The weather was very good on the day Mrs. Song went to Jiuyun Lane. Madam Qin came over to change Song Tangning's dressing.
In the courtyard, the roses have bloomed, and green vines have climbed up the bamboo shelves. Hua Wu and Grandma Jiang are outside directing several maids to play on the swings. Tang Ning is leaning against the window, joking with Madam Qin, and listening to her talk about her. Interesting things I encountered while practicing medicine in Sichuan.
"You don't know the weird people I met. At the end of last year, I met a guy with long hair all over his body. The kind of long black hair that even covered his face except for his eyes. He was afraid. Someone saw me during the day, so he sneaked into the hospital in the middle of the night and stuck a ball in front of my room. It was such a big black ball that I thought it was a blind bear that had become a spirit. It scared me so much that I lost my soul. It’s almost gone.”
"Another time, I was treating a patient and I needed some medicinal materials. The medicine grew on the edge of a cliff in the mountains. I was going down to collect the medicine with a rope tied up. Who knew that a strange person actually came out from above my head? You don't know what I was doing at that time. My heart makes me want to climb up and beat him to death. I can still smell the smell even after washing it off ten times."
Tang Ning's body trembled with laughter, and she was extremely envious when she was deeply depressed: "Sister Qin has traveled to many places."
"It's not too much, but it's a pity that the border has not been very peaceful in recent years. Otherwise, I would still like to visit Beijie."
Madam Qin felt a little regretful, "I heard that there is a tribe in Beijie that is good at witchcraft, and its witch doctor is very miraculous. It would be satisfying if I could go and see it in this life."
"Sister Qin feels so comfortable."
Tang Ning's eyes were filled with admiration. Unlike the people she had known in the past, Mrs. Qin was over thirty but had never married or had children. She traveled around to absorb the essence of medical skills from all over the world. After applying what she learned, she integrated her original medical skills and carried them forward. She She never took her broom seriously, and there were people all over the Wei Dynasty who had exchanged medical knowledge with her.
Although she is a woman, many doctors from all over the country regard her as their teacher. Even the people at the Imperial Medical Office in Beijing respect her quite a bit.
Even when Tang Ning was young, she was at most more showy than other noble ladies, but she knew that her life would always be trapped in that defined circle.
No matter how high up her family background is or how good her family background is, she can never go beyond the established rules. She can be free for two years and live happily for two years, but after she reaches her hair age, she will have to restrain her temper, like other girls in the capital. Just like getting married and having children, she will follow the path that was determined when she was born.
Mrs. Qin's life was something she had never seen before, but it made Tang Ning, who had been trapped for a lifetime and finally died in that small place, yearn for it.
"I envy my sister that she can travel around and see all the mountains and rivers."
"You can do it too. You're still young and have plenty of time. You can find things you like."
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment. Can she do it too?
The atmosphere in the room was getting hot, and when Tang Ning was disturbed by what Madam Qin said, someone suddenly came in from outside, and he didn't know what he said to Nanny Jiang. When she came over, she looked extremely unhappy.
"Girl, someone is coming from the Song family."
Tang Ning smiled. My brother had previously given instructions that no one from the Song family could enter the gate of Tang Mansion, but now people outside were still calling back and forth: "Is it the old lady?"
Aunt Jiang nodded: "She came with the eldest lady of the Song family, and she is right outside the door."
If it were other members of the Song family who came, no matter if it was Song Hong or Song Jinxiu, they could just throw them out the door like the Lu family's attendant, but it was Mrs. Song who came, the girl's biological grandmother.
Not to mention driving the person out, just blocking the person outside the door and standing for a while, it is easy for people to say that the girl is unfilial.
The two characters of this statue are like the weight of a mountain that prevents Song Tangning from moving.
Aunt Jiang's face was full of worry: "Girl, last morning in the morning, I heard that the Song family father and son were eating and hanging in front of the saint. Mrs. Song suddenly came to see her. She was afraid that the visitor was not good. Otherwise, I will go and invite the princess. Come here, please stay away for a while..."
You can't keep people out. It's always okay to hide away if you're sick.
Tang Ning shook his head when he heard this: "Far water can't save the near fire. Prince Cheng's Mansion is far away from Jiyun Lane. Even if my aunt gets the news, she won't be able to come over in time. Besides, since they are here for me today, even if I am very sick to death." Yes, even my own grandmother cannot avoid seeing me."
"But you..."
Aunt Jiang was afraid that Tang Ning would suffer a loss against those two people.
Song Tangning was a little afraid of Mrs. Song, but she had to face many things by herself. She couldn't rely on Xiao Yan and her aunt for everything. She said to Aunt Jiang: "Auntie, please ask someone to lead them to the front hall first." , just say that I will go there after taking the medicine."
Seeing that Tang Ning had made up her mind, Aunt Jiang had no choice but to go out first. However, she was still worried and quietly asked someone to leave the house through the corner door to report the news to Prince Cheng.
Here Song Tangning turned to look at Madam Qin: "Sister Qin, is there any way you can make me look ugly? It would be best if you look at me as sick and pitiful, and make the injuries on my face more severe."
"How much does it weigh?"
"As long as it scares people."
"This is easy."
Madam Qin reached out and untied the girdle, and saw that there were many small grids hidden in the plain belt, and each grid contained a small box the size of a thumb.
Madam Qin took out a few of them, asked Hua Wu to get some water, and then dipped the powder in two of the boxes into water and smeared it on Tang Ning's face. She saw that Tang Ning, who had been rosy just now, suddenly turned pale. Come down.
An extra layer of medicine was added to the wound on the face, and something unknown was mixed in it. When Madam Qin put down her hand, Hua Wu was startled.
Madam Qin said: "It's not good to overdo this face, lest the wound becomes stained and fester later, but it's fine if you want to hide it from your grandmother."
"I heard from Canglang that the Song family didn't treat you well. I have a little trick here. If they bully others too much later, you can find an opportunity to stuff it in their mouth. No one will dare to embarrass you."
Song Tangning curiously took the wax-sealed pill: "What is this?"
"Good stuff, you can try it later."
Tang Ning saw that she was speaking mysteriously and had a trusting look on her face, so she put the pills away and thanked her.
Madam Qin pinched the uninjured half of her face and said, "Go quickly." Then she turned to Hua Wu and said, "Little girl, be smarter later. Cry loudly when you see something is wrong, or come and call me."
Hua Wu nodded quickly: "I will remember it."
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Before Mrs. Song and the others came to Jiuyun Lane, Mrs. Zou was worried that they would be blocked from the house. But seeing the servants of the Tang Mansion respectfully inviting them in, Mrs. Zou was relieved.
"Mom has her own way, and Tang Ning will take care of you after all."
"She is well-behaved and sensible."
Mrs. Song responded casually, looked up at her surroundings, and a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes.
I had heard before that the houses in Jiuyun Lane were expensive, and Xiao Yan's mansion was the most expensive among them. I thought he just gave it to Song Tangning in a random house, but I didn't expect that this house was as gorgeous and precious as their Duke's house. Even the guards I met at the front door just now looked like they were not ordinary people.
Mrs. Song originally thought that Xiao Yan took Tang Ning away on a whim, but now it seems that the eunuch seems to be somewhat sincere towards Tang Ning, his "sworn sister".
She was even more eager to reconcile with Tang Ning. Although the eunuch had a hateful reputation, his power was real. The Song family had been declining in recent years, and the position of Duke had been vacant for a long time and could not be inherited. If she could get this With the help of the eunuch, Tang Ning coaxed him to say a few good words for them in front of the saint, and it was no longer difficult for Song Hong to take over the throne.
