Chapter 273 is sick

Lin Xu and Daxing were not there, and Shunzi went to Liao's house with the Lin family's memorial and funeral.

Qiu Chen watched Qin Li withdraw from the kang and sat on the edge of the kang for a long time, and Chen reminded beside him: "Madam, it's already mid-time." ”

Qiu Chen was stunned, came back to his senses, got up silently, lowered his head and saw the cherry black camellia gown on his body, was silent, raised his hand and took off the gown: "Give me another one!" ”

Yufeng opened her mouth to say something, but was stopped by Chen's look, obediently went to the wardrobe and took a narrow waist gown embroidered with jade magnolia flowers, Qiu Chen looked at it, didn't speak again, let Yufeng help her change her clothes, and then sat in front of the dressing table, took a hairpin of mutton fat white magnolia flowers and put it in her hair.

Qiu Chen raised his eyes to look at his face in the mirror, blinked his eyes to hide the guilt of self-blame, and in a blink of an eye, he took his own rouge cream, dipped it on his fingertips, lightly dyed his lips, and rubbed it on the side of his palm, and patted it on his cheeks shallowly...... Well, it looks like this, it would be too unpleasant to go to someone to be a guest without a miserable white face.

The car had been parked in the courtyard. Qiu Chen only took Yufeng to board the carriage, the car shook, and in the crisp sound of the horse's hooves stepping on the blue brick ground, he got on the road. Shunzi, who had already returned from Liao's Mansion, drove the car, and Qin Li rode a horse and followed closely to the side of the car.

The Wu family took Qiu Chen in, and Lan Zhi, the eldest lady of the Tang family, walked in quickly with a fine porcelain bottle, saluted with a smile, and handed the bottle to Qiu Chen: "Aunt Begonia, look at it, this is the chrysanthemum flower dew I made with the recipe for me." ”

Wu smiled and said, "This kid is still like a child when he's so old." ”

Qiu Chen took Lan Zhi's flower dew and said to Wu with a smile: "Lan Zhi is good like this, lively and cheerful, and very well-behaved, I like such children." ”

After speaking, he lowered his eyes and opened the porcelain bottle to check the flower dew made by Lan Zhi...... Well, the smell is a little strong, and it seems that the flowers have not been selected, and the varieties are mixed, so the taste of the flower dew is not too pure, and there are some conflicting flavors in it. However, it is already very good for such a big child to make such a look.

Qiu Chen raised his eyebrows, revealing a big surprise: "Lan Zhi has done a very good job, the freshness and elegance of the chrysanthemum fragrance have been proposed!" ”

Lan Zhi's eyes widened and stared at Qiu Chen, and she asked with joy on her face, "Really?" ”

Qiu Chen closed the bottle and nodded with a smile: "Really, it's more true than pearls!" ”

Wu burst out laughing, pointed at Lan Zhi, who was still chasing and asking, and scolded: "Lan Zhi, okay, you have offered your treasure, and if you like you, Aunt Begonia will sit next to Aunt Begonia and talk ...... quietly."

Lan Zhi didn't reject this time, nodded obediently, sat next to Qiu Chen, and listened to the Wu family talking to Qiu Chen with peace of mind.

“…… What kind of chopped pepper did you send someone to send over last time, ouch, I can't stand it for the first time, it's too spicy...... But according to the method you said, I made the fish, belch, it was really fishy and fresh, and the fish was steamed out, and there was no fishy smell at all. Lan Zhi doesn't like to eat fish, but this time she also ate a lot, and the two boys are even rarer. ”

Lan Zhi also helped beside her: "Mmmm, chopped peppers are delicious, I prefer the persimmon sauce sent by Aunt Begonia, sweet and sour...... According to Aunt Haitang, eating with meals and making dim sum stuffing are all excellent. ”

Qiu Chen looked at the delicate little girl with a small mouth, couldn't help but feel a lot better, smiled and shook Lan Zhi's hand and said: "I have chopped peppers, persimmon sauce is planted for the first time this year, I got those, I don't have to eat it now, wait for next year, when the time comes, I will take Lan Zhi to pick persimmons, and then Aunt Haitang will take you to make persimmon sauce by yourself, okay?" ”

