4. Illness
Xiao Tingyun leaned against the old lady, "Grandma, don't be angry. Second sister has always been quick-mouthed but soft-hearted. She knows her limits."
The old lady was very careful about her manners, so Xiao Tingyun certainly knew how to calm her down.
Madam Li couldn't help but admire her. No wonder her father-in-law valued Xiao Tingyun so much. Even she herself couldn't help but sigh at her niece's insight into people.
Looking at his daughter-in-law Zhang Minqiu next to him, although she has a good personality, she is a little too dull.
Ever since entering Shouhuatang, apart from the two questions asked by the old lady at the beginning, he didn't say a single word more and could only smile foolishly.
Zhang Minqiu noticed her mother's sudden unhappiness and thought she was unwell, so she quietly leaned in and asked, "Mom, are you unwell?"
After listening to this, Li paused, then sighed inwardly: Never mind, fools have their own luck. Although he didn't find the point, he still knows how to care about himself, which is considered some advantage.
Li smiled and shook her head, "It's okay, just take care of yourself."
Zhang Minqiu nodded shyly, touched her belly, her eyes full of tenderness.
When everyone had said almost the same thing, Old Lady Xiao asked everyone to leave.
Song asked Shen Lan to go back and prepare things, and they would go to Guanghua Temple in three days.
"Yes, mother."
Xiao Tingyun teased his sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, you must have a good talk with big brother this time and ask him to take less official business with him, so that you won't come to me every morning to tell me that big brother is busy with official business."
Shen Lan blushed at Xiao Tingyun's teasing and glared at her, "You are such a shameless girl."
It happened that Angel said, "Shame on you~"
This made Song Wanrou and Shen Lan smile with their hands covering their lips, and even the maids behind them were very happy.
Xiao Tingyun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and taught his nephew a lesson with a stern face, "Nonsense, it's your father who has no shame!"
"Dad has no shame!" Ang'er's eyes rolled and he imitated the father's words very skillfully. The atmosphere at the moment did not allow him to change his words.
Shen Lan suddenly stopped laughing.
Xiao Tingyun patted An Ge'er's head in agreement, and praised him, "You are so good. Remember to tell your father when he comes back!"
"Ayun!" Shen Lan said angrily.
"A Lan, don't bother with this girl, lest she come up with a bunch of weird and strange theories." This time, Song stood on Shen Lan's side and glanced at Xiao Tingyun.
Shen Lan chuckled and bowed to express his gratitude, "Thank you, mother, for doing justice for me."
Xiao Tingyun had a bitter face and sighed, "Alas... it's so unfair..."
"Oh..." Xiao Jian'an imitated pouting and frowned.
“Hahahahahahaha…”
"Tell us what's going on so we can be happy too!" A cheerful male voice came from outside the door.
"Father and elder brother are here!" Xiao Tingyun smiled jokingly at Shen Lan.
Song tapped Xiao Tingyun's forehead and said helplessly, "Be honest."
Walking towards them were the second master of the Xiao family, Xiao Huanshan, and the eldest son of the Xiao family, Xiao Heming.
"Father, brother!"
"Father!"
When Xiao Tingyun and Shen Lan greeted Xiao Huanshan, they heard Xiao Jinan's eyes light up, and he hugged Xiao Huanshan's legs and called him happily, "Grandfather!"
Xiao Huanshan picked him up and said, "Hey!"
Xiao Heming was about to take his son's hand but paused, then took it back awkwardly.
Brat!
Snorted coldly!
Xiao Tingyun curled his lips and smiled secretly, but was discovered by Xiao Heming. He couldn't help but stroke his forehead, his image was gone...
"We were just talking about going to Guanghua Temple in three days. Why did you come back so early today?" Song asked with a smile.
Although Old Master Xiao was born into a military family, only his eldest son followed in his father's footsteps and served in the court, becoming the third-rank General Guide.
The second son, Xiao Huanshan, loved literature since childhood. He once won the third place in the imperial examination and now serves as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Although Xiao Huanlin also entered the officialdom through the imperial examination, he was only at the end of the second class and was then sent to Qingzhou as an official. It has been five years since then, and he was promoted to the governor of Qingzhou last year.
Xiao Heming, a grandson of the Xiao family, won the top spot in the imperial examination and entered the Hanlin Academy two years ago.
Xiao Hetian had average aptitude in studying, but had some talent in martial arts, so his father threw him into the imperial guards for training.
The youngest, Xiao Hezhou, is currently preparing for the provincial examination at Baiyue Academy, preparing for next year's provincial examination.
