After Xu Jinchen left, Zhuo Ruoning stood in the corridor for a long time, blaming that person for being unkind, and regretting that he shouldn't make him angry.

was tormented in his heart, and at the end of the verandah leading to the front yard, a group of people turned, Geng Kan was tall and could be seen at a glance in the crowd.

"Nian Nian, what is Xu Jinchen looking for you?" He shouted loudly from afar.

Zhuo Ruoning saw Zhuo Xiao behind him, her nose was sour, if it weren't for so many people watching, her lasagna tears would have floated in the wind.

Zhuo Xiao was more steady, and walked over and said with concern: "He didn't embarrass you, right?" ”

Zhuo Ruoning didn't dare to talk nonsense, and shook her head aggrievedly: "Let me find a book." ”

"Nothing else?"

"Nope."

The tense atmosphere suddenly dissipated and became invisible, and the teenagers began to giggle again.

The next person went to the house to report, and the county lord of Jiangdu took the lead and said strangely: "Why are you all here?" ”

Everyone saluted the county lord, and a man in a jade red brocade suit said with a smile: "I heard that Jinyiwei came to ask Miss Zhuo for questioning, and Geng Kan was in a hurry, and hurriedly ran to find out what was going on, it seems that it was a misunderstanding." ”

After he finished speaking, he glanced behind the county lord, only to see Zhuo Ruozhen coming out, and said strangely: "Why don't you see Ah Rong?" ”

The county lord's face was pale, and before he could answer him, the young man next to him coaxed: "I also said that Yu Shizi didn't know Zhuo Xiao's sister, why did he come with him, it turned out that he had other plans." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, Ah Rong and I haven't seen each other for a long time, didn't I see her at the door and ask."

The county lord said with a smile: "In order to celebrate the birthday of the old duchess, the mansion specially went to the flower market on the shore of Mochou Lake to buy some flowers and came back, who knew that Ah Rong couldn't smell the smell, so she didn't dare to come out." ”

"That's too boring," exclaimed a young man, "but she's the owner, and she wants her to have a poetry club. ”

"Ah Rong is unwell, I'll take a look at her." Yu Cheng taught.

"We'll go too."

The county lord of Jiangdu hurriedly stopped everyone: "Ah Rong can't entertain, the poetry meeting can still be opened, there seems to be no one in Yuanxiangtang, let the girl take you over there to open it." ”

The young man didn't care: "After seeing Ah Rong and going again, I can't delay much." ”

The county lord of Jiangdu's face sank, "She's not feeling well, so many of you are crowded in the house in a mess, do you want to visit her or harm her?" ”

Everyone laughed, and Yu Chengjiao hurriedly said: "I will convey your kindness on my behalf, everyone go to Yuanxiangtang first, and I will come over later." ”

If you stop it again, it will arouse suspicion, and the county lord of Jiangdu pointed at Zhuo Ruoning and Zhuo Ruozhen and said, "You two stay, what you just said is not over." ”

Geng Kan was about to say something, but when he raised his eyes, he saw Zhuo Ruozhen shaking his head lightly at him, so he swallowed his doubts and went to Yuanxiang Hall with Zhuo Xiao.

When he returned to the room, the county lord of Jiangdu deliberately delayed the time, and when Yu Shizi entered, the inside had already been sorted out, Xi Rong covered her nose with a handkerchief, sat on the edge of the bed and waited for them.

Yu Shizi asked her about her symptoms and cared a few words, but because of the presence of others, he didn't want to stay long, and said regretfully: "We have a poetry meeting in Yuanxiangtang, if there are wonderful works, I will ask the girl to copy them for you to enjoy." ”

Xi Rong covered her nose and nodded repeatedly, just wanting him to leave quickly.

"Isn't the county lord going?"

With Geng Kan here, the county lord of Jiangdu naturally wanted to go, she smiled and said, "You go first, and I will come later." ”

Yu Shizi looked at the Zhuo family sisters and said curiously: "This is what they said about Zhuo Mansion Shuangshu, since you are here, why don't you go and have a good time, can you be missing you at the poetry meeting?" ”

Lord Jiangdu: "The matter between our girls is not finished yet, I will take them over in a while." ”

Yu Shizi told Xi Rong to pay more attention to her body, and then Shi Shiran left.

Xi Rong tore off the veil, hated Zhuo Ruoning and threw it down, and said angrily: "Are you satisfied this time?" ”

Zhuo Ruoning was so frightened that she hid behind her sister and argued: "It's all said that it has nothing to do with me, don't blame me for everything." ”

The county lord of Jiangdu pressed Xi Rong and asked Zhuo Ruoning: "You just said what happened to the poisoning, explain it clearly." ”

"Thallium is a mineral that is very toxic and can be easily fatal if taken orally, and based on her current symptoms, I judge that it should be absorbed through the skin, and the poison has been latent in the body for a long time. The last time I saw her, the symptoms were not so obvious, I suspected that some kind of gemstone contained thallium in the jewelry she was wearing, but I couldn't get any evidence, so I suggested that she dress lightly and eat vegetarian. ”

Xi Rong thought of what she had done to her last time, and said in a weak heart: "How to solve this poison?" ”

Zhuo Ruoning shook his head: "I don't study medicine, I only know the properties of this substance, so you should ask the doctor to take a look." ”

"But the second son said, I have a slippery pulse, and I have symptoms of nausea and vomiting, so I must be pregnant."