Lan Zhi smiled and nodded vigorously, "Wow, wow, Aunt Begonia will definitely come to call me then!" ”

Wu smiled: "Look at this kid, looking at this, I can't wait to follow you back." ”

Qiu Chen patted Lan Zhi's hand with a smile and said with a smile: "I'm happy, mainly because I'm afraid that your wife will not be willing." ”

Laughing and laughing, Tang Yanzhang's two sons ran in after class, after all, they are children from everyone's background, and the etiquette rules are excellent, after entering the door, they first saluted the Wu family, and then came to salute Qiu Chen, stood up, the eldest son Wu Yanchen and the second son Wu Runshen asked in unison: "Aunt Yang, didn't the filial brother (Xiaojie's sister) come?" ”

"They were going to class, and my aunt didn't take them this time. Next time, my aunt will bring them over. ”

Yan Chen and Yan Shen were obviously disappointed, but they still agreed, and after a few more greetings, they retreated happily, and Lan Zhi also retreated to her courtyard, and for a while, only Wu and Qiu Chen, the wife of the Tang Governor's Mansion, were left in the house.

Wu raised his hand, and several girls standing in the room bowed down silently, and the jade phoenix behind Qiu Chen also retreated.

Wu straightened his color, leaned over slightly, and got closer to Qiu Chen across the couch, and said in a low voice: "I heard that you pledged five thousand taels?" ”

Qiu Chen nodded.

Wu sighed: "It's really ......"

After saying half a sentence, it stopped abruptly, but the meaning of what they wanted to express was already clear to each other.

Qiu Chen smiled gently and did not answer.

Wu sighed lightly, patted Qiu Chen's hand and said, "Let's all bear with it......

Qiu Chen smiled and said gently: "Don't worry, my family's population is quite simple, and the cost is small, so I can get by." ”

Wu smiled and said: "Zhilu Dao is a housekeeper, I don't have to worry about ......" said, and changed the topic, "The clothes you are wearing today are chic, plain and elegant, and the magnolia flowers are atmospheric and good...... Where is this a good embroiderer? ”

Qiu Chen said with a smile: "A few days ago, there were not enough people on the needle and thread, and I happened to meet two embroiderers who were still passable...... This pattern, that is, I took a flower and bird painting to make a pattern, but I didn't expect it to be embroidered and it was not ugly, so I made a gown along this pattern......"

Speaking of this, Qiu Chen covered his mouth and said with a smile: "These dark patterns and embroidery patterns on my wife's body are really hard work...... This embroidered girl's female red is excellent, if the wife likes these patterns, I still have a few there, the four seasons of flowers, flowers, birds, fish and insects, I will let people take it, send it to the wife! ”

Wu didn't push back, and readily agreed. The two of them talked about clothes, jewelry, makeup, and powder, talked for two quarters of an hour, passed lunch and came up to eat, Qiu Chen drank a cup of tea and said a few words, and then said goodbye.

Sitting in the carriage and leaving the Tang Mansion, the joy on Qiu Chen's face dissipated. Leaning on a large pillow on the carriage, Qiu Chen lowered his eyes and told Yufeng: "When someone goes home again, give Mr. An a message, and ask him to take the time to paint more flowers, flowers, birds, fish and insects of the four seasons, we can't treat others badly, remember to pay the silver according to the price......"

Yufeng agreed, and carefully took a thin silk quilt for Qiu Chen to cover his body.

The death of the wife of the head of the Liao family is also a big deal in the small Anyang City. And with the news coming out, there was another, that is, the third young master of the Liao family knelt down in front of the coffin, cried incessantly, and fainted several times. Some people call it great filial piety, and some people speculate whether the sudden death of the wife of the Liao family is related to the once unruly third son?

Qiu Chen ignored all this.

When he came back from the Tang family, Qiu Chen felt cold and chills, his head was heavy, his body was weak, and his whole body was sore...... I went to my coat, washed my hands and face, and went to bed. In the evening, Qiu Chen started to have a fever, his eyelids were heavy as a thousand catties, his throat was burning and aching, and he spoke as if he was about to tear apart.

