Two hundred and twenty-one
Yu Ying became the adopted daughter of Prefect Shen, and the wives of the high-ranking officials in Cangwu County all gave her generous gifts.
She felt that it was not because of her status as an adopted daughter, but because of Fu Wei.
Fu Wei received a cart full of gifts and said that they were all her dowry and her private property.
It made her even more uncomfortable.
On the way back, although she was no longer a maid, she still had to boil medicine for Fu Wei.
However, after taking the medicine for half a month, his pulse condition did not improve at all, and it was even a little worse due to the bumpy journey.
Yu Ying privately found Zhu Qi and found out that he didn't take the medicine at all.
Don’t you still want to live?
They stayed at an inn on the way and took the medicine to Fu Wei's house. The guards she met were all respectful to her, treating her like the mistress of the house.
Yu Ying was not used to it at first, but she didn't stop it, and now she can do it without changing her expression.
I knocked on the door and entered the room, and Fu Wei was still reading.
She remembered that there was a box of books in his carriage.
Yu Ying brought the medicine to him and said, "My Lord, it's time to take the medicine."
Fu Wei flipped a page of the book and said calmly, "Put it there."
Yu Ying: "I just let it cool down a bit, so you can eat it directly."
Since he didn't allow her to call herself a slave, she naturally wouldn't make herself uncomfortable. It would be best if she could avoid being a slave.
Hearing this, Fu Wei slowly raised his head and looked at her: "Zhu Qi told you that I don't take medicine?"
Yu Ying pursed her lips and said softly, "As the attending physician, I can't just watch a patient not take his medicine." After a pause, she added, "If I can't cure him, it will damage my reputation."
Fu Wei: "This reason is not enough for me to take the medicine."
Yu Ying frowned, "If the Marquis doesn't want to treat me, then why would you let me do it?"
Fu Wei was honest: "To test you."
Yu Ying...
He said with great interest, "Convince me and I will take the medicine."
Yu Ying really wanted to take the medicine out and pour it out.
He was the one who was sick, why should she convince him?
The word "pretentious" popped up in my mind at an inappropriate time.
People have to bow their heads under the eaves. She said: "I don't want to be a widow too early. The treatment of widows here is not very good."
Fu Wei was silent.
"That's not a good reason."
Yu Ying pursed her lips in thought, then added, "I want to take care of the Marquis's health so he can live a long life."
Fu Wei raised his eyebrows and said in a neutral tone, "It's not a good thing to live that long with these crippled and ugly legs."
Upon hearing this, Yu Ying glanced at his legs.
She understood better than anyone that it could not be cured in this era.
Her silence made Fu Wei return to his usual coldness: "No need to boil medicine from now on."
Yu Ying suddenly said, "But the Marquis is still alive. As long as he's alive, you should feel better. These medicines will regulate your spleen, stomach, and liver. You won't feel unbearable pain so easily in the future, and you won't be afraid of the cold in the depths of winter."
At the end of his words, he added: "If the Marquis really doesn't want to live anymore, there are many ways to pass away painlessly. Why torture yourself like this?"
After saying this, she placed the medicine on the table, bowed, and walked out of the house. After she reached the outside, she turned around and looked at the people in the house and said, "I didn't lie just now. I really don't want to be a widow."
Although getting married was not her wish, since Fu Wei was a good man, she still hoped not to become a widow too soon.
After saying that, he left.
She couldn't force him to take the medicine, or to live, that was all.
After the person left, Fu Wei reviewed her words in his mind and actually sensed some concern in her.
Don’t you want to be a widow?
They are not a real couple. What is the difference between a living widow and a dead widow?
If he had the heart, he could guarantee her a lifetime of peace even if he died.
He glanced at the medicine. Although he had no intention of living for a long time, she was not wrong. There were thousands of ways to die, so why torture himself?
After thinking about it, he picked up the medicine and drank it slowly as if he didn't know it was bitter.
