The Southern Chu envoys were about to visit, and the entire court was busy. A family of four was halfway through dinner, and Ji Mingxiu was announced into the palace to discuss matters related to Southern Chu.
Compared with the Xiongnu, whose bilateral relations were tense, although Southern Chu had good relations with Daliang, due to geographical, cultural, and economic factors, the cold war between the two countries made the emperor even more troublesome.
Moreover, Nanchu did not marry Daliang, which meant that the emperor would not be able to use beauty tricks.
When Ji Mingxiu went out, Qiao Wei and the two buns continued to eat. Qiao Wei found that after only a few days of seeing each other, the two of them seem to have raised a level in eating.
Wang Shu used to eat like a whirlwind, but now, a spoonful, a spoonful, is as elegant as that little stinky monkey.
Of course, Qiao Wei would not think that her daughter was being influenced by Zhu'er. If Zhu'er had such ability, she would have domesticated Wang Shu into a little lady, it must be Ji Wan.
"Are the meatballs delicious?" Qiao Wei asked with a smile.
Wang Shu said: "Delicious!"
Qiao Wei gave her another one, but she said: "You can't eat it. My aunt said that you can't eat more than three bites of a dish." As she spoke, she swallowed, "Unless...unless this meatball is the same as the few meatballs just now. Meatballs are different, they must be different, right? Mother?"
It's all on one plate, what's the difference
Qiao Wei looked at her daughter swallowing her saliva, and said amusedly: "Yeah, it's different. The meatballs just now didn't have ginger foam, but this one has ginger foam."
Wang Shu said softly, "Mother, are you talking about this one, or these three?"
Qiao Wei smiled dryly: "Three."
"What about the remaining three?" Wang Shu's eyes were particularly eager.
Qiao Wei said: "The remaining three were put with chopped green onions, did you see that?"
Wang Shu said seriously: "So they are not actually a dish."
Qiao Wei smiled and said, "Yes, the cook misplaced it, so eat it with peace of mind."
My little rice bucket.
Wang Shu happily swept a large plate of meatballs into his stomach.
"Eat some fish."
"I... I ate three bites."
The fish is a whole piece, so it cannot be said that it is not considered a dish.
Wang Shu wants to eat it, thinking so carefully that he feels uncomfortable: "Unless...unless if I don't eat it, you will be angry, mother, very, very angry."
"Yeah, I'm so angry! My daughter can't eat it!" She only ate fifteen meatballs, three steamed dumplings, three water chestnut cakes, three bites of beef, three bites of mutton, three pieces of chicken, three carrots, Three spoonfuls of mushrooms, three chopsticks of green vegetables, and three quick pig's trotters, she, a mother, is going to die of worry.
"My aunt said that goodness and filial piety come first. Although rules are important, mother is more important. Don't be angry, mother. I'll just eat it." Wang Shu picked up the chopsticks and killed a long big crucian carp!
At night, the two little buns came out of the bath after washing their hands in vain. Wang Shu hugged a little puppet, and Jing Yun hugged Xiao Bai.
Qiao Wei spread a quilt for the two of them: "It will be fine soon."
"We're going to sleep in our own room," Jing Yun said.
"Huh?" Qiao Wei thought she had heard wrong.
Jing Yun said: "My aunt said that I can no longer sleep with my father and mother."
"Why?" Qiao Wei looked at the two puzzled.
Wang Shu said softly: "Because I sleep with my father and mother, there will be no little sister. I want a younger sister, but sister Xiao Yu's head is too easy to lose, and she lost several times at the aunt's house." Second-rate."
Do you want a sister just because you want a little toy you can't get your head off? Child, mother tells you, that is impossible, if you do it, your own father's head will be lost.
Jing Yun frowned and said, "I don't want a younger sister, I want a younger brother."
The strong sister left him a serious psychological shadow. He needs a weak brother who is easy to push down, who bullies and strengthens his brother every day. Otherwise, if things go on like this, he won't feel that he is a strong brother anymore.
