After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 982 Come to the door
Compared to Jin Jiashu's guilt and panic, Haitang quickly calmed down.

She smiled and said to Xie Wenzai and others, "Let's take a look at this pot of Tianxin Begonia first? After all, the name matches, the color of the flower is as recorded, and even the origin is in the northwest. How many flowers in the world have such a color? It is unlikely to be wrong. Now it's just that the flowering and fruiting season has passed, and there are no ready-made materials to make medicine. It's not too late to wait for a year. As for going to Chang'an to inquire about more news about Tianxin Begonia, cousin uncle, you should wait and see. What you know, I think the Imperial Hospital is also aware of it. With the order of Empress Dowager Xu, the imperial doctors cannot be unconcerned about Brother Jin's condition. Brother Jin's residual poison has not been cleared, and we still have to find the right antidote. If we want to inquire about the news of Tianxin Begonia in the northwest, perhaps the Imperial Hospital has already taken action. What if the person we ask is also collecting this kind of flower in Chang'an, but bumps into the people in the Imperial Hospital, and they are not aware of each other and hinder each other, wouldn't it be a joke?"

Making a fool of oneself is a minor matter, but if it delays the progress of both parties in finding the medicine, that would be a real problem! They were clearly working for the same goal, but they hindered each other. After figuring out what happened, they didn't even know where to vent their anger. Who wouldn't be upset? !
Xie Wenzai immediately understood this and calmed down a little: "Yes, the Zhou family also has our connections in Chang'an, and they are deeper and wider than ours. If we talk about going to the northwest to find medicine, the Zhou family would have come forward long ago. Why should we be anxious here?"

The Zhou family is about to have another queen. Learning from the lesson of the Empress Dowager, the Zhou family certainly does not want Zhou Xuejun to suffer the same grievances after entering the palace. As long as there is a way to get closer to the new emperor and Empress Dowager Xu, the Zhou family has no reason not to use it. It's just looking for a flower. The Zhou family members should have news after contacting each other. What's the trouble? This is much easier than a few old men writing letters to old friends from thousands of miles away to inquire and ask for help.

Xie Wenzai looked at his cousin Hai Xiya, his cousin's wife Ma, and his two old friends Cao and Lu, and then at his student Jin Jiashu, with a smile on his face: "Don't worry, with the help of the Zhou family, the palace should be able to find the whereabouts of Tianxin Begonia soon. At worst, we still have a pot of flowers here. After it blooms and bears fruit next year, it can also be used to make medicine. The remaining poison in Jiashu's body should be eliminated within a year."

Jin Jiashu secretly wiped his sweat and laughed dryly, "Maybe it won't take a year. In fact, the imperial doctors are very skilled. They have been blooming flowers to detoxify me, and the toxins in my body have been almost cleared. I will drink the medicine for a few more months, and maybe I will be fine. There is no need for everyone to go to such great lengths to find Tianxin Begonia."

Xie Wenzai disagreed: "Since it is a rare poison, and there is only one antidote, Tianxin Haitang, how can your poison be eliminated so easily? If the Imperial Hospital had a way, it would not have dragged on until today and still not been resolved. Don't worry about this matter. Your teacher knows that you are a troublesome child, but your life is at stake, and now is not the time for you to be sensible." He planned to find out from someone first whether the palace had any procedures for finding medicine. If the palace had asked the Zhou family, then naturally he would not interfere; but if the Imperial Hospital did not make any move and just perfunctorily dealt with the matter, then he would not sit idly by and watch his students suffer, and naturally he would mobilize his own connections to find medicine.

However, there is no need to explain this matter in detail in front of the students, so as to prevent Jin Jiashu from being too sensible and always saying that there is no need to trouble others, while he suffers the consequences.

