Chapter 177: Continuing the Frontier

Back at the palace, Jian Ying was led straight to the tea garden by Monkey Kui.

When I entered the hall, I saw Zhou Shu sitting on a warm couch with an old man with gray hair and drinking tea.

The old man was over sixty years old, lean, with a Chinese face, eight-character eyebrows, and a well-maintained beard on his chin. Cross-legged, sitting as calm as a clock, looking at Zhou Shu with a bit of undisguised consideration.

When Zhou Shu saw Jian Ying, he greeted with a smile: "Lady, come and see Imperial Doctor Gao." ”

Jian Ying answered "yes", and said a blessing uprightly.

Imperial Physician Gao opened his hands and gave a handful, "Second young lady, don't be polite, it's time to torment the old man." ”

The smile is full of wrinkles, and there is no lack of shrewdness in kindness.

Jian Ying straightened up, said two polite words, and stepped forward to add tea to the two of them, "I don't know when the imperial doctor will come, whether he will bring his family or not, and he has not prepared in advance......"

Doctor Gao said with a smile: "Humble Jing passed away ten years ago, the two dogs in the family don't like to study, and they are not good at medicine, the old man saw that they did nothing in the capital, so he sent them back to their hometown to farm early."

The old man was used to being quiet alone, except for two medicine boys and an old servant who served all the year round, he didn't bring other family members over.

Let the second young lady bother! ”

"The Imperial Doctor is thousands of miles away, preaching and teaching, shouldn't we bother to do it?" Jian Ying smiled slightly and turned to Zhou Shu, "In Yifujun's opinion, where should the imperial doctor live?" ”

"Let's live in the Tea Garden." Zhou Shu had obviously thought about it a long time ago, and replied without thinking, "This place is spacious, with flowers and grass, and is suitable for living." And this is my outer study, and it is cheap for me to come and go to ask for advice. ”

Jian Ying nodded, "That's fine, I'll ask someone to send some bedding, curtains, and cups and ornaments when I go back." ”

His tone paused slightly, and he looked at Imperial Physician Gao, "I wonder what flavor Imperial Physician prefers in terms of diet?" ”

"The old man is from the south. I prefer light, but other than that, I don't pay much attention to it. The old lady replied with a smile.

"It just so happened that there were only two Yangzhou cooks in the big kitchen a few years ago. I'll go and ask my mother to bring one over. In the future, if there is no big banquet in the house, the husband will accompany the imperial doctor to eat in the tea garden, so that it is also clean and comfortable. ”

Imperial Physician Gao was very satisfied with her arrangement, "There is a second young lady Lao who has a thoughtful idea. The old man thanked him. ”

"It should be." Jian Ying said with a smile.

After gossiping for a while, they withdrew, leaving the two of them to drink tea by themselves. Back in the backyard, head straight to Chingor Courtyard.

As soon as you enter the door, you feel that the atmosphere is a little unusual.

Fang Shi sat on the top, unconsciously stroking his high bulging abdomen with one hand, his face was unwavering, and he couldn't see any emotion.

Concubine Qi sat down, holding a handkerchief and wiping her tears.

Zhou Qin sat across from her, looking embarrassed and annoyed.

"What's going on?" Jian Ying only told Zhou Qin that she wanted to go to Pear Flower Garden to do things. deliberately gaged, "I've come all the way, and I haven't heard anything worth being sad about in the house."

Could it be that there was something good that made Concubine Qi Shu cry with joy? ”

It was difficult for the subordinates to speak, Zhou Qin was also ashamed to speak, Concubine Qi was busy crying again, but Fang Shi opened his mouth unhappily and angrily, "Isn't it a good thing?" Someone came to the door to propose. ”

Jian Ying was stunned for a moment, "Propose?" To whom to propose? ”

"On weekdays, you are smart, but now you are confused." Fang Shi glanced at her. His eyes swept to Zhou Qin's side, "Who else could there be?" Isn't there only one in our house who hasn't married yet? ”

Jian Ying blinked suspiciously, and said in her heart that since it was a good thing, how could they all be so virtuous. Not a little happy? Could it be that the door of the proposed family is very low, or the man's character is not good?

