Chapter 672 Miss Leng's Hemoptysis
Busy as we went, springtime arrived in March.
The wedding between the Qian and Leng families was to be held on the eighth day of the third lunar month.
Four years ago, the Qian family was the richest family in Baiyun County. In recent years, with the cooperation of Cheng Wanwan, the Qian family's business has expanded many times over. Old Master Qian has long been the top figure in the local business circle. In addition, Qian Hui passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. Therefore, the Qian family's wedding was naturally a very lively affair.
Cheng Wanwan arrived at the Qian residence by carriage, accompanied by Granny Qi and Ninglan, who went inside with her.
As soon as she entered, everyone present bowed to her.
"I have met Lady Sui."
Having experienced many such scenes, Cheng Wanwan became accustomed to them and calmly told everyone not to stand on ceremony.
Grandpa Qian knew she genuinely didn't care about such formalities, so he greeted her with a smile: "Princess Sui, please come in quickly, the wedding procession has already reached the alley entrance."
Because the wedding procession was going to Huzhou, they had to set off at midnight. They arrived in Huzhou before dawn and then brought the bride over. It was noon when they arrived at the Qian family mansion. They then chose an auspicious time to hold the wedding ceremony.
Cheng Wanwan once again became the officiant, saying auspicious words, guiding the newlyweds to perform the wedding ceremony, and then leading them to their bridal chamber.
After the banquet began, Cheng Wanwan was invited to the central seat, where people kept coming to toast her. She quickly slipped away under the pretext of going to see the bride.
However, she did want to go and see this Miss Leng.
Miss Leng is in poor health and coughs up blood for many years. In the past, it had nothing to do with her and she couldn't care less. Now that she is Qian Hui's wife, she will inevitably have to deal with her in the future. She should take a look at what is going on with this coughing up blood and maybe she can help in some way.
Madam Qian led Cheng Wanwan toward the bridal chamber.
At this moment, many women came to see the bride, and the bridal chamber was bustling with activity.
Leng Rushuang's red veil had been removed, revealing her exquisite bridal makeup and a golden crown with tassels hanging down, making her look dignified and charming.
"Lady Sui has arrived." The women in the room all bowed. "Lady Sui is chatting with the bride, so we'll go out first."
The women went outside and couldn't help but start gossiping.
"I heard that when Lady Sui accompanied her nephew to Huzhou for the imperial examination, after her nephew became the top scorer, the Leng family tried to force him to marry into their family right after the results were announced, which made Lady Sui furious."
"The Leng family was originally a well-known business in Huzhou, but because of this incident, their fortunes plummeted. Miss Leng had no suitors for a long time, but unexpectedly, she married the eldest son of the Qian family two years later."
"The Leng family has offended Lady Sui, so how dare Old Master Qian still ask for his grandson to marry the eldest daughter of the Leng family?"
“You’re underestimating Sui Gongren. Sitting in this position, her magnanimity and breadth of mind are certainly beyond the reach of ordinary people. Last year, Master Leng opened a money exchange in Dahe Town, and the business was booming. It’s clear that Sui Gongren has long since stopped caring about what happened back then.”
As the women were talking, Cheng Wanwan walked to the bride's side, took out a small sandalwood box from her sleeve, and handed it to her.
With a gentle smile, she said, "This is a wedding gift for you and Qian Hui. See if you like it?"
Leng Rushuang immediately looked flattered and stood up, but Cheng Wanwan pressed her back down, saying, "You're the bride, you're the most important person today, so just sit here properly and don't need to do any formalities."
"Thank you, Lady Sui." Leng Rushuang opened the sandalwood box, revealing a pair of lustrous pearl earrings. She tilted her head back. "I like them very much, I especially like them."
"I'm glad you're happy," Cheng Wanwan said. "Is your coughing up blood any better?"
Leng Rushuang dared not hide anything and said truthfully, "It gets worse in winter, but it's a little better now that spring has arrived. I need to take medicine from time to time, and I haven't coughed up blood for a long time... Thank you for your concern, Lady Sui."
Cheng Wanwan nodded. Generally speaking, coughing up blood is mostly caused by tuberculosis, but tuberculosis is contagious. The fact that the rest of the Leng family is fine means that Miss Leng probably does not have tuberculosis.
Moreover, Miss Leng is not emaciated, and when she is not coughing, she looks no different from a normal person, so it is probably not a tumor or anything like that.
Perhaps it is intermittent bleeding from blood vessels caused by bronchiectasis.
If it is indeed a problem with the bronchi, taking some antibiotics or similar treatments should provide relief.
If she guessed wrong, the side effects of taking antibiotics weren't that serious. The main problem was that it would cause the body to develop drug resistance... In ancient times, where would one have the opportunity to take antibiotics regularly? Even if drug resistance developed, it wouldn't be a big deal.
Cheng Wanwan decided to give it a try.
She fumbled in her sleeve and pulled out a small white porcelain bottle containing tiny black pills.
She handed over the medicine: "I once met a miracle doctor and got some miraculous medicine to treat coughing up blood. You can try it. Take three pills three times a day... However, you cannot get pregnant while taking this medicine and for a month after stopping it."
Leng Rushuang was somewhat stunned.
More than two years ago, because her parents were confused, they offended Sui Gongren. She always thought that Sui Gongren would hate the Leng family.
She had been hesitant about marrying into the Qian family because the Qian family and Sui Gongren were too close. She was afraid that Sui Gongren would dislike her, and then she would be disliked by her in-laws. After Qian Hui's feelings for her were exhausted, she didn't know what she had left...
But now, she held a pearl earring in one hand and a medicine bottle in the other. Both of these items were very precious, as they were wedding gifts given to her by Sui Gongren.
If you dislike someone, would you send them life-saving medicine?
Of course, she wouldn't suspect it was poison, because with so many eyes watching in the bridal chamber, how could Sui Gongren possibly give her poison...
"Thank you..." Leng Rushuang's voice was a little hoarse, "Also, I want to say sorry to Young Master Cheng. If it weren't for our Leng family back then..."
"Alright, let's not dwell on the past." Cheng Wanwan patted her shoulder. "From now on, you're the young mistress of the Qian family. Start your new life now."
Leng Rushuang nodded with tears in her eyes.
After finishing the banquet at the Qian family's house, Cheng Wanwan prepared to head home.
However, she promised Xiaozhuzhu that she would buy a roast goose from a roast goose shop in Baiyun County to satisfy the girl's craving.
This girl isn't very good at studying medicine, but she's extremely picky about food.
The carriage stopped in front of the roast goose shop. Granny Qi got out to buy some, while Cheng Wanwan sat in the carriage, lifting the curtain to look out at the street.
Since the Grand Canal opened and Dahe Town developed, the economy of the surrounding counties and towns has also been boosted. Baiyun Town, which used to be just average, is now becoming more and more lively. The roads are bustling with traffic and people are chatting everywhere. The lives of the people are obviously better than before.
Just as she was about to lower the carriage curtain, she suddenly spotted a familiar figure in the crowd.
She frowned in disbelief. How could this person look so much like Liu Kui?
Liu Kui is Cheng Yuanyuan's husband, or more accurately, her ex-husband who was divorced.
He was imprisoned for nearly ten years for stealing the official seal and gold bestowed by the imperial court. How come he was released so quickly?
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