Walking into the Red Mansion starts from the maid

In the early morning of autumn, there was thick fog. When I opened the door, I saw that Qi Xie was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday. Although it had been dried, the mud spots on the skirt were still there. How could the first-class maid of the Duke of Guo's Mansion be in such a mess? Pass.

Zhao Lu felt a little sour in his heart.

"Why are you waiting here? Didn't you sleep?" She needs to change her bald mouth. Look at her, does she look like she has slept? I'm afraid that if I walk with my front feet, she will pick up the soles of her feet.

Er Niang heard the noise and struggled out from the pile of linens, gesturing to say something.

"Ah?" Zhao Lu frowned, sorry. He's not used to communicating with mutes yet. She only knows sign language, hello, bye and thank you. It seems that he has to find a way in the future. It would be best to find someone who teaches sign language to learn a few more times. sky.

Qixie, on the other hand, hurriedly explained: "Don't blame her, she persuaded me to sleep, but I couldn't sleep myself. Oh, yes, how is Miss Lin?"

Zhao Lu nodded and said, "It's okay. It's not Miss Lin who was injured. I have to pack up and go on duty later. Can I take you back by the way?"

Although the time to clock in at Taiyuan Hospital is called midnight, because the duty is divided into three shifts, in order to make everyone relax and hurry up, it is not considered late to clock in at the right time.

There is still an hour left, and there is still time to finish sending off Qi Xie.

"Not Miss Lin?"

"Yes, it's Baoyu who was injured." Zhao Lushun replied, and then went into the house and took out the grain bag, along with a bundle of sweet potato vermicelli, many dry goods, and a basket of eggs.

They were all handed over to Er Niang.

The sweet potato noodles I soaked for dinner yesterday have not been touched at all. It seems that my second mother will not eat at home after I go out. Tell me, what life was like in the Chen family before!I don’t even dare to eat!
Afraid that she would save money, Zhao Lu started arranging it in advance, "Two meals a day. In the morning, we each have an egg. Then I will go to work and you will buy meat. For dinner, it will be a vegetable stir-fry. You can add meat to it." You can also cook the meat separately, which is money.”

She didn't want to save money from her mouth in case she grew up and became malnourished.

Since Er Niang doesn't want to cook it, she can eat it with her. After all, everyone has bought it. Is there still a mouthful of rice missing? "I won't go shopping this morning. This sweet potato starch can't withstand soaking anymore. Let’s still eat the hot and sour noodles from yesterday, shall we?”

Her brows were furrowed, but when she heard the hot and sour noodles, Erniang's eyes lit up, she nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and turned around to wash the pot.

Zhao San only had a pot, and Zhao Lu disliked the fact that it was too hot to cook in the house on a hot day and the light was not good, so he moved to the yard to light a fire.

The small shed provided shelter from the gentle breeze and drizzle, but the heavy rain like last night couldn't stop it. The pot was full of fallen leaves and stagnant water, coupled with the turbid well water... If Erniang hadn't saved a bucket of water in advance, she would have almost missed breakfast.

"It's so good, so good, thank you for having you!" Zhao Lu praised him without hesitation, but he was from a girl who was much older than him, so his face turned red.

"Sister Qi, why are you following me?" Turning around, he saw a panicked Qi Xie, followed closely by her wonderful eyes, obviously not finding a chance to interrupt.

According to Qi Xie's thoughtful temperament, she would have praised Zhao Lu first before asking about her own affairs, but now she heard that Bao Yu was injured, and as a maid, it was really difficult for her to calm down.

Urgently asked: "What happened to Baoyu?"

Thinking of Baoyu who was feeling slightly hot, with his lover right in front of him, it was okay to have adrenaline and dopamine supporting him.But if I knew that Jia Mu was gone, I don't know if I could still hold on.

Afraid that Qi Xie would not be mentally prepared, Zhao Lu did not hide anything and said: "It's not a critical part of the injury. It's not serious for the time being. But I heard that the old lady went there last night, so I'm afraid..."

"!!!"

Hiss, Zhao Lu immediately reacted, "The house must be in chaos now, otherwise you don't want to go back." Just in case you get entangled with Lai Shangrong again.

At the same time, the old lady in the Jia family passed away, and her grandson and granddaughter were not at her bedside. Even Jia Zheng, his biological son, was trapped in a temple outside the city by the heavy rain, and he never saw her for the last time.

The imperial concubine of the first-class Duke, the arrangements for her death are not the business of the Jia family. The Dragon Guard came with such menacing force that Mrs. Wang was immediately held up in the air. For a time, there were so many people who took advantage of the troubled waters to fish in troubled waters.

"If Brother Feng were here, how could I ask that scoundrel to act miserably! I caught them all and sold them all in one fell swoop!" When Jia Zheng just entered the house, what he saw was that his wife was so crazy. He felt angry and powerless. .

He entered the palace early in the morning, had not taken in any water or rice, and was shocked by the bad news. For a while, he was unavoidably tired and in a daze.

