The family had finally settled down, and Mrs. Sun wanted to live out her life peacefully here, but her sons clearly didn't think so.
It is said that a good man should have ambitions beyond his hometown, and she had heard of this saying before. But there is also a saying that a mother worries when her son travels a thousand miles away. As an old mother, she really couldn't bear to see her sons go far away.
He Jiuniang was somewhat surprised by Lu Lao Er's idea to go on the trip, because Lu Lao Er was the most honest of the three brothers. If anyone was going, it should be Lu Lao Da who wanted to go. Why did it become Lu Lao Er?
He Jiuniang suspected that perhaps the children in the family had made a mistake when writing the letter? Or perhaps it really was Lu Lao Er?
However, it's fine for Lu Lao Er to go out. He probably sees that the family's life is getting better and wants to go out and make a name for himself, to bring honor to his wife and children. After all, the eldest son and his wife are quick-witted and have their own ideas. The couple has already started preparing for a new business. As for the third son, needless to say, Lu Baichuan has an official position, and He Jiuniang feels that she is no pushover either.
This immediately put pressure on the second wife's family.
She immediately returned to her study to write a reply, along with a prescription for preventing miscarriage and some supplements suitable for pregnant women. She then had the young apprentice from Yuyuantang take them back and give them to the messenger to deliver to her.
She handed the items to the young medicine boy, took out a tael or two of silver and gave it to him, saying, "This is for your errand fee. If you have any letters from here in the future, please bring them to me as soon as possible."
As she spoke, she took out three taels of silver and said, "This is the delivery fee for the messenger. You mustn't embezzle it!"
The young medicine boy nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand! I already have a lot of money, one tael of silver!"
He never imagined that he could get paid for running an errand, let alone a tael of silver, when his monthly salary was only four hundred coins.
This young apprentice was assigned to He Jiuniang by Doctor Song. He was young, but diligent and conscientious. He usually helped with preparing medicine and finding prescriptions, and He Jiuniang liked him quite a bit. Once he was familiar with the medicinal materials, He Jiuniang actually wanted to see if he had any talent for medicine, so that she could have a little apprentice.
After taking care of these things, He Jiuniang lay down, wondering whether she should deliver food to Lu Baichuan later.
Huh? Why does she want to bring him food?
With so many servants at home, why not just send one of them over?
Cough cough...
She touched her nose, somewhat incredulous that such a thought had even crossed her mind, and quickly went to sleep.
Meanwhile, in a Taoist temple far away in the capital, a young Taoist priest rushed into the main hall, whispered something in the ear of an old Taoist priest, and the old priest, who had been sitting with his eyes closed, instantly opened them.
"Danzhu Tower has been discovered? How come I haven't heard a thing?"
The old Taoist priest turned and glared at the young Taoist, his eyes filled with anger.
The young Taoist priest took two steps back in fear and said, "It's possible that the Taoist temple over there has also been discovered..."
The old Taoist frowned: "Impossible. How could I have no news about something this big? Even if the news had been leaked, I should have received the message. Could it be that all those sentries have been discovered?"
The young Taoist priest dared not speak, because he had not received any news either. The Danzhu Tower incident had occurred almost half a month ago, and they were only now receiving the news.
He always felt that their undercover agents were being controlled by someone, but he couldn't find any evidence.
"Master, don't worry, I'll send someone to investigate right away."
The young Taoist priest was somewhat reliable, which improved the old Taoist's expression. He said, "Danzhu Tower was our open secret. If it's discovered, so be it. But we must send someone to the Taoist temple to investigate. Our grand plan is about to succeed; we can't afford to fail unexpectedly."
During this time, he kept assuring the old emperor that the elixir could definitely be refined, and that if something happened to the Taoist temple in Jingzhou City, the children's situation would be exposed.
Although it's still possible to pin the blame on Prince Chen, the timing isn't right yet. At this point, smearing Prince Chen won't solve the problem once and for all.
"yes."
The young Taoist priest responded and left. The old Taoist priest couldn't sit still any longer and hurriedly got up to write a letter, reporting the matter to his superiors so they could prepare accordingly.
The old Taoist priest was none other than Dao Ping Zhenren, who had been refining elixirs for the old emperor during this period.
During this period, many people in the court were impeaching him, but as long as the old emperor did not speak, no one could touch his position.
He knew some medicine. Based on the old emperor's condition, he added some appropriate medicinal herbs to the elixir, making the old emperor feel a clear improvement in his health. Wasn't that easy to manipulate?
Meanwhile, the Lin family also received the news, and their servants immediately went to inform Lin Yiping that Jingzhou City seemed to be on the verge of chaos.
Lin Yiping smiled when he heard this and said, "It's good that things are in chaos. Now that Father Emperor is obsessed with pursuing immortality and has no interest in state affairs, and the Crown Prince is overseeing the country, it is the perfect time to help Prince Jing eliminate Prince Chen. You should send the message to Prince Jing's residence and say that Prince Chen has treacherous intentions, is allowing the people in his fiefdom to harm innocent people, and is deliberately concealing the truth and not reporting it. This is a crime of deceiving the emperor!"
His subordinate responded and quickly went to carry out the task. He then called over another subordinate and instructed him, "There's not much going on these days. Go to Jingzhou again and bring that female doctor under your command as soon as possible. As long as she's willing to work for me, she can ask for anything. Take a few more men with you. If she still refuses, have someone take care of her properly and don't leave any future trouble."
"yes."
After his subordinates left, Lin Yiping calmly poured himself a cup of tea, took a small sip, and then said in a low voice, "This time, I hope you won't disappoint me."
Two or three days later, the banquet hosted by the prefect's wife arrived. He Jiuniang went to her own shop in advance to pick out a special light green summer dress. It looked very refreshing on her, and it not only made her skin look fairer but also made her look slimmer. The maids praised her so much that He Jiuniang almost lost her bearings.
Finally, He Jiuniang chose two pretty young maids to accompany her to the banquet.
The two maids were named Yueyan and Yueshu, respectively. Their names were given to them by He Jiuniang, just like the other girls in the food workshop, all of whom belonged to the Yue generation.
They were two of the six girls He Jiuniang had initially chosen. They were relatively older and bolder, making them the most suitable to take to the banquet.
This time, she was attending the banquet not on her own behalf, but on behalf of Lu Baichuan and the entire Lu family, so she couldn't go in a shabby way. Therefore, He Jiuniang took out the set of pearl and gold jewelry that Lu Baichuan had bought for her during their last shopping trip and found a suitable outfit to wear.
Of course, He Jiuniang not only dressed herself up, but also gave Yueyan and Yueshu a rather grand makeover. They wore the more expensive styles sold in her own clothing shop. He Jiuniang had the tailor in the shop alter them on the spot to make them narrow-sleeved and suitable for maids.
In addition, He Jiuniang gave each person two hairpins. Although they were not expensive gold or silver products, they were exquisitely designed and the kind that people could remember at a glance.
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