C18 (1/2)
”Old Granny, Madam Shang Shu and Madam Zhennan are here!” The steward hurriedly came in to report with a smile. ”There are so many guests today.”
”Invite him in quickly!” Matriarch He hurriedly stood up to welcome him, saying to Madam He who was supporting her, ”Sister Yuan, you've raised your head once in the palace. This is even more impressive than when Brother Nian was young. How many groups of people have arrived in just half a day?”
Mrs He smiled and said, ”Sister Yuan, when you returned yesterday, you were personally sent here by Eunuch Chang. You also gave her many gifts, and the empress made a statement saying that the children of the Residence of He were very well educated. However, since the empress doesn't praise people that easily, this time it's very popular. The ladies naturally have to come to the mansion to offer their congratulations. ” The First and Second Princes were about to marry into an imperial concubine family after a year or two. Since He Yuan was an adopted daughter of the Eldest Princess and also received a reward from the empress, they might be able to walk around in front of the empress for a bit in the future.
After welcoming the two madams inside, Madam Zhen Nan could not help but mention the matter of He Yuan making a name for himself in the palace. ”Sure enough, there's a father and a daughter! When Young Master Nian was four years old, he helped Madam Shen look at her appearance and blurted out that there was a lucky mole between her eyebrows. This young mistress should only be four years old after the new year, yet she has already shown her face in the palace. It's laughable that the little prince of Beicheng, who is already six years old, had no choice but to call Big Sister in front of everyone. Just like that, Big Sister got a cheap 'little brother' for nothing, truly laughable! ”
When my lord came back home, he told us everything that happened yesterday. He said that Big Sis was very intelligent, and he first allowed the little prince of Beicheng to do whatever he wanted without batting an eyelid, and then he said that if he could, he would call her Big Sis. The little prince of Beicheng was very careful about his sister, but he had never seen any jigsaw puzzles. He thought that his sister would not be able to lay her cards, so he blurted out, ”Sister” and thus fell into his trap. The young mistress was very calm. She waved her small hand a few times, and in just a few moments, a sheep's head appeared. At that time, everyone was stunned. ”Wait until the prince of Beicheng calls sister, then we can all vent our anger!” Madam Zhen Nan's mouth was full of spittle, as if she was present at the scene.
While the ladies were busy chatting, Old He told He Nian in the study room, ”Sister Yuan is too smart, it might not be a good thing.” ”In the future, I will only let her be born into the academy. If any of you ladies want to see her, you can just push her aside.”
”Yes,” He Nian agreed. ”I'm afraid that if her child doesn't get praised by the madams, he will get into trouble.”
At this moment, the elder sister was hugging He Yuan and asking about yesterday's incident in her room. She pinched her small hand and kissed him on the mouth, ”Little Yuan ball, although we've grown face this time, I'm afraid trouble will come again and again. We still have to be careful.”
Just as they were talking, Chun Ying took up the food box, opened the curtain and came in, laughing, ”The old lady was arranging some fruits in the tea, and while eating, she sent some people over to give us some tri-pellets, double beverages, and honey cakes. She was just worried that these things might not be digestible, so she told us not to eat too much. He would have to go to the old lady's place for dinner later. The kitchen had already cooked up Big Brother's favorite dishes. I wonder what Young Mistress wants to eat today? ”
”Whatever the old lady eats, she will naturally eat with her!” Since she had a body, she only wanted to eat the food from her hometown. The chef made a few dishes, but in the end, she didn't manage to make any of the food. Old Madam He, on the other hand, felt sorry for her and just told her what she wanted to eat. However, your elder sister didn't want to make people uneasy just because she wanted to eat something.
Just as he was speaking, the little girl's clear voice could be heard from behind the curtain, ”Big sister Qiu Tang is back!”
”Why don't you stay for a few more days and then go back?” The elder sister raised her head and saw Qiu Tang come in, lifting the curtain as she smiled. ”Is your mother better?”
