Xie Yinghui explained two things in the secret letter, and everything else that should be said has been said in the letter.

Xie Xianzhi and Xie Jinzhi were more concerned about her calculating Xie Yingrong, and the latter advised the former: "It's better to send a letter to the eldest sister and ask her to stop doing anything about the third sister's illness." If the third sister is really good, she can't explain it to her father. And the third sister's illness, if it does not improve before the spring of next year, I am afraid that it will drag down the eldest sister's trip back to her hometown, which will not benefit her. It is enough to teach people a lesson, and now it is enough to prohibit the third sister from contacting outsiders on the grounds of fear of being sick. As long as the third sister is no longer unconscious and talking nonsense, she will not be stupid enough to take the initiative to commit taboos in front of others. ”

Xie Xianzhi kept nodding when he heard this: "What the second brother said is reasonable, I'll go and write to her." After finishing speaking, he sighed, "It's all in Layue, and the eldest sister can't be reassured, so I have to let the people in the family brave the cold to go back and forth between the capital and Huyin, I really feel uncomfortable." ”

Xie Mulin interjected with a smile: "Since the eldest brother pities the subordinates who sent the letter, it is better to buy them two more sets of winter clothes, reward them with more money and goods, and arrange for them to have a doctor check their body or something, in case someone gets sick, and if they are sick, they can also recuperate with peace of mind." Our home was raided first, and then in the past half a year since we returned to our hometown, so many things have happened in Huyin, we are not having a good time, and it is even more difficult for our subordinates, so it is time to appease them. ”

Xie Xianzhi nodded solemnly: "The second sister is right, I will go to discuss with my mother when I turn around, and while I am celebrating the New Year, it is time to reward the people in the family." When our family is in trouble, they can not leave and do practical things with their hearts, and such loyal servants are not rewarded, will not their hearts be chilled? ”

This kind of thing can be done by his eldest son, Xie Jinzhi is willing to be a helper for him, and Xie Mulin can be lazy directly.

Xie Hui's brother and sister went to receive Xie Yinghui's New Year's gift back to their hometown, and by the way, they divided the other people's shares and sent them back to everyone's yard. Xie Mulin had just returned to his hibiscus courtyard, and when he heard Li'er say that something had been delivered, he looked at it twice, and ordered Li'er to put it away. She remembered that there were a total of five New Year's gifts in the Song family in the second room, I don't know who was responsible for sending them over? Recently, she often asked for advice in the second room, but she became familiar with it, so she simply went to find her mother Wen to take on this task.

Wen had just prepared a list of New Year's gifts for Xie Yinghui, and after listening to her daughter's words, she stood up: "I'll go with you." It just so happens that your eldest sister is about it, and I will also report it to the second old lady. Your eldest sister is willing to honor the elders of the clan, and we have to help her do enough favors. ”

The mother and daughter went to the second room together, Xie Meijun's mother and son both went back to Zhushan Academy, and only the Song family was there. She received a gift from her niece and granddaughter Xie Yinghui, and after listening to Wen's kind words for Xie Yinghui, she smiled slightly: "Sister Hui has a heart." ”

She asked about the news in Beijing mentioned in Xie Yinghui's letter. Recently, due to the fact that many letters have been written and distributed one after another, contacting the old friends of the Song family, the Song family is also very concerned about the latest situation in the capital, and does not want the protégés and friends of the deceased father to be affected by the dispute over the heirs and end up in a bleak ending.

Wen didn't think much about it, and hurriedly said all the situations mentioned by Xie Yinghui in the letter, but did not mention the absurd actions of the Cao family, and only briefly talked about the serious illness of Duchess Chengen. As he spoke, Wen casually told Xie Yingrong that Xie Yingrong had been delayed by the irresponsible imperial doctor, and that his condition had worsened.

