Chapter 14: Departure to the Capital (I)
The Little Medical Fairy was soaking in another medicinal soup. She was scratching the wall of the tub, looking at Du Huaizhi and asking, "Young lady, what did you mean by finding another way out?"
Du Huaizhi slowly uttered two words, "Beijing."
Little Medical Immortal was puzzled, "Going to the capital to open a clinic?"
Du Huaizhi opened his eyes and looked at her, his eyes seemed to say: Can you have some ambition?
"I will find a way to get you into the Imperial Hospital." Du Huaizhi said. Although his tone was indifferent and a little lazy, it was very convincing.
The little medical fairy's pupils shrank slightly. The Imperial Hospital was a place that almost all doctors yearned for. It was affiliated with the royal family and housed many famous books and unique medical skills.
But the Imperial Hospital was not something that ordinary people could enter. Just one sentence was not enough to convince her, "What if I don't want to?"
"I haven't concealed my face." Du Huaizhi looked at her with a half-smile, "Since you don't want to work by my side, then I can only kill you to silence you."
The little medical fairy's expression changed slightly. She turned around and shrank her body into the medicine soup, leaving only her head above the water.
After a long time, the medicinal soup gradually cooled down. Du Huaizhi got up from the tub and put on his clothes. "What did the Little Medical Immortal think about it?"
"My name isn't Xiao Yixian, it's An Nian." Xiao Yixian muttered, "How much monthly salary will I get if I follow you?"
Du Huaizhi really didn't expect this, and slowly raised two fingers.
"make a deal."
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A few days later, the carriage stopped in front of the clinic. An Nian held the bag and locked the door.
On this side, Du Huaizhi saw two people who shouldn't be there.
"Just go to the capital, why take those two wounded soldiers with you?" Du Huaizhi pulled Du Ruozhi aside, gritted his teeth, and asked in a low voice.
Du Ruozhi timidly nodded, "Thank you... Thank you, sir, for saying that the journey to the capital is long, and we can go with the people from the Dali Temple."
Du Huaizhi narrowed his eyes slightly, "And you agreed?"
Du Ruozhi twisted her lips, looking like she had something to say but couldn't express it. "Master Xie was once my instructor. I... I'm a little afraid of him..."
These words perfectly portrayed his worthlessness. Du Huaizhi held his forehead with his hand. If that's the case, then that's the only way it can be.
"We are going to the capital, why does Miss still want to bring your bulky broken box with you?" Xiuzhu looked at the wooden box placed in the corner of the carriage with some disgust.
There were four people sitting in the carriage at this time, which was quite spacious, but there was an extra box, which Xiuzhu didn't like no matter how she looked at it.
Du Huaizhi placed one hand on the top of the box, tapping his fingers intermittently. "One should never forget one's roots. This is my roots."
"Then the carriage with the luggage should be put there. It's in the way here." Xiuzhu complained again. Du Ruozhi tugged at her sleeve, signaling her to stop talking.
"In the way?" Du Huaizhi glanced at the other two people in the carriage.
Du Ruozhi and An Yi shook their heads. An Yi was also holding a box in her arms. It was her medicine box, which was neither big nor small.
Xiuzhu was speechless and was angry.
Seeing her angry look, Du Huaizhi curled the corners of his lips slightly and deliberately knocked on the wooden box again, making a dull "dong dong" sound.
"The things in this box are much more useful than you." She said slowly.
Xiuzhu's eyes widened with anger when she heard this. Just as she was about to retort, Du Ruozhi quickly held her hand and whispered, "Okay, okay, the journey is long. Sister was just teasing you. Don't lose your temper."
An Nian hugged the medicine box and shrank silently into the corner.
The carriage moved slowly, its wheels rolling over the official road. Du Huaizhi leaned against the window, lifted a corner of the curtain with his fingertips, and looked out the window. The weather was just right, and it was a good day for a trip.
But the beautiful scenery was ruined by a person who happened to come in. Xue Feiheng rode his horse and passed by the carriage. "Miss Du, how are you?"
Du Huaizhi's gaze shifted downwards to the bandage on Xue Feiheng's right wrist. "Master Xue, how did your wrist get injured?"
Xue Feiheng's expression was a little unnatural. "I was injured while investigating a case a few days ago. Thank you, Miss Du, for your concern."
Du Huaizhi's eyes were a little subtle, and he sneered in his heart. He lowered the curtain to block out the outside world.
Xue Feiheng's voice came from outside the carriage again: "Miss Du, Mr. Xie asked me to ask if you need to rest for a while at the post station ahead?"
Du Huaizhi glanced at the few people and saw that they had no intention of resting, so he said to the outside, "No need."
Xue Feiheng said no more, rode his horse forward, and met Xie Suixing in front.
On the first day in Beijing, we had a safe journey and arrived at the rest stop, Lin County, before dark.
This place is not the only way to the capital. As for why we came here, we have to ask the two people in the Dali Temple.
"Don't blame me, ladies," Xie Sui said politely. "I changed my route to come here for the case files, but I will definitely not miss tomorrow's itinerary. The inn for tonight's stay is ready, so please make your way."
"Nothing..." Du Ruozhi had just opened her mouth when a piercing gaze fell on her, causing her to swallow the rest of her words.
Du Huaizhi came over, seemingly unintentionally carrying her wooden box and stopped in front of Du Ruozhi. She met Xie Sui's gaze and said, "Thank you, sir."
Xie Sui calmly withdrew his gaze, nodded, and left.
Du Huaizhi turned to look at Du Ruozhi, who was almost shrinking like a quail, and asked, "If you are so scared, why don't you hide?"
"He...he just said that to me." Du Ruozhi said aggrievedly, "It would be very rude not to reply."
Du Huaizhi suddenly stopped talking.
Du Ruozhi looked up and saw Du Huaizhi looking at her with a meaningful expression.
"Are you implying something about me?" Du Huaizhi asked.
Du Ruozhi was startled, then reacted and quickly shook her head, "No, no, sister, I don't have it."
Du Huaizhi patted her shoulder, said nothing, and walked into the inn carrying the wooden box.
Du Ruozhi followed and explained along the way:
"Sister, please listen to my explanation."
"Sister, I really didn't mean that."
"Sister."
It's night again.
After An Nian applied the medicine on Du Huaizhi's back, she took out a round jar and handed it to her while she was sorting her clothes. "This is for your hands. Use it once in the morning and once in the evening. It can reduce the calluses on your hands."
The calluses on Du Huaizhi's hands were so unique that anyone with a discerning eye could spot them. Opening the jar, he found a milky white paste with a faint scent of gardenia.
"Is it really necessary to do this?" She had used something similar once or twice before, but she didn't find it effective and stopped using it.
She felt good about her hands. She usually wore gloves when she went on missions, but they were not very useful. She still had to polish the parts that needed polishing.
"You must." An Nian said with a bit of firmness in his tone, "Have you ever seen any noble lady with hands so rough as this? Not only do you have to apply it, but you have to apply it several times a day during the first few days."
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