"For me? What is it?"
Just after lunch, Lu Qiqi was stopped by Shijiu, who said that the Wu family had sent someone to return the items to the Kang Le Township Lord.
She took the small wooden box from Nineteen and examined it closely. It was a sandalwood box with exquisite floral carvings on it.
Upon opening the box, she found a handkerchief inside. Lu Qiqi raised an eyebrow; she had seen this method of gift-giving before.
Sure enough, when she opened the handkerchief and saw the exquisitely embroidered koi playing among lotus flowers, she knew who had sent the gift.
Concubine Xiang of the Wu family!
Why did Aunt Xiang give her another handkerchief?
Lu Qiqi was still thinking when she heard Shijiu exclaim, "The village head has such good craftsmanship! This koi is actually embroidered with gold thread, and it looks almost alive!"
Gold thread?
Reminded by Shijiu, Lu Qiqi remembered that a month had already passed, and it was time to visit the Wu residence again.
The period around one month after childbirth is the optimal time for pelvic floor muscle repair. Although repair can be done later, the process and results are far less effective than at this stage.
Fortunately, the Tatars haven't made any major moves recently, and the wounded soldiers who were treated earlier are recovering. Now, the daily task is to change the bandages for the wounded soldiers.
Lu Qiqi took a day off to ask Physician Ren for leave, and then went to the Wu residence.
She had no formal invitation, so she could only announce her name to convey her presence.
The servants of the Wu family glanced at her several times, not understanding why Lu Qiqi, the village head, would repeatedly visit the concubine in the deep mansion.
However, these were not things they should be concerned about, and they hurriedly went into the mansion to inform the emperor.
The messengers were divided into two groups. When guests came to visit the mansion, they would inevitably be informed to the First Madam before being sent to Concubine Xiang's courtyard.
At this moment, Madam Wu sat in front of the bronze mirror, extending her delicate hand and having her skillful maid apply nail polish to her nails.
A maidservant was adding ice to a silver vat beside her, and a cool sensation slowly rose up.
Upon hearing the report from the servants, Madam Wu did not take it seriously and even looked down on the reputation of the Princess of Kangle.
A person who spends all his time with men has already developed a bad reputation.
Now that Aunt Xiang has been rejected by the general, if she continues to have contact with the Princess of Kangle Township and ruins her reputation, the general's mansion will probably not tolerate her.
It's easy to imagine what kind of life Aunt Xiang will lead in the future.
Madam Wu said calmly, "Ignore her."
The maid understood, and after she withdrew, she went to inform the servant who had made the announcement.
In another courtyard of the General's Mansion, Xiangling heard the gatekeeper's report and hurried into Aunt Xiang's room.
Aunt Xiang was breastfeeding her child when she heard Xiang Ling's hurried footsteps. Afraid of disturbing the little one in her arms, she said with some displeasure, "What's the matter that you're so impatient?"
Xiangling said happily, "Auntie, Princess Kangle has come to the mansion."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Xiang seemed stunned for a moment. After she came to her senses, she quickly told Xiangling to invite the people into the mansion.
After Xiangling came out of the room, she tiptoed and placed the child in her arms on the bed and covered the child with a thin quilt.
Finally, one should check one's own clothes to avoid being impolite when guests arrive.
Whether it was the weather getting hotter or not, Lu Qiqi felt that the time she spent waiting outside the mansion today was exceptionally long.
When Xiangling came out to greet her, Lu Qiqi felt restless all over.
"Greetings, Township Head," Xiangling stepped forward and bowed. "I apologize for keeping you waiting."
Lu Qiqi said calmly, "Let's go."
She still needs to give Aunt Xiang acupuncture later, so it can't be resolved in a short time.
"This way, please, Your Excellency."
This was the second time Xiangling had led the way for Lu Qiqi. Having learned from the first experience, she knew that Lu Qiqi was fast on her feet, so she quickened her pace so as not to fall behind her.
Soon, the two arrived at Aunt Xiang's courtyard.
Unlike her last visit, Lu Qiqi noticed that there were far fewer servants in the courtyard. She guessed that they had probably gone to work elsewhere and didn't think much of it.
Following Xiangling, we entered Aunt Xiang's room. The fragrance that had once wafted towards us had faded considerably, leaving only a faint, pleasant scent.
Stepping into the inner room, Lu Qiqi saw a large vat in the middle of the room, filled with a pool of clear water.
I guess it's for cooling off.
"Lord of the Township".
Aunt Xiang curtsied to Lu Qiqi.
Lu Qiqi, carrying her medicine chest, said calmly, "Aunt Xiang, there's no need for such formalities."
After Aunt Xiang straightened up, Lu Qiqi said, "Let's begin. Please take off your outer garment and put on your inner clothes before getting into bed, Aunt Xiang."
Aunt Xiang picked the child up from the bed and handed him to Xiangling to carry to the small wooden bed to sleep.
While Aunt Xiang was taking off her clothes, Lu Qiqi was not idle either. She took out a bottle of alcohol and a piece of silk from her medicine box.
Several silver needles were inserted into the silk. The silver needles were removed, disinfected with alcohol, and then put into use.
To repair the pelvic floor muscles, acupuncture is needed, along with regular and consistent repair exercises.
In fact, if we were to live in a future era with advanced medicine, microcurrent repair would be far superior in terms of both time and effectiveness.
However, Lu Qiqi recalled the expression on Aunt Xiang's face when she saw her, and could guess that in this era, there was probably no one who could think of a treatment for this symptom.
Aunt Xiang took off her clothes, leaving only her undergarments as she lay on the bed.
Lu Qiqi also disinfected all the necessary utensils.
Lifting Aunt Xiang's inner garment, the striped pattern was clearly visible.
Aunt Xiang seemed startled, and hurriedly reached out to cover the marks on her stomach.
Lu Qiqi picked up the alcohol-soaked cotton with a tweezer and was about to disinfect the spot where Aunt Xiang had been given an acupuncture when she saw her movement, and her right hand paused in mid-air.
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