Chapter 36: The Outbreak of the Plague (2)
Shen Mingzhen actually understood that she had personally gone to the mountain yesterday to see it.
There are more and more houses on the mountainside, and many people sit next to the houses, sighing.
The soldiers surrounded all the houses on the hillside with bricks and tiles, and sent men to guard them for twelve hours.
Thankfully, most of the plague patients in the capital have been moved to this place.
Shen Mingzhen went home once.
Master Shen is back.
This time, he sat in Mrs. Sun's room, put his arm around Mrs. Sun's shoulders, and spoke for a long time: "You don't know, when the imperial court threw a powder keg into it, I could even hear the sound of many people crying inside, including old people and children. I can't bear it. ”
The border city was under the impact of the gunpowder of the imperial court, but in just two days and two nights, it became a dead city.
Master Shen commanded the soldiers to sort out the corpses of these people and set them on fire.
The whole city was full of dead people, and it burned for seven whole days.
He didn't praise Shen Mingzhen's reckless behavior this time: "I originally thought that it would be okay for a woman to teach her husband and children." Now I realize that my son has grown up and is not only a model for my daughter's family today, but also a role model for women all over the world. Master Shen looked at Shen Mingzhen lovingly, "It's good." When this epidemic passes, if you want a medical center, your father will open it for you. ”
Shen Mingzhen thanked Master Shen and shook his head: "In the past, Mingzhen always thought that her medical skills were the best. If it weren't for this plague, I didn't know that my medical skills would be so ......" Shen Mingzhen's eyes moistened, "so ...... Vulnerable to illness ......"
Mrs. Sun made a bowl of egg drop soup for Shen Mingzhen: "Don't worry, you are the eldest lady of the Shen family, even if your medical skills are not good, it is nothing." ”
Mrs. Sun said: "I heard that the Song family is also helping, and even Mrs. Song has begun to be busy in the Song family these days. ”
When it came to Mrs. Song, Shen Mingzhen remembered that maybe it was time to go to the Song family to settle accounts with Mrs. Song.
The Song family learned the method of making pills from Shen Mingzhen, and they were making pills in the courtyard at this time.
As soon as Shen Mingzhen entered the courtyard, he smelled the fragrance of medicine in the courtyard.
Mrs. Song was boiling water and boiling medicine, and when she saw Shen Mingzhen coming, she didn't raise her head: "I don't have the time to tell you about the previous things now." ”
Shen Mingzhen nodded: "I originally wanted you to go to prison, but since you care so much about the people." I decided not to care about what you did to me this time. If there is a next time, I will not let you have a good time. ”
Mrs. Song snorted, picked up the water scoop, carried the bucket and poured water into the pot, and no longer bothered with Shen Mingzhen.
Shen Mingzhen took the food she made and went to Shen Mingyue's courtyard.
"These days, Mrs. Song hasn't bullied you, has she?"
Shen Mingyue shook her head: "No, Mrs. Song has been busy with the plague these days.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Song is still very sensible in major matters. “
Although calculating in small things, vicious.
She picked up a pill and handed it to Shen Mingzhen: "Look at it, this is the pill that Mrs. Song led all of us to make." ”
Shen Mingyue pressed her neck: "I'm going to be tired these days, you won't have a good time here, right?" ”
Shen Mingzhen didn't answer, and tasted the balls made by Mrs. Song.
The taste is positive, but there is a vague feeling that something is wrong.
Shen Mingzhen sniffed it carefully under her nose and found that there was a very important medicinal herb missing from it.
She immediately walked to the courtyard: "Everyone stops. ”
Shen Mingzhen went to the Song family's medicinal materials storage place and took a look around, and found that the Song family really didn't have that kind of medicine.
Mrs. Song knew what she was looking for.
"The medicine is gone. There is no one in the capital, only in the palace. ”
Shen Mingzhen was stunned.
That flavor medicine is indeed rare, and it has been used a lot these days, and now, it is indeed time to not fight.
The hundreds of female doctors commanded by Shen Mingzhen used another medicine prescribed by Imperial Doctor Hu, so naturally they didn't need to consider these reasons.
But this batch of medicines of the Song family ......
Shen Mingzhen hesitated.