Qiao Wei was dumbfounded. Do the two little guys know what it means to be a younger brother and younger sister? Two people can't rob parents, but there's a third one, just wait and cry!
In any case, when the child is older, it is indeed time to separate the bed.
The two children's rooms are next door. There are two beds side by side. One is golden, carved with dragons and phoenixes, and has the aura of nouveau riche. It is Wang Shu's "Beauty Square"; Relatively simple, the standard canopy bed, engraved with carved patterns one by one, is exactly Jingyun's "Fengyunzhai".
Yes, the two little buns gave their beds very nice names.
Qiao Wei spread out the quilt and let the two children lie on their own beds. Ji's house was warmed by the floor heating.
"Good night." Qiao Wei kissed the two of them on the forehead, and reluctantly left the room.
At first, both of them slept soundly, and the well water did not interfere with the river water. After a while, Wang Shu got used to it and asked his brother to come over.
Jing Yun said: "You come to Fengyunzhai."
Wang Shu said: "Fengyun Zhai is not fun, you should come to Beauty Square."
Jing Yun closed his eyes: "What kind of beauty shop do I go to as a grown man? You come to Fengyunzhai."
Wang Shu stared at the ceiling: "But I am a lady, and my aunt said that ladies are not allowed to go out. Are you coming?"
Jing Yun turned over: "No."
Miss Wang Shu jumped off the ground, walked to her brother's bed, grabbed her brother like a chick, and dragged her back to her nest.
…
The two little buns are no longer sleeping in the upper room, and the happiest thing is the Prime Minister, who still remembers that there is a ceremony missing on the wedding night, and the merits and virtues will be consummated tonight.
The Prime Minister came back from the palace, took a nice bath, turned off the light, and lay down on the bed, and found that Qiao Wei's bath was more fragrant than his, feeling happy, pulled the quilt away, and slipped in.
Qiao Wei felt a gust of cold wind pouring in, and then, a fiery body came up and hugged her from behind.
Her back was pressed against his strong chest, and she could feel his vigorous and powerful heartbeat.
Qiao Wei's heart was pounding.
No trace of the night, no sound of the moon.
He clasped her soft waist with his big palm, stroked it slowly, and penetrated into her clothes.
Her skin was cold, and his hands were like flames, everything he passed seemed to be on fire.
Ji Mingxiu pulled her body, pressed her up lightly, and lowered his head to kiss her delicate lips.
Even though Qiao Wei had some scruples in her heart, her body was as honest as hell. When she was so dazzled by the kiss, she didn't know where she was at all. The clothes slipped down to her waist, revealing her perfect body like jade, and he kissed her little by little.
Sensing her emotion, Ji Mingxiu didn't hesitate any more.
However, what the sky didn't go with people's wishes was that at a critical moment, Zhou's mother's voice sounded from outside: "Young Madam! Young Madam is not good! Come out soon!"
After pouring a basin of cold water, Qiao Wei and Ji Mingxiu's faces turned dark.
Ji Mingxiu frightened the child who had just fallen asleep, resisted the urge to scold Zhou's mother, put on his robe, and went out coldly: "It's midnight, what happened to your master?"
Zhou's mother bit her head and said: "It's not my master, what's wrong, it's the old lady, my master accompanied the old lady to cut paper, halfway through the paper cutting, the old lady suddenly felt unwell, her chest felt tight, so the lady brought her servants to ask the young lady to go and have a look !"
If Xun Lan is sick, Ji Mingxiu can send her to invite other doctors, but it is the old lady who is sick. After the old lady suffered a stroke, her body and bones are not as healthy as before. There is a difference.
Ji Mingxiu's eyes were as cold as a pool of cold.
Zhou's mother was terribly frightened by Ji Mingxiu's cold breath. For so many years in the mansion, this young master is a bit taciturn and difficult to get along with, but he is not so scary. If the young lady doesn't go, the servant girl, the servant girl should go back to the lady's order according to the facts, young master, don't be angry."
"etc."
Qiao Wei was fully dressed and walked out of the house, "I'll go with you."
