As soon as Qin Wan returned to the Hou's Mansion, he went to the main courtyard. It was not long before Shen Shi. Qin Wan wanted to see a doctor for Mrs. Wu'anhou, so he didn't go back to Songfeng Courtyard. When he arrived at the main courtyard, Mrs. Hu was already waiting Seeing Qin Wan's return, she naturally asked about the situation in the palace first, and knowing that the Queen Mother's condition was getting better day by day, Hu naturally felt relieved.
Qin Wan took a short break and asked, "Auntie, last time I remembered that you said that there was a lady from the household department's Zuo Shilang's family who was coming today, but yesterday an elder in her family passed away?"
Hot tea and snacks were placed in the front hall of the main courtyard, and Mrs. Hu hurriedly nodded when she heard the words, "Yes, the surname of the left servant of the household department is Meng, and the lady of the Meng family suffers from asthma. The imperial doctor also saw the medicine, but it was not completely cured. I heard that it was more serious in winter this year, so I found us here. The one who passed away yesterday was the second cousin of her family. According to the rules, today is the funeral. , Naturally, it’s not easy to go out by yourself.”
Qin Wan made up her mind that the case she heard just now outside the palace gate turned out to be the uncle of that Miss Meng. Mrs. Hu was surprised, "What? The son of Meng's mansion actually thinks that his father was killed by someone else?"
Qin Wan nodded, "Yes, I met His Highness Chi in the palace. His Highness has received an errand from the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, Zuo Shilang, and is going to the Yamen today. As soon as we left the palace, officials from the Ministry of Criminal Justice came to look for him, saying that someone from the Meng family I have already reported the case to Lin'an Mansion, because it involves the left servant of the household department, so the case has been transferred to the Ministry of Punishment."
Mrs. Hu was stunned for a while before she came back to her senses. Before she could say anything, Qin Chaoyu and Qin Xiang walked in from the outside together.
Qin Shu saw Qin Wan come back with a smile on his face, "Girl Wan is back, how is the palace?"
Qin Wan hurriedly said what he had said to Mrs. Hu before, and Qin Shu let out a sigh of relief, "The queen mother has been well these few days, it seems that this test has passed, it is all thanks to Wan girl, Wan girl, You did very well."
Qin Wan hurriedly said "I dare not", and on the other side, Hu said, "Master Hou is back, does Master Hou know about the family affairs of Zuo Shilang in the household department?"
Qin Shu and Qin Yan came back from the outside, and when they heard Hu's words, they smiled slightly, "I know, why don't you know, the capital is so big, and this matter has been spread all over the world now, so the little Meng mansion When the young master went to report to the officials, he bluntly said that his fourth uncle did it, and when this happened, Mr. Meng became very nervous."
Qin Shu walked to the main seat and took his seat, and then continued, "If you are an official in the court, you should keep your own place, but if there are any sinners in the clan, you will be dismissed from office at the slightest, and at the worst, you will be implicated. Since the first generation, the family has never been separated, and now several people live together in the Meng family mansion, so this incident will probably affect Mr. Meng's official reputation."
Mrs. Hu sighed, "Which master of the Meng Mansion passed away this time?"
Qin Shu picked up the teacup and took a sip, "It's the second master. The eldest son of the Meng family is an official in the court, and the second master is mainly in charge of the family's business. The second master is good at doing business. For more than ten years, he has been the leader of the capital. The rich gentry who is second to none said that the body of the second master was found in the lake of the Meng Mansion yesterday morning, and nothing was wrong when the body was fished up. Everyone thought that the second master was unable to think about it, or it was the first time. One night, he drank too much wine and fell into the lake. The mourning hall was set up, but the son of the second room came to report to the officials, saying that his father could not have committed suicide, and it was not an accident. He was killed by someone."
Qin Wan remembered that just now, Mr. Xu from the Ministry of Criminal Justice also said the word "suicide". Qin Wan frowned and said, "When a person dies, it's either an accident or someone killed him. Why would he think of committing suicide?"
Qin Shu shook his head helplessly, "There is a problem with the business of the Meng Mansion. It is said that a year ago, the second master sold most of the shops and restaurants in the Meng Mansion in order to save money and go to the west to buy mines. He said he was optimistic about it. The office is very profitable, but I didn't expect to meet a scammer, who cheated hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. This time, the Meng Mansion not only lost most of its property, but also had no turnover money on hand. The wages in the house could not be paid, and the second master became a sinner in the mansion for a while, because of this, the fourth room was clamoring to separate the family, and was unwilling to pay the second master's debt... "
Mrs. Hu sighed helplessly when she heard these terrible things, "This is really, how did you get the attention of the mining industry when you are doing some safe business? Now, even your life is gone. It is hard for every family to read. Sutra."