The less flavor is a medicine that can play a major role, and although the herbs next to it also have an anti-epidemic effect, it is not as good as the original prescription.
Shen Mingzhen thought for a moment and looked at Mrs. Song: "Without this flavor medicine, the efficacy of the pill will be greatly reduced." I suggest that you go buy some white aconite tomorrow. Put the white aconite medicine in the pill. I'll write to you in a moment about the dosage of the potion. ”
Shen Mingzhen knew that white aconite was not easy to buy now.
Prices have soared more than fivefold.
But this medicine must be in this pill to prevent the plague, otherwise it is better not to make these pills.
In fact, the pills made by the Shen family now have very little effect on preventing the epidemic.
Shen Mingzhen looked at the people of the Song family who were working hard but still working hard, looking at the sweat on their heads, and was embarrassed to say something.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Song quit and pointed at Shen Mingzhen's nose and scolded: "The effect of the medicine is discounted, isn't it still useful?" Do you know how expensive white aconite is during this time? The Song family wants to make so many pills now, if they all add white aconite. In less than a month, the Song family's silver will be exhausted. Shen Mingzhen, my Song family really helps the court. This is true that we are voluntary, but the Song family has already put out a lot of energy and money, you can't force the Song family to a dead end because of the blind use of medicinal materials. ”
Shen Mingzhen was embarrassed to say it to Mrs. Song in front of so many people, so she pulled her down in Mrs. Song's room and told the truth.
Mrs. Song was mad: "It's useless for you to say it earlier, if you said it earlier, why would we have to work so hard, and we are building people and silver." ”
Shen Mingzhen said in her heart, why didn't you ask me before you thought you were smart.
But he finally restrained himself: "Mrs. Song, you didn't tell me before that you made pills without authorization, this is your fault." I know that white aconite is scarce and difficult to buy at the moment. However, in order for these pills to be effective, it is necessary to have the flavor of white aconite. ”
Mrs. Song snorted.
When he arrived in the courtyard, he shouted to the subordinates of the Song family at the top of his voice: "Don't do it, all the pills we made are in vain......"
Shen Mingzhen listened to Mrs. Song's shouting and looked at Mrs. Song embarrassedly.
Old Mrs. Song comforted her: "It's okay, the Shen family has worked hard these days." My Song family just made some pills, or some useless pills. If you hadn't come, I wouldn't have known that Mrs. Song had withdrawn the medicine without permission, which was the fault of the Song family, so don't blame yourself. ”
Shen Mingzhen snorted and talked to the old lady for a while.
I thought I'd just go back.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Song brought a basin of black blood and poured it on Shen Mingzhen's head: "I won't say it until you come early or late." Is it easy for me to do this? If it weren't for the fact that I had won a plaque from the imperial court for the Lady of the Imperial Court, would I have been so busy working day and night? Now, the plaque of my Lady is gone, and it is all from you. ”
The imperial court issued a decree at the beginning of the plague.
Whoever is required to hand over the medicinal pills in the capital, as long as the amount required by the imperial court is paid. Several Mrs. Zhengfang in this mansion can get the imperial court's wife.
It is for this plaque that Mrs. Song is busy.
Now that there is no drama, I can't help but hate Shen Mingzhen again.
Because of Shen Mingyue's affair before, she already had a shallow relationship with her son Song Ziyi.
Mrs. Song loves her son so much, in order to pull in the relationship with her son, she thought of taking a plaque and reward from the imperial court's wife.
In general, the title of the Lady of the Decree can only be held by the wives of particularly high-ranking and powerful ministers.
Mrs. Song's husband is in business.
Mrs. Song thought that if she had this name, when Song Ziyi went to take the entrance examination, she might be able to get a little benefit because of her mother's identity.
Unexpectedly, the bamboo basket was empty, and she also pasted a large sum of silver.
Mrs. Song grabbed Mrs. Song and slapped Mrs. Song in the face: "I told you a long time ago that if you don't have a medicine, the effect of the medicine will be impaired." If you hadn't gone your own way, there would have been such a result. It's clear that you are willful and reckless, why do you blame Mingzhen? ”
Mrs. Song instructed the maid to take Shen Mingzhen to bathe and change clothes.
