Leaving Lu Mansion, Taohua's mood was not too good. After all, it is a matter of waiting for a man to take a concubine before he can confirm a woman's illness, which is really a little breathtaking.

Mint had already run back from Jiang's house to pick up people, and as soon as she got into the carriage, she couldn't help but want to laugh: "Girl, the palace has sent a doctor over." "For the sake of a palace person, the summoned imperial doctor ran so fast, why can't he see it at a glance? I suspect that her girl has done something.

Taohua was a little lazy and couldn't keep up: "What did the imperial doctor say?" ”

Mint pursed her mouth: "They checked and checked, asked and asked - Aunt Hai actually hid some of last night's food, but unfortunately the doctor said that there was no problem after the examination." ”

Momoka smirked. How could she have drugged her food, this method was too easy to discover. After all, there is no really colorless and tasteless □□ now, and people like Aunt Hai, who have been in the palace for a long time, are very sensitive to the taste of food, and they can eat anything wrong.

Mint eyebrows fluttered: "When the imperial doctor said that the food was fine, Aunt Hai's eyes were wide. Later, the doctor diagnosed her pulse, saying that she was suffering from an old gastrointestinal disease accumulated in the palace for many years, and she didn't feel that she had eaten lightly on weekdays, but now she changed places, her diet was too rich, and she was tired, so she had a seizure. The doctor said that she was actually a little 'unadaptable'! ”

Momoka couldn't help but laugh out loud. The water and soil are not adapted, but it is also irrefutable. Since some people will recognize the bed, it is also possible that someone's stomach will recognize the dish.

"The girl doesn't know, Aunt Hai heard this, and the look on her face - tsk, it's really wonderful!" At that time, she was standing next to her, and she could see it clearly, "The slave maid immediately admitted her mistake to Aunt Hai, saying that our family only cares about good life and worship, but I didn't expect that Aunt Hai should not use these meaty thick smells. ”

There are a few examples in the palace, and it is better for older palace people like Aunt Hai to be thicker than the lower ones, but they are mostly clear soup and little water, and sometimes it is still cold, how can the Jiang family have a rich supply of four dishes and one soup per meal, two meat and two vegetables?

"This imperial doctor still has some medical skills." Taohua said thoughtfully. In fact, she also took advantage of this, but it was more than that.

"That girl, the doctor has prescribed medicine to Aunt Hai, will she be okay if she takes it?" Mint finished laughing and was a little worried.

"It's not that easy." Momoka smiled. If the doctor treats her, isn't she tossing in vain?

Taohua knew that Aunt Hai had always been suspicious. When the diarrhea began on the first day, Kikyo saw her undress in private, and carefully examined the spot where she had been poked with the tip of a wooden block. But of course she couldn't see anything, there was at most a small bruise in the place, which dissipated in less than two days, and it didn't hurt to press it, and it looked like it had accidentally hit the corner of the table.

"Girl, is it because you stabbed her with that? Do you want the slave to find another chance to give her a chance? "Mint is eager to give it a try.

Taohua smiled: "No." "That position is indeed stimulating the stomach, but not everyone will have such a big reaction when they are poked, or because Aunt Hai herself has a little problem, and the combination of multiple aspects will have such a significant effect. If the doctor does not find the source of the disease, he will prescribe any medicine that will treat the symptoms but not the root cause - the initial medication can relieve diarrhea, but if you take the medicine again, it will also stimulate the stomach and intestines, which will make Aunt Hai diarrhea even more. At least, wait until the day of her salute to ensure that she can't get up.

By the time Taohua returned to Jiang's house, the imperial doctor had already returned to the palace to recover his life. It is conceivable that when the Queen Mother heard such a reply, she must have been very dissatisfied: "Is it the Haigong people who are greedy themselves? "Fortunately, this imperial doctor is trusted by her, otherwise I really have to wonder if he was bought by the Jiang family.

The imperial doctor also knew that the Queen Mother didn't want this answer when he asked him to go, but there was really nothing to find fault with: "There is no problem with the food offered by the Jiang family. "Instead of taking any laxatives, even the combination is very reasonable, and there will be no diseases caused by the conflict between foods.

