Upon hearing this, Rong Momo praised, "Then this Physician Li is quite capable. The medicine for sprains and bruises that the Marquis uses is all of good quality. Now we really don't have to worry about the Madam having scars on her face."
Qin Yuan then asked, "Would it be better if all the soldiers under the Marquis's command used Doctor Li's medicine?"
Rong Momo pondered for a moment and said, "That makes sense. If there's less bloodshed on the battlefield, and people can recover sooner, many fewer people will die. But..."
But what exactly it was, Rong Momo didn't say.
Qin Yuan understood that this matter was not so simple.
Rong Momo sat for a while and then left.
Qin Yuan was left looking at the Jade Face Cream with a complicated expression. Although she knew it was valuable, she did not know it was this valuable.
“Cui Ming…”
She called out, only to remember that Cuiming was still resting, and Hongye had already gone out to inquire about the ice basin.
The head housekeepers all knew she had been frightened yesterday, but since nothing serious had happened, she didn't come to report for duty.
We'll have to find a way to get medicine from outside the palace later.
Lady Hou continued, "You know my son-in-law, he has always been very self-important when it comes to perfumery. After seeing my perfume balls, he said that the spices you use are all common in the market, but the perfume balls you make are excellent in both effect and taste. He also asked me to ask you if you would like to make some perfume balls to sell at Ranxiangju."
The head maid asked, "Should his account be deposited or not?"
Xu Mindong said, "Yu Rong is unlucky to be able to marry Madam. Madam is always thinking of Yu Rong."
"Why did Madam use so little money for medicine at Renhetang?"
Madam Hou quickly helped you up and said, "Of course, it was given to you by the doctor at Renhetang, which you'll be frequenting from now on. It's the shop's prized possession, and it's been sitting unsold for a long time, so they let you use it. Good heavens, others know how much effort it takes to find Xu Min ointment, but you just reached out and it was gone."
The head maid said, "Madam's face was injured, and Renhetang took their best ointment. It must be very expensive."
Qin Yuan summoned a maidservant, wrote a few lines, and said, "Go and give this to the accountant in the manor to be recorded. Just say that this is the expense incurred at Renhe Hall yesterday."
Madam Gu patted Madam Hou's hand and sighed, "It's a blessing, a real blessing. You slept very well after using this incense pill you brought, and your mood improved a lot. It's more effective than medicine. If it were any other lady from outside the mansion, she would have already shown off her skills to gain fame, but you are the only one who does it."
Lady Hou continued, "Not only that, but the next time I distributed the incense pills to these old ladies, they all said they were bad and kept asking where I bought them. When I said that my mistress had made them, you all kept quiet. Who doesn't have the face to have Rong Mama make incense pills for them? It's a blessing to be able to use them even once."
"That would require going outside the palace to seek help from Emperor Lin," Old Madam Gu's heart sank, and then she exclaimed, "The doctor from Renhe Hall? Renhe Hall?"
Madam Gu couldn't help but laugh.
The Jade Complexion Cream is so valuable, we can't just take it for free.
Accountant Sun was also furious, his Adam's apple bobbing with difficulty, making his neck appear even longer: "He has only served the lady for a short time, yet he already thinks he can look down on people."
Xu Mindong whispered again, "Madam said that the ointment Yu Rong will use next time, prescribed by Renhetang, is worse than the ointment used for bruises and sprains in the army. Madam also said that we should buy less for Yu Rong. You see, Madam thinks of Yu Rong in everything she does. Isn't that a blessing for Xu Mindong?"
Accountant Sun: "...He thought eight hundred taels of silver was eight taels?"
The head maid laughed and said, "Listen to what he said, it's just a wicked laugh. The lady was frightened and her face was injured. She used the ointment from Renhetang, which cost eight hundred taels of silver. But she still had to ask the Eighth Madam's approval before she could be reimbursed. Is the lady's face so precious or what?"
Just like Lady Hou said, she must have been very shrewd to be able to get Rong Momo to make her some fragrant pills.
The expenses for medicine and medical treatment for each household are all paid from public funds. This account naturally has to be drawn from the public account. Last time, when Lord Gu was beaten, he couldn't make a fuss, so the money for the plaster was quietly taken from the private account of Wutong Garden.
Qiuju and Dahong also looked over.
The Marquis of Dingbei's residence is short of money.
Renhetang is quite famous outside of Beijing, both in the lower and upper classes. It's such a coincidence that I could run into them.
Lady Hou said, "This old servant just went to see you, Madam. You're alright now, but you're using some ointment. Madam, can you guess what it is?"
"What exactly happened?"
Old Madam Gu was pleased to hear that Madam Hou was keeping her in suspense.
Madam Gu stood up excitedly and asked, "Did he see it with his own eyes?"
The head maid, also a servant born outside the mansion, had recently become quite arrogant after spending time with Hongye and Qin Yuan. She asked directly, "He said he accepted the receipt. If he did, you should take it back to the madam. Once he accepts it, he'll give you a receipt, and someone will come to settle the bill in a few days. You're the one who said it, but who knows who? There are plenty of people outside the mansion who spend money like water, but he becomes stingy around your madam's place."
Cheng Ge'er listened to you talking with envy.
But this is a whole jar full.
Madam Gu said with a hint of irritation, "It will eventually be Cui Ming Ointment, won't it?"
Madam Hou slapped her leg and said, "The old lady was right. She even used the Cui Ming ointment, and only a tiny bit. Old lady, it's a whole jar full."
Lady Hou then said, "This old servant thought that if Madam was willing, we could teach some people to do it, or use that incense formula as an investment. However, Madam was frightened yesterday, so this old servant had already suggested it."
"How so?"
Madam Gu said, "He should ask you when he has time if you are still worried about your dowry shop. Speaking of which, your dowry is indeed not much anymore. In the past, we had to find ways to give you less subsidies."
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