In the Rose Garden, Sang Nianyue's complexion looked much better today than yesterday.
A high fever last night may have taken away all the viruses in the body. Today, Sang Nuanyue's body is obviously much more relaxed, and she is visibly energetic.
However, after recovering from a serious illness, her face was still a little pale and her lips were a little dull. The already loose clothes on her body made her look even more frail.
Sang Nianyue sat beside the rose flowers and basked in the sun, while Qing'er stayed by her sister's side and read. Sang Nuanyue listened intently, yawned from time to time, and fell asleep again soon after.
Qing'er asked Su Xin for a thin cloak. Su Xin put the cloak on the girl and asked the young master softly, "Do you want to carry the girl into the house?"
Qing'er shook her head, "It's better not to do it. Sister will wake up."
Su Xin and Su Jin went off to work again, leaving Qing'er to continue accompanying her sister. However, at this time, he no longer read aloud, but silently flipped through the "Analects of Confucius" in his hand.
Sang Nuanyue woke up after only two quarters of an hour of sleep. The sun was so warm that she was sweating all over. The stickiness on her body made her feel uncomfortable, but now her cheeks were rosy and she looked a little more healthy.
She asked Su Jin beside her, "How long have I been sleeping?"
Her bright and gentle face is reflected in the flowers, and the blooming roses serve as the background, which makes her look like a painting. It is no exaggeration to say that people are more delicate and colorful than flowers.
Su Jin helped her stand up and said, "It's not even two-quarters of an hour. But the girl slept deeply this time. Maybe she was exposed to the sun, maybe the illness left her body, her cheeks were much rosier, and she looked more energetic. "
Sang Nuanyue chuckled, "In August, I'm the only one left to bask in the sun."
Su Jin also smiled, "No, the young master wanted to accompany you. But the sun was too bright and it was a bit dazzling. The young master couldn't even see the notes on the book clearly. The servant was worried that the young master's eyes would be ruined, so he asked the young master to go back. I went to study in my room."
At this time, Qing'er came out of the house, "Shall I help my sister to walk around the yard twice? Or should I go back to the house and lie down first?"
"I won't turn around anymore, and I won't lie down anymore. I went back to freshen up, and I felt a layer of sweat on my body, which made me feel uncomfortable."
After hearing this, Qing'er found it inconvenient to follow her, so she could only hand her sister over to Su Jin's hands again, and watched helplessly as her sister's door closed.
Dr. Wu's medicine was indeed effective. Sang Nianyue felt no discomfort this morning. Although she still had an occasional cough, her symptoms were significantly relieved. Qing'er was very happy to see this and said happily, "Sure enough, he is the doctor that Wu'an Marquis Mansion often invites. He is indeed very skilled in medicine."
When Sang Nuanyue got up from her nap in the afternoon, she heard Su Xin happily say, "Doctor Wu is here to review the girl."
Sang Nuanyue was surprised for a moment. She remembered that Su Jin said yesterday that Dr. Wu not only prescribed prescriptions to reduce fever, but also prescribed prescriptions for her to take care of herself in the next one or two months. This obviously means that I will come for a follow-up consultation in a month or two, but I didn't expect to come again this afternoon. Why is this?
No matter why, having a doctor come to check on the situation in person can really make people feel more at ease.
Sang Nianyue asked the maid to invite Dr. Wu in quickly. She greeted Dr. Wu respectfully and said solemnly, "Thank you so much, Dr. Wu, for your help yesterday. If you hadn't come in time, I don't know what my little girl would be today." What a glorious scene."
Doctor Wu stroked his beard and turned slightly. Although the woman in front of him wore her hair in a woman's bun, she was a widower. He was also old, so he didn't need to be too shy. But she is too beautiful and has a demonic face. It is not easy to look at a woman with such an appearance. So Doctor Wu smiled lightly and said, "I am also entrusted by the old lady. If the madam really wants to thank me, then thank the old lady for her mercy."
Sang Ningyue nodded, "Old Madam, I would like to thank you, but your contribution will not be forgotten by me, and I will accept you as a courtesy."
When it came to this point, Doctor Wu did not evade anymore, and accepted Sang Ningyue's salute generously, then sat down and continued to diagnose her pulse.
Today's situation is indeed much better than yesterday, which can be seen from Sang Nianyue's face. However, Dr. Wu still checked the pulse carefully, and at the end he looked very relaxed.
"My wife's health has improved, but my condition has been delayed for a long time. In order to eliminate the root cause, I have to patiently take yesterday's prescription for two more days. After that, I can stop this prescription and switch to another special recipe. The recipe for conditioning.”
Sang Nuanyue responded and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, Doctor Wu."
Doctor Wu stroked his beard and said, "This is what I should do as a doctor. It's just medicinal materials that treat diseases, but my wife's seven-emotional injury and excessive thinking need to be adjusted by her. She should think more about her illness. It's useless, madam, you might as well put those troubles away. There aren't that many worries in this world, and it's too much to bother yourself with."
Sang Nianyue solemnly thanked her again, "Thank you, Doctor Wu, for your enlightenment."
"It's the old man who talks too much. Mrs. Lao Caiguan also has a temper that can be taken up and let go. Now that she has arrived at the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, she is taking good care of her health. After passing this cut, the scenery ahead will be great. Madam cherishes it, and there is no need to give more. I'll take my leave now."
