In the simple room lay a woman on the bed, her face was anguished and sweaty, her body covered with a thin quilt, her knees arched and straddled there, her bulging belly most conspicuous.

Dr. He sat on the bed and ordered them without raising his head: "Close the door quickly, don't let the wind in!" ”

Ah Lan hurriedly pulled Qi Xiangsi into the house, followed by jade, and after closing the door, the smell of blood in the house became stronger, and there was a strong smell of medicine.

"You go and boil the medicine, you go wash your hands first." When He Yan raised his head, he found that there was an extra jade, so he didn't think much about it, and asked the jade to go out with Ah Lan to cook medicine.

Waiting for Qi Xiangsi to wash her hands, He Yan directly moved out of the bed and motioned for Qi Xiangsi to sit up: "Hold her legs." ”

Qi Xiangsi did so, looking down and seeing the situation, she was shocked, she had just followed Mrs. Wen's medical and female department, and she had never seen someone else give birth, but He Yan on the side didn't have so much effort to allow her to accept this: "Are you ready?" ”

What to prepare?

Qi Xiangsi was stunned for a moment, He Yi held one knee for her, and instructed her word by word: "Listen, wait a while and do what I say, I will push it up, and you reach in to straighten the fetal position." ”

"Reach out?" As soon as Qi Xiangsi's words fell, there was a muffled sound of pain from the woman, and the amniotic water had broken for two hours, and the mattress under it had been soaked with the amniotic fluid that flowed out, and if it was not born again, the child would suffocate to death in the abdomen.

There is no time for Qi Xiangsi to think a lot, the moment in front of him is the moment when human life is at stake, Qi Xiangsi did not hesitate, his right hand gently poked down, and when he was about to the end, Qi Xiangsi looked up at He Yan, He Yan followed the direction of the woman's stomach, touched the position of the head, pointed down, and then nodded to Qi Xiangsi: "You push up, to the right." ”

Qi Xiangsi felt as if she had touched it, and gently pushed it towards the upper right according to what Imperial Physician He said, and here He Yan went down in the direction of her head, and the woman snorted bitterly.

Gazing at all her minds, she did what Doctor He said, and Qi Xiangsi sweated in the house, she was a little nervous, holding the woman's leg with one hand, and not daring to let go of the other hand for half a minute.

The process of pushing was very slow, the woman was in unbearable pain, and fainted for a while, He Yan immediately applied the needle and shouted to the outside of the house, Ah Lan outside let Jade Shi look at the fire, and hurriedly entered the house, seeing this scene, he almost fainted in fright: "Why do I always have this kind of thing!" ”

"Talk to her, don't let her faint." He Yan asked her to come to the bedside, and then motioned for Qi Xiangsi to continue, "Did you touch your shoulder?" ”

Qi Xiangsi narrowed his eyes slightly: "It's an arm." ”

"Be careful, don't let the umbilical cord get entangled." He Yan turned his head to look at Ah Lan, who patted the sleeping woman, "Dujuan, wake up, if you die, the child in your belly will follow you." ”

The woman snorted, and He Yi nodded: "Go on." ”

Ah Lan bit her lip tightly, whispered secretly, leaning on the woman's ear: "The sisters in the building are waiting to see your jokes, when it was prosperous, you said that you followed someone, and if you can't even give birth to a child at this time, your cuckoo will live in vain in this life." ”

The woman gradually opened her eyes, and Ah Lan was overjoyed: "Doctor He, wake up." ”

He didn't reply: "Go on!" ”

Ah Lan pursed her lips, and thought about what words would be the most stimulating: "Do you remember the mandarin duck who used to be at odds with you, she is now in love with Lord He, and she only redeemed her a few days ago and took her back to the He family, and I don't know what kind of demon spell she cast, but she was able to persuade Mrs. He to let her enter the door, tsk, do you say that we don't have the same fate." ”

"Alright."

