As soon as Zi'an left, Aunt Lanyu came.
When Xiaosun saw her coming, he was a little flustered, and went to greet her and said, "Aunt is here? The eldest lady just went out."
Aunt Lan Yu smiled and said, "I saw it. It doesn't matter. I'm not here to look for the eldest lady. I'm here to look for you and Guiyuan to do something."
"To do things?" Xiaosun was slightly stunned. With so many people in this mansion, why was it necessary to transfer people from Xiazhi Garden to do things
"Yes," Aunt Lan Yu seemed to see Xiaosun's confusion and said, "Because the back garden is being rebuilt, the eldest lady said that the corridor and rockery should be demolished. Most people in the mansion have gone to help. The old lady is short of manpower, so I asked you and Guiyuan to go out and help buy some things."
Seeing that she was smiling and not as fierce as before, Xiaosun relaxed her guard and said, "Auntie, wait a moment. I will go in and tell Guiyuan."
"Okay, go quickly." Aunt Lan Yu said with a smile.
Xiaosun bowed and went in.
She also kept her eyes open and told Boss Dao: "After Guiyuan and I go out, you can't leave Xiazhi Garden anymore. You must protect the county lady. Do you understand?"
Guiyuan asked, "Xiaosun, do you think she wants to harm the county lady?"
Xiaosun shook his head, "I don't know, but it's good to be more careful."
Boss Dao patted his chest and said, "You guys go ahead. I'll stay with the county lady. She's reading in the study right now. I'll go sit at the door of the study right away. No one is allowed to go in."
Xiaosun smiled and said, "Okay, I believe you."
Guiyuan was still very confident in Dao Lao Da, because he had seen him show off his skills before. After hearing what he said, he said to Xiaosun, "Let's hurry up. By the way, the county lady said she wanted to buy a book a few days ago. Let's buy it for her."
"What books do you want to buy?" Xiaosun asked.
"Zhao Lun!" Guiyuan added.
"Okay, let's go." Xiaosun took Guiyuan out. Aunt Lanyu was still waiting. When she saw the two of them coming out, she took out a list from her sleeve pocket and gave them a few taels of silver. "Go and buy according to the list. The sooner you go, the sooner you can come back. The old lady is waiting for you."
After leaving the house, Xiaosun asked curiously, "Danggui, Huangqi, Shaoxing wine, silver charcoal, don't you have these things in the mansion? Why do we have to go out and buy them? We still have some in the warehouse."
"Don't worry too much. Go back early after completing the task. Maybe they have run out of things. Shaoxing wine and silver charcoal can be bought on Jinchang Street in the northwest. Let's go to East Street to buy herbs first, and then go to Jinchang Street." Guiyuan realized that something was wrong. He thought there were a lot of things on the list, but there were only four. What's more, there were not many things needed. A jar of Shaoxing wine and silver charcoal were usually delivered to the door. Why did two people have to go
Prince Liang's Mansion.
After Zi'an put away the needles, he said to King Liang, "Your Highness, I will prescribe some prescriptions to nourish your body, and then we will officially enter the second step of treatment."
King Liang had always been perfunctory about Zi'an's offer to treat his leg, and he no longer allowed himself to have any hope.
"Do you think I am ugly?" King Liang asked Zi'an.
"Look at that handsome face, so nice!" Zi'an teased.
"Since it looks good, why do you need to treat your legs? Lameness is my style. Without this style, I won't be myself."
Zian knew that he was using a playful smile to cover up his inner insecurity, and he hated the feeling of having hope and ultimately being disappointed.
Zi'an shrugged, "Actually, I don't have the confidence to cure the prince, but I just learned a flying needle technique and wanted to use the prince's leg to experiment."
"Ah?" King Liang rolled his eyes. "You're using me as a test? You're so brave."
Zi'an smiled, "I know the prince won't mind."
"That depends on what you have to exchange for it." King Liang glanced at her. He didn't mind. Anyway, this old leg had been played with by countless people. He didn't care about having one more, as long as he didn't have any hope in his heart.
"That depends on what the prince wants."
"You owe me a favor. Please remember this first. I will ask you for it when I think of it later." Murong Jie said.
Zian shrugged. Obviously, after a while, he would owe her a favor.
After going out, Murong Zhuangzhuang asked Zi'an, "Can his leg really be cured?"
"It's not a big problem, but he will have to endure some pain. I have to take care of his body first. In fact, after a period of recuperation, he has gotten much better and can have his broken bones reattached. However, to be on the safe side, I still have to give him some medicine to strengthen his body and have him take it for a few days first."
"If it can be cured, it would be really worth being happy about." Murong Zhuangzhuang sighed.
Nanny Yang was listening nearby. She was a little worried when she heard about the bone reconnection. "My lady, is it dangerous to reconnect the broken bones? The Queen doesn't know how you are treating it. If she knew it was a bone reconnection, she would object."
Zi'an nodded, "I know, so I didn't tell the Queen. Don't worry, Ma'am. I am very confident."
Nanny Yang believed in Zi'an, but in this world, many things were not absolute. If something really went wrong and the leg of Prince Liang was ruined, the eldest lady would be in trouble.
Moreover, when the time comes for treatment, the Queen will definitely know about it, and it will be troublesome if I try to stop her then.
Zi'an was aware of Nanny Yang's worries, and she was now struggling with whether or not to inform the Queen about the treatment plan.
The wise gather in the center.
The old lady and the noble concubine agreed to meet here.
Juxianju was opened by the Hu family of the Dingfeng Trading Company in Beijing. It is the most luxurious restaurant in the capital. The second and third floors are all private rooms. The first floor is divided into a front hall and a back yard. The front hall is open, and the back yard is shaded by various flowers and trees and also has many private rooms.
A casual meal here is equivalent to an average family's monthly expenditure. If the food is more expensive, the annual expenditure will be out of control.
The so-called Juxianju is also called Zhumenguilou by outsiders.
Because the place is populated by wealthy businessmen, royal nobles, and ordinary officials would not easily enter, because sometimes a month's salary might not be enough to afford a good meal.
The current head of Dingfeng Trading Company is Hu Huanxi, the eldest granddaughter of the Hu family.
She could be said to be a well-known figure in the capital, because the Hu family was famous for favoring boys over girls. However, she was able to stand out among many brothers and uncles and become the helmsman of Dingfenghao, in charge of the Hu family's business including but not limited to gold mines, jewelry stores, tea shops, grain stores, and silk shops.
It really can't be said to be a legend.
The Hu family is the richest family in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The father of Liang, the daughter-in-law of the Duke of Jin, has cooperated with the Hu family's business and is already very wealthy. One can imagine how wealthy the Hu family must be.
The old lady and the noble concubine met in a private room on the first floor of Juxianju. The entrance of the private room was shaded by flowers and trees, and there were people guarding it from all sides. Not even a fly could fly in, let alone people.
"How's the matter going?" The noble concubine looked at the old lady and asked.
The old lady replied respectfully: "Don't worry, Noble Concubine, almost everything has been arranged. I believe that in less than five days, everything will be turned upside down."
"I don't want to wait too long, please hurry up." The noble concubine said unhappily.
"Yes," the old lady's eyes flashed with venom, "the matter is almost done, but it seems that the Empress Dowager has no intention of issuing an order yet."
(End of this chapter)