Xie Wenzai sighed and said to Jin Jiashu, "You don't have to worry. I have also been paying attention to your news outside these days. Whether it is the court or the people, everyone who knows you has only praised you and no one has said bad things about you. You don't need to worry that if you take some medicine, you will cause dissatisfaction among others and cause the new emperor and the queen mother to be criticized. The palace has its own way to deal with these things. You just need to rest and recuperate, and don't pay attention to anything else. Even if someone says something unpleasant for a while, so what? When you realize your ambitions in the future, the world will naturally know your character. Who will take the sour words and criticisms of three or two people to heart?"

Cao Gengyun also nodded and said, "That's right. When the Empress Dowager first emerged in the harem, wasn't there a lot of gossip in the city? The Sun family and their followers spread rumors everywhere, wishing to describe her as a peerless treacherous concubine. They never felt guilty for Concubine Sun at all and were very shameless. But it has only been more than ten years. Who still remembers what happened back then? When it comes to the Sun family, everyone scolds; when it comes to the Empress Dowager, who doesn't praise her kindness and honesty? It can be seen that there is still justice in this world. Even if there are many rumors and criticisms for a while, after a long time, God will eventually clear your name. You don't have to take the outside comments to heart. It's important to take care of your health first. Health is the foundation. Without a good body, no matter how good your reputation is, it's all false, and you can't do anything you want; but as long as you have a good body, you have someone to support you behind you, and you will have a day to prove yourself in the future. Temporary gossip is nothing but floating clouds."

Cao Gengyun had heard a lot from his family about the changes in public opinion in Beijing over the years, and combined with his own experience, he had a lot of experience in this matter. Lu Bainian also nodded in agreement, but he was more cautious and would not say some things that his old friends said, but he was still concerned about Jin Jiashu.

Jin Jiashu felt warm in his heart after hearing this. He put aside all his panic and anxiety, and nodded solemnly, "I have remembered the teachers' teachings. No matter what others say, I will prioritize my health first."

Seeing that he was learning, everyone smiled and nodded. Xie Wenzai turned to look at the crabapple: "Take this flower back and take good care of it. Keep raising it the same way you did before. If the palace still can't get any news about the Tianxin crabapple, and Jiashu's poison is still not removed, then when the flower blooms and bears fruit next year, you have to offer it to the Imperial Hospital for medicine."

Haitang naturally would not be stingy with a pot of flowers, so she nodded in agreement.

Everyone gathered around Jin Jiashu and asked about his current health, what medicine the imperial physician prescribed, how his new property was going, how he was going to arrange his family affairs, etc. Upon seeing this, Haitang sent the flowers back to her room first, thought about it, and found the antidote and medicine guide, hiding them on her body, just in case.

When she returned to the room in the front yard, before she entered the house, she heard the doorman come to announce: "Brother is back!" It turned out that Haijiao, who had left home early in the morning, brought Qiao Fu to meet her.

Haitang quickly told the elders in the room the news, and everyone was very happy. But thinking that Jin Jiashu was still here, when they met with Qiao Fu, they would inevitably ask about his experiences over the years, as well as the funeral arrangements of his family elders, etc., it would not be good to have Jin Jiashu, an outsider who didn't know about it, present.

Everyone hesitated for a moment, and Xie Wenzai made a decisive decision: "Jiashu, just sit here and read a book, eat some porridge, and Tangtang will chat with him. We will talk about it after we go to see your cousin Qiao."

Haitang naturally would not refuse the opportunity to talk to Jin Jiashu alone, and she quickly agreed.

Lu Bainian looked at her and Jin Jiashu, and was a little hesitant, but Hai Xiya and his wife and Xie Wenzai didn't care. He didn't know whether he should say more, but Cao Gengyun grabbed his sleeve and said, "Come on, come on, what are you dawdling here for?!" and pulled him out of the room.

Before Jin Jiashu had time to stand up and say goodbye to the elders, the room was almost empty. He stared blankly at the door, then turned back to look at Haitang.

Haitang just thought that his silly look was somewhat cute, and she couldn't help but turn her head away, raising her sleeves to cover her mouth and laugh secretly.

The first update of 2025~~~ Happy New Year everyone~~~~