The early summer of the 39th year of Baoqing came quietly with a muffled thunder.
This summer, several major events occurred in Beijing.
The first major event was that the emperor fell ill and was absent from court for half a month. All affairs in the court were decided by King Rui and King Xian through consultation. What is surprising is that the emperor did not see the concubines in the harem, and only King Shou waited in front of his son.
Secondly, Jiang Hongyan, the Sixth Master of the Jiang family, was summoned by the emperor to the inner court, and was granted the title of Zhongshu Sheren, a fifth-rank official. He was responsible for formulating imperial edicts and sealing orders. Although he had no real power, he was a person close to the emperor.
Upon hearing the decree, the ancestor of the Jiang family was furious and personally brought his three sons into the palace. He knelt down and begged the emperor to take back his orders.
Emperor Baoqing invited the ancestor in, and they talked in detail behind closed doors. The ancestor led his children and grandchildren back to his home with red eyes. From then on, Jiang Sheren walked around the inner court and stayed with the emperor.
In an instant, the tide in the Jiang Mansion was rising, and the house was full of people. People lined up to give gifts, and the matchmaker who proposed marriage stepped on the threshold.
Just kidding, the family rules of the Jiang family are very strict. The clan members can only teach and educate people, but are not allowed to serve as officials in the court. The emperor's ability to persuade the ancestors shows how much he trusts the Jiang family.
If Mr. Jiang Liu rose to the top in one fell swoop, he relied on ten years of hard study; then Miss Gu's sixth daughter was made a female medical officer, so she had some shitty luck.
There were not many female medical officers in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Counting from Taizu to today, there are only three Miu Miu, and they are all from simple family backgrounds.
The sixth lady, Zhong Ming, was engaged to the Dingshi Family. How she was appointed a female medical officer is still a mystery.
What is even more confusing than Miss Sixth’s promotion to a female medical officer is how this Miss Sixth could learn medical skills at such a young age. Could it be that her brain was struck by lightning, or maybe someone from the Qian family is gifted...
If being granted the title of Female Doctor, her superb medical skills have made the Sixth Miss famous, then her leaving the Gu Mansion and establishing her own business is shocking to the world.
In this world, a woman relies on her father, brother, and family in the boudoir, and after leaving the court, she relies on her husband. How can there be any talk of establishing her own family in her husband's family? This sixth lady simply didn’t know what to say.
Just when everyone in the capital was surprised at what happened to these two people, the emperor quickly raided the home of Chu Lei, the head of the household department, on the charge of embezzling disaster relief money.
His daughter Chu Liuyun was the concubine of Emperor Baoqing. After receiving the news that her natal family was confiscated, she was killed by a piece of white silk that night. The emperor was deeply saddened and posthumously named her Chu Xiurong and buried her in the imperial mausoleum.
The emperor's move made the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty talk a lot. However, the emperor said that this was his family matter and foreign ministers could not discuss it unreasonably and just brushed it off.
At this time, the emperor had recovered from his illness and was now in charge of the government. King Rui and the meritorious kings retired. King Lao Su took the opportunity to bid farewell to the emperor and went to travel around the mountains and rivers again.
What is shocking is that King Shou, who never appeared in the court, suddenly appeared behind the emperor on the day when the emperor returned to power.
Just when everyone was secretly shocked, Emperor Baoqing issued an edict and took away the official title of Qiu Daoxin, the commander-in-chief of Bingma Temple.
As soon as the summons came out, the whole court was in an uproar. Su Qing, the Minister of War, had a face that was as green as his name, and his figure was on the verge of collapse.
Qiu Daoxin is his son-in-law, and the emperor's move is to shake the mountain and frighten the tiger.
On that day, Concubine Yin felt ill and said that she was not recovering from the illness. She said that she would eat fast and chant Buddha's name in front of the Buddha to wish the emperor good health and the great Zhou Dynasty to last forever.
Seeing flowers in the mist and looking at the moon in the water, the powerful officials in the capital suddenly felt that the emperor's recent thunderous methods were a bit confusing.
However, there are also people who feel like a mirror.
