Chapter 69 I'll go find him
Jiang Xue raised her eyebrows and looked at Lu Qiongshuang in surprise.
Lu Qiongshuang's eyes were red. She nodded to Jiang Xue and said, "Grandfather didn't even want to see me. Last night I wanted to serve him medicine by his bedside, but he woke up and called me out."
Jiang Xue looked at Shen with some confusion and asked, "Why is this so? This wasn't the case when my grandfather was sick before. Can't even I see him?"
Shen held her handkerchief and slowly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, saying, "This time the cold was so severe that father-in-law couldn't get up after just half a day. He had occasional illnesses before, but it had never been like this. He is afraid of himself, afraid that he——"
Shen couldn't continue speaking and covered her face with a handkerchief and cried.
Jiang Xue understood the meaning of her unspoken words, and her heart sank. She said, "Aunt, let's ask the imperial physician to come over and answer the question first."
Shen nodded and told the maid beside her to go look for that person.
Jiang Xue held Lu Qiongshuang's hand and whispered consolation to her. The two of them sat down at the stone table in the yard, and a maid immediately prepared tea and brought it to the table.
Imperial Physician Xu and Imperial Physician Zheng looked tired and hurriedly bowed to Jiang Xue to greet her.
Jiang Xue looked at the two men's gray beards and dark circles under their eyes and quickly asked someone to offer them a seat.
"Two imperial doctors, what is the condition of grandfather's illness this time?"
Doctor Xu and Doctor Zheng looked at each other with hesitation on their faces. Finally, Doctor Xu spoke:
"Your Highness, the Prime Minister just caught a cold occasionally, but he is too old, and..." Doctor Xu raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Jiang Xue, and then said: "The Prime Minister has been overworked and worried about official duties for a long time, so he caught a cold. When the disease breaks out, it will be as severe as a landslide."
Jiang Xue frowned and asked with concern: "Are the two imperial doctors sure?"
Doctor Xu coughed a few times and said, "For this disease, you can only use wind-cold medicine first, and wait until the symptoms are gone, and then slowly use medicine to recuperate... But the recuperation period must be longer, and you must not overwork yourself in the future."
Jiang Xue's heart felt like it had sunk to the bottom of the sea.
My grandfather is very old. If he has to take medicine every day, as medicine is toxic to some extent, I'm afraid his body will be exhausted if this continues for a long time.
Moreover, most of the affairs of the Shangshutai were handled by my grandfather himself. My father relied too much on him. If there was no one to take over for a while, who could he rely on? Although my second brother has taken over the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel, he is not familiar with many affairs of the Ministry of Personnel. Without the help of my grandfather, I am afraid he will not be able to handle it alone.
Most of the people in the court today are my grandfather's students and former officials, but if there is no one who makes the final decision...
Jiang Xue thought with horror, Gu Lintan!
Gu Lintan was already involved in the Ministry of Rites at this time. Although his position was in the Hanlin Academy, if his father and grandfather trusted him too much and pushed forward this top scholar, it would not be difficult for him to get an important position in the Shangshu Tai.
Jiang Xue had a headache. To investigate the matter of Gu Lintan, she had to rely on her brother to find out about the group of Beixi people. Besides, there had been no news about Ruan Yisui for several days.
The coming storm makes me worried.
She solemnly instructed the two old doctors, "No matter what, please do your best to treat grandpa. For other matters in the Imperial Hospital or any matters at home, you can send someone to inform me and I will arrange everything for you. You two will stay in the Lu Mansion for the time being to treat grandpa."
Doctor Xu and Doctor Zheng stood up and bowed to Jiang Xue, saying, "I will definitely fulfill your mission."
Jiang Xue turned to Shen and said, "Aunt, the two adults are old, so their food and daily life must be taken care of. Assign a few smart and capable servants to them. If there is a shortage of manpower in the mansion, please ask me."
Shen nodded repeatedly and said, "Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness. This is the duty of the Lu family. The two imperial doctors are here, and the family has ordered the best medicine for them. The Lu family is deeply grateful for the two imperial doctors' help. When father-in-law recovers in the future, we will definitely thank him generously."
