My younger sister insisted on marrying me and made me the Marquis' wife.

Chapter 268: Only One Blue and White Porcelain Jar
The servant who escorted them could not leave the house, so the luggage seemed even heavier.

Doctor Li comforted him and said, "Let's walk forward a few steps, and call two porters when we get to the entrance of the alley, and we'll be fine."

Xiaodong thought about it.

"Master, wait here. I'll go to the alley entrance and call two people over. If there is a car or a sedan chair, do you want it?"

Doctor Li said, "Of course I want it. I'm not a stingy person. I have to go back early to clean the room."

Xiaodong put down the package, asked Doctor Li to look after it, and trotted all the way to the alley entrance. After a while, he turned back with a big man following him.

Doctor Li was surprised to see that the man was strong, dressed in shorts and wearing straw sandals made of hemp rope.

This is obviously a martial artist.

Doctor Li gasped and was thinking about how to refuse.

Xiaodong smiled and said, "Master, it turns out that Brother Sixteen had already arranged for him to wait outside to give us a ride, and we just happened to run into each other."

The man nodded as a greeting, and without saying much, he directly carried the two large bags, picked up the remaining three or four bags in his hands, and walked away.

When we got out of the alley, someone drove another carriage over.

The man threw the bag on it, and then turned around and asked the master and disciple to get in the carriage: "This is prepared according to Gu Shiliu's instructions. It is not as elegant and comfortable as the carriage in the mansion. You two can take a seat. We will be fine next time."

Doctor Li and Xiaodong breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise it would have been really difficult to carry so many things.

Soon, we arrived at Renhetang.

Doctor Li took Xiaodong and got off the car, saying, "Please go back and thank Brother Sixteen for me, and tell him to treat him to a drink next time he comes to the mansion."

He took out some change and stuffed it into the man's hand, saying that he was inviting him to tea.

The man laughed out loud: "This is not a big deal. It was all ordered by the master of the mansion. Doctor Li brought his apprentice to the mansion to treat the patient. We can't thank you enough. How can you ask for this? If the brothers knew about it, they would definitely laugh at you."

After saying that, he threw the silver into Xiaodong's arms, turned his horse around and left.

Doctor Li said to Xiaodong, "It's obvious that he is a soldier under Lord Gu. He is straightforward."

Xiaodong said, "I used to dislike following my master into wealthy families, but the Dingbei Marquis's Mansion is an exception. There is no bullying in his family, and they are not arrogant."

Li Lang snorted in his heart but said nothing.

This kid has no idea about the fickleness of human nature.

If it weren't for Qin Yuan, they wouldn't even be able to enter the Marquis' Mansion.

……

Qin Yuan finished her work as usual. The little maid standing outside the corridor came in and said, "The director of the Imperial Hospital has been ordered to come for inspection. The Marquis asks Madam to go to the upper room."

Qin Yuan hurriedly changed into clothes for meeting guests and took Hongye and Cuiming to the upper room.

Hongye said, "Lord Yuanzheng has been ordered to inspect. If Doctor Li accompanies you, wouldn't it be much more convenient?"

Qin Yuan shook his head: "Since ancient times, colleagues have looked down on each other. It may not be the case. Anyway, there are no patients in the mansion. It's just a formality. The Sixth Madam's illness depends on him, but since the Marquis asked, I think he will not refuse."

Doctor Li was avoiding her, so there was no need for her to drag him into this.

I don’t know whether the Chen family’s past affairs are related to this Lord Yuanzheng.

Thinking all the way, he arrived at the upper room. Qiu Ju came to greet him personally and said, "The director of the Imperial Hospital brought two imperial doctors, and the Marquis was talking about the Imperial Doctor Liu."

Qin Yuan nodded and followed him into the hall silently.

Everyone had already taken their seats, divided into host and guest. When they saw her coming, they had to stand up and greet her.

Qin Yuan sat next to Lord Gu and looked at Mr. Pang carefully.

He was in his fifties or sixties, of medium height, with a fair complexion, a slim figure, and scowl-like eyebrows that made his face look slightly sad.

The other two imperial doctors were around 30 or 40 years old. They always respected Pang Yuanzheng and followed his lead.

Pang Yuanzheng spoke slowly, "The Marquis reported that Imperial Physician Liu had passed away. Was it because of smallpox?"

Lord Gu said, "I think so. At the beginning, Doctor Liu was so kind that he asked to come to the mansion. The mansion couldn't invite other doctors at that time. It was all Doctor Liu's effort. Who would have thought that he would fall ill... Alas... It is said that illness comes like a mountain falling, and illness goes away like pulling a thread. Doctor Liu died within two days of being ill."

At the end of what he said, he paused and lowered his head, seeming to be very sad.

Pang Yuanzheng hesitated and said, "Liu Taiyi is a sixth-rank official. After opening the government office, can we transfer Liu Taiyi's coffin to the government office..."

Lord Gu sighed and said, "Speaking of this, I am helpless. I am really sorry for Liu Taiyi's family... Liu Taiyi was seriously ill, and I didn't expect him to die so soon. When the doctor we invited from outside came, he had already died. Liu Taiyi was a kind-hearted doctor. Before he died, he specifically told me to cremate him on the spot to prevent smallpox from spreading... In total, I only collected a blue and white porcelain jar of ashes."

The two doctors couldn't help but exclaimed: "Oh my God, he was cremated."

Pang Yuanzheng was also stunned.

After a while, he said: "This... this..."

Lord Gu interrupted, "I have already submitted a report to the court, and the details are all written in a secret memorial. The emperor should make a response."

Pang Yuanzheng came back to his senses and did not dare to offend him. He nodded and said, "Liu Taiyi's action is also for the safety of the capital. I think the emperor will reward him. When I go back, I will report to the emperor and ask for credit for Liu Taiyi."

This was exactly what Lord Gu wanted, and he nodded immediately and said, "Very good, I'll trouble Dean Pang."

The two imperial doctors standing by were so angry that they dared not say a word and could only glare at Lord Gu secretly.

Lord Gu didn't care at all and pretended not to know.

Pang Yuanzheng drank a cup of tea quietly, calmed down, and then asked: "I heard from the old lady that the epidemic in the mansion was contained in time, thanks to the medicinal incense used by the Marquis' wife. I wonder where the incense recipe came from?"

Qin Yuan knew that there would be such a question. She had copied the recipe in the memorial she submitted for later use. There was no question of keeping it secret, but the origin of the recipe could not be revealed.

"I got this recipe by chance from an ancient book. I've always liked to make perfumes, so I just added and subtracted some spices. It was a random move, but I didn't expect it to be useful. It was also God's blessing."

Pang Yuanzheng hesitated for a moment and said, "May I borrow this ancient book for you to read?"

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "I saw it when I was young, but I don't know where it is anymore."

An imperial physician could not help but ask, "Could it be that Madam copied this prescription when she was young?"

Qin Yuan said: "That's not the case. I just remembered it at a glance and have never forgotten it after all these years."

Imperial physician: "..."

Pang Yuan squinted his eyes, carefully looked at Qin Yuan for a moment, and said, "I didn't expect that the Marquis' wife is so smart. Not only does she remember it well, but she also adjusted it just right."

Madam Gu said hurriedly, "This girl is very good at mixing perfume. I have used the perfume pills she mixed and my health has improved a lot. The shopkeeper Leng of Ranxiangju even begged to sell her perfume pills. The shopkeeper Leng has been mixing perfume for decades, but he still says he is not as good as her."