A maidservant in Tsing Yi leaned over to pick up the white jade plum blossom pendant, and said thoughtfully: "Girl, this pendant looks familiar... by the way!" She thought of something, and hurriedly said, "This seems to be that Miss Gu’s, this servant remembers Miss Gu wearing her around her waist. Miss Gu must have accidentally dropped it on the girl when she was feeding the medicine.”
"Miss Gu?" Qiu asked with raised eyebrows.
As soon as she finished speaking, a little servant girl came into the room and reported that Que'er brought Dr. Chen Liang from Wang's Medical Center to see Xiao Ni's pulse.
Qiu couldn't care about Miss Gu anymore, and hurriedly asked the little maid to invite her.
Doctor Chen Liang had been in the palace for many years and knew Xiao Ni's condition very well. After taking the pulse, he prescribed a prescription and told her to take it for three days first, and he would come back tomorrow to ask for a safe pulse.
Qiu finally felt relieved.
Que'er heard that Xiao Ni was fine, so she hurried back to report, but as soon as she entered the room, she heard from Huamei that Shi Zifei took Baihui to the outer study.
Nangong Yue will go to the outer study, of course Zhu Xing has something important to report back.
It has been more than half a month since Nangong Yue ordered Zhu Xing to send people to Baiyue last time, and the secret guards he sent just returned today, and they also brought the results of the investigation...
"Concubine Shizi, the secret guards have inquired carefully in Ruijiang City. Wuhe Ointment is a secret medicine only found in the Baiyue court, and it is hard to find traces among the people." Zhu Xing said with a face of shame, "So I couldn't get it. some back."
Nangong Yue frowned slightly. Both Kui Lang and Bai Yi are smart people and they are always cautious in doing things. How could they just give a set of flawed statements? After all, Nanjiang is adjacent to Baiyue, and they want to find a familiar The Baiyue people are not difficult either.
However, without the Wuhe ointment, my grandfather's experiment would have been difficult...
Her lips were pursed into a straight line, and after a moment of contemplation, Fang said: "Zhu Xing, you go to the post station to meet Mr. Han, and tell him the result..."
Zhu Xing accepted the order with his fists clasped, his sharp eyes gleaming.
Concubine Shizi, this trick is brilliant!
Turn passive into active!
As soon as Zhu Xing came out of the inn, Han Huaijun and Wu Taiyi visited Baiyi on the back.
Facing the two people who were obviously showing bad looks, they put on their clothes and still smiled, and greeted them as if nothing had happened, "Mr. Han, Imperial Physician Wu."
Her smile makes people feel like a spring breeze, but Han and Wu both know that this Baiyue saint has a deep mind, and they both have a cold face.
"Placing clothes on the side concubine," Han Huaijun asked coldly, "Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, when will the second batch of Wuhe ointment arrive?"
Even if Zhu Xing didn't come, Mr. Han Huai planned to come over these two days to urge Wuhe Gao, even though the last catty had already been sent back to the capital quickly, but he couldn't let the side concubine of Gongjun be so endless. delay.
"Mr. Han, don't worry." Putting on the clothes gracefully blessed the body, not taking it seriously.
She was still calm and elegant as always, and said in a soothing tone: "Young Master Han, Lord Lie Birui also said before that now that the puppet king is under the dictatorship, it is actually a bit inconvenient for us to travel in Baiyue. Master Lie Birui has ordered the people under his command to do their best. I went to look for Xuanying fruit, but unfortunately the number I found was still not much... I can only rush to make some first."
Mr. Han Huai narrowed his eyes slightly, stretched out a palm, and said without doubt: "Put your clothes on your concubine, and there is a limit of ten days. If you don't deliver the Wuhe ointment by then, I will immediately send a letter to the emperor to report the matter." !"
"Master Han..." Bai Yi wanted to delay for a few more days, Han Huaijun no longer wanted to hear what she had to say, so he left with Imperial Physician Wu.
Putting his clothes on, his eyes were half downcast, his eyes were dark and unclear, and his hands were tightly clenched into fists.
Nangong Yue forced her, and Han Huai Jun also forced her...
Did they really think she was easy to bully? !
"Your Highness the Holy Maiden." Lorna asked cautiously, "Do you want to urge Lord Lie Biri again?"
"Go." Shaking his clothes slightly, he said, "Let Lie Birui send three catties over within ten days, and let's deal with Mr. Han Huai for now."
The amount of three catties is definitely far from enough, but at any rate, as long as Han Huaijun is steady, he can delay it for a while.
Whether it's for the negotiation with Xiao Yi, or for the matter that His Highness Sixth Highness explained...
The last time Nangong Yue opened her mouth, she immediately asked people to find a way to contact His Highness the Sixth Highness who was under house arrest. However, fortunately, just as she took action on her side, His Highness the Sixth Highness sent someone to bring a message, explaining something happened to her...
