The old lady looked at Liu Jimin anxiously and asked, "Is this true? Is Ruyi really pregnant?"
"What are you talking about? What are you talking about?" The doctor suddenly jumped up from his chair and looked at the old lady with dissatisfaction. "What do you mean by this? Do you know who is standing in front of you? This is the imperial physician of this dynasty. Lord Liu's medical skills are unpredictable and unparalleled. If he says it's a pregnancy, it's a pregnancy. It can't be wrong …"
"Shut up!"
Liu Jimin glared at him. Even he didn't dare to talk to the old lady of the Li family like this. If Uncle Li heard this, what would he think of him?
"Lord Liu, do you want to take a closer look?" The old lady was still a little uneasy and asked anxiously.
Liu Jimin smiled and said, "Don't worry, old lady. Madam Li is pregnant not long ago. It's normal that ordinary doctors can't see it. Even I almost couldn't see it just now."
"Miss is pregnant!"
Xiao Huan put the tea on the table and hurried over. She looked at Ruyi's belly with her mouth wide open and asked with surprise and joy.
"Amitabha. I wonder if Uncle Li is here. My master has something for you." A voice came from outside the door. The old lady turned around and looked at the young monk. She said in surprise, "It's Master Mingjing. Is Master Tan Yin here?"
Master Tan Yin had a high status in the hearts of Buddhist believers in the capital. The old lady couldn't neglect him and hurried forward to ask.
The young monk shook his head and said, "Master is meditating in the temple. He asked me to bring two scriptures and a prescription for Uncle Li."
The little monk took out a cloth bag from his bosom and handed it over respectfully.
"Prescription?"
Liu Jimin came over and glanced at the prescription on the two scriptures. He said with a smile, "Master Tan Yin's medical skills are indeed worthy of his reputation. This prescription is used to regulate and stabilize the fetus. It seems that the master has already seen that Madam Li is pregnant. You don't worry now, do you?"
"Don't worry, don't worry." All the wrinkles on Madame Dowager's face smoothed out. She looked at the young monk and said, "Little Master Mingjing, please go back and thank Master Tan Yin for us. I will go up the mountain to fulfill my vow another day and offer enough incense for Cold Mountain Temple …"
When he turned back to look at Ruyi, his expression immediately changed. He walked over to help her and said, "Why are you still standing here? Hurry up and sit down …"
"Old Madam, I …" Ruyi had just opened her mouth to speak when she was rudely interrupted.
"What about me … This is a serious matter. You youngsters won't understand." The Old Madam waved her hand and said,
"In the future, you will stay at home and not go anywhere. You are not allowed to do anything. You are not allowed to do chores like washing and cooking. Leave it all to the servants in the manor. Which rich family in the capital would spoil their servants like you do …"
Madam Dowager turned around and said to the two maidservants outside the door with a sullen face, "Did you hear that? If I see that you don't serve Young Madam well in the future, I'll kick you out of the house!"
"Got it!"
The two maidservants hurriedly replied.
In the time it took to drink a cup of tea, this news had spread throughout the Li Manor. Housekeeper Li, who had always been harsh, was rarely generous. The maidservants and servants all received a lot of money. Even the horses in the stables were fed two handfuls of fresh grass …
When Liu Jimin came, he only carried a small medicine box. When he left, even the carriage was stuffed full of gifts.
The young monk was carrying a large pile of boxes. Even his head could not be seen.
"Sigh …"
The doctor from the capital walked out of the Li Family's gate and put away a copper coin threaded with a red thread. He sighed with a face full of regret …
"Hello, Second Young Mistress!"
Miss.Liu walked through the gate and happened to see a man riding a horse straight out of the manor. She frowned. When she walked through the gate, she saw the joyful expressions on the faces of the maidservants in the manor. She was slightly startled.
…
…
In Hibiscus Garden, it was a rare occasion of the year.
"This glazed Buddha statue, the starting price is 8,000 taels."
