The Splendid Medical Concubine: The Journey of a Concubine

Chapter 75075 Wanton

Chu Qianchen nodded and motioned for her to go.

Amber retreated.

Chu Qianchen was the only one left in the small study, looking out the window.

In the courtyard, the branches of snow-white gardenias are in full bloom, and the fragrant fragrance of gardenias is everywhere inside and outside the house. The scorching sun casts mottled light and shadow through the treetops, and the entire Wanyan Courtyard is silent.

Chu Qianchen didn't hesitate for too long.

Now that she has done it, she will not regret it.

In her previous life, she was so confused that she didn't even figure out who harmed her. In this life, she could come back again, so she wanted to find out the truth and see clearly how many people and ghosts there were in the Chu family...

Chu Qianchen walked to the case, laid out the paper himself, then picked up the inkstone and poured some water on the inkstone, then picked up the ink ingot and started grinding it.

Under the repeated grinding of the ink ingot, the clear water on the inkstone gradually turned into jet black ink.

Chu Qianchen polished the ink slowly and slowly, watching the ink spin on the inkstone, round and round, her heart gradually calmed down...

Chu Qianchen picked up a langhao pen, dipped some ink, and began to write the formula: gypsum, cold water stone, magnet, talc, rhinoceros horn, antelope horn, wood incense...

This recipe comes from "Qian Jin Yifang". It is an ancient recipe called Zixue San.

This prescription is not a secret recipe at all. It is a first-aid medicine that can be used to clear away heat and detoxify, relieve spasm and relieve wind, as well as resuscitate and relieve convulsions. It is a commonly used prescription.

Major pharmacies in the capital also often sell the patent medicine "Zixue Powder". However, the color of the Zixue Powder they sell is not purple enough and the efficacy is always a little worse.

In her previous life, she tried to improve Zixue Powder, but no matter how she adjusted the formulas of various medicinal materials, the results were always unsatisfactory. Later, she looked through ancient medical books from past dynasties and discussed with some experienced pharmacists, and finally discovered a The secret method is to use a gold shovel and a silver pot to make the real Purple Snow Powder.

Tomorrow, she had to find a gold shop to customize a gold spatula and silver pot for her.

While Chu Qianchen was thinking about it, he put the recipe aside to dry, spread the paper again, and drew a set of pots and spatulas.

When Amber came back, she saw Chu Qianchen drawing pots and spatulas attentively. He felt that his girl was becoming more and more difficult to see through. Is it possible that the girl is planning to build a small kitchen in Wanyan Courtyard?

After Chu Qianchen finished painting, he put down his pen and asked casually: "Are they leaving?"

"Let's go." Hu Bo nodded and couldn't help but laugh, "The Fourth Young Master Yun is really 'evil'. Not only did he and that Young Master Mo shoot off the plaque of the Hou Mansion with one arrow, the Fourth Young Master Yun also asked passers-by for help. I borrowed the gongs and drums and beat the gongs and drums and said it was done by Prince Chen’s Mansion.”

"The noise was so loud that it even attracted people from several other mansions on Songhe Street."

"Fourth Young Master Yun said that they dare to take action. If the Marquis is not convinced, he can go to the Prince Chen's Mansion to argue with His Highness Prince Chen."

"I estimate that this matter won't be spread throughout the capital until tomorrow..."

Chu Qianchen listened with a smile.

Yunzhan's trouble, not to mention the Yongding Marquis' Mansion, and other noble courtiers' mansions in the capital who want to go to Jishi Hall to cause trouble in the future, and who want to seek medical treatment from a miracle doctor, will have to weigh whether they dare to go to Prince Chen's Mansion.

The prince is her backer! Chu Qianchen thought happily, it was the same in his previous life, and it is the same in this life.

Chu Qianchen was in an extremely good mood, but the other owners of the Hou Mansion were all angry and anxious.

Especially Chu Lingxiao, the Marquis of Yongding.

At this moment, Chu Lingxiao went to Mrs. Tai's Rongfu Hall angrily, her face not looking good.

