No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 423 Choice?

Xu Zhaolin was lying on the bed, his face pale and expressionless.

Luo Mingxiang walked into the room, walked to the side of the bed and looked at the man on the bed calmly.

Xu Zhaolin didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't notice Luo Mingxiang's arrival, until the girl next to him reminded softly: "My lord, the young lady is back." Only then did Xu Zhaolin recover and see Luo Mingxiang standing by the bed.

"Mingxiang!" Xu Zhaolin's originally dull expression suddenly became agitated, and he stretched out his good hand to grab Luo Mingxiang's.

Luo Mingxiang stretched out his hand to hold his arm, and said softly: "Don't get excited, let the doctor treat your injury first."

Xu Zhaolin looked at Luo Mingxiang in despair, "Mingxiang, my hand..."

Luo Mingxiang said softly: "It's okay, it's just an injury. Doctor Luo said that it would be good to take out the broken bones and raise them for a while. Although I can't write anymore in the future, it's better than..."

The look on Xu Zhaolin's face became more and more desperate, "Mingxiang, I don't want to do this. I still have to take the imperial examination, and earn an imperial order and identity for you and our children. Help me beg my father-in-law and the regent, they I will definitely find a miracle doctor who can help me."

Luo Mingxiang sighed softly, and said helplessly: "Calm down, Imperial Physician Luo is already the best doctor in the Imperial Hospital for treating trauma, even if it is Divine Physician Xue, he may not be much better than him. Now that Divine Physician Xue is not in Shangyong, he is old Even if Gao picks it up now, it may be a long time before he returns to Shangyong. At that time, your hand... I'm afraid you really won't be able to keep it."

"No...Mingxiang..."

Luo Mingxiang shook his head, "I knew I would encounter such an unlucky thing, so I shouldn't have let you move to the outer court. Didn't you say you were going to study behind closed doors? What are you going out for now? I don't know if someone is afraid of you blocking me. What are the people around you doing? I will deal with them well later! Now you are more stable, let the doctor deal with the injury first."

After finishing speaking, Luo Mingxiang stood up, walked to the side and said to Imperial Physician Luo who was preparing: "Excuse me, Imperial Physician Luo, but is there anything else we need to do?"

Doctor Luo was checking his knife, and he put the knife on the white cotton table with satisfaction, and said, "Young Madam, don't worry, it's just a trivial matter, Luo has also been on the battlefield before, this little injury won't hurt How much work."

Luo Mingxiang nodded and said: "Then I'll go out and talk to my parents and let's start."

"it is good."

Luo Mingxiang went out and talked to the Chun'anbo couple who were waiting outside, then turned around and came in again.

Mrs. Chun'anbo knew that blood would inevitably be seen from the injury, and she was worried that Luo Mingxiang would scare her and originally advised her to wait outside, but Luo Mingxiang refused on the grounds that she wanted to accompany Xu Zhaolin.On the contrary, Mrs. Chun'an was very moved, she instantly forgot the slight unhappiness before, and secretly hated Deng Yuniang for seducing her son, otherwise such a thing would not have happened.

Standing by the bed, Luo Mingxiang calmly watched Doctor Luo treat Xu Zhaolin's injury.

After doctor Luo gave Xu Zhaolin anesthetic, he carefully cleaned the wound before starting to treat it.

The thin and delicate tip of the knife quietly cut Xu Zhaolin's blood-swollen wrist, and suddenly remembered that there was a pregnant woman standing beside him, so he hesitated and said, "Young Madam, why don't you avoid it for a while?"

Luo Mingxiang's face was a little pale, and he said softly: "No need, I will guard him here, the imperial doctor can do anything."

Only then did Imperial Physician Luo nod his head, sighing inwardly that this young lady is really a good wife, it's a pity that the son of Chun'an Bo will have no future after encountering such a thing.

The faint smell of blood and the bright red glaring smell of blood made Luo Mingxiang frowned slightly, faintly wanting to vomit.She calmed down and watched Doctor Luo slash her wrists one by one, and picked out the small pieces that were broken in the flesh with tweezers and put them on the white porcelain plate next to her.

After careful treatment, the wound was re-bandaged with medicine.

Doctor Luo is indeed an extremely powerful trauma doctor, and he didn't bleed too much after all the tossing. Hearing what Doctor Luo said, someone next to him immediately brought clean water and a handkerchief.

Doctor Luo got up and washed his hands while instructing his servants to clean up Xu Zhao's clinic.

"Doctor Luo?"

Imperial Physician Luo looked sideways at Luo Mingxiang and said, "Young Madam, don't worry, it's already been taken care of. It's just that you still need to take care of it carefully for the past two days. As long as the wound doesn't get inflamed and the person doesn't get hot, it's nothing serious. As for the son's injury... About It can be fully healed in two months, and the rest can only be left to fate."

