Chapter 16: Tyrannical Tiger and Wolf Medicine
Ji Changyan stopped in front of the carriage, and the coachman did not dare to move rashly.
More and more people were looking over.
Ji Changyan insisted, "Why are you in such a hurry? Don't you even have time to talk to His Highness?"
Is her third brother a fool? !
In the busy street, she was asked to chat with Prince Yong. Did they think she was some lowly woman?
Ji Qingwu endured and suppressed his temper before he said, "I'm going to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion. My elder sister and brother-in-law are waiting for me."
When Ji Changyan heard that she was going to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion and wanted her to accompany them to the teahouse for a drink, he couldn't say it out loud. He glanced at Prince Yong, waiting for his decision.
The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion is naturally inferior to Prince Yongwang in terms of rank.
But the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery is the emperor's aunt, and Crown Prince Lu Juan is the emperor's cousin, and is now deeply favored in the court.
Prince Yong's expression changed, and he said half threateningly and half persuadingly: "Since you have something to do, I will not invite my fifth cousin to have tea. Next time, my cousin, please don't refuse me again."
The person behind the curtain said nothing.
Just now, Ji Qingwu deliberately mentioned her elder brother-in-law as well, because she heard Qiao say a few words yesterday that her elder brother-in-law Lu Juan grew up with the current emperor, and their friendship is even deeper than that of brothers, even more so than Prince Yong.
The Ji family married their eldest daughter to the emperor because they actually wanted to use the marriage to consolidate the status of the Ji family and the empress dowager.
When Ji Qingwu's carriage arrived at the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion, servants and maids were already waiting at the door.
The servant led the driver to find a place to settle down. The maid bowed respectfully and said, "Fifth Miss, Madam has been up early and waiting for you to come. Please follow me."
Ji Qingwu smiled and nodded.
As soon as you enter the courtyard, a blue-gray brick and stone road in the middle leads directly to the hall, which is divided into the East Garden and the West Garden.
"Madam is in Ninghua Hall in the East Garden."
Ji Qingwu followed the maid all the way. The courtyard of the marquis's mansion was much larger than that of the Ji family's, and the scenery was indescribably elegant and interesting.
On the way, I met a woman who looked a little bloated and dressed in gorgeous clothes. She smiled before she spoke: "Xin'er, this is the daughter of my third brother's wife, right?"
"Second Madam, it's Miss Five. My wife is waiting for you."
Ji Qingwu also smiled and nodded. It turned out that this person was the second sister-in-law Feng Shuang that the eldest sister mentioned.
Feng Shuang invited her warmly, "Sister is such a beauty. I like to be with young and beautiful girls. If you are free, come and sit in my yard."
The two of them passed each other politely.
When Ji Qingwu and Xin'er disappeared from sight, Second Madam Feng Shuang immediately stopped laughing and said in a mocking tone, "She looks just like her sister, so seductive. She has a child with someone so young, and yet she dares to be a guest at the Marquis's Mansion."
It was completely different from the smiling face he had just had.
The maid beside her quickly reminded: "Second Madam, this is still outside."
Feng Shuang glanced at her and said, "Find someone to find out why she came to the mansion."
When he arrived at his eldest sister's Ninghua Hall, Ji Qingwu began to sweat on his forehead.
Although the skirt is beautiful today, she can't take big steps with it, so she can only take small steps.
But in the eyes of the people in the Marquis' Mansion, her moon-white skirt floated at her feet like a soft cloud as she moved, and the light blue lotus silk ribbon also danced with it, making her look like a fairy-like woman.
Ji Qingrong saw her through the window.
When the fifth sister came in, she joked, "If you didn't know, you would think there was a fairy concubine in my yard."
After entering the room, Ji Qingwu sat down on a chair and fanned himself with his hands.
"Big sister, I wish I were a fairy so I could fly in directly. The mansion is so big, and I've been walking for so long. I guess it must be several miles away."
Ji Qingrong was amused by her cute and naive appearance and ordered, "Xin'er, serve tea to Miss Five. Make the newly acquired snow jasmine tea."
Seeing Ji Qingwu's flushed face, Ji Qingrong asked someone to take out a freshly scented handkerchief to wipe her sweat.
Ji Qingwu raised his face and enjoyed the gentle care of his elder sister.
"Fifth sister, what do you want to eat for lunch? I'll ask the kitchen to prepare it early. We will have dinner in Ninghua Hall today."
Ji Qingwu shook her head and said, "Big sister, the Marquis's Mansion should usually go to the old lady's place to eat together. It will be more lively when more people eat together."
Ji Qingrong knew that her sister was sympathetic to her current difficult situation and did not want her to lose face in front of the old lady.
Xin'er poured Ji Qingwu a cup of tea. Ji Qingwu was indeed thirsty, so he took a sip and said, "It's really good tea."
It tastes sweet and refreshing, without any astringency.
Ji Qingrong smiled and said, "It's okay to have a meal in my own yard. I'm not that useless."
Seeing that his elder sister didn't seem to be trying to be stubborn, Ji Qingwu was of course happy about it. There were rules for eating with a group of people, and it was hard to say whether they could get enough to eat.
She blinked at Ji Qingrong.
The main thing I came here for today hasn't been done yet.
"Okay, all of you can leave." Only Xin'er was left in the room serving.
Xin'er took out a brown paper bag from the white rosewood cabinet with three cabinets and handed it to Ji Qingwu carefully.
After she opened it, she saw that there were still about ten contraceptive pills inside. She picked up one and sniffed it.
"Xin'er, please give me a bowl of water."
When the white water arrived, Ji Qingwu put the meatballs into the water to dissolve them. He looked at the debris inside and the water that had turned black and yellow, and thought for a moment.
Then he began to stir it with the silver hairpin.
Ji Qingrong was afraid of disturbing her, but she couldn't help but ask, "Fifth sister, is there something wrong with this pill?"
Ji Qingwu raised his head, frowned, and looked unhappy.
She said firmly, "The contraceptive pills are fine."
Ji Qingrong breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that the answer was no.
She was very nervous last night. If it was really a problem with the pills, she would live in regret for the rest of her life.
However, Ji Qingwu said solemnly: "Big sister, no problem, that is the biggest problem."
They originally thought that it was the contraceptive pills that damaged the foundation of their bodies, leading to infertility, but if this is ruled out, then what is the real reason?
Not finding the cause is the most dangerous.
Ji Qingrong also understood and felt even more upset. Was it her destiny to have no children?
Ji Qingwu felt her elder sister's pulse yesterday and she could conclude that her elder sister must have taken some medicine, and it was a very strong and powerful medicine, which damaged the foundation of her body.
She asked tentatively, "Have you had any other illnesses in the past few years? Have you taken any other medicines?"
Ji Qingrong recalled and slowly shook his head.
Xin'er also said: "Our wife has never been seriously ill in these years. She has had a minor cold, but she will get better after drinking some nourishing soup. She has never needed medicine."
This is strange.
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