Married Thrice to Salted Fish

Dayu's current crown prince is the eldest son of the Holy Majesty, and he has been in charge of the East Palace for three years.His biological mother, Concubine Chen Gui, had favored the Sixth Palace for many years and was the same as the vice queen.This time on her [-]th birthday, all noble ladies who have imperial orders will enter the palace to pay her respects and offer birthday gifts.

The steward of the warehouse in the mansion sent a list and said: "All the things in the mansion are on it. Madam ordered, please choose a suitable birthday gift from it."

Lin Qingyu glanced roughly, and asked: "In the book my wife gave me, it was said that the East Palace rewarded Lord Hou with a pair of mutton-fat white jade Ruyi last year. Why aren't there any in the warehouse?"

The steward said: "Responding to Shaojun's words, this pair of Yu Ruyi was sent by his wife to the residence of the Minister of the Ministry of War to congratulate his son on his wedding."

Lin Qingyu asked again: "Where is the thousand-year-old ginseng rewarded by Concubine Chen Gui?"

The steward smiled and said, "Of course it's used to make up for the young master."

Lin Qingyu nodded: "Understood, you can step back. Before my wife enters the palace tomorrow, I will prepare a gift for her."

Liang's only requirement for congratulatory gifts is equivalence.You can neither lose the respect of the Nan'an Hou Mansion for Concubine Chen Gui, nor can you show your arrogance and clinging heart.Especially since Nan'an Hou's Mansion and the Empress still have a relationship by marriage, things became more and more delicate.

The queen actually gave birth to a son, who was born with insufficient intelligence, unable to inherit the great line, and was not favored by the sage, so he was kept in the palace all the time.The queen is eager to think about her son, so she naturally has a grudge against Chen Guifei's mother and son.Although the queen is far less favored than Concubine Chen Gui, she is still the mother of a country.The Marquis of Nan'an sent a birthday present to Concubine Chen Gui, but still had to worry about the honor of the middle palace.There are twists and turns in it, which cannot be covered in a single word.

Lin Qingyu first selected a batch of gifts from the list, and ordered someone to move into the Lanfeng Pavilion for him to review and select one by one.

Lu Wancheng saw that the room was full of large and small gift boxes, and asked, "What are these?"

Lin Qingyu said: "Chen Guifei's birthday gift option."

"Chen Guifei?" Lu Wancheng rarely frowned, "The crown prince's concubine?"

"It's him."

Lu Wancheng's face changed slightly: "When did you get involved with Donggong?"

Lin Qingyu told Lu Wancheng that the Liang family asked him to prepare the gift.Lu Wancheng still seemed worried, and asked: "So you won't enter the palace, and you won't meet the prince?"

"No." Lin Qingyu said suspiciously, "I didn't see you paying attention to other things, why did you react so strongly when mentioning the East Palace?"

Lu Wancheng hesitated for a moment, and said with a smile: "He is the current prince, the future emperor, isn't it worth my fuss?"

Lin Qingyu said: "The queen is your aunt and the prince's aunt. In terms of relatives, the prince is still your cousin."

Lu Wancheng sneered: "I don't want his kind of oily cousin."

This is the end of the topic about the East Palace.Lu Wancheng was a little absent-minded, and did not forget to remind Lin Qingyu: "Since Mrs. Liang dares to make a fuss about Concubine Chen, she probably feels that the time is almost here."

Lin Qingyu nodded: "Young Master, don't worry, I have my own measure."

The next day, Mrs. Liang got up half an hour earlier than usual.Nanny Liu waited on her to change into her court clothes, and she asked, "Which yard did the Marquis rest in last night?"

Nanny Liu said, "Aunt Pan's yard."

Liang's complexion sank: "It's her again."

Mother Liu persuaded: "Pan's birth is humble, and her stomach is not up to date. Madam can't afford to be angry with her and show her face."

"That's right." Liang looked at the charming woman in the mirror, and said, "Master Hou, it's time to have breakfast later, go to Lanfeng Pavilion to invite someone."

No matter which concubine's courtyard the Marquis of Nan'an stayed in, he would have breakfast with his wife on the second day and listen to her talk about the general affairs of the mansion.He can ignore the housework, but at least he knows what to do.

During the dinner, Mrs. Liang mentioned Chen Guifei's birthday gift.Nan'an Hou said: "This matter seems to be a small matter, but in fact it has a lot to do with it. Where is the birthday gift you prepared? Show me."

At this time, a servant came in and announced: "Master and Madam, the Young Master is here."

