Lihoumen

Chapter 64 Marrying a Concubine

Two days later, the old lady needed to change the medicine again. This time, Doctor Hua was unable to come, and it was Doctor Xiaorong who came instead.

When the old lady saw that it was not Hua Yixian, she was naturally unhappy again, but ever since she had used Hua Yixian's medicine, her injuries were no longer painful, and she even forced herself to smile when facing Hua Yixian's apprentice.

After Doctor Xiaorong finished applying medicine to the old lady, Qingqing saw her out. The two chatted as they walked. Qingqing was still thinking about the injured in the mining accident that day, so she asked casually, "How are the two people who were seriously injured that day?"

"Both of them survived. One recovered very quickly and has been taken home to be nursed. The other will be able to go home after a few more days of nursing."

Doctor Xiao Rong sighed and said, "Master has been up all night just to save those two people. He is a little exhausted these past two days."

"Uncle Hua is old and can't stand such hardship." Qingqing said, "I have nothing to do today anyway, I'll go with you to see uncle and aunt."

Doctor Xiao Rong's face lit up with joy when she heard this, and she said repeatedly, "That's great, Sister He, do you know that Master and Master's Wife really like you? After you left that day, Master's Wife kept praising you. When I came today, Master's Wife also said that if you are free, let me take you back. But Master is worried that your family has too many rules and he is afraid that you will not be able to be free."

As she spoke, she lowered her voice and whispered in Qingqing's ear, "I've seen that your old lady is indeed a sharp-tongued person. When she saw me coming here today, although she had a smile on her face, I could see that she was unhappy in her heart."

"Sister He, you have a mother-in-law like this. Does she often make things difficult for you?"

In the past, the old lady did often make things difficult for her, but ever since Shen Han came back, the old lady no longer treats her with such displeasure. Qingqing knows that this must be due to Shen Han's efforts.

She smiled faintly and replied, "It's okay. I don't go to the front yard very often except for paying respects."

"I see that the eldest lady in your mansion is really capable. With someone like her at the forefront, Sister He just needs to be a worry-free person."

As they were talking, the two of them got on the carriage and drove all the way to the south of the city.

When Zhang saw Qingqing, she was very happy and pulled her into the back house. Qingqing chatted with Zhang for a while and then went to the clinic to visit the injured who had been treated that day.

Doctor Xiao Rong was changing the dressing on the wounded man. The man was only about fifteen or sixteen years old, still a half-grown child. When the dressing was changed, the wound was pulled and he squeaked in pain.

Doctor Xiao Rong quickly changed the medicine for him, bandaged his wound, and said jokingly with a smile: "Your screams are louder today than yesterday, which shows that you have recovered well."

The young man's son blushed and stammered, "It's because the wound hurts too much."

"It's so painful to be injured like this."

Doctor Xiaorong was packing the wound medicine while walking out. The young man glanced at her back and hurriedly called out, "Sister, thank you for saving me."

Doctor Xiao Rong turned around and smiled at him, then pointed at Qingqing standing at the door and said to the young man, "If it wasn't for this sister who helped you stop the bleeding with acupuncture that day, I really wouldn't be sure to rescue you from the underworld."

The young man looked at the person at the door and saw a fairy-like girl. She was so embarrassed that she quickly turned her eyes away and stammered, unable to speak a complete sentence. Doctor Xiaorong was so amused that he burst out laughing and took Qingqing outside.

There were not many patients today, so Qingqing helped Doctor Xiaorong pound the medicine for the pharmacy. Glancing at Qingqing's skillful movements, Xiaorong smiled and joked, "It's a pity that Sister He is trapped in a large mansion with such skills."

Qingqing smiled and said casually, "I don't want to be confined in the backyard all day, but after getting married, it's not good to go out and show my face in public."

Then, she asked Doctor Xiaorong, "Where are you from? Your parents are open-minded enough to let you study medicine."

Doctor Xiaorong pounded the medicine in her hand and replied calmly, "I don't have any parents." Seeing Qingqing's surprise, she smiled and explained, "As soon as I could remember, my parents sold me. I was originally a maid bought by my master's sister's family to take care of my cousin. Later, my aunt passed away, and I followed my cousin here. Later, my cousin also passed away, and I had nothing to do. My master saw that I had some talent, so he accepted me as his apprentice."

Qingqing had never thought that this optimistic and cheerful doctor Xiaorong actually had such a life experience. She comforted him, "You have the ability now, and you will have no worries about finding a way to settle down in the future." She then asked curiously, "Is your cousin sick?"

Xiao Rong stopped the pestle in her hand and sighed, "Ah! She just can't get over it." Then she whispered to Qing Qing, "Sister, please don't mention anything about cousin to Master. Master lost his parents when he was young and was raised by his elder sister. So after my aunt passed away, Master always treated cousin as his own daughter. It's a pity that something like that happened later. Cousin couldn't get over it for a while. In short, this incident was a big blow to Master."

Every family has its own problems. Qingqing nodded in agreement and changed the subject to ask Xiaorong something more relaxed: "I think you should be of marriageable age now. Have you arranged a marriage?"

"I won't talk about marriage." Doctor Xiao Rong was not shy and said with a grin, "My ambition is to cure diseases and save lives for the rest of my life."

Qingqing had spent most of the day in the clinic without realizing it. When she returned to the Marquis' Mansion, it was already the western border of Wujin.

Shen Han had not returned yet. As soon as Qingqing stepped into Lan Yaju, Lingzhi came to greet her and said, "Madam, someone just sent a message from the front yard saying that the old lady wants you to come over to discuss something."

"What happened?"

Lingzhi glanced at Qingqing's face and stammered, "I heard from the old woman who passed the message that my cousin's husband's family has reported to the authorities and wants to sue our family for harboring their daughter-in-law and grandson."

Qingqing sneered and said, "Why are you looking for me to discuss this matter?"

"I replied the same way, but the maid who delivered the message said that all the ladies in each room had gone there." Lingzhi said.

Qingqing said nothing more, and walked out of the house again, heading towards the front yard.

When she arrived at Chunxi Hall, Li, Liu and other sisters-in-law had already arrived. Lin Ruoqing was also there. She was sitting below the old lady, wiping her tears with a handkerchief.

When the old lady saw Qingqing coming, she said, "Old Third Wife, I came to you today because I have something to discuss with you."

She glanced at Lin Ruoqing who was crying beside her, then cleared her throat and said, "Ruoqing and the third brother were verbally engaged before, but then the third brother married you by mistake, so the marriage was called off. Unexpectedly, Ruoqing married the wrong person, and the Zhao family is now going to the government to file a complaint. I thought, let the third brother marry Ruoqing as his co-wife, so that the Zhao family can shut up. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)