The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 297 The Whimsical Jia Wang Family
Song Chen hurried into the main room with an old man with silver hair behind him. Both of them looked serious, and Xiuyan guessed that the black particles were not a good omen.

Song Chen and Xiuyan introduced: "This is Mr. Yun from the Zhenfu Department. He specializes in drug management. He has a deep research on poison classics and can identify and analyze the world's strange poisons. I just showed Mr. Yun the things you brought. , Mr. Yun said that this pill is very weird, and it is the first time even he has seen it."

Mr. Yun was hired by the Zhenfu Department at a high price to sit in the office. He has a high status in the Zhenfu Department, and his qualifications are higher than Song Chen.Song Chen also respected this old man very much. When he encountered trouble today, Mr. Yun followed the young man whom the Song family invited to the Shangshu Mansion without saying a word.

Mr. Yun wrapped one of the black beans with a handkerchief, crushed it lightly, and motioned for everyone to look at it: "I think this is like a spice. The person who prescribes the medicine needs to be close to the patient. Just make a fine powder and sprinkle it around the bed. Immortal eyes can't detect it. The pill contains a lot of aconitum and fennel, both of which are deadly. But because it is not taken directly, the disease will not be too serious at the beginning, but it will make the doctor take it lightly. If you smoke this thing for a long time, you will be restless, short of breath, and even directly lead to confusion and convulsions."

Xiuyan and Song Chen looked at Ping'an, and Ping'an hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness heard the news, and now the Supreme Emperor just sweats a lot, has abdominal pain, and dreams at night, just like." Ping'an stammered: "It's like a nightmare Like."

Mr. Yun and everyone nodded: "That's right, this shows that the dosage of Panmushi is still at a moderate level. It seems that the person who poisoned it was also afraid of being too obvious and arousing the suspicion of the medical officers."

Although the sun-dried aconitum and fennel have a strong medicinal smell, the emperor is sick, and he must take as many tonics as a cow's hair every day. Even if such small black beans give off any smell, it must be covered.

But Xiuyan asked suspiciously: "Mr. Yun, do you mean that if the patient continues to be ill, the poison will have to be administered all the time?"

Mr. Yun smiled and said: "Young Mistress is right. This kind of medicine will evaporate immediately, and the effect is most obvious at that moment. If it is sprinkled on the bedside, it must have the best effect. But it is like what Young Mistress said. Guess, this thing is by no means a day’s work.”

According to this guess, the person who poisoned must be someone who served the Supreme Emperor close to him every day.

After the Supreme Emperor took the Zen throne, the Yuntai became independent from the outside, and all the people serving inside were the Supreme Emperor's confidantes.

Xiuyan looked at Ping'an: "In the past two days, what outsider did Yuntai go to?" Ping'an thought for a while, and finally shook his head: "His Highness has been ordering people to inquire about the news inside, but he has never heard of any special place. It is said that even King Fu and Princess Fu were prevaricated by the emperor when they wanted to enter Yuntai to serve their illness, that is to say, the princesses asked for an order to go to Yuntai to meet the Supreme Emperor yesterday."

Xiaozong can guard against King Fu, but there is no need to stop the princesses.And the time is not justified, since the poisoning must have started when Liu Pin gave birth.

Xiuyan ordered people to serve new tea to entertain Mr. Yun and Ping An, and followed Song Chen into the inner room.

"I'm going to bring Mr. Yun into the palace for a face-to-face interview. Mr. Yun told me privately that although he is not very sure, he can still relieve the Taishang Emperor's pain. Fortunately, the poison is not deep now. If it is later, he may not be able to do anything. .”

Xiuyan had her own hesitation, but she couldn't say it because there was an outsider just now.Xiuyan whispered in Song Chen's ear, "What if the emperor doesn't like you exposing this matter on your own initiative?"

These words are not groundless.It is not new for the Supreme Emperor to be dissatisfied with Xiaozong's wanton suppression of his old officials, and the hidden power of the Supreme Emperor has always been feared by Xiaozong. If someone takes action to murder the Supreme Emperor, Xiaozong will be relieved.

Song Chen smiled and shook his head: "Although I have only been with the emperor for a few years, I still know a little about the nature of the Long Live Lord. The emperor pays attention to his virtuous name, and he only hopes that the emperor will live a long and long life. Leave a good reputation of filial piety in the history. Besides, they are father and son after all, and they care for each other. If Long Live Lord also has a day when he grows old, won't he be sad when his sons turn against him?"

Who among the elderly doesn't want their children and grandchildren to be full of children and grandchildren, and their fathers are kind and their sons are filial?Xiaozong's sons were born one after another, which was much better than that of the Taishanghuang.But when it comes to whether there is a most lovable Xiaozong, he is always hesitant.

Song Chen had seen it early, so he made this decision without hesitation.

Mr. Yun received preferential treatment from Song Chen in the Zhenfu Department, so naturally he did not hesitate to follow him into the palace. The little father-in-law Ping An took the job of escort, and together with Song Chen, he turned his back on the inner court.

Outside, Jinguan had already sung "Secret Oath", and took a break to change clothes to prepare for "Wearing the Bell".When Xiuyan came back, Mrs. Cheng was pulling Mrs. Song to say that Jinguan's concubine had the best appearance, and asked how the Song family and Jinguan's friendship was. When their second master got married, he also wanted to ask Jinguan to sing "Magpie Bridge exchange".

Everyone congratulated: "So the second master is settled?"

