Jiang Feng, on the other hand, comes from a family whose ancestors have served the royal family as imperial physicians for generations. Jiang Feng is the most skilled physician in his generation and became the head of the Imperial Medical Academy at a young age.
Back at the mansion, Qingyin saw the familiar figures of women in the courtyard, clearly Zheng Fangjing's first wife and child who had just left.
She sat calmly in the house, holding her child, looking nothing like the pitiful woman who had been crying in the street earlier. Qingyin glanced at the unperturbed woman with appreciation, then looked up and smiled, "You're Zheng Fangjing's first wife, right? What's your name?"
"This humble woman, Daihua, greets Miss." Daihua was exceptionally tall, a head taller than Qingyin's body. She looked down at the young lady, who still had baby fat and raised her chin, and inexplicably thought of a calico cat that often visited her home. It clearly loved the small fish she made, but it would only eat elegantly if you fed it to it in front of you, and then it would bring you a mouse from somewhere as a reward.
Although she seemed arrogant, she was actually very easy to coax. Suddenly, the young lady in front of her caught the eye of that proud calico cat, and her nervousness at being invited by a nobleman while wearing flowers completely disappeared.
“That woman Lin Yaxian is a disgrace to our family. From now on, you will come with me. Dongmei will give her the western shop under my management.” Qingyin said to Daihua, raising her chin.
Dongmei was somewhat surprised. She had thought that her mistress had only asked her to stay in the General's Mansion as a servant, but she hadn't expected that her mistress would directly let this country bumpkin manage the shops. Although the shops in the west weren't doing well, she still doubted whether this person was capable of managing those shops well, lest they go bankrupt. Seeing the impatient look in her mistress's eyes, Dongmei immediately realized what was going on and smiled as she told Daihua some basic information about the shops in the west.
"Give it all to me, let me have it, let me manage it?" Dai Hua clicked her tongue, her voice, which had been calm, began to tremble. This wealthy family didn't care about a shop with one or three rooms, but for someone like her who could only occasionally make a living by digging for food from the fields and selling small items, it was like a pie falling from the sky, big and delicious.
Qingyin nodded, and after speaking, she asked Dongmei to take the mother and her two children to the courtyard to rest, as she needed to go back to her room and lie down for a while.
The reason Qingyin brought back this mother and her two children wasn't just because they were talented, but also because while their public outburst was effective, it had also offended the Lin family. Although the Lin family had collapsed, a weakened Lin family was still a force that a commoner like Qingyin couldn't defeat. So, after watching the show, Qingyin had Dongmei find the people and bring them to the General's Mansion.
As Qingyin had guessed, when Lin Taifu discovered that Lin Yaxian had run away and even killed someone, he was furious and slapped his eldest son, Lin Changxin, whom he valued highly, for the first time ever.
"You can't even keep an eye on a woman, you're useless! How can I trust you to take over the Lin family?"
Lin Changxin lowered his head, and Madam Lin, who was standing on the other side, also protected her eldest son with heartache. "Sir, son, this is something we didn't expect. Who knew that Xian'er could run out of the room by herself?"
"If it weren't for the good children you've given birth to, our Lin family would have become a laughing stock in the capital!" Upon hearing Madam Lin's words, Grand Tutor Lin flew into a rage and said angrily.
Seeing her husband so fierce for the first time, Madam Lin dared not argue anymore, but simply hugged Lin Changxin and sobbed softly.
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When Nian Gengyao heard that his sister had taken Zheng Fangjing's first wife as a concubine, he agreed without hesitation. He even secretly caused the Lin family a lot of trouble. The Lin family, who originally wanted to arrest the instigator Dai Shi to vent their anger, had no choice but to behave themselves.
Since Nian Gengyao abandoned his literary pursuits for military ones, the Nian family has gone to Buddhist temples every year to light lamps and make wishes. Therefore, Madam Nian would take her daughters out to pray for her son's family.
The next morning, Qingyin was dragged to Madam Nian's courtyard. Madam Nian was a gentle and beautiful woman. Even though she had more wrinkles now, she didn't look ugly. Instead, she had a sense of history accumulated over the years, which made her even more charming.
Qingyin looked at Madam Nian, who had immediately embraced her and buried her face in her arms. The tips of her fair ears turned red. She now knew who Nian Shilan inherited her beauty and figure from. She looked at her younger sister, Nian Shishao, who had saved her in her place, and a hint of relief flashed in her eyes.
Nian Shishao looked more like her father, Nian Xialing, with a delicate and refined appearance and a touch of heroism in her eyes. Apart from their equally tall stature, the two sisters had nothing in common. Nian Shishao was held in her mother's arms, her eyes filled with helplessness and composure. Only after Madam Nian had finished holding her did Nian Shishao notice her silly, naive, and poisonous older sister, and her composed expression revealed a hint of surprise.
She had never had much affection for her older sister, who was prettier than her. Although they were two years apart in age, one was sweet-talking and the other was tight-lipped. Nian Shishao was the tight-lipped one, so she was actually closer to her eldest brother than to her second brother. In addition, her older sister was stupid and vicious. Ever since she witnessed her sister harshly scolding a kneeling maid in front of her, and she tried to persuade her but the sister wouldn't listen, her relationship with her sister turned cold. Nian Shilan, her older sister, probably noticed this and stopped paying attention to her. The relationship between the two deteriorated just like that.
Looking at Nian Shilan, who was standing obediently opposite Madam Nian, Nian Shishao noticed her fair skin with no visible pores and her slightly pursed, rosy lips that made her lips appear even more beautiful with a touch of moisture. Why did she think her silly older sister looked even more beautiful?
Nian Shishao's scrutinizing gaze was not concealed and was quickly noticed by Qingyin. Qingyin gave her a cold "humph," then raised her chin and turned away.
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