novelhk Chapter 24 Tong Jia - Forgetting Worries (2)
Chapter 24 Tong Jia - Forgetting Worries (2)
"Wangyou, where did you learn about these things?" Tong Guogang asked seriously.
"You'll know once you read more books!" Wangyou gave a very straightforward answer.
“Wangyou, when your father goes back to investigate this matter, he will also keep quiet about it in the manor!” Tong Guogang sighed.
They were well aware of some of the things Wangyou had mentioned, but they still harbored a sliver of hope in their hearts!
Wangyou wasn't saying all this for nothing. In nine years, she would also be of marriageable age, and at that time, Kangxi would only be in his thirties. What if that shameless old man wanted to take her into the palace?
She tries her best not to get involved in relationships like those between cousins. If she still ends up in the palace, she'll accept her fate and just take another trip around the Forbidden City.
Tong Guogang left in a hurry, leaving Jue Luo Shi feeling quite helpless.
"How can you say anything like that?"
"I took precautions early, Mother, I'm going to see Kuadai!" Wangyou finished her dinner in no time and went to see her younger brother.
"You all keep an eye on the princess, make sure she doesn't catch a cold!" Jue Luo ordered the maids.
It's really strange that Wangyou's body is so strange. She can do everything well in her studies and martial arts, but she gets sick whenever she has to attend a gathering. The bigger the gathering, the more serious the illness becomes. So, in the past few years, Tong Guogang and his wife have stopped taking Wangyou out for social events.
Now, a saying is circulating throughout Beijing: Tong Guogang's eldest daughter is frail, and as the saying goes, it has become that Wangyou was short-lived!
It's true what they say, "three men can make a tiger"!
However, Wangyou was quite happy about this, because that way they could directly apply for exemption from the selection process, and given the Tong family's status, she believed that Emperor Kangxi would still give them face.
After that, Wangyou presented the methods for treating smallpox and malaria to Tong Guogang, all while remaining perfectly hidden.
“Wangyou, I’ve investigated the matter of the marriage between cousins you mentioned. However, this matter has a huge impact. Intermarriage between members of the Eight Banners will cause a great uproar if it gets out, and your cousin will also be affected!” Tong Guogang said wearily in the study.
"Father, I just don't want to participate in the talent show years later. Can you register me for exemption from the competition?" Wangyou seized the opportunity to seek benefits.
“If you want, your father will ask for it. But you still need to take good care of your cousin. After all, she is also a kind of bond between us and the Emperor!” Tong Guogang said with a smile.
"I understand, Father. My cousin's health has never been very good, so I think she needs to take good care of herself. It's not impossible for her to have a child if she wants to!" Wangyou felt that she needed to make a good plan to ensure that her cousin lived to be a hundred years old.
"Didn't you say it's bad for cousins to have children? Besides, the children born to Uya will be adopted by your cousin!"
“How can your own child be the same as someone else’s!” Wangyou rolled her eyes at her father. “Father, I have two bottles of medicine here. An old Taoist priest I met on the way to Huguo Temple gave them to me. One bottle is for conditioning the body, and the other is for having children. I think it would be perfect for my cousin!” Wangyou said after thinking for a moment, after all, they were family.
"Forget-Me-Not, are you telling the truth!"
“If Father and Uncle believe me, then it is true!”
"Then Father will discuss it with your second uncle, and he will definitely not let us suffer any losses!"
"Then Father, remember to tell Second Uncle to ask my cousin in the palace to mention me less. After all, people are afraid of becoming famous, just as pigs are afraid of getting fat!" Wangyou had thought of everything.
"Alright, Father understands. I'll have someone take you home. Be careful not to catch a cold!" Tong Guogang felt that his daughter was too precocious, perhaps because she had read too many books.
After thinking about it, Tong Guogang felt quite proud. After all, he didn't have to worry about his son's education. This daughter was a worthwhile birth!
However, Tong Guogang sometimes felt particularly regretful that if Wangyou were a man, she could have single-handedly supported the entire Tong family.
Afterwards, Tong Guogang summoned Tong Guowei. The two brothers whispered in the study for most of the day and finally reached an agreement. However, Tong Guowei's wife still had to go to the palace to visit Consort Tong and deliver the gifts there.
In front of the four people, Wangyou took out two bottles of medicine. "There is only one fertility pill and ten pills to regulate the body. Both are indispensable. Therefore, I do not recommend that you ask the imperial physician to verify them. The fewer people who know about it, the better!"
"But what if there's something wrong with the medicine!"
"Second Aunt, we are family. As long as my cousin is doing well in the palace, I don't need to go to the palace. So, I want my cousin to be well more than anyone else. Otherwise, I can wait until I grow up to use these things myself. You know, my health isn't very good either!" Wangyou said calmly.
"Don't be angry, Auntie was just saying it casually!"
"I'm not angry. By the way, this is a booklet I compiled from reading storybooks. Let my cousin take a good look at it. I reckon my cousin has fallen for the Emperor, which is a big no-no!" Wangyou really explained it in great detail.
“Wangyou, you really are only six years old!” Tong Guowei said with a smile after listening to this analysis.
"Second Uncle, you should read more books and go out and see the world!" Wangyou said earnestly.
"You little rascal, your second uncle believes you, just because you taught Orondai to be a scholar!" A nine-year-old scholar is a rare feat at any time. "When Longko grows up a bit more, you can mentor your second uncle too!"
"As long as Second Uncle and Second Aunt don't mind, Wangyou is fine. However, the old rule is that you can't tell anyone that I taught her!"
"Fine, if you don't want to, your second uncle and your father won't force you!" Tong Guowei couldn't understand this six-year-old girl anymore. Everything she did seemed to have a purpose, but it was unclear what that purpose was.
"Don't worry, Second Aunt will definitely deliver the message!" After hiding the medicine and the booklet, Tong Guowei and his wife left.
I've lived to be so old, yet I can't see things as clearly as a little kid. It's embarrassing to even admit it!
Two days later, Tong Guowei's wife, Lady Hesheli, entered the palace!
Perhaps Consort Tong took his advice to heart, for a few days later news came from the palace that Lady Wuya had been moved out of Chengqian Palace, and Consort Tong then shut herself in to focus on recuperating.
"Your Highness, your pulse has been much stronger these past two days!" Granny Lai said excitedly after taking Consort Tong's pulse.
"I can feel it too. I feel much better now. Go and give me the booklet that Mother brought. I want to study it carefully!" Consort Tong was in high spirits and listened to all of Hesheli's advice. She was no longer so fixated on Kangxi.
As for what's in the booklet that Wangyou compiled, there's nothing else but some "green tea" quotes. Don't men all love this type? She wrote this while staying up all night.
As for why Wangyou herself doesn't use it, it can only be said that she doesn't want to use it because it's too tiring; she prefers to fight violence with violence!
It's snowing again in the capital, and the Tong family has started distributing porridge again, saying it's to pray for their own child's well-being.
Wangyou sat by the window with a book in her hand, but if you looked closely, you would find that she hadn't turned a single page in a long time.
"Princess, why did you open the window again? Be careful not to catch a cold!" Tingfeng, Wangyou's head maid, hurriedly draped a cloak over Wangyou's shoulders.
"I'm not that delicate. Fine, I'll have Tingyu go to the front yard later, and when Father comes back, I'll have him come find me. It's too cold, so I won't run around!" Wangyou said confidently.