The old woman lit the soothing incense in the incense burner, then quietly covered the door and went out, and told a few words to lay the little maid on the ground outside the door, and then went back to the room.

In Mrs. Zhao's dream, it was the time when the spring breeze was proud, her son took the official lady, gave birth to a white and fat grandson, and all the dignitaries and nobles in the city came to congratulate...

She was about to fly into the sky with joy, but suddenly felt that something was wrong with her body, as if it was itching badly, could it be that there were mosquitoes in the house, it must be that the little girl who was responsible for cleaning the house did not close the curtain tightly, and she thought that she would be punished for kneeling in the corner of the wall tomorrow, but the itch on her body seemed to be endless, and it became more and more unbearable.

She opened her eyes suddenly, reached out and scratched her arm twice, through the faint light in the lamp at the head of the bed, she saw countless large bags bulging on her originally white arm, the red color was extremely weird, she thought she hadn't woken up and read the mistake, rubbed her eyes, and then looked carefully, the red envelope still did not disappear.

She was immediately shocked, and quickly lifted her shirt to see, but this look frightened her almost fainted, her chest and back, arms and thighs, none of them were intact, all of them were covered with dense swollen bags, and she reached out and pressed them, and there seemed to be water flowing in the swollen bags, and then she used force, the swollen bags were pinched and broken, and a drop of yellow pus flowed out. ”

The little maid on night duty outside the door slept in a daze, and when she heard the movement, she hurriedly got up, opened the door and came in, and asked, "Madam, do you want tea?" ”

"What kind of tea to drink, go and call Mama Wu to come." Mrs. Zhao jumped to the ground barefoot, for fear that sitting on the bed would crush the pus on her body, and it would be even more unbearable.

The little maid had never seen her lady look so out of shape, she was so frightened that she hurriedly responded and ran out, and soon, Mrs. Wu trotted in while tying her clothes, and saw her wife like this, so she said, "Madam, why are you standing on the ground, the ground is cold, go to bed quickly." ”

She said that she was about to help Mrs. Zhao to bed, but Mrs. Zhao was afraid that she would break the pus, so she hurriedly took a few steps back, waved her hand and said, "Palm the lamp, quickly, light more candles!" ”

Mrs. Wu's eyes were not very good, and she didn't see anything strange on her body for a while, so the little maid lit three candlesticks and put them all on the table, Mrs. Zhao lifted her sleeves, and Mrs. Wu finally saw Mrs. Zhao's red envelopes all over her body, and was so shocked that she almost threw the tea bowl in her hand, and said in a loud voice, "Madam, what's wrong, I was bitten by mosquitoes?" ”

Mrs. Zhao was panicked just now, and she didn't think much about it, but at this time, someone was waiting to take care of her, so she reluctantly settled down, shook her head and said, "Where can mosquitoes bite so badly, I'm afraid that I haven't eaten well?" ”

The old woman thought carefully about the dishes for dinner, and said, "Madame eats all the dishes she usually eats at night, and there is nothing surprising about it. ”

Mrs. Zhao commanded fiercely, "Lock up all the subordinates who are working in the stove for me, and then go and ask the best doctor to come back." ”

"Yes, yes, ma'am." The old woman went down in response, woke up a few daughters-in-law with big shoulders and round waists in the courtyard, took a rope and broke into the row house where the people gathered, tied up the cooks and handymen who usually worked in the stove room, and then locked up the firewood room.

The cooks and handymen slept sweetly after a tired day, and they were suddenly tied up like this, naturally for some reason, they made a noise, and soon the entire Zhao family was alarmed, Zhao De left the beautiful maid on the bed, and ran out in clothes indiscriminately, seeing the old woman acting like this, he said angrily, "Mama Wu, in the middle of the night, what is the trouble?" ”

The old woman hurriedly saluted, "Madame, there is something bad about her, I'm afraid that these people in the stove are doing things in the food, so the young master should hurry up and go to the backyard to take a look." ”

Although Zhao De is stupid and lustful, but he can be regarded as filial, after hearing this, he raised his feet and ran to the backyard, seeing that his mother's room was brightly lit, he broke in without waiting for a report, Mrs. Zhao was gritting her teeth and forcibly not to scratch those swollen bags, and suddenly saw her son come in, tears couldn't help but fall out, "Son, save my mother." ”

As she spoke, she lifted her sleeves, and when she saw the terrifying red envelope, Zhao De was also frightened, and hurriedly stepped forward to check, then turned around and ran out, took two small servants and ran directly to the best Chengde Hall, smashed open the door of the pharmacy, and even dragged the old doctor to Zhao's house.

There is a difference between men and women, Mrs. Zhao is not good to directly lift her clothes to the doctor to see her body, she can only roll up her sleeves through the bed tent, the old doctor is sixty years old, and his eyes are much worse than that woman, only to see the red envelopes full of eyes, and then check the pulse, and there is nothing unusual, so she stroked her beard and made it difficult, "Madame's illness seems to be due to the accumulation of heat in the body, and accidentally ate unclean things, which caused the heat and poison to overflow, and caused such a terrifying swollen bag." ”

"Doctor, do you have a good prescription that can stop itching immediately?" Zhao De hurriedly asked.

