Chapter 240: Invitation from Yongchang Marquis Mansion (2 chapters in 1)
"Besides that, I also want to ask Xiao Wenye for help. I can treat all the internal and external injuries on Shen Mozhu, including his face. I am confident that I can restore it to its original state. It's just that I lack a few medicinal herbs." Song Qingci said with a guilty conscience.
But there was nothing she could do as she could not do anything.
There are a lot of things in her space, but no matter how many there are, it is not endless.
Save when you can.
Shen Mozhu's injury can also be cured with Chinese medicine. She should save her Western medicine for later use.
It was just right that she could also take this opportunity to improve her Chinese medicine skills.
"Okay, write down what herbs you need and give them to me. I will find them for you. Xiao Wenye will also come to assist you."
"It's not an assistant, it's an exchange of medical skills." Song Qingci didn't dare to be careless about this matter.
When it comes to traditional Chinese medicine, Xiao Wenye is indeed very strong.
Take the previous water cloud poison for example. If she didn't have the space and modern professional knowledge, she would probably be helpless.
Although Xiao Wenye couldn't completely detoxify, he could control the time of the poison's onset and give Liu Bai hope of survival, which was very impressive. She admired him very much.
Thinking of this, Song Qingci asked, "How is Liu Bai now?!"
She hadn't visited him for some time.
I really don't know how he is now.
"I have already set off to return to Beishui City." Shan Li still knew about Liu Bai's affairs.
He not only went back by himself, he also borrowed some people from Fengxue Tower to go back with him.
Sometimes things don't just go away easily.
The revenge that should be taken must be taken.
"It seems that he recovered well in the later period and recovered in these days. Xiao Wenye really deserves the title of miracle doctor." Song Qingci admired him sincerely.
"I have finished what I want to say. What did you want to say?"
"I mean, don't get involved in the outside world. Just let me handle the rest." Shan Li felt that this matter was not small and that many people would be involved.
He didn't want her to be targeted.
"Okay, I'll leave the outside stuff to you, and I'll just be responsible for healing his face and wounds." Song Qingci gladly accepted.
Her current identity is indeed not suitable for dealing with outside affairs.
She would be more than happy to have someone to do the troublesome work.
"Then I'll go back first. By the way, when Xiao Wenye comes, tell him to stay away from the people from the second house. If he really runs into them, it will be troublesome."
Song Qingci stood up and wanted to go back. Before leaving, he remembered that people from the second house had also been looking for Xiao Wenye recently, so he quickly reminded Shan Li.
After all, we haven't separated yet and we all live together. If we really encounter this, it will be hard to explain. Trouble.
''knew.''
Shen Mozhu's injury is actually not a difficult or complicated one.
External injuries are easy to treat, and Song Qingci sewed up the slightly larger lacerations. Of course, he did this while he was paralyzed.
Those minor wounds healed slowly with just a little bit of medicine.
It's just that his face is a little difficult to deal with.
The person who destroyed his face was really ruthless.
A red-hot soldering iron was used.
Moreover, after his disfigurement, he did not take good care of his injuries. He stayed in the dungeon for a long time, lacking medical care and medicine, and even lacking food and clothing.
These are basic operations for wound inflammation and ulceration.
It was God's mercy that no one died from complications.
The only solution now is skin grafting surgery.
However, Song Qingci had no idea what he looked like before, so he really couldn't bring himself to do it for a while.
"You are a student, so how about you painting? ! "
Before Song Qingci read novels or watched TV dramas, almost every student in them was a good painter. This real student Shen Mozhu should be no less good.
"I know a thing or two."
Shen Mozhu looks much better now than before.
Except for the face, which is still unsightly, everything else is basically the same as that of an ordinary person.
"Then please draw a self-portrait for me." Song Qingci asked, "It would be best if it was a large head shot with only the face."
She wanted to perform surgery to restore Shen Mozhu's appearance, so she had to know what he looked like originally.
Also, the more details, the better.
"Why?" Shen Mozhu felt that this young lady was really a bit nonsensical.
During this period of time, he finally found out who his savior was.
