Chapter 178 The Old Master Wants to Find a Son-in-Law
Sure enough, when the waiter saw him, he immediately remembered which private room he was in.
That aloof man was truly unforgettable.
Seeing that she had finally found the right person, Ji Shu breathed a sigh of relief and squatted down to say to the child, "Alright, your sister is leaving now. You just need to follow him obediently to find your parents."
Pei Qinghe stared intently at Ji Shu with wet eyes, her small face filled with reluctance.
For some reason, just that one glance shook Ji Shu to her core.
She reluctantly turned around, silently telling herself that this was someone else's child.
After calming himself down, he absentmindedly returned to his private room.
Pei Qinghe was led back inside by the waiter, who said he had gotten lost.
Pei Yanzhi simply thanked him and instructed Wu Yang to give him more reward money. The waiter happily accepted the reward money and left.
At this moment, the little guy put on a stern face and said angrily, "It's all Father's fault. That place is too far away. I almost couldn't find my way back."
Pei Yanzhi said calmly, "But we found it."
“That’s not…that’s not…” he muttered under his breath.
Pei Yanzhi lifted his eyelids upon hearing the sound: "What?"
"Hmph, luckily I met a beautiful older sister. Not only was she beautiful, but she also took me along the way. It's a pity I didn't ask her name."
After saying that, her eyes were filled with excitement, and she said excitedly, "Father, please take that sister into the harem. She is so beautiful."
Wu Yang was drinking soup when he almost spat it out.
Only a young man like you would dare to say such a thing. If it were anyone else, they would probably have been punished with a beating.
Since the lord ascended the throne, many civil officials have advised His Majesty to expand his harem and continue the family line. Even the Empress Dowager has mentioned it several times.
But they were all reprimanded by His Majesty, and after those few moments of thunderous wrath, no one in the court dared to mention the matter again.
Pei Yanzhi looked at the little boy, who was barely taller than the table, and shook his head with a laugh, "Do you know what it means to be taken into the harem?"
The mischievous boy raised his voice and said, "Of course I know! It just means sleeping together and having children together."
His eyebrows then drooped again, and he said in a low voice, "However, that sister is too young and is not a good match for you, Father Emperor, but..."
Suddenly, her eyes crinkled into a smile, as if she had come up with a brilliant idea: "However, we can let my imperial brother take her. After all, my imperial brother will be the emperor in the future, so wouldn't that be perfect?"
Pei Yanzhi did not take his son's words to heart.
He simply said, "Now that you've finished eating, let's go back to the mansion and rest."
The group left the private room, and shortly after they left, the door to the next room opened.
Ji Shu's eyes were blurry, but fortunately Chunzhi and Ying'er hadn't been drinking. They helped Ji Shu into the carriage and then left.
After washing up in the evening, she didn't really think about what happened that night, but unexpectedly, she had a dream in the middle of the night.
In my dream, I was entangled with that person, babbling incoherently, and kneading her lower abdomen.
He kept urging her to have his child, and the more she refused, the rougher his actions became.
Ji Shu was startled awake. She stared blankly at the fragrant pink curtains, and it took her a while to realize that her back was soaked with sweat.
She slipped on her shoes, walked to the table, poured herself a glass of cold water, and slowly slid it down her throat.
Thinking of the child she saw tonight, if she wasn't mistaken, the child she gave birth to back then should be about this age now.
She rarely paid attention to matters of the court, only occasionally learning a little from Chunzhi.
After the new emperor ascended the throne, Pei Xingjian was made crown prince and Wei Heng was made crown princess, just as written in the book, except that there was an additional little prince.
The identity of the young prince's mother remains a mystery, with various rumors circulating. Some say she was born to a concubine when His Majesty was still a prince, while others say she was a concubine whom His Majesty captured during the attack on Hanzhong.
For Ji Shu, everyone has their own life now, and she doesn't want anyone to disrupt it.
When I first arrived in Ganzhou, I often had sleepless nights and was plagued by nightmares every night.
After examining her, Grandpa Sheng said that she had been worrying too much, and coupled with her improper postpartum care, she had suffered from sequelae.
It was around that time that she developed the idea of studying medicine.
Reaching the edge of the chaise lounge, Ji Shu took out a calming incense stick from the box, lit it, and took a deep breath as she watched the wisps of smoke rise.
Then he walked to the bedside and lay down.
The next day, Ji Shu took the two of them to Old Master Sheng's residence.
At that time, Old Master Sheng was tending to his herbs in the herb garden. When he heard Ji Shu arrive, he put down his tools.
Before they even reached the door, they heard Ji Shu call out, "Grandfather!"
Grandpa Sheng's face was flushed. He didn't respond, but instead glared at her angrily and said, "I'm not your grandfather."
Chunzhi and Ying'er exchanged a glance, then stood up and bowed to the old man.
The old man was quite surprised to see the three of them come together and asked, "It's not a holiday today, why did the three of you come together?"
Ji Shu smiled awkwardly, having roughly figured out why the old man was angry.
Since she took over the pharmacy two years ago, Old Master Sheng saw that she had a talent for medicine and was determined to pass on his mantle.
Now, the Sheng family has no other branches, and the old man has no children.
Since he had recognized Ji Shu as his granddaughter, he naturally hoped to see her get married and have children before he died.
And that man must be someone who marries into the family.
In recent years, there have been dozens, if not hundreds, of people who admire Ji Shu. Two years ago, she said she wanted to focus on studying medicine. Okay, let's leave that aside for now.
It wasn't until last year, when Ji Shu was getting older and had learned most of her medical skills, that the matter was brought up again.
But to her surprise, she rejected them all, and finally took a liking to Wen Shiqing.
The magistrate of Wen County was handsome and held an official position in Ganzhou, and people had also said so.
If Madam Sheng is willing, it wouldn't matter if he married into the family.
But to everyone's surprise, just a few days ago, she flatly refused again.
Therefore, whenever Old Master Sheng sees Ji Shu, he gets furious.
Ji Shu put the gift box she brought aside, looked at the old man's face full of barely concealed anger, and said, "Grandfather, I finally got a day off today, and it's rare for me to come all this way. Are you sure you want to be this angry?"
Old Master Sheng's eyes flickered slightly, and he snorted, "Chunzhi, Ying'er, you two be the judge. All I want is for her to find a son-in-law to live with her, why is it so difficult?"
"Do you also want to be like me, living a life without children, all alone and miserable?"
Seeing this, Ji Shu muttered to herself, "I'm not childless!"
Old Master Sheng, who was neither deaf nor blind, heard it clearly and was so angry that his hands trembled: "You...you're going to drive me crazy..."
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