Jia Lian came to the inner hall coughing like a bellows. Seeing Jia Zheng calm and calm, he just said hello lightly. The second master came back and called everyone to get the mourning things, while he collapsed softly on the ground. Among the armchairs.

"If you don't feel well, why don't you ask the imperial doctor to come over? What does this look like to the outsiders?" Jia Zheng found a lot of his own voice and looked around. Fortunately, Long Jinwei's people were all in the outer courtyard. I'm so busy that I can't see here for a while.

Before Jia Lian could speak, Jia Zheng asked Mrs. Wang again: "Why don't you see Baoyu?"

Mrs. Wang shook her head, because she didn't know what to say. Fortunately, the old lady gave Baoyu a Ruyi yesterday afternoon, and she agreed to let him go out. Otherwise, if the master looked carefully, her Baoyu might have been beaten again.

Seeing Jia Zheng go out, she hurriedly told Zhou Rui's family: "Let's go and see where he went crazy after such a big thing!"

When Jia Zheng changed into mourning clothes and came out, he saw the servant in charge of paper-tying at the back of the hall, chatting and laughing, and eating tribute fruits. The person who was most particular about rules and etiquette in Rong Mansion couldn't bear it immediately.

He got so angry that he even took out the funeral of Rong's daughter-in-law next door and whipped Mrs. Wang again.

It is true that the old lady passed away at eighty, which can be regarded as a happy mourning. Therefore, Jia Zheng felt that only when the heirs in the family were sad could they be truly filial, and it was not a waste of money to look good.

However, the superficial relationship between husband and wife is obviously not enough to support Mrs. Wang's understanding of him.

She smiled miserably, and her expression of fear towards Jia Zheng was true, but her tone was calm, and she only said: "Back then, my brother Feng slept long and hard at night, and when Rong's daughter-in-law passed away, she only applied incense oil and hung the curtains to keep vigil. , more than [-] people were provided with tea and meals. Now that I have taken office and returned home, I should also find out how the family's livelihood is, otherwise we will think that we have taken it for ourselves!"

It was obvious that he had been depressed for a long time, and as soon as the old lady left, he couldn't hold back his anger.

It wasn't until Zhou Rui's family came forward and stroked her arm that she realized that she had said a lot of crazy things, but it was hard to stop, so she had to leave and go out to take care of other things.

Of course Jia Baoyu can't come unless someone carries him.

When Qixie arrived at Daiyu's house, what she saw was Baoyu, dressed in Chinese clothes, lying on his side on the couch, stroking a sky-blue jade Ruyi in his hand, staring blankly at the curtain.

Seeing Qixie coming, she just thought it was arranged by Sister Lin, and said sadly: "You are here. I should not make you sad. It's just that I just had a nightmare and was a little scared. Sister Qi will sit with me for a while." Let's do it." He couldn't tell him about his dream about the old lady traveling far away. Today was his ancestor's eightieth birthday, and it was already very inappropriate for him to not be able to go. How could he say depressing words on such a happy day.

However, what Qi Xie was thinking was that last night it was windy and rainy, and Baoyu was always timid. In such a season, three maids had to be on duty all night before he could sleep peacefully. He didn't know what he had suffered!

Yin asked, "Where is the injury? She Yue and the others must have been so worried that they didn't sleep all night. My wife knows how to feel uncomfortable."

The tone was still as coquettish as ever, but the voice was hoarse and sounded a touch of sadness.

Such a posture that was difficult to turn over was so fragile that it seemed like it could break if touched, so Qi Xie just smoothed the mattress beside him and rested her palms on the pillow, trying her best to collect her broken mood and chatting with Baoyu as if nothing had happened.

"You don't know, Yunzhu collected your books and kept them very well. He specially asked a carpenter to make a book box and kept them at the bedside. He must read them every day." She was afraid that she would talk about things in the house. Baoyu heard the clues, so he ate Zhao Lu's hot and sour noodles in the morning and talked about her active work.

Baoyu: "Is she very short of money?"

Qixi: "Ah, that should be it."

Thinking of the master and the servant, just talking about eating, they could eat two taels of silver every ten days. It would be really difficult to live without making good money.

Baoyu asked Sister Lin what she was doing again. Why did she disappear after seeing her this morning? Could it be that she had gone back to the house to celebrate the old lady's birthday?
Qixie, "..." Thinking of those eyes that were bigger than walnuts, Qixie could only put the hat of this evil person on her head. Anyway, she would leave Baoyu's side at the beginning of next year at the latest.

As long as he can take good care of himself now, being a bad person for a few days or being hated will be nothing.

"Ah."

……

Life in the Imperial Hospital was calm but interesting. Zhao Lu was thick-skinned and did not hide his secrets. He had a baby face and smiled when he saw everyone. After two or three months, he also won the favor of many imperial doctors besides Hu Junrong.

There are also some people who are doing sex work, but they are still young and can handle it.

