Chapter 19: Over the Wall
Since there is the General's Mansion, Mrs. Yi has been living in the largest courtyard in the whole house, and later became the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, she still lives in this courtyard, at the moment the old lady is sitting in her own precious grandson, but there are several maids and servants here, sprinkling and sweeping, and guarding the door.
Su Yanshang walked to the side wall, just climbed over the wall, and entered the courtyard. There was originally a big tree in this courtyard against the wall, but Mrs. Yi felt that there were always people peeping on her privacy, so she asked people to cut down the tree, and since then there have been no big trees in or around her yard.
And because Mrs. Yi's courtyard wall is exceptionally higher than the ordinary courtyard wall, the difficulty of climbing over the wall increases.
But it was an ordinary person, since she apprenticed five years ago, she climbed the mountain every day to study medicine with the master, not to mention that her foot kung fu can be compared to the master of light skills, but it is also much more agile than ordinary people.
She kicked on the outer wall, propped her hands on the wall, looked around and saw no one looking, her legs climbed over the wall, and she jumped into the courtyard.
Avoiding the two busy servants, she successfully entered Mrs. Yi's room.
Based on what she knew about the other party, the place like the bedside secret compartment was where she hid the ledger.
The room had already been cleaned, and she didn't expect the servants to come in at this time, so she inspected the structure of the bed, and sure enough, she found a secret compartment at the head of the bed.
This dark grid is not small, there is a locked box inside, Su Yanshang took down the thin wire wrapped around the hairpin, and after a while of tinkering on the lock, the lock was opened, she opened the box, and saw a stack of books lying quietly inside.
It's impossible to flip through the pages, but just by looking at the covers of each one, you know that many of them are her shops in her previous life. The old woman who died all these years didn't need to open any new shops at all, as long as she took care of the shops she took from her, she could sit back and enjoy the success, plus the field manor, it was difficult for the Hou Mansion not to be rich.
But in addition to her original possessions, there are many new additions. This old woman is so capable, let her believe that it is impossible for her to be good at business, I am afraid that something will not see the light!
Su Yanshang couldn't calm down, so she saw the "Lou Ji", and when she saw the rental address, she felt very cold. Mrs. Yi's surname is Lou, this dim sum shop is located in Dongshui Street, a bustling street next door to Yunxiang Pavilion, originally called "Shen Ji", which was opened by her maternal grandfather, and now the lease contract is approaching, and it is the only shop leased in her dowry.
Suddenly, her ears moved, and she heard the sound of stone bullets hitting the window, and then the footsteps of people.
She quickly put the ledger in the box and locked it, put it back in the hidden compartment at the head of the bed, and hid in the gap between the bed and the wall.
When someone came to go out, she also found an opportunity to go out.
A figure appeared behind the pillars, his face covered and his eyes full of doubt.
Su Yanshang returned to the place where the medicine was boiled and continued to guard.
With so much wealth in the Hou Mansion, it is not easy to bring down any shop, but it is not without weaknesses, she has to find out all of them, so that Old Lady Yi can experience the feeling of being robbed of her property and having nothing.
It's just that someone actually reminded her just now, who would do this? She didn't see it when she went out, or maybe it was just a coincidence?
The potion of the medicated bath had already been boiled, and Mrs. Yi asked, "Can just soak in the medicated bath cure my grandson's illness?" β
Why didn't she believe it?
"Soaking in a medicinal bath is just an auxiliary, the most important and effective is naturally acupuncture, Xiao Hou Ye is in a hurry, naturally acupuncture is the best, but Aunt Yu does not allow it." Su Yansheng lightly focused on the eye medicine, just like Aunt Yu did back then.
Aunt Yu: "Old lady, this-I'm not unwilling, it's just that the imperial doctor can't do anything, a woman who is neither a doctor nor knows where she came from, why should I believe her?" β
"Hmph, something that can't be put on the table, I said, this doctor girl was invited by my son, I don't believe my son, can I still believe you? But this acupuncture-" Old Madam Yi looked at the two imperial doctors.
She didn't feel at ease.
"The old lady can rest assured that the medicinal bath is also effective, but it takes a long time. Xiao Houye's body has always been weak, and he needs to be adjusted slowly, and he is not in a hurry. Without acupuncture, as long as you can survive these few days, you can get better. β
If that doesn't survive......
"Girl, mean to survive on her own?"
"This should be what Aunt Yu meant. Naturally, I hope to get him through it. β
"Of course I didn't mean that, I just didn't trust her!" Aunt Yu is a little at a loss, now what she is most afraid of is Mrs. Yi, although she is the only daughter-in-law who has a son, but Mrs. Yi's ability to pick thorns is unmatched, and she does not have any preferential treatment because she has a son.
"With me here, when will it be your turn to make a decision?" Old Madam Yi turned to the Imperial Physician and asked, "There is no other way on the side of the two Imperial Physicians?" β
Imperial Physician Zhou glanced at Su Yansheng, in fact, since Su Yansheng "took the pulse" just now, the symptoms of the little marquis's breathing difficulties have improved, and he suspected that this Su girl had adopted some methods, but he didn't see it, so it was hard to say anything.
"The prescriptions prescribed before have no effect on the little marquis, and the old man can't do anything."
