"Why can't you see the red law?" Taohua also asked this question at the same time. The medical record is too brief, "Is it because your eyes hurt when you see red?" ”

Who knew that Old Lady Jiang actually shook his head: "I don't know." ”

"You don't know?" Taohua was surprised, "Then on this medical case—"

"It was passed down from that family, saying that his mother should not have died, but because of my poor medical skills, she died of blood, but she died unjustly, and her soul will not be dispersed. When the baby is born, she sees her mother dead, and the mother and child weep so bitterly that their eyes are not red, because red is the color of blood, and it is the blood of the deceased mother......"

"It's ridiculous." Taohua couldn't cry or laugh, "I don't know how many women died of dystocia, can't their children see red?" And then there is the crying of babies - it is dangerous for children to be born without crying, right? "This is ancient times, there were neither caesarean sections nor blood transfusion equipment, and women who died due to childbirth simply abounded, but I had never heard of their children falling with this strange disease.

Old lady Jiang also tugged at the corners of her mouth, but there was no smile in her eyes: "So I have been studying these prescriptions repeatedly for many years, but I have never found the slightest clue." ”

Taohua thought for a while: "When the baby found out about this disease, why didn't you go and see it for yourself?" "Since Mrs. Jiang said that she didn't know, she shouldn't have seen it.

Old lady Jiang shook his head: "The patient hates me so much, where is he willing to let me go to check the pulse?" ”

"That's ridiculous. If you are not allowed to go to check the pulse, how can you be sure that your child's illness is caused by you? And who is the person who treats the patient? How did he diagnose this condition that could not see red in both eyes? ”

Old Lady Jiang sighed: "The person who diagnosed the disease is credible, but he has passed away, and he has no time to tell me what his condition is." ”

"What about the patient? How old are you now? Are you still in the capital? Has he sought treatment from another healer over the years? Didn't my uncle find a way to meet him? ”

Taohua's barrage of questions drew a wry smile from Mrs. Jiang: "The patient moved out of the capital not long after the diagnosis, and he didn't have a chance to see him. ”

Momoka frowned. It's hard. To be honest, the description of this condition is not clear, and I don't know whether it is a real bilateral eye lesion or a purely neurological reaction, or whether it is simply a misunderstanding by the patient, after all, the patient was only six years old when he was diagnosed with the disease, and the child may not be able to express it, so the doctor also misdiagnosed?

"How could the person who diagnosed the patient pass away before he could tell you about his condition...... "Did he come out of the patient's house and die suddenly?"

Old lady Jiang shook his head and took away the stack of papers in Taohua's hand: "You don't need to copy this into the book first. There's a lot to do with it, and don't tell outsiders—" he added, after a moment's hesitation, "no one knows about it but the sick." ”

So once you say it, it will become a failure and a stain on Mrs. Jiang's medical career? Taohua pondered, the doctor who diagnosed the disease couldn't be Mrs. Jiang's friend, right? In order to hide this failure for his old friend, he kept silent, and when he wanted to say it, he was already terminally ill and unable to narrate?

But if the patient hates Mrs. Jiang very much, how can he keep it secret? You've been spreading this all over the place, haven't you? Or was it that at that time, Mrs. Jiang was still a doctor, and the patient didn't dare to offend? But judging from Old Lady Jiang's prescription, there is no problem.

Taohua had 10,000 questions in her heart that she wanted to come up, but looking at Old Lady Jiang's expression, she still swallowed them back. Old lady Jiang's expression is difficult to describe, like sadness, and like apology, in short, when talking about this matter, Taohua always feels that his back seems to be a little stiffer, as if there is a great load on his shoulders, which makes him a little unbearable.

