Cheng Wanwan put on her clothes and quickly walked towards Zhao Dashan's yard without even having time to dry her hair.
As soon as he stepped through the courtyard gate, he heard Wu Huiniang's painful moans coming from inside.
Her face suddenly darkened: "Did you invite me, doctor?"
Ye Zi nodded: "I have sent Cheng Yi to find Langzhong Zheng. The slave has just given Madam hot water, and the situation is a little better."
Cheng Wanwan opened the door and went in. Madam Ma was accompanying Wu Huiniang by the bedside, gently massaging Wu Huiniang's abdomen, but it still seemed unable to relieve her pain.
"Fortunately, I didn't get red." Mrs. Ma said softly, "I guess I ate the wrong thing. Fortunately, the eldest lady is in good health..."
If there is a premature birth at this time, there is a high probability that the child will not be able to survive.
Cheng Wanwan patted Wu Huiniang's hand gently: "The doctor will be here soon, please bear with me a little longer."
Doctor Zheng came very quickly. After feeling his pulse, he looked solemnly: "I accidentally ingested realgar and cinnabar. Fortunately, the amount was not large, otherwise two people would die... Although the situation is critical, it is not serious. Let me Make a prescription first and it will be ready in two days..."
After the prescription was prescribed, Ye Zi quickly went to boil the medicine. After drinking the first dose of medicine, although Wu Huiniang's abdomen still hurt a little, her face looked much better. She leaned on the bedside, lowered her eyebrows and said nothing.
Cheng Wanwan asked her to have a good rest and walked out of the yard. Madam Ma behind her said: "Many women among the people believe that decoction of realgar cinnabar and some herbs will definitely give birth to a son. Madam, this is..."
Cheng Wanwan sighed.
Many highly educated women in modern times will be poisoned by these feudal ideas, let alone women who are already in such an environment.
Hui Niang wants to have a son, she understands.
But no matter what, this method should not be used.
But why do we take this folk remedy today?
Cheng Wanwan asked Yan Hong to call Wu Xiaochui over.
Now the workshop has built a staff dormitory, with four people per room. People from other villages can live in the dormitory for free. Wu Xiaochui lives in the dormitory. When he heard Cheng Wanwan looking for him, he quickly changed into clean clothes and followed him.
Cheng Wanwan got straight to the point: "Today your parents came to Dahe Village to have a drink. Did they say anything to you two siblings?"
Wu Xiaochui's fingers tightened: "Auntie, what happened?"
"Your second sister drank the medicine by mistake, and now she can't get out of bed." Cheng Wanwan's tone became stern, "If you know anything, don't hide it from me. Otherwise, the next time something happens to your second sister, Hua Tuo will not be able to get out of bed." It’s hard to save.”
Wu Xiaochui's face was full of surprise: "That medicine was a recipe for having a baby that my parents asked for in the temple. When it was given to my second sister, she refused to take it. How could she drink it..."
Cheng Wanwan understood in her heart that in an environment like hers, Hui Niang actually didn't care about having children, but she couldn't bear the fact that there were a pair of parents who wanted her to have a son. The parents came to brainwash her every day and even asked for birth control remedies. Even if Huiniang didn't care about this matter, she would be affected gradually, so she tried it tonight...
Fortunately, the amount of realgar and cinnabar in this prescription is not large, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
She took a deep breath and said: "You should go back now and tell your parents that our Zhao family's birth of children has nothing to do with the Wu family. If something happens to the Zhao family's children because of the Wu family, this marriage will not be allowed by our Zhao family." admit."
Her harsh words made Wu Xiaochui realize that this matter was serious, and he immediately said: "Don't worry, Auntie, I will convey these words to my parents word for word."
He bowed, turned around and walked out of the yard, borrowed a carriage from the workshop, and left in a hurry.
Cheng Wanwan got up and went to Wu Hui's mother's room again. She drank the medicine, but did not fall asleep, thinking silently.
"Huiniang." She sat down by the bed and said warmly, "What do you think of Xiao Zhuzhu?"