Liang said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, there are a lot of general affairs in the mansion. I'm old, so I can't help it. I want to hand over some things to Qing Yu, so that he won't be in charge of the accounts for a while. Concubine Chen Gui also ordered him to prepare the birthday gift. He must have come here for this purpose. There is still some time before the morning court, why don't Lord Hou stay a little longer and see the gift he has prepared?"

Nan Anhou nodded: "Let him in."

Lin Qingyu walked in, followed by Fengqin and Huantong.One of the two is holding a book, and the other is holding an exquisite gift box.He greeted the two of them according to the rules.Marquis Nan'an looked at the gift box and said, "Is this the gift you prepared for Concubine Chen?"

"Yes, Madam Hou, please take a look." Lin Qingyu gestured with his eyes, and Fengqin presented the gift box up, her hands trembling slightly.

Looking at the shape of the gift box, it seems to be something long.Nan'an Hou opened it and saw that it was indeed a scrolled painting.

The Marquis of Nan'an ordered someone to unfold the painting, his face suddenly changed, and he stood up in shock and anger: "Presumptuous!"

Liang pressed down the corners of his lips, stood up, and said in disbelief: "This painting was created by everyone in the Shu Kingdom 500 years ago, and it is also a family heirloom of Lord Hou, how can you give it as a gift? !"

"This painting is priceless. The Holy Majesty loves painting very much. He has ordered me to bring the painting into the palace several times to accompany the king to appreciate it. Because of my compassion for my ministers, I never accepted it even if the Marquis offered tribute. You are good, give it to me." Concubine Chen——the mother concubine of the crown prince!" Marquis of Nan'an slammed the case hard, furiously said, "The Holy One's most jealous official is too close to the crown prince. Do you know how much disaster you almost caused!"

Lin Qingyu narrowed his eyes and said, "Qingyu dare not."

"Don't you dare?" The Marquis of Nan'an was already furious, "Who doesn't know that the son of the Supreme Hospital's judge, Yingwu, has all the seven elements. I think you did it intentionally, trying to put the Marquis of Nan'an's mansion in danger!"

Empress Liang said fearfully: "It's okay, it's okay, Master Hou took a look beforehand, otherwise, when His Majesty sees this painting with Concubine Chen in the future, I don't know how he will be suspicious of the relationship between Master Hou and the crown prince."

Mrs. Liang glanced at Madam Liu, and signaled to her to add fuel and vinegar as usual.Unexpectedly, Nanny Liu's face became distorted and panicked, and her figure was extremely ugly.She pressed her throat and asked, "What's the matter with you?"

Nanny Liu said in a low voice, "I think I was bitten by some kind of insect, and my body is so itchy."

In a pinch, what is this?Mrs. Liang said displeased: "Master Hou is still here, you should pay attention to etiquette."

Grandma Liu resisted and said, "Yes."

Lin Qingyu calmly said: "Master Hou, since I have married into the Hou Mansion, there is no way out. If the Nan'an Hou Mansion is in trouble, I will not be able to escape. The reason why I chose this painting is because of my wife's orders."

Liang's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"It's Madam who said that the gifts for Concubine Chen Gui are worth as much as their rewards."

Although the Marquis of Nan'an and the Liang family were not married, they have shared the same bed for many years.And Lin Qingyu is just a daughter-in-law who seldom sees each other.At this moment, he believed Liang Shi: "She is right, you really only need to prepare a gift of comparable value. But have you done it?!"

Lin Qingyu said: "The prince once rewarded Lord Hou with a pair of mutton-fat white jade Ruyi, which is also a relic from the previous dynasty. It is priceless, and it is enough to echo this painting."

"What suet white jade?" Marquis of Nan'an said sharply, "His Royal Highness has never rewarded me with this item."

Liang thought about it: "I don't remember such a thing either."

Lin Qingyu frowned: "No? But it's recorded in the book my wife gave me—Huan Tong."

Huan Tong presented the book.The Marquis of Nan'an read it all at once, his eyes became colder and fiercer, and he threw the book at Lin Qingyu fiercely: "Look for yourself, where is the suet white jade you mentioned!"

Lin Qingyu turned his head to avoid it, picked up the ledger and looked through it again: "Indeed...no."

Nan Anhou pointed to Lin Qingyu and said, "What else do you have to say!"

Nanny Liu was still struggling with the strangeness of her body and couldn't speak a word.Mrs. Liang had no choice but to speak out by herself: "Qing Yu, what's the matter with you. The account book is missing twice, and today... oh."

Nan'an Hou said: "Account book? What account book?"

Liang Shi wondered: "It's not a big deal, it doesn't matter if Lord Hou doesn't know about it."

"Say!"

Forced to do so, Liang had no choice but to tell the whole story about the account book.

Hearing this, Marquis Nan'an was even more furious, and decided in his heart that Lin Qingyu did it on purpose: "Come here, pass on the family law!"

