Chapter 5 Chapter 5 He brushed her hair, which was tied up in a bun. …
The news that Wei Ruzhuo rushed back on a rainy night still alarmed Pang Shi.
When Zhu Yinluan got up in the morning to serve her dinner, she asked about this matter.
Pang was very unhappy when she heard that Zhu Yinluan did not keep him.
He had been staring at her and complaining since early morning, "You said that even though you are a concubine's daughter, you were born and raised in the Zhu family. How could you be so stupid? It's raining so hard, aren't you worried that your husband will catch a cold and get sick? Didn't you think of a way to keep him?"
The vanguard Wei Ruzhuo fell ill several times due to running around. It was clearly not Zhu Yinluan's fault, but Pang Shi liked to blame it on her.
The higher the status of the Wei family became, the more dissatisfied she was with Zhu Yinluan. However, Zhu Yinluan was a submissive person. No matter what was said or how much criticism was made, she was always good-tempered and never refuted. Therefore, Pang Shi could not make trouble, but always got angry at herself.
Mother Yun stepped forward and secretly helped Zhu Yinluan out of the predicament under the pretext of serving soup.
Pang Shi slowly took the spoon and didn't want Zhu Yinluan to serve her. She just drank a few sips by herself.
Seeing that Pang Shi had barely stopped talking, Mother Yun winked at the little maid next to her to help Zhu Yinluan serve the dishes.
When she started eating, Madam Pang said nothing. After she had taken two bites, she continued, "Early this morning, your sister sent a message."
My sister's people came? Why didn't anyone tell her? Zhu Yinluan frowned slightly with doubt in her mind.
"They said that the Zhu family has already made arrangements, and the imperial physician will come to see me in the afternoon. You can also let the imperial physician see me then."
This was considered a good intention from her mother-in-law, and Zhu Yinluan nodded without refusing.
In fact, there was nothing wrong with her body, and she had been treated by several doctors.
If you really want to say something, ask Wei Ruzhuo.
He never came back at the good time the doctor said.
Moreover, Zhu Yinluan also tried according to the instructions in the storybook, but she still did not get pregnant.
“…”
After breakfast, he was busy with some trivial matters at home. In the afternoon, the imperial physician arrived as promised.
However, she did not come alone, but was brought by her stepmother, Madam Zhu, so that she could conceal her identity.
Zhu Yinluan stepped forward to greet the guests. Mrs. Zhu glanced at her, nodded coldly, then smiled and spoke to Mrs. Pang. Zhu Yinluan stood on the other side.
Although the Zhu family had already given some favors, the Wei family naturally had to pay some money when the imperial physician came to their house. Not only that, Zhu Yinluan also prepared valuable gifts.
The imperial physician received a lot of benefits and took the patient's pulse seriously.
He first saw Pang Shi, gave her acupuncture, and then wrote a new prescription and asked the servants to prepare it for Pang Shi to take a medicinal bath. He also asked her to eat medicinal food, and gave her a box of medicinal incense, saying that burning it on rainy nights would help her sleep well.
Pang Shi thanked him repeatedly.
Afterwards, it was time to see Zhu Yinluan. During this period, the expressions of Madam Zhu and Madam Pang became pale, especially Madam Zhu.
Although Zhu Yinluan is not her biological daughter, she is under her name after all. If she has not given birth to a child in all these years after marriage, it will damage the reputation of the Zhu family.
After examining her, the imperial physician said, "Madam Zhu is not in any bad condition. She does not need to take any medicine. This medicine is poisonous if you drink too much."
"May I ask the imperial physician, since my wife is in good health, why hasn't she gotten pregnant in several years?"
This issue of offspring is not just the woman's concern. The imperial physician knows this but dares not show it on his face. The Wei family is valued by the higher-ups, and if Lord Wei is transferred back, their status will be further elevated.
"The succession also depends on the right time, right place and right people. Young Madam and Master are still young, and pregnancy is only a matter of time. Madam, don't worry."
Pang Zi had heard such words countless times.
Because he was the imperial physician in the palace, he could only smile and nod to express his gratitude and comfort.
After taking the patient's pulse, Madam Zhu took the imperial physician away, and Zhu Yinluan personally escorted them out.
At the gate of the Wei family, the imperial physician had already boarded the sedan chair. Madam Zhu asked Zhu Yinluan, "Have you heard about your sister's situation?"
"I heard about it."
"Now that you've heard about it, you should visit her more often. Your sister is feeling depressed, and as her younger sister, you should be there to comfort her whenever necessary."
"What the mother said, the daughter knows."
There were many people at the gate of the Wei family, so Mrs. Zhu didn't want to say anything else. She just gave a few polite instructions and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, Zhu Yinluan asked her to take care of herself, but she ignored him.
When he turned back, Ponzi hadn't rested yet.
She looked at Zhu Yinluan. She seemed to have a good appearance and figure. Although she was a concubine's daughter, she was good at managing the household. The only difference was that she was too weak and cowardly. She was too quiet in the past. Compared with Zhu family's eldest daughter Zhu Chentan, she was too petty.
Not to mention the eldest daughter of the Zhu family, even her two married daughters are not as good as her.
Ever since her daughter got married, Wei Ruzhuo went out early and came back late, and sometimes she didn't come home for several days. The house was so quiet and deserted. Pang Shi really wanted to have a grandson, but she couldn't get her wish.
