Although Yi Xuan still had some doubts in her heart, seeing that Qiu Chen had changed the topic, she naturally changed the topic as well, regained her spirits, took a small bowl over, and picked a spoonful and put it in her mouth...... The mouth is as tender and smooth as cheese, and it melts in the mouth, and then slides down the throat, leaving only a mouthful of rich creamy honey sweetness and a hint of ginger. After a short while, it will spread in the stomach, and the warm and cold effect of ginger will soon appear, and the warmth will be filled in the abdomen, which is really delicious and healthy! Not bad at all!

Yixuan Yiheng looked at the cheese-like thing in the bowl, the faint milky yellow texture was delicate and elastic.

As he spoke, he fed Brother Yun a mouthful, and then said with a smile: "After feeding the taste of taking care of the children, I asked people to add honey, if it is an adult to eat, you can also do without honey, I prefer that!" ”

Qiu Chen smiled, hugged Brother Yun, who was a little impatient on his legs, called Chengying to send a few portions of ginger juice and milk in, took a small bowl himself, dug it with a small silver spoon and fed it to Brother Yun, while letting Yixuan Yiheng say: "You also taste it, as long as there is milk and goat's milk, this thing is very easy to make, and it is delicious and nourishing to eat this warm stomach and cold in winter." ”

Yi Xuan stared at Qiu Chen's eyes, and for a moment, a touch of joy flowed from the bottom of her eyes, and she nodded again and again: "Well, well, I'll ask when I go back." ”

Qiu Chen made a clear judgment, smiled slightly, and said, "Don't talk about you, it's that the wife of the Zhai family is sick, and our in-laws should also visit and visit...... Oh, you also know, Mr. Mu, your eldest brother can say two sentences, you go back today to ask Mrs. Zhai, do you want your eldest brother to talk to Mr. Mu, ask his old man to show Mrs. Zhai, if there is a disease, there is no disease, let the old man prescribe a conditioning prescription, it is also inexhaustible! ”

Yi Xuan immediately shook her head decisively, and then asked with a touch of doubt, "What?" ……”

Qiu Chen asked, "Cough, wheezing?" ”

For her mother-in-law's illness, Yixuan was naturally very clear, and immediately replied: "It's that my chest is swollen and boring, I don't like to eat, I can eat a bowl of japonica rice for a meal, but now I can't even eat half a bowl, and I can only drink a small bowl of soup for each meal...... Oh, and there are two more cups of bird's nest in the morning and evening! ”

Qiu Chen asked again, "What's wrong with Mrs. Zhai?" Tell me about it, don't miss anything! ”

These diseases, whether they are chronic gastritis, chronic bronchitis, or gastrointestinal neurosis, are not a major disease, but are chronic diseases that are more important than treated. Getting sick is not a one-time thing, and it is not something that can be completely cured in a short period of time...... If as Yiheng said, let Yixuan wait for her mother-in-law to recover and then go to reunite with her husband...... I'm afraid that this deadline is too far away!

Although Yi Xuan said that there were one or two flavors missing, and the number was not stated, she was able to determine from the recipe that this was the recipe for adding or subtracting 'Citrus Fruit Elimination Soup'. Citrus aurantium soup is known as the Lost Smile Soup, which has the effect of eliminating the phlegm and removing the fullness, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and is used to treat the cold and heat syndrome of spleen deficiency and qi stagnation. The main symptoms are fullness of the heart, lack of desire to eat, fatigue, poor stool, greasy and yellowish stool. The diseases that are easy to be familiar with in modern times are chronic gastritis, chronic bronchitis and gastrointestinal neurosis, which show spleen deficiency, qi stagnation, cold and heat.

Qiu Chen gradually raised his eyebrows as he listened, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth!

