The Splendid Medical Concubine: The Journey of a Concubine

Chapter 442 Extra 2: Six years later (1)

Six years later.

Another spring has arrived, the sunshine in March is bright and bright, the willows are swaying, the flowers are blooming, and there is a vibrant scene of birds singing and the fragrance of flowers.

The streets of the capital city are lively and bustling, with all kinds of shops and stalls on both sides. People are coming and going in the middle of the street, and the traffic is busy. The shouts of the vendors, waiters, and salesmen come and go, attracting pedestrians passing by to stop from time to time.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

There was a loud sound of gongs in the distance, each sound louder than the last, accompanied by the man's excited shout:

"Good news! The Queen has given birth!"

"The eldest princess has been born, and the emperor has just issued a decree to grant amnesty to the whole world and exempt her from taxes for one year!"

This good news made the people in the entire capital excited and overjoyed.

The clerks in some restaurants and shops quickly took out the firecrackers that had been prepared. The crackling sound of firecrackers on the street was deafening. Many children gathered around the shops where the firecrackers were set off, covering their ears and cheering. , shouting, laughing.

Several teahouses even set up tea tents at the entrance, generously distributing free coarse tea for passers-by to rest and quench their thirst.

After the waiter yelled a few times, three or five passers-by immediately came over to ask for a cup of tea, and some simply went into the lobby to sit. The guests in the lobby and the passers-by outside were all chatting away. , extremely lively.

"It turns out that the eldest princess was born. No wonder the sky was filled with colorful clouds yesterday!"

"Yes, yes, I woke up in the middle of the night and heard Tianle Mingkong. According to me, Her Royal Highness the Princess must be a goddess descending to earth!"

"The beginning of spring brings good luck, and this year is a good one."

“…”

A middle-aged woman with a round face politely asked for a cup of tea from the waiter, and listened silently to the conversations of others around her for a while.

When she had rested enough, she carried the basket with a happy face and continued on her way.

She was in a good mood and walked quickly. After burning an incense stick, she returned to her house in the northwest corner of the capital.

"Daddy, I just heard someone say on the street that the Queen has just given birth to a princess, and she will be exempted from taxes for a year!" the woman said happily to the men in the family.

At the door of the woodshed in front, a dark-skinned man in his forties was sitting on an old bench chopping firewood, with piles of freshly chopped firewood piled at his feet.

"Crack!"

After he split open a piece of firewood at hand, he put down the hatchet in his hand and said with a simple smile: "A son and a daughter make up the word 'good'."

The middle-aged woman walked up to the man in three steps and said with a smile: "The Queen has done so many good things, and good people are rewarded."

"I went to Jishi Hall today and bought a bottle of treasure elixir." As she said that, the woman took out a small cyan porcelain bottle from her sleeve pocket. Selling so cheaply.”

As she spoke, the woman's face showed emotions such as gratitude, reverence, sigh, and so on.

In August last year, her man suddenly fell unconscious and fell to the ground, motionless and silent. She was so sick that she went to the doctor and gave him this pill. As a result, he recovered as soon as he took it.

Afterwards, she sent the man to Jishitang. Doctor Liu from Jishitang said that she had just the right symptom by mistake. He also said that no medicine can cure all diseases, and using the wrong medicine can make the disease worse.

At the moment, the woman was letting Doctor Liu lecture her, but she felt that she had done nothing wrong. If she didn't take a chance at that time, would she have to watch the man die and become a widow again?

Thinking about it, the woman became more and more grateful despite being frightened.

"That's right!" The man felt the same way and took the small porcelain bottle as if he was holding some rare treasure.

The woman took out another green handkerchief, carefully wiped the sweat from the man's forehead, and muttered: "I told you not to be too tired, but you just didn't listen. You chopped so much firewood again. Can't you chop a little every day?" "

The woman couldn't help but talk to the man, her eyes filled with concern.

She is also thirty-seven years old this year. She lost her husband eight years ago and has no children with her previous husband. When her husband died at that time, the family fields were taken away by her husband's uncle and second uncle, and she had nothing. Her former parents-in-law did not allow her to remarry and asked her to spend her whole life observing the festival for her deceased husband. She had no food to eat every day and was so hungry that she looked sallow and skinny, and it seemed that she would not be able to survive her life.

Fortunately, after she had been a widow for her late husband for three years, the county magistrate sent someone to the village to ask her if she wanted to remarry. He said that if she remarried, she would have five taels of silver as a dowry. He also introduced her to several men, including widowers and old bachelors.

She chose the current man after meeting three or four people.

Her husband was a veteran who had retired from the army. He had not married a wife before he was drafted into the army by the imperial court. Later, his parents died, and there was no one to arrange his marriage. He had been a soldier in the army for decades, but after he ascended the throne, some veterans were asked to retire from the army. He took a share of Anjia's money from the court, and then he had the confidence to marry a wife.