Ah Lan was talking, Qi Xiangsi suddenly spoke, and He Yan pushed her stomach to stop her: "Don't move." ”

Qi Xiangsi looked up at her, and He Yan had already turned around and talked to the woman: "According to what I said, you will work hard when you come." ”

The woman shook her head lightly, very weak: "Doctor He, I have no strength. ”

"Go get my medicine box." He Yan asked Ah Lan to bring the medicine box over, took out a small box from it, took out the lower compartment and took the ginseng tablets to signal the woman to open her mouth, and pressed the ginseng tablets under her tongue, "If you don't have the strength, you have to live, otherwise there will be no one to scrape together the money to buy you two coffins tomorrow." ”

These words were much more ruthless than Ah Lan's words, and the woman gritted her teeth and burst into tears: "He hasn't come yet." ”

"What's coming, I'm looking for someone to go to the Guan family, and I'm driven out directly, I said Du Juan, if you really don't want to live, you don't even want this child, then Dr. He is not here and you are wasted." Ah Lan was also angry when she saw her like this, "Why don't I go find someone to scrape together some money now, buy two thin mats for you, and then roll your mother and son and throw them into the mass grave outside the city, which is also the love we have known over the years." ”

The woman was in tears, and there was despair in her eyes.

Qi Xiangsi obviously felt that the child's head was falling, so she pinched the woman's thigh and scolded: "Your child wants to survive, do you want to drag him to death together!" ”

He Yan reacted quickly and pushed his stomach hard, what Qi Xiangsi had to do was to pull out the child after the woman exerted his strength, Ah Lan looked at it and was anxious, and gave the woman a slap: "Cuckoo, if you die here today, you will be a joke in Baihua Lane in the future!" ”

Maybe it was the will to survive that she wanted to live, she didn't want to be so embarrassed even to die, maybe it was the child in her belly that encouraged her, and the cuckoo began to exert herself.

The expression on Qi Xiangsi's face collapsed very tightly, until the child showed his head, pulled the child out according to what Doctor He said, and Qi Xiangsi's heart was relieved when the blood flowed on the mattress, but she didn't have time to slow down, after she tied it tightly on the navel with cotton thread, Doctor He took over the rest of the work.

The child's weak cry came, and the corner of the cuckoo's mouth that was lying there raised a smile, and her eyes narrowed heavily, Ah Lan thought that something had happened to her, and tried her nose several times with her hand, and she was relieved to see that her breathing was stable.

Qi Xiangsi took the wrapped child from He Yan and handed it to Ah Lan: "It's a boy, it's quite heavy." ”

Although Ah Lan was happy on her face, she also had other feelings, and she sighed: "It seems that there is still a chance for transshipment." ”

At this time, Yushi came in with the medicine, put the bowl down, saw the situation in the house, and took the child from Qi Xiangsi's hand: "Girl, you go next door to clean up first, and leave it to me here." ”

Ah Lan didn't seem to be able to stand such an atmosphere, and followed Qi Xiangsi out of the house, and a cold wind hit outside, which immediately dispelled the warmth on her body and blew away the smell brought out of the house.

Qi Xiangsi turned into the next room, the jade had already been boiled and the water was prepared there, Qi Xiangsi stretched out his hand and soaked in the water, and Ah Lan behind him breathed a sigh of relief: "I said this girl, seeing that your temperament is also from a good family, why do you always come to Baihua Lane, it's not good for people to see it, and it will ruin your reputation." ”

"I'm here to apprentice." Qi Xiangsi picked up the bath beans and rubbed her hands, seeing that she was ready to cook and eat, but when she opened the rice bowl, the inside was bottomed out, and there was only a thin layer left, Ah Lan looked at it and sighed, scooped up a can from the bottom of the tank and put it in the basin, poured water and soaked it, "I think back then, she was the most popular person in our Xiaoyao Building, but now she looks like this." ”

"The reddest person?" After getting pregnant, I have made a lot of fortune, and I can still vaguely see some beauty, but when it comes to beauty, which flower girl in Baihua Lane is not beautiful.