"Axiao," Mrs. Tai asked eagerly as soon as she saw her son, "Is the door plaque...is it..."

She squeezed the beads in her hand tightly and couldn't ask any more questions in the middle of her words.

Chu Lingxiao nodded heavily, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot, lifted his robe and sat down.

The door plaque of the Yongding Hou Mansion was indeed split into two halves by that arrow.

"..." The madam didn't catch her breath, her face turned from white to green, and she almost fainted.

Grandma Wang on the side quickly brought tea to Mrs. Tai, which was a blessing.

It took a while for Mrs. Tai to regain her composure, and she said in a hoarse voice: "Ah Xiao, what is going on? Why did King Chen..."

"It's not Sister Ling's fault!" Chu Lingxiao said angrily, "Didn't Sister Ling have someone smash up Jishi Hall the day before yesterday? Yun Zhan came to stand up for Jishi Hall today!"

"Mom, Sister Ling's temperament really needs to be taught a lesson. How can there be a girl like her!"

"Besides, Ji Shi Tang is backed by King Chen. Even Uncle Zhongyong can do nothing about Ji Shi Tang."

"Our Marquis Mansion has always been troubled, but Sister Ling still behaves so openly, causing trouble for nothing..."

Chu Lingxiao felt in his heart that the second wife was really incompetent in educating her daughter, which was causing trouble for the family.

The Dowager's face was as dark as water.

She also felt that Chu Qianling was at fault, but...

"Prince Chen has gone too far!" Mrs. Tai said in a deep voice, with a look of indignation on her graceful face. "Sister Ling just smashed a medical clinic, but Prince Chen smashed the door plaque of our Marquis' mansion!"

King Chen's move was tantamount to slapping the Hou Mansion directly.

By tomorrow, this matter will be spread all over the capital, and their Yongding Marquis Mansion will lose all face, and they are afraid that they will become the laughing stock of others...

Chu Lingxiao's face was gloomier than that of Mrs. Tai. He had already thought of how many strange looks he would face when he went to the Yamen tomorrow.

"Bang!"

Chu Lingxiao punched the coffee table at hand so hard that the fruit bowl and tea cup on the coffee table jumped.

"Prince Chen is unreasonable and arrogant at all!" Chu Lingxiao said coldly, "It was Sister Ling who was at fault in this matter. There is nothing wrong with Prince Chen sending someone to hold someone accountable. Mother, you didn't see it. , without saying a word, Yun Zhan had someone shoot an arrow at the door plaque of our Hou Mansion!"

"Like a servant, like a master. They are all so arrogant. No wonder King Chen disgraced the emperor as soon as he returned to the capital. Later, he even ignored the emperor's summons. This is because he thinks that his achievements are superior to his master! "

The madam's anger began to rise again when she heard that she was so angry that the corners of her mouth were trembling, and she gritted her teeth and said: "Prince Chen doesn't take the Marquis Mansion seriously, he doesn't take the Imperial Concubine and His Highness the Second Prince seriously either. ”

"He is so arrogant, he will have to reap the consequences sooner or later!" The wife was also furious and slapped the case.

In Mrs. Tai's view, if she doesn't look at the monk's face or the Buddha's face, even if King Chen doesn't take Yongding Marquis Mansion seriously, he should still give some face to the second prince.

Chu Lingxiao sneered disdainfully, "King Chen has no self-awareness. He will soon be in trouble, and he is so nosy!"

As the saying goes, those who know the current affairs are heroes.

Now is not the time for the late emperor. The late emperor always loved King Chen, but now he has always been afraid of King Chen. Everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty did not know that the emperor was waiting for an opportunity to deal with King Chen!

King Chen acted so arrogantly, which would only make the emperor more and more dissatisfied with him.

When the day comes when the emperor takes back his military power and completely secures his throne, the emperor will definitely attack King Chen. When that time comes, King Chen will be killed at worst, or imprisoned at worst. It is conceivable that the rest of his life will not end well. of.

Chu Lingxiao curled his lower lip, with a detachment that could see through the situation of the court.