There was more and more light in Yi Xuan's eyes, and she nodded clearly, "Well, I've seen it...... Citrus aurantium, magnolia, ginseng, Banxiaqu, atractylodes, Poria cocos...... Well, it seems that there is malt and licorice! ”

Qiu Chen replied lightly, and said, "Have you seen the prescription?" Can you give me a rough idea of what the pills are? ”

Yi Xuan raised her head suddenly, her eyes that had just been completely depressed and devastated revealed a hint of hope, stared at Qiu Chen for a moment, and then said slowly: "It's Sun Langzhong of the Renyi Hall in Tongzhou City...... People in the house have always been looking for him when they are sick. ”

Qiu Chen was silent for a moment, and then suddenly spoke again: "What is your wife's illness?" Where did Lang Zhong ask for treatment? ”

Yi Xuan lowered her eyes, hiding the deep sorrow that came up from the depths of her eyes, and slowly lowered her head, which was considered to be a response.

Yiheng looked at Qiu Chen, he didn't dare to say anything, he hugged He Tian with one hand, reached over with the other hand to hold his sister's hand, patted it gently, and Wen Yan said with relief: "Sister, don't think too much...... Mrs. Zhai's body is good, and her illness will definitely get better soon, and when the time comes, my sister will go back! ”

Yi Xuan came from the bottom of her eyes with a layer of embarrassment, raised her eyes to look at Qiu Chen, the smile she had held on before also faded completely, only the deep sadness that was hidden by her surfaced uncontrollably, although it was not tearful, but a layer of ash was deeply revealed from the bottom of her eyes!

She subconsciously took a deep breath, slightly soothed and calmed down, but she couldn't smile anymore, just looked at Yixuan with a calm face, and said lightly: "Since the wife of the Zhai family is sick, you don't have to say anything about your return as a daughter-in-law." ”

Qiu Chen only felt as if a ball of cotton wool was stuffed in his chest, and he was sullen and breathless.

Qin Zheng agreed to her conditions before marriage, did he think so in his heart? Now or have you not forgotten the oath you made, and one day the oath is yellowed and forgotten?

In fact, before this, Yixuan Yiheng opened her face to one of her wedding girls to serve men during their monthly menstrual affairs and pregnancy...... This is something that almost all women do and must do well.

The wife is controlled by her mother-in-law, and the only person who can reach out to help is the man who is called the sky, her husband. can look at Yixuan's current situation, I'm afraid that the second brother-in-law didn't do anything, or, in that person's heart...... No, in the minds of the vast majority of men in this era, marrying a wife, honoring their parents, and taking care of housework is the greatest use! It is the duty of the wife! Others, not to mention just opening a girl's face and making a room, it is normal to accept a few concubines, they didn't think about what their wives would think. Or, they simply don't care what their wives think...... The wife should not have any ideas, and she should not disagree with her husband's concubine and use of the girl...... Isn't there a 'jealousy' among the seven sins that can divorce a wife? As long as a wife is jealous, she is guilty of seven sins, and her husband can divorce his wife justifiably!

The tone is full of indifference, but the voice brings indescribable bitterness and ...... Faintly embarrassed!

As he spoke, his voice gradually lowered, and he paused slightly, as if he was relieved to Qiu Chen, and as if he was relieved to himself, he shook his head with a smile and said, "I don't even have the title of an aunt...... It's just a roommate! ”

Yi Xuan laughed, looked at Qiu Chen and said, "I'm going to come back to serve my mother-in-law, he can't have no one to serve him, my mother-in-law has already sent the jade screen in her house with her face open!" ”

"Then, uncle's ......" Qiu Chen subconsciously wanted to ask who was on Yixuan's husband's side, but he just opened his mouth, but he felt that the question was too straightforward, and the second half of the sentence was stuck in his throat.

The husband took a concubine to work, and lived separately for a few years or even more than ten years, not to mention that the woman lived a lonely and hard life, and after a long time, the relationship naturally faded...... Later, when she saw that Yixuan decisively handed over the right to take charge of the family and followed her husband to a foreign post, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, it was not yet a year, and her mother-in-law actually summoned her back on the grounds of illness......

In this era, the daughter-in-law marries back first of all to serve her father and elders, followed by the spread of branches and leaves to continue the incense, and then to love her younger siblings and take care of housework...... In general, many of the officials are appointed outside the country, and many of the wives stay at home to honor their in-laws and take care of the housework, and the husbands take their concubines to take up their posts. Before, Yi Xuan was in the Zhai family, and Qiu Chen was afraid that she would be left at home.

Qiu Chen looked at Yi Xuan with a solemn expression.