"It was only five or six years ago." Ah Lan plucked the rice in the water, washed it and poured it into the urn to stew, looked for it in the cupboard again, turned around and sighed, "At that time, she was a red card girl in Xiaoyao Building, don't look at her now, she was famous in Baihua Lane at that time." ”

Speaking of which, it is all the innocent experience of the Hualou woman, the most popular time to earn a lot of silver, but also a lot of savings, even if it is a leather business, in that kind of years, I will look forward to someone can take her out of this place, give her a stable home, so that she no longer has to meet a smiling face and be looked down upon.

The cuckoo is beautiful, and she is also arrogant, if other women tell which uncle a few days ago made a generous move, she already has to look up to the fit between these benefactors and her, and she will see it in love, otherwise she will not disdain the bid no matter how high it is.

At that time, this set was also popular in Xiaoyao Building, where the net worth that can be seen every day will be high, the guests are willing to smash it, and the mother is happy to make money, so she follows her.

At this moment, the second son of the Guan family appeared.

The son of a down-and-out aristocratic family, with his appearance and temperament, has everything, but lacks silver.

fell from the original high-ranking nobleman, and the second son of the Guan family was a little more decadent and lonely, with his face, in Ah Lan's words, the girl's family was too easy to fall in love with.

The last thing a real mother wants to see is such a guest, who can't spend much money when she comes, and maybe even asks the girl in the building to give him money.

But there are thousands of precautions, his most proud red card actually fell in love with him, Cuckoo was attracted by his talent, and later sighed at his experience, met such a good-looking, gentle and elegant, literary and young man, Cuckoo fell in.

After that, the second son of the Guan family wanted to redeem her and wanted to take her back to the Guan family, but he couldn't afford the sky-high redemption fee, so Du Juan used up almost all his savings, and borrowed some from the sisters in the building to redeem himself and leave with the second son of the Guan family.

But the ending after leaving was not good, the Guan family didn't let her in, the old lady of the Guan family fainted angrily, and the second son of Guan had no choice but to settle her in the small courtyard here in Baihua Lane, so he lived a life in the outer room.

"Half a year after the cuckoo ransomed, the Guan family quickly decided on a family affair for the second son, and a year later they became a parent, and the matter of the cuckoo entering the Guan Mansion was completely hopeless." Ah Lan opened the urn and stirred the rice porridge inside, "Mrs. Guan's mother's family has strong financial resources, and she is also capable, she has been married for more than three years, and she gave birth to three children for the Guan family in a row, but unfortunately they are all daughters." ”

Qi Xiangsi slowly wiped his hands: "Liang Guofu Guan's family? ”

Ah Lan smiled: "Yes, or girl, you know, it's the down-and-out Liang Guofu." ”

"The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, although the title of Liang Guofu is gone, and the eldest prince died in battle, the merits are still there, and they are not comparable to those small families." Qi Xiangsi has never been to Liang Guofu, and she knows some things about the Guan family, not to mention Mrs. Guan, the old lady is also a very powerful character.

"I don't know about the small door, and I haven't seen the big door." Ah Lan put the spoon down and sighed, "She always said that the second son of the Guan family treated him sincerely, just because the family was against it, but I looked at it, she was about to give birth, could it be that the silver that was deducted couldn't even afford an old hen?" The rice in the jar is almost empty, and I'm nosy, and I'm worried about Ah Feng's affairs again. ”

This small courtyard is not bad, it was bought by Guan Ergongzi at that time, but the furnishings in the house here are a little shabby, Qi Xiangsi doesn't know what happened, and his ears are full of Ah Lan's sighs, and he can't enter the gate of the Guan family, and even the household registration is still cheap.

