Tranquility

After Tangning came out of the examination room, she slept for three days straight. When she opened her eyes on the third morning, she felt that her mind could wander again, and her head was no longer dizzy. Doctor Lu's cool oil was like wine, and it was very refreshing when she used it. But the stamina is also enough.

Outside, a large group of birds were chirping non-stop. Tangning couldn't fall asleep, but lay on the bed and didn't think about it.He propped up his upper body and leaned against the head of the bed, closed his eyes and went through the article he had written in his mind. He thought it was not bad. The words were in block letters that he was good at, and it was exactly as the examiner wanted. During the whole examination process, his thinking was also very clear. Doctor Lu's cooling oil is really extraordinary.

A pang of hunger brought Tangning back to her senses. Thinking that Zhao Qian and Jin Yongfu had also used his cooling oil, the situation might not be much better than him. Why not ask them to have breakfast together now? Tangning turned her head to look at the bright sunshine outside the window , Let's have lunch together.

Tangning called the servant to pour water to wash up, and left the room refreshed.Zhao Qian's room was quiet, and he probably hadn't woken up yet, but there was movement in Jin Yongfu's room.

Tangning didn't think much about it, and walked towards Jin Yongfu's house.

However, his ears were so good that when he passed under the window, he heard someone mention his name.He paused, hesitating whether to go in, but he heard Qian Wenbo's voice,

"Anyway, my younger sister also likes it. I think Brother Tang is a handsome man with great talent. Maybe he will be able to enter the court to pay respects in the future. My younger sister is just a concubine under the name of my aunt. Being his concubine is really not a grievance."

Jin Yongfu still hesitated, "Did uncle agree to this matter? Although my cousin is a concubine, but uncle only has you, a son and a daughter, and she is pampered at home, not much worse than a concubine, Zi'an is just the son of a poor carpenter, although he has fame and fame, his family is not that rich, not to mention being a concubine will end up being wronged by a big wife."

"Cousin, what you said is wrong. You don't care about your own fame, but you don't know the hardships of us merchants. If Brother Tang can pass the exam, it would be a high ranking for my sister to be his concubine. Besides, you also said that Tang My brother's first wife is in poor health. If my younger sister can give birth to the eldest son, our family's status in the business world will definitely be greatly improved. Look at those colleagues who pay a lot of tribute to officials every year. They have to rack their brains to send their daughters This is the reason for being a concubine. Father thinks that it is better to gamble than spend a lot of effort to curry favor with officials who have already established their positions."

"But I've been with Zian for so long, and I know he doesn't want to take concubines. Besides, his wife is the only daughter of his mentor, and the two of them are childhood sweethearts. They have a close relationship. If he wants to Take a concubine, I have already sent my concubine there."

"How can this be the same? Cousin, you are already a scholar. How can your younger sister and my younger sister talk together? Besides, we are relatives. If my younger sister marries Brother Tang, won't your relationship with Brother Tang be closer? Apart from the master-student relationship in the officialdom, what other relationship is more stable than marriage. Besides, Brother Tang's wife is not in good health. Let’s make peace, wouldn’t it be better for your sister to marry and fill in the house, and then our three families will become one family? Besides, brother Tang is a person who values ​​love, and the relationship between husband and wife is love, and the friendship between you and brother Tang is not love. Is it gone?"

Jin Yongfu was a little moved when he heard this, "It's too early to say these things, the results of the provincial examination have not yet come out, and it will be too late to say when the results are available."

"As the saying goes, it's best to strike first, and wait until Brother Tang wins Juren..."

Tangning didn't continue to listen. The good mood just now was driven away by the philistine in Qian Wenbo's words.

Qian Wenbo is a businessman, he can understand the calculation of gains and losses, and he is not very familiar with Qian Wenbo; to his disappointment, Jin Yongfu's tone actually treats him as a profitable commodity, Qian Wenbo said a few words Empty words can incite him.

What made him even more sad was that Qian Wenbo mentioned Sister Cheng's poor health several times, and his words were full of longing for her to die early, but Jin Yongfu was indifferent. Does he still regard him as a friend?

In the afternoon, Jin Yongfu really came to look for Tangning.

