Traveling through ancient times

"Let her in!"

At this time, a woman followed in behind Aunt Avi. She was hunched over and was about sixty years old, which was considered a long life in this society!

The woman looked energetic, with a plump figure. She was wearing a grey cotton shirt with a black sleeveless long coat on the outside. Her grey hair was particularly eye-catching!

A silver hairpin was inserted in his sparse hair. He was an inconspicuous person!

Feng Qinglan narrowed her eyes and saw the old woman bowing:

"Xie greets the old lady!"

The sound is not loud, but it is very clear!

Auntie Avi said:

"Miss, this Xie is the midwife who delivered babies for the Prime Minister's Mansion back then!"

"Xie, I heard that you helped the prime minister's wife and children get married. Do you still remember the situation at that time?"

"Although I am old, I remember clearly what happened in the mansion because the young master was suddenly robbed!"

At that time, Feng Qinglan was not yet of age, and because giving birth was considered unlucky, her mother ordered her not to enter the delivery room in the backyard, so she did not know the specific situation!

Later, her eldest sister-in-law was bedridden again. Although she went to see her several times, her sister-in-law was always drowsy and unable to speak!

After his sister-in-law passed away, the eldest brother was heartbroken. He always ignored Man Niang and didn't even visit the children!

And Man Niang always takes her children to please her mother-in-law!

The old mother, who was just a commoner at the time, loved her grandson very much. After listening to Man Niang's sweet words and persuading her, a year later, she forced her son to make Man Niang his legal wife!

In this era, filial piety is the most important virtue and is the standard for measuring a person's character. If one disobeys the orders of his parents, he will be regarded as unfilial!

As a newly appointed official in the court with an unstable foundation, Feng Shuhe was forced by his mother and pressured by the Earl's Mansion, Yang Manniang's family. In the end, he had no choice but to make Yang Manniang his legal wife!

Now, when Midwife Xie talked about the delivery that day, she fell into memories!

"…Madam looked very healthy at the time. Although giving birth took a lot of effort, she was still much better than other women. She even drank a bowl of soup…"

Feng Qinglan asked, "What soup?"

"…It seems to be a medicinal meal, and it is said to be black chicken soup, to nourish Madam?"

Feng Qinglan frowned and said, "Look carefully who brought it in?"

"It seems that she was a new maidservant beside the Madam. Unexpectedly, she started bleeding profusely just moments after drinking the soup..."

The midwife still felt a lingering fear when she mentioned it. At that time, Lord Feng was a new noble in the dynasty. With the support of the Yue family, he was like a fish in water, but he also attracted the jealousy of many people!

"…The mansion was in chaos at the time. No one expected such a big mess to happen!"

Everyone focused their attention on the lady, and the little boy was taken to the next room by his wet nurse after he was packed up!

When the people here were rescued, they heard that the concubine in the mansion had also given birth to a little boy, and the wet nurse ran out and said that the little boy was missing!

"Did the child have any birthmarks or anything like that at the time?"

Midwife Xie thought about it, slapped her thigh and said excitedly:

"I was washing the child at the time. There was a thumb-sized crescent-shaped birthmark on the child's ankle. It was very beautiful, so I remember it very clearly!"

"...But later on, I felt that there was something wrong with the bowl of nourishing soup that the young lady drank..."

Feng Qinglan leaned forward:

"what is the problem?"

"...I was a famous midwife in Kyoto at that time. I was very familiar with some common medicinal herbs. I was also my master at the time. He was afraid that I would be used as a scapegoat in the mansion, so he taught me some things..."

"...When the young lady was drinking the tonic soup, I had just cleaned the child. When I came over, the young lady had already finished drinking. The maid was carrying the bowl and walking out. I seemed to smell the scent of safflower..."

Feng Qinglan looked serious. This safflower can invigorate blood circulation and dissolve blood stasis. Pregnant women who have just given birth should not touch it...

"…At that time, I had just received a reward and was about to go out, so I became more cautious. After walking for a while, I saw the maid talking to someone behind a phoenix tree in a secluded place. Then the two of them walked away stealthily!"

"Oh? ...Did you see what she did?"

"…I was young at the time, and I thought it was better to have less trouble than more. But I always felt uneasy, and the young lady was quite virtuous, so I just wanted to be on the safe side, so I bit the bullet and went behind the tree…"

Midwife Xie looked a little unhappy, and after a moment of silence, she said:

"There was new soil buried under the tree. I saw no one was paying attention, so I dug it up with my hands and saw the medicine residue inside. I was afraid of being seen, so I picked up some of the residue with a handkerchief and wrapped it up...~"

"...When I got home and looked carefully, I found that there was indeed saffron and half a hundred-year-old mountain ginseng..."

Feng Qinglan paused, somewhat puzzled:

"This hundred-year-old ginseng is also a tonic, isn't it?"

Xie Wenpo curled her lips and said:

"Women are weak after giving birth and cannot take any supplements. Even if you need to take some, you can't take too much!"

"When Madam gave birth, she already had a piece of old mountain ginseng in her mouth. Just drink some tonic soup in moderation! If you take too much, it will be counterproductive, so it's not surprising that you have heavy bleeding!"

"What's more, no matter how generous you are, you don't have to use half a root of the hundred-year-old mountain ginseng. Even at my age, I feel that boiling water with the roots is very nourishing!"

Feng Qinglan felt cold all over, and a chill ran from the soles of his feet into his heart. The fairy-like woman appeared in front of him again. It couldn't be that simple for such a beautiful person to leave the world so soon!

After calming down, Feng Qinglan said, "Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law. Is there anyone else at home now?"

Xie Wenpo hurriedly said:

"When I left the Feng Mansion, just as I was about to walk out the door, a young man rushed over and said he was sending me out. He stuffed a 50-liang silver note into my pocket and told me to forget everything that happened in the Feng Mansion once I left!"

"Oh, do you know that young man?"

"At that time, the young lady's family took great care to bring me into the mansion a few days in advance. When I had nothing to do, I would teach the young lady some things to pay attention to. At that time, Madam Yang would also send someone to invite me over. The person who invited me was that young man!"

Midwife Xie thought about it carefully, but couldn't remember the surname, and kept slapping her forehead!

"…What was the young man's name?…It seems that once Madam Yang asked him to see me off, saying something like Gen or Heng…Let me think…Oh…On the road, there was a maid who called her Gu something Gen…Yes…The young man's surname was Gu!"

Feng Qinglan was cheered up, and the first thing he thought of was the Gu brothers and sisters, and how their father was being abused!

I looked up at Aunt Avi, her eyes were full of deep meaning!

"But after I went back, the more I thought about it, the more scared I became. The secrets of the mansion kept coming out. First, the young lady had a heavy bleeding, then the young master was robbed, and then Madam Yang was about to give birth. More importantly, this 50 taels of silver was too unbelievable!"

Midwife Xie touched her chest, still feeling frightened. If she hadn't realized something was wrong, she would have packed up her things as soon as she got home, took her daughter and fled overnight, she would probably be dead by now!