The steward aunt, who was not a member of the Xiao family, curtsied towards her on her knees when she saw the Duchess of Ding, “Your Highness is very happy to hear that Your Highness is going to the palace, even her spirits have improved a few degrees.”
The Duchess of Determination straightened her clothes and asked, “I can’t tell anything with this complexion, can I?”
The steward aunt looked at it carefully twice, “Don’t worry, madam, nothing can be seen.”
The Lady was relieved and followed her inside, saying as she went, “I almost went along with Yao’er when she had her accident that day. If I hadn’t heard that the Queen Consort was pregnant, I would have been in bed for a few months even if I hadn’t died.”
Auntie Steward smiled and didn’t answer.
The Lady of Ding said to herself, “Although this is Consort Xian’s second child, I was still worried, so I braced myself to go to the palace to see her.”
The Lady said all the way.
The Steward Aunt listened to her all the way, thinking that the Duchess was really worried, she didn’t talk so much when she was in the palace before.
When she entered the Kunli Palace, Consort Xian was still sitting on the bed, and the Duchess of Ding wanted to pay her respects, but she stopped her and held out her hand, “Mother.”
The Duchess of Ding hastily grabbed it and sat down on the round stool in front of the bed in a smooth manner, “How are you feeling?”
“Fine all the time, it’s just that the Emperor is so worried that he insists that I rest in bed.”
“The emperor is just worried about you, you have to do as you are told, keep your baby well, and give the fourth prince a companion.”
“My daughter knows, why are your hands so cold ……”
Xiao Xianfei raised her head and ordered the housekeeping aunt waiting by the bedside, “Have someone heat the charcoal pot a little more, and you go get a soup maid over here.”
The aunt in charge replied and went to get the soup maid.
A pill slipped out of the Duke of Ding’s sleeve and slid down her palm into Consort Xiao’s hand, which she immediately clutched.
The palace maid happened to bring over tea, and Xiao Xianfei smoothly withdrew her hand, saying as if nothing had happened, “Mother, quickly drink a cup of tea to warm up your body.”
The Lady of Ding Guo took the tea, held it in her left hand, picked up the lid with her right hand and gently touched the edge of the tea jar three times, “The tea from the palace is good, it smells refreshing.”
“If mother thinks it’s good, I’ll have someone prepare some and you can bring it back later.”
“Good, good, good.”
Consort Xiao Xianfei ordered the palace maid to go and prepare it.
The Duchess of Ding Guo’s lips moved slightly, only her mouth shape, no sound came out, “Three days earlier.”
Consort Xiao Xianfei nodded slightly.
After finishing her tea, the housekeeper aunt brought in some hot soup, and when she held it in her hand, she felt her whole body warmed up, and she was refreshed.
After she had left, Consort Xiao lay down and instructed all those who were waiting in the room to retire. She found a new place for the pills hidden under the blanket and closed her eyes.
……
After Lady Ding Guo’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left, Song Wan Yue went back to the house to get the golden sore medicine she had bought yesterday, gave a word to her family and left the house, asking the carriage driver to go to the capital residence.
The head of the prison is dead, the trail is clean, and there is no progress at all in the investigation.
The government’s official face is so sullen that it could rain, and the people in the government office even walk with their heels up, cautiously, lest they make a sound that would upset the official and be punished.
He wiped his face and was about to investigate again when a magistrate ran in, “Head, there’s someone outside looking for you.”
“Who is it?”
Sheriff Liu asked as he walked outside, the officer followed closely, “It’s Miss Song.”
Sheriff Liu paused in surprise and looked at him.
The magistrate nodded, Song Wan Yue’s reputation was now even greater, not only because she could earn money and bring down the Third Prince, but also because she had rushed out fearlessly that day and saved Xiao Yao. A young girl with that kind of courage and skill was admired not only by them, but also by those in the Five Cities Military Division.
Sheriff Liu came outside with big steps and saw Song Wan Yue standing by the carriage and hurried over, “Miss Song, is there anything you want from me?”
Song Wan Yue handed the golden sore medicine to him, “Thank you for the medicine that day, this bottle is our family’s compensation to you.”
Sheriff Liu froze for a moment, he thought Song Wan Yue had come to inquire about the progress of the case.
“No, there’s no need.”
“If you don’t take it, our family can’t feel sorry for you. It doesn’t mean that you want his old man, Lord Ding, to come and give it to you personally?”
Sheriff Liu waved his hand in panic, how bold did he have to be to ask the Duke of State to send it to him, “My bottle of medicine is not worth a few dollars.”
“This bottle is also not worth a few dollars, you can take it.”
Song Wangyue handed it forward again.
There were already quite a few magistrates at the door who ran over to look at it.
When Song Wan Yue said this, it would seem inappropriate if he didn’t want it anymore, so Sheriff Liu took it with both hands, “Then thank you, Miss Song.”
“It should be our family thanking you, some day when I’m free, I’ll let my big brother treat you to dinner.”
The head constable Liu was so flattered and excited that his mind was spinning, “Good ……”
When Song Wan Yue got on the carriage and left, the magistrates surrounding the entrance all ran over, “Head, Squire Song invited you to dinner, you’ve got a big face.”
“That’s.”
Sheriff Liu was smug for once in a rare moment.
Taking the porcelain bottle, he was about to stuff it into his arms when a magistrate snatched it away with a quick eye, “Miss Song is so rich, I’m sure this bottle of medicine will be good too.”
With that, he uncorked the bottle and a faint smell of medicine wafted out.
Although they were magistrates and were not often injured, they were also injured at times and were naturally no strangers to gold sore medicine, smelling this medicine all looked at each other, this bottle of medicine was not only good, it was simply top notch.
The magistrate holding the medicine swallowed a mouthful of saliva, “Head, this bottle of medicine costs a lot of money, right?”
The head constable snatched it back, carefully capped the bottle and carefully put it in his arms, “Go and investigate the case, if you don’t find out, no one will have a good time.”
……
The carriage stopped at the entrance of the Xu family.
During these days when Xiao Yao had been injured, Song Wan Yue had not come over to the Xu House, even the caretaker missed her, and when she saw her get off the carriage, she trotted to meet her, “Miss Sun, you’re here.”
Song Wangyue smiled in response and asked, “Has my grandmother gone out today?”
“The old madam is in her courtyard.”
Song Wangyue went to Meng’s house.
Meng, Lady Xu Yan and Xu were making clothes for the family to wear for New Year’s Eve. When she heard the maid at the door call out for someone, Meng put down the needle and thread in her hand and instructed Sister Wu, “Go and order the kitchen to make a few dishes that Yue’er loves.”
After Sister Wu smiled and answered, Song Wan Yue entered the house.
“Come on!”
Meng waved at her, “Try on the clothes Grandma made for you to see if they fit.”
After calling out to the people, Song Wangyue walked over to the fire pit and baked the chill off her body before walking over to try on the clothes.
“Why have you come over today?”
Xu asked as she helped her smooth out her clothes.
“I wanted Xu Ling’er’s family of three to go to Jiangnan, and came over to ask Grandma to write a letter to Uncle Grandpa.”
There was a silence in the room.