At this moment, the eldest maid said tremblingly outside the door curtain: "Madam, Mr. Marquis, the second master is here."

"Let him in."

After the words fell, the curtain of Concubine Xiang was opened from the outside, and the second master of Chu, Chu Lingyu, walked in quickly, with a complicated expression, including anger, anxiety, worry, etc.

It was Chu Lingxiao who called Chu Lingyu.

Before Chu Lingyu could speak, Chu Lingxiao scolded him:

"Second brother, don't just focus on your errands on weekdays. Your younger siblings dote on your daughter, so you should be a strict father and discipline your sister Ling."

"Look, she could smash up Jishi Hall the day before yesterday, but what about the next day?! If she goes to make trouble in someone else's house, the reputation of the girl from the Hou Mansion will be completely ruined!"

"Today, the door plaque of our Marquis Mansion was smashed. In the future, our family will be confiscated and our clan will be exterminated!"

"Because of one person's fault, how many people will suffer the consequences?"

“…”

Chu Lingxiao spoke as if to vent his anger, but even so, he still felt unhappy.

Chu Lingyu just stood there in the hall, being scolded by Chu Lingxiao, and his face became increasingly ugly.

After hearing this, he felt only injustice. He had heard from Mrs. Liu what happened in the main courtyard the day before yesterday.

Yes, his daughter was wrong to smash Jishitang, but it was not their eldest daughter's two daughters who were causing trouble.

Chu Qianhuang instigated his daughter to disfigure Chu Qianchen's face. Chu Qianchen was just as bad. She clearly had the miracle doctor's Shiquan ointment on hand, but she hid the medicine and refused to give it to her daughter. If not for this, my daughter would not have smashed Ji Shi Tang.

To put it bluntly, this matter was originally caused by the eldest brother and the sisters having a disagreement, but they used his daughter as a weapon!

The more Chu Lingyu thought about it, the more unwilling he became, clenching his fists tightly.

But now, Chu Lingxiao was angry, and the wife was obviously helping the eldest brother. On the surface, this matter was indeed caused by the second eldest brother, and Chu Lingyu still obeyed the punishment in the end.

On this day, everyone in the Hou Mansion knew that the masters were in a bad mood, and the entire Hou Mansion was enveloped in a low pressure.

Early the next morning, Chu Lingxiao went to court. During the morning court, he openly sued Yun Zhan in front of all civil and military officials and requested an order to punish Yun Zhan severely.

The emperor also wanted to take the opportunity to suppress Gu Jue, and issued an edict that day to seize Yunzhan's military position. However, not long after the edict was sent to Prince Chen's palace, it was returned to the emperor unchanged.

Chen Su also brought back a sentence from Gu Jue:

"The appointment and dismissal of the Northland Army's lieutenants is my own decision."

The implication is that the emperor's hands are too long and he can't control the Northern Army.

I heard that the emperor smashed everything in the imperial study that day.

I heard that the emperor was so angry that he didn't even see several cabinet ministers.

Since Gu Jue returned to Beijing, Prince Chen's Mansion has been the focus of everyone's attention. Many courtiers and nobles saw King Chen's open defiance.

While King Chen's arrogance shocked them, they also began to wonder whether the previous rumors that King Chen was seriously ill were true. If King Chen is really ill, shouldn't he hide his strength and bide his time and behave with his tail between his legs to avoid conflict with the emperor? !

However, the emperor told the prince that King Chen was seriously ill. Everyone was suspicious, that is, they talked about it in private and did not dare to question it casually.

Therefore, many people have set their sights on Yongdinghou Mansion. In the capital, Yongding Houfu is probably the only one that attracts attention because it is the second prince's natal family. Apart from this, there is really nothing worthy of praise in the Yongding Hou Mansion.

This is great. Marquis Yongding is facing King Chen head-on. Will King Chen let it go? !

Those who did good things all watched the excitement.

Chu Lingxiao felt frustrated and felt that everything was not going well in the recent days, especially when Shen went to the palace to show Chu Qianhuang her refusal to be the princess's companion. It was an honor for the Chu family to have the princess' companionship. , especially the Chu family is declining day by day.