At that moment, Bai Yi was overjoyed. She believed that as long as she could finish that matter, Nangong Yue, no, Xiao Yi's threat would be nothing.
And before that, she had to stall for time!
"Go do it."
After swinging his clothes and waving his hand, Lorna respectfully led the order to retreat.
It is true that their every move now is under Han Huaijun's nose, but Baiyue is not without foundation and eyeliner in Luoyue City all these years...
Lorna conveyed the words of laying out the clothes in code words, and the master and servant just had to wait for Wuhe Gao to arrive.
Time passed day by day while waiting, and as the first month approached, the whole city of Luoyue became much more festive, full of joy.
After Nangong Yue sorted out all the things at hand, she handed over some simple errands to Xiao Fei and Xiao Ni.
Originally, Nangong Yue was still worried about Xiao Ni's body, and wondered if she should stop doing things with Xiao Fei, but the day after Xiao Ni fell ill, Qiu personally brought Xiao Ni to the door. I hope Nangong Yue can give me some pointers.
Qiu Shi also had good intentions. Although she felt sorry for her daughter, she also understood that this was a rare opportunity.
Therefore, Nangong Yue acted according to her original plan, but she was more careful with Xiao Ni.
Xiao Fei and Xiao Ni are both very serious. In comparison, Xiao Fei is more serious, while Xiao Ni is more delicate.
Nangong Yue's first year in southern Xinjiang came to an end quietly like this.
On New Year's Eve, early in the morning, red lanterns were hung up from the palace to the Bixiao Hall.
Nangong Yue didn't want to change the old rules of the palace this year, but because of Xiao Yi's successive victories, he still generously gave the servants a lot of rewards. In addition to adding more generous Fenghong than in previous years, everyone made two new sets of clothes, plus a bag of rice and white flour, two chickens, ten catties of meat, a box of snacks, etc., if there are children in the family, they will get a bag Pine nut candy made in the house.
All the servants were overjoyed, and the palace was full of praise for the Crown Princess.
However, what makes Nangong Yue a little regretful is that the New Year in Nanjiang does not have the white snow all over the fields in the capital, and she always feels that something is missing.
That trace of melancholy is just a flash in the joy of the New Year.
At Shenshi in the afternoon, the masters of the palace arrived at the main hall one after another. No matter what quarrels or holidays they had with each other on weekdays, they were all happy today. After exchanging pleasantries, the king of Zhennan gave an order, and everyone set off in a mighty manner. Riding horses, getting into the carriage, a group of chariots and horses drove out of the palace with great momentum and headed for Xiao's ancestral hall.
In the ancestral hall, there was a lot of bustle and bustle. At a glance, they were still the same faces, just like when Nangong Yue opened the ancestral hall to enter the genealogy, except that Xiao Yi was not there.
A deep longing flashed in Nangong Yue's eyes, and she followed Zhennan Wang with half-closed eyes.
The king of Zhennan has the highest status, but the ancestor worship is naturally led by the patriarch. The men enter the sacrificial hall one by one to offer nobles, burn silk, and drink wine. Everyone knows every step by heart; Under the leadership of the sacrifices, everything was orderly and solemn in silence.
By the time the ancestor worship was over, the sun had set.
After everyone left the sacrificial hall, the atmosphere quickly became lively again. Everyone walked and whispered to each other until the voice of the patriarch Xiao Chen came from the front: "My lord."
Xiao Chen walked side by side with King Zhennan, and when he stopped, King Zhennan also stopped, and so did the other members of the Xiao clan who followed behind.
The mighty crowd stopped in the courtyard, and their eyes all fell on Zhennan Wang and Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen continued with a serious face: "My lord, it has been more than half a year, I don't know how the accounts are correct?" Of course he was talking about the properties left by the old Zhennan king.
A few months ago, the ledgers of these industries had been delivered to Xiao Yi, and it seemed that the Chinese New Year was almost over, and there was no explanation yet. Xiao Chen felt that as the patriarch, he had to intervene a bit, lest others think that Xiao Yi Relying on his status as the eldest son, wanting to occupy his younger brother's property would not be good for Xiao Yi's reputation.
As soon as Xiao Chen said this, the other people around fell silent. Everyone had different expressions and couldn't help but look at King Zhennan.
In order to testify that day, many members of the Xiao family saw with their own eyes the account books that were moved to Bixiaotang. There were several boxes, which made people speechless. Industry! At that time, King Zhennan's face turned dark.
As we all know, the prince has always been at odds with the son of the world, and now the matter of reconciliation and division of property has been delayed for a long time, maybe the prince will take this opportunity to make a big fuss...
The Third Grandpa Xiao and the Sixth Grandpa Xiao both showed nervous expressions, and they couldn't help but secretly exchanged glances, the former said: "I was entrusted by the old prince back then to manage this large property, now this matter It has been pending for a long time, and I always feel a little sorry for the old prince's entrustment. Hey."
