Chapter 40: Gathering in the Monastery
Compassion Temple, Bamboo Heart Zen Temple. In the dead of night, the oil lamp was like a bean, Yao Yanyu leaned on the bed in her clothes, holding a small box and counting the pills the size of a dragon's eye inside. Mama Feng also had a rash, so she simply moved to Yao Yanyu's outer room to live and transferred Cuiping's girl out. The master and servant are both sick, and it is convenient to heal them by living together.
"Girl, it's getting late, go to sleep?" Mama Feng leaned in front of the lamp and picked off a piece of insole and put it back in the needlework dustpan.
"I slept a lot during the day, and I'm in good spirits now." Yao Yanyu counted the pills clearly, counted the time, and asked, "What is the origin of the doctor surnamed Lu who came tonight?" ”
"Cuiwei quietly inquired, it is Mr. Zatang of the Baijia Pharmacy in Yundu Beicheng, I heard that the medical skills are very good, and he specializes in the study of epidemic diseases, and Miss Su San personally invited him here, but he was stopped by the prince on the way back."
Mama Feng said, stepped forward and took the box in Yao Yanyu's hand and put it in the drawer at the head of the bed, then turned around and pulled the quilt up to Yao Yanyu's chin, and lowered her voice, "The deputy general who came with Mr. Lu is surnamed Tang, and he is the deputy general of General Dingyuan--the black and swarthy person that the girl bumped into in the garden on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival." ”
Yao Yanyu thought of Wei Zhang's face, and couldn't help but smile: "What is a black and swarthy person?" He was wearing a dark dress that day, but he wasn't too dark. ”
Mama Feng was angry when she mentioned Wei Zhang, and said angrily: "It's not dark yet? The minion saw his tall man poke there that night, like a tower, so bright that the moon was so bright, and he couldn't see what his eyebrows and eyes looked like. ”
Yao Yanyu burst out laughing, and quickly covered her mouth again, laughing muffledly.
The girl was still laughing. Mama Feng snorted in disgust, "It is said that this time his vice president also agreed to the prince. I really don't know what their idea is, such close relatives, we live here again, they don't come to a serious person to see, just send a man who can't beat him, what is the idea? ”
Yao Yanyu smiled, and sighed, "What does it matter if they come to see me or not?" I'd rather they all forget about me! ”
The light of the oil lamp is dim, and the light shines on people's faces like a layer of honey. Yao Yanyu's smiling face was a little blurred, but the brightness of the smile was as bright as gold, which made Mama Feng, who was over forty years old, feel soft.
Mama Feng only gave birth to a daughter when she was young, but she died after only three months, and then she was selected to be a wet nurse for Yao Yanyu and never gave birth to a child again. She has worked hard for half of her life on the little master, and for sixteen years, she has long regarded Yao Yanyu as her daughter from the bottom of her heart.
Now that Yao Yanyu is in such a situation, she feels sour every time she thinks about it. The daughter of a second-class member of the imperial court like Yao Yanyu is supposed to be okay, but she has made people so embarrassed.
On the morning of the second day, the temple became lively instead of deserted.
First of all, the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion brought Mr. Bai to check Yao Yanyu's pulse, as soon as the person arrived, the tea was not served, and a young lady who claimed to be her husband's surname He came, and Mama Feng was also a patient who could not come out to greet the guests, so Cuiwei stepped forward to apologize and asked Mrs. He to sit down in the side room to serve tea.
After serving tea, after a lot of polite words, Cui Wei figured out that Mrs. He's husband served in the army, and he was the general of Liupinmen, and he was the deputy general next to General Dingyuan. In view of the fact that there was a deputy general surnamed Tang yesterday, Cuiwei had a heart and asked Mrs. He: "Does Mrs. know a military master surnamed Tang?" ”
Mrs. He is fast-talking, she is a straightforward person, and she doesn't have any official wife in front of Cuiwei, so she only smiled: "My sister is talking about Brother Tang Xiaoyi?" He, like the adults in our family, was on an errand by General Wei's side, and he was a brother in life and death. I was also entrusted to visit Miss Yao, I was originally going to invite Mr. Bai, but the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion were one step ahead of me, which is really unfortunate. May I ask my sister, what is the condition of Miss Yao's illness? ”
Cuiwei had to take out the words that she had said many times and say it again, and before she could finish speaking, a mother-in-law came in and replied: "Miss Cuiwei, the third master is here." ”
"Third Master?" Cuiwei was stunned for a moment, thinking to herself that could it be that my uncle is here?
"Yes." The woman said, stepping aside.
Su Yuxiang had already stepped in, and saw Cuiwei with a strange woman, because he didn't know the identity of this woman, he only smiled faintly, nodded, and asked Cuiwei repeatedly: "What's the matter with your girl's illness?" Didn't you come well? Did you eat something messy? ”
Cuiwei didn't know how to answer Su Yuxiang's question, so she had to say softly: "Back to the third master, the slave and maid can't say it well." Mr. Bai is checking the girl's pulse, or, listen to what Mr. Bai has to say? ”
Su Yuxiang glanced at Mrs. He again, and asked with a smile in his eyes: Who is this person's eyes?
Mrs. He hurriedly stepped forward and blessed herself slightly, neither humble nor arrogant, and said loudly: "Concubine He Ruan's family asks the third prince for peace." ”
Cui Wei hurriedly said: "Third master, this is Lord He Xihe's wife." Mrs. He heard that the girl was sick and came to visit. ”
"He Xi?" Su Yuxiang thought about it seriously before remembering that this person was the deputy general beside Wei Zhang, but He Xi's wife came here to see Yao Yanyu was really unexpected. But after thinking about it again, these people were just looking at the feelings of Dinghoufu, and they were relieved. So he bowed his head slightly, and said politely: "So, thank you Madame for your kindness, there are many inconsideracies in the nunnery, Madame, don't be surprised, and please sit and eat tea." ”
Mrs. He smiled and said, "The third prince is polite. ”
Su Yuxiang told Cui Wei to take care of Mrs. He, and then turned around and went out to find Mr. Bai.
Seeing that Mrs. He's Su Yuxiang was quite calm, after seeing the chief housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Su Sanye couldn't calm down.
The big housekeeper of Feng Mansion actually brought the old gentleman of the Bai family to see Yao Yanyu?! I'm afraid that no one in Yundu City will believe this, right?
The Yao family and Prime Minister Feng can't beat each other!
It is said that Prime Minister Feng was still speaking ill of the governor of Liangjiang in the court last month!
Prime Minister Feng was born in a family, and he has been a scholar for eight lifetimes, and he looks down on businessmen the most, and he has always looked down on Yao Yuanzhi, whose ancestors were businessmen. If it weren't for the fact that this person was also born in the imperial examination, I am afraid that Prime Minister Feng would have squeezed him out of the court one after another.
Su Yuxiang looked at Laifu, the chief housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion, as if he had seen a ghost, and asked lukewarmly: "Isn't this the housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion?" ”
Laifu arched his hand towards Su Yuxiang: "Third Master Su." ”