Chapter 68 What are the benefits
The Adam's apple rolled violently on the skinny neck.
"Lord, calm down. This Mandarin Duck Evil is a rare poison that only appears once in a century. There is no ready-made antidote. But I swear that within a year, I will find the formula for the antidote!"
His cloudy old eyes were filled with water, and he looked a bit pitiful and hunched.
His daughter was his only thought. He was forced to make drugs for twenty years and never knew to whom the drugs were given.
But he happened to encounter the "Yuanyang Evil" that the Marquis was infected with. It was like he had grabbed the last straw to save his daughter, and he was determined to give it a try.
Xie Jinglan rubbed his white jade fingertips with his fingertips. After a moment of silence, he raised his eyes and asked, "Do you know which courtyard she is on duty in?"
Cai Huichun almost blurted out, "My Lord, my daughter serves the Fifth Princess. My given name is Yin."
"Fifth Princess?" Xie Jinglan frowned suddenly and tapped his fingertips on the table impatiently.
"I understand, but this person is in the Fifth Princess's care after all. It would be inappropriate for me to rashly ask for him. This matter cannot be rushed, and I'm afraid I can't agree to your request right away."
"I understand. Thank you, my Lord."
"Should we let Ning'er know about this?" Xie Jinglan asked.
"Please don't tell her, my lord." A pleading look appeared in the old man's cloudy eyes.
"If she knew I was still obsessed with the past, I'd be restless day and night again." The wheelchair rolled back half an inch, and he hid his face in the shadow of the door frame. "Besides, the past wasn't glorious."
…
August 15th is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Peace has returned to Yuezhou, and the people have resumed their livelihoods, creating a peaceful and harmonious scene.
It happened to be the Liancheng Fireworks Festival, the streets were brightly lit as day, and tourists were shoulder to shoulder.
Dusk had just fallen on the eaves of Liancheng. Wen Ning walked in front holding Xibao's little hand, while Xie Jinglan followed half a step behind.
The three of them walked together, the man was handsome, the woman was pretty, and the child was smart and cute. To outsiders, they could see an indescribable harmony between them.
The two maids following in the distance had auntie smiles on their faces.
Wan Jing said to Yunxiu, "Look, our young lady, the Marquis, and the young master are walking together. It's just like what's written in the picture book."
Yunxiu also liked to see the Marquis and the young lady together. They looked like a perfect match just by looking at them.
"Of course not, we are lucky."
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman on the side of the road stared at Wen Ning for a long time, and suddenly exclaimed "Ah".
"Miss, you, you are Miss Wen who prepared medicine and prescribed medicine for everyone in the isolation shed a few days ago, right?"
Wen Ning nodded embarrassedly after hearing this.
Then, the surrounding area suddenly exploded.
Those who were looking at the lanterns, picking the candy figures, and selling flowers all stopped and gathered around.
"It's Miss Wen!"
"It's really Miss Wen!"
Immediately afterwards, the sugar figures, rabbit lanterns, flowers, and hot sesame cakes were handed over one after another.
"The girl is our great benefactor!"
"Thanks to you, Miss Wen!"
"Good people will be rewarded, and the girl will be safe and sound..."
Wen Ning was surrounded by the crowd, not knowing whether to accept or push away. Her face was flushed, and she just kept saying thank you.
Xie Jinglan had already been pushed out of the crowd.
He held Xibao's fluttering body by the back of his collar with one hand.
Helplessly looking at the woman who was surrounded by fruits, vegetables and flowers.
Little Xibao kicked his legs desperately in mid-air, shouting, "They~are trying to steal my mother~"
…
It took a lot of effort to break free from the crowd.
The moat was already crowded with people.
The evening breeze blew slowly from the river, bringing with it a coolness soaked in the moonlight.
Xibao was being looked after by Qingfeng and the others. Qingmang suddenly lifted Xibao onto his shoulders and said, "Little Master, hold on tight! The fireworks will start to come out soon!"
Qing Feng carefully pressed down those little ears.
Xibao opened his eyes wide, waiting for the big guy called fireworks to appear.
At two quarters past ten, the first firework suddenly exploded in the sky.
Flakes of light like golden fragments fell down, instantly illuminating half of the night sky and causing the crowd to cheer.
Xie Jinglan looked down at Wen Ning and saw that she was looking up with her delicate little face, her eyes and eyebrows bathed in warm light.
The fireworks flickered in her eyes, and the tiny lights looked like falling stars.
The man had gotten so close that the sandalwood scent from his body drifted over with the evening breeze.
Wen Ning looked up at him, the light from the fireworks just reaching over his brow, the trajectory of the falling sparks reflected in his pupils.
In the distance, fireworks were still blooming one after another, with fire all over the sky and stars raining down, illuminating the moat like a layer of broken jade.
As if possessed by some mysterious force, she suddenly stood on tiptoe and quickly placed a kiss on the corner of his lips.
Xie Jinglan's whole body froze. Just as he was about to raise his hands to embrace her, he saw that she had already moved half a step away with a red face.
…
Xibao had a lot of fun today, his little figure moving back and forth among the crowd.
Sometimes I would look at the rotating revolving lantern, sometimes I would play with the katydid cage, and then I would play the mohele and draw sugar figures...
In his hand he still held the bamboo-framed windmill and refused to let go.
Probably because he was too tired from playing, he fell asleep in the carriage on the way back.
In Xianfeng Courtyard, except for those on duty today, the Marquis allowed anyone whose family was in Liancheng to return home and reunite with their family.
Since they had nowhere to go, they asked the steward to set up two tables of good wine and food at the post station in front.
In addition to the Mid-Autumn Festival silver, the servants were also rewarded with new clothes, mooncake boxes and seasonal food.
The yard was very quiet for a moment.
The moonlight is like water, flowing over the winding beauty chairs in the corridor.
The two of them sat side by side, their backs leaning against the backrests, just enough to look up at the moon in the sky comfortably.
"Appreciating the moon today? Not reading?" Xie Jinglan teased.
Ever since she knew that books from Mo Shu Ge could be borrowed, Wen Ning asked Xie Jinglan to help her borrow some.
Historically, only officials of the fifth rank and above were allowed to borrow books from the collection, but later the steward learned that she was a great contributor to Yuezhou, so he gave her special privileges and even exempted her from the marquis seal.
Wen Ning saw the Marquis teasing her, but instead of retorting, a frown formed between her brows. "I originally thought that if I could find traces of the Red Throat Pox Miasma in those ancient books, maybe I could also find some clues about the Mandarin Duck Evil that the Marquis has been infected with. But after reading over and over again for a long time, I still can't find any clues."
"You took so much time to look it up, was it just for me?" Xie Jinglan looked at her, his voice a little hoarse that he himself didn't even notice.
"Yeah." Wen Ning nodded.
"Ning'er."
"Um?"
"Do you want to be a lady-in-waiting? Liancheng's lady-in-waiting."
Wen Ning raised her eyes to look at him, a ripple of disbelief spreading across her eyes, "Can I, can I?"
Since she was a child, she only knew that women could be doctors and manage the household, but she never thought about becoming an official.
"Liancheng just released three vacancies for female officials, who will be in charge of the Medical Department and Huimin Pharmacy. They're perfect for your career, so I've reserved one for you."
Xie Jinglan took out a document from his pocket and handed it to her. "The exam will start in two months. If you want to try, you can start preparing these days."
She took the document and looked up at him again. Seeing that there was no teasing in his eyes, only a determined gentleness, she knew that he was not joking.
"My Lord, why do you want me to take the exam for a female official? What are the benefits?"
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