73. Suspicion
In the end, today is Cui Youwan's birthday, and after the pulse is diagnosed, everyone will go back to the garden to eat the birthday banquet.
Yinzhu closed the door, and then exhaled softly, just now for a while, she was really afraid that Cui Xiuwan's heart was seen through.
Cui Xiuwan's face was also slightly pale, but she said, "What are you afraid of." No matter how proficient she is in medical skills, can she still diagnose people's hearts? β
Yinzhu hurriedly said: "It's the slave who is timid. It's just a girl, the third girl Jiang has already said that the girl's illness is already a little serious, and she must not delay it any longer. The medicine boiled later, the girl can't drink it again. β
Cui Xiuwan sneered: "You listen to her alarmist." It's not all the same, they will only make the disease more serious, and if they are cured, they will be able to see their ability. Although she had a hard mouth, she didn't dare to hold on anymore when she thought that she was really weak these days, and that she had indeed added a cough to her spleen and stomach discomfort.
Yin Zhu looked at her face, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and carefully persuaded: "Girl, the slave maid said something overstepping, in fact, the king of Anjun-"
Before she finished speaking, Cui Xiuwan had a cold face: "Shut up!" I know what you're going to say. It's nothing more than the royal blood of the king of Anjun, how glorious and rich the princess of the county is, I just don't rare those! And he has been jealous of the Queen Mother and the Emperor since he was a child, and now he just has an uncle who still holds military power in his hands, and the Queen Mother didn't dare to touch him for a while. With him, he looks good now, but I don't know what to do in the future! And he is a martial artist, he is useless in the capital, and he has even affected me......"
Thinking of the insult he received at the gate of the palace on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, he couldn't help but feel even more resentful: "Not to mention what kind of place the northwest is, if I go with him in the future, I'm afraid I won't live for a few years." Saying that, he was going to be sad again, so frightened that Yin Zhu hurriedly comforted him, and he didn't dare to mention a word about the king of Anjun.
Cui Xiuwan shed a few tears, dredged her mind a little, wiped it with a handkerchief, and said: "Now this Jiang San girl said that I should go out and walk around from time to time, which is a good thing, these days I told my mother that I want to go out for a walk, you go and send him a letter, there are more opportunities to go out, you can always see it." β
Yin Zhu secretly complained in his heart, and finally couldn't help but say: "But--girl, the lord and the lady will not agree to the girl......"
Cui Xiuwan didn't know about herself, but she couldn't let go of the person she wanted, and she couldn't accept this family affair. Now that the wedding date has not been set for a day, it is just like there is still hope, and it is just a self-deception to live it.
Here the two of them wept behind closed doors, and the birthday feast in the garden was not very pleasant.
In fact, although there were few people at the birthday banquet, Mrs. Cui was also careful for the sake of her youngest daughter. The banquet was set up under the cloister in the garden, next to a fire-like pomegranate flower, and the dishes on the table were also fresh and delicious, and Mrs. Cui deliberately divided the banquet into two places in order to make the girls more comfortable, she sat with Wen and Jing, and Cui Youwan and the Jiang sisters sat in another corridor. With such a careful arrangement, if it weren't for the fact that Cui Youwan always had some hostility in her eyes, Taohua would have thought that this banquet was quite good.
Taohua couldn't figure out what Cui Youwan was messing with. On the day of the Shangsi Festival, she attacked Jiang Xinghua for no reason, which is enough to prove that she didn't take the Jiang family in her eyes at all. But no matter what, they are guests today, and they are still here to diagnose Cui Xiuwan's pulse, for the sake of her sister, Cui Youwan should also be at ease.
It's a pity that Taohua's idea is wrong again.
"I heard that Sister Jiang San provoked Cheng Enbo in Xingjiao Temple that day?"
Sister Jiang San is really affectionate, but unfortunately the latter provoke is very unkind.
Taohua put down her chopsticks and felt disgusted: "Second Miss Cui is well-informed. β
Cui Youwan tilted her head, looking innocent and worried, "Third Sister Jiang is about the first time to return to the capital, and I don't know the temperament of Cheng Enbo." No matter what kind of woman she is, she can climb it as long as she gives him a little excuse. But he has the queen mother as his aunt, and it is not easy to enter the Chengenbo Mansion. Third Sister Jiang had better stay away from this person, so as not to affect her reputation and that of her family. β
Jiang Lianhua was so angry that her face turned red. Although she didn't want her mother to flatter in front of Mrs. Cui, she always felt that the Cui sisters were good looking, talented, and learned, although they were a little arrogant, it was also because of the difference in identity. In addition, Cui Youwan is young, and it is reasonable to speak more lively.