"Liu'er, did you use this catgut?" Hu Junrong shook the half of the catgut in his hand. The unsoaked sheep's farm hair was twisted and twisted, resembling strange hair. Fortunately, no one saw it, so there was no teasing. .

Zhao Lu nodded and leaned over in a low voice, "The one I used last night was used on someone. Can Uncle Hu come with me to see this person when he is off duty tonight?"

She is particularly interested in trauma because she doesn't have to memorize lengthy prescriptions and learn the nuances of pulse conditions over time.Only by specializing in trauma, she would have a chance to grab a place in Tai Hospital five years later.

She can still distinguish between a stable job and an insecure place to live.

In fact, if outsiders were not allowed to have close contact with the military camp, she would really like to work as an assistant in the Western Camp. Those rough guys suffered frequent injuries, so they were the best choice to accumulate experience.

Hu Junrong's eyes lit up, and he asked expectantly: "No fever?" He didn't know Zhao Lu's moving technique, he just thought it was the inspiration from the needle and thread, thinking that it must be a child who dares to think and do it, and do it quietly. Put it on people.

Zhao Lu: "For now...no."

The young master with tender skin and tender flesh is simply the best observer. He has tried it on rabbits several times, so he is not sure, [-]% is enough.As for the scars, anyway, since it was a man, he couldn't see it himself.

Didn't think about it at all.

After getting off duty that day, the two of them pretended to go back to their home, made a special trip to change their clothes, and then knocked on the door of the princess's mansion.

Mrs. Hu was amazed at the tacit understanding between the husband and wife, and even praised Zhao Lu's stitching skills: "I didn't dare to make a mistake all day today. Such dangerous moves, even if the heat comes on, I can't do anything about it." , fortunately you are here, and we both feel at ease."

The two people who came to entertain the guests were Zicuckoo and Snow Goose. Snow Goose, on the other hand, was as cute and chirping as ever, which only made Zicuckoo look sad, which was very unpleasant.

Zhao Lu knew that she was an old servant of the Jia family and had grown up in the Jia family until she was fifteen or sixteen years old. Although she had left with Daiyu now, she still couldn't change her habit of thinking about the Jia family and the old lady.

"We are going to Jia's Mansion later... Well, you also know what to do. Miss, I heard that His Majesty sent people to the East Mansion. I am afraid that the situation is not good, and they may have to enter the palace tomorrow. You wait here for us to come back. Is that so?" Xue Yan liked Zhao Lu very much. After finishing the work at hand, he didn't even rush to serve Daiyu, but instead pulled Zhao Lu to chat with her.

How can she stay here for a long time, not to mention that there is a half-hearted brain waiting for her to enlighten her. "I take a break on the [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th of every month. You can go to my place to play when you have time." , I’ll treat you to spicy chicken, a new dish!”

She specially emphasized that eating spicy chicken in autumn will make your whole body warm and comfortable.

As for the emperor's intention to punish Ning Guofu for having an affair with a foreign minister, she had already expected it. It didn't matter what the crime was, the most important thing was that the emperor wanted to punish his ministers, who would be guilty sooner or later.

But when the day actually came, Jia Mu took the lead in returning to the west to play drums, which inevitably made people feel sad that the rabbit died and the fox died.

Daiyu went to court, and she was in the eyes of all the ministers. No one knew what she was specifically seeking.However, when he went to court on the second day, some ministers in the court objected. Now that the national filial piety has not been fulfilled, is Your Majesty too impatient in his treatment of the Jia family? Isn't this contrary to the late emperor's ideas?
The Jia family was the father-in-law's family of the late Duke Lin, and now Lin Daiyu's mother-in-law. If the girl is not married, your majesty will be disgraced by others. What if someone talks nonsense about her?

The quarrels and quarrels are actually trivial matters. The edicts have been drawn up. The person who can make the emperor take back his life has passed away. Everyone is just arguing to save face.

The rabbit is dead and the fox is sad?The descendants of the Jia family are not good enough. The biggest officials have not reached the third rank, and the titles they receive are just castles in the air, which are different from those of us ministers who have made real achievements.

Your Majesty raided his Jia family, so naturally he wouldn't raid our King Zhang, Liu Li...

It is indeed far easier for a minister to figure out his superior than to try to figure out his father in the East Palace. The East Palace said that Prince Mu's visit to Beijing happened to be at the end of this month. After winning the battle, the three armies should be rewarded. You can't just use your words.

Since you think that the crime of confiscating the Jia family's home is too serious, why not everyone pay some money, and the soldiers fight on the front line, and if there is no reward, they should have a few good meals.

The next day, the matter was not mentioned again in the court.

However, Shui Yi's words were high-sounding, but when he entered the palace to pay his respects to the queen, he felt a little flustered for no reason. Especially when he passed by Jia Yuanchun's palace, his original urge to go in and tell the truth was suddenly suppressed.

Forget it, as a woman, she knew it was just to add to the sadness. She was a concubine, so she would not treat her too slowly. At worst, she would just take care of her a little more in the future.