From the moment Qu Fulan entered the old lady's room, she had been looking straight at the floor, behaving herself.
Yue Yuan turned around and saw her submissively. She was satisfied and surprised at the same time.
The more influential the family was, the more they paid attention to rules and dignity, and the young maidservants often had not seen much of the world. Many of them could not help but look around when they entered the master's room without rules, and such people could not hope to have a future.
She just didn't expect this little girl to be so calm. It was no wonder that she could calmly treat old lady's illness even after being beaten up so badly.
While she was thinking, she went to the old lady's bed.
Qu Fulan bowed to pay her respects. Even now, she still had her eyes lowered and did not look at the old lady.
The old lady looked up and saw that the other party's appearance was very decent. She couldn't help but say, "Look up, what's your name?"
Only then did Qu Fulan raise her eyes and look at this old lady whom she had met before.
Old Lady Pei was slightly chubby and looked like she was blessed with good fortune. She also looked more amiable, but she still looked haggard after her serious illness.
"Old lady, my name is Hai Tang," Qu Fulan replied.
The original owner's name was Li Jirou, but she changed her name to Hai Tang after becoming a maidservant.
"What did your family do before?" the old lady asked.
Qu Fulan said, "My family used to run a clinic. I've been following my father since I was young. I've learned a little and treated people before. I've seen the old lady's symptoms before, so I dared to try."
"Where are your parents now?" the old lady asked again.
"They've all passed away," Qu Fulan replied, lowering her eyes.
The old lady was silent for a moment before she said, "No wonder you sold a death contract. It's quite pitiful."
Qu Fulan did not tell the truth, and she could not tell the truth.
The host was a young lady of an official family. She was reduced to a slave because her family had committed a crime. She could not say this out loud. Otherwise, with her status as a sinful slave, she would never be able to turn things around in this life.
After the original owner was sold to the slave market, only the first person who knew her identity would know. In order to sell the slaves for a good price, her information as a sinful slave was basically erased, and classified as homeless.
Therefore, the current Qu Fulan had a blank background, and she could make up whatever story she wanted.
Although Old Lady Pei felt that Hai Tang was pitiful and had saved her once, in her heart, she only wanted to reward her with more money as compensation. As for selling her life, Old Lady Pei had never thought about it.
It was not that the old lady was not open-minded and did not want to release her. It was just that the Pei family had always only released servant girls with a life contract, not a servant girl with a death contract. These were old rules. A servant girl with a death contract would follow her master for a lifetime, and it was an exception if she did not get it.
Qu Fulan also knew this. In ancient times, the concept of class was not something that could be solved by a single consultation. Rising to the heavens in one step was only a legend. It was not so easy in the world.
Her plans and schemes were not so simple. There were still more to come, so she could only take it step by step. There was no use in rushing.
Based on the current situation, the old lady would at most have a good impression of her, and then ask someone to reward her.
It was hard to say if the old lady would still remember her after this. After all, the old lady met so many people every day that she might forget her in the blink of an eye.
If that were the case, not only would everything she had done be in vain, but she would also be ridiculed and mocked by her peers.
As the saying goes, the bird that takes the lead gets shot.
She either didn't step out, or she had to make sure that she hit the target in one move.
Therefore, Qu Fulan seized the opportunity to ask the old lady a question, a question related to her promotion.
"This servant saw that the old lady's eyes are tired and her expression is gloomy. Combined with the old lady's condition, this servant would like to be bold and ask the old lady, do you not sleep well and have long-term insomnia symptoms?"
The old lady also looked at Qu Fulan in surprise, but she did not say anything. Instead, she looked at the doctor beside her.
Since she was a physician of the Pei Residence, she naturally knew all of the old lady's symptoms.
The doctor replied on behalf of the old lady, "That's true. In a year, the old lady will suffer from insomnia nine out of ten times. This is also the reason why her illness reoccurs. I've tried everything I can but I can't improve her insomnia symptoms. Now that I've heard you say it, do you have a way?"
Qu Fulan said, "My mother also suffered from insomnia. I tried everything I could and finally developed a prescription that could improve her insomnia. After my mother used it, her sleep improved. If the old lady doesn't mind, I'm willing to give you the prescription."
Only those who were involved in it could understand what it felt like to suffer from long-term insomnia.
Qu Fulan had been suffering from insomnia for a long time and had to rely on drugs to sleep. Because this drug was a prescription drug, she would go to the hospital to get it every three to five days. The doctor even thought that she was trying to commit suicide by hoarding the medicine.
Actually, it wasn't. It was just that during that period of time, all kinds of events intertwined and made her tired and stressed. She needed to rely on medicine to fall asleep, but later on, the medicine also lost its effect, which was a very frustrating thing.
As the saying goes, 'prolonged illness makes a doctor'. Moreover, she had her grandfather's medical skills. She began to put down what she was doing and focus on researching ways to improve her insomnia.
Later on, they did develop a prescription that improved her insomnia.
For a person with insomnia, sleep was a relief. The suffering of losing sleep every minute and second was the most torturous.
She believed that the old lady could understand this kind of feeling that was worse than death.
The reason for Old Lady Pei's insomnia was mentioned in the book.
The most promising first branch of the Pei clan was guarding the border, and news of the border war reached the capital every few days.
Old Lady Pei was worried about her family, especially her grandson, Pei Jin An.
There were too many worries at her age. In addition, the old lady was a rich woman. She didn't have to do anything all day long, so it was normal to have insomnia.
Later, when Prince Pei returned, the old lady's 'heart medicine' came back, and the symptoms of insomnia disappeared completely.
The old lady was indeed interested in Qu Fulan's prescription. "Are you sure it's effective?"
Qu Fulan said, "It was effective after my mother used it. Later on, I also used this prescription to treat other people. It was also effective. However, everyone's physique is different. Now, I can't guarantee that it will be effective after the old lady uses it. Old lady, you can let someone test the medicine first. After seeing the effect, you can think about it."
It was necessary to test the medicine in order to see if the prescription was safe.
Qu Fulan's prescription was quickly examined by the doctor. Every herb in the prescription had to be checked over and over again to ensure that the prescription was not harmful to the human body before it was used.
In broad daylight, he found three to four young men and women who were in good mental states and made them take Qu Fulan's medicine.
Then, he found an elderly person who also had insomnia to take the medicine.
Qu Fulan was actually very confident in her prescription, but the result made her frown.