"Second young lady, it's the Teng family who came to propose marriage." Zhang's mother kindly reminded her.

Jian Ying couldn't help but widen her eyes, "Shouldn't it be the Teng family who quit before?" ”

"Besides that Teng family, is there anyone else with such thick skin?" Zhou Qin interjected angrily.

Jian Ying became more and more confused, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Fang glanced at Zhang's mother. "Tell the second daughter-in-law."

Zhang's mother answered "yes" and told the matter one by one.

The outer room called Wanyan that Young Master Teng brought back was really not a good stubble, and it didn't stop since he entered the door of Teng's house. By being pregnant, she took a young master Teng to death.

Mrs. Teng saw that her son was tired of being in the boudoir with a woman all day long, thrush today, and green silk tomorrow, abandoning his studies, and she was anxious and angry. How young master Ren Teng grinds hard and hard, he just refuses to agree to let him marry Wanyan as the main room.

On the one hand, he sent matchmakers around to say goodbye, and on the other hand, under the pretext of protecting Wanyan and the fetus in his womb, he picked two girls with outstanding looks to make room for Young Master Teng, so that Wanyan would not be the only favor.

The two girls were sent with their front feet, and they fell with their hind feet. I asked the doctor to boil the medicine again, so I tossed it all the way.

Young Master Teng thought that it was the two girls who were making trouble, and asked someone to drag them out and beat them half to death. Wanyan took advantage of this shareholder wind to drive out all the girls in Young Master Teng's room who were a little bit beautiful.

Mrs. Teng was so angry that she fell seriously ill, and after she recovered from her illness, she took a spicy daughter from her distant cousin's family to the house, and planned to give this niece to Young Master Teng as his wife, so as to suppress Wanyan.

Wanyan knew, and cried with Young Master Teng again. Young Master Teng humiliated his cousin in front of him, and made trouble to divide the mansion to another one, but Master Teng did not allow it, so he threatened to cut off relations with the Teng family.

Today's gong entered the winter moon tomorrow, and Wanyan lost his temper with Young Master Teng because of a trivial matter, and he really fell without paying attention. started early, gave birth to a boy, and lost his body. didn't survive until the end of the year, and then gave up.

Young Master Teng was grief-stricken, and he wanted to die and martyrdom several times, but was stopped by Mrs. Teng. Several times he took the child as an excuse and persuaded him to marry a wife and start a family.

For the sake of himself and Wanyan's bloodline, Young Master Teng finally nodded and agreed, and picked up the books that had been put aside for half a year again.

When her son regained his strength, Mrs. Teng was naturally overjoyed, and hired a matchmaker to find a suitable girl everywhere.

There are people in Jinan Mansion who don't know that Young Master Teng was retired by the palace? Who hasn't heard of Young Master Teng's glorious deeds? But whoever wants a little more face, who is willing to ask a daughter who has nothing to do with it to raise a concubine as a stepmother as soon as she marries?

Even Mrs. Teng's distant niece was humiliated by Young Master Teng and was reluctant to step into the door of Teng's house.

If there is something wrong, or if the family background is lower, Mrs. Teng looks down on it, and feels that she has wronged her talented and beautiful son.

picked it up, and finally hit the idea on Zhou Qin, who had not yet found his next home.

This morning, when Jian Ying and Zhou Qin went to Lihuayuan, Mrs. Teng came to the door in person with a heavy gift, and bluntly proposed that she was willing to give a double dowry to let her son and Zhou Qin renew their relationship.

Because the Fang clan didn't know what King Ji'an's attitude was, he didn't express his position immediately, but Concubine Qi was moved......

- (To be continued.) )