White Hedge Dream

Chapter 33 Discussion

The young lady drove away Xue Liu, and word spread in the family instantly.

"I guessed that she was going to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys and establish her authority, but I didn't expect that the first person she touched was Xueliu." Mother Lu sat in the kitchen and smacked her lips and said, "Those are the people left by the forerunner young lady."

A servant girl next to her said with a bit of fear: "If she is not afraid of being embarrassed, shameless and famous, Madam will have nothing to do with her."

The others nodded, yes, Mrs. Hou still wanted to save face and could not be a bad mother-in-law, especially since the prince was not at home yet, it would be a joke in the capital for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to quarrel.

While they were talking here, the chaotic shouts of the rough girls came from outside the door, "Sister Chunxiang is here."

Hearing this sound, there was a commotion in the kitchen. As soon as Mother Lu stood up, the maid Chunxiang had already walked in. She was a bit tall and timid. Although she was a big maid, she followed the previous young lady for a short time, and she was so There has been no mistress in the courtyard for many years, and I can't help but hunching my shoulders.

But when he walked in, his body was straighter than before, and he frowned when he saw the servants gathering in the room.

"The young lady needs to recover for a few days. She will eat something lighter in the evening and remove one meat dish from the original order," she said.

Mother Lu hurriedly agreed, and then flattered her by saying, "I'll make chicken soup for midnight snack."

Chunxiang shook her head: "No, Madam didn't say to change, just bird's nest porridge." After saying that, he was about to leave, then stopped, and looked at everyone, "Don't get together and chatter, you will say random things that shouldn't be said. Say, what’s the benefit of spreading the word?”

Mother Lu and the other servants waved their hands, "No, no, no, no," "We won't talk nonsense." "Let's get to work."

Mother Lu took a step forward and explained with a smile: "We didn't talk nonsense before. It was all Xue Liu who said it. We just saw the young lady taking medicine and were concerned about it. Who would have thought that she would run to the madam..."

Chunxiang glanced at her and left quickly without saying anything.

Mother Lu looked nervous and apprehensive at the back, and she no longer dared to say anything crazy.

Chunxiang returned to the courtyard. The little girls who were tidying up in the courtyard were all doing so quietly. Chunhong stood on the porch.

"The young lady said she wanted to take a rest." She hissed at her.

Chunxiang nodded hurriedly: "Although the doctor said it's nothing serious, I'm really weak." At this point, she lowered her voice and said, "Is Xue Liu really not coming back?"

They also found it incredible that the young lady actually drove Xue Liu away.

Chunhong whispered: "I think unless Xueliu admits her mistake, even if the Crown Prince comes back, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the young lady to let go."

She now understands that this young lady, who seems to be weak and elegant, has a strong temper and is a person who does not want to suffer.

However, being a daughter-in-law in a prince's mansion and having a strong temper and refusing to suffer is not necessarily a good thing.

She looked indoors with some concern.

In the inner room, Chunyue carefully brought the brewed tea and looked at Zhuang Li, who was lying on the rocking chair with his eyes closed.

"Ma'am, the tea is ready," she said softly.

Zhuang Li opened his eyes, took a few sips.

"Is there really no need to ask the doctor to take a look again?" Chun Yue asked again, with a worried expression. The young lady looked paler than in the morning.

I was not feeling well, and I had to do so many things.

Zhuang Li said: "No, just rest for a few days and recuperate."

How to raise it? The young lady said that there was no need for Bupleurum Guizhi Decoction. Chunyue was puzzled. Should she just sleep like this?

"Yes." Zhuang Li closed his eyes again, the rocking chair rocked, and his voice seemed to rise and fall with it, "Sleeping is the most nourishing thing, and being able to sleep well is nourishing."

Chunyue put the tea aside, picked up a fan and gently fanned Zhuang Li.

"Young Madam." She couldn't help but say, "Aren't you afraid that Madam will be unhappy?"

Zhuang Li closed his eyes and said, "Madam is not happy to see me."

"But if you endure it, you can please your wife..." Chunyue still wanted to persuade, "After all, she is the mother-in-law and you are the daughter-in-law. Being a daughter-in-law is different from being a daughter at home."

Zhuang Li suddenly smiled and said, "When I was a daughter, I was even more unhappy."

Does it mean that when you were a daughter, you were arrogant at home? Chun Yue thought to herself, who wouldn’t? Biological parents would tolerate their children no matter what.

