The lady was invited by Baozhu, a maid from the side of Madame Wang, to the Grand Mansion.
The madam didn't blame the old lady for being overindulgent, and instead came with a tense expression as usual.
She's not afraid of Grandma being troublesome, but rather Grandma being stingy. When she's uncomfortable, she doesn't dare speak out, and for no reason at all, the child gets harmed.
"What's wrong?" The madam asked as soon as she entered the room and saw the old lady sitting on the bed, wearing a small jacket and with tears in her eyes.
"...my stomach hurts." The old lady cried even harder, "Mother, am I not blessed with good fortune? It was fine before, but now who knows what's going on..."
The madam hastily grasped her hand and said in a gentle voice, "What's so serious that it's worth crying like this?"
Lin Manjing was not originally a delicate person.
When pregnant, people tend to be more sentimental and emotional.
Madam said: "...... I sent someone to invite your seventh sister to come and take a look."
The imperial physician, the empress now also only believes in Gu Jin.
The old lady sniffled and said: "Isn't Seventh Sister for the mistress to see? I don't dare, lest people say in the future that I'm trying to rival the mistress..."
"Whoever says that is the most confused," said the lady with a smile.
Actually, Madame Lin knew in her heart that Lin Manjing was referring to Second Madame.
Madam comforted Lin Manjing and told her not to worry, then sent someone to the Gu residence.
Gu Jin was not at home, she went to the pharmacy.
Song Pan'er asked the visitor: "Who at home wants to invite Seventh Young Lady?"
It was Chun Qiao who came over from Madame Wang's side and hastily replied, "Yes, it's the Eldest Young Mistress. The Eldest Young Mistress has a stomachache, probably due to stirring up some fetal movement..."
Song Pan'er knew that it was not easy for her two younger sisters-in-law in the old house to have children.
This is a big deal.
She then turned to Chun Qiao and said: "Go to the pharmacy on Ximen Street, look for Seventh Miss. Do you know the place?"
Chunqiao said: "I've been there once with the eldest lady. Third Lady, I'll go now." Then she bowed to Song Dang'er and took her leave.
Song Pan'er told her to hurry up.
When Chunqiao left, Song Pantou said to her mother: "Take out the old mountain ginseng that my uncle sent last year and I will take a look at it for Brother Chen's wife."
Song's mother smiled: "That old mountain ginseng is a rare hundred-year-old ginseng. Now it's been given away. When the big madam gives birth to a big fat baby boy, you'll become an aunt-grandmother, what will you give as a gift then?"
It's hard to get past that old mountain pass afterwards.
That old ginseng was brought back from Suzhou by Song Pan'er's elder brother from her mother's side two years ago and given to Song Pan'er.
Song's mother told Song Pan'er not to be so generous.
Song Pan'er thought for a moment and said, "Then you go take a look in the warehouse, if there are any good medicinal materials, bring some over."
Song's mother finally chose two 50-year-old ginsengs and packed them in a brocade box.
Song Pan'er had Song Mama and Hai Tang take care of Xiao Shi and Xiao Shi-yi, while she took Mu Qing and Shao Yao to the old mansion by car.
The carriage arrived in front of the old mansion's hanging flower gate and unexpectedly ran into Second Madam.
The second lady wore a bright red bottomless skirt with intricate embroidery, an apricot-colored auspicious skirt, and a golden hairpin that shone brightly on her head. She also wore sparkling earrings, looking very festive and elegant.
She was just about to go out.
Song Pan'er couldn't help but praise: "Second sister, this figure is still as good-looking as when you were a girl. I'm so envious! Where are you going?"
Song Pan'er's tone was very good, and the second lady's expression was also gentle. With a smile, she said: "Are you here to see Manjing?"
Song Pan'er said: "Is Manjing okay?"
"What's going on?" The second lady's tone turned somewhat chilly.
Song Pan'er smiled and asked her: "Where are you going?"
The second lady's expression sank, and she didn't answer directly. Instead, she said: "Something came up... I have to go out..." But she didn't tell Song Tan'er where she was going, and then hastily brushed past her.
Song Pan'er looked at her back and couldn't help but wonder in her heart.
