The Favoured Medical Princess: 461 Rules
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Back at Bixiaotang, after Nangong Yue sent Yong Yang and Fu Yunyan back to Yunli Courtyard, she went to the study room in the outer courtyard and called Zhu Xing.
Nangong Yue told him everything about today's horse market. Zhu Xing was frightened for a while, thinking: If the Crown Princess hadn't happened to meet him, wouldn't those bad horses have been sent to Huiling City? !
The prince was out on an expedition, so he had to explain the affairs in the army. They paid close attention to the dispatch of grain, arrows, and soldiers and horses. However, they did not expect that this time there was a mistake in the procurement of army horses.
"The Crown Princess." Zhu Xing clasped his fists and said seriously, "My subordinates will go to the military camp immediately. We will not let something like this happen again."
On the surface, Zhu Xing is in the name of a housekeeper, but in fact he is still a member of the military. It is not appropriate for Nangong Yue's female family members to come forward in this matter. It is best to leave it to him.
Nangong Yue slightly chinned her head, "I have to thank Butler Zhu."
Zhu Xing bowed and retired. Nangong Yue sat quietly for a moment, wrote a letter to Xiao Yi, and ordered Baihui to hand it over to the affairs department and send it to Huiling City. Not long after, Baihui came back and brought back a letter from Mr. Fang Si.
So, Nangong Yue took the letter to Tingyu Pavilion.
After reading the letter, Mrs. Fang frowned slightly and said, "Fourth brother Fenghan can't come over for the time being."
Old Mrs. Fang Si is the patriarch of the Fang family. Not long ago, Mr. Fang wrote to him about the affair of the third wife and wanted him to come to Luoyue City to correct the family tradition.
Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows lightly. Is it a coincidence that old man Fang Si is sick at this time, or is he deliberately avoiding quarreling with the third family member of Fang Family? After all, Xiao Fang from the third bedroom is still the wife of King Zhennan, maybe she doesn’t want to offend King Zhennan...
Mr. Fang also thinks so. He has been in a coma for more than ten years, and now he can't help but feel that the Fang family is no longer the original Fang family.
"Grandfather." Nangong Yue said with a smile, "Don't worry, it's okay if the fourth old master is really cold, otherwise, in a few days, he will come to Luoyue City to apologize to you in person..."
Mr. Fang looked at her with some doubts. Nangong Yue's bright smile made the unhappiness accumulated in his heart disappear.
His current life is something he picked up. He has a grandson and a grandson-in-law who are so filial, so what else can he ask for? The hundreds of years of foundation and honor and disgrace of the Fang family are not his business alone...
Mr. Fang smiled slightly and his mood became much brighter.
Nangong Yue pushed Old Mrs. Fang around the yard, chatted and laughed with him for a while, and then returned to her house.
I heard that such a wonderful thing happened in the horse market today, and several maids who did not go with them sighed with regret.
After Nangong Yue took a bath and changed clothes, she listened to An Niang report back to Bixiaotang about some of the big and small events of the day, while Huamei helped her wring her hair.
Not long after, the magpie came in a hurry, with a strange excitement on his face.
After she knelt down and saluted, she reported eagerly, with a smile on her face: "Prince Concubine, the prince returned to the house at three o'clock in the morning, and immediately went to the main courtyard... I heard that the prince did not dismiss the people in the house. The servant started yelling at the madam, scolding the madam's relatives for losing his face, scolding the madam for being short-sighted, not understanding meritocracy, only knowing how to help relatives every day, and questioning whether the madam had benefited from it! The madam cursed She swore that she had no idea about the matter and wanted to evade it for Niu Xinglong. As a result, the prince became even more angry and asked his wife to copy the "Diamond Sutra" as much as possible so that she could calm down and recuperate..."
Nangong Yue looked at the magpie beside her through the bronze mirror, and asked with a smile: "Has the prince asked about the property?"
"Asked." Que'er felt that his eldest daughter-in-law was so clever and said hurriedly, "My wife refused to admit it at all. Later, she threw herself on the pillow and started crying and making a fuss, saying that the prince had wronged her. The prince might have been crying. When I got bored, I rolled up my sleeves and left."
Nangong Yue nodded slightly, Xiao Fang probably wanted to cry and make trouble in exchange for the sympathy and love of King Zhennan... This may have been useful in the past, but now, King Zhennan has doubts If you use this trick again when your love is gradually fading, I'm afraid it won't have such a good effect.
Once doubt has arisen, it will gradually ferment until it is irreversible.
There is no rush now. The best time to settle all this is when the accounting office has "organized" all the books.
Quie'er continued: "...As soon as the prince left, Madam kept throwing things there..." After a pause, she said meaningfully: "It seems that Grandma Qi will be here tomorrow. Meet the Crown Princess!"