"Yes. My lord." Grandpa Xiao Liu interjected, "We have also discussed it in the past few days. The son is currently away from the battle, and it is not yet known when he will return. This is a big event, and we cannot delay it endlessly like this. How about this, let the patriarch make the decision, a few of us will be witnesses, and the property will be divided first, what does the prince think?"
Mr. Xiao Liu's words are reasonable and restrained. The division of property should be decided by the elders. The eldest son Xiao Yi wanted to check the account books first because the accounts have not been cleared for many years. It is justified, but it has been more than half a year. There is still no result, so we can't make people wait forever, right
The patriarch is highly respected, and several patriarchs were personally entrusted by the old prince to manage the property before his death, so it is only natural for them to decide the division.
The members of the Xiao clan all set their sights on King Zhennan, and they believed that King Zhennan would definitely agree.
However…
"Uncle, this king thinks it's inappropriate." King Zhennan said without hesitation, "My father left behind a lot of property back then, and it's even more difficult to count the account books in the past ten years. The matter of reconciliation did not stop because of this. The concubine Shi Zi had already hired an accountant to check the account books one by one a few months ago, but she hadn't finished the check for a while. Anyway, they are all from her own family, so there is no rush Months. It will not be too late to talk about the division of property after the concubine Shizi sorts out the account books."
"But..." Things didn't go as planned, Grandpa Xiao Liu was a little anxious, he glanced at Xiao Luan who was following behind, his eyes lit up and said, "It's really not fair to Brother Luan to act like this, Brother Luan He is also a person who is about to get married, so he can't still live on the little money in the mansion, it will make him hold his head up in front of his wife in the future... "
"It's all right." Xiao Luan waved his hands hastily and said, "Let my sister-in-law take care of it slowly, I'm not in a hurry, I'm really not in a hurry!"
The King of Zhennan glanced at his son with satisfaction, and said: "Brother Luan will not separate the family after he gets married. His food and clothing expenses are indispensable in the palace. The imperial concubine is also working hard to take care of the middle class, and she has to take care of it for Brother Luan." Marriage, this account book is not in a hurry."
King Zhennan didn't care.
Xiao Luan didn't care even more.
The Third Grandpa Xiao and the Sixth Grandpa Xiao were dumbfounded for a moment, but the members of the Xiao clan looked at each other in blank dismay, thinking: "My lord, what's the matter?" I've never heard of such a harmonious relationship between him and the eldest son... They couldn't help but look at Nangong Yue who was standing respectfully among the female relatives, secretly startled.
It seems...everything has changed since the crown prince came to southern Xinjiang.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly, and said: "My lord, since you have plans, then I won't say anything more."
King Zhennan clasped his fists and said, "Patriarch Lao is worrying."
The group of people waited to move on, this time they walked all the way to the gate smoothly, and said goodbye one after another, and went back to each mansion. Anyway, there are still a few days before the Chinese New Year, and they still have to pay New Year's greetings to relatives, so they are not in a hurry. Reminiscing about the past.
When Zhennan Wang and his party returned to the palace, the red lanterns inside and outside the mansion had already been lit, and there were bursts of deafening firecrackers sounding one after another in the street outside, and everyone was excited.
The day seems to have only just begun.
After King Zhennan sat down on the grand teacher's chair in the main hall with a golden knife, Nangong Yue took the lead, and everyone saluted him one by one according to their seniority, and all the juniors received the lucky money one by one.
Those nuns in charge and first-class maids also came up in batches to kowtow to the masters.
Yin Kezi appreciated one basket after another, and the atmosphere became more and more lively amidst the thanksgiving... Only Xiao Fei looked at the smiling Nangong Yue with some concern.
Last year's New Year, I accompanied my sister-in-law in the palace of the king's capital, and my eldest brother was not there.
The year before last, my sister-in-law spent the new year alone in the palace of the king's capital, and my eldest brother was still away.
Although the eldest brother had no choice but to do it for Southern Xinjiang, Dayu, and the common people, Xiao Fei still felt sorry for her sister-in-law in private.
Perhaps this is the helplessness that the female relatives of military commanders bear!
Xiao Fei secretly said to herself that she still needs to spend more time with her sister-in-law these days, and when her elder brother comes back, she has to remind him to spend more time with her sister-in-law and not to run out all day long...
In Xiao Fei's thoughts, the family feast began...
This night, the sound of firecrackers never stopped, and a new wave of high tide ushered in at the moment when the old and the new changed in the middle of the night, as if the day had come early.
Nangong Yue, Xiao Fei, Xiao Ni and the others watched the New Year together, stood in the courtyard together, and watched the colorful fireworks in the night sky.
This is Nangong Yue's first Spring Festival in southern Xinjiang.
feel good!
