The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

Fortunately, Qingkong is good at applying makeup, so although she looks a little haggard, it is not that obvious.

After breakfast, Shen Baozhao took Qingkong on a carriage and headed for the Wu'an Earl's Mansion.

This time was different from the last time. The person who greeted them at the gate of the mansion was replaced by Lady Wu'anbo and Miss Wang Er.

As soon as Shen Baozhao got off the carriage, he saw a woman in a light green gauze skirt embroidered with tender yellow forsythia flowers standing at the side of the corner gate.

When he saw Shen Baozhao, he stepped forward to greet her: "Fourth Miss Shen."

She had put her hair into a bun and wore a golden butterfly hairpin inlaid with jewels. She was very different from the first two times I saw her.

He led the way while chatting with Shen Baozhao, and his manners were just right, which made people feel very comfortable.

Wu Anbo and his wife were waiting in the courtyard of the third young master Qiao. When his wife saw Shen Baozhao, she excitedly went forward and shook her hand.

With a smile on her face, she said, "Miss Shen Si is truly a miracle doctor. Bao Er hasn't had an attack in the past five days."

Wu Anbo cooperated and asked, "Niece, do you want to knock my son out first before giving him the acupuncture?"

Shen Baozhao didn't make a decision right away. He thought for a while and said, "Let me take your pulse first."

The three of them hurriedly welcomed her into the room, where they saw Young Master Qiao reading a book.

Seeing the visitor, he showed an innocent smile on his face: "Wife, where have you been? I don't know this word, please teach me."

Miss Wang Er, who was standing by, blushed but still listened to Young Master Qiao San and taught him how to read.

Seeing that she was very patient and that Wu Anbo and his wife were also very pleased, Shen Baozhao knew that Miss Wang was a good and kind girl.

After she had calmed down Young Master Qiao, Shen Baozhao took his pulse.

"I see that Young Master Qiao's pulse is much better than last time. This time I decided to keep him awake for the acupuncture. This will be more effective in restoring his consciousness."

"It's just that there will be pain during acupuncture. Are you sure he can cooperate?" Shen Baozhao hesitated.

This acupuncture lasts a long time and requires absolute cooperation from the patient; otherwise, not only will it fail to achieve the desired effect, it may also backfire.

Miss Wang Er hurriedly stepped forward and said, "You guys go out first, let me talk to him."

In just a cup of tea, Miss Wang opened the door and invited everyone in.

"Miss Shen Si, please give her the acupuncture. Your husband will cooperate." Miss Wang Er took off the shirt of Young Master Qiao San and let him lie prone on the couch.

Shen Baozhao began to perform acupuncture, concentrating fully on it. And Young Master Qiao San really cooperated, enduring the pain.

The acupuncture time this time was significantly shorter than last time.

Shen Baozhao stopped acupuncture and wrote a prescription, "Still two doses of medicine a day, take it for five days. Five days later, I will give you the last acupuncture."

"Just take good care of him from now on. I believe that with Miss Wang's careful and considerate care, Young Master Qiao will recover soon."

Mrs. Wu Anbo was very happy: "Miss Shen Si, I have no way to repay your kindness. I also want to do my best to help the charity you mentioned last time."

"I would like to donate one thousand taels to cover the daily expenses of the charity."

As expected, birds of a feather flock together. Mrs. Wu Anbo has only become reserved and taciturn because of her son's illness.

As soon as Young Master Qiao San got along well, she became as friendly as Uncle Wu Anbo.

Shen Baozhao accepted the kindness of Lady Wu'an with a smile. After returning from the Wu'an mansion last time, Qingkong was no longer surprised by his young lady's money-grubbing behavior.

"However, Madam, you probably still have to thank someone, Miss Wang Er."

"Master Qiao's consciousness has recovered much faster than I expected. I believe she must have accompanied him wholeheartedly in the past few days."

Just because Young Master Qiao San listened to her so much, Shen Baozhao could see that Second Miss Wang was sincere to Young Master Qiao San.

After hearing what Shen Baozhao said, Lady Wu'anbo was about to hold Miss Wang Er's hand and sigh, when she saw the clear teeth marks on her slender hand.

What else don’t you understand?

In order to make Master Qiao San endure the pain and not affect the acupuncture, Miss Wang Er wrapped her wrist with a handkerchief and handed it to him for him to bite.

Mrs. Wu Anbo's eyes turned red when she saw this: "Silly child, why do you have to do this?"

He then pulled Miss Wang aside and talked to her incessantly.

Wu Anbo invited Shen Baozhao to the hall, as if he had something to say.

"Niece, I have thought about this for a long time. You are right. We have decided to present the ancestral secret recipe of horse breeding to His Majesty."

"My wife and I only want peace and security in our house. My son has married, and I am old enough to enjoy the company of my grandchildren."

"It's not bad to be an idle baron, not to mention that the wealth of the baron's mansion can't be used up in several lifetimes."

Shen Baozhao couldn't help but secretly praise Wu Anbo for his wisdom.

Under the sky, it is not the king's land, and on the shore of the land, it is the king's ministers.

The whole world belongs to the emperor. If you go against him, it is like hitting a rock with an egg. The best strategy is to retreat bravely while the tide is flowing.

What's more, the horse farm can continue to operate by just offering the secret recipe. In the future, the revenue will just be a little less, but for Wu Anbo, this is not important.

"Uncle, uncle, our father-in-law is here." The steward came to report.

Just as Shen Baozhao was about to avoid them, he heard a large group of people rushing into the hall.

The man in the lead was about the same age as Wu Anbo, had an untidy beard, and was as thin as a monkey.

As soon as he entered the room and saw the teacup next to Wu Anbo, he picked it up and drank it, regardless of whether anyone had drunk it before.

The visitors sat down on the rocking chairs one after another, and those who failed to get a chair sat down on the ground and leaned against the chair legs.

Wu Anbo was confused and was still thinking about his three daughters. Which daughter's family had met with misfortune?

It's not that serious. He and his wife are very generous and give their daughters a lot of money every year.

Could this group of refugees be his Wu Anbo's relatives? Could it be that they came to the wrong place?

Just as Wu Anbo was puzzled, a sticky-looking man beside him said, "My dear relative, you have to help us."

“Now we are homeless.”

Shen Baozhao's attention was indeed attracted by the woman wearing plain linen clothes next to him.

This person was none other than Miss Wang San, the younger sister of Miss Wang Er, whom she had met at the Shangsi Festival before!

She had obviously also seen Shen Baozhao, and her face was red as she lowered her head.

Shen Baozhao gently reminded Wu Anbo: "Zhongyibo."

Wu Anbo suddenly realized. In the past, the people who went out of the Zhongyibo Mansion were all the princes, and Zhongyibo was said to be obsessed with Wushisan and had not left the house for a long time.

He just couldn't connect the impression he had of Earl Zhongyi with the pointed-faced, monkey-faced man in front of him.

Wu Anbo hurriedly stopped Zhongyibo from talking: "Stop, we are not relatives. We are not worthy of marrying into Zhongyibo's mansion."

The common people may only know that the Sixth Prince died, but the powerful and influential people all know that the Sixth Prince died accidentally because of the black wolf presented by the Prince of Loyalty.

Moreover, His Majesty has already punished the Duke of Loyalty. The Duke of Loyalty's son was exiled 3,000 miles away, and he was never allowed to return to the capital.

The Earl of Loyalty was stripped of his title and his property was confiscated!

No wonder, this is someone who came to beg for money.