Lin Qingyu glanced at everyone one by one, and said slowly: "There is no suet white jade in the book, but I clearly remember it, why is this; I also remember that there is not a single page missing in the account book of the two times. Then, there is one page missing, and why.”

Liang blurted out, "It's because you didn't keep it well."

"I didn't keep it well?" Lin Qingyu smiled softly, "Isn't it possible that a page was deliberately taken away by someone?"

"Qing Yu, you still want to tease others after things have happened?" Liang shook her head, "With such low conduct, you are not worthy of Wan Cheng, let alone being the Young Master of the Marquis Mansion!"

As soon as the words were finished, there was a thump, and Nanny Liu who was standing by the side suddenly fell down, writhing on the ground like a crazy woman, tearing her clothes, babbling nonsense, it was extremely terrifying.

Before everyone could react, Feng Qin behind Lin Qingyu also fell down and twitched.She was a girl after all, she bit her lip and tried her best not to pull her clothes off, but kept banging her head on the ground.Boom, boom, boom, like a death knell.

Everyone present was terrified enough, and several maidservants screamed out.Mrs. Liang, who was closest to Nanny Liu, froze and couldn't even take a step. She stretched out her hand and said in panic, "Waiting, Lord Hou..."

Lin Qingyu said: "The account book and book were missing in Lanfeng Pavilion, so it was naturally done by the people in Lanfeng Pavilion. In order to catch this person, the young master ordered me to smoke the page of the book with suet white jade. A special poison. Once the skin touches this poison, the whole body will be itchy and covered with thick sores. Although it does not hurt life, it is worse than death. I have told my servants many times before that they must not touch the poison sent by my wife. Book. It is expected that someone in Lanfeng Pavilion will be poisoned," Lin Qingyu paused, and glanced at Mrs. Liang, "but I didn't expect that Madam Liu, Madam's most trusted mother, would also be poisoned."

Marquis Nan'an is a smart man, he understood most of the previous "coincidences" in his heart.He turned back to look at Liang Shi, Liang Shi was stunned: "Master Hou, I don't know, I don't know what's going on..." She was quick to wit, and bit back, "Could it be that Lin Shi deliberately gave them two? You poisoned me and framed me! Mrs. Lin, how can I feel sorry for you, you are so ruthless!"

Lin Qingyu sneered, walked up to Fengqin, and asked condescendingly, "It's hard, isn't it?"

Fengqin's lips were bleeding from the bite, she struggled and said, "Young Master, please..."

"I can detoxify you, but I want to know the whereabouts of the books and books, understand?"

Grandma Liu scratched her sleeve, revealing a large arm covered with sores. It was shocking, and a little maid retched.When she heard the word "detoxification", she couldn't care about anything else: "Madam, Madam, she made me burn..."

Mrs. Liang shook her head, still arguing: "No, Lord Marquis! I didn't... Mrs. Lin, this is a trick of torture! You can't trust them, Lord Marquis!"

Lin Qingyu said: "If Lord Hou doesn't believe it, you can personally go to the steward Wang of the accounting office. He hasn't been poisoned yet, and he is sober. With Lord Hou's fair and honest methods, he will definitely be able to find out the truth."

Marquis Nan'an closed his eyes and said, "Come here, drag these two mad women down."

After Fengqin and Nanny Liu were taken away, there was silence in the house, and the servants dared not show their spirits until the head of the Hou Mansion reminded: "Master Hou, you should go to court. And... Madam, you should also go to court." Entering the palace."

After such a fuss, Liang's hair bun fell apart, and her makeup was also washed out.The mistress of the family was so embarrassed that she lost all face.

The Marquis of Nan'an said in a deep voice: "Go and wash up quickly, and choose a gift for Concubine Chen Gui. As for the rest, we will talk about it after returning to the mansion." After speaking, he walked away with a flick of his sleeves.

After the Marquis of Nan'an came back from the palace, he secretly audited the steward Wang of the accountant.How the truth is, no one knows.The people in the mansion only knew that Madam knelt in the ancestral hall all night and fell ill the next day.In order for her to recuperate at ease, the master handed over the general affairs of the mansion to Shaojun Lin and his aunt Pan to take care of them together.

The result this time was almost the same as Lin Qingyu expected.The Marquis of Nan'an pays attention to face, Liang is his wife after all, he will not treat her in the face.But everyone knew that the sky in the Hou Mansion was about to change.

After this incident, Lu Wancheng's body gradually recovered, and he recovered to the point where he could get out of bed, and he even changed his daily medicine.Hua Lu brought him the decoction, and he knew it was not the medicine he used to drink as soon as he smelled it: "Doctor Zhang changed the prescription?"

