The Virtuous Wife

Chapter 69

The two ran to the front hall hand in hand. Gu and Su Wei were there. He Daozi was checking the old man's pulse.

The two tiptoed into the front hall, not daring to make a sound, just standing aside. Jingyi quickly tidied herself up to avoid being seen by Gu and being lectured again.

He Daozi took the old man's pulse and said slowly: "Is your health much better than when I first took his pulse? Your complexion is also a little rosy, but what tonic did you take?"

The old man laughed, "It's all thanks to Qingtian and Yiyi. Every day, they first forced me to take medicine, and then made medicinal food for me. Thanks to these two children."

He Daozi looked at the two people with admiration in his eyes, "Yes, it seems that Qingtian taught you a lot during my absence."

Jingyi ran over and shook He Daozi's arm and said, "Master! You've been gone for so long, Yiyi misses you so much."

"Haha, I miss you too. Let me see, you've grown a lot taller."

"Master, is grandpa's illness healed?"

"Yes, it's healed. I'll prescribe a few more doses of medicine. After you finish drinking them, you don't need to take any more medicine."

"Thank you, Master Yiyi." Jingyi bowed.

He Daozi laughed and said, "Grandpa is so lucky to have such a filial and sensible granddaughter!"

The old man also smiled, "Yes, this child is indeed filial."

He Daozi glanced at Qingtian standing in the corner and said coldly, "Huh! You didn't even come to greet me when you saw me. You are really rude."

Qingtian looked arrogant and turned his head and said, "Old man, do you still know how to come back?"

He Daozi glared at Qingtian, but ignored him. Instead, he said to Jingyi, "Yiyi, did Qingtian bully you during the days when I was away?"

Jingyi shook her head, "Master, Brother Qingtian said you found the Pearl Lotus, is that true?"

He Daozi nodded, "Yes. I found it and sent the antidote."

Jingyi nodded, and Gu asked, "Who was poisoned?"

He Daozi smiled and said, "It's an old friend of mine. He was poisoned more than ten years ago and has never been cured. This time I traveled to find this pearl lotus to prepare an antidote."

"He was poisoned more than ten years ago. Is your old friend okay?" Gu said in surprise.

He Daozi nodded, "Not bad, just often suffering from some t*****e. But fortunately, he survived."

Qingtian asked, "Old man, is there any pearl lotus left? Give me some."

"Humph! Brat, why do you want this? I got it with great difficulty, and it almost cost me my life! No!" He Daozi said angrily.

Qingtian was not angry at all, but grinned at Jingyi, "Yiyi, am I right? This old man will definitely keep some for himself."

Jingyi smiled and nodded, "Master, when we came here, we were still betting whether you would have any left. Now it seems that Brother Qingtian is right."

He Daozi heard this and glared at Qingtian angrily, "You dead boy! You only know how to think about my things, and you also led your junior sister astray!"

Jingyi used her small hand to smooth her breath on He Daozi's chest and said, "Master, don't be angry, I just want to see what the pearl lotus looks like. Brother Qingtian said that this medicine is extremely rare. It grows in the swamp and is accompanied by some poisonous creatures. I was curious for a while, so I made a bet with Brother Qingtian."

After that, she said to Haitang who followed behind her, "Haitang, go and get some of Master's favorite walnut cakes. And make a pot of good Longjing for Master."

Haitang smiled and responded, turned around and went to get some snacks.

Qingtian murmured quietly: "Why should I give it to him? I like it too."

Although Qingtian's voice was small, it was heard by everyone. Gu smiled softly and said to Liu Ma: "Go, send the walnut cakes in our room to Qingtian, so that he can eat enough. Otherwise, we will be accused of partiality!" After that, she chuckled.

The old man smiled and said: "These two children are really hard to bear. Doctor He, since you are back, don't live in the other courtyard, just live in the Hou Mansion. It's just right to live with Qingtian, and you two can have a good chat."

"This," He Daozi looked at Su Wei with some embarrassment.

Gu also advised: "Doctor He, please listen to the old man and stay in the mansion. There are many empty courtyards in the mansion. If you don't like living with Qingtian, I will prepare another one for you." He Daozi waved his hands and said: "No, no. It's too troublesome. Let's do this. I will live with Qingtian temporarily. Sorry to bother you." Gu smiled and said: "Doctor He, what are you talking about?" Su Wei turned to He Daozi and said: "Doctor He, let's go to the study and chat first. We will have dinner here later. Madam, please prepare some good wine. Tonight, my father and I will not return until we are drunk with Doctor He." "Okay! I'll go to the kitchen to take a look." After that, she took Jingyi to the kitchen. The old man, Su Wei and He Daozi went to the study together, while Qingtian consciously returned to his own courtyard. After a while, Haitang sent walnut cakes and Longjing tea to the study. That night, the three of them were indeed drunk!

The next morning, Su Wei was forcibly pulled up by Gu, "Master, you still have to attend the morning court. If you miss the morning court, aren't you afraid that the emperor will punish you?" Su Wei pinched his eyebrows lightly with his hands, and Gu rubbed his temples on both sides, and said slowly: "You! Your father and the old doctor were drinking, and you also went crazy. Look, you are uncomfortable now, aren't you?" Su Wei opened his eyes hard, got up, washed his face, put on his court clothes, and walked out. As he walked, he said, "I have something to do at noon, so I won't be back for dinner." Gu saw him walking away, and then ordered someone to send a bowl of sobering soup to the old master and He Shenyi. After breakfast, Gu waited for Jingyi and Jingwei in the front hall. After a while, Jingwei arrived first. Jingwei was wearing a light pink long skirt, a double bun, and a set of red gold and ruby ​​headdress. The whole person looks elegant and graceful, and yet she has the nobleness of a lady from a rich family.

Jingyi also arrived later. She wore a purple gauze dress with emerald patterns today, and also had two buns on her head, but her headdress was simpler, with only an emerald jade hairpin inserted in it, and an emerald bracelet on her hand, which complemented the hairpin.

Gu looked at the two of them, and after finding nothing wrong, she got on the carriage.

This time, Gu had a carriage by herself, while Jingyi and Jingwei took the same carriage.

After Jingyi got on the carriage, she closed her eyes and rested without saying a word. Jingwei saw that Jingyi looked like she was keeping people away from her, so she didn't want to talk to her anymore.

Jingyi seemed unwilling to pay attention to Jingwei, but in fact she was thinking from beginning to end whether there were any omissions in her plan. Last night, she thought about all the ways that the queen might create opportunities for her cousin and the second prince, but she was still a little worried. After all, she was the queen, with a deep mind. She had been with the emperor for nearly twenty years and had always been standing firm. And she was just thinking about it now based on what she had read in the book in her previous life. I don’t know if the methods she thought of are useful?

Soon they arrived at the palace gate. Each lady and lady was only allowed to bring one personal maid into the palace. Gu was accompanied by Liu Ma, Jingyi was accompanied by Haitang, and Jingwei was accompanied by a maid named Lian'er.

As soon as she entered the palace gate, she saw Gu Yu and Liu together.

"Aunt, cousin!" Jingyi hurried over, hurriedly saluted Liu, and then took Gu Yu's hand.

"Sister came to the palace so early today." Liu smiled.

"How dare I be late for the Queen's decree. I finally get to see Yu'er today!" Gu glanced at Gu Yu and said, "Look, look, our Yu'er is so stunning today!"

Gu Yu blushed, bowed and said, "Aunt, please stop making fun of Yu'er."

Jingyi took Gu Yu's arm and said, "It's getting late, let's go."

They chatted and laughed until they reached the Imperial Garden.