"She's so unproductive!" Sending away the imperial doctor, the queen mother was annoyed.

Qingyu rubbed her temples on both sides for her, and said in a low voice: "Hai Shi thought that he also ate a few more bites when he saw that the food was fine...... "The palace people in the palace have to avoid anything heavy because they want to serve the nobles, so as not to bring out some smells that the nobles don't like, so even if it is a big palace maid like Qingyu, the food and drink on weekdays don't have much taste, and in case they have to be anxious when serving, they don't even dare to eat enough." With herself and others, Qingyu felt that even if she went out of the palace by herself, she might eat two more bites.

"Useless!" The Queen Mother let out a sigh, "I shouldn't have picked her if I knew I wouldn't have picked her up!" ”

Qingyu hurriedly said: "Didn't the imperial doctor say that there is no big problem, I think it should be fine if I come and use the medicine for a day or two." After learning this lesson, I think she will no longer dare to be greedy. ”

It's a pity that in terms of prophecy, Qingyu is obviously far inferior to Taohua, because on the day of Taohua and Lu, Aunt Hai really had two more diarrheas in the first night, and she didn't even think about getting up in the morning.

The bellflower who was serving her came in with a bowl of white porridge and two plates of sesame oil and vinegar, and suddenly wrinkled her nose - the taste in the room was not very good: "Auntie eats." ”

Aunt Hai's body is now as soft as if she has smoked bones. As the saying goes, a good man can't stand three bubbles, not to mention that she is far more than three bubbles. Now my stomach is so hungry that I am singing about the empty city plan, but I only feel that there is no taste in my mouth.

"Auntie still eat a little." Kikyo looked at Aunt Hai's sallow face, and she didn't know how happy she was, but she pretended to be worried on her face, "Today is our girl's wedding, and the auspicious time will arrive in a while, and the girl is still waiting for her aunt to go out to watch the ceremony." ”

Aunt Hai reluctantly swallowed a few mouthfuls of white porridge on that side dish, and she really felt that it was difficult to swallow. When people are hungry, their noses are very smart, and suddenly they smell the smell of oil: "What is this smell?" It was so fragrant that her saliva was about to come out.

Kikyo said with a smile: "Today's girl and Xuan, the family adds vegetables to the slaves and maids, this is crispy meat." ”

Aunt Hai involuntarily sniffed hard. Kikyo looked at her expression, almost bursting with laughter, but she pretended to be innocent on her face and said, "Look at me, I'm confused." The girl said that crispy meat is a dish here in Shaanxi, and there must be one in the palace, how could my aunt not know it, and use me as an example. However, we don't eat this dish much in the south, so the girl specially instructed the cook to add some spices from our south, saying that the taste is not very different from here. Auntie must have failed to tell the difference because of this, right? ”

The more she spoke, the more Aunt Hai felt so hungry that her saliva was almost overflowing. Even when I was young and ate some mussels in the palace to survive, I didn't think that the meat would smell so delicious, as if a small hand was sticking out of her throat, and if she didn't eat a piece, she would scratch her heart and liver.

Kikyo was still talking to herself, "Although this smell is different from the south, it smells the same." The girl ordered everyone to have a bowl, but unfortunately my aunt couldn't eat it......"

The more she said she couldn't eat it, the more Aunt Hai wanted to eat it. Looking at the side dishes in front of her, she finally couldn't help but say, "This dish is a little light, you can bring me a piece of crispy meat to eat." ”

Kikyo swallowed a laugh, so she said in a panic: "But Sister Mint scolded me just the day before yesterday, saying that I wouldn't serve it, so my aunt would get sick if she ate more oily meat...... The imperial doctor also said that he would not let his aunt move the oil ......"

The aroma blows in with the wind, and it is simply irresistible. Aunt Hai said impatiently: "Just take one piece and eat it, I won't tell anyone." She ate several meals of white porridge according to the doctor's instructions, and the result was better on the first day, but she began to have diarrhea again yesterday, which shows that this medicine is not effective at all, so why should she listen to the doctor so bitter herself. Besides, just eat a piece......

Kikyo looked embarrassed, but finally went out step by step, and slipped in with a small bowl over the plate. Aunt Hai opened it and saw that she really only came back with a piece of meat.

