Fang Juexia put the mask aside, squinted at the sunset, sat there for a moment, stood up and took out a painting from the wooden cabinet beside the bed.
The drawing paper is not in very good condition. Although the owner preserved it very carefully, there are many creases and scratches on it, which clearly shows that it is often taken out and looked at.
The painting above is not a famous painting. There are no flowers, trees, pavilions or towers, only two little boys.
One of them was taller, standing on the left, with a faint smile on his face. Although he was not extremely handsome, he was still handsome.
Next to him stood a young man, who was only as tall as his shoulders and was rather thin, but had a very handsome and lovely face. He smiled with his head tilted, and his face was as bright as the sun.
Fang Juexia stroked the scroll gently, very carefully.
Because there were many cracks on the young boy's face in the scroll, he was afraid that if he used too much force, the scroll would crack and he would no longer be able to see his brother's smile.
The last ray of brightness from the setting sun sprinkled on the painting and illuminated the boy's bright smiling face.
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Jiang Ling and Zhou Jing'an sent Xingxing back to Fengyi Palace. Faced with her vague fear, Jiang Ling didn't know how to explain it to her.
She knew something about Fang Juexia.
It was when Zhou Jing'an brought Fang Juexia back that he learned some secrets during the investigation.
Fang Juexia lost both his parents when he was young, and he depended on his younger brother Fang Niandong for survival.
He had been very interested in herbal medicine since he was a child, but due to his poor family background, he had no way to pursue it, so he had to suppress his interest and focus on raising his younger brother.
Later, he worked as an assistant in a medical clinic, where he was appreciated and taught by a traveling doctor. Only then did his talent show up. He later became famous in Suzhou and his life became much better.
Even though life seems to be getting better, things don't always go as planned.
After Pei Yu's conspiracy with Nanzhao and plot to usurp the throne was exposed, he was rescued from the iron hoof, but his life was hanging by a thread, so Fang Juexia was called in.
The doctor has a kind heart. He didn't know Pei Yu's identity and took great pains to save him from the brink of death.
Pei Yu gave him a large sum of money, but not just for this treatment, but to keep him by his side so that he could treat him at any time.
Fang Juexia naturally disagreed. He wanted to treat more people instead of just one person. He said he would not stay here without any compensation and he insisted on leaving.
Pei Yu had just escaped from the gates of hell and was now in a situation where Ji Cang had played a trick on him, so he didn't have much patience to persuade him.
Pei Yu's usual tactic is to threaten others with people and things they care about. So when Fang Juexia had not eaten or drunk anything for three days and just wanted to leave stubbornly, and suddenly saw Fang Niandong, his long-standing persistence was like a flower destroyed by a storm, and was knocked to the ground in an instant.
"Your brother was worried that you hadn't been home for so long, so he came looking for you."
Pei Yu still looked nonchalant and calm, making people want to beat him up.
"Just follow me closely. I will find a good teacher for your brother and ensure that he will have a smooth career in the imperial examinations."
It has to be said that Pei Yu is very good at grasping the opponent's lifeline.
Fang Juexia's lifeline is his younger brother.
They were from a poor family, and although their lives were getting better and better, they had no way to pass the imperial examinations.
The two lived in a small county town in Suzhou. Su Niandong studied with a scholar who returned to his hometown. He was not very talented, but he was very hardworking. Fang Juexia was pleased and also tried every means to provide him with better conditions.
Pei Yu also used this as a threat and threatened that all the efforts Fang Juexia had made before could be ruined with just one word from him.
Fang Juexia didn't dare to gamble, thinking that he just needed him to treat him, which was nothing. More importantly, he was afraid that Pei Yu would hurt Fang Niandong.
People with different ideals cannot work together. As time went on, Pei Yu not only asked him to cure diseases and save lives, but also asked him to prepare poisons.
Fang Juexia's repeated refusal and non-cooperation made Pei Yu completely lose his patience, so the two brothers were separated in the fire, and Fang Juexia watched Fang Niandong, who was covered in flames, being dragged away by them.
Pei Yu told him that as long as he cooperated, his brother would be fine.
When the scalding hot water mixed with sparks burned his left eye, his mouth was filled with scalding water and he could not speak. Tears flowed from his right eye. His clear eyes reflected the flames in the sky and his brother's painful cries.
He suffered burns all over his body and recuperated for half a month, but was told that he was no longer needed to prepare poison.
The reason was simple. Pei Yu sent people to Nanzhao to find the bone-dissolving grass.
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