Lady of the Lord From the East - Chapter 171

This news was told to Wei Wei by Countess Nelson as a joke. She probably didn’t take it to herself when she said it, and it has been almost a year, and nothing has been found in the middle. Maybe Countess Nelson Don’t even remember this.

But Wei Wei has always been concerned. Although she has been with Mila Belle for a long time, she is deeply impressed by the queen’s jealous and willful character. Because she was in the limelight at her wedding, the queen was able to put the previous The friendliness to her was swept away, and such a narrow heart is rare.

If there is anyone who can easily poison the king, in addition to his servant, Queen Mirabelle is undoubtedly one.

What Wei Wei didn’t tell Felix was that she would think of this queen at first, but Wei Wei had watched a lot of harem dramas and knew how terrifying women were, so she immediately thought of her, and those things came later. just came out.

“But this is just my guess. I can’t count it. Just listen to it and never say it.” The latter sentence is a warning to the maids.

Penny and the others immediately assured them that they would never talk nonsense, not even mentioning a single word.

But although Wei Wei said that it was just a guess and couldn’t be taken seriously, both the maid and Felix began to associate the king’s poisoning with Queen Mirabelle, and like her, the more she thought about it, the more suspicious the queen became.

There was a knock on the door, and everyone immediately quieted down and stopped talking about this dangerous topic.

The butler brought a servant and brought the food in himself. He not only prepared food for the count and the maid, but even prepared a portion of what little Anthony could eat. The arrangement was very thoughtful.

The headmaster personally served the earl and his wife to dinner, while the maids took their own share of bread and thick soup to eat in a corner far away from the master. After they got off the boat, they were taken to the palace, and they were both seeing a doctor and making medicine. I was really hungry, so I picked up the knife and fork without any hesitation and started to eat.

During Wei Wei’s meal, the manager hesitated several times, as if he wanted to ask her about the king’s condition, but it was probably because there was a maid present, so he didn’t speak.

I’m afraid he can’t think of such an important thing, Wei Wei will say it directly in front of her maid, and guess who the poisoner might be.

But this is actually quite normal for nobles, just like the personal servants around men are their confidants, and women’s personal maids are also their confidants, and many of the master’s secrets cannot be hidden from these servants.

While eating, little Anthony, who had been sleeping, woke up. Seeing that he seemed to be planning to speak up, Wei Wei hurriedly picked him up from the temporarily placed sofa.

The little baby is full of sleep, eat, and sleep. When he wakes up, he is still a little dazed, but he has already started to ask Wei Wei for milk.

Wei Wei couldn’t feed him when there were outsiders. Fortunately, the manager prepared a bowl of egg custard suitable for babies. Wei Wei took it and tasted it.

Little Anthony is not a picky eater, as long as his mother feeds him, he will appreciate his face and eat with his mouth open obediently.

She was stunned by the act of feeding her son. This was probably the first time he had seen a noble lady of high status take care of her child herself, or when there was obviously a maid by her side who could take over the job.

Seeing her skillful behavior, it was obviously not the first time.

Surprised but surprised, the general manager has not forgotten the business, he has been estimating the time, and feeling that it is almost the time, he said: “Madam, can the medicine be used by Your Majesty?”

Wei Wei looked up at the fireplace. Although most of the smell of medicine in the pot wafted out along the chimney of the fireplace along with the smell of smoke, there was no smoke machine, and the room was still filled with the smell of medicine. Those who are not used to this smell, I am afraid that It will smell bad.

Looking back, Wei Wei looked at Felix: “What time is it?”

The desk clock has become a new hot-selling item in Sardinson. There are many places in the palace where you can see those gorgeous and ringing desk clocks, but no desk clocks are placed in all the bedrooms, because the desk clocks sold by Sardinson are about an hour away. Once it rings, it is very suitable for public places, but it is too disturbing for people to sleep in the bedroom.

Hearing her asking the time, the manager wanted to go outside to have a look. Before he could speak, Felix took out a round pure gold object from his clothes, opened it, stared at it, and told Wei Wei, “Two in the afternoon. Twenty-eighth.”

The steward glanced at the opened pure gold vessel in surprise, and found that it turned out to be a timer.

A compact timer that you can carry around! If it weren’t for the inappropriate occasion, the general manager would like to borrow it to watch it.

This pure gold pocket watch is a new work by a watchmaker. Oh, a watchmaker is a new profession that only appeared after the appearance of the table clock. They were originally apprentices who studied with blacksmiths all the year round. Now, after the mass production of the desk clock, Felix felt that he could not always let the blacksmiths do the work and take up their time, so he selected a group of handy apprentices to make the parts of the desk clock, and later he cooperated with others to run the desk clock business. , the processing of the parts was assigned to the partners, and these diverted watchmakers were only responsible for the final assembly, which freed up a lot of time.