Mrs. Cheng looked at Xiuyan who just came upstairs intentionally or unintentionally, and said with a light smile: "My uncle is still a child at heart, but fortunately Xiaodie can help me, otherwise it would be really troublesome to go up and down in this family. Son."

Several wives who had a good relationship with Mrs. Cheng praised Xiaodie again and again, and Mother Jia was also among the invited crowd. The old lady smiled and said, "When is the second son's wedding date?"

"Around the Dragon Boat Festival, Master Deng of the Qin Tianjian said to help us choose an excellent day." Mrs. Cheng smiled and said: "By the way, I heard that the second lady of your mansion also has someone! It’s an excellent family, I looked around in the capital, how many families can produce two concubines at the same time? How noble is the concubine of Yuan Dynasty! Besides, Jia Chongyuan is a very popular figure now.”

Someone quickly answered, "there are two more Mistresses Xue, aren't they also trained by the old lady?"

The men in Jia's family are not good at work, but the girls are more capable than each other.At the beginning, the concubine of Yuan Dynasty fell out of favor, and the Jia family was finished. Who would have thought that it would not matter if she gave Xue Baoqin later, and then put two beautiful daughters into the harem to compete for favor.

Jia's mother said unhurriedly: "I am an old woman. I have nothing to teach. It's just that a few empresses have been smart since they were young. People like us are willing to spend time and effort on raising their daughters. Although girls marry well, they bring troubles to the family. Rongguang, but in the final analysis, we still love our children sincerely."

Mrs. Song nodded hurriedly, pointing to Xiuyan who was standing beside her: "The old matriarch's words are very reasonable. If you don't talk about it, let's say that the third daughter-in-law in our family is naturally good in every way, but there are also children. Fight for yourself. Ever since this child came in, I have never felt uncomfortable for a single day, even though I am not lucky enough to have a daughter like my wife, but now that I have such a virtuous daughter-in-law, what is the difference between being a daughter-in-law?"

Xiuyan was a little embarrassed by the praise, and Lu Shi was even more modest.

But Jia Mu felt a sense of loss in her heart.The more she listened to Mrs. Song's straightforward praise, the more regretful she felt.Such a good daughter-in-law should have belonged to Baoyu!Although Xing Xiuyan is Xing's niece, she is a hundred times stronger than her aunt.The character is good, the appearance is not good, it is rare to have superb housekeeping skills.Thinking of Xing Xiuyan's dowry team when he left the pavilion, Jia's mother was even more upset, and her eyes fell on Lu's body.

Mrs. Wang sneered to herself, but she did not forget the important matter. When she watched Jin Guan make up her appearance and all the wives' eyes were attracted, Mrs. Wang quietly called Mrs. Lu out.

Song Lian's deceased mother loved to listen to operas, and Song Lian was filial. He built this carved wooden building more than [-] years ago. It is very grand both in appearance and internal structure.There is a place to listen to the opera on the top, and there is a place for the ladies to change clothes and rest below.

Lu Shi did not like Wang Shi at all, he was afraid that the other party would come with bad intentions, so he couldn't help but be wary in his eyes.

Seeing this, Wang smiled wryly: "I also know that some things have offended my uncle and wife in the past, but you are not the kind of petite, and I really have an important matter to discuss with my uncle and wife this time." He smiled and said: "Although the second girl was not born to me, she was raised by my side since she was a child. The old lady was worried about the eldest lady, so she entrusted the second girl's marriage to me."

Lu Shi smiled slightly: "Second wife is very experienced in handling things, she must be a hundred times better than our aunt. With you here, why do I have to worry about it?"

Wang's face showed embarrassment: "Although I want to do my best, my uncle and wife also know the old saying that a good woman can't cook without rice. The family's money is tight, and I am an incompetent daughter-in-law. How dare I mention it to the old lady? Please discuss with Mrs. Zhang, uncle and wife, and see how this marriage can be done, which can be decent without hurting the harmony of the two families."

Lu Shi immediately asked back: "To redeem my stupidity, what is the second wife's compromise?"

Mrs. Wang leaned forward and lowered her voice as hard as she could, "I've been thinking about it all night, and I finally came up with two ideas. My uncle and wife weighed them for me. This is one of them, and I asked Mrs. Zhang to reduce the dowry a little bit." .”

Lu's face darkened.

Although the third aunt's grandmother is a stepmother, she never does things that are harsh on the son of the original spouse.Regarding Brother Yi's marriage, Sangu's grandma can say that she has put in all her thoughts. She showed herself the dowry list a few days ago, and she smiled when she said it. She knew it was not a short-term purchase.

Presumably, the Zhang family has been preparing for it since the moment it became prosperous.

Wouldn't the third aunt's heart be chilled by asking the Zhang family to cut the dowry now?

Mrs. Lu refused without even thinking about it: "It's not that I don't want to marry the second wife. It's just a matter of marriage. Who doesn't pay attention to dignity? Brother Yi is the eldest son, and my sister-in-law wants to save face. She suddenly cut the dowry. I'm afraid I can't do it." .”

Mrs. Wang hurriedly laughed and said, "Why didn't I know that Mrs. Zhang is strong? Then I have to use the second method."

Mrs. Wang paid attention to the change of Lu's expression, and said in a low voice: "I'm afraid the second method is tricky! The wife of the in-laws is also knowledgeable, and should know that 3 taels can buy one hundred dowry, and 3000 taels is the same. One hundred dowry. Write two more fields and villages on the dowry list, I'm afraid Mrs. Zhang won't mind, right?"

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