The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 357

“Mother, your daughter was always good. She was always a blessed person.”

Qiu Yan was secretly delighted, but she forced herself to stay calm.

"You see, I am so fortunate to be your daughter. I have lived a carefree life since I was a child. Even when it comes to something as important as getting married, you let your daughter have her way."

If this were another family, you wouldn't be allowed to remain unmarried at twenty.

She must have been married off very early.

Whether you like him or not, as long as he's a man, it's fine.

To avoid the rumors spreading and affecting the marriage prospects of the girls in the clan.

She was fortunate to be a mother's daughter, and although she was anxious, she loved her even more.

Furthermore, when Zhao Minglang came to propose marriage to her, he was somewhat impolite.

However, his mother did not kick him out because of this.

Back then, he must have been a poor boy from Changzhou... That's right, no matter how much money the Zhao family had, in the eyes of all the people in the capital, he was just a poor boy with no family background or wealth. Although he was the headmaster's last disciple and had some future prospects, they were not many.

However, he boldly went to her mother's house to propose marriage, and her mother, seeing that she liked him, agreed.

If this happened in someone else's home, wouldn't they be expected to be beaten up?

As it turned out, she was very lucky. As soon as she agreed to the marriage, Zhao Minglang became the top scholar in the imperial examination.

She became pregnant shortly after getting married and gave birth to a son.

Although she was worried about her husband going to the Hunan and Hubei regions to serve as an imperial envoy, she never expected that he would be able to avoid all the traps and now he has been promoted directly to a second-rank official.

Tell me, isn't this a blessing?
"Yan'er, I heard that the young master's smooth promotion this time was also thanks to Young Master Xiao. Nuannuan's younger brother brought the medicinal herbs and prescriptions. The court officials all say that Lord Xiao is the one who truly made the great contribution..."

As for Zhao Minglang, everyone was dissatisfied, feeling that he had just gotten lucky.

“Mother, my husband was never one to be underestimated; otherwise, how could he have become the top scholar?” Qiu Yan didn’t like hearing this: “The person who said that has ulterior motives and is deliberately trying to sow discord between the Zhao and Xiao families.”

“What you say makes sense, child,” said Madam Qiu. “However, you should also prepare some gifts to send to the Xiao family, for Lord Xiao’s mother and wife.”

"Wouldn't doing this just confirm that the rumors are true?" Qiu Yan shook her head: "Mother, there's no need to pay attention to these things."

She would definitely not rush to the Xiao family to deliver gifts.

However, she is going to Nuannuan's place.

Just as she was thinking about something, her mother assigned her another task.

"What? Mother, you want me to go to the Hubei and Hunan region?"

Qiu Yan has never left Beijing in her entire life, let alone the Hubei and Hunan regions thousands of miles away.

Moreover, the disaster there is not over yet, the journey is long, and there is still a plague. She has to take her child and travel thousands of miles to find her husband.

No normal person would do such a thing!

"You silly child," Madam Qiu didn't know what to say to her. "The Zhao family does have a rule against taking concubines, but the young master is still young and in his prime. How can he manage without someone who cares for him?"

Hearing her mother's words, Qiu Yan was a little dumbfounded!
Yes, he was in the prime of his life.

What others didn't know was that the refined and scholarly top scholar turned into a wolf at night, calling for water two or three times a night. Moreover, when he arrived in the capital, she was still in her postpartum period and hadn't been able to take care of him at all...

Thinking about this made him feel a little uncertain.

Then she realized she had been overthinking things. "Mother, you only said that once. Don't say it again. If someone hears it, they'll impeach my husband again. He went to provide disaster relief, not to have fun."

Madam Qiu frowned. Why can't this child understand good and bad advice?

"Your mother doesn't want you to leave the capital either. If you go to the Hunan and Hubei provinces, it means that she might not be able to see you when she misses you. Your husband will also be serving for three to five years, and it's possible that you won't see him for three to five years." Madam Qiu sighed, "But what's the point of marriage if the husband and wife are separated, one in the north and one in the south?"

“Mother, I understand your intention.”

Qiu Yan felt that her mother had already made it clear.

It means that a man must have a woman by his side, and the woman by Zhao Minglang's side can only be his wife—Qiuyan!
"Let me think about it," Qiu Yan said. "Even if we were to go, now is not the right time. First, the child is still young, and second, things are still chaotic there, with the plague..."

"Yes, yes, that's true, but you'd better be prepared to come along."

Mrs. Qiu kept advising her daughter to cherish what she had.

After all, once a man's heart is stolen, not even ten horses could pull him back.

Just like my own husband, they were once a young couple, and they were once very loving and sweet-talking, with each other having eyes only for each other.

However, when she became pregnant and gave birth, he couldn't resist taking another woman as his concubine.

Later, Madam Qiu simply fulfilled her duties as a wife, securing her position, but she never had her young lover again.

I don't want my daughter to go through the same hardships I went through.

After all, the Zhao family rules state that men cannot take concubines and women cannot become concubines. As long as Yan'er goes to Zhao Minglang's side, no other woman will enter his heart, and there will always be a place for Yan'er.

If Yan'er hadn't gone to the two lakes, do you think how many subordinates would have rushed to offer him women, given that he was such a young governor of the two lakes?
"Yes, Mother, I understand."

After Madam Qiu left, Qiu Yan immediately ordered a carriage to be prepared, as she was going to fetch Chun Nuan.

"Nuan Nuan, do you think I should really go to the two lakes region?"

That's how swallows are; when they can't make up their minds, they come to find spring warmth.

From childhood to adulthood, she always felt that Chunnuan was a bit smarter than her.

Of course, it turned out that Nuannuan really treated her as a good sister. The two talked about everything and Nuannuan also gave her advice.

“I suggest you go,” Chunnuan said. “The child is too young, I don’t recommend it.”

"You mean I'm going, but I'm not taking the child with me?" Qiu Yan couldn't bear to be separated from her own flesh and blood.

“The term of office is usually three to five years,” Chunnuan said. “Don’t take the child with you. Leave the child with the Zhao family and let your mother-in-law raise him. When you come back in three to five years, the child will be older.”

"Nuan Nuan, isn't there a plague over there?"

Even if she didn't bring the child, Qiuyan was still a coward.

"Don't worry, by the time you reach the two lakes, the plague will be basically under control, and there won't be any major problems." Xiao Chunnuan took out a bottle of red pills from her pocket and handed it to her.

"What is this?" Qiu Yan asked, puzzled.

“It’s a medicine to enhance physical fitness,” Chun Nuan said. “I prepared some for my second brother and Chun Ning for this trip to the two lakes.”

"Nuan Nuan, you are our baby." Qiu Yan was so excited that she leaned in and kissed Chun Nuan on the cheek.

Looking up, I saw Zhao Minghua coming in...

Zhao Minghua... this second sister-in-law seems to have some sense.