The flowing fire at the end of July, even in the evening, the sun can still melt people.
A black carriage stopped at the gate of Qingfu. Chen Ping, who was driving the carriage, jumped out of the carriage and raised the sedan curtain.
"Miss, we're here."
Yinzhen jumped out of the carriage first, then looked back to help the young lady get off.
Qing Guan was dressed in the uniform of a seventh-rank official. Her hair was tied up into a bun and only a white jade hairpin was inserted to keep it neat and tidy.
Before the master and servant entered the gate, they saw Aunt Zhang and Xiaogu approaching.
"Sixth Miss, my aunt is a little embarrassed again today, what should I do?"
Yinzhen's face sank and she said: "Xiao Gu, my young lady has just come back from the palace. She has been tired for a long day. She must have a sip of tea and change her clothes first."
Xiaogu knew that Yinzhen was powerful, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "No rush, no rush, I just came to tell Miss Six, Miss Six will come back when she is free."
Qingguan said thoughtfully: "Tell your master that I will come over after dinner."
Xiao Gu was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked her: "Thank you so much, Miss Sixth."
Qingguan walked into the inner house.
The house faces south and faces north, with five entrances in total, covering an area of about ten acres. It was the Jin Mansion that originally lived next to the Gu Mansion. She took advantage of the fact that Jin Mansion was the handiwork of her ancestors, so she moved it logically and changed it to Qing Mansion.
The mansion, pavilions, pavilions, waterside pavilions and winding paths lead to tranquility, which is very elegant.
After Qingguan moved here, they originally did not plan to renovate it. However, Zhao Jingyan took charge of the engineering department and had great power, so he pretended to be private and ordered the craftsmen of the engineering department to spend a month to rearrange it.
After being manipulated by him in this way, the elegance is revealed with a bit of sophistication, the sophistication is yet luxurious, and it is so beautiful.
The house is divided into two courtyards, east and west. Qingguan lives alone in the east garden, while in the west garden live the Cao family's brothers and sisters, master Shi Minwei and Chen Ping. The middle road is used as the main hall, used for discussions.
The garden in the northwest corner of the mansion is not planted with exotic flowers and plants like other homes, but is filled with medicinal herbs. The breeze blows and the fragrance of the herbs is fragrant.
The east garden of Qingguan is very large. It is divided into a front yard, a main courtyard, and a backyard. There are three main rooms and two side rooms.
The front yard was Qingguan's study, the main room in the yard was her bedroom, and the three rooms in the back yard were chosen by Shi Songyin and became her bedrooms.
Shi Songyin liked flowers and plants. When Qingguan left the Gu Mansion and moved into the Jin Mansion, she volunteered to decorate the yard and plant some new flowers and plants.
Qingguan was afraid that she would get sick from being bored in the capital, so he let her go. Nowadays, Qingguan can smell the fragrance of flowers as soon as he walks into the courtyard.
Yueniang, Chunni and others were waiting at the entrance of the courtyard. When they saw the young lady coming back, they welcomed them in with smiles. Caiyun and Mingyue, one holding a basin and the other holding a mirror, helped the young lady wash and change clothes.
Mrs. Liu came in with a tray, and a bowl of mung bean and lily soup that was neither thick nor thin was placed on the table.
"Miss, let's get over the heat first. It's almost the end of July and it's still so hot today. It's really crazy."
Qingguan smiled and said, "Have you used Miss Shi's ones? Where are the ones to the west?"
Sister-in-law Liu said with a smile: "How can I use a young lady to explain it to me?"
Qingguan said: "Let me take a shower and then have dinner."
"Yes, miss."
Sister-in-law Liu went out, and Chunni came in with a bead curtain. She said with a depressed face: "Ms. Shi has been in the garden for half a day today. My servants can't persuade her. I have to talk to her nicely."
Qingguan frowned.
Ever since Shi Songyin discovered that there were medicinal herbs growing in the garden, she decided on a whim that she would learn about herbs with Uncle Fu.
