What Jiang Xi took out was Jiang Fanghui's old medical box. This thing accompanied him on a trip to the northeast, but it seemed to be used quite carefully, because the old paint on it was not discolored or bumped. Jiang Xi opened the medicine box and took out a black cloth from it.

"What is this?" Shen Shu inexplicably picked up a corner and shook it, the wide and soft flannel cloth was shaken open and fluttering, but nothing fell out.

Taohua rubbed this thing in her hand, felt a little familiar to the touch, and then glanced at the medicine box: "This, is it stuffed in the pulse pillow?" ”

Jiang Fang returned to serve the nobles in the palace, and of course the pulse pillow was also very fine, with a light-colored satin surface, and a fine flannel cloth was placed on the inside, and the nobles' hands were soft and comfortable on it. Now there is only an empty satin sleeve left in the box, so the flannel cloth that Jiang Xi took out is, of course, the one that was originally stuffed in the pulse pillow.

"Yes!" Jiang Xi nodded again and again, "Look at what's up here!" ”

A piece of black flannel with nothing on it. Taohua looked at it twice before she saw something wrong in the light: "What is embroidered here?" ”

The embroidery mentioned here is, of course, not the complicated patterns made by the embroidery girls, but just a few traces embroidered on the top with black threads. Because the thread and the flannel are almost the same color, it is difficult to see, Taohua touched it with her hand for a while, and found a few words: "It seems to be - east, third from left, fifth from the bottom." ”

The reason why it seems to be because these words are not embroidered in italics, and Jane saved some strokes, and Taohua still guessed according to the glyphs.

"I think it's those words, too." Jiang Xi nodded, "I went to visit a family, and it rained halfway, and the pulse pillow was also wet." I thought about taking it apart and washing it, but who knew that something was wrong when I rubbed it, so I found these words. ”

"Who embroidered this?" Shen Shu frowned, "This-it was originally my grandfather's, right?" ”

"Exactly." Jiang Xi couldn't help but rejoice when he heard him call his grandfather very smoothly, "It's Sister Tao's grandfather who stayed." ”

"Probably my grandfather or grandmother embroidered it?" Shen Shu groaned, "This medicine box, grandfather is always with him, right?" ”

The medicine box of a person who practices medicine is easily not touched by outsiders, so Jiang Fanghui's medicine box, except that he must be his wife Wang, can move, but what is embroidered in the pulse pillow?

Taohua rubbed this flannel cloth for a long time before suddenly asking, "Where did my grandfather pass away?" ”

"In the prison." Jiang Xi immediately replied, "Sister Tao, do you also think that these words imply something?" ”

The father and daughter looked at each other. As early as when they first got this medicine box from Old Lady Jiang, they talked about it. Jiang Fanghui's death was obviously not suicide in fear of crime, but "suicide", and the reason was probably that he knew something he shouldn't know - for example, the queen mother poisoned and murdered the concubine of the ancestors - so he was killed in the prison.

At that time, when this medicine box was recovered, it had already been searched, and even the mezzanine at the bottom of the medicine box had been rudely torn open, and if there were really any clues left, they were also searched. However, at this moment, these words were found in the pulse pillow, if this was a clue, it was the last thing Jiang Fanghui left.

But Taohua was still a little puzzled: "Grandfather, can you sew?" "These words are embroidered very roughly, but they are not embroidered by people who have never done needlework, such as Jiang Xi, he can't even repair his own clothes when they are torn, and he will never embroider them.

Jiang Xi scratched his head: "Your grandfather is very skillful, not only is he a must, but he can also mend his own clothes." "When he was a child, he was taken out by his father to play, and he accidentally tore his pants, and he was afraid that he would be blamed by his mother when he came home, so his father quietly took a needle and thread to mend it for him, and it was very neatly mended.

Of course, this is different from his mother's stitches, and when the pants were washed by his mother, he still found out, but time has passed, and his mother did not blame him, but just took the pants to make fun of his father.

Jiang Xi was still young at that time, and he didn't understand the ridicule and affection in his parents' words, but he remembered that his mother said that his father's needlework was good, and he could be a needlewoman.