The smile on Yi Xuan's face froze, and she lowered her eyes for a moment, before she raised her eyes and smiled: "It's not a problem, my mother-in-law may also be tired during the New Year, saying that she is a little uncomfortable, let me come back to serve for a few days!" ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Qiu Chen's eyes, and he looked at Yi Xuan and said, "Why did you think of going back to Beijing to live for a long time?" But what's going on at home? ”

Yi Xuan turned her eyes to look at Yi Heng and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law doesn't have to be in a hurry...... I won't go for a while, and after February 2nd, the lake in the backyard is civilized, and the sister-in-law is also very good at enjoying the lake. ”

Qiu Chen nodded with a smile, and continued: "The fourth sister said just now, this is a matter of courtesy, even so, it is better to take advantage of the fact that the wind of the New Year has not passed...... Besides, the second sister can't stay in Beijing, so she must have to rush back as much as possible...... On the eve of tomorrow's first day, there is an ice play in the Hou'er Palace...... Seventeen is the birthday of the eldest princess of Changle...... On the 19th, Mrs. Shangshu Niu of the household department had already made a post...... Ouch, this row is actually discharged from the New Year! ”

Yi Xuan smiled happily and said, "Although the sister-in-law has set a date to post, my fourth sister and I will definitely come over!" ”

Lowering his eyes, as if thinking for a while, Qiu Chen smiled and said, "What the fourth sister said is reasonable...... It's just that this is the first time I've posted this time, it's inevitable that there are some inconsiderate and unfamiliar places, and my two younger sisters have to come over to help me Zhang Luo! ”

Qiu Chen raised his eyes, his gaze slid from Yi Heng to Yi Xuan, and he already had some clarity in his heart.

After a pause, Yi Heng pursed his lips and smiled, and said with crooked eyebrows: "Let me say, since my sister-in-law feels that she is unfamiliar, she simply invites more people to gather in the mansion...... First, this is the habit of courtesy and exchange in Beijing; Second, if you get together a lot, your sister-in-law will naturally become acquainted, and you don't have to worry about such things in the future! It's a win-win-win! ”

Yi Heng looked at Yi Xuan and said, "What my sister-in-law said is not a big deal, after a few more times, it will be good to be familiar with it." ”

Qiu Chen glanced at her with disgust, hung his head to wipe the saliva from the corner of Brother Yun'er's mouth, and said with a smile: "Our own sisters are close, so naturally we think it's okay." Alien...... Where can it be the same! ”

Yi Xuan and Yi Heng glanced at each other, and they both saw a hint of 'it is really so' in each other's eyes, Yi Xuan smiled and said: "Sister-in-law is just too careful." As far as you are generous and dignified, you are no worse than a woman who grew up in the capital, where can your sister-in-law be so careful! ”

Qiu Chen shook his head and smiled, and said, "Don't mention it, I was in confinement during the Chinese New Year last year, and I didn't experience it, so I only knew how tired I was during the New Year this year...... From the third year of junior high school to yesterday, there was something every day, and I didn't take a day off...... You also know that I'm not familiar with the personnel etiquette in Beijing, so I have to be careful not to make a fool of myself, and I will inevitably feel tired! ”

Yi Xuan's face stiffened slightly, and she subconsciously reached out and stroked her cheek, and said with a smile: "It's not...... It turned out that I always felt that I was not quiet at home, but I really followed the foreign assignment to know that I was tired of making up my own mind about everything...... Hehe, sister-in-law, don't talk about me, why don't you get fat? Before, you were worried about your eldest brother when he was out on the expedition, but now that my eldest brother is back well, you shouldn't have anything to worry about, right? ”

Qiu Chen smiled noncommittally, turned his eyes to look at Yi Xuan, looked carefully, frowned slightly, and said, "But I haven't seen you for a month, how can the second sister look thin?" Tired of the New Year? ”

Seeing that the two children were finally silent, Qiu Chen exhaled softly, and Yi Heng smiled at this time: "Sister-in-law, don't pay attention to it, the children will have a dog face and a cat face for a while, let them make trouble!" ”

He Tian grabbed the teething stick, looked at Qiu Chen, looked back at his mother, and finally nodded generously, and obediently lowered his head to eat.

