An idea started forming in Jin Lan's mind, but whether or not she could use this method, was still up to 50%. With Mama Shang's approval, she felt a little more confident, "Does Mama also think that this method is feasible?"
The Mama Shang lowered her head in thought. After a while, she raised her head, her gaze calm, "The Old Ancestor should know how young lady is, and since the young lady has just arrived in the capital, it is common for her to not submit. Even the imperial physician cannot say anything."
Jin Lan thought for a moment, and felt that the Mama Shang's words made sense, so he said: "Since the soil and water cannot stand it, then we should do it as soon as possible. If we were to take another two or three days in peace, it might cause suspicions."
Wan Ju and Bi He, who had originally been confused, turned around and thought that the idea was very good, but their original plan was a little weaker. Bi He frowned and asked: "Does Miss plan on 'getting sick' until the ancestor's birthday? "However, it's not a serious illness. A few batches of medicine and some rest would be enough. I'm afraid we won't be able to reach that point in time."
Wan Ju placed the warm hand stove with the autumn cotton sleeve into Jin Lan's hands, used her shoulder to lightly touch Bi He, and said while winking: "This lady does not accept the conditions of the soil and water, and cannot eat or sleep well, her body is getting weaker and weaker, and the atmosphere in the capital is cold, and is prone to getting cold, how can it be so easy to say yes?"
Jin Lan covered his mouth and laughed, giving her a gaze worthy of teaching. Even the Mama Shang revealed a trace of a noble smile.
The four of them sat down to discuss everything in detail, going through all the details that needed to be paid attention to. All the people they had to face, as well as possible situations, were all included in their discussion.
With the Mama Shang's understanding of the old ancestor, it was extremely likely that he would find an excuse to bring them one by one to her place for questioning. Moreover, Jin Lan would definitely not benefit from this, and the relationship between the Lan family and the Lan family would worsen.
The stakes were very high, so he had to be careful.
That night, Jin Lan became ill, and came in full fury. He was unable to get up the next day.
Early in the morning, when Mama Shang was about to get up, Mama Shang rushed over to the Longevity Hall. When Madame Chen heard that Jin Lan was ill, she immediately got a name letter from Mama Wu and went to the imperial hospital to ask for an imperial physician to support his pulse.
In less than an hour, the Mama Wu led a middle-aged imperial physician into the Plum Garden.
Jin Lan was lying on the lotus bed with his bent legs. There was a wet cotton handkerchief draped over his head. There were also two thick bedsheets covering his body. His small white face was suffused with a peculiar flush.
When the imperial physician entered the room, the veil covering the bed had already been removed, revealing only a small section of her white wrist outside. Wan Ju covered the silk handkerchief with it, and the imperial physician placed his hand on the vein.
Wan Ju and Bi He who was behind him had a nervous expression on their face. Although Mama Shang had a stern face and could not tell what she was thinking, they could not hide the anxiety in her eyes.
Only after a long while did the imperial physician withdraw his hand.
Mama Wu asked anxiously: "Imperial Physician Wang, my lady's illness..."
"This lady is born cold and weak. Coupled with the recent cold weather, she has been slightly careless, causing the cold evil to enter her body and causing her to be in seclusion. I'm afraid that …"
"What is it?" Wan Ju and Bi He asked at the same time.
Mama Wu glanced at them. Considering that the two were worried about Jin Lan, they did not make a sound as they too stared at Imperial Physician Wang anxiously.
"There's no danger to my life." Imperial Physician Wang thought for a moment, then said: "You just need to rest up in bed, you must not touch typhoid again."
Hearing Imperial Physician Wang say this, the two maidservants' hearts were finally at ease. Even Jin Lan, who was in the tent, heaved a sigh of relief.
She was really sick.
Originally, he wanted to use the reason of feigning sickness to avoid some conspiracy, but he didn't expect that during the night, he would suddenly get a fever, and the Mama Shang sent people back to the Eldest Wife. They even invited doctors to help them catch the medicine that night, but drinking the medicine had no effect, instead, their illness became more and more serious. When the sky turned white, her whole body felt sore and weak.
As he thought about it, a wry smile appeared on Jin Lan's face. What a coincidence, but the heavens were helping her or torturing her!
That is to say, he's really sick? Mama Wu raised her eyebrows. She was still a little suspicious as she looked at the layer of blue gauze covering the cicada's wings. Yesterday, she had just entered the residence, but today, she was sick. Could it be that she had really discovered something?
Mama Shang did not seem to see the doubt on Mama Wu's face, she prepared a brush and ink and invited him to the side.
After waiting for Imperial Physician Wang's figure to exit the screen, Jin Lan raised her head and looked at Mama Wu's slightly suspicious eyes through the veil. She knew that Mama Wu definitely represented the Old Ancestor's eyes, and since they had doubts, she would let them have enough of it!
"Mama." Jin Lan lifted the veil, exposing his flushed face to the Mama Wu's gaze. He struggled to get up.
Mama Wu was shocked, she did not expect her to be this sick, so she quickly went forward to hold her down and gently advised: "Miss, quickly lie down, what if you catch a cold again?" As she said this, she even pulled the sheet up, accidentally touching Jin Lan's soft hand, feeling that his hand was very hot.
