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"I just stood by and watched? How can all this fault be attributed to me?"
"Cousin, it's obviously you who's been blindly listening to one side of the story! You're so soft-hearted. I can see clearly that she's lying! Cousin, why can't you see it? Look at the dirt. The marks on it clearly show she fell on the spot. She's not made of porcelain clay, so she can't break if she falls, right?"
"I bet you that this Zou family sister is definitely fine."
Cui Zhichou was so angry that he refuted with reason and evidence.
Cui Zhilin was actually in the wrong, but he waved his sleeves and sighed, "You—I won't argue with you. Sister Zou, I'll treat you first."
Zou Shuangqiao continued to groan and whine, struggling with him. She deliberately covered the hem of her skirt and shrank back as she spoke. "Brother Lin, there's really no need to get upset with this young man because of me. Go back to your business. This young man is right. I'm not that precious..."
"Maybe I'll just take a break."
"How can that be? Injured bones and muscles cannot be healed by just resting. What does Chou'er know? If treatment is delayed, it will cause chronic illness. Sister Zou, please don't bother with a child." Cui Zhilin was eager to save Zou Shuangqiao, and reached out to check Zou Shuangqiao's "injured" ankle.
A child? Cui Zhichou scoffed.
He thought his cousin was confused and it was not certain who was the child!
Zou Shuangqiao took advantage of the situation and grabbed Cui Zhilin's sleeve, saying in fear: "Get a chronic disease? Brother Lin, please save me, I'm scared. I don't want to get a chronic disease-"
"Sister Zou, please relax. I can't treat you like this..."
Cui Zhilin was a doctor who saved lives and had a compassionate heart, but he couldn't protect himself from others with ill intentions. He felt a little embarrassed by the person in front of him.
Zou Shuangqiao decided to stop while he was ahead and gently loosened Cui Zhilin's sleeve.
Cui Zhilin turned around and put his hand on Zou Shuangqiao's ankle, but he didn't use any strength at all, and Zou Shuangqiao began to wail.
She said, "Oh, Brother Lin...it hurts."
Seeing this, Cui Zhilin hesitated to act rashly. He thought the Zou girl had fallen quite hard, feeling pain at the slightest touch. It was likely a broken bone. But how could he tell if a joint was dislocated through her skirt? Without seeing the affected area, how could he assess the severity of the injury?
Cui Zhilin looked at the muddy environment around him and the person in front of him who was in pain, and was at a loss for a moment.
But Cui Zhichou watched from the sidelines as his cousin was determined to treat this Zou sister. He curled his lips in anger, thinking that since his own affairs had been delayed, it would be okay for him to have some fun with the person in front of him. He wanted to see how long the Zou sister could keep pretending!
"Chou'er, go ask someone to get some wooden sticks first. After Zou's sister's injured leg is fixed, we will move her to a clean place for treatment..." Cui Zhilin turned around and instructed Cui Zhichou, but found that Cui Zhichou actually ran to the grass beside Cangyun Pavilion alone, bending over to look for something.
Cui Zhilin shook his head helplessly.
He just felt that Cui Zhichou was just a teenager who loved to play and was unreliable.
Looking back at Zou Shuangqiao, Cui Zhilin said, "Sister Zou, please bear with me. I'll be back soon."
Zou Shuangqiao nodded with tears in his eyes.
Cui Zhilin ignored the muddy official boots beside him and stood up to leave. Suddenly, he heard Cui Zhichou coming back from a distance and calling out, "Cousin, you called me—"
Cui Zhilin looked up and saw Cui Zhichou stepping forward with an unnatural look on his face.
He asked, "Chou'er, what are you doing over there?"
"I didn't do anything." Cui Zhichou shook his head in denial. Cui Zhilin didn't believe him. "You didn't do anything? Then why are you holding your hands behind your back? Chou'er, do you have something in your hands? You're going to be a father now, how can you still be so childish? Take out what's in your hand quickly and follow me to find someone."
Cui Zhichou was mysterious and just didn't want to let go.
