When the herbs were delivered to the lady, my nanny took a look and praised them profusely.
Such good medicinal materials are often hard to come by. This time, not only are the quality good, but the quantity is also large.
After the Madam Dowager asked my nanny to take it, she inquired about the affairs of the Duke of Qi's Mansion in detail. I felt relieved to hear that Madam Dowager Qi was only concerned about what happened in the palace yesterday.
As more and more things happened, the old lady was on high alert. Every time Qu Moying went out, she was worried.
"Grandma, I want to hold a funeral ceremony for mother to comfort her spirit in heaven." Qu Moying raised his eyes and said after the lady had finished asking.
"It is indeed necessary to hold a funeral for your mother. I have discussed this with your father before. It's just that your father has not had the time recently." The lady nodded.
"Dad only needs to come over for one day. I will take care of other things first, so that he won't be too busy and have no energy." Qu Moying suggested.
"That's good!" The lady nodded. Qu Zhizhen has been very busy recently. He goes out early and comes back late, and it is usually evening when he comes back.
"I will ask your aunt to help you with the preliminary work, contact the places, and arrange the specific matters. Your aunt has experience." Mrs. Qu said again.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, aunt!" Qu Moying thought about it and felt that this was appropriate.
"Take a look at what else you need to prepare. I'll ask your aunt to do it in the next few days. Where do you think it would be suitable? How about Qingyun Temple?" Madam Qu asked, "It's more convenient for women to come in and out there!"
This statement coincides with that of Mrs. Qi.
"Just follow grandma's orders!" Qu Moying said softly. She had no objection to this.
"Madam, the maidservant named Baimei who was beside the eldest lady is sick!" While the two were discussing, Wu Ma, who was beside the Madam, came in and reported, lifting the curtain. She had just gone to the storehouse to put away the medicinal materials.
When I came back, I met someone sent by Qu Xuexin.
"What's going on?" The lady frowned.
"It is said that Baimei suddenly fell ill and her illness is not mild. She wants me to go and see her." said Wu Ma.
"Why are they always sick? Either the master or the maids." The lady sighed, "Go back and see them. Find a doctor first."
He is said to be sick, but I don’t know whether it is serious or not. After all, my nanny is not a doctor, so it would be best to bring someone with her.
"I understand. I have just sent someone to call the doctor. When the doctor comes, I will accompany him." said Wu Ma.
"Okay!" The lady nodded, then looked at Qu Moying, "Girl Ying, you can go back first. I will tell your aunt about the Qingyun Temple's funeral in a while."
"Yes, grandma!" Qu Moying stood up and bowed to the lady, then left with Yudong. When they reached the door, they saw a doctor hurrying over. From a distance, he looked to be in his fifties or sixties, with a servant carrying a medicine box behind him.
He should be the doctor who is going to treat Baimei.
Qu Moying walked onto the path in the direction of Qianyunju. After taking a few steps, she turned around and saw that Wu Ma had come out to greet her. She had spoken a few words to the doctor, then hurriedly went to the back with the doctor.
A hint of doubt flashed across her watery eyes, as if she was thinking about something.
After returning to Qianyueju, Qu Moying sent Nanny Miao out to get information. Baimei was ill, and such a big fuss was made. Was it really that serious
Miao Ma came back quickly, her face pale, and asked Qu Moying to take the others
After they withdrew, leaving only a few trusted people behind, Miao Ma Ma said, "Miss, Bai Mei may have smallpox!"
"What?" Yu Dong's face turned pale with fear, and he asked anxiously, "Is it true?"
"It's not very clear. They only said that she was sick, very seriously, and had someone carry her out... I saw a few red spots on Baimei's outstretched hand. They weren't very obvious, but they looked like they were. The doctor's face was also very flustered. He didn't see the young lady. My nanny left in a hurry."
Nanny Miao was far away and couldn't see clearly. When Bai Mei was carried away, her hand was stretched out of the quilt, then put back into the quilt, and then she was carried away.
"Is elder sister leaving too?" Qu Moying sat up straight and asked slowly.
Madam Miao nodded, "Yes, when I left, the young lady was already packing her things. It looked like she was leaving too. Madam Wu didn't come back after she left. I wanted to wait a little longer, but I was afraid that the young lady would be anxiously waiting for news. And I think the young lady is really going to leave in all likelihood."
"Then let's wait a little longer!" Qu Moying said calmly, her long eyelashes fluttering twice, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes. What did she want to do at this time
Sure enough, the news was confirmed in the evening. Because a maidservant of Qu Xuexin was infected with a cold, she went back to the East Mansion to recuperate.
I heard that Bai Mei's cold is contagious. Qu Xuexin's health was not good to begin with, and now she has been infected. The cold is coming on strongly, and I am afraid that I can't take care of her for a while, so I let Qu Xuexin go back first and come to Xifu after the cold is over.
First it was the maid, then the eldest daughter. For a moment, the servants in the West Mansion were also panicked. But when they heard that the eldest daughter was going back to the East Mansion, they were all overjoyed.
