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

Chapter 374

On a farm in the suburbs of Beijing, Zhong Xiuyao made her son giggle non-stop, and a smile appeared on her face as well.

"Miss, the young man is so handsome, just like you."

"is it?"

Zhong Xiuyao is now completely content with having a son.

Lord Lin would come to the estate every three to five months to visit his son.

Seeing that his son was growing up strong and healthy, and could laugh even when he was less than half a year old, he loved this son born in his old age very much, and specially placed the estate under his son Lin Qingsheng's name.

He had no interest in Zhong Xiuyao, his concubine, what a sight she always had, with red freckles on her face; time truly does age a woman.

She changed after giving birth to a child.

However, she is a good mother and takes her children's education very seriously.

"Miss."

Granny Zhong went into the inner courtyard, while Xing'er called the wet nurse and several other servants to leave.

"Thank you for your hard work, Granny. Please have a seat."

Granny Zhong was a servant given to her by Madam Zhong, and she is also the mother of the current shopkeeper. She has been inquiring about news from the Lin family.

"Miss, Young Master Lin is keeping a mistress outside. She's a courtesan, and she's said to be pregnant, two months ahead of the eldest young mistress."

“Hehe, didn’t Madam Lin forbid her concubines from having children? Let’s spread this news.” Zhong Xiuyao thought for a moment, “Let the eldest young mistress know about this too.”

"Young Master Lin went gambling again and stole some of the mansion's treasures to sell. It's said he's already done it several times."

"If Madam Lin had focused on disciplining her sons, they wouldn't both have become spendthrifts."

One is greedy, the other is lustful, and most importantly, they are both idiots. They have no ability whatsoever and yet they squander the family fortune so much. Once Old Man Lin dies, the Lin family will surely fall into ruin!

Therefore, she needs to make plans early!

"Miss, there's another piece of news."

"explain."

"Madam Lin is lending money at exorbitant interest rates."

"really?"

This news made Zhong Xiuyao's eyes widen in disbelief.

Lending money at exorbitant interest rates was a major taboo in this dynasty. If caught by the government, one would be imprisoned or subjected to other punishments, such as forced labor, fines, or even exile or death.

The fact that Madam Lin is lending money at exorbitant interest rates is no small matter; it could very well drag the entire Lin family down with her.

If the Lin family is dragged into this mess, she and her son, as a concubine, will inevitably suffer the consequences, and she will lose all her money, courtyards, and estates.

“It’s absolutely true. Madam Lin’s brother runs a gambling den, and she’s joined in. She’s already lent out tens of thousands of taels of silver.”

Terrible!

Zhong Xiuyao felt she couldn't just sit and wait to die any longer; she had to find a way to escape.

However, she was already a concubine in the Lin family, and now she had given birth to Master Lin's son. It would be too difficult for her to get out!
Unless the Zhong family provides assistance.

However, since his father's position in the Zhong family was below his, he could not be threatened.

After much deliberation, Zhong Xiuyao finally decided to ask Zhong Xiuxiu for help.

"Granny, please pass on a message to my fifth sister. I want to see her."

"Yes, Miss, this old servant will go and deliver the message to the Fifth Miss right away."

Three days later, Zhong Xiuyao met Zhong Xiuxiu in a small courtyard in Wuyi Lane.

"Fifth sister, if the Lin family is implicated, Qingsheng and I will be in danger."

"Yes, it might even implicate the Zhong family."

Zhong Xiuxiu also knew how serious the problem was: "Third sister, you must get out of this quickly."

"Yes, but we can't rely on our father anymore."

"Let me think about it..."

What could Zhong Xiuxiu possibly think of?
The only option is medication.

"Third sister, this is a bit risky, it just depends on whether you're willing." "I'm willing. There's nothing in this world that isn't risky." Zhong Xiuyao said with a bitter smile, "Fifth sister, to be honest, from the moment I left the Zhong residence, I knew I was on a path of no return. To survive, I have to be prepared for anything. Fifth sister, please help me. This time, I must succeed."

If we don't succeed, we'll die trying, and then we'll implicate the Zhong family.

"Okay, third sister, I believe you."

At the Lin residence, Lord Lin spent the night in the room of his newly acquired concubine, Qiao.

Qiao was a girl from a good family, but unfortunately her mother died early, and she was sold to Lord Lin as a concubine by her greedy stepmother.

Faced with the old man rushing at her, she dared not resist and could only weep silently.

This time, however, the old man failed to succeed; before he even reached her, he collapsed limply onto her.

Mrs. Qiao was so frightened that she dared not utter a sound.

The old man also felt ashamed and packed up and left early.

For several days in a row, he went to Qiao's house but it didn't work, and he felt that she was bringing him bad luck.

This time, he went to Xia's room again, and it was the same as before.

This isn't right, this is very wrong!
To the heavily addicted old man Lin, it was as if the sky had fallen.

They immediately summoned the imperial physician to examine him.

"how?"

"Sir, you are getting old, and it is inevitable that you are no longer as strong as you used to be."

What can the physician in charge of the household wards diagnose?
All I can tell is that he has kidney deficiency. Look at his age, and he has so many concubines in his harem. Three months ago, he even brought in a fifteen-year-old girl. He's really shortening his lifespan!
Will it get better?

"My lord, please rest well and take your time to recover."

At this age, it would be strange if he could recover.

However, for Old Man Lin, failing to achieve his goal would be an absolute disaster, leaving him with nowhere to vent his anger.

Then he secretly went to ask Physician Wang for help.

"Lord Lin, how old are you this year?"

"Not high, not high at all, only sixty-five."

Even Physician Wang was speechless. This old man was old in years but young at heart; at his age, he still wanted to show off his prowess.

"Lord Lin, I am of limited knowledge and talent, and I truly do not have such a good remedy."

If he had such abilities, he could roam freely in the Imperial Hospital.

"So this is what your Imperial Hospital excels at?"

Never mind, for the sake of happiness, Old Man Lin is going all out and he's determined to get him treated.

"As far as I know, apart from the late Physician Xiao, no one else has this ability."

Physician Xiao's skills were passed down through his family. It is said that even when the late emperor was quite old, he was still able to get his concubines pregnant, all thanks to Physician Xiao.

After Physician Xiao passed away, no more children were born in the harem.

Physician Xiao had this skill, but he is already dead.

Old Man Lin thought and thought, and suddenly remembered something: Xiao Chunnuan from Chunshan Medical College!

That person is someone who has received the true teachings of Physician Xiao; they can definitely solve this problem.

However, it would be a bit embarrassing for me to ask her for this kind of thing.

No, even if I were willing to lose face and beg her, she definitely wouldn't help.

It's said that the princess of the Chu Prince's mansion asked her to help deliver babies, but she didn't even go. She's nothing!
Once he realized this, he gave up.

While visiting her youngest son at the village, Zhong Xiuyao touched her face and said with immense heartache.

“This concubine’s face is too ugly to look at. I asked my fifth sister for help, but she said that she is not very knowledgeable and that the only solution is to find her teacher, Mr. Xiao. Unfortunately, what merit do I have? How could I possibly gain Mr. Xiao’s favor? I have no money, no power, and no status. I am just a lowly concubine and cannot possibly invite Mr. Xiao.”

"You said Mr. Xiao is the husband of the fifth young lady of the Zhong family."

"Yes, Fifth Sister is, and so is Miss Lei from the Lei family."

"Yes, how come I didn't think of that?"

Mr. Lin was excited: "Mrs. Zhong, do me a favor, and I'll grant you whatever you ask for after it's done!"