The summer vacation has passed more than a month, and the sky is in full swing, and even the knowledge on the trees is dull. At first, I was glad that Xia Yan was wearing a cheongsam with three layers inside and three layers outside, and I began to feel a little overwhelmed.

In the early morning of this day, just after breakfast, there was a letter from Rehe outside the house, I don't know what, I felt that the atmosphere in the house was suddenly solemn, and even Mama Du also told everyone that the clothes and food of these days are simple and simple.

I don't know what happened, but when I saw this scene, I also knew that something big was happening at a regular time, and I couldn't help but chuckle in my heart. Although I knew in my heart that it would not be those masters with the halo of the protagonist who had an accident, I was still a little disturbed by the depressing and dignified atmosphere in the house.

I didn't want to be kept in the dark all the time, so I found a free opportunity to pull Mama Du aside, and asked carefully, "Seeing that everyone in the house has different expressions today, something must have happened." Mama takes care of me a lot on weekdays, and now if there is a big event, you should inform me, otherwise it will not be good if you accidentally give birth to a business trip, for fear of affecting Mama. ”

Mama Du felt that this was reasonable, and said in a low voice, "Early in the morning, there was news from the Rehe Palace, saying that the fifth princess had died. ”

The fifth princess? Kangxi has many children, but half of them are dead, listening to Mama Du say this, I don't think it's a big deal, although I feel sorry, but I am also a lot more relieved.

These five princesses are the ninth daughter of Emperor Kangxi, born in the twenty-second year of Kangxi, and in the thirty-ninth year of Kangxi, she was named Princess Wenxian of Heshuo and married to Shun Anyan of the Tong family. Wen Xian was raised by the Empress Dowager Xiaohui since he was a child, with valuable character and talent, and was even favored by the emperor and the empress dowager.

It stands to reason that a princess is dead, no matter how favored she is, it doesn't have much to do with the Four Baylor Mansion, but I have to say that the fifth princess is also from Concubine De, and she is the sister of Yinzhen's mother.

Yinzhen has two younger brothers and three younger sisters. Among the younger siblings, only the fifth princess is not much different from Yinzhen's age, and they have all been sent to others for foster care since childhood, so compared with the other four, the relationship between Yinzhen and this sister is relatively good.

Speaking of this, Mama Du sighed and said: "This is the destiny of heaven, although the weather is sulky now, but the hot river is a place outside the plug, after all, it is much cooler than the capital, the queen mother is noble and unhindered, but the fifth princess who is in the year of peach and plum has a heat stroke, and she is stunned to get through." The emperor has ordered the ministers to send his coffin back to Beijing, and it will arrive in a few days, so there is a letter to report it today to prepare for the funeral. ”

Listening to her detailed description, I could only sigh helplessly, thinking that heat stroke was not a serious illness, and the princess was in her prime, and if the treatment was timely and appropriate, I am afraid that she would not be in vain. However, in ancient times, women were more delicate, especially the boudoir women who were raised in the high gate did not exercise much on weekdays, and once there was a major illness or a small disaster, it would be useless.

Thinking of the fifth princess who died, somehow the vague heart-wrenching loneliness that night appeared in my mind when Yinzhen said "It's too lonely to eat alone". There is one less person who can make him care, and with his character, I'm afraid that he won't reveal anything, but what kind of scene will it be in his heart that no one can touch.

Some people are dead, but those who are alive must continue to live. In addition to the simplicity of the food, the depressing atmosphere of doing things has gradually faded over time.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and there are cases of servants and maidservants falling ill from heat stroke in the princes' mansions. The internal affairs office selected some competent and healthy servants and maids to be sent to the princes' mansions to fill the vacancies temporarily, and the manpower in the Sibeile Mansion was also full.

I was not an official registered servant in the house, but now I have enough manpower, and I am also worried about Geng's mother's body, so I asked Mama Du for leave and said that I wanted to take a day off to go back and see. Although Mama Du hesitated, she still told the Wulanala clan of Fujin about this, and the Wulanala clan was not the master of the mistreatment of the subordinates, so she allowed it without making it difficult, but she was afraid that one day was not enough, and she was allowed to take two more days off.

