The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 93

Seventh Lady snorted softly.

A little sympathy for Fourth Aunt, like a wisp of ink soaked in water, quickly dissipated.

"If something happens to my mother... Third Sister will be delayed for another three years!" She pretended to be anxious, "By then..."

By that time, San Niangzi will be a real old lady!

Fourth Aunt was shocked.

The joy in his eyes disappeared immediately, and his face was replaced by worry.

Qin Niangzi stepped onto the small bamboo bridge side by side with her.

There was indeed a mess in the Jieyu Pavilion.

Seventh Aunt held Sixth Lady in her hands, and stood by the side of the pavilion, watching the servants anxiously rushing here and there following First Lady's orders.

Si Yiniang took advantage of the situation and stood beside Qi Yiniang, smiling as she watched as Qi Niang ran to the eldest wife's side.

The eldest wife's eyes were closed tightly, her face was pale, and she was limp in the arms of the first lady. It seemed that she hadn't woken up yet.

The first lady was twisting her handkerchief carefully, wiping her forehead for the eldest lady.Big Aunt, Fifth Aunt, and the three sisters from Huanshawu are all surrounded by them with concern.

Qin Niangzi also tested the temperature of the eldest wife's forehead.

Shockingly high!

How come such a high fever came out of nowhere!

She hastily explained to the first lady, "Fifth Sister's skirt is dirty, I'll wait for her to go back and change it, and then come here again... Where is Second Aunt?"

First Lady glanced at Seventh Lady and let out a sigh of relief.

"Second aunt went to clean the room..." There was a slight tremor in her tone, but more of it was as calm as ice. "Fifth Sister hasn't come yet?"

"Yuelai hall is far away from here after all!" Qin Niangzi took a deep breath and tried to calm down, "Elder sister, I think it's better to take mother to Xikefang! It's also spacious, and it's not a problem to support the pulse here! "

Although the eldest wife and the fourth aunt have always been at odds, but now that the situation is urgent, they don't care much about it.

The patients themselves are very taboo about moving, especially when the eldest wife suddenly fainted with a high fever without any warning, it is a bit too much trouble to carry her back to the main hospital at this time.

The first lady's eyes were fixed, and she made a decision.

"You're right! I forgot in a hurry!"

She straightened up and told the fourth aunt unquestionably, "Go and clean up the Xikefang," and then said to Mama Yao, "Tell Mama Liang to bring the doctor from Ouyang's family to Xikefang. Naturally, everyone along the way will avoid it." , the sisters have nothing to do, so let’s go to Xikefang and wait now! Once the diagnosis is confirmed, you can take turns serving the sick!”

After a pause, he continued, "Mama Liang, Mama Yao, and Mama Li have all sent word to tell them to concentrate on their work! Alas, father is not here right now!"

With the settlement of the first lady, everyone has confidence.

The seventh lady and the first lady looked at the strong women, helped the eldest lady into the small warm sedan chair and crossed the bamboo bridge, and watched the eldest lady from left to right into the main room of Xikefang. Fifth lady had just arrived Late.

There was still a blush on her face that hadn't dissipated, "Why did you suddenly—"

While talking, he stretched out his hand to test the temperature of the eldest wife's forehead, and then tucked the corner of the quilt for the eldest wife with concern, and held the eldest wife's hand.

After all, it is the nature of mother and daughter... The concern on the face of the fifth lady made the worry on the faces of the aunts and the two concubines look a little hypocritical.

Seventh Lady's heart skipped a beat.

She reached out and hooked the eldest lady's collar, and gently pulled it away.

With just one glance, Qin Niangzi's complexion changed drastically.

"Fifth sister, have you ever had pimples?" She stood up abruptly.

Fifth Lady couldn't help being taken aback, "I..."

Without saying a word, the first lady came up and slapped the fifth lady's hand, and tore off the delicate spring silk collar.

Small bright red blisters have already bloomed on the eldest lady's neck.

"Why did you get chickenpox!" The first lady couldn't hide her surprise.

There was a sudden panic in Xi Kefang.

Even in modern times, getting chickenpox is not a trivial matter.

Especially since the eldest wife is already middle-aged, this adult has chickenpox, and if she is not careful, it may endanger her life...

Countless thoughts suddenly turned in Qin Niangzi's mind.

Looking at the pale cheeks of the eldest lady, she finally sighed.