As a result, two days later, she saw that the method of growing herbs was very different from the methods of growing flowers and plants. She became curious and went to the garden without anything to do. Qingguan was afraid that her body would be overwhelmed, so she asked Chunni to stare at her.
"That's all, as long as she likes it, you can just watch it from a distance. It will be good for her to move more and get more sunshine."
Chunni pouted and complained: "There is no rich lady who can do rough work. The lady just lets her do it."
Qingguan smiled and said nothing.
Dinner was served in the small flower hall. Qingguan was the head of the family, sitting in the middle facing north and south.
On the left are Shi Songyin, Shi Minwei, Qian Fu, and on the right are the Cao brothers and sisters, Chen Ping's mother and son. Yueniang and others stood behind them.
Qingguan's red lips moved, "Let's eat."
Everyone just raised their chopsticks and started moving.
Qing Guan picked up a chopstick for Shi Songyin's dish. He caught a glimpse of Cao Zi'ang's eyes condensing and said with a smile, "What kind of difficulty did Zi Ang encounter today?"
Cao Ziang put down his chopsticks and said, "Today a woman came to Tongrentang. She hasn't had any sunflower water for two months, but she doesn't have a slippery pulse."
"How does it look from the pulse?" Qingguan became curious.
"The pulse is normal."
"Other than that, what else is wrong with that woman?"
"She has insomnia and dreams, and her complexion is dull." Cao Ziang thought for a while and then said: "She has a peculiar smell in her mouth, her gums are red and swollen, her tongue is white and thick, and there are shallow tooth-like marks."
Qingguan said: "If you check her pulse carefully, there will be a trace of heaviness."
Cao Ziang's face was startled, "Exactly."
"I sweat a lot, my hands and feet are cold, and my hands are trembling slightly."
"Exactly right."
Qingguan sighed, "She must have been poisoned."
As soon as the word poisoning came out, Qian Fu and others put down their chopsticks and listened carefully.
"I wonder if Zi Ang has ever heard of Five Stone Powder."
Before Cao Ziang could answer, Shi Songyin interjected: "Qingguan, Qingguan, I know. In the Jin Dynasty, men from wealthy families would take this stuff."
Qingguan smiled lightly and said: "It is recorded in my mother's Poison Sutra that such symptoms will occur after taking Wu Shi Powder."
Cao Zixi asked: "All men from aristocratic families take it, so it shouldn't be a problem."
"Zi Xi doesn't know. It's okay for men to use it occasionally. However, if it is taken for a long time, it will damage the body. Most aristocratic men in the Jin Dynasty were short-lived because of this medicine."
"How should a woman use it?" Shi Minwei suddenly said.
Qingguan glanced at him and said: "If a woman takes it, she will have abnormalities in her mouth at first, loose teeth, insomnia and dreams, and a dull complexion. Over time, her five internal organs will be damaged and she will become mentally disturbed."
Everyone couldn't help but shudder when they heard this.
"Zi Ang, ask the woman to pay attention to her daily food tomorrow. The five stones are scattered evenly in the food. They are colorless and tasteless, and it is extremely difficult to distinguish. The prescription focuses on detoxification first, and adds a pinch of Scrophulariaceae and Phellodendron. Okay, let's eat."
Cao Ziang took a deep look at Qingwan, with admiration in his eyes.
Shi Songyin raised his eyebrows proudly and took the opportunity to tilt his head, "Qingguan, you are so awesome, you know everything."
Gu Qingguan pointed at the bamboo shoot and old duck soup and said: "If you are not powerful, how can you be a female medical officer? That soup was stewed by Mrs. Liu with great effort. Drink more of it. It will nourish yin and moisturize the lungs. It will be the best for your body." There are benefits.”
Shi Songyin leaned his head against hers and said coquettishly, "You serve it for me."
"Come here, slave!" Yueniang stepped forward with a smile.
"No, I'll serve it for her."
Qingguan stroked her hair lovingly and stood up to do it herself, "Eat well. If you dare to lose a pound, I will drive you back."
Shi Songtong made a mischievous face and said, "He will scare me, but I'm not afraid, hum!" Everyone at the table was amused by her.