Chapter 510: Don’t get involved if you don’t understand medical skills
Soon, the maid came over and replaced the tainted fruit wine and snacks for Song Yuntang.
The fruit wine is not poisonous, but if she eats the snacks, she will make a fool of herself in public.
This is also the reason why she did not touch the food on the table after she sat down.
I don’t know when Xu Qingye will come.
There is no good banquet today, so it is better to go home early.
After the food on the table was changed, Tang Wanhua looked in the direction of Zhuang Zihan with a hint of blame in her eyes.
Some things have to be done covertly so that they cannot be easily noticed.
Han'er obviously underestimated the enemy today.
Fortunately, after discovering the incident, Mrs. Xu chose to keep the peace and did not make a big deal out of it. Otherwise, not only would the Prime Minister's Mansion lose face, but her daughter's reputation would also be affected. When the master came back, he would probably blame her, the mistress of the house.
Not far away, a slightly older lady was looking at Song Yuntang with a smile.
"I wonder what Mrs. Xu's family name is?"
The old lady who was speaking was the mother of Yan Li’an, the Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief of the Inspectorate, and her surname was Yuan.
It has been five years since Lord Yan Li'an's first wife passed away due to illness, leaving behind a son and a daughter. Lord Yan misses his first wife so much that he has not thought of remarrying. He has handed over the task of managing household affairs to his mother who is already in her fifties.
In Yuan's opinion, although Mrs. Xu was a little reckless, she was a genuine person.
So many ladies were targeting her just now. If she were an ordinary country woman, she would have not known how to deal with it. However, her expression never changed from beginning to end. Even young ladies in Beijing would find it difficult to have such a mentality. She didn't look like a girl from the countryside, and I couldn't help but become curious about her.
Seeing that Yuanshi's face looked a little pale, Song Yuntang couldn't help but look in her direction twice more.
"My surname is Song."
"Song..." The lady smiled and coughed twice, covering her mouth. "She has the same surname as the county lady that His Majesty personally conferred the title on last year. She and Madam Xu are both from Yingshan City. I wonder if Madam Xu knows her?"
Before Song Yuntang could answer, he heard the wife of the Minister of Personnel, Zhai, sneer.
"Although they both have the surname Song, there is a big difference between them. Although the Princess of Le'an is a woman, she has superb medical skills that few can compare to. She first led the doctors in the clinic to provide free medical services, treat the plague, and help the government to treat the locust plague. Later, she donated food and opened a medical school. She is a truly kind and loving person. How could such a person have the time to get to know a country woman?"
Jinshu glanced in Xia Ning's direction, and both of them pursed their lips and said nothing.
These people are short-sighted.
Little did they know that the kind and loving county lady they were talking about was sitting right in front of them.
I wonder what their expressions would be when they found out that Princess Le'an was the lady?
Hearing her praise, Song Yuntang smiled helplessly.
"Then, Madam, do you know that the county lady you are talking about also comes from the countryside? When Madam mentioned the people from the countryside many times today, there was disdain in her tone. Are you looking down on these hard-working farmers? But if there were no farmers, where would the food and drink in your mouth come from?"
Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans.
The status of farmers is second only to that of scholars, and they are also a large group.
The vast majority of soldiers fighting on the border came from the countryside.
If word of this were to get out, not only would the Minister of Personnel lose the support of the people, but Zhai would also be blamed in the palace.
There was a flash of panic on her face, but she quickly calmed down.
"Mrs. Xu, please don't make up stories here. I never said anything that looked down on farmers."
Everyone in the hall looked at each other, then gathered together to chat about their own things, trying their best not to get involved in the argument between the two.
With Mrs. Xu's eloquence, anyone who gets close to her will get into trouble.
"Then you are simply looking down on me?" Song Yuntang smiled faintly. "As far as I can remember, I have never seen this lady since I came to Beijing, and I have never had any conflicts with you. Why is the lady targeting me? Is it because I was born in the countryside?"
