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"It's just a rich medicine." Wan Li casually threw it on the table,
He said lightly,
"This prescription seems to be quite mysterious.
But the effect of the medicine is gone. "
Shuijing and Wen Dongyan were stunned at the same time.
"But that girl did see an effect after eating it. Many doctors had seen it before, but it was useless." Shuijing was a little puzzled.
"The treatment of a rich family is different from that of a poor family,
A poor family can cure a disease that can be cured with a few copper coins,
Even if a rich family spends tens of thousands of taels, it might not be effective, "Wan Li explained slowly,
"Especially when treating children, medicine is 30% poisonous. Children's bodies can't withstand too strong of a medicine, so the amount of medicine needs to be reduced appropriately. Most of the rich families,
Loved their children as much as their lives. If the young master or young lady couldn't withstand the medicine and caused other diseases,
The doctor who treated the illness would bear the brunt of everyone's anger. Therefore, in order to protect themselves,
They tried their best to use mild medicine. If the mild medicine is too much,
The effect of the medicine will be reduced. "
Shuijing nodded and understood deeply. The doctors among the people were like this,
The imperial physicians in the palace were all shrewd people. The concubines in the harem and the women in the mansions of the princes and ministers had endless methods,
As long as you can't think of it, there's nothing they can't do. Naturally, the imperial physicians had learned to turn a blind eye, deceive themselves, protect themselves, and lie through their teeth.
"Isn't there still a packet of medicinal primers,
Will there be any special effects? "It was related to the scabby-headed monk,
Wen Dongyan found it hard not to think too much about it.
Wan Li smiled and said, "If this medicine really has a magical effect,
Then Miss Xue should be cured after taking it, instead of taking one every time she has an attack. It treats the symptoms but not the root cause. This effect is like rock candy and pear water. There's not much difference. "
Shuijing and Wen Dongyan suddenly realized that it made sense.
Wan Li continued, "This cold fragrance pill, if you are lucky, it will take one or two years to make. If you are unlucky, you might not even touch all of them in ten years. Furthermore, this was a task that required a lot of effort. Without a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources, it was impossible to complete. This Xue family is really rich. "
Wen Dongyan tapped his forehead twice with his goose feather fan and asked, "Master, if two girls have the same illness, one drinks rock sugar and pear water and the other eats cold fragrance pills, what would you think?"
What else could she think? The two of them were not on the same level at all. Even ginseng and bird's nest couldn't compare to this Cold Fragrance Pill. One must know that ginseng and bird's nest could be bought with silver, but the Lengxiang Pill could not be bought no matter how much silver was spent.
Shuijing somewhat understood what Wen Dongyan meant.
Because Empress Tai Mu fought together with Taizu, the current dynasty was not as harsh on women as the previous dynasty. In addition to visiting relatives and friends, women were also allowed to participate in some banquets or go sightseeing with their sisters in the company of their family servants. They were not raised in a boudoir without anyone knowing.
Some of these banquets would even hold a talent competition to determine the most outstanding person. Regardless of whether the host gave some rewards or praise, it was a kind of glory. This was a disguised form of publicity.
The most important thing in a woman's life was to get married. Although it was all arranged by parents and matchmakers, under the conditions of the same family background, they had to start looking at appearance, character, talent, and so on. This girl's poem had won first place, that girl's painting had been praised by so and so … because the madams had a good impression of them, when looking for a daughter-in-law, they would first think of them.
It was also like the imperial concubines in the harem. Only the more unique one could attract the attention of the emperor. Those who did not have any unique characteristics could only grow old alone in the harem.
Xue family in Jinling was very rich. As the saying goes, "In a rich year, there is good snow. Pearls are like earth and gold are like iron", which described the Xue family. Moreover, Xue family was not an ordinary imperial merchant. They were the descendants of Lord Xue of Ziwei. But even with these titles, Xue Baochai still could not break free from the restrictions placed on her by her identity as a merchant's daughter.
Among the scholars, farmers, and businessmen, the status of merchants was the lowest. In ancient times, there was even a law that stated that merchants were of lowly birth and could not marry farmers or farmers of good birth. Although there was no such law in the current dynasty, many customs were passed down. Small families or government officials with no foundation might not mind, but large families with a bit of background or scholarly families were not willing to marry merchants. Many rising aristocrats were the same. They even avoided merchants for fear of being called nouveau riche who did not know the rules.
Xue Baochai's identity as a merchant's daughter prevented her from marrying into a large family that paid attention to family background. She could only marry into one of the four major families like the Xue family, the Jia family, and the Wang family.
Of course, she could also participate in poetry gatherings and other banquets to gain a good reputation in the hopes that the ladies would forget her identity as a merchant's daughter. But even if Xue Baochai was proficient in the four arts and was more skilled than others, she could not win. The daughter of a merchant could not win against the daughter of a government official. This was almost an unwritten rule.
