Early sumr had yet to arrive, but inside the main house of Chunhui Hall, it felt like a scorching sumr. Everyone’s faces were flushed, feeling as if their faces were being stead.
Lin Qing was a doctor, and after an awkward mont of shyness, asked, "Does what Madam said have any basis, and which dical book is it from?"
"Yes, mother, you’ve never ntioned these secret techniques to us before. Why suddenly pass it on?" Madam Song and the others were perplexed, wondering why the elderly lady spoke with such apparent divine insight, yet hadn’t ntioned it before.
Facing the doubtful gazes of the crowd, Song Ci’s heart skipped a beat.
It was over; she had gotten carried away and overacted.
Song Ci switched her expression in a second, as if she were stumped by the question, looking a bit flustered and dazed, muttering to herself, "Yes, how did I suddenly know this? It’s like soone told , but I can’t rember, who was it?"
She looked blankly at Madam Song and the others: "I forgot."
Her expression was simply terrifying, frightening Madam Song to the point that the hair on her back stood on end. She quickly glanced at her two sister-in-laws, who were also a bit panicked.
The old lady, could it be that she’s starting to forget things prematurely?
"Oh, mother, the salt you’ve eaten is more than the roads we’ve walked, for you to speak so thoroughly, it must have been well-researched. It certainly wouldn’t be nonsense, especially since you’ve birthed three sons." Jiang Shi said in a deliberately boisterous manner.
Madam Song also said, "That’s right, the Pri Minister once told that back when the great ancestor conquered the lands, talented people were abundant. Mother must have encountered so Divine Doctor but just forgot about it."
Song Ci was secretly delighted; these two daughters-in-law were too good at playing along, saving her from being exposed. On her face, however, she still maintained a look of bewildernt and self-doubt: "Is that so?"
"Certainly." Madam Song said with a cheerful smile, "Mother, please write down the recipes you ntioned so we daughters-in-law can copy them. It’s sure to be useful and might beco a family secret for us to pass down."
"No problem, no problem." Song Ci beca proud again, thought for a mont, and said, "What I said in this room mustn’t be spread outside. At most, you can only teach your daughters-in-law, so that outsiders won’t think the old lady’s gone senile and is talking nonsense, which wouldn’t be good for the Pri Minister’s Mansion’s reputation."
She wasn’t really afraid of being called senile, but if this information spread and everyone then only wanted to have sons, the country would have a gender imbalance. She didn’t want to be the cause of that.
Madam Song quickly said, "Of course." Then she glanced at the maids and servants in the room, sternly warning, "Keep your mouths shut. Anyone who dares to spread what was said in Madam’s room will be sold off."
Everyone hastily knelt down to pledge their loyalty.
"You’re all dismissed. I want to take a stroll in the garden. Lin Qing, since you’re new here, do you want to join and get familiar with the Pri Minister’s Mansion?"
Lin Qing replied with a smile, "Madam invites, so Lin Qing will naturally accompany."
Song Ci was delighted, realizing Lin Qing was about the sa age she had been back then, and since she didn’t know the original owner well, there was no worry of being exposed while speaking. They could chat freely.
Madam Song and the others bowed and left.
"I didn’t expect mother and Doctor Lin to hit it off so well, they’re even calling each other by na." Jiang Shi was surprised by Song Ci’s attitude toward Lin Qing.
Madam Song said, "The bonds between people are quite mysterious, and perhaps because Doctor Lin has outstanding dical skills, mother is willing to trust her."
Jiang Shi hesitated for a mont, "Big sister-in-law, do you think mother’s words are credible?"
Lu Shi also looked over.
"Is the second sister-in-law willing to believe it?" Madam Song asked in return.
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