It's just that today's words must not be pushed to the age. First provoked, and then pretended, as if Taohua was interested in Sirui, if it was said that it was straightforward, Jiang Lianhua would rather gouge out her eyes.
A breath rushed up from her chest, Jiang Lianhua couldn't care about Jing's advice, and just about to open her mouth to refute, she felt Taohua's hand pinching her under the table, and swallowed the words that came to her mouth, only to hear Taohua say seriously: "I don't read much, I don't know what it means to be able to get started?" As for saying that it is not easy to enter the Chengenbo Mansion - I can't do it, I wonder if the second girl Cui can get in? β
This time it was Cui Youwan's turn to swell and redden. She just said that Taohua intended to climb Cheng Enbo, but her status was low, even if she was willing, she was not qualified to be Cheng Enberna into the house. Unexpectedly, Taohua turned her head and asked her if she could enter Cheng Enbo's mansion, if she said she couldn't, it was a lowly status, if she said she could, wouldn't she say that she was willing to commit to Cheng Enbo? Like Si Rui and others, she feels disgusting when she thinks about it, how can she be willing to involve herself with him?
"You-" Cui Youwan looked at the lazy and smiling face, eager to spill the tea at hand. Ever since she knew that the Jiang family had helped Shen Shu in the West Market, she felt uncomfortable, and when she heard that Shen Shu had helped Taohua in Xingjiao Temple again, she really couldn't press this sourness. If you don't see the Jiang family, it's fine, but now that you see each other, you can't help it.
Momoka still had a serious expression on her face, as if she was waiting for her to explain.
Today, the thrush was also serving at the girls' table, and at this moment he hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "There is sweet rice wine in the kitchen today, and Mrs. said that the second girl is too young to drink, I don't know if the second girl and the third girl need to drink?" "I can't go on saying those words just now, Cui Youwan was rude first, and the three girls of the Jiang family looked ignorant, but it seems that Cui Youwan knows too much - those things, should they be things that the girl from a wealthy family knows?
Naturally, everyone knows that Miss Jiang San is pretending. The conflict between Yu Sirui and King Anjun in Xingjiao Temple has long been spread throughout the capital, and words like golden cherry seed ointment and yang deficiency have also spread, what can Miss Jiang San say to a big man what astringent and slippery medicine, what else does she not understand?
But this cannot be revealed. In Thrush's opinion, Miss Jiang San's family was born in a doctor's family, but she was just a stone rubble, and she had an excuse for not being a doctor, even if she said something excessive, it was not a big deal. But her own girl is a beautiful jade, and if people know that she says these words, she will ruin her reputation.
This Jiang San girl has a big temper. Thrush thought to herself. On weekdays, the Jing family often comes and goes, and she serves by Mrs. Cui's side and can see clearly. Second Mrs. Jiang flattered her wife like a fire, although the second girl Jiang was a little colder, she was also suppressed when she arrived at Cui's Mansion. Only this third girl refused to suffer a word.
However, Cui Youwan's move today is really inappropriate, anyway, Miss Jiang San is here to check her sister's pulse, so she should be a little polite.
Thrush had a thought in her heart, but she always had a proper smile on her face.
"Sweet rice wine, I often drink it in the Jiangnan area, and I really miss it when I enter the capital." Taohua will accept it when she sees it, otherwise she would have come to check the pulse for Jing's trouble, but she really offended Mrs. Cui if she really made trouble, so it was better not to come, "Then it will trouble this sister." β
"Where, the slaves and maids are here to serve the girls." The thrush held a smile, turned her head and motioned for the little maid to go get the wine, stood behind Cui Youwan and gently pulled her. Cui Youwan shook off the thrush's hand under the table, but didn't say anything more.