"We were all raised by the same stepmother, so why can't you learn more from your eldest sister?" Pang complained.
"Do you think that after you get married, you can just manage the household affairs?" Pang taught her sternly, "Your husband is the one you should take care of the most."
Zhu Yinluan listened to everything without any argument.
Could it be that the mother-in-law didn't know the difference between her and her elder sister's personalities?
She had no confidence, so naturally she had to obey some orders to protect herself.
"I really don't know why our family chose someone like you as a daughter-in-law." Pang Shi stopped talking and pinched her brows.
"Go away. Don't come to me these days. Think carefully about how to take care of Zhuo Ge'er."
"My wife knows." Zhu Yinluan whispered.
When she came out, the sky turned cloudy and it looked like it was going to rain heavily again.
She stood in the porch for a while, and asked someone to move the blooming flowers in to prevent them from being destroyed by the rain.
Mingya persuaded her to go back to her room, but she said she wanted to see the rain.
Looking at the maids and old women who were busy with their heads down and silent, it was as if she saw herself.
She seems to have lived like this all these years.
Is that so? Is that so?
“…”
After standing in the corridor for a while yesterday, Zhu Yinluan fell ill, which was rare.
Afraid that Pang Shi would find out and complain, Ming Ya was told not to say anything. Fortunately, he didn't have to go to Tingyu Pavilion to serve for the next few days.
The imperial physician wrote a prescription for a medicinal bath for Pang Shi, and under this pretext, Zhu Yinluan took Ming Ya out to get medicine and see a doctor.
There are many pharmacies in the capital city. She had asked around and visited several of them before in order to check her health.
This time, she went around to the Shen Family Pharmacy in Jingxi Alley. Mr. Shen inside had good Chinese medicine skills and had once studied under the head of the Imperial Hospital. Unfortunately, he didn't have enough connections and couldn't get a medical job in the palace. After he was released, he opened a pharmacy with the help of the Imperial Hospital's reputation, and it was very famous in this area.
After all, who in the capital doesn't want to be treated by an imperial physician? The imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau are out of reach, so a doctor who has worked in the Imperial Medical Bureau is a good second choice.
Zhu Yinluan wore a cloak and veil while waiting for the patient to write down the number and get the doctor's appointment. Mingya had already taken the prescription and went to the other side to find the medicine boy to get the herbs.
There were many people coming and going. She was quiet by nature and now she felt hot and uncomfortable, so she concentrated on queuing and did not look around.
After the semicolon, she went to the second floor of the small building of the pharmacy to look for Doctor Shen. It was relatively quiet here. The people behind her didn't catch up, so she looked around, but who knew that she accidentally stepped on the empty step when she raised her foot. She was very scared and frantically flapped her hands to grab the handrail beside her to avoid falling down.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, he stretched out an arm, put it around her waist, pinched her wrist, and pulled her back.
The man arrived in time and stood on the steps. When the clear and unfamiliar masculine scent approached her, her frightened heart beat even more violently at this moment.
After standing firm, Zhu Yinluan quickly got away and put some distance between the two of them.
Ignoring her pounding heart, she stuttered, "Thank you very much for your help, sir... I appreciate it."
He watched her stand still and then break free like a rabbit, jumping far away from him.
If there wasn't a corner of stairs behind, it would have been even further away from him.
His temperament hasn't changed, but he seems to be a little less courageous...
She kept her eyes down while speaking, not even daring to look at him, in order to avoid suspicion.
The thin veil only covered half of her face. She was breathing rapidly, and the veil was pulled back and stuck to her face. Especially when she was speaking and thanking him, the veil was completely covering half of her face.
The veil outlined her straight nose and small, plump lips.
The Wei family had a hard time, and you could tell from the outline of her face that she had become much thinner.
The girl from the past has grown up, the baby fat on her face has faded, she has become a graceful young lady, and has even become a wife.
He brushed her hair up in a bun.
He stepped back to help her avoid suspicion, and said calmly, "I'm sorry for the offense I caused in a hurry. I hope you can forgive my rudeness."
The man's gentle voice penetrated into her ears, and inexplicably made Zhu Yinluan calm down.
But she felt strangely familiar with it, and wanted to dig deeper, but Zhu Yinluan couldn't find the corresponding character in her mind.
"My dear, your words are too serious. You were just trying to help me... How could you say you offended me? It's me who..."
As she spoke, she thanked the other party again, but did not tell him her origins, nor did she look up, but mostly kept her eyelashes lowered.
It is not easy for a woman to show off in public, especially since she is married. The two of them just had an unexpected contact, and if someone saw them, she would not be able to explain it clearly.
The other party should also be a humble gentleman. Zhu Yinluan saw him stepping back and keeping some distance.
"My lady, you don't have to be so polite. I told you it's just a piece of cake."
"The stairs are narrow, please go first, ma'am." He moved sideways to make room for her.
Zhu Yinluan's inner defenses gradually melted away at the other party's considerate and polite words, and his gentle and clear voice.
She raised her eyes and noticed that the other party was accompanied by an entourage.
The corners of the man's clothes were of moon-colored brocade. She was doing needlework and could tell at a glance that the material was precious and not something that ordinary people could afford. She guessed that the man must be of high status.
Seeing this, she quickened her pace and left.
When they passed each other, she retracted her gaze and did not look back, so she naturally did not see the man's slightly raised eyes following her.
He watched her disappearing figure, his eyes filled with deep intrigue.
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