Are you going to the Yuan's house to see Fourth Sister?
It didn't matter if it had nothing to do with herself, Song Pan'er thought, and then she lifted her foot and entered the vertical flower gate, heading towards Big Madam's place.
At that time, San Nainai and Wu Gu Niang were both there.
The madam is accompanying him in the inner chamber.
When they saw Song Duan'er arriving, San Nainai and Wu Guiniang hurriedly came forward to greet her and pay their respects.
"Big sister and big aunt are in the inner room." Third Granny personally helped Song Pan'er roll up the curtains and let her into the inner room.
Madam sat beside Lin Manjing's bed.
Lin Manjing lay flat on the bed with her eyes closed, resting and recuperating.
She heard footsteps and hastily opened her eyes, struggling to sit up.
Song Pan'er stepped forward, supporting her shoulders, and smiled: "Your seventh sister went to the pharmacy, Chun Qiao's pharmacy is looking for her. I came from home and arrived first..."
Lin Manjing had no choice but to lie down.
The madam ordered someone to move a luxurious sedan chair for Song Dang'er to sit in.
Song Pan'er sat down and asked Lin Manjing, "Where are you uncomfortable?"
"Stomach hurts." The madam slightly frowned and said to Song Pan'er, "After eating, she vomits and has diarrhea, then her stomach hurts. It's better after vomiting and having diarrhea..."
Song Paner thought to herself: Is it a problem with her intestines?
"...I'm afraid she's eaten something bad." The madam also made a guess, "We don't understand medicine, let's wait for Sister Jin to come and then we'll talk."
Song Pan'er smiled and said: "Jin sister's diagnosis is always accurate, don't worry, Manjing."
Lin Manjing revealed a bitter smile.
After waiting for about half an hour, Gu Jinzhi finally arrived.
Big brother Gu Zhen also came along.
The brother and sister ran until they were covered in sweat.
"What's wrong with Manjing?" Gu Chenzhi rushed in and ran directly to the inner room, rushing to Lin Manjing's bed and asking, "Where are you uncomfortable?"
The lady said: "What's the hurry?"
Then he told Gu Chenzhi and Gu Jinzhi about Lin Manjing's situation.
Gu Jin listened and then sat down to take his pulse.
Gu Chen's face was anxious, he interrupted Gu Jin's pulse diagnosis several times and kept asking: "What's wrong Qiemei? Is your sister-in-law okay?"
The madam saw him like this and lightly coughed.
Gu Chenzi scratched his head awkwardly.
Gu Jin took the pulse and found that Lin Manjing's pulse was smooth and round, indicating that the fetus was very healthy. Pressing deeper, then releasing again, Lin Manjing's pulse rose slowly, which in medical terms is called "pressing does not drum", indicating that Lin Manjing herself had insufficient vital energy and was a bit weak; when taking it lightly, her pulse was slightly dull.
"Eldest sister, let me take a look at your tongue coating..." Gu Jinzhi said to Lin Manjing.
Lin Manjing stuck out her tongue at Gu Jinzhi.
The tongue is not red, indicating it's not a heat condition.
After diagnosing for a while, Gu Jing let her lie down again and stretched out her hand to gently press her abdomen, asking where she was uncomfortable.
Lin Manjing also said it was bad, a big circle all hurt.
She said it hurts around her belly button.
"This is intestinal ascariasis." Gu Jinzhi smiled and said to everyone, "It's nothing serious, the elder sister has roundworms in her belly, the worms have entered the diaphragm, that's why her stomach hurts. Using some anti-ascariasis soup will be fine."
Everyone was shocked and amazed.
They all thought it was a miscarriage. Who would have known? It turned out to be roundworms.
Lin Manjing's face was completely red. She said in a low voice: "I've never been like this before."
"In the past, you were in good health, so it was not easy to notice. Now that you are pregnant, all the blood in your body is concentrated in the uterus to nourish the fetus, and the qi in your body is not circulating due to lack of blood. The righteous qi is insufficient. Insufficient righteous qi leads to weakness. All the hidden diseases in your body will emerge. The pinworms in your belly are not just a recent thing. Don't worry, I'll prescribe you a Wu Mei An Hui Tang (a traditional Chinese medicine), which won't affect the fetus."
