Daughter Reborn as the Head of the Family

Chapter 181 Asking in secret, hurt?

When Song Qing came to the front hall, Song Jinyue waited for a quarter of an hour.

Song Qing bowed and called "Second Miss".

Song Jinyue looked at Song Qing and motioned for him to sit down and talk.

Song Qing was unwilling to sit down and kept saying: "Second Miss, this is against the rules."

Seeing that he was so stubborn, Song Jinyue simply gave up and asked, "Song Zhi is not in the house these days. I would like to ask what manpower is on duty in the house. Is it enough? Do I need to buy more from outside?

Come?"

Song Qing was stunned, wondering why the second young lady suddenly asked about this matter.

"Now there are sixty guards in the Duke's mansion, including the servants. Song Zhi took twenty people away. Now there are forty guards in the mansion including the servants."

"There are twenty people in a squad, and the black and white squads take turns to be on duty. Most of the time, the slaves are responsible for patrolling at night, and during the day, a young boy named Du Zhong is in charge."

Song Jinyue played with the jade bracelet in her hand, seemingly carelessly, but in fact she listened carefully to every word.

Seeing Song Qing talking about the stewards on duty during the day, she asked casually: "Where was Eucommia ulmoides originally on duty? Are there any family members in the house?"

Although Song Qing was a little confused, he didn't know why the second lady asked about Eucommia ulmoides.

He replied respectfully: "Uzhong was previously on duty at the stable in the outer courtyard. After the Duke of Daguo was injured, there was no work in the stable. Manager Song sent Eucommia to be a guard because he also had some skills.

of."

"Eu Zhong has no family in the house. He was sold to the house five years ago to make a living."

Song Jinyue paused while playing with the jade bracelet. The stable was on duty? Was it sold to the mansion five years ago?

Because my father didn't like riding horses very much, the mansion only hired a servant to take care of his father's horses alone.

As for the horses used in the carriages that go out of the house every day, they are taken care of by the servants in the gatehouse in the outer courtyard.

Perhaps it was because the concierge was not short of manpower that Manager Song transferred Eucommia ulmoides as a guard?

"Were you on duty last night?"

Doubts gradually rose in her heart, and Song Jinyue asked casually without showing any trace of her face.

Song Qing shook his head and then replied: "Because of my little body discomfort last night, I changed it with Eucommia ulmoides."

Song Jinyue said "hmm" and then ordered Song Qing to withdraw.

She waved her hand to call Qiu Yun to her side. Qiu Yun understood and hurriedly leaned over.

"Qiu Yun, go and find out why Song Qing was ill yesterday. Then go and find out if this Eucommia has anyone close to him in the house, including his hobbies and where he usually goes. Remember, the more detailed the better!"

Qiu Yun frowned, but although she was confused, she still agreed.

When Song Jinyue returned to Mingzhuxuan, Grandma Yuan had already laid out lunch.

"Young lady, you must be hungry. Please eat quickly."

Nanny Yuan stepped forward with a smile, took off her cloak, and ordered Sanming to bring a copper plate to help her wash up, and then sat down to welcome the second young lady.

When Song Jinyue sat down to eat, Nanny Yuan was left waiting in the room, and everyone else retreated.

She was not hungry, so she only took a few bites and then ordered the food to be taken away.

After rinsing her mouth and cleansing her face, she leaned against the soft pillow and lay on the soft couch.

Grandma Yuan got a soft quilt made of fox fur and covered her body.

Song Jinyue had already closed her eyes and had a deep sleep. Grandma Yuan walked to the incense burner again, grabbed some spices from the table beside and threw them into the incense burner.

Light clouds of incense slowly overflowed from the gaps in the carved furnace tripod.

The light and slightly sweet spice on the tip of the nose makes people gradually relax.

When Song Jinyue was unconscious, she only heard the sound of the door being closed.