Moreover, Shen refused him again and again and refused to go back to Duke Mu's mansion to plead for him. Chu Lingxiao was filled with anger.

He didn't go to find Mrs. Shen. Anyway, if he went there, it would be a quarrel. He didn't want to see Mrs. Shen's aloof look. She didn't have the gentleness and gentleness that a woman should have.

After Chu Lingxiao returned home, he went to Qinghui Courtyard.

Aunt Jiang poured tea and water, and after hearing the words nephrite, she gave Chu Lingxiao some attentive comfort, which finally made Chu Lingxiao feel a lot more comfortable.

In Chu Lingxiao's view, someone like Aunt Jiang, who is gentle, virtuous, gentle, considerate, and considerate, regards him as her heaven and her earth, and gives him priority in everything.

In front of Aunt Jiang, Chu Lingxiao felt like a man.

That night, Chu Lingxiao rested in Qinghui Courtyard. When he came out of Qinghui Courtyard early the next morning, there was a woman wearing a red dress behind him, and the two of them went to the main courtyard.

Without waiting for anyone to tell her, Chu Lingxiao walked directly into the Zuo Second Room and said to the woman behind her: "Kowtow to Madam and serve tea!"

The room fell silent for a moment.

Both Shen and all the servants understood what Chu Lingxiao meant.

The Marquis obviously wants to take a concubine!

The servants all looked at the woman beside Chu Lingxiao with strange eyes.

This...isn't this Liuli who used to serve in the second girl's house?

Liuli had already changed the woman's hair style, revealing her smooth forehead, pink face, and affectionate eyebrows. She was shy and did not dare to look up at Mrs. Shen. She looked at the frail and slender body, which looked a bit charming like a first-time wife.

Soon one maid brought tea, and another maid brought a futon.

Liuli knelt directly on the futon and took the tea cup from the maid's hand. She first glanced at Chu Lingxiao who was sitting next to Shen shyly, then raised the teacup with both hands and carried it towards Shen, and said in a soft voice, "I will serve tea to Madam."

Chu Lingxiao also picked up a tea cup, and the corners of his mouth curved up in a half-smile, feeling proud in his heart: Does Shen really think he can't do anything to her? ! He is the master of this palace!

Shen turned slightly to avoid Liuli's salute.

"..." Liuli froze and looked at Chu Lingxiao again, looking pitiful and innocent, waiting for Chu Lingxiao to make the decision for her.

Liuli thought to herself: Auntie is indeed right. She was given to the Marquis by her aunt, so the lady will definitely not like her and will most likely embarrass her.

Seeing this, the corners of Chu Lingxiao's lips raised higher, waiting to see Mrs. Shen's face change.

However, Mrs. Shen didn't even raise her eyebrows and said calmly: "It's inappropriate!"

Liuli: "..."

Mrs. Shen didn't even look at Liuli, but looked at Chu Lingxiao coldly, "Does the Marquis know which courtyard she was originally serving in?"

Mrs. Shen really didn't want to involve Chu Qianchen, but Liuli was once the eldest maid of Wanyan Courtyard and had served Chu Qianchen personally. This daughter's maid actually became her father's aunt. This matter spread out. How unbecoming!

Chu Lingxiao really didn't know, so his eldest maid came over and whispered something in his ear.

Chu Lingxiao's face froze, and the tea cup he had just picked up stopped in mid-air.

He had never noticed what Chu Qianchen's maid looked like before, so naturally he didn't know that Liuli used to serve in Wanyan Courtyard.

Mrs. Shen didn't care how many concubines Chu Lingxiao had in her room. After all, none of these women could affect her status as Madam Hou. Even if she gave birth to a son and a half daughter, it would be a share of the family property or a dowry from the father-in-law. This matter, this Hou Mansion will only belong to Brother Mu from now on.

Mrs. Shen was too lazy to talk nonsense to people like Chu Lingxiao. She stood up and stroked her sleeves gracefully, "It's almost time. It's time to go pay your respects to mother."

