After Liu was exiled, everyone in Wu'an Marquis's Mansion was cautious for a while.
Xia Tian did not go out either. During this period, Marquis Wu'an was in a bad mood and the old lady's face was not looking good either. She just stayed in Jinglan Garden and tried to keep a low profile to avoid being troubled by others.
The wife of the head of the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion was exiled, and the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion had to be left without a housekeeper, so this mess of things was taken over by the second wife.
Originally, the second lady suggested to the old lady that Xia Tian be the housekeeper, but the old lady looked unhappy and it was obvious that she was unwilling.
Xia Tian refused directly. She didn't want to take care of the whole family's food, drink, defecation and urination and then end up with nothing good.
Just doing thankless tasks!
She might as well spend her energy on researching how to make money!
Since I had nothing to do and couldn't go out, I stayed in the study painting from morning to night every day in the summer.
In the palace
Finally, good news came from Imperial Physicians Xu and Zhang.
The plague in the south was under control.
After Shen Nian came back in the evening, he told Xia Tian about the plague in the south.
"The plague is under control?" Xia Tian was a little surprised. It had been a long time since he heard any news from the south.
A few days after returning from Xiawan Village, a plague broke out in the south, and the emperor sent Imperial Physicians Xu and Zhang out.
Soon after, cholera broke out in the capital, and she became busy and no longer paid attention to the news from the south.
"Have Doctor Xu and Doctor Zhang returned?"
"Not yet. The Emperor just received the news they sent back."
"What kind of plague is that over there?" There's plague in Xiawan Village, cholera in the capital, and no one knows what type of plague is breaking out in the south.
"It's also plague."
"It's the plague again?" Xia Tian thought that this might be Da Gan's luck, because they had developed a prescription for the plague when they were in Xiawan Village before.
Doctor Xu and Doctor Zhang didn't have to study it from scratch, they could just use it directly.
Otherwise, the hundreds of pills I took away would definitely not be enough.
“Yeah.” Shen Nian nodded.
He also thought it was quite a coincidence, otherwise who knows how many people would have died.
Because the plague in the south was under control, the emperor finally felt relieved after being worried for so many days.
Over the past six months, with the refugees and the plague, the emperor was exhausted both physically and mentally.
Even the Wanshou Festival was cancelled at that time. Now that the plague is over, we can finally relax.
Some ministers thought that this was a happy event worth celebrating, so they had to hold it well to get rid of the bad luck.
This year, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager's birthdays were not celebrated due to the plague. If we want to hold a national festival, the only one that can be celebrated is the Empress's birthday.
The Queen's birthday is in August, less than three months away.
Although there is not much time left for preparation, there is still time.
By then, I guess Doctor Xu and Doctor Zhang will be back.
Last time, because of Liu's incident, Xia Tian wrote a letter asking Xia Yang not to come to the capital for the time being. It has only been a short time since the letter was sent out, so he should not have received it yet.
But she always felt that the capital was not safe enough, so she simply stopped writing letters.
Let them stay in their hometown first, so that they won’t be implicated by any disturbance in the capital.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the Queen's birthday.
During this period, Xia Tian hardly went out except for going out in June to attend Xia Lin Sayu's wedding.
At most, he would go to the palace every seven days to teach the crown prince, princes, and princesses how to paint before leaving the palace.
All the rest of the time is spent on painting.
Because there were no other distractions, she was able to complete all the portrait commissions she had received from Pingyang City in just over two months.
The moment I handed the painting to Yi Mochen, I felt a lot more relaxed.
There are still a few paintings left that are on order from Shopkeeper Xiao, and she will paint them when she has time.
I'm exhausted during this period, and I've made an agreement with Shopkeeper Xiao that I won't accept any more orders except for the ones I already have.
Although we need to make money, we really can't make any this year.
I thought it would be better to take a break for a while.
The Queen's birthday is a good time to relax.
In the morning, she dressed up and entered the palace under the guidance of the old lady and the second lady.
This time, because of Liu's matter, the old lady kept a much lower profile.
They were also restricted from moving around at will and were required to behave themselves.
She didn't run around, but sat next to the second lady with Shen Rui's wife and talked in low voices to pass the time.
"Hey~ Isn't this the wife of Master Shen?" A gorgeously dressed woman in her thirties came over and said in a sarcastic tone.
Behind her were two ladies of similar age, who were also looking at her with a half-smile.
Xia Tian was confused, she didn't even know them!
"Who is this lady?" Xia Tian asked the lady who had just spoken.
"It's normal that Madam Shen doesn't know me. After all, I'm not often in the capital." The lady said with a hint of disdain, "But even if I were in the capital, I probably wouldn't have much in common with Madam Shen. After all, we come from different backgrounds and are not of the same kind."
After the lady finished speaking, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled.
The mockery in his eyes was almost overflowing.
"Since you don't know me, there's no need for this lady to come over and say hello to me." Xia Tian replied in a flat tone.
After hearing this, the second lady no longer felt like introducing him to Xia Tian.
He simply said nothing and looked at her coldly.
This lady was none other than Governor Luo's wife. She had been with her husband in his post all year round, so she seldom came back home, and I had never seen her in the summer.
Mrs. Luo came back during last year's birthday party, but Xia probably didn't notice.
Mrs. Luo was choked by Xia Tian's words. After a pause, she continued sarcastically, "You are really sharp-tongued. If this were my daughter-in-law, I would have made her kneel outside the door long ago."
"Yes, yes, which youngster would dare to speak to the elders like Madam Shen."
"That's right. The elders came over to say hello, and you see she didn't even know the basic etiquette. She just sat there and didn't move."
"Hey, why are you arguing with her? She comes from the countryside, she definitely doesn't know the rules!"
The two ladies following behind Mrs. Luo also echoed in a sarcastic tone.
Xia Tian glanced at them coldly and said, "I wonder which family you are from? It would be pitiful for me to be your daughter-in-law."
Why don't you tell me about your family so I can spread the word to you, so that those who love their daughters won't accidentally fall into the trap."
Really, she wanted to play dumb, but there were always those blind people who came to find fault with her.
The key is who are they? Why do they always try to gain a sense of presence here?
"Mrs. Shen is truly eloquent." Madam Luo sneered, "No wonder she couldn't even tolerate her own mother-in-law and drove her away. She's truly well-educated!"
The Second Madam couldn't bear to listen any longer and said coldly, "Madam Luo, if you don't know why Liu was punished, don't talk nonsense here."
This is the imperial palace, but she thought it was her own yard and spoke whatever she wanted out loud.
However, the Second Madam knew why Madam Luo came over and said such unpleasant words.
Isn’t it just to stand up for the Liu family?
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