The woman also saw that he was honest and wanted to live together as a couple. She was not young anymore. She had not gotten pregnant when she was young, and now she had no hope of getting married again. Who would have thought that she would get pregnant the year before last, and now she Our dog Dan is also two years old.

Now that she has a husband and a son, she is living a prosperous life. Thinking back to the time when her mother-in-law and villagers scolded her for being a hen that couldn't lay eggs, it feels like a lifetime ago.

The woman couldn't help but clasping her hands together and reciting "Amitabha", and praised the Queen's medicine in her heart. If Goudan's father was gone, how would she live as a widow with a son who was not yet one year old at the time! Who knows how many people are going to criticize her behind her back!

"Without the emperor and queen, how could we have such a good life now!" The woman said gratefully, "Daddy, do we want to ask the eldest princess for a piece of clothing from hundreds of families? To be blessed by hundreds of families, the eldest princess will definitely You can avoid illnesses and disasters!”

"That's a good idea!" The man smiled naively and clapped his hands in agreement.

Even if the emperor and empress had everything and lacked nothing, this was the wish of ordinary people like them. With the emperor and empress, there is now a good time when the world is at peace.

When the woman thought about what she could do for the emperor and empress, she became excited, and the fatigue from a long day's work was swept away.

She stopped resting and got up in a hurry. She just got home and ran out without a cup of tea. She only said: "I'm going to beg for cloth!"

The woman first knocked on the neighbor's door one by one. When the neighbors heard that they were going to make Baijia clothes for the eldest princess, they all responded one after another. Many even spontaneously said that they would go back to their natal family to find relatives. discuss.

It is said that it is "a hundred kinds of clothes", but these women joined forces to build a tower of sand and begged more than a thousand people. Several women with ingenuity put these scattered rags together and sewed them into hundreds of pieces. House clothes.

This piece of Baijiayi was delivered to Duke Mu's mansion one day before the eldest princess' full moon, and a note was left for Mrs. Duke Mu to send it to the palace.

After some twists and turns, Bai Jiayi was finally sent to Shen Qianchen.

On this day, Shen Zhi and Shen Qianhuang, who entered the palace one step later than Mrs. Mu Guogong, also saw this meaningful "Hundred Family Clothes".

"This Baijiayi is so well made!" Shen Zhi carefully unfolded this colorful Baijiayi and looked at it carefully.

As she got closer, she could smell a faint scent of soap on Baijia's clothes. It had obviously been carefully washed and kneaded. The clothes were soft and soft, and every stitch was neat, fine, and uniform.

"It's true." Shen Qianhuang also leaned over and took a look, his eyes narrowed slightly.

She could tell that the scattered rags on Baijia's clothes were not pieced together randomly.

She turned her eyes, then smiled, took the Baijia Yi, and said to Shen Zhi: "Mom, please stand far away and look at this Baijia Yi again." Shen Qianchen smiled slightly, but said nothing.

Shen Zhi was confused, but still followed Shen Qianhuang's instructions, took two steps back, and looked at the Baijia Yi again.

Then, she blinked quickly, smiled, pointed at Baijiayi and said:

"blessing!"

"Baijiayi" is made up of so many pieces of rags. These rags are made of different materials, colors, and old and new. Generally, the size and color of the cloth pieces are not important. Anyway, when they are put together, they will definitely look gaudy.

The special thing about this "Baijiayi" is that the maker spelled out the word "福" when piecing together these rags. When the human eye comes closer, it is easy to be dazzled by the patterns of these rags. , on the contrary, the doorway cannot be seen, but as long as you stand far away, you can see it.

"This is probably called 'not knowing the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain." Shen Zhi said, sitting back again with a deeper smile, "Sister Huang, you are so attentive!"

Shen Zhi felt both emotional and proud.

Shen Qianhuang has moved out of Pei Mansion since she was eighteen years old and lives alone in Shen's house.

When she made this request, Shen Yunmu made a fuss over it, and Shen Zhi was also worried. She even went to Mrs. Mu Guogong to discuss it with Shen Qianchen in private... In the end, she still acceded to Shen Qianhuang's wishes.

Of course, Shen Qianhuang is not really alone. Shen's house has guards, and there are several maids who know martial arts around her. Shen's house is impregnable.

In a few months, Shen Qianhuang will be twenty-one years old.

After twenty years of age, she has fully grown, her facial features are delicate and soft, her black eyes are shining, her figure is slender and slender, and she is more beautiful than before. Her temperament is elegant yet dignified, and she is gentle and tenacious.

She is like a camellia growing towards the sun, full of vitality.

The person who has changed the most in the past few years is Shen Qianhuang.

