The passers-by are vicious

Soon the news that Su Wanran was hosting Old Madam Song’s birthday banquet spread throughout the mansion, and for a while Su Wanran became the master flattered by many servants.

Jiang Wanwan was not surprised to hear the news as she was sitting on a couch.

The steward sent someone to bring the sachets, and the servants were holding a tray for her to choose from.

He casually picked up the sachet embroidered with pear blossom patterns, held it under his nose and sniffed it gently, then opened it and found that it was indeed filled with pear blossom petals.

Jiang Wanwan's nomination of Su Wanran to host was naturally not out of kindness, but a chess move.

He waved to the servant who was still holding the tray and said, "Leave Lihua's and take the others back."

"Yes."

Jiang Wanwan leaned sideways on the couch, covered her handkerchief with her hands and coughed lightly, then drank the medicine Bi'er brought her. When she wiped the corners of her mouth, Yun'er came in and reported, "Doctor Liu is here."

Bi'er was about to draw a veil, but Jiang Wanwan stopped her with a wave of her hand, "No need, just let him in."

With the sound of light footsteps, Liu Benchu, wearing a royal blue official uniform, walked in carrying a medicine box. He bowed slightly and said, "Greetings, Madam."

This time Jiang Wanwan saw his true face clearly. He had a handsome face, as elegant as flowing clouds, and as gentle as beautiful jade.

The faint scent of medicine emanating from his body made Jiang Wanwan, who was already about to cough, feel a sense of comfort and tranquility.

"You are the first one to call me Madam, which is interesting. But it's a pity that I am just a concubine. If other people in the mansion heard it, they would probably misunderstand that I have evil intentions."

Jiang Wanwan smiled slightly and spoke softly.

Her voice was clear and pleasant, yet also full of teasing.

Due to her illness, Jiang Wanwan's face looked particularly pale, as pure as a piece of white paper. Her frail figure was even more lovable.

Her lips were slightly flushed, and her whole body exuded a morbidly fragile beauty that made people unable to help but fall in love with her.

Just like the morning dew, crystal clear, pure and flawless.

Although it only lasted a short time, its beauty is unforgettable.

Liu Benchu ​​didn't dare to look any longer. He put down the medicine box, took out a silk handkerchief from it and carefully placed it on Jiang Wanwan's wrist, then took her pulse through the silk handkerchief.

Every time at this time, Liu Benchu's face looked gentle, but his heart was beating very fast and he was very nervous.

Even Liu Benchu, who had always thought that he didn't care about his appearance, began to doubt himself. As a gentleman, he could not avoid being seductive in the face of a beautiful woman.

Although he was in a state of confusion, Liu Benchu ​​was still doing his best to diagnose Madam's pulse. He smiled gently and said, "Madam's pulse seems to have had some effect from what I said last time. You are no longer so worried. You need to keep up the good work."

After putting the silk handkerchief stained with her body temperature back into the box, Liu Benchu ​​was about to get up and say goodbye when he found that the maid Bier who had been standing by seemed to have left.

At this time, Jiang Wanwan and Liu Benchu ​​were the only ones left in the room.

Liu Benchu ​​couldn't help but feel nervous, his face was as gentle as jade, and he bowed slightly: "Madam, is there any cause of your illness that you want to ask me alone?"

Jiang Wanwan did not rush to speak, but instead looked at the imperial physician, who was still as handsome as a bamboo even when bending over, and asked with a smile: "Imperial Physician Liu does not look like an ordinary imperial physician. It seems that he has a family background in medicine."

Liu Benchu ​​raised his head slightly and met those eyes. Naturally, he did not miss the inquiry in them. It seemed like he was helpless, or maybe it was just his personality, humble and polite.

He curled his lips and said, "It's not a family tradition. I've been interested in medicine since I was a child, so I found a master and luckily became an imperial physician. As for my family, there's no medical background."

The voice was soft and Liu Benchu ​​didn't seem to have any intention of concealing anything, so Jiang Wanwan naturally got the information she wanted from it.

He is not from a family of imperial physicians, but he was able to enter the Imperial Medical Bureau at such a young age. Apart from his excellent medical skills, at least his family background is extraordinary.

Jiang Wanwan became even more interested, her sickly eyebrows twitching slightly.

"Given Liu's appearance and talent, there must be many young ladies from noble families who admire him. Why is he still unmarried?"

Even when pressed, Liu Benchu's voice remained gentle and without any annoyance. "My parents are well-off, so there's no rush to get married."

With just a few short words, Jiang Wanwan had confirmed that Liu Benchu's family background was not simple, not to mention that there was a deeper meaning behind Song Qiyuan's choice of him to come to the Marquis' Mansion for treatment.

Jiang Wanwan sighed slightly, "It seems that Imperial Doctor Liu and the Marquis are old acquaintances."

Liu Benchu ​​also looked up in surprise and chuckled helplessly: "We went to the same school when we were young, so we can be considered old acquaintances."

Jiang Wanwan talked a lot and finally said what she wanted to ask him this time.

"Doctor Liu, with my current health, I may be able to recover, or even have a chance to have children."

.........

The birthday banquet of Old Lady Song was held and the Marquis' Mansion was crowded with guests. After all, Marquis Wei Xin Song Qiyuan was now the real ruler of Daqing.

No matter how high or low their official rank was, as long as they received the news, they would look for an opportunity to step into the Marquis' Mansion to celebrate Old Madam Song's birthday.

The yard outside was bustling with activity, but Yaoguangyuan was closed and no one was coming out.

"Aunt Wan is still talking with the ladies of each family, but there is no movement from the Madam's side." Bier was also quite puzzled by this. After all, she had also seen the show of power displayed by Su Luoyan when she first got married.

It is enough to see that although Su Wanran has some scheming, it is not much, and he is not the kind of person who will endure it.

"That means it's not time yet."

Jiang Wanwan played with the chess pieces made of two colors of jade, gently turning the black jade chess pieces over with her smooth white fingertips.

Jiang Wanwan didn't know how to play Go, but she just liked the atmosphere. When Song Qiyuan found out, he gave her this Go set made of black and white jade.

Although she doesn't know how to play chess, she knows that it doesn't matter whether the pieces are black or white, what matters most is who is the winner.

Jiang Wanwan placed a black chess piece in the middle of the chessboard. She had already made the first step, so the rest depended on the white chess pieces.

"Please don't let me down. The Marquis' Mansion can't be too peaceful."