Cheng Chi nodded with a smile.
Zhou Shaojin stuttered as he spoke, "Your Majesty... you're sending medicine... and people... What should I do..."
Cheng Chi hugged her comfortingly and whispered, "I'll tell you about this later, don't let it slip."
He will have to attend to the patient later.
Zhou Shaojin nodded woodenly and said, "I won't tell anyone..."
After all, he is young and cannot stand the shock.
Cheng Chi smiled and sighed, then he held her in his arms and kissed her again and again, saying many words to comfort her. Seeing that her complexion looked much better, he went to Cheng Shao.
Zhou Shaojin smiled bitterly helplessly.
Since her second uncle dared to do it and Cheng Chi said it was okay, she should just stop worrying about it.
It’s a good thing that my second uncle is not sick.
When she went to decoct the medicine, she was not as attentive as before, thinking that the medicine would either be thrown away or wasted. She sat by the stove, fanning herself with her fan, thinking about her problems.
My second uncle wouldn't be colluding with the imperial doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau, right
So how did he hide it from the imperial doctors
Why did my second uncle pretend to be sick
Is he trying to avoid suspicion because he's afraid of knowing too many royal scandals
But he has already written the edict and investigated the case. It is too late to avoid suspicion now!
And there is Aunt Chang.
Did the emperor give her to his second uncle simply because he cared about him? Or did the emperor notice something strange about his second uncle and place Aunt Chang next to him, ostensibly to take care of him but in fact to monitor him
The last time she and Cheng Chi speculated about things in their past lives, she suspected that the extermination of the Cheng family in the previous life might have something to do with her second uncle. Does the arrival of Aunt Chang indicate that things have already begun
It’s a pity that she didn’t know how the Cheng family was raided in her previous life, nor did she know whether the emperor had awarded Aunt Chang to her second uncle... It was really a headache!
She heard Chunwan's exclamation in her ears: "Madam, what's wrong with you?"
Zhou Shaojin lowered his head and discovered that the medicine pot was bubbling and the medicine was spilling out.
Chunwan hurriedly lifted the lid of the medicine pot and said, "Madam, this medicine needs to be boiled over a low fire. Fortunately, we found it early and there is still two-thirds of water left." As she spoke, she hesitated and said, "Madam, how about we boil another dose of medicine?"
Knowing that Cheng Shao would not drink the medicine, why did she continue to boil it
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but feel scared when he thought about how everyone had been running around today.
She stammered, "Now I've changed to simmering it, but the amount of medicine is a little less. If I'm short of one dose of medicine, I have to go get another one. It's too troublesome."
Wouldn't this be disrespectful to the second old master
Chunwan was a little confused. Seeing Zhou Shaojin was in a daze again, he didn't ask too much. He sealed half of the stove and slowly boiled the medicine.
Min Jia came over.
She said, "Aunt, please go and have some rest! I'll take care of this place."
"No need." Zhou Shaojin smiled, "There are maids and old women watching beside me, I am just sitting here fanning myself. You took turns in the second half of the night, and the weather is getting colder now. It's too tiring to stay up all night. You should go back and rest! I don't know when Second Uncle's illness will be cured. I'm afraid it will take more than one or two days. If you can't rest well now, what will you do in the future?"
Min Jia looked at her calm face with a complicated look in his eyes. After a long while, he said "hmm" softly and went back to his room.
Zhou Shaojin continued to give medicine and fan him.
Min Jia was just an ordinary girl. She did nothing wrong in her parents' and the matchmaker's arrangement. If there was anything wrong, it could only be that fate played a trick on her.
She sighed in her heart.
Cheng Chi didn't come back until midnight.
In the unfamiliar environment and without Cheng Chi, Zhou Shaojin couldn't sleep at all.
She found a book and started reading while waiting for him.
Hearing the noise, she went forward with her clothes on.
Seeing Zhou Shaojin had been waiting for him, Cheng Chi felt warm in his heart. He let Zhou Shaojin help him wash up. The two of them went to bed, turned off the lights, and hid in the quilt to whisper as they did a few days ago: "Second uncle told me that the emperor has been investigating the origin of the aphrodisiac incense. Second uncle had to assist the Ministry of Rites in organizing the funeral, but Han Ding had been secretly investigating the matter. Two days ago, Han Ding secretly came to find his second uncle and said that if the matter was investigated further, it would involve the fifth prince. He was scared to death and asked his second uncle to give him some advice. Second uncle told him to investigate it to the end, and no matter what happened, the emperor would make the decision. Han Ding left gratefully, but second uncle was worried that the emperor would hand the matter over to him in the end, so he pretended to be sick... Some things are not a good thing to know!"
Zhou Shaojin's heart was pounding as he listened. He couldn't help but put his hand on his chest and asked worriedly, "Will Aunt Chang find out something?"
"No!" Cheng Chi said, chuckling, "After dinner, Aunt Chang served in Second Uncle's inner room. She knew what Second Uncle wanted as soon as he moved his eyebrows. Even Second Uncle was surprised. From the looks of her, she doesn't look like someone who has only met Second Uncle a few times."
Zhou Shaojin immediately became interested and asked, "Do you think Second Uncle will keep Aunt Chang?"
"That's the elders' business." Cheng Chi smiled. "No matter what Second Uncle thinks, I think it's good for him to have a companion when he gets old. At least A-Bao and A-Ren will have someone to take care of them."
Zhou Shaojin laughed softly, and got into Cheng Chi's arms, wrapped his four legs around him tightly, and said steadily: "Then let's go to sleep! Tomorrow there will be many people coming to visit Fourth Uncle. Are you going to the palace to thank the emperor on behalf of Second Uncle tomorrow? What about Second Uncle Yao?"