The old doctor slowly rubbed the piece on his wrist, and said unhurriedly where he had pinched the bruise just now, "No, I can only prescribe some decoction to remove fire for Mrs. ”

Zhao De seemed to be careless when he heard him, and immediately became furious, and stepped forward to grab him by the collar, but was stopped by Mrs. Zhao, and told the old woman to send the doctor out, Zhao De chased and shouted, "Don't give him a doctor's money, this is a quack!" ”

The old doctor was so angry that he turned around and glared at him fiercely, thinking in his heart that this Zhao family would go to kneel and invite him again, and he would not come.

Zhao De was anxious, seeing that his mother couldn't help but scratch a few more swollen bags, itching and moaning, he had to go out again, and together with three or four doctors to come back, an old doctor who usually treats incurable diseases with some means, barely saw some doorways, and said, "Madame, this is contaminated with something unclean, but it is not fatal, but it is going to suffer some crimes, endure it for half a month, and these pus will disappear by itself." ”

"Is that true?" The mother and son of the Zhao family were so happy that they shouted, and the old doctor nodded, "If Mrs. can't bear the itch, soak in the water, maybe it will be better." The rest of the ointments or medicinal decoctions are easy to backfire and aggravate the condition. ”

Mrs. Zhao was overjoyed when she heard that there was a way to stop itching in the tent, and she couldn't wait to get everyone out immediately and sit directly in the water.

The old doctor was very eye-catching, and hurriedly said goodbye, and the rest of the people also followed, this time Zhao Deke was not stingy, and each person sent ten taels of medical fees, and they all went back.

The old woman immediately took the little maids to boil water and put it in a bucket, and waited for Mrs. Zhao to sit in, and it was really much better than before, although the itch had completely dissipated, but it was already bearable.

Zhao De was relieved, and told the old woman to let go of the frightened cook and handyman, and then went to sleep after half an hour, but Mrs. Zhao was still soaking in the water, and in the blink of an eye, the skin was still red and swollen, and there were many wrinkles, so Mrs. Zhao hurriedly climbed out, but in less than a moment, it was itchy and unbearable, so she had to go in again.

I only pity those maids, who boil water and carry water all night, they are so tired that their hands and feet are sore, and they can't stand up half-leaning against the door.

After three days like this, Mrs. Zhao has already soaked off a layer of skin, but in addition to eating, drinking, and Lasa, she still has to squat in the water, otherwise she will itch so much that she wants to hit the wall. Zhao De also couldn't, he used to accompany him every day, but then he used the excuse that the shop was busy, and ran to the flower building from time to time to take a breath.

Tongcheng is not big, and the Zhao family is the richest man in the martial arts, and the slightest wind and grass can't escape the eyes of the people, and soon the wife of the Zhao family got a strange disease, and the news that she was covered with red envelopes and wanted to sit in the water every day spread throughout the city.

There is a woman who is curious and has some festivals with Mrs. Zhao on weekdays, so she inquired about the doctor who had been to Zhao's mansion, and naturally wanted to say good things when she got the money, but the one who had suffered before and had not received half of the medical gold would inevitably have two strange sentences, "Mrs. Zhao's internal fire is strong, and the fire poison overflows!" ”

Internal fire? What internal fire? Master Zhao is seriously ill in bed, not to mention humanity, even it is difficult to speak, she is a living widow with a strong internal fire, which is worth everyone's fun, so, soon the rumors in the city have a new change, but this time everyone did not dare to talk generously, and they all changed to each other, and from time to time let out a few ambiguous laughter.

Such a major event, the Wu family, the in-laws of the Zhao family, naturally heard about it.

On this day, in the Wu family's mansion, the old lady of the Wu family was sitting in the hall gossiping, when she saw Miss Wu walking away with two little maids with an angry face.

Master Wu sighed and said, "Xiangyun's temper is really getting more and more squeamish, you have to persuade you to be a mother, and after the filial piety period in March, she will no longer have any excuse to find, and she will marry into the Zhao family." The eldest brother also received a letter from him, saying that the money would be used immediately, and the court began to be quiet. ”

The fifth lady glared at him and said angrily, "My daughter has a bad temper, how can you blame me, you are a father, but you are more spoiled than me." Besides, she was originally promised to Zhao Dagongzi, but now she has been transferred to Zhao Ergongzi, the rumors outside are not good, you call her a girl's family, how can you bear it? ”

Master Wu sighed, but also helpless, "Then what can be done, we just have a daughter for her, and the family is supported by the eldest brother, if we can't even help the eldest brother in this matter, the family is down, who do we rely on to do something." Hong'er is still young, and when he grows up, the scientific expedition will also have a family to take care of. ”

When Mrs. Wu heard the mention of her son, she also accepted the annoyance on her face, and said, "That's it, Xiangyun marries in the past, even if Hong'er fails the scientific examination in the future, she can learn to do business with the Zhao family, earn some industry in the future, and not live in poverty." ”

The couple discussed and made up their minds, and when their daughter came in, Master Wu made an excuse to go to the study, leaving Mrs. Wu to sit down with her daughter and ask, "What's the matter, Xiangyun." If you don't embroider a wedding dress in the room, why do you run out? ”

Wu Xiangyun stomped his feet, his delicate eyebrows and eyes wrinkled in one place, he had a different style, and said angrily, "Mother, the Zhao family is really a failure, it was laughed at by people before, and now it is rumored everywhere that Mrs. Zhao is... Mrs. Zhao..."Halfway through her speech, she turned around angrily and said angrily, "My daughter can't speak." ”