners of his lips, stared at Meng Jing for a while, and suddenly said, "Hey, you like Yin Qiu, don't you?"

Meng Jing paused when she applied the medicine.

"I guessed something when I saw you were seriously injured in Cang County and worried about Yin Qiu's safety," Duan Ning said with great interest, "and then thinking about you coming to our Duan family to challenge my father because of her, the result is even worse. It goes without saying. Xiao Langjun, you like him, but does he know that?"

Meng Jing looked at Yin Qiu who was sleeping peacefully, frowned slightly, and said after a while, "She... probably doesn't know."

"But I found out," Duan Ning said, "I want to inform her!"

Meng Jing smirked, took out a bandage and wrapped it around Yin Qiu, and said, "Whatever you want, she won't believe you if you tell me."

"So sure?" Duan Ning said, "What if she believes it?"

"Then I'll put poison in your food," Meng Jing said, "I'm narrow-minded, and I hold grudges very much, especially if I want to take revenge. If you want to tell my secrets, you have to pay the price."

Duan Ning laughed softly, and jokingly said: "I see, but I still like your temperament, but you dare to hate or not to love, this point is useless, tell her! If Yin Qiu also Like you? I think you two are quite right."

Meng Jing hesitated for a moment, and said with a normal expression: "Impossible, she already has someone she likes."

Duan Ning immediately gossiped: "Really? Who is it!"

"If you want to know, wait for her to wake up and ask," Meng Jing said, "I don't want to talk back."

Duan Ning smiled unfathomably: "Well, then you can only like someone else."

Sensing that the way she looked at her seemed to have some deep meaning, Meng Jing was slightly puzzled, and said, "It's not about changing clothes, how can you just change it if you say so."

"If you can afford it, you have to let it go. You have to be free and easy when you live," Duan Ning said in an eloquent voice, "Don't worry about things that are already a foregone conclusion. You hang yourself on a tree. If you don’t want to come down, no matter how many people pass by, they won’t be able to save you.”

Meng Jing pondered her words for a while, and was surprised by something else, so she couldn't help asking: "...What do you mean?"

Duan Ning stepped on the pedal, leaned closer to Meng Jing, looked directly at her and said, "It means, don't waste your time on Yin Qiu, you might as well like me."

Hearing what she said, Meng Jing couldn't help but her expression changed slightly, she looked at Duan Ning and said: "You don't seem to have had any wine at night."

"No," Duan Ning said, "I'm serious. To tell you the truth, I fell in love with you as early as in Yao Dingcheng. From the beginning, I just saw that you were good-looking. I fell in love with you." I judge people by their appearance, and I don’t look at people with bad looks, but after getting in touch with you, I found that you are interesting, and I like it very much. How about it, think about it?”

Meng Jing was speechless, unable to utter a single word.

"But I just said that, and I didn't mean to rush the ducks to the shelves," Duan Ning said. I went to Mingyue Tower and met Fu Xiang. I asked her about your life experience. If you are willing, then you will marry me and become the next head of our Duan family. It is better than working as a servant in Yunhua Palace. It is a good deal. no?"

Meng Jing has long been accustomed to being favored by others in Yunhua Palace these years, and she is surrounded by Yingying and Yanyan, but she has never seen Duan Ning so direct.Meng Jing felt amused when he felt the abruptness, and said: "Before the horoscope is written, it is related to marriage. I am a woman like you, don't you know?"

"I know, but that doesn't affect anything. If you like Yin Qiu, I can like you too, right?" Duan Ning said, "The big families who want to marry our Duan family can line up from the east gate to the west gate of Yaoding City, but they It's all just thinking about my family's wealth. I know what kind of reputation I have in Yao Dingcheng. Few high-spirited and arrogant young masters think of me, and those who do think of me are all power-seekers. I don't want to marry those hypocrites, and I have no interest in men, but my father's test is not easy, so in comparison, you are so suitable for marrying me, I am very reasonable, right?"

Meng Jing was left speechless by her words, and it took a while before she said helplessly: "You know very little about me, how do you know that I'm not the kind of person who seeks power?" She paused, then said, " Do you know Yin Qiu's parents? The two of them did not end."

"They are them, and we are us," Duan Ning said. "It is true that they are somewhat similar to our situation, but they are different in essence. There is no enmity between you and me, is there?"

"But feelings are not child's play." Meng Jing said.

"But feelings can be cultivated." Duan Ning said.

"Emotions..." Meng Jing felt powerless. For the first time, she felt that she couldn't stand alone. "Emotions cannot tolerate deceit, and it's not just a matter of saying. I have secretly decided a long time ago that I will not marry in this life. Miss Duan , it is my honor to be favored by you, but you and I are very different in all aspects, and I am not a good match for you. Miss Duan is a free-spirited person, and she will not hold her grudges when she thinks about it, so don't bring it up again , if you have offended me, I hereby apologize to you."

"Not guilty, not guilty!" Duan Ning waved his hands proudly, and straightened up, "Even if you refused too quickly, you really don't want to think about it?"

Meng Jing shook her head and smiled lightly, and said: "Miss Duan, please forgive me, if you like a person, you like the person's appearance more than the heart, and the appearance of a person is like a flower blooming and fading, there will always be a day of withering and aging, and this There are not a few people with outstanding appearance in the world, you can like me today, and you can like someone else tomorrow, you should be cautious about marriage, especially if your status is so expensive, you should be more careful in choosing a suitable husband."

