Chapter 94: Cool and Thin
The street at the main entrance of the Plum House is very quiet, with only one or two pedestrians passing by occasionally.
Mei Gang took Qin Li and two other subordinates to guard the gate, and when he saw an inconspicuous green oilcloth carriage driving in the distance, he nodded to Qin Li, and then opened the courtyard door and entered.
The door was closed again, and Qin Li stood with his arms crossed, looking at the carriage that was getting closer and closer with a sneer.
The Zhao family was quite careful, and in order not to attract attention, they actually used such a simple and narrow carriage to pull patients.
There are at least two or three followers to move Zhao Baorong, right?
Kong didn't come, it was Zhao Qixia who came.
The apricot yellow skirt and snow-white hat whispered the reason to Qin Li.
Seeing Qin Li nodding and opening the door, Zhao Qixia turned around and beckoned the people in the family to lift Zhao Baorong off the car.
It was late autumn, but as soon as Zhao Baorong was lifted off the car, a strange smell wafted over.
Qin Li immediately turned around and closed the door again, and said to Zhao Qixia:
"Our girl doesn't show people all kinds of diseases, and if your father has any dirty disease, you'd better tell the truth in advance."
Qin Li's voice was very loud, and people in the streets and alleys soon appeared and gathered.
Zhao Qixia was obviously flustered, and lowered her voice to reprimand Qin Li:
"Mei Xue has already agreed, if you dare to play tricks, I will go to the yamen to sue her now."
Qin Li laughed loudly, beckoned more and more idlers to gather more and more, surrounded Zhao Baorong and the two subordinates who were carrying him, and said:
"Everyone came to see, it is said that the old man of the Zhao family has Hualiu disease, but he lied to our girl that it was ordinary typhoid fever, and threatened to go to the yamen to sue us if he didn't see a doctor.
Come, I'll open my eyes to the big guy and see if Mr. Zhao is typhoid or willow disease. ”
Zhao Qixia panicked, and stretched out her hand to push Qin Li, but was thrown away by Qin Li.
Qin Li used his sword to pick the hood covering Zhao Baorong's head, and said loudly to everyone:
"Flower willow disease is contagious, so you must not touch it with your hands."
The onlookers were talking so much that it was hard to believe. Although the official position is not high, but he teaches the children of saints, how can he be so uncultivated?
However, the festering patches on Zhao Baorong's face have said it all.
The subordinates of the Zhao family wanted to stop it, but how could they beat the swords in the hands of Qin Li and his subordinates? Qin Li even ruthlessly picked off Zhao Baorong's robe and dirty pants.
Everyone was so frightened that they scattered, and Zhao Qixia didn't care about picking up her hat when she was squeezed out, and hurriedly beckoned her two subordinates to carry the embarrassed Zhao Baorong into the carriage.
Qin Li sneered, looked at Zhao Qixia with resentment on his face through the window and said:
"Miss Zhao can go to the yamen to sue our girl, and it is closer to go directly from here, so that you can not send it away."
The onlookers burst into laughter, and the coachman of the Zhao family fled in a panic with the carriage.
In the inner courtyard, Mei Xue was hugging the crying Li Mingze and said to Mei Gang:
"This matter will spread soon, and the Zhao family will not stay in the capital for a long time, so they don't need to pay attention to them in the future.
The secret passage that the pharmacy is repairing, the uncle must be strictly supervised, and the news must not be leaked. ”
Mei Gang nodded in response, and saw that Jiu'er took out Li Jinzhi's portrait and coaxed Li Mingze, Mei Gang was a little sad, and after saluting Mei Xue, he withdrew.
In the palace of the king of Shu, Li Jinzhi said to Song Zhijie while tying the belt of his cloak:
"Mr. arranged two imperial histories, and in two days, the scandal of Zhao Baorong's father and son will be brought to the court, so that they will not disturb Miss Mei day by day."
With the thickness of the Zhao family's skin, it is just a shame, and I am afraid that they will not be allowed to leave the capital.
Song Zhijie naturally agreed, he was well-informed, but the shamelessness of the Zhao family still made him breathtaking.
Li Jinzhi was going to visit Li Mingze in Lilac, and Song Zhijie went to his own after sending him to the carriage.
At the end of autumn, the weather is getting cooler, but the plum house in the lilac is still verdant.
Yurong saw Li Jinzhi outside the courtyard and happily led him inside.
Li Mingze has been crying for half an hour, even if Jiu'er holds up Li Jinzhi's portrait, it is useless, and Yurong is so anxious that he is restless.
As soon as he heard Li Jinzhi's voice, Li Mingze instantly lowered his cry.
He still won't turn over, and it's difficult to even turn his head, but he still tries to look in the direction of Li Jinzhi.
Mei Xue put Li Mingze in Li Jinzhi's arms, smiled and said:
"Today's rehabilitation training has added two more sets of movements, and Mingze must be more painful and harder."
Li Jinzhi hugged Li Mingze distressedly, and put his face and Li Mingze together to comfort him. It wasn't until Li Mingze finally stopped sobbing that he took the hot handkerchief handed over by Yurong and wiped Li Mingze's face.
Li Mingze was already tired of crying, and the little man curled up in Li Jinzhi's arms and soon fell asleep.
Li Jinzhi was reluctant to put Li Mingze down, so he took the thin blanket handed over by Jiu'er and wrapped Li Mingze, and then hugged him and sat in the round chair to talk to Mei Xue.
