newbobooks Chapter 114 Crazy Bee and Butterfly
Chapter 114 Crazy Bee and Butterfly
Jiangpin said nothing, but just smiled and said:
"Has Concubine Li been drinking this medicine?"
Concubine Li sighed and said, "That's right. I've been drinking it for so many years, but it hasn't helped."
Jiangpin asked, "Since it's not working, why not try something else?"
Concubine Li frowned, and when she saw Concubine Jiang looking at her intently, her heart suddenly skipped a beat. She collected her thoughts and said:
"That's true. But I've always been used to using Doctor Zheng, and I don't know who to replace him with for the time being."
Jiangpin laughed and said, "Empress Li, the imperial physicians in the palace are always very cautious when using medicines. Sometimes they are not as effective as the doctors in the folk."
"Yes, yes." Concubine Li stammered.
The two chatted for another half day. As soon as Concubine Jiang left, Concubine Li pulled her confidant and said, "Go find my mother and tell her that I'm sick and the palace doctors are helpless. Ask her to bring a doctor to see me."
As soon as her confidant left, Concubine Li collapsed on the bed with cold hands and feet.
Before entering the palace, Concubine Jiang was a female doctor.
In the past, she had always been the one who helped take care of the Empress's health, and Concubine Li understood the hidden meaning in her words today.
In the past, she wouldn't have believed it.
But now...
No one knew what was wrong with Concubine Wen. In order to support a concubine from the Marquis's Mansion, she had been frequently attacking Concubine Wen and her daughter. The affection she had for the Concubine for so many years was so fragile that it was not as important as a concubine.
The next day, my mother came with people.
After the doctor took the patient's pulse, he fell to his knees and said nothing, begging for his life.
In just a moment, Concubine Li understood everything.
After sending everyone away, she threw herself into her mother's arms and burst into tears:
"Mother, I trusted her so much. For so many years, I always put her first in everything and did so many secret things for her. But I never thought she would use slow-acting poison to harm me! Mother, why?"
Concubine Li's mother, Lin, said:
"Son! How can I allow others to snore beside my bed?"
Concubine Li was terrified when she thought about it, and trembled, "Mother, do you still remember my two children who were born due to difficult labor?"
"You mean?" Lin also shuddered.
"In the past, there was a Concubine Liu who was the most favored concubine in the harem. She also became pregnant with a boy, but the baby died in her womb. Her health was also taken care of by Imperial Physician Zheng. Mother, how could I be so stupid? I was coaxed and deceived by her for so many years, why didn't I ever doubt her?! Will my child...will my child also..."
Concubine Li figured everything out and suddenly realized that her life was a huge scam, and she had been foolishly dependent on her enemy for so many years.
Now, not only she but also her daughter is being played around by that bitch.
Lin hugged her daughter and cried, saying:
"Son, it's not too late to know her true face now."
……
In Concubine Jiang's palace, Emperor Jingde drank the tea that Concubine Jiang brewed herself, squinting his eyes and saying comfortably:
"This one is still the best!"
Jiangpin laughed and said, "I am stupid and have not learned even a little bit from Su. I am sorry to make the emperor laugh at me."
She lowered her head with a smile and made tea carefully.
That day at Su's Restaurant, Su privately trained her for an incense stick of time and taught her all the skills of making tea.
She was filled with immense gratitude.
After returning to the palace, he practiced the art of tea diligently. The more he studied, the more he mastered it. The subtleties of tea are so profound and extensive that it is unlikely that he could master them all in a day or a night.
However, she believed that it was more than enough to deal with the emperor.
As expected, Emperor Jingde said, "Su's tea art is truly remarkable. I've been craving that refreshing sip these days. So, I have no choice but to come to your palace to satisfy my craving. My beloved concubine brews tea well. Xiao Shunzi, who is your classmate, can't brew tea with such a flavor."
Jiangpin smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Su, for your advice. I wonder how they are doing now that they have moved into their new home."
Emperor Jingde took a sip and laughed heartily, "She and Pei Heng are quite busy."
"what happened?"
"I heard that more than half of the officials in Shengjing have sent their visiting cards to the General's Mansion. I didn't expect Pei Heng to still be so charming after being in bed for three years."
