Reborn in a Noble Family - Chapter 22
Chapter 22 Mysterious Herb
“The calamity has lasted for a thousand years. You will definitely live for a hundred years.”
“You damn brat!” Lord Marquis slapped Gu Jinzhen on the back.
“Drink tea and enjoy your breath.” With the teacup in hand, Gu Jinzhen turned around and avoided the sharp palm wind of the old duke.
Marquis Zhen Yuan’s eyes flashed. After taking a sip of tea, he slowly asked, “How is your recovery?”
“I’m recovering well. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have gone out today.”
“Then tell me, why are you so reluctant to spare Qiao Qiao?”
Gu Jinzhen’s face was filled with disdain.
“Don’t tell me she deserves to die. It’s not up to you to decide whether or not Qiao Qiao should die. You have to give me a reason,” Lord Marquis warned.
“There’s no reason.” What happened in his previous life was unimaginable, what did he say?
Lord Marquis frowned.
His grandson was not an unreasonable person. There was a reason for targeting anyone, and he would never be so stubborn towards a child.
He had seen countless people, but his eyes were still very poisonous. Qiao Qiao, that child, had a bad health and an introverted personality. What kind of endless hatred did she have with her grandson?
“Alright, I don’t care about you, but you’re not allowed to attack Qiao Qiao. Otherwise, I’ll get Shen Yi and Shen Er to Qiao Qiao’s side.”
“Old man, you” Gu Jinzhen gritted his teeth in hatred.
Who were Shen Yi and Shen Er?
It was Marquis Zhen Yuan’s hidden guard, one of the elites.
In order to guard against him, Lord Marquis even used elites.
As if he had won a battle, Marquis Zhen Yuan looked at Gu Jinzhen with a complacent gaze. “Grandfather is not an unreasonable person. When will you tell me the reason why you treated Qiao Qiao so well? If I accept, I won’t interfere in this matter.”
Gu Jinzhen remained silent.
If he couldn’t come openly, he would come secretly and kill a weak little brat. He had plenty of ways to do so.
Returning to the courtyard, Tang Yuan immediately lifted the hot water.
His Young Master had always been obsessed with cleanliness and had been molested by a crazy woman. To endure it until now, it was already the limit.
The hot water continued to flow into Gu Jinzhen’s room until half an hour later.
In front of the bronze mirror, Gu Jinzhen looked at the scratched skin on his neck and the clear teeth marks. His face turned red.
Qiao Yunxi, I’m not done with you!
Qiao Manor.
Qiao Yunxi ate and slept every day. He enjoyed it even more than a pig. The only regret was that the medicine didn’t leave his mouth.
“Young miss, today is the day for the imperial physician to return to the hospital. You have to hurry up and pack up and go to the main courtyard.” Lian Qiao coaxed Qiao Yunxi out of bed and helped her dress in an orderly manner.
After tidying up, Qiao Yunxi walked to the main courtyard of the Eastern Campus on short legs.
“Qiao Qiao is here?” Gu Jingshu was directing the maidservant to prepare breakfast. The moment she saw Qiao Xi, she immediately walked over and intimately scratched her nose. Seeing her rosy face, she nodded at ease.
“Where’s Daddy?” Qiao Yunxi tilted his head and asked.
“Your daddy went to the Chamber of Commerce early in the morning. He will be back after dealing with the matters over there. If you return to the clinic today, your daddy will definitely accompany you.”
“Actually, there’s no need to be so troublesome Qiao Yunxi said embarrassedly.
“Then how is that possible?” Gu Jingshu sat down at the table with Qiao Yunxi in her arms and picked up a hot towel to help her wipe her hands. “Your father must be present for such a big matter, so he went over early this morning. Finish the business of the Chamber of Commerce and come back early.”
Qiao Yunxi didn’t know what to say.
Although she had been careless and had hypnotized herself-always, always at ease-it was easy to say, but hard to do, and she could not let go of it, much less accept it.
She drank the porridge dully, her beautiful little face full of worry.
“Does Qiao Qiao feel uncomfortable?” Gu Jingshu asked worriedly.
Qiao Xi shook her head, “No, I just can’t get up.”
“Young lady, this is Qiu Fa.” Zhong Mammy smiled and comforted, “This season is so easy to be lazy, autumn rain, it is a good time to sleep, as soon as you sit down, your eyes will fight.”
“This child” Gu Jingshu touched Qiao Yunxi’s head. “You are growing up. It’s very normal. When the imperial physician has finished reviewing you, go back and have a good sleep.”
Qiao Yunxi nodded obediently.
Just as they finished their breakfast, a maidservant girl said that the girls from the other bedrooms had come before they finished packing.
Gu Jingshu sneered, but did not say anything.
After casually saying a few words, when Qiao Xingbang returned, he saw an old man in his fifties carrying a medicine chest. He must be a doctor.
“I happened to meet you at the door.” Qiao Xingbang explained and brought Imperial Physician Wen to Qiao Yunxi.
Imperial Physician Wen was the imperial physician of Marquis Zhen Yuan. This was a privilege bestowed upon Marquis Zhen Yuan by the previous emperor.
Marquis Zhen Yuan had been fighting all year round, and his body was covered in external injuries and internal diseases. When he encountered a rainy day or autumn or winter, he would fall ill. The first emperor sympathized with the old duke and specially sent a doctor from the Taiyuan Hospital to follow the old duke.
This was the honor of his subjects!
This was also the value that the previous emperor placed on the duke of Zhen Yuan!
Every autumn and winter, the old duke would leave the capital and bring the imperial physician back to the old mansion in Shu to rest. After the first month, he would return to the capital.
