The fourth master came back from the palace and heard that Ergege was sick, so he went to visit the main courtyard. Fu Jin didn't sleep all night, his clothes were untied, and even the flowers on his head were picked yesterday. The fourth master casually pinched an orchid into the vase of the closet, pressed it on Fujin's sideburns, and said, "Ergege is weak and sick, and I have worked hard for you." Fu Jin saluted in a proper manner and said, "It's hard work, I really can't let go of her in my heart." The fourth master patted her on the shoulder and said, "Ming'er, I'll go to the Tai Hospital, and invite a doctor who is good at treating pediatric diseases to come into the house and take a look." Fu Jin's tired expression was slightly happy, and he said, "Xie Ye is worried." ”

The two sat on the kang and talked, and their own girl held the tea cup, Fujin took it and handed it to the fourth master with his own hands, and the fourth master thought that Kangxi asked him to track down the corruption of the crown prince's subordinates this morning, but he felt that his head was big. He held the petal-shaped jade tea cup in his hand, looked at the green tea leaves and was silent. Fu Jin finally coaxed Ergege to sleep, and wanted to make up for sleep, but when the fourth master came, he had to fight his spirit to serve, and he couldn't bear it for a while, and opened his mouth to yawn.

She hurriedly got up and said, "The concubine has lost her manners, please forgive me." ”

The fourth master paused and said, "Sit down...", his eyebrows frowned slightly, and said: "Ergege wants you to take care of it, and you also have to take care of the big and small things in the backyard, and the master knows that you are powerless." He also said: "The Li family and the Niu Co Lu family are both side Fujin in the house, and the master of the Eight Classics, you should go out on some affairs, don't always take care of it alone." Fu Jin chuckled in his heart, the fourth master rarely said such things, and the meaning was self-evident. Matters are separated... The rights will also be divided.

There are Hongshi and Da Gege in the Li family's house, and Hongli in the Niu Co Lu family's house, none of which can really make her worry-free.

Fu Jin remained silent and said: "The family affairs are complicated, everything is not talked about, once it changes hands, I am worried that they will make a mistake." The fourth master said: "You take them with you to teach, and you will be able to do it slowly." He also said: "It's time for Hongshi to get married, you pay attention to the family in the capital, if there is a suitable candidate, pick it up and put it in Hongshi's house first." Although Hongshi called Fu Jin his mother, Fu Jin never really regarded him as a son, and he naturally didn't care about marriage. Now that I heard the fourth master mention it, he hurriedly said: "Seeing that I am busy and confused, I have long thought about picking a grid for Hongshi, and I almost forgot about it after coming and going." ”

The fourth master didn't blame, but said: "In the future, with the Li family and the Niu Colu family to help you, you should be more relaxed." ”

Fu Jin replied with a low "yes", handed the teacup to his mouth, and hid his displeasure. When the fourth master went, Fu Jin finally relaxed, leaned on the big pillow to close his eyes and recuperate, and the girl in charge of the affairs next to him hurriedly broke into the house, and said in a scorched voice: "Master, it's not good, Song Gege is suddenly unconscious, you go and take a look." ”

Fu Jin's temples thumped, he stayed for a moment, sat up straight and walked down, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The girl knelt forward to put on Fujin's shoes and said, "Song Gege has wind and heat, and he is afraid of disturbing Fujin, so he has been staying up." I heard that Nian Gege had studied medicine, so I asked for a dose of medicine to eat, I ate a bowl last night, I ate a bowl this morning, and at noon I vomited and diarrhea, I really couldn't bear it, and the slave maid under her came to pass the word..."

Fu Jin walked out and reprimanded: "It's really confused! He ordered the little girl to hurry up to ask Doctor Bai, and he helped the girl and hurried to Song Gege's house. Before he entered the door, he heard Nian Gege's mournful crying. The girl lifted the curtain, Fu Jin walked in sideways, and asked, "How is Song Gege?" Nian Gege's eyes were red, and he knelt in front of Fu Jin, sobbing and saying, "It's the slave who deserves to die, and the medicine shouldn't be given to Song Gege to eat, the slave and the maid..."