Sang Nianyue still respectfully sent Doctor Wu off, not forgetting to ask Su Xin to stuff a purse for the child next to Doctor Wu. Tong'er just accepted the filial piety from this family yesterday, and I feel very embarrassed to accept it again today. Moreover, the lady was extremely beautiful, and she smiled at him in a gentle and approachable way, like a sister. Tong'er likes her a little and doesn't want her to spend money.
But in the end, the purse was stuffed into his arms. Tong'er touched his head nonchalantly and ran forward to chase the master with a smile.
After dinner, there was a cool breeze outside again.
The weather has already entered autumn now. Although it has been very hot during the day, the temperature has dropped significantly at night, and even the wind is obviously cool.
Sang Nuanyue had just recovered from a serious illness and did not dare to go outside to enjoy the wind, so she sat in the house and talked to her brother.
When it got late, she told her brother to go to bed early, and she went back to her room with Su Jin and Su Xin taking care of her.
Su Xin and Sang Nianyue gossiped.
She heard about this from the gossips of the maids in other courtyards when she and Dongxue went to the dining hall to eat together.
It turns out that the reason why Dr. Wu came to the mansion again in the afternoon today was not to give his daughter a follow-up consultation, but because the aunt of the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion was feeling unwell.
"As early as five years ago, my aunt brought a cousin from the Wang family to the Marquis's residence. At that time, the Wang family's girl had just grown her hair and was very beautiful. The Marquis also happened to be filial to her father."
The young lady had the idea of marrying her beloved daughter back to her natal family. Unfortunately, the Marquis didn't know whether it was Princess Changrong who still wanted to reconcile, or whether he hadn't recovered from his last failed marriage. In short, he rejected his concubine's proposal.
But the aunt didn't take it seriously. She still dreamed of a long-term relationship, hoping that her nephew and her daughter would get along day and night and develop a friendship in the future. As long as her daughter marries into the Hou Mansion, she will have an ongoing relationship with the illustrious Wu'an Hou Mansion, and she will be able to continue to enjoy this incredible wealth with peace of mind in the future. Therefore, from then on, my aunt lived in the mansion under the pretext of taking care of the wife in the mansion. She stayed there for five years and never took her back to her husband's family.
However, no matter how good the wishful thinking was, the Marquis simply refused to take action.
"The Marquis is really hard-hearted. No matter whether my aunt or my cousin takes the opportunity to get closer, the Marquis doesn't bother to pay attention. I heard from the maids that in the early years, the Marquis would still give my aunt two respects, but in the past two years, my aunt The devil seemed stunned. He knew that he couldn't do anything but still had to bring the Marquis and his cousin together. The Marquis's patience may have run out, so today he directly broke up the matter in front of the old lady."
"The Marquis did everything right. My aunt cried in front of the old lady all morning. Even my cousin's eyelids were swollen from crying. After returning to the room at noon, she almost committed suicide."
"I don't know whether I was frightened by my cousin, angry by the Marquis, or simply pretending to be sick. In short, in the afternoon, I said that my chest hurt and I couldn't breathe. I even asked someone to report it to the old lady directly. I then asked someone to invite Doctor Wu into the mansion."
Doctor Wu must have checked the aunt's pulse, and when he was about to leave the house, he turned a corner and came over to see how the girl was doing. However, no matter what, they should still thank Dr. Wu for the benefits they received.
Su Xin and Su Jin finally came to the conclusion, "Master Hou is just a piece of cake, no matter which woman he is, he wants to take a bite of him."
"After something like this happened, my aunt probably won't be able to live in the house anymore. It's just that my cousin is getting older. Even if she and my aunt return home, I'm afraid she won't be able to find a good marriage. The Wang family is in decline now, and my aunt is old. The wife most likely hopes to continue to stay in the Marquis's residence and let the Marquis find a good family for her cousin. Therefore, my wife's illness today should be a factor in delaying her return home, and it is also more like a miserable situation, so that the Marquis can take pity on her. From now on, I will pay more attention to my cousin’s marriage.”
The two maids guessed the aunt's thoughts in the blink of an eye. After finishing speaking, they asked Sang Nianyue as if asking for approval, "Miss, do you think the slaves' guess is correct?"
It should be right.
It's just that the aunt has a stubborn temperament. She is afraid that she will pretend to be sick and stay in the house, which will make the Marquis feel guilty. Choosing a good son-in-law for the cousin is one of the real demands. I am afraid that the aunt has not fully responded to Hou. I gave up and wanted to make a few splashes at the end.
What if?
What if, at a certain moment, the Marquis falls in love with his cousin, wouldn’t this be a happy ending for everyone?
It was getting late, and Sang Nuanyue couldn't help but cover her mouth and yawned widely. She left the two people who had nothing to worry about, and they almost stopped having an interesting discussion.
Marquis Wu'an and them are two very different types of people. If Zhou Baolu hadn't planned to bring them into this mansion, they might not be able to have anything to do with this mansion even if they were reincarnated.
Zhou Baolu came here with bad intentions. What they can do now is to take good care of themselves and leave this house as soon as possible.
No matter which woman becomes the mistress of this house in the end, what does it have to do with them? By then they had decided to move out of the Hou Mansion.