Nanjiang had always been guarded by the guards of the Duke’s Mansion of Zhen Yuan, and it was the strongest front of the dynasty.
The people of Sichuan were also proud that they were the villagers of Marquis Zhen Yuan. Every year, the Marquis of Zhen Yuan’s family would serve porridge in front of the Earth Temple on the first and fifteenth days of the first lunar month.
Qiao Xi was lucky enough to run into the manor’s porridge stall at the back door of the manor and accidentally rushed into the manor.
Imperial Physician Wen was very good at dealing with external injuries, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been “assigned” to Marquis Zhen Yuan by the previous emperor.
It didn’t take long for Qiao Yunxi to recover.
Imperial Physician Wen changed the prescription and changed a few medicines.
Only then did Gu Jingshu feel relieved and wanted to ask a few more questions. A maidservant said that the granny beside the matriarch had come.
Mammy Gong came in with a worried expression. “Madam, Old Madam woke up today. Her throat is uncomfortable. At first, she thought it was autumn dryness. This old servant instructed the kitchen to cook ice sugar sydney. After Old Madam drank it, not only did she not get better, she now feels dizzy and heavy.”
As he spoke, he glanced at Grand Doctor Wen with the corner of his eye, as if he was hinting at Gu Jingshu.
But Gu Jingshu said, “Old Madame is not feeling well. Why didn’t you call the manor doctor earlier? Quickly go to the fourth room to get the right card!”
Mammy Gong stood motionless.
Qiao Xingbang asked impatiently, “What, is there something else?”
Mammy Gong smiled embarrassedly, “Master, please ask the manor doctor to come and go. It took quite a bit of time. Old Madame can’t afford to delay.”
“Can’t get up? Then what did you do long ago? You’ve always been by Old Madame’s side. How did you serve her?” Qiao Xingbang questioned.
Mammy Gong’s expression instantly changed. “It was this old servant’s negligence. Please forgive me! This old servant also thought that today was the seventh young miss’ return day. That’s why I bravely went to the Eastern Hospital and wanted to invite the imperial physician.”
Finally, he said his purpose.
“Imperial Physician Wen is a Marquis of Zhen Yuan. How can we control him at will?” Gu Jingshu said with a faint smile, “Rather than wasting time here, Nanny, why don’t you take out the token and call the manor doctor earlier?”
“This old servant is mistaken. This old servant thinks that Old Madame’s situation is urgent. Master and Madame usually care about Old Madame’s health the most. That’s why they dared to ask the imperial physician to come.” Mammy Gong said bitterly, as if pointing at something.
Gu Jingshu did not answer Mammy Gong’s words at all. Instead, she said, “Old Madame, let’s settle down on Qiao Qiao’s side and go take a look. Mammy Gong, hurry up.”
Mammy Gong wanted to say something else, but seeing Imperial Physician Wen’s smiling expression, he didn’t dare to say anything else.
Who was Imperial Physician Wen?
He had been wandering around the harem all year round. He had never seen any kind of intrigue. In his eyes, Old Madam Qiao’s little tricks were nothing more than small tricks.
“Imperial Physician Wen, I made a joke of you.” Qiao Xingbang laughed embarrassedly.
Imperial Physician Wen casually waved his hand and said, “Qiao Qiao, there’s nothing going on here. I’ll take my leave too.”
Qiao Xingbang had been sending Imperial Physician Wen out of the Qiao Mansion before they arrived at the Intermediate Hospital with Gu Jingshu.
Gu Jingshu and Qiao Xingbang waited for the manor doctor to come and consult Old Madam Qiao. After prescribing the medicine, they left at ease.
Old Madame Qiao was half lying on the bed, her wrinkled face full of malice.
“Old Madame, don’t be angry. Your body is your own. If you get angry, it will only make the people of the Eastern Campus happy.” Mammy Gong comforted.
“None of them are good stuff!” Old Madame Qiao patted the bed and shouted, “In front of outsiders, you look filial. Actually, you can’t wait for me to die early, so that they can take over my Qiao Family’s property and be unscrupulous!”
“Old Madam, what are you doing? There’s no need to be angry with that group of people.” Mammy Gong hurriedly walked to the bed to help the matriarch.
The matriarch’s face flushed red. “Today, Imperial Physician Wen is still here, so they ignored me. Tomorrow, they will probably drive me out of the Qiao Clan!”
“Old Madam, you are the ancestor of the Qiao Clan. You are from the Heaven and East Courtyard of the Qiao Clan? Heh, you are just a bastard of unknown origin. They are the ones who should be chased out.”
“Osmanthus, do you think I was wrong back then?” Old Madame Qiao grabbed Mammy Gong’s hand, searching for a sense of identity.
“Old Madame, you did the right thing. Back then, you were the one who gave the bastard a bite of rice and a way out. Otherwise, the bastard would have already been fed to the wild dog. It was the people from the Eastern Campus who didn’t know what was good for them. Old Madame, don’t worry. Let’s take our time. We’ll definitely ask the people from the Eastern Campus to hand over the seal. It’s all because of my kindness to leave the house. According to what this servant wants, we should let them hand over the seal first. After all these years, eat our food, drink our food, and return our money with interest! “Nanny Gong’s eyes were scarlet as she gritted her teeth.
“Back then, if it wasn’t for that bitch, why would I have made such a move, forcefully gave the things belonging to the fourth brother to an outsider, it’s not that I didn’t want to take them back, but if something happened, the first person in the clan wouldn’t let me go! “Furthermore, you’ve seen that bastard’s ability to do business. Without absolute certainty, the people of the Eastern Campus will not be able to turn around. I dare not act rashly. I’m worried that bastard will retaliate.”