The Fallen Medicine Woman: The Daily Life of Chun Nuan-Chapter 308 - 192_3

"Elder sister, I really feel dizzy just looking at the needles," Chun Ning said. "It’s better to teach Muyang."

"Muyang is still too young, it’s not suitable for him to learn now."

Of course, he would definitely be taught in the future.

After the acupuncture, she asked Mrs. Xu how she felt.

"Earlier, my whole head felt muddled, but now it’s much clearer," Mrs. Xu said. "It seems your acupuncture is effective."

Mrs. Xu was very proud, seeing that her daughter’s medical skills were truly excellent, even better than Doctor Chen from the Hundred Herbs Hall.

"I’m glad it’s clearer now."

Chun Nuan knew her diagnosis was correct; it was indeed a migraine.

"I will write a prescription for you to brew some medicine, it will help alleviate the symptoms. This illness needs to be treated slowly, don’t worry," Chun Nuan said. "If it’s delayed any longer, you might experience nausea and vomiting."

"Actually, I did vomit yesterday," Mrs. Xu recalled with some lingering fear. "At the time, I thought maybe I ate something bad."

It’s said that once you reach a certain age, either this isn’t right or that isn’t well.

Chun Nuan wrote a prescription for her mother and had Chun Ning write while she dictated.

"Angelica root, wild ginger, magnolia flower..."

Chun Ning thought while writing: It seems the medicine must match the symptoms to be effective.

The prescription he wrote didn’t contain any of these ingredients.

"Mother, you need to nurture this illness, don’t worry about anything else. Father and brother are doing well in the Northern Desert."

"Ah, how well are they really?"

Mrs. Xu couldn’t help but worry: "You and Chun Qing are twins, and you’ll both be eighteen next year. Your marriage is settled, you will marry after the mourning period next year. But Chun Qing is in the Northern Desert, who knows when he’ll return, and where can he find a wife in that place?"

"Mother, good things take time," Chun Nuan comforted. "Don’t worry, our Xiao family is not too badly off in the Northern Desert. I heard father say before we left that the Wenn family is considering marrying their daughter to brother."

"The Wenn family?"

"Yes, Mr. Wenn from Taoli Temple, their family."

"Isn’t the Wenn family more implicated than the Xiao family? Were their women also exiled to the Northern Desert?"

"Yes, at that time, the women were almost sent to the Education Office. Later, it seems, after the Imperial Concubine Wenn knelt and begged the Emperor, they were instead exiled to the Northern Desert."

The Imperial Concubine Wenn was the eldest daughter of the Wenn family. When she was sent to the palace, she received some favor from the Emperor, and later was promoted to the rank of concubine.

Just when the Wenn family thought their time of grace had come, they got entangled in a bribery case, Mr. Wenn was beheaded in public, the family was confiscated, the male members were exiled to the Northern Desert, and the women were sent to the Education Office. Back then, Imperial Concubine Wenn, who was pregnant, knelt and begged the Emperor to reverse his decision.

"However, Imperial Concubine Wenn also paid a heavy price. When the entire Wenn family was exiled to the Northern Desert, she was five months pregnant and had a miscarriage, losing a male fetus. The Emperor was furious at that time, and if it were not for the severe damage to her health, she would have been confined to the cold palace."

"Ah, she’s a pitiful person too, it’s not just kneeling that causes a miscarriage," Mrs. Xu pressed her temples. "Surely someone didn’t want to see her bear the dragon child and took this opportunity to get rid of the fetus in her belly, and made her fall out of favor too, killing two birds with one stone."

Chun Nuan nodded.

That’s the competition in the harem; it’s hard to predict who will win.

No one wants her to do well.

Hearing that the Wenn family intends to marry off their daughter to their son, Mrs. Xu’s head started hurting again.

"If we were still in the Capital, our Xiao family might not be able to match with the Wenn family," Mrs. Xu said. "Now in the Northern Desert, neither the Xiao family nor the Wenn family look down on each other. But the Wenn family does have an Imperial Concubine in the palace, which could complicate matters later."

"Mother need not worry about that."

The Imperial Concubine Wenn is basically living like she’s in the cold palace, barely favored throughout the year.

If she is smart enough, she will prioritize staying alive and stop thinking about regaining favor.

"I’m still not feeling well."

Does marrying a daughter of the Wenn family mean her son may never come back?

"Mother, I’ve met the young lady of the Wenn family."

Chun Nuan had seen the Wenn family’s young lady on the streets of the Northern Desert, as Qingsheng had told her.

It must be said, in a place like the Northern Desert, when a noble young lady falls on hard times, everyone will talk about it.

"How is she?"

"She looks quite nice."

Most importantly, this well-brought-up young lady even carried a basket to buy groceries and specifically chose the cheapest vegetables.

This is life; at a certain point, accomplishments in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting mean nothing.

Living honestly is what’s real.