Fortunately, this piece of meat is not too small. Compared with the meat cut in the palace, which is only three points square, the Jiang family's meat is one and a half inches long, and it is one inch thicker, and it is an excellent rib meat, with five flowers layered, fat three and seven thin. Outside the batter is rolled with eggs, fried until golden brown, then steamed with seasonings, and poured with crystal bright juice. The Jiang family added fermented bean curd and good wine to it, and as soon as the small bowl was opened, an attractive fragrance immediately wafted out.

Aunt Hai ate the meat in almost a few bites, and drank all the bowls of white porridge. Kikyo saw that she was eating sweetly, and finally smiled: "Great." If my aunt is willing to eat, Sister Mint won't scold me. ”

A piece of meat went down her stomach, and Aunt Hai also felt as if she had strength in her body, so she got up and said, "Change my clothes." Girl Jili, I always have to go ahead and have a look. ”

Nobody wants you to go at all, okay? Kikyo secretly scolded in his stomach, a little anxious - why did this old woman eat this meat and become energetic? Don't be mistaken, girl.

However, Aunt Hai just changed her clothes, and suddenly there was a gurgling in her stomach, and she let out a fart with a poof, which was so stinky that the bellflower couldn't help pinching her nose. Aunt Hai's face was swollen and red, and just as she was about to say something to cover it up, she felt her stomach sink and fall, and it seemed that she was about to break out of the door in the next moment, and she suddenly didn't care about anything else, and quickly ran to the toilet behind the screen.

It was also a loss that there was this piece of meat in his stomach, and his legs and feet also felt strength, so he rushed to the toilet before the army set out, and only then did he untie his belt and sit down, and a flying stream came down three thousand feet.

Kikyo stood outside the screen, covered her mouth and laughed silently until she almost lost her breath, and it took a long time to rub her stomach and shout: "Isn't my aunt uncomfortable again?" I'm going to make medicine for my aunt. "I didn't even clean up the leftovers on the table, and walked away.

When Aunt Hai was entangled with the toilet, the front yard was ready to stop.

This time, the host was Jiang Xi, the guest invited Mrs. Jinghaihou, Cao Hui was the praiser, and Jiang Yanhua was the secretary.

Jiang Yanhua was also wearing a new dress, but looking at the graceful and luxurious Mrs. Jinghaihou, and then looking at Cao Hui's lake-green silk skirt, he felt that the clothes on his body were eclipsed.

Although the Cao family was also here today, Jiang Xi did not let her ascend the throne to preside over the ceremony. Originally, there was some discomfort in my heart, but when I saw Jiang Bohua being arranged to sit next to her, I couldn't care about anything, and hugged my son and made love with my heart. In the end, the nature of mother and son, although Jiang Bohua is closest to Taohua, but Taohua is not around at the moment, so he let Cao's hold him. The Cao family was so happy that even Jiang Yanhua forgot about it for a while.

After the host opened the ceremony, the flute was in place, and Taohua walked out in a black robe with vermilion trim and saluted the guests.

There were not many people watching the ceremony, except for the Jiang family's own family, it was the old friends and daughters of the Marquis of Jinghai Mansion and several old ladies of Jiang. In addition, although Wen couldn't come by himself, he sent Bichun to send a generous gift. In fact, she really wanted to come, but now that the Jiang family is like a black cloud pressing down every day, she doesn't dare to tease the tiger whiskers of the Nanhua County Lord at this time.

The happiest person in the audience was probably Jiang Lianhua, and even Jing's was a little uncomfortable looking at this. Because Jiang Lianhua and Lu's family were still living together, Jiang Lianhua was unwilling to mobilize the public, so he didn't even do the ceremony seriously. Thinking about it now, I really regret it, and I can't help but muttered in a low voice.

Jiang Lianhua said disapprovingly: "The third sister is going to marry into the county king's mansion, and this ceremony naturally has to be held more grandly in order to have an identity." Ordinary daughters may not even have birthdays, let alone ceremonies. "Those peasant workers' families, I'm afraid, don't even know what a ritual is.

