Mingyu took his waist card and went out, and went back home on the way. He found his elder brother Qiu Jun who had just returned from a job and was resting at home. He raised his hand and handed him two taels of silver.
Qiu Jun was startled and quickly threw the money back into Mingyu's arms and said, "Little sister, what are you doing? I just made money and my family is quite wealthy. I don't need you to support the family."
"I didn't help you, it was the elder girl who rewarded you!" Mingyu turned around and put the money back into his eldest brother's hand.
"The eldest daughter of the Shen family?" Qiu Jun looked puzzled, "Why would such a good eldest daughter reward me with money?"
"When you got up early and went back to the city to find me, didn't you mean that you met my master at the city gate?" Mingyu whispered, "This news has helped our girl a lot. The girl asked me to give it to you, so you can take advantage of it." Come on!"
Qiu Jun accepted the money hesitantly, and asked a little uneasily in his heart: "Young lady is so generous, but it's just a small talk, and you just give me two taels of silver?"
"Of course I gave it to you because it was useful!" Mingyu said with a smile.
Aunt Guo is the dog-headed strategist next to the Xu family. She used to bully many people in Shuangtangyuan. Now she has taken them away with the help of Shen Zhonglei, and it is impossible to come back for a while. Mingyu felt that I couldn't be happier.
"Girl, there is one more thing I want you to help me find out." Mingyu finally said what he wanted to say, "Do you know the origin of the family that came back with my family? What happened to that old lady? "
"That's a high-ranking official. Why do you want to ask about this?"
"Of course I want to share my worries for my master!" Mingyu said, "My master came back today with a sad face, changed his clothes and left in a hurry. The girl is purely filial, so why don't you worry?"
"I only know that the man was the prefect of Chengdu before, and this time he returned to Beijing to report on his duties. When he returns to Beijing, he might become a Beijing official, the kind who can go to court to report on his affairs."
Coachmen have their own news channels among themselves.
Even if you don't know each other, sitting together and smoking a pack of cigarettes on the road can inadvertently reveal a lot of information that others want to know.
"As for the old lady, I only know that she fell ill on the way. Seeing a doctor didn't work, and she got worse and worse. Everyone usually stays away from the carriage, and they don't know that her illness is different from other people's."
Mingyu saw that his brother couldn't ask anything anymore, so he stood up and said, "Okay, I'll leave first. I still have to get the medicine for the eldest girl. I can't delay for too long."
Qiu Jun immediately put on his coat and said, "I'll drive to see you off. It won't delay anything."
When they arrived at Hua'antang, Mingyu didn't see the palace doctor when he entered the door. There were only two middle-aged doctors attending the consultation.
She took the prescription and went to the medicine boy to get the medicine. She pretended to be casual and chatted: "Why isn't the doctor here today?"
The medicine boy started to take the medicine according to the medicine list. Hearing this, he said: "A serious patient has come. The palace doctor is busy behind the scenes. Does the girl need to check her pulse by herself or does she need a doctor to visit? The two doctors sitting in the hall now are also very good... …”
Mingyu said: "Forget it, our house always invites the palace doctor to come to the house. Since the palace doctor is busy, I will come back later."
The medicine boy has been working in Hua Antang for several years, and he still has good eyesight. When he saw that Mingyu was more well-dressed than ordinary girls, he knew that she must be a maid from a wealthy family. Naturally, she did not dare to neglect, and said with a smile: "Why? So that the girl can make another trip, how about she leave the name of the palace and I can tell him when the palace doctor is finished?"
"There's no rush, it's just that it's getting cold today, and I want to ask Doctor Gong to check my pulse and prescribe some maintenance prescriptions." Mingyu waved her hands and said, "I just didn't expect that there are other illnesses that Doctor Gong doesn't like. , I haven’t seen him come out after such a long time.”
The medicine boy at Hua Antang didn't pick up on Mingyu.
Although he didn't know who was sick, the person in the back yard now was Master Shen, the prefect of Yongzhou Prefecture.
He also understands that there are some things that can be said and some things that cannot be said.
Mingyu saw this and stopped asking any more questions, as if he was just out of curiosity.
She waited quietly for all the medicinal materials she wanted to be wrapped, then gave the money and left with her things.
After leaving Hua'antang and getting on the carriage, Mingyu couldn't help but frown.
Qiu Jun asked: "How is it?"
Mingyu shook his head and said, "I haven't found out anything useful, so I'll have to trouble my eldest brother."
"Okay, don't be anxious. I'll take you back home first, and then I'll go back and ask some of my buddies."
In the evening, Mingyu went to Xu Yihao's courtyard to deliver medicine, but it took a long time before he came back.
She entered the room with a happy face, and said to several people in the room: "You go to eat first, I will serve the girl here, and you can come and change me after you finish eating."
After everyone left, Mingyu stepped forward and said with a smile: "Young girl is really clever. I have a brother who makes a living by running a sports car, but I didn't know that the driver could find out so much information.
"Looks like you got some clues?" Shen Tianshu put down the medical book in his hand and looked at Mingyu.
"Yes, Hua'antang closed its doors at noon to thank guests. There is really no information inside. I finally found a driver who was temporarily hired to drive the luggage cart among my colleagues, and then I found out some information."
Mingyu told Shen Tianshu exactly what he heard from Qiu Jun.
"The old lady had some phlegm and cough problems, and she could always be heard coughing in the car. Then it suddenly snowed on the road, and the team had to find the nearest town to rest for two days. The inn in the town was dilapidated, and the old lady accidentally I caught the wind and cold, so I went to see a doctor, but it didn't work. It was getting worse and worse, so the team didn't dare to delay, so they rushed to Huguang in the snow, and happened to meet the master and his party halfway. I guess it was because the other party and the master had been there before. Classmates, so the master took them back to Yongzhou."
Shen Tianshu listened carefully to Mingyu's description of the disease, and subconsciously flicked his fingers on the table, as if he was diagnosing someone's pulse.
Having a phlegm cough and catching wind and cold is not a serious problem. Normally, it should not become more serious.
Could it be because of old age and frailty?
Shen Tianshu flicked his fingers on the table a few more times, thinking about how he should come up with ways to reach the patient.
The patient whom Gong Lihua was helpless about was a good opportunity for her to become famous in Yongzhou Prefecture.
At this time, the guards who returned from Yongzhou Mansion to Prince Rui's Mansion knelt in front of Li Zian.
"My subordinates have disgraced their mission and have lost Lady Tong."
A cold light flashed in Li Zian's eyes, and he asked sternly: "How can you lose a pair of ordinary women who have no skills at all?"
The guard looked ashamed and said: "Mrs. Tong stayed in Yongzhou Mansion, and her subordinates stayed up all night to guard her. But the next morning, someone from the Yongzhou Mansion suddenly came to take the eldest daughter of the Shen family back to her home. There was a commotion at the inn. There was a lot of noise here, and my subordinates were careless for a moment, and when they went back to look for someone, they found out that Lady Tong had already left."
"Go down and receive the punishment yourself!"
The guard apologized and left, but Li Zi'an didn't think it was a coincidence.
Lady Tong is definitely not a simple womanizer.