Wen was worried about his daughter at home, and after a few drinks, he got up to say goodbye. Jiang Lianhua's maid had already seized the opportunity to quietly tell Jing what had just happened, and Jing was uneasy, so she also got up and said goodbye together: "When the eldest girl recovers, I will come to the door to disturb Mrs. again." β
Of course, Mrs. Cui also had a maid come over to report what happened in the hall, so she also pushed the boat down the river and didn't do much to keep it, and got up to see off the guests. The carriages of the two families went out of the street where Cui's house was located and parted ways, and Jiang Lianhua said angrily: "Mother, let's not come to Cui's house in the future." β
Jing knew what she was talking about, so she had to appease Taohua and said: "Sister Tao, you have been wronged today, it is all the second aunt's, go back and the second aunt will apologize to you." β
Taohua smiled: "This is not about the second aunt, it is the girl of the Cui family who is reckless in her words, how can she be worthy of the second aunt's words of apology." The second sister is also afraid that the second aunt will be wronged in the Cui family. β
"Hey-" Jing couldn't help but let out a long sigh, stretched out his hand to hold his daughter and said, "Your second sister has always been sensible......"
Jiang Lianhua blushed slightly and said, "Mother, I'm serious. Today, the second girl Cui is so rude, she doesn't say that she is a guest, and the third sister also went to check her sister's pulse! Since she looks down on her third sister like this, that is, she looks down on us, why should her mother lean on us again? It's not that the daughter said that she would cross the river and tear down the bridge, although her father relied on the recommendation of General Lu at the beginning, but this time he relied on his own ability. What's more, even Mrs. Lu has never been like this-"
General Lu's wife was a gentle woman, and she was also quite polite to Jing, and she was not despised because she was a merchant woman. She has three daughters and a son, all three daughters are married, but the son is still young, and she loves Jiang Lianhua very much, Jiang Lianhua is always much more comfortable going to the Lu family than the Cui family.
Jing looked at her daughter's angry face, and agreed in her mouth, but sighed in her heart. Mrs. Lu herself was from a low background, but she was married to General Lu before she made a career, and she was not as arrogant as Mrs. Cui. But the son of the Lu family is only ten years old this year, and Jiang Lianhua is really not worthy of his age, not as weak as Cui Jingnian and unmarried, otherwise how could she be born willing to flatter people?
Taohua smiled and made a round: "Second sister, don't be angry, it's good that this pulse has been diagnosed today, and it won't be our business in the future." β
"That's right-" It's not good to ask in the Cui family, and then Jing said, "What is Miss Cui's illness?" β
"It's just overthinking." Taohua said lightly, "My heart is depressed, and I am bored." The prescriptions prescribed by the imperial doctor in front of her were all good, but she refused to treat them well, and no one could cure them. β
"That's amazing. I'm going to marry the princess of the county, but what's boring? β
Taohua understood in her heart, and only said: "I think I'm afraid of marrying in the northwest and having no relatives." Those who have never left their parents' side have gone thousands of miles away all of a sudden, and they are inevitably afraid. β
Jing's family lives by herself, if Jiang Lianhua marries far away, she is reluctant, so she nodded and said, "This is inevitable." But in this way, if you can't open your arms, won't this disease be incurable? β
Taohua thought to herself that it was not only that she couldn't open her arms, maybe the medicine was not good to eat, but today she scared Cui Xiuwan with her words, if she could scare her to take the medicine honestly, it would be no big deal to think about it. However, these words were difficult to say, so I just dealt with them casually.
The three members of the Jiang family were talking here, but Wen's carriage had already returned to Jiangfu, and when they returned to their own house, they heard their daughter humming and crying again, and the nurse and maids were busy around, and when they saw Wen's return, they hurriedly said: "Madam, the girl has some diarrhea again, and she still refuses to feed." "Since there is a third generation, the titles in Jiangfu have been upgraded by one level, and the outside has not changed for a while, and the family has already called Wen's wife.
A few days after the nurse entered the house, she heard that there had been two people in front of her, and she was always worried that the girl would not eat her milk, so the well-paid messenger went to someone else, so that she ate and drank on time every day, lest the milk was not thick enough.
Wen looked at her white and fat appearance, and went to hug her daughter while signaling to Bichun. Bi Chun understood, and hurriedly took the nurse to the next door, and according to Taohua's instructions, let the nurse squeeze the milk into the bowl, and sure enough, after a while, it condensed into a thick layer of milk skin, and the milk skin was removed, and the water was warm, and then it was brought to the child to feed it spoonful.