Mother Zhou's eyes lit up, but Ji Mingxiu's eyes were a little cold: "You go back to the house and rest, I'll send someone to call the imperial physician."
It is unreasonable to ask an imperial doctor, she does not know medical skills, but now that she understands, there is no reason for her not to show her grandmother's illness.
It's just that last time it was Ji Shangqing, this time it's the old lady, the master of the Ji family, and her health is too bad!
Qiao Wei carried the medicine kit and followed Zhou's mother to Luomei Courtyard.
In Luomei Courtyard, Mrs. Ji was sitting with her back against the head of the bed, and Xun Lan was sitting beside her, carefully serving the tea.
"Grandmother, madam." Qiao Wei entered the room and saluted.
Xun Lan smiled slightly: "You're here." His eyes passed her and fell behind her, with a gentle look on his face, "Did Mingxiu fall asleep?"
She cares so much about my man, what a great stepmother! But my man heard that you are here, what should he do if he doesn't want to come
Qiao Wei smiled and said, "It's enough to have me here. He's not a doctor. He will only add to the chaos if he comes. Is he grandma?"
"Isn't it? Don't talk about him, you shouldn't have come." Mrs. Ji said, looking at Rong's mother and Xun Lan, "I said I'm fine, don't call this child, you are Do not listen."
Rong's mother said: "Isn't this also worrying about your body?"
In Mama Rong's view, it's not a big deal to invite Qiao Wei to see the old lady. The old lady is the grandmother, and the young lady is the granddaughter-in-law. What's wrong with seeing the grandmother? Isn't it a matter of course? What's more, even if the young lady doesn't know medical skills, it's right to take care of the old lady before she comes to bed.
Mrs. Ji is not so precious about her body: "I have an old problem, I can't die."
Rong's mother stared: "What are you talking about in front of the child? What is dead or not? Bah, bah, bah!"
Xun Lan said softly: "Mother, let's take a look, it's safe."
The little stepmother is as gentle and kind as ever.
Tsk, beyond reach, beyond reach!
Qiao Wei put down the medicine box and walked up to the old lady: "Grandma, let me take your pulse."
"Hey, you child, you and Mingxiu were noisy in the middle of the night, right?" Mrs. Ji stretched out her wrist.
Qiao Wei smiled, put three fingers on the old lady's pulse, and said, "It's not noisy, we just fell asleep."
"How are Jing Yun and Wang Shu doing at Lin's house?" Mrs. Ji asked kindly.
Qiao Wei said: "Very good."
"Should I still sleep with you?" Mrs. Ji was most concerned about this.
Qiao Wei smiled and shook her head: "No, I started sleeping by myself today."
Xun Lan took a sip of tea with a calm expression.
Mrs. Ji smiled happily: "That's good, you and Mingxiu hurry up, and give me a precious little great-grandson!"
Qiao Wei is embarrassed to tell the old lady that your little great-grandson is gone.
The old lady's pulse condition is indeed a little weak, but as the old lady said, it is not an emergency, and there is no need to take any medicine, just sleep and it will be fine.
Qiao Wei walked to the window and gently opened a slit: "Grandma, your room is a little stuffy and the air doesn't circulate well. As you get older, your chest is prone to tightness. Don't use the incense in the stove."
Rong's mother said: "That's the fragrance of the old lady. The old lady has always had a hard time falling asleep recently."
Qiao Wei said to Mrs. Ji: "That's because you don't exercise enough and your body is not tired enough. You always lie on the wicker chair during the day without moving. This is actually not good. You should go to the garden more often so that you can breathe fresh. Air, and secondly, it can exercise the body."
Mrs. Ji smiled and said: "Okay, I'll listen to you, I have nothing to do here, you should go and rest quickly, if you don't come back, Mingxiu should blame me!"
"Won't you prescribe some medicine?" Zhou's mother asked.
Qiao Wei said: "Grandma, she doesn't need to take medicine."
Zhou's mother said: "But... every time Dr. Lu comes, he will give the old lady some prescriptions for calming the mind and nourishing the body."
