Chapter 252: Goose Road Does Not Eat Grass in the Field
Xinyi followed Lingxiang all the way with a bamboo basket on his back. He really had no idea what Lingxiang was planning.
After treating Governor Liu, the servants were removed from the courtyard and the guards were no longer strict, but not too many people were allowed in or out. Only two maids were allowed in, and there was no other explanation.
Not long after, Lingxiang came out and asked Liu Yao for a bamboo basket. She then asked Xinyi to follow her all the way to the fields, but she did not say what she was doing.
He once suspected that Lingxiang just wanted someone to help carry things, which was her usual style.
At this season, when the fields are lush and green, Lingxiang wandered in the fields for a long time, with her head down, not knowing what she was looking for. Occasionally, she would pick up some weeds and stare at them. Her behavior was truly puzzling.
Just as Xinyi was puzzled, Lingxiang suddenly shouted, "Ah! Found it!"
Lingxiang squatted down and started digging on the ground. Xinyi went forward curiously to take a look and found that she was digging the weeds in the ground.
"You...what are you doing?" Xinyi was very puzzled. She squatted down and watched Lingxiang digging skillfully.
"This is coriander. Old farmers often call it 'goose-not-eating grass'. It is a big pest in the fields." Lingxiang said, putting a handful of goose-not-eating grass into the bamboo basket in Xinyi's hand.
"If it's such a big nuisance, why are you doing this?" Xinyi was very puzzled, but she also helped Lingxiang cut the grass.
But Lingxiang glanced at Xinyi and laughed: "If your ancestors knew that you used the family heirloom sword to dig wild vegetables, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to hold back their coffins."
Xinyi smiled helplessly: "Aren't knives meant for people to use?"
Yes, knives are for people to use.
"Although this goose doesn't eat grass and is a pest in the fields, I think it's a treasure." Lingxiang said, "Look at this leaf, does it look like a goose's paw?"
After hearing this, Xinyi took a closer look and found that it was indeed somewhat similar, but much smaller. There were small white flowers scattered among the clusters of goosefoot leaves, which was quite beautiful.
"This grass is something that even Taoist Goose can't eat!" Lingxiang looked very proud. "Liu the governor's whooping cough can be cured in less than a month by taking the juice boiled from this grass leaves. But..."
only?
"But it doesn't feel very pleasant to use it!"
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"What? Miss Lingxiang asked you to pretend to be my sister?" Liu Xia was shocked when she heard this and almost shouted out loud, completely forgetting the discomfort they had just felt. "When did this happen? Have you met before?"
But Banxia's face was still burning hot. Fortunately it was dark at night and Liu Xia couldn't see it, otherwise she would have been at a loss as to what to do.
What a joke Liu Xia is! What nonsense is he saying so late at night!
"Speak softly! Don't attract your maid again!" Banxia reminded Liu Xia in a low voice. She wanted to cover his mouth again, but when she thought of what happened just now, she stopped and just listened carefully to the movement outside.
After making sure that no servants were attracted, Banxia told the story in detail how she came to Cangzhou City and how she met Lingxiang.
But Liu Xia asked, "Are you worried about me?"
This question stumped Banxia. If she said she wasn't worried, she was still a fellow disciple. Wouldn't it hurt the friendship if she said it so bluntly? But if she said she was worried, she really had no choice but to come here! "Well... after all... we have been through life and death together along the way, right..."
Banxia hesitated for a long time, and finally thought of an excuse, but it was still very reluctant. But Liu Xia heard it and thought that Banxia was embarrassed, so she was so speechless.
Forget it, forget it. She’s just a little girl, you can’t chase her too closely. If you chase her too hastily, it will be bad.
Thinking of this, Liu Xia changed the subject and asked, "Are you saying that Lingxiang thinks that Chen Sheng is strange?"
Mr. Chen was the marriage arranged by the Liu family for Miss Liu.
"Yes, it's a bit strange that you came at this time when everyone has left Yunmeng Fairyland instead of earlier or later." Banxia breathed a sigh of relief - finally back to the topic.
Liu Xia pondered deeply after hearing this: Although Miss Lingxiang behaved eccentrically, she was very observant. If she felt that there was something strange, she must have discovered something wrong.
If it is really as Miss Lingxiang expected, then who is Mr. Chen and what is his intention?
Just as Liu Xia was thinking, he heard Banxia say, "Lingxiang seems to have a plan. Don't go to find out about that person. If you startle the snake, it will ruin Lingxiang's plan."
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Lingxiang Xinyi dug a basket of goose-not-eating grass and went back to the governor's mansion. She asked for the kitchen and drove out all the cooks. No one knew what she was doing in there, but there were loud noises and it was very scary.
About two hours later, the door of the kitchen was opened, and a huge cloud of dust and smoke suddenly floated out. The smell was so pungent that the people watching in the yard sneezed continuously.
The smoke and dust seemed to be endless, spreading across half of the governor's mansion, causing the people inside to think that there was a fire. They all came with buckets and brooms to look for the source, but they didn't expect that Lingxiang and Xinyi were leisurely hanging something in the yard with their face towels wrapped around them.
Liu Yao was surprised when she saw this, and asked Lingxiang what she was doing.
Lingxiang just smiled, put down the goose-not-eating grass in her hand and stepped forward and said, "Madam, don't worry, listen to me. This is the herb I picked from outside. It is the right remedy for Governor Liu's cough and can also prevent infection. Governor Liu has been ill for some time. I'm afraid he had contact with many people in the mansion before. In order to prevent the spread of the disease, I performed a small magic. Everyone can smell it and spray out the disease and everything will be fine."
Liu Yao understood immediately: "Miss Lingxiang has good intentions, but it is a bit scary to act like this. Tell me earlier and I will summon the people in the mansion here."
"It is true that I was negligent," Lingxiang said with a smile, "but you don't know, madam, that epidemic coughs can also spread. If people are detained together, if someone gets sick, it may spread to the whole mansion, so I did this."
So that's how it is. Liu Yao suddenly realized: "The fairy lady has good intentions, but I was short-sighted." She bowed and apologized.
Lingxiang hurriedly helped him up and said frankly that it was impossible, but then she sighed. Seeing this, Liu Yaoshi hurriedly asked Lingxiang why she did so, but she heard Lingxiang say:
"It's my fault that I didn't learn the art well enough and my cultivation was insufficient. The magic I used just now could only lead the smoke and dust to the backyard, but it couldn't disperse it to the front yard. I don't know if there are any staff members or disciples in the family. If there are, I think they have the most contact with Governor Liu, so they should be the ones to be most on guard against."
Liu Yao immediately became alert when she heard this. Although the family had no staff, they had a disciple. That was the marriage that her father-in-law arranged for her eldest sister. He was the future brother-in-law. Her father-in-law had been with him every day in the past few days.
Besides, her husband was also in the front yard. If she didn't take precautions, he would often check on her brother's homework.
"It's just..." Liu Yao looked a little embarrassed, "The people in the outer courtyard are all men. If the fairy lady wants to go, I'm afraid it would be against etiquette..."
Hearing this, Lingxiang smiled and said, "Madam, you are worrying too much. I am a layman and a doctor, so I will naturally go there as a doctor and will not go beyond the rules."
Liu Yao pondered for a moment and said that she could not ignore the eyes of the world. For the sake of Lingxiang's reputation, she sent someone to get a bag before she agreed.
(End of this chapter)