Qiu Chen was almost choked by his own saliva, and reached out to pull Brother Yun over, grabbed him with one hand, and let him sit on his lap. He took a clean and complete teething stick again, handed it to He Tian, who was about to cry out with his mouth, and coaxed with a smile: "Brother Tian'er eat this...... Brother Yun is not good, and his aunt will punish him later! During this period, Yiheng wanted to speak, but was stopped by Qiu Chen's eyes.

His series of movements were extremely smooth, Qiu Chen and Yi Heng didn't react, Brother Yun had already stuffed the snatched teething stick into his mouth, snorted, bit down a piece, looked at He Tian with a smile, and chewed to himself.

Brother Yun looked at the short and ugly teething stick in his hand at this time, and then looked at the long and clean grinding stick in He Tian's hand, pouted aggrievedly, pouted his ass and got up, swayed and walked over, reached out and took the teething stick that He Tian was about to put into his mouth, and stuffed his half-cut teething stick into He Tian's hand very easily, while smiling and saying: "Fragrant, sweet, delicious!" ”

He Tian looked at Qiu Chen, and then looked intently at the teething stick in her hand for a while, as if checking whether it was clean, and then raised his eyes for a while, nodded and reached out to take the teething stick in Qiu Chen's hand.

Only then did Qiu Chen understand what had happened, and then looked at Brother Yun who was sitting there with an innocent face, he was so angry and funny. Stretched out his hand and took a new teether from the kang table and sent it to He Tian: "Brother Tian, aunt, this is clean, fragrant, sweet and delicious, can you eat this?" ”

"Dirty, I don't eat it!" He Tian threw himself into his mother's arms and loudly told what happened to him.

Qiu Chen had already noticed the movement on the kang, and when he turned around, he saw Brother Yun holding half a teether, and He Tian was getting up and running towards Yiheng.

He Tian was forced to lie down on the kang, took advantage of the momentum to roll, and finally temporarily avoided the wilting teether that was stained with an unknown amount of saliva, got up, and fled to his mother.

"Dirty, I don't eat it!" He Tian resolutely refused, leaning back to dodge. Yun Ge'er was really very, supporting his body with a small hand, leaning over and continuing to treat the guests warmly, persuading repeatedly: "Eat, eat!" Eat! ”

"Eat!" As he spoke, Brother Yun stuffed the somewhat slimy teether into He Tian's mouth.

In the Liang Guogong Mansion before, the two little boys have already met once, and they can be regarded as old friends, at this time, put the two boys on the kang, Brother Yun got up very hospily, walked to He Tian in a few steps, sat down, and handed a half-gnawed teething stick in his hand to He Tian's mouth very ownerly.

He Tian is a few months older than Brother Yun, but he is similar in size to Brother Yun, not as flexible as Brother Yun'er, but he speaks much neatly, and he can't stop talking with a small mouth.

The children were also reluctant to be detained in front of the adults, so they were naturally overjoyed when they got the words, and hurriedly retired, greeted each other and went to the West House.

Qiu Chen and Yixuan Yiheng sisters sat down, the children came up to see each other again, Qiu Chen and Yixuan gave a New Year's gift, and simply sent Afu Aman to take a few children to play freely in the West House.

These children have already played well, and they are very happy to meet each other, especially Zhixian Zhide, after following their father to the post, they have not seen each other for more than half a year, and the children are very happy to reunite after a long absence.

After getting the news, Afu Aman had already greeted him at the gate of Mu'en Courtyard.

Yixuan brought Mingwei and Zhixian and Zhide over, and Yiheng also brought two children, He Zhen and Tian. When Qiu Chen arrived at the second gate, the two of them had already gotten off the car with the children, Qiu Chen sped up his pace to meet them, and greeted the children and Yixuan Yiheng sisters, adults and children saw each other, Qiu Chen hurriedly stretched out his hand to support the children, praised the children, changed to a warm car, and went all the way to Mu'en Courtyard.

Qiu Chen happened to dispose of the important things almost over, sent the mother-in-law who was serious, and handed over the rest of the things to the Chen family and Yufeng to deal with, she wrapped her cloak and took the Lin family, Chengying and others all the way out of the Songfeng Courtyard and greeted them in the second gate.

