The Valued Lady is Truly Dominant

Lin Qing examined Song Ci’s pulse carefully; there was no major issue, just some excess liver fire.

Nanny glanced at Song Ci, who guiltily turned her head away.

”Chun Fen, go clean out Madam’s wallet and take out the hidden peanut candy, lest it attracts some little critters to steal it.”

This is definitely an insinuation against me!

Song Ci was furious, glaring at Nanny. Does Madam care for no regard?

Lin Qing found it amusing and said warmly, ”Madam, this peanut candy is essentially fried, not to mention the fiery nature of roasted peanuts; the candy is also cloyingly sweet. Naturally, if consumed excessively, the liver fire will get intense. You mustn’t be indulgent.”

”I only licked a few bites,” Song Ci muttered under her breath.

Nanny directly uncovered her, ”Your style isn’t one of delicately licking a few bites to satisfy a craving; how could you handle such a miserly demeanor?”

Of course, it’s enough to eat in one go.

Song Ci dropped her old face, sighing gloomily, ”I’m already in my old age, who knows how many good years are left to live, having to abstain from this or that every day. Tell me, with a vast fortune, if I can’t even satisfy my culinary desires, what is the point of hugging this wealth for living?”

Nanny and Lin Qing exchanged glances, both helpless.

She always played this card, and they fell for it.

”It’s not that you can’t eat, just that you need to moderate it, as you’d also want more years to live happily, wouldn’t you?” Lin Qing said with a smile.

Song Ci, with a thick skin, replied, ”How about you prepare some liver fire-clearing medicine for me?”

Lin Qing nodded with a smile, prepared the medicine, handed it to Nanny to have someone decoct it.

Song Ci recalled the talk about pox at Cining Palace and asked Lin Qing if any doctor had tried to develop a specific medicine for it.

Lin Qing said, ”Smallpox is a disease everyone fears. As for a special medicine, there really isn’t one; getting through it requires endurance, and the perils involved, Madam, you should know, as both little young masters in the manor have suffered from it, and you’re aware of their situation.”

”I understand, I’m just asking if there’s anything that could prevent this disease from occurring?” Song Ci’s mind raced, saying, ”Think about it, people who’ve had smallpox don’t contract it again; doesn’t that mean they’ve developed immunity? Oh, to put it simply, it’s like they’ve been exposed to many toxins and are hence immune, just swapping out the term—immune to smallpox.”

Lin Qing slightly paused, lost in thought.

Song Ci didn’t disturb her, thinking that the hint was obvious enough?

”Madam’s words seem to hold some logical sense, but smallpox itself is a terrifying disease; surely one wouldn’t intentionally seek exposure just to avoid it, akin to intentionally consuming poison?”

Song Ci got anxious, saying, ”What about animals, like cows, do they contract this disease?”

Lin Qing was again stunned; she hadn’t investigated if cows get smallpox, but sick cows certainly exist, though why they get sick was something she seldom explored.

However...

”What does Madam want to say?” Lin Qing eyed Song Ci, in a manner of not minding stating it outright, feeling she could shoulder it (take the blame).

After all, it wasn’t the first time.

Song Ci coughed, saying, ”I’m just curious, about the milk we drink every day, which needs to be milked by people, right? If cows also get smallpox, and the milker has a hand injury, then it’s easily transmissible; would this person get infected?”

Darn, being vague is surely challenging!

Lin Qing instinctively wanted to answer that it surely would, but seeing Song Ci’s gaze, she held back; would it really?