Chapter 591 Today’s hexagram is very bad!
As expected, the eunuch Li opposite him was so frightened that he took several steps back. After regaining his senses, he was so angry that his nose was crooked: "Do you know that this is disobeying the imperial decree! I am here to convey the Emperor's oral order. If I don't see Physician Jiang, I will really go back. If the Emperor punishes me then, don't blame me!"
The old man rolled his eyes and said, "Get out of here, or I'll send you to the Western Paradise before the Emperor even has a chance to kill you."
Old Master Li was trembling with anger, pointing at the old man and muttering, "Fine, fine, you'll regret this!"
"Stop," the old man suddenly said, squinting his eyes.
Eunuch Li's expression softened somewhat, and he scoffed disdainfully, "Heh, it would have been better if you'd known better."
"Leave the money in your pocket. You think you can just leave after making me waste so much breath?"
Jiang Nuanzhi felt a lump in her throat as she looked at it.
The lanterns hanging under the eaves emitted a dim, warm light, casting a long shadow of the somewhat unreasonable old man at the door.
It remains as vibrant, lively, and even possesses a somewhat unreasonable and domineering quality.
"Old man!"
Jiang Nuanzhi shouted in a crisp voice.
The old man turned around abruptly upon hearing the sound, and his unfriendly eyes instantly softened into a smile the moment he saw Jiang Nuanzhi.
"Warm-hearted girl!"
He grinned, his smile beaming, and said, "You're back? Oh my, you've gotten so thin in just a few days! Look how sharp your face is..."
He tossed aside the stick and leash, strode forward, and patted Jiang Nuanzhi's shoulder and back hard twice with his rough hands, almost making her stumble: "Not bad, you're reasonably sturdy. You'd better go inside and wash up, you stink!"
Jiang Nuanzhi was taken aback, and sniffed herself: "Huh? Really?"
"Yes," the old man said firmly.
As he was about to push Jiang Nuanzhi inside, Little Eunuch Li's eyes lit up when he saw her. He immediately ran forward and exclaimed, "Physician Jiang! Physician Jiang! The Emperor has issued an edict for you! He orders you to come to the palace for an audience immediately! I'm so glad to finally see you! This wretched servant of yours was blocking me from entering! He almost caused a major incident. Please come with me to the palace for an audience!"
As he spoke, he tried to step forward and grab Jiang Nuanzhi.
The old man narrowed his eyes, stood in front of him, and kicked the person away.
"No, Ah Nuan, we absolutely cannot go into the palace today!"
"No, no, I'm not going." Jiang Nuanzhi said, both amused and exasperated, "Then please don't hit me."
Jiang Nuanzhi didn't know why the old man was acting this way, but she figured he must have his reasons. She apologetically spread her hands at Eunuch Li and said, "I can't go to the palace today. I will go to the palace tomorrow to apologize to the Emperor."
As she spoke, she followed the old man's push and went inside.
"You! You! How dare you! Doctor Jiang, do you know that this is a capital offense of disobeying an imperial decree! It's punishable by death!" Little Eunuch Li got up and roared at Jiang Nuanzhi's back with disbelief on his face.
The old man left himself an out, not using too much force; otherwise, this young eunuch Li probably wouldn't have the strength to shout so loudly at this moment.
Jiang Nuanzhi pretended not to hear and went straight inside.
The old man completely ignored Eunuch Li, and when he turned around and saw Jiang Nuanzhi obediently go inside, he nodded in satisfaction.
Then, their gazes fell on Li Rong and Chi Heng.
"What are you looking at? Are you all dissatisfied with this old man? Or do you also think that Nuan'er must go to the palace to suffer today?"
"Something has happened in the palace. It wouldn't hurt to go and take a look, would it?" Chi Heng said hesitantly.
The old man seemed to narrow his eyes: "No problem my ass! I cast a divination today, and it's a very bad omen! If any of you let Nuan'er enter the palace, don't blame me for turning my back on you without mercy."
Upon hearing this, Chi Heng, who had been eagerly considering giving it a try, immediately shut her mouth.
In this grand scheme of things, I doubt anyone would doubt the Grand Preceptor's divination.
Compared to the safety of my sister-in-law, I might as well defy the imperial decree now.
Anyway, Ah Rong has already made a scene, so compared to Ah Rong, the sister-in-law's act of disobeying the imperial decree shouldn't be such a big crime.
The Emperor is now relying on his sister-in-law for medical consultations, so he probably won't kill anyone.
What was that saying again?
Having many sins is not a burden.
Just as everyone was talking, a eunuch rode a fast horse toward them, accompanied by the old steward of the Duke's mansion. When the two saw Chi Heng, they were immediately delighted and dismounted to pay their respects.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has summoned you to the palace immediately!"
Upon hearing this, Chi Heng looked at Li Rong and asked, "Arong, shall I go take a look?"
Li Rong nodded: "Yes, be careful in everything."
After saying that, Li Rong turned to look at the indignant eunuch Li and said in a cool tone, "Go back and report to the Emperor that A Nuan is unwell and cannot come to the palace to perform her duties today, so as not to pass on her illness to the Emperor."
Eunuch Li was furious, but upon seeing Li Rong, he hesitated for a long time before finally refusing to say anything. He hadn't known who this man was before, but not long ago, this man had caused a huge disturbance in the palace. Even the Emperor couldn't do anything about him, so what could a mere eunuch like him do?
In the end, he could only glare fiercely at the old man before turning around and leading his men back to the palace.
Just as Chi Heng was about to mount his horse, he suddenly seemed to remember something, paused, turned around, and approached the old man: "Grand Preceptor, what do you think of my fortune today? Is it good or bad?"
The old man was sizing up Li Rong when he heard this, and casually glanced at him: "You? I don't know you."
Chi Heng choked, wanting to ask more, but met the old man's unfriendly eyes: "If you keep nagging, I'll make you a big breast."
"No, no, no, please calm down. I'm leaving now. I'm going to gather information for my sister-in-law and the others. You must protect me!"
"Arong, I'm leaving Uncle Zhong and the others in your care! I'll be going now."
Having said that, he mounted his horse in the blink of an eye and disappeared in a flash.
The old man scanned Li Rong from head to toe, lingering for a moment on his slightly disheveled, blood-stained robes. He snorted heavily, "Useless thing! Can't even protect his own daughter-in-law! Look at her, how long has she been in the capital? Look how exhausted she is!"
Li Rong stood up straight, his throat bobbed, and he lowered his eyelids: "It's my fault."
"I don't know what Ah Nuan saw in you that made her willing to feed you all those legendary pills?" The old man looked up at the big man's tense face and reached out to grasp his wrist. "It wasn't a waste of all those pills, though. You've recovered quite well."
After saying that, his eyes suddenly twitched, and he took out a wax pill from his pocket, popped it open, and said, "Eat this."
Li Rong was taken aback and did not take it. Instead, he frowned and asked, "You said that Anuan gave me some legendary elixir?"
The night was deep, and the warm candlelight inside flickered on the windowpanes.
The family finally sat down around the eight-immortal table in the side hall for their meal. The red soup on the table was boiling, and as the steam rose, everyone in the family was sweating profusely as they ate.
Li Rong subconsciously looked towards the crowd.
(End of this chapter)
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