Lin Manjing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Madam and Gu Chenzi also breathed a sigh of relief.
Wumei Anweisan Tang is a prescription in the Treatise on Cold Damage, composed of Wumei, Ganjiang, Xixin, Huanglian, Danggui, Fuzi, Huangbo, Dangshen and Guizhi.
"After drinking the Anwei decoction and expelling the parasites, my stomach slowly stopped hurting." Gu Jinzhi said to Lin Manjing, "In the future, you must eat. Because your qi and blood are insufficient, your qi mechanism is not functioning, the three jiaos are not unblocked, and your spleen yang is not rising, so you have no appetite. But even without an appetite, you still need to eat, this way you can supplement your righteous qi."
She handed over the prescription to Madame Wang.
Lin Wanqing hastily nodded.
She asked Gu Jinzhi: "Do you want to take some tonic medicine?"
Gu Jing shook her head: "With a baby in the belly, it's best not to take medicine. For tonifying, just eat more food. Three meals a day, each meal should be eaten more... You were originally thin."
Lin Wanqing nodded again.
The prescription was opened and the medicine was brewed for her to drink. Gu Jinzhi then took her pulse again.
Nothing out of the ordinary, Gu Jinzhi said: "According to this prescription, drinking two more doses will be enough, can't drink too much."
Then she and Song Tan'er bid farewell and left.
Gu Zhen did not want to leave.
The lady's face turned cold: "Go quickly! If you don't go, you won't be allowed to go again in the future. Stay at home and focus on your studies."
Gu Chen's eyes were burning with fever.
At this time, his mother was a bit inconsiderate of others' feelings.
Grandma's eyes were also brimming with tears.
Mrs. Ke looked at her son coldly and refused to back down.
Gu Zhenzhi had no choice but to leave home.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and people's spirits were lifted.
He made his own choice at first and should stick to it, otherwise there is no point. If it's like this, he shouldn't have made up his mind in the first place.
He also knew his mother was doing it for his own good.
After Gu Zhen left, Madam gently comforted Lin Manjing: "I know you can't bear to part with Brother Chen, I also can't bear it! But what can be done?"
"I know, Mother," Lin Manjing hastily said, "Young Master's actions cannot be abandoned halfway..."
She is very sensible.
The lady smiled and nodded slightly.
After drinking Wu Mei An Qu Wan decoction, Lin Manjing's stomach churned again, but then gradually calmed down.
The next day, she got up early and had a bowel movement, discharging 7 or 8 roundworms, which scared her half to death...
In the morning I ate and drank once; at noon I drank again, by evening I had diarrhea three or four times...
After eating something, the stomach doesn't hurt anymore.
It's indeed the work of an earthworm.
Lin Wanqing and Madame Dai both let out a sigh of relief.
Third Granny Xia saw this and knew that Gu Jin was well-versed in all kinds of illnesses.
So what about infertility?
Is there any way?
Third Granny thought about it and her heart felt hot.
She hesitated for a few days, and finally couldn't help but say to her husband Gu Qing: "I... I want to go see Qi Mei. Qi Mei's medical skills are really amazing, she can cure any illness. What if I'm sick? If I'm not sick, I'll just pray to the Buddha; if I am sick, it's better to treat it early..."
"Alright then, I'll invite her over tomorrow."
"Let's go to your third aunt's place instead." Third Granny said, "No need to ask for help and yet have people come to our doorstep. I'm not like Big Sister-in-law who can't move around with a big belly..."
Then she thought for a moment and asked Gu Qingzhi, "Will Big Aunt think that I'm looking down on Big Sister because she's pregnant, and that's why I'm fighting with her?"
"Great Aunt isn't that kind of person." Gu Qing said with a smile, "I wouldn't dare say it to others, but Great Aunt is someone who can be trusted, she only has the good fortune..."
San Nainai let out a sigh of relief, smiled slightly, and made up her mind to go find Gu Jinzhi to give it a try.
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Third update is done, making up for No. 11. Seeking pink tickets o(n_n)o~.
A Record of Events in the Spring Boudoir