What the heck?
Yan Xiao looked completely bewildered. What did Mu Yunniang mean by that? Who likes children? How did it get involved with the Goddess of Mercy who grants children?
I also wished her a son soon, but with whom? Shen Muzhi?
Just thinking about that scene made Yan Xiao's back break out in goosebumps.
After Mu Yunniang finished speaking, she noticed that Yan Xiao's expression suddenly became strange, and a hint of doubt appeared in her eyes:
"What's wrong, Madam? Is there a problem?"
"nothing."
Yan Xiao gave an awkward laugh, quickly deleting the unhealthy image from her mind, and then directly signaled Qian Qiu to pay the bill.
Qianqiu was about to act when Mu Yunniang stopped him.
Yan Xiaojian raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked in confusion:
"Yunniang, what do you mean by this?"
Upon hearing the question, Mu Yunniang's expression became uneasy, and she hesitated for a moment before answering:
"To be honest, Madam, I have a favor to ask of you. This is just a small token of my appreciation. If it is successful, I will repay you handsomely."
Yan Xiao immediately became interested upon hearing the words "generous reward." This person was a wealthy individual, so if it was a generous reward, it must be truly substantial.
My heart is fluttering; I want it.
She straightened her expression, making herself appear composed and not overly eager.
"What is it that you're asking, Yunniang? Why would you want my help?"
Mu Yunniang glanced at the other customers in the shop, hesitated for a moment before speaking:
"I've heard that you, Madam, are highly skilled in medicine and specialize in treating all sorts of difficult and complicated diseases. Is that true?"
"Wow, a customer's here! Looks like a big one!"
Since Ma Youcai's incident, so much time has passed, and her Yuanyitang has not received a single business.
Let alone Qianqiu Wandai and the others, if it weren't for the profits from crayfish, she herself would be getting restless and starting to wonder if she had ripped off Ma Youcai too much, making it so that no one dared to come to her for treatment.
This was the first customer after Yuan Yi Tang officially opened for business, and Yan Xiao didn't want to miss it.
She nodded directly, looked Mu Yunniang up and down twice, and then replied:
"That's right, that's indeed the case. But Yunniang, you seem to be in good spirits, with a rosy complexion, so you don't look like you're unwell."
Mu Yunniang smiled awkwardly, not directly answering Yan Xiao's question, but instead requesting:
"It's not very convenient to talk here. If you're not in a hurry, madam, would you please come into the tea room with me for a cup of hot tea?"
Yan Xiao's biggest priority right now is making money, so naturally she wouldn't refuse. She turned to Qian Qiu and instructed him:
"Take this jade Guanyin out and give it to Zhao Qian to keep. Also, tell him that Yunniang and I have something to discuss and ask him to wait a while."
After speaking, he turned to look at Mu Yunniang and gestured for her to lead the way.
Mu Yunniang glanced at Qianqiu's departing figure, a knowing smile appearing in her eyes.
She didn't show any displeasure at being treated with caution; instead, she developed some respect for Yanxiao's prudence.
"Madam, please come with me."
Yan Xiao followed Mu Yunniang to the tea room. After the servants poured the tea and left, she took the initiative to ask:
"Alright, Yunniang, just tell me what problem you need me to help you with."
Mu Yunniang pushed the teacup towards Yan Xiao, her smile reserved and gentle, though her expression was somewhat uneasy.
She glanced at Bandai standing behind Yanxiao and said with a hint of apology:
"Madam, could you please have your maid leave for a moment?"
This means that you have something difficult to say.
Yan Xiao didn't hesitate much and directly gestured for Wan Dai to wait outside the door.
Wan Dai is just a maid with some strength. If Mu Yunniang wants to do something, there's no use in her staying. She'll have to protect her instead.
After only the two of them were left in the room, Mu Yunniang spoke:
"To be honest, Madam, my illness is a bit embarrassing to talk about. I went to see a doctor with great shame and took a lot of medicine, but it didn't help much."
After hearing about Madam's deeds a few days ago, I wanted to try my luck at Yuanyitang, but I haven't been able to make up my mind yet.
Today, my wife happened to come to Duobaoge, which I consider fate, and I don't want to miss it; I'd like to try again.
"An embarrassing illness?"
Mu Yunniang's words gave Yan Xiao a general idea of what she wanted to see. In this era, men and women were strictly separated, and almost all doctors were men. Naturally, the things that women found difficult to talk about were gynecological issues.
She wasn't a professional doctor, and couldn't glean anything from Mu Yunniang's appearance alone, so she simply said:
"Now that it's just the two of us in the room, Yunniang, please feel free to speak your mind."
"Um."
Mu Yunniang nodded slightly and said directly:
"Madam, you may not know this, but my husband and I have been together for many years, yet we have no children. As I grow older year by year, this matter has become a great worry for me."
'So you're asking for a child!'
Yan Xiao hadn't taken on this task before and wasn't sure if her special ability would be helpful in this area, so she hesitated for a moment before saying:
"Having a child is a matter for both of you, it's not necessarily just your problem. Have you asked your husband to go and take a look?"
Mu Yunniang blushed slightly upon hearing this, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered:
“My husband is fine; I can tell without even looking that the problem is with me.”
How do you know?
Yan Xiao was somewhat surprised, wondering why Mu Yunniang was so certain.
From her perspective as a modern person, there are many reasons why a man might be unable to conceive; it's not simply a matter of being able to lift and use an erection.
Unless, Mu Yunniang's husband has a concubine and they already have children.
This kind of thing is quite normal in this day and age, so she asked directly:
"Your husband has a son born out of wedlock?"
Mu Yunniang shook her head, glanced at Yan Xiao, and then replied in a low voice:
"Actually, I am not my husband's lawfully wedded wife; I am just a mistress. I never concern myself with my husband's family affairs; all I know is that he is not yet married."
She sighed softly, gave a wry smile, and continued:
"As for whether he has other children, he probably does, but he doesn't seem to care much about whether I can have children."
Yan Xiao frowned slightly upon hearing this, wanting to say, "Then why bother having a child? Just treat that man like a boss who comes to inspect occasionally. Isn't it enough to be carefree and happy to have money and free time?"
But considering that women in this era think differently from her, and that she and Mu Yunniang were just casual acquaintances, she had no reason to meddle in other people's family affairs, so she held back.
She didn't look down on the other woman just because she was a mistress; she was simply even more curious about who her husband was.
At the same time, there was also suspicion that Mu Yunniang's inability to have children might be because her husband simply didn't want her to have any.
It wasn't that she was used to maliciously speculating about others, but rather that the possibility was very high. In the ancient romance novels and TV dramas she had read before, those scoundrels had all sorts of reasons and methods for not wanting women to have children.
Fat orange is a typical example.
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