The Concubine in the Palace_The Feast of Masks【Complete】(195)

In the end, this was attributed to one reason, that is, it was winter when Grandma Qiao gave birth to Qiao. Maybe the child was cold when she was just born, so she always had this kind of painless and itchy root cause.

As long as it's not tuberculosis after all.

Although tuberculosis is not as disastrous as smallpox and the like, it is still a disease that can be easily overcome by others. This is why the eldest grandma and the eldest man are so cautious.

Mrs. Qiao is not yet married. If she is really suffering from tuberculosis, she will never get married in this life, and there will be no place for her in the Qiao family.

Not only Qiao, but everyone around her knew about this, so they couldn't help but contact her when they saw a few traces of blood.

The air seemed to be stagnant. Ru Hua was about to cry when Rumeng pulled her from behind.

Mrs. Qiao said nonchalantly: "Look what you are doing when you are so scared. I have been coughing all day long and my throat hurts. This is probably because I coughed up blood."

"Isn't it really tuberculosis? Why don't you find a doctor to check it out?" Qiao Xiuli didn't know whether it was because of a sudden impatience or something else, but she actually said such taboo words.

Rumeng didn't want to listen anymore and said hurriedly: "Sixth Miss, what are you talking about? Is it tuberculosis or not? In July, my wife's old disease broke out, so the prince invited the imperial physician to see her. How long has it been since then? If it’s really tuberculosis, the imperial doctor can’t diagnose it?”

Qiao Xiuli also realized her gaffe, and explained with a white face: "I also said the wrong thing at the moment, because I was really too worried about Sister Yan. Sister Yan, don't blame me, I really don't have a good mouth."

She was sobbing, and as she spoke, she was going to hit herself in the mouth.

Mrs. Qiao hurriedly asked someone to stop her, then glared at Rumeng and said, "Don't think too much, I don't blame you. Rumeng was also in a hurry. You both do it for my own good. I know, so stop crying." "

"I'm so sorry, Sister Yan, I can't speak." Qiao Xiuli wiped her tears with a handkerchief. After that, she chatted with Mr. Qiao for a while, and when she saw that she looked tired, she said goodbye.

After the others left, Rumeng whispered angrily: "You are such an old person, how can you keep your mouth shut? These six girls really don't know how to speak."

"Okay, okay, don't be angry, it's just a word."

"But there are some things that can be said and some things that cannot be said. Don't these six girls know that?"

Mrs. Qiao couldn't help frowning before this happened, but in order not to worry the girls, she still braced herself and said, "Didn't you tell me before that the imperial doctor was invited to see you in July?" But don’t think about it too much.”

On the other side, Qiao Xiuli walked out of the gate of Lanruo Pavilion. She was very silent along the way. From time to time, she wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, as if she was sad about something.

I met a woman on the road and asked her curiously: "Sixth girl of the Qiao family, what's wrong with you?" Qiao Xiuli came to Lanruo Pavilion frequently, so many maids and women in the back house knew her.

Qiao Xiuli glanced at her and shook her head: "It's nothing." But she still couldn't hide the gloom on her face.

"You girl, you must have been bullied by someone, right? Although you are not a serious master in our house, you are still a relative of the madam. If there is an ignorant girl who bullies you, you must not hide it. Our country I can't tolerate such servants."

"Rumeng didn't mean it..."

Hearing this, the mother-in-law immediately became energetic: "Are you saying that Rumeng, who is beside Madam, deceived you? She is Madam's dowry girl, but don't tell me, that girl does use her power to bully others. She usually makes a fuss, I’m afraid I don’t know her dignity.”

Hearing her mother-in-law's misunderstanding, Qiao Xiuli seemed to be panicked, and then burst into tears: "Rumeng didn't bully me. She also made a mistake. I said something I shouldn't have said, so she scolded me. It's all. I'm not good, oh, how could I say that to Sister Yan..."

"What on earth did you say?"

"Sister Yan coughed up blood. I asked her whether she had tuberculosis and asked her to change doctors quickly..." Halfway through her words, Qiao Xiuli seemed to realize that she had made a mistake and stopped in a hurry. Then he explained: "It was only in July that the imperial doctor came to see Sister Yan. If it was that disease, it would have been diagnosed long ago, so why are you talking about me..."

She was only worried about herself, and she didn't realize that the mother-in-law next to her had a strange light in her eyes and a look of horror on her face.

After Qiao Xiuli left, the woman hurriedly went to the main room.

In the main room, Mrs. Zhenguo was leaning on the big kang, letting the girl tap her calf with a beauty mallet.

A woman in her fifties with a square face and a slender face hurriedly walked in and whispered something into the ear of Mrs. Zhen Guogong.

Mrs. Zhen Guo was so startled that she immediately sat upright on the kang and almost fell, but the old woman helped her.

"Old madam, don't be anxious. It's just a report from a servant. There's no proof yet, so it can't be taken seriously."

