This guy looks like a womanizer; who knows if getting too close might catch some kind of venereal disease.
Ye Panjiu was in a hurry to find a doctor, and kept walking without stopping, ignoring him completely.
“Young lady, I know a doctor whose medical skills are exceptionally high,” Luo Sheng said confidently.
Ye Panjiu stopped in her tracks. "Hengtong, we should go find Lord Duan. We should have asked him to fetch a doctor earlier."
It was all too chaotic beforehand, so Dad didn't even notice how badly his arm was injured.
She felt that Luo Sheng and Qian Zixuan were similar, neither of them were good people, so she didn't trust the miracle doctor he recommended.
What if they bribed the doctor to administer the medicine?
Heng Tong nodded, "I'll escort the young lady back to her residence, and then I'll go to the government office immediately."
Ye Panjiu nodded and ran quickly home.
A gust of wind blew by, and a withered leaf fell in front of Luo Sheng.
He stared blankly at their retreating figures.
How the hell could this happen?
Shouldn't it be that she gratefully troubled him to invite the miracle doctor, and then he, out of gratitude, had more opportunities to be with her?
Luo Sheng curled his lips into a smile, his face beaming with delight. That wouldn't be interesting.
Look how fiercely his desire to conquer is burning now!
Ye Panjiu had no idea what Luo Sheng was thinking. She looked at the old man's pale face, which was contorted with pain, and felt intense hatred for Qian Zixuan.
She grasped Old Man Ye's other hand, "Father, it'll be soon, the doctor will be here soon."
Old Man Ye patted her head, "No rush, this is nothing. Tell your father how this house came about?"
He didn't actually want to ask too much about his daughter, but he asked casually to distract himself.
Ye Panjiu replied, "Su Yan is Ming'er's senior brother. He sent the imperial tea and wine on the Winter Solstice and invited our family to spend the New Year in Shuzhou, saying that he would be spending the New Year all alone. He arranged this house."
Old Man Ye laughed, "This Su Yan is just like me when I was pursuing your mother back then, able to bend and stretch!"
Ye Panjiu's interest was piqued. "Father, how did you bend the rules?"
Grandma Ye glared at Grandpa Ye from the side, as if to say, "If you dare to talk nonsense, I'll beat you up."
The adults of the Ye family sat inside, all of them very curious.
Sun grabbed Old Lady Ye, "Father, just tell her, don't be afraid, I've restrained Mother for you, I absolutely won't let go of her."
Old Man Ye chuckled, "Back then, we were from the same village, and I would follow her around all the time. Your mother was the prettiest girl in the village back then, and lots of young men were after her. I chased them all away."
"Your mother smiled at me back then."
Grandma Ye's face turned red. "Nonsense! I never smiled at you. You're just imagining things!"
Old Man Ye laughed heartily, “Good, good, I never laughed. Back then I was poor, and my family could only afford a little money. Your family was unwilling to marry your mother to me and instead promised her to a wealthy family in the village. I thought about it again and again, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. In the end, I couldn’t resist. Before the wedding, I sneaked into your family’s house, carried your mother on my shoulders, and ran away.”
Ye Panjiu was taken aback by this sudden outburst. "Didn't your mother hit you?"
Old Man Ye smiled mysteriously and said nothing more.
Grandma Ye rarely got angry, "You're so curious about everything, and you're even gossiping about your own mother."
Sun quickly coaxed, "I'll massage your shoulders, Mother. Let's not gossip anymore."
Grandma Ye raised her head and said, "That's more like it."
Heng Tong pushed open the door and walked in. "The doctor is here."
A very young man adjusted his hat, walked over to Old Man Ye, and gently pressed his arm.
"Grandpa, does it hurt like this?"
Old Man Ye shook his head, "It doesn't hurt when I move horizontally, but it hurts terribly when I twist it."
The man pressed around and moved the arm, observing the old man's reaction before finally diagnosing him: "Grandpa, you've injured a tendon. I'll give you acupuncture and a thin plaster."
Old Man Ye nodded repeatedly.
The man inserted the needle quickly and steadily, without the slightest hesitation.
Ye Panjiu looked closely; it was ancient Chinese medicine.
A treasure.
After a few needles, Old Man Ye clearly felt the pain lessen considerably. "Young man, you're amazing! It doesn't hurt as much anymore."
The man scratched his head honestly, "Grandpa, I used moxibustion on your Qingling acupoint to relieve the pain."
Ye Panjiu was both amused and exasperated, and very curious about the doctor that Lord Duan had invited.
She's so young, she looks only about twenty years old.
After the man finished acupuncture, he received a massage and a thin patch was applied.
Ye Panjiu took out a purse and handed it to the man, saying, "Thank you, doctor."
The man waved his hand, "No need, I am the physician of Jingcheng's residence, and I receive a monthly allowance."
Ye Panjiu paused for a moment, then didn't insist, since the doctor didn't seem to be short of money at all. "Then I'll see the doctor off."
The man stopped her again, "I used to live in this house, it's alright, Madam Ye is too kind. But on New Year's Eve, could I also come over for a meal?"
Ye Panjiu was both amused and exasperated. "No problem, welcome, welcome. I just don't know how to address you yet?"
"Just call me Mugu," the man said before leaving.
When Ye Panjiu returned to the house, Old Man Ye was already lying in bed.
"Alright, everyone go back to your beds and get some sleep."
Grandma Ye also urged them to go back, saying, "Go back now. I'll contact you if anything happens, so don't worry."
Then the group walked towards their own rooms.
Ye Panjiu was still alone in her room.
I was exhausted after a long day and fell asleep quickly.
New Year's Eve countdown: one day.
The Ye family members all went to bed later than usual, and didn't get up until after nine o'clock.
Liu prepared breakfast and kept it warm in a pot, so that whoever got up could eat it.
Just as Ye Panjiu swallowed the last bite of egg, a servant entered.
"Miss Ye, Lord Duan requests that you and Ye Xingchao go to the government office to interrogate Qian Zixuan."
Ye Panjiu nodded. "Okay."
Old Man Ye stood up. "Let me go and see what fate awaits this scoundrel."
Grandma Ye also stood up, "Then I have to go too."
The other members of the Ye family naturally wanted to go as well.
Old Man Ye waved his hand hastily, "Alright, tomorrow is New Year's Eve. We haven't bought anything for the house yet. Buy a few more red lanterns and the character for 'good fortune' to hang up. Let's have a joyful and festive New Year. You all go ahead and do your work. I'll take my daughter and my wife with me."
Only then did everyone give up the idea.
The government office is not far from this house; it's just around the corner.
The prefectural government office was much more imposing and grand than the county government office of Qingshui County.
Qian Zixuan had already been forced to kneel in the main hall, while Ye Panjiu and the other two walked into the hall.
The constables banged their batons in unison, shouting, "Majesty!"
Old Man Ye was startled. He looked left and right, and saw that a lot of people had gathered outside the door to watch.
Duan Jingcheng, dressed in a black court robe, walked into the hall, sat upright in the grand master's chair, and slammed the gavel, "Silence!"
Old Man Ye was about to kneel down, ready to shout and beg the magistrate to make the decision.
Duan Jingcheng moved his fingers, and a stool was placed behind Old Man Ye and the other two.
Qian Zixuan looked back at the crowd and saw his parents nodding at him, which put his mind at ease.
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