She didn't have Shen Mingzhen's clothes here, so she could only arrange for Shen Mingzhen to stay, wash her clothes and then send Shen Mingzhen back.
When Shen Mingzhen finished washing, she saw Mrs. Song commanding people to hand over the batch of unqualified pills she had made to the court officials who came to collect them.
In order to achieve her goal, Mrs. Song gave the officials a large sum of silver. The official nodded: "Mrs. Song, don't worry, I will mix this batch of pills you sent over with other qualified pills to ensure that the gods do not know it." ”
Shen Mingzhen stood on the ground, not knowing what to say.
That's it.
Simply, what Mrs. Song did was just some pills to prevent the epidemic, not a cure.
She was about to pretend that she hadn't seen it, when she saw Mrs. Song coming over waving a fan: "Shen Mingzhen, don't think of yourself as a character."
Let me tell you, as long as I have the name of Mrs. Decree, the Song family will still be my world.
Not to mention Mrs. Song, even Shen Mingyue has to listen to me in everything. “
Shen Mingzhen didn't want to talk to this madman.
Walked past Mrs. Song to the guest room.
Who knew that Mrs. Song came to stop her: "Let me tell you, even if you have the protection of Mrs. Song now, when the time comes, I will see what you can do."
I want you to see with your own eyes how your sister Shen Mingyue was tortured to death by me step by step in the Song Mansion. “
Oh?
Shen Mingzhen originally didn't want to worry about Mrs. Song.
I didn't expect that it wouldn't work if I didn't care about it now. Others are threatening themselves one after another, if they don't give her some color, Mrs. Song really thinks of herself as a sick cat?
Shen Mingzhen thought about it, and simply decisively pulled Mrs. Song down in Mrs. Song's room: "Old Mrs. Song, Mingzhen has changed her mind."
Mingzhen retracted her words that Mrs. Song wanted to kill me.
Mingzhen now wants to ask Mrs. Song to kowtow to me and confess her guilt. “
After all, she almost killed herself.
Such a request is not enough.
Mrs. Song snorted, as if she didn't hear Mrs. Song's voice for help, and let the two grandmothers beside her press Mrs. Song to Shen Mingzhen's feet.
Mrs. Song knelt on her knees in humiliation, staring at Shen Mingzhen: "I'll tell you."
If you dare to let me kneel like this again, when I develop one day, you will definitely be indispensable. “
Is it?
Shen Mingzhen stretched out her hand and slapped Mrs. Song in the face.
"I'm afraid you don't have that chance."
Shen Mingzhen personally wrote a letter to Imperial Doctor Hu in front of Mrs. Song. I read it in front of Mrs. Song.
"Master, I found out by the apprentices. In the pills that Mrs. Song of the Song family dedicated to the imperial court, there was a very important medicine missing.
It was found that the Song family's medicine did not have any effect on preventing and treating the epidemic.
I hope you can pick out the Song family's medicine and throw it aside. “
Mrs. Song's eyes were wide.
Toss aside?
That's what she's been working on all this time.
Even if it didn't work, it cost a lot of money.
Moreover, there are so many people in the capital who donate medicine, as long as the pills of her Song family are mixed with those pills, won't there be nothing?
Does Shen Mingzhen have to do it against herself?
Mrs. Song stared at Shen Mingzhen viciously: "You are shameless and despicable.
Shen Mingzhen, you wait, I will always let you know what it feels like to regret one day.
Let you know how undeserved you have offended. “
Mrs. Song couldn't stand it anymore, so she asked someone to take out a strip of cloth and personally covered Mrs. Song's mouth.
She looked at Mrs. Song: "You are too noisy."
Since Miss Shen is unhappy, let's punish it according to the original plan.
Someone came, dragged Mrs. Song out, and beat twenty boards. “
Shen Mingzhen looked at the old lady: "That's ...... Isn't it a bit excessive? ”
Old Madam Song shook her head.
Not excessive.
She's almost going to kill you, you're just beating her twenty boards, and that's too much.
All this is Mrs. Song's own doing.
Mrs. Song is too arrogant, if she doesn't kill her majesty, the Song family will be affected by her sooner or later.