Tang Ning finished listening with a blank expression, and suddenly said, "Brother Jin, I have always regarded you as my friend, but do you still consider me a friend? If you regarded me as a friend, wouldn't you know that I would never take a concubine?" .Since you know that I don't know how to take concubines, why are you trying to persuade me?"

Jin Yongfu wanted to defend, but was speechless.

Tangning sighed and said sincerely, "Brother Jin, you always feel that Brother Zhao is very different from you, but I think you are all the same kind of people. You are both people with principles and bottom lines. I have a very strong heart, but I never thought of opportunism, and I have always made a fuss in a down-to-earth manner. Now, Brother Jin is still diligent, but his heart is confused."

"There is a saying, I will only say that Brother Jin is a close friend. What is not mine will not belong to me after all. If I force it, I will lose more in the end."

Seeing that Jin Yongfu's expression was not good, Tangning seemed to be moved. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a servant shout excitedly from outside, "Mr. Tang, there is a post from Duke Wei's Mansion!"

Tangning had no choice but to swallow her words, opened the door and took the post. It was Xia Houchun who invited him out for a drink, and Jin Yongfu and Zhao Qian's names were added at the end.

Tangning handed the post to Jin Yongfu. After Jin Yongfu took a look, his face brightened instantly, and he said excitedly, "Zi'an still has face. This time, I've been honored by Zi'an."

Tangning hesitated to speak, and finally did not continue to speak. He said what he had to say. Whether he listened or not was up to Jin Yongfu. Anyway, he had fulfilled his duty as a friend.

In the evening, the three of Tangning came to a place that was full of feasting and feasting according to the appointment. At this time, the entire Weihai City was the brightest and most lively area. Tangning looked around and felt a strange feeling of visiting the Town God's Temple in the magical city at night.

Suddenly, he felt something was wrong, and pulled Jin Yongfu, "Brother Jin, something is wrong, is this really a restaurant?"

"Piaoxianglou is the largest brothel in Weihai." Jin Yongfu black line.

Tangning was speechless. Piaoxianglou sounds more like the name of a restaurant, okay? Then again, Town God's Temple was also a brothel back then.

Zhao Qian next to him felt uneasy when he heard this, and was about to leave, but saw Xia Houchun walking towards him like stars and moons in brocade robes.

Tangning swept behind him, her mouth twitched, and invited dozens of talented people to visit a brothel, probably only Xia Houchun could dare to do so.

Xia Houchun looked at Tangning with a smile, "Brother Tang came to Weihai for the first time, and I'm afraid he hasn't seen the beauties in Weihai. Today, I will show Brother Tang."

The obviously obscene words came out of Xia Houchun's mouth, but they were suddenly more bold.

"Thank you, brother Xiahou, for your kindness. I'm just newlywed, and my lovely wife is looking forward to my reunion at home. How can I be at ease?"

While talking about his wife here, a servant from the Qian family popped up and handed out a letter, "Young Master Tang, I just received an urgent letter from your family..."

Tangning's heart skipped a beat. Afraid that something might happen to Sister Cheng, he quickly grabbed the letter and scanned it. It turned out that Sister Cheng was pregnant.

Tangning breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then became puzzled, he had taken protective measures, why didn't it work?He frowned and cupped his hands at Xiahou Chun: "Brother Xiahou, I just received a letter from home. My wife is very happy, but I am very worried. I will go back and pack up. I will leave for my hometown tomorrow. Forgive me for not being able to drink with Brother Xiahou."

After saying that, he left in a hurry. Seeing the situation, Zhao Qian cupped his hands and chased after Tangning.

"Who is this? He left as soon as he said he wanted to. He didn't take Brother Xiahou seriously and thought he was someone else." One person had long been dissatisfied with Xia Houchun treating Tangning differently, and immediately seized the opportunity to add insult to injury.

The people around also sneered, but Jin Yongfu followed silently, neither laughing nor defending.

Xia Houchun waved his hand nonchalantly, thinking to himself, I said why he didn’t want to paint erotic palaces, I thought it was because he was concerned about his reputation, but it turned out that he was afraid of guilt, it seems that I am right not to marry a wife, but it is right for a wife to be pregnant, how could it be? Worry about it.

Seven days later, Tangning hurried back to Zhangjia Village and headed straight to her yard.