But when her daughter-in-law is not good enough, Zhuang Li speaks first if she wants to say anything.

"Later, Mr. Zhuang taught me that in governing people and nature, nothing should be done more than being stingy."

What does it mean? Chunyue whispered: "This slave has never read a book."

"It means that we should cherish our own spirit and not do unnecessary things." Zhuang Li said, "As the saying goes, it is better to do less than to do more. But in fact, one less thing will also cause many more things, which will add countless worries. Is it better to just do it? It’s better to be neat.”

She naturally knew Xue Liu's thoughts.

This maid didn't want her to live a stable life, and wanted to stir up trouble all the time. She is here to be a daughter-in-law, but there are many ways to be a daughter-in-law. She has the final say on how to be a daughter-in-law.

"Although madam is angry now, firstly, I made the rules clear and deterred others from talking nonsense in front of madam. Madam will have fewer misunderstandings with me. Secondly, madam also understands my temperament better. I will have less worries, and maybe my wife will gradually like me."

Chunyue couldn't help but laugh.

The young lady's thoughts are really different.

You contradicted someone, offended someone, but you still thought they would like you?

…

….

The morning light came on again, and Chunyue stood in the yard looking at the flowers sent from the garden.

The flowers were freshly cut and still stained with dew.

In addition to flowers, there are also winding branches and a few bunches of buds.

The maid in the flower garden smiled: "Don't you, Madam, like flower buds? The lotus flowers have stopped blooming now, so we cut off a few branches of other flowers that have not bloomed to see if Madam likes them?"

Chunyue asked the little girls to send them in with a strange expression.

Not long after, Chunhong lifted the curtain and came out. She smiled and said, "The young lady liked it so much that she kept it." She then handed a bunch of money to the servant woman, "The young lady asked you to buy some wine."

The maid smiled happily, took the money, thanked her profusely, and left happily.

Chunhong looked at the servant girl's back and said, "Young Madam's tantrum has made even the people in the flower garden remember to like flower buds."

Is this also in line with what the young lady said yesterday, that if you get to know her, you might like her?

Chunyue is a little funny.

When she came indoors, Chunxiang was arranging flowers and talking to Zhuang Li with bright eyes.

"Young lady," she said with admiration, "your medical skills are really amazing."

Zhuang Li sat in front of the table and sorted the incense box. He didn't even raise his head when he heard this, and said, "Actually, I'm not very good at it."

Not really? Chunhong glared and said, "Young madam, you are too modest. You were right about diagnosing the pulse. Doctor Zhang said exactly the same thing as you."

Even Mrs. Huang's mother was found to have cold phlegm and blood congestion, and Dr. Zhang also confirmed it.

Zhuang Li raised his head and smiled: "Of course he listens to me."

She said he listened? What do you mean? The three maids were a little confused.

….

….

The door of Baohe Hall opened in the morning light, and the apprentices were busy until they saw their master Zhang Shilin walking out.

Zhang Shilin touched his forehead as he walked, seeming to be thinking about something. He was so focused that he didn't even notice the threshold and almost tripped.

Two apprentices rushed forward to help him.

"Master, who was sick in the Dongyang Marquis Mansion yesterday? Is it serious?" The eldest disciple asked, looking at the master's face, "You went to rest when you came back, and you didn't get up until now."

He still looks very tired.

Zhang Shilin shook his head: "Why are you tired? I wasn't even allowed to see a doctor."

Not allowed to see a doctor? The eldest apprentice behind the counter looked at the account book and saw that the consultation fee that the master left behind when he came back yesterday had been recorded. It was not just the transportation fee.

"Just to be a witness." Zhang Shilin sat down and muttered, "to prove that the young lady knows how to treat a doctor."

The apprentices were immediately curious. There were many people who knew medical science. After all, they could know it by reading books. Many scholars also read medical books, but being able to treat patients with a true understanding of medical skills was different.

The new young lady in the Dongyang Marquis Mansion actually knows how to see a doctor?

Listening to the disciples' inquiries, Zhang Shilin only felt that his mind was even more confused.

It seems like a lot has been said.

He stretched out his hand and pressed his forehead. He seemed to be praising her again and again, but he couldn't remember what he said specifically.

It's like it was just a dream.

When I woke up from the dream, the dream faded away like water, leaving a blur.

(End of chapter)