Chapter 51: Strange Man
"A miracle doctor? Do you know who his master is?" Song Yanxi leaned on the chaise longue, accepting the grapes fed to her by Zhu Yu.
Zhu Lu shook her head. "The miracle doctor didn't leave his name. He just took one pill, and when the general woke up, he left with one thousand taels of gold."
A smile spread across her honest face as she said, "The old lady and the third young lady looked particularly unhappy at the time. They might have wanted to change their minds at the last minute."
Zhu Yu: "Will the miracle doctor agree?"
"How could that be possible? When the genius doctor heard this, he immediately asked the old lady if she believed that what he had just fed the general was a deadly poison that could penetrate the intestines. Madam Lin was speechless on the spot."
Since it concerns Lin Tingfeng's life, Mrs. Lin naturally dare not be careless.
After all, he is not only her beloved son, but also the hope of revitalizing the General's Mansion.
The old general had mediocre talent but was good at scheming and calculating. He was able to be promoted to general because he was cunning and followed Yan Yichuan to gain military merits.
Ever since his family withdrew from the court, he had not achieved anything and his position in the court was getting worse year by year.
If he had not been ruthless enough, he would have submitted a petition to become the garrison commander of the southern border city a few years ago. The emperor would have remembered that although he had no merits, he had worked hard. It is hard to say whether the general's mansion could hold out until Lin Tingfeng made meritorious service.
Zhu Yu peeled grapes and guessed, "He doesn't sound like a doctor, but more like a rough man."
"Not necessarily." Song Yanxi stood up straight, frowning and said, "Since he dared to come, he must know Lin Tingfeng's current situation. The pills must be a cover."
Old Madam Lin didn't know much about medicine, so in addition to the prescriptions written by the doctor earlier, she had the kitchen stew a lot of nourishing foods such as ginseng soup, deer antlers, and cordyceps in the past few days.
Lin Tingfeng's back wound was bleeding profusely and he was already too weak to be nourished. The strong medicine she took from him was undoubtedly using his body as a furnace to make elixirs.
In other words, he had a good foundation as a military general, otherwise he would have vomited blood in the past two days.
After the blood clots in his chest were spit out, his illness was actually mostly cured. In addition, she stopped the incense in the room, so he woke up without any medicine.
Song Yanxi suddenly became curious about how this "miracle doctor" could bring people back to life in such a short time.
Zhu Lu thought for a moment, then gestured with her hands and said, "He used a needle this long to prick the general, and I heard the general woke up immediately."
Judging from the thickness, it is much thicker than a sewing needle. Not to mention a human, even a fainted pig would be cured by a needle.
Zhuzhi just walked in and couldn't help laughing when she heard this. She said while laughing, "Miss, the banknote has been handed over to Master Bai. Master Bai praised your righteousness and said that he would ask the emperor to commend you when he went to court tomorrow."
Zhu Yu asked: "How did you say that?"
"Of course, I followed what the young lady had taught me and refused sternly. I also asked Lord Bai to keep it a secret for our young lady no matter what."
But if Bai Anyang couldn't explain the origin of such a large amount of money, he would definitely not be able to explain it in front of the emperor.
When Zhuzhi and the other man left, many officials in the Ministry of Revenue saw them, and they were not afraid that he would see such a large sum of money and think of taking it over.
Besides, he is not a money-hungry person, and he is well aware of Song Yanxi's influence in the minds of the people, so he would never do such a stupid thing.
Therefore, the emperor will know about her donation at the latest at tomorrow morning's court session.
Speaking of this, Zhuzhi thought of an interesting incident. "Today, when we went to the Ministry of Revenue, we met a strange man who came with a box full of gold ingots to donate money. He said he wanted to comfort the soldiers who were guarding the country at the border."
"In that case, this person is a truly righteous person." Song Yanxi couldn't help feeling ashamed.
Zhu Yu asked curiously, "Donating is a good thing, why do you say he's weird?"
"Who says it isn't? Donating a thousand taels of gold to the army might even earn the Emperor a commendation. It's such a great honor for the family, but he refused to leave his name. Isn't that strange?"
The master and servant looked at each other and thought of someone at the same time.
There is no such coincidence in this world.
"Is that man wearing a green shirt?" Zhu Yu asked.
Zhuzhi was even more surprised, "You also learned to tell fortunes from this girl?"
Zhu Yu rolled his eyes at her unhappily and told her about the miracle doctor who had recently come to their house.
"Is there such a strange person in the world?" Zhuzhi hurriedly looked at Song Yanxi.
Judging from her expression, he was almost asking her directly whether she knew about it in advance.
Because no matter how you look at it, this person's behavior and those unidentified people outside the general's mansion today, whose every word is inciting the people, all seem to be the work of the person in Prince Jin's mansion.
Song Yanxi pursed her lips slightly, a hint of annoyance flashing in her eyes.
Zhu Yu glared at Zhu Zhi and changed the subject: "Miss, it's time for lunch. We have to go out after lunch."
Thinking about picking a gift for the little girl, Song Yanxi's mood suddenly improved a lot and she nodded in agreement.
Zhuzhi wanted to say something but Zhuyu dragged him away by the arm.
When they were a little further away, she spoke, "Don't mention His Royal Highness Prince Jin in front of the young lady these days."
"Did the girl tell you that?" Zhuzhi asked.
Zhu Yu shook his head.
Zhuzhi looked at her and wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed and pulled her away.
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"Mother, Shihan hasn't even married into the general's mansion yet, how can you take her dowry without permission?" Lin Tingfeng's eyes were full of disappointment.
Madam Lin's eyes evaded, "What do you mean by yours or hers? Princess Shihan will marry into the family sooner or later. We're all family anyway..."
"Mother!" Lin Tingfeng raised his hand and knocked over the medicine bowl in her hand.
He questioned, "If I hadn't asked, would Mother have not told me what happened yesterday?"
Almost being injured by the flying porcelain pieces, Mrs. Lin couldn't help but frown, "You are still sick, there is no need to let you know these trivial matters."
She said she didn't have to, not that she didn't want to.
Lin Tingfeng undoubtedly understood his mother.
He looked at her in disbelief, "Mother, do you think what you did was not wrong at all?"
"What did I do wrong?" Old Madam Lin became even angrier, pointing at the broken porcelain bowl on the ground and demanding, "Was it wrong for me to worry about your health and personally boil the medicine for you, or was it wrong for me to carry you for ten months and give birth to you when I followed your father to the war?"
When she mentioned her sad moments, her face was already covered with tears.
When she secretly went to war with the army, she didn't know that she was pregnant. She hid in the barracks for several months. Finally, her belly could no longer be hidden and her identity as the general's wife was revealed.
The border was cold and harsh, with a lack of food and clothing, and she almost risked her life to give birth to the child.
Lin Tingfeng knew about this past, so in the past few years, no matter what happened, he indulged and gave in to Old Madam Lin.
But she was indeed wrong about what happened today.
Just thinking about her temper, Lin Tingfeng was afraid that she would get angry and hurt herself, so he said in a tactful tone: "Mother, I said something wrong just now, please don't hold it against me.
My son is a grown man, how could he secretly use his wife's dowry before she even left the house?
Without waiting for Madam Lin to retort, he continued, "Shihan is the legitimate daughter of the Duke's family, and was personally conferred the title of Princess by the Emperor. She is extremely precious. Others will already think that my son is marrying above his station. If this matter gets out, how will our colleagues in the court and the people of the capital view us?"
The more Mrs. Lin listened, the uglier her expression became.
This makes sense, but where can we get the money?
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