Luo Mingxiang forced a smile, nodded and said, "Yes, I'm sorry for the embarrassment, let's talk outside."

The two walked out of the room, and the people of Chun'an Bo Mansion who had been waiting outside immediately surrounded them. Doctor Luo repeated what Luo Mingxiang had just been told.

For a moment Chun'anbo's expression was gloomy, Mrs. Chun'anbo burst into tears, no one else dared to reveal anything, the atmosphere in the flower hall was very dull and depressing.

Luo Mingxiang, who was standing on the side, swayed, and the girl beside him quickly supported her, "Miss! Young Madam, what's wrong with you?"

Luo Mingxiang shook his head weakly and said, "I feel dizzy and want to vomit..."

"The imperial doctor said that you should not be too tired, you'd better stay in bed and let this servant help you to rest."

Only then did the others realize that Luo Mingxiang was still pregnant, and hurriedly helped send Luo Mingxiang to rest.He also asked Imperial Physician Luo to diagnose Luo Mingxiang's pulse. After the examination, Imperial Physician Luo also said that the young lady should not be sad and should take good care of her.

As a result, the Xu family became even more afraid to work for Luo Mingxiang, and only let her rest well, and Mrs. Chun Anbo took over the matter of taking care of Xu Zhaolin.

Xu Zhaolin woke up the next morning and saw that his bandaged wrist collapsed in an instant, and immediately drove out the girl who wanted to feed him medicine.

After hearing the news, Mrs. Chun'anbo came in a hurry, saw the messy room and the shivering little girl kneeling at the door, took a deep breath and said, "What are you doing?"

Xu Zhaolin stared at Mrs. Chun'an in a daze, and said hoarsely after a while: "Mother, my hand...was useless?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Chun Amber felt sore and her eyes turned red.

Xu Zhaolin lowered his eyes and asked, "What did Dad say?"

Mrs. Chun'an said: "Your father said... this year's spring will not be able to catch up anyway, so I will go to the Luo family after a while to try to send your second brother to the Imperial College and the fourth to Linfeng Academy. And the third and you The two brothers of the second uncle’s family have to find a better academy and husband for them.”

Xu Zhaolin was not the only one studying in the Xu family, but there was only one quota for the Imperial College, and the qualifications of the other children were not good enough to be admitted to Linfeng Academy.

Originally, Chun Anbo wasn't worried about these things, he had high hopes for his eldest son and naturally devoted all his attention and resources to him.But now they have to train all the children together, only hoping that one of them will be successful.

Xu Zhaolin's expression changed, he gritted his teeth and said, "Is father planning to give the position of son to the second younger brother?"

Mrs. Chun'anbo sighed softly, and said softly: "Your father didn't mean that, Ming Xiang is still pregnant, and that child is the grandson of General Luo, and you still want to call the Regent Princess an aunt, don't worry too much .”

Xu Zhaolin is not stupid, how can he not know what his father really thinks.

He really has no intention of handing over the position of son to his second brother now, but he is just not sure which of the sons will be more promising.

Of course, I was also on guard against that if nothing worked, there was a grandson named Luo Yun's grandfather and aunt named Regent Princess.In the future, the Luo family will never watch their grandson turn into a commoner and make people look down upon him.

At least in the past few years, his father will not change his mind about changing his status as the son.

Seeing her son's appearance, Mrs. Chun'an was also very distressed. She sat on the side of the bed and said in a low voice: "The matter is already like this, so don't think too much about it. You must treat Mingxiang well now, and let her live a safe and stable life." Give birth to the child. And that woman, hurry up and deal with it.”

Xu Zhaolin's expression changed, but he did not refute his mother fiercely as usual.

He remembered that he had encountered such a thing to see Deng Yuniang, and he couldn't help feeling a deep sense of remorse in his heart, as if the love and affection in the past seemed to be fading away at this moment.

It's just that it has been a friendship for several years. Xu Zhaolin hesitated before saying in a low voice: "Mother... ask someone to give her some money and send her away."

Mrs. Chun'anbo gave her son a look of resentment, and Xu Zhaolin begged, "Mother, in her belly...after all, there is our Xu family's blood."

Mrs. Chun'an raised her hand and rubbed her temples, then sighed and said, "Forget it, I'll let someone do it, you can recover from your injuries and don't do anything else. You must never let Ming Xiang know about this matter, understand?"

Xu Zhaolin immediately nodded and said, "I know, mother, don't worry."

Although the intention of marrying Luo Mingxiang was impure, Xu Zhaolin didn't dislike Luo Mingxiang as his wife, and it wasn't all a lie that the husband and wife were deeply in love these days.

At first, he was really dissatisfied because his mother discovered his relationship with Deng Yuniang, and was dissatisfied with her refusal when he wanted to welcome Deng Yuniang in. It was only when he happened to see that Luo Mingxiang and Deng Yuniang were somewhat similar that he moved his mind.But Luo Mingxiang is different from Deng Yuniang after all. Although Luo Mingxiang is only the stepdaughter of the Luo family, her father is also a general with outstanding military exploits. The abilities are all first-class.

