Because she met Su Jiang, Young Master An Cheng was not able to go there. However, Xu Xiuyi asked someone to send a message, so it was okay to come. Regarding the child in her belly, she naturally wanted to discuss it with Young Master An Cheng, so she wanted to go there the next day.
Let’s talk again.
Little did she know that there were so many things going on. When she got up the next day, bad news came from the old lady of the Su family's room. It was not that the old lady of the Su family was dead, but the old lady's maid, Yingbi, who had died last night.
Hanged.
This is considered a big deal, especially now that Su Jinyu is about to get married.
Yingbi hanged herself and was discovered in the morning. She had already expired when she was found. Someone died inside the house, but the old lady of the Su family did not want to report it to the official.
On the one hand, this is an unlucky thing. It is known to interfere with Su Jinyu's marriage. If the marriage with the Hube family is not successful, the marriage with the Hube family will be ruined. People in the Su family have been killed one after another. Who would be willing to get married with their family.
The old lady valued her marriage with Hu Bu very much, so she naturally did not want to publicize the matter of Yingbi's hanging.
Second, Yingbi left a suicide note. The general meaning in the suicide note was that she didn't want to live anymore and felt that life was boring, so she wanted to find the Paradise. The handwriting was also Yingbi's, and it was obviously Yingbi herself.
It's unbelievable that no one harmed her.
Although Xu Xiuyi was quite surprised that Yingbi suddenly hanged herself, after seeing the suicide note and comparing the handwriting, she stopped thinking about it.
Yingbi was bought by the Su family when they were doing business in other provinces. She was only five years old when she bought her. She had always been serving Su Yalan. Later, when Su Yalan entered the palace, Yingbi went to the old lady's house to serve her as a second-class girl.
Maid.
Later, the old lady's most beloved maid Mingxuan asked Su Jinyu to ruin her. Mingxuan insisted on reporting her to the official. In order to cover up her ugly appearance, the old lady sent Mingxuan to the countryside in anger and asked people to guard her. Yingbi naturally
She took Mingxuan's position and became the maid next to the old lady.
As far as Yingbi is concerned, the Su family is her only home. She is ruthless and has no reason. Naturally, the Su family will take care of the funeral.
The old lady remembered Yingbi's years in the Su family, and asked Xu Xiuyi to build a nanmu coffin for Yingbi. However, after explaining the matter, the matter was settled as it was. Don't push it forward, so as not to offend Su Jinyu's marriage.
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For two days in a row, Xu Xiuyi was busy with Zhang Luo Yingbi's burial. When she finally got free on the third day, she hurriedly wanted to go find Mr. An Cheng, but she met an acquaintance at the gate of An's mansion - Qin Yan.
Accompanying him was an old man in his sixties. As soon as they got off the carriage, Xu Xiuyi stepped aside. Only then did the two of them go into the alley without seeing Xu Xiuyi.
Qin Yan is here again.
Xu Xiuyi's eyebrows tightened, and she subconsciously looked at Qin Yan's arm. She wore less clothes in the summer. On that white wrist, there was a shining jade bracelet. The jade bracelet was smaller than the ordinary jade bracelet.
It should be wider, as if it is deliberately blocking something.
I must not be able to go today. Xu Xiuyi saw Qin Yan knocking on the door at the entrance of the alley. Shaoqing Qin Xu came to open the door. Then Shaoqing An Cheng came out and stood at the door and saluted the old man with a very respectful attitude. Xu Xiuyi thought,
This man was probably the benefactor An Chengshao said, the father of Qin Yan and Qin Xu.
She gently touched her lower abdomen with her hand. This child came at the wrong time. Now she had no time to tell An Chengshao what to do if she was alone. She made an agreement with An Chengshao to stay five miles outside the city every five and ten.
We can only wait a few more days to meet at the pavilion. Counting the days, today is the 21st, and there are four days left.
Xu Xiuyi left Anfu, but did not go back immediately. Instead, she went to the inn to see Su Jiang. Su Jiang had been staying at the inn these past few days and had not returned home. She was quite excited to see Xu Xiuyi.
"Xiu Yi, you're finally here, I've been waiting for you."
"What's wrong, second sister-in-law?"