"Eldest sister, let the sisters avoid it for a while!" She asked the first lady.

The first lady bit her lip, her expression showed a faint determination.

The Eldest Master is not at home, and Fourth Aunt is having ulterior motives, the remaining sisters are useless.Although Qin Niangzi is steady, she is only a ten-year-old child, and she can't arrange many things at all.

Although it is somewhat taboo for a married woman to take care of her mother's family affairs, how can she take care of so much in a short time!
"Let's avoid the younger sisters for a while! Go back to your own residence, and don't come out if you have nothing to do!" She gave orders in an orderly manner.

The fifth lady was about to speak, but the first lady had already glanced at her, "Now that the mansion has lost its backbone, it's a time of chaos, if you get acne again, you will really be unable to take care of it!"

Wu Niangzi had no choice but to silently follow the sisters out of the house.

The third lady and the fourth lady ran quickly, and the sixth lady pulled the hesitant fifth lady out of Xikefang.

"All the aunts have had acne, right?" Seeing that all the aunts nodded, the first lady gave another order, "Da aunt, fifth aunt, and ten aunts guarded mother together, and now send her to the main courtyard." ..."

If you have chickenpox, you won't be able to see the light or blow the wind for a month, and you won't be able to stay in Xikefang.

The first lady assigned all the tasks item by item in an orderly manner.

"Mother Yao brought people to prepare mulberry pigtails... Mama Liang asked the doctor to wait for a while, and took the people below to surround the glass windows of the main courtyard... Eighth sister hasn't had acne yet? Second aunt will bring it soon Eighth sister, go back! Send someone to say hello to the young masters, and you won't have to come in to say hello for a while."

She didn't notice Qin Niangzi behind her until she sent the eldest wife to the hospital bed that had been set up in the west corner of the main courtyard.

"Seventh sister, why don't you avoid it!" Chu Niangzi was startled, and was about to take Qinianzi out of the west room, "Hurry up, if you pass you, it will be a lot of trouble..."

"I've had pimples, big sister." Seventh Lady said quietly.

Just looking at Chu Niangzi's commanding demeanor, Qin Niangzi has benefited a lot.

The first lady does have some real skills.

Even if the old man is not at home, and there are old people and young people in the house, I am afraid that the first-time wife can take care of the housework smoothly.

However, Seventh Lady does not intend to give up the stage to First Lady.

In many cases, a crisis is a turning point, and a difficulty is also a great opportunity to show off your skills.

As the mistress of the family, the eldest wife is in charge of the power in the mansion, so how can there be room for Seventh Lady to sell well?
The most rare thing is that the Eldest Master is not at home at this time, and the Fifth Lady has never had chickenpox, and the First Lady has to take care of everything in the house...

Qin Niangzi had a feeling: I am afraid, this is the opportunity I have been waiting for for a long time!

The first lady's eyes flashed, "Oh? That's just right, my father is not at home, and I am a married daughter... There are not many people who can be trusted and can use it! Since you have acne, I will hand over the sickness to you. Here you go!"

Seventh Lady paused for a moment before saying, "Then...thank you, Big Sister!"

The first lady looked at the seventh lady and smiled, "They are all sisters from my own family, so it would be outrageous to say that."

When two smart people talk, there is no need to speak too plainly. Everyone can understand a little bit.

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The young master of Ouyang's family will arrive soon.

Needless to say, the results of the diagnosis and treatment, during the period of waiting for the doctor, the eldest wife even had pimples on her face... If it wasn't chickenpox, then I really don't know what it is.

The first lady wore a hijab, and she and the seventh lady accompanied the eldest wife by the bedside, and asked the good doctor with unconcealed concern, "Why did mother suddenly pass over again?"

"Aunt Shi usually has a phlegm-damp constitution, and also suffers from coughing..."

After some explanations, everyone knew: Chickenpox is dangerous for adults, and the eldest wife has cough and wheezing, and her breathing is even more difficult. sent out.

The first lady made the decision to keep the young master of Ouyang's family, "I will make it difficult for you to stay for a few more days, otherwise we will not be at ease!"

He also sent someone to report to the old man, "This is not a trivial matter...Although it may be difficult for father to get out, let him know."

Although the nephews and young masters of the second bedroom said that they had chickenpox, it was not convenient for them to enter the inner room to serve the sick, and the first lady did not dare to make the decision to let the ninth brother come in to visit the eldest wife.

