Chapter 436: Noise (Part 1)
There were people to take care of Madam Tao, and the attention of the lady and others was focused on Xu Sizhen who had regained consciousness. Doctor Liu smiled like a Buddha: "...The prince has been in trouble these two days, so try to eat light food. I will prescribe two more prescriptions to replenish qi and blood, and you will be fine." At this point, his tone paused, "However, the prince's deficiency disease was brought from the womb, and it is better to supplement with food than medicine. It is better to find someone who is good at making medicinal food to take care of the prince, which will surely achieve twice the result with half the effort."
Xu Lingyi took these words to heart, and after sending Doctor Liu away, he discussed with the Madam Dowager: "I'm afraid mother will still need to help with this matter?"
The old lady cast her eyes on the second lady: "Yizhen, do you know anyone?"
The second wife thought for a moment and said, "Let me give it a try!"
No one said anything else and the matter was handed over to the second wife.
Xu Lingyi talked about inviting Taoist Priest Changchun to perform a ritual and going to Ciyuan Temple to burn incense: "... That Taoist Priest Changchun can always make something out of nothing. Since Brother Zhuo has woken up, I don't think we need to invite him." His tone revealed some annoyance, "Besides, if we invite someone to perform a ritual at home, we will inevitably have to set up a special yard. By then, there will be people coming and going, and it will be very complicated. It will be bad if he goes to the wrong place. I will ask Manager Bai to give him a big red envelope. As for Ciyuan Temple, we were originally scheduled to go there tomorrow morning, but there is no need to change this matter - there are always many female relatives there, so if they ask, just say you are going to fulfill a vow."
The so-called "going to the wrong place" meant that they were afraid that someone would find out that Aunt Yi was detained in the house; the so-called large number of female relatives meant that many wives and young ladies from the noble families, high-ranking officials and powerful families in Yanjing liked to go to Ciyuen Temple to burn incense - and this was also a good opportunity to avoid rumors.
When Xu Sizhen woke up, the lady felt relaxed all over. She smiled and said, "It's settled then." She added, "We should go to Ciyuan Temple to burn incense for the Bodhisattva. Sizhen was able to turn misfortune into good fortune. He was truly blessed by the Bodhisattva." Then she smiled and told Ge Jin and Yu Ban, "Send a message to Danyang so that she can rest assured. Also send messages to Qin, Zhao, E, and Zhen." After she finished speaking, she saw that it was getting late, so she added, "I think it's time for lunch soon. Tell the kitchen to prepare a few dishes and ask Danyang and the others to come so we can have a good meal together."
Ge Jin and Yu Ban smiled and left. One assigned a maid to pass on the message, while the other ordered the kitchen to prepare more dishes.
The room became quiet again.
Xu Lingyi helped the lady to the east room.
The lady went straight to the eastern end.
"Mother Tao came just now." The old lady was sitting on the beauty couch. Xu Lingyi, Shiyi Niang, and the Second Lady were sitting around her. "She mumbled that Shiyi Niang brought her a letter, so I let her in..."
The lady told Xu Lingyi everything that had just happened.
Xu Lingyi was not very surprised. Zhu Xiang did not go directly to the chief steward Bai to ask for a doctor, but went to Zhaoying who was beside Xu Lingyi. Not only that, she also told Zhaoying the whole situation in person - Zhaoying knew it, and Xu Lingyi also knew it. Xu Lingyi could not say anything in front of everyone, so at night he took her hand and asked her quietly: "Were you scared at the time?"
Eleventh Lady nodded.
Xu Lingyi held her in his arms and sighed softly: "Just bear with it for two more days, and we can go back to the main house soon!"
"It's okay!" Shiyi Niang felt that she was helping Xu Lingyi by staying at the Madam's place to reassure him, "It's good here too. I can also help look after Brother Zhe."
Xu Lingyi said nothing.
The next day, Eleventh Lady was left at home, and accompanied by the Second and Fifth Ladies to Ciyuan Temple. After Liu Yizheng had given Xu Sizhen a medical check, he was asked to check Eleventh Lady's pulse.
Doctor Liu had no idea what was going on, and couldn't help but mutter in his heart that Xu Lingyi was too concerned about his offspring. He tactfully advised Xu Lingyi, "Medicine is three-quarters poison. Your pulse is steady and strong, and from a medical point of view, there is no problem. I think it would be better for you to eat the medicinal diet with the Fourth Young Master."
Xu Lingyi really considered this issue, and later invited two masters who were very good at medicinal diet, one to serve Xu Sizhen, and the other to serve Shiyi Niang. This is a later story, so let's not talk about it for now. It's just that Xu Lingyi sent Liu Yizheng away, and General Manager Bai came in with a wry smile on his face.
"My Lord, Taoist Changchun said that he has done nothing, so how can he accept your reward? If you really want to, please have someone make a plaque of gold and send it to him, so that he and the fourth young master can have a worldly relationship."
Xu Lingyi was very unhappy to hear this, but he still agreed and asked Chief Steward Bai: "Just write a few words!"
Manager Bai knew that Taoist Priest Changchun didn't like him, so he was beating a small drum when he came. He didn't expect that he would agree immediately. He was afraid that he would change his mind, so he smiled and agreed before leaving.
Xu Lingyi said to Shiyi Niang, "Just wait and see. Taoist Changchun will definitely publicize it everywhere after he gets the plaque from our family, saying how he was so foresighted and how grateful I am to him." His tone was quite angry.
Eleventh Lady said: "But this way, everyone will believe even more that what happened to Brother Zhe was God's will!"