"Your second brother came to the inn to see me and asked me to go back. I won't go back if you are so groveling. I want to teach him a lesson and ask him to help that little bitch humiliate me."
"Oh?" When Xu Xiuyi heard this, she said congratulations first, and then took Su Jiang's hand, "Second brother probably knows that he is wrong. Second sister-in-law, you just have to worry about it. If mother doesn't agree, second brother can't."
I'm going to let you go because you're so brave, but..."
"Just what?"
"Let me put it bluntly, second sister-in-law, please don't be angry. The reason why second brother came to beg you to go back is because he feels that it is not good-looking to expose the family's scandal. He is a businessman and wants face, so..."
Xu Xiuyi observed Su Jiang's face and paused for a moment.
Su Jiang sighed deeply: "I am angry with you, you are always so helpful to me. If it weren't for you on the street that day, I might not have been humiliated. Hey, I also know very well in my heart that you
The second brother asked me to go back not to repent, but because he felt that I had lost his person."
"Second sister-in-law, second brother has been very kind to you in the past. I have seen it all these days when I married into the Su family. The reason why he is like this is probably because of what Master Yuan is talking about. That Master Yuan relied on himself
After giving birth to a son, and relying on her good looks and young age, she used all kinds of charming tricks to seduce the second brother. I saw her just once, and I knew that you, second sister-in-law, are no match for that charming child."
Speaking of this, Su Jiang became very angry and brought out everything about Master Yuan one by one to Xu Xiuyi.
Xu Xiuyi patiently listened to all the trivial resentments, and finally looked at Su Jiang with a distressed look on her face and said: "So I said you can't beat the second sister-in-law at all. In my opinion, the second sister-in-law of that family certainly
If you want to go back, that is your home. If you don't go back, you won't be fulfilling her wish."
"Yes, you are right."
"But as the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. If there is her Yuan Shishi in that family, the second sister-in-law will not be able to live in peace for a day, and the second brother will be dead for a day. In my opinion, it is not as good as this..."
Xu Xiuyi leaned close to Su Jiang's ear and whispered a few words. Su Jiang's face was a little startled, and then she nodded vigorously: "It's a good idea, but you shouldn't teach her a lesson."
"Second sister-in-law, let me remind you again. Master Yuan is a fierce character. Second sister-in-law, you should not conflict with her. Second sister-in-law, you are a young lady from a noble family. If you scold her, you will only make her angry in vain.
Die, so if she says anything, you just give her a cold look and tell her where the dog is barking, and I will keep it to make her angry to death."
"That's right, I just take her too seriously."
"I won't offend anyone unless they offend me. She robbed the second sister-in-law's man, abused her second sister-in-law's child, and wanted to squeeze out her second sister-in-law's position. For a woman like that, it's not an exaggeration to eradicate the root cause and avoid future troubles. However, murder is still illegal, and it's also illegal.
I've given her an advantage. Second sister-in-law, please do as I say in the first step. If your second brother has a grudge against her, you will never be able to pamper her like that again."
Mrs. Su Jiang nodded, looking grateful to Xu Xiuyi, and truly regarded Xu Xiuyi as one of her own.
Xu Xiuyi said a few more words to Mr. Su Jiang, which were nothing more than a few sarcastic greetings. After coming out of the inn, almost past noon, she went to Baoning Hall. There was very little business and few people. She originally planned to make a fortune.
She fought back, but something unexpected happened, the goods she wanted were burned, and her plan came to nothing.
However, she still has other ways to deal with Su Jinyi.
When she reached the counter, she summoned everyone to the accounting room, and then ordered: "The weather is hot during the summer solstice, and Chinese medicine for clearing away heat and dispelling heat is in season. Ah Fu, bring me a pen and paper. I will write down a few prescriptions."
Starting tomorrow, tell everyone to cheer up and get ready for work."
pharmacy.
Everyone thought that Xu Xiuyi knew nothing about medicine, but they didn't expect that she could write prescriptions.
Everyone was dubious, especially the two doctors in the hall.
"Xiu Yi, what pharmacy do you want to write about?"
“A great summer drink.”
A great summer drink.
As the name suggests, it is the most suitable decoction for summer.