The three-day hypothesis is not long or short, but it is a great favor for those who are servants and maidservants. This really made the servants and maids in the house blushing for a while, only saying that Fu Jin was kind-hearted, and said with envy and jealousy that I somehow fell into Fu Jin's eyes, so important. Listening to them say these salty and indifferent words, I just smiled silently and packed my luggage, and left the house early the next morning and returned to Geng's house.

In the early morning, the open street is still sparsely populated, except for the morning market vendors. Along the way, there is a wind coming slowly, and there is a refreshing feeling with morning dew in the sullenness. Without the control of the prince's mansion, his mood relaxed, and a pleasant smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.

But the smile didn't last long, when it was interrupted by a sudden cry of grief and whimpering from the corner. Looking in the direction of the cry, I saw a man lying upright on the ground in the corner of the alley, and on top of him fell a mournful and wailing woman, the woman was ragged and looked like a begging outcast, and beside her was an unkempt little girl, who was holding the infant in her arms and whimpering bitterly, and the baby's face was flushed abnormally.

Although there were not many passers-by in the early morning, the sudden crying still attracted a lot of onlookers. I only heard someone in the crowd sighing and discussing, "This man had a sha at noon last night, and the mother and the mother held the child and begged all the way before they grabbed half a pair of medicines, but I didn't expect that the person still didn't keep it, this man died, how can the mother live!"

"How to live, don't live, God doesn't give you a way to live, we can't help it, not to mention that this year is very hot, there are people who die of sha on the street every day, the government doesn't care, and the people can't manage it if they want to......" someone answered.

These discussions came into my ears, and my heart sank. Shasha is heat stroke, I have been staying in Baylor Mansion before, although I feel that the heat is unbearable, but every day there are hawthorn chrysanthemum these medicine and food supplies to relieve heat and clear heat, but I don't feel how difficult to endure, out of the house only to know that there are countless people who have died of heat stroke.

While they were discussing, they heard someone shouting, "The official is coming," and then the officer who patrolled the street came over, pushed away the woman who was crying to death with her dead husband in her arms, and said, "Get out of the way, howl what, don't hurry up and collect the funeral, you can't afford the plague." ”

Seeing that the official was about to wrap the person in a straw mat, the woman did not comply, and jumped up and pulled the official messenger's trouser and wailed: "Okay, okay, the deceased is the greatest, wait until we pool the money to buy him a coffin and bury it."

"Coffin? you orphans and widows can still afford to buy a coffin, it's good to have a straw mat wrapped in it and bury it casually, come early in the morning to find bad luck, the lord hasn't asked you for the silver, you still dare to ask for a coffin, hurry away, don't delay the business" The official spat at the woman, kicked her away, and commanded the messenger to move the body.

The woman was already in a hurry, and she was kicked by him, and she fainted in her chest in one breath. When the little girl saw that her mother had also fallen, she was so anxious that she cried.

"Wait" The actions of those officials made people feel cold, I really couldn't see it, I called out to stop the errand officer, took out a few copper coins from the purse and stepped forward and secretly stuffed them into the hands of the leading officials, and said: "It's not easy to see their orphans and widows, can you make it convenient, let them find a way to dispose of the corpses by themselves, so as not to take advantage of your bad luck, right?"

The official took the silver and squinted his eyes and smiled: "You girl looks young, but she is quite sensible, so let them dispose of the corpse before the sun comes out, otherwise when the sun comes out, the corpse will stink, and we can't afford to pollute the boundary of the capital at that time." ”

I nodded my head in response, and watched the officer take the man away, and hurried to the woman, and woke her up, and asked the little girl to carry the baby over and examine it.

The woman woke up and saw that her husband's body was still there, but she thought that she could not afford to buy a coffin and would have to wrap it in a straw mat and bury it casually.

