Chapter 36: Issue military orders, cousin and half-sister are the same nest of snakes and rats!
Aunt Sun shook her head: "The matter of Mantuo Powder still needs to be considered in the long run."
"As for that girl Xie Yao, she is very clever. I think it is better to keep it a secret for the time being. Once the baby is pregnant, I can give my uncle a surprise." Her eyes were extremely deep.
What Aunt Sun didn't tell her father was that compared to the second wife and the restless Xie Yao, she was more afraid of giving birth to a daughter and making the uncle happy for nothing.
That's why she invited her old father here today.
When mentioning Xie Yao, Sun Yaoling's face turned a little ugly.
"Your brother's clinic has been struggling these days. I don't know what kind of evil spirit has struck the Xu family, but they're determined to bring down Ji'an Hall. The wife of your uncle's mansion must be from the Xu family, right? What a vicious woman!"
The recent battle between the Xu family's newly opened Shengjitang and the Ji'antang Medical Clinic is well known in Beijing.
"I have also heard about this matter." Aunt Sun said.
"A clinic is a business. I, a little girl, don't really understand business matters. After all, there's no business without fraud. They're cheap, so we're cheap too. We can find some people who bought fake medicine from next door to cause trouble. Although the Xu family is rich, they don't have the foundation of a clinic after all. Once business dies down, they won't be able to continue."
Sun Yaoling twirled his beard and said, "You've learned a lot from following Wenchang Bo."
Aunt Sun held out her wrist and said, "Father, please feel your pulse first."
After a moment, a smile appeared on Sun Yaoling's face.
"It's done."
Aunt Sun's pupils trembled: "Is it really a boy? Father, don't lie to me!"
Sun Yaoling: "You don't trust others, but you trust me too? This baby is 99% a boy, Xinlan. If you try harder, you might become the official wife of Lord Wenchang!"
Aunt Sun's breathing suddenly became heavy.
At home, she was a concubine's daughter, and in the Xie family, she was a concubine. Her daughter was also born out of wedlock. She had endured it for so many years and really didn't want to endure it anymore.
Now, there is a new path before her, how can she not be excited!
Sun Yaoling stroked his beard and smiled, "I took your pulse. I have a grandson. It's a happy occasion."
Aunt Sun suddenly grabbed her father's hand and said, "Father, please keep the boy's matter a secret for now. When the time is right, I will tell you, uncle."
Sun Yaoling: "You are being too cautious...Okay, I won't say anything."
Seeing that his daughter was still immersed in joy, he did not stay any longer: "Shang Pharmacy is busy with business, I will go back first, you can rest assured and take care of your pregnancy."
He went to Xie Ming'an's study and did not tell Xie Ming'an about his daughter's pregnancy. He just told him some other things and then left the mansion.
In the room, Matron Liu looked at her aunt quietly.
Ever since the old medicine commander left, my aunt's expression has been alternately excited and heavy.
Aunt Sun thought of the second wife's legitimate son, Xie Zhi, Uncle Bo, Xie Yao, and finally...
"So what if you're the legitimate daughter? When you get married and I give birth to a child, I'll be the wife of the Xie family!"
Xie Yao had no idea what Aunt Sun was thinking, and she didn't bother to go back and eavesdrop.
When she saw Sun Yaoling coming to the Xie family, she could guess most of the situation - he was simply here to diagnose whether the fetus in Aunt Sun's belly was a boy or a girl.
Steward Wang said that Aunt Sun had already found poison from her parents' home and was preparing to poison herself.
Now that I'm sure I'm going to give birth to a son, I should be able to take action against her.
She is waiting.
After they walked for a while, Xie Yao let Rendong ride the green horse.
"Second Miss, why is this happening?" asked Rendong in confusion.
She was a military doctor in the border army. She could ride a horse when she went to war, but she was not very good at it.
Xie Yao caught a glimpse behind herself out of the corner of her eye.
From the moment they walked out of the Wenchang Marquis' Mansion, a tail was following them from a distance.
She narrowed her eyes, suddenly became serious, and said in a cold voice:
"Eighth-rank military medical officer of the Dayan Strong Women's Camp, Lin Rendong, obey your orders!"
The iron-blooded murderous aura that only comes from having experienced war was revealed.
Honeysuckle immediately stopped smiling and became extremely serious.
