mtl008 Chapter 159: Flying Pigeon
Chapter 159: Flying Pigeon
Gu Jinghui had practiced martial arts in Wutong Garden before, but they were just common moves, such as lifting stone locks, doing horse stance, and boxing. He had never demonstrated his abilities in front of so many people.
Everyone was dumbfounded and exclaimed: "The Marquis is really amazing."
Hongye wanted to praise him more, but when she turned around, she saw Qin Yuan staring at the direction where Lord Gu disappeared with sparkling eyes, wondering what he was thinking.
A smile immediately appeared on Hongye's face.
She meant, how could the young lady not care about the Marquis.
The Marquis is so skilled in martial arts and so handsome, who wouldn't be confused when seeing him.
Now that the annoying Zhao is gone, the young lady and the marquis will share the joys and sorrows together, consummate the marriage, and give birth to a son, and then she will have a good life.
After a moment, Qin Yuan retracted his gaze and said, "Let's all go back to the house and change our clothes quickly."
Hongye didn't say much and hurriedly followed Cuiming to serve Qin Yuan.
As she heard the imperial decree that she had to wear a formal coat, Qin Yuan asked Cui Ming to put on some makeup for her and change into formal clothes. Then she waited for news in the room. She did not just sit there and wait. Instead, she sat upright in the hall and ordered people to come forward in order to report the matter.
It is possible that this person had already worked in the Imperial Medical Service before Lin Ziqi returned to Beijing to take up his post.
Gu Jinghui said, “Thank you, Madam.”
The woman had pretty features, a scarf covering her face, and wore a honey-colored gown. She carried a medicine box on her back and was a little shorter than Mr. Gu.
"Gu Jinghui is a kind-hearted doctor. You will definitely make proper arrangements. Qin Yuan will be responsible for cleaning the room for Hu Leiqing, changing the furniture and bedding, and arranging two servants to serve him."
In the evening, after Gu Jinghui finished checking the patient's condition, he returned to the house and went outside in the yard to enjoy the cool air before changing his clothes.
Hongye carefully recorded the materials and accounts, figuring out where those items were spent.
At this time, the Marquis had changed his clothes and tied his hair into a low bun, which he pinned up with pearl-decorated hairpins, looking quite fresh.
Hu Lei said, "My husband is right. I have bad intentions. You must entertain me well. But now there is no smallpox outside the mansion, so I am not good at drinking and eating. How about keeping it in mind for the time being and entertaining me well before opening the mansion? What do you think?"
Gu Jinghui and the Marquis exchanged greetings.
If the matters reported by the stewards and the steward mothers are similar to those in previous years, they will be approved directly. If there are any differences, they will be explained in detail.
Cuiming and Hongye are in charge of the material list and the account book respectively, and they keep everything clear and understandable.
It seems that the person with the cloth covering his face is not Gu Jinghui.
Lord Gu smiled and said, "Gu Jinghui has just asked about the arrangements outside the mansion. He said that Madam's arrangements were extremely bad and the precautions were also very poor. I will live next to the isolated courtyard. That way it will be convenient."
Lord Gu said, "Originally, His Majesty did not have such a plan, but just summoned the imperial doctors to discuss it. Gu Jinghui suggested that we should place an imperial doctor in the mansion just in case. The imperial doctor who saw me last time asked for leave due to family matters. I said that I had no family to burden me, and after reading the medical records, I recommended myself to come to the mansion."
The Marquis asked, "Do you know how Hu Lei plans to place Gu Jinghui?"
After being busy for half an hour, the housekeepers had not yet left, and a small number of housekeepers were still outside the yard. Hongye couldn't help but mutter loudly, "How do we receive the order?"
"Self-recommendation?"
Hu Lei was relieved. The emperor did not blame Marquis Dingbei and sent an imperial physician to the palace, which showed that your judgment was correct and that the current imperial physician Liu Jian was in the emperor's favor.
The voice of the head maid in the corridor came over, "Greetings to Cui Ming."
