Medicine in Song Dynasty

Chapter 108 Blind Date
It was spring at this time, and it was a good time for spring outings. The Royal Street was extremely lively. Except for the straight road in the middle, the roads and waterways on both sides were full of people coming out to play.

On the banks of the canals on both sides of the waterway, various flowering trees are planted all over the place. The water is full of lotus flowers. In spring, the flowers are blooming, and when the evening wind blows, the petals fall down one after another. The scenery is so beautiful that it can be regarded as a fairyland on earth. Tourists are playing in the flowers, and the noble ladies in the capital shake their heads and move their lotus steps lightly, laughing and teasing the handsome scholars passing by.

Seeing such a scene, Su Tong couldn't believe that China was so open 1000 years ago. Probably this is the unique charm of the Song Dynasty, and other dynasties will never be able to compare with it.

There was no curfew in the Song Dynasty. From the time when the lanterns first came on, many restaurants on the street were filled with customers like a cloud, and the lights were brightly lit all night.

Zhao Wanrong took Su Tong and sat on an unsigned restaurant. Su Tong didn't feel how luxurious the layout of this restaurant was, but everything from snacks to tea was made by the royal chef. Even the vases randomly placed on the table are fine products from official kilns, there are no duplicates, only one pair of each kind.

In fact, Su Tong couldn't see these things at first, even if she was well-informed, she didn't know what the nobles in the palace ate and used, but Zhao Wanrong deliberately taught them what should be said and what should be said, whether it is useful or not , no matter what, I have to tell her in detail, but these days, not to mention the quality of life, Miss Su is a person who pays attention to the quality of life, and never makes herself uncomfortable, but this arty ability has suddenly improved a lot .

In a word, she has become more capable of pretending. Now that she eats two pieces of dim sum casually, the first impression is not whether it is delicious or not, but what kind of ingredients are used, how is the heat, who is proficient in making dim sum? Made by a chef in a restaurant...

This restaurant is located in the best location of Yujie, but it is not open to the public. It is Zhao Wanrong's private property. Occasionally, a high-ranking official and noble person will come to her place to have a banquet. If you personally hand over the bronze medal ordered below, no matter how much money you have, you will never even think about taking a step forward.

Su Tong just heard about the characteristics of this restaurant opened by Zhao Wanrong, and he was not surprised. Whoever said that the ancients had no business vision, and the business of the Song Dynasty was prosperous, it is not just talk, Zhao Wanrong even opened a club for the nobles. Yes, even a VIP card.

"Let's take a look. Opposite is the stepmother's courtyard that I found for you. Her surname is Li, and her maiden name is Xiuniang. Now she lives there for many years and doesn't come home easily."

Zhao Wanrong smiled, with a trace of sadness on her face, "Don't think she's lonely and helpless, and don't think she was divorced. Her virtues are excellent, and it's not her fault."

Before Zhao Wanrong finished speaking, she saw the door of the house below opened, and a young woman came out with a maid. The young woman was only 27 or [-] years old, with bright eyes and white teeth, but a little thin, as if she couldn't stand the cold wind. , Tighten the cloak of rabbit fur on his body.

The female envoy behind her took two quick steps and supported her to walk out.

Su Tong looked at her from a distance, and didn't think there was anything extravagant or special about her, but she did look like a gentle and elegant woman, with a trace of loneliness in the corners of her eyes and brows, but no resentment.

"What do you think?" Zhao Wanrong asked with a smile.

Su Tong frowned: "According to my father's affairs, I really shouldn't care about my daughter as a slave, but there are no elders in the family, and I am the eldest daughter of the Su family. My father is the second son. I ask you, although it is unreasonable. It also makes sense, the Eldest Princess asks, I should always tell Nu, who is this Li Xiuniang?"

Zhao Wanrong sighed, and said with a wry smile: "I'm not a lady from a high-ranking official's family, but she can be regarded as a scholarly family. My grandfather was the chief secretary of Jinhua County. He is not a high-ranking official, but he is also an official and gentry family."

"Speaking of which, she is also a hard-working person. Not long after she got married, her husband went to Jinbang High School. You know, in our dynasty, the matter of catching a son-in-law under the list is a classic drama every year. In Tokyo, high-ranking officials and dignitaries , families of rich merchants, scrambling to snatch scholars who have recently passed the imperial examination to go home as sons-in-law, and even big families in other areas also come to snatch them, not to mention unmarried scholars, or married scholars. People also grab it back and talk about it later.”

"Every year, there are only three or four hundred Jinshi scholars. In fact, there are too many monks and few meat. The unmarried ones are much less than the married ones. If they have good grades and good looks, they are married. In those In the eyes of the big family, it is not a big deal, the worst thing is to let the scholar divorce his wife first, and then remarry his own daughter, anyway, if he divorces his wife, his daughter will be a serious head of the house after marrying, and he can't bear grievances."

Su Tong frowned, and smiled wryly, knowing that what Zhao Wanrong said was true, although the old saying that a bad wife should not go to court, but that was just women's longing, the mainstream of this society is to get promoted and get rich in exchange for wives.