Cheng Chi moved his posture, held Zhou Shaojin in his arms, and said, "Second uncle wants to promote me, so he specially asked me to go to the palace on his behalf to thank the emperor at this time. Second uncle has already said it, it would be bad if I don't go. As for the medicine," he lowered his voice and whispered in Zhou Shaojin's ear, "Did you see the person-high cloisonné Peng Zu birthday celebration vase standing next to the screen in the second uncle's inner room? The medicine is in it!"
Zhou Shaojin's ears were tickled by the hot air he exhaled. He shrugged and laughed, "Whose idea was this? The reward bottle is so high that it's not easy to pour the medicine out. Why don't you find a smaller bottle so you can disappear without a trace!"
Cheng Chi touched his nose and did not admit that he was the mastermind. Instead, he said, "Let's stop here. Don't say anything more. There are so many people talking, who knows if others will hear it. This is a crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Zhou Shaojin felt sad for himself again for a moment.
Ever since she married Cheng Chi, she has been influenced by him and gradually became indifferent to the emperor, the prince and others.
I wonder if my father would be surprised if he knew!
After that, the Cheng family was indeed crowded with visitors.
By the time Cheng Shao recovered, it was already February of the following year.
During the Lantern Festival, the fifth prince went to the palace to pay homage. After having lunch in the Cining Palace and returning home, he began to have diarrhea, but he died within two days.
In less than a year, the emperor had lost four adult princes.
The Queen Mother couldn't bear the blow and fell ill.
Madam Pengcheng was extremely anxious. Sometimes she sent people to ask Madam Guo in the middle of the night to recommend a famous doctor from Jiangnan. Sometimes she came to ask Madam Guo whether to hold three or five incense sticks when burning the talisman... This made Zhou Shaojin and others feel very nervous.
The old man of the Song family has been ill, but he has never died.
The Song family scheduled Song Mu's wedding for the tenth day of February.
Qiu sent someone to the Xie family, hoping to advance the wedding.
The Xie family was also worried about another national mourning or something else happening, so the two families decided to miss the wedding date with the Song family and set the wedding of Cheng Rang and Xie on February 14th.
Just like in his previous life, Liao Shaotang passed the provincial examination smoothly and will take part in the metropolitan examination held in the capital in March.
Also participating in the imperial examination were Cheng Xu, Cheng Shi, Cheng Zheng and Pan Zhuo.
Zhou Shaojin didn't expect that Cheng Zheng also passed the provincial examination.
It seems that after Jiuru Lane was divided, the third branch also has its own plans.
Qiu asked Zhou Shaojin in a somewhat uncertain manner, "Cheng Zheng came to visit me two days ago, and I only invited him to have lunch. Do you think I should send someone to send some food and clothes to the inn where he is staying..."
Once Cheng Zheng is named on the list of successful candidates, he will become a Jinshi.
Cheng Rang was not good at studying, which made Qiu naturally feel awe for the promising nephews and nieces in the family.
She knew about the conflict between the first and second houses, but she might not know what happened between the first, second and third houses. But even if she knew, she might not be willing to get along with the third house.
Zhou Shaojin said: "Let's ask the eldest sister-in-law about this matter! After all, she is the wife of the clan."
When Cheng Xu got into trouble, the third wife was also behind it, so Yuan might not be willing to associate with the third wife.
Zhou Shaojin only cares about Liao Shaotang.
Although he had learned the lesson from his previous life, Zhou Chujin quickly gained a foothold in the Liao family in this life, and he and Liao Shaotang were as loving as in his previous life. However, there were too many things wrong with the Liao family - Zhou Chujin had already given birth to Guan Ge, and someone in the Liao family even asked Liao Shaotang to take a concubine because Zhou Chujin had not brought any children to the Liao family in the past two years, which made both Zhou Chujin and Liao Shaotang very angry.
If Liao Shaotang could pass the imperial examination, he would have a say in the Liao family and be able to take charge of his own affairs.
Zhou Chujin's life will be much better.
Zhou Shaojin went to Daxiangguo Temple and Baiyun Temple to burn incense for Liao Shaotang, pray for talismans, and drew a picture of him about to be promoted to a marquis. He sent it to Yushu Hutong and asked his sister to make a piece of clothing for her brother-in-law based on the picture to wear when he died.
He then rushed to the Song family to help Mrs. Song arrange Song Mu's wedding, and to help Mrs. Qiu arrange Cheng Rang's wedding. In just a few days, he lost a lot of weight.
Cheng Chi felt very distressed. When he came back at night, he helped her massage and said to her: "It's just the gold and silver jewelry and rouge given by the makeup artist. Just give it to the nanny in charge. Why are you joining in the fun? You even went to the silver shop to choose the style..."
Zhou Shaojin laughed and said, "I just think it's very interesting! I used to envy others who were surrounded by a group of people wherever they went. Madam Song is very nice. I went to help her and learned a lot from her. When someone else gets married, I can take care of the wedding by myself."
Is it because the previous life was too lonely
Cheng Chi's heart suddenly felt sour.
If he hadn't seen that she was in good spirits, he would have simply not allowed her to go.
He leaned over and kissed her round shoulders, saying, "Just don't tire yourself out!"
"Hmmmm!" Zhou Shaojin nodded and hummed with comfort.
Cheng Chi laughed and said, "Is it so comfortable?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Zhou Shaojin said repeatedly, "Teach me this method, and I will do it for you later."
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Hey guys, today's update.
PS: I saw the spirit beast egg of the fairy from outer space again... I want to have a good rest these two days, and I will update after these two days.
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※(To be continued)