The little girl was hungry for a while, and now she ate sweetly. Wen looked at his daughter's small face, and his heart was about to melt. When the little girl finished eating, she picked up and burped, and when she saw that the child had fallen asleep quickly, she stayed on the edge of the bed and watched without blinking.
Usually, after feeding, the child will always wake up after not sleeping for long, humming and crying, and after a while he will have diarrhea. But today she slept heavier than usual, and Biqiu was pleasantly surprised on the side: "The girl slept for an extra hour today." β
Wen was also surprised and happy in his heart, but he still said with dignity on his face: "I want to see if I will have diarrhea when I wake up." β
Biqiu was not so calm, and said happily: "But it's good if the girl can sleep more." "When the doctor came, he also said that the child who has just reached the full moon must sleep more and sleep soundly every day to grow his body, and the child will not sleep well because of the stomach discomfort before, and the body will be so weak. Although Biqiu was not smart, she took these words to heart, and when she saw that the child had not woken up for two hours, she rejoiced.
As he was talking, he heard the sound of boots outside, and Wen hurriedly got up to welcome him out, and sure enough, his husband Jiang Wu came back, so he hurriedly lowered his voice and said, "Lighter, Sister Bao is still sleeping." β
When Jiang Wu came back these days, he always saw his daughter humming and making trouble, and when he heard that he was still sleeping, he couldn't help but be a little strange: "Why did you sleep late today?" β
While serving him to change his clothes, Wen quietly told him how he met Taohua and how he reprocessed the milk when he came back, and as he was talking, Biqiu said: "Uncle, madam, the girl is awake." β
The husband and wife went in together, and saw the little girl lying on the bed with her eyes open, and hummed twice. Wen's heart tightened, and Mama had already changed the little girl's diaper, and the crying stopped, and she only turned her eyes to look around.
This time, without waiting for Wen's instructions, Bi Chun had already gone to let the nurse express the milk to concoct, and now brought the re-warmed milk to feed, and the room of people watched for half an hour, and still did not see the little girl crying and expressing discomfort, so they couldn't help but look at each other in surprise: "This is - really useful?" β
The nurse was terrified. In this way, could it be that her milk is not good, which caused the girl to feel unwell? I knelt down with a thud, and I didn't know what to say.
Seeing her like this, Wen smiled and said, "You get up." Let's feed like this for two days, and if the girl is fine, your diet will be lighter in the future. β
When the nurse heard that she was going to use her, she was overjoyed, and she hurriedly kowtowed and thanked her. Jiang Wu couldn't help but say: "In this way, it's not good that this milk is too rich?" Only how did this Jiang San girl know? β
Wen wiped away his tears unconsciously: "It was my weak body that gave birth to Sister Bao'er, it's not bad to have rich milk, but Sister Bao can't stand it." Only then did she understand why Taohua had to diagnose her pulse first when she said that the baby's stomach was delicate, and it was from the mother's body that she could see that the child was weak, so she removed the oil and water from the milk.
Jiang Wu hurriedly hugged her and comforted: "Now that Sister Bao is going to be fine, why are you crying as a mother." Don't worry, Sister Bao will be able to raise strong in the future, just like a calf. β
Wen Shi laughed and said: "What little calf, where is the girl's family good to look like that." He added, "When Sister Bao is well, I will always have a good life to thank Miss Jiang." β
As the husband and wife were talking, they heard Biqiu outside shouting: "Second master." Then Jiang Heng's voice said, "Sister Bao'er is better today?" β
Jiang Wu smiled, walked out and said, "Second brother is here?" Jiang Heng likes this little niece very much, and he has to come to see it every day, Sister Bao is unwell, and he is also anxious.
Wen hurriedly wiped away his tears in the house, and straightened his clothes in the mirror, before asking his grandmother to take her daughter to the outhouse to show Jiang Heng, and by the way, she told her about the milk again.