"Xiuniang's luck was extremely bad. Her husband was valued by the daughter of a distant relative of Empress Dowager Liu, so she was arrested. As a result, Xiuniang's husband hated the poor and loved the rich because of her brother's relegation. Xin Xin hit it off with that distant relative of the Liu family, and wrote a letter of divorce when they got home, and divorced Xiuniang in the name of childlessness."

"At first, Xiuniang couldn't figure it out, she was like a thunderbolt from the blue, shed tears all day long, and within a few months she was dead, she was dying, she could hardly survive, and a good woman was going to die , There is a kind-hearted idiot in my family who went to persuade her a few words. The idiot in my family has a good eloquence, and this Li Xiuniang also has a sister who is in trouble. I don’t know what will happen to the Li family in the future. She took Xiuniang to see Seeing her older sister, she made Xiuniang cry a lot, then she turned her head and forgot about her ex-husband, cheered up and lived her own life as usual."

Su Tong blinked, and said with a smile: "It seems that her life is going well."

What is this place?This is Bianliang City, Tokyo. It is no exaggeration to say that every inch of land and every inch of gold is here. Ordinary people want to buy property in this place, how is it possible?It is better than high-ranking officials, who live in rented houses. Now this woman who was abandoned by men can buy a house in the best location in Tokyo, no matter how big or small, it must not only be rich, but also have connections. There is status, otherwise, it is absolutely impossible.

"Your father only has you and your brother, a son and a daughter. He must really want to find a virtuous woman to be your stepmother. Xiuniang is very good. She was kicked out by bandits when she was pregnant in order to save her husband. One kick hurt her body, and she will never have children again. When she enters your Su family's door in the future, she doesn't have to worry that she will treat your siblings badly if she has children of her own. Her only hope is you Just siblings."

Su Tong was stunned for a moment, but she couldn't help frowning when Zhao Wanrong said this, she didn't want to, she didn't care if her stepmother would have a few children to compete with her and Erlang, firstly, she believed in Su Wencheng's Character is bound to be a bowl of water. Secondly, she is not Su Wencheng's real daughter. How can there be any reason to "compete" with other people's real children?
Moreover, now which man doesn't want his offspring to prosper, his father only has himself and Erlang, a son and a daughter, which is really too few, and there is nothing wrong with having a few more children.

Su Wencheng is now the number one scholar in high school. Even a princess or princess can't marry him. Even if he doesn't ask for the status of a woman, he can still find a young girl from a low family who has not left the court. Why bother to marry a woman who can't have children? It's because her family background is not as ordinary as what Zhao Wanrong said, which is also inappropriate.

Thinking of this, Su Tong couldn't help laughing: "Princess, this lady Li hasn't married for many years, I'm afraid she doesn't want to marry."

How old is Zhao Wanrong, and through the world, she can tell Su Tong's thoughts just by looking at them, but her thoughts are different from Su Tong's. What she wants is to prevent Su Tong and Erlang from being wronged. In her heart, Nowadays, among the similar families in Tokyo, none is more suitable than Li Xiuniang.

"No, Xiuniang herself is willing to marry. It's just that she hasn't found a suitable family all these years, so it's delayed." Zhao Wanrong said with a smile, "You also know that our Great Song Dynasty encouraged women to remarry, no matter if they were divorced or married. It doesn’t matter if you are a widow or you have children. If you don’t have a son, you will remarry. I can vouch for you. Li Xiuniang’s personality is absolutely excellent, and her talents and studies are excellent. Don’t look at your father’s high school champion. When it comes to talents and learning , won’t be much taller than her. Ah Tong, why don’t you let her meet your father and see what your father thinks, after all, it’s your father who marries a bride, so he must be happy.”

The Eldest Princess spoke to such an extent that Su Tong would not agree.

After dinner, Zhao Wanrong sent a car to escort Su Tong home. Miss Su was a little bit tangled along the way. She had expected Zhao Wanrong to tell her father a good marriage, but unexpectedly, she actually mentioned a woman who couldn't have children... But However, after Su Tong returned home, he still told Su Wencheng.

There is a saying that Zhao Wanrong said is right, this is Su Wencheng's major marriage matter, Su Tong intervenes, it is no problem to pull the bridge, the final decision can only be made by Su Wencheng himself.

Blind dates in the Song Dynasty were not too troublesome. In the name of outing, Zhao Wanrong took Li Xiuniang, Su Tong accompanied her father, and they met casually in Fan Lou. Both sides were acquaintances, so they sat naturally eat together.

In the end, after the meal, Su Tong couldn't laugh or cry. She had hoped that Su Wencheng would not like Li Xiuniang, or that Li Xiuniang would not like Su Wencheng. Unexpectedly, before he came, Su Wencheng didn't care much at all, but just listened He said that the matchmaker was the Eldest Princess, and he was so excited that he refused to refuse, but he and Li Xiuniang changed their positions immediately after eating and talking.

At least, Su Tong could tell from his father's red face that he definitely had a crush on Li Xiuniang.

(End of this chapter)