Autumn is crisp and clear, the sky is so blue that there are no clouds, but the air is beginning to have a hint of coolness.

Sister Cheng was sitting in the courtyard with a big smile watching Xiaotao pick pears from the tree. Seeing Tangning enter through the door, the smile on her face gradually turned into disbelief, and then the smile became bigger and brighter, pale His face was full of happiness.

Tangning threw down her luggage, squatted down in front of her, held her hand and said, "I'm back, why don't you go back and rest when you're healthy, the weather is turning cold, be careful of catching a cold."

"I'm not so delicate. Uncle Lu also let me bask in the sun more. Just for a while, I'll be fine. The baby won't be born until next summer. Why do you come back in a hurry? Daddy said that it's time to make friends before the announcement Well, can't you wait?" Sister Cheng said with joy and anger.

Tangning, however, was worried, and smiled forcedly, "But your body, if you have any problems because of it, I'd rather not have children."

Sister Cheng suppressed her smile, her eyes drifted away, and she looked at the blue sky, "Sister-in-law, I know you are worried about my body, and Daddy doesn't want me to give birth to a baby.

But, you know, when I knew that I would not live long, I also blamed my mother for why I was born and suffered. I stayed in a dreary room every day, watching other girls skipping rope and kicking shuttlecocks , I also thought that it would be better to just die like this. What is the difference between dying early and dying late? Maybe I can get a healthy baby earlier and start over.

However, I persisted, because Daddy needed me, and I only had to look at Daddy's eyes to know how much I was in Daddy's heart, so I persisted.Fortunately, I made it through so that I could meet you, my husband. Although my life is short, it is worth it to have a father, you, and a baby.

Therefore, I don't blame my mother at all, I am very grateful to her for giving birth to me.And since I had a baby, I understand why my mother gave birth to me, because I also want to give birth to my baby. I believe that when the baby grows up in the future, she will definitely not blame me. "

Sister Cheng lowered her head and looked deeply into Tangning's eyes, "Sir, do you understand me?"

Tangning stared at his wife, her voice became hoarse, "I understand, but Yu'er, do you understand me? I'm willing to do whatever it takes, just to let you live even a blink of an eye."

Even though Tangning's voice was ugly at the moment, Sister Cheng thought it was the most beautiful voice in the world. With tears in her eyes, she sighed, "Sir, I understand you, but you don't understand me."

Seeing Sister Cheng's tears, Tang Ning feared that her mood would be too ups and downs, so she didn't dare to talk anymore, so she had to talk about what she had seen and heard in Weihai to divert the topic.

Sister Cheng talked on the phone, she was tired, and it was time to feel sleepy, so she fell asleep after a while.

After Tangning settled her down, she went to the next door and asked his sister-in-law to watch over her. He didn't plan to ask someone to take care of Sister Cheng. After all, Sister Cheng's situation was special. A newcomer didn't know how to take care of a heart patient, which would only add to the chaos.Aunt Li has given birth to two children, and she has taken care of Sister Cheng since she was a child. In this situation, she is the most suitable candidate. In addition, she has asked her sister-in-law to come and take care of her often. Anyway, he is back now, and invites Mr. to live here It's nothing, with so many people watching, it shouldn't be a serious problem.

After leaving Tang's house, Tang Ning rushed to Li's Village non-stop. In order to take care of Sister Cheng, Dr. Lu is now staying with Mr. Cheng.

"You give up, whether it's taking the child away or giving birth, it's not good for her. If you raise it well, it might be better to give birth."

Doctor Lu's words directly extinguished Tangning's hope.

"Since you don't want to have children, you didn't want to have them in the first place." Doctor Lu couldn't help complaining.

"I don't want to either. I'm taking medicine," Tangning murmured.

Dr. Lu sighed, for things like contraception, it's more reliable for the woman to drink it, but sister Cheng obviously can't.

"At this point, I can only try my best to give birth to the baby. It's not good to always drink tocolytics. I will make some special ginseng and let her drink it first. Don't take too much at a time. Step by step. When the baby is finally born, The ginseng that has been formed for more than 500 years is [-]% sure that it will be fine. If the ginseng is of a higher age and better quality, I will use the secret method to process it again, and there is less than [-]% certainty.”