In her previous life, she was a doctor, even a surgical doctor, but Xu Xiuyi, who grew up in Guangdong, was never unfamiliar with herbal tea, and her mother was a first-class expert in making herbal tea. Xu Xiuyi also knew several herbal tea recipes by heart.
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After a few strokes, five herbal tea houses were opened in an instant. The medicinal materials on them were all medicinal materials that Xu Xiuyi did not purchase in large quantities last time. Many of them, Chen San, felt that if they could not sell them all before winter, they would all become moldy and thrown away.
dropped.
Su Jinye also came over and took a few glances at the pharmacy, still a little doubtful.
After all, he has excellent medical skills and has opened countless pharmacies. I still can't believe Xu Xiuyi's bold idea of cutting the medicine into tea and drinking it. Who would drink medicine as tea if he is not sick or in pain? This is not a sweet soup to replenish water.
There were five pharmacies, and the first one was called Guiling Gao. He had heard about it but had never heard of it.
"Turtle board 8 taels, raw land 2 taels, silver flower 2 taels, smilax 2 taels, herbal tea grass 2 taels, forsythia 8 qian, 1 tael chicken bone grass, dandelion 5 qian, atractylodes 8 qian, white ringworm skin 5 qian, Fangfeng
While he was reading, he frowned: "Xiu Yi, what is this?"
"I wrote, Guiling Gao."
Yi Kexin, a doctor from the academic school, also joined in: "Turtle shell, nourishes yin and kidneys, nourishes blood and nourishes the body; Rehmannia glutinosa, clears away heat and cools blood, nourishes yin and promotes body fluid; Yinhua, clears away heat and detoxifies; Smilax smilax, dehumidifies and detoxifies, and relieves joints.
; Herbal tea grass, clears away heat and detoxifies; Forsythia spp., clears away heat and detoxifies, eliminates carbuncle and dissipates stagnation; Chicken bone grass, clears away heat and dampness, soothes the liver and relieves pain; Dandelion, clears heat and detoxifies, cools blood and diuresis; Atractylodes, dries dampness and strengthens the spleen, induces sweating and relieves symptoms;
White tinea skin, clears away heat and dampness, dispels wind and detoxifies; Fangfeng, disperses wind and relieves the surface, dispels wind and relieves pain; Schizonepeta, disperses wind and relieves the surface, dispels wind and relieves pain; Desmodium, clears away heat, diuresis and relieves stranguria. Good prescription, look at the pharmacological properties
, this herbal medicine can nourish yin, clear away heat and detoxify, and remove dampness and heat, sores and acne. It is definitely a good prescription."
The doctor had already agreed, and everyone else was naturally convinced. Only Su Jinye was a rigorous person, and still felt that such an unheard-of prescription should not be tried rashly.
Xu Xiuyi probably saw what Su Jinye was thinking and said that he might as well do it and teach her how to make Guiling ointment.
So she took everyone to the pharmacy in the backyard where the medicine was cooked, and asked a young man to weigh all the medicinal materials she wanted. She cooked them step by step and explained them step by step.
When the bowls of black Guiling paste with a medicinal aroma came out, no one dared to try it. Xu Xiuyi knew that people must be afraid of new things, so she took a spoon first, took a bowl, and scooped it into her mouth.
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Everyone looked at her. She took a mouthful and looked at everyone: "This medicine is cold in nature and should not be eaten in large quantities. But as Dr. Yi said, this medicine clears away heat and relieves internal heat. The one I made may not be the best because there is no turtle plate."
Stew for five hours in advance and set aside. If you make it, stew the turtle shell for five hours first."
After finishing speaking, he greeted everyone: "Let me just say this, if anyone gets sick after eating it, I will pay for the compensation."
When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter, trusting her after all. Even though this dark and strange thing looked a bit strange, everyone took a bowl and ate it.
It's very bitter, but it's just a third of the bitterness of medicine.
Xu Xiuyi naturally knew that, and said: "Put it in honey, cut it into small pieces, mix it well and eat it. It tastes the best, just like jelly."
Speaking of jelly, this dark thing really looks like black jelly, so everyone is no longer so cautious.
