Chapter 110: Madam Huang
They were led to the lobby.
After entering, Li Xiu and Mr. Huang spent at least three minutes trying to give up the upper seat. In the end, Mr. Huang gave in and sat down.
Li Xiu and Tao Zi sat down in the first position on the left and right respectively.
No one expected that the first person to speak was the monk: "May I ask what Master Huang thinks?"
Mr. Huang, who was originally smiling, suddenly changed his expression and refused repeatedly: "No, no, I only have one daughter, how can I let her become a nun!"
Xi Jing looked at the flower monk across from her curiously, and the housekeeper explained considerately, "This monk... uh, his eyes lit up when he saw my young lady. He insisted that she was suffering from a calamity and needed to be sent to a nunnery to resolve it. In our generation, we had nine young masters before we had a daughter. How could we bear to send her to that nunnery?"
Eyes shining?
Everyone looked at him.
The Flower Monk's expression became serious, and he said, "You all may not know that this girl has committed a grave sin. She can only survive if she enters a nunnery and practices meditation."
The Huang family master didn't even care about the immortals. He stood up in anger and scolded: "My Jiaojiao is only twelve years old. How can she be so sinful! You, don't talk nonsense!"
Twelve years old...
Was this person returning to secular life because the temple couldn't accommodate him anymore? This thought suddenly popped up in Tao Zi's mind.
She suppressed this thought and changed the subject: "Don't be angry, Mr. Huang. The most important thing right now is your wife's illness."
Master Huang suppressed his anger, nodded, and said, "Please follow me."
When they arrived at a beautiful courtyard, he stopped and said, "Madam doesn't like to see outsiders. Could you please just..."
He hesitated for a moment, unsure how to address the immortal. After much thought, he said, "Medical Immortal, follow me inside."
The fact that Mr. Huang dared to make such a request in front of the immortal cultivators showed how much he loved his wife.
Tao Zi nodded and said, "Of course, Brother Xiu, let's go in."
What to show?
He suppressed the twitching of his lips and nodded seriously, saying, "Sister Tao is right."
Seeing them like this, Mr. Huang thought that this girl was also a medical practitioner, so he took the two of them in.
As you enter the living room, the first thing you see is a color ink painting.
The picture shows two women, one dressed in white, playing the piano with her head down, with a pretty and gentle profile; the other dressed in red, dancing with a sword in hand, with only her back shown.
Tao Zi's footsteps paused slightly.
After taking their seats, Mr. Huang said, "Madam doesn't like outsiders entering the inner room. Please wait here for a moment."
The two of them nodded in agreement.
Not long after, a white-haired old lady came over, supported by a maid.
She stood straight, walked steadily, and had a gentle and resolute temperament. Even in her old age, she was still elegant and decent.
She is nothing like the vicious woman in the legend who forced her concubine to death.
Tao Zi lowered her eyes to hide her emotions.
Mr. Huang quickly stepped forward and helped his wife sit down, asking with concern, "Have you been feeling unwell lately?"
She patted his hand, her tone inexplicably helpless: "Don't worry, there's no problem."
For some reason, this sentence actually irritated Master Huang. He raised his voice a little, "You haven't been able to eat or sleep lately. How can there be no problem?"
Madam Huang smiled and coaxed him a few words. After he had controlled his emotions, she said, "You can go and take care of the things in the mansion. I can treat this illness by myself."
He was reluctant, but he couldn't persuade Mrs. Huang, so he had to leave.
Madam Huang looked at them, smiled gently, and said, "I'm sorry, my master has been in a bad mood recently. I didn't mean to make a fuss in front of the immortal."
Mrs. Huang did not treat these medical practitioners with the same respect as Mr. Huang. At most, she was polite and courteous, which made Li Xiu feel good about her.
He was about to speak when Tao Zi interrupted him: "No problem, I understand."
Mrs. Huang looked at Tao Zi, but was stunned.
Li Xiu asked, "Mrs. Huang, what's wrong?"
She retracted her gaze and said, "Nothing's wrong. It's just that this immortal's face looks a little like an old friend, and I couldn't come back to my senses for a moment."
Tao Zi smiled and said, "Among all living beings, there are so many people who are similar."
"That's what the immortal said."
Tao Zi looked at Li Xiu, who stood up and said, "Madam, I need to check your physical condition."
"please."
She naturally put her hands out.
Li Xiu placed her fingers lightly on her wrist and carefully sent spiritual energy into the old lady's body.
In just a quarter of an hour, he had withdrawn his spiritual energy.
"How is it?" Tao Zi was the first to ask.
Li Xiu hesitated to speak, and Madam Huang smiled and said, "Go ahead, Immortal."
"Madam, you are in very good health and have no illness at all. If you must say there is an illness, it is old age."
It is well known that old age and illness are incurable.
Mrs. Huang's smile remained unchanged: "As expected."
"Madam, have you guessed it?"
She said, "I have some medical skills. Although doctors don't treat themselves, I can still diagnose illnesses. But my master refuses to believe this. He insists that I'm sick and insists on finding a doctor. I don't know how many doctors and Taoist priests have been expelled during this period. Now, he finally believes it."
There was helplessness and a smile in her tone, and it was obvious that she must be living a good life.
Tao Zi's fingers rubbed the teacup unconsciously.
Mrs. Huang's eyes focused on her fingers.
Suddenly, she changed the subject: "I think you are here for more than just medical treatment."
Tao Zi looked at her and nodded: "Yes."
"Then I will tell you about the concubine."
Mrs. Huang told the story.
She was the Huang family's child bride, more than ten years older than Mr. Huang, but he valued tenderness and beauty. Therefore, as she grew older, she would send a young girl to Mr. Huang every few years.
Li Xiu was a little surprised and said, "I think Mr. Huang loves you very much."
She smiled and explained, "The relationship between husband and wife is more than just love. I raised him, and he has always respected me."
Then she continued to talk about the concubine.
The concubine sent this time was named Yu'er. She was picked out from the prostitutes in the brothel. She had no father or mother. If she stayed in the brothel, she would probably not escape a miserable end.
She had agreed with Yu'er that she would stay with the master for three years. After three years, she would be free again and would also get a considerable amount of property to make a living. If she did not want to leave, she could stay here and the Huang family would support her.
Who would have thought that within just one month, she would find out she was pregnant, and this child definitely could not be Mr. Huang's.
Li Xiu couldn't help but ask, "Why?"
Madam Huang said solemnly, "Master drank the sterilizing soup thirteen years ago."
Everyone was stunned.
She sighed and said, "At that time, a concubine wanted to gain status by having a son, and even tried to attack me. In anger, the master expelled her from the Huang Mansion. Fearing that such a thing would happen again, he drank the sterilization soup."
This reaction...seems a bit too extreme.
Li Xiu thought so.
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