The group split into two carriages and arrived at Jiang Weizhong's Situ Mansion.
The concierge didn't know these people, because the master had never had any contact with them. The master was an honest official and rarely invited people to visit his house.
In addition, my wife is seriously ill and my aunt is in charge of the household, so it would be improper not to invite guests to a banquet.
The old Duke and the Zhenguo Duke got off the car first, while the old lady and Chu Xiaoxiao sat in the car without showing up. When the two old men asked to open the door, the two of them got off.
"My lords!" The doorman was an old man with completely white hair. He bowed to the two of them very respectfully and politely, "Our Lord Situ is not here. He went out to get a doctor for his wife.
I heard that a traveling doctor with excellent medical skills came and left after the court session. I hope to meet that doctor and ask him to see my wife. "
The old Duke responded with a haughty "hmm".
The Duke of Zhenguo spoke impatiently: "We are not here to look for Jiang Situ. We have something to do in the mansion. Go and tell the person who can make the decision inside that the Imperial Master is here."
The doorman was slightly stunned: "The Imperial Master! Here he comes!" Where is he? Why didn't he see him?
Subconsciously looking at the other carriage, the doorman thought that the imperial teacher should be inside, so he had to go and report.
"Wait a moment, I'll go in and tell Aunt Yun right away."
All matters in the mansion are decided by Aunt Yun. Madam has been too ill to get out of bed, and since three years ago, Aunt Yun has been the one making the decisions in the mansion.
Yun Yanlan was a concubine that Jiang Weizhong's mother had found for him. She was not his cousin, but his elder cousin, his aunt's daughter, three years older than him.
Back then, his aunt's family was falsely accused and the whole family was exiled to the army. Yun Yanlan happened to be playing at his house and escaped. He paid money to have her name removed from the exile list.
Later, she was rehabilitated, but most of the Yun family members had died, leaving only a sick cousin. Her mother was reluctant to let Yun Yanlan get married, because with her status, she could not become a mistress in someone else's family, and could only be a concubine.
She couldn't even become a noble concubine, she could only be a good concubine or a lowly concubine. His mother was reluctant to let her go, so she gave her to him as a noble concubine.
Jiang Weizhong did not dare to disobey and accepted Yun Yanlan. However, her health was not good and she had not given birth to any children in all these years. After his mother passed away, Jiang Weizhong basically would not stay overnight in her room.
Yun Yanlan was not the woman he liked, but his mother was still alive, so he had to save some face for the old lady and had to deal with her in a way that he had to deal with.
The old man is no longer with us, so he doesn't need to worry about anything.
He was not a man of lust, in fact, he was a man of affection. His fiancée was not his current wife, but her elder sister, who was a woman as elegant as a chrysanthemum, gentle and virtuous.
Unfortunately, she was unlucky and died of a cold not long after she came of age. Their marriage was arranged when they were young, and he knew from childhood that she would be his wife.
He was particularly kind to her, and she was the same to him.
When he heard that she had passed away, his heart was immediately covered with ice and snow. Originally, without her, the marriage would not be finalized, but both parents were reluctant to let her go, so they suggested that she marry in her sister's place.
He refused, his mother did not agree, and finally he married his wife. It was very awkward when they first got married, he had no intention of consummating the marriage with her, and slept next to the bridal chamber every day.
Later, the lady's belly was still not moving, so she cried and begged him to give her a child. Seeing her crying pitifully, he finally compromised.
Apart from the lady, there is only one concubine, Yun Yanlan, in the mansion.
There are three children in total, all born to my wife. Two daughters are already married, leaving only one son, who is twelve years old this year and has not yet been arranged to marry.
It was really because his wife was seriously ill and he couldn't take care of her. It was also not appropriate for the concubine to intercede for her, as it would make people think that their family was humiliating her.
It is inappropriate for a concubine to worry about the marriage of the legitimate son.
Jiang Situ was busy going out of the house to look for a traveling doctor, hoping to cure his wife as soon as possible and take care of the chores in the house. He was worried about relying on a concubine alone, fearing something might happen.
He has worked diligently, dedicated himself to the public, and been an upright person for most of his life, and he doesn't want his son to get into trouble because of him.
A few days ago, the emperor specially asked him to stay in the imperial study to talk, and gave him a special instruction: "My dear minister, you can't just take care of the affairs in the court, you also have to clean up your home and backyard.
If you can't even clean your own house, how can you clean up the world? If you can't even manage your own house, how can you manage the country? "
At that time, he wondered why the emperor mentioned this to him when his family was simple. Was he blaming him for not hiring a good doctor for his wife?
Thinking about my wife's illness, it's also a headache. I have invited all the doctors in the Imperial Hospital, but nothing works. She is a healthy person, but her health has collapsed. Even the emperor knows about it. What can I do?
Hearing that a very powerful traveling doctor had arrived, he went out to look for him for several days but found nothing.
The concierge was gone for a long time, and came back panting, with an apologetic look on his face: "I'm sorry, my lords! Our Aunt Yun said that the master is not at home, so it is not convenient to entertain you two. If you want to see our master, please come back another day."
The old Duke and the Zhenguo Duke looked at each other and thought that this concubine Yun was very resourceful and could get rid of them with just one sentence.
The old Duke repeatedly confirmed with the doorman: "Did you tell that concubine that we are not here to see your master? It is the Imperial Master who came to your house to do business. It has nothing to do with whether your master is at home or not."
The Duke of Zhenguo looked at the uneasy concierge with dissatisfaction: "You didn't say anything, did you? If you didn't say anything, go and say it again and tell that concubine that the Imperial Master is here."
"Yes! I'll say it again."
The doorman turned around and ran back in frustration. He didn't know why these two adults had to come into the mansion.
They also said that the imperial teacher wanted to come to their house to do some work. But their house had a small population and they didn't know what business he wanted to do.
Seeing that the two adults are both highly respected persons, they must be right when they said that the Imperial Master came to the palace to do business.
You'd better go and tell Aunt Yun as soon as possible. You can't delay the master's business.
At this moment, Aunt Yun was looking at the account book. She was the one who made all the decisions in the mansion. There were a lot of big and small things and a lot of account books that needed her to handle personally.
In the past, my wife was in charge of the household affairs, and she was so jealous that she was almost going crazy.
Unexpectedly, the lady's health suddenly deteriorated, and the household affairs fell into her hands. Every time she looked at the account book, she liked to put it in the hall to show that she, a concubine and serf, had turned over a new leaf and finally became the master of the house.
The servants in the mansion all knew that she loved to show off, but they didn't dare to gossip about her in front of her. They mostly gossiped about her behind her back.
The doorman came in again and reported: "Madam Yun! The two masters at the door said that they brought the Imperial Master to the mansion not to see the masters, but to do something."
"Oh?" Yun Yanlan closed the account book unhappily and asked unhappily, "Did they say what they were going to do?"
The concierge shook his head: "No."
"No?" Yun Yanlan's voice doubled in volume. "Why would you come back if there is no answer? Can't you find a reason to send them away? If you can't even handle such a small matter, how can you be a concierge?"
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