"10,000 taels!"
"11,000 taels!"
"12,000 taels!"
…
…
The monks did not reject anyone who came to the Buddha statue. It was not just the capital. Three days was enough for the monks from the neighboring prefectures to rush over upon hearing the news.
In fact, ever since the old emperor invited many senior monks to appraise the Buddha statue, many monks from other places had rushed over. Although they had missed the Stained Glaze Appraisal Conference, they had made it to the Wang family's charity sale.
The monks were extremely generous. They did not hesitate to shout out ten thousand taels of silver. This also made the nobles in the capital realize who were the truly rich.
At the very least, they would hesitate to take out so much money at once. For those who did not have much money, it was no different from digging out their hearts.
Fortunately, the Wang family did not stand on ceremony with the monks. However, the prices of the other glazed wares and jewelry were much cheaper than those in the palace. However, when one thought about the large amount of glaze they had obtained from foreign merchants, it was not surprising that the prices were a little lower.
Of course, some of the small incidents that happened would occasionally surprise the crowd.
For example, the Wang family directly offered 50,000 taels of silver for a glazed statue that resembled the living Old Master of the Cui family, which was almost five times the price of a Buddha statue of the same size. The Cui family almost flipped the table on the spot, but in the end, they had to swallow their anger and buy it.
If the Old Master's glazed statue were to be bought by someone else, the Cui family would lose face. It was not something that could be bought back with 50,000 taels of silver.
When Fang walked out of Hibiscus Garden, he was still rubbing his hands. Li Yi could even feel his whole body trembling.
Come to think of it, this was like a penniless pauper suddenly mastering the godly skill of turning stone into gold. The fact that he could still stand there so steadily showed that his mental fortitude was not bad.
To a certain extent, this was even better than turning stone into gold. After all, glaze was more expensive than gold.
In fact, Li Yi did not understand Fang's behavior. With Fang's current wealth, buying a big house was not a problem at all. If he could get past Madam Fang, a beautiful concubine could enter the house at any time. However, although he had money, he had never spent it. The money for Zhuzi's marriage should have been enough a year ago, right?
Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that he was the same.
The money that he had worked so hard to earn was all squandered by Miss.Liu before he could spend it.
"What's wrong?" The carriage suddenly stopped. Li Yi remembered that he had just left Hibiscus Garden not long ago. There was no reason for him to be home now, so he lifted the curtain and asked.
"Young Master, do you want to go in and have a look?"
Fang's face showed a hesitant expression, and he pointed to the alley beside him and said.
"I'm not going today," Li Yi said as he lowered the curtain after taking a look.
"Okay." Fang nodded, got off the carriage, and lifted the curtain.
Li Yi jumped off the carriage and walked to the alley.
…
"Li Li, Miss is not home today!" Xiao Cui opened the door and shook her head.
"Not home? Where did she go? "Li Yi looked at her and asked.
"She just went to the shop. Miss may come back with sister Ruoqing in the evening." Xiao Cui looked at him and said, "Li Li, do you want to come in and wait for a while?"
"No need." Li Yi shook his head and said, "I'll go first."
Xiao Cui stood at the door and watched her walk away before closing the door. She walked to the yard and asked, "Miss, why did you lie to Li and say that you were not home?"
Zeng Zuimo shook her head and did not speak.
There was another knock on the door.
"It must be Li coming back again." Xiao Cui asked as she walked, "Miss, what should I say this time?"
She opened the door a crack, poked her head out, and said, "Li Li, Miss said she is not home, you …"
She was startled and looked at the stranger in front of her. She asked in confusion, "May I ask who you are looking for?"
Hearing footsteps that were different from Xiao Cui's, Zeng Zuimo took a deep breath and was about to speak when she saw the person standing in the yard. After a moment of shock, her face immediately turned pale.
The middle-aged man sighed and said, "Zuimo, you have been in the capital for so long. Why haven't you gone back to see?"
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