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Chapter 4750 [Grandma Liu Visits Rongguo Mansion for the Second Time]

The next day, Xiang Nan asked someone to invite Shi Xiangyun over.

When Shi Xiangyun heard that her sisters were going to form a poetry club, she was very happy and hurried over.

"Okay, you set up a poetry club and didn't invite me?" She said coquettishly to everyone, "Second brother is so thoughtful that he sent someone to pick me up."

"Don't get me wrong, sister Yun. It was my third sister's whim that led us to start the club yesterday. It was too late to call you at such a short notice." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I just picked you up today."

"Yes, Sister Yun, don't be angry, we all apologize to you." Yingchun also smiled.

"That's more like it. Then let me see the poems you wrote." Shi Xiangyun said with a smile.

"Don't be in a hurry and don't show it to her. Tell her the rhyme first. She came later, so first punish her to compose a poem: if it's good, she will be invited to join the society; if it's not good, she will be punished by being the host." Li Wan said with a smile.

"You forgot to invite me, so I have to punish you. As for rhyming, although I can't do it, I have to force myself to make a fool of myself. If you let me join the society, I will be willing to sweep the floor and burn incense." Shi Xiangyun said with a smile.

Everyone then told Shi Xiangyun the title and rhyme.

In ancient times, poetry gatherings were very particular about themes and rhyme limits.

Because the theme and rhyme are random, the poem must be in line with the theme and rhyme. Therefore, it is not enough to just memorize a few poems, even if you memorize the "Complete Tang Poems".

If a time traveler wants to gain the reputation of a talented person just by memorizing a few poems, he is really underestimating the wisdom of the ancients.

At that moment, Shi Xiangyun wrote two poems in a relaxed and carefree manner.

When everyone saw it, they all praised it and said it was amazing, so they happily accepted Shi Xiangyun into the poetry club.

……

For a period of time afterwards, Xiang Nan and his sisters often recited poems, painted, listened to the flute and admired the moon, and their days were quite comfortable.

Time flies and it is already June. Yuanchun has been pregnant for ten months and is about to give birth.

After Xiang Nan knew about it, he came to the palace specially and presented the elixir he had made, "Take this elixir to ensure the safe birth of the child."

"With the immortal's words, I feel relieved." Emperor Jiaxing said with a smile when he heard it.

Sure enough, after Yuanchun took the elixir, she successfully gave birth to a prince, which made Yuanchun, Emperor Jiaxing, and even the entire Jia family excited.

Because Emperor Jiaxing had once decreed that as long as Yuanchun gave birth to a prince, he would be named the crown prince.

In this way, a hundred years after Emperor Jiaxing's death, the throne will naturally be succeeded by the crown prince, and the Jia family will become true foreign relatives.

Since ancient times, relatives of the emperor and eunuchs have always been the easiest to grasp power. Of course, the Jia family is now extremely wealthy and second to none.

For the descendants of the Jia family to become emperors was just a step further. Even so, it was glorious enough.

Because Yuanchun had to recuperate after giving birth, it was difficult for her to return to the Jia Mansion to visit her family. Fortunately, Lady Jia and Lady Wang were able to visit her in the palace.

Plus, there’s a two-way mirror so I can chat in front of myself, so I don’t feel lonely or homesick.

……

Not long after Yuanchun gave birth to the prince, the eldest daughter of the Jia family began to suffer from smallpox again.

This frightened Wang Xifeng so much that she hurriedly cleaned the house to offer sacrifices to the Smallpox Goddess, told her family not to fry or stir-fry anything, ordered Ping'er to prepare bedding and clothes and move into a separate room from Jia Lian, and took a large red ruler to make clothes for her wet nurse, maids and other close relatives.

Smallpox is smallpox, which was a disease with a high mortality rate in ancient times, so people had to take it seriously. After hearing about it, Xiang Nan hurried to the courtyard where she lived.

"Brother Bao, don't dare go in. That's smallpox~" Wang Xifeng said hurriedly.

"Tsk, it's no big deal, don't worry, it's not difficult for me at all." Xiang Nan said as he walked into the room, and saw that the eldest sister had indeed had some red spots on her body. She was also hot and crying very hard.

Upon seeing this, Xiang Nan took out the Rod of Asclepius, also known as the Rod of Medicine, which is the artifact of the Greek god of medicine Asclepius. It can cure all diseases in the world and even has the effect of bringing the dead back to life.

When they saw Xiang Nan taking out a wooden stick with a snake wrapped around it, Wang Xifeng, Ping'er and the other maids were shocked and didn't understand what he was going to do.

After all, the snake kept crawling on the stick and spitting out its tongue, which was really a bit scary.

Xiang Nan then placed the God of Medicine's staff in front of the eldest sister. The long snake coiled on the staff immediately opened its mouth, revealing its sharp fangs, and then bit the eldest sister.

"Oh~" Wang Xifeng screamed in fear and her legs almost went limp.

Ping'er and the other maids were all terrified, but they still had to take care of Wang Xifeng, and the situation was in chaos for a while.

"Brother Bao, what are you doing?" Wang Xifeng asked tremblingly.

"Don't be afraid, this is not an ordinary snake, this is a divine snake." Xiang Nan explained, "It has the effect of curing diseases and bringing the dead back to life."

Sure enough, after being bitten by the snake, the red spots on the elder sister's face and hands disappeared, and her complexion looked much better. And looking at the place where the snake bit her, there was not even a tooth mark.

Xiang Nan immediately put away the snake staff and said, "Okay, my elder sister is cured."

"Brother Bao, you are the best." Wang Xifeng breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her daughter's pox had really healed.

She worked hard for a whole year to give birth to such a precious baby, and she definitely didn't want anything to happen to her.

"Don't worry, our children will be fine as long as I'm here." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

……

It’s August in a blink of an eye, and Granny Liu, who came once last year, is here again this year.

However, this time they did not come to ask for money, but to bring fresh fruits and vegetables to the Jia family.

When Wang Xifeng heard this, she was very surprised. She didn't expect that an old lady like her would still have such thoughtfulness. It was really rare. She originally thought of giving her some more money to send her back.

Unexpectedly, Jia's mother happened to hear about this matter, and she said, "I just want to talk to an old man. Please ask him to come and see me."

Then Granny Liu was brought before Grandmother Jia and greeted, "Greetings, old birthday god."

Grandmother Jia hurriedly bowed and greeted her, then asked Yuanyang to bring a stool for Grandma Liu to sit down and talk.

Although Liu Lao Lao was a country girl, she was knowledgeable and eloquent. She immediately told Jia Mu, Sanchun, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and others about interesting stories in the countryside.

Jia Mu and the others had never heard such a story before, and they felt it was better than those told by storytellers, so they were all fascinated by it. As a result, Granny Liu was saved and stayed in the Jia Mansion for two days.

During these two days, Grandmother Jia took her to visit the Grand View Garden. Granny Liu was amazed by every plant, tree, scene and object in the Grand View Garden, and she praised the garden as better than the one in the painting.

"At the end of the year, we country folks all go to the city to buy paintings. When we have some free time, everyone says that they should go to the painting market to have a look.

I thought that the painting was just fake, how could there be such a real place. But when I went into the garden today, I found that it was ten times better than the painting. I hope someone can draw a picture of this garden. I will take it home and let them see it. I will feel good even when I die."

(End of this chapter)