Chapter 87: Mongolian Customs
Yun Yao was also shocked to see that this matter almost involved her uncle, and only then did Yun Yao remember that at this time in her previous life, Tu Hai was indeed reprimanded for some things, and was punished for thinking about it behind closed doors, and then Tu Hai was almost far away from the center of power. However, in the previous life, with Yun Yao's age, Wu Lu and Ma Jia's family had never told Yun Yao, and Yun Yao didn't know the truth about this matter, but in this life, Tu Hai was still punished at this time, which made Yun Yao remember it all of a sudden.
At this time, Yun Yao had to be glad that she had told her uncle the news, otherwise it would not be such a light punishment today. Of course, at this time, Yun Yao didn't know that a large part of this storm was caused by her uncle, and Yun Yao wouldn't have worried about this kind of thing if she knew.
And Yun Yao also took the opportunity to ask about the situation of the master in the palace after Mama Su mentioned this matter. For Yun Yao, the people in the palace are more worthy of her attention.
And Mama Su was happy to see that Yun Yao was concerned about the things in the palace. Since Mama Su made up her mind to follow Yun Yao, she still wanted her master to be self-motivated, and seeing that Yun Yao wanted to understand her future opponent, she hurriedly told Yun Yao everything she knew.
"The master doesn't know, a series of things have happened in recent days, the Queen Mother has been recuperating in the palace in recent days because of the fact that the dragon turned over and was smashed in front of her, and the Holy Mother also went to the Queen Mother every day to ask for peace, and the Holy One even asked the Tai Hospital again and again, and removed many people, but it is not wrong for the Holy Mother to be anxious, these days have passed, and the Queen Mother has not shown any signs of improvement, and even Aunt Su Mala is almost better..."
"Wait, you said that even Aunt Su Mala was fine, how do I remember that it seemed that Aunt Su Mala pushed the Queen Mother away and she was seriously injured that day! Isn't the Empress Dowager not seriously injured? Yun Yao interjected.
Mama Su replied: "What the master said is half right! If it weren't for this, how could the saint be so anxious, the saint is pure and filial, where I saw that the empress dowager was suffering from illness, and Su Malagu was more seriously injured than the empress dowager, how could the saint not be angry! If it weren't for the doctor of the Tai Hospital, who said that Su Malagu was not all well, and left sequelae, so the Empress Dowager's injuries would have to be well cared for, and it would be so slow to heal without leaving future troubles. Therefore, the Holy One exempted them from capital crimes, but also demoted the imperial envoy who had treated the Empress Dowager's injuries to an ordinary imperial doctor, and said that if the Empress Dowager was still not good, he would be condemned. ”
"You said that Aunt Su Mala is already well? But I heard that Su Mala Gu believes in the religion of Mongolia, saying that she will not take medicine or something for life, is it wrong for me to remember? Yun Yao wondered.
Mama Su looked at Yun Yao with a shock in her heart, and Mama Su also thought of this. Before, Mama Su had never thought of Aunt Su Mala's living habits, so she didn't have any doubts about Aunt Su Mala's ability to get better so quickly, but now that Yun Yao mentioned Mama Su, she immediately thought of the facts that she had ignored before. Mama Su has been in the palace for many years, and she doesn't know the living habits of Mongolian concubines and maids, but most Mongolians have gradually changed their habits after entering the palace. But a few people still haven't changed, such as Concubine Shuhui in the Shunzhi harem, that is, the queen mother's own sister, and Aunt Su Mala.
As mentioned earlier, Su Malagu believes in the customs of Mongolia, which is unimaginable in the eyes of the Han people, and there are two special customs that are somewhat unacceptable. One is not bathing all year round, only on the last day of the year, that is, Chinese New Year's Eve, wash the body with a small amount of water, and then drink these used dirty water, and the second is not to take medicine for life, even if the disease is serious, do not take any medicine.
Not to mention that the custom of not taking a bath all year round makes many people who love cleanliness unacceptable, such as Shunzhi basically never got close to her because of Concubine Shuhui's habit. And the custom of not taking medicine for the rest of his life also made those who entered the customs secretly rejected. In the palace, because the imperial hospitals serve the masters, and the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace often have to find a medical boy next to the imperial doctor to make some money to secretly get some medicine after they get sick. After entering the palace, the Mongols wantonly rejected the traditional Chinese medicine prescribed by the Tai Hospital, and regarded it as heresy.
And Mama Su, because she was just a rough palace maid in her early years, asked someone to get some medicine back from the Tai Hospital when she was sick, but she happened to be seen by a palace maid from Mongolia, who not only overturned her medicine, but also warned her not to take medicine again. Mama Su asked someone to buy medicine again and was also refused, and then she also carried the illness through stubbornly. Therefore, Mama Su was deeply impressed by this custom, and Yun Yao was remembered by Mama Su just by mentioning it.
Mama Su said: "What the master said is right, although the Mongolian concubines followed the customs of the countryside and changed this custom, but there are still a few people who still adhere to this custom." Su Malagu has not changed. It stands to reason that Su Malagu uses some trauma medicine at most, and she doesn't get better so quickly, right? "Mama Su is also very strange, the Empress Dowager has not abided by this custom, only Aunt Su Mala has never drunk medicine. And this time, the conditions of the two are reversed, and the comparison between the two is really strange.
Yun Yao secretly thought about this abnormal situation in her heart, as if something was floating in her mind, but Yun Yao didn't catch it. Yun Yao felt that this matter was very important, or that she had experienced it.
Yun Yao continued: "As soon as this incident comes out, I don't know if someone will say that the hospital is incompetent, but I don't know if the hospital is innocent?" ”
In fact, as soon as the news of this incident came out, some Mongolian officials in Beijing lashed out that Mongolian customs should be observed. It's just that this kind of remark was soon suppressed, in fact, few of the nobles of the Manchu Dynasty didn't believe that they could get better without taking medicine, but they were a little skeptical about the level of the current Tai Hospital. You must know that the Tai Hospital is not only for people in the palace to treat diseases, but the more influential officials in the DPRK and China can ask the Tai Doctor to see a doctor in the Tai Hospital.
Mama Su said: "The master said that it was funny, the Queen Mother has not been well for so long, and it is strange that there is no incompetence of the Tai Hospital!" "Mama Su's words are not wrong, even the doctors outside the palace will hurt their muscles and bones for a hundred days at most when they see this disease, but this does not mean that it will take a hundred days to walk, it just means that it will take so long to recover. And there are many medicinal materials in the palace, which are not as good as the doctors outside.
And the Empress Dowager has not shown any signs of improvement for so many days, it is like she has not taken medicine. Wait, Yun Yao sat up straight suddenly, and suddenly remembered that this was the state when she had seen Su Malagu in the palace before, because Su Malagu never refused to take medicine, and after that serious illness, Su Malagu lay in the palace for half a year, and later, if it wasn't for Kangxi trying to get the hospital to make some medicinal food for Su Malagu to coax her to eat it, Su Malagu would have almost returned to the west that time.
And Yun Yao can remember it so clearly because someone is secretly laughing at this custom, but Su Malagu is not an ordinary person after all, so they naturally don't dare to publicize it.