He was now certain that Jin Lan was truly sick.
After a long while, the Imperial Physician Wang finished writing and handed over the prescription to the Mama Shang who was waiting at the side, and said with a loud voice: "Young lady is still young, and has a disease, this time she is cold, the illness is fierce, and needs more effort to recuperate. These two prescriptions, one for fever and the other for cold, the other for rest and recuperation, both take two doses a day, three bowls of water decoction into a bowl, and take it while it is hot. Miss must not take any wind during this period of time. If you are not careful and catch a cold, it will be difficult to recover from it. "
Mama Shang took the prescription, "This servant will remember your orders, Imperial Physician Wang, and thank you very much."
Seeing that Imperial Physician Wang was packing up his medical kit and was about to leave, Mama Wu did not stay any longer. He bent his knees and personally sent Imperial Physician Wang out. The Mama Shang naturally followed him out. Firstly, it was to retrieve the medicinal herbs, and secondly, he came to prevent the Mama Wu from having any ulterior motives.
Outside the door, Chamomile watched them go through the gate of the Plum Garden and back into the house, closing the door behind them. She and Bi He looked at each other before hurrying to the bed. They hung up the drapes and said to Jin Lan in a soft voice, "Miss, Imperial Physician Wang and Wu mama have left.
Only then did Jin Lan slowly lift up the bed sheets, and handed over the items to Wan Ju. It was actually a furnace.
Wan Ju took the copper stove that was already slightly hot, while Bi He held Jin Lan's hand and looked at it carefully, "Miss, are you hot?"
"I'm fine." Jin Lan waved his hand and replied softly, "Aren't I fine? I kept the stove under the covers, not always in my hand. "
It was just that it was not as serious as Imperial Physician Wang had said, but in order to be safe, she still made preparations. Putting aside the fact that Mama Wu had hurried over with Imperial Physician Wang first, his limbs were extremely cold. Adding the fact that she had deliberately used her hand that covered the furnace to touch him, it naturally gave him a different feeling.
"Miss, do you want to wash your face first? This servant will wring the handkerchief for you. " Wan Ju tested the temperature of the water and felt that it was just right, so she asked softly.
After some thought, Jin Lan shook his head and said, "No need." Perhaps the Old Ancestor would even send someone over to keep it as it was.
Her face was covered with a thin layer of powder, which was made from a bit of rouge mixed with jade hairpin powder. When applied to her face, it made her cheeks turn even redder due to the high temperature.
Hearing her words, Wan Ju looked at the steaming pot of water, and turned to look at the screen, only to see a red blush forming on her face, as though she wanted to say something, she hesitated.
"What's wrong?" Jin Lan did not miss the hesitation on Wan Ju's face, and instead, she shifted her numb body and wanted to sit up, but she did not have much strength left in her body, so she tried and failed to do so.
Wan Ju and Bi He hurriedly helped her up, and also placed the blue lakeshore over her back, allowing her to comfortably lean on it. After organizing everything properly, Wan Ju then asked hesitantly, "Miss, are you not afraid that Imperial Physician Wang would leak some information with Mama Wu?"
After all, they did not know each other when they were at Imperial Physician Wang. Just now when they were trying to raise their meridians, their hearts almost reached their throats, just in case they heard Imperial Physician Wang spitting out an inappropriate word. Fortunately, Imperial Physician Wang still opened his mouth as expected, or else he really wouldn't know how to end it.
Jin Lan revealed a weak smile, but his clear eyes flashed with craftiness. "Don't worry, no matter which imperial physician I'm talking about, they will all say the same thing as Imperial Physician Wang, and there won't be a second explanation."
Bi He paused for a while, then asked curiously: "Why?"
"Why? Just because they're imperial doctors. " Jin Lan leaned on his pillow, tilted his head, and replied slowly. "Even though this is the Marquis Mansion, the Old Ancestor is still a First Princess."
Changing the rules of the court was a taboo for the Imperial Family. Even though the Old Ancestor had married into a noble family, in his bones, he was still the most respected First Princess Prince in the Great Zhou Empire. Furthermore, she was already sick, so the cold poison was indeed in her body. Lying in bed to recuperate was the only way, unless the Imperial Physician Wang had a way to remove the cold poison from her body. However, even Imperial Physician Situ was at a loss for what to do, this Imperial Physician Wang might …
While they were conversing, Mama Shang had already brought the medicine back. The Ye Mansion already had a medicine store in it, and the herbs inside were much better than outside. When Imperial Physician Wang reached the Longevity Hall, he told the Madame Chen to send the formula to the medicine shop to catch the medicine.
Although decocting medicine was one of the duties of the medicine house, Mama Shang was still worried. Using Imperial Physician Wang's words as an arrow, he retrieved the medicinal ingredients and the clean purple sand jar.
The rich smell of medicine slowly pervaded the room. Jin Lan had not been able to sleep soundly last night, and now that he smelled medicine, he was actually a little tired. Just as he fell into a daze, Jin Qian's soft voice came from outside: "Miss Jin Lan, Eldest Wife has come to see you."
Eldest Wife? Jin Lan trembled, and instantly opened her eyes. She knew that the Old Ancestor would not let go of all his suspicions so easily, she just did not expect that the one who came was the elder's direct relative, the Madame Fu!