Yes, only a family like the General's Mansion would dare to confront the Yongchang Marquis Mansion. Other families probably don't have the courage to offend the Marquis.
"Of course it's for you!" Song Qingci said confidently. "How can I restore your appearance if I don't take a good look at what you originally looked like?!"
Shen Mozhu was shocked for a moment.
Ever since he was able to get out of bed and move around, he has looked at himself in the mirror.
He knew what his face looked like now.
However, the young lady actually said that she could restore her appearance.
I'm afraid he must have heard it wrong.
"You heard it right." Looking at his expression, Song Qingci knew what was in his mind. "I can restore your appearance, but the prerequisite is that I need to know what you originally looked like."
To be more rigorous, Song Qingci added, "Well, the restoration I'm talking about is not 100%, there will still be some differences. After all, it's a face repair, it can't be exactly the same as before. However, I can guarantee that I can restore 90% of your portrait."
This situation is like modern medical beauty. Surgery was done, but it seems that nothing was done. But there will be some differences from the appearance of the mother.
Of course, with Song Qingci's skills and aesthetics, she would definitely make it look good.
''The closer your portrait is to your original face, the closer your face will be to your original face after the surgery.''
Shen Mozhu originally thought that his face would remain like this for the rest of his life.
He is a man and originally had no obsession with appearance. Whether he is beautiful or ugly, it doesn't matter.
However, his face is now covered with scars.
With such a face, his path to further study was ruined.
According to the laws of this dynasty, those who take the imperial examinations to become officials must not be disabled or disfigured.
The young lady now said that she could recover her original appearance. How could he not be happy?
"I'm not in a hurry. You can take your time to draw. You need at least one or two months to recover before the operation. Just give me the drawing before then."
"Thank you, Madam." Shen Mozhu bowed, his heart filled with gratitude.
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Shan Xi finally found an opportunity to come to Chixiaoyuan.
Ever since her sister-in-law came into the house, she wanted to come and play.
But I am always delayed by various things.
Now, she finally had a legitimate reason to come.
"Sister-in-law!" Shan Xi saw Song Qingci sitting at the desk writing and drawing, and took the initiative to go over and say hello.
When Song Qingci heard Shan Xi's voice, he put down the pen in his hand.
She was writing down the medicinal herbs needed to treat Shen Mozhu's injuries.
Xiao Wenye had come twice, and each time he came secretly and left quietly, for fear that he would be seen by the people from the second house, and it would be difficult to explain.
It was at this time that Song Qingci discovered that Xiao Wenye's kung fu was also quite good, especially his light kung fu.
In Xiao Wenye's own words, all of that was practiced for the purpose of collecting herbs.
Some precious herbs grow on cliffs, and you must master some skills to collect them.
Otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to collect the medicine and you’d lose your life.
She is now writing about the herbs she needs for the third time.
You can't finish the meal in one go, and this injury can't be healed in one go, you have to do it again and again.
Song Qingci is still very satisfied with the current progress.
"How come you have time to come here today?" Song Qingci could not have guessed what her mother-in-law was thinking.
In the past, Shan Xi was basically controlled by her mother-in-law. Why did she let her come here today?
"Sister-in-law, are you not welcoming me?!" Shan Xi deliberately made fun of Qiao and acted angry.
"How could I not welcome you?" Song Qingci walked up to her and put a chocolate without its outer packaging into her mouth.
Song Qingci knew that Shan Xi liked this.
She is also happy to feed her when no one is around.
Sure enough, the chocolate melted in her mouth, and Shan Xi smiled with narrowed eyes.
My sister-in-law really loves her. This thing is so delicious.
"Sister-in-law, I came here with a mission today." Shan Xi said after she had completely swallowed the chocolate.
"What mission?!" Song Qingci was at a loss.
Recently, everything in this mansion has been back on track.
Even the three newly acquired farms have started to grow peppers.
Business outside is also steadily increasing.
Even the street she wanted to buy, Shopkeeper Zheng had already bought two-thirds of it for her.
How come this mission suddenly appeared?
"Here, this is it." Shan Xi took out an invitation from his sleeve.