"If grandpa doesn't want to see guests, my aunt will also send people to the homes of officials in the court who are on good terms with the Lu family to inform them, especially grandpa's students, so that they don't have to make a wasted trip."
Shen said, "Your Highness is very thoughtful. I will send someone to do it right away."
Shen was originally a good manager of the household. Mrs. Lu passed away early, and Shen was in charge of everything in the mansion. It had been kept in perfect order for many years, and Jiang Xue trusted her abilities.
Jiang Xue said, "Thank you for all the hard work, Aunt. Qiong Shuang, you should stay at home these days and don't run around. If grandpa gets better, tell me."
Lu Qiongshuang nodded and said, "I will, cousin."
Jiang Xue comforted the mother and daughter a few more words, and seeing that everyone in the Lu family was busy and in a hurry, she did not dare to stay any longer and got up to say goodbye.
On the way back, Jiang Xue leaned against the carriage window, worried.
Seeing that the two imperial physicians Xu and Zheng looked tired, she wanted to recommend He Zhilin to the Lu Mansion, but after thinking it over, she gave up.
Although He Zhilin was somewhat famous in Ji State and was praised by the people as "the famous doctor of Jiaodong", he had no origins after all. If one wanted to recommend him, one had to say that he was a descendant of the He family. Otherwise, given his current status as a traveling doctor, it would not be justified to rashly recommend him to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After much consideration, Jiang Xue decided to give He Zhilin a legitimate medical identity in Jijing.
Back in Wenqingxuan, Xiaochun fetched some water to wash Jiang Xue's face.
"Your Highness has been married for less than a month. After visiting a patient, you must wash your face with water mixed with fairy ganoderma to remove the foul smell of disease so that you can be blessed with good health."
Jiang Xue had no choice but to let her wash herself. After she was done, she asked, "Has Ruan Yisui still not come?"
Xiaochun was stunned and said, "It seems that I haven't seen him in the past few days. Yesterday, I and Fudong accompanied His Highness to the palace for the palace banquet. I wonder if he will come back and not be able to find anyone?"
Jiang Xue said: "It's okay, I'll go look for him while I'm at it."
"Your Highness, are you going out? Then I'll ask someone to prepare the carriage."
"No need. Go call Xu Chong and Gan Ning. Fu Dong will accompany me later." Jiang Xue said softly to Xiao Chun, "You are the manager of this mansion now. Only with your meticulousness can I feel at ease if you stay in this mansion."
"If the prince consort comes to look for me today, tell him that I have made a vow to fast and pray for my grandfather, and I have set up a small Buddhist hall in Wenqingxuan to chant sutras, and I don't see anyone."
Xiaochun nodded and walked out with the copper basin.
Jiang Xue glanced at the makeup box, opened it, took out the hairpin on the edge, and put it in her sleeve.
Soon, Fudong came into the house.
Jiang Xue said to her, "Ask Xu Chong to get the carriage himself. Just a small carriage that servants use to go out shopping. Also, go get me some plain clothes to change into. We'll go to Sajin Lane later."
Fu Dong asked, "Your Highness, are you going to look for Master He?"
"I'm going to look for Su Yu." Jiang Xue said.
Fu Dong moved quickly and quickly got clothes for Jiang Xue to change. He helped Jiang Xue to comb her hair into a simple bun, and only used light blue velvet flowers for makeup, which was simple and elegant without being eye-catching.
Jiang Xue asked her to bring a long veil hat, and each of them put one on. She said, "When you go out later, tell the servants that Xianglu went out with you to buy needlework."
The two of them went out and got in the car.
Fu Dong said to Xu Chong, "Go to the 'Jinxiu' embroidery building that we visited that day."
Soon, the carriage stopped at the door of the embroidery building.
Jiang Xue stood up and got out of the car. Su Yu just walked out of the embroidery building. Seeing Jiang Xue, she was delighted and hurriedly shouted:
"Sister Jiang San, why are you here?"
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