The Blessing of Traveling to Pregnancy

Chapter 23

The three sisters sat in the side hall for a while, Qingyou and Qingran saw that Qingmei didn't intend to invite them to have lunch together, so they left together without bothering them.

Qingmei yawned quietly, stood up and stretched her limbs without hesitation.Zhang's mother raised her head silently - it's better that she is blind.

During lunch, Mrs. Xu didn't ask Qingmei to go to the main room to have dinner together, which just happened to follow Qingmei's wish.However, Mrs. Xu still ordered the kitchen to specially stew a cup of bird's nest porridge with rock sugar for Qingmei, so that she could nourish her body.After all, when Qingmei left the mansion, she declared to the mansion that she was weak.Except for old confidantes like Mama Zhang and Mama Wang in the mansion, and Qiuyue who followed Qingmei to the Biezhuang, the aunts and ladies in the backyard didn't know the inside story.

Lan Xin was busy in the side hall taking care of Qingmei for her lunch, "Madam has ordered, from now on, if you want to eat, you can just order the lady, and the servant girl will ask the kitchen to add more vegetables."

Qingmei took a spoonful of bird's nest porridge, put it under her eyelids and looked, "Is this bird's nest available every day?"

Lan Xin said softly, "Miss, if you want to eat it every day, the maid will order it right away. But although the bird's nest is delicious, you will get tired of eating it every day. Why not eat it with matsutake shark's fin and other delicacies, let the kitchen change the taste every day ?”

Dongqiao swallowed silently, the capital is different, these delicacies are affordable for little maids like them, and the lady can change the taste every day, just because she is afraid of getting tired of eating!Woohoo, she'd better go on cooking her braised pork to satisfy her cravings.But if I can eat such a good thing as bird's nest once in this life, I would be willing to die even if it is.Master Huang also said that, as the saying goes, if you eat delicious food in the morning, you can die in the evening...

"Don't serve these dishes in the future." After finishing speaking, he pushed the cup of bird's nest beside his hand aside, "Dongqiao, drink it."

Dongqiao was startled—Oh my god, did Miss hear her heart?But she didn't want to die at such a young age!In fact, it was Qingmei who saw her swallowing.

The smile on Lan Xin's face froze for a moment, "This is because my wife specially ordered the kitchen to make up for you, miss."

"Yeah." Qingmei nodded, but the chopsticks in her hand were already reaching for a plate of braised pork on the table.Seeing this, Lan Xin also understood that it would be useless to talk too much, so she silently stepped aside.

In the end, the bird's nest porridge was brought back to the kitchen intact, which made the cook there cheaper.Although Qingmei rewarded Dongqiao, but under the watchful eyes of the surrounding maids, she would not dare to drink Dongqiao's ten gallbladders.What's more, sister Lan Xin said that the wife made this specially for the young lady, if she drank it, she would really be courting death!

"So, she didn't drink the porridge?" Xu casually flipped through the account book in her hand.Lan Xin bowed and stood on one side, "Miss said that she is used to home-cooked food. If she eats alone in the future, she only needs to cook some home-cooked food in the kitchen."

"Oh, she is really a good daughter who is thrifty, respectful and considerate." Mrs. Xu put down the account book, leaned her whole body in the grand teacher's chair, and closed her eyes slightly, "Since she said so, do as she said. You get out."

Lan Xin bowed to leave, and returned to Qingmei's Yilan courtyard as if nothing happened.Zhang's mother, who was sitting in the small courtyard directing the maids to move the flowers, glanced at her, Lan Xin smiled slightly, and then went to do her own work.

Inside the room, Mrs. Xu said quietly, "How is Qingfang's body?"

Mother Zhao took a few steps forward, "Miss Fifth contracted typhoid fever after blowing the wind at night, and she invited a doctor to prescribe medicine in the morning. Just now the nanny said that she was already sweating, after feeding some porridge, now She's already gone to bed." Zhao's mother is the nanny Xu brought from her mother's house, Xu has a very deep affection for her, and in some places even treats her as a half-mother.Zhao's mother knew that Mrs. Xu trusted her, and she has been serving her conscientiously for more than ten years since she married Mrs. Xu to the Lin Mansion.

Mrs. Xu sighed softly, "Why did you get sick at this moment, that girl Qingfang has always been in good health."

Mother Zhao comforted her and said, "Madam, don't worry, Miss Fifth is just occasionally cold. It has been raining for several days recently, and it is indeed cooler than the previous night. This servant has asked the nanny to pay more attention."

Mrs. Xu sat up straight with a serious look on her face.She frowned and lowered her voice, "Tell me, is this related to..."

Mother Zhao hurried over to stop her, "Madam, don't scare yourself!"

Mrs. Xu rubbed her brows weakly, "It's not that I think too much, but it's the truth. In the past, girl Qingfang was in good health, and she rarely fell ill several times a year. Now when she comes back..."

Mother Zhao knew that the one who lived in Yilan Courtyard was her heart disease, "Madam Ruruo is really worried, why don't you go to Donglai Temple another day and ask the master to ask for some consecration charms, and hang them in Brother Ye's room."

"It's a good idea, but isn't going to Donglai Temple too conspicuous now? When the master came to me yesterday, he also said that Qingmei girl stayed in Biezhuang for seven years. Now she doesn't even talk much when she comes back. There is not even a bit of vivacity left when I was a child, and the thin appearance standing with Qingyou Qingran and the others makes people feel distressed. If the master is upset because of the matter of asking for amulets..."

