The backyard of the Xiping Pass General's Mansion was the boudoir of Meng Ruliu, the daughter of the garrison commander Meng Kuan.

Meng Kuan's family originally lived in Shangjing. In July of this year, Meng Ruliu was abandoned by a young master in the capital and had suicidal thoughts, constantly gestating between life and death. Meng Kuan submitted a petition to Emperor Kangping, hoping to bring his daughter to his side to take care of her.

Emperor Kangping granted the request with a stroke of his pen. However, Meng Kuan's parents and wife were not allowed to leave the capital.

After hearing Wei Jingzhuo's explanation, Su Wan asked with some puzzlement, "Ah Jin, if what that servant said is true, why doesn't the Emperor allow Meng Kuan's parents and wife to move to Xiping Pass as well?"

Wei Jingzhuo said, "The emperor is afraid that the generals guarding the border will rebel, so the usual practice is to leave their families in the capital for easy control. Ordinary people devote their hearts and souls to their parents, wives and children. With this kind of coercion, the generals on the frontier will not dare to have any disloyal thoughts."

Su Wan then understood and asked, "Then why is my maternal grandfather's whole family in the Northwest General's Mansion?"

“My maternal grandfather was a veteran minister who fought alongside Emperor Kangping and was one of the three heroes. Naturally, the emperor would not dare to treat him the same way he would treat an ordinary minister.”

After Wei Jingzhuo finished speaking, he looked up at the road ahead, where the residence of the General of Xiping Pass had already appeared at the end of the road.

Su Wan smiled and said, "I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it."

Back then, Emperor Kangping, who was still a prince, fought alongside Zhao Xian and Lu Xiuyuan, the eldest son of the Lu family, in the Northwest. Zhao Xian was a skilled commander, Lu Xiuyuan provided strategic advice, and Emperor Kangping was exceptionally brave; the three complemented each other perfectly.

At that time, the Western Rong forces also reached their peak, with more than 200,000 cavalry alone. They once broke through Youzhou and penetrated deep into the interior of the Great Jin Dynasty.

The three heroes fought the Western Rong for three long years before finally driving them back. Lu Xiuyuan died suddenly on his way back to the capital with his fiancée Zhao Ran, leaving Zhao Ran with the reputation of being a jinx to her husband.

Later, Emperor Kangping married Zhao Ran, but unfortunately, Zhao Ran died soon after giving birth to Crown Prince Wei Jingzhuo.

After Empress Zhao Ran's death, Emperor Kangping became increasingly hostile towards General Zhao Xian and favored Consort Li. This led to the later incident of the Crown Prince offering poison.

Su Wan knew all this because Wei Jingzhuo had told her.

She thought to herself, "Meng Kuan's parents and wife are all in the capital. It seems unlikely that Meng Kuan will obediently hand over Xiping Pass."

As they were pondering this, the man in front turned around and said, "Doctor Su, the General's Mansion is just ahead. Please allow me to inform him."

This servant is the one who choked on his beef noodles at the hotel.

Su Wan originally intended to use first aid, but Wei Jingzhuo vehemently disagreed. Su Wan understood what Wei Jingzhuo meant; he didn't want her to hug another man.

Fortunately, although choking looks scary, it can be saved if the rescue method is correct. So she let Wei Jingzhuo do it.

She taught him, and Wei Jingzhuo did it.

Wei Jingzhuo wasn't like her; she wasn't familiar with first aid and didn't know how to control her strength, almost breaking the person's ribs. But she had enough force to knock the piece of beef out of the bowl.

Once the man recovered, he thanked Su Wan profusely.

Only after asking did I learn that this man was the servant who came out to buy braised pork hock for General Meng, and he always made sure to have a bowl of beef noodles in the main hall every time he came...

Things went so smoothly that Su Wan was overjoyed.

She chatted with the man for a few moments, then casually brought up General Meng's daughter. The servant probably thought that if even Doctor Su's attendant was so skilled, Doctor Su must be a miracle doctor. So he took it upon himself to bring Su Wan along.

The servant arrived at the entrance of the general's mansion and said to the guards standing at the gate, "The pork knuckle has been bought."

The guard said, "You don't usually come back this late. Why are you dawdling so much today? General Meng won't eat until he sees the pork knuckle. What if the general goes hungry?"

"She choked while eating noodles, but luckily a miracle doctor saved her." The servant finished speaking and pointed back, "I brought him back; perhaps he can take a look at the young lady."

The guard glanced sideways and saw Su Wan and Wei Jingzhuo approaching. He said, "Tell them to go back. You know perfectly well that Miss won't see the doctor."

Hearing this from afar, Su Wan hurriedly ran to the entrance of the General's Mansion and said to the guards, "Wait! Isn't your young lady sick? How can she not see a doctor when she's sick? Aren't you afraid her illness will get worse?"

The servant said to her, "Doctor Su, you don't know this. Our young lady has a strange temper; she doesn't see doctors."

Wei Jingzhuo walked up and put the sign on the ground, saying, "If your young lady doesn't see a doctor, won't her illness get worse and worse?"

The servant said, "You newcomers don't know. Our general has already consulted several doctors, and each one was beaten up by the young lady. One doctor even had his front teeth knocked out..."

Su Wan felt a chill run through her body and reached up to touch her front teeth.

I never imagined Meng Kuan's daughter would be so violent; judging from her name, I would have thought she was a gentle and delicate woman.

She asked the servants, "Since your young lady has not seen the doctor, why did you call me here?"

The servant said, "Miss will not see you, but the general has ordered that if you see a famous doctor, you should bring him here immediately. If he can cure my young lady, he will reward you with five thousand taels of silver. Our general is very worried about the young lady's illness. I'll go and take the pork knuckle to the general right away. Please wait outside."

He carried the pork knuckle and jogged into the general's mansion.

Su Wan stood far away outside the door, out of the guards' ears, and whispered to Wei Jingzhuo, "Ah Jin, Miss Meng is so fierce, I'm a little scared."

Wei Jingzhuo said, "She was abandoned by a heartless man in the capital, so she must be troubled by love, not actually sick."

“I’m not saying whether she’s really sick or faking it,” Su Wan rolled her eyes at him. “Look at me, okay? Aren’t you afraid Miss Meng will knock your wife’s front teeth out?”

Wei Jingzhuo immediately realized what he meant and nodded heavily, saying, "I don't want to."

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