After Aunt Yang came back, Shuangtang Courtyard immediately changed.
Not only does Mingyu seem to have a backbone every day, but the other little maids are becoming more and more organized in their behavior.
Mrs. Xu had dismissed all the maids in Shuangtang Courtyard, and now she couldn't help but regret it. However, Shen Tianshu used the medicine to control them, and there was no way to send more people to her yard.
Now that Aunt Yang is back, the maids are being managed more and more impressively by her, and Mrs. Xu can no longer find out the news in Shuangtang Courtyard.
Fortunately, Grandma Guo was very good at doing things this time, and she found out the news within a few days.
Yu Juan passed the news to Hanqiao, and Xu went out early the next morning.
When they arrived at the teahouse, Grandma Guo was already waiting in Xu's usual private room.
"Madam!" Although it had only been a few days since the last meeting, Grandma Guo was still very excited when she saw Mrs. Xu, and she wanted to go forward and kowtow to her.
Mrs. Xu waved her hand to indicate that she didn't have to be polite. She sat down and asked eagerly: "What news did you find out?"
"Madam, this is great news! The Liu family's three-year period of filial piety has expired. Now he has returned to the court and filled the vacancy of the magistrate of Hangzhou. Since the news spread, the Liu family is now very busy, visiting relatives and friends to give gifts and build relationships. People are like crucian carp crossing the river, the Liu family is about to get up again!"
After hearing this, Mrs. Xu firmly held the cup in her hand and said through gritted teeth: "He has been away from the court for three years, how could he get such a good place to go? Could it be that the Liu family has climbed onto something high? "
The old man of the Liu family worked as an imperial physician in the palace, but his family had only a few children, with only one son and one daughter.
Daughter Liu Yaxuan married Shen Zhonglei and died a few years later.
His son Liu Jingyuan was successful in his studies, passed the Jinshi examination and was later appointed as the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture.
The old man of the Liu family passed away three years ago, and Liu Jingyuan returned to his hometown to find Ding You.
When Mr. Liu fell, the network of relationships tied to him fell into disarray.
When Shen Zhonglei learned about this, he couldn't help but sigh. He was afraid that it would be difficult for his brother-in-law to recover after his period of filial piety expired. He also thought that if he could lend a hand then, he would still help.
So from then on, Mr. Xu took Shen Tianshu less and less seriously and acted arbitrarily.
Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, the other party would actually come up with such a good job.
Aunt Guo lowered her voice and said: "Madam, although the Liu family is quite far away from us, the news will come here sooner or later. If you have any plans, you have to take action as soon as possible!"
"Now that the master is back, what plans can I have?" Xu said angrily, "That kid Yihao is usually very capable, but at the critical moment, he turned out to be a showman. I tried so hard to create opportunities for him, but ended up doing it twice. I didn't even succeed, and I almost ruined myself, but now I'm stuck at the top, and I'm trying to kill myself, letting that dead girl Shen Tianshu take advantage of me!"
"How is Mr. Biao's condition now? Is it getting better? It's almost the twelfth lunar month. The family will definitely send someone to take Mr. Biao back to celebrate the New Year. If he is not well by then, it will be difficult for my wife to explain!"
"Yihao's condition has improved a lot. Otherwise, do you think he can just stay in the house and take medicine? You would have made trouble for me long ago!" When Mrs. Xu said this, she suddenly remembered and asked, "What do you mean? Does the Liu family have anything to do with Liu Xukun, Imperial Physician Liu?"
"This..." Grandma Guo was stunned by the question, "This old slave has never heard of it."
Mrs. Xu felt that her guess was correct. Otherwise, as the saying goes, tea cools when people leave. It has been three years since Mrs. Liu passed away, and all the original friendship and friendship would have faded away.
Liu Jingyuan had no outstanding political achievements before, so why could he be promoted to the post of prefect of Hangzhou all of a sudden?
"That damn girl Shen Tianshu must have known about this a long time ago. Otherwise, how could it be possible that when she came back this time, it would be like a different person? When her mother-in-law gained power, people immediately started to pull her up." Mrs. Xu became more and more serious as she spoke. Affirmed, "Think about it, if she didn't have this relationship, how could she have obtained Dr. Liu's prescription?"
Aunt Guo was also persuaded by Xu and nodded: "If you say so, the Liu family must be following the path of Prince Rui's Palace..."
As she spoke, she suddenly broke into a cold sweat and said, "Madam, then, do you think the Liu family already knows what we have done?"
Mrs. Xu also felt a little guilty, but she still managed to calm down and said: "Why are you panicking? She has no basis for it. Will I admit it if she says it? Besides, is this something glorious? She didn't even ask the master. I didn’t even mention it, how could I possibly tell my uncle who doesn’t usually move around much?”
"Madam, what you said makes sense." Aunt Guo breathed a sigh of relief, but she still said worriedly, "When young master Cousin recovers from his illness, madam, please send him home as soon as possible. Seeing that the Chinese New Year is here, there are still guests at home. If something happens again, it won’t be easy to clean up!”
Mrs. Xu nodded and said nothing, but in her heart she remembered the cruel words Xu Yihao said to her that day.
She wanted to send him back safely, but she couldn't guarantee whether Xu Yihao would do anything wrong again.
Mrs. Xu returned to her mansion, but she still felt uncomfortable.
Liu Jingyuan's incident was like a big stone weighing on her heart and stomach, making her feel uncomfortable all over.
She didn't even eat lunch and went straight back to her room to rest, but she couldn't sleep well and kept having various nightmares.
After a while, Shen Tianshu took Liu Jingyuan with him, arrogantly wanting to see her kicked out.
After a while, Xu Yihao caused a scandal at home, and Shen Zhonglei wanted to divorce her back to her parents' home.
This sleep, instead of making her feel any better, actually made her feel hot.
Hanqiao discovered that something was wrong with Mrs. Xu, and hurriedly sent someone to Hua'an Hall to invite Gong Lihua to come over.
During the recent period, Huaantang's business has been much worse than before, and 30 to 40% of the customers who come to the door come to inquire about Lady Tong.
This made Gong Lihua even more depressed, and he had been thinking of a solution these days.
At this time, I heard that Mrs. Shen had a fever and asked him to come over. She immediately slapped her on the forehead.
He was able to gain a foothold in Yongzhou Prefecture and create such a large family business because of the Xu family's support. Now that he is in trouble, how come he has forgotten the Xu family as his backer.
Gong Lihua did not dare to delay, so he changed his clothes, took the medicine box and went to Shen's house.
Gong Lihua was a little nervous along the way, but fortunately when he arrived at Shen's house, he checked his pulse and found that there was nothing seriously wrong with Mr. Xu.
It was just that she went out during the day and blew a bit of cold wind, which made her feel cold. Coupled with her depressed mood, her condition naturally worsened.
Gong Lihua is confident that this minor illness can be cured by medicine.
After diagnosing the pulse, he quickly prescribed the medicine.
Gong Lihua handed the prescription to the maid to grab the medicine, and when he was about to give some more instructions, he happened to bump into Shen Zhonglei, who had just returned from the Yamen after learning the news.
When Shen Zhonglei walked in and saw Gong Lihua, his eyebrows immediately twisted into knots.
When Gong Lihua saw this, his heart suddenly thumped, and he secretly thought it was not good.
Sure enough, Shen Zhonglei was heard sternly asking: "This man has poor medical skills and unclear diagnosis. He almost caused Mrs. Zhao to die in Yongzhou before. Now that she is unwell, how can you still dare to ask him to come over?"