Her girls' school has been running for five years. It was small at first, but now it is as big as the Imperial College, with twice as many students as the Imperial College's supervisors. She lives a fulfilling life every day.

Shen Zhi looked at the radiant Shen Qianhuang with a smile on her lips. Her sister Huang is really good!

"Second sister," Shen Qianhuang turned to look at Shen Qianchen and said in a positive tone, "You can see it, right?"

Shen Qianchen nodded and smiled.

Shen Qianchen was about to give birth, so she didn't lie down on the bed. Today she wore a light purple blouse, her hair was only in a loose bun, and she didn't wear any jewelry.

One month after giving birth, her body shape has not yet fully returned to her pre-pregnancy shape. She has gained two points of plumpness, but her facial features have become softer as a result, making her look a little more charming and gorgeous.

These twin sisters, who were born only a few hours apart, are completely different in temperament, appearance, and life experiences. The two sisters are not very similar, but sitting together now, there is a wonderful sense of harmony.

The mother and daughter were talking, and the little baby girl next to them suddenly made a restless sound.

Shen Zhi thought they had woken up the little baby, so she quickly went over to take a look.

In its tiny swaddling clothes, the baby's face is fair and delicate, with a chubby white and round face. It is as beautiful as a jade-carved doll and as soft as a glutinous rice dumpling.

Her eyes were still closed, and her little petal-like mouth smacked twice, as if she was having a sweet dream, which made Shen Zhi's heart melt.

"She is so beautiful." Shen Zhi sighed softly sincerely.

Shen Qianhuang nodded with deep approval.

In the eyes of their mother and daughter, the eldest princess is the cutest and most beautiful baby in the world, and they can't get enough of it.

If it weren't for the fear of disturbing the little baby while she was sleeping, Shen Zhi would really want to kiss her on the face a few times.

After showing her presence, the little baby girl continued to sleep peacefully, seemingly completely unaware of the visit from her grandmother and aunt.

Shen Qianchen laughed lightly and tapped the little baby girl's forehead, sighing: "This girl looks so good now, but she has a bad temper!"

"Let her sleep." Shen Zhi was afraid that they would disturb her granddaughter's sleep, so she took the two sisters to the window to talk.

The mother and daughter chatted about daily life. One moment they talked about Shen Yunmu, who has been away from home every day, and the next moment they talked about Chu Yunyi: "...In the blink of an eye, Brother Yi is already nineteen years old."

"I mentioned marriage to him several times, but he didn't care." Shen Zhi frowned slightly, feeling that these boys were just careless and not as considerate as their daughters.

Shen Qianhuang silently picked up the tea cup and refused to answer the question.

Shen Qianchen cleared his throat and advised: "Mom, since he is not in a hurry, let him go on his own. Marriage can only be accomplished if he is happy."

There are no elders in the Chu family now, and Shen Zhi is also worried that Chu Yunyi will not be able to arrange his own marriage, and is also afraid that the young man will be thin-skinned, so she mentioned it to him a few times. Now after listening to Shen Qianchen's words, she feels the same.

Shen Qianhuang slowly moved the foam on the tea soup with the tea lid. For a moment, when she quietly raised her eyes to glance at Shen, she met two pairs of very similar phoenix eyes, with words written in them. —

What do you know? !

"Sister Huang." Shen Zhi called with a smile, her eyes half-closed with a smile, which set off alarm bells in Shen Qianhuang's heart.

As the saying goes, a dead Taoist friend will never die if he is a poor Taoist.

Shen Qianhuang didn't want to be pressed into marriage, so he made a decision immediately and coughed: "Actually, Brother Yi recently visited... Huixin Garden."

Of course Shen Zhi and Shen Qianchen knew that Huixinyuan was the girls' school run by Shen Qianhuang. In the girls' school, from the teachers to the students, including the servants, concierges, cooks, and maids, all were women.

"Then..." Shen Zhi urged.

Shen Qianhuang collected his thoughts and briefly explained the matter.

In the girls' school, students are not only taught how to read and write, but also how to ride and shoot.

Not long ago, the Women's School and the Imperial College held a riding and archery competition. The top three women and the top three men were selected. Not only students from the Women's School and the Imperial College could participate, but all men and women under the age of 20 in Beijing as long as they could pass the junior high school You can sign up if you choose.

Shen Qianhuang also wanted to further increase the reputation of the women's school, so she chose to cooperate with the Imperial College.

Something went wrong on the day of the riding and archery competition. A female student frightened the horse. Later, Chu Yunyi and a female gentleman from the Imperial College jointly rescued the female student.

"Which one is it?" Shen Zhi and Shen Qianchen asked almost at the same time, their similar phoenix eyes were bright.

Female student, or female gentleman?

(End of chapter)