Forbidden Autumn, Summer, Winter and Spring Rebirth

Chapter 5 5. Leave a sign and give a sachet
  What's more, with An Lingrong's character, great kindness is like enmity. She could do what Zhen Huan did to her, but she could also attack the child in Zhen Huan's belly. This shows that this person cannot be deeply friends.

"Lingrong first came to the palace. He was panicked for a moment, so he accidentally spilled the tea on his sister. He didn't mean it. I hope my sister will forgive Lingrong for his unintentional mistake."

"If you are like this, it won't matter if you are selected into the palace. Even if you are allowed to face the saints, you will not be retained. Letting you enter the Forbidden City is already a blessing that you have cultivated for several lifetimes."

"If sister is angry, I will give her a piece of clothing as compensation."

"Compensate?" Wu Qingfang said sarcastically, "What are you going to pay for? All the wealth of your father who is the county magistrate?"

"What happened today is Lingrong's fault. Please calm down, sister." An Lingrong's face turned red with anxiety, as if he was about to cry.

"If you want to give up on this matter, just kneel down and kowtow to me to apologize, and I will forgive you in large quantities."

An Lingrong was about to cry when he heard this, and he couldn't bear to be humiliated. However, he was the one who was wrong in the first place and had no ability to defend himself.

"It's just a piece of clothing. My sister is magnanimous and it's not worth being angry about." It was Zhen Huan, she couldn't hold back and finally got ahead.

"Who are you?" Wu Qingfang looked Zhen Huan up and down.

"My father, the young minister of Dali Temple, is Zhen Yuandao."

As soon as the words fell, Wu Qingfang lost her arrogance. There is no other reason, just because the young minister of Dali Temple is a fourth-rank official, while her father, Wailang, a member of the Ministry of War, is a sixth-rank official. I thought that An Lingrong was an easy bully, but I didn't expect that a harsh argument would come out of him.

"Hmph, what, you want to bully others because of your family's high official position?" Wu Qingfang was still arrogant. Xia Dongchun only found it funny when she heard her words. At first, wasn't it Wu Qingfang herself who bullied others because of her family's high official position?
  "Regardless of official position, just talk about reasons. For my sister's sake, today's Hanjunqi election, my sister is afraid that she will alarm the nobles. If something goes wrong, you and I can't take the responsibility. Even if it is just passed on to others. In my ears, I have ruined my sister’s reputation as a virtuous person, and I have also lost the face of our Han Army Banner. It is not worth the loss, so I hope my sister will think twice.”

Zhen Huan was indeed so eloquent, but Xia Dongchun was convinced by these words, secretly regretting that she was not as wise as Zhen Huan.

Wu Qingfang was at a loss for words. Seeing his hesitation, An Lingrong hurriedly said, "It is Lingrong who offended my sister today. It is rare for my sister to be so magnanimous. Lingrong would like to thank her and wish her a smooth election." After saying this, he bowed.

When Wu Qingfang saw that there were steps to go down, she snorted coldly, said nothing, and walked away.

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang also walked aside with An Lingrong. Xia Dongchun didn't care what they would say together. She only lamented that fate had played a role in people, An Lingrong's fate, and her own fate. She had deliberately avoided it, but she still allowed the three of them to bond over it, which shows that the fate is so deep that no one can change it.

"Inform An Lingrong, Yi Bingqing..." The eunuch's voice came from the door, and then An Lingrong straightened his clothes and followed the eunuch out.

Xia Dongchun just quietly closed his eyes and meditated on the side, and the eunuch could only sing his name.

Finally, it’s Xia Dongchun’s turn. She and a group of beautiful women lined up and walked into the main hall of the palace. Although they were revisiting their old places, Xia Dongchun was still a little nervous for no reason.

"Just her." A majestic and somewhat impatient voice came from the palace. Xia Dongchun knew that she was selected. Although it was expected, she was also happy.

The eunuch hurriedly flipped through the roster and found Xia Dongchun's name: "Xia Dongchun's sister, Xia Dongchun, leaves a brand and gives a sachet."

It was already dark when we returned to Xia Mansion. From a distance, we could see the lively lights and colorful decorations at the door. When we got closer, we found that the main entrance of Xia Mansion had been opened and the firecrackers used for New Year celebrations and weddings were lit.

Xia Dongchun got off the mule cart, and everyone saluted in unison. Yes, although his status has not yet been determined, since he has left his name, he is already a member of the royal family.

"Xia Wei, the lower official, brought his family to pay his respects to the young master." Led by Xia Wei and Ye Jia, most of the people in the Xia Mansion were excited to welcome Xia, Dong and Spring back to their home.

"Brother and sister-in-law, please get up quickly." Xia Dongchun leaned down and personally helped Xia Wei and Ye Jiashi up, and returned to the courtyard surrounded by everyone.

After returning to their residence, people naturally took care of themselves, while Xia Wei and Ye Jia stayed at Xia Dongchun's place to talk together.

"Now that the young master has been favored by the Holy One, he will enter the palace soon. In the next few days, the palace will send an aunt to teach him the rules. The young master needs to make preparations early."

Xia Dongchun felt sour in her heart when she listened to Xia Wei's words carefully, even his name changed.

"Brother, I know, I have to worry about my brother and sister-in-law."

"What did you say, little master? Now that we spend less and less time together day and night, your brother and sister-in-law may not do enough for you." Ye Jiashi's eyes lit up when she saw this scene. "When I first married Zuoling, my mistress was still a little baby of two or three years old. Now in the blink of an eye, she will enter the palace and get married." Ye Jia is fourteen years older than Xia Dongchun. Not an exaggeration.