The room was quiet, Taohua felt that the atmosphere was a little uncomfortable, and had to change the topic: "April is your birthday in the sixtieth year, Daddy originally said that he would take this "Herbal Compendium" to you as a birthday gift, I said that I would definitely not wait for April, Daddy still refused to believe it, I see what he will give you a birthday celebration at this time." ”

Old lady Jiang was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Your father's temperament is just that, this "Herbal Medicine" is the best birthday gift, and I don't want anything else." ”

Taohua deliberately covered her mouth and smiled: "That's not possible." Is it true that on your birthday, Daddy came empty-handed? When the time comes, I'll have to ask in person. ”

"You girl, how can you dismantle your father." Old lady Jiang nodded a little helplessly, "Since that's the case, bring me the birthday gift you prepared." ”

"Uncle, grandfather, how can you be like this, this is partiality......" Taohua pretended to complain, while asking someone to go to his house to get the embroidered table screen.

After a while, Mint brought Sanqi over with four table screens. The table screen is made of moon-white soft yarn as the base, embroidered with purple red Xinyi, crimson hollyhock, purple lilac and light yellow wax plum, with a light brown mahogany base inlaid at the bottom, carved with a ruyi auspicious cloud pattern, only brushed with a layer of varnish, and still retains the texture of the wood.

Old lady Jiang squinted his eyes and looked at them in turn, with a smile on his face: "This is good, I will put it on today." There is a lot of wind and sand in the capital, and I am worried that there is no suitable thing to block the wind. Whether it's the flowers on this or the screens sold in the store, they are either dazzling or full of ingenuity, which are not as good as yours. If the needlework is good, the flowers you choose are better! ”

Taohua smiled: "You said yes because I chose a flower that can be used in medicine, right?" I knew you'd like it, so I voted for you. ”

Seeing her make a complacent look, Old Lady Jiang knew that she was trying to make herself happy, so she said, "It turns out that you have this idea, isn't it opportunistic?" No, I took off this screen, and on the day of my birthday, you still have to give a birthday gift. ”

"Uncle Grandfather, you can't do this, I still have to copy the book for you, where is the time to prepare another birthday gift. You see, just to embroider this table screen, both of my hands have been tied into honeycombs......"

"Well, this proves that you are not skilled enough, and you should do more ......"

Aunt Zhu could faintly hear the laughter of her grandparents and grandchildren in the wing room, and couldn't help but say to the maid beside her: "These three girls are really capable, and they can make the old lady so happy." ”

The little maid Honghua has only come in to serve her in the past two years, and she doesn't know anything about Jiang Xi's room, and she doesn't dare to answer indiscriminately. Yinhua is older and knows more, so she said to Aunt Zhu: "The third girl looks at her temperament as a bold one, I heard that the fourth girl fell into the water that day, and the fifth girl was so frightened that she stood far away, and the third girl could step forward to help the old lady save people as soon as she saw it." ”

Aunt Zhu nodded and said, "Yes." The old lady has always liked such children. These three girls look like her dead mother, and this temper is also like her mother. ”

Yinhuaqi said: "The slave maid heard that the third wife in front of her is soft, and she is not like the third girl. ”

Aunt Zhu sneered: "It's all on the face if you have a soft temperament." The third wife doesn't like to talk much because she is not in good health, but she is actually hard inside. Why did the family go back to Wuxi in the first place? At that time, the second old lady and the second old lady both went, and there was no one in Wuxi's hometown, but they stayed in the capital, but the old lady would definitely take care of them. But the third lady - because the fifth girl pushed the third girl down at that time and broke her head - the eldest lady pushed the three and four only said that the children were playing, and the third lady did not say a word, and the next day she packed up her things and left with the third master. ”

"Did the third girl break it back then?" Yinhua really hadn't heard of such a secret, and her eyes widened, "Look at the three girls very cleverly......"

