She left Meng Ruliu behind, took a lantern, and left the room.
There weren't many servants left in the Duke's mansion. As she walked, she only encountered one servant sweeping the courtyard. She lowered her lantern, and the servant saw her and said, "Are you the new steward Li?"
Su Wan nodded and walked over quickly. Fortunately, the servant didn't ask any further questions.
She arrived at the Duke and Duchess's door, took a moment to calm herself, knocked on the door, and then pushed it open to enter.
A man's voice came from behind the screen: "Who is it?"
Su Wan walked silently around the screen and entered the room. She saw two elderly people sitting at the table, turning to look at her. The man was naturally the Duke of Bai, and the woman was naturally Bai Zhiyi's mother.
"Is that Xiaomei?" Duke Bai squinted at her, and seeing that she was dressed as a maid from the manor, he felt relieved. "Why are you here again? Didn't we say we weren't hungry?"
Su Wan said, "Master, Madam. Xiao Mei and Xiao Zhu are asleep. I've come to relieve them."
Mother Bai said, "Master, this child's voice sounds unfamiliar. Could he be a newcomer?"
Su Wan seized the opportunity and replied, "Master, Madam. This servant was just hired by Steward Li today. My name is Xiao Su."
Duke Bai said, "Steward Li, have you hired more people? Didn't I tell you not to hire any more?"
Su Wan approached Duke Bai with a smile and said, "Master, Steward Li said that the Duke's mansion is so big that he can't manage it all without enough people under his command."
Madam Bai nodded and said, "What Xiao Su said is right. Master has dismissed many servants, how can Steward Li manage them all on his own?"
Su Wan said, "Sister Xiaomei just said that Master and Madam have no appetite, so I came to see them. When I was a child, I also had no appetite. A good doctor gave me a prescription that specifically treats loss of appetite."
Duke Bai waved his hand and said, "I can't eat, my chest feels very tight, and my eyesight has been poor for the past two days."
Su Wan said, "Master, I can tell at a glance. You have qi rising to the upper body, which makes it difficult to see. We need to regulate your qi first..."
The mother, standing nearby, chuckled, "This child is articulate and seems quite knowledgeable about medicine; she doesn't seem like a servant. Could it be that Steward Li invited her to treat us, the old couple?"
Su Wan continued, "You can't hide it from Madam. Butler Li said he hired a skilled ventriloquist, but it ended up making Master and Madam like this. He feels bad about it and wants to find a doctor..."
She told everything she had heard to the Duke and Duchess Bai. Seeing how well she knew about the situation in the manor, the Duke and Duchess Bai believed her without a doubt and really thought that Steward Li had invited her.
Madam Bai said to Duke Bai, "My lord, Steward Li meant well, so let Doctor Su take a look at you."
Duke Bai sighed and extended his wrist, saying, "Then let's take a look."
While taking the pulse of Duke Bai, Su Wan said to Bai's mother, "Madam, is the portrait on this table of Miss Bai?"
Upon hearing this, both elderly people burst into tears again. The mother said, "We only have this one daughter, and we've cherished her like a treasure since she was little. Who knew..."
Seeing that they were very upset, Su Wan thought, "It's not the right time to talk about it now. Let's finish taking their pulses and treating their illnesses first, and then bring up Bai Zhiyi's matter when they feel a little better."
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