Chapter 250 Speak Frankly
Upon receiving a reply from the Li family, Fang Chengxian quickly wrote a letter and delivered it to the address left by Dr. Liang.
Duoshou carried several boxes into the house, and as soon as he put the boxes down, Fang Chengxian called him over.
"Deliver this letter here, and come back after you get the reply."
Without saying a word, Duoshou took the envelope, put it in his pocket, repeated the address Fang Chengxian had given him, and was about to leave.
"Wait, what's in this box?"
"My lord, this was sent by the old lady of the manor. She said it was a new medicinal herb that had just arrived from the south."
Fang Chengxian nodded. "Go quickly, be careful, do you have enough money?"
"Enough, my lord, shall I go?"
Seeing Fang Cheng wave his hand, Duoshou hurried off to take care of the matter.
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Dr. Liang was quite excited upon receiving Fang Chengxian's brief letter.
Old Doctor Liang was somewhat disheartened by Fang Chengxian's situation. He truly never imagined that the child he had painstakingly saved from childhood would almost die young due to the machinations of women in the inner quarters.
It was also his own fault; he never imagined it would turn out this way, and he almost delayed Fang Chengxian's plans.
However, after concluding that he had been poisoned, Dr. Liang was quite shaken when he examined Fang Chengxian's pulse and looked at the prescription written by Li's father.
The prescription was excellent, and it looked very familiar to Dr. Liang. Especially after seeing the prescriptions that Li's father had written the previous two times, Dr. Liang had a feeling that he had known it all along.
This is why Dr. Liang wanted to visit the Li family.
If I were to suggest that I wanted to see the doctor who prescribed the medicine, Mr. Li, it would seem like I was acting like a petty person, as if I were trying to cause trouble for the doctor who had intercepted my patient.
Therefore, Dr. Liang said that he wanted to visit Li San Niang because he was curious about her diagnosis of Fang Chengxian's poisoning.
Because of his vague suspicions, Doctor Liang took great care in preparing the gifts for his visit to the Li family. He specially called over his young disciple who always followed him and instructed him: "Make sure they are of the best quality. Take out one of those old ginseng roots that a merchant sent us before."
“Master, that old ginseng is quite old.”
You're really willing to do that!
I never expected that you, Master, would want to take on another disciple in your old age!
"Didn't I say I was your last disciple?"
The old doctor felt a little less uneasy after hearing his young apprentice's words.
“You child, we’ve come here to seek your advice, how can we be rude?”
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Two days later, on the way to pick up Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang, Shi Jiu told Li San Niang about the old doctor Liang and his closed-door disciple who had been taken by Fang Cheng Xian to visit the Li family before he left.
"As always, Fang Langjun brought Lu Zhu'er a lot of candies."
The old man looked kind and gentle, but the young man, who was about fourteen or fifteen years old, was a bit arrogant.
She looks just like that word you used, Third Sister, ah, yes, it's tsundere.
"Haha, that's interesting. Let's hurry on the way, we can't keep Dr. Liang waiting too long."
As soon as Li San Niang arrived home, her young shop assistant Li Gui stepped forward and said, "San Niang, I think that young man is up to no good. If anything happens later, please call for help."
Li San Niang couldn't help but smile. Just how arrogant was this disciple brought by the old physician Liang that Li Gui could utter such a remark?
Once inside, Dewdrop ran over and hugged Li San Niang's leg.
Li San Niang picked up Lu Zhu'er and asked, nose to nose, "Zhu'er, did you miss your mother while you were home today?"
The soft touch of her nose tickled Dewdrop, but she still answered Li San Niang's question: "Dewdrop missed you, Mother. Did you miss Dewdrop?"
"Of course I missed her! Mother not only missed Zhu'er, but also bought her some fruit!"
Li Sanniang took a pear from the hand of the nineteenth person behind her and teased Luzhu with the pear.
Sister-in-law Li stepped forward, took the dewdrop and the pear, and said to Li San Niang, "I'll take the dewdrop to wash her hands and eat the pear. You should wash up and go to the main hall. Doctor Liang has been waiting for quite some time."
When Li San Niang finished getting ready and arrived at the entrance of the main hall, the first thing she saw was a young man who was not very tall, only about half a head taller than herself. This young man was standing respectfully behind the old doctor Liang with graying hair.
He wasn't tall, but he was handsome with fair skin and red lips, and had the air of a dashing young man.
"Third Sister, come quickly and pay your respects to Doctor Liang."
When Li's father spoke up, Li San Niang naturally stepped forward to pay her respects. After receiving the greeting, the old doctor Liang also had his young disciple, a young man named Shao Yang, step forward to offer his own greetings.
"Dr. Li, are you alright?"
"May the young man of Shaoyang be well."
After a round of pleasantries, Dr. Liang didn't bring up the matter of Fang Chengxian's poisoning. Instead, he brought up the issue of Li Sanniang's apprenticeship.
Midway through, the four children also finished school and went home, and naturally spent another fifteen minutes introducing themselves and exchanging greetings.
As they talked, it was time for dinner, and Li's mother and sister-in-law had already prepared the meal.
The men sat at one table, the women at another, and the children at yet another.
Fortunately, the main hall of the Li family's house was large enough, otherwise there really wouldn't have been enough room for three tables.
As Li San Niang removed the fishbone from Lu Zhu'er's head, she heard Qiu Xiang whisper beside her, "This Doctor Liang probably has other business to discuss."
Sister-in-law Li also said, "That must be it. Before Third Sister came back, she mostly asked about Father."
Li's mother said, "If he really wants to ask, he will naturally tell you. Don't worry about it, just eat your food. Leave this fish with a tail, in case Da Lang comes back tonight."
Sister-in-law Li then stepped forward, broke off the tail meat from the middle fish, placed it on a separate plate, and put it on the kitchen steamer to keep it warm, in case Brother Li had nothing to eat when he returned home tonight.
After the meal, everyone sat in the main hall drinking sweet and warm beverages, but the old doctor Liang still hadn't gotten to the main topic. Not only the Li family, but even Fang Chengxian sensed that something was wrong.
"Chengxian is still taking his medicine and needs to go to bed early, so I won't disturb you all any longer. Please ask Li Dalang to take Chengxian to settle in."
Fang Chengxian took Li Dalang away, and Li Dalang then sent him to stay at the neighbor's house.
Seeing this, Li's mother dismissed Li Erlang and the others, and Li Ersao took Luzhu and Xiao Wulang back to her own courtyard.
Seeing this, Sister-in-law Li also took the tea tray to the kitchen.
Thus, in the main hall, only Li's father, mother, second brother, third sister, old doctor Liang, and the young man named Shaoyang were present.
Li San Niang didn't want to keep going in circles. She had to go to work tomorrow, and she couldn't afford to waste any more time.
Li San Niang stood up, bowed to Doctor Liang, and said, "Doctor Liang, please speak frankly. If there is anything I can do to help, I will certainly not refuse."
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