Qin Yan sat aside and nodded, "The Meng family is quite well established, and there have been officials in the family for generations, but this time they are greedy and ruthless. It's not a big deal to lose money. killed."
Hu nodded, then looked at Qin Yan and Qin Shu, "Then what happened to the death of the second master of the Meng family?"
Qin Shu shook his head, "Master Meng is involved in this case, and it is now under the supervision of the Lin'an government office and the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Nothing has been found out yet." Qin Shu sighed, "Our family does not have a deep relationship with the Meng family. It’s not easy to inquire about anything, let’s talk about it later when there is news, if it’s an accident, it’s fine, if it’s not, it can be regarded as the first case of the year in the court.”
As soon as the words finished, Yumao said outside, "Madam, Miss Six and Miss Fifth are here."
The corners of Hu's lips curved slightly, "Let them in—"
As soon as the words fell, Qin Chaoyu entered the door first, and behind her were Qin Xiang and Qin Shuang.
Seeing Qin Shu here, Qin Chaoyu and the three met first, and Qin Yan asked, "Why did you three come together?"
Qin Chaoyu looked at Qin Wan, "I heard that Ninth Sister is going to see a doctor for Mrs. Marquis Wu'an today. We were curious about how Ninth Sister treats her illness, so we all came to see—"
Mrs. Hu laughed, "You guys are making fools of yourself! When the old lady comes later, it is only reasonable to obediently greet her."
While talking, Qin Shu got up and said, "Since I want to see a doctor for the old lady, I will take Yan'er to the study. There will be some reports from the officials later. Remember to ask someone to prepare refreshments."
Hu's handy in dealing with these, hastily agreed.
As soon as Qin Shu left, Qin Chaoyu asked, "Ninth Sister, how is the Queen Mother?"
Qin Wan had no choice but to tell the empress dowager's situation for the third time, and Qin Chaoyu seemed relieved, "I'm afraid that the empress will be summoned for a few days, and I wonder if I will have a chance to see the empress dowager."
Qin Xiangyu and Qin Shuang didn't even dare to think about Qin Chaoyu's identity being different.
Qin Chaoyu asked again, "Ninth sister, can you see the prince in the palace?"
Qin Wan shook his head, and Qin Chaoyu continued to ask, "Did you see the Empress?"
Qin Wan continued to shake his head, "No, there are only Nine Princes in Shoukang Palace."
After listening to Qin Chaoyu, he didn't ask any more questions, and after saying a few more words, Mammy Yu said again, "Ma'am, the old lady of Marquis of Wu'an's residence is here, and Madam of Marquis of Wu'an is here with her."
Hu immediately lifted his spirits, "Okay, please—"
As he spoke, he took a few glances at Qin Wan, and saw that the four sisters were all well-dressed before walking to the door to greet them. Soon, a gray-haired old lady came into everyone's eyes. The old lady was dressed in dark purple The Chinese clothes, supported by a middle-aged woman in her thirties, were slowly walking towards the hall door.
Behind the two were two maidservants in green clothes, a group of four, all of them were decent and handsome, Hu hurriedly walked out to greet them, "I'm waiting for the old lady and my sister, you are really punctual."
Song Shi, the old lady of the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, said with a smile, "Today is the third day of junior high school, so I'm afraid I'll cause trouble for you if you come early."
As he was talking, he coughed twice, and the wife of Marquis of Wu'an, Mrs. Qi, also smiled and said, "Sister's place is naturally much more hectic than ours. If it wasn't for my mother's poor health, I would never dare to disturb you today." .”
Mrs. Hu supported the old lady on the other side, and said with a smile, "What are you talking about? The old lady can come whenever she wants, and I can only wish for it." She said, looking at Qin Wan and the others standing at the door, " A few of you, haven't come to see you."
Qin Chaoyu led the way, followed by Qin Wan, who came forward to salute together.
Mrs. Song asked the four of them to get up with a smile, looked at them for a moment before entering the room, and after she was seated, she looked at Qin Wan and said, "I have seen the ninth girl at the palace banquet that day, but the fifth and sixth girls are I haven't seen it, it's no wonder that they are from the Qin family, and they really outperform each other."