Momoka opened her mouth in some surprise and didn't speak. At this moment, she suddenly remembered that Jiang Fanghui had a small flat cushion the size of a walnut in the medicine box, she didn't see what it was at that time, but now when she heard Jiang Xi say this, she suddenly realized, isn't that thing just a needle pad? In her previous life, her grandmother also used to use two pieces of cloth to stuff some cotton in the middle, so that you could insert a few needles, stuff a ball of thread in the middle, and carry it on your body, and take it out to use if necessary. Jiang Fanghui actually carried needles and threads in the medicine box before his death, which shows that he can indeed do needles and threads.

So, these words, did Jiang Fanghui disassemble the pulse pillow and embroider it himself in the prison? He then re-sewed the pillow and threw away the needles and threads from the needle pad. In this era, almost no man can do needlework, so as long as the Queen Mother's people don't find that there is needlework in his medicine box, they will never think of it.

Or maybe they had also checked the pulse pillow, but Jiang Fanghui's craftsmanship was so good that he couldn't see any traces of dismantling it—after all, it was just sewing the edges, not fine embroidery—so they didn't take the pulse pillow apart for inspection. However, Jiang Fang used black lines, and even if they took out the lining and looked at it, they might not be able to find clues.

"Heavenly prison!" Shen Shu's eyes lit up, "I'll go tomorrow to inquire which cell my grandfather was in when he died." ”

When Jiang Xi found the words embroidered on the flannel, he was so excited that he rushed back to the capital in one go, hoping that his daughter and son-in-law could see this thing immediately. Now that the things have been handed over to his daughter, his mind is all on reminiscing about Jiang Fanghui.

The boy lost his father, and his mother also left, although he was taken care of by the uncle of Mrs. Jiang, but the blow to Jiang Xi was still great. It's just that as a man, although he misses it in his heart, he can't be seen outside. After getting married, there is a Li family who can still pour out a few points, but who knows that the Li family went early again. The Cao family, who married later, is really just to take care of his daughter, and he is far from being able to compare with the Li family, so naturally he will not have these words of affection.

If these things have been kept in your heart and not mentioned, maybe this will be the case, but once you start, it will be like a corner of a bursting, and the water will pour out, and it will be difficult to stop it for a while.

Jiang Xi is like this at this time. Originally, I was still worried that my daughter was pregnant, but when I saw that Taohua's face was ruddy and her spirit was good, she drank a glass more in her heart, and then she talked about her dead father.

"Your grandfather loves to study those golden stones. What lead, copper, tin, stone hero Huang ......" Jiang Xi's drunken eyes were hazy, and he pulled Taohua's sleeves and didn't let go, "When my father was a child, he often used to make some things to make trouble, and once my father slipped in while your grandfather was not there, but was beaten by your grandfather, saying that many of these things are poisonous, and children are not sensible, and they are absolutely not allowed to touch them." ”

"Grandfather studied the medicine of the golden stone?" Taohua's heart moved. The medicine of gold and stone, that is, those that can be used in the medicine of minerals, heavy metal poisoning, is quite related to gold and stone.

Jiang Xi's mind was not very sober at this time, although he heard Taohua's question in his ears, his mouth did not listen to his own call, and he had already said something else: "Your grandfather can also make fat powder, saying that the fat powder outside has lead powder, and it is harmful to the appearance when used, so he always makes his own ...... for your grandmother."

The pleasure of the boudoir is more than that of the thrush, but it is not for outsiders. Although Jiang Xi was drunk, he still felt that something was not quite right when he was halfway through his words, so he closed his mouth and stared at him and didn't know what to say.

Taohua couldn't cry or laugh, and patted him: "Dad, it's late, go back to the room and rest." ”

Jiang Xi was as good as a stream, and stood up with a shaky voice: "Dad listens to you." ”

Shen Shu had already asked someone to clean up the house and come out, and Taohua personally sent people over. Jiang Xi was blown by the cool breeze outside, seemed to be a little sober, and pulled Taohua and said: "Your grandfather was inseparable from the death of the ancestor concubine Niangniang, will Zhengming be unhappy when he talks about this today?" ”

"Daddy—" It's been all night, isn't it too late to think about it now? Taohua shook her head helplessly: "Don't worry, the prince understands in his heart." "If you really hate Jiang Fanghui, how can you still marry her?

