It is not easy to be the fourth master's wife

Chapter 9

There was a bitter smell of ginseng in the room, and as soon as Yinzhen entered the door, she saw Li Shi sitting there wiping tears, her apricot yellow and pink embroidered clothes made her face yellow under the light, as if the color of medicine had seeped into her. into her skin.

During this period of time, the south courtyard was full of bitter smells, and the continuous medicinal smoke every day smoked out the same smell from the mattresses, curtains, and curtains. However, the maids continued to smoke Li Shi’s favorite rose fragrance in the main house every day. The smell mixed together made Yinzhen frowned and coughed.

When Mrs. Li saw him, it was as if she had seen the backbone. In fact, there was no little girl in the yard to report to the door. She twisted her body deliberately and waited for him to come in.

"Master is here?" Mrs. Li stood up and walked over, with tears still on her face, her voice was weak as soon as she opened her mouth: "Little elder brother fell asleep just now, do you want to go and see?"

Yinzhen glanced and saw the ginseng box on the table, black lacquer with golden gourd patterns, it was a good ginseng just obtained this year, with all beards and tails, and the quality was in good condition, he originally gave it to Nala for her to make up her body Yes, her body is weak and cold, and she is not energetic when winter comes.Mrs. Li wanted to participate, but she didn't expect to give this to her.

"It was sent by Fujin who sympathized with my concubine's hard work." She knew Yinzhen's temper, saying that Fujin gave it to him was more pitiful than saying she wanted it. According to her understanding of Nala over the years, even if she I feel uncomfortable in my heart, and I don't deliberately talk about these trivial things.

But Zhou Ting said it today, and she said it very virtuously, and the ginseng on the table is good ginseng. Yinzhen paused when he looked at Li Shi, and stretched out his hand to open the box. There was still one and a half sticks in it. There is also a new cut on the top of the ginseng.

"You have worked hard to take care of the child, so it's good to eat this." He sleeved his hands and went to the inner room to see his son. The smell in the inner room was even stronger. The child was wrapped in the quilt, and his forehead was full of sweat. When he said he was going to sweat, Mrs. Li didn't allow anyone to open the window, and even lifted the curtain carefully, for fear that his son would catch the wind again.

No one knows exactly what happened to the younger brother's illness, and three or four-year-old children are prone to premature death, but the fourth elder brother just went to the house for one, and another one, the imperial doctor did not dare to take this responsibility, so he had to treat the wind and cold as a disease. Treating a serious illness like that, once they are serious, others will really feel that the child has a serious and serious illness, and they will all become nervous.

Yinzhen's frown deepened, and he just felt uncomfortable staying in this room: "Have you taken the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor?" How can a child be willing to take the medicine, even if he is lured with candied fruit, he is pressed for time. After drinking it, they still spit it out, so they had to keep frying the medicine on the stove. The little girls looked at one stove each, and stuffed two mouthfuls when they were still hot when they were cooked.

Mrs. Li responded, and just when she was about to complain about her hard work and then shed two tears, Yinzhen said to her: "You should settle down early too, and call the imperial physician again tomorrow." Turning around, she left behind. Xia Li stood blankly in the main room, shivering from the cold wind.

Pomegranate, the maidservant who has been serving in the house, shrank her head. After waiting for a while, she saw that Mrs. Li was still standing there, and bit her up and asked:

"Master, do you still need to prepare cheese?" Since Li knew that Yinzhen drank a bowl of cheese in the main courtyard every day, she also prepared accordingly.

As soon as the girl raised the flames, she came up: "What are you taking, didn't you see the master go away?"

After thinking about it for a while, I still didn't know what went wrong, so I had to tell him: "Go and see where Grandpa has gone?"There are only so many women in the yard, where else can they go?
Zhou Ting slept soundly in the main courtyard, while Li Shi wrinkled a veil in the room in the south courtyard, gritted her teeth and looked at the courtyard wall through the window with fixed eyes.

Yinzhen has visited the child as usual, and she is going to talk about her worries and hard work as usual, and whenever this happens, the face of the master will soften a lot.

\But today, when he came in, he didn't look right before he said a few words, but he didn't look like he was annoyed by her.Mrs. Li bit her lip, and the candles in the room were lit until midnight, before she breathed and lay down. She turned over and still felt that Mrs. Song did it, otherwise why did the master enter the South Courtyard as soon as he left? What about her house?

The previous time, even though she was rounded back by her, Mrs. Song was the one who stabbed the replacement. Otherwise, how would the Lord know about the change of someone from a carriage and stable?Mrs. Li was so angry that she couldn't sleep in the middle of the night. She called for tea twice, finally fell asleep in a daze, and got up and changed clothes because of the tea. After a whole night of tossing, not to mention her, even the pomegranate who was watching the night didn't sleep. it is good.

When Zhou Ting sent Yinzhen out the next day, his face was very gentle: "The ginseng is in two boxes, packed in the same box. Ask Su Peisheng to find it and send it to your room." He nodded at her as he spoke. , as if to appease her wronged.

