Taohuaxi

Chapter 44
"Go! Capture the doctor from He Niantang!" Feng Gao shouted to Fan Zi on the side.

Henian Hall was built in the third year of Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty by the famous scholar Ding Henian. It takes the meaning of "the crane lives for a thousand years and travels to the extreme" in "Huainanzi".He Niantang has a constant flow of people all year round, including many people from the palaces of powerful people.The doctors at the clinic were extremely busy.

"Mr. Factory, if the doctor of Heniantang doesn't have time..." Fanzi asked cautiously.

"You are dead! My sister is sick!" he shouted.

"Yes." Fanzi was so frightened that he peed and ran away.

After a while, Fanzi brought an old man with white eyebrows and white beard. Because he ran so fast, the old man's medicine box was knocked open.Feng Gao placed me in the inner room of the East Factory, and I slowly recovered. However, the nausea in my stomach and intestines did not disappear, but became more and more severe.

The old man took my pulse, and Feng Gao looked at him nervously.

Seeing the old man frowning, Feng Gao's palms trembled: "How is my sister? Is she in any serious condition?"

I patted him gently and told him not to panic.

The old man asked: "Has this lady been poisoned by bee venom before?"

"Yes." I replied.

The old man nodded: "Most of the venom has been removed. Madam is in good health and is fine. However, Madam is not alone now, but two people. I am worried that the adults are fine, but the little one is damaged."

Feng Gao didn't understand for a while and asked: "What kind of adults and villains? You just said, is my sister important?"

I slowly figured out what the old man meant. I was a little surprised, a little happy, and a little disbelieving: "You mean, I..."

The old man nodded and said, "Madam, you are happy."

"Ah." I sighed softly and put my hand on my belly.This feeling is very strange.I have been lonely for half my life, but at this time, in the world, there is someone who is connected to me by blood.

After a moment, he asked again: "Doctor, what do you mean by damaged? Can this child be born safely?"

The old man solemnly said: "I checked my wife's pulse. It is sometimes urgent and sometimes weak. The baby is still breathing. If he is taken care of well, he will be born safely. But whether it is damaged or not depends on God's will. I will prescribe some medicine for my wife and try my best to preserve it."

I said in a daze, "Thank you, doctor."

It was a long time after the old man left that Feng Gao finally recovered.He stared at my belly, put his hand on it, and then immediately retracted it, as if he was afraid that he would hurt the child by not knowing the severity.He looked up at me, with innocent joy in his narrow eyes: "My sister has a child. I will also have relatives."

I feel sad for a while.

He is no longer a rootless person and will never have children of his own in this life.He was so sincere and natural that he regarded my unborn child as his relative.

He stood up and announced: "Sister, don't believe the old man's nonsense. What do you mean, it depends on God's will whether you are defective or not? My sister is an excellent person, and the child will naturally be an excellent child. I will protect my sister. Nothing will happen to you and the child. Sister, just trust me."

I smiled and said, "Okay, I believe you."

"I want to name my sister's child -" he thought seriously.

I said: "It's still early. According to the month, he won't be born until next spring. And now I don't know if he is a boy or a girl."

He walked around the room a few times and said: "I've thought about it, I'll call it peas. Sister, you call me bean sprouts, and the child is called peas. It's most suitable. Both boys and girls can use it. peas are sweet and have many children. .Sister, I will definitely have a family full of descendants in the future."

I couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, okay, it's up to you. There is a poem from the Song Dynasty that says 'Peas are green when they are fresh, and cherries are ripe when they are ripe', so they are called peas."

He was overjoyed.

The peas are fresh green and the cherries are overripe and red.One year spring passed, and most of the time it rained.Later, every time I read this poem, I would think about it.The sun is so sunny today.This may be the beginning of all destiny.

Feng Gao helped me up and said, "Sister, I'll get whatever delicious food you want to eat."

"I'm not a child. I can't be that greedy."

He thought for a moment and said, "I'm going to make cakes for my sister. I'm so good at making cakes now. They won't get fried anymore."

I grabbed him and said, "No, my sister can't smell greasy food now. When you want to eat it, I'll ask you to do it. Please bring Mrs. Qin out, my sister will take her away."

This decision is something I have thought about for a long time.If Mrs. Qin is placed elsewhere, I'm afraid something will happen in the future and he will take her away again.You feel at ease when you are by my side.

Feng Gao hesitated.

I stared at him: "You can't go back on your promise to my sister."

He gritted his teeth and waved his hand towards a fan. When the fan came over, he whispered a few instructions.

After a while, he said to me: "Man, I sent her to my sister's carriage. But my sister promised me not to send her back to Yangzhou. I'm afraid that if she dies inexplicably by then, everyone will die." Fall on my head. When the yellow mud falls into my pants, it will become shit instead of shit."