The watchmakers who changed careers are all willing to change careers. They are very interested in making watches and clocks, and they do not relax when they have time. Instead, they start to spontaneously research how to make the time of the desk clock more stable and orderly, and they will design desk clocks from time to time. The outer shell makes it look more gorgeous and more expensive, and it is easier to sell.

Wei Wei once went to visit the clock factory where they work with Felix. After seeing what these people are doing, she thinks this spirit is worth promoting, but the study of the appearance of the clock should still be done by professional artists. , they, these watchmakers, can try to shrink the clock structure and get a pocket watch.

As soon as these young people heard it, they really became interested. When they were all active and enthusiastic, they only listened to Wei Wei’s suggestion and really went to study the pocket watch. Originally, Wei Wei planned to give them the drawings of the pocket watch. , It turned out that this group of young people were also doing their own research, and with a smile, they changed their minds, and they tossed.

Then the first pocket watch was born.

This pocket watch has a different flat and round embrace in later generations. It has a spherical appearance. After opening it, you can see the all-metal surface, no glass surface, and the small pointer is walking slowly. , it’s easy to get the timing wrong.

But as the first pocket watch, it undoubtedly represents the emergence of a new type of timepiece.

And that pocket watch was finally dedicated to Felix. He specially made a gold chain to hang around his neck, and the ball was tucked into a specially added pocket in the lining. A little heavy, but very convenient.

And those watchmakers who made this embrace were also generously rewarded by him.

However, this kind of embrace has not become a commodity. Wei Wei hopes that they will make persistent efforts to make pocket watches in the concept of later generations. After this success, the watchmakers are also full of energy, and now they are working towards the goal set by the Countess. Woolen cloth.

Wei Wei determined the time and told the manager that she would have to wait for a while, and after about ten minutes, she asked Karma to take down the pot of decoction and find the concoction in it.

The medicinal dregs that have been drained of the medicinal juice are not thrown away, but are added to water and continue to boil. These medicinal herbs can be boiled for three consecutive rounds to force out all the medicinal effects. At that time, what is left is the useless medicinal herbs. slag, and the soups boiled in three rounds should have been mixed together, so that the effects of the soups boiled before and after will be the same.

Wei Wei actually doesn’t want to be so frugal. If she has enough herbs in her hand, she doesn’t mind taking one medicine once, but now they can’t make the next one after taking this medicine. In the case of the king, he had to drink at least two bowls of medicine to wake up.

So since you have already cooked it for the second time, cook it for the third time, so don’t waste it.

However, the manager obviously couldn’t wait for the next two bowls of medicine to boil, and when he saw the dark brown soup with a strange medicinal smell poured out on the table, he swallowed and told Wei Wei a little worriedly: “Your Majesty has been in a coma, and he has died. There is a way to eat, he may not be able to drink this medicine.”

Wei Wei shook her head: “No, I think he still has the basic ability to swallow.” She had checked the king’s mouth before, so she was sure that the medicine could still be poured down, otherwise she would have to choose an injection.

The general manager was skeptical. He asked the servant who was taking care of the king to come over and take a sip while it was still hot. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, he took up the bowl of medicine and began to cool down manually.

The dark-brown concoction was tossing back and forth in the two bowls, and the smell became more and more pungent, and it became more and more like the magic medicine boiled by witches in those stories. For a moment, the manager wondered whether he should really send this kind of soup. into the king’s mouth.

But he has seen what the medicine looks like before it is boiled. Although he doesn’t know what it is, it looks like ordinary leaves and bark. Except for the herbs used by other doctors, one is fresh, and the other is specially prepared, as if It doesn’t make any difference either.

So it shouldn’t be dangerous, right?

I hope His Majesty wakes up and doesn’t chop off his head in anger.

The medicine soup quickly became warm in his hands. When it was almost over, Wei Wei asked him to feed the medicine. She herself shoved her son into Felix’s arms and followed.

Felix stood outside the door with the child in his arms and watched Wei Wei teach the chief how to make the king drink the medicine without choking. The little Anthony in his arms became a little hyperactive because he was not in his mother’s arms. Seeing that her mother was not far away, she didn’t cry. After a while, she obediently played with her little hands.

The king was helped to sit up halfway, and a bowl of medicine was quickly poured into it, but after the bottom of the bowl was reached, the steward began to look forward to his awakening. Of course, it was impossible for the king to wake up so quickly.

Wei Wei gave him the bottom line: “It will take at least half an hour for the medicine to work, and the effect of one bowl of medicine is not enough. He needs to drink another bowl to see the effect, so His Majesty will not wake up until night at the earliest.”

Hearing her so sure, the manager calmed down instead: “It’s good to wake up.”