"It's also good luck. You are young, how do you know what happened back then? Aunt Zhu couldn't help but shake her head when she thought about it, "At that time, the third girl woke up after a day of fainting, and she didn't even recognize her father and mother, so she couldn't speak." The old lady not only diagnosed and treated herself, but also invited her peers to come over, saying that the third girl was afraid that she would be stupid, and she would be an idiot in the future. ”

Honghua gasped and hurriedly covered her mouth again. Even Yinhua was startled: "This, it fell like this--but the third girl is ...... now"

"So it's lucky. At that time, the old lady even invited the imperial doctor order from the Tai Hospital, and the imperial doctor ordered that the third girl was the one - there was a blood clot in her head, if the blood clot could gradually disperse in the future, it might be good, if it didn't disperse, she would always be so stupid. But it was in the head, and it wasn't any bruises on the body, and it could be rubbed away. Everyone thinks that the third girl is afraid that she will be so crazy for a lifetime - pitiful, the third girl was cute when she was a child, and the old lady liked it very much. ”

"And then?" Yinhua couldn't wait to ask, "Why did it get better later?" ”

Aunt Zhu spread her hands: "It is said that on the day the third wife died, the third girl fell in the yard and broke her head, so it's fine." ”

Yinhua and Honghua made a loud sound at the same time, and both mouths opened wide. Aunt Zhu looked funny and said, "Ah what! This is the third wife's love for her daughter, and she would rather exchange her life expectancy for the third girl. Otherwise, why is it so coincidental, the third wife swallowed her breath here, and the third girl fell there, and it would be good to wake up? ”

Honghua was young, and was stunned for a moment, and muttered, "Can this be changed?" ”

Aunt Zhu said, "Why can't you?" It's just that you have to be extremely sincere, willing to give up your life, and don't hesitate at all. Only when this heart is sincere can the Bodhisattva God and Buddha be moved, and only then will I agree to you. Think about it, is this something that ordinary people can do? said that the third wife is soft, the temperament of the third master, is not a housekeeper director, the family arrived in Wuxi, everything is taken care of by the third wife, if she is weak, it is blind. ”

Silver flowers and safflower are www.biquge.info heads, like chickens pecking rice. Aunt Zhu listened to the movement in the main room, and sighed: "I heard that after the third wife went, the third girl was in charge, at such a young age, I see that the subordinates they brought listened to her, so capable, isn't it like the third wife." ”

Yinhua is a little older, and she thinks a lot, and says, "Then the current third wife ......"

Aunt Zhu chuckled: "The current third wife, she looks really weak." What's more, she is also married for the second time and has a daughter, so she doesn't have enough confidence to say that she has enough confidence. That's it, the third master is a kind person, and a dowry from her daughter will be indispensable in the future. Besides, she also gave birth to a son in her own family, and when the third girl gets married, won't she be in charge? There are all kinds of good days. Speaking of which, she is also lucky, and she can marry such a person for the second time......"

When it came to getting married, the two maids blushed a little. When Aunt Zhu saw them like this, she couldn't help but smile: "What are you ashamed of, is it possible that you will not marry for the rest of your life?" Now listen to it, and know something. Come on, I won't say anything, the third girl should go back now, I'll go see the old lady. ”

That night was naturally a reunion banquet. With Jing's presence, the atmosphere is very subtle and expressive. Jing's witty words, although they are not noisy, they will never let the banquet be cold. But the more she said this, the more Yu and Xiao's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law revealed a feeling of wanting to be cold, which made Taohua's meal a bit like watching a play.

Jiang Zhu's family brought a lot of people, and the Jiang Mansion seemed to be more lively all of a sudden. In the next few days, the couple both went out to pay respects, and you went in and out of me, and there was no free time.

Although Jiang's family room has not been separated, in fact, everyone understands it in their stomachs, but the old lady Jiang is still there, and the so-called parents are not separated, so they have not said it explicitly. Since Jiang Zhu and his wife came back, all the expenses have been paid in their own private room, except for the food and drink delivered by the big kitchen on weekdays, there is no expenditure in the public account. Therefore, although this person was in and out of chaos, Xiao Shi had to endure it.

"Mrs., the second wife wants a car and says she wants to go out to visit the patient."

"Got it, that's the arrangement." Xiao Shi rubbed his forehead, and waved his hand impatiently to let the maid who was going to go down, "Tell the people outside, where the second master and the second wife are going, they just listen to the arrangement." "It's been a few days, and I'm still running back and forth to her, and this lady in charge is also confused.