Qinglou women, when they encounter these love things, most of them do not end well

After cooking the porridge and bringing it over, the jade stone over there has already cleaned up the house, although it was stuffy in the stomach for a while, fortunately the child is fine, and now he is sleeping soundly in the bed, and the cuckoo also woke up, looking at He Yi with gratitude: "Doctor He, thank you so much, I can't repay it"

He Yan sorted out the medicine box and put down a prescription: "Find someone to go to the Guan family, the child whose father is unknown will also be a cheap person in the future." ”

Children of untifiable status can only engage in lowly jobs in the future, and cannot participate in exams, and children born in the future are also lowly.

When the cuckoo thought of this, he couldn't help but feel sad: "If they don't recognize me, it's fine, not even this kid."

"They will admit it, Mrs. Guan has been a daughter for three times in her life, and now that you have given birth to a son, you will take your mother and son back for the sake of this." Ah Lan comforted her, mothers are expensive with their sons, and the hard days can be regarded as the end.

"You're here to take care of it for a few days." He Yan gave Ah Lan a piece of silver, "Buy some nourishing for her, you have to continue to drink the medicine, you can't get milk these days, go to a nearby house to ask for some." ”

He Yan said that he went out with the medicine box on his back, Qi Xiangsi followed out, and Ah Lan hurriedly chased after him: "Hey, where is it that you can get it if you ask for it, Doctor He, why do you give me these things, I have to take care of her, how can I do business, I won't pick up customers tonight, and I won't make money to support me." ”

"You're off for a few days." He Yan pushed open the courtyard door, Ah Lan was unhappy, "If I rest like this, I think I'm going to starve to death." ”

"But I see that sister, your complexion is much better, you don't have to wait until you save enough money to redeem yourself and go to the shop to buy tofu, you don't have to live a few more years to enjoy it." Qi Xiangsi praised her with a smile, "It's okay to wear makeup now." ”

"Hey, your sister can torture me, where can I take it." Ah Lan held the door with one hand, and the flowers and branches trembled with laughter, and at the end, watching them walk into the alley, chirping, "Yes, I will take care of her for a few more days, and I won't help anything next time." ”

Qi Xiangsi followed He Yi all the way to the street of Baihua Lane, which was lively at this time, and the various flower buildings were very noisy, and the smell of rouge and gouache on the street was mixed with the smell of wine, dispelling the chill in the snowy sky.

It's almost the New Year, it's still very lively here, in order to cater to the atmosphere, a row of red lanterns was hung on the street, and when she walked to the mouth of Baihua Lane, He Yan stopped and looked at her: "Don't come here in the future." ”

Far away was the carriage waiting for her, Qi Xiangsi looked at him with a smile: "Then it depends on when Imperial Doctor He will accept me as an apprentice." ”

He ignored her, passed by her and left, Qi Xiangsi secretly grimaced at his back, she didn't believe it, and she couldn't rub him.

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It was already late when she returned to Qi's house, Qi Xiangsi lay down after taking a bath, and before going to bed, she still thought about the picture when Imperial Doctor He instructed her to deliver the cuckoo, and then thought of the cuckoo and her son, and sighed.

Regardless of whether the Guan family attaches importance to this child or not, Du Juan wants to enter the gate of the Guan family, I am afraid it is impossible.

The next day, Qi Xiangsi asked Jade to find someone to send some food to Baihua Lane, just in time for the Guan family to take the child, because the people in Baihua Lane fell asleep early in the morning, and it didn't cause much movement.

But on the third day, suddenly, there was a rumor in Kyoto City that the second son of the Guan family had abandoned the family in chaos.

deceived the red card girl in Baihua Lane, she used her savings to redeem herself without spending money, and pasted the silver to him but was unwilling to take her back to Guan's house, and she still found a random house in Baihua Lane and threw it, and she was not even willing to give her the title of a concubine; His wife gave birth to three daughters and couldn't give birth to a son, so she thought of her again, and after she became pregnant, she didn't even give a bag of rice to others, and when her son was born, she sent someone to rob her the next day, and smashed the house and injured someone.

At the foot of the imperial city, the power oppresses people, and the big families have the ability to bully people, and the bullied ones are not even allowed to enter the gate of the yamen because of their low status, which is too unlawful!

