Yu Zizhen put down the brush and was about to show the simple treatment plan to Duke Weiguo and Fang Huaiying when a sudden noise was heard outside Duke Weiguo's yard.
After listening to the baby voice system relaying their shouting, Yu Zizhen realized belatedly that in order to save time, she had not wasted time arguing with those people, but had directly knocked them down.
The second steward of the Duke's Mansion, who has already taken refuge with the Duke of Wei's mother, brothers, and nephews, has not responded to his master's words. His masters must be getting very restless.
After all, the Duke of Weiguo is still alive, and the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion nominally belongs to him. No matter how his mother and brothers and nephews try to win over or divide the servants and guards in the mansion, the Duke of Weiguo still has many servants and guards loyal to him.
If he made it clear that he supported Fang Huaiying, Fang Huaiying would definitely still have a chance to compete.
Especially Fang Huaiying's cousins, they all knew very well what their own level was. In terms of personal martial arts and mastery of military tactics, they knew that they were far inferior to Fang Huaiying.
In this case, if Fang Huaiying got the support of Duke Weiguo, the probability of them getting nothing would be too high.
This is also why as soon as they got the news, they immediately sent someone to stop Fang Huaiying and tried their best to prevent him from meeting with Duke Weiguo.
They originally thought that Fang Huaiying, as a hostage, had secretly returned to the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion, so he would definitely not dare to make a big deal out of it and let more people know that he had secretly left the capital.
As long as he had any concerns, the servants they sent would definitely take advantage of this to "invite" him to a remote corner far away from the Duke of Wei himself. At that time, the guards who had already defected to them would rush over, and Fang Huaiying would definitely be captured by them or even killed directly.
However, because Yu Zizhen did not follow the beaten path, their hastily formulated action plan failed completely when they executed the first step, beyond their expectations.
The guards waited and waited at the agreed ambush location, but the second steward of the Duke's Mansion and the servants he brought with him never showed up, so they had no choice but to send a representative to inform the second brother of the Duke of Wei.
The second brother of the Duke of Wei realized that things might be out of their control, so he brought his third brother, sons, and nephews to the Duke of Wei's courtyard.
The crowd came over in a mighty procession, but before they could get close to the Duke of Wei's yard, a group of people lying motionless on the ground appeared within their field of vision.
The brothers and nephews of the Duke of Wei still had a deep impression of some of those people, especially the second steward of the Duke's Mansion who took the lead in carrying out this operation to intercept people. None of the brothers and nephews of the Duke of Wei did not know him.
After recognizing these people, the brothers and nephews of the Duke of Wei almost immediately guessed what had happened.
The situation they least wanted to see had occurred. In order to stop the loss in time, they subconsciously wanted to interrupt the private communication between Duke Weiguo and Fang Huaiying as quickly as possible.
Led by the two younger brothers of the Duke of Wei, they rushed into the Duke of Wei's yard without saying a word. However, the Duke of Wei's trusted attendants and personal guards did not avoid them like the other servants and guards in the Duke's Mansion, but instead took the initiative to please and flatter them.
Not to mention that the people coming now are only the brothers and nephews of Duke Weiguo. Even if Duke Weiguo's mother came in person, they would not let the other party rush in.
One person was assigned to report the news to the Duke of Wei, while the others were respectful but resolute. They withstood the pressure and stopped the Duke of Wei's brothers and nephews less than 50 meters away from the courtyard gate.
The two younger brothers of the Duke of Wei were so angry that they started cursing loudly, and two of the attendants who tried to stop them were even beaten by them, but they were never able to move even one or two steps towards where the Duke of Wei was.
It was not until the Duke of Wei received the report and ordered the messenger to ask them all to leave that the Duke of Wei's brothers and nephews, in order to avoid embarrassment, left in a group before the guards and attendants could "ask" them to leave.
Of course, they did not give up just because the Duke of Weiguo was angry. After leaving the Duke of Weiguo, they immediately went to the backyard to find their mother, the old lady of the Duke of Weiguo's mansion.
Duke Wei was not in a good mood after driving away his brothers and nephews, but he did not show his irritability and depression.
Let Fang Huaiying help him sit down in the hall. He took a deep breath and began to listen carefully to Yu Zizhen telling him about the treatment plans for all his illnesses.
"You have many health problems, which require treatment step by step. Excessive worry and illness caused by overwork are the two issues we must address first."
She pointed at the word "rest" and said to the Duke of Wei, "I suggest you move into a separate courtyard or a manor. Otherwise, I can follow you there and you can temporarily escape from all the troubles in the military camp."
The Duke of Wei smiled wryly. He understood what Yu Zizhen meant; after all, he had told him directly with his expression, "If you want good health, you should get away from all this mess in your family as soon as possible."
He said to Yu Zizhen, "My wife's dowry farm is now managed by my daughter. I can find a place to live near the military camp."
The Duke of Weiguo did not have any remarkable origin or background. The title and military power he possessed today were all earned through his own hard work.
Of course, in this process, he relied a lot on his wife's family.
Duke Weiguo was a man with a conscience. Even though his first wife had passed away a long time ago, he never intended to remarry, and he was even unwilling to take a concubine.
He gave all the dowry his first wife brought to his and his first wife's only blood relative - his only daughter.
He also gave a small portion of the wealth he had accumulated over the years to his daughter.
As for his mother, brothers, and nephews, they enjoyed a life of luxury and wealth because of him. Not only did he pay for all their living expenses, but they also received monthly salary from him. The Duke of Wei felt that he had done his best for them.
He would not leave the remaining family property to them. In his opinion, those things should belong to him while he was alive, and when he died, they should belong to Fang Huaiying.
As for the military power in his hands, Duke Weiguo would never hand it over to his brothers or nephews.
They think highly of themselves and feel that they can do this and that, but the problem is, if they really can do this and that, how could the Duke of Wei prefer to use outsiders rather than his own brothers and nephews?
He had discussed this topic with his mother countless times, but his mother, like his brothers and nephews, was blinded by power and wealth and would not listen to his rather heartbreaking truths.
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