Hua Mei and the other little maids looked at each other, and they all covered their mouths and smiled. Hua Mei deliberately complimented Que'er and said: "From now on, I will call Sister Que'er a great fortune teller!"
Isn’t that right? Everything has been thrown away, so we can’t leave the house empty, right? !
Quieer puffed up his chest proudly.
Just as she said, Nangong Yue had just returned from Youning Hall the next day, and Nanny Qi came as expected.
"I have met the Crown Princess." Aunt Qi saluted Xiang Nangong Yue thoughtfully, but there was a hint of arrogance in her description, "I would like to express my gratitude to the Crown Princess, the things in Madam's room have not been replaced for a while. Sorry, Madam is tired of looking at it and wants to exchange some items, so she specially ordered her servant to come over and get a pair of cards to open the warehouse."
As soon as Nanny Qi said this, Magpie and Thrush in the room secretly exchanged looks and couldn't help laughing.
Quie'er blinked, meaning that from today on, you can change your name to "the fortune teller"!
Nangong Yue also felt a little funny in her heart, and politely said to Grandma Qi: "I don't know what items my mother wants. I would like to ask Grandma to make a list and go to the warehouse to get it."
Make a list?
Nanny Qi’s expression was not very good. In the past, when she received items for Xiao Fang, she always took people directly to the warehouse to pick them out, and then asked the warehouse to record them in a book. But when she went to the warehouse to get things, the new Aunt Liu insisted that she could only open the warehouse if the imperial concubine gave her the right card. She refused to let go of the key despite her persuasion. It was out of desperation that she came to Bixiaotang. , but she didn’t expect that the Crown Princess would ask her to make a list? !
How could there be such a daughter-in-law in the world? The Crown Princess simply didn’t take Madam as her mother-in-law seriously!
The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she became. My wife had made the prince unhappy several times, and now her position was in jeopardy. However, the princess gradually gained a foothold in the prince's palace, and even took charge of the palace's middle minister. No wonder she became more and more arrogant. Sheng, actually deliberately trying to embarrass himself!
With a gloomy look on her face and a bit of arrogance in her tone, Nanny Qi said forcefully: "Prince Concubine, Madam, you always get things from the warehouse first, and then let the warehouse record them!"
Nangong Yue glanced at Nanny Qi lightly, picked up the tea cup on the side, and slowly used the tea lid to remove the tea foam on the surface of the tea soup without saying anything.
But the carelessness she exuded made her feel extremely aggrieved. Since she followed Xiao Fang to the Zhennan Palace, she was Xiao Fang’s nanny. The most powerful person in front of her, no one in the entire palace would disrespect her. Over the past ten years, she has been accustomed to everything going smoothly. Even when the concubine Wei was in power, she did not dare to neglect her. Only the imperial concubine...
A gloomy look flashed in Aunt Qi's eyes, but she could only endure it.
At this time, Que'er said: "Mother Qi, the madam has her own rules, and the imperial concubine has her own rules. Now that the imperial concubine is ordered by the prince to manage the house, she naturally has to do things well. Live up to the prince’s trust.”
Quie'er said with a serious face. Aunt Qi's face turned blue and white, and she thought to herself: This means that the prince is suppressing her! ...This is really a trick of a dragon trapped in the shallows and a shrimp being encountered. Now a little girl dares to talk to herself like this!
Quie'er naturally saw that Grandma Qi looked unhappy, but she pretended not to know, and said, "Has Grandma Qi forgotten what Madam wants? Why don't you go back and ask Madam soon?"
Nanny Qi knew that if she went back empty-handed like this, she would definitely be angered by my wife and be in trouble! Madam has been confined in the main courtyard recently. Even if she wants to lose her temper, she can only vent her anger on the slaves in the courtyard. Recently, none of the servants in the main courtyard behave with their tail between their legs.
Nanny Qi took a deep breath and said forcefully: "Miss Lao Queer has taken the trouble. I will naturally remember Madam's instructions."
Huamei said "kindly": "This is the first time for Grandma Qi to come here. She doesn't know the rules of the imperial concubine. Today, I will help Grandma write them down." As she spoke, she polished ink and laid paper with a smile.
Nanny Qi could only use this to go down the steps, and said with a sigh of relief: "My dearest concubine, my wife needs a set of blue and white porcelain tableware, a pair of green-glazed plum vases, a picture of Guanyin holding flowers, and a ruby plum longevity Changchun bonsai..."
Huamei quickly recorded them one by one for her, then dried the ink and asked her to take her fingerprints, and then presented the list to Nangong Yue.
After reading it, Nangong Yue asked Huamei to get the C-shaped pair of cards and returned them to Nanny Qi along with the list.
Nanny Qi took the cards and the list, blessed her body casually as a thank you, and then walked away with her head held high.
After Nanny Qi walked away, Huamei sighed with some distress: "It seems that Madam dropped a lot of things last night..." Otherwise, why would we need to receive so many things!