Jing's is also helpless against his daughter. It was just in the past, but now Jiang Zhu is also an official, so he should do it for his daughter. Since the ceremony has been missed, this year's daughter's sixteenth birthday, we must hold a birthday banquet, which can be regarded as compensation.

After Momoka saluted, he sat down to the west. Cao Hui picked up the comb and was about to comb her hair, when she heard the maid Fei Fei outside running over and saying, "King Anjun is here!" ”

Everyone hurriedly got up, and Taohua also stood up in surprise - Shen Shu said that he would come, she thought it was a joke, she was worried that he would come to climb the wall and peep in a shocking way, but she didn't expect to come in through the gate?

As soon as Shen Shu came in, he saw Taohua. She is a little taller than Cao Hui, wearing a black dress and looking more slender, although she is still holding the girl's double bun, but her expression has completely taken off her childishness.

"In the emperor's mouth-" Shen Shu held up the box in his hand, but his eyes only looked at Taohua, "Give Jiang's green jade and salute." ”

There was an uproar. Jiang Danhua pursed his lips tightly, and his eyes were about to turn red. What a blessing it is to be given by the emperor to perform the ceremony, who doesn't envy it? Even if Cao Hui was born in the Houmen family, he didn't get the jade flute given by the emperor himself.

The Jiang family originally prepared a sandalwood flute for Taohua, which was carved by Jiang Xi himself. The style is very simple, and the head is also a peach blossom, but it is extremely smooth and polished, which shows the intention. But since the emperor has a reward, he naturally has to use this one.

The green jade flute was taken out of the box, and everyone inevitably had to admire it again. Jiang Danhua couldn't help but whispered: "It's just Qingyu's." The emperor also looked at the face of King Anjun, otherwise why not give mutton fat and white jade. ”

Jiang Lianhua sat next to her, and when she heard the words, she said: "Fifth sister is gone, this is an antiquity, I am afraid it is something that has been handed down from the palace of the previous dynasty." And the color on the head is just like a peach, which is exactly the name of the third sister. "The Jing family is rich and noble, the Jing family has been accustomed to seeing good things since childhood, and they have taught the same after having a daughter, so if you talk about the eyesight of these things, Jiang Lianhua is far better than these cousins, and even Jiang Meihua, who has entered the palace, may not be able to compare with her.

Jiang Danhua was blocked, biting his lip and no longer speaking.

Since he came to present the reward on behalf of the emperor, Shen Shu put on an appearance that he would only return to the palace after watching it, Jiang Xi naturally had to invite him to a seat and watch the ceremony together.

So the first addition, the second addition, the third addition. Taohua's clothes were changed from picking clothes to moon-white skirts, then to crimson curved skirts, and finally to large-sleeved long-sleeved dresses with loose embroidery. The hair ornament on the head was also changed from a jade flute to a gold hairpin with beads, and finally a crown of jewels was worn.

The small jewels on the crown in the sun reflect the brilliance of the five colors, lining the peach and bright face, coupled with the embroidered dress, it is really bright. Jiang Xi looked at his daughter, his eyes full of pride. Turning around, he saw Shen Shu also looking at Taohua intently during the banquet, and suddenly felt proud and reluctant in his heart - alas, I heard that Qin Tianjian has calculated the auspicious day, and in October this year, his daughter will get married.

After the ceremony, Shen Shu couldn't stay on anymore, and he couldn't have another meal with the female guests, so he got up and said goodbye to Jiang Xi, feeling a little regretful that he couldn't say a word to Taohua. Chu Yi continued outside and glanced at him: "Lord Wang-"

Shen Shu followed his gaze and saw that on the corner of the alley not far from the gate of the Jiang family, a carriage was parked there, which seemed to be rented from the carriage and horse shop outside, which was extremely inconspicuous.

"The person inside seems to be the second son of the Jiang family."

Shen Shu frowned slightly: "Second Prince Jiang? He knew that Taohua had treated Nanhua County for diarrhea in Wuxi, and he had heard from the palace people in the palace that Taohua and Jiang Heng had met, but Jiang Heng had wanted his parents to propose to the Jiang family but he didn't know about it.

