The Time Traveling Anchor and Her Eight Hundred Fence-Sitters

Chapter 54: I can’t even finish the feast (1)

Zhao Mianmian went to the small kitchen and asked Mother Zheng to cook a pot of beef porridge for her.

Danmu originally wanted to guide her to make a bowl of medicinal porridge, but Zhao Mianmian thought of the last incident with the medicine capsule and was unwilling to go through with it even if she was beaten to death.

[That's right. It's a token of your affection. Even if you give it as a gift, the He family's eldest daughter may not drink it. Why bother with all that?]

After the porridge was cooked in the small kitchen, Zhao Mianmian personally watched Mother Zheng pour the porridge into the small ceramic pot, wrap it with three layers of thick cloth inside and outside, and then put it in the food basket and gave it to Dongzhu.

"Our sister is really considerate. She knew that Sister Lan was not feeling well and couldn't eat anything, but she still prepared meat porridge for her."

Zhao Mianmian has a good personality. Although she doesn't like to talk, she is always polite to the servants.

Occasionally, when food and drinks were sent from the main kitchen, she liked to share them with everyone, instead of being like other masters, who put on airs and deliberately kept a distance from the servants. Therefore, the mothers in Linlanyuan all liked her.

After Mother Zheng handed the things to Dong Zhu, she saw Zhao Mianmian standing on tiptoe and staring into her pot. She sneered in annoyance and lifted the lid of the pot in front of Zhao Mianmian.

"Don't look at it anymore. I've left a bowl for you. You can drink it when my sister comes back from Linchu Hospital."

Zhao Mianmian grinned upon seeing this, and immediately went out happily with Dongzhu.

When they reached the gate of the courtyard, Dong Zhu seemed to feel something was wrong and reminded Zhao Mianmian:

"Mian Jie'er, do you want to change your clothes? Lan Jie'er is still sick. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to wear this scarlet dress?"

After hearing this, Zhao Mianmian looked at her skirt and felt that what Dong Zhu said made a lot of sense, so she nodded, and the two turned around and went back to the yard to change clothes.

After Dong Zhu changed Zhao Mianmian's clothes, she rummaged through her accessories box.

I was originally looking for a simple pendant to hang, but suddenly I saw something unfamiliar, so I picked it up and looked at it again and again, muttering to myself:

"Hey, where did this jade pendant come from? Why don't I remember my sister having this thing?"

The jade pendant in Dongzhu's hand was an old green-yellow jade. It looked quite old, but it was cool to the touch and was obviously a valuable item.

Seeing that Dong Zhu hadn't found anything for a long time, Zhao Mianmian also came over curiously.

She looked at Dong Zhu, then at the jade pendant in Dong Zhu's hand, and suddenly said, "Without this, I look so short."

Dong Zhu: “…”

Barrage:【……】

Dong Zhu didn't know how a jade pendant could be related to being short or not, but she thought that Sister Mian must have her own reasons for not liking it, so she put the old jade back into the box, picked out a delicate and small sachet, and hung it on Zhao Mianmian's body.

After they had packed up, the two headed straight for Linchu Courtyard. However, before they entered the gate of Linchu Courtyard, they saw from afar a group of people hurriedly coming from the direction of the outer courtyard, following Qin Shuyu, and entering Lan Jie'er's room without looking away.

After the group of people came in, Zhao Mianmian poked her head out of the gate. Zhilian saw it with her sharp eyes and hurried over to talk to her.

"Sister Mian? Why are you here at this time?"

Zhao Mianmian pulled Dong Zhu's clothes, smiled stiffly, and said nothing.

Dong Zhu answered for her, "Our sister heard that Sister Lan had a poor appetite, so she asked the kitchen to make some meat porridge. Now, the porridge has just been cooked and brought over."

"Oh, Zhilian thanks you on behalf of our Sister Lan."

Zhilian took the food box from Dongzhu and saw Zhao Mianmian looking straight at He Xulan's room. She thought she was worried and immediately explained:

"Didn't Miss Lan fall into the water a few days ago and get frightened? She actually had a high fever last night and was talking nonsense. Madam was worried, so she asked the master to find a doctor from the Imperial Hospital to take a look at her."