Wu Gege felt that things should not be blamed on Nian Gege, so he asked for peace and said: "It is the slave and maid who persuade Nian Gege to do this, and the slave and maid are willing to be punished with Nian Gege." Fu Jin was bored in his heart and said, "Now is not the time to ask for sin, I'll take a look at Song Gege first." When he walked to the edge of the collapse, he saw Song Gege covered with a thick brocade quilt, his eyes were closed, his lips and teeth trembled, his mouth muttered and he couldn't hear what he said, his face was as pale as paper, and there was no trace of blood. She sighed and looked back and asked, "Where is Doctor Bai?" ”

A eunuch replied, "I have already been led into the courtyard gate." ”

Dr. Bai, who has been diagnosing the pulse of Prince Yong's mansion all the year round, lives in the streets and alleys outside the mansion, and it is extremely convenient to come and go. Within a quarter of an hour, two white doctors came with a medicine box and a medicine boy sweating. Nian Gege and Wu Gege hurriedly avoided behind the screen. Doctor Bai diagnosed the pulse and pricked the needle, and replied to Fu Jin: "I don't know if the slag I cooked yesterday is still there?" The slave needs to see what medicine Song Gege has taken before he can make a judgment. Song Gege's girl stepped forward and said, "Gege's illness comes quickly, I can't win with my hands and feet, the medicine jar hasn't had time to be washed, and the medicine residue is still in the jar, so the slave will take you to see it." Fu Jin agreed, and Doctor Bai went down with the girl.

After a while, Doctor Bai returned to the house and replied: "Qi Qi Fujin, the slave carefully looked at the medicine residue and found that there were four or five flavors of medicine adulterated in it, among which there was a magnolia bark, which was replaced by tree bark, no wonder Song Gege not only did not get better after taking the medicine, but worsened it." Fortunately, the dose is not large, and if the slave is well diagnosed and treated, he will definitely be cured, and Fujin does not have to worry. ”

Fu Jin slapped it on the table and said, "I was taking medicine to cure the disease, but I didn't want to be harmed by fake medicine, it's really hateful!" ”

The medicinal materials of Prince Yong's Mansion have been supplied by Xiao Man's brother Niu Co Lu Jiahui over the years, and there has never been a mistake or omission, and it is unheard of to replace real medicine with fake medicine like this time. Fu Jin didn't dare to make up his own mind, so he asked the girl to wrap up the medicine residue, and said to Doctor Bai: "Come with me to the study and talk to the fourth master." The fourth master was not in the study, and after coming out of the Fujin house, he went directly to the Li family's courtyard.

When he arrived at the gatehouse, the eunuch on duty saw that Fu Jin was leading a group of people with a fierce attitude, so he didn't dare to delay, and even crawled and rolled to the inner room to spread the word. Li was sitting under the flower window playing tape, the fourth master stood next to him and wrote, Fu Jin opened the curtain, Li hurriedly threw away the work and stepped forward to Fu Shen and said: "Fu Jin Wan Fu." Fu Jin glanced at her, nodded, and said hello to the fourth master.

The fourth master saw the sweat on her forehead, her face was very anxious, and asked, "What happened?" Sit down and talk. ”

The two sat on the kang, Fu Jin and the fourth master were opposite, and the Li family was on the side of the fourth master. The fourth master said to the Li family: "The master has a sour back, you give a beating." Li didn't agree, so he just sat behind the fourth master and pinched his fists to beat the back for the fourth master. Fu Jin looked at the two of them closely, obviously he was the upright Fu Jin, but at this time, he was like an outsider, and he couldn't help but feel a sourness.