This made Cui Zhilin extremely dissatisfied. He seemed to feel that as Cui Zhichou's elder brother, he had the responsibility to teach him how to do things, so he raised his hand to pull Cui Zhichou's palm from behind. However, Cui Zhichou was not to be outdone. He quickly pulled his palm away from his back and dodged left and right.
"Give me the thing." Cui Zhilin scolded.
Cui Zhichou refused to accept the offer and said, "No."
The two brothers were deadlocked and began to fight over the dragons in front of Zou Shuangqiao. However, as they were fighting, Cui Zhichou suddenly felt his palm slip, and the dragons in his hand, still stained with the fragrance of rain-soaked earth, flew uncontrollably towards Zou Shuangqiao's head.
In just three seconds, a scream pierced the sky.
The two brothers froze in place.
When Cui Zhilin looked back, the earth dragon had already slid off Zou Shuangqiao's shoulder, leaving a long wet streak. Zou Shuangqiao himself, as if he had recovered, instantly bounced up from the ground. Cui Zhichou's eyes widened. He hadn't done it on purpose; he wasn't that bad.
Cui Zhichou's original intention was to pretend to accidentally sprinkle the earthworm at Zou Shuangqiao's feet, and then shout loudly to warn him, forcing Zou Shuangqiao to stand up on his own. Unexpectedly, Cui Zhilin discovered him, and his actions backfired, causing the situation to escalate into this.
But no matter what, the ending is the same.
Seeing Zou Shuangqiao's face full of surprise and embarrassment, Cui Zhichou couldn't help laughing, "Cousin, look, I told you she was fine!"
"Sister Zou, your feet..." Cui Zhilin seemed to come to his senses.
If someone else were exposed on the spot, they would definitely be ashamed.
But Zou Shuangqiao was not so careless. Although she was anxious and annoyed, she just secretly pinched the handkerchief, turned her eyes and looked at Cui Zhilin tenderly, and called softly: "Brother Lin, I'm afraid..." Then she leaned into Cui Zhilin's arms and pretended to faint.
This trick is just right.
It is most suitable for an ignorant fool like Choi Shik-lin.
Zou Shuangqiao had planned everything, but he never expected that the same trick he wanted to use on Cui Zhijun would actually be used on Cui Zhilin.
Zou Shuangqiao felt it was worthwhile to carry his elder sister out for a trip.
Even if she couldn't get the Duke's legitimate son this time, she could marry the eldest son of the second wife. Not only would she not have to go home to get married, but she might even be able to surpass her elder sister in the future. In fact, she had long envied her elder sister for being able to marry the Earl's manor and become a legitimate young lady.
But Zou Shuangqiao was short-sighted and only cared about the immediate interests. He completely forgot who the mistress of Cui Zhilin's house was...
"Sister Zou, sister Zou—" Cui Zhilin hurriedly felt Zou Shuangqiao's pulse, but there was nothing unusual. However, he would rather believe that his medical skills were not good than that Zou Shuangqiao was pretending.
This made Cui Zhichou very unhappy.
You are so good at pretending!
It seems that I didn’t take enough Earth Dragons...but what on earth does this guy want to do?
Cui Zhichou couldn't understand Zou Shuangqiao's intentions, and only felt that her various behaviors were annoying. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. Cui Zhichou raised his hand to pinch Zou Shuangqiao's philtrum, but was suddenly stopped by Cui Zhilin, "Chou'er, what else do you want to do!"
"Cousin, didn't she faint? I pinched her Ren Zhong point to save her--" Cui Zhichou persisted.
Cui Zhilin was inexplicably furious. "That's enough! Don't you think you've caused enough trouble?" As he spoke, Cui Zhilin impulsively picked up Zou Shuangqiao and turned to Cui Zhichou, ordering him, "This place is close to your Ginkgo Pavilion. Grab your things and follow me."
Looking at Cui Zhilin's receding back, Cui Zhichou fell into silence...
Trust her, hug her, that's all... take her back to Ginkgo Pavilion?
Cousin, are you okay?
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He followed Cui Zhilin back to Ginkgo Pavilion with trepidation. He was afraid that his good intentions to seek medical help would fail and cause trouble, ultimately upsetting Song Laoliu and leading to his scolding. But it seemed Cui Zhichou was just overthinking; he still didn't understand Song Mingyue well enough.