Hualu replied: "No, this is Shaojun's medicine."

Hearing this, Lu Wancheng suddenly sprayed out the medicine he just took in: "Pfft——"

Lin Qingyu came into the room just in time to see this scene, and said mockingly, "You don't even know how to drink medicine?"

Lu Wancheng coughed badly, and Hua Lu was busy tidying up again.Lin Qingyu said no mercy, but still walked to the bed and sat down, stroking Lu Wancheng's back to comfort him.

Lu Wancheng smelled the very faint smell of rice paper and inkstone on his body again, mixed with the fragrance of medicine, like a fairy picking medicine who came out of a book.

Because Lu Wancheng is too lazy to do this, when he is too lazy to do that, he will be in a daze and observe the people around him, so he has developed the ability to read words and expressions.For example, now, he can feel that Lin Qingyu is not in a good mood, and the feeling of coldness around him can make people shy away.

He didn't dare to make mistakes, and asked cautiously: "Qingyu, why did you change my medicine for me?"

Lin Qingyu said lightly, "Why do you think so?"

Lu Wancheng waved the dew back, then asked with a low smile, "Do you think I died too slowly?"

Lin Qingyu sneered: "Yes."

Lu Wancheng said "Oh", picked up the medicine bowl beside him and drank the medicine cleanly.

Lin Qingyu frowned slightly: "What are you doing again?"

Lu Wancheng licked the corner of his mouth, and said: "If you really want to poison me, you won't wait until now, let alone let Hualu know about changing the medicine. You think Doctor Zhang's prescription is not good, so give me I got a better one."

Lin Qingyu got up suddenly: "I think I'm smart, I like to drink or not."

Lu Wancheng grabbed his clothes to prevent him from leaving: "Are you angry again?"

"No, it's just to see if you're unhappy."

Lu Wancheng seriously recalled his recent actions, innocent and confused: "Where did I go wrong?"

Lin Qingyu was speechless.

Lu Wancheng was right, he never said that he wanted to live longer.He couldn't take the examination of the Imperial Medical Office this year because he was soft-hearted and stupid for a while.

But he missed this year's exam, and he can continue to take the exam three years later.As for Lu Wancheng, there is only so little time left.When a person dies, nothing is left.

Lin Qingyu's tone was a little slow: "This prescription was given by my father, and I will improve it according to your situation. It can't save your life, but it can make you live for half a year longer, and it can also make your last days less painful. The time...wouldn't be too embarrassing."

He has seen many people who are dying of serious illness, no matter how decent they were before, they will not be called good-looking by then.He can't take care of himself, and relies on others for everything. He is as thin as a stick, and his face is ashamed, until the oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry.

People like Lu Wancheng shouldn't wither away in such a torment.

However, Lu Wancheng didn't care whether he died in torment or not: "You said... live half a year longer?"

Lin Qingyu lowered his eyes, not looking at him: "Yes."

Lu Wancheng's eyes moved slightly, and his Adam's apple rolled up and down: "Qing Yu."

He called out and fell silent, which made Lin Qingyu feel a little embarrassed.

"Don't get me wrong." Lin Qingyu said, "'Human life is the most important thing, and there is precious money, and one side helps it, and virtue is more than this①'. Since I practice medicine, I can't just ignore the death of innocent people."

When Lu Wancheng spoke again, his voice was a little hoarse: "But, you can't save me."

"I know. But as long as I try my best, I will have a clear conscience in the future."

Lu Wancheng laughed, the corners of his lips were slightly curved, his eyes were bright, even pretty, but the words he said were still awkward: "Oh, did the cruel beauty change her sex because of me?"

Lin Qingyu couldn't hide his disgust, and refused to admit it: "Young Master thinks too highly of me."

Lu Wancheng straightened up, leaned close to Lin Qingyu's ear and said softly: "Qingyu, thank you."

Lin Qingyu was not used to the sudden approach, his face was as cold as ice under the eaves, and he asked, "Do you want to drink this medicine or not?"

"If I don't drink it, wouldn't it be a disappointment to your heart. By the way," Lu Wancheng seemed to think of an important thing, "Can this medicine make me hug you?"

Lin Qingyu didn't understand why Lu Wancheng was so entangled in this matter, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "You really want to be able to hug me?"

Lu Wancheng nodded: "I really want to."

Lin Qingyu sneered: "Don't think about it, it's impossible in your life."

Lu Wancheng complained in a low voice while picking up the medicine bowl: "...Then I'll drink a fart."

The author has something to say:

Young Master: In the next life, I will not only hug you, but also hug you!

①From Sun Simiao's "Thousands of Golden Prescriptions"