There are still so many things to do in the mansion every day... The first lady still has to take care of the little girl, she is so busy that she has nothing to do, so all the things in the house are left to the seventh lady.

Qin Niangzi simply moved to live in the main room, and brought Li Xia, Shang Yuan, and Zhong Yuan into the main room. In addition to serving the eldest wife, she worshiped Tianhua Empress every day.The rest of the sisters were restrained by the first lady and were not allowed to leave Baifang Garden, so they had to send maids to greet them outside the door every day.

The fifth lady was impatient, and she sent Gu Yu to ask more than ten times a day, shuttled back and forth in the main courtyard, and all the maids and daughter-in-laws were walking.

As if it wasn't lively enough, from the third day, Si Niangzi developed chickenpox again, and more than a dozen of the servants in the mansion also fell ill. Si Niangzi locked San Niangzi in Xikefang, and went into Qilixiang to take care of Si Niangzi. The first lady has a lot of things on hand.

"It's not bad!" Privately, Qin Niangzi sighed with emotion, "Fourth sister is young, so it's not a big deal to have pimples, but it saves the mansion one less trouble."

Seventh Lady pursed her lips and smiled, "I don't know if Fourth Aunt has had pimples herself, don't get infected and flare up again, then it's not less trouble, but more trouble."

The first lady sighed, "There are enough troubles, and she is not bad!"

With so many patients inside and outside the mansion, it is just a matter of asking for doctors and extending medicines, and maintaining the dignity of the Governor's Mansion... No matter how chaotic it is underneath, it cannot be chaotic outside.

The Eldest Man is still in Hangzhou to press for the military rations, that is a big matter, and he dare not delay his trip with housework, the Eldest Wife has a high fever and cannot manage affairs, and the only fourth aunt who can help locks herself in the Xikefang takes care of the fourth lady day and night.There is also the second uncle of my family who wants to entertain, and the people of the Gui family also handed over famous cards a few days ago, saying that they want to meet the eldest wife... Here again, the marriage between the Gui family and the Yang family is involved.

Thousands of threads are tied to the first lady alone.In just a few days, the first lady's face became sharp.

How could Seven Lady be better off?

It's a good thing that the eldest wife's high fever has not subsided.Adults have chickenpox, which is more dangerous than children. The eldest wife's chest and back are covered with chickenpox, and it is extremely painful. When she occasionally wakes up for a period of time, Seventh Lady has to comfort her with soft words, so that the eldest wife does not scratch her...

When she was drowsy, she had to turn over and scrub the eldest wife over and over again, and feed her medicine... The eldest wife was drowsy, waking up from time to time, sometimes waking up in the middle of the night to defecate, which was another toss.

The little flesh on Qin Niangzi's face, which was so easy to grow, has long been thin and dry. It seems that there are only a pair of big eyes left on her face, and her eyes are still deeply black.

The first lady looked at the drowsy eldest wife and sighed.

"I don't know if I can recover safely!" She couldn't hide her worry, "What if something unexpected happens..."

The situation of the Yang family is really unclear.

The heir is young, and there is a concubine in the backyard for many years, and a sister-in-law who is eyeing him in the next room...

Seventh Lady also sighed.

I usually only think that the eldest wife is not easy to serve, suspicious and fickle, petty and narrow-minded.

It is only now that I understand that without this suspicious and fickle mother-in-law, the Yang family still doesn't know what kind of chaos it would be.

"I just hope that my mother is safe!" She prayed sincerely, "Bodhisattva bless, Bodhisattva bless..."

The first lady looked at the seventh lady with a deep look in her eyes.

He looked at the eldest wife on the bed again.

Her open mouth closed again.

"First lady!" Liang's mother called out softly from outside the door, "I'm here to ask the other party to go out and buy medicinal materials..."

The first lady got up quickly and left the west room.

Qin Niangzi sat next to the eldest wife, twisted the handkerchief soaked in the medicine powder, and wiped the blisters on her face.

The eldest wife's fair and even cheeks were also covered with large and small red blisters, which looked a bit scary in the dim light of the room.

Perhaps it was the itching on her cheeks that delayed the eldest lady's rest, and she began to babble intermittently.

"Don't snatch my grasshopper... This person looks at the wolf like an eagle, he is not a good match..."