But look, when Cui Zhilin carried Zou Shuangqiao into the yard, Song Mingyue was leaning against the corridor, holding her stomach and staring blankly, bored.
Ever since she became pregnant, her concubine mother, Tao Fengqin, had forbidden her from going out. She even assigned a nanny to the courtyard to look after her. This made Song Mingyue, who loved to run around all day, feel very depressed.
So, when Song Mingyue saw the scene in the courtyard, her eyes almost popped out.
Why would you still blame Cui Zhichou?
Standing up and walking down the courtyard, Song Mingyue asked curiously, "Brother Zhilin, what's going on with you? Where's the third brother—"
As Song Mingyue spoke, she looked outside. Cui Zhilin responded eagerly, "Wife Zhichou, don't say too much. This little girl from the Zou family just fainted by the pond. I happened to be coming to your Ginkgo Pavilion, so I took the liberty of bringing her here. Could you please borrow the couch in the room so I can put her down first?"
Zou’s sister?
Zou Shuangtong’s sister?
Song Mingyue began to wonder, turning her head to ask, her curiosity about the situation about to burst out, "Why would he faint out of nowhere?"
Cui Zhilin looked anxious, but still replied, "It's all your third son's fault."
"Is it the third brother's fault? Why does this guy cause trouble whenever he goes out? Madam Hu, quickly lead cousin Zhilin in——" Song Mingyue was secretly delighted and casually ordered someone to lead Cui Zhilin in. Turning back, she ran into Cui Zhichou who was tiptoeing in. Song Mingyue suppressed a laugh and called out, "Third brother Cui, where are you going?"
"I'm going home..." Cui Zhichou smiled apologetically.
He tentatively moved closer to Song Mingyue, fully prepared to be scolded.
Unexpectedly, Song Mingyue reached out and pulled his arm, laughing secretly, "Third brother, what's going on with them? This Zou family sister is Zou Shuangtong's sister? Why is she with the county horse for no reason? And why did you scare her into fainting? Tell me quickly."
When Cui Zhichou saw Song Mingyue like this, he instantly felt relieved.
He looked around carefully, then told his wife everything he had just seen and heard, word for word.
After hearing this, Song Mingyue clapped her hands and laughed, "Cui Laosan, you are really amazing - don't say that these two sisters are sisters who really deserve to be born from the same mother. I think this Zou family sister is probably interested in the county horse! Interesting, interesting, if that happens, the county lady will be furious..."
Cui Zhichou was frightened by Song Mingyue and covered her complacent mouth with his hand.
Song Mingyue quickly restrained herself. Cui Zhichou asked in a low voice, "She's eyeing her cousin? No... she can't... how dare she do that?"
Song Mingyue lowered her voice and replied, "Why not? She's already close to her and hugging her. You can't even see that? She's using her weakness to attract a man's affection. Tsk tsk, anyway, a man like you who's obsessed with using the earth dragon to prove she faked a fall will never understand. It's useless to tell you. If only my second sister-in-law was here at this time, she would definitely be as curious as I am."
Song Mingyue was completely consumed by thoughts of Taishi Zheng, unaware that Zou Shuangqiao had already performed at Yinjianju earlier. It was Cui Zhijun's righteousness that had ruined her performance. Looking up at Cui Zhichou again, Song Mingyue didn't know whether to be happy or resigned.
She thought that her worries about the future were unnecessary.
There's no need to worry about Cui Zhichou being so silly...
The couple were whispering here when Nanny Hu called them in and said it was Cui Zhilin's order.
Song Mingyue knew the fun was about to begin, so she happily pulled Cui Zhichou toward the door. But after they had just stepped on a few steps, Song Mingyue suddenly thought of something and turned back to whisper in Cui Zhichou's ear, "Third brother, what do you think about me writing a tabloid tomorrow?"
But maybe it was because Song Mingyue was too close and the wind made his ears itchy.
Cui Zhichou responded shyly, "Liu'er, as long as you're happy, you can write ten articles..."
Song Mingyue saw his pretentiousness. She immediately threw her hand away and looked at Cui Zhichou with disgust, cursing in her heart...
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