After Shen left, Chu Lingxiao sat on the Arhat bed and looked at Shen's back with a gloomy expression.

Liuli's originally crimson cheeks suddenly faded, turning pale, and her eyes dimmed.

If the madam doesn't recognize her, the whole family won't recognize her as the new aunt, so she has no name or status, not even as good as a living room and an outer room, and anyone can step on her.

Liuli felt the burning eyes of other maids and women in the room piercing her, making her feel ashamed, panic and uneasy.

Before she had a cup of tea and entered the courtyard, she felt like she was walking on high clouds.

But now, it plummeted straight into the bottomless abyss.

Chu Lingxiao squeezed the tea cup in his hand tightly and almost smashed it out. He originally wanted to use concubinage to destroy the Shen family's prestige and revive his husband, but he didn't want to encounter the Shen family instead. Got a soft nail.

No matter how unhappy Chu Lingxiao was, he still wanted to go to Rongfu Hall with Mrs. Shen to pay his respects to Mrs. Shen.

Mrs. Tai only asked Chu Lingxiao to come in to talk, but turned Shen away again.

Mrs. Shen had not seen Mrs. Shen since she punished Chu Qianhuang in the small Buddhist hall. She always made excuses and acted like she was competing with Mr. Shen.

Mrs. Shen didn't mind at all and went back. Anyway, it was polite to greet the Madam. She didn't care whether the Madam saw her or not.

After Mrs. Shen left, she naturally didn't know that after Mrs. Tai called Chu Lingxiao in, she scolded Chu Lingxiao unhappily.

Although Mrs. Shen was dissatisfied with Mrs. Shen, she still believed that the relationship between the eldest son and Liuli was too ridiculous and unseemly. If word spread, others might think of the Hou family's joke. , ridiculing the Hou Mansion for having no rules.

Chu Lingxiao had no choice but to let Mrs. Tai talk about his fault, and the anger in his heart became even stronger. He was even more fed up with Mrs. Shen. Mrs. Shen knew that Liuli had been Chu Qianchen's maid, but she didn't know to tell him earlier and insisted on slapping him in the face today.

The news that Mrs. Shen did not accept Liuli's offer of tea was widely spread in the Marquis Mansion. All the servants secretly laughed at Liuli because she was stealing a lot of money and no one took Liuli seriously.

These things also reached Chu Qianchen's ears through Hu Hu's mouth.

Chu Qianchen was calm and unsurprised by this.

In the last life, Liuli finally became Chu Lingxiao's mistress, which was actually no different from this life.

It's just that in the last life, when Liuli was promoted as his wife, her aunt Shen became depressed and ill because of Chu Yunmu's death. She was already terminally ill and could no longer care about these things.

Chu Qianchen went out again and went to the gold shop where she had made gold needles to customize silver pots and spatulas. She paid a deposit and made an appointment for delivery. After that, she went to Jishitang to buy some medicinal materials for making Zixue Powder.

After returning home, Chu Qianchen didn't leave the house for several days. Even the custom-made silver pot and gold shovel were sent out by Hu Huo to get them.

On the morning of the first day of May, as soon as Amber's front leg came back from outside, Chu Qianhuang's back leg came.

Her bright and delicate face looked slightly pale, but she still cheered up, pursed her lips and smiled, making her look approachable.

"Second sister," Chu Qianhuang said straight to the point, "I am here to apologize to you today."

Chu Qianchen asked her to sit by the window and asked Hu Huo to serve her tea.

In the early summer of May, the lotus in the pond outside the window showed its sharp corners, and a carp wagging its tail under the lotus leaf.

Amber quickly brought the tea and looked at Chu Qianhuang calmly.

Chu Qianhuang wore a bright red skirt, and her black hair was **** in a loose knot. She didn't wear any rings on her body, only a few bright red silk ribbons were tied in her hair.

She knelt in the small Buddhist hall for ten days and was just released today. She looked quite haggard, she had lost a lot of weight, and her hands were still wrapped in gauze.

Chu Qianhuang and Chu Qianchen were born on the same day, same year, same month, and the difference between the two sisters was only a few hours.