In the first difficult days, she has always survived without getting sick, going to the epidemic area, and coming into contact with severely infected and even dying cholera patients every day, and she has survived...... I didn't expect the illness to come so suddenly this time. Without warning.

Yufeng found out that the situation was wrong, and hurriedly invited the Chen family and the Shunzi family over.

At this time, you can see Chen's calmness. She saw Qiu Chen's situation, and immediately ordered Yufeng to wash the cold handkerchief and wipe Qiu Chen's forehead and palms, and then she hurried to the front yard herself, and sent the Shunzi on the door to ask for a doctor, and Qin Li immediately rode back to Liujiaao to invite Old Man Mu. With Old Man Mu, as long as there is still a breath left, he can be saved.

Qiu Chen woke up, it was late at night.

Sensing the coolness on her forehead, Qiu Chen tried hard to open her eyes, and saw Yufeng sitting beside her, wiping her forehead with a wet cloth. Under the light of the beeping and dancing candle flame, the little girl's eyes were red, and her face was panicked, for fear that she would be frightened.

Qiu Chen tugged at the corners of his mouth, but he couldn't squeeze out much of a smile, he only tried to speak in a hoarse voice: "It's just a cold, don't be afraid!" ”

"Ma'am, are you awake?" Yufeng's hand shook, and a cloud of ecstasy erupted on her face, and she jumped off the kang at once, and rushed out of the city to report the news, "Aunt Shunzi, Mama Chen, Mrs. is awake!" ”

A chaotic sound of footsteps sounded, and the first one in the Shunzi family rushed in, entered the house, and paused at the door, only looking at Qiu Chen with a happy face and saying, "I just came in from outside, and the cold air on my body has not dissipated...... Ma'am, it's great that you're awake. ”

Qiu Chen turned his head hard, his throat hurt so much that he didn't want to say anything, he only glanced at Shunzi's family, and looked back at Yufeng: "Pour a glass of water." ”

Yufeng had already poured a glass of water, and when she heard Qiu Chen's order, she hurriedly brought it over and wanted to feed it with a spoon, Qiu Chen shook his head and ordered, "Push me up." ”

"Mrs......" Shunzi's family screamed, seeing Qiu Chen's sick but unrefusable expression, he swallowed the next half of the sentence, walked up and hugged Qiu Chen's shoulders and pushed her up, took a big pillow for her to cling to, and then Yufeng held the teacup and fed Qiu Chen water.

Qiu Chen took it, drank it in one gulp, and handed the teacup back to Yu Feng. After being moistened by the water, his chapped throat seemed to be a little better, so he opened his mouth and ordered: "No tea, just boil water, take a teapot and dry it on ......."

Yufeng raised her eyes to look at Junzi's family, and both of them were a little dazed. I don't know what Mrs. Lu Dao is doing, shouldn't she think about taking medicine when she is sick, why do you want to drink water, and she still doesn't drink the fragrant tea of Shanghao, and she wants to drink boiled water!

However, these two people also knew that Mrs. Lu Dao knew the art of medicine Qihuang, and that the plague that scared people to death, Mrs. went deep into the epidemic area, and was cured, and it is said that thousands of lives were saved...... Since the wife said that drinking is vain, it must make sense.

Two people will not stop it, let alone oppose it. The low voice of the Shunzi family asked Yufeng to wait carefully, she hurriedly took the teapot out of the house, poured a pot of boiled water in, and after a while, took a warm pot from the West House and sent it in. In the winter, dry a pot and keep a pot warm, and then the wife will mix hot and cold, and it will be much sooner.

Chen walked in behind Shunzi's house with a small bowl, and saw Qiu Chen sitting up, with a touch of joy on his face: "What does Mrs. think?" ”

Qiu Chen tugged at the corners of his mouth and spit out two words gloomily: "It's okay!" ”

She was actually not good at all at this time, she was still chilling all over her body, her headache seemed to be cracked, her throat was dry and painful, and she barely had any strength up and down...... But she knew that at this time, she was taken care of by these few servants around her, and there was no one relative, so she couldn't be willful and squeamish. She had to lift her spirits, drink plenty of water, take medicine, and get better as soon as possible.

