Chapter 6 The old man's body is completely cold
Qing Zhui, who was cleaning the side room, saw his second master coming back and immediately went forward to help him change clothes. "Master, do you want to go to the hot spring in the back for a soak?"
Xie Zhili was about to refuse, but he remembered the compliments that the little maidservant beside Yu Qinghuan had said just now outside her house, and the feeling of his hand sliding across her skin just now...delicate and soft.
The hot spring was indeed a good thing, and he agreed as if possessed by some strange force. "Yes."
Qing Zhui: "But I heard from the people in the village that the doctor went there tonight..."
Qing Zhui was a chatterbox. Recalling what he had just learned, he blurted out everything, "I don't know how the manager of this manor arranged it. They only cleared out one courtyard, and the eldest lady is still living in the main house. There are differences between men and women, so I have to avoid her."
Although there are not many people in the village, it is not appropriate for a single man and a single woman to live in the same yard. Although the old man's body is cold, if any gossip gets out, it will really damage the reputation of his second master.
At this time, Qing Zhui had no idea that his second master not only knew that the eldest lady lived in the main house in the same courtyard, but also that he had just gotten out of her bed and the scent of her daughter's makeup still lingered on his body.
Xie Zhili asked in a deep voice, "Have you brought the chef I asked you to hire?"
Qing Zhui: "I brought it, and it cost me a lot of money..."
He was just about to tell a story in great detail about how he had spent a large sum of money to poach the chef from Xifeng Tower today to take credit for it when he was interrupted by his master.
Xie Zhili: "Do you still remember the prescription I got from Doctor Chen earlier? Have someone boil the medicine and stir-fry two light side dishes and send them to the Madam."
Qing Zhui was puzzled, his eyes filled with suspicion. He remembered that the prescription was for the master's headache. How could the master still boil the medicine and send it to the doctor when the master's body was already cold? Could it be that...
The eldest lady also has a headache?
...
Watching Xie Zhili leave, Sang Ru was surprised. His wife's period came early?
Yu Qinghuan's menstruation has always been very regular. Sang Ru calculated that it should take a few days for her to have her period. Unexpectedly, she ran into the Second Master. It was really unfortunate that she came at the wrong time. All her efforts tonight were in vain.
Sang Ru hurried into the room to take care of Yu Qinghuan. At this time, Yu Qinghuan had already crawled out from under the quilt. Her face was a little pale, but she had completely lost the shyness she had just shown when facing Xie Zhili.
Without waiting for Sang Ru to speak, she put on a sullen face and pointed at the things beside the bed, "Take those clothes and throw them away later."
Thinking of Xie Zhili's reaction just now, it seems that the things prepared by Mrs. Li are not a waste. However, she will definitely not keep these things in the house.
After Sang Ru helped Yu Qinghuan put on her clothes, she took the clothes and went out to find a brazier to burn them.
When he came back, he saw his wife curled up in the quilt, her head full of sweat, her hair on her forehead soaked with sweat, and her face even paler than before.
Sang Ru then remembered that she had left in such a hurry that she had forgotten to bring the cook who usually prepared medicine with her. She rushed out to ask for help and went to see Mrs. Li. "Mrs. Li, my wife has severe abdominal pain. I wonder if there is a doctor in this village? Could you please ask him to take a look at my wife?"
Mrs. Li was also in a dilemma. There were rarely any masters visiting the farm on weekdays, and the farm was full of servants.
If these people felt unwell, they would just hold on for a while, or ask someone to go to the pharmacy during the day to get some medicine and boil it up to drink. There were no doctors nearby, and even if there were, the eldest lady was in noble health, so how could she allow those country doctors to come into the village?
"There really is no doctor at the farm. Why don't we go to the capital early tomorrow morning and ask for a female doctor?"
Sang Ru frowned and said patiently, "There's no doctor in the village, but maybe someone might have some painkillers. Could you please ask Mama Li for help?"
Mrs. Li had no choice but to agree, "Okay, I'll go look for it."
In fact, in order to carry out the joint inheritance, all the people in the village were sent away. How could she know whether the former girls or maids in the village had prepared any medicine.
The night wind was very cold, and she didn't want to go outside and be blown by the cold wind. She just found a hot water bottle, filled it with some hot water, and stuffed it into the quilt for Yu Qinghuan to cover herself with to relieve the cold.
Inside the room, seeing Yu Qinghuan pale with pain and sweating profusely, Mrs. Li was extremely shocked. It was the first time she had seen someone with such severe menstrual pain. Feeling a little guilty, she asked in confusion, "Madam, you also have pain on weekdays. Don't you have some medicine?"
Sang Ru wiped the sweat off Yu Qinghuan's face with a handkerchief, blaming herself inwardly, "Madam used to take the medicine that the Marquis got from the palace physician, which was very effective in relieving pain. But today, we were in a hurry to get here, and I thought Madam's period would still be a few days away, so I didn't bring the cook who usually prepares the medicine with her."
As she was speaking, there was a knock on the door and a young man's voice was heard from outside.
Qing Zhui, holding a warm food box, said loudly, "I wonder if the Madam is here. Second Master has ordered me to bring some food and painkillers."
Mrs. Li had a strange look on her face. The Second Master usually didn't care about anything, but now he cared about the First Lady.
Her eyes fell on the face in front of her, which was covered with sweat, as if it was a beauty fished out of a fragrant pond, and she understood.
While Mrs. Li was thinking about this, Sang Ru, upon hearing that there was a pain-relieving soup, hurriedly got up and left the room, taking the food box from Qing Zhui's hand. "Young man, please thank the Second Master on behalf of my wife."
Seeing Sang Ru like this, Qing Zhui became even more certain that the eldest lady must have a headache, but how did his second master know?
When the medicine was taken out of the food box, the bitter smell of the medicine quickly spread in the room. Sang Ru was a little surprised when she smelled the familiar bitter smell of the medicine. This smell was exactly the same as the painkillers that his wife was used to drinking on a daily basis.
Mrs. Li helped Yu Qinghuan sit up from the bed. Sang Ru carefully fed the medicine to her mouth, "Madam, the second master ordered someone to send this decoction, which he said can relieve the pain."
After drinking a bowl of medicine, Yu Qinghuan's face turned bitter. "Give me some candied fruit."
She didn't know where the two brothers got the prescription, but it was so bitter that she felt sick and wanted to vomit.
Mrs. Li immediately said, "Madam, please be patient. Where can we find honey now?"
Sang Ru was surprised, "There really are candied fruits!"
When Mrs. Li caught a glimpse of a small dish of candied fruit in the food box, her jaw dropped.
The second master is very thoughtful in combining bitter medicine with candied fruit. The old lady is still worried that it won't work. If she were to say, men are lustful. How can they not be tempted by such a stunningly beautiful widowed sister-in-law?
A single man and a single woman, a passionate passion. Even without this old woman like her, the eldest lady would be pregnant with a young marquis in a month or two at most.
...
The next morning, Yu Qinghuan felt more energetic and took Sang Ru to have dinner.
Looking at the dishes on the table, Yu Qinghuan smiled and said, "Everyone in the manor says that the food here is unpalatable, but I think it's quite good, especially the stir-fried dish last night. It tasted like the one cooked by the chef at Xifeng Tower."
After marrying into the Marquis's Mansion, Xie Zhiwen often took her to Xifeng Tower for dinner. She thought that Xie Zhiwen was dead and she had no spare money, so she could no longer eat at Xifeng Tower. Unexpectedly, after moving to the manor, she could still taste the same food.
As she was thinking, she saw a familiar face coming over with a plate of food...
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