When the rumors were rampant, it was emphasized that Hua Niang was deceived, and the most contemptible thing is that even the silver for redemption was made by Hua Niang herself, and the family who was looking for a son to give back the money, the sons and brothers who often lingered in Baihua Lane, and some people who had held the cuckoo in the past, all expressed their despisy for the second son of the Guan family, no wonder Liang Guofu will be down, and it will be difficult to get up in the future, and it will be difficult to get up, and it will be difficult to lose the face of the powerful people.

For the Guan family, such rumors are simply unguarded.

Making such rumors does not hurt the essence of the Guan family much, but it leads the focus to himself, today's Kyoto City is not peaceful, everyone is holding their tails, for fear that it will be related to the prince's affairs, and at this time they will push themselves to the cusp, not let others pick them, right?

The Guan family's reaction was also very fast, and two days later, when the rumors intensified and could not be suppressed, they quickly sent people to Baihua Lane to clean up the yard, and sent experienced mothers and maids to take care of the mother.

It is also a gift, a gift of necessities, and a supplement for food, and it is said that the mother who has not been confined cannot face the wind, and she has to take care of her after the confinement and then take her back to the Guan family, and she has been allowed to be an aunt, which is not as rumored by the outside world.

But these gossips seem to be staring at them, and the slightest difference in care of the pool said that they were making a show, Baihua Lane was originally a gathering place for all kinds of gossip, it was the end of the year, and the families were busy giving gifts and favors, but the Guan family was busy suppressing these things, and finally in desperation, on the twenty-eighth day, the cuckoo was taken back to Liang Guofu

In the Qi Mansion, Qi Xiangsi listened to Lilac talk about what was going on outside, and the book in her hand was put aside, except for Imperial Doctor He, she really couldn't think of a second person who would do these things.

Outside, the second master came back, Qi Xiangsi asked Lilac to take the book, and went to the second room to return the book with an umbrella.

This year's Qi Mansion is particularly lively, the branches decorated with snow are tied with flowers, looking at the past is another scene in the snow, as the mother of the house, the Wang family is very busy near the New Year, Qi Xiangsi is not there when she arrives in the second room.

Led by the maid to the outside of the study, Qi Henian was instructing the steward to talk about things, and when he saw Qi Xiangsi coming, he motioned for the steward to go out, and smiled and let her into the house: "The snow is so heavy outside, why don't you stay in your own yard." ”

"The second uncle finished reading my book two days ago, and I wanted to borrow some more while I was resting at home during the Chinese New Year." Lilac picked up the box with the books, and inside was the books sent by Qi Henian, and they were neatly placed inside.

Qi Henian was stunned, then smiled, and picked up a copy casually: "I've finished reading it so soon, then the second uncle will test you." ”

Originally, Qi Henian didn't believe that Qi Xiangsi could remember so many things, but after taking a few questions, he gradually became a little surprised, so he picked up another book and asked her, which surprised him very much.

She was really reading and understanding the books, in other words, in addition to his talent, this kid liked studying medicine more than he expected.

Qi Henian looked at the niece in front of him and sighed: "Minying, you really look like an old friend of the second uncle." ”

Qi Xiangsi pursed his lips and smiled: "The second uncle has traveled to so many places and made friends, so he must know many people." ”

"Sit down." Qi Henian motioned for Qi Xiangsi to sit down, rested on the books with one hand, and touched them gently, "That friend is different, I haven't seen him for many years, I only remembered him when I saw you, and he is also a bookworm, and when he encounters a book of interest, he can often study all day, and he can't move his feet." ”

The smile on Qi Xiangsi's face did not change: "Is it the one that the second uncle said last time?" ”

"It's him." Qi Henian smiled happily, "He is more talented than me, he is as happy to read as you are, and he has a good memory, and he is the most special friend of the second uncle." ”

"To be so praised by the second uncle, he must have his excellence, second uncle, so how special is he?"

