Chapter 91
A crescent moon appeared at some point, and hid shyly behind the willow branches, as if afraid of people seeing it.
Xu Ping sat on the lounge chair in the yard, looking at the crescent moon that seemed to be exposed, and muttered: "This is really a mess in everything, and even the moon phase is not in accordance with the rules."
This year, the moon phases of the months in the middle are not as accurate as usual, giving people an illusion.
Liu Xiaoyi was on the side, holding a hot towel in his hand, and ice cubes were stored in the small bucket next to him. I don’t know if it was a hot or cold compress to Xu Ping. He was in a hurry and was almost crying.
The morning wind was covered in coolness, quietly from the darkness and unknowingly pounced on people.
Liu Xiaoyi looked at the towel in his hand and said to Xu Ping: "Marquis, it's better to go to the house when the morning is cool. You are not in good health now and can't stand the cold wind."
Xu Ping did not answer, and he was quiet for a while before he said to Liu Xiaoyi: "Just sitting outside, I feel that when the cool morning breeze blows, my mind will be clearer. - Xiaoyi, did I really fall off the horse just now?"
"The county marquis, it's true, but it scared the little one-"
Xu Ping shook his head: "Why don't I remember at all? Could it be that I am really sick?"
"I'm sick. Mr. Wang is also famous in the capital. He said you are very sick! Let's go back to the house. It's dawn to find an imperial physician and prescribe some medicines. You are in your prime and your body is always strong. It's time to take a few medicines. But now you can't be careless, so go back to the house--"
Xu Ping said: "Oh, don't be surprised! I know my own body! I just grow this end tooth, and I don't know where it hits my mouth, and it will cause inflammation. Xiao Yi, I tell you, it's mild, but if the inflammation is not eliminated in time, no matter how strong a man you are, you can't stand it."
"We can't stand it, let's go into the house."
"It's not that. You don't understand. The air in the house is not circulating, but it is not good for your body. I'm very inflamed now and my body is a little weaker. I'm more likely to get sick in the house. Do you know?"
Liu Xiaoyi didn't know what inflammation was, and he didn't know if what Xu Ping said was true. He just felt that Xu Ping was weak now and could not blow the cool breeze outside. Seeing that Xu Ping insisted on not entering the house, he was in a dilemma there.
Xu Ping still couldn't accept that he fell ill and fainted, and even fell off his horse. How could he get so seriously ill? After more than ten years in this world, his body has always been very tough. Even when he arrived in Yongzhou, where the miasma was everywhere, he had never had any illness. Now that he has arrived in the Central Plains and returned to his hometown, he has fainted. Isn't this a joke?
I wake up early every day, exercise hard, eat healthy, and live a regular life. I should be ill without catching all kinds of diseases. Why do I get sick? And I am so ill, it is unscientific!
Liu Xiaoyi was anxiously looking at the sun in the east from time to time. Although it was outside the city, it was still the same as the one managed in Kaifeng City according to the system. Xu Ping was sick, and Liu Xiaoyi did not dare to take the initiative to send someone to Zhongmu to report the news. The sound of horse hooves in the middle of the night alarmed the inspection in the cabin and had another verbal conversation, but now Xu Ping was really distracted.
When Fan Zhongyan, Song Xiang and others arrived at the Wai Luyuan, the censor in the hall had already brought the guards of the Guanmen and the Imperial City Division to suppress the order and prepare to enter the hall. The ministers in front performed rituals, while the small officials behind were still in a mess. Those who knew each other immediately arrived and did not report a single word from the censor, all of them were breathing a sigh of relief.
Ouyang Xiu, Wang Zhu and Hu Su were among them, and Cai Xiang beside him asked in a low voice: "Why did you come so late today? If you are a little later, the censors in the palace will have to study one of you!"
Ouyang Xiu said: "Don't say it quickly. I encountered a big event on the road today. Just wait for the retreat of the court, and it will definitely spread all over the city!"
Cai Xiang was curious and knelt Ouyang Xiu with his arm: "What's the big deal? Let's talk about it!"
"We were on Yu Street. Just after passing Kaifeng Mansion, we saw the lanterns made by Fan Wai in front of us parked on the road, so we thought about going over and greeting him. As a result, what do you think? But we met them!"
"What did you meet, you said!"
Hu Su, who was on the side, saw that the team began to move, did not dare to let Ouyang Xiu talk anymore, and interrupted, "It turned out that Xu Waizhi, Longtu Pavilion, fainted on the road and fell off his horse. He was meeting Fan Waizhi, and he was watching there!"
Cai Xiang was shocked: "Xu Wai-chi is a person who has led troops to fight wars. He has always been strong and has never heard of any disease. Why did he suddenly faint?"
Ouyang Xiu was snatched by Hu Su, and he shrugged: "What else can I do? Last month, Xu Wai-chan and Wang Yan went out to patrol the river, and it is said that he became angry a lot. You have also heard about the matter in Chongzheng Hall yesterday. Xu Wai-chan has done so many things in a month, and coupled with the suffocation of Wang Yan, he must be angry and tired and sick."
Cai Xiang nodded: "It turns out that he was sick of Wang Yan's anger. No wonder. I have heard that Wang Yan was just traveling around Gong County this month, and he didn't do anything. He was all thinking about being naughty with Xu Waijian."
Gao Ruonai, who was standing in front of him, was an honest and honest person. After hearing Cai Xiang's words, he couldn't help but say: "Xu Waijian suffered a lot of grievances from Deputy Envoy Wang, but he was not angry. No one knew. Don't guess randomly. They are all colleagues, so we can't tell others' gossip behind others."
Hu Su and Wang Zhu are both fine, Cai Xiang and Ouyang Xiu have always been big-mouthed. They will have to have trouble when they are fine. Now a big thing happens in front of them. How can they shut up?
The Longtu Pavilion was waiting for the establishment of the Longtu Pavilion, the Marquis of Yongning County, the Doctor of the Right Session, and the Deputy Envoy of the Sansi Salt and Iron, Xu Ping fainted on the way to court and fell off the horse's back, and the news quickly became clear that Xu Ping's illness was angry with Wang Yan, who was doing the work together. The speakers were swearing and the listeners nodded repeatedly.
The Chongzheng Hall was so lively yesterday. With the officials' gossip at this time, the situation at that time had already been well known to everyone among the officials. Think about it, this incident happened to me and I was angry. Xu Ping had been holding it in for more than a month, and it was so normal for me to get sick. It would be abnormal if I didn't get sick!
At this moment, Xu Ping, who happened to be sick, became ill, and he was so sick all of a sudden. It wasn’t that why Wang Yan was so angry.
Although Ouyang Xiu had a lot of anger with Xu Ping a few days ago, it was a struggle for intention. Ouyang Xiu had no objection to Xu Ping's behavior. He also wanted to persuade Xu Ping as the flag bearer to hold up the banner of Taoism. Today, he and Cai Xiang talked about this matter with great enthusiasm, and they just wanted to write poems and essays to promote it immediately.
Chapter completed!