Zhou Ting didn't think much about it, this was for her, of course she had to keep it, she stood up and straightened his clothes like a sign, and said a few words: "I don't need this, but now It’s not necessary yet, I think it’s a good thing, it’s a pity to leave it for nothing.” While talking, he followed all the way to the front hall door, watching him go out.

Mrs. Li spent the whole night tumbling and missed the time to get up. She washed and changed her clothes in a hurry, and was still thinking about what to say to draw his attention back when she was rushing to the front hall. After he left, the tea on the table was still steaming, and he had just left not long ago.

Zhou Ting looked at the gray under Li's eyes and slightly bent her mouth and asked her, "Send over the ginseng and eat it. Your face doesn't look good. I just said that the imperial doctor will come and show you. Let's see how to take care of it."

After a night, the corners of Song's eyes and brows were full of joy. Hearing Zhou Ting's words at this time, she wanted to flatter and add a little bit of embarrassment to Li: "What Fujin said is that because the little elder brother is ill, the elder sister is sick. You have to cherish your own bones even more."

Li gritted her teeth and smiled, her voice was still weak when she spoke: "Xie Fujin is concerned, and I can still hold on, but the little elder brother refuses to eat these days, and the flesh on his face is gone, and I am also worried Too much."

"But you drink too much medicine? Lost your appetite?" Zhou Ting asked carefully. Such a young child doesn't eat much at first, so he can only eat less and more meals. He has to drink three bowls of medicine every day, let alone if he has a bad appetite. After eating, how can you get nutrition if you don’t eat and just drink medicine? It’s strange if you don’t lose weight.

"The imperial doctor ordered that three times a day, you will sweat after drinking the medicine." This means that she refused. Zhou Ting is not vicious, but she is definitely not the Holy Mother. She will never rush to make people doubt her intentions. Forget it, stand up: "Tell the maids and mothers to do their best. When the little elder brother is done, I will reward them. Okay, there are too many things in your yard, let's go." Holding the hand of the agate, he went back.

As soon as she entered the main courtyard, Agate began to gloat, but because Zhou Ting had just warned that it was hard to say too much: "I'm not afraid of ginseng's sexual heat and heartburn." The family is in charge of the house, and there is nothing in the medicine storehouse, even if no one asks someone to buy it It's also very cheap, but Baba sent someone to ask Zhou Ting to participate.

Zhou Ting smiled slightly and said to Ma Nao: "Bring the forehead wipe, and I will get two more needles." A few needles a day gradually become familiar, and with the background of Nala, it is easy to get started. Zhou Ting is ready to give it to Concubine De when she enters the palace next time.Originally, this wiping forehead was just right for wearing in autumn, but now that it’s cold in winter, Zhou Ting thought about adding a fringe of hair?I seem to remember that Sister Feng brought one in Dream of the Red Chamber before, but I don’t know how to get it.

"Master, Su Peisheng has brought ginseng."

Zhou Ting has never seen this secretary of the fourth master, and she has never seen a creature like a eunuch, but when she was very young and movies were not so popular, she once watched an old movie. The old eunuch in it He was very kind to the little emperor, and when he died, he still brought the things that the little emperor liked to play with when he was a child, but the little emperor beat and scolded him.She was still crying while watching the movie, thinking how those villains could bully the old man, she always thought that the old eunuch was the little emperor's grandfather, and felt that the little emperor was really unfilial.

Then she always felt that the eunuch was a pitiful person. When Su Peisheng came in, Zhou Ting happened to recall the worst scene, frowning slightly, looking at Su Peisheng in front of her, she felt that he was also very pitiful, so she asked Pearl to give it to him with a pleasant face. He serves a bowl of cheese.Su Peisheng was stunned for a moment before offering a thousand thanks, and he replied and handed the ginseng box to the girl to leave.

Only those who were by Yinzhen's side knew his temperament best. Su Peisheng hadn't had much contact with this mistress before, and even if he did, she would ask and he would answer.All I know is that she is a very upright person, very similar to fourth master in temperament, but the two people who are very similar don't get along like a husband and wife, like a boss and a subordinate.

He walked all the way, and when he reached the front yard, he straightened up. It seemed that the wind direction in the mansion was about to change again.

Agate opened the box and showed it to Zhou Ting. At first she complained that Zhou Ting should not be so generous, but now she had to accept it. She gave away one and a half sticks, and brought back three sticks. They were still taken from the private treasury of the master. It's not the same, as expected, it's just like what Pearl said, everything the master does is justified.

When the imperial doctor came once and was about to leave, the girl in Da Gege's room was poking her head at the gate of Zhou Ting's courtyard. After calling in to ask, she found out that Da Gege was ill. Mrs. Li was all focused on her two sons, and she was afraid that the younger son would also die. After being sick, Da Gege has a quiet personality. Since she was exempted from asking for peace, she has never appeared before Zhou Ting. If it wasn't for this time, she still wouldn't remember that Yinzhen has a daughter.

(End of this chapter)