"Ma'am, you should be happy that the master cares about your child." Zhao's mother turned her eyes, "Now, I'm going to beg for my wife. I heard from the old man that there was an old layman who couldn't go to the temple in person because of his old age. To donate sesame oil, let the neighbors take a lock of their own hair and bring the money to go to the temple. When the slaves go to Donglai Temple, they say they are praying for the mansion, especially for the fourth lady who just came back. If the master knows, I will definitely praise my wife for being gentle and virtuous."

"Okay, okay! That's a good idea. You can take my lock of hair to Donglai Temple, and the host must consecrate it in person! The money for sesame oil is not a problem, but don't make other people suspicious."

"Yes, the slave will arrange it now."

After solving this matter, a stone in Xu's heart also fell.Suddenly thinking of his son Lin Yuanye's homework problem, he walked out from behind the desk, "Come on, come with me to see brother Ye, I don't know if this little monkey is being lazy again!"

Seeing the smile on her face again, Mother Zhao knew that his wife was in a better mood, so she quickly helped her up: "Brother Ye may be very happy to see his wife passing by."

"Hehe, besides the master, I'm afraid that little monkey will only listen to me. Let's go and have a look..."

In the Yilan Courtyard, Mother Zhang finally directed the maids to reposition the potted plants placed in the yard according to Qingmei's intention.Although she didn't move much, she was still sweating from the heat, leaning on the chair and shaking the handkerchief, looking like she was dying.

"Drink some ebony juice." Qingmei walked out of the room and handed over the porcelain bowl in her hand.Zhang's mother was very surprised, her fat body almost jumped out of the chair, "Miss, this can't be done!" It was iced ebony juice!

There were no refrigerators in ancient times, and in this late summer season, the ice was taken from the ice cellar.Often there is only a small piece left of a large piece stored in winter, so summer ice is more precious than winter silver charcoal.

Qingmei directly placed the bowl on the small round table in front of the chair, raised her hand to block the glare of the sun, squinted at the rearranged potted plants in the yard, and nodded with satisfaction.

Zhang's mother endured it for a long time, only feeling a little bit of cold air coming out of the bowl.Ever since seeing Qingmei in Biezhuang, he has followed her for more than a month.Zhang's mother endured and endured, took a deep breath, picked up the small porcelain bowl on the table, and drank it gurglingly - she is so polite to a real person like Xiao Qingmei, isn't this just looking for moji? !

When several people returned to the house, they felt that the house was extremely shady.The cool breeze brings water and asks Qingmei to wash and wipe the sweat off her face.Seeing that Lan Xin and the others were not there, Liang Feng said, "Miss, the place where the flowers were placed was very beautiful, why do you want to change the place again?" When she brought the water just now, she heard some maids say that the lady did it on purpose. I can't get along with my wife. Whatever the wife thinks is good, the lady insists on saying no.

Qingmei wrung out the towel and handed it to her, then asked, "Don't you think there are too many flowers by the pond?"

Liangfeng was puzzled, "Isn't it good to have more?"

At this time, Mama Zhang finally got rid of the heat. She had just drank a bowl of iced ebony juice with green plums, and she couldn't help interjecting, "As far as gardening is concerned, the lotus and lotus leaves in the pond are very beautiful. It is inevitable to put those flowers aside It’s a bit overwhelming, but moving to a distance will complement the small pond.”

"Oh..." Liang Feng had a clear expression on his face, and he couldn't help looking at Zhang's mother with a little more admiration in his eyes-as expected of coming out of the palace, she really has a lot of experience!
"Hmm..." Qingmei glanced at the two of them, "I just think that if the flowers are placed by the pond, the view will be blocked."

Liangfeng stared blankly at Qingmei, blinking in confusion——is that the reason?It's not as good as Zhang's mother said!Mother Zhang smiled knowingly.Sure enough, it was because he fell into the water when he was a child, and he was afraid that someone would make a fuss about the water after returning home?After removing those flowers, there will be less shelter beside the pond. Those who want to make a fuss about using water will be disappointed.

Mama Zhang felt that she admired Qingmei more and more. According to Qingmei's silent but energetic personality, if she were placed in the palace, the harem would be even more exciting.But what happened at noon today, Zhang's mother still doesn't agree with it, "Miss, although what you have done in the past few days is reasonable, others may not understand it. Some things are not justified, but right."

"This..." Qingmei glanced at her, "The more bird's nests you eat, the better. If you have a good body, you can use bird's nests to make up for it. No wonder those women in the palace have short lives."

"..."

"The words just now came from medical books."

Zhang's mother was choked for a long time before she came to her senses, "I don't know which medical book written by an expert Miss is reading?"

Qing Mei suddenly smiled faintly, "I forgot."

——Of course, this is from "Daily Quotations of Doctor Wen", but it's a pity that the old man has no time to edit it.

"Although some things are done according to reason, some people may not think it is right; but if you don't do it according to reason, you will definitely have a short life. Weigh the pros and cons of the two, what do you think, Mama Zhang?"

Mama Zhang thinks...Miss, it is easier to get along with you when you are quiet and silent!
(End of this chapter)