Chapter 4: Talismans to Protect Third Auntie's Safety

Qin Liuxi consecutively drew three talismans, arranging them in a triangle, then tidied up and returned to the delivery room.

At this moment, Qihuang had returned, holding a steaming bowl of medicine. Seeing her master nod, she personally fed the medicine to Lady Gu.

Lady Wang stepped forward, wanting to help, but the maid Qihuang, with some unknown skill, easily supported Lady Gu and poured the medicine into her mouth.

Qin Liuxi, on the other hand, tied two talismans to the head of the bed and under the pillow, keeping the third one in reserve.

Seeing this scene, everyone's expressions were peculiar.

"Xier, what are you doing?" Lady Wang's eyebrows twitched. Why is this girl acting so strangely?

Qin Liuxi spoke woodenly: "Oh, they're talismans for safety, to protect her."

Everyone: "……"

It sounded a bit odd, but no one dared to say anything.

The labor-inducing medicine worked quickly, and Lady Gu started to cry out in pain. Just as she opened her mouth, the midwife reassured her: "Madam, don't worry. With Young Miss here, you will definitely have a safe delivery."

Lady Gu was taken aback but didn't take it to heart, thinking it was just a comfort. With tearful eyes, she looked at Lady Wang: "Big Sister, give me a handkerchief to bite."

Lady Wang folded a clean handkerchief and placed it in her mouth.

Old Lady Qin, seeing that Qin Liuxi was still in the room, said: "You are an unmarried young lady, so you shouldn't be here. Wait outside. Lady Wang and Mei Niang, you can help here."

Understood.

Qin Liuxi obediently pushed the door open and went out.

Qihuang, however, brought over a cup of tea and teased: "Miss, are you really just going to sit here?"

The one suffering inside is your third auntie.

Qin Liuxi took a sip of tea and glanced at her, saying: "I am an unmarried young lady, a proper lady of the house. How can I watch a woman give birth?"

The Qin family, even if they are now in decline, were once a family of high-ranking officials. She is also a proper young lady of an official family.

Qihuang almost laughed, saying: "You don't feel embarrassed saying that. Just last month, when you passed by Peach Blossom Manor, you even helped the Deng family's difficult labor, delivering a big, healthy baby boy!"

Qin Liuxi remained unperturbed: "After eating their peach pastries, I had to repay the favor."

Qihuang smiled, then composed herself and asked: "Miss, did you not foresee this sudden calamity for the Qin family at all?"

Qin Liuxi paused. Could she tell Qihuang that she had predicted it when she was a child?

After some thought, she said: "People have their ups and downs, and so do families. Flowers don't stay in full bloom forever. The Qin family has had smooth sailing for decades, and now this disaster is due to the machinations of villains. When villains are in power, it's best to avoid their sharp edge. After breaking, there will be a new beginning. As long as the green mountains remain, there will always be a day when the clouds part and the mountains are visible again."

Qihuang said: "What Miss says is true. As long as you are here, the Qin family will never truly fall!"

Qin Liuxi smiled but said nothing, silently lifting her tea cup.

It's all a matter of cause and effect.

"But, there are so many people in the Qin family. Just a few elderly and weak women and children are already a handful. On the way to exile, there are also a few old or young men who are defenseless. Everything requires money. Miss, your days of leisure are over!" Qihuang suddenly said, her tone somewhat gloating.

Qin Liuxi: "!"

This tea is a bit bitter, and she can't drink it anymore!

She suddenly stood up, standing by the window, looking at the drizzling rain.

……

Outside the city gate.

A group of guards wearing straw raincoats and bamboo hats rode into Li City, knocking on the door of an inn to take shelter from the rain.

In the main room, a noble-looking man opened a scroll, revealing a face that was hard to distinguish as male or female, with black hair tied up with a bamboo pin. The face was cold, with a slight downward curve at the corners of the lips, giving an air of disdain for the world.

He stood in front of a Taoist temple, looking as if he were about to leave, making everyone else seem like mere mortals in comparison.

"Rest for a bit. We'll head to Qingping Temple tomorrow when the weather clears." Qi Qian put the scroll back into a copper tube.

He had heard that in Li City, there was a Taoist doctor known as Buqiu, who was highly skilled in medicine and especially in the Daoist Taosu pulse diagnosis, which could predict a person's fortune, misfortune, and even the fate of their descendants, which was quite mysterious.

He was there to seek medical help for his grandmother.

To be continued, thank you everyone.

(End of Chapter)