At this moment, the second young lady is a major general, and she is the military medical officer under the major general. What the major general says is a military order!
"I'm here!" Honeysuckle bowed and saluted on horseback.
The next moment, Xie Yao smiled brightly.
"I've been back in Beijing for a few days now. Please go to the Jingji Camp to visit our good brothers on my behalf."
She whispered a name.
After receiving the order, Rendong rode his horse straight to the Jingji camp stationed west of the capital.
The people who were originally following Xie Yao and Rendong couldn't hear what they were saying from a distance. When they saw Rendong running away, they gritted their teeth and chose to follow Xie Yao.
After all, she was just a maid, and the one in front of me was the real boss.
Most importantly…
He couldn't catch up with Honeysuckle on horseback.
Xie Yao walked leisurely to South Street, first bought a few boxes of rouge and powder, then took a fancy to two jade hairpins, and finally came to a clothing store and bought a few new dresses.
The people who followed her seemed to be thinking about something when they saw that she kept buying gold and silver jewelry for girls.
Xie Yao continued walking into South Street, seemingly tireless.
The person had been following for almost two hours and was so tired that his legs and feet were sore and numb. Suddenly, he couldn't find Xie Yaoren anymore.
He could only run out from the corner and look for it in every shop along the street.
Half an hour later, the tracker stood at the door of Zuixue Tower at the innermost part of South Street, breathing heavily. He had already searched back and forth on South Street twice, but still hadn't seen the second young lady.
Zuixuelou is a brothel with a constant stream of people coming and going.
He thought to himself that since the Second Young Lady was skilled in martial arts, it was reasonable for him to lose her. He believed that his master would not blame him.
As for where the second young lady went, it was probably to buy some trivial jewelry.
Anyway, there was no way she would go to the brothel in front of her.
After searching again without success, he returned to his uncle's house.
The person who followed Xie Yao was the servant of Xie Chengyu, but the person he reported to was Xie Zhi.
"Rouge, powder, jade hairpins, and new clothes?"
When Xie Zhi learned that Xie Yao had gone out to buy these things, he couldn't help but feel a little moved.
Her cousin Xie Chengyu sat next to her and touched his chin: "It seems that sister Yao'er really has a crush on my classmate."
Yesterday, Lu Shenyan, who had been his classmate for several years, came to him and asked him to deliver a letter to Xie Yao.
Xie Chengyu knew Lu Shenyan's background. He was a famous talented scholar in Beijing, but his family was poor and not worth mentioning.
After he agreed, he took the letter and opened it and read it himself.
The letter was filled with Lu Shenyan's vows to his cousin Xie Yao, and he also invited her to the brothel for tea in two days.
He didn't expect that his second sister, whom he hadn't seen for many years, was so charming. As soon as she returned to Beijing, she hooked up with Lu Shenyan.
When Xie Chengyu went to deliver the letter, he was accidentally seen by Xie Zhi, and he told Xie Zhi what happened.
The letter has been sent. If Xie Yao keeps the appointment, she will be having a secret meeting with a man outside her family, and her reputation will definitely plummet.
Even if she didn't go, he would have sent people to spread some rumors. Xie Yao dared to humiliate him at the family banquet and humiliated Zhizhi, so she should suffer!
Xie Zhi pretended to have just reacted: "As soon as my second sister saw the letter my cousin sent, she rushed out, dressing up and buying new clothes. Women dress to please themselves. My cousin is right. My second sister must be attracted to Mr. Lu!"
Xie Chengyu was disgusted: "At such a young age, you are so fickle and restless. You are really a disgrace to my Xie family!"
"Mr. Lu is a man of extraordinary character and appearance, and is well-known for his talent in the capital. He is also my second sister's childhood playmate. It is understandable that my second sister likes him." Xie Zhi deliberately spoke for Xie Yao.
"Alas, even if I were asked to marry King Jingbei, I would not want to do so."
"How can a woman who is not even as good as a country girl be compared with you?"
Xie Chengyu said coldly, "If she really dares to go to the tryst, I will bring people and catch her in the act myself."
Xie Zhi quickly said, "Brother, Second Sister is our sister after all. If she really has someone she likes, we should help her."
Xie Chengyu raised the corner of his mouth, a gleam in his eyes: "Since she likes Lu Shenyan so much, as the eldest brother, I should help my sister."
"I just don't know if King Jingbei would make it happen if he knew about this."
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