Chen walked to the kang, put the bowl in his hand on the kang table, rubbed his hands, and tried it on his face, then he reached out and stroked Qiu Chen's head, the hot tentacles made the joy on her face stagnate, but in a blink of an eye, she smiled brighter and said: "At this time, Mrs. burned a little lighter than just now, presumably the previous medicine took effect...... Madam, let's drink again......"

While speaking, Chen opened the lid of the bowl, brought a small half bowl of black and dark medicinal soup to Qiu Chen, and replied: "The slave is in charge, and it is Wen Langzhong of Guo's Jishitang who is invited...... Well, Wen Langzhong said that his wife had suffered from the wind cold before, and had been hiding it, and she was in a great mood these days, and her mood was depressed, and she hooked the wind and cold in front of her. ”

Qiu Chen held the bowl and looked up, the thick and bitter medicinal juice slid down his tongue and throat, only to feel that it was bitter to his heart all of a sudden, and his tongue and mouth were bitterly numb.

Yufeng followed and handed over a glass of white water, Qiu Chen took it, drank it, and then felt that the bitterness in his mouth was a little better.

Handing the cup to Yufeng, Qiu Chen raised his eyes and looked at Chen: "What else did you say?" Tell me the prescription! ”

Yufeng hurriedly turned around, went to the drawer of the kang cabinet and took out a page of paper, handed it to Qiu Chen, turned around and took the candlestick and brought it to Qiu Chen to illuminate her.

Qiu Chen vigorously swept the prescriptions - ephedra, cinnamon branches, almonds, licorice, bupleurum, and Chuanxiong...... It is a more obvious ephedra soup plus or minus formula. For her current condition, it can be regarded as a fit.

Handing the recipe back to Yufeng, Qiu Chen was relieved, and he felt that his body was tired and tired, his whole body ached, and his consciousness began to be confused.

"What time is it?" Qiu Chen asked in a low voice.

Yufeng looked back at the table clock and hurriedly replied, "It's ugly!" ”

Qiu Chen nodded, only to feel that his consciousness was becoming more and more confused, his body involuntarily withered down, and he drank two glasses of water in a row, and finally couldn't hold on anymore, so he lay down again, and ordered in a daze: "I don't have anything to do, you don't have to stay here, stay a ...... Let's rest for the rest! ”

I don't know how long I slept this night, Qiu Chen was woken up by the heat. I was sweating all over my body, and I knew that the medicine was working, and I was sweating. The whole body was hot and uncomfortable, but he didn't dare to lift the quilt all at once, only a little movement, and immediately someone leaned over to investigate, through the light, Qiu Chen saw that it was the Chen family, Yufeng and Shunzi's family didn't sleep, and they all gathered after him.

"Lift a quilt for me......" When she woke up, Qiu Chen found that she was covered with two quilts, no wonder she felt that her body was so heavy that she was almost out of breath.

He Yufeng of the Shunzi family hesitated slightly, and the Chen family had already stepped forward and helped Qiu Chen roll up half of the quilt on his body, overlapping it to his feet, but his chest suddenly became light and comfortable.

Qiu Chen took a few breaths of relief and asked her to feed her two glasses of water......

Because of sweating, her body temperature has dropped, she no longer feels cold, and her body is still weak, but she is much more relaxed.

After about two quarters of an hour, the sweat on his body gradually receded, Qiu Chen asked people to bring the cotton jacket from the home to wear, and sat up against the big pillow. When I sat up, I saw the slightly gray window paper, and I realized that it was almost early in the morning.

At this moment, Qiu Chen felt a lot more relaxed, he asked for a hot cloth to wipe his hands, face, and neck, the sticky feeling caused by sweating was gone, and the whole person became more and more energetic.

Seeing that Qiu Chen's condition had improved, the three of the Chen family were all red-eyed, but they all showed relieved expressions on their faces.