"Mrs-" The little maid came back a moment after she went out, seeing that Xiao's face was not very good-looking, her voice couldn't help but lower, "The third lady's family is here......"

"The Cao family?" Xiao Shi remembered that a few days ago, the Cao family had asked the doorman to send a letter outside, and immediately sneered, "This door-to-door visit, neither greeting nor handing over posts, just come, but really understand the rules." Okay, let's just say that the old lady is not very comfortable, and there is no need for them to come, just take it to the third wife's room! ”

Cao Shi sent the letter out and looked forward to Mrs. Cao's reply, this time I waited for several days, and finally looked forward to the person, and hurriedly called the maid to serve tea, and couldn't help complaining: "Why did my sister-in-law come today?" If it's not convenient, it's okay to reply to the letter. ”

Mrs. Cao Wu raised her hand to beat her back before she sat down, and sighed, "Where is the space?" These days, Sister Luo has been accompanying Mrs. Tai, and she can't leave a step. ”

Cao Shi turned his eyes to look at Cao Luo, and saw that the hair she was wearing was not as good as before, and couldn't help but say: "Sister Luo is becoming more and more prominent, no wonder Mrs. Tai likes it." ”

Mrs. Cao Wu said a little proudly: "Not really." These days, the Hou Mansion invited the grandmothers from the palace to teach the girls the rules, and Mrs. Tai asked Sister Luo to learn too, which is extremely rare. ”

Cao's face really showed envy. Large families often invite grandmothers to teach the rules, but not everyone can invite grandmothers from the palace.

Mrs. Cao Wu glanced at her daughter and said with a smile: "Don't say it, the grandmother who came out of the palace is different, I watched Sister Luo study for a few days, and it is not the same as before." ”

Cao Shi echoed a few words, and then said: "Speaking of which, I've been here for a few days, so I'm waiting for my sister-in-law to lead me the way and go to ask Mrs. Tai for peace." ”

Mrs. Cao Wu coughed and said, "Sister, I just said, where can I be free these days." You don't know that there's a draft coming in March, right? The Hou Mansion is busy with this matter, so many people are on their backs, how can Mrs. Tai have the heart to see people. ”

The Cao family had nothing to say, and Jiang Yanhua couldn't help but say on the side: "Is the draft also prepared by Mrs. Tai?" ”

Mrs. Cao Wu covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said with a smile: "Yan girl, you children don't know these things. This year's election is a general election, and the daughters of officials above the seventh rank and their 14-year-old daughters will all run. ”

Cao Shi was puzzled: "If you choose a big election or a small election, don't people like Hou Fu have to send their daughters to vote?" ”

Mrs. Cao Wu was choked for a moment, and simply released a secret and said: "Mrs. Tai is busy handing over the message to the palace and asking the girl in the family to come back and marry herself." ”

Married by yourself, it means that you will be defeated. This was something that Cao couldn't understand, and couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise: "Why is this?" Don't you want to go into the palace to be a mother? ”

In Cao's heart, wealth is nothing more than the heavenly family, that is, like Jiang Meihua, even if she was harmed and had a miscarriage, Xiao's words said that she was not happy in the palace now, and Cao's still felt that it was unattainable nobility, like living in the clouds. With Jinghaihou's family, as long as her daughter looks and behaves, it is easy to be selected, but she wants to lose the election, which is really incomprehensible to the Cao family.

Mrs. Cao Wu glanced at this sister-in-law with a little disdain, and said in a long voice: "It's good to be a mother, but it also depends on which position you are a mother." Sister, you don't know others, how did Jiang Jieyu in your family have a miscarriage, don't you know? If you want to live such a life when you enter the palace, it is better to marry yourself. The door of the Jinghai Hou Mansion is horizontally erected, and the eldest girl Hui is an excellent character, what kind of good marriage do you want? Her mother's family is powerful, and her husband's family also has to look at her face. It's a few girls who are out of the house, and they don't have a good future in the palace. ”

The eldest girl she said refers to Cao Hui, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Jinghai, who is also a famous noble girl in the capital. Jinghaihou also has a few concubines, most of whom are also within the scope of the election, and it is precisely because there are many people that the Cao family can operate from it and leave their eldest daughter behind.

