Unconsciously, Lu Tong started to remember what Pei Yunshu had said.
"Ah Ying, don’t be fooled by his current duties in the palace, his fighting and killing, his fierce appearance, when he was young, my mother taught him musical rhythm and also calligraphy and painting, and he learned very well. To be honest, I used to think he would become a refined young master, but who knew he would later enter the Imperial City wielding a sword every day...it really seems a bit of a pity..."
At that time, she was wary and tired of Pei Yunmeng, so she let Pei Yunshu’s exaggerated praise go in one ear and out the other, but now she had to admit, right here, that Pei Yunshu had indeed been correct.
After all, even Yin Zheng had praised Lu Tong behind her back: "Lord Pei has both wealth and looks, understands emotions and knows how to appreciate things, in today’s Shengjing City, he really is a rare good husband candidate."
Lu Tong blankly thought to herself, not even realizing when the sound of the zither had stopped. It wasn’t until Pei Yunmeng stopped playing and looked at her, raising his eyebrows: "Were you so captivated by the listening?"
Lu Tong came back to her senses.
"How was it," he got up, "compared to what the Zither Girl just played?"
"Actually, I didn’t understand it." Lu Tong honestly spoke up: "But you were closer, and it sounded clearer."
Pei Yunmeng, wordless, walked over to Lu Tong and flicked her forehead, "This was ’Joyful Spring Rain’ from Xiao Shijiao Nine."
He sat down opposite Lu Tong and smiled: "I’ve never played the zither outside before, the first time I have, I offered it to you. What does Doctor Lu plan to repay me with?"
"The first time," Lu Tong disdained, "that can’t be for sure."
"What do you mean?"
"Aren’t you a regular at Yuxian Tower?" Lu Tong lightly teased: "As a regular, maybe you’ve also played other things like ’Joyful Autumn Rain’ or ’Joyful Winter Rain.’"
Her words carried a hint of digging up old grievances.
"Hey," Pei Yunmeng frowned, "I visit Yuxian Tower not for fun." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
"That can’t be for sure."
He replied helplessly: "Hong Man belongs to the Emperor."
"Oh." Lu Tong drew out the word.
Pei Yunmeng glanced at Lu Tong, and thinking of something, his eyes and brows lifted: "Aren’t you just jealous?"
"Not at all." Lu Tong answered quickly.
He laughed: "Didn’t I say before, I won’t visit brothels anymore once I have a wife."
Lu Tong stared at him: "I remember I also mentioned, I’m not as generous as the Marshal; if my fiancé visits brothels, I’ll kill him."
Pei Yunmeng: "..."
He sighed: "Doctor Lu’s decisiveness in killing is unparalleled, even the entire Palace Front Office can’t match you."
Lu Tong readily accepted this.
He glanced at her and said leisurely: "Don’t worry, I like Doctor Lu much more than Doctor Lu likes me. But it’s also good this way; the one entangled, lost, tossing and turning is me, so you don’t have to worry so much."
Lu Tong frowned slightly: "What are you worried about?"
"Many things, for example, Ji Xun."
"Doctor Ji?" Lu Tong was startled, "What does he have to do with it?"
Pei Yunmeng gave a light snort: "Doesn’t he come to your door every day to administer acupuncture?"
Chang Jin had previously agreed with Lu Tong that, until her health was fully recovered, Ji Xun would administer acupuncture to her daily. Now that she had left the Medical Officer Institute and returned to West Street, Ji Xun had also decided to come to West Street daily to administer her treatment.
In the beginning, Lu Tong also felt that it was too much trouble for Ji Xun, but Ji Xun was very persistent, and she couldn’t really refuse.
But Ji Xun’s earnestness was because Ji Xun was a gentleman. Years ago, when they accidentally met on Su Nan Bridge, he was willing to lend a hand, let alone now that they shared the camaraderie of colleagues.
"Petty thoughts." Lu Tong refuted: "Doctor Ji cares for the sick, don’t speak nonsense and tarnish his reputation."
"Tarnishing his reputation?" Pei Yunmeng looked at Lu Tong.
Lu Tong frowned slightly, nodding seriously as if what he’d said was incredibly unreasonable.
Pei Yunmeng lifted his eyelids and watched her for a while, making sure that was truly what she thought, the corner of his lips curling up with a hint of schadenfreude, "To be honest, if our positions weren’t different, I might even feel a bit of sympathy for him."
Lu Tong couldn’t be bothered to talk about this with him: "Even if we don’t talk about that, Doctor Ji and I, we travel the same road but have different aspirations."
"Oh?" Pei Yunmeng raised an eyebrow, "In what way do you have different aspirations?"
"Don’t you know?" Lu Tong said: "I’ve already left the Medical Officer Institute."
Pei Yunmeng’s expression paused for a moment, and he didn’t say anything for a while.
Lu Tong had left the Medical Officer Institute.
Although he had guessed that she had this intention, Pei Yunmeng was still somewhat surprised when he actually heard the news.
It was really too quick, he originally thought that Lu Tong’s decision would come later.
"I joined the Medical Officer Institute with an impure purpose in the first place," Lu Tong spoke of the matter very calmly, her words completely devoid of attachment.
"Now that my concerns have been addressed, staying any longer is against my wishes. Doctor Ji wishes to care for the whole world, but I only want to guard my small corner of peace. Instead of staying in the Medical Officer Institute to treat people like Jin Xianrong, I’d rather stay on West Street. At least there are no bothersome official examinations to deal with."
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