Quie'er said with a smile on the side: "It belongs to the prince anyway. If the prince doesn't feel sorry for him, why should we feel sorry for him!"
Nangong Yue glanced at Que'er with a smile, but that was not the case. Anyway, it belongs to King Zhennan, so Xiao Fang can smash it if he likes!
Through this thought, Huamei also smiled.
Nangong Yue pondered for a moment and then said: "Quie'er, you can go to the warehouse later to make statistics. In the past few months, how many things have been taken from the warehouse in the main courtyard, and how much has been returned?" Xiao Fang Didn't he say to change the decorations? Since it is "changing", it must be that what comes in must come out.
"Yes, Crown Princess." Que'er immediately smiled knowingly, responded crisply, and went to do his business. After smashing so many things, I’m afraid there’s no way out!
Half an hour later, Que'er came back with a list, a smile on his face, and it seemed that he had gained a lot.
After saluting Nangong Yue, she presented the list and said in a funny voice: "Prince Concubine, this year alone, Madam has received fifteen sets of tableware, tea cups, twelve large and small vases, these porcelains Most of them never came back, or the original set of tableware was either missing a bowl or a plate, and in the end it could only be left in the warehouse gathering dust. In addition, ten pieces of calligraphy and painting were received, and six were returned. There are also other screens, Xiangfei bamboo curtains, tortoise shell incense burners, cool mats, jade brush washers and other items, which are basically returned once used..."
Obviously, those things that can be dropped and torn have the highest damage rate.
Quie'er couldn't help but smile. My wife is so prodigal, but fortunately the Zhennan Wang family is rich enough to give her enough trouble!
Nangong Yue squinted her eyes slightly and glanced at the list casually. She already had an idea.
At this moment, Baihui opened the bamboo curtain of Concubine Xiang and entered the house, then curtsied and saluted.
Nangong Yue casually put down the list in her hand and looked at Baihui.
"Prince Concubine, Butler Zhu just called the servants and told them about the investigation results of the Lijia Pharmacy." Baihui reported in an orderly manner, "Butler Zhu has inquired about it and found that Boss Li is a bit money-loving and is a medicine farmer. He often deliberately lowers the price of medicinal materials, and the medicine he sells is more expensive than other medicines. However, he has never sold fake medicines or passed them off as good ones. In addition, Master Hu in his shop is really good at making medicines, so the business of the medicine shop has been constant. That’s right. Butler Zhu also specifically inquired about Master Hu and said that Master Hu got an original copy of pharmaceuticals from Boss Li. For this reason, Master Hu has to work for Boss Li’s shop for three generations..." Speaking of this matter , there was also a bit of a sigh on Baihui's face, Master Hu was really a drug addict. For a book, he not only sold himself, but also his children and grandchildren.
After a pause, Baihui continued: "Butler Zhu also said that although Boss Li is greedy for small profits, he occasionally does some 'good deeds'..."
"Good deeds?" Que'er's brows twitched. When the Crown Princess met Boss Nali for the first time in the small market outside the city, she was there. She really couldn't imagine that Li was almost maliciously lowering the price. Does the boss also do good things?
Bai Hui's expression was a little strange: "Butler Zhu told the slave a few things. He said that once, there was an old woman who was poor and was two copper coins short of buying medicine. However, her grandson was seriously ill and she knelt down. At the door of his drug store, he begged Boss Li to ask if he could pay some debt first... Later, Boss Li asked the old woman to work as a rough lady in his drug store for two days. "How should I put it, two copper coins cost two people. Ri was a bit excessive, but at least it solved the other party's urgent need and saved his life. "The old woman is very grateful to him. She still sweeps the floor and wipes the table for him from time to time."
All in all, although Boss Li is a profit-hungry businessman, he still has some bottom lines.
Nangong Yue nodded slightly, not afraid that businessmen would be greedy for profit, but afraid that they would disregard their conscience for the sake of profit. Boss Li was quite tolerable, depending on how well the medicine was prepared.
Forget it, it’s time to pick up the medicine today, so why not go there yourself. Nangong Yue thought about it and asked Huamei to ask Fu Yunyan and Xiao Fei if they wanted to go together.
Huamei hadn't gone out yet, but the two people came together. Fu Yunyan said with a smile: "Ah Yue, you have to go get the medicine today, and we are going too! If you go shopping with me again, I want to buy it. I can bring some gifts back to the capital to give to people." As she said this, she was calculating in her mind, A Xin, mother, father, brothers and sisters, sister Xi, cousin Yi... there are really a lot of gifts to buy.
Yes, Liu Niang and Grandma Yong Yang will go back soon... Nangong Yue suppressed the sadness in her heart and responded with a smile: "Liu Niang, where do you want to go? Sister Fei and I I’ll accompany you wherever you go!”