When Concubine Jiang heard this, her eyebrows twitched.
However, his hand movements were smooth and fluid, without a moment's hesitation.
"Your Majesty, have some tea."
……
After moving to a new house, the general had only had two days of leisure before a flood of visiting cards and invitations flew into his mansion, among which even included a lot of women's small portraits, silk handkerchiefs, purses and other personal belongings.
The General's Mansion had been cleaned up for the better part of a month, and while it had been done quietly, Pei Heng had always been a central figure, and any disturbance would inevitably alarm the entire city. The aristocratic families of Shengjing could no longer wait, and they all sent invitations to come and investigate.
Families with daughters also have evil thoughts.
What's worse, he even secretly asked the servants in the general's mansion for news about Pei Heng.
The servants in the general's mansion were all humble and polite, but they were all stubborn and didn't reveal a single useful word, which made everyone scratch their heads in anxiety.
The Xie and Song families, who were close to Su Li, as well as her mother's family, had many people coming in and out every day. However, these families kept silent about Pei Heng's illness, saying they didn't know.
This is a tough time for the unmarried girls in Shengjing City.
At the same time, it also made Su Li suffer.
She originally thought that she could live a stable life after moving to the general's mansion, but she never expected that there would be so many things waiting for her to deal with.
She gets up early every day and goes to bed late at night. She works non-stop for several days and is so overwhelmed.
"Madam, how do we deal with so many things?"
Song Tao looked at the baskets of portraits, love poems, purses, handkerchiefs and other things that had been packed away, and said unhappily.
Su Li said unhappily without even looking up, "Everything is packed up. Move it to the study for the general's decision."
Song Tao frowned and let out a cry.
What are you doing, madam?
How could a mistress send these adoring bees and butterflies' private belongings to her master? It's too late to throw them away.
After thinking for a moment, he made a move to throw it away, but was stopped by Su Li: "What are you doing? My words are no longer effective, right?"
"No, ma'am!"
Song Tao stamped her feet and had to ask someone to send the things to the study.
As a result, less than half a cup of tea passed and Pei Heng arrived by himself.
As soon as I came in, I saw Su Li, who was overwhelmed by a pile of chores and was sorting through a mountain of posts at her desk.
With a wave of his hand, Song Tao and Song Zhi tactfully withdrew. Pei Heng came to Su Li and said:
"Are you tired? Want to have some tea and rest?"
Su Li glared at him resentfully and said angrily, "I'm busy!"
"What?" Pei Heng was shocked and asked quickly.
Su Li's hands never stopped moving. "I used to only know the glory of being the mistress of a house, but I didn't know the hardships involved." She pointed to the pile of visiting cards on the table. "Ministry of War, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Revenue, blah blah... Do all the officials in the capital want to come and see you?"
"And there are more," she complained, pointing to another pile of invitations, "and this one, inviting us to the party."
Su Li had never felt so frustrated as she did now.
Interpersonal communication between aristocratic families is a compulsory course for every young lady from an aristocratic family. But how could she, a person who traveled through a book, understand all this?
The original owner was an uneducated child in her natal family, doted on by Qin since childhood and never paid attention to these mundane matters. How could she know how to deal with these things?
Although she had Nanny Li to assist her, the relationships in the court were complicated, and it was not something she could figure out in a short time which people to be close to and which ones to stay away from.
Su Li clearly realized that she was still far from being a qualified mistress of the house.
Being so busy and surrounded by so many admirers, it's natural that I'm not happy.
Pei Heng took the post from her hand and threw it away. He pulled Su Li up from the table, held her in his arms, and coaxed her:
"Ali, you've worked hard. The aristocratic families in the capital are intertwined and the relationships are very complicated. It's impossible to sort them out in a short time. You will find out slowly in the future. But, for now, don't pay attention to anyone."
"Ignore it?" Su Li's eyes widened. "Then what about the housewarming party?"
"No."
Pei Heng said firmly.
"The situation at court is complicated. Prince Heng, Prince Jing, and Prince Kang are constantly fighting each other. What do you think we should do in such a situation?"