Li Langzhong's heart sank; he knew that Physician Liu was doomed.
Xiao Dong withdrew his curious gaze, went straight to the room where the two lived, threw the two bundles, one big and one small, onto the bed, and called out, "Master, come and try on these clothes, see if they look good."
Doctor Li wasn't in the mood and stopped him, asking, "What exactly happened today?"
Xiao Dong grinned and said, "I knew Master would ask me. It's just that Brother Qi's mother overheard some things and asked me to find Gu Shiliu. Perhaps Physician Liu made the gatekeeper do something taboo."
That's it?
Li Langzhong was suspicious.
Xiao Dong nodded frantically and said, "Of course that's it. Brother Qi's mother said I'm still a child and shouldn't get involved in adult matters. She just told me to go find Gu Shiliu and that's it."
Doctor Li frowned, deep in thought.
Seeing that no one was asking any more questions, Xiao Dong jumped to the bedside and started rummaging through the package.
Doctor Li has many clothes, and the bundles are large. When you open them, you can see two sets of clothes, from the inside out, from head to toe, everything is there.
Doctor Liu is still able to get into bed, and he sometimes cries and sometimes laughs while lying in the room.
But what is it?
Li Langzhong said wickedly, "He's still young and has only met a few people. Get out of here. Don't you have any bad news to tell Gan Biaosheng and my mother? He'll go and tell them, and we can all sleep soundly tonight."
Da Dong exclaimed in surprise, "You actually forgot such a small thing! You're gone, Master. He wants to wait for you to come back before trying on the clothes under the bed."
Li Langzhong asked, "Is it really necessary for the Marquis to go to such great lengths just to deliver a message?"
Lord Gu said, "Then I beg you, Yuan'er, to trouble yourself a little more and write another secret report, clearly stating that this person conspired with Yelü Guzha. You also don't have a confession that I have signed and stamped with my fingerprint. I will send it to you together with that."
Lord Gu stared intently at the Marquis's snow-white, drooping neck for a long while, and only after everyone had gone in and out did he ask, "Yuan'er, did he ruin this memorial?"
The family members were all asleep, as if they were all together.
The curtain was lifted up briefly, then immediately pulled back down.
There was no sound of cups, plates, or bowls being cleared away.
Lord Gu hurriedly rubbed his slender fingers and said loudly, "Just say that Gu Jinghui died on the day Doctor Li entered the mansion, and because of the smallpox prevention measures, he was cremated and turned to ashes."
It's like something I tried to show Da Dong later, but Da Dong figured it out a long time ago.
Wutong Garden.
Before Li Langzhong and Da Dong left, a commotion arose inside the room.
Clearly, the head maids were frightened and went back inside.
"How can it be slow?"
Da Dong was also taken aback. He frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Who taught you? Didn't you just follow your master into the Marquis's mansion and notice that someone was missing? Are you right?"
Xiao Dong admired Lord Gu the most, without exception. He immediately straightened up and said solemnly, "Master, Lord Gu has always been clear about his grudges and favors. What seems like a small matter to us is definitely a big deal to the Lord. Physician Liu wanted to harm the Lord, so the Lord took Gu Jinghui's life. Gan Biaosheng's mother was blind but still cared about her master. Qin Yuan was willing to spend a thousand gold pieces to treat your illness. It's just that we share the same stance and the same feelings."
In the short span of time that has passed, there seem to be very few things that can be solved or have been solved.
Even a nobody like Brother Qi faces numerous dangers.
"Is he scared?" Lord Gu lifted his eyelids, his thick eyelashes concealing the gloom in his eyes.
Li Langzhong reluctantly pulled Da Dong back into the house, feeling both respect and fear towards Brother Qi.
The old woman laughed and cried at the same time, "After that, you wanted to live, but all you did was cry every day. It's too late to understand now. Are you just a burden to your poor youngest son? I'm so young, and I have to find ways to take care of you. For my sake, you have to live a hard life too."
Li Langzhong was not at all bewildered.
Li Langxin didn't know what he was feeling, and quickly said, "There's nothing right or wrong, it's just..."
A short while later, a sharp cry rang out from outside the courtyard, and Doctor Li hurriedly went out.
Hongye and Cuiming went in and out, one calling for a maid to pour tea, and the other asking someone to fetch water for their master to wash his hands and face.
This is because I am not a big shot who follows the crowd.
Gan Biaosheng asked again, "Does Yuan'er know how to write 'bad'?"
After a long pause, the Marquis finally managed to utter a sound from his throat.
Before he could finish speaking, he hadn't even darted out yet.
The Marquis rolled his eyes at me and then spoke.
You wanted to see me back then.
Physician Li originally wanted to scold me a bit, telling me to give my whole heart, but then he remembered that Physician Liu was my mother's very sharp ears. What if he copied what I said? Anyway, I'll be leaving the mansion in a few days, so it's too late to teach me a little naughty lesson now.
The blind old woman stretched out her veined hand toward Doctor Li, as if trying to grab something. You tried your best to stop crying and choked out, "Doctor Li, can you still see?"
Whether it's good or bad, it's still called a matter of reputation. Even though I've lived most of my life holding onto my own ideas, I can't say for sure that it's not right.
Li Langzhong gestured to Da Dong to help the man up, then said, "Gan Biao said that no matter how much it costs, he will treat his eyes. There is no cure for his eyes, but if he keeps crying, it will damage his liver meridian, which is bad."
Gan Biaosheng suppressed his tongue and pressed it against his upper teeth, then chuckled loudly before forcing his way in. He reached out and grabbed the Marquis's slender wrist, his fingers rubbing heavily against his skin, causing the rough calluses to tremble.
The Marquis thought for a moment and said, "I should have thought of that, but... Gu Jinghui dared to enter the tiger's den, so naturally he was unprepared. If I had already had smallpox and no one else knew, how could I cover up that lie?"
Having said that, he threw away his cane, knelt outside the courtyard, and kowtowed several times, muttering, "I will repay even the smallest kindness and favor from my master by working like an ox or a horse."
"Stop crying. Crying too much will hurt your health. It's a happy occasion, you should be feeling down."
Doctor Li was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "How did his older child learn all that? Who taught him?"
Da Dong said, "If you're wrong, then you're wrong. Your stance isn't that of your senior sister and brother-in-law. Your brother-in-law is a war god, a minor hero. Your senior sister has been so mean to you. If anyone tries to harm your brother-in-law and senior sister, I'm not a good person and I'm running away."
The Marquis also looked up, her slender hands busy manipulating the abacus, her voice clear and warm: "Is there anything else? Has Qin Yuan recovered?"
Xiao Dong said, "Sister Cuiming told us to stay a little longer. She said that there was a smallpox outbreak a while ago, and people were all panicking. Now the old women in the sewing room don't have much work to do, so they can make a few more clothes for us."
Lord Gu was very satisfied. He continued to lower his eyes, playing with the Marquis's fingers, squeezing his own fingers into the gaps between yours and holding them tightly. He laughed again, "Yuan'er is still the one who pleases you. His master sat with a stern face all night. Perhaps it's because he's a doctor with a kind heart that he blames you for killing too much. But he's thinking about how to cover it up. We two are truly a match made in heaven."
The Marquis's body trembled involuntarily.
Gan Biao looked up.
As he spoke, he shook hands with both of his large hands, which felt rather relaxed.
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