I pushed him: "Just say it! Sister, I promise you."

He hurriedly said: "Sister, stand firm and don't bump into each other. If you break the peas, I will be annoyed."

I came out of Dongchang, got on the carriage, and saw Mrs. Qin inside.

Her face is still so bright and beautiful.Due to the initial recovery from a serious injury, she is a bit paler than before. At first glance, she looks like the white peonies under the sky in the Zhang Mansion Garden.

She was half-leaning weakly, but her etiquette was still attentive. When she saw me, she wanted to thank me with a big gift.

I supported her: "Don't be polite. Young Master Mingxu has a warm heart and has helped the Cheng family a lot. This junior should do his best for you."

Along the way, I talked to her.

She is a very gentle and easy-going person. Because Qin Mingxu often mentions me in front of her, she treats me a little more intimately than others.

She wanted to ask Mr. Zhang several times, but found it difficult to ask.I knew her thoughts and said, "Master Zhang misses you very much. His condition is slightly better than before, so don't worry."

She nodded and suddenly said: "Sang Yu, do you know Mr. Dongchang?"

I nodded.

She thought: "I wonder if I'm confused, but when I look at that factory owner, I always feel as if I've seen him somewhere before when I was young. It feels very special."

I tried my best to swallow the words I was about to say and smiled: "There are always one or two similarities between good-looking people in the world. It's not surprising."

She bowed her head.

Returning to Cheng Mansion, he placed Mrs. Qin in the west wing of the east courtyard and sent someone to inform Qin Mingxu so that he could rest assured.

I went to the main courtyard to report the pregnancy to the old lady.

The old lady kept twisting the beads and calling Amitabha.While helping the maid to burn incense in front of the portrait of the master, she murmured: "Blessed by Bodhisattva, blessed by ancestors, Sangyu is pregnant with blood, and my Cheng family will be prosperous just around the corner..."

After offering the incense, she held my hand and said, "Sang Yu, don't worry about it anymore. Let your third sister learn to take care of things at home. You must not get into trouble. The children are the most important thing." The third young lady said: "Second sister-in-law, I have recently read "Zhu Xi's Maxims on Family Governance" and I have quite a lot of insights. 'How can I know that it is not me who is talking lightly if I listen to what I say? Isn't it? You must think to yourself. Don't forget to give favors, and never forget to receive favors. You should leave room for everything, and you should not continue to be proud.' It's really good to say it. I just know that in such a big family business, the second sister-in-law has never been From the time I entered the house, it has been managing money and accounts, three meals and six meals a day, personal relationships, and controlling hundreds of servants, which is really not easy."

I smiled and said, "Qing Shi is much better than Xian."

The old lady said: "I have a girl like this. She is nearly half a hundred years old, and she has been hurt all these years. When her father was alive, he loved her like the eyes of his eyes. He held my hand before he died and said he didn't trust her. Sometimes I think about it. , I really can’t bear to marry her off, if I can recruit a son-in-law, it’s not impossible.”

I had a thought in my mind.Recruiting a son-in-law is no better than marrying a daughter, so the family background is not that important.The old lady was half-opened in relief.

The third lady said angrily: "Mother——"

The old lady smiled: "Okay, okay, I won't say it anymore, I won't say it anymore."

"There is joy in Sangyu, and the whole family celebrates it together." the old lady said.Then he issued an order to reward all the servants in the mansion with three months' worth of silver.

The whole house was filled with joy.

However, in the evening, bad news came from the palace.

Miss Sun was relegated to the cold palace, the reason is not yet known.

The eldest mistress was so anxious that she tried her best to ask Mrs. Mu Lin of Jinyiwei. Only then did she find out that Miss Sun brought a bowl of soup to the Queen Mother this morning. The Queen Mother had a stomachache at noon. All the doctors tried their best to find the solution. The Queen Mother Wang’s fetus was saved.The internal prison officer carefully checked the Queen Mother Wang's diet and found that there was something wrong with the bowl of soup that Miss Sun brought.The Empress Dowager Cisheng was furious and immediately ordered Miss Sun to be thrown into the cold palace.

As soon as the eldest mistress entered the main courtyard, she started crying: "Mom, how wonderful is this? It's not like you don't know that our Miss Sun is an extremely honest child. How dare she harm others?"

The old lady was also worried. She reprimanded: "Yuzhen, I have said before that entering the palace is not a proud thing. You insisted on going your own way and harmed Shu'er."

"Mother, this is not the time to blame me. We have to think of a solution. Sang Yu, go and beg the Queen Mother for mercy. Maybe she can be lenient..." The eldest young lady looked at me.

The old lady said sternly: "The Queen Mother is very angry. If you go to intercede at this time, do you want to harm Sang Yu?"