The Marquis said: "It depends on the person who announces the decree. Who dares to refuse the imperial decree?"
Hu Leiqing was still talking when Gu Jinghui said, “Shangguan lives right next to the courtyard where Madam keeps the patient.”
Hongye was slightly surprised when she heard this and said, "If all the courtyards are renovated here, do you know how much money we can save in a year?"
It has taken such a long time, so it is probably not possible for Imperial Physician Liu to be alone to receive the imperial edict.
The servants went to fetch water, and the seventh floor was quiet until someone came in. Hu Leiqing put his hands in his mouth and whistled, and a gray carrier pigeon flew into the yard.
Hu Leiqing said, "Madam, His Majesty just issued an edict, praising Dingbei Marquis's Mansion for its handling of the chaos, and for appointing itself as a marquis' mansion, and specially sent Gu Jinghui from the Imperial Hospital to help."
Qin Yuan said, "He said so," and made a gesture to Hongye, "Guess the number. Is he following the eldest sister to check the accounts? How much money did he say the Eighth Madam could make? How much money can the housekeepers, big and small, make?"
Despite the coming and going of people, Hu Lei's appearance was messy, but he still handled it very clearly.
The Marquis said, "I'm afraid Cui Ming took it herself."
That's a bad thing.
But who would have thought that a man named Hu Leiqing, who knew the tricks, would show up from the center.
You used methods learned in later generations to prevent epidemics. Since you didn't have the prescriptions from Renhetang as a basis, and the disease was discovered early, you were not panicked at all.
Hongye was not a bit curious: "Is it true that the mansion has been reopened?"
Qin Yuan followed the Marquis to sort out the sewing room. You said, "Whatever the eldest sister wanted to do, she didn't get it done. Take the sewing room for example. Now the materials and sewing are managed less carelessly than before. The maids dare to embezzle and waste things like they did before. They also compete with each other in work. Just for the sewing room, I'm afraid that the mansion will save nearly 800 taels of silver a year. What's the profit?"
Even so, the Marquis was still satisfied, and once privately said: "There is no smallpox outside the palace now, and you have just taken care of a few small things. You have time to study it in detail. Let's talk about it after you pass that test smoothly."
The steward who came back hurriedly stood aside with his hands hanging down, and the Marquis also stood up. After taking two steps, Marquis Gu had already walked back with small steps, followed by a middle-aged woman.
As soon as Lord Gu retreated, he said, "Yuan'er, his memorial was written very badly. His Majesty did not blame you, but said that Dingbei Marquisate requested to be enthroned as a small act of righteousness, and that Gu Jinghui recommended himself. As the saying goes, it is easy to add flowers to someone's brocade, but it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow. His bad arrangement must be a way to neglect me."
Lord Gu naturally had no objection.
Hu Lei glanced at Gu Jinghui.
The Marquis thought that he was a steady and quiet person.
Qin Yuan had already asked Cui Ming and Hong Ye to take notes of the relevant matters registered in the account books of previous years, and had made plans in advance for receiving materials and money.
Because Li Zu was involved in the court's disputes, Doctor Li always complained about the intrigues within the Imperial Hospital, so curing illnesses and saving lives was the most important thing. I wonder if the Marquis has any bad feelings towards the doctors in the Imperial Hospital.
Hu Lei is the solution.
Hongye said to Qin Yuan, "Big sister, you are too weak. With such a small account book and such a small matter, it would be very bad if something went wrong. You still want to beg for more."
Hu Leiqing turned to Gu Jinghui and said, "Then she is your wife. You also know some medicinal herbs and are good at mixing incense. The incense for curing diseases ordered outside the mansion was not mixed by Madam."
Qin Yuan and Butler Zhang went together to arrange Gu Jinghui's accommodation. Lord Gu personally sent him there and ordered people to arrange wine and food before returning.
The Marquis frowned and thought hard, but it occurred to him that there was no Gu Jinghui in the Imperial Hospital in the future.