The heavy rain poured down outside, hitting the ground and the window sill, making a crackling sound.
The room was filled with mist, and the two people's eyes were separated by mist.
"What's the difference?"
Lian Suisui, who didn't get an answer, raised his head and asked, holding a brush stained with ink in one hand.
Chu Zhiyi's Adam's apple rolled and he coughed slightly and looked away.
"No, it's not different."
Lian Suisui said suspiciously, lowered his head and carefully recorded the poisonous attack in the medical record.
…
The next day, when the sky was bright, people on the street gathered together in twos and threes and whispered about something. The men had obscene smiles on their faces. The women punched the men who came over in disgust and walked away with curses.
He turned around and chatted and laughed with several women of the same age.
Normally, Chu Zhiyi never cared what unrelated people were talking about, but today, he approached her with a wheelchair by accident.
"Listen to me..." the woman lowered her voice, "Miss Lian San cured the Ninth Prince's incompetence..."
Chu Zhiyi suddenly trembled and woke up from his sleep. At that moment, he forgot to breathe. He took a long breath until his chest felt tight. It turned out to be a dream...
The heat in the room dissipated, the sound of wind and rain gradually stopped, and it was as quiet as if the person had never been here.
When did he fall asleep?
"Sparse shadow."
Someone pushed the door open and came in.
"Master, do you want to wake up for the night?"
Chu Zhiyi was soaked with sweat. It was very hot under the quilt in summer.
"Hel me up and sit down."
He seldom slept well, and this was the first time he had such a dream. After carefully recalling the scene in the dream, he felt it was a bit funny.
"Is it still raining outside?"
The wind and rain came suddenly tonight, and he vaguely remembered the lightning and thunder at that time. He looked at Lian Suisui's generous back lying on the table writing something. How could she go back in such a heavy rain?
Shuying glanced outside.
"It's been raining, but it's been raining less now."
Didn't answer his question.
Chu Zhiyi hummed and said nothing more.
"Master, it's still early, please sleep a little longer."
The sound of the watch came through the courtyard wall.
"It's five o'clock, it's time to go to court."
Shuying felt uncomfortable. In the past five years, his master could only listen to the clock beat through the courtyard wall, and could no longer go inside the palace wall...
"Master, Miss Lian San said she can cure your leg. After we detoxify the poison and cure the leg, we can go back..."
Chu Zhiyi chuckled, he could never go back.
"Go to sleep."
Shuying felt that since Lian Sui came to detoxify his master, his master's character had become much gentler. Why didn't he quarrel with him tonight?
It suddenly occurred to him that his master had not spoken against him for a long time!
The rain drove away the heat and the night was cool. I slept very deeply. Even Suisui got up late in the morning. He stood under the eaves and looked at the sun in the sky. Good guy, it’s true. If you don’t go out at dawn, the sunset will travel thousands of miles. , if it weren't for the puddles left on the ground, who would have thought that there was lightning and thunder in the middle of the night last night?
"Miss, Grandma Fang came here just now and said that the old lady of the Qin family celebrated her birthday on the third day of July, so she asked you to prepare well."
The Qin family holds military power and is taboo about making friends with officials in the DPRK and China. The eldest and second uncles of the Qin family are stationed at the border all year round, so the old man and his wife live their lives behind closed doors.
In the spring of this year, the eldest son of the Qin family won a battle and was commended by the emperor. He held a special banquet in the palace, but as a result, something like this happened even in Sui Sui.
Mrs. Qin originally wanted to take the opportunity to let her get along well with the Qin family's cousins, but after this incident, she did not dare to bring her to the Qin family's door because she thought she was embarrassed.
This delay lasted for several months.
Lian Suisui frowned and asked, "Did Mom tell me what the elders of the Qin family like? What are the personalities of my cousins?"
Whatever happened at the palace banquet, whether she was the victim or not, she had brought shame on the Qin family. This time, she had to show an attitude of apology first.
Xiaotao shook her head and said, "No, Grandma Fang just passed on a word and left. If Miss wants to inquire, we can go find Madam."
Even Suisui was a little helpless. She had been in the bath for so long, and the rumors about her had not diminished at all. They had even escalated to a higher level. She couldn't even explain to her mother, let alone not being familiar with her. The Qin family.
Her mother still has to coax her...
"Xiao Tao, help me change my clothes and give me a neater hairstyle."
Main courtyard.
After listening to the steward's report on the situation in the shop, Ms. Qin picked up her tea cup and took a sip.
"Tell me about the recent rumors about the third lady."
Let’s talk about business first, and then let’s talk about Miss Lian San’s rumors. This is the procedure for every steward to report to the government.
The steward was not sure what the stewards in front of him said, so he first observed Qin's expression and then recounted the rumors in a tactful way.
"No, the third lady has quieted down a lot recently. Although the rumors from the past are still spreading, those are the things that have been said and settled."
The latest rumor is that Lian Suisui went to the gate of Dali Temple to pester Song Jingwei, and was sued by King Cheng before the eldest princess. The eldest princess came forward to mediate...
The Qin family already knew this.
"Back off."
Mrs. Qin was angry because Lian Suisui was obviously summoned by the eldest princess to interrogate her. How dare she join forces with the eldest princess and lie to her that she was going to see the eldest princess?
When Lian Suisui arrived at the main courtyard, Mrs. Qin was still angry.
"Mom." Lian Suisui opened the curtain and got in from the door. "Mom, it's cool today. My daughter will take you out for a walk. Last time I saw a hairpin in Baodezhai that is particularly suitable for my mother..."
It had been a long time since the incident, and it was a bit strange to be angry now. Mrs. Qin adjusted her mentality and asked: "Last time I went to see the eldest princess, how much did the eldest princess give you for the consultation?"
Lian Suisui thought her mother thought she couldn't afford the hairpins from Baodezhai, so she patted her chest and promised: "Don't worry, mother, the consultation fee I collected is enough to buy ten hairpins from Baodezhai for my mother. We are not going to visit my uncle." Are you going to have a banquet at home? You can’t lose your mother’s face!”
After making money, she was willing to spend it on her. Mrs. Qin was moved by her enthusiasm. Her own daughter understood it. If it were someone else, she would treat her rationally. But when it happened to Lian Suisui, she knew the truth was not that, but she endured it. Can't help but be angry.
I'm angry that she's always careless and doesn't think about anything.
Mrs. Qin looked at the hairpin on her head. She had given it to her during the Chinese New Year the year before last. Apart from clothes for the four seasons, Suisui hadn't bought anything for a long time.
Of course, all the things she sent before were put away by her because she disliked them, and some were deceived by Xia Jing'er's sweet words. So she simply stopped buying them for her.
Unexpectedly, she now took out the hairpin she had given her and wore it again.
Qin's anger subsided.
"Just in time, you should also buy some jewelry. Aunt Fang, ask the housekeeper to hitch the carriage."
It was the first time he went shopping with his beautiful mother. Lian Suisui asked Xiao Tao to go back and bring his little treasury with him. He planned to buy something suitable for her mother and give it to Mrs. Qin directly.
Two carriages stopped at the entrance of Baodezhai at the same time.
Lian Suisui got out of the carriage and turned around to help Qin. From the corner of her eye, she saw Sun Mingwei doing the same thing as her, helping a well-dressed lady out of the carriage.
"What a coincidence, I met Mrs. Lian here."
Mrs. Qin nodded and greeted the other party.
"Mrs. Sun."
"Let's go together."
Mrs. Sun affectionately supported Qin's arm. Lian Suisui and Sun Mingwei looked at each other and looked away in disgust.