Seeing that the two imperial doctors said this, Old Madam Yi fell into distress. Looking at the pale face of the grandson.
"Can this acupuncture save your life?"
"Maybe not."
"You-"
"But it's the only way to do it right now."
"See, she can't do it at all, but she saved Gu Liugongzi by accident, it's all her two mouths and words, who knows what the situation is, maybe it's a coincidence, according to her daughter-in-law, she is a liar, mother-in-law, you must not take Bao'er's life seriously!" Aunt Yu called out this mother-in-law, and she was already disgusted by herself.
Old Madam Yi glared at Aunt Yu viciously: "Am I not in pain with my own grandson?" Don't you want to save your son? I tell you, I'm not happy, my grandson can call someone else's mother! β
Aunt Yu was speechless, and her anger made her facial features tremble.
"Can you try a medicated bath first?" Mrs. Yi cherishes her life and her grandson's life.
"The old lady's idea is the same as Aunt Yu's, that is, let your grandson get through it by himself, I said, the medicinal bath is just an auxiliary."
Old Madam Yi gritted her teeth: "Then try it." β
It couldn't be worse.
"Old ladyβ" Aunt Yu wanted to say something, but the old lady's decision was disobedient.
Old Madam Yi really didn't pay attention to her anymore, turned to the west, folded her hands, and muttered in her mouth.
Aunt Yu was angry, forced her anger back to her house, and casually knocked over the teacup she had just served: "Hmph, dead old woman, with her, I can't even make decisions about my son." β
Mama Gong comforted: "The old lady also cares about her grandson, this is a good thing, the lady must know that the old lady has more than one grandson." β
She also has another son.
"But look at her, she actually said such ugly things in front of so many people today, and she didn't give me any face, she thought of me as something!" Aunt Yu scolded and wanted to overturn the mahogany table, but it was too heavy, her hand hurt, and she screamed.
Looking at Aunt Yu's back as she turned around angrily, Su Yanshang suddenly felt refreshed: what the old woman did to her in the past, now let Aunt Yu enjoy it. If you want to be a housewife, you always have to pay.
The room was filled with the smell of burning mugwort. After Su Yansheng's acupuncture, Xiao Houye's face visibly improved, and his breathing became much smoother.
The two imperial doctors had to take it on the side, especially Imperial Doctor Zhou, who had seen Su Yansheng twice for acupuncture, and secretly sighed in his heart that the future was terrifying. He thought that he had seen a proud woman before, and she also had a beautiful stitch and saved many people, but then disappeared, and the reason for her disappearance is not difficult to guess.
Doctor Zhou shook his head: It's a pity that it's a woman, it's useless!
An hour after acupuncture, Su Yanshang arranged a medicinal bath for the little marquis.
"This medicinal bath is an auxiliary, and with acupuncture, it needs to be conditioned for a month." Su Yanshang said to Mrs. Yi.
"Can this conditioning break the roots?"
"Naturally, this time it was the wind and cold that entered the body, because the little marquis was already weak, so he hurt his lungs, resulting in such a serious condition, as long as he used my medicinal bath, he would slowly get better."
"Then ask the girl to live in the Hou Mansion for a while."
"It doesn't have to be."
Su Yanshang refused, and Old Madam Yi's face turned up, she couldn't take a risk, what if the other party didn't come back.
Moreover, you have to see the effect to get her to leave.
Su Yanshang ignored her anger and continued: "Every day, I will change the medicinal materials according to the changes in my condition, but the medicinal materials of the Hou Mansion are not good. β
"Why not?" The Hou Mansion has a medicinal material business, and those who can enter the Hou Mansion treasury are all good medicines.
"The medicine I took in the Hou Mansion today is average, I have to go up the mountain to pick it myself and concoct it myself, and others are not as good as me." Su Yanshang said confidently.
Living with a group of wolves, she couldn't stand it for half a day.
"That's fine, but it's really troublesome for you to run by yourself every day." Mrs. Yi is reluctant to let the other party out of her control, but the life of her precious grandson is in her hands, and she has to rely on the other party.
"The first five days are daily, and then once every other two days." I've only read the ledger today, and I'll have to come here several times!
It was already late when she left the Hou Mansion in the north of the town, and the Hou Mansion had no hospitality, she didn't have to drink a sip of water, and she was hungry, so she went to a nearby restaurant to have a big meal.
After eating and drinking, Su Yanshang sent someone to the Xinguo Mansion to deliver a letter, and the prince Qi Yuncang opened it after receiving it, and it was today's expenses, and after a glance, he was full of black lines-
Looking, hearing, asking, acupuncture, boiling medicine in person, persuading Mrs. Yi, persuading Aunt Yu, being abused by Aunt Yu, being looked down upon by Mrs. Yi, and almost being placed under house arrest, a total of eight thousand taels of silver.
The date and place of payment are attached.
Should I add one more point: climb over the wall into someone else's room?
"Did you find anything?" After chatting with Su Yanshang in the tea shop in the morning, Qi Yuncang always felt that the other party had a lot of hostility towards the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, so he sent someone to investigate.
"Miss Su is the wife of the great general Yi Lingfeng - the cousin of the Feng family."