Xu Xiuyi added: "The remaining recipes are not so troublesome. They are just ordinary decoctions. You know better than me. Make them all. We will try them first. If everyone agrees that they are OK, then this is what we must do.
Killing skills, unique weapons, the security hall thinks that if the price of medicine is reduced to 90%, we will not be able to sell the medicine. The medicine shop can not only sell medicinal materials, but also an ordinary bowl of water, as long as we think of a way, we can also sell gold
The price, of course..."
She joked: "That's the work of profiteers. That's wrong. I hope our Baoning Hall will operate honestly and defeat Baoning Hall with our strength. I will come back to the store the day after tomorrow. This secret recipe is everyone's wealth. If we make money, I will
Treat everyone to a big dinner."
"Oh!" The inner hall was full of joy. For the first time in several days, Baoning Hall was so cheerful. The laughter spread through the windows to the security hall next door.
In the accounting room of Baoningtang, Lou Yong, Wang Kai and Su Jinyi were checking the accounts and dividing the money. When they heard Baoningtang's laughter, Lou Yong laughed.
"This group of people are really laughing. They are going to drink the northwest wind soon."
Wang Kai touched his smooth chin and his eyes were a bit lewd: "I seem to have seen the third grandma of the Su family go in."
Su Jinyi was in a very bad mood at the moment. This was the first time after the opening of Bao'an Tang that the money was divided. Lou Yong and Wang Kai only paid for it. They usually didn't even come to the store. He was busy taking care of it.
As a result, from the money earned in the first month, Lou Yong and Wang Kai deducted the cost of medicinal materials and divided the remaining money equally. He didn't even get one of the five shares.
Lou Yong and Wang Kai, he was so crazy that he thought of cooperating with these two rapists and murderers.
Since they are a security hall opened together, it is true that Lou Yong and Wang Kai came from the medicinal materials, but they took away all the medicinal materials fees.
In other words, if he went to a drug dealer to buy the medicine himself, he would only need to pay seven cents at most, and if he earned ten cents, he would still make a profit of three cents.
But Lou Yong and Wang Kai now don't leave him a penny. They both collect the fees for the medicinal materials sold. Even the diagnosis fees are based on the double dividend they agreed on that day, so some of them will go from him.
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It's a shame that he opened a shop, but ended up working as a waiter for Lou Yong and Wang Kai.
He couldn't get any money for the medicine, and he had to share the medical expenses with them. Such a transaction made him feel aggrieved. However, he himself agreed to be online. Now he wants to escape unscathed, and he still lacks the strength, so he can only do it temporarily.
He swallowed his anger and pretended to smile.
"Yes, these people can still laugh out loud. They can count the number of patients who have entered their Baoning Hall this month on the palm of their hand."
Wang Kai was not interested in the cool and sarcastic words of the two. He wanted Su Jinyi to do business together just to push the third grandma of the Su family to a dead end, and then secretly lend a helping hand and wait for the third grandma of the Su family to throw herself into his arms.
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He casually grabbed the money that was given to him, and he didn't care about the money. His blind defeat of the Wang family's foundation would be enough for him to lose for several more lifetimes. He was willing to come and get the money because he just wanted to ask Su Jinyi.
When can Baoningtang be forced into a corner?
Now he heard Baoningtang's laughter, and he couldn't help but wonder: "What are they laughing at?"
"I don't know, I'm sorry." Lou Yong said while counting the money without raising his head, looking like a complete miser.
Wang Kai glanced at him and looked at Su Jinyi: "You said that you and the others are about to start resting on their laurels. Do you have the backbone? She didn't lower the price to fight us. I don't think the third grandma of the Su family knows how to do business. Doing business is just a business.
What's the use of having an unyielding enthusiasm?"
"Just call them enthusiastic. Within three months, they probably won't even have the energy to cry."
After Lou Yong finished ordering, he put away the banknotes. Su Jinyi's heart ached when he saw them. He had earned them all with so much hard work, but now he seemed to have given them away in vain.
However, he endured it.
"Haha, you two, they are too stupid to keep the price down, but I guess they can't afford it. Didn't I show you the purchase list I got for my third brother and sister? Those expensive and expensive
The impractical medicinal materials are crushed to death and no one buys them. I will come up with a trick later and keep them to death. I am the host today, or do you want to have a drink at my house? "
"I won't go, I have something to do at home."