The deep red invitation looks extraordinary.
"What is this?" Song Qingci took it, but did not open it immediately. Instead, he asked Shan Xi.
"This is an invitation to the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion, the third young lady's coming-of-age banquet."
"The Third Young Lady of the Marquis' Mansion?!" She was relatively familiar with the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion recently, but she didn't know this Third Young Lady at all, let alone have any friendship with her.
Why would she be invited to her coming-of-age party?
"Yes, the third daughter of the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion is a concubine's daughter, and she is not very prominent on weekdays. This time, they held a grand coming-of-age banquet. Not only our general's mansion, but many prominent families have received such invitations." Shan Xi was also very puzzled. There is really no friendship between the two mansions.
In the general's mansion, there is no clear distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, and that is due to special reasons. Even so, they still have to be careful when they are outside.
Otherwise, it would be a slap in the face of other people.
In other palaces, the hierarchy between legitimate and illegitimate children is very strict.
Even if a concubine's daughter wants to hold a coming-of-age banquet, she shouldn't make such a big fuss about it.
I always feel like there is some conspiracy behind what the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion did this time.
"Can I not go?!" Song Qingci really didn't want to go.
She felt something was wrong, but she kept rushing forward. She was not stupid.
"It seems...not possible." In fact, Shan Xi didn't really want to go.
It has nothing to do with whether they are legitimate or illegitimate children. She just simply doesn't like the Yongchang Marquisate.
Especially Li Yanzhi, the prince of Yongchang Marquis's mansion, who had been a troublemaker since childhood. Even a woman like her knew his name.
Shan Xi always felt very uncomfortable being associated with such people.
"They have already sent out the invitations. If you don't have a good reason, not going would be a clear offense. Our General's Mansion is in a delicate position right now, so we really can't not go." This was said by the old lady.
All the invitations to the female members of the general's family were sent to the old lady.
Shan Xi's expression of reluctance to go was clearly visible on her face. Otherwise, the old lady wouldn't have reminded her like this.
"Then who from our house will go? ! "Since we have to go, we need to know who our teammates are.
"You and I both have to go, and Shan Yu, she also got an invitation."
The Yongchang Marquis's Mansion also knew that it was just a coming-of-age banquet for a concubine's daughter, so they did not send invitations to the elders of the General's Mansion, but instead invited all the younger generations. This was considered to save everyone's face.
Shan Xi is the eldest daughter of the general's mansion, Shan Yu is the second daughter of the general's mansion, and Song Qingci is the young lady of the general's mansion. There is nothing wrong with sending the invitation to the three of them.
As for other children, if they want to go, they can be taken with them. If they don’t want to, that is their own business.
These are all unwritten rules.
Everyone knows it.
"It seems that Shan Yu's house arrest is about to be lifted."
Speaking of which, Song Qingci hasn't seen Shan Yu for a long time.
I heard that she was tortured badly by her nanny.
I don’t know how much progress I will make this time.
"That's right." Shan Xi also felt it was a pity. Without Shan Yu causing trouble, the mansion was much quieter. This time, I'm afraid the mansion will not be at peace again.
"Sister-in-law, are you free today? Let's go out and choose a coming-of-age gift for the third young lady of the Marquis's Mansion. I don't want to give away my things." Shan Xi had a lot of good things in her hands, all given by her parents, grandmother, and brother.
She didn't want to give any of these things away, let alone to people she had no relationship with.
She would rather spend some money to buy it in a store outside.
"Okay, let's go out for a walk. Let's pick a gift for the third young lady of the Marquis's mansion."
"Okay, sister-in-law, let's go." Shan Xi hadn't been shopping properly for a long time. This time she wanted to shop for a while longer to make up for the past.
"Wait for me here for a while, I'll go change my clothes." The clothes Song Qingci was wearing were modified by herself. They looked like an ancient version of home clothes.
It was very comfortable, but not suitable for going out. Not only going out, but even leaving the yard was not suitable.
"Okay, sister-in-law, take your time to change. I'll wait for you." Shan Xi obediently let go of Song Qingci's arm and pushed her to change clothes.