Mrs. Qi also said, "Isn't that right? We've always known Chao Yu, but we didn't expect the other girls to be so dishonest, especially Nine Girls. The name of Immortal Doctor resounds throughout the capital. If it weren't for the friendship between us and my sister I'm afraid I won't have such an opportunity to ask Miss Jiu to help me see a doctor."
Hu smiled and said, "The old lady and my sister praised them too much. My sister has no daughter around me, so I think highly of them. Your little son joined the Ministry of Industry last year. The errands are done extremely well, even the emperor is full of praise."
After exchanging pleasantries and compliments, Mrs. Song looked in the direction of the door and said, "I remember that day, the lady from the Meng Mansion also wanted to come to see a doctor, maybe she won't come today?"
After talking about it, it came to the matter of the Meng Mansion again, and Mrs. Hu sighed, "The old lady should know about the accident in the Meng Mansion. Miss Meng sent someone to tell her yesterday that she won't be here today."
Song Shi and Qi Shi looked at each other, their expressions were slightly gloomy.
Mrs. Song sighed, "It's the New Year's Eve, but something like this happened in the Meng family. I heard that it has been reported to the officials. I don't know what happened, but the boy from the Meng family said that his fourth uncle did it. No matter what happens in the end , a restless family cannot escape, and I don’t know how Yushitai wrote about this matter.”
Although they are all women and Taoists, because several of them are in the Hou's mansion, they know a little bit about the affairs above the court.
Mrs. Hu also sighed, "That's right, Master Hou was still saying just now, I'm afraid Mr. Meng will be involved, we have little contact with the Meng family, I don't know if the old lady and sister know what's going on this time?"
It is uncommon for women to discuss these things at gatherings. Since Mrs. Hu asked, Mrs. Song said, "Even if there is no dead person this time, the Meng family is still in trouble. The eldest son is an official, so naturally he doesn't want to let his family's ugliness be publicized. They always turn a blind eye to everything, and only talk to each other when the trouble is on the bright side, and the second room is in charge of the Meng family's business, and only respects the first room, but it doesn't care about the third room and the fourth room. Mostly because of disdain, the master of the third room has gone, and now there are only mother and son. The young master is said to be suffering from stuttering, so he is powerless, so the only one who has trouble with the second room is the fourth room, and the fourth room has been living in the second room Under the deterrence of the family, I have long been impatient, and before the business of the Meng Mansion did not happen a year ago, Sifang seemed to be thinking about splitting up."
As she spoke, Mrs. Song shook her head, "Every family has a scripture that is difficult to recite. The Meng family has a large number of people, and the business is big. If the brothers are in harmony, that's all.
The Hu family also sighed, it's not good for the big clans to have a lot of quarrels because of the division, not to mention that this time there was a murder, if it was really brothers who killed each other, the reputation of the family would be considered bad.
Mrs. Hu didn't ask in detail after hearing what Mrs. Song said, but said, "Jiuyatou just came out after being treated by the Queen Mother. Madam, should I let Jiuyatou show it to you now, or should I sit down for a while?" son?"
Mrs. Song's face was like a jade plate, and as she got older, she looked even more amiable. Hearing the words, she looked at Qin Wan and said, "I just saw the Queen Mother? Then I am blessed. Don't wait, let's see it now, so as not to delay you."
Mrs. Hu repeatedly said "No delay", and then looked at Qin Wan. Qin Wan stepped forward and saluted again before asking Mrs. Song for pulse. Mrs. Song looked at Qin Wan, then went to Qin Xiang and Qin Shuang, "Fifth girl and sixth girl are of the same age?"
While asking Qin Wan to take his pulse, Mrs. Song asked Mrs Hu, Mrs Hu nodded, "Yes, they are the same age, Yu'er and Guan'er are the same age, and the difference between the four of them is only one year."
Song Shi laughed and said, "Then you have to worry about it this year."
Mrs. Hu looked at Mrs. Song and Mrs. Qi and said, "That's right, after the new year, I will have to take care of it. Speaking of which, I have to ask the old lady and my sister to help."
Although the three people's words did not explain, but the meaning is very clear, Hu Shi wants Song Shi and Qi Shi to help her find out if there is a suitable family for Qin Xiang and Qin Shuang, Qin Wan concentrates on asking, Qin Xiang and Qin Shuang Shuang blushed slightly.