Qiao Wei looked at Zhou's mother lightly: "Are you suspecting that my medical skills are not as good as that of Dr. Lu?"
Zhou's mother coughed lightly and said: "The maidservant didn't say that, but the maidservant just felt that the old lady's complexion is so bad, her chest is tight, and she can't breathe. Maybe it's not a minor illness. I need many ladies to show me."
Qiao Wei snorted: "So you think I didn't take my grandma seriously?"
Zhou's mother muttered: "This is not what I mean..."
"Then what do you mean?" Qiao Wei asked with a faint smile.
Mother Zhou was speechless.
Xun Lan got up and said: "Xiaowei's parents are genius doctors. Father Hu has no dogs. Her medical skills must be higher than Dr. Lu's. Mama Zhou, please don't make trouble. It would be bad if it disturbed the old lady's rest." Said to the old lady: "Mother, you rest first, I am in the side room, if you need anything, please call me."
Mrs. Ji lowered her face: "This is not possible. You have been taking care of brother Liu and Shang Qing recently. It is already enough work. Go back and rest, huh?"
Xun Lan said, "Mother."
Mrs. Ji patted Xun Lan's hand: "Go, go, I know you are filial, I'm fine here."
Xun Lan said softly, "I'm still worried about you."
Qiao Wei: Don't you just want me to say that I will stay and take care of the old lady? I prefer not to say! no!
"Then I'll go first." Xun Lan squeezed her handkerchief tightly and walked out. When she was about to reach the door, she suddenly stopped, swayed, and fainted...
Qiao Wei wanted to scold her!
"Old lady!" Dongmei opened the curtain and came in, "Master Qiao is here."
Qiao Wei was startled: "My father?"
Dongmei nodded: "Yes, Master Qiao said, he heard that Master's asthma attack, so he specially came to deliver medicine to Master. He was supposed to arrive yesterday, but he ran into a pregnant woman with dystocia on the way, which delayed the time."
"Master in-law has a heart." Ji Shangqing is fine, but the old lady glanced at the unconscious daughter-in-law on the imperial concubine's bed, and said, "Please invite Master Qiao in!"
…
Qiao Zheng's medical skills are superior to Qiao Wei's. With him in the clinic, Qiao Wei basically has nothing to do. Qiao Wei stood aside obediently and helped him.
He felt Xun Lan's pulse, and frowned thoughtfully.
Mrs. Ji asked anxiously: "Master Qiao, how is my daughter-in-law?"
Qiao Zheng frowned: "She only looks at the pulse, it seems that there is nothing serious..."
Mother Zhou's eyes flashed, and said: "But my wife just fainted! This, this must be some serious illness?"
Rong's mother said: "Maybe... overworked?"
Qiao Wei: That's right, it's a lot of work. How can you deal with me!
Mrs. Ji nodded, her daughter-in-law has been working hard recently, and she has to be busy with the affairs of the mansion and Tongyuan, big and small. Brother Liu has been ill for a long time, within a few days, Shang Qing His asthma attack again... How else can I say that she loves Xun Lan, how many women can be as comprehensive as her? The character is still so pleasing.
Zhou's mother persisted: "My wife is in good health, and she fainted for no reason. I guess it's not as simple as working hard?" Thinking about sending her wife away so quickly, hehe, it's a good idea!
Qiao Zheng said: "Yeah, it's really not easy. Although it's very sad, Mrs. Ji is terminally ill."
Qiao Wei staggered and almost fell!
Dad, dear dad, take it easy!
Everyone looked at Qiao Zheng dumbfounded.
Zhou's mother suspected that she heard it wrong: "What did you say?"
Mrs. Ji asked: "Master, what did you just say? My daughter-in-law..."
Qiao Zheng patted his thigh and lamented: "Madam, my mother-in-law is terminally ill, terminally ill!"
The corner of Zhou's mother's mouth twitched: "Master Qiao, I'm afraid you misunderstood it? My wife's body is always strong, how could she be terminally ill?"