Fu Jin adhered to his identity, 1510 told the fourth master about the matter, and asked the girl to present evidence. The fourth master was silent, and his face was terrifyingly angry. Fu Jin married the fourth master at the age of thirteen and gave birth to a son and a daughter, and it is rare to see the fourth master so angry. She was a little scared, and silently didn't dare to say any more. Li opened his mouth at this time and said: "Song Gege is seriously ill, why Nian Gege has nothing to do after eating, it's really strange." She was also angry, she didn't take it seriously at all, and spoke in the fourth master's ear affectionately.

The fourth master felt that Li's question was good, so he asked Doctor Bai again.

Doctor Bai hesitated for a moment and said, "The individual physique is different, the age is usually well maintained, and the medicine is eaten less, so it may be a problem, but it is not as powerful as Song Gege." And Song Gege was weak and couldn't withstand a little wind and grass, so he was seriously ill. ”

The fourth master snorted, and Li asked, "How is Song Gege?" "Fu Jin has been around for so long, and the fourth master hasn't asked Song Gege if he's okay. Doctor Bai replied: "It's okay, please rest assured." Li said: "I'll go and see her later...", but was interrupted by the fourth master, and said, "Just go, don't go." "He was afraid of infecting the Li family.

Li didn't know the reason, but she listened to the fourth master's words very much, so she said, "Okay." ”

The fourth master was quick to do things, and immediately asked the people below to thoroughly investigate the authenticity of the remaining medicinal materials in the house. When Xiao Man heard the news, he hurriedly sent the little servant outside to deliver a message to Niu Co Lu Jiahui. Before it got dark, Jiahui entered the house and talked with the fourth master in the study until midnight. Everyone thought that the fourth master would have a conflict with Jiahui because of this, but the fourth master only ended it hastily and drank Jiahui in front of people.

Niu Co Lu Jiahui is still the largest supplier of medicinal materials in Prince Yong's Mansion.

Xiao Man was relieved, secretly went out of the house to talk to Jiahui, and said, "There must be someone behind the scenes, trying to rob our family's business, you have to be careful." Jiahui smiled faintly, his eyes were as black as ink, and deep as an abyss, he said: "Xiaoman, in fact, there are some things I have been hiding from you. Xiao Man stared at him puzzled, pursed his lips and said nothing.

Jiahui lowered his voice and said: "Since you married into the Fourth Master's Mansion, every year I will give silver to the Fourth Master under various names. In seven or eight years, there were almost 200,000 taels. ”

Xiao Man's heart trembled in shock, and said, "The fourth master is upright and clear, how can it..."

Jiahui said almost inaudibly: "The fourth master wants to do great things, he promised me that when the matter is done, he will make you a concubine." When the time comes, I will close the pharmacy again, and our Niu Colu clan will be regarded as a glorious lintel..."Xiao Manru fell into the fog, she remembered the Forbidden City, the place she had only visited once, but often dreamed of at night. She returned home in a trance, and when she saw the fourth master again, she added reverence and worship, and she firmly thought that the man in front of her would be the most noble man in the Qing Dynasty.

Second Young Master Chen's plan didn't succeed, and Ai Lian couldn't figure out which link was wrong. She was afraid that others would doubt her, so she stayed in Song Gege's house every day, serving tea and pouring water, and after Song Gege recovered from her illness, she felt that she couldn't stand Ailian. Ai Lian was frightened, afraid that Second Young Master Chen would find her again, so she didn't even dare to walk around the garden, nested in her room, and didn't dare to go out for days.

After Xiao Man knew about Jiahui's deal with the fourth master, when she spoke in front of Fujin, she was not as weak as before, she knew that no matter what mistakes she made, the fourth master would not and did not dare to abandon herself, not to mention, she still had Hongli. Xiao Man is thoughtful, he grew up in a pharmacy since he was a child, and he doesn't know medical science, but he doesn't know anything. She wondered very much: with the same disease and the same medicinal herbs, why did Song Gege eat it unconscious, but Nian Gege ate it but didn't do anything at all?

She had no one to talk to, so she wanted to talk to Rose.

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