"My father and mother passed away early, and my brother is a rough man. Chun'er has grown up so carefree because of my sister-in-law's hard work. Chun'er was very ignorant before, but it made my sister-in-law suffer a lot of grievances."

Ye Jia watched Xia Dongchun grow up, as if she were raising half a daughter. It would be false to say that there was no affection at all. Although there was a lot of estrangement between the aunt and sister-in-law in the past because of Xia Dongchun's bad temper, Xia Dongchun had always been friendly to her nephews and nieces. Sincerely, Xia Dongchun has become more sensible and polite during this period. In addition, Ye Jia is a kind-hearted person, so naturally she won't care about it.

"Little Master, you told Suning a few months ago that you wanted to bring a maid with good medical knowledge and loyalty into the palace. Suning was afraid that the person she chose was not safe enough, so she left this matter to me. A few days ago, there was We selected several candidates, including two little girls in their mid-teens and one a woman in her early thirties. We have been carefully examining them during this period and found that all three of them are good, but if we say the safest one is of course the woman. , but the final candidate still needs to be decided by the little master.”

"Then just listen to brother. I understand what brother means. Let the woman come over tomorrow." Xia Wei was just worried that the young woman had a weak heart and made the wrong idea.

After talking for a while, seeing the night getting darker, Xia Wei and Ye Jia stood up and said goodbye.

Silent all night.

The next day, Xia Dongchun had breakfast and saw the woman waiting outside the door, so he saw her entering the house to ask questions.

"My maid, Mrs. Xue, would like to send my greetings to my young master." He looked very polite.

"No need to be polite, just sit down."

Mrs. Xue did not refuse after hearing this, and sat on the round stool prepared for her by Ging Guo.

Xia Dongchun was not in a hurry to ask questions, just sipping the tea in his hand casually.

Mr. Xue sat upright and saw that Xia Dongchun was silent but did not speak without permission.

Xia Dongchun admired her very much when she saw that she was neither humble nor overbearing.

"Aunt Xue, please briefly introduce your situation."

"Yes. My father is a doctor and I have several brothers in the family. I have learned herbal medicine and pharmacology from my father and brother since I was a child. My brothers also inherited my father's legacy. When I was eighteen, my father betrothed me to the only son of a family friend. My husband is also a doctor. After I got married, I started working with my husband, so I am very familiar with medicine and pharmacology. I also have a son at home, who is just ten years old this year. My husband is kind-hearted and often visits poor people for free. , and often subsidized medicinal materials for them, so life at home was difficult, and sometimes we even had no rice to cook with. When Zuoling sent someone to find me, he offered me a generous reward, so I came."

"Do you know that you want to follow me into the palace? If you want to enter the palace, I am afraid that you will be away from your husband and son for a long time." Xia Dongchun saw that she spoke clearly and clearly, and it was obvious that Mrs. Xue was capable. That's right. My husband does good deeds but doesn't care about his family. It's hard for Mr. Xue to plan carefully inside and outside. Naturally, he has some skills.

"My slave knows. But I have no other choice. Don't worry, little master, I am a human being. You can send someone to inquire. Zuo Ling and my master will save my family. I will treat you as my reborn parents. If I can't live with you, I will Let me die on the streets with no one to take care of me, and then go to hell after death."

"If I decide to use you, I will naturally trust you. All you need to know is that neither Zuo Ling nor I are merciful people."

Xia Dongchun thought for a while and then continued.

"My Xia family also has some properties under its name and several medical clinics. I wonder if your husband would like to go to the Xia family's medical clinic for consultation? You could also ask him to come to the house as a doctor, but I heard that he often helps the people. I'm afraid that being a doctor will trap him. As for your son, he is about the same age as my nephew, so he can come to the house to be a bookboy with my nephew, eating and living in the same place, and studying together. "

Xia Dongchun was talking about Xia Chengyun, who was born as a concubine. Mrs. Liu was a peaceful person. Although Xia Chengyun was raised by her side, she was recorded in the name of her legitimate mother. However, Xia Wei was a military commander, and the eldest and second eldest children in the family had also joined the military. Xia Chengyun had a bookish air, which really made the family look at him differently.

After hearing this, Mr.

Xia Dongchun asked Ging Guo to help Mr. Xue get up. In fact, Xia Dongchun's arrangement also had the intention of controlling the Xue family. More importantly, he thought that most of the servants in the palace who teamed up with outsiders to frame their master would be coerced by the mastermind behind them with the lives of their families. In this way, under the care of Xia Mansion, Next, you can avoid this worry.

"What's your maiden name?"

"My name is Yu Xin." Yu Xin, who had calmed down, replied.

"Okay, I will call you Yu Xin from now on. You can go and clean up with Ging Guo, and settle down early. Auntie Xi has come to the palace in the past two days, and you two have to learn the rules with me."

Aunt Feng has already retired and returned home to avoid bumping into people from the palace in the future. Madam Zhang is still in the Xia Mansion, and now she has achieved great success in regulating her body during the summer, winter and spring. She has reached the stage of consolidating the curative effect with a steady flow of water. Now she only needs to adjust the prescription every ten days and only take the medicine once a day before going to bed. Mrs. Ye Jia also asked Madam Zhang for some prescriptions such as Zhuyan Pills, Fat Removing Decoction, Menstrual Regulation and Pregnancy Pills, etc., and asked Xia Dongchun to bring them into the palace. These prescriptions were passed down from Madam Zhang's family and were worth a thousand dollars. It’s easy to ask for help without showing it to others.

(End of this chapter)