"Second Master, don't scare me..." Hu Mingmei lay on the bed, not saying a word for a long time. Lu Ying stood beside him, looking anxious. Was the Second Master better or not? He should at least say something.
"Why are you rushing me?" Next to Lu Ying sat an old doctor with a white beard and white hair. The old doctor had been dozing off, but was awakened by Lu Ying's voice, which sounded like she was calling his soul. Before Hu Mingmei could scold him, the old doctor scolded him first, "He just had acupuncture and took medicine. Even if he is awake now, it is normal that he is numb all over, unable to move or speak."
"No!" Lu Ying was frantic, stamping his feet anxiously as he looked at the old doctor. "Doctor Sun, Second Master has been here for an hour already. Is he really alright?" His Second Master, living among wolves and tigers, was in poor health. He'd been poisoned the time before last, suffered a relapse the time before that, nearly drowned the time before that, fainted the time before that, and this time he was completely unconscious. He...he...if anything happened to Second Master, Lu Ying wouldn't want to live anymore.
"Really, it's nothing! Can't you act like a man for once? Can't you stop crying all the time?" Doctor Sun looked at Lu Ying with annoyance. Why was this kid acting like a girl? He had already said that Hu Mingmei was fine, but why didn't this kid believe him?
"Rumors are circulating outside that Second Master is nearing his end, and the old master is already looking for a girl to bring him good luck. Everyone is saying that Second Master won't make it past the New Year this year, and they're hoping that he can leave behind an heir."
"Fine, fine, fine!" Doctor Sun waved his hand impatiently, clearly disgusted. Hu Mingmei was already in this state, why hire such a crybaby as a bodyguard? Wasn't that just asking for trouble? "What's wrong with him? Others may not know, but as his close associate, don't you know?"
"Dr. Sun..." Hu Mingmei, lying on the bed, was finally able to speak at this moment, "Cough cough... Lu Ying was just worried about me, please don't take offense..."
"If I were to complain, I would have been driven crazy by the two of you long ago!" Doctor Sun said irritably, his mustache flying. One of them was a crybaby, and the other didn't listen to medical advice. He would be driven crazy by these two sooner or later.
"Second Master, you're finally better..." Lu Ying looked at Hu Mingmei and said through gritted teeth, "The old master has found a lot of women to marry you off to bring you good luck. Now the portraits of the women from various families are waiting outside. Everyone is saying that you don't have long to live."
Hu Mingmei got up and leaned against the headboard, his black hair cascading over his bare chest. His features were handsome and dashing. After hearing Lu Ying's words, Hu Mingmei curled his lips in a mocking smile. "It doesn't matter. They say I'm not going to live much longer every year, but I'm still alive and well, aren't I? The more they wish for my death, the more I want to live well and make them furious!"
"Should we see these women or not?" Lu Ying asked again.
"Let them take it back. Let it go back to where it came from!" Hu Mingmei said indifferently. He had no intention of getting married at the moment, so seeing her would only be a waste of his time.
“But…” Lu Ying hesitated for a moment before saying, “These girls all come from very powerful families.” If they were ordinary women, it wouldn’t matter, but this group of girls all come from wealthy and influential families. They can’t afford to offend them.
"Isn't this something the old man should be worried about? Go and look at the portraits of those women. Tell them it was me who said these women have bad faces and none of them are good wives or can guarantee sons. I don't want them," Hu Mingmei said calmly.
"It's all that country girl's fault! She got you into the water, Second Master, which led to all this trouble!" Lu Ying gritted her teeth in hatred at the thought of Bai Nuo. If it weren't for her, Second Master wouldn't be sick all the time!
When Lu Ying mentioned Bai Nuo, Hu Mingmei also remembered Bai Nuo's ambiguous smile and the look on her face when he said he wanted to repay a debt of gratitude, as if she couldn't wait for him to leave. However, out of the corner of her eye, she saw Old Sun looking at her with curiosity, waiting to hear some gossip, so Hu Mingmei decided not to say anything.
Since Hu Mingmei didn't speak, Lu Ying naturally didn't dare to reply. After a long silence, Lu Ying finally realized that she had said something wrong and didn't dare to stay in the room any longer. She made an excuse to go out and send someone away.
"Grandpa, the Second Young Master has returned all the portraits!" In another courtyard of the Hu family, unlike Hu Mingmei's courtyard, which was magnificent, it had a more otherworldly feel. The entire courtyard was not visible from the Hu family's viewpoint. Instead, one could see a large bamboo forest and a secluded stone path. Only after passing through the path could one see the real courtyard. The owner of this courtyard was Hu Wenbai, the current head of the Hu family.
The old woman who sent someone to deliver the portrait to Hu Mingmei returned quickly. As soon as she came back, she went into the courtyard and whispered to Old Master Hu, her face full of bitterness.
The Second Master not only rejected all the girls, but also said some very harsh things. This was the third batch this month, with ten girls in each batch, but each time the Second Master rejected them for the same reason. He had offended all the prominent families in the capital. Even the Emperor's selection of concubines was not as picky as the Second Master's.
When the old woman came in, Hu Wenbai, his wife Qian Peilan, and their son Hu Haichuan were all there. Seeing the old woman's bitter expression, Qian Peilan smiled and pointed to a small stool next to her, saying, "Old woman Wu, you've been with me for a long time. Sit down and let's talk. Say whatever you want. There are no outsiders here."
Everyone says that a person's name reflects their character. Just hearing his name, one would think that Hu Wenbo is a refined yet resolute person. However, on the contrary, Hu Wenbo is neither refined nor upright like a cypress tree. At around sixty years old, he exudes an imposing and authoritative aura.
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