"Why are you going in? Don't you see it says Maternity and Children's Hospital here? Even Duke Zhao would stand at the door and wait for him. Who do you think you are to dare to barge in? Be careful..." The guard pointed at the plaque of the Maternity and Children's Hospital and started scolding him.
He didn't dare to get angry, so he could only listen to the lecture with his neck hunched. After the guard finished speaking, he said carefully: "My daughter is the female doctor here, and I really have something to talk to her about."
"Is your daughter a female doctor there?"
Hearing this, the guard paused for a moment, then looked at him carefully. After a while, he suddenly realized, "So it's Master Zhao! Why are you dressed like that? We didn't recognize you."
There are only twelve female doctors in the palace. Except for Princess Yaoyao and Zhao Shuhua, the others were bought by Tian An and were orphans abandoned by their parents.
So when Zhao Ningsong said that his daughter was a female doctor there, the guards immediately thought of Zhao Shuhua, and only then recognized Zhao Ningsong, who was wearing a coarse cotton coat and was unkempt.
Being recognized by the guards in this situation, Zhao Ningsong didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
But thinking of his current predicament, he could only shamelessly say awkwardly, "That's right. Please do me a favor."
However, Zhao Ningsong had previously relied on his status as a Duke, and no matter where he went, he acted arrogant and looked down on everyone, and he offended many people.
It just so happened that these guards had been humiliated by Zhao Ningsong before.
The guards had heard that Zhao Ningsong had been dismissed from office and expelled from the Dukedom of Zhao years ago. Seeing Zhao Ningsong dressed like this with their own eyes further confirmed the rumors.
Now Zhao Ningsong is just a commoner and looks a little poor. I'm afraid he is not as well off as them.
Everyone's identities were reversed, and they didn't want to let him off so easily, so they started to humiliate and ridicule him:
"I heard that Master Zhao no longer lives in the Duke's Mansion. Is that true? Don't hide it. Tell us guys about it!"
"That's right, that's right. Where do you live now? In the outer city or in the slums? Tell us guys, maybe we can come visit you when we have time!"
"Oh! By the way, where are you now? They say things change over time, maybe we can still help take care of Mr. Zhao without any grudges!"
Hahaha……
Looking at the mocking expressions on the guards' faces, Zhao Ningsong's face turned ashen with anger, but for the sake of his livelihood he couldn't just walk away.
In order to see Zhao Shuhua, he had to beg a few guards humbly, "Please ask the officials to inform me."
The sound of "official master" immediately made the guards burst into laughter. "Hahahaha, I never thought that in my lifetime, I would actually hear you call us official master from Master Zhao's mouth. I am really flattered!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao. Since you call us 'official', we will definitely pass on this message for you no matter what. As for whether Miss Zhao is willing to come out to see you, that is not our business."
No matter what, Zhao Ningsong is still Zhao Shuhua's biological father.
Although Zhao Ningsong's first branch was driven out of the Duke's Mansion, the third branch was still living there safely, which made them sure that Duke Zhao and Lady Protector of the Country did not like the second branch of the Zhao family.
But they don't know what Zhao Shuhua's attitude towards Zhao Ningsong is. Even though there are rumors that Zhao Ningsong and Zhao Shuhua are not getting along, they have never witnessed it with their own eyes.
If the rumors were false, they would have offended someone too badly. If Zhao Shuhua pursued the matter, it would be hard to say whether Madam Huguo would reprimand them for the sake of her apprentice. By then, they would have to bear the consequences.
Seeing that the guards were finally willing to help him pass the message, Zhao Ningsong even flattered them a few words.
Fearing that Zhao Shuhua still harbored resentment about what happened before and would refuse to come out to see him, he shamelessly had his guards threaten her: "Just tell her that if she doesn't come out to see me, I'll come every day, or maybe she'd rather I go find her mother."
Looking at Zhao Ningsong's expression, the guard sneered and said, "Just wait!" Then he walked towards the hospital gate.
Although it was a notification, it was actually just standing at the door and telling the female guards inside, and letting them pass on the message.
When Zhao Shuhua received the news, Yaoyao was discussing the case with her. After hearing the message from the female guard, she rushed out on the spot to seek justice for Zhao Shuhua.
"He beat you and your aunt so cruelly last time. Now that he's down and out, he still has the nerve to come after you. He's simply asking for a beating. Shuhua, don't go out. Let me go out and meet him."
Zhao Shuhua was afraid of causing trouble for Yaoyao, so she quickly held her back and said, "Yaoyao, don't go. A rotten man like my father is not worth your effort. Don't dirty your hands for someone like him.
He is my biological father, and my aunt is his concubine. If we really start to argue, we won't be able to get rid of him. Don't be impulsive. I'll go out and see what he is going to do. "
Zhao Shuhua could guess a little about Zhao Ningsong's current situation, and estimated that he came to her most likely for money.
She thought simply that if he wanted money, she could just give him some. But if she really let him go to find Aunt Xu, the consequences would be even more unimaginable.
Her aunt had finally managed to escape from Zhao Ningsong. If she fell into Zhao Ningsong's hands again, not only would she lose the two shops she owned, but she would also be in trouble.
So she would rather face Zhao Ningsong herself than let Zhao Ningsong go to find Aunt Xu.
But she didn't expect that Zhao Ningsong would ask for such a huge sum of money and asked for one hundred taels from her right away.
Zhao Shuhua was so angry that she almost laughed, "Dad, you think I'm picking up silver in there every day! He asked for a hundred taels right away, why don't you just go and rob him?"
Zhao Ningsong didn't believe it and said with a stern face: "Aren't you Tian An's apprentice? Could it be that she didn't give you a monthly salary?"
Zhao Shuhua said with a cold face: "I am just an apprentice. Master not only did not collect my medical tuition, but also provided me with food and clothing. Why should he pay me a monthly salary?
Besides, even when you were in charge, you never gave me a hundred taels of silver as a monthly salary.
Moreover, after you did so many bad things to my cousin and his wife, they didn't take their anger out on me and were willing to treat me the same as before. Why do you think they should give me monthly wages?"
Zhao Ningsong was embarrassed by what Zhao Shuhua said, but he still said with a fierce face: "What nonsense are you talking about, little girl? When did we do anything bad to Zhao Yiming and his wife?"
Seeing that he didn't admit it, Zhao Shuhua didn't say much to him. She just said, "Whether you did it or not, you know it in your heart."
"You..." Zhao Ningsong felt guilty and was afraid that Zhao Shuhua really knew something, so he didn't dare to argue with her anymore. He just urged her to take out all the money she had on her as soon as possible.
Zhao Shuhua knew that if he couldn't get the money from her today, he would probably not give up, so she simply poured all the small change in her purse into the palm of her hand and spread it out for him to see. "It's all here, take it if you want it."
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