Lou Yong stood up.
But Wang Kai was quite interested: "If you have nothing to do, let's go and try your bride's cooking. I heard she is a great beauty and her cooking skills must be good."
There was a cold light in Su Jinyi's eyes. Wang Kai, a dude, would have turned against him by now if he didn't still need him.
Thinking about it, Wang Kai would not dare to do anything to his teacher under his nose no matter how much he fooled around, so he said: "Then please."
"Please!"
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The "mobilization meeting" was over, and it was time for Xu Xiuyi to return home. When she came out of Baoning Hall, she saw Su Jinyi and Lou Yong and Wang Kai coming out of Baoning Hall.
When Wang Kai saw her, his eyes widened. He wanted to say a word to Xu Xiuyi every time, even if he just got scolded by Xu Xiuyi, he would be happy.
Thinking about it, he couldn't help but move forward. His face was full of smiles, and he was about to speak, but Xu Xiuyi didn't even look at him and got on the carriage.
Wang Kai looked disappointed. Lou Yong stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "Brother, is this too strong? I want to taste the widow's taste. I'm leaving now. I owe you the old Liu family's business."
It’s a personal favor and I’ll return it to you another day.”
Wang Kai regained his composure and looked very unconcerned.
"Brother, don't talk about business. If you want my wife, I will give it to you."
"I can't bear it, hahahaha, hahahaha."
"Hahaha, hahaha!"
Su Jinyi was behind him, looking at Lou Yong and Wang Kai who had a good relationship with each other, and became more and more unhappy. It always felt like two people had joined forces to blackmail him.
But when Lou Yong turned around and said goodbye to him, he still had a smile on his face, not letting anyone see what he was thinking.
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Anfu.
Qin Engong was about to come, and An Chengshao had already received the legend of the flying pigeon.
But he didn't expect that Qin Yan would follow him again.
Qin Xueyi's explanation to him was that even if Qin Yan threatened death, there was nothing he could do.
To An Chengshao, Qin Yan used to be his sister, and he was willing to take care of her. But now, she is like a cancer. He keeps her at a distance, and even feels a little disgusted in his heart.
Qin Xueyi came to Beijing this time, firstly to respond to the Empress Dowager's invitation to enter the palace to make a screen for a hundred years of good marriage between heaven and earth, and secondly, for Qin Xu.
Qin Xu was the son of his concubine. Although he was young, he was very stubborn. He always believed that his mother's death had nothing to do with Qin Yan's mother, so a child and an adult were fighting at home every day, but he didn't dare to
While helping Qin Xu, he was afraid that his wife would be angry, so he thought of the only way to send Qin Xu to the capital to study.
This time he came here to settle down in Qin Xu's school, his mother-in-law, and his future life in the capital.
In Master An Cheng's study, Master An Cheng listened to Qin Xueyi's arrangements for Qin Xu's future. His expression did not change much, and he just said: "What did Qin Xu say?"
"He is an obedient child and he will be willing to stay in the capital."
"When will my benefactor enter the palace?"
"On the day of the Prince's coming-of-age ceremony, he will choose a concubine. The Queen Mother will present a screen that will last for a hundred years. There are still three months left. There is no rush. I just drew a few sketches and let the Queen Mother take a look and choose first."
"What about Qin Yan?"
This is the point.
Qin Xueyi's face showed a look of embarrassment: "You know your aunt only misses you and Yan'er..."
As he spoke, he took a careful look at An Chengshao's face. Seeing that he didn't look well and seemed unwilling to hear this, he sighed helplessly.
"I can't always defeat their mother and daughter. They are my calamity. I can only feel sorry for you. I can't control my own daughter. You can think of a way to make her give up on you, otherwise she may come back again."
You don't know what happened to me. You left her and left. She had to die or live several times. I poured drugs into her every day to make her dizzy, so she didn't do anything stupid.
It happened. This time I was going to Beijing, and she cried in front of me all night, and her mother also came to make trouble. I really had no choice."