He thought that if she continued to make the medicine tomorrow, he would do her a favor and drink it.
*
After a bumpy journey, we finally arrived at the imperial city.
The carriage stopped, probably arriving outside the Marquis's mansion. Just as he was about to lift the curtain, someone had already done so.
She was stunned for a moment, then leaned out, only to see several maids waiting under the carriage: "Madam, please get off the carriage?"
Yu Ying was stunned by the shouting, but she remained calm: "My Lord Marquis and I haven't been married yet."
The maid smiled and changed her words: "Please get out of the carriage, young lady."
Yu Ying calmly let the servants help her get off the carriage and walked to Fu Wei Suyu's side.
Fu Wei glanced at her and she didn't seem to have any discomfort.
After entering the mansion, Yu Ying realized that her residence was in the courtyard next to Fu Wei's.
After she had prepared the medicine and sent it over, she asked Fu Wei, "Isn't reputation important in this era? Shouldn't I settle down outside the palace first and wait for marriage?"
After spending almost two months together day and night, Yu Ying was no longer as nervous as she was at the beginning.
Fu Wei: "We're staying in the same yard and the same house?"
Yu Ying shook her head.
Fu Wei: "You are now my doctor, so you live in the Marquis' Mansion."
After hearing this, Yu Ying gave up.
Seeing that she was no longer entangled in this, Fu Wei handed her a few pieces of paper and said, "Take a look."
Yu Ying took it with a puzzled look on her face, opened it and read it, and her puzzled look turned into surprise.
This is the deed regarding Yongxitang, that is, the contract.
She has full authority over Yongxitang, but she only gets 20% of the profits.
But she didn't invest a penny and got 20% of the profit for free, which is definitely a huge profit.
Moreover, the clinic was under her full authority. If it was just talk, she would not take it to heart, but since it was a written contract, she had to take it seriously.
She looked at Fu Wei suspiciously.
Whether in the books or in their recent interactions, she could tell that Fu Wei was a very rational and restrained man. He would never spend a fortune to please a woman.
It doesn't seem like he wants to bribe her. So far, she hasn't shown any abilities other than her medical skills. How does he know if she's a complete fool other than her medical skills?
It is difficult to discern his intentions in this situation.
Fu Wei was too lazy to speculate on her current wild thoughts, and said calmly: "Take it back and see if there are any changes that need to be made. Sign it tomorrow. Rest now. The manager will take you to the clinic tomorrow."
Yu Ying came back to her senses and asked in surprise, "Has the location for the clinic been decided?"
Fu Wei nodded and said "hmm".
After she left, Fu Wei continued to drink the medicine slowly.
*
The next day, Yu Ying followed the steward to the clinic.
Looking at the clinic that has been fully decorated and prepared, it is not just a matter of choosing a location, it is clear that they can directly choose a date to open.
The steward said, "Three days from now will be a good day. The young lady can open the shop then. The invitations have already been sent to all the mansions, and the banquet has also been arranged."
Okay.
Not only was the date set, but the guests and the banquet were also prepared. It turned out that she had only been a doctor in the clinic.
Yu Ying didn't have any thoughts, just some sighs.
I entered the clinic and the first floor was normal, but when I walked in I found that there were several cubicles with curtains.
She was a little surprised.
This surprise turned into astonishment after going up to the second floor.
The decoration on the second floor is simple yet elegant, and the antiques on display are obviously high-quality goods.
This decoration caught Yu Ying's eye at first sight, as if every detail was arranged according to her aesthetic taste.
It's magical.
Is this Fu Wei’s preference?
How come it is so close to her preferences?
After watching it once, I went from not having much interest to feeling more and more comfortable with it.
*
The clinic opened and was packed with patients.
Yu Ying thought that it was her identity as the attending physician of Marquis Qu Jin that gave her a lot of face. Moreover, the invitation was sent from the Marquis Qu Jin's mansion, which was quite impressive.