Jiang Xi was relieved, poured on the pillow, and fell asleep in a second. Taohua sighed and called Angelica to come in: "After a while, I will ask someone to bring hot water, wipe my face, hands and feet for the master, and I can sleep more comfortably." Be vigilant at night, if the old man is thirsty in the middle of the night, the tea is prepared, don't give him herbal tea. ”

Angelica was clumsy, and he still didn't speak much when he went out of the door, and just nodded at Taohua's words. Taohua knew that he couldn't speak, but he had always been loyal, and even if he woke up at night, he would definitely not sleep to death, not to mention that there were two mothers-in-law in the outhouse to listen to the call, so he quit with peace of mind.

Shen Shu was waiting outside, and when he saw Taohua come out, he smiled: "Is this asking Angelica?" ”

Taohua gave him a little white eye: "That guy is clumsy, and he is loyal to his father, don't look at me, I'm afraid I won't be able to ask anything." And didn't you say you would inquire for me, then I took the trouble to ask him what he was doing. ”

Shen Shu laughed, took Taohua's hand and walked out carefully: "Carefully step down, although there is no frost at this time, the dew has come up, and the stone floor is very slippery - it is good to ask someone to repave the hexagonal stone road." ”

Where is this, Taohua gently pinched him: "Don't think that one is one out, let's get serious first." ”

Shen Shu said seriously: "Now that my princess is pregnant, isn't it the most serious thing to take care of her?" ”

Taohua glared at him, and couldn't help but smile again: "Don't hang people's appetites, hurry up!" ”

Shen Shu smiled, and was twisted by Taohua again before saying: "I sent someone to inquire, and my father-in-law returned to the capital and sent one person to live in the inn first." ”

"Who?"

Shen Shu touched his chin: "The princess is so smart, can't she guess?" ”

"Is it ginkgo seeds?" Taohua's mood is quite complicated.

"Not really." Shen Shu patted her hand, "It's up to your father-in-law to make his own decisions." It's always good to have someone to take care of him. Your wife ...... "To the Cao family, he really can't call him his mother-in-law, so he can only call Taohua his wife." That lady is still humming and chirping at home, the medicine is to eat a bowl and pour a bowl, and she wants to make a little uncomfortable coming out from time to time, and even Taohua is too lazy to go back to see it.

I only pity Jiang Bohua, every time I rest, I go back to serve tea and medicine. used to be a carefree little fat man, but now in the past two months, it seems that he has suddenly grown a lot, not only has his face been thinner, but he has spoken like a little adult, and he doesn't know whether it is good or bad. Fortunately, he still relied on Taohua as before, and he never became estranged, otherwise Taohua would be sad.

Taohua also thought of Cao's at this time, and sighed: "Actually, I should still go back and take a look." "After all, it was also her maiden home, and now that Jiang Xi is back, there is still a person at home who is pretending to be sick, isn't it upset when he enters the door.

"She's going to fake her illness, what can you do?" Shen Shu disagreed, "Even if you prescribe the elixir, it will be a waste of strength if she doesn't eat it." Anyway, there is no serious illness, let her pretend if you are willing to pretend, someone will take care of the affairs of the family - when Bai Guo goes back and takes over, she will probably be cured without medicine. ”

The last sentence made Taohua smile helplessly: "You are right." Speaking of which, I'm afraid that ginkgo seeds are better than any medicine. ”

Shen Shu also laughed: "Now that you know, you don't have to worry anymore." No matter how much there is another in the belly, I heard my aunt say that at this time, a woman must not worry too much, otherwise she will hurt herself and her children. ”

