Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 544 Simple meal

Asparagus fern is easy to get, as it can be found in flower shops, but Ganoderma lucidum is rarely used to make bonsai. Fortunately, Song Ying is a doctor and has channels to obtain it.

She immediately bought a bonsai of orchid and osmanthus fragrans and ordered a bamboo. Considering that they were not good at it and did not have time to take good care of it, she added some money and asked the shopkeeper to take care of it until she came to pick it up on her birthday.

Then Song Ying asked the herbalists who came to the clinic to find a complete, unprocessed wild Ganoderma lucidum.

The house behind the county government office.

Song Ying withdrew his hand and smiled, "I told you long ago that relaxing your mind is more effective than any medicine for your illness."

Mrs. Chen breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but smile. What she meant was that she had been feeling much better recently.

Now that her son's affairs were settled and her life was comfortable, she felt relieved.

She smiled and praised Song Ying's medical skills for a few words, then changed the subject and asked casually, "The county lady's daughter went back to her parents' home yesterday. Did you hear about it?"

Song Ying shook his head, "I haven't been to Shen Mansion to visit Master these two days, so I don't know."

A trace of regret flashed across Mrs. Chen's face. "I heard they brought a pair of children with them. I don't know what they wanted to do. They came all the way from the capital to Jinchuan."

Song Ying's eyes flickered slightly, and she glanced at Mrs. Chen's expression calmly. She saw inquiry and curiosity in her eyes.

But what's so strange about this?

It was Princess Shunan’s 60th birthday, so naturally her daughter brought her grandchildren back to celebrate with her mother. Isn’t this something that can be seen at a glance?

Song Ying pursed her lips and glanced at Mrs. Chen again. Seeing that her curiosity did not seem fake, she muttered in her heart: Is it that Mrs. Chen also has her son's disease and now shows signs of dementia, or is it that she doesn't know the birthday of County Master Shun'an?

But there was no sign of stupidity in Mrs. Chen's words and expression. Moreover, there were maids and old women around her. Even if she really showed signs of stupidity, she would not be able to turn around on this issue. Such an obvious thing would not fail to remind her.

In other words, the most likely possibility is that Mrs. Chen does not know the birthday of Princess Shunan.

This is not right. County Magistrate Chen is the chief official of Qingshui County. Even if he is just a small official with no background, the Shen family will not ignore him. What's more, the Shen family values County Magistrate Chen very much. Why didn't Mrs. Chen get invited to the birthday party of County Lord Shunan?

Song Ying was getting a little restless, and tried hard not to show any anxiety. He smiled and didn't respond.

Mrs. Chen saw that she could not get any information from her, so she gave up. She still had to inquire in Beijing as soon as possible. Could it be that the husband's family of this aunt from the Shen family had been demoted?

After chatting with Mrs. Chen for a few words, Song Ying stood up and said goodbye, and was led out by the maid.

When they reached the second gate, Song Tian appeared out of nowhere, took over the servant waiting nearby, and escorted Song Ying out.

Seeing that no one was around, he lowered his voice and said, "Don't worry, sister. I haven't slacked off for a moment on what you asked me to do. These past few days, the entire county government has known that Qingfeng Temple is very effective."

Song Ying nodded, and Yuan Qing persuaded the family to postpone Yuan Shan's marriage on the grounds that the marriages of the two siblings had to be arranged in order, and to wait for some time to match their horoscopes.

The Chen family also wanted to wait until the limelight over Yuan Qingzhong the scholar had passed and the people had almost forgotten about him before formally discussing the marriage between the two families.

Of course, in Mrs. Chen's view, both families are very satisfied, and the marriage is inevitable, it's just a matter of going through the subsequent procedures.

Song Ying asked Song Tian to brag about the efficacy of Qingfeng Temple in the yamen. If everyone in the yamen believed that Qingfeng Temple was the most effective, would Mrs. Chen still worry that no one would mention Qingfeng Temple when she was looking for someone to match her horoscope?

The Chen family was from outside and they were not sure which Taoist temples and Buddhist monasteries in Qingshui County were effective, so they naturally had to ask their servants to handle these matters.

The servants believed that Qingfeng Temple was effective, so their words would unconsciously be biased when they replied.

At worst, they still have Song Tian in the yamen, who can know Mrs. Chen's movements in time. If things don't go as planned, they can find a way to remedy the situation.

Seeing Song Ying nodded and said nothing, Song Tian was extremely curious. "Sister, why are we spreading this? Could it be that Taoist Master Yuanrong wants to take over the Chen family?"

Song Ying glanced at him and said, "Oh, you found out the news and brought it to me?"

"How could that be? I'm just curious."

"You've been in the government office for several years. Don't you know that there are some things you shouldn't be curious about?"

Hearing this, Song Tian felt even more anxious. Was this something he shouldn't be curious about? Was someone really planning something?

Unfortunately, his sister didn't want to help him solve his doubts, and walked out of the county government office very quickly!

Song Ying also had a lot of doubts waiting to be answered, but it was not yet afternoon, so he could not go to Shen's house to ask his master for answers.

After thinking about it, she asked Lin Wenxuan and Doctor Ma indirectly during lunch and found out that they didn't know the birthday of County Master Shunan either.

Song Ying was even more surprised. Wasn't it a birthday party? Didn't the Shen family invite her because she was the master's apprentice?

Then why didn't you invite Senior Brother, the master's nephew? And Uncle Shi, he is the master's junior fellow apprentice, in Qingshui County, he is considered a relative.

It was even more strange that Mrs. Chen was not invited. The main guests of the birthday party should be the official families such as the Chen and Shen families. Why didn't they invite the main guests, but invited a small follower first?

She thought carefully about how Chuntao had invited her that day, and suddenly noticed that Chuntao had invited her to her home for a simple meal.

Could it be that there was no birthday party and it was really just a simple meal?

But we shouldn't invite only her. We're from the same school, so aren't we worried that she might reveal it during casual conversation? Even if my senior brothers and uncles don't blame me, it would still be very rude!

With a lot of doubts in her mind, she hurried to Shen's house after seeing her last patient in the afternoon.

When passing by the big kitchen, he asked some questions indirectly and learned from Xiaolu and others that the mansion really had no intention of holding a big birthday banquet. But it was the 60th birthday after all. Not only had the daughter of Shunan County Master returned, but several married granddaughters would also come back in a few days.

After meeting his master, Song Ying finally got the big answer.

"What else could it be? It's naturally Concubine Lian. Over the years, it's not that the old lady didn't want to use the birthday banquet to interact more with the various families, but she was worried about Concubine Lian and worried that she would cause trouble again, so she gave up.

But this year is my 60th birthday after all, so it has a different meaning. Even if I can't have a big banquet, it would be nice to have a family reunion dinner with my children when they come home."

She paused, thought for a moment, and then nodded, "Besides, I've been away from the capital for the past few years, and I wanted to use this birthday banquet to ask my in-laws for help, to see if I can recover."

Song Ying nodded slightly. She could understand all this, but, "Since it's a family dinner, what do you want me to do?"

Doctor Lin's expression became more complicated. "I want to befriend Yuan Qing, and you already know about Concubine Lian's affairs. There's no need to be shy about it."

Song Ying suddenly felt mixed emotions. It turned out to be because of this.