Chapter 18: Vulgar women are not worthy of your attention
In Liuxiang Pavilion.
Jiang Qingyue was giving Jiang Wanyin a follow-up consultation. Although she was feeling a bit more energetic, her appetite had been poor.
She stopped taking Jiang Wanyin's pulse and considerately pulled her sleeve down to cover her wrist.
"If Big Sister trusts me, I'll only need to give her two acupuncture treatments and her appetite will be stimulated."
"Of course I believe you."
Jiang Qingyue raised her head and saw Jiang Wanyin looking at her with eyes full of surprise and relief.
Jiang Qingyue felt relieved that she could be trusted by others.
She didn't have any silver needles, so she could only borrow some from the palace doctor.
The court doctor presented it with both hands and stood aside to watch how she performed the acupuncture. After watching for a while, he was suddenly very excited.
"Where did you learn this needlework, Miss Qingyue?"
Mother Xu was frightened by his shout, and even Jiang Wanyin raised her eyes and looked over.
The court doctor didn't care about other people's expressions at all. His eyes were only fixed on the few needles Jiang Qing had just given him under the moonlight.
These needles are not only fast and accurate, but the matching of several acupoints also makes the effect even better.
If it were him, he would only think of two or three acupuncture points, and never thought that the last shot was the most important.
Wonderful, really wonderful.
"Miss Qingyue, was this acupuncture technique also taught by that wild doctor?"
"Exactly."
Jiang Qingyue didn't want to explain further, and turned to Jiang Wanyin and said, "Big sister, I'm going to leave the house soon. You will feel hungry in the next half hour, but be patient and eat something after a while."
After that, she explained to Mother Xu.
"If Big Sister is craving something sour, let her hold back for now."
Mother Xu agreed with a smile.
The court doctor beside him remembered every word, thinking that Jiang Qingyue had just returned and might not know that the eldest lady had never liked sour food since she was a child.
Jiang Qingyue was about to leave when Jiang Wanyin stopped her and told Mother Xu a few words. When Mother Xu came back, she took out a silver note worth two hundred taels and stuffed it into Jiang Qingyue's hand.
"Big sister?"
Jiang Wanyin said softly, "The young lady in our house receives ten taels of silver per month.
You need money everywhere in Yanjing, so take these and buy whatever you like. If you don’t have enough, tell Madam Xu and she will get you more.”
Jiang Qingyue felt warm in her heart.
When her biological daughter returned home, Madam Jiang never mentioned anything about the allowance. From the maid Que'er who served her, to her food, clothing, housing and transportation after returning home, to the current allowance arrangement, it was her elder sister Jiang Wanyin who took care of everything for her from beginning to end.
In the Jiang family, only the eldest sister treats her sincerely.
After leaving the Jiang Mansion, Jiang Qingyue took Que'er straight to the silversmith's shop and spent 120 taels to order a set of silver needles.
When they were about to leave, Que'er pulled her and pointed to a certain place in the shop.
"Miss, this is so beautiful. You don't have anything on you. How about I ask the price? If it's not expensive, you can buy it."
Jiang Qingyue looked over and saw that it was a silver hairpin with a silver butterfly on the head and two blue gemstones for eyes, which looked lifelike.
It really looks good.
"Shopkeeper, how much is this hairpin?"
Before Jiang Qingyue could speak, Que'er asked.
The shopkeeper came over with a smile and said, "Miss, you have good taste. This hairpin is not worth much, but the two aquamarines on it are very hard to find.
This hairpin is destined for you, young lady. I originally wanted to sell it for one hundred taels of silver. If you like it, I can sell it for a lower price, ninety taels of silver."
Jiang Qingyue really liked this hairpin, but she didn’t think of wearing it herself. Instead, she wanted to give it to her elder sister.
"I only have eighty taels here. If the shopkeeper feels that I'm losing money, then I'll go look elsewhere."
The shopkeeper nodded reluctantly, but actually took the money happily.
Outside the shop, Xie Lingyun put away the portrait drawings, snorted contemptuously, and rode away on his horse.
He really thought this woman had some extraordinary abilities, but he didn't expect that she was just a lowly criminal slave. After returning to the Jiang family, she really managed to climb up the social ladder.
