She finally understood that changing the prescription was just an excuse; the old man's real intention was something else entirely.
However, the Qi-gathering array should not be set up lightly.
She tried again, but all sorts of evil spirits and monsters came over, and no amount of insect repellent powder worked.
Every time Jiang Nuan thought about this, she felt depressed. She never thought that learning a formation would involve personal danger.
Fortunately, there was still a space where I could hide and practice.
"Next year is too late."
"Ten kinds, I will only help you plant ten kinds."
"Okay... fine!"
Doctor Gu agreed very reluctantly, and after picking and choosing for a while, he finally circled the medicinal herbs he wanted to plant.
“Panax notoginseng, ginseng, snow lotus…” Jiang Nuan glanced meaningfully at Doctor Gu, “Are they all precious perennial herbs?”
Their growing environments are all different.
Is it blind self-trust or something else that has been detected?
“It’s all related to the prescription.”
"Perhaps!"
hehe……
"I'll plant it for you right away!"
Upon hearing this, Doctor Gu immediately felt relieved. "I await your good news, madam."
After saying that, he left feeling completely relaxed.
No sooner had Doctor Gu left than Madam Xie came over and asked, "Mother, have my husband and the others written anything?"
"No, are you worried?"
“No, that’s not it,” Xie sniffed, her voice tinged with bitterness. “I’m afraid he’ll get drunk in the world of wealth and luxury and forget that there’s still this old hag waiting for him at home.”
"A life of luxury and comfort?" Jiang Nuan's eyes lit up with a strange look. "He does want that!"
More like a dragon's den or a tiger's lair!
A pack of fierce tigers and hungry wolves, and these few little lambs, who knows how badly they'll be bullied.
Thinking this way, Jiang Nuan felt a little guilty. Was she being too ruthless to treat a novice like this?
What if it creates a trauma and makes the child afraid to leave the nest in the future?
“Of course there are,” Xie began eagerly to recount the information she had gathered. “Seventh Sister said there are many young ladies from prominent families in the capital, all of them beautiful and charming, and they speak softly and gently, making them particularly popular with men.”
There's also the Qingyue Tower, which is said to be full of courtesans who sell their art but not their bodies. They are all charming and beautiful, making it a favorite place for literati and scholars.
There were even special entertainment venues called "Jiaofangsi" (literally "Imperial Music Bureau") for people to enjoy themselves. The musicians and dancers there were selected through layers of screening, and each one was like a fairy. And it seemed, all for free!
"Don't worry, none of that will happen," Jiang Nuan said with a laugh. "Don't you know what your husband is like? He's as dull as a block of wood, and he can't stand anyone but you."
One is single-minded yet sincere, the other is cunning yet devoted to their family. This young couple deserves a lifetime of happiness.
Their relationship made even a tough, single woman like her envious.
“That’s right,” Xie said proudly, puffing out her chest. “How could those wild foxes outside be as good as me?”
"That's right. Just take Seventh Sister's words as a joke, don't take them seriously."
His words were filled with helplessness.
I originally thought that the delicate beauties from the capital might not be able to adapt to the hardships here, but who knew they were more tenacious than weeds.
Despite the worsening food and lodging, they never complained; when there were no servants, they helped each other out, as if nothing could make them frown.
I've only been here a few days, but I've already gotten to know everyone in the household. We spend all day chatting, drinking tea, making incense, and arranging flowers together, chattering away all day without getting annoyed.
There were conflicts, but they weren't the power struggles in the inner quarters that she thought they were, but rather the rivalry between the girls.
Watching their interactions, Jiang Nuan had the illusion that Liu An was the one who was superfluous.
Perhaps the lilies in my hometown have bloomed again?
"Seventh Sister and the others were really good," Xie said with a regretful expression. "It's a pity they were born as concubines."
"Mother, you don't know how miserable they used to be. They followed the mistress's rules every day, serving her water when she was thirsty, fanning her tirelessly when she was hot, and caring for her day and night if she was sick. They even had to clean her chamber pot and spittoon. If they didn't do things to her liking, they would be beaten and scolded."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan was stunned. "The Liu family can't even afford servants?"
“They can afford it, but they are concubines. The mistress has to set rules, and no one can say anything about it.”
Liu An was indeed superfluous.
Let him die, and let the young girls love each other.
And that Madam Liu, she really is no good. She can't win over her husband, so she takes her frustrations out on these pretty young girls. Doesn't she feel ashamed?
"It's amazing that they can be so optimistic and happy every day."
What a bunch of weeds!
“Mother, Seventh Sister told me to look after Mr. Yan,” Xie whispered in Jiang Nuan’s ear. “She said that in the capital, many girls want to marry into wealthy families and are eager to become concubines.”
That's why she was worried.
“We are country folk. Girls in the capital have high standards and might not even be interested in us. Even if someone were to pursue us, it wouldn’t be so easy for them to get into our house.”
"I should have gone with you," Xie said with regret, "so I wouldn't have been overthinking things at home."
Even though I know it won't happen, I still can't help but worry.
“You’ll regret it even more if you go,” Jiang Nuan suspected that her second daughter-in-law was deliberately showing off her relationship. “If the capital were really that good, Seventh Sister and the others wouldn’t have suffered so much.”
“Yes,” Madam Xie said with a bitter face, “There are so many cunning people in the capital, what if my husband gets bullied by them?”
So, you're just here to show off your love, right?
"Suffering a loss is a blessing. If you suffer a lot of losses now, you won't fall into a pit and be unable to climb out later."
Rather than being disciplined by outsiders, it's better for her, as the mother, to do it; at least it won't cause serious harm.
"I understand," Xie said, throwing herself into Jiang Nuan's arms, her voice filled with grievance, "but I can't bear to part with her~"
Jiang Nuan pulled the person away expressionlessly, "If there's nothing else, you can leave."
It's really enough of him to keep showing off his love in front of her, a perpetually single old dog.
These high-energy dog food (a slang term for public displays of affection) are, as always, hard to swallow.
"Mother~"
"Go and act cute with your husband."
"My husband is not here."
You can pretend I'm not here either.
"Mother~"
"Be serious, I have to get back to work now."
"Yes, yes, yes," Xie thought for a moment, then cautiously probed, "Why don't you try to control your sister-in-law?"
"What happened to your sister-in-law this time?"
“My sister-in-law used to stay inside the house, but now she goes to the side yard every day, which makes everyone unhappy.”
"Let her go, why bother with her?"
"As soon as she arrives, the atmosphere changes immediately. What was just a lively chat suddenly becomes completely silent."
Why is that?
"She doesn't curse, and she's incredibly gloomy. She hardly ever speaks, but her eyes are so unsettling that they make you feel like the concubines like Seventh Sister are worthless junk."
To save face for her, I didn't directly confront her, but instead pretended to be clueless and refused to leave.
What kind of person is he? He looks down on other women who are concubines, so why does he still go to the side courtyard?
Are you sick?!
He single-handedly stirred up trouble that made everyone unhappy, yet he remained unmoved, which is truly admirable.
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