As a medical concubine

Chapter 12 The Twin Curse

Nian Xizhu asked: "Father prefers Nianhuazhu because she doesn't have a mother?"

Mother Qian's eyes flickered, and she said with a smile: "Yes, motherless children are very pitiful. When you have thunderstorms, nightmares, or illness, who do you want most?"

Without even thinking about it, Nian Xizhu raised her head and said, "Of course it's my aunt!"

After speaking, his eyes lit up, as if he had an epiphany, he lowered his head again.

Mother Qian touched the top of her hair, and asked kindly: "Then do you think you should treat Second Miss better?"

There is a thing called hypocrisy.

There is a shortcut, also called hypocrisy.

Sometimes, we teach children to be kind, not because we are really noble, but because it is the easiest way to optimize the status quo and the least attack.

Nian Xizhu blinked her clear and flawless eyes, and said guiltily, "Yes."

The next few days passed quite peacefully. Nian Xizhu didn't bother Huazhu anymore, but instead gave Huazhu some delicious preserved fruits and chestnut cakes from time to time.But Nian Junxi was probably bored staying at home, or the eldest lady cared about Jiang Zhu's body, so she sent Nian Junxi to Langya.

On this day, before dawn, Huazhu was picked up from the quilt by Qiaoer again, Huazhu rubbed her eyes in a daze, and asked, "Are you going to greet Da Furen again?"

In the previous life, it was never so early to pay respects to the empress. No, the emperor granted her the privilege of not needing to pay respects to the empress.But in this life, no one will give her privileges anymore.Hua Zhu's forehead felt cold, and she regained consciousness a little.

Qiaoer helped Huazhu change into a white jasmine undershirt embroidered, and put on a powder-colored silver thread pleated waist skirt, and said vigorously: "Oh, today is the day when Madam visits the old lady in the West Mansion. Go to the main courtyard to settle the province in the morning and evening."

Hua Zhu stood up and walked towards the clean room, "Then why did you wake me up so early? Is there something wrong?"

While folding the quilt, Qiaoer replied in a loud voice: "Young Mistress invites you to have breakfast."

Huazhu raised her eyebrows, and a smile flashed across her eyes, like a seed buried in the soil, knowing that it can survive, but seeing the sprouts come out, she will still be a little happy.

After getting dressed, Huazhu took Qiaoer to Nian Junxi's yard.

Nian Junxi went to Langya and hasn't returned yet. Only Mrs. Ni and Bizhu, the tea maid, are in the house.

Bi Zhu warmly welcomed the two masters and servants into the room, and said with a smile: "Second Miss, can you take a rest? It's really cold this year, and after winter, I'm afraid you need to use thicker quilts. Second Miss will stay in the house with the eldest young lady." After dinner, Qiaoer will follow me to the wing room to get a quilt."

It is said to take the quilt, but in fact it is to entertain Qiao'er separately. The master has the master's meal, and the maid has the maid's supply, but no matter what, the food in Zixia Pavilion is no worse than that in Haitang Courtyard.

Today, Mrs. Ni is dressed very plainly, with goose-yellow transparent gauze, a pure white floor-length skirt, and a black hair slanted into a ponytail, fixed with a hollow golden hairpin.

"Second sister, sit down!" Mrs. Ni patted the chair on the left, and motioned to Hua Zhu with a smile.

Hua Zhu walked up to her and sat down. When she saw the breakfast on the table, her eyes lit up, "Dumplings?"

In fact, there are also five-spice rolls, mint fish rolls, stir-fried emperor, red bean paste buns, sweet cold cakes, seaweed sea oyster cakes, osmanthus glutinous rice dates, and rice scallops. dumpling.

Mrs. Ni thought that Huazhu didn't like the strong smell of onion, ginger and garlic, so she hurriedly explained: "The dumplings were originally for me. If you don't like them, I'll ask them to remove them."

Facing the door again, he said, "Bilan, serve a bowl of flat food."

Hua Zhu waved her hand and said with a smile: "No need to withdraw, I really like eating dumplings."

Mrs. Ni was secretly surprised. Dumplings are a northern food. If it wasn't for pleasing her mother-in-law, she wouldn't learn to eat them at all. This younger sister has a unique taste.

Bilan came in with the flat food, and Mrs. Ni raised her hand, "Eat it yourself."

Bilan thanked her and walked out.

Ni and Hua Zhu had their breakfast in peace.

During the whole process, Mrs. Ni noticed that this younger sister's demeanor and demeanor were extremely elegant, not like the kind of restraint that was pretended out of shame, what did she look like?Mrs. Ni couldn't find a suitable word to describe it, but she felt that the way she ate was more elegant than that of Da Furen and Jiang Zhu.

While Mrs. Ni looked at Hua Zhu quietly, her eyes were not idle. What Hua Zhu noticed was that Mrs. Ni didn't like sweet and greasy food, such as the plate of sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice and jujube. Mrs. Ni didn't even touch a chopstick. But red dates are the good medicine to cure her disease.

After breakfast, Mrs. Ni took out a ball of gold thread and a bottle of bee spices from the cabinet, and said to Hua Zhu, "My younger brother is working in Fuzhou and got some spices from Dashi. This one is called Suhexiang. The big eaters supply the spices to you." We, then trade back our silk and tea, oh, this gold thread is also for them."

Huazhu picked up the gold thread and examined it carefully, exclaiming, "It's pure gold."

Mrs. Ni was slightly taken aback, and said with a smile, "Second sister has good eyesight."

"This is indeed something I need very much right now. My sister-in-law has a heart." Huazhu said, opened Su Hexiang and smelled it, and the emperor's voice and smile suddenly appeared in his mind. Sure enough, the familiar smell is easy to remind people of the past. .

Huazhu looked at Ni Shi again, Ni Shi took so much pains to show her favor, so naturally he didn't really love her so much.

Sure enough, Mrs. Ni paused for a moment, then blushed and said, "The second sister said last time that ginseng is a good medicine, but only ginseng is not enough, I don't know... I don't know what else is needed to cure my disease? "

"There are three types of ginseng: sand ginseng, codonopsis pilosula, and salvia miltiorrhiza, together with Cassia chinensis, oyster, angelica, red peony, small thistle, achyranthes bidentata, curculigo, and fairy spleen. I will write the specific ingredients and usage in the prescription. Now, let’s eat and see first, and if the effect is not obvious, then supplement it with acupuncture.” After speaking, Hua Zhu handed the prescription to Mrs. Ni.

Ni smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Second Sister."

"What do you thank her for?"

Both Ni and Huazhu were startled, turned their heads, and saw Nian Junxi standing not far away, holding a brocade box tightly with his right arm, as if it was a very precious thing.

Huazhu called faintly: "Brother."

"Well, you're here." Strangely, Nian Junxi was not as defiant as usual, but had a gentle attitude, although it could be seen that he was pretending.

(End of this chapter)