I pondered for a moment and said: "Our Miss Sun must be taking the blame for others. There is a hidden secret in this matter. The Queen Mother wants to use this matter to scare the harem. For a while, she will not let anyone plead for mercy. Miss Sun. We have to wait until the limelight has passed and slowly find out, maybe we can restore Miss Sun's innocence. Anyway, the person is still there, and there is hope."

The eldest mistress wailed: "Shu'er is weak and has never suffered any hardships. I don't know what kind of land it is in the cold palace. If something happens to me, all my worries will be in vain..."

The old lady glared at her: "I see that you are not crying for your daughter, but for the glory and wealth you will have for the rest of your life!"

She closed her mouth and sobbed in frustration.

After a while, I returned to the east courtyard, and the boy came in to report that Master Qin was here.

I quickly said please please.

Mrs. Qin was very happy when she heard that her son was coming.When mother and son met, Mrs. Qin held him in her arms: "My son, mother originally thought that she would never see you again."

Qin Mingxu said heartbrokenly, "I've made my mother suffer."

Looking at this situation of "a loving mother and a filial son", I felt in a daze.

Twenty years have passed, and the truth has already formed a scab. If it is torn open, it will be covered with flesh and blood.It was a shock to everyone.Being kept in the dark is a blessing.Master Zhang is more thoughtful than me.

Qin Mingxu wants to take Mrs. Qin away.I quietly told him about bringing Mrs. Qin out from Dongchang. Mrs. Qin is safer with me.Qin Mingxu thought about it and said, "In this case, I won't let you worry too much."

I smiled and said, "If anything, I've done a lot to you in the past, but I still owe it to you."

He smiled: "You pay me back, and I pay you back. I won't be able to pay you back in my lifetime."

I took their mother and son to the main courtyard and met the old lady.

Qin Mingxu was polite and said to the old lady: "Aunt, my mother has just come to the capital. I am busy with business and have no time to take care of her. I will stay in your house for a few days and I will come to pick up my mother after I find a suitable yard."

The Cheng family and the Qin family have a good relationship, and the Cheng family has always been hospitable.After hearing this, the old lady didn't think much, she just had a polite conversation and asked Madam Qin to stay longer.

I ordered the small kitchen to cook a dozen Yangzhou dishes, and a group of people sat together for dinner.

The food is delicious.

But everyone had their own concerns and did not give much chopsticks.

After dinner, Qin Mingxu left, and I still took Mrs. Qin back to the east courtyard.Mrs. Qin felt tired and went back to her room to sleep early.

Summer nights are so boring.

The rain cannot fall.There was a big ball of hot air.

I sat under the eaves, waiting for Cheng Huai.Everyone knew about the pregnancy, except him.

Xiaoyin fanned me.

I was flipping through a book called "It's Hard to Meet a Husband When You Die in Yutang".A popular recreational book in the market these days.

"In the early years of the young master's travels in Liu Mo, he made silk threads as soon as he saw Yutang. He spent tens of thousands of gold, and his red eyes were in tears. The wealth was kidnapped, and the body of a servant was in prison. He was imprisoned for breaking the law. He wanted to escape because of his injustice. Marriage will last until a hundred years old."

Yu Tangchun in that book is really a woman who values ​​righteousness.Even if you are in prison, you will not change your original intention.

At the first moment of Hai Zheng, Cheng Huaishi came back.

I stood up to greet him and ordered Xiaoyin to get warm water to wipe his face.

He said: "God is very strange. It doesn't rain where it should rain, and it keeps raining where it shouldn't. Madam, did you know that there is a flood in Shulu City, not far from Beijing. A flood, All the people's houses and fields were washed away. The head of the household allocated money and discussed disaster relief today, and has been busy for a while."

"Second Master, please take a rest." I said.

He sighed: "Long Live Lord has recently spent huge sums of money to build Taoist temples. There are actually young people in the court who say that the funds from the state treasury should be used to build temples, and the victims should stay behind. I fought hard, and the matter became stalemate. I and Long live the Lord, please order me to rush to the disaster area immediately tomorrow to collect the affected households and plan the necessary funds."

After getting on the bed, I said softly: "Second Master, the doctor said today that I have it."

He turned around with a smile on his tired face: "Really?"

"Ah."

He hugged me: "Great. Great. But, I..."

"Second Master, don't worry and just go about your business. The victims of the disaster are important."

"Madam -" he said, tears streaming down his face: "When I think of the indifferent faces of those people after hearing about the disaster, I feel chilled. If the people's livelihood is unstable, what's the use of building more temples and Taoism? Is it possible that the lives of countless people Isn't a body of flesh and blood inferior to a clay statue of an immortal?"

(End of this chapter)