Duan Ning stroked his chin and said thoughtfully: "Are you mocking me when I see one and love the other? Oh! I'm not that kind of person! It's true that I like good-looking people, but people who can marry me What it should look like, I know better than anyone else in my heart! If someone else heard what I said, they would wish to come to my house to apply for a job right away, but you rejected me directly, which shows that you don’t care about my family’s wealth, then you You are not a vanity villain, so if you marry me, I will feel more at ease!"

This girl doesn't care about oil and salt, she has her own set of reasons, and no matter what others say, she can't change her mind.Meng Jing knew the reason well, so she didn't talk about it with her at all, and changed the subject abruptly, ordering Duan Ning to say: "...there are two kinds of medicine bottles, red and white, on the counter over there, pour the medicine inside together, then wash it up with the medicinal soup next to it and bring it to me."

Duan Ning glanced at her, but obediently obeyed, but his mouth was still not idle, and he continued to persuade: "But what you said is somewhat reasonable, what if I fall in love with someone else someday? Not sure. But anyway, you are a woman disguised as a man, and you have no father or mother. Your conditions are very suitable to be the son-in-law of our Duan family, just like that Yin Xuan. Or you can help me A favor? You can pretend to marry me, you can like anyone you want, I don’t care about you, and you don’t care about me, we treat each other like guests, have clear boundaries, pretend to be people, and people are still friends, is this the head office? "

Meng Jing thought to herself that only Duan Ning could come up with such a ghostly idea. She pretended to be deaf and put all her attention on bandaging Yin Qiu's wound, ignoring Duan Ning.

Fortunately, Duan Ning has a thick skin. Seeing that Meng Jing ignored her, she didn't feel that she was making fun of herself, so she stood in front of the counter and said to herself, "You should think about it again. If you can't buy it, you won't be fooled. , if you are worried about other things, then I can assure you that when we get married, I will never touch you, nor will I sleep in the same bed with you, I am so happy!"

Meng Jing was disturbed by her shocking words one after another, she couldn't concentrate, and it was difficult to ignore, so Meng Jing had no choice but to say: "...Miss Duan, if you have anything to say, we can talk about it tomorrow. There are a lot of injuries, don't disturb people to rest."

"Everyone has passed out, who can hear me?" Duan Ning said, "I have to continue on the road tomorrow, and if you still refuse to agree to me after talking about this, then of course I will Hurry up and persuade you more! You think I'm annoying, don't you? But I don't want to shut up, let's talk and discuss."

Meng Jing rubbed the center of her brows, being so entangled by Duan Ning that she couldn't help it, she had no choice but to remain silent again, focusing on taking Yin Qiu's pulse and ignoring her.

While Duan Ning was chattering, she poured the medicinal soup on the side into the medicinal powder. She chattered endlessly, regardless of whether Meng Jing heard it or not, she spoke with great enthusiasm by herself.Meng Jing felt as if a group of flies were flying in the room, causing her temples to throb. She was about to suppress her emotions and tell Duan Ning to shut up, but Yin Qiu beside her suddenly groaned for some reason. In an instant, a thick layer of cold sweat broke out, and there were faint signs of blood dripping from the corners of his lips.

Startled, Meng Jing hurriedly stood up and supported Yin Qiu's shoulders, shook her lightly, and called, "Yin Qiu?"

"Oh my god! What kind of medicine is this? It stinks to death!" Duan Ning suddenly yelled from over there.

As soon as she finished speaking, a strange smell spread quickly, filling the whole room in an instant, and the disciples outside smelled the smell and came over, they were all shocked and said: "Brother! What are you doing inside?" ?!"

Meng Jing turned her head to look at Duan Ning, and saw that something had been poured into her medicine bowl, it was a big black bowl, like old silt dug from the bottom of a pond.Meng Jing looked around blankly, and saw that none of the bottles and jars on the counter were sealed properly, so she asked, "I let you use the medicine in the red and white two-color medicine bottle. How many did you use?"

Duan Ning was taken aback, looked at those medicine bottles and said, "Okay, I seem to have used up all of them..." It's over!Just talking to Meng Jing, she subconsciously poured out all the medicine in those medicine bottles!

The disciples hurriedly opened the doors and windows to breathe in. Meng Jing felt short of breath for a while, and felt the back of her hand become hot, and the blood from Yin Qiu's lips was already dripping on her hand.Seeing this situation, Meng Jing quickly clasped Yin Qiu's wrist, but she felt something unusual during the pulse diagnosis. She was thinking a lot, and suddenly raised her eyes to Duan Ning and said, "The smell of this medicine seems to be able to excite Yin Qiu. Take out the poison in the body first!" She said, immediately picked up Yin Qiu by the waist, left here in a hurry, and ran over to another room that was not affected by the smell.

The disciples were in a hurry, and Duan Ning hurriedly took the bowl of medicine outside the door and poured it into the rain.Sure enough, after blocking the smell, Yin Qiu gradually calmed down. Meng Jing was overjoyed, and said to his disciples: "Go and invite Master here! Tell him that there may be a way to cure Yin Qiu's poison!"

Before, it was impossible to find out where the Gu poison in Yin Qiu's body was, so there was no way to prescribe the right medicine, but just now Meng Jing clearly felt the signs of the Gu poison, maybe it was Duan Ning's blindly mixing the medicine against the Gu insect. It has an impact, as long as you study it and try more, you might be able to develop the antidote!

"Then, did I still make meritorious service!" Duan Ning stood at the door, his face flushed and said.