I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

Chapter 323: Cut it off cleanly
When Xingjiu prepared a sumptuous meal and came over to invite people, he saw Luo Qianhuai sitting in front of the desk, writing "Compendium of Materia Medica" one stroke at a time.

"Master is gone?" Xingjiu asked, looking around.

"Yes." Luo Qianhuai thought about Mr. Mo's eyes full of frost and snow before he left, and sighed: "Xingjiu. From now on, there will be no connection between me and Mr. Mo. Please help me during this period." A lot, here is a little bit of my thoughts, please don’t refuse.”

As she spoke, she pointed to a small box placed on the table. There were four loaves of gold in it, as well as a good-quality jasper bracelet, which she regarded as a parting gift to Xing Jiu.

Xingjiu was shocked, and knelt down with a plop, knocking his forehead on the polished beech wood floor, making a sound.

Luo Qianhuai couldn't bear to see this, so he put down his pen and stood up to help him, but he saw that Xing Jiu's forehead had already turned green, his eye circles had long been red, and his tears were flowing down like beads on a string.

"What are you doing?" she asked helplessly.

"Madam Luo, I have already said that I will only be yours from now on. As for the young master, I have already withdrawn my position as a servant. The previous Xingjiu is actually gone. If you insist on not staying, Come on, maid, there is only one way for that maid to die!"

Luo Qianhuai was a little undecided. After all, she was a little intolerant of someone who had been under the same roof for so long.

Xingjiu had been serving Mr. Mo for a long time, and he had already developed the ability to observe facial expressions. When he saw her expression, he immediately kowtowed again:
"My maid here swears that from today on, she will work with all her heart and soul. Only the eldest lady will look up to her and will not hesitate to go through fire and water for the eldest lady. If you violate this oath, you are willing to be struck by five thunders and die without a burial place!"

Luo Qianhuai grew up under the influence of materialism and did not believe in any oaths.

"If one day Mr. Mo goes against my orders, how will you choose?"

Xing Jiu said without hesitation: "Now that I have followed Madam Luo, I can only see Madam Luo. I will never pay attention to any black or white young master."

Luo Qianhuai pondered for a while and then nodded: "Remember what you said in front of Fang Guo. If you don't do it in the future, even just once, I will never keep you here again."

Xing Jiu responded respectfully, and when he straightened up again, he felt that his back was soaked with cold sweat.

"Since we have completely separated from the old master, there is no need to mention the word Xingjiu in the future." Luo Qianhuai said: "Did you have a surname before you entered the young master's family?"

"My servant is an orphan. She has been anonymous since she was a child."

"That's alright." Luo Qianhuai said: "I called you Xingxuan earlier to deceive others, so I'll just use this name from now on. My surname is Xing and my first name is Xuan. I'll just call you Xuan Niang."

"Thank you, madam."

"That's right." Luo Qianhuai looked at Luo Zhao who was eating silently, and suddenly remembered that she had never seen Zhang Qing since she left Weiyang Palace.

"Your master has been out these days?" she asked, "Did you say when he will return?"

Luo Zhao shook his head: "Master left suddenly that night, the night when the emperor died - he did not explain his whereabouts before leaving." Was it that night? Luo Qianhuai suddenly remembered what Zhi Jinwu shouted outside Chengming Palace that day, saying that an assassin had entered the palace. So it couldn't really be such a coincidence, right?
But Zhang Qing's personality has always been seen as quite open-minded, and he doesn't look like someone who secretly planned to assassinate the king. If he really had such thoughts, he wouldn't stay in his own medicine shop. Otherwise, if the incident came to light, they and their whole family would be in trouble. Can't keep it.

"With your master's martial arts, he can travel all over the world, so don't worry," she said.

"I'm not worried." Luo Zhao glanced at her and joked rarely: "Sister, I haven't seen you for a few days. Could it be that you miss my master?"

"What are you thinking about, little brat?" Luo Qianhuai simply couldn't maintain the image of a gentle sister.

"I'm not a child anymore." Luo Zhao said with a stern face, pretending to be mature: "Sister is due next month, but the marriage has not been decided yet, and my grandfather's family is all anxious. What Qian'er said That Young Master Tao Qi is a weakling. Not to mention that I don’t like him, even I can beat him to the ground. How can he compare with my master?”

Luo Qianhuai understood that Zhang Qing must have had some influence in his ears, so he was focused on bringing the two of them together.

She glanced at Xingxuan, who immediately understood and said with a smile:
"Luo Xiaolangjun, your sister and your master are not in the same generation. We can discuss things on our own terms now, but not anything else." She said sternly:
"Just think about it, your sister and you are the same generation, but if she really marries your master, they will be separated for a lifetime. At that time, should you call me master or sister? What's more important is, if The two of them have a child, who is your junior brother and junior sister, and they are the same generation as you, but you are actually their biological uncle."

This operation completely confused Luo Zhao. He sat down with a frown on his face and began to think about how to hand in the matchmaking task assigned by his master.

After eating the morning meal, Luo Qianhuai took a look at the lessons of Yan Shu brother and sister. Both of them were studious and careful, and she was quite satisfied with the results. They answered a few questions that they had accumulated during the day, and then assigned new homework before going to the front yard for a consultation.

Just after seeing a few guests, there was a commotion outside. Not long after, Tan Fei came in to find her and reported: "It's a wealthy family in Xijing. They sent a carriage to pick up Miracle Doctor Mei."

Luo Qianhuai was a little confused: "Didn't you tell them that Divine Doctor Mei left years ago?"

Tan Fei looked helpless: "Of course I said it, but they have already gone to Guangqingtang in Anlingyi, and they also said that Miracle Doctor Mei left after the New Year, and his whereabouts are unknown."

"If that's the case, what else is there?"

"Those people said that since Miracle Doctor Mei is not here, they should ask Doctor Wen Pu and Wen to follow him and take a look."

"Do you know what disease the patient has?" Luo Qianhuai asked as he got up and went out to take a look. He saw that Wen Pu had already packed the medicine box and was preparing to make a visit.

"I haven't had time to ask about this yet," Tan Fei said in shock.

The carriage outside is covered with green cloth and has no special pattern, but it looks thicker than ordinary carriages.

However, the people who came to invite people were unusual. Seven or eight strong and sturdy men, wearing armor made of fine iron and wearing standard long swords on their waists, looked like serving sergeants.

Doctors do not distinguish between high and low, virtuous and foolish. Although these people showed their ferocious appearance and refused to disclose a word about their condition, Wen Pu still got in the car.

Luo Qianhuai called Yan Shu to follow him, and specifically told him quietly: "If anything happens, come back to me immediately."