After Mrs. Zhenguo sat firmly, she waved her away: "What other identification is needed? I have already told you that Mr. Qiao's face looks like he will die young, so there is no need to drag me down. He coughs and coughs all day long, and the seasons change. Cough, even if it’s cold, I look like a sickly person, is my health worse than that of an elderly person like me?”

She looked disgusted, but also very solemn: "This matter cannot be ignored. Although I don't love Girl Yue, she is a descendant of my Sun family. This disease is extraordinary. Others don't know it, don't you know it too?" ? That’s how my uncle died. It’s okay for the masters. How many people in his yard survived after his death?”

Mama Bai shuddered at the mention of this matter. She was the concubine of Mrs. Zhen Guo, so of course she knew about this incident that had happened in the Nanning Marquis Mansion.

Afraid of being criticized, the eldest master did not move out, but sealed the courtyard. Even so, everyone avoided it, and the servants usually did not go past the courtyard gate. One of the girls and servants in the yard died every three to five. It was not because they were sick, but because they were serving this kind of tuberculosis ghost. They might have contracted it at some point. The servants were immersed in this kind of panic all day long, and some Unable to bear it, some people jumped into the well. Some people were so stupid that they were stunned.

In those few years, that place was a ghost town in the Nanning Marquis Mansion. When the eldest master was gone, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Later, everything in the yard was burned down, and the yard had to be rebuilt.

"Then what should we do about this matter?" Suddenly, Bai's mother had no plans.

If the servant is okay, the worst thing is that he still goes out, but it happens to be the prince's wife.

"Go and invite Dr. Huang, and go to Lanruo Pavilion later." After thinking about it, Mrs. Zhenguo changed her mind again: "It's better that I go with you, but in her eyes now, I am a bad person. Since I am a wicked person, I will continue to be wicked to the end.”

Mrs. Qiao slept for a while, and as soon as she woke up and was letting the girls serve her and drink medicine, Mrs. Zhenguo came with her people.

She covered her nose with a handkerchief, stood far away and said, "You've been sick for a while. Before you left, you asked me to take care of you more. It's not good to keep doing this. Today I specially found someone to help you." The doctor is here to take a look."

Mrs. Qiao originally wanted to stay down and salute, but she was pulled away. The mother-in-law said that she had brought a doctor to see her, and she was quite happy because Mrs. Zhenguo had never given her a good look.

She was sincerely afraid that she felt that it was too rude for her mother-in-law to stand while she was lying on the couch, and she even wanted the girl to bring a chair. But the appearance of Mrs. Zhenguo made her heart skip a beat, and for some reason she remembered Qiao Xiuli from before. That's what he said.

Qiao's face was pale: "Mom, my daughter-in-law's illness is not serious. In July, the prince invited the imperial doctor to come and diagnose her. The prescription was also changed, and she was eating well. My daughter-in-law had a cold when she was a child. The cough will be fine in two days, I really don’t need you..."

Mrs. Zhen Guogong interrupted her: "No matter whether it is good or not, it is always good to let the doctor diagnose you."

Now that things have come to this, Mr. Qiao can only let it go.

The maids put down the curtains and put a handkerchief on Qiao's exposed wrist, and then someone brought in a doctor in his fifties with a thin face.

This man's surname is Huang, and he is a doctor who has been asking for Ping'an pulse for the Duke of Zhen's wife all the year round. His medical skills are also well-known in Beijing. Naturally, such a person cannot support only one family, so the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion will give him a large sum of money every year. He will take care of all the major and minor illnesses of the several masters in the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion.

Doctor Huang walked forward and sat down on the cotton pad next to the couch. Fang raised his hand and put it on Mrs. Qiao's wrist.

He checked the pulse for a long time, changing his gestures, then put down his hand after a while, and asked the girls to remove the curtain, and looked at Mrs. Qiao's face and tongue. I also asked some questions about whether my hands, feet, and palates were hot, my mouth and throat were dry, I had difficulty sleeping, and I often had night sweats.

There are differences between men and women, and it is extremely surprising that they can behave like this. Doctor Huang asked this kind of question again, and Mrs. Qiao told the truth one by one.

After that, Doctor Huang didn't say anything and went outside.

Mrs. Zhen Guogong followed.

Seeing this, not to mention Mrs. Qiao, even Rumeng and the other girls couldn't help but feel panic.

"Old madam, seeing Mrs. Shizi's symptoms, it seems that her lungs and yin are deficient, and her yin and yin are deficient and her fire is strong..."

Mrs. Zhen Guogong is a woman, how can she understand these words about diseases, "Then you just say she is, or is she not?"

Doctor Huang sighed: "The disadvantage of this disease is that it is difficult to diagnose at first, and it is too late after the diagnosis. At this time, you ask me to tell you something. I can't say anything. I can only observe carefully. If it is the prince, Madam still has signs of coughing up blood, so it’s not too late to make a decision.”

"That means it may or may not be the case?"

Doctor Huang nodded.

Mrs. Zhenguo couldn't help but clenched her hands, with a solemn and pensive look on her face. It was obvious that something was making her struggle. Seeing this, Mama Bai hurriedly asked the girl to lead Doctor Huang down.