When she woke up again, she had slept for a full hour. She opened the brocade quilt covering her body, got off the ground, put on her shoes, and then called out: "Qiu Yun..."

The door was pushed open, and it was not Qiu Yun who came, but San Ming.

Sanming saw that the second lady was awake and came forward with hot water to help her wash up.

"Second Miss, Qiu Yun hasn't come back yet."

Song Jinyue took the handkerchief and said "hmm".

Originally thinking of going outside for a walk, Grandma Yuan looked over in a hurry.

Song Jinyue sent Sanming away.

"What's wrong?" A feeling of uneasiness gradually spread in my heart.

"Second Miss, Xiang Shu is back!"

"Where are the people?"

"In Anfu Hutong..."

Grandma Yuan had just left the house and originally wanted to buy some spices for the second young lady. Unexpectedly, she bumped into Xiang Shu on the street who was about to go to the Duke's Mansion to find the second young lady.

Although she didn't know where Xiang Shu was doing business recently, she also understood that Xiang Shu was doing something important for the second lady.

She didn't dare to delay. Xiang Shu's expression was a bit solemn. She didn't dare to delay. She didn't even have time to buy the spices, so she hurried back to her house with an empty bamboo basket.

But by chance, the second lady has woken up.

Without stopping, Song Jinyue took Nanny Yuan to Anfu Hutong through the back door.

Xiang Shu was anxiously waiting for the arrival of the second lady in the hospital. He didn't even have time to change out of his dusty clothes.

"Second Miss." Seeing the girl appearing at the gate, Xiang Shu hurriedly saluted.

After Grandma Yuan closed the door, Song Jinyue walked into the back room and signaled to Xiang Shu to follow her.

After entering the house, Xiang Shu closed the door. Song Jinyue stopped and looked at Xiang Shu, "What's wrong?"

"Master Zhang is injured!"

Seeing him mention the eldest cousin of the Zhang family, Song Jinyue's heart skipped a beat.

Uneasiness gradually rose in my heart.

"what happened."

"A few days ago, Mr. Zhang took his officers and soldiers to inspect the border. Unexpectedly, they encountered an ambush from the northern enemy on the way... The military doctors were helpless, and the general ordered me to return to the capital to seek medical treatment for Mr. Zhang."

Although she never said it explicitly, Song Jinyue knew that her cousin's injury was probably extremely serious.

Xiang Shu secretly returned to Beijing this time, and his uncle told him not to make any publicity about it.

Because the route of the military camp's daily patrol at the border and who leads the patrol are kept secret, the route time and manpower are all decided by my uncle himself, and are usually not informed until the next day before departure.

To be ambushed by the enemy from the North like this means that there is a spy in the army!

Now my uncle is secretly investigating the matter, but my cousin's injury cannot delay him.

The doctor who goes to treat my eldest cousin needs to be reliable.

After leaving Anfu Hutong, Song Jinyue went to Qin Mansion.

For a moment, she had no one she could trust, and she only thought of Qin Wan.

Qin Sheng is not in the mansion today.

Qin Wan originally thought that Song Jinyue was here to find her brother, and there was a hint of joking in her words.

"Sister Jinyue, my brother is not in the mansion. He has been staying at the City Patrol Division for the past few days."

"I'm not here to find him, I'm here to find you."

Qin Wan was a little confused.

Looking for her?

"Your brother said that you have superb medical skills, but you just don't show it easily, but do you really mean it?"

Seeing the sincerity in her question, she seemed to be a bit shy.

Qin Wan couldn't hide it, so she nodded.

When she was young, she only liked reading and writing medical books. Later, she went to the mountains to collect herbal medicines and often helped people see doctors.

Over the years, her medical skills have gradually become more refined.

It’s just because female doctors are tabooed.

She often secretly helps people with medical treatment. Her brother once said that if she were a man, with her medical skills, it would be very possible for her to enter the palace and become an imperial doctor.

(End of chapter)