After drinking a cup of tea, Qin Zheng went to the half-acre garden behind. Qiu Chen went to Songfeng Temple to deal with housework. Not long after, just after the beginning of the year, a report came in from outside, saying that the cars of the second aunt and the fourth aunt had entered the gate.

Qiu Chen looked at Qin Zheng's sparse expression, and had no choice but to agree.

"Hmm!" Qin Zheng responded lightly, "I'll go to the half-acre garden, just send someone to call me if there's anything!" ”

"After a while, Yixuan Yiheng is going to come over......" Seeing that the girls had cleaned up, Qiu Chen took the tea sent by Chengying and handed it to Qin Zheng, and then took a cup of red date tea and drank it slowly and spoke.

Yuegui and Chengying covered their mouths and smiled, Qiu Chen was also amused, leaned over and picked up the little thing and kissed it, and even Afu Aman put it on the kang together. Qiu Chen and Qin Zheng sat opposite each other on both sides of the kang table, and the family had breakfast happily.

Seeing his mother, the children all shouted and gathered around, and Brother Yun even broke free from his father's arms, staggered towards Qiu Chen, giggled with his arms open, grabbed Qiu Chen's legs, and then pulled Qiu Chen's skirt hard and wanted to climb into his mother's arms!

After she cleaned up and turned out, Qin Zheng also came back with the children from morning practice, and they had already washed and changed their clothes.

Reluctantly yawning and getting up, Qiu Chen asked for hot water to soak in a bath again, and let the steaming snow press her well, only then did she feel relieved, and she cleaned up her spirits, changed into a goose yellow shirt and green pleated skirt, plus a narrow waist skirt embroidered with ivory white embroidered with a spring drunken begonia, her hair was curled in a rich and concentric bun, and she wore a beeswax hibiscus hairpin and two mutton fat jade cordyceps hairpins.

The night was a good night's sleep, but early in the forty-first day of the first lunar month, Qiu Chen still got up early. It's not that she is used to not being able to sleep, but after receiving the news, Yixuan returned to the capital, and came over with Yiheng after a while.

Qiu Chen breathed a sigh of relief. At night, I boiled a large bucket of hot water, added medicine and took a hot bath, thinking that I could sleep well the next day and make up for the previous fatigue and exhaustion.

Qin Zheng hasn't gone out these days, after all, he has thought about it! However, Qiu Chen vaguely knew that he was not idle, Yang Jingyong had come a few times, and some old subordinates, colleagues, and new colleagues also came to visit.

Qiu Chen made up his mind anyway, so he paid attention to accompanying him to go out and talk and eat with him, but he didn't take the initiative to express his opinion on the marriage of the concubines in the Liang Guo Mansion. If Li asks her, she will also tell her opinion truthfully, as for how to choose, how to be sure, that is Li's business.

These days, she has been socializing with the Li family every day, not to mention anything else, but she has almost mixed up with the face of the noble circle in the capital, and she has also seen all kinds of noble ladies and nobles. Among them, there are many girls who are lively or elegant, and their looks and personalities are pleasing.

Qiu Chen got up every day to prepare clothes and jewelry to go out, not only did he not rest during the New Year, but he was several times busier than usual, so busy that she could hardly stand it, but finally on the fourteenth day of the first month, Li Shi spoke, not going out for the time being, let her take a break, and prepare for the Lantern Festival at home.

the third year of junior high school is the family of Zhao Guogong; The fourth day of the first month is the Tang family, the fifth day of the first month is broken, and they are busy at home for a day, the sixth day is the Chengwang Mansion, the seventh is the Yongwang Mansion, and the eighth is the Fuwang Mansion...... The ninth day of the first month is the hospitality of the Liang State Mansion......

Qin Xiuyi instructed Qiu Chen to help the Li family worry about family affairs for a few sons on Chinese New Year's Eve, and after the New Year, he rushed to the Li family to invite Qiu Chen and his family to walk around and get busy.

After the second year of junior high school, the family's affairs are completed, and the next until the Lantern Festival, it is a day to visit relatives and friends.

Qin Zheng lowered his eyes to look at her, took her into his arms, and listened to her gradually smooth and long breathing, his thoughts flew away.

