Zhang Zhaoci led a group of children back to the capital with the old lady.

The capital city remained as prosperous as ever. Ordinary people were generally concerned with today's vegetable prices and tomorrow's grain prices. Few cared whether the emperor, who lived in the distant and majestic palace, was in a good mood. In the eyes of these ordinary people, the emperor was the ruler of the country, and he could have anything he wanted.

After entering the city, it was still a long way to reach the Yongning Marquis's residence. Halfway there, for some reason, the road ahead was blocked.

The old lady and Zhang Zhaoci were in one carriage with Xu Bai, while Xu Zhi, Granny Lu, and Granny Shen were in the carriage behind. Xu Di was at the very back with his four cousins. After the carriages stopped, Xu Di told his brothers to wait in the carriages while he went to check on things.

The street was already crowded with people. Xu Di, accompanied by two guards, squeezed through the crowd and spotted a familiar face.

Zhou Yanran stood helplessly beside the carriage. In front of the carriage, a young man in brocade robes lay on the ground, groaning in pain. It was unclear where he was injured. Two servants were nearby; one was quietly comforting the young man, while the other was holding the horse that was pulling Zhou Yanran's carriage, preventing it from leaving.

When Xu Di arrived, he felt that the person lying on the ground looked like someone trying to scam him. Thinking about what he had heard about Zhou Yanran, Xu Di figured that this was probably another bad idea that someone had come up with, and it was obviously an attempt to extort money from Zhou Yanran.

A crowd of onlookers had gathered around. Zhou Yanran was so anxious that her face turned red. She wanted to go over and persuade the person lying on the ground to get up quickly, but she was afraid that if she went over, she would cause all sorts of gossip. A maid who looked like Zhou Yanran stood in front of her and blocked her way.

The requirements for women in Daliang are not very strict. There are many young ladies on the street riding horses with their brothers. Last time, Zhou Yanran went horse riding with her brother to the horse farm in the suburbs of Beijing. Many girls also made plans to go shopping together. So, it was not very abrupt for Zhou Yanran to appear on the street like this. However, the carriage hit someone and she was stopped on the street and watched by many people. It looked very bad.

Zhou Yanran's face turned red with anxiety, but she couldn't say anything. She must have only brought a maid with her. The maid could only protect Zhou Yanran and couldn't do anything else. The maid's face also looked bad.

Xu Di looked around and saw several people who seemed to be blocking him from seeing a doctor. After thinking about it carefully, he understood that if he could extort money from Zhou Yanran in this way, it would be a good thing. Who knows, it might actually bring about a good thing.

Xu Di shook his head and squeezed through the crowd. When Zhou Yanran saw Xu Di, she was initially overjoyed, but then, as if she had thought of something, the joy on her face slowly faded. However, the servant who was squatting on the ground taking care of his master saw Xu Di come out and stood up, asking, "Mind your own business."

Xu Di shook his head and said, "The affairs of the world are for the people to manage. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by others for bullying a weak woman?"

Upon hearing this, the servant looked stern and said, "How can you just let it go after hitting someone? This is a matter between our young master and this young lady. Don't interfere."

Just as Xu Di was about to speak, he heard Zhang Zhaoci say from behind, "Oh dear, there's someone injured. I'm good at this, let me handle it."

Zhou Yanran had already seen Zhang Zhaoci. After calling out "Aunt Xu," tears streamed down her face.

Zhang Zhaoci said, "Good child, don't cry, don't cry. We're here now. Your ninth sister is behind us. Go and stay with your ninth sister. We'll take care of things here."

Zhou Yanran nodded through her tears. The maid who was lying on the ground, seeing Zhou Yanran being helped away, quickly sat up and said, "Zhou Yanran, your carriage hit me, you can't just leave like this."

Xu Di said, "We are relatives of the Zhou family, so I can make decisions about anything. Just tell me what you need."

The man glanced at Xu Di, not recognizing him, but his heart was pounding. He felt he had never seen this person in the capital before, and guessed that he was a relative of the Zhou family from out of town who had come to the capital and happened to meet him. But this was a rare opportunity, and if he missed it, he didn't know when he would be able to meet Zhou Yanran traveling like this again.

The man lying on the ground, clutching his leg, groaned and cried out as he saw Zhou Yanran about to leave, "Ouch, it hurts so much! My leg is broken! Zhou Yanran, you can run away, but you can't hide. If you leave, I'll go to the Zhou residence and ask your father for compensation."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhaoci rolled up his sleeves and said, "You speak with such a strong voice, yet you have a broken leg? It's alright, I'm good at this. I'll treat you and make sure you're as lively as ever."

When the man's servant saw Zhang Zhaoci rolling up his sleeves and about to come over, he quickly stopped him, saying, "Who are you? Our young master isn't someone just anyone can look at."

Zhang Zhaoci smiled and said, "Don't underestimate me just because I'm a woman. My medical skills have been praised by the former head of the Imperial Medical Academy. If you don't believe me, just go to the Imperial Medical Academy and ask. I'll treat your young master and guarantee a cure. Of course, for external injuries like a broken leg, I guarantee there won't be any lasting effects."

Xu Di and his men had already pulled the servant aside. Xu Di gave Zhou Yanran a wink, and Zhou Yanran, her mind racing, stared at Xu Di for a moment before helping her maid and following the Xu family's servants into the crowd.

Zhang Zhaoci squatted down, pinched the leg that the young master was covering with his hand, tapped it gently, smiled softly, and said, "This young master is fine, get up quickly and go do what you need to do."

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