Chapter 88: The Original Body Martial Arts Competition
By the time the effect of the medicine in Chu Ci's body wore off, Doctor Hua was already itching to find out. The first case of a poison being cured was right before his eyes, so how could he not investigate it carefully?
One of the reasons for the Purple-Robed Envoy's visit this time was to investigate Chu Ci. He naturally wouldn't miss such a good opportunity. So, he said, "Master Fan, would you mind if I took a look?"
The Fifth Prince was also interested in such an interesting thing, so he echoed, "And this prince."
Could Fan Jingrui refuse? The answer is obviously no.
So, the group went straight to the garden.
"Jump with all your might. Let me see how high you can jump." As soon as they arrived at the garden, Doctor Hua was the first to make the request.
Chu Ci nodded, then bent his knees and jumped up.
However, even though she was mentally prepared, she did not expect that she could jump more than two meters high.
Although Chu Ci had reached higher places in her previous life, she had no safety at all in this place.
"Cheng Yun, go and save people!" The head of the Chu family had never expected that a person who had never practiced martial arts could jump to such a height.
The head of the Chu family immediately ran towards Chu Ci, and Chu Chengyun followed closely behind.
Both of them had extraordinary martial arts skills. Just when Chu Ci was about to fall from the eaves of the garden pavilion with a scream, they caught Chu Ci steadily.
"That was a close call." Although Chu Ci was safe and sound, she was still quite frightened. At the same time, she was puzzled: "So... I have practiced martial arts before? Why don't I have any recollection of it?"
The Fifth Prince once again realized Chu Ci's unreliability and couldn't help but ask, "Have you ever practiced martial arts yourself? Don't you have any idea?"
Chu Ci nodded: "No impression."
Upon hearing this, Doctor Hua hurriedly took Chu Ci's pulse and said, "There's nothing abnormal with your pulse."
Doctor Hua couldn't find the problem, and the expressions of everyone present became solemn. Chu Chengyun couldn't help but say, "Old Man Hua, why don't you check again? Maybe you misdiagnosed it?"
Doctor Hua had failed Chu Ci once before and did not refute it, but when he examined him again, he got the same result.
Several people looked at each other in confusion, and Fan Jingrui said decisively: "Madam, can you try to lift this stone table? Perhaps you really have no martial arts experience?"
Chu Ci really couldn't guarantee this, after all, she was not the original body: "Then I will try."
It was really unexpected. I tried my best but couldn't move the stone table at all.
Now in Chu Ci's hands, it was like a fake table made of tofu. She lifted it lightly, and the stone table was lifted up easily.
This time, not only the Fifth Prince, but even the Purple-robed Envoy was shocked.
He even had a wild imagination and asked Doctor Hua, "Doctor Hua, is there any medicine or method in this world that can change a person's memory?"
Upon hearing this, Doctor Hua shook his head and said, "There are many ways to cause amnesia, but changing a person's memory is almost impossible."
However, the Purple Envoy couldn't think of any other possible explanation besides Chu Ci's. "Does Divine Doctor Hua think Madam Fan is acting like someone who has never practiced martial arts?"
Doctor Hua naturally couldn't go against his conscience and say no. But if he insisted that Chu Ci had practiced martial arts, Doctor Hua would also find it difficult to bring himself to say it.
Just as Doctor Hua was in a dilemma, Xiao Wu stepped forward, bowed to the crowd, and said, "Shuzhou Huaining County Magistrate Shen Zhengqing and his daughter come to see you."
Chu Ci seemed to have heard the call of a savior. She put down the stone table in her hands and ordered, "Hurry and have the wet nurse take the child to the front hall."
After saying that, Chu Ci pulled Fan Jingrui and hurried to the front hall, looking as if there was a vicious dog chasing them.
The Chu family head and Chu Chengyun had a thick filter for Chu Ci. Even so, they just smiled slightly and said, "After all, he is still a child at heart."
Doctor Hua didn't say much, just left a sentence: "I will go back and check the medical books." Then he turned and left.
Seeing this, the Fifth Prince and the Purple-Robed Envoy realized that they could not get anything out of Doctor Hua, so they simply walked hand in hand leisurely to the front hall.
At this moment, in the front hall, Shen knelt before Chu Ci, begging bitterly, "I beg you to take Si Yin'er in! I promise you, and swear, that no matter what, I will never take this child back."
Behind her, Shen Zhengqing's expression was extremely grim. "Suniang, are you really going to disregard the Shen family's reputation and trample on your father's face?"
Su Niang knelt on the ground, her eyes red with hatred. "You've forced me to this point. That bastard from the Yang family is Yin'er's biological father, and he treated her like that. How much more so as a stepfather?"
Chu Ci was speechless and slammed the table fiercely, "I say, you two father and daughter, that's enough."
The Shen family father and daughter finally came to their senses and realized that this was the Chu family. They immediately calmed down, and Shen Zhengqing even turned his head away in embarrassment.
Seeing this, Fan Jingrui hurriedly handed the tea to the other party. Shen Zhengqing was worried about how to hide his embarrassment, and immediately picked up the teacup.
Seeing that the father and daughter had calmed down, Chu Ci spoke up, "Your name is Su Niang, right? What makes you think I would adopt your child?"
"I just wanted to take a gamble. Yin'er was taken away by the thieves because I failed to protect her properly. I still won't be able to protect her in the future. I'm not a qualified mother."
At this point, tears welled up in the corners of Su Niang's eyes like pearls falling from a broken string.
Chu Ci had seen people cry before since traveling through time, but this was the first time that he felt a dull pain in his heart when someone cried.
However, Chu Ci still did not give in. "Take him away. People's hearts are fickle, and so am I."
"No, please. I can give you silver, every year, two thousand taels a year." Seeing that Chu Ci was unmoved, Su Niang increased the offer step by step.
Shen Zhengqing had a worried look on his face. Seeing his daughter so crazy, he wanted to scold her, but he couldn't bear it.
After thinking for a long time, Shen Zhengqing tentatively said, "My dear nephew, can you let Yin'er stay in the Fan family for a while? Maybe by then Su Niang will have figured it out."
This person would rather let his granddaughter live in someone else's home than give in and give his daughter a chance to breathe.
Chu Ci felt annoyed, his face suddenly darkening. "We saved him out of a momentary kindness, but we are not to be taken advantage of. So, don't make me repeat it a second time, take him away. What you two do after that is your business."
Shen Zhengqing turned to look at Fan Jingrui, who said, "Sir Shen, the reason I treated you with courtesy before was simply out of respect for your cousin, Master Shen. But Master Shen's respect doesn't include raising someone else's child."
Shen Zhengqing almost lost face.
But Fan Jingrui did not give up: "Master Shen, have you forgotten that my wife and I have been married for less than a year?"
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