Zhuo Ruozhen said: "Miss Xi, slippery veins are not only pregnant, phlegm dampness, and food stagnation may be slippery veins. ”

Zhuo Ruoning asked in a low voice, "What is food stagnation?" ”

"It's overeating, which leads to an imbalance in the spleen and stomach."

is that after eating enough, Zhuo Ruoning understood: "That's right, thallium poisoning can cause indigestion, and in severe cases, there are symptoms of vomiting." ”

The county lord of Jiangdu was also angry and pitiful when he saw Xi Rong like this, "Liu Ji is unreliable, he has never been a serious business, and he is not good at reading, but he is interested in the art of Qi Huang, but unfortunately he fished for three days and dried the net for two days, and he didn't learn any achievements, this time it must be a misdiagnosis." ”

Zhuo Ruoning nodded approvingly: "Let's go to the doctor quickly, don't delay the condition." ”

Xi Rong has been frightened for several days, always thinking that she was cursed and pregnant with a ghost fetus, and when she heard this analysis, she immediately felt that she was very happy to be poisoned, and hurriedly asked someone to call her mother.

The rest of the matter has nothing to do with the Zhuo family sisters, the county lord asked them to take them to Yuanxiangtang first, and at the level of Zhuo Ruoning's limericks, it is estimated that they will be ugly again today. She is happy to appreciate the process of her making a fool, but Xi Rong is sick, and she has to wait for the doctor.

The girl led the two sisters to Yuanxiangtang, Zhuo Ruozhen deliberately took a few steps behind, leaned into her sister's ear and asked softly, "Xi Rong, is this poison serious?" ”

Zhuo Ruoning shrugged: "Once this poison is ingested, with the current level of medical treatment, it should not be able to be saved." ”

Zhuo Ruozhen: "......"

When she saw Zhuo Ruoning's strange appearance, she thought that this poison was easy to solve.

"Aren't you worried, if you can't save it, the Xi family will definitely be angry with you."

"It's useless for me to worry, she hates me so much, even if I tell her that the gems are poisonous, she won't believe it, there is no testing equipment here, and I can't produce evidence."

Not to mention chronic poisoning, will it be fatal for a while and a half, and by the time the Xi family comes to the door, she has already gone home.

Zhuo Ruozhen thought of Xi Rong's brutal and domineering character, if Zhuo Ruoning brought it up at that time, she would definitely beat her up. She didn't know what to say, so she said: "Those sons have a poetry meeting in Yuanxiangtang, and they will definitely let you write poems, I guess you can't do those topics, it's better for me to write a few poems and you remember them first, in case you can't make it when the time comes, so you can top one." ”

"Okay."

Zhuo Ruozhen composed a poem with the flowers, trees, scenery and today's birthday banquet in the season, so that she could memorize it as well as possible.

Zhuo Ruoning was furious and complained: "This is also too strange, you are either reading poems or practicing calligraphy, what is the use of this for social progress?" I really don't understand why people here love to write poetry so much. ”

Zhuo Ruozhen was stunned, she didn't expect her to ask such a question, she never doubted it.

"The ancients said: Everything is inferior, but reading is high. The emperor and the heroes and nobles were all poor people, and they used force to conquer this country, but they could not govern the world by force, so they asked their children and grandchildren to study. In my generation, there has been such an unprecedented enthusiasm for learning. If a scholar doesn't learn poetry, what is it like? ”

As soon as she said Zhuo Ruoning, she understood, the Dalang Dynasty was founded for more than ten years, and the social order was still under slow construction. The status of military generals is also getting weaker and weaker, and Wenchen began to shine in the court, and if the heroes and famous generals want to continue the prosperity of the family, they must take advantage of the trend and cultivate descendants that meet the requirements of the court and society.

At present, the mainstream ideology of society is Confucianism, and other disciplines belong to the sidelines, as long as it is something that is not beneficial to the examination, few people will learn it.

"I think that Xi Rong is such a big person, he is engaged, he doesn't understand physiology and hygiene at all, and he doesn't even know how people get pregnant, it seems that even the county lord of Jiangdu believes that curses can make people pregnant, which is too unreasonable."

Zhuo Ruozhen said with a smile: "Women usually teach those truths on the eve of marriage. Don't just talk about her, as if you know a lot, has your mother already taught you? ”

"This is common sense, even if you don't teach it, you will understand it by reading it yourself."

"How can there be such a book, and even if there is, is it something that the girl's family can read?"

Zhuo Ruoning didn't know much about history, thought for a while and asked: "I heard my mother say that you can't see foreign men casually, there are so many foreign men in Yuanxiang Hall, is it appropriate for us to go over?" ”

"It is not appropriate to follow the regulations in the fourth book of women, but in the previous dynasty, foreign people were in power, the people were open, and there was no male and female defense, and the Han people slowly changed some concepts. I heard that some officials are now proposing to restore the ethics and morality of the Han family, and the emperor has approved it, but there are many obstacles in the actual implementation process, and the most intuitive point is that it is very common for men and women to compete in public. If you are alone, it is naturally not okay. ”

Zhuo Ruoning nodded to indicate that she understood.

As he spoke, there was Yuanxiangtang in front of him, and the wind in the hall brought men and women to laugh, Zhuo Ruoning's hand was suddenly pinched, and when she turned around, she saw Zhuo Ruozhen smiling at her gently: "You have to behave well this time, whether your reputation can be restored depends on today." ”

"Don't worry, you will never let people look down on the girl of our Zhuo family."