"You know a lot." Taohua leaned on him and walked slowly, only to feel that the wind blowing in front of him was a little cold but also comfortable, and there was a slight fragrance of osmanthus flowers in the evening, and he couldn't help but feel comfortable, "Speaking of which, Gu Cong always has to go back to the capital for the New Year, so it's better for you to mention the matter of butterfly clothes to him." If he also had the intention, it would have been a serious matter to give the dowry earlier. He is in his twenties, and Dieyi is not small, he got married earlier, and he continued the incense earlier, didn't he? ”

Shen Shuwei hesitated: "Always wait until after you give birth...... "Originally, there were not many people at hand, and when you gave birth to a child, you would only need more people, and at this time, she still married Dieyi, "Gu Cong's identity - if Dieyi marries in the past, it will not be good to come back." ”

The slave and maid in the family, if they are married to slaves and maids, can naturally come back to work as an errand after getting married. But Gu Cong is a high-grade imperial doctor, and now his reputation is flourishing, and when the pox matter is over, he will definitely be promoted. At that time, Dieyi was also the wife of a serious official eunuch, so naturally she couldn't do the next person's business, and this person was sent out.

"I got hired first, and I have to choose another day when I get married." Taohua shook her head indifferently, "Besides, now that Mama Zheng is back, there are enough people on my side." "Now that the county king's mansion has been cleaned up by Shen Shu, this time Mama Zheng and Dieyi have brought a few people back from the northwest, and if they only serve the two masters, it is indeed enough.

"But when the time comes, I will have to find a nurse...... Shen Shu didn't dare to use the people sent by the Internal Affairs Office to take care of the child, if this is counted, there are still a lot of things.

"What's the hurry, it's still half a year to be born. These are all handed over to Mama Zheng, she has experience. Speaking of which, it's not just Butterfly, it's Mint, I'm thinking about it too. ”

Mint is slightly smaller than Dieyi, and it is already ten □□ this year, and it should already be married in ordinary people's homes, even if you are a slave, you should consider putting it out at the age of twenty.

Now that I think about it, when her child is born, it's time to start doing things. If Mint is willing to marry in the county king's mansion, she can come back to her after marriage. When the time comes, she will be the daughter-in-law of the housekeeper, and the position of the eldest maid will be topped by Yuzhu.

The other big girl's position is naturally bellflower's, although now she mainly takes care of Jiang Baihua, but since Jiang Xi is back, Jiang Baihua should still go home to live, otherwise her parents are in the hall, but she will live in her sister and brother-in-law's house for a long time, and it is not very decent.

Kikyo is not very old, but he is smart. Yuzhu is also a clever person, with the two of them, plus the calm mint and the old Mama Zheng, there are enough people until production.

As for the birth of the child, it is natural to pick someone to come up. Taohua plans to pick a few people from the Li family's marriage Zhuangzi, although the rules are definitely not as good as the people sent by the Internal Affairs Bureau, but loyalty is absolutely enough, as long as Mama Zheng has a good □□.

Shen Shu listened to Taohua talk about these plans endlessly, completely no longer shrewd and capable when talking about medicine and medicine on weekdays, just like a little woman circling in the back house, babbling about some things about the shortcomings of parents and the love of children, although trivial, but with a fireworks, revealing a faint warmth.

He was impatient to hear this. In the past, in the Dingbei Hou Mansion, occasionally my aunt talked to my uncle about these things in the back house, and he couldn't listen to a few words and thought about going out to pull a bow and run a horse, and he was quite strange why his uncle could listen to it, and sometimes he agreed while listening, as if he was very interested.

At that time, he thought that his uncle was pretending, just to make his aunt happy, so as not to nag his aunt more. Now it's his turn to understand that these trivial things also have a taste, and this taste is probably called "home".

Here, the father and daughter in the Anjun Wangfu have a deep relationship with the husband and wife, but in the Chengwang Mansion over there, there are people on their backs.

Prince Cheng has not slept well for many years, and often has to use soothing incense or soothing soup to sleep. These days, both sons are sick, and there are things in their hearts, which makes it even more difficult to sleep. This night, I lit the soothing incense, but I still couldn't fall asleep over and over, and it was easy to dim when the sky was light, and I heard the chaos outside, and a smart woke up: "Someone!" What's wrong? "Don't let something happen to your son.

