In the west room of the old lady's room, Shen Tianshu made a silent gesture to the wet nurse who had just entered the room, and patted the sleeping baby a few times to confirm that he was asleep, and then he gently got up and came out.
The wet nurse also came out and said with gratitude: "Since the eldest daughter came back, the young master doesn't cry as much before going to bed as before."
"Actually, Bao'er is quite well-behaved and easy to coax." Shen Tianshu said with a smile.
The wet nurse could only apologize in a sarcastic manner, and was embarrassed to say that before Shen Tianshu came back, the young master was really not easy to coax.
To put him to sleep, two or three people would have to take turns holding him and rocking him.
He wakes up as soon as he stops for a while, and immediately bursts into tears.
Whenever he cries, everyone will be scolded by Mrs. Shen.
Looking at his well-behaved appearance in front of the older girl, he is completely different from the other two.
Shen Tianshu saw that the wet nurse was hesitant to speak, so he smiled and said: "From now on, whenever I am free at night, I will come over and put him to sleep."
The wet nurse was overjoyed when she heard this and said hurriedly: "Thank you so much, miss."
After I came out of the old lady's house, it was already dark outside.
Mingyu held a lantern to help Shen Tianshu light the way, and the two of them walked out one after the other.
When walking through the corner of the corridor, Mingyu reminded in a low voice: "Girl, be careful of the steps you step on."
Before he finished speaking, someone suddenly reached out to stop Shen Tianshu in the darkness and asked, "Brother and sister, where are you going so late?"
Mingyu didn't even notice anyone next to him just now, so he was so frightened that he quickly picked up a lantern and shone it over.
Shen Tianshu was also startled by the hand that suddenly stretched out, and he held onto the wall to prevent himself from hitting it.
"Sir, it's so dark, why are you here?" After Mingyu saw it clearly, he immediately raised his voice and asked.
Shen Tianshu smelled the medicinal moxibustion again, looked at Mr. Shen's somewhat confused expression and asked, "Uncle, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Master Shen grabbed Shen Tianshu's wrist and was about to say something when he saw Mr. Dong running out from across the courtyard and said, "Master, why did you come out by yourself? I'm looking for you!"
Dong's face turned a little pale, turned around and said to Shen Tianshu with a dry smile: "Tian Shu, did I scare you?
"Your uncle drank some wine tonight and got a little drunk. I'm really sorry. I'll take him back right now."
"Okay, I'll help you take some care and let Mingyu push it!"
Shen Tianshu took the lantern from Mingyu, and Mingyu stepped forward to push the wheelchair.
Mrs. Dong quickly squeezed Mingyu away and said, "No, no, it's so late, you should go back quickly!"
The light from the lantern shone on Shen Tianshu's face, coating her with a golden halo. Even the fine hair on her face was revealed, making her look a little warmer than usual.
Mr. Shen was sitting in a wheelchair, looking at Shen Tianshu intently, and asked in a particularly gentle tone: "Are my younger siblings going to pick up my second younger brother? He is always like this, and he doesn't know how to come back early to accompany you..."
Dong's whole face turned pale, and she quickly interrupted him and said, "Sir, you've drunk too much, why are you talking drunkenly!"
"Come here! Why don't you hurry up and push the old man back! Can you afford to take care of him if he catches a cold from the wind?"
The two women ran out of the house quickly and pushed Mr. Shen's wheelchair back to the house.
"Auntie, are you okay?" Shen Tianshu helped Dong, who was shaking all over, "You don't seem to be feeling well."
"I went out to get a bowl of medicine. When I came back, I found that the person was missing. I was shocked!" Ms. Dong reluctantly explained, "It doesn't matter if it was in my hometown. In order to make it easier for him to come in and out, the yard has been smoothed.
"There are many steps in Wuchang Mansion, and they are all up and down. I'm afraid he might accidentally fall and hit them."
"It's true that I was negligent. We should find someone to repair this place." Shen Tianshu said.
"Good boy, that's not what I meant." Mrs. Dong patted Shen Tianshu's hand and said, "It's getting late. You should go back and rest early. I have to go see your uncle."
As Shen Tianshu walked toward Shuangtang Courtyard, he murmured to Mingyu, "Did you hear clearly what uncle just said? Did he mistake me for my mother?"
"The slave sounds like he's talking about some younger brother or sister..." Mingyu also felt puzzled, "The elder doesn't look like he's drunk. When the slave came over, he didn't even smell the slightest bit of alcohol!"
"Forget it, let's go back first."
When the master and servant returned to Shuangtang Courtyard, Xie Yun heard the sound and came out with a lantern.
"Girl, it's so late..." Xie Yun suddenly paused before she could finish her words.
She came closer to Shen Tianshu and smelled it, then frowned and said, "Girl, what did you do just now?"
"I'm coaxing Bao'er to sleep in the old lady's room!" Shen Tianshu said strangely, "Why do you ask that?"
"Then why does your body smell like aphron?" Xie Yun frowned and said, "Girl, that is a banned drug. Even if you need to use it to treat patients, you must be more careful. This thing is not good for children's health.
"You are contaminated. If the young master accidentally touches it or tastes it, it will be serious."
"Afurong?" Shen Tianshu was surprised, "I have only heard of this name and know that it is a banned drug, but I have never come into contact with it, let alone used it to treat people."
In his previous life, Shen Tianshu only heard from his grandfather that aphrodisiac was once very popular in foreign lands. It was a very precious medicinal material and was mostly used for pain relief.
But later it was gradually discovered that using too much afurong can cause hallucinations, and long-term use can even lead to death.
Therefore, it is listed as a banned drug by Daqi, and once discovered, it will be strictly investigated.
Jiang Sui was very repulsive and even disgusted with this medicine. He never used it, and Shen Tianshu had never come into contact with it.
"Then why does your body smell like aphron?" Xie Yun frowned, "When I was in the palace before, I investigated a case of smuggling aphron, so I know this smell."
Xie Yun said as she came closer, sniffing and smelling all over Shen Tianshu's body, and finally stopped near her wrist and said, "The smell is the strongest here, what did the girl come into contact with just now?"
Shen Tianshu thought for a while and suddenly said: "It's uncle! Uncle just grabbed my wrist."
"It should have been contaminated at that time. The smell is very weak. If it lasts for too long, it will be difficult for the slave to smell it."
"Uncle must be using this to relieve pain, right?" Shen Tianshu guessed, "He also said before that he had severe pain in his waist and legs."
“Although this thing can indeed relieve pain, if you use it for a long time, you will become addicted and you won’t be able to stand it once you leave it.
"After becoming addicted, a person's body will slowly be hollowed out, so the imperial court classified it as a banned drug."
Shen Tianshu fell into deep thought after hearing this. As the saying goes, there are three points of poison, and even a doctor can hardly control the degree of it.
How to choose between pain relief and addiction is indeed a difficult problem.
She didn't know what Mr. Shen's physical condition was like, nor how long he had been using the drug.
But if it is true as Xie Yun said, this thing will have an impact on Bao'er, then she must not sit idly by and ignore it.