If Xue Baochai wanted to change her current situation, the best way was for her father or brother to take the imperial examination. Even if her family produced a scholar, it could change her current situation and allow her to marry into a good family.
This Cold Fragrance Pill was also a solution. Just the process of making it was already eye-catching. Moreover, it had the name of an overseas immortal. It immediately made Xue Baochai stand out from the rest. The stench of money that covered her body was also gone. Instead, it added a bit of an immortal aura.
It had to be known that anything that was related to 'immortals' would make people feel reverence and yearn for it. To say something disrespectful, the founding emperors of each dynasty would always say that they had a fortuitous encounter or that their mother dreamed of a dragon when she was pregnant with them. It was just a way to buy people's hearts. As for whether it was true or not, only the emperor himself would know.
"No way …" Shuijing's expression was a bit strange. "You mean that the scabby-headed monk gave her the Cold Fragrance Pill so that she could find a good marriage? At that time, how old was the girl from the Xue family? "
Wen Dongyan slowly opened his mouth and said, "There is something that this subordinate has not had time to report to Master. That scabby-headed monk also gave the girl from the Xue family a golden locket. On both sides of the locket was engraved the words' never leave, never abandon, forever young '. It just so happened to correspond with the words' never lose, never forget, immortal longevity, everlasting prosperity 'on Jia Baoyu's psychic Baoyu. Since ancient times, there has been such a thing as a golden match. "
"So … the scabby-headed monk did all this just to set up a match between Jia Baoyu and the girl from the Xue family?"
It was true that Jia Zheng liked to read since he was a child, but his talent in reading was not much better than Jia Xie's. The only difference was that Jia Zheng was willing to work hard on his studies, while Jia Xie was not.
In fact, this was not strange in noble families. Jia Xie was the heir of Rongguo Province. Everything in Rongguo Province belonged to him. No matter how useless he was, as long as he knew his place, he could live a peaceful and rich life. However, Jia Zheng was different. As the second son, he could only move out of Rongguo Province after Jia Xie inherited the title of Duke. Once he lost his status as the Duke of Rongguo Province, he would be no different from the Jia family in Rongguo Province. If his descendants were useless, they could only rely on Rongguo Province to survive. If Jia Zheng wanted to live a good life for himself and his descendants, he naturally had to work hard on his studies.
Rongguo Province was built on martial arts. If a general wanted to be promoted, the only way was to fight. Duke Rongguo, Jia Daishan, knew very well that he was only able to keep his title because of his military achievements. However, by the time Jia Xie and Jia Zheng were born, the world was peaceful. The rebels in the country had been suppressed, and the foreigners had to recuperate for a few decades. Without war, Rongguo Province would be useless, and the title of Duke would be demoted. Jia Daishan had no choice but to consider giving up martial arts and turning to literature.
Unfortunately, Jia Xie was not proficient in literature or martial arts. She was also committed to being a playboy, which made Jia Daishan very disappointed. However, Jia Zheng, who loved to read, gave him hope. As mentioned earlier, Jia Zheng was not talented. He only knew how to memorize. Jia Daishan was a martial artist. He thought that Jia Zheng was a scholar just because he could recite an essay. However, he did not know that in the eyes of a real scholar, Jia Zheng was a blockhead who was obsessed with reading and did not know how to master a comprehensive study.
Although Jia Daishan was not satisfied with Jia Xie, he was very satisfied with his daughter-in-law, Zhang Xianfang. Later, he even used their relationship as in-laws to send Jia Zheng to the Zhang family and asked Zhang Xianfang's father to teach him a thing or two. Zhang Xianfang's father was an Imperial Censor. He was eloquent and merciless. However, Jia Zheng was a person with a lot of self-esteem. He only went to the Zhang family once and refused to go again. He even told Jia Daishan that Zhang Xianfang's father was deliberately making things difficult for him. Jia Daishan was very angry because of this. He thought that the Zhang family looked down on Rongguo Province. Therefore, not only did he blame Zhang Xianfang, but he also did not help the Zhang family when they were in trouble.
A reliable teacher would hurt Jia Zheng's self-esteem. Only a flatterer could teach Jia Zheng. Because of this, Jia Zheng wasted his time until Jia Daishan was about to die. He did not even pass the imperial examination. Jia Daishan had no choice but to ask for an official position for him. How did it become that Jia Daishan did not want him to take the imperial examination, so he asked for an official position for him? It was obvious that Jia Daishan wanted to, but Jia Zheng did not have the ability.
It was obvious that someone deliberately spread false rumors to suppress Jia Xie and make people think that Jia Zheng was more suitable than Jia Xie to inherit the title of nobility.
Shuijing thought for a while and looked at Chongjiu. He asked in confusion, "What's the matter with those heirs? Especially the girls' fate and character. How do outsiders know so clearly? And the young master who was born in Hanyu … He said it as if he had seen it with his own eyes. "
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