"I……"
Zhai clutched the handkerchief tightly in her hand, secretly hating Song Yuntang for not giving her face. For a moment she didn't know how to refute, and finally she could only turn her face away.
"Mrs. Xu is overthinking."
Song Yuntang didn't want to make a big deal out of it.
"I hope I'm just overthinking it."
Knowing that Song Yuntang was good at talking, after Zhai was left speechless by Song Yuntang's retort, no one dared to challenge her anymore.
Then, all the ladies presented the gifts they brought to Tang Wanhua.
Someone looked at Song Yuntang.
"I wonder what gift Madam Xu brought today?"
Song Yuntang winked at Xia Ning.
"There is a shop called Yujun Pavilion in Yingshan City. The rouge powder in the shop is fine and natural. I think it is very good. When I came here today, I also brought a box for Madam Zhuang. I hope Madam will not dislike it."
In fact, she made the rouge herself.
She had just observed that, except for a few gifts given by the ladies to curry favor with them, the value of the gifts given by the other ladies was comparable to hers.
It’s not shabby at all.
Tang Wanhua forced a smile on her face.
"Of course I won't dislike it. Madam Xu is thoughtful."
Some people don't believe that rouge from remote places like Yingshan City is better than that from the capital.
"What doesn't the capital have? Rouge, powder, and other things are all top-notch. Why did Madam Xu have to bring them all the way from Yingshan City?"
This time, Zhuang Zihan had a different opinion.
"I happened to buy rouge from that shop. It was really good. But I left in a hurry and didn't have time to buy more."
She smiled at everyone.
"I told my mother a few days ago that the rouge I bought in Yingshan City was almost used up, and I wanted to send someone to buy some over there. I heard that Yujun Pavilion is also the property of Le'an County Princess, and the rouge sold here is all developed by Le'an County Princess."
Every word he spoke was filled with praise for the county lord.
Rouge and powder are the favorite topics for these ladies to discuss.
"That shop actually belongs to the county lady? Miss Zhuang, please tell us, what is the difference between this rouge and the rouge in the capital?"
Everyone gathered towards Tang Wanhua and Zhuang Zihan, leaving Song Yuntang, the person who gave the gift, aside.
However, Song Yuntang was also happy and comfortable. He drank tea quietly and chatted with the friendly lady beside him from time to time. In his conversation, he also revealed the news that Yujun Pavilion was going to open a branch in the capital, paving the way for opening a shop in the capital in the future.
She doesn't try to please others, doesn't compete with others, and doesn't join in the fun. She stands out among the ladies who just do things for fun.
Halfway through the banquet, Yuan suddenly started coughing violently.
The nanny beside her was frightened and rushed forward to support her.
"Ma'am, are you okay?"
Yuanshi kept coughing and couldn't speak, as if she was going to cough out all her internal organs. Just when she was about to suffocate from coughing, she suddenly vomited a large mouthful of blood and fell down.
"ah!"
This scene frightened everyone in the hall.
The nanny beside Yuanshi was so scared that she started crying, "Old Madam, how are you? Please don't scare me."
Then he raised his head.
"Doctor, call the doctor!"
Seeing that the situation was serious, Tang Wanhua hurriedly gave orders to her servants.
"Go and call the court doctor to come and have a look at Old Madam Yan."
Song Yuntang didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but she saw that the old lady had been nice to her just now and the situation seemed a little critical.
As a doctor, she didn't care about too much and hurriedly got up and came to Yuanshi's side.
Seeing that Yuan was already suffocating, she quickly squatted down.
"Hurry up and help the old lady lie on my legs!"
The ladies nearby saw this and began to blame her.
"Mrs. Xu, it's already this late, please stop making trouble."
"If something happens to Madam Yan, can you bear the responsibility?"
"Don't think that just because you have the surname Song you can be like the Princess of Le'an County. If you don't know medical skills, don't get involved."
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