"What's so good about the Yang family..."

Seventh Lady has become accustomed to it.

It is normal for people with high fever to babble often.The eldest wife has been on and off for the past few days, and she doesn't know how many inexplicable things she said.

She gently unbuttoned the white silk underwear the eldest lady was wearing, and began to wipe the blisters on the eldest wife's chest.

"Protruding embroidery method..." The eldest lady was quiet for a moment, then murmured again, "Ms. Fengxiu..."

Seventh Lady's hand couldn't help but pause.

"Although my husband is poor, but..."

"Being an aunt is still so uneasy... Okay... She wants to raise a daughter, so I will help her..."

"It's itchy...Mother...It's itchy..."

"Xianxiufang...Siqiaoshang..." The eldest lady's voice was thin and soft, "Third sister, don't snatch my grasshopper..."

Siqiaoshang is the largest embroidery house in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is a pair with Duotiangong in Beidi. It is commonly known as North Duotiangong and Nansi Qiaoshang.These two embroidery workshops have been inherited for hundreds of years.

Xianxiufang started to make a fortune more than ten years ago, when the elder became the chief envoy of Jiangsu.

Jiuyiniang's protruding embroidery method and Huang Xiuniang's bead needle embroidery are the golden signatures of Xianxiufang... Both of them passed their embroidery methods to the embroidering lady of Xianxiufang.When Jiangnan people talk about Xianxiufang, they first talk about the convex embroidery of Xianxiufang, and their bead embroidery is the second, and it is the turn of the fabric color at the end...

Seventh Lady shook her head and continued to wipe the eldest wife's body.

What's the use of worrying about the past!

No matter how disgraceful Jiu Yiniang's reason for entering the mansion is, now she can only pretend that she didn't hear it.

After all, she is the child of Master Yang and Yiniang Jiu...

The eldest lady groaned softly again.

"Caution...be careful...itch...itch..."

Li Xia entered the room gently, "It's time to drink the medicine."

Qin Niangzi patted the eldest wife, "Mom, it's time to drink the medicine."

The eldest lady's babbling stopped abruptly, she turned around and was about to fall asleep again.

Seventh Lady hurriedly held her shoulder lightly, "Mother, it's time to drink the medicine!"

After another toss, the eldest wife slowly opened her eyes and looked at Qin Niangzi blankly.

"Is it time to drink medicine?"

"Yes." Seventh Lady sighed softly, "Go to sleep after drinking the medicine!"

The eldest lady sat up halfway, and Qin Niangzi took the medicine bowl, blew on the medicine juice in the celadon spoon, and fed the eldest wife the medicine one mouthful after another.

She tried her best to give the eldest wife time to breathe, pondering the look of the eldest wife, and adjusted the feeding rhythm.

The eldest lady's frown became tighter and tighter.

"Bitter..." she moaned.

"Be patient!" Seventh Lady encouraged the eldest wife, "Master Ouyang said, you can't eat sweet things, lest you biochemically phlegm dampness, and your breathing will not be smooth."

The eldest wife was like a child, showing obvious displeasure.

After a while, he asked again, "I've been sick for a few days..."

Seventh Lady replied softly, "It's been five or six days, Master Ouyang said, the pimples have bloomed. You're almost cured too!"

The eldest wife breathed a sigh of relief, "You didn't lie to me?"

People are really like children when they are sick.

Seventh Lady couldn't help but smile, "I didn't lie to you!"

And conveyed softly, "Both Wu Niangzi and Ninth Brother send people to visit you three or four times a day, and you should get well sooner! Ninth Brother has to come in several times..."

"That won't work!" The eldest wife immediately shook her head, "Don't let brother Jiu come in! Although he has pimples, it is reasonable for him to be human...but what if..."

"Xiao Qi knows!" Lady Seven handed the bowl to Li Xia, and the serving lady lay down slowly again, "Go to sleep quickly."

Speaking of getting up.

The eldest lady wanted to sit up again.

"Where are you going!"

Seventh Lady had no choice but to sit back on the bed, "Xiao Qi is not going anywhere... you should go to sleep and close your eyes, huh?"

Under the gaze of Qin Niangzi, the eldest lady slowly closed her eyes.

Seventh Lady waited for a while, then got up and sat down by the window.

"What if..." The eldest wife spoke again, "What if I... can't recover from this illness..."

(End of this chapter)