In Tianying, wealthy families with status would keep a famous doctor at home to treat headaches and fevers.

However, the medical skills of these doctors are generally not very high. If they really encounter problems that they cannot solve, they will still go outside to find some experienced and skilled doctors to diagnose their pulses.

Lan Jie'er hasn't reached marriageable age yet and she's a member of the family. After much thought, Qin Shuyu decided not to look for someone outside. Instead, he asked He Jianxing to invite a doctor from the Imperial Hospital to come to the house.

Considering He Xulan's status, sending a low-level medical officer was already a huge honor for He Jianxing.

But Qin Shuyu waited at the door for a long time, and what he waited for was the judge who treated the old lady last time - Mr. Huang Yan! !

When Qin Shuyu saw Huang Yan, he was secretly shocked and vaguely felt that something was wrong.

But since he was already here, there was no point in kicking out a judge. Qin Shuyu had no choice but to suppress the turmoil in his heart and invite Huang Yan into Linchu Courtyard.

Fortunately, He Xulan was not seriously injured.

Huang Yan examined the patient, wrote out a prescription, and mentioned some precautions. Then he changed the subject and mentioned the last time he had treated the old lady.

"Is the old lady feeling better recently?"

Huang Yan sat in the outer room of Linchu Courtyard, chatting with Qin Shuyu as if no one was around.

Qin Shuyu didn't know what Huang Yan wanted to do, but he didn't dare to offend him, so he could only follow his words and say:

"Thanks to Judge Huang, after taking the two prescriptions of medicine you gave her, my mother-in-law's illness has been mostly cured. She has rested for a while, and now, apart from a morning cough, she is fine."

"The old lady's illness came on quickly and went away slowly. Even if she's not getting better right now, don't worry. I'll prescribe a prescription for her later and she'll just take good care of herself."

Huang Yan picked up the pen to write a prescription, and Qin Shuyu quickly asked someone to get the writing brush and ink from the inner room.

Who would have thought that after Huang Yan finished writing the prescription and handed it to the maid beside Qin Shuyu, he did not even say that he was leaving, but instead talked to Qin Shuyu in a roundabout way.

The more Qin Shuyu thought about it, the more frightened he became. He almost thought that Huang Yan’s soul had been taken away by someone and he had become a strange person who would bring disaster to Tianying!!!

Fortunately, Huang Yan saw that Qin Shuyu's face was not right and stopped the topic in time.

He clenched his right fist, covered his mouth with his hands and coughed slightly, then shamelessly explained his purpose to Qin Shuyu.

"I wonder if the girl I saw in the old lady's yard last time is at home now?"

Qin Shuyu frowned and thought about it carefully.

Old lady, Linfangyuan, the young lady of the family.

Could it be that Judge Huang was referring to Sister Mian who delivered the medicine bag to the old lady last time? ?

"Yes, yes, but..."

Seeing the hesitation in Qin Shuyu's eyes, Huang Yan quickly explained:

"Young Madam, please don't let your imagination run wild. I was displaced when I was young, and I was lucky enough to get help from a noble person, so I can live a stable life today."

"The last time I saw that girl, she looked somewhat similar to the noble who helped me before. I was afraid that I would offend her if I mentioned it rashly, so I didn't ask any more questions."

"But these days, I have been recalling the past and sighing, and I feel that the obsession is getting harder to let go. It just so happens that the eldest sister in your house is not feeling well, so I took this opportunity to come here, firstly to check the eldest sister's pulse, and secondly, I want to meet the young lady from last time and ask about her recent situation."

Huang Yan made his nonsense sound "sincere and heartfelt", but it just so happened that his words matched his abnormal behavior today.

Qin Shuyu thought about it briefly and dispelled his doubts.

Since Huang Yan said so, Qin Shuyu couldn't refuse.

After all, the other party is a leader in the Imperial Medical Bureau, and the He family will inevitably need him in the future.

However, just as Qin Shuyu was about to ask Yumao to go look for someone, he saw Zhilian, Zhao Mianmian and Dongzhu standing at the door of the room and looking inside.