The Events After Widowhood Chapter 8

Vivian has recovered from the cold, and his insomnia and qi deficiency have also improved a lot. Leonard's prescription has been adjusted many times, and he has prescribed medicated food, and officially started the recuperation.

But recuperation is not a cure, so it naturally won't go away as quickly as a cold. In the days when Leonard came, Vivian couldn't help shivering in his heart every time he drank a bowl of medicine. These were all public funds of the mansion, and who knows when her mother-in-law would find out, and she was afraid that she would have a hard time again.

But if I don't take the medicine, I don't care, but I'm afraid Gabriel will get angry. Seeing his current attitude of being decisive, it will be even more difficult to end the situation.

Putting down the medicine bowl, thinking of Gabriel, Vivian counted on his fingers and realized that it had been so many days since he last saw Gabriel.

After all, Gabriel is not an idle person like himself now. He is a close minister of the emperor and is busy with his work.

Vivian stood up and prepared to go out to wash the medicine bowl. There were no maids or servants serving in Qiufeng's yard, so he had to do many things by himself.

As soon as I opened the door, I heard Nathaniel and Zhuiwu discussing in a low voice in the corridor--- Nathaniel: "How is the commander's head these days?"

Zhui Wu: "The wound is as big as half a fist, and it's cold, so it hasn't healed in a few days. It looks like he's in a lot of pain..."

Nathaniel made a "tsk" sound and was about to say something when he heard Vivian speak softly: "Two...two brothers..."

The two of them turned to look at him.

Vivian held the bowl and asked awkwardly, "Is the prince injured?"

Zhui Wu nodded, "I dropped it when I went to the palace to see the emperor a few days ago. It was hit by a heavy object and left a big cut."

Vivian sighed. It was obvious that the only person in the capital who could hurt Gabriel was the best in the world.

As for the reason, he seemed to have a clue, but many years had passed and it was hard to say what the situation was. So he just nodded to thank the two of them, took the bowl and left.

Nathaniel turned his head to look at Zhuiwu, "Just, just gone?"

Zhuiwu shrugged, indicating that he didn't understand either.

"It seems like you are just being too one-sided," Nathaniel commented on Gabriel.

Just as he finished speaking, there was a clanging sound from the kitchen not far away; it was the sound of a bowl breaking.

Zhui Wu smiled and shook his head, patting Nathaniel on the shoulder, "It seems not to be the case."

The two of them looked into the kitchen together, gave each other meaningful looks, and then went to the stone table in the yard to play chess. Not long after, Vivian came out of the kitchen and walked towards the main room with his head lowered.

Not long after, Vivian brought out a small bundle and opened it to show Nathaniel and Zhuiwu, "Can you two help me sell these silk threads at the market?"

The two of them took a look and thought that the style was good, the craftsmanship was good, and each one was more exquisite and proper than the other. They thought that they could be sold at a high price.

"Approximately how much does one cost?" Zhui Wu asked.

"It would be best if it is not less than thirty cents. It would be better if it can be sold at a higher price. As for the labor fee, you two can keep it for yourselves."

Nathaniel and Zhuiwu accepted the necklace together, and couldn't help but sigh that Master Ruan was truly a wonderful person. Look at his delicate heart. The closer they got to know him, the better they thought he was.

After dinner, the two of them briefly left the house. Nathaniel, carrying a small bag, asked Zhuiwu, "Should we go to the east of the city to sell the silk? Or should we ask a few clothing stores first?"

Zhui Wu glanced at him with disdain on his face, "Who can I sell you to that is more profitable than the commander?"

Nathaniel couldn't help clapping his hands, suddenly realizing what was going on, and then curled his lips, "No, I have to stay away from you in the future, you are too cunning..."

Early the next morning, Nathaniel and Zhuiwu brought a silver ingot of fifty taels to Vivian, saying that they were lucky to meet a merchant from another place. He was dazzled by the bag of silver, so they would give him as much as he wanted. If they had known earlier, they would have simply offered a hundred taels.

Vivian was convinced by the two's realistic acting skills and really believed it. He happily thanked them and agreed to talk about the hard work fee next time.

*

When Leonard came again, after taking his pulse, Vivian asked, "Uncle Zhang, are you still making scar removal cream?"

This ointment was developed by Leonard himself after he found the idea from some fragments of ancient books. It is said that the production process is extremely complicated, but it is quite effective in healing wounds and removing scars. It was very popular among the c0ncubines in the palace at that time.

Leonard smiled and said, "Country people don't need these. I haven't done them for a long time."

"Ah..." Vivian hesitated for a moment, then said, "Uncle Zhang, if I order a bottle from you, will you do it?"

