Musk, Wen Min frowned slightly, "How do you know this is musk?"
Shen Xiudao: "The fragrance of agarwood is relatively light, but this spice has a strong fragrance, which must be musk."
"Musk is not suitable for women to wear. Madam, it is better to wear this sachet less in the future."
Wen Min said: "What do you know? Why can't we wear musk anymore?"
Even though Shen Xiu said that the spice was not agarwood but musk, Wen Min didn't take it to heart. In her opinion, both were spices and there was nothing suitable or inappropriate to wear.
Shen Xiu heard Wen Min's words and probably didn't know the efficacy of musk. After thinking about it, she understood.
There was no palace drama at this time, and Wen Min didn't know medical skills, so it was normal for him not to know the efficacy of this musk.
Since the other party didn't know, Shen Xiu kindly reminded: "Musk has the effect of causing infertility in women, so it is not suitable to wear..."
Before she finished her sentence, Wen Min's expression changed: "What do you mean, musk can cause infertility in women?"
Sister-in-law Xu had not spoken at first. When she heard this, she suddenly winked at Shen Xiu and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
Shen Xiu didn't know Wen Min's heartache, so she said truthfully: "I'm not completely sure whether this spice is musk. But it is true that musk can cause infertility in women. If Madam doesn't believe it, you can ask a doctor to ask carefully."
Wen Min turned pale and murmured: "How could it be, how could it be..."
Shen Xiu didn't know why her expression suddenly changed, so she glanced at Sister-in-law Xu.
Sister-in-law Xu coughed lightly and lowered her voice and said: "Madam still has no heirs. When you say this, aren't you going to poke her heart?"
Shen Xiu didn't know about Wen Min's heart problem, and had a sudden thought in her heart. Could it be that this musk was the reason for Wen Min's infertility.
She couldn't help but raise her head and glance at Wen Min.
Wen Min was also in extreme shock. Shen Xiu's statement that musk can cause infertility made her confused. It took her a while to regain her usual composure, "Go and fetch Dr. Lin."
Dr. Lin is the most famous doctor in the county. He is usually very unwell, so he always asks him to check his pulse.
This time Wen Min ordered someone to ask for Doctor Lin. Doctor Lin thought that the county magistrate's wife was unwell again, so he hurried over with the medical boy.
But after he arrived, Wen Min neither asked him to ask for his pulse nor told him what was wrong. He just asked the maid to hand him a piece of paper with something the size of a grain of rice placed on it.
"Dr. Lin, could you please take a look at what this thing is?"
Doctor Lin picked up the thing and looked at it carefully for a while, then put it to his nose and smelled it, "To Madam, this should be a good musk, but it has been concocted, so the fragrance is lighter."
Sure enough, it was musk. Wen Min's hands and feet felt weak for a while, but he still managed to hold on and asked: "I heard that musk has the effect of causing women's infertility, is that true?"
Doctor Lin said: "Madam, it is clear that this musk does have the effect of causing infertility in women."
When he said this, he was shocked. He knew better than anyone else that the county magistrate's wife was infertile. Could it be because of the musk?
If he had known that he would be invited to come here today to identify musk, he would have refused to come because he was sick. But now, he knew such a secret for no reason. He couldn't help wiping his sweat and just hoped that the county magistrate's wife would not vent her anger on him.
Wen Min was so filled with disbelief that she didn't even bother to anger him. She quickly waved her hand and ordered the maids to see off the guests.
Shen Xiu and Sister-in-law Xu stood behind the screen, and they could hear Doctor Lin's words clearly.
Sister-in-law Xu covered her heart and said, "So what you said is true. The scent in that sachet is really musk, and it can cause infertility."
Shen Xiu did not regret telling the truth as much as Dr. Lin. She was also a woman, so she could naturally understand the pain of being unable to have children. So if she was given another chance, she would still choose to tell the truth.
And although the county magistrate's wife is not easy to get close to, she is not a person who doesn't distinguish between right and wrong.
Sure enough, after Wen Min calmed down, she invited Shen Xiu and Sister-in-law Xu over.
Sister-in-law Xu didn't wait for Wen Min to speak and said, "We didn't see or hear anything today." She quietly gave Shen Xiu a hand.
Before Shen Xiu spoke, Wen Min said tiredly: "Well, this is all thanks to you, especially you, my dear wife. If you hadn't recognized that thing, I would have been kept in the dark even now.
inside."
When she said the last word, there was a feeling of gritted teeth in her tone.
After Wen Min finished speaking, she paused again. After the anger in her heart was temporarily suppressed, she ordered the maid, "Go and get the pair of jade bracelets I got the day before yesterday."
The jade bracelet was put in a brocade box, and Wen Min asked the maid to hand the box to Shen Xiu.
"I don't want outsiders to know what happened today. You should understand what I mean!"
Shen Xiu knew that the pair of jade bracelets were both hush money and a thank you gift, so she calmly said: "The daughter of the people knows that after she went out, she only said that because she had mended the sachet, the lady rewarded me with these jade bracelets."
Wen Min nodded: "It's good that you know."
As for Sister-in-law Xu, since she was one of our own, Wen Min neither warned nor expressed anything and only asked her to send Shen Xiu away.
Sister-in-law Xu knew that Wen Min was in a bad mood, so she took Shen Xiu and resigned.
After coming out of the backyard of the county government office, Sister-in-law Xu patted her chest and said, "I was really scared to death this time." She scolded Shen Xiu again, "You are too courageous to say anything. Fortunately, she is a reasonable person.
Human. Otherwise, if you encounter those unreasonable people, it would be strange if they don’t kick you out.”
Shen Xiu just smiled lightly: "It's because I know that the county magistrate's wife is a reasonable person that I dare to say this."
If he really encountered such unreasonable people, Shen Xiucai would not bother to meddle in this nosy matter.
"But it's a blessing in disguise for us." Sister-in-law Xu added, "This time the county magistrate's wife finally owes us a favor. Especially you. I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to remember you in the future."
Only then did Shen Xiu remember to ask her, "Sister-in-law Xu brought me here today just to introduce me to the county magistrate's wife?"
She didn't think that having such a good relationship with Sister-in-law Xu would allow her to spare no effort in helping her.
Sister-in-law Xu smiled charmingly: "I have something to ask the county magistrate's wife for help. I happened to hear that she wanted to ask an embroiderer to help sew the sachet. I thought your embroidery skills were good, so I brought you here. If you
If I can mend it well, firstly, I can open my mouth to the county magistrate's wife, and secondly, I can sell you one. Who knew this would happen, but at least I didn't run away in vain."
Although there were some twists and turns in the process of coming out this time, as Sister-in-law Xu said, the trip was not in vain.
Shen Xiu took the jade bracelet back. When Shopkeeper Liu and others asked about it, she said that she was taken to the county magistrate's wife by Xu's sister-in-law. Because she had mended the sachet, the county magistrate's wife rewarded her with a pair of jade bracelets.
The jade bracelet was a birthday gift from a wealthy businessman. The jade was warm and moist, with excellent water quality. It was worth at least two to three hundred taels of silver.
Shopkeeper Liu was still a little puzzled. It was just a sachet, so why would he reward such a valuable thing?
But it is a good thing that Shen Xiu can win the favor of the county magistrate's wife.
Therefore, after shopkeeper Liu discussed with Madam Hui, the matter was spread without any trace.