Tangning said excitedly, "That's good, even [-]% is worth a try."

Dr. Lu said angrily: "What's so good, I don't have any ginseng in shape. That kind of thing is only available in aristocratic families, and you can't buy it if you have money. The oldest one I have is only three or four hundred years old."

Tangning's heart was drenched with ice water in an instant. Yes, this kind of ginseng is monopolized by aristocratic families. If you have money but no status, you can't get it. Even if you have it, others will try to give it to you. This is feudalism Hierarchical society, even if it is moldy at home, you don't have that status, and it won't be used for you.

Tang Ning rubbed her brows. Among the people he knew, the only one who had this kind of ginseng was Xie Baiyun. However, he thought that his friendship with Xie Baiyun was due to their congenial temperament and had nothing to do with their status, so he never asked about Xie Baiyun's identity and background, nor know where he lives.

Sir can also get this kind of ginseng, but the journey is too far, and the time to come and go plus Dr. Lu's processing time may not be able to catch up with Sister Cheng's production.

"My son works in the Imperial Hospital. There may be ones there. It's just that we haven't seen each other for more than ten years. I can't say for sure."

Tangning knew that Dr. Lu and his son had a bad relationship. It was not easy for him to let go of his airs and bow his head to his son. Tangning was moved but also didn't want him to be in trouble. Suddenly, he remembered that Dr. Lu treated Xie Baiyun, "Uncle Lu , do you know where Big Brother Xie lives in the capital? Who is he? It would be great if he had one."

Doctor Lu pondered for a while, and said, "Xie Baiyun is the son of Zhennan Prince."

Tang Ning was taken aback. My husband had told him about King Zhennan. King Zhennan was the only prince of the opposite sex in Dazhao, and he was hereditary. Wang Jue, and he can still have his own army, the reason is that Zhennan King's fiefdom is in Kunnan, which is located in the south of the west of Jokhang, located in the Central Plains, not far from the capital, and full of miasma, high mountains and steep mountain roads , easy to defend but difficult to attack.

There are unruly people in the poor mountains and rivers, and the people in Kunnan are tough, and there is not only one race, there are often frictions between the various races. It is said that some people can also poison the art, which is mysterious and abnormal. If there is no King of Zhennan guarding, Kunnan is afraid Disasters have long been rife, and then threaten the entire Dazhao.In this way, the existence of King Zhennan is very necessary.

However, Dazhao needs Zhennan King, but he has to be on guard against him, so there is an unspeakable unspoken rule, that is, each generation of Zhennan King's heir must grow up in the capital, and marry the royal princess as his concubine until he grows up. Before the death of King Zhennan, he had to stay in the capital as a hostage.

Of course, rules are dead, but people are alive. If the prince of Zhennan wants to leave the capital, there are many ways. If the emperor is like today, it will be more convenient, but superficial things must be done.

Then, Dr. Lu's words interrupted Tangning's thoughts, "If you want to find Xie Baiyun, I don't think it is possible. Even if you go to the capital and find Xie Baiyun, he probably won't be the one you met."

Tangning's heart sank. He hadn't seen Xie Baiyun for more than half a year. Since Xie Baiyun was the heir of Zhennan Prince, he must not be as relaxed and at ease as he appeared. Listening to Dr. Lu's voice, Xie Baiyun seemed to be doing some secret business , others are not necessarily in the capital.

Tangning didn't want to take precious time to gamble on this unlikely possibility.He had no choice but to ask Dr. Lu to find his son.

At the same time, he didn't want to put all his hopes on Imperial Physician Lu. He thought of Xia Houchun. As Xia Houchun's noble status, a formed ginseng was really nothing. Compared with the life of sister Cheng, his own reputation and career It's nothing.

The next day, Tangning carried the painting box on her back, carried all her savings, and headed towards the Weihai Sea without stopping against the dawn sun.

The author has something to say: I understand you, you don't understand me, you don't understand me, well, I am Qiong Yao.

As for the treatment method mentioned by Dr. Lu, it is purely fabricated. In my limited knowledge, ginseng is the most precious.

Kunnan has a bit of a shadow of Yunnan, but it is not pure Yunnan. This article has a bit of martial arts.