Cao Shi said worriedly: "No wonder Mrs. Tai bothered, this matter is not easy to do, right?" ”

Mrs. Cao Wu almost laughed, and even the corners of Cao Luo's lips, who were sitting upright, were slightly raised. What's so bad about that? The queen can't wait for the harem not to enter these high-ranking girls, such a girl, with her mother's family as a backer, can be crowned a high-ranking concubine when she enters the palace, isn't she her fierce rival?

Although Jiang Yanhua didn't understand the trick of this, she keenly caught Cao Luo's smile, her eyes suddenly became gloomy, and she interjected: "So, after the draft, my aunt can take us to Mrs. Tai to say goodbye?" ”

Mrs. Cao Wu coughed: "Approximately." However, there are many things to do in the Hou Mansion, and if I am free, I will naturally send a message to Mrs. Tai to see when Mrs. Tai is willing to meet people...... Sister, you don't know, everything looks good in this capital, but the cost is also large, and there are many entertainments, even Mrs. Tai, it is rare to have leisure. I didn't know before, I just thought that the wives and ladies in this high-ranking family, as long as they were idle to enjoy the flowers and drink tea every day, who knew that they had come to the capital for a few months...... Seeing that it's almost Jinghaihou's birthday, what should I give this birthday gift, I haven't counted it at all......"

When she said this, she saw that Cao Shi was stunned and didn't know how to answer at all, so she had to stop talking and glance at the door: "Why hasn't the Taohua girl come over yet?" Is this because even my aunt is not coming to the ceremony? ”

Bai Guo stood aside, and when he heard the words, he said: "The girl went to the old lady's yard early in the morning to serve, and she couldn't leave, so let the slave and maid pass the word to ask for the uncle's wife's peace, and ask the uncle's wife to forgive me." ”

Mrs. Cao Wu immediately raised her eyebrows: "What's the matter?" Now my aunt and uncle are no longer worth visiting? I said sister, this is too unruly in your family. Even if it's in the courtyard of the old lady of the in-laws, it won't be impossible to leave a step, right? Or did you girl not even pass the word? ”

Bai Guo stood with his hands down, and although he did not refute, he did not answer. In fact, as soon as Mrs. Cao Wu entered the door, Mint ran to tell Taohua, and Taohua's reply was: Say hello to my uncle's wife for me, and I won't go.

Seeing that Bai Guo was unmoved, Mrs. Cao Wu couldn't help but be really angry: "Qingguo, you go and pass this word to me - what about Qingguo?" Sister, you didn't bring her? And Song's mother stayed in Wuxi? ”

Cao Shi said to Bai Guo with an embarrassed face: "Go and change a cup of tea." ”

Bai Guo knew that this was to break her up, turned around and went out. Cao Shi said in a low voice: "Qingguo and Mother Song were both sold by Sister Tao. ”

"Sold?" Mrs. Cao's eyebrows almost reached the corners of her forehead, "How dare she sell your nurse and dowry maid?" It's just--I said, sister, who's in charge of this house? You're too soft—"

Jiang Yanhua couldn't bear it for a long time, and said coldly at this time: "It's not because of the jade carving narcissus." ”

One sentence made Mrs. Cao Wu stammer, and it took a while for a while to say calmly: "Jade, jade carving narcissus, how can you ...... Qingguo and Mother Song?"

Jiang Yanhua sneered and didn't speak, the Cao family didn't know what to say, so Mrs. Cao Wu was embarrassed for a moment, and could only say inwardly: "This peach girl doesn't take her stepmother in her eyes too much, no matter what, it's just a small ornament, how can you even sell your nurse...... This, this stepmother is also a mother, no matter what, she also calls you a mother, isn't it? ”

Cao Shi smiled bitterly: "Now they are all called Mrs., even Brother Bai is placed in her yard, and I can't see them when I am free......" Thinking of Jiang Bohua, he couldn't help but wipe his tears.