The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

The next day, Yang Qi and Mama Fan went to Wutong Courtyard to go to school early. When Yang Qi and Yang Lan went to Wutong Courtyard to go to school, they would bring maids with them, one for the purpose of getting pens, inkstones, and the other for the requirements of the noble families for their daughters.

Yang Qi usually brings Mother Fan or Mother He, and occasionally Jing Shan. These days, Mother He has to communicate with Zong Yue and keep an eye on Xiao Ju, so Yang Qi always brings Mother Fan. On weekdays, bringing Mother Fan and Jing Shan makes the old lady happier.

Mother He removed the soil and seeds from the flower pot that Yang He had sent yesterday, picked out the seeds, and filled the flower pot with newly dug soil from Houhu Lake. After finishing all this, Mother He went to Guangming Pharmacy according to Yang Qi's instructions.

Song Ri had chosen Yang Qi's shop, so everyone in Duke Song's mansion knew that the Third Miss had bought a shop in Caoshi. As the old nanny next to Yang Qi, He Mama also had to go to Caoshi from time to time to check on the Third Miss's medicine shop.

Arriving at Caoshi, Mother He first looked at the door of Guangming Pharmacy. There were three people waiting at the door of the pharmacy today, either standing or sitting.

Seeing that Guangming Pharmacy finally had business, He's mother was very happy. During this period, Guangming Pharmacy had been losing money. Although He's mother knew that the business of this medicine shop would take time to build up, she still couldn't help but worry. After all, the young lady didn't have much money, and this medicine shop was only able to operate as the lady's legacy.

The three people in Guangming Pharmacy were waiting to boil the medicine. At present, people in Caoshi are used to running to the inner city when they are sick, getting the medicine in the inner city and then boiling it. However, the road from Caoshi to the inner city is far, and it takes most of the day to go back and forth. In addition, the labor cost in the inner city is high, and boiling it in the medicine shop in the inner city will charge extra fees.

Zong Yue has been living in Caoshi in the past few years. Whenever a neighbor has a minor illness or pain, Zong Yue will take the initiative to visit and give some advice. Over time, Zong Yue has gained a good reputation in Caoshi, and people who are familiar with him are willing to trust Zong Yue.

Now that Zong Yue is in charge of the Guangming Pharmacy, there are also a few people who are willing to get medicine from the inner city and then take it to Guangming Pharmacy for Zong Yue to process. Zong Yue's fees are very low, and it is close to home, so more and more people have come to Guangming Pharmacy in the past few days. Moreover, Guangming Pharmacy has the backing of the Duke of Song's Mansion, so in the eyes of everyone, it is extremely secure. At least there is no need to worry about something going wrong in the pharmacy, or the owner running away without a trace.

Zong Yue was staring at a few medicine jars behind the screen, and looked up from time to time to see what was happening outside. Hey, why is Mother He here? Zong Yue said to Mother He from behind the screen, "Mother He, I have a few prescriptions being boiled here, and it's not convenient for me to leave. Are you here this time because the young lady has something to say? Or why don't you come over and tell me?"

Mother He knew that Zong Yue was doing something important right now, so she walked into the shop and replied, "Okay."

After arriving behind the screen, Mother He was not in a hurry. She waited for Zong Yue to finish the work at hand and send the customers out of the shop. Then she spoke: "Zong Yue, someone gave Miss a flower seed recently. Miss felt something was wrong, so she asked me to bring it to you to see." Then, Mother He handed the seed to Zong Yue.

The most basic thing in learning medicine is to identify various medicinal materials, but Zong Yue was not very sure about the seeds of this flower. Taking the seeds from Mother He, Zong Yue looked at them carefully, then smelled them, thought for a moment and said to Mother He: "Mother He, is this urgent? I think these seeds look like azalea seeds, but I'm not 100% sure. I need to ask around."

Azalea? Mother He listened to Zong Yue's words, thought about it, and then said, "Let's get this done as soon as possible. The young lady is still waiting for the result."

Zong Yue nodded: "I will go to the flower market later, don't worry, Ma'am, I have my own plans."

After explaining what Yang Qi had asked him to do, Zong Yue escorted Mother He out of the shop and said to her, "Don't worry, Mother He. I will send the account books for this week to your house after they are finished."

Mother He knew that Zong Yue was saying this to outsiders, so she nodded, turned around, left Caoshi, and returned to the Duke of Song's Mansion.

After returning to the house, Mother He looked everywhere in the Linhu Courtyard, but didn't see Xiaoju. She thought to herself that something was wrong. Could it be that this traitorous maid had gone to Aunt Yin again?

There was a small path between Aunt Yin's yard and the lakeside yard, so Mother He also left the yard and waited in a secluded place beside the path.

Before He's mother had to wait long, Xiaoju came over from Aunt Yin's yard. He's mother shrank into the corner and watched Xiaoju jumping around happily, which was completely different from her usual timid behavior in Linhu Courtyard. She was holding a golden hairpin in her hand, which she touched again and again, cherishing it very much.

Xiaoju's attention was all focused on the gold hairpin that Xing'er had just given her, and she didn't notice He's mother hiding nearby.

Watching Xiaoju walking away, Mother He came out from the corner, looked at Xiaoju walking away, and resisted the urge to rush up and beat her up. This traitor betrayed the young lady for a little benefit, and also caused the young lady to get smallpox and almost went to see the lady.

Fortunately, the young lady was smart and noticed that something was wrong with Xiaoju, so she started to be on guard, otherwise who knows what would have happened!

Mother Fan followed Yang Qi to Wutong Courtyard, so Yang Qi's lunch was prepared by Mother He. Yang Qi had a good reputation with the Xu family, so the kitchen was not careless about Yang Qi's meals.

Just as the meal was served, Yang Qi left school.

After washing his hands, the other people in the room also left. Yang Qi picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of the twice-cooked pork. Hmm, it was good.

Mother He watched as everyone left, and whispered in Yang Qi's ear, "Miss, Zong Yue has already looked at the seeds, and his initial conclusion is that they are azaleas, but further confirmation is needed. Zong Yue said he would give you an answer as soon as possible."

A profusion of flowers - azaleas. Yang Qi thought about it in his mind. This flower is quite common. Am I overthinking it?

After a pause, Mother He continued, "Also, Xiaoju went to Aunt Yin's yard again this morning. I saw that she was very happy when she came back, and she was holding a golden hairpin."

Yang Qi nodded and said, "Mother He, you still have to keep an eye on Zong Yue. As for Xiao Ju, let her work in the yard first and make sure you keep an eye on her."

Mother He listened to Yang Qi's instructions and said, "Okay, Miss."

The big kitchen not only delivered Yang Qi's food every time, but also the food for everyone in the Linhu Courtyard. Except for the people who served Yang Qi, the rest of the people could eat first. The food for the maids and the old women was different. The food for Madam Fan and Madam He was much better than that for Xiao Tao and Xiao Ju.