Xu Lingyi muttered, "Otherwise, I would have let him do what he wants."
It turns out that things are more complicated than they imagined.
Taoist Priest Changchun accepted the plaque sent by the Xu family and announced to his followers that in order to express his gratitude to the Yongping Marquisate for its kindness in recognizing his talent, he decided to go to the Xu residence in person and hold a prayer meeting for Xu Sizhen free of charge.
In this way, the matter was back to square one. And Xu Lingyi could not refuse it. Since he had given the plaque, he had recognized the Taoist priest Changchun. Since he had recognized the Taoist priest Changchun, if he refused the Taoist priest Changchun's offer to hold a blessing ceremony for Xu Sizhen, wouldn't it be contradictory?
This was actually a good opportunity for the Xu family to divert everyone's attention, but because this person was the Changchun Taoist priest whom Xu Lingyi hated the most, he was so angry that he paced back and forth in the study for a long time before he could barely suppress his anger.
After hearing this, Eleventh Lady laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her back.
When the lady and the others came back from Ciyuen Temple and learned about it, they also laughed.
Just at this time, the reply from the third master arrived.
He let Xu Lingyi handle the matter on his behalf.
Xu Lingyi put down the letter and ordered Chief Bai to prepare the carriage: "...After all, she has served Third Brother once, and it is not a big deal for her to be punished. Send Yi Yi Niang to Shanyang! Leave her to Third Brother to deal with."
Aunt Qin was worried after hearing this: "Cui'er, go and ask, is it sent to Shanyang or somewhere else?" She murmured, "Shanyang is a long way away, with poor mountains and bad waters. Nothing will happen on the way, right?"
Cui'er doesn't dare to see anyone now, for fear of implicating others.
Seeing that Aunt Qin asked her to inquire about the news, she was filled with resentment.
If it weren't for her, how would I have ended up like this?
But thinking of her parents, brothers, and sisters at home, Cui Er could not help but persuade: "Auntie, at this time, we have no time to hide, how can we go to ask about Auntie Yi's news. Don't forget that the last time the fourth husband
Someone has come to ask you about this matter. Don't stir up trouble again!"
Qin Yi Niang no longer insisted. She thought that she had been cautious all her life and had only let out a few words in front of Yi Niang, but it was this person who told her story. If she had been sent to Shanyang, it would be fine. In order to save her life, Yi Niang would definitely not dare to say anything. If she had not been sent to Shanyang, the dog would jump over the wall in desperation. If Yi Niang told all her affairs, Xu Lingyi would most likely not let her go.
She lay in bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep. In the middle of the night, she called out to Cui Er, "Tell me, how can we get the Second Young Master to come back?"
Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Even if the Marquis had a heart of stone, he couldn't possibly kill his own mother in front of her son, right?
Cui'er covered her head with the quilt.
I heard that people who were force-fed drugs would die of severed liver and intestines, and would be in pain for three days before they died. Otherwise, why would so many people be scared to death when they heard about being force-fed drugs?
At the thought, she began to tremble.
Aunt Qin called Cui'er twice before she heard it and answered her impatiently: "Aunt always has a lot of ideas, I don't know." How much resentment she had.
"What's wrong with you?" Aunt Qin was now a little bit suspicious and sat up quickly. "Did you hear something?"
"I didn't hear anything!" Cui'er knew that she should slow down her voice and speak softly at this moment, but the voice still sounded a little hard.
Aunt Qin became even more worried. She got up and sat next to Cui'er, whispering, "What happened to you, kid?"
Cui'er recalled the days when they lived together, and Aunt Qin also called her like this. She never thought that it was this person with a gentle and kind smile in front of her that led her to the situation she is in today.
She didn't even want to look at her again and turned her head away: "Auntie, please go to sleep! I really didn't hear anything!"
Aunt Qin didn't believe it at all. Cui Er was afraid that she would jump up and strangle Aunt Qin's throat, so she found an excuse to get rid of Aunt Qin: "I heard that Sister Qiuhong's wedding date is scheduled for the sixth day of June, and Sister Amber's is scheduled for the first day of August..."
"So it's about this." Aunt Qin suddenly realized, went back to bed and lay down, thinking about her own thoughts, and didn't ask any more questions.
Cui'er almost bit her lip.
Madam Wen is very capable, and most people can't compare to her. What about Madam Qiao?
Could it be that you, Aunt Qin, who gave birth to a concubine's eldest son, are no better than Aunt Qiao, who has no children and has lost favor? Aunt Qiao rejected her mother's proposal to marry Xiu Yuan to a servant in the mansion of Duke Cheng, and brought four gifts to Madam Du to ask her to find a good marriage for Xiu Yuan. As for you, Aunt Qin, you were born a maid, but you don't have any personal words for these maids...
Thinking of this, I hated myself even more for following the wrong master.
I kept my eyes open until dawn.
From the outer courtyard, the sounds of gongs and drums could be heard, appearing and disappearing.
The maid who came in to fetch water and help them wash and wash told her happily: "The fourth young master is fine, and the masters are all happy. We have invited the most capable fortune teller in Yanjing City, Taoist Priest Changchun, to hold a blessing ceremony for the fourth young master!"
Cui'er is not interested in these news now. She just hopes that her current life can change a little.
She hummed softly, sprinkled tooth powder on the toothbrush and brushed her teeth vigorously.
Eleventh Lady stared at the toothbrush in a daze.
Zhu Xiang was shocked when she saw this: "Madam, what's wrong with you?"
"Zhu Xiang." Eleventh Lady's voice was filled with surprise. "I, I don't seem to feel anything at all!"