Chen went to the kitchen as soon as possible, and soon brought back a bowl of white rice porridge and two plates of small pickles. Qiu Chen didn't eat last night, he had a fever before, his body was uncomfortable and he didn't feel hungry, but now the high fever subsided, his body was brisk, and he felt a little panicked when he was hungry.

Although he felt hungry, Qiu Chen picked up the rice bowl, but still felt that the food was tasteless...... She knew in her heart that it was a cold that caused a temporary deterioration in the function of her taste buds. After drinking a bowl of vegetarian porridge, Qiu Chen put down the dishes and chopsticks, and couldn't help it anymore.

At this time, the sweat went down completely, Chunxiang came in and brought the dishes and chopsticks, and Qiu Chen realized that this little girl didn't sleep either...... It is estimated that no one in the family could sleep peacefully last night, after all, they are also burdened with their net worth...... Or, there will be some feelings...... After thinking about it, he was relieved, and Qiu Chen didn't pay attention to these anymore.

I wiped her hands and face with a hot handkerchief again, and asked Yufeng to help her comb through her tangled hair, which was curled at the back of her head, and she felt a lot more refreshed.

Seeing that Qiu Chen finished cleaning up and holding another glass of water to drink, Chen replied: "Madam, Wen Langzhong instructed me yesterday, I sweated and subsided my fever, and I don't need to take the previous medicine for the time being, so I have to change the prescription...... The slave sent Qin Li back to invite Mr. Mu last night, thinking that it would be time to arrive when the city gate opened in a while. Wen Langzhong's ......"

Qiu Chen looked at the Chen family, although he felt that his illness had improved a lot, and there was really no need to mobilize the people, but at this moment, it was estimated that Old Man Mu was already waiting outside the city gate, and it was useless for her to say anything, and besides, the Chen family arranged it like this, and he was also very anxious about her illness......

Smiling, Qiu Chen said, "Since Mu Lao ...... Mr. come here, then you don't need to invite Wen Langzhong for the time being. Mr. Mu's medical skills treated me with a cold, it was like killing chickens with a knife, where to use others! ”

"Ouch......" Haruka's exclamation came from the courtyard.

Qiu Chen and Chen were both taken aback, and before the two of them could move, they heard an old man humming outside: "This little girl can't help but be scared!" What happened to your wife? ”

Qiu Chen and Chen relaxed at the same time, looking back at each other, and couldn't help laughing. really said that Cao Cao Cao arrived, just said that Old Man Mu was talking, and as soon as the words fell, the person arrived. Moreover, looking at Haruka's reaction just now, it is estimated that it is not a normal way to enter the yard.

Chen smiled, bent his knees to greet him, Yufeng and Chunxiang hurriedly came in, helped Qiu Chen put on the thin cotton pants at home, and the house was quickly cleaned up, and then the word came out, and Chen led Old Man Mu into the inner room.

When Qiu Chen saw Old Man Mu, he immediately smiled and said, "I'm tired of Uncle Mu!" ”

Old man Mu stared at Qiu Chen with a twisted brow, didn't speak, sat opposite Qiu Chen, motioned Qiu Chen to put his hand on the kang table, raised his hand to check the pulse, changed his hand to re-diagnose, groaned for a moment, stared at Qiu Chen and said: "Don't be reckless without tossing your body bones, but you rode a horse to catch up, and you actually felt a cold...... What a shame! ”

Qiu Chen was scolded by a few times, but he was not annoyed, let the old man Mu mumble and speak, took Wen Langzhong's prescription and read it, and then said: "You did feel the wind and cold, and then the emotional depression could not be relieved...... Well, this recipe is fine, now that the heat has subsided, there is no need to sweat anymore, I will adjust the medication...... You are good at getting rid of the cold, but there are some signs of heat dissipation in your emotional stagnation, you can't be anxious, you have been patient with this medicine for a month, I have seen it again. ”

Qiu Chen was originally in a very relaxed mood, but he was a little embarrassed by Old Man Mu's words, what kind of illness is it, I have to take medicine for a month, and I have to see it again, and then take medicine?

After being stunned for a moment, Qiu Chen came to his senses, looked at Old Man Mu and asked, "Old Man Mu...... Uncle, it's just that something doesn't go well, and it's good in the past, where can I take medicine for a month......"

