Shen Miaolan couldn't sleep all night, thinking about how to help Shen Mu, Marquis of Ningyuan. Shen Mu is now the only one left in the long house, and his grandfather's house is already lonely, and he can't be relied on. The second room and the second uncle Shen pay tribute to the current servant of the ministry, he is sleek and shrewd, and has an excellent reputation in the officialdom; the second lady's maiden family is the Yongyi Marquis Mansion, although it is not as important as the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, but it is also very important in the court. The third room is Shen Miaolan's branch, the third master is the Shenwu general of the third grade, the favorite minister of the saint today, and the third lady's maiden family is the palace of the eldest princess of Chaoyang, which is considered a relative of the emperor, and its dignitaries do not need to be said. And the princess of Chaoyang was named the prince and the prince, and the protégés were widely distributed, whether it was a Beijing official or a local official, most of them were his protégés, and its influence did not need to be said;

After careful analysis, the forces in the Marquis Ningyuan's mansion are not complicated. Helping Shen Mu is actually the overall direction. Miao Lan privately thought that at this time, there was no need to ask her mother, Shen San's wife, Han, for help, and just report Shen Mu to the old lady about being monitored.

Shen Miaolan sent someone to inquire about Shen Mu's work and rest time, and learned that he had to get up every morning and early morning to take medicine. The juniors greet the old lady every day at three o'clock in the morning, and they can go to Shen Mu's courtyard to explore the truth in this half an hour.

Early the next morning, just after Maozheng, Mother Yun came to wake her up according to Shen Miaolan's instructions. The lark and the cloud warbler opened the bed curtain of the blue lotus-colored embroidered peacock on the left and right, and hung it on the hook of the silver filigree carved crest. Mother Yun lowered her body slightly and called in Shen Miaolan's ear, "Girl, get up." ”

Shen Miaolan didn't sleep well that night, and when she opened her eyes, she felt that her eyes were sour and uncomfortable. With the support of the lark, he slowly got up, stepped into the soft-soled embroidered shoes of hibiscus satin embroidered koi inlaid with the pearl of the East China Sea, and sat on the edge of the bed. Looking a little tired, he took the handkerchief that Yunying had thrown with warm water and applied it to his eyes slightly. I felt that the sourness had subsided a little, so I got up and went to dress up.

"Girl, do you have anything to prepare for visiting the Hou Ye? Skylark asked while combing Shen Miaolan's hair.

Miao Lan thought for a moment and said, "When he is sick, it is naturally best to send some supplements." You go to Curry and get the Korean ginseng sent by my second uncle when I was sick. ”

The lark answered, and the obedient Yunying took the key to the storehouse to get it.

As soon as it was ready, Miao Lan instructed Yun Ying to take the ginseng and go to Shen Mu's Muchun Hall with her.

Entering Shen Mu's courtyard, bypassing the colorful shadow wall where the two dragons grabbed the pearls, the two little girls dressed in green armor under the corridor were quite surprised to see the rare guest Shen Miaolan, one was busy entering the door to report, and the other beat the door curtain of embroidered five blessings and longevity, and bent his knees and said ten thousand blessings.

Miao Lan entered the house shortly, and Si Qi, the big girl in Shen Mu's house, greeted her with a smile on her face. "This morning the dew is heavy and extremely cold, the girl hurry up and sit in the pavilion to warm up, and the slave maid will go to invite the Hou Ye. ”

Shen Miaolan was waited by these two little girls to take off the peacock blue feather thin cloak on her body, and waved her hand, "Don't disturb the eldest brother, I'll warm up a little and go in and see him." ”

Si Qi said that it was heavy and cold outside. In fact, it was to remind Shen Miaolan that when she came in from outside, she was cold, and Shen Mu was weak, so if she rashly entered the house with a cold body, I was afraid that it would make him cold. How could Miao Lan not hear the implicit meaning of her words?

Si Qi stepped forward to personally open the curtain of the warm pavilion, and bowed down to invite Shen Miaolan into the house. Miao Lan sat down on a rosewood chair with a half-old smoked blue chair by the window, and a little girl handed her a white copper hand stove to warm her hands.

Si Qi personally served tea again, "Girl, sit down for a while, Master Hou has just taken medicine at this time, and he is still a little sleepy." ”

Miao Lan nodded and asked, "How is the eldest brother doing these days?"

Si Qi glanced at the people in the room, and after his eyes stopped for a moment on a thirty or forty-year-old servant woman at the door, he replied, "I've been eating the prescription prescribed by Imperial Doctor Qin, and I look better." ”

Si Qi's small move, Miao Lan saw it in her eyes. I knew that she had something unspeakable, so I didn't say much. only talked about some things, such as how Shen Mu eats every day, how many people serve, and how many doctors have come to see a doctor. After almost a cup of tea, the cold on Miaolan's body had dissipated, so she got up and was led by Si Qi to Shen Mu's bedroom.

As soon as Fang entered the door, Miao Lan felt a smell of medicine coming to her face. Shen Mu was wrapped in a stone blue embroidered thousand leaf bamboo moire gown and leaned on the red sandalwood bed. The body is emaciated and the face is pale. Seeing Miao Lan come in, she was supported by the maid who was waiting on the side, struggling to get up.

Shen Miaolan stepped forward quickly, took his pale and withered hand, and said, "Big brother, don't move, just lie down." ”

Shen Mu's hands were as shriveled as rotten wood, and his originally handsome face was bloodless due to the torture of illness. When Miao Lan saw it, she only felt very sour in her heart.

Shen Mu's eyebrows were faint, and a smile barely moved out of the corner of his mouth. "Look at my useless brother, my sister finally came once, but she greeted you like this. ”

Miao Lan choked up a little, but smiled very sweetly. "The eldest brother is just sick now, and when he gets better, he wants to play with Miao'er like when he was a child. ”

Shen Mu is close to Sanfang, and he has also loved Shen Miaolan very much since he was a child. Suddenly remembering those young days, Shen Mu only felt as if he was in another world. He smiled more and more bitterly. I'm afraid his illness is hopeless.

Shen Miaolan saw that he was affectionate and lonely, and hurriedly asked Yun Ying to bring the Korean ginseng. He also preached to her how the second uncle had preached to her about the preciousness and miraculous medicinal effect of this ginseng in front of Shen Mu.

Shen Mu had a rare smile in his eyes, and looked at Shen Miaolan intently. If the eldest sister hasn't come out of the cabinet yet, she should also coax him to be happy like Sister Miao'er.

"Big brother, why are there so many people in your house?" After Shen Miaolan boasted, she glanced at the room and suddenly spoke.

This made everyone stunned. Shen Miaolan pointed to the two girls guarding the door, "Those two should be third-class girls, right? Originally, the patient needed to recuperate, but there are eight servants and girls in the eldest brother's house, what a mess!"

As soon as Shen Miaolan finished speaking, everyone looked at her with different expressions.