Mei Xue cleaned her hands and face, took a cup of tea and sat next to Li Jinzhi and said:
Although Mingze still cries from time to time, it is much better than before. And after adding complementary food, he didn't have any abnormal reactions, which is a good start. ”
Children like Li Mingze have weaker immunity than other children, and if they can't increase nutrition by adding complementary foods, their development will be even more limited.
Jiu'er and Yurong both went out, and Li Jinzhi took out one hand to stroke Mei Xue's hair and said:
"I'm relieved to hand over Mingze to you, it's just too hard for you."
Mei Xue shook her head, pointed to Ping'an, who was probing her brain at the door, and said with a smile:
"I don't have any hard work, there are many people at home who help me, especially Xiao Ping'an, who is my best helper."
Ping'an flew in, ran to Li Jinzhi and waited for him to praise him.
Li Jinzhi couldn't help laughing, touched Ping'an's head and praised him:
"Ping An is the most capable, Uncle Huang will take you out to play later."
Li Jinzhi has always told Ping An that he and Li Mingze are the same, and they can be called Aunt Mei Xue and Uncle Li Jinzhi.
Ping An is now older, and Mei Xue doesn't restrain him, so he can often follow Mei Gang or Qin Li out of the house.
Because of this, he loves to go out to play more and more, and the flowers, birds, insects and fish in the house have not aroused his interest.
Not long after, the crown princess Xie Danqin sent someone to invite Mei Xue into the palace.
Mei Xue told Ping An to be obedient when she went out with Li Jinzhi later, and then she took Jiu'er to follow the chamberlain into the palace.
Xie Danqin really mentioned the matter of the Zhao family, and she said to Mei Xue with disgust:
"I really can't see that it's such a dirty family."
Mei Xue just smiled and nodded, not commenting on Xie Danqin's words.
The two of them stopped mentioning the Zhao family, Mama Xie covered a brocade on Xie Danqin's left wrist, and Mei Xue began to diagnose her pulse.
There was a voice from the palace people asking Li Jinyu to say goodbye, and Mama Xie hurriedly went out lightly, but Xie Danqin did not react, and still sat with her eyes down unchanged.
There was no intention of going out to meet Li Jinyu at all.
Sure enough, Li Jinyu didn't come in. After a while, Mama Xie came back, smiled at Mei Xue a little unnaturally, and then whispered to Xie Danqin:
"Niangniang, Your Royal Highness is busy with affairs, and after reading the emperor's grandson, I will go to Zhaoyang Palace, and say that I will come to see you another day."
Xie Danqin just said "um" lightly, and didn't even say a word.
Mama Xie sighed invisibly, took two steps back and walked out.
Mei Xue took her hand away from Xie Danqin's wrist, covered her sleeves again, and then whispered:
"Niangniang, Weichen has always thought that it is best for a mother to breastfeed her child, but this is strictly forbidden in the palace, so you still have to be careful."
Xie Danqin nodded, looked at Mei Xue with red eyes and said:
"Bengu knows that you can see it, and I don't want to hide it from you.
Since I gave birth, it's been so long, and I've seen His Highness twice, and I haven't even had time to say a few words.
I thought, since men are unreliable, why don't I get closer to my sons? I can rely on it more in the future. ”
Speaking of this, Xie Danqin suddenly smiled coldly, lowered his eyes and stroked the armor on his hand and said:
"I have always known that I am just a child in the chess game, whether in the eyes of the Xie family or His Royal Highness.
I can see it now, as long as I honestly don't bother His Highness, and can raise the two children well, His Highness will at least give me nominal decency. ”
Mei Xue was a little surprised and speechless, she didn't expect Xie Danqin to say such private words to her.
It was probably her dedication when Xie Danqin gave birth that made Xie Danqin have close feelings for her.
This made Mei Xue a little speechless, she really didn't want to know, and she didn't want to get involved in the conflict between Xie Danqin and Li Jinyu and the Xie family.
But Xie Danqin obviously didn't see Mei Xue's embarrassment, but took her hand and said:
"Let's go, this palace will show you something, I'll surprise you."
Mei Xue had to follow Xie Danqin to the study and watch her take out a painting from the painting tube and spread it on the table to unfold.
On the painting paper, it is clearly the former crown princess Yang Shumin, but she looks younger.
Seeing Mei Xue's puzzled eyes, Xie Danqin sneered lightly and said:
"I know what you're thinking, but this is really not Sister Yang, but my seventh sister, the youngest daughter of my uncle's family, she has just made a ceremony and will soon come to the capital to visit me."
Xie Danqin's smile was a little crazy, and the sharp armor gently swept across Miss Xie Qi's face, and then raised her face to look at Mei Xue and said:
"You see, my good grandmother and aunt love me so much, I have only just given birth for a hundred days, and they can't wait for someone to share my worries!
And found such a wonderful candidate, Mei Xue, do you think this is providence? How can there be people in the world who look so alike? And it happens to be the cousin of the main palace? ”
Mei Xue looked at the tears that gradually accumulated in Xie Danqin's eyes, and suddenly felt a little sad for her.
She was chosen by the family as a chess piece, and she has been in this deep palace for so many years, but she is still worthless after all.
The Xie family was unwilling to give her even the most basic decency, and even wanted the Xie family to take her years of hard-earned income for themselves, including her two sons.
In this world, the coolest family affection is nothing more than that, right?