A smile appeared on Wu Huiniang's face: "Little Zhuzhu is very obedient, very sensible, and very smart. Although Mrs. Yang is not here now, she is also studying to distinguish herbal medicines seriously. Now she can recognize more than a dozen kinds of herbal medicines."
Cheng Wanwan nodded: "Then give Xiaozhuzhu a new sister, wouldn't it be nice to have the two sisters as companions?"
Wu Huiniang's smile froze. She understood that her mother-in-law should already know why she had abdominal pain tonight.
She was silent, not knowing what to say.
"Having a child or a daughter cannot be decided by just one prescription. Whether it is a daughter or a son, aren't they all your children?" Cheng Wanwan said earnestly, "I am not a mother-in-law who must ask my daughter-in-law to have a son. Dashan is not a husband who must force his wife to give birth to a son. This matter is a shackles you forcefully put on yourself. If you think about this matter every day, it is not good for yourself and the child in your belly. What’s more, It took just over a month to give birth, so don’t worry about it.”
Wu Huiniang bit her lip and said: "Among the seven sins, one is not giving birth to a son for her husband. Now that Dashan has become an official, I...if I can't give birth to a son, he, he can, he can take concubines..."
Her voice became softer and softer, and her head lowered lower and lower.
"I asked you to read and write, but I didn't ask you to read these books that poison your thoughts." Cheng Wanwan patted the back of her hand, "Da Shan is an honest man and cannot have a concubine. If one day he really has this You don’t need to tell me what kind of thoughts you have, I won’t let him go first.”
Wu Huiniang raised her head, her eyes filled with water mist: "Thank you, mother, it was my fault. I will never do it again."
Cheng Wanwan covered her with a quilt: "Just think about it clearly and rest quickly."
Zhao Dashan had no idea what happened that night because he was so drunk that his head still hurt when he woke up the next morning.
He always got up early, and Eunuch Ming had also gotten up early in the yard. He was squatting on the ground talking to a wolf and a goose in a good voice. These two guys took advantage of others and treated Eunuch Ming very affectionately. He rubbed his head against Eunuch Ming's palm.
"We will take you two little darlings to a good place. You get in the car and stay there. We will be there in a few days." Eunuch Ming pointed to the gorgeous carriage beside him with a smile, "Let's go, get in the car. "
These two guys didn't know they were going to a very far away place, so they followed them and got in the car.
Eunuch Ming breathed a sigh of relief. It was great. He finally got rid of these two greedy things. After returning to the capital, he would definitely get a commendation from the emperor. His status as an eunuch would be untouchable by anyone.
Zhao Dashan came over and said, "Master Ming, don't you plan to stay for two more days?"
"No, no, no." Eunuch Ming waved his hand, "This trip has lasted more than a month, which has delayed too many things. Our family has to return to Beijing as soon as possible."
At this time, Cheng Wanwan also got up. She directed her servants to carry the prepared snacks and dried fruits onto the carriage, and said with a smile: "The journey back is tiring, so father-in-law, please have a good rest and don't be tormented by those two little things." Yes, feed them some of this every day, and they can sleep peacefully until they reach the capital."
She handed over a small porcelain bottle, which contained sleeping pills for animals. Take one pill every morning, and you can sleep for ten hours. Even if you wake up, your mental state will not be very good. This will not cause trouble halfway... Otherwise, a wolf If you stay in the car for a long time, your energy will become manic. If you accidentally hurt someone, it will be the end of you.
Eunuch Ming took the medicine bottle and said, "Ren Sui Gong is now in the fourth rank. Although he is far away from the court, he still has a burden on him. In the future, he will inevitably have to trouble Mr. Sui Gong."
"How can you say it's trouble?" Cheng Wanwan said quickly, "Since I sit in this position, I must do things consistent with my status. Don't worry, father-in-law. I will still work hard to benefit the people and serve the people as before." The court is loyal to the emperor, this will never change."
Eunuch Ming laughed loudly, and after saying a few more words, he got in the car and said goodbye.
The sun has not yet come out, and the morning mist envelopes the small mountain village. People who are busy in the fields come out to see each other off.
The convoy gradually moved away and disappeared on the mountain road.