Qiu Chen nodded. rubbed Qin Zheng's chest, and gradually became sleepy.

Qin Zheng looked down at his wife with some surprise, a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said, "When it comes to poisoning, no one can compare to the Miao people...... But the most poisonous person in the world was Mu Lao. The Tang Sect may also have some unique methods, but what is more powerful is the hidden weapon. Tianjimen specializes in the study of hidden weapons, even more so than the Tang family. However, since the Yuan people committed in the south, the Tianji Gate has been too damaged, and there is a lack of successors, and now it has declined, but the Tang family has escaped a catastrophe, and now there is a bit of a dominance. ”

Qiu Chen was stunned and asked, "Tang Gate? I remember seeing it in a book, it seems to say that the Tang Sect is good at drugs! ”

"Well," Qin Zheng nodded, and then said in a low voice, "Sichuan Tangmen and Tianjimen are all well-known secret weapon families!" ”

Qiu Chen got on the kang, found a comfortable and reassuring position next to Qin Zheng to lie down, relaxed his tired body, was silent for a while, and slowly said, "There is a family of hidden weapons in Sichuan?" ”

The girls put the hot water in the warm bed, and then turned out the lights in the house, leaving only a little candle on the kang cabinet, and hung their hands and retreated.

After washing up and watching a few children settled, Qiu Chen followed Qin Zheng back to the house.

Qiu Chen looked at it, and didn't ask anything, let Qin Zheng hold it in one hand, and watched that Afu Aman and Brother Yun were hugged by the guards, and all the way out of the alley, the carriage was already waiting at the entrance of the alley, so he said goodbye to Yang Jingyong and went back to his house.

Walking out of this small shop, Qin Li and the others had already rushed over and were waiting outside the door.

The duck rack with skin and meat here is basically invalid, and Qiu Chen asked people to take it and stew a clear soup. There were no fresh vegetables in this small shop, so Qiu Chen asked people to put some shredded radish into it, adjusted the ingredients a little to keep the taste light, and brought it up to drink a bowl of one person, the hot soup was bright and refreshing, greasy and comfortable.

When he first heard this name, Qiu Chen thought it was something fresh, and when the roast duck was served with bright oil and crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, Qiu Chen suddenly realized. It turns out that the duck is the roast duck. In this era, duck has not yet formed a fixed way to eat small cakes and scallion sauce, and after the duck skin and duck meat are sliced, they are dipped in fried millet and eaten. The fried millet is crispy and slightly hard and chewy, the aroma of cereals is full of burnt flavor, and the duck skin and duck meat that are slightly greasy and fragrant can be eaten together, which can relieve greasy, and form a rich taste, which is very delicious, and is no worse than the modern way of eating.

The next shed has a lot of juggling tricks, mixed with all kinds of snacks, dried fruits, groceries, fat powder flowers, etc., the scale is not large, but each has its own characteristics, Qiu Chen and the children are full of fun, Yang Jingyong also quickly put aside the previous things, and accompanied Qiu Chenniang with great interest to go shopping. After shopping for about half an hour, the twilight gradually shrouded in, Yang Jingyong led a few people from the street into an inconspicuous alley, and then came to a small shop in the depths of the alley, and ate a very delicious duck.

"This ...... It shouldn't be ......" Yang Jingyong opened his mouth and didn't finish a word, he automatically retreated under Qin Zheng's calm but persistent gaze, swallowed back the unspoken half of the sentence, and silently followed Qin Zheng and Qiu Chen to continue to stroll.

The audience was still immersed in the wonderful performance just now and did not come back to their senses, but because the formation of more than a dozen guards such as Qin Yi was too large, they quickly flashed a way, allowing Qin Zheng, Qiu Chen and the children to walk out of the theater smoothly. Yang Jingyong followed closely to the outside, and before he could stand still, he saw Qin Zheng making a look at Qin Yi, Qin Yi and Qin Xiao stayed, and the other dozen or so people quickly turned around and re-entered the theater.

Yang Jingyong slowed down a little, and hurriedly got up and chased after him: "Hey, you guys...... Wait for me ......"

Qin Zheng got up, helped Qiu Chen, called Ah Fu Aman, and the family tacitly walked out.