After this incident, it seemed that Mi Niang was the leader among the four. Her method shocked the sisters-in-law and the servants were also more convinced. However, she was not arrogant. Instead, she worked diligently and did many good things. The servants, especially the women, were ashamed to ask Mi Niang to treat women's diseases, so she invited a female doctor from outside to come into the mansion.
In fact, this female doctor was not a famous doctor, but because they were both women, it was convenient for her to treat patients. People were not so shy about treating women for many difficult diseases.
Especially recently, we have been very busy, it is snowing and the weather is cold. Many people are sick but are too lazy to do anything and can only endure it.
But since the doctor was there, the maids were all willing to go after finishing their errands.
The consultation is free and you can get the prescription yourself, which is much more convenient.
For a time, Mi Niang's prestige increased greatly, especially among the many women in the inner house. Even Chun Tao went to see her once. Since she gave birth to a child, her menstrual period had been irregular. She had drunk red dates and wolfberries drink casually. Mi Niang also gave her donkey-hide gelatin sent by others, but it still did not work out well. Either she had too much or too little.
In fact, it was just a minor gynecological illness. After taking some medicine, Chuntao felt much better.
However, it is difficult for them to talk to male doctors about this matter. It is okay if it is an older doctor, but it would be even more inconvenient if it is a younger doctor.
Chun Tao was very happy and couldn't help saying, "Fourth Madam, this is a good thing. But this old lady doctor was only hired for one year. Everyone said it would be better if you were the one in charge."
"This is the only thing I can do. The Marquis' Mansion spent a lot on the old lady's funeral, so they want to save money. But few people know that hiring a doctor only costs a few dollars. Compared with hiring another person, the cost is the least. But many people don't think of this. Since I'm in charge for one day, I'll do my job for one day. I will never know and pretend I don't know." This is Mi Niang's principle in doing things.
Although Chang Yuzhu is very prominent, she is only changing the existing rules. However, this kind of change in the rules is nothing more than mutual denunciations. After a while, the servants will still do the same thing, which will divide the servants. In the long run, it is not a long-term solution.
Because the existing problems have not been fundamentally solved, all the ills of the Marquis's Mansion are whether to maintain the so-called shelf? Cutting down the servants, each room is still extravagant, which cannot solve the fundamental problem.
In addition, the Marquis' Mansion abandoned military power and turned to literature, or the military was still the main focus.
After Madam Weng passed away, the problem became more serious. Both of Shen's sons were preparing to become scholars. Leaving aside the fact that the illegitimate son was still young, the second son was expelled from the family tree, the third son's wife had already expressed her intention to become a scholar, and the fourth son's family was even more troublesome.
As for what the Crown Prince Fang Weijun and his wife thought?
I guess they are all confused and only think about the immediate benefits.
Mi Niang's action also gave Fang Wei Yan a great inspiration. Officials always think about how to implement their political views, but if they cannot directly realize their ideals and ambitions for the time being, they cannot sit idle and do nothing, they can still do good things.
As for Chang Yuzhu, it was not within Mi Niang's consideration.
After her actions, at least Chang Yuzhu no longer dares to do anything brazenly.
Moreover, a major event had occurred at this time. The Empress Dowager in the palace had urged the Emperor to appoint a queen. This year, the late Empress had passed away, so the Empress Dowager issued an imperial decree ordering the selection of women to enter the palace.
Because of the mourning period, naturally no women were allowed into the Dong'an Marquis's Mansion. However, just because there were no women in the Dong'an Marquis's Mansion did not mean that there were no relatives of the Dong'an Marquis's Mansion. For example, the Dong'an Marquis's eldest daughter, Fang Yaqing's eldest sister, was the daughter of her eldest aunt Fang Yazhen, who married far away in Shandong.
Fang Yazhen married the son of a famous general, and her husband was the deputy commander of the Laizhou Army in Shandong.
This time Fang Yazhen went back to Beijing to mourn the death of his grandmother and to send his daughter to Beijing to run for election.
The queen's position was left vacant, and everyone had that idea.
After Fang Yazhen got married, Xu came in. She was about thirty-five or thirty-six years old. She cried in front of old lady Weng's coffin, and her eyes were swollen like peaches.
Xu had been ill for a few days, but her condition had improved. She acted like a filial son and a virtuous daughter-in-law in front of the coffin. She had no time to welcome a concubine's daughter back to heaven, so she asked her daughters-in-law to accompany her.
Mi Niang thought to herself, if it was like Chang Yuzhu in her previous life, whose father had a high status and could use connections to recommend her to enter the palace directly, the emperor would also give her this respect and believe that the ministers were loyal to him.
But the rest, such as the daughters of a thousand households or the daughters of a deputy commander, although they also came from official families, the third rank was a hurdle, and if they couldn't pass it, they would not have the dignity and had to honestly participate in the selection.
"Aunt, please don't grieve too much." Yu advised.
Chang Yuzhu also looked very caring. She always appeared to be like this on the outside, especially her round face, which made it easy for people to like her.
Fang Yazhen couldn't help but say, "Thank you for your comfort, my two brothers and sisters. I've dreamed of the old lady every day since she passed away. I was in the care of my grandmother back then, but now I think that the time we spent together was too short."
This is nonsense. The only children that Old Madam Weng raised were Fang Weiyan and Ye Jiayin, and they were very indifferent to Fang Yaqing. When Fang Furong returned home, she was very rude to Fang Yaqing, but Old Madam Weng was very tolerant of her.
She was not a person who valued grandchildren. The reason why she raised Fang Weiyan was, on the one hand, she wanted to control the Xu family at that time, and on the other hand, she wanted to strengthen the relationship between them.
The reason why Fang Weichang and his two brothers were able to marry wives was probably because he was afraid that Xu, the concubine, would cause trouble.
How could she possibly raise the concubine daughter of the Marquis of Dong'an? If she really cared about him, she would never mention it during festivals.
However, Mi Niang didn't care about Fang Yazhen, because she found something very strange. Logically speaking, she did not enter the palace in this life, but Fan Yuzhen did. Moreover, Fan Yuzhen's concubine rank was higher than hers in her previous life. She also had a prince in her hands, and she heard that the prince was quite healthy.
Mrs. Ding also said that Fan Yuzhen was taking care of her body and was waiting to have another baby.
Moreover, Concubine De was almost the most favored concubine in the harem. When Concubine Ding entered the palace, she described the rare treasures in Fan Yuzhen's palace, which showed the emperor's love for her.
Normally speaking, Fan Yuzhen could be the successor.
But why is it so slow? The Queen has been dead for several years!
In terms of qualifications, Fan Yuzhen had been in the palace for several years, came from a famous family, was very capable, and her behavior was also in line with the norms.
Even after Queen Nguyen had passed away, there was no one to stop her from taking over the throne.
There is no obstruction, and there is no hindrance at all.
In her previous life, when she was to be made queen, the Empress Dowager was deposed on the grounds that she had no children. Many people submitted memorials to oppose this, and many people obstructed it. However, the new queen was made queen very quickly, and even now the Emperor still leaves everyone confused.
Now everyone is wondering whether the emperor will choose a bride from outside or from among his existing concubines.
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