"I came back to discuss some things with my father." Xiao Huanshan explained to his wife gently.
Song nodded. "Then go ahead, An'er, come to grandma. Grandma will take you to have some snacks."
After hearing this, An'er got down from his grandfather obediently and went towards Song without even looking at his father.
The three of them went ahead and waited until their father and mother disappeared.
Xiao Tingyun teased his elder brother without mercy, "Brother, it seems that father, the third place winner, is more popular than you, the first place winner. As expected, An Ge'er is still attracted by beauty. I wonder who he looks like?"
Xiao Heming was a little helpless at first, but when he heard her say that his son was attracted by her beauty, he immediately thought of something bad.
"What did this child do again?" he hurriedly asked his wife Shen Lan.
Before Chen Lan could answer, Xiao Tingyun asked mysteriously, "Again? Oh~~"
The tone was ambiguous and full of meaning, which made Shen Lan blush immediately. Shen Lan glared at Xiao Heming in anger.
They all knew that the sister-in-law was thoughtful, so why did her husband still speak so stupidly?
"You!" Xiao Heming looked embarrassed and wanted to teach Xiao Tingyun a lesson.
"I don't know anything..." Xiao Tingyun quickly ran away with his two girls.
Nonsense, isn't she going to run away and wait for big brother to teach her a lesson?
"Hey..." Xiao Heming wanted to teach him a lesson but couldn't help but admonish him, "Walk slower!"
"This girl..." Xiao Heming couldn't help laughing when he saw the person's pace was getting faster and faster.
Xiao Tingyun brought the maids back to Tingyu Tower. As soon as she sat down, she couldn't help but cry out in pain. She had felt a pain in her heart before, so she brought them back immediately.
His face turned pale almost instantly.
Luzhi and Lanzhi were terrified. Luzhi quickly asked Lanzhi to get the medicine, "Quick, go get the pills!"
Lanzhi quickly took out a porcelain box from her jewelry box, "Miss, here are the pills!"
Although he was frightened, he was not completely disorganized. He knew that the young lady was unwell from time to time over the years, and it had been a long time since she had felt unwell, so he became careless.
Xiao Tingyun took out a pill and drank it with the tea handed to him by Lvzhi. The bitter medicine swept through his entire mouth.
It was so bitter that her brows were knitted together, and she gargled several times to wash away the taste.
This pill is a prescription from a famous doctor in Jiangnan. It is made with more than a dozen precious medicinal ingredients, and one pill costs one hundred taels of silver.
Xiao Tingyun still wanted to sigh about his miserable life. With such a broken body, there was no serious danger. There was nothing wrong except the occasional fever and heartache.
However, this heart pain came from me, so it should be a natural attribute. After all, if I didn't take any medicine, the pain would probably only last for half an hour.
I've seen all kinds of doctors, and they only said that I had an irregular heartbeat and that I was physically weak due to premature birth, but they couldn't find anything else.
If you take good care of yourself, although you may not be able to live like an ordinary person, your life span can be guaranteed to be 70% to 80%.
As a result, the two girls in front of him looked more worried than each other.
"Let the doctor come!" Luzhi saw that the condition was not good and was worried so she asked the doctor to take her pulse.
Xiao Tingyun tried to stop him and waved his hands. He felt relieved and said, "No need."
Xiao Tingyun, who had recovered, comforted them, "Don't look for a doctor. This is not the first time you have seen this problem. Let's avoid any more gossip."
He called a doctor right after coming out of Shouhuatang. People who didn't know the situation thought it was Xiao Tingqi who made him angry.
She didn't have a good impression of Xiao Tingqi, but she didn't want to ruin his reputation for no reason.
Harmony among the three rooms is what my grandparents want to see, and the most taboo thing is internal strife.
Luzhi was more calm and understood the key immediately, and she pursed her lips and said nothing.
"Okay, go and help me draft what we need to prepare for tomorrow, so that I won't be in a rush when the time comes." Xiao Tingyun instructed Luzhi and Lanzhi.
"yes."
"I'll take a break. Remember to ask the maids in the yard to keep the noise down. When mother sends someone over, tell them I'm taking a break." Xiao Tingyun looked tired and rubbed his brows.
"Yes, miss, just rest assured." After saying this, Luzhi asked Lanzhi to make the bed.
Luzhi helped Xiao Tingyun undress, take off her pearl rings, and helped her wash her face and hands.
After Xiao Tingyun lay down, he and Lanzhi walked out lightly.
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