Qiao Zheng looked at Zhou's mother strangely: "Didn't you say that she fainted for no reason?"
"That's what I said, but..." But you can't say that my wife is terminally ill! Are you cursing my wife to die
Qiao Zheng asked: "Let me ask you, has your wife recently had frequent urination, vomiting blood, night sweats, or foaming at the mouth?"
Mother Zhou said firmly: "Of course not!"
Qiao Zheng nodded: "It's right if you don't have one."
Mother Zhou was surprised: "Huh?"
Qiao Zheng said slowly: "Disease enters the body, invades the human brain, damages the mind, and harms the five internal organs. It sounds very serious, but in the early stage, it can be excreted through urine, blood, sweat, and saliva. It proves that my diagnosis is correct, the lesion is still active in her body."
Mother Zhou was speechless.
Qiao Zheng said again: "Let me ask you again, how is your wife's mood recently? Is it stable or unstable?"
Mother Zhou said, "Stable."
"Stability is wrong," Qiao Zheng said.
Mother Zhou: "?!"
Qiao Zheng explained: "This is a disease that damages the mind. Ordinary people will become very irritable and irritable when they get this disease. If she doesn't have this trouble... it means that her physique is different from ordinary people. Such an ordinary drug It doesn't do anything to her at all."
Mrs. Ji asked fearfully, "What terminal illness did she suffer from?"
Qiao Zheng said seriously, "Brain damage."
Is it a brain problem? God, can you still live? How to deal with such a serious disease at such a young age? Mrs. Ji asked with a pale face, "How do I treat it? You just said that ordinary medicines are useless, so what kind of medicine will be effective?"
Qiao Zheng shook her head very seriously: "She has an abnormal constitution, and no medicine will work."
Mrs. Ji rubbed her heart: "Then what should I do? Is she not going to survive?"
Qiao Zheng glanced at Xun Lan who was dead on the couch, and sighed deeply: "You see, she won't wake up once she is unconscious. There is only one way to save her."
"What method?"
"Craniotomy."
Xun Lan opened her eyes: "I'm awake."
…
Mrs. Ji held her hand in surprise: "It's good to wake up, it's good to wake up!" Looking at Qiao Zheng, "Master, my daughter-in-law is awake, so don't we need to perform her craniotomy?"
Qiao Zheng rubbed his chin and said, "It depends on her 'recovery status' in the future, whether she will faint again in the middle of the night, whether Master Ji will be ill for a while, and the old lady will be ill for a while, causing her to work day and night ?”
Mrs. Ji said angrily: "Lan'er, did you hear that? You are exhausted from this illness, and you are not allowed to make fun of your body in the future! You don't have to come here at night, there are too many things in the house, you The main thing is to take good care of Shang Qing and Brother Liu, and leave the external affairs to Xiao Wei, anyway, she will take over sooner or later, so I can let her practice now."
Is this trying to take away the right of the wife's midwife? Mother Zhou is not well.
Where does Mrs. Ji have in her mind whether to seize power or not? In her opinion, the Ji family was originally a couple of meditation practitioners, and they should take care of all major and minor matters. Xun Lan has helped manage the family for so long, working like a cow and horse, so it's time to relax. Of course, Xiaowei arrived at Ji's house not long ago, and it was too difficult for her to take over everything, so let's take care of a part first.
What else can Xun Lan say
Who will choose the last item between master and craniotomy
If you need to change another doctor, Mrs. Ji may think that the other doctor is talking nonsense, but who would question Uncle Qiao's medical skills and character? This is a saint who will spare no effort to heal any sick beggar he sees on the road.
In fact, he is a medical idiot, Qiao Wei thought.
Just as no one would question Xun Lan's character, no one would question Qiao Zheng's medical ethics, although the actual situation of the two is not the same at all.
With the support of Zhou's mother, Xun Lan slowly sat up straight, and bowed to the old lady: "Daughter-in-law originally wanted to wait for Xiaowei to get familiar with it before handing over to Xiaowei. Thank you Xiaowei."
