Chapter 51 The Imperial Physician Can't Prescribe the Heart-Breaking Powder
Aunt Jiang was the concubine's daughter of a fifth-rank official.
When she was married to Ye Jingchuan, she didn't bring much dowry.
Now that she has the opportunity to get dowry from her two wives, she is naturally enthusiastic.
The more dowry a daughter brings to her husband's home, the less she will be looked down upon.
Ye Jingchuan glanced at the concubine's daughter who had always had little presence and nodded.
"Although Jiang Huai is only an eighth-rank editor, the Jiang family is a century-old family, and they have a concubine. His future is limitless. It is reasonable to let Yin'er bring more dowry."
The eldest daughter is about to be abandoned, and the second daughter has no future either, so he has to pay some attention to the concubine's daughter.
Ye Siyin knelt down and saluted, "Thank you, Dad."
Ye Jingchuan said, "We will divide the dowry after breakfast tomorrow. Jiang and Liu will go back first."
Aunt Jiang and Ye Siyin stood up and said goodbye.
Aunt Liu has no children, so she has no share in the dowry.
Ye Jingchuan felt that he only had two sons and three daughters, and his offspring were not many.
He plans to marry a second wife as soon as possible, and take in a few concubines to help the Ye family expand!
He looked at the gloomy Kong Ru, his disgust clearly visible on his face.
"It's time to help Zhi'er find a marriage. When you check the invitations from various mansions, pay attention to see if there are any suitable girls."
Kong Ru knew that she had completely fallen out of favor. If she wanted to survive in the Ye family, she had to demonstrate her own value.
"Don't worry, Master. I will keep it in mind."
But Ye Anzhi didn't want to get engaged at all.
Because he had to be bound by his fiancée after being engaged, many of his maids would be sold.
Moreover, he is now thinking about his elder sister so much that there is no room for anyone else in his heart.
"Dad, my son is only fourteen. I don't want to get engaged so early."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped hard in the face.
“Bang!”
Ye Jingchuan looked at his eldest son who was spoiled by the old lady and was so angry that his temples were throbbing.
"How could I have such a useless son like you? You are neither good at literature nor martial arts. What else can you do besides playing with women?"
Kong Ru felt heartbroken when she saw the slap marks on her son's face.
"Master, Zhi'er is still young and doesn't understand. Why did you hit him?"
"Little? The second son of the Minister of Works passed the imperial examination at the age of thirteen, and the illegitimate son of the Minister of War joined the army at the age of ten, and your precious son is fourteen years old, but he spends the whole day buried in women's crotches!"
The more Ye Jingchuan looked at it, the more he felt that the eldest son could not be the future head of the family, and his only role was to add children to the Ye family!
Thinking of this, his gaze fell on his second son who had a pale face.
Fortunately, Jun'er has a good talent. Although he has been sick, he can already compose poetry.
If it weren't for that stupid woman Kong Ru who harmed Jun'er, he would definitely have been much more outstanding.
“Bang!”
Ye Jingchuan was so angry that he also slapped Kong Ru.
"If anything happens to Jun'er, I'll make you pay with your life!"
Nothing can happen to Jun'er. He must live well and develop into a capable person so that he can inherit the title in the future.
Kong Ru knew that she was in the wrong and did not dare to argue for herself.
"I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again."
She apologized, but hatred was brewing in her heart.
If Ye Jingchuan hadn't been unwilling to go to Liuliyuan even on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month, and hadn't given her any face as the mistress of the house, how could she have done something like hurting her son to win favor!
She pushed her eldest son who was beaten stupidly, "Zhi'er, apologize to your father."
Fortunately, both of the Ye family’s sons came out of her belly. As long as she can wait until her sons become the head of the family, she will be the most honorable old lady!
Ye Anzhi was frightened by Ye Jingchuan's livid face, and quickly said, "Son knows his mistake, and I will follow Dad's arrangements in everything."
"Go back and reflect on your mistakes!"
Ye Anzhi was eager to return to his own yard and play with his newly adopted baby.
As soon as he heard this, he ran away.
"It's hopeless!"
After Ye Jingchuan said this, he saw that Ye Anjun was drowsy, so he asked the maid to take him to rest.
Then he said to Kong Ru: "Choose a wife for Zhier who is good at fighting and is bold and fierce."
If this bastard doesn't improve after getting married, let his daughter-in-law beat him to death!
Kong Ru didn't want a daughter-in-law who was difficult to control, but she wouldn't be stupid enough to contradict Ye Jingchuan. She would just pretend to obey him but actually disobey him.
"Yes, sir."
"Ling'er's wedding must be a grand affair, and there must be no mistakes."
Speaking of this, Kong Ru raised the dilemma.
"Master, time is tight. There are not enough servants in the mansion, so we have to hire some temporarily. I am also worried about mistakes, so I want the guards to pay more attention."
Originally, this was a matter of just a word from her, but her authority as mistress was taken away, so she could only ask the head of the family for instructions.
Ye Jingchuan knew that Kong Ru was hinting that he should return the power of the family to her.
And he really doesn't have the energy to take care of these little things now.
"Until Ling'er's wedding is over, you will still be the mistress of the house."
"I will definitely not let you down, Master."
After saying this, she sent all the maids and servants out.
"Master, if the imperial physician can't cure the Broken Heart Powder and can't save Jun'er, what should we do?"
Ye Jingchuan snorted coldly, "What else can I do? Go ask Chu'er for help."
"Chu'er is convinced that I killed her mother, so she will definitely not give me the antidote. If I die before Ling'er's wedding, Ling'er, Zhi'er, and Jun'er will have to observe mourning for three years, and even Yin'er will have to get married a year later."
Kong Ru knew very well that even if she knelt down and kowtowed to Ye Chutang, she would not show any mercy.
So, she threw the problem to Ye Jingchuan.
How could Ye Jingchuan not see through Kong Ru's little thoughts, and his expression became even colder.
If he could be granted the title of nobility, he wouldn't have to curry favor with the Kong family, and he wouldn't care at all whether Kong Ru was dead or alive.
Of course, even if she wanted to die, she would wait until her daughters were married.
"Let's talk about it after the imperial physician has examined it."
Kong Ru saw that Ye Jingchuan didn't care about her life or death at all, and clenched her hands into fists under her sleeves.
She responded and talked to him about the wedding.
Half an hour later, Ye Anling came with the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
The head of the hospital knew that Ye Jingchuan and Kong Ru were poisoned after taking their pulses, but these were pulses he had never felt before.
"Master Ye, how did you and Madam Ye get poisoned?"
Ye Jingchuan made up a story, "It was an accidental ingestion. Can Doctor Wang cure it?"
The head of the hospital frowned and said, "I have been practicing medicine for thirty years, and this is the first time I have seen this kind of poison. If I knew what the poison was, or if I had any medicine residue, I could give it a try."
As soon as these words came out, Ye Jingchuan's heart sank.
He quickly said, "This poison is called Heartbroken Powder, and it may be related to Heartbroken Grass."
The head of the hospital shook his head, "It shouldn't be the Gelsemium elegans. The pulse is different. If you take Gelsemium elegans by mistake, you will be poisoned within a cup of tea."
"Doctor Wang, this poison will break out the day after tomorrow. Can you think of a way to suppress it temporarily?"
Ye Jingchuan really didn't want to ask Ye Chutang for help.
I'm afraid she'll extort a large sum of money from me again!
The head of the hospital looked helpless, "Master Ye, it's not that I don't want to, but I don't know the composition of the poison. You and your wife haven't shown any symptoms of poisoning yet. I really can't prescribe a prescription based on the pulse alone."
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