"This aunt, don't cry yet, your husband's corpse must be sent to the suburbs of the city before sunrise to be temporarily placed, and the corpse can't be so violent. And this child of yours is also shaping, if you don't treat it quickly, I'm afraid it will ......" Although I can understand her grief, I can't let her continue to howl like this, so I hurriedly grabbed her and said.

"My son...... My son...... "When the woman heard that her youngest son was also suffering from heat stroke, she became even less assertive, and only howled loudly.

Seeing the posture, I was also a little messy for a while, and I didn't know what to do. But I heard the little girl next to me say, "Sister, I'm afraid my mother is useless, I thank you for your help just now for my father." Right now, my brother is left in my family, and I saw that my sister also knows how to see a doctor just now, or my sister will find a way to save my brother first, as for my father's burial, I ...... I'll figure it out. ”

The little girl was not very old, but she knew that she was a smart child, and her big bright eyes glistened with tears and determination.

What can a half-grown child do, I'm afraid it's a bloody betrayal of his father and the like, but in such a situation, can there be any other way besides this road? I could only nod helplessly, and didn't ask her what way she could think of, but said: "The child is too young, can he be saved...... All I can say is try."

"Sister, we don't have the money to go to the hospital, it's a death for both horizontal and vertical, you can only take care of it, if it can't be cured, it should only be his life" The little girl choked up and responded.

It's just that, I can't see such a young child die in front of my eyes, so I can only try hard. Make up your mind, tell her to feed more water to reduce fever first, and then tell her to wait for me to come back, turn around and walk quickly to a place with a lot of grass to find usable medicinal herbs.

In this era, the environment is well protected, grass and fields can be seen everywhere, with little memory, you will find some dandelions, hemp, camellia, xanthium, wormwood and nightshade, and some miscellaneous herbs that can be used to clear heat and detoxify everywhere.

When she returned to the alley, the woman had calmed down a lot, and she and the little girl had changed the man's clean clothes. I asked her to find a pot, boiled the herbs into it, and told her about the effects and contraindications of these herbs, and then said to her: "Although these are also traditional Chinese medicines, they can also be boiled and eaten in ordinary times, and unlike those medicinal materials in the medical hall, I am afraid that the medicinal properties are not so strong, and now we can only look at the creation of this child." I cooked more, and you and your mother drank the rest, which can be prevented, your father's funeral needs to be prepared, and your brother also needs someone to take care of it, and I am afraid that your mother will not be better for a while, so you must take care of yourself first, otherwise your family will be completely finished. That's all I can help you. ”

After speaking, he gave her all the two taels of silver that Mama Du gave me when she left the house, and said: "I don't know if these silver are enough to buy a thin coffin, if it is not enough, you should also persuade your mother not to force it, although it is said that death is great, but there is also a way to enter the earth for peace, and only when the living live well can the dead be safe, do you understand?"

"Sister, we can't ask for your money......" the little girl excused.

"Whose money you want is not wanted, not to mention that although my family is not rich, I don't expect these two taels of silver to live, you take it to the emergency first, it will be regarded as if I borrowed you, I am the girl of the Geng family at the corner of the street in front, and I will pay it back when you have money, so it is decided." The heart said that this girl was a good one, and did not want to be so polite with her all the time, so he persuaded to put the money into her hand.

The little girl heard me report to the house, gritted her teeth and took the money, suddenly fell on the ground and kowtowed, and said: "Sister Geng's great kindness, Xi'er has written it down, and my sister's kindness will be repaid in the future." ”

Seeing that no one knelt down to thank her at every turn, he hurriedly helped her up and said, "To live well is to repay the gratitude"

By this time it was already dawning, the sun was gradually rising, the flush on the baby's face had gradually faded, and his breathing was much more stable. The coffin shop not far from the street also opened, the boss was not bad, thinking of the poor mother, he gave them a thin coffin and funeral supplies with two taels of silver, and also sent two guys to help collect the body, and some kind-hearted people on the street also sent some food to the mother, seeing the actions of these well-wishers, the heart that was cold by the official was also a little warmer.