When she heard that the two maids were asked to leave, the old lady's heart, which had only been half disappointed, suddenly turned cold.
Madam Zhao waved her hand to order the girl to leave, and then she asked the old lady anxiously: "Should we write a letter to the master? Such a big thing has happened. Firstly, we need to ask the master for advice, and secondly, we should tell him about the situation in the capital."
The old lady sighed and nodded, "Go ahead and send the letter. There must be someone around Jin Yuan trying to find out about the situation. I'm really at a loss as to what to do about this family matter." She thought for a while as she spoke, and then said, "Go and see how many plasters and pills Ah Heng sent you before are left?"
Madam Zhao responded and went to check. When she came back, she told the old lady, "There are still ten plasters and five pills left."
"Is that all that's left?"
"That's all there is."
"... That's all." The old lady waved her hand. "That's all. After you use them up, ask an outside doctor to check my waist. Don't accept the medicine that Tongshengxuan sends you next time."
Madam Zhao sighed and nodded, "It's a pity to think about it. The old lady's waist should be healed after a while if the second young lady takes care of it."
"It's nothing to be ashamed of." The old lady frowned, "This is related to the safety of the Feng Mansion. We must not make any mistakes at this critical moment."
"Yes. I've made note of it."
When it comes to Feng Yuheng getting into trouble, the old lady will be as sad as Feng Fendai.
After the two maids left, Fendai tried her best to catch up on her sleep, sleeping from noon of the previous day to noon of the next day. After waking up, she didn't comb her hair or wash her face. The first thing she did was to rush to Han's room, grab her and say, "Auntie, your chance has come!"
Han was stunned by what she said, "What opportunity?"
"It's a chance to turn things around!" Fen Dai couldn't hide her joy, and immediately analyzed to Han: "Feng Yuheng has fallen and can never get up again. Chen Yu is just a useless person. From now on, the daughter of the Feng Mansion, your father can only rely on me."
An reminded her: "There are also Miss San and An."
"What are you afraid of with An's temper?" Fendai's eyes lit up, "Don't say she doesn't want to compete for favor. Even if she does, she can't win over you. Just give birth to a child peacefully and give your father a big fat boy. Don't worry about other things. Sooner or later, the people who have the final say in this Feng Mansion will be those of us in this courtyard."
After saying these words, Fendai ran out again like a gust of wind, leaving Han in misery.
Giving birth to a child peacefully? Where is the child?
She was not as optimistic as Fen Dai, nor was she as ignorant as Fen Dai. After all, the child was only ten years old and did not understand many things. She thought that she could get pregnant just because Feng Jinyuan slept in her room for one night, and it would definitely be a boy. How could there be such a satisfactory thing in the world?
"Aju." She asked the maid beside her, "What do you think, if we secretly invite a doctor into the house, will there be any problems?"
Ah Ju was startled and shook her head repeatedly, "Auntie, no! The family has been on high alert these days because of the Second Young Lady's matter. If you go to see a doctor at this time, it would be good if you get pregnant, but what if..."
Han shuddered. Yes, it would be fine if she was pregnant. But if she wasn’t, wouldn’t Fendai strangle her to death?
"What should I do then?" She was at a loss and stood up and paced around the room.
Ah Ju rolled her eyes and thought of a solution: "Hasn't the troupe left the house yet? Auntie, why don't you follow the example of the fourth young lady last time and ask the troupe to invite a doctor and say that they are treating their people."
Han's eyes lit up, "That's a good idea. Let's go now."
Aju quickly took her cloak and followed Han out of the yard. When they arrived at the guest house, they saw the people from the troupe packing up their things.
She was startled, and quickly went into the house to ask the handsome boss: "Boss Yue, what are you doing?"
The handsome young man called Boss Yue was tidying up his theatrical robes. When he saw Han coming, he hurried forward and complained, "Aunt, you are here. If you don't come, I will leave." I don't know if it was a professional habit, but Boss Yue's eyes were flying around when he spoke, and he almost looked at Han's face.
Han was originally very pleased with his move. If it were any other time, she would have blushed and turned back the enthusiastic gaze. But not today. She had something else on her mind, so she couldn't care about anything else. She quickly gave Ah Ju a look. Ah Ju understood her intention and said to the people in the room, "Our aunt wants to talk to your class leader. You can go out first."
The people in the troupe looked at Boss Yue, and when they saw him nod, they put down their work and left the house. Ah Ju hurried over to close the door, and then Han said to Boss Yue: "Let's not talk about anything else. I came here today to ask you for something."
"Oh?" The man was stunned. "What ability do I have to help Aunt Han?"
Han took two steps forward, approached him, and lowered her voice to ask, "Can you invite a doctor to come to my house in the name of your troupe?"
"Call a doctor?" Boss Yue was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "Normally it should be possible, but not now. This afternoon, the old lady sent someone over to ask us to pack up and leave the house today, and even paid the money."
"What?" Han frowned. The old lady sent away the person she invited without even saying a word? Although she knew that as a concubine who was not even as good as a maid, the old lady had no need to greet her, but in front of Boss Yue, she still felt a little embarrassed.
