Chapter 498: The late queen also knew medicine?
At first, Xie Yingwei thought that Xu Qingye had rented a house with him and an attendant in the same courtyard, and his family conditions should be similar to his, or even slightly worse.
Later, when he saw him leading Song Yuntang and more than a dozen servants to the capital, he knew in his heart that the Xu family's conditions might be better than he thought.
But I didn't expect that they bought such a luxurious house without saying a word.
It's really low-key.
Jason Lu and his family were equally surprised as were their colleagues who came with them.
Before, judging by his clothes and behavior, I only knew that Brother Xu's family was well-off, but I didn't know it was so well-off.
"This house is really grand!" He said as she looked around.
Lu Xingyan pulled Lu Zhenzhen to the stream and squatted there admiring the colorful koi in the water.
"Look, sister, this one is so beautiful."
"Brother Lu, sister-in-law, Mr. Xie, you are here." Song Yuntang greeted them and turned to look at the unfamiliar man beside him, "Who is this?"
"This is Li Youlin, a colleague of mine and Brother Xu, and also from the same hometown as me. We entered the Imperial Academy together this year. We happened to meet on the way here. When she learned that we were coming, she followed us." Jason Lu introduced Li Youlin to him, "This is Brother Xu's first wife, her surname is Song."
Li Youlin bowed to Song Yuntang.
"You came so suddenly, I hope Madam Xu won't blame me."
I didn't expect that the top scholar of this year's imperial examination would have such a beautiful lady in his family. No wonder he dared to reject the olive branch thrown by Prime Minister Zhuang in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in front of the emperor.
Song Yuntang smiled and nodded.
"Anyone who comes is a guest. Since you are my husband's colleague, you are naturally welcome." She gestured towards the main room, "Please come in."
"Oh, okay."
Li Youlin looked around the courtyard as he walked, and couldn't help but wonder about Xu Qingye's family background.
He leaned close to Jason Lu's ear.
"Brother Lu, do you know what our top scholar does for a living?"
Jason Lu shook his head.
"To be honest with you, Brother Li, I haven't investigated this before. I only heard that he was born in a farming family, but I don't know what his family does specifically."
"Such a family background is not something an ordinary farmer can afford."
A farmer might not be able to afford such a large house in his entire life. Even if he sided with some faction, it would be impossible for him to get several thousand or tens of thousands of taels of silver all at once. Did he lie about his background?
Thinking of this, Li Youlin was shocked.
This is a crime of deceiving the emperor!
Song Yuntang had no idea what the person behind him was thinking.
After she sent the male guests to the other young men in the main hall, she led He to the flower hall next door and sat with Jiang Surao who was with her child.
Seeing this, Lu Xingyan hurriedly pulled his sister to the flower hall and greeted Song Yuntang and Jiang Surao.
Jiang Surao looked at the two children, a boy and a girl in front of her with a smile.
"Mrs. Lu's two children are so handsome, they are pleasing to look at."
He smiled and said, "Mrs. Xiao, you are too kind."
He turned and looked at the two children.
"Why don't you thank Madam Xiao quickly?"
The two children saluted obediently. Lu Xingyan was older after all, so he said politely, "Thank you, Madam Xiao, for your praise."
Jiang Surao glanced in his direction, then turned to look at He who was standing beside him, "Mr. Lu is a handsome man, with quite a bit of Lord Lu's charm. He may become a pillar of society in the future. Madam Lu is so lucky."
Hearing her praise, He couldn't stop smiling.
Song Yuntang picked up the plate of snacks on the table and handed it to the two of them.
"Xingyan, Zhenzhen, come and have some snacks."
"Thank you, auntie."
The two children each took a piece and sat aside to eat quietly.
Song Yuntang looked at He again, "Sister-in-law, is Xingyan okay these days?"
He smiled and said, "He's doing fine. He listened to you and practiced the Five Animal Exercises Miss Xia Ning taught him for half an hour every day. His complexion has improved recently and he eats more than usual. I'm happy to see him. It shows that my sister-in-law's medical skills are really good."
"That's right?" Jiang Surao said with a smile, "In our hometown, many people ask Tangtang to treat their illnesses."
It sounds like this He family doesn't seem to know the name Tangtang yet.
Her clinic and medical school are very famous in Anyang County and Yingshan City. Many doctors are eager to go in to improve their medical skills. Her clinic and medical school are well-known far and wide.
There is also a plaque in the clinic written by the emperor himself.
If she knew Tangtang's name, she would not question her medical skills.
When He heard Xia Ning talk about it before, she really thought that she was blindly confident in her master. Now when she heard Jiang Surao mention it again, she felt a little surprised.
She looked at Song Yuntang.
"Is there really such a thing?"
Song Yuntang smiled indifferently, "It's not as exaggerated as A Rao said."
Just then, Qin Ju came to report.
"Madam, the Tang family has sent gifts."
"I'll be right there." Song Yuntang stood up and looked at He and Jiang Surao, "You two can chat first. I'll be leaving for a while."
He nodded quickly.
"Sister-in-law, go get busy."
Song Yuntang arrived at the gate of the mansion and saw that the visitor was Nanny Chen, so he hurriedly invited her into the courtyard.
Nanny Chen looked around the courtyard with a nostalgic look on her face. "After the county lady decorated the courtyard like this, it has regained some of its former glory."
Song Yuntang glanced towards the courtyard.
"Time is short, so we can only arrange it like this for now. Since you are here, come in and have a seat and have a cup of tea?"
Nanny Chen smiled and waved her hand.
"No need to drink tea, I still have to go back and report to my master."
She waved her hand and the people behind her brought in the gifts.
Two Ru kiln vases with sky-blue glaze and a finely crafted Suzhou embroidery screen.
Song Yuntang is not someone who doesn't know the value of things.
"It's really a waste of money for Mr. Tang and his wife."
"Madam felt that she and the county lady had a good relationship, so she specially asked me to select the housewarming gift. Since the county lady bought this courtyard, she must have heard about the late queen." Nanny Chen bowed to Song Yuntang respectfully, "I have nothing else to ask, but please go to the Tang Mansion more often when you are free and enlighten our madam."
Song Yuntang hurriedly supported her.
"Mammy, please don't be like this. If I can help Madam Tang, I will be happy to do so."
She took out the pills she had prepared early in the morning from her sleeve and put them in Nanny Chen's hand.
"After returning from the Tang residence last time, I noticed that Madam Tang's complexion was not right. This is the heart-saving pill I made myself. Madam, take it with you. If Madam Tang has chest tightness and shortness of breath, let her take one pill and she will feel better in a moment."
Nanny Chen was moved and pretended to kneel down.
"Thank you, County Lord."
Song Yuntang hurriedly lifted her up.
"Mammy, you are so annoying me."
Nanny Chen sniffed and said, "Since the young lady passed away, no one has made health-preserving pills for Madam. If Madam knew that this pill was specially made for her by the county lady, she would definitely be very happy."
Song Yuntang was slightly surprised.
"The late Queen also knows medicine?"
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