Song said with great interest, "That's a good relationship, this matter is on me."
Mrs. Hu was very happy when she heard it, and hurriedly asked the servants to refill tea. Soon, Qin Wan finished asking for pulse.
"Does the old lady feel heartache, palpitations, and coughing from time to time, but it is not typhoid or chest lung and throat symptoms?"
Qin Wan spoke slowly, and Song Shi nodded immediately, "Yes, I cough sometimes. I thought it was something wrong with my lungs. I took medicine for a while, but it still didn't improve."
Qin Wan nodded, "This is cold evil entering the body. Heartache and chest pain are the first, and the second is a slight cough, and when it is severe, it will also cause pain and diarrhea. Judging from the pulse condition, the old lady's internal organs are disturbed and disturbed. My heart hurts, when the heart hurts, it pulls my back, irritable, and maddened, as if something is stabbing my heart from the back, now it is winter, and with the cold evil, the old lady will feel particularly uncomfortable. If you move, you will feel more pain, and if it is daytime, you will feel dizzy."
After Qin Wan finished speaking, before Mrs. Song could speak, Mrs. Qi kept nodding her head, "Miss Nine is right. Whenever my mother feels palpitations and heartaches, her back will also feel stiff and painful. If the illness occurs at night , just waited for the pain to pass without daring to move, it always made my mother sweat profusely from the pain, and there was also a cough. Sometimes my mother still felt out of breath, and fainted once or twice. When it came out, my mother was indeed a little irritable."
Seeing that Qin Wan's words were right, Hu's eyes lit up. This was the first time she had seen Qin Wan see a doctor face to face. Immediately, she felt that Qin Wan's reputation was well-deserved, and Qin Chaoyu also raised his eyebrows with admiration.
Qin Wan listened to Qi's words and nodded, "The old lady's illness is not a difficult and miscellaneous disease. When the disease enters the heart, it will cause heartache, palpitation, sadness, and frequent dizziness. If it is older, it will fall down. Now Qin Wan will Prescribe a prescription according to the old lady's deficiency and surplus, because the old lady's illness is not a short-term success, so this prescription will be adjusted for half a month first, after half a month, I will give the old lady an injection, and then I will replace it with a new prescription."
Seeing that Qin Wan knew about Song's symptoms just by asking for a pulse, and the conversation was not in a hurry, Song and Qi developed trust in Qin Wan. Hearing this, Song said, "The nine girls may have figured it out. How long will it take for my disease to see initial results?"
The corners of Qin Wan's lips curved slightly, "In one month, the effect will be visible in one month, but it will take at least half a year for it to stabilize. After all, the old lady is getting old. First, I use the medicine mainly for mild conditioning, and second Come on, the old lady will have more symptoms in the future, please don't worry, old lady."
Song nodded with a busy smile, "Okay, okay, your days are much shorter than I thought, okay, I'll listen to you."
Qin Wan asked Nanny Yu to fetch a pen and paper, "I only prescribe prescriptions here, and I ask the old lady to prepare the medicine herself. I will write down the methods of making and taking the medicine." After a slight pause, Qin Wan wrote while writing "This prescription is mainly used to drive away cold and evil and treat heartache. It will not be effective when the weather gets warmer in spring. Rhubarb, peony, and Bupleurum are three qian each, and cohosh, scutellaria, bellflower, and cinnabar are each two qian. Ghost Arrow Feather, Gui Xin, and Pu Nitrate each cost one coin, take three doses a day, boil the medicine in cold water, and decoct one bowl in three bowls. After three days, please ask the old lady to come again. If there is no serious problem, the prescription will remain the same, otherwise I will Will replace it with a new one.”
Qin Wan quickly wrote a piece of paper, and when the ink was dry, he picked it up and handed it to Mrs. Qi. Mrs. Qi took it to Mrs. Song, and the two of them looked at it one by one, and then looked at Qin Wan's eyes and sighed.
Song said with great emotion, "Miss Nine is already so good at medicine at such a young age, and she has such a good looks, I don't know who will be so lucky to marry Miss Nine back in the future?"
Qin Wan bowed her lips and nodded, Hu said with a smile, "She is still young, don't worry, I will have to trouble the old lady when the time comes."
Mrs. Song shook her head, "I'm afraid it won't be my turn to worry about the matter of Nine Girls."