In the past, Chu Qianchen was weak, timid, and timid; Chu Qianhuang was bright and generous, very much like an eldest sister, and looked much older than Chu Qianchen. When the two sisters sat together, even though Chu Qianchen's appearance was Even better, but others always see Chu Qianhuang who is like the scorching sun at a glance, while ignoring Chu Qianchen who is like a shadow next to him.

Now, Chu Qianchen has changed, blooming like a bright pearl.

The two sisters are now sitting together, like the sun and moon shining brightly, and they have a feeling that they are indistinguishable from each other... No, Amber even feels that her girl is slightly superior to the eldest girl.

After this incident, the eldest girl looked calmer than before, but she lacked the calmness and indifference of her own girl.

"Second sister, it's me who has caused you trouble." Chu Qianhuang's eyes were as dark as ink, and he said in a solemn voice, "These are my thoughts. I hope that second sister will not refuse."

Chu Qianhuang gave Chu Qianhuang a look, then Baoqin sent a box of pearl flowers to Chu Qianchen.

The box contains a wide variety of beads and flowers, all of which are novel and exquisite.

Chu Qianchen was not polite at all and accepted it.

She was short of money. Someone brought money to her door. Why didn't she accept it?

"..." Chu Qianhuang looked at Chu Qianchen, her eyes filled with words, but in the end she didn't explain much, and left immediately without even taking a sip of the scented tea she had just given.

Hu Bo personally sent Chu Qianhuang away. When she came back, she looked at the box of pearl flowers on the table and said, "Girl, I think the eldest lady seems to have changed..."

At first, she felt that Chu Qianhuang had become calmer, but after thinking about it again, she felt that Chu Qianhuang had tempered his sharpness and became deeper.

Everyone felt that Chu Qianhuang had no intention of harming Chu Qianchen. Before today, Amber actually thought so.

But today, for some reason, she began to doubt this idea.

Is Chu Qianhuang really innocent? !

Chu Qianchen didn't say anything, he just ordered Amber to take out the gold spatula and silver pot he had just retrieved, and began to concentrate on making medicine.

Except for a trip to Yuanqing Temple for Gu Jue's follow-up consultation, she almost didn't leave home. She worked for three or four days and finally made Zixue Powder.

Purple Snow Powder is purple in color, looks like frost and snow, and is very cold in nature, so it is called Purple Snow Powder.

In order to distinguish the Purple Snow Powder from other brands, Chu Qianchen specially made it into pills the size of pearl rice, and renamed it "Purple Snow Pill". He made a total of two hundred pills, divided them into four small porcelain bottles, and ordered Amber to send them to Jishitang.

Amber's favorite place to go to is Jishi Hall, or in other words, it should be Huahong Street. Huahong Street not only has Jishi Hall, but also various dim sum shops, rouge and gouache shops, bookstores, embroidery shops, etc.

Every time Amber would stop by to buy some snacks, or bring some medical books or story books to her girl.

She didn't stay in Jishi Hall for long. She threw the four bottles of Purple Snow Pill to Dr. Liu, and after relaying Chu Qianchen's words, she couldn't wait to pat her **** and leave.

She walked in a hurry and didn't see that as soon as she went out, an old man in green clothes with gray hair walked out of the back hall.

"Grandpa!" Doctor Liu couldn't wait to greet the old man, "Come and take a look. This is the Purple Snow Pill that the girl just sent."

The old man in green is none other than Dr. Liu, the real person in charge of Jishi Hall.

Old Doctor Liu was invited out of the capital to see a doctor in March, and then returned to his hometown. He just came back yesterday, so he has not yet seen the legendary little miracle doctor whose medical skills rivaled that of Hua Tuo. He only heard from his grandson He and the waiters in the medical clinic praised the little miracle doctor's medical skills very much.

Doctor Liu placed the Purple Snow Powder made by Jishitang and the Purple Snow Pill given by Chu Qianchen on two small plates respectively.

Comparing the two, the difference is immediately apparent.

Purple Snow Pill draws on the story of Hu Qingyutang.

(End of chapter)