When Old Man Mu, who was originally smiling, heard this, he glared without waiting for Qiu Chen to finish speaking: "Do you believe in my medical skills?" ”

Qiu Chen swallowed his saliva, and finally nodded resignedly: "I will take the medicine on time and take care of it well." ”

Old man Mu stood up suddenly, snorted, and commanded directly: "Let someone make me a chicken bean curd, a vegetarian porridge, and a goose fat roll and send it over, my old man has been running for half a night, and he is tired, so hurry up and send it over, and I can rest after eating." ”

Chen Shi agreed next to him: "Mr. Mu will go to the room to freshen up first, have a cup of tea, and send it to you as soon as possible." ”

Old man Mu was very proud, snorted, and walked out of the door curtain directly.

Chen called Chunxiang, sent her to the big kitchen immediately to pass the word, turned back by herself, comforted Qiu Chen with a smile, and said, "Don't worry, madam, Mr. Mu has excellent medical skills, and it is good to let his old man help you to recuperate...... You don't know how to go, Mr. Mu is very famous in the capital, and many high-ranking officials and eunuchs want to ask him to treat the old man, but because the old man's whereabouts are uncertain, few people can have this blessing, let alone let his old man take care of his body...... That is, when Hou Ye was a child, his old man had personally conditioned his body, and others, I haven't heard of anyone yet! ”

Qiu Chen smiled, waved his hand and said, "Okay, I know the way, I will really follow Mu Lao obediently...... Uncle's instructions to take medicine to recuperate, don't worry! ”

Chen smiled and bent his knees: "Mrs. don't blame, the slave maid heard that the wife had a serious illness before, and the wife is always thin now, although there is a lot of hard work, maybe there is a place where the body is weak, and it is always a good thing to have Mr. Mu to give you some recuperation!" ”

Qiu Chen smiled again and nodded in agreement, Chen was relieved, his eyebrows and eyes stretched out, and he went to prepare to give Qiu Chen the medicine to boil.

Chen went out of the main room, whispered to Yufeng and Chunxiang to serve well, and hurried to the front yard room. It took so long for Old Man Mu to diagnose his pulse just now...... She'd never seen it. She was smiling in front of her wife just now, but she couldn't squeeze out a smile at this moment.

Seeing Old Man Mu's expression, she was really afraid that her wife had some terrible illness......

Although he was ordered by the marquis to be by his wife's side not long ago, he had never seen such a gentle, intelligent, and truly loving and respecting master of their subordinates...... She was really moved, and she didn't know when Lu Dao had made his wife a real master and served her attentively, not just as a responsibility to serve the Hou Ye's orders.

When Chen Shi rushed to the guest room of the courtyard, sure enough, Old Man Mu had a rare solemn expression. He was sitting upright on the kang and writing a letter.

Chen didn't dare to peek, so he could only stand patiently at the door.

After a while, Old Man Mu stopped writing, picked up the letter on the table, blew it, and handed it to Qin Li next to him: "Send it to that stupid boy!" Reassure him, it's just a little longer. ”

Qin Li bowed down and took the letterhead with both hands, the bamboo tube was loaded, the wax was sealed, and he walked out of the box to deliver the letter.

Chen then took a cup of hot tea and handed it over, and shouted: "Old man......

"You're here to ask about your wife's illness, right?" Old man Mu asked, but he didn't answer, and he didn't pay attention to Chen, who nodded in response, Gu Zi lowered his eyes, drank two sips of tea, and then raised his eyelids, looked at Chen and said, "Your wife was injured in childbirth before, and she fell into a cold palace...... Later, he suffered internal injuries and almost died...... Although he has survived again, after all, he has suffered two big losses and hurt the fundamentals...... This one is not in a hurry, and it has to be made up little by little. ”

Gong Han?

Chen was shocked.

The disease of uterine cold is not a stranger, basically people who have the disease of uterine cold will lose the ability to have children...... Hou Ye, Mrs., if Mrs. Hou's illness is not cured, Hou Ye can still ......