Even if she was the one who treated his mother's illness, she was a woman of poor moral character and greedy for fame and fortune. He could just find someone to thank her privately and give her a large sum of money, but she must not bring her to his mother!
He had seen it before; this woman was always good at putting on airs.
She also has a beautiful and bright face. Her mother likes pretty girls, so wouldn’t she be seduced by her?
After finishing his official duties, Xie Lingyun's first thing was to go back home to see his mother.
After the mother and son talked for a while, He asked, "You've seen the portrait, have you got any news about the female doctor?"
“The description in the portrait must be slightly different from the actual benefactor, so this person has not yet been found.
But mother, don't worry, as long as this person is still within the territory of Daqi, I will definitely find her."
He Peilan was a little disappointed and suddenly asked about something else.
"You've been running around all day these past two days, have you encountered anything interesting?
Come on, tell me something. I've been staying in my room all day and I'm getting bored."
He didn't encounter anything interesting, but he did hear a lot about the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, Jiang.
Xie Lingyun frowned slightly and said casually, "I don't have any interesting stories. Why don't you ask Jin Yao? She loves to ask questions every day."
Jin Yao pouted. She didn’t want to ask questions, she was just curious!
But the next moment, Jin Yao's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but say, "Madam, do you still remember the cousin Jiang family, the daughter that the young master brought back a while ago? Since then, she's been in a lot of trouble!"
Before He Peilan could ask, Jin Yao told her everything she had heard from various sources.
——The daughter that the Jiang family had just brought back had a bad character. It was said that when she was exiled to the northern border, she sold her body for benefits. She was no longer an innocent person.
——After returning home, she was so angry that the eldest daughter of the Jiang family fell ill several times and almost lost her life. She also caused the young master of the Jiang family to kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment.
"Today I went to the silversmith's shop to pick up the head ornaments you made, and the owner of the silversmith's shop told me that she spent a hundred taels of silver on the jewelry.
She's only been back for a few days and she's already squandering money. It's clear she's quite vain!
The eldest daughter of the Jiang family is not only extremely talented, but also has a marriage arranged by the royal family.
Miss Guiyu is also a rare and beautiful girl with extraordinary intelligence, and is even more favored by the Empress in the palace.
Bringing Jiang Qingyue back home is really hard to describe...
Jin Yao commented indignantly, "I wonder why the Jiang family would take such a vicious person back."
Although Xie Lingyun didn't think Jin Yao was wrong, he never liked talking about others behind their backs.
He glanced away and said in a cold voice, "Just talk about the matter at hand, and stop talking about others."
Jin Yao nodded timidly, "Oh~"
"Is that really the case?" He Peilan frowned, then thought for a moment and said, "As parents, they've treated her badly for over a decade, so giving her some silver as compensation is only right. Spending a hundred taels is nothing. Last year, on Second Miss Jiang's birthday, the gifts her brothers gave her were priceless."
"If she hadn't been taken by mistake, would she be worth being criticized for spending a hundred taels now?"
Jin Yao was stunned, yes!
He Peilan sighed, what a poor child.
After that, she pulled Xie Lingyun up and asked, "If you can't find your benefactor, you can put him aside for now. Have you looked at the list of young ladies from various families that I had someone send to you these past two days? Is there any girl you like?"
Xie Lingyun was silent for three seconds, then he said nonchalantly, "Vulgar women, not worthy of my attention."
"Then I'll have someone send a new list over tomorrow. In such a huge city like Yanjing, with so many young ladies from noble families, there must be one you like."
"If Yanjing doesn't like it, shall we look elsewhere?"
"Girls from Jiangnan are gentle, girls from Suiyang are elegant, and at the very least, even if it's a girl from a foreign land on the border, as long as you like her and her background is clean, your father and I have no objection."
Xie Lingyun felt helpless after hearing this, and finally stood up.
"I have work to do. I'll come over when I'm free."
After saying this, Xie Lingyun walked away.
He sighed. What should she do if her son is not smart? If he doesn’t like women, does that mean he likes men?
Turning around, she urged Jin Yao and Yin Yao to quickly fill out the lists.
Yin Yao thought for a moment and asked, "Madam, does the young lady from the Jiang family need to be included in the list?"
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