Qiu Tang put down the basket in her hands and first bid her farewell. Then, she said, ”Every year during the autumn and winter, my mother has to suffer from a period of illness. Cough for half a month. It was still better during the day, but he would often cough so much that he wouldn't be able to sleep. Because of this, he had lost a lot of weight these past few years. This year's weather is even colder than the previous years, my mother coughed to this day after entering autumn, no matter how many prescriptions I looked for, they were still ineffective. This time, it was all thanks to the Young Mistress' method, but my mother felt much better. My father heard that heating up his feet in the afternoon and drinking the hot brown sugar ginger water would ease the illness, but he didn't believe it. I ignored him and just told my mother to soak her feet, to soak her feet once in the afternoon and once in the evening before going to bed. Her feet felt warm, so I dried them and got into bed, falling asleep more soundly. It's only been a few days, but my mother really is coughing less, and her face has some color to it compared to a few days ago. ”Since brother has recently married his sister-in-law, he has a lot of family members and is living in a small place, so it would be inconvenient for me to stay any longer. I'll be back soon.”
Qiu Tang and Qiu Ping had been serving Matriarch He, not to mention the other young madams and even the other wives. They had been very polite to them, and had not thought that when they returned to the capital, they would assign them to their mistress. How could this elder sister not know what they were thinking? She didn't mind, since on the surface she only treated them as Chun Ying and Qiuyan. Because a few days ago, I overheard QiuTang and Qiuyan say that her mother suffered from an illness, and even if she spent a lot of silver, she still wouldn't be able to cure it. He recalled that there was an elder in his previous life who would cough in the winter, and his coughing wasn't that bad. Even if he were to fall asleep at night, it wouldn't be effective even if he ate a lot of medicine. Then I soaked my feet in hot water and cured my cough. For a moment, the mother who was acting like she was in the middle of autumn was also coughing only in the middle of winter, so it should be cold air entering her body. Even if this method can't cure cough, the old people in the cold winter soaked their feet but also blood circulation. After hearing what Imperial Elder Sister had to say, Qiu Tang was given a few more days of leave before hurrying home. Now that he knew the method would work, he was overjoyed.
As she spoke, she took out two more jars from the basket and smiled, ”I heard that Young Mistress wanted to eat pickled pickled pickled vegetables, and it just so happened that my mother knew how to make them. Thus, two jars of pickled vegetables were brought over to me.
”Your mother is considerate!” The elder sister laughed and said, ”I don't have any appetite. Quickly take off the jar and let me smell it.”
Just as he finished speaking, autumn water came and smiled as they entered the room, ”Madam Anping heard that the Young Mistress had a body and thus had a bad appetite. She brought over two bottles of Jade Sound Ointment and said that it was made from a mixture of gelatin, black sesame seeds, walnut kernels, and red dates mixed together and mixed with sugar. The old lady accepted it and hurriedly told me to send it over. ” After saying that, he put down the food and turned around to leave. ”Madam Anping said again that this food is good for children.” Sooner or later, he would also give his sister half a teaspoon of it, the most important being to replenish her blood and her stomach. If there's nothing else, just tell me and make a few more bottles for me to send over. ”
Seeing that Qiu Shui was about to leave again, she went up and pulled him back. ”You always come in such a hurry, are you afraid our Young Mistress will eat you?” Sit down and have a cup of tea before you go. ”
Seeing Qiu Tang like this, elder sister knew that she was trying to rope in the girl in front of Old Madam He for her. She smiled and said, ”I was just about to ask you about what happened earlier. If you help me ask the old lady, why don't you go back to the East and West? ”
Qiu Shui was caught in the chair by her mistress, and was unable to struggle out of it. She had no choice but to sit sideways in her chair and laugh. ”The old lady said that the young mistress only cared for the safety of the womb. I'll ask my wife to help me return the courtesy.