The clinic arranged for someone to entertain the patients, and Yu Ying stayed to chat with them.
Fu Wei did not come, but sent someone to deliver a plaque with his own inscription.
The font is vigorous and powerful, and the pen strokes are also sharp.
Not far from the clinic, there was an inconspicuous carriage parked.
The curtain was slightly lifted, and two pairs of eyes looked towards the clinic.
After a while, the curtain was lowered and a faint voice of "Return home" came from the carriage.
Yu Ying, who was standing outside the door and looking at the plaque hung up, seemed to notice something and turned to look at the carriage across the street.
The curtain was just dropped, and she seemed to see familiar lips and jaw.
Inside the carriage, Fu An asked, "Why doesn't my uncle go over?"
Fu Wei closed his eyes to rest, his tone somewhat cold: "My appearance is not a happy occasion."
Fu An was stunned for a moment, then realized what his uncle meant.
Those people would cling to him because of his status and be in awe of him because of his reputation, but beneath that fear came contempt and ridicule.
*
When Yu Ying returned from the clinic, it was almost sunset.
As soon as she came back, she went to Fu Wei's yard.
As soon as I entered the yard, I saw Fu Wei wearing a cloud-colored robe with wide sleeves. The afterglow of the setting sun fell on him, making him look like a handsome immortal bathed in a dim glow.
The handsome immortal looked up at the red clouds in the sky with his side profile. He seemed to have sensed the sound and slowly turned his head to look towards the courtyard gate.
In the afterglow, that face and those deep eyes looked particularly profound.
Yu Ying's heart skipped a beat as if something had hit her.
It all started with lust at first sight.
Yu Ying was stunned for a few breaths, then recovered, walked forward and bowed.
Fu Wei asked, "How is the clinic opening today?"
Yu Ying: "Hasn't the Marquis already been there? How could he not know the situation?"
She walked up behind him and said, "Although it's dusk, it's not good for your eyes to look into the light."
As he said this, he changed the direction of his carriage.
When Fu Wei heard her say that she had been there too, he was surprised again: "Did you see me?"
Yu Ying hummed, "I can't see clearly, but I'm sure it's the Marquis."
Is Fu Wei too attentive to her?
But Yu Ying wouldn't be foolish enough to ask or try to change anything. The way they were getting along now made her feel comfortable.
"I can't see clearly, can you be sure it's me?"
Yu Ying: "The Marquis has a divine appearance, and can be spotted in a crowd at a glance."
Fu Wei joked to himself: "A disabled celestial being?"
Yu Ying pursed her lips slightly, and after a moment, she said nothing more.
She didn't say anything, but Fu Wei continued, "In the future, when you have a disabled husband, you don't know how others will make fun of you. You must be mentally prepared."
Yu Ying secretly thought that he still underestimated her.
After being immersed in modern novels, what type of male protagonist have you not seen?
Eunuchs, the disabled, and those who are not even human are all common.
They are not a real couple, and he is no less than an ordinary person.
"The rumors the Marquis spread can't hurt me. Besides, even under the mockery, they envy me for marrying into the Marquis's mansion and having the title of the Marquis's mistress."
Fu Wei: "Are women in your place always so straightforward and open when talking about marriage?"
They rarely talked about her world, and she thought it was a minefield that could not be touched.
But since he brought it up, she said, "Almost everything a man can do, a woman can do too."
"Including doing business and being an official?"
Yu Ying hummed, "They can all do it. What's more, the woman is responsible for the outside affairs while the man is responsible for the inside affairs."
Fu Wei tried to distinguish the truth from falsehood in her words, but then he thought that there was no need for her to lie to her.
It’s no wonder that a girl who grew up in a place like that is different from the girls here.
Not ostentatious, but smart, confident, calm and measured.
Suddenly I became interested in her world.
He said, "Push me into the house and tell me what is the difference between your place and ours."
Yu Ying never thought that one day she would be able to chat with Fu Wei in such a calm and casual manner.
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