"Miss Jiang?" Jiang Heng stretched out his finger and teased the little girl, and couldn't help but raise his head after listening to Wen's words, "Miss Jiang also went to Cui's house today?" β
"Exactly." Wen Shi looked at his daughter grinning, like a smile, and couldn't help but rejoice, "Sure enough, the family has passed down the medical skills to the extraordinary!" β
Jiang Heng nodded in agreement and sighed: "I found out when I was in Wuxi, and on the night the Mochizuki Bridge collapsed, she saved many people. It's a shame that we haven't crossed the Three Bridges yet. β
Jiang Wu looked at his younger brother from the side, and suddenly said, "In a few days, on the birthday of Marquis Jinghai, you will also go with me to congratulate you." β
Jiang Heng suddenly grimaced: "I really don't want to go." When I saw Cao Ming, I was going to fight with him. β
Jiang Wu scolded with a smile: "How old are you all and still fighting." Anyway, I must go that day, you give me honesty. β
Jiang Heng smiled: "Don't worry, big brother, I'm just talking." Suddenly remembered something, "I remember that Miss Jiang and the Jinghai Marquis Mansion are also related?" β
Jiang Wu is a careful person, and he has been praised by the emperor for being careful and thoughtful in the pedestrian department, not to mention his younger brother, who understands his temperament the most, and when he heard this, he looked at him twice more and said: "You care about the Jiang family, you also know?" β
Jiang Heng said casually: "I saw her in the palace once last time, and she went to see Jiang Jieyu before she had time to speak, and then I heard Huang Gonggong in the palace talk about it, and I found out." Counting it up, Jinghaihou is still her uncle, Jinghaihou's birthday, she should also go, right? β
Jiang Wu became more and more sure in his heart, and said lightly: "Miss Jiang is going or not, what does it have to do with you." You should also be careful, don't put the girl's house in your mouth, you won't ruin the reputation of others. Mother is going to choose a family for you, if you are outside Miss Jiang is long and Miss Jiang is short, won't you teach people to misunderstand? β
Jiang Heng was stunned for a moment and said, "Big brother, is my mother really choosing a family for me?" β
"Naturally. The last time I entered the palace, I asked the Queen Mother to choose for you. Jiang Wu said with a straight face, "You also take care of it, and when you come back from the exam in the autumn next year, your mother will also propose marriage for you." β
Jiang Heng almost jumped up: "Big brother, you should study and take the exam, but don't get involved with your relatives!" β
Wen looked amused, and said softly: "Second brother, if you have the fame of lifting people, it is easy to talk about it." β
"Mother, what's the hurry...... Jiang Heng muttered, and went to tease the little niece, until the little girl yawned, and then reluctantly left.
Wen placed his daughter in place, looked back and saw Jiang Wu frowning, and asked softly, "What's wrong?" β
Jiang Wu said in a deep voice: "That Jiang girl, she is very familiar with the second brother?" β
Wen is not a stupid person, he knows the meaning of elegance when he hears the sound of the strings, and mutters: "I have seen it a few times in Wuxi, and only on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the second brother followed the two girls of the Jiang family to walk the Three Bridges - they also brought people with him." Although the second brother is not such an unruly person, Miss Jiang is also measured. β
Jiang Wu frowned and said, "Do you know that my mother has taken a fancy to the eldest girl of the Jinghai Hou family. β
Wen also saw some clues: "Miss Cao is naturally good." The appearance is good, and the second brother also saw it a few years ago. β
"But when he talked about the Cao family, he only mentioned the Jiang family's girl."
"Husband is sayingβ" Wen said cautiously, "not necessarily, right?" The second brother is actually still a child. "There is an elder brother above, and it is inevitable that being a younger brother will be a little childish, and it is not as good as Jiang Wu's old age since he was a child.
"I'm just taking precautions." Jiang Wu glanced at his wife, "If the second brother is really - then the mother will never allow it." β
Jiang Taohua is also different from Wen's. Although Wen's mother's family is poor, it has the reputation of Hanlin, and it is also a scholarly family. Jiang Taohua is a medical girl, and she is a ninth-rate subordinate when carefully calculated.
"I have two uncles...... But there are still things from the past. If it weren't for the fact that the first emperor did not issue an edict to discuss the crime, then it would be the queen of the sinners. "It's also a shame that Jiang Fanghui and his wife committed suicide quickly, which dissipated the anger of the first emperor, otherwise maybe the entire second room of the Jiang family would be implicated.
Wen didn't dare to speak, and said after a while: "Maybe it's just that the husband is suspicious, and the second brother may not be like this." β
"I hope so." Jiang Wu pondered for a moment, "If Miss Jiang also goes to the Jinghai Hou Mansion, you should also pay attention to it......