"I'm afraid I can't help you this time." Boss Yue bowed his hands regretfully, but then asked in a very considerate and caring voice: "Are you feeling unwell? It's cold in winter, are you cold?" As he spoke, he pinched Han's sleeve with his orchid fingers, then shook his head and said: "The clothes are too thin, and it's not a short distance to walk here from your yard, why don't you wear more?"
Ah Ju felt that Boss Yue was overstepping her bounds and glared at her unceremoniously. When she looked away, she was surprised to find that Han did not seem to be disgusted by her physical behavior. Not only that, she seemed to enjoy it. She looked up at him with a slightly red face and said tenderly, "You are really caring."
Aju's heart tightened and she quickly lowered her head, swallowing back the words she wanted to say to reprimand Boss Na Yue.
“Women should be loved.” Boss Yue’s eyes began to flicker again.
Fortunately, Han still had some sense and knew why she was here. She finally calmed down under his gaze and asked quickly, "Can you help me think of a solution? I'm in urgent need of a doctor."
Boss Yue thought for a moment and said, "There are ways. How about this? I'll use the excuse that there are too many things to move and see if I can get the Feng Mansion's doorman to agree to bring two people in."
"That's a good idea!" Han was delighted. She reached into her sleeve and took out a silver note: "This is for you. Please use it, doctor. The rest can be used by the servants as tea."
Boss Yue put the money directly into his arms without even looking at the denomination. He raised his hand and patted Han's shoulder, then walked out.
Seeing him leave, Ah Ju finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly reminded Han: "Auntie, I always think that this boss Yue is not a decent person. Auntie Han should stay out of his way."
Han glared at Ah Ju and said, "What do you know? Besides him, who else can help me right now? Everyone else is leaving the house soon. After this is done, no one will recognize each other. What are you afraid of?"
Ah Ju agreed with what she thought. Han was kept in a secluded house, and Boss Yue was just a street performer. She would never see him again in her life, so there was no need to be afraid.
So he said no more, just nodded, and sat down with Han to wait for news.
Boss Yue also came back to accompany them...
During this time, the two of them talked for a while, and every sentence was full of expression, which made Aju's cheeks flushed.
After about an hour, the person sent out came back. Han saw a man in his forties carrying a wooden box, looking like a scholar, and knew that this must be the doctor who sneaked into the mansion, so she quickly gave a look to Boss Yue and walked around the screen quickly to the inner room.
Boss Yue was sensible enough and sent the servants out, leaving only the doctor and Aju in the room. He himself went to the yard to wait.
Ah Ju then led the doctor to the bedside of the inner room, and heard Han say, "I invited the doctor into the mansion today because I want you to check my pulse to see if I'm pregnant."
The doctor nodded, sat down on the stool beside the couch, and said slowly: "I have been practicing medicine for twenty years, and I have seen too many things. Being invited into the Feng Mansion today, I know that there must be a secret illness that needs to be diagnosed. Madam, don't worry, although it is not up to me to decide whether this pulse is pregnant or not, but I can promise that after leaving this room, I will keep my mouth shut about what happened today, and I will not reveal a single word no matter what."
Han was very satisfied with the doctor's advice. She nodded and said, "As long as the doctor can do this, I will not treat you unfairly."
The other party also nodded, and without saying anything more, he took a silk handkerchief and covered Han's wrist, then calmly took her pulse.
Han's nervousness had reached the extreme. Although she had already thought that she would never get pregnant, she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart.
Unfortunately, the doctor only looked at her for a moment before shaking his head and telling her, "Madam is not happy."
Han's heart instantly sank. Ah Ju was anxious and kept saying to the doctor, "Please try again, one more time."
The doctor felt the pulse again helplessly, and still shook his head, "I have been practicing medicine for twenty years, how can I not be able to tell whether a woman is pregnant or not? If she is not pregnant, then she is not pregnant." After thinking for a while, he asked again, "When was your period last month, Madam?"
Han replied: "The sixth day."
"The sixth day..." He pondered for a while before saying, "Then these two days are the best time to conceive. Madam, please prepare."
"Forget it." Han waved her hand. Feng Jinyuan had already left Beijing, so what if he was the best? "Aju, give the doctor some money."
Ah Ju reluctantly took out two silver ingots from her sleeve and handed them over, while also admonishing: "Doctor, you must remember your promise. Once you leave this room, you must keep your mouth shut. You cannot reveal a single word to a fourth person."
The doctor took the silver and nodded, "Of course." Then he stood up, saluted Han, turned and left.
Han sat up from the couch, a little dazed. Aju advised her, "Aunt is still young, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. We can make a long-term plan and wait for the master..." She couldn't continue talking. Having been with Han all day, she knew that Han was not afraid of not being able to get pregnant with the master's child, but was afraid that the fourth lady would go crazy if she knew!
Han buried her head in her knees, tears falling down. She seemed to hear someone walking vaguely, and she thought it was Ah Ju, but at this moment, a hand suddenly covered her shoulder, and a voice sounded in her ear, a male voice, saying, "If you want a child, I have a wonderful way."
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