Not long after, two green-covered carriages left the East Street gate of the palace and headed to the south of the city first.
Along the way, Fu Yunyan lifted the curtain and looked out from time to time. When he saw interesting shops, he stopped the carriage and bought some here and there...
When their carriage arrived at Lijia Pharmacy, another green-covered carriage that was originally empty was half filled with goods.
As soon as Nangong Yue and the others got out of the carriage, the waiter immediately greeted them with a smile on his face, and his attitude was much more attentive than before.
Nangong Yue had already guessed that Boss Enari’s shrewdness would inevitably guess her identity, so it was not surprising and she let the guy lead her into the inner hall.
"Madam Shi...," Boss Li rubbed his hands warmly and greeted him, narrowing his eyes with a flattering smile, "Please, please, the medicine is all gone. In fact, madam, you don't need to come in person, send someone to come here." Just say, fuck...I'll send it to you personally!"
While they were talking, Master Hu came holding a pear wood box. He didn't say much, he just opened the box in front of them and saw ten blue and white porcelain vases neatly placed inside.
Baihui took out one of the porcelain bottles and presented it to Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue opened the porcelain bottle, smelled it first, then poured out a few pills, looked at the color, with a look of satisfaction on her face, and said to Master Hu with a smile: "Master Hu, he specializes in medicine. You made the medicine well."
Master Hu knew that Nangong Yue was a medical expert and was overjoyed, as if he had received a great compliment.
He hesitated for a moment, then clasped his fists and asked: "Prince Princess, your recipe for anti-summer medicine is really wonderful, but I don't know who created it? Can ordinary people also use this recipe to make medicine?"
Boss Li's face stiffened for a moment, and he thought to himself: Although his Master Hu is good at his craftsmanship, he is really unsophisticated. His concubine went on tour incognito, so she naturally wanted to conceal her identity, so Master Hu had to tell the truth. identity of! ...and the matter of asking for prescriptions. Although he had heard Master Hu mention it once before, he gave up the idea long ago after he figured out the identity of the Crown Princess. Unexpectedly, Master Hu would dare to talk to the Crown Prince. Feiti!
Boss Li looked at Nangong Yue nervously. Nangong Yue smiled slightly and said, "It's just a prescription, and it's something beneficial to the people. Master Hu, just use it."
"Thank you, Crown Princess." Master Hu thanked her sincerely.
Boss Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He just said that the Crown Princess has a lot of people, so she will definitely not care about a villain like him!
After checking them one by one, Nangong Yue asked Baihui to put away several porcelain bottles, then looked at Boss Li and said: "Boss Li, this is the anti-summer medicine. You can make 10,000 more pills for me. It will take 10,000 pills." How many days?"
"Ten days is enough."
Nangong Yue thought: "Is it okay if I ask someone to pick up the five thousand pills in five days?"
Boss Li hurriedly responded: "Of course, of course!"
The two quickly agreed on the details of the next batch of anti-summer medicine. Baihui settled the balance of the previous order and gave a new deposit for this order.
Then, a few people got into the green-covered carriage as Boss Li sent them off.
The wheels of the cart rolled slowly, and Fu Yunyan said enthusiastically: "Ah Yue, Ah Fei, what should we buy next? I haven't bought Pu'er yet! By the way, I remember the purple dendrobium and ham from southern Xinjiang. It's pretty good, right?" She became more and more excited as she spoke, and her honey-colored face was full of energy.
Xiao Fei was also infected with the emotion and suggested: "Liu Niang, let's go to Xiangnan Street next? There are many shops there, with food, clothing, housing and transportation."
Fu Yunyan nodded naturally.
As he spoke, the carriage turned around and headed toward the southeast of the city... The surroundings became more and more lively, with people breathing endlessly and noisy noises on the streets.
At Fu Yunyan's suggestion, the three of them simply got off the carriage and started walking along the street. Cloth, silver jewelry, tea, ham, various dry goods... If it weren't for the inconvenience of storing some things, they almost thought that Fu Yunyan was going to move half of Luoyue City back to the royal capital.
The second carriage was filled in a short while, but Fu Yunyan was still not satisfied and ordered the owner of a shop to send a box of woven carpets to Zhennan Prince's Mansion. When the boss heard that it was the palace, he quickly responded and sent them out of the shop with a bow and a nod.
Looking at the sun starting to set outside, Fu Yunyan was about to suggest going back when he saw something was wrong in Xiao Fei's eyes. Following her gaze, he discovered that there was a quiet bookstore next door.
"A Fei, how about we go to the bookstore and have a look?" Fu Yunyan was very considerate. With a smile, she took Xiao Fei's arm with one hand and Nangong Yue with the other, and strode toward the next door.
"Liu Niang..."
Before she finished speaking, Xiao Fei's attention was attracted by the movement in the bookstore.