"Are you useful?"

Vivian nodded, "Yes."

"Then just do it. Although it is a bit complicated, it is not impossible to do. But it won't be done quickly. It will take two to three days to complete."

Vivian was happy, but lowered his head again after a moment, "Thank you, Uncle Zhang, but I don't have much money on hand..."

Leonard suggested: "Why not add it to your medicine budget?"

"No, no..." Vivian waved his hand, "This is my own business, how can I use the mansion's money?"

Although Gabriel was the eldest son of the mansion and had every right to use Duke Zhong's money, Vivian had no idea why he had such an obsession in his heart: the ointment for Gabriel must be paid for by himself.

"How much money do you have?" Leonard asked.

"Fifty taels..."

Leonard laughed heartily, "Sir, you are quite wealthy. It's just a bottle of ointment. Ten taels is enough."

"Really?" Vivian was overjoyed, "Then I, then I want five bottles!"

I heard that his wound is quite big, I would rather have some left than not have enough.

*

Three days later, Vivian took a box of ointment and went to Zhuiwu and Nathaniel again, "Please take this ointment to the prince on my behalf. This is the scar removal ointment made by Doctor Zhang. It will be good for his wound."

Nathaniel was about to take it when Zhui Wu stopped him and explained to Vivian: "The commander will be here today. You can hand it to him in person."

Vivian didn't want to hand it to Gabriel in person, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't think of a suitable reason, so he could only nod reluctantly and go back to the house.

"Did the commander say he would come today?" Nathaniel scratched his head, "Why didn't I know?"

Zhui Wu crossed his hands and looked at Nathaniel, "Mr. Ruan has already prepared the best ointment, it would be unreasonable for you not to come, right? Go ahead, finish your shift half an hour earlier and come back home, I won't bother with you."

"You, you, you..." Nathaniel stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhuiwu, "You are really too cunning, I will really stay away from you in the future!"

Half an hour after Nathaniel left, Gabriel arrived at Taining Marquis's Mansion. As he was injured, he wore a fu hat with a piece of mutton-fat jade embroidered on it, which reduced a little bit of the hostility in his body. Upon closer inspection, he actually looked a bit elegant.

When Vivian saw him for the first time, he was stunned for a moment.

"It's so cold, why don't you invite me in to sit for a while?" Gabriel said.

"Oh, please come in quickly," Vivian came back to his senses, stepped aside to welcome Gabriel in, and said, "How come you have time to come back today?"

Gabriel pretended to be confused and said, "I came to your house to deal with some matters."

"Oh," Vivian nodded, "Have you finished dealing with it? If not..."

Gabriel gave him a sidelong look and interrupted him, "It's done."

"Oh," Vivian nodded again.

It's strange to say, I was just thinking about not having seen Gabriel for a long time, but now that I really saw him, I didn't know what to say. I even felt a little embarrassed and nervous, and even forgot about the scar removal cream.

Gabriel was also thinking about the scar removal cream. Qing was waiting to see when he would remember it. He had no intention of leaving for a while. "I'm thirsty. Make me a pot of tea."

Vivian stood up suddenly, and just then he realized that Gabriel had sat down for a while and even forgot to serve tea.

He hurriedly stood up to get the tea set, then lowered his head in frustration, "I don't have any good tea set, let alone any good tea to treat you."

Things are no longer the same as before, and life is really embarrassing.

"What do you mean, we are both in the same house?" Gabriel walked to the door and told Zhui Wu, "Ask Madam Zhou to get a few sets of tea sets from the Handan yard and the tea I sent the other day."

Vivian was fond of the tea ceremony and loved drinking tea. After Gabriel took office, he got a lot of good things, and the tea leaves among them were brought to his house. They had been delivered for some time, and today he finally had a reason to send them out.

Helena and Zhui Wu came together soon, carrying several sets of tea sets and several cans of tea.

Vivian still remembered that Gabriel didn't care much about tea. New tea, old tea, coarse tea or good tea were all of no importance to him. The only thing he had some preference for was Longjing tea. He once commented that "this tea tastes good."

So, after checking several tea cans to confirm that there was some newly brewed Longjing tea, Vivian picked out a pair of blue and white covered bowls and asked Gabriel: "How is Longjing?"

This sentence made Gabriel very happy - it was amazing that Vivian still remembered his preferences.

But he didn't plan to drink it. After all, Vivian had a bad stomach and couldn't drink green tea in this weather.

Gabriel coughed lightly and suppressed the smile on his lips. "Why drink green tea in the cold winter? I remember there was a can of Zhengshan Xiaozhong in there. I heard people say it's a good product. Let me make a pot and try it."