The personal servant came in from outside, with an ugly expression: "Go back to the prince, the sons are ......"

Prince Cheng swooped up: "Quick, prepare a sedan chair, this king will go and see!" ”

In the courtyard of the two children, the maids shuttled in and out, all of them with their mouths closed and solemn faces, but they didn't dare to show worried looks. Prince Cheng's heart sank suddenly, and he staggered off the sedan chair with some stumbling steps, and heard Prince Cheng's voice ringing out from inside: "Prepare the car, prepare the car, I'll go and beg her again!" ”

She ran out like a gust of wind, passed by Prince Cheng, and almost knocked Prince Cheng down. Prince Cheng's heart sank again, and he reached out and grabbed a maid: "What's the matter?" ”

The maid was so frightened that she hurriedly knelt down: "The little boy suddenly gasped this morning, and the court envoy made an injection, but ...... "There is not much use, and now I have asked people to fry ginseng soup."

Prince Cheng is not in good health and has no energy to guard his two sons at night, but he also knows what Taohua said yesterday that it is not appropriate to use ginseng immediately, and he also knows it. At this time, I heard that the ginseng soup had been fried, and I immediately knew that the situation was probably really bad, so I shook off the maid and staggered into the house.

The room was in a mess at the moment, the eldest child had been carried next door, so as not to frighten him, and the younger one was lying on the bed, with a row of silver needles pierced into his little body, but his little face was still a little bruised, and his mouth was open and he was breathing with difficulty like a fish out of water. I don't know if it's his delusion, why does he think that his son's face seems to be bigger after a night, and his skin is so tight that he can almost turn on the candlelight.

"Lord Zheng, what's going on?" Prince Cheng's voice trembled a little. Although he was not very satisfied with the illness and weakness of his two sons, after all, this was his son-in-law, and he had no more concubines, this was all his hope, and he could not afford any loss.

Zheng Yuan's forehead was already full of fine sweat, and he sighed: "Lord Wang, the lower officials have done their best, just look at the ginseng soup, how is the situation of the little boy......"

Prince Cheng only felt that it was dark in front of him, and he almost sat down. After a while, a maid came in with a small cup of ginseng soup and took a small silver spoon to feed the child little by little.

Prince Cheng's eyes widened, and seeing that after using half a cup, the child's face seemed to be slightly better, not as blue and terrifying as Fang Cai, and he couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope: "Lord Zheng—"

Zheng Yuan's face did not improve, but lowered his head to listen carefully to the child's breathing, and raised his head for a while and said, "Xiaguan will open another prescription, and go and fry it quickly." The medicine should be strong, and the little boy should not be allowed to drink water anymore. ”

When Prince Cheng saw him like this, it seemed that the situation had not improved, and his heart sank again. The maid had already taken the prescription and ran to boil the medicine, and there was a mess inside and outside. Suddenly, someone outside shouted: "Princess Anjun is here!" ”

It was like an edict, and the people inside and outside the house were silent. Prince Cheng hurriedly wanted to go out, but he saw Taohua being hugged by two maids and walked in, and when he saw these people in the house, he immediately frowned: "Idle people are all going out, what are they doing in a hurry!" ”

Zheng Yuan was also very tired this night, and he was also relieved to see Taohua: "Princess Jun, I'm afraid it's-"

Taohua drove all the idlers out, and the room suddenly fell silent, only listening to the heavy breathing of the child, which seemed to be a little grunting with water, and couldn't help sighing - this is pulmonary edema.

Renal failure can easily lead to pulmonary edema due to the inability to drain water during the oliguric phase......

"Help the person up and sit down with his feet under the bed." She didn't have dexamethasone, she didn't have dehydrating agents, she couldn't do a tracheostomy, she couldn't even give oxygen, so young a child......

"This is the prescription that Xia Guan just prescribed." The envoy of the Zheng Yuan hurriedly handed it over with the prescription in his hand.

Taohua glanced at it: "Add another saffron." "Dilate the veins, hopefully...... Can make a difference......