Qiao Wei smiled: "It's not hard. In the future, if there is something I don't understand, I ask my wife to enlighten me."
Xun Lan bent the corners of her lips, her smile was a little forced: "It should be, a family doesn't talk about two things."
Seeing the harmony between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ji was overjoyed. She held the hands of the two of them and folded them together: "Your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are getting along so well, I am relieved!"
…
The bright moon hangs on the branches.
After leaving Luomei Hospital, Qiao Wei handed the prescription prescribed by Qiao Zheng to Xun Lan's hand: "This is the prescription for brain damage prescribed by my father for my wife. Madam, don't worry too much. This kind of disease is actually common in our hometown. It’s quite common, commonly known as brain damage, the prescription, it’s a palliative, not a cure, as long as you don’t do anything immoral, the brain damage can be cured without medicine.”
Xun Lan's perfect expression froze for a moment, but it was only for a moment. Soon, she smiled lightly: "Thank you for your concern, daughter-in-law."
Qiao Wei said with a smile: "Ma'am, it's my mother-in-law. I should respect my mother-in-law. Besides, my mother-in-law is so kind to me. How can I not repay her? My father just said that Mrs. Ji and Mrs. Ji treat me well." Like his own, he was very happy and grateful, and told me that if anyone has a headache in the future, just ask him to come here, and don't show off my half-baked medical skills."
Xun Lan's expression was still impeccable, but Qiao Wei noticed that her handkerchief was pinched into a ball.
She said softly: "My father is really good at joking. Daughter-in-law, you are a miracle doctor who even cured the prince and the old lady. How could you be a half-assed? I'm afraid I will have to trouble you more in the future."
Still want to pick her up in the middle of the night? Dream it!
Qiao Wei said with a faint smile: "My father also said that any doctor can cure people, but I have to be a wife for meditation. I am a wife, so I should fulfill my wife's obligations. It’s actually wrong to leave my husband to go to the doctor. The most urgent thing I need to do is to give my mother-in-law a few well-behaved and lovely grandchildren as soon as possible, so that my mother-in-law can have grandchildren and take care of her for the rest of her life, so that she can be a good woman.”
Xun Lan said: "You have given birth to a son and a daughter for the Ji family. You have done a lot of hard work. It's great. Don't worry about having a baby. Pregnancy is hard. Take care of your body first, and it won't be too late to give birth again."
Qiao Wei was "flattered" and said: "My mother-in-law is so considerate of me, I am so touched, I can't repay her, and I want to have a few grandchildren to honor my mother-in-law."
Xun Lan's fingers pinching the veil faintly turned white.
Qiao Wei continued: "My father opened a new Ganoderma lucidum hall nearby, and he will take care of Ji's master's illness in the future. They are all in-laws, mother-in-law will not be unwilling to take care of my father's business, right?"
Xun Lan clenched her fingers, and said calmly, "Thank you father for me."
Qiao Wei smiled, and made a blessing: "Madam, go slowly."
Xun Lan took Zhou's mother away, and everyone walked away, but Zhou's mother turned her head and stared at Qiao Wei fiercely, wishing to stare her eyes out!
Qiao Wei didn't bother to talk to her, walked behind the tree with a smile, and took Qiao Zheng's arm. It's better to kiss her father, who loves her the most: "Father, you are here to deliver medicine to my father-in-law, right?"
Qiao Zheng said without thinking, "Of course not, I only heard that he had an asthma attack when I walked to the door."
I knew it! My dad is so resourceful and brave! For the sake of her daughter, she broke into Ji's house alone, and even lied!
Qiao Wei's heart was sweet, and she didn't want to let go of holding her father's arm: "Could it be that when Bi'er went back to find you for Wu Day Huan, you guessed that someone in the mansion harmed me, and you came here to rescue me?"
Qiao Zheng frowned and said, "No, it was Mingxiu who told me about your mother. I'm here to ask what the news is."
Qiao Wei: "..."
She really did! Sent! Sent!