Qin Xueyi has always been afraid of his wife, and Master An Cheng can probably imagine what kind of difficulty he is in.
Glancing outside the yard, Qin Yan was folding leaves from a tree. He was much thinner. He was no longer the innocent, lively and lovely Qin Yan he knew.
He only felt disgusted with her.
But the Qin family was kind to him after all, so he could only nod his head: "I will solve it."
"Master Cheng, don't hurt her, she is just a silly girl."
"I know, benefactor."
Qin Xueyi sighed and said: "We are staying at Yuelai Inn these days. If the house where Qin Yan originally lived is still vacant, we will move there."
"always there."
"Okay, by the way, Su family, you haven't taken action yet?"
Qin Xueyi asked.
An Chengshao was silent for a moment.
Qin Xueyi shook her head: "The woman I know is also from the Su family, and she is still the head of the Su family. Master Cheng, I'm not telling you, even if it's not our Qin Yan, she shouldn't be a widow. Forget it, I
I know you don't want to listen. I know you best. Although you have a cold temper, if you are determined about something, even if you plunge into it with a hot head, ten cows may not be able to pull you back. Think about your mother.
Come on, kid."
An Chengshao was startled for a moment, then finally spoke: "I have already started to take action and have done some things."
Qin Xueyi sighed again: "Revenge is sometimes not happy at all. I persuaded you before, but you persuaded me in turn. Now that you have taken the first step, either stop or stop
Don't have any worries, fight quickly, you have been delayed in the capital for too long, and the Tuoba family outside the customs has become extremely arrogant while you are away."
"I heard about it and asked Lu Qing and Lu Hong to go back and deal with it."
"You just have to figure it out yourself. I won't say more. I'm leaving. Yan'er, let's go to the inn."
After leaving the study, Qin Yan immediately ran over, but instead of running to Qin Xueyi, she ran into the study. Seeing that Xu Xiuyi's portrait was still there, she stared at Mr. An Cheng angrily.
"I, I am willing to be small."
As soon as he said it, Qin Xueyi just asked that helpless person to come in and drag Qin Yan away.
Qin Yan broke away from his hand: "Young Master An Cheng, I said I would like to be my concubine."
"You don't want to be shameless."
Qin Xueyi's face turned cold.
Qin Yan's eyes turned red with grievance.
"Walk."
Qin Xueyi shouted coldly again, Qin Yan was still a little afraid of him after all, so she could only follow Qin Xueyi away with wet eyes, walked to the door, and turned back to An Chengshao without giving up: "Even if you are a maid, I am willing.
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An Chengshao didn't even look at her, turned around coldly, entered the study, and closed the door.
There were two packs of tears in Qin Yan's eyes, and they fell instantly. Seeing his precious daughter like this, Qin Xueyi finally softened his tone: "He doesn't like you, and he won't want you even if you are a maid. Yan'er, listen to dad."
If so, be good and go to the palace with your father tomorrow to meet the Queen Mother, who will give you advice on a good marriage."
Qin Yan wiped away her tears angrily: "I don't want anyone, I want Young Master An Cheng."
"You, whatever you want, but I'm warning you, if you dare to make fun of your own life again, I will divorce your mother."
Qin Yan sobbed and cried: "You don't dare, even if you dare, I still love Master Cheng, and I also want to love him with my life."
Qin Xueyi had nothing to say, and could only look at Qin Yan with distress and helplessness, then looked at An Chengshao who had closed the study door, and sighed deeply: "Nie, evil fate."
After saying that, she got on the carriage. Qin Yan looked at the closed study with tearful eyes, and finally followed Qin Xueyi into the carriage. She was not willing to give in, she really was not willing to give in, but no matter how unwilling she was, because
She loves An Chengshao, and she is willing to let go of her unwillingness.
Whether she is a concubine or a little girl, even if she is a slave serving tea and water, as long as she can be by Mr. An Cheng's side every day, she doesn't care. But why does he not want her? Why?
[Forgive my carelessness, Su Yalan is the second young lady of the Su family. Xu Xiuyi used to call her the eldest sister, which is wrong. Thank you everyone. I want to correct it here. The eldest sister is still in the palace and fell from a concubine to a concubine. I will write about this in the future