A flash of displeasure flashed across Yunniang's eyes. In front of all the maids and servants, Ah Man called Jian Ning "mother", which seemed to make her feel a little embarrassed.
Although she was not the mistress of the mansion, she was the head of the household and had been a favorite of Old Madam Huo. No one in the mansion dared to be disrespectful to her. Even Huo Jincheng looked at her differently. Even if there were some people who did not obey her, they would only dare to speak behind her back. Who would dare to embarrass her in person?
Twisting the handkerchief in her hand secretly, she looked at Jian Ning, "I've heard Master mention Madam a long time ago, saying that Madam's medical skills are superb and that ordinary doctors can't compare to Madam. I thought..."
She pursed her lips and smiled warmly, "I never thought my wife would be so beautiful and talented. I'm really envious of her."
Jian Ning guessed she meant to say, "I thought I was a middle-aged woman, or ugly and plain." As the former maidservant by Madam Huo's side, she would never have been in Madam Huo's eyes if she had been so frivolous. There was only one possibility: she was doing it on purpose.
Listen to what she said again. What did she mean by "ordinary doctors are not as good as me?" In other words, she meant that she was only slightly better than an ordinary doctor.
Jian Ning secretly laughed, and had no intention of arguing with her. It was not worth it.
But Ding Youtian was unhappy. How could his wife have arranged for Huo Jincheng to have a concubine? He said expressionlessly, "It's just right that you're here. My wife and I are going out for a walk and were just about to say hello to Jincheng. Your coming will save us the trip. Just go and let him know."
His words were very impolite. He always spoke like this to Huo Jincheng, not to mention that Yunniang was just one of Huo Jincheng's concubines.
"Second father, I want to go too."
"Oh, my little ancestor, you just came back from a walk outside. Aren't you tired?" Yunniang came up to pull A'man, but A'man pushed her away with one hand.
"Mom, I want to go too!" Ah Man pulled Jian Ning's hand and twisted her waist.
Before Jian Ning could say anything, Ding Youtian spoke first, "Okay, go if you want." He then told Yunniang, "Let's go back to Huo Jin together. We'll take Man'er and the others out for a walk."
After Ding Youtian finished speaking, he did not go to the main house. Instead, he turned around and asked Jian Ning to take Ah Man and the others back to the villa, and then went out from the main gate of the villa.
When they walked out of the door, Ah Man, Er Niu and San Niu were chasing and fighting in front. Jian Ning smiled and gouged out her eyes at Ding Youtian, "Is it worth it to get involved with her?"
"It's not right to bully my wife. She brought this upon herself. No one else is to blame."
"Although I didn't take her words to heart, I still want to thank you for protecting me like this."
Ding Youtian glanced at her sideways, "How do I thank you? Just with my mouth? One word won't do."
"Shut your mouth! You're so dishonest wherever you go."
As they were talking, they walked out of the alley and onto the street unknowingly. Jian Ning looked back and saw several large mansions behind them, which looked like the residences of officials.
"The capital city is different from other places after all. It's not even the main street here, but it's already crowded. It's really lively." Jian Ning said as he warned Ah Man and the others, especially Erniu and Sanniu, "Don't run around everywhere. There are so many people coming and going on the streets. Be careful not to get lost if you're not paying attention."
"Mom, I won't let Jiajia and Yaoyao get lost. I'm always watching them. Even if they get lost, don't be afraid. Brother Qiu can find them. Mom, do you know that Brother Qiu's tongue is very powerful? He doesn't smell with his nose, he smells with his tongue. He can smell the scent on us. Isn't it amazing?"
"Then did you ask it how it led us to your house at night? Did it smell you?"
"No." Ah Man shook his head. "I asked him, but he wouldn't tell me. Mom, Qiu Ge seemed very sad. He wasn't happy to see me. I thought he was tired and didn't want to talk. But when I went to see him this morning, he still looked unhappy and said he wanted to be alone."
"Mom, what happened to Brother Qiu?"
Jian Ning and Ding Youtian both stopped walking when they heard this. Jian Ning asked her, "Where is Brother Qiu now? And where are Yuanbao and Jinbao?"
"Mom, Brother Qiu is in the cave at Sister A'man's house. We let Yuanbao and Jinbao accompany Brother Qiu, and the three of them are together." Sanniu told her with her little face tilted up.
"Could Brother Qiu be feeling unwell somewhere? Do you want to go back and take a look?" Ding Youtian asked with a frown.
"It shouldn't be. He was fine when he came here and was so excited. There must be a reason." Jian Ning looked at Ah Man thoughtfully. Yesterday, Qiu Ge was very excited outside the capital. Later, he disobeyed orders and carried them into the city without permission. They found the Huo Mansion as they were familiar with the route.
Jian Ning always thought that Qiu Ge and Ah Man had some special connection. Thinking of what Yue'e said that the daughter of a saint was also a saint, and would be so in every life, she seemed to understand something.
"Man'er, do you still remember the night you first met Brother Qiu?"
"Well, remember, it was turned into a whip by the evildoers."
"When you get back later, ask it if it forgot some of its past events after the evil man turned it into a whip, and only suddenly remembered them after arriving in the capital yesterday."
Ah Man stared at Jian Ning, blinking a few times, a trace of sadness on his face, "Mom, does Brother Qiu recognize my mom? Does he remember my mom?"
Jian Ning didn't expect Ah Man to be so exquisite and discerning. She did guess so. Brother Qiu probably recognized Ah Man's mother. Maybe he was Ah Man's mother's pet, and was abducted by Feng Qingzi for some unknown reason.
"Mom is not sure either, you go back and ask it." Jian Ning touched A Man's head and said.
"Well, I'll ask it when I get back."
"Okay, is there a market nearby? If you know where it is, take me there to check it out. If not, we'll just go back today."
"I know. Just walk to the entrance and turn the corner. I want to buy a puppy that looks like a fur ball. Daddy took me there before. Mom, you two come with me."
Ah Man took Erniu by the hand and Sanniu by the other, and led them in front. Ding Youtian asked Jian Ning, "Do sentient beings really have memories like humans?"
"Many animals have it, even the less intelligent ones, like cats and dogs, who have pretty good memories. As for snakes, I don't know. Maybe they do, too. We'll have to wait until Ah Man asks it to find out."
When the two of them followed Ah Man and were about to reach the fork in the road, three people came from the street on the left. Jian Ning and Ding Youtian were talking and didn't notice them, but the three people saw them, and Xiong Er rushed directly towards Jian Ning.
"Female Bodhisattva, what a coincidence, you are also in the capital?"
Jian Ning hadn't expected to run into them in such a big city like the capital. Xiong Er spoke loudly, and the call of "female Bodhisattva" attracted many people's attention. She hurriedly said, "Call me Madam Jian, or Madam Ding, it's all fine. Don't call me Bodhisattva, it makes people laugh."
Pei Xiyuan glanced at them, then looked at Ding Youtian and said, "Are you here to take the imperial examination?"
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