Chu Yi said in a low voice: "The carriage has already come, but when the prince went in just now, the curtain was lifted, and his subordinates saw that it was Jiang Ergongzi." I don't know what he meant by here. ”

Shen Shu stared at it, and sure enough, the curtain on the car window lifted a corner, but the people inside couldn't see clearly: "It's been here?" ”

Nod at first. It had been half a day, and the carriage had not moved, and the handlebars had been leaning against the wheels, as if dozing, and the curtains on the windows had been lifted a little. If it weren't for the fact that the gap in the curtains opened when Shen Shu entered the door, and he had a pair of good eyes, he really couldn't see clearly.

"That handlebar style is no ordinary person." Chu Yi is still confident in his eyesight, "He must be a practitioner." Don't look at him as if he was leaning there in a daze, but his body was never completely relaxed, and his right hand was always placed on his waist, obviously there was a mystery in the belt.

"Leave someone here to watch—" Before Shen Shu finished speaking, the person in the car didn't know what to say, the dozing handlebar opened his eyes, turned over and jumped on the wheels to drive the horse, turned around and went out of the alley.

Shen Shu frowned, but still said, "Let people follow and see if it's him." ”

The person in the carriage was, of course, Jiang Heng. He took the rented carriage all the way back to the back gate of Jiangfu, where Qingzhan was waiting, and when he saw him come back, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and came up while wiping his sweat and said, "Childe is back." The county lord sent Sister Coral over to deliver a soup, saying that the son should not take care of his studies, but always get up to rest his eyes. I was going to come in and watch my son finish the soup, but the little one stopped him. Childe don't do this next time, where are you going, just tell the county lord, and the county lord won't let you go out. ”

Jiang Heng has been immersed in reading for several months, especially in the recent days, he doesn't even take a step out of the door of the study, eats and sleeps in the study, and only goes to the main room of Nanhua County every day to say goodbye, and then turns around and leaves, only talking about reading, and refuses to even say a superfluous word.

The lord of Nanhua began to lose his temper at home, and then Jiang Junma turned a deaf ear, Jiang Wu and his wife retreated, and Jiang Heng only studied and she couldn't lose her temper. Seeing that Jiang Heng was becoming more and more silent, and he was still losing weight, the lord of Nanhua County also panicked, and his attitude suddenly changed greatly, not only shushing the cold and asking for warmth every day, but also often calling people to pass the word to Jiang Heng not to just study hard, now that the weather is getting warmer, it is best to go out for a walk with friends and relax.

Helplessly, no matter whether she was soft or hard, Jiang Heng just used the autumn and spring to push the tide, and still locked up in the study and didn't go out. The lord of Nanhua was embarrassed, and he couldn't pull his face to come by himself, so he asked Coral to come and deliver soup and water every now and then, endlessly.

Qingzhan served Jiang Heng, so he naturally knew why he went out today, but he felt that Jiang Heng could go out casually, and the lord of Nanhua County would like him to go out of the study now, and he would never stop him. Why bother to be so sneaky, it would make him lie to Sango.

He chattered, but Jiang Heng just walked back to the study in silence and closed the door in front of his nose. Qingzhan was almost slapped in the face by the door, and couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and turned her head to ask the flying arrow that followed behind: "Childe, this is-"

Feijian glanced at him, turned around and walked out, and when he reached the gate of the courtyard, he threw out a sentence: "Childe has never entered." ”

"That's for sure." Qingzhan has long known that this will be the case, today is the girl's courtesy, the son is a foreign man, and there is no female guest to lead, how can he go in? It's just a glance outside the door. Slowly—

"Since you haven't been in, why did you come back so late?" Shouldn't you just come back with a gift?

"I didn't give a gift." Arrow replied lightly.

At this time, Qingzhan was completely dumbfounded: "Why?" "It took a lot of time for the son to carve out the wooden flute with a knife, although the style is so simple that it is impossible to see, but the wood is hard-to-find hundreds of years old peach wood, the most spiritual to ward off evil spirits and drive away epidemics.

Flying Arrow paused for a moment, didn't answer, and walked straight out. How to answer? Do you want to say that the son saw the fiancé of the Jiang family's girl, so this gift will never be given out? He didn't know what kind of mood Gongzi was in during the hour when he was waiting at the door of Jiang's house, and he would rather never know......