During these days of marriage, Xu Zhaolin inevitably gradually fell in love with each other. He only felt that it would be great for their husband and wife to live like this forever, but in this way, Deng Yuniang became a secret that could not be revealed.

If it was just an ordinary woman, maybe he could tell Luo Mingxiang well, but as long as Deng Yuniang appeared in front of Luo Mingxiang, what else would he not understand?

Furthermore, even if he had nothing to do with Deng Yuniang, it is impossible for him to accept a concubine who looks so similar to his first wife. This is an insult to his first wife in the eyes of outsiders.

He was also very anxious these days, he was not even sure whether he liked Deng Yuniang or Luo Mingxiang more.

But now he knows that he has to choose Luo Mingxiang.

As for Deng Yuniang and her child... He felt reluctance and regret in his heart, but he no longer felt absolutely inseparable as before.

It's just that he is sorry for them.

In Luo Mingxiang's room on the other side, Luo Mingxiang leaned lazily by the bed and drank the soup just brought by the maid.

A plain little girl came in from outside with a snack, gently put the snack on the small table in front of Luo Mingxiang, leaned over and whispered something in Luo Mingxiang's ear in a low voice.

Luo Mingxiang looked calm, raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "That's what they said?" The little girl nodded, and Luo Mingxiang smiled lightly and said, "Send someone back to tell my mother."

"Yes." The little girl replied, turned and exited the room.

Luo Mingxiang sat up straight, looking sideways at the tree that was gradually growing new leaves outside the window, with an indifferent smile on his lips.

In a small courtyard at the bottom of Liuye Lane, a woman who looked like Luo Mingxiang was sitting under the eaves leaning on a pillar and looking up at the sky, with a hint of worry in her brows.

Originally, Xu Lang had promised to come to see her two days ago, but it has been two days and there is no sign of anyone, not even sending someone to say anything.Could it be that he is too busy with the imperial examinations recently?
Deng Yuniang lowered her head and caressed her belly, which had already shown some signs, with love and joy in her eyes.

Her humble status meant that she would not be able to enter the Xu family in this life, but her children could.

Xu Lang promised her that after the child was born, he would take the child back to the Xu family and raise him as a serious son of the Xu family.

As for the eldest girl of the Luo family... She had seen it secretly before, and she was indeed somewhat similar to her.

It's not that Deng Yuniang is not jealous. They look so similar, but their fates are far apart.

She can't even be a concubine, but she can marry into Xu's family with great glory.Even with the incident of being kidnapped at the wedding, the Xu family didn't mind at all and were still willing to welcome her in gracefully.

But as long as she thought that no matter how noble she was, in Xu Lang's eyes, she was just a substitute for herself, and Deng Yuniang felt very satisfied.

"Bang bang." There was a knock on the door outside.

The little girl sitting under the eaves embroidering on the other side quickly stood up and went to open the door. Deng Yuniang also got up and straightened her hair, "But Xu Lang is here?"

The little girl greeted her with a cheerful smile. After opening the door, she looked at the two strangers standing at the door, but was stunned, "Who are you?"

Deng Yuniang walked over to take a look, and her originally smiling expression also changed slightly.

The leader was a woman in her early forties, looking at Deng Yuniang with a bit of pickiness and arrogance, "Miss Yu, we met you, should you still remember?"

Deng Yuniang took a step back, tightened her hand holding the handkerchief, and said, "Yes, what is Mrs. Xu's order?"

She had indeed met this woman. Mrs. Chun'an Bo found out what happened between her and Xu Lang two years ago, and it was this woman who accompanied Mrs. Chun'an Bo.

Xu Lang said that she was Mrs. Chun'anbo's dowry girl and her confidant.

The woman stepped into the courtyard with the people around her, and the people around her turned and closed the courtyard door.

"I'm not going to play around with you either. I'm here to tell you these words on the orders of my wife and son. You'd better obey them carefully. My wife told you to leave Shangyong immediately, and you're never allowed to set foot in the capital again for the rest of your life. As long as you are obedient and obedient, Madam will give you 2000 taels of silver to settle down and raise your children in the future."

"What?" Deng Yuniang was startled, "I don't believe it, how could Xu Lang treat me like this?"

The woman sneered and said: "If it wasn't for the son's consent, how could I have made this trip? Our young lady has been pregnant for several months, you know the background of the young lady, do you think you have the right to compete with her?" ? You do have a bit of beauty, but even in terms of appearance, you are probably not as good as the young lady, right?"

Deng Yuniang gritted her teeth and said nothing, the woman took out two bank notes and handed them to her contemptuously, "I advise you to be more sensible, otherwise...don't blame our Xu family for being rude."

(End of this chapter)