Qi Henian thought about it and smiled pleasantly: "When I met him, I became acquainted with books, he was a bookworm, he had a lot of books at home, but he didn't write much, I once asked him why he didn't write down everything he learned into a book for future generations to learn, guess what he said." ”

It's enough to have so many people written down by those who came before me, and I don't want to mislead future generations.

"It's enough to have so many people written by those who came before me, and I don't want to mislead future generations."

Qi Xiangsi's heart coincided with what Qi Henian said, in Qi Henian's laughter, Qi Xiangsi shook his fist, old friend, how can he still have the face to call his father an old friend!

"The second uncle must have a good relationship with him." Qi Xiangsi looked at him with a smile, "Is he from Kyoto, I heard that the second uncle said that he has a lot of books, and I still want to visit." ”

"You're really alike." Qi Henian laughed, "He is the best friend of the second uncle in this life, apart from him, I am afraid it will be difficult to find such a like-minded friend in this life." ”

As soon as the words changed, a trace of regret flashed in Qi Henian's eyes: "It's a pity that he has passed away, if not, the second uncle will definitely let him accept you as a student, you two are really alike." ”

At the end, Qi Henian looked at Qi Xiangsi for a moment, and sighed: "This temperament is really similar, my old friend has two daughters, and the younger daughter is about the same age as you." ”

Qi Xiangsi pinched her sleeves, a cold sweat pierced her back, Qi Henian's eyes were too penetrating, as if she wanted to see others through her.

Back then, she only had that side with him, but she was a relative family, Rao looked like a mother like her sister, she was also her father's child, and father and daughter always had similarities.

Suddenly, Qi Henian raised his hand, gently touched Qi Xiangsi's hair, and said in a gentle voice: "You have suffered outside all these years, have you ever held a grudge against the Qi family?" ”

Qi Xiangsi lowered his head: "I hated." ”

Qi Henian was obviously satisfied with her answer: "Whether you have hated or thought about it, the second uncle knows that you are somewhat resentful in your heart, but now that you are a member of the Qi family, you will be both prosperous and lossy, and sending you to the Tai Hospital is not only for the Qi family but also for you." ”

Qi Xiangsi was silent, and said in a muffled voice after half a sound: "I understand what the second uncle said." ”

"The Qi family is good, and your brother's benefits will be indispensable in the future." Qi Henian paused, "Huizhou is far from here, and if you want to move your aunt's tomb in the future, you two will have to rely on your sister and brother." ”

For the identity of the fifth girl of the Qi family, Qi Henian can grasp what she wants very well, the future of her younger brother, Aunt Wei who is far away in Huizhou, for A Ying, there is nothing more important than these two things.

Qi Xiangsi's eyes flashed slightly, and he raised his head to look at him: "What the second uncle means is that I can bring my aunt back." ”

Qi Henian smiled: "In the future, you can have a place in the Tai Hospital, and you can be appreciated by the Queen Mother in the palace, why is it difficult for you to ask for this." ”

Qi Xiangsi also laughed: "Then you have to help a lot of Erbo." ”

Qi Henian smiled happily, and there was such a gentle look in his eyes: "With your ability, you can also earn some glory for the Qi family in the future." ”

When he left the study, the snow outside was very heavy, and Qi Xiangsi let go of his fist, already sweating.

At first, she thought that Qi Henian was testing her, but when she heard it, she realized later that he was actually missing his father, and he was thinking about a person who was killed by him as a close friend.

Facing a cold wind, Qi Xiangsi couldn't help but shiver, the hot sweat in her palms was already cold, and Lilac made an umbrella for her: "Girl, are you okay?" ”

"It's fine." Qi Xiangsi shook his head and walked out of the second room, and the road that he had just swept half an hour ago had accumulated another layer of snow, "Is the fifth young master in the mansion?" ”

"This hour should be there."

Qi Xiangsi took a deep breath: "Go see him." ”