Because of this incident, the ritual was postponed. The next day when Qu Moying went to pay her respects to the old lady, the old lady also mentioned this matter. Coincidentally, Luo was also there.
After Qu Moying went in and paid his respects, he sat down aside and saw Luo serving the lady breakfast.
She had used it before she came, and didn't want to use it again this time, so she sat aside and waited for Luo to serve the lady and listen to their detailed discussion.
"Banquet?" The lady said unhappily, "Why hold a banquet at this time?"
"That's what I said, but Minghui was very anxious... His case has actually been going on for a long time. This time, I heard that the other party... was about to see her, so he was very anxious and asked me to take a look as well." Luo sighed, her eyes slightly red. "I don't know what kind of injustice it was, but he fell in love with her after just one look... I was supposed to wait, but now..."
Luo was very worried.
"Have you chosen her? You chose her just at a glance. What does that mean? After she passes the exam, you can choose from any kind of young lady from aristocratic family. If you don't choose carefully, how will you know if she is suitable?" The old lady said unhappily. She did not agree with her eldest grandson's behavior. She glanced at Qu Moying who was sitting aside. It was not convenient for her to say these words in front of her unmarried granddaughter.
Some places are left vague.
Luo naturally understood and sighed heavily, "Mother, I know this is the truth, but Minghui said that he should only give him this one chance to meet someone. If it really doesn't work out, then he'll let it go. But if he misses it, and if the other person is really good, then he'll miss it for the rest of his life."
Luo looked extremely helpless, aggrieved and anxious, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
"Okay, don't be sad, just take a look. But the time for this look will be postponed." Seeing that the eldest daughter-in-law was so anxious, the lady had to give in.
“Why push
After pushing it, Minghui said it was just a matter of the past few days." Luo said anxiously.
"Why can't he wait? It's just a matter of a few days, and other people's families have already made arrangements, right?" the lady scolded, her face showing anger.
"Yes, mother, I... I will go back and persuade him." Luo said hurriedly, not daring to go against the lady's wishes.
"It's the best that you think this way. We have to hold a ritual to commemorate Ying's biological mother. If we hold a banquet at this time, what will others think of our family?"
Seeing that Luo was still obedient, the lady's face looked a little better: "Let Xin'er take care of herself for the next few days. As for the others, don't do anything... If it really happens... it will be troublesome. Why are you holding a banquet at this time? Ying's biological mother wants to hold a ritual at Qingyun Temple. Go and prepare for it."
The lady ordered.
"Mother, don't worry. Xin'er and Hongmei are fine. Only Baimei has been sent out of the house. They said she was found in time and is fine now. Don't worry, it has nothing to do with anyone in the house." Luo comforted the lady.
Thinking about it, she was terrified. If it was any later, it would be difficult to handle, and the news would leak out. The more people knew, the more inconvenient it would be to handle. Luo also didn't want people to talk about her daughter anymore.
Fortunately, it was discovered in time!
"Mother, can't we hold the banquet first? Minghui said..." Luo was still worried about her son's affairs. Her son's matter was not a big deal, but it was not a small matter either. But because of this matter, her son knelt in front of her and begged her. Although she was afraid of the lady, she had to plead for her son one more time.
"Stupid, why should you rush about such a thing? Besides, instead of taking care of Yue family's affairs, you hold a banquet. Aren't you afraid that people in the capital will scold you? How many people will be watching our house now? Yu family's affairs have become a hot topic in the city. It's time to take care of Yue family's affairs." The lady said angrily.
This eldest daughter-in-law is pretty good, but she's not very smart and gets confused easily. She was partly responsible for the separation of the East and West Palaces.
The two houses were not separated, but were divided into the East and West Mansions. If everything was really going well, there was no way such a thing could happen.
“Madam…” Luo still wanted to persuade her, so she held on to the chair and tried to stand up and kneel down to beg for mercy from the Madam.
Wu Ma had already stepped forward and hurriedly supported Luo Madam: "Madam, please don't be anxious. There must be a way to solve the eldest master's problem. Please talk to him properly first."
Just saying this, the lady won't get angry. If Luo kneels down and says this, crying, it will only make the lady angry.
"You go back first. I will discuss this matter with the eldest and second sons. But the ritual must come first." Seeing what Luo did, the lady's face darkened.
“Mother… I… I know…” Luo didn’t dare to say any more and could only say with tears in her eyes.
The lady didn't want to see her crying anymore, so she waved her hand and asked her to go back first.
Luo left with her people, looking aggrieved. When she left the room, she looked at Qu Moying pleadingly with red eyes, with a hint of earnestness in her eyes.
Qu Moying knew that Luo wanted her to say a few words for her. Her watery eyes moved slightly and her head drooped slightly, with disappointment in her eyes. She didn't believe that this matter was really so urgent
At this time, if anyone knew clearly, there would be no banquet, and they postponed my mother's funeral...
Seeing Qu Moying lower his head, Luo's eyes showed a trace of resentment...