Nangong Yue smiled slightly, Xiao Fei looked at her face, and felt relieved, and said: "Sister-in-law, it's getting late, you should go and rest."
Hearing this, Nangong Yue raised the corners of her mouth even higher, and said with a smile: "Sister Fei, you forgot, I don't have to go to the palace to attend the court celebration tomorrow morning." Years old.
As she spoke, she deliberately blinked at Xiao Fei.
Xiao Fei was startled, and couldn't help laughing, the atmosphere became much more relaxed.
Nangong Yue was only joking, she caught Xiao Ni yawning from the corner of her eyes, she seemed a little sleepy, she rubbed her eyes, feeling drowsy.
In the past few days, Xiao Ni seems to get tired easily...
Nangong Yue said: "Sister Ni, if you can't hold on anymore, go back and rest quickly, your body is important."
"Yes, sister-in-law." Xiao Ni blessed her body, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, yawned again, and returned to her yard with her maid.
"Sang Rou, wait for me to take a bath..."
Xiao Ni originally wanted the servant girl to wait for her to take a bath and change clothes, but before she finished speaking, she felt a throbbing pain in her head, cold sweat dripped from her forehead, and it seemed that there was a heat that could not escape from her whole body, and her face was flushed.
Her feet went limp, her body fell limply, her breathing became heavier, longer and deeper, exhale, inhale, exhale, every breath seemed so laborious...
"Miss San, what's wrong with you?" Sang Rou blurted out nervously, knelt on the ground hurriedly, and said anxiously and worriedly, "Your asthma is attacking again! I'm going to report to the Second Madam and the Crown Princess..." These days, it's clear Yes, the third girl's asthma suddenly relapsed without warning!
"Wait... wait!" Xiao Ni panted heavily, and grabbed Sang Rou.
"Miss San," Sang Rou was afraid that Xiao Ni would be in a hurry, so she stopped in her tracks, while stroking her chest, trying to help her calm down, "Don't worry, speak slowly."
"Today... today is... the first day of the new year..." Xiao Ni said almost with all her strength, her breathing became more and more difficult, and even her pupils seemed to dilate.
Sang Rou understands what she means, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and it's not for her alone to disturb the interest of the family.
Xiao Ni gritted her teeth and said intermittently: "Yao... Gu..."
"That's right!" Sang Rou immediately remembered, and said hastily, "Medicine! Yes, Miss Gu's medicine, as long as you take Miss Gu's medicine, you will be fine, Third Miss."
After that day, in order to return the jade pendant to Miss Gu, Xiao Ni went to Huanxi Pavilion again. She wanted to find out which mansion Miss Gu belonged to, but she was lucky enough to meet someone again. Miss Gu fell in love with Xiao Ni, so she took some of the asthma medicine passed down in her family and gave it to her, asking her to keep it in case of trouble.
Sang Rou hurriedly fetched a small celadon bottle, she scooped out a spoonful of black ointment from it with a small wooden spoon, and carefully fed it to Xiao Ni's mouth...
After feeding three spoonfuls in a row, Xiao Ni's condition got better soon, her breathing was smooth and steady, and her complexion also became normal.
Seeing this, Sang Rou finally let out a long sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Miss Gu gave me the medicine!
This is simply a miracle medicine!
Xiao Ni gradually recovered, and at this moment, the sound of firecrackers also quietly went away, and the once boiling Luoyue City became quiet again.
This night was particularly short. Early in the morning, everyone came to the main hall again to greet the King of Zhennan and pay New Year's greetings. After a while, close relatives of the Prince's Mansion came to visit for New Year's greetings. For a while, there was an endless stream of visitors.
The first day of the new year passed in a busy way.
As the saying goes: "Worship your parents on the first day of junior high school, and worship your mother-in-law on the second day of junior high school."
The second day of the new year is the day when married women return home.
Early in the morning, the three daughters of the old Zhennan King returned to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion with their husbands and children.
Brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law came to pay New Year's greetings together. The rosy King Zhennan seemed to be in a good mood and entertained everyone in the main hall.
We are all relatives, so there is no taboo to pay attention to, men and women sat together, plus Zhennan Wang's nephews and nieces, it was even more lively than New Year's Eve.
Everyone paid New Year's greetings to King Zhennan one by one according to their seniority, and those unmarried juniors all received lucky money from King Zhennan one by one.
What made everyone smile heartily was the appearance of those little dolls under five or six years old wishing the New Year, all of them were full of naivety, which made the whole hall burst into laughter without knowing it.
In the harmonious atmosphere, Qiao Shenyu and Qiao Ruolan were probably the only ones who seemed to have eccentric expressions, and occasionally spoke with thorns in their words. The people present had also heard a lot about the stories of these two brothers and sisters, and everyone was shocked. It's pretending to be deaf and dumb.