Song Shi thought thoughtfully: "Sister Rong is just a little concubine from a third-grade official family, that imperial medical officer is a lowly officer, knowing that Sister Hui still has the support of the eldest princess's mansion behind her, how dare she treat Sister Rong'er's illness so carelessly?" Even if he copied the ready-made prescription according to the medical book, he was afraid that it would be better than opening a Taiping prescription. Taiping, not everyone can use it. ”

The so-called Taiping prescription is a kind of prescription that doctors have drawn up so that people can't make mistakes in order to avoid being responsible, and they don't dare to prescribe any tiger and wolf medicine or prescriptions that may cause side effects. The medicine prepared according to this prescription is mild, slow-acting, useful, but will not go wrong. Considering that the Tai Doctor came up with the Taiping prescription in order to deal with the powerful, many of the medicinal materials used were valuable types, so that it seemed that their prescription was extraordinary, and they made great efforts to come up with it, and they did not prescribe it to the nobles casually, even if the effect of the medicine was a little slower, it was also for stability.

Therefore, Xie Yingrong's identity is only afraid that it is not enough to use the kind of expensive Taiping. Instead of spending this kind of effort on her, it is better to directly use an ordinary prescription for treating wind and cold and fever, and cure the person first, as for what sequelae will be, what does it have to do with him?

Song felt that the Taiyi's approach was unreasonable.

Wen hadn't thought about this before, she saw a doctor in the capital, and she never asked for a doctor, and she had no way to ask for it. In the early years, Cao's invited a doctor to her and Xie Jinzhi, but the medicine prescribed was slow to work, and even had a situation where the treatment became more and more serious, Xie Pu reminded her that she would never dare to take the medicine prescribed by the doctor invited by Cao's again. It is precisely because of this experience that she believes what Xie Yinghui said in her letter, thinking that the imperial doctor will not care about patients whose status is not valuable enough, and it is not as reliable as ordinary doctors.

But Xie Mulin was a little weak in his heart, for fear that the Song family would really guess the truth about Xie Yinghui's secret hand against Xie Yingrong, so he smiled dryly to cover up for the eldest sister: "It is estimated that the imperial doctor is not interested in the third sister, so he casually took out the prescription he used before, right?" As for whether the medicinal materials used in it are expensive, this is something that the eldest sister has to worry about, and what does it have to do with him? Now that I think about it, if this imperial doctor is really good at medicine, he will not be old, and he will only be an eight-rank petty official. The real doctors with good medical skills have all gone to see the nobles, and the big sister may not be able to move. It can only be said that this imperial doctor's medical ethics are not very good, and he is still picky when treating patients. The eldest sister was so angry that she complained to the Ma family, asking them not to seek treatment from this doctor in the future. ”

Song thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "That's right." Once upon a time, when I was still in the palace, I asked the medical officer of the palace to see my late mother. The medical officer was the nephew of the Tai Hospital Order, and he was full of kind words in front of Jinshang, but he turned his back and dealt with his mother's illness, and later his mother still invited a doctor from outside the palace to come back, and he was cured, but he still fell to the root of the disease. In a fit of rage, my father went to the present and drove the medical officer away. The medical officer of the royal palace, relying on the fact that there is a hospital order behind him, dares to snub the wife of the prince chief Shi. The imperial doctor invited by Sister Hui is still from the hospital, how can he take the condition of the third-grade official and concubine to heart? That's it, you let Sister Hui's brothers and sisters write down the person, and don't look for him in the future, don't mention it anymore, and save yourself from being angry. ”

Wen meekly responded, and Xie Mulin followed, finally relieved in his heart.

Song also discussed with Wen how to spend Laba this year and what recipe to use for Laba porridge. Wen himself has a habitual porridge recipe, but Song is from Beiping and has his own preferred taste. The people in the two rooms are now as close as one room, and if they are separated and boil their own porridge, it will be different. Wen immediately proposed with a very eye-catching view that the two rooms use the porridge recipe taken out by the Song family, saying: "The children and I will go to Beiping sooner or later, so it's good to get used to the taste of Beiping first." ”

Song was very happy, and immediately asked the girl to take a booklet and handed it to Wen: "You can consider the first few porridge recipes." In addition to Xie Jiajiao, we also have to send a copy to the academy, and there are many of them, and it is also the merit of our Xie family to give it to the nearby temple and nunnery. ”

Wen immediately agreed.

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