The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

After Yang Qi came back from Xu's place, Shi Wei came to Linhu Courtyard with a full set of four treasures of the study. Yang Qi looked at the brush in front of him and couldn't help but take it in his hand.

The brush that Second Aunt sent me this time is very good. Judging from the brush head, it should be a wolf-hair brush. Brushes can be roughly divided into goat-hair brushes, wolf-hair brushes, purple-hair brushes, and mixed-hair brushes according to the different materials. This wolf-hair brush is made of the hair on the tail of a weasel. The brush is strong and suitable for writing and painting. The price is also much higher than that of goat-hair brushes.

Shi Wei looked at Yang Qi's expression and knew that the Third Miss really liked the gift that Madam prepared this time. As the head maid of Xu's family, Shi Wei was the one who handled every time Xu sent something to Yang Qi. During this period, Madam had sent many good things to the Third Miss, including jewelry and supplements, none of which was less precious than this pen. I had never seen the Third Miss so excited before.

Shi Wei bowed to Yang Qi and said, "The eldest young master just came to tell Madam that the third young lady went to Jishi Bookstore to buy calligraphy. Madam heard that if you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools, so she asked me to send these over."

Yang Qi took the pen and asked Jing Shan to take the gift. She smiled and said, "I hope Sister Shi Wei can tell me about it. I like it very much. Thank you, Second Aunt."

After entering the study, Yang Qi dipped some warm water and used his fingers to spread the hairs from the top of the brush little by little until it reached the halfway mark. This step is called "opening the brush." ​​These were all in the previous life. In order to please Han Renyuan and have a common conversation with him, Yang Qi took the initiative to learn these things that Han Renyuan liked. Over time, he became a half-expert.

Yang Qi took out the Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine. The book began with a colorful painting of Sun Simiao's Mingtang map, which carefully depicted the meridians and internal organs of the human body. In this picture, the human body is an indivisible whole, and the network that connects the various parts of the body is the meridians. Yang Qi looked at it, as if the dissected person was standing in front of him.

Yang Qi looked at the book and murmured, "The Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian belongs to the large intestine in the body and connects to the lungs. On the surface of the body, it starts from the Shangyang point at the tip of the index finger, goes up to the face, and ends at the Yingxiang point next to the opposite nose." Following the meridians pointed out in the book, Yang Qi used his hands to learn along the meridians on his body, "There are twenty points in total, forty times in total."

"Hand-sun Small Intestine Meridian."

“The Kidney Meridian of the Foot Shaoyin.”

“The Liver Meridian of the Foot.”

"Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian."

Yang Qi was concentrating on reading the "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" in his hand. Mother He came into the study, brought a cup of tea, placed it next to Yang Qi, and then waited next to Yang Qi.

Yang Qi noticed that Mother He had been silent in the study, so he asked, "Mother He, is there anything wrong?" Although Mother He was the only one in Linhu Courtyard who could enter the room without being informed, she would not stay in the room unless there was something going on.

When Mother He heard what Yang Qi asked, she said hurriedly, "Miss, I have been observing Xiao Tao and Xiao Ju's every move during this period. Xiao Tao likes to talk a lot in the yard, and she will not leave the yard except occasionally going home to visit. But Xiao Ju often leaves the yard for some reasons. I went to see her a few times, and she went in the direction of Aunt Yin's yard. Miss, what do you think, should we call Xiao Ju over to ask her?"

Yang Qi thought about it and thought that he had smallpox, and it must be someone around him who knew how to do it. Now it seems that it is very likely that Aunt Yin asked Xiao Ju to get rid of him, but what is Aunt Yin's purpose? Did she get rid of him to make way for Yang He? But there is Yang Lan in front of him. With such a pearl in front of him, he is already very ordinary.

However, no matter what Aunt Yin was planning, Xiaoju was now exposed and under her nose. If Xiaoju was driven out at this time, Aunt Yin might have other evil thoughts and send another spy. It would take time to find them. Thinking of this, Yang Qi shook his head at Mother He and said, "Mother He, don't touch Xiaoju for the time being, and don't show any abnormality. It's the same now as usual. And Xiaolan, don't relax either."

Mother He nodded. Although she didn't know why the young lady didn't take any action now, she knew that Yang Qi must have her own plans.

Yang Qi pointed at the book in his hand and continued, "I don't want others to know that I'm reading medical books. I will keep these books myself on weekdays. Please keep an eye on them for me."

Mother He responded, "Hey."

Yang Qi tapped the table with his hand and asked hesitantly, "Mother He, do you know the origins of Aunt Yin?"

Mother He replied, "Miss, I don't know much. I only know that the Duke wanted to take Concubine Yin as a concubine. The old lady strongly opposed it, but Concubine Yin finally got married."

Yang Qi was not satisfied with He's mother's reply. Although He's mother was loyal, she could not fit into many circles in the complex circle of Duke Song's mansion, so the information she knew was limited. If you want to know more about Aunt Yin, you have to ask Jing Shan.

Jing Shan is a natural socialite. She knows acquaintances in every courtyard of the Duke of Song's mansion and can talk to anyone. Therefore, she is naturally very well-informed.

Seeing that Yang Qi had no further words, Mother He quietly left the study. A few days ago, the Second Madam sent some bird's nests. These supplements for the young ladies were stewed in the small kitchen of the lakeside courtyard. The Second Madam really loved Yang Qi as if she were her own daughter. She was afraid that there was no suitable stew pot, so she brought the stew pot with her when she sent the bird's nests.

Ever since Yang Qi got smallpox, He's mother has been extra careful about all matters. She doesn't feel comfortable handing over precious things like bird's nests to other people's hands. If she eats a little, she will have less.

Mother He's bird's nest was not yet cooked when lunch from the kitchen was delivered. The maid who delivered the lunch said to Mother Fan, "Today, Third Miss's appetite has improved a lot. Second Madam has instructed the kitchen to add one more dish to Third Miss's meal every day, and then two meat dishes, one vegetable dish, and one soup."

Mother He took the food box, thanked her and said, "Second Madam is so thoughtful, and you have worked hard."

After Fan's mother arranged the dishes, Yang Qi finally put down her book and walked out of the study. Today's dishes were steamed sea bass, stir-fried chicken with mushrooms, green vegetables and sweet-scented osmanthus dumpling soup, and a glass of milk.

Yang Qi looked a little surprised. Not only was there an extra meat dish, but there was also milk. Before this, milk was exclusive to Yang Lan. She looked at Fan's mother.

Mother Fan smiled and said, "The maid who delivered the food to the kitchen today said that this was arranged by the Second Madam. From now on, the young lady will have two meat dishes and one vegetable dish."

After listening to this, Yang Qi nodded and said, "Second aunt is very thoughtful." Yang Qi looked at the dishes in front of him. In his previous life, Second aunt did not take the initiative to ask the kitchen to add more food for him. During this period, he accompanied Second aunt every day, and Second aunt's attitude towards him also changed. She became much closer to him than before.