Inside the house.
Wearing white underclothes, Gu Yunxi sat on a round-armed chair with cloud carvings. Two stoves were set near her for warmth, and a thick curtain sealed the door tight.
These days, Leng Qingtang had been helping her to understand the treatment and trying to persuade her. He also summoned Imperial Doctor Jiang often to his mansion for acupuncture instruction.
To apply with gold needles with proper form and force would inflict no pain on the patient and even bring a comfortable sensation when certain acupoints were pierced.
For female patients, the only inconvenience was that she had to untie her clothing and bare her naked body.
Gu Yunxi, as a woman, naturally regarded her integrity more important than her life. So she was reluctant to let Imperial Doctor Jiang treat her.
However, she hesitated after hearing that the Master would perform it personally. Finally, she nodded in agreement with
The twelfth lunar month in deep winter.After the acupuncture, Imperial Doctor Jiang rewrote the prescription for Gu Yunxi.Leng Qingtang paced in the study with his hands held behind. A trace of hesitation showed on his handsome face as if he was in a reverie. Imperial Doctor Jiang was dizzy with his walking about, yet he could not bluntly stop him, so he finally asked,"Master, what's on your mind?""Huaian, do you have a prescription for the...? You know."Leng Qingtang approached the doctor suddenly, his face blushing as he whispered."What?" Imperial Doctor Jiang was bewildered, "Master, please speak freely.""The kind for..."Leng Qingtang raised his hand to gesture before his chest. Still, Imperial Doctor Jiang was puzzled so Leng had to bow down and whispered into his ear."Poof." Imperial Doctor Jiang could not refrain from laughing and nodded."
On the Roof.Gu Yunxi's field of vision was wide. The air in her breath was fresh but also cold, and the scattered snowflakes were flying, which really made her feel the deep meaning of "one could be cold and aloof at the high place".She looked sideways at the Master, who was looking up at the sky. The fireworks shining successively lit up his face. Red, orange, yellow, and green fireworks made his elegant face more outstanding.Suddenly, she smiled sweetly and emotionally at him, "Master, Happy New Year."He stunned, looked at her and then smiled, "Girl, Happy New Year."At this moment, everything in the world seemed to be out of sight. They looked at each other as if looking at their own whole world.Flaming fireworks continued to bloom into beautiful patterns, along with falling snow and wind blowing through.The Master opened the cork with his thumb and raised the wine bag, pouring the wi
When Gu Yunxi arrived in Leng's mansion, the snowflakes blotted out the sky and covered the ground, falling onto the branches of the wintersweet trees in the courtyard.Qinger had said that the wintersweet trees in the mansion bloomed very early this year.A few days ago, Gu Yunxi collected a lot of flower branches from the trees. Seeing the red flowers blooming lively on the thin branches, emitting faint fragrance, she took some petals and dipped them in water to make the bright-colored flower pulp.Gu Yunxi came back and stayed in the kitchen. She used fresh red wintersweet flower juice and mixed it with the glutinous rice flour and pine oil honey. She used rock candies, yellow chestnuts, and wintersweet petals as the sugar filling. She then made wintersweet flower cakes, which had five petals in shape, and put them on the steamer.Some broad beans were soaked in the water yesterday. She took some and drained the water. She fried
"How dare you break our box?"Seeing Gu Yunjin knock over the food box, Qinger was angry and impatient. Her Lady, Gu Yunxi, spent four hours in the morning making the food. Wouldn't it be a pity to be ruined by others?Qinger had a good command of martial arts. She was rather inclined to lose her temper. As she was about to beat Gu Yunjin, Gu Yunxi raised her hand to stop her.Staring at Gu Yunjin who was across the square table silently, Gu Yunxi's dim eyes were filled with anger."Gu Yunjin, eat the food on the ground!"She pointed to the trampled wintersweet flower cake. Her cold voice indicated an imposing manner.Gu Yunjin didn't listen to her. Instead, she pointed to herself and said maliciously, "I will not eat..."All of a sudden, Gu Yunxi's eyes were filled with grimness. Gu Yunjin trembled under her sharp gaze. She finally didn't speak out the rest of her sentence.Lvnin
The question was sharp and condescending.Gu Yunjin kept her head low and sobbed. Her two curved eyebrows were twitching slightly, implying her reluctance."What? Are you not willing?"Leng Qingtang suddenly widened his eyes, his voice cold and loud."No, no. Yunjin is willing!"On her side, Nanny Gu's makeup had been long ruined by her tears. While frightened by the Master's expression, she could not bear seeing the girl she brought up to be blamed. As she interceded for Gu Yunjin, Nanny Gu also kept poking her on her back, reminding her of the urgency to read the atmosphere.Gu Yunjin stopped crying and stared at the ground. Smothering her resentment, she threw herself on Gu Yunxi's feet and shouted at the top of her lungs,"Mother, my good mother! I was wrong. Don't blame me. Please ask for a pardon from my father! Mercy! Mercy! I will never dare to disrespect you again."Gu Yu
Southern Residence, Eastern Depot.Leng Qingtang leaned on the bed. A brocade blanket with black orchid and rosette pattern weaved with golden strings was on his lap.Cheng Wanli walked in and saluted."Master, everything is ready. We can leave tomorrow.""What about the Eastern Palace?"Leng Qingtang blinked his eyes. He straightened his upper body and asked as if onto something."Rest assured, Master. The stuff has been delivered. The maid in charge took it herself. She said if you had anything to report, you could go to the Kunning Palace anytime."Leng Qingtang curled up his lips. He understood what that meant. He raised his chins and pointed at the chair.Cheng Wanli pulled the chair in front of the Master's bed. He sat down and talked with the Master."Master, you're so clever. You persuaded the Imperial Concubine Wan to recommend someone from her family to take
The outcome of this fight was clear.At this moment, Leng Qingtang twisted his left wrist and grabbed on the man's mask with a hand like a hawk's claw.The man in white fought back with the broken sword angrily. Leng Qingtang was prepared. He swept his sword horizontally.He moaned. A smell of blood rushed into his nose.Leng Qingtang raised his left leg and kicked hard on the right thigh of the man in white. The man moaned again. He kneeled on the ground with one leg. Blood rushed out of his wounded arm, making the white snow red.Leng Qingtang put down his sword. He looked at the man he defeated commandingly. He smiled coldly and ordered,"Tie him up!"Captains and guards went over and flanked the man in white.But the man suddenly looked up. Silver light shot out of his mouth and went towards Leng Qingtang.Leng Qingtang's first instinct was that it was a mouth nee
Gu Yunxi panted in the dark house and came up with a plan."I hope that you can leave as soon as possible! The Master of the Eastern Depot just lives in the front residence. If he knows that you have hijacked me, you will get punished."He stared at Gu Yunxi coldly and smiled secretly.He thought, "This little girl is clever and good at lying.""Is Leng Qingtang in the Mansion now? It is impossible! If it is true, who is the one who just fought with and hurt me in the Eastern Depot?"Gu Yunxi panted more and more anxiously. If she hadn't been relieved from the lock of acupoints, she would have died.The young man whispered,"Listen, I will unlock your acupoints. But you must be quiet and follow my advice. If you are disobedient, I will kill you by this steel knife in my hand.""OK!"Gu Yunxi replied and knew that the reason why she couldn't move was that her acupoints