Chapter 112: Letters of Love
In Jingde Hall, the eldest lady sat on the Luohan couch with a stern face, and a bag of pine resin was placed on the kang table next to her.
The master sat opposite her with two books in his hands.
The eldest lady glanced at him and said, "Have you finished reading the family precepts passed down by your ancestors?"
The elder master answered honestly, "I only read the first four volumes: On Conduct, Managing the Family, Dealing with Affairs, and Studying. I didn't read the last two volumes because I felt I wasn't old enough."
The eldest lady sneered: "Not old enough?"
The eldest master said quickly, "I'll go and see, Madam, calm down."
After saying that, he was about to open the book when the page automatically opened to the middle, revealing the back of a letter.
The master thought it was just a letter from Duke Zhao, so he did not touch it and continued to flip to Volume 5.
The first article "Save Trouble" catches the eye: To save trouble, don't do things that you shouldn't do.
One of the ways to protect your family is not to talk too much and not to meddle in other people's business. The more you talk, the more you lose; the more you meddle in other people's business, the more trouble you will have.
The Master: “…”
He had read this article, but when he turned to the second article "Health Preservation", he remembered that he had read this part at first, so he didn't read any further.
Because the following chapter is "Returning to the Heart", which talks about Buddhist principles.
He read the health care section carefully. It contained many health care prescriptions, including folk remedies for toothache, loose teeth, pain when eating cold or hot food, and that tapping the teeth three hundred times in the morning would bring relief.
Suddenly, his eyes paused, and he saw the example given by his ancestor, in which someone followed suit and took pine resin to regulate his body, but because of lack of restraint, he ended up with intestinal blockage and died.
The master shuddered, looked up at the bag of rosin on the kang table, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
He bought it specially for eating based on the recommendation of his colleagues.
Now he finally understood why his wife was angry and why she asked him to take back the family motto.
He quickly stood up and tried to comfort the person, but the family motto in his hand fell to the ground because he didn't hold it firmly.
The master hurriedly picked up the book and found that the letter that was sandwiched between the family precepts had fallen out.
He picked it up and was about to put it in when he suddenly found that the front of the letter was written with "Personally written to my wife, Zhao Shenshi Qingtan".
"Hey, how come Yi'er's letter to his wife is in Old Master's book?" The eldest master handed the letter to the eldest lady and speculated, "Could it be that Yi'er left the letter somewhere and Old Master picked it up?"
The eldest lady took the letter and read it for a while, not understanding it. "Since it is written by Yi'er to Tan'er, I will have someone deliver it to Yi'er later."
"Okay." The master glanced at the pine resin and cleared his throat. "Madam, I heard that taking pine resin can make you lighter and younger, and can prolong your life. This way, I can take better care of you. I was confused for a moment, so I bought a pack to try."
The eldest lady's face darkened. Just as she was about to lash out and scold him for buying medicine without authorization, she heard the maid outside greet her and call out, "Second Madam."
The eldest master quickly said, "My daughter-in-law is here. Will I give her a lecture later?"
The eldest lady glared at him and shouted to the person guarding the door: "Mother Guan, please invite Tan'er in quickly."
The master breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
His daughter-in-law came at the perfect time.
As long as the eldest lady is in a good mood, she will no longer scold him for this little mistake.
And every time the eldest lady saw Shen Qingtan, she would be in a good mood.
The eldest master sat down next to the eldest lady, and then saw Mama Guan leading Shen Qingtan in.
Shen Qingtan greeted the two of them: "Father, may you be well and mother, may you be blessed."
The eldest lady looked at Shen Qingtan's clothes and thought he looked like he had just returned home from outside.
She asked, "Tan'er, is there something wrong with you?"
"I have something I'd like to ask for your help, mother." Shen Qingtan explained the situation of the refugees at the city gate to the eldest lady, and then made her request: "The refugees at the city gate are truly pitiful, so I've asked the owner of the Qin's Trading Company to provide them with porridge. The refugees' whereabouts are quite sensitive, and Uncle Qin is just a merchant. I'm worried that someone might cause trouble, so I'd like to ask you to send someone to support Uncle Qin."
"Is this Mr. Qin the one we met last time? I've heard he's kind and generous, a great man." The eldest lady understood Shen Qingtan's concerns and said without hesitation, "I'll take part in the porridge distribution. I'll send Mother Guan to bring people to help."
Shen Qingtan just wanted to ask the eldest lady to calm the situation, but he didn't expect her to get involved.
"Mother, I..."
"Tan'er, I have been doing good deeds over the years. I hope Yi'er can recover soon."
Shen Qingtan heard this and stopped trying to persuade them. Seeing that they were worried about Zhao Yi's health, he couldn't help but tell them the news in advance.
"Father, Mother, your daughter-in-law has received news about the Medical Saint Zhong Yuan. He is currently in Suizhou, Northern Qi. We have arranged for someone to go to Suizhou, and we should receive good news soon."
The eldest lady was stunned by this sudden surprise.
She stood up suddenly and asked uncertainly, "You mean you found Zhong Yuan? The only Zhong Yuan who can cure Yi'er?"
"That's right." Shen Qingtan said, "Uncle Qin's wife's nephew, by chance, escorted Zhong Yuan. We got the news from him."
"That's great, that's great!" The eldest lady's eyes were filled with tears of excitement. "I... I have to arrange for someone to go to Suizhou to look for him."
The eldest master's eyes were also a little moist: "Don't tell this news to the old man and the old lady. First, I'm afraid they will be disappointed in the future. Second, I'm afraid that if it is known by someone with ulterior motives, it will cause trouble."
Shen Qingtan said, "Uncle Qin asked the caravan to find Zhongyuan, but he didn't specify that he was looking for her for my husband. He only said that a relative wanted to see Zhongyuan for treatment."
The master breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Shen Qingtan with even more loving eyes.
After this incident, he was sure that Shen Qingtan really wanted to live a good life with Zhao Yi.
He thought of the day when Zhao Yi fell ill and Shen Qingtan was waiting for Zhao Yi to return home at the corner gate. In order not to let Shen Qingtan worry, Zhao Yi rushed back home from the palace. It can be seen that the relationship between the couple is really good.
After Shen Qingtan discussed the porridge distribution with the eldest lady, he was about to leave when he caught a glimpse of a letter on the kang table.
The letter was facing up, and she just glanced at it briefly before looking away.
The eldest master discovered it and thought of Shen Qingtan's efforts in searching for the Medical Saint for Zhao Yi. He took the letter and handed it to her: "Daughter-in-law, this is from Yi'er and you. It fell into a book and I found it. Since you are here, I will bring it back to you."
He guessed that this letter was a special expression of Zhao Yi's feelings, because he often wrote letters to his wife to express his feelings.
Shen Qingtan must have been surprised to receive the letter suddenly, right?
But Zhao Yi didn’t know that the letter was in Shen Qingtan’s hands. What if Shen Qingtan gave him another surprise?
The more the master thought about it, the more he felt that this letter would be most suitable for Shen Qingtan.
Shen Qingtan was a little surprised to hear that the letter was from Zhao Yi. When she saw the words "My wife, Zhao Shenshi Qingtan, personally wrote to her" written on the front, she felt a strange feeling in her heart.
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