When they entered the Weiran Building, there was no vacant space for them on the first and second floors. Only the third floor had a private room, which offered a clear view of the entire first floor and was spacious, but of course not cheap.
During festivals, the prices of food and drinks in the better restaurants in the city are greatly overpriced, and ordinary meals can be used to steal money from people's wallets by giving them nice names.
Cang Heng, who was no longer short of money, generously offered to treat everyone to the meal, and the other three naturally had no objection.
As soon as they entered the private room, Chaohua said he was hungry and asked for food to be served.
The food and wine had just been served on the table when there was a knock on the door.
The waiter who served the food went out to find out more about the situation. It turned out that they were from the Princess Yan's family, whose surname was Ke. There were no vacant private rooms on the third floor. They heard that Cang Heng and Chao Hua had also come to Weiran Building, so they thought of squeezing in.
Cang Heng and Chao Hua had a good relationship with their maternal grandparents, so they agreed without thinking.
After everyone came in, they realized that among the five people there were not only the Ke brothers and sisters, but also someone they were not unfamiliar with - Shangguan Ruoyan.
Shangguan Ruoyan saw Cang Heng's face full of joy and shyness. After the shyness subsided, she looked at the other people in the private room. The moment she saw Chen Huaixu, the corners of her mouth that had been raised slowly fell.
Shen Huaixu raised his eyebrows and smiled at her, and only looked away when he saw her expression gradually become ugly.
I don’t know what Shangguan Ruoyan was thinking. She actually treated a cute and well-behaved ten-year-old girl as an imaginary enemy. Her train of thought was really weird.
The thought flashed through his mind, and Shen Huaixu no longer paid attention to Shangguan Ruoyan, but instead paid attention to the two young masters and two ladies of the Ke family. Especially the second young master of the Ke family.
The second young master was named Ke Rong, about seventeen or eighteen years old, a fair-faced scholar with a strong bookish air, but for some reason he always glanced at her intentionally or unintentionally.
The rest of the people were talking about the exciting things that had happened in the capital recently. He didn't talk much to others, only occasionally saying a word or two to Cang Heng.
If you want to ask something, just say it directly. If the other party hesitates and doesn't want to talk, Shen Huaixu won't want to pay attention to them.
Until Ke Rong completely lost his patience.
"County Lady Mingyi is still practicing medicine at Jishitang?"
Shen Huaixu nodded, "Second Master Ke, what advice do you have for me?"
He disagreed, saying, "As a woman, showing up in public all day is detrimental to her reputation. How could the Marquis of Xuanping be so indulgent to the county lady?"
These words made everyone present suddenly quiet down, except Shangguan Ruoyan, whose eyes were filled with excitement.
Cang Heng knew that his cousin was a bit pedantic due to his studies, so he said with a warning, "Cousin, Mingyi's medical skills have been praised by both the Imperial Grandfather and the Imperial Grandmother. Besides, what good is a person's medical skills if he doesn't use them to save the world?"
Ke Rong restrained his expression, "Cousin, I don't mean to blame you. I'm just angry about the rumors going around these days. Doctors save lives and heal the wounded, and they have a kind heart, but they should never reveal a patient's private information to outsiders. If this spreads from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, the rumor will spread, and those involved will be in great trouble..."
He gave a long speech about the harm of rumors until Chaohua lost his patience and interrupted him.
"Cousin Rong, why are you saying this?"
Chaohua glanced at Shangguan Ruoyan who lowered her head and asked knowingly.
Shangguan Ruoyan was panicked and could only keep her head down and pretend to be unhappy.
Ke Rong glanced quickly in one direction, then quickly averted his gaze, saying sternly, "I've always been good friends with the Third Young Master of the Shangguan Family, so I naturally know what he's worried about."
The fifth daughter of the Ke family was good friends with Shangguan Ruoyan. Upon hearing this, she looked distressed. "Sister Shangguan explained clearly what happened back then. The midwife hired by the wife of the Marquis of Zhenyuan had her own method for women with difficult labor, but the result was..."
She didn't say the rest of the words, but it was enough for everyone to imagine.
Cang Heng didn't say anything else. Shen Huaixu had never lost in such a matter.
Shen Huaixu sat calmly, and waited until everyone's eyes were focused on her before she smiled, "Are you done? Now it's my turn. Did you two see the Second Young Master's wife's situation with your own eyes? Do you know how dangerous her situation was at the time? Even she-"
She pointed at Shangguan Ruoyan, "Fourth Miss Shangguan, you've never even met the Second Young Master's wife. Where did this rumor come from? Did the Marquis of Zhenyuan's wife not want a grandson? Were Doctor Yue and I invited by the Marquis of Zhenyuan's wife? Or did I name someone who was immoral?"
Putting away the smile on her face, she stood up and said, "If it weren't for Doctor Yue's guidance on the life-saving acupuncture and the life-saving pills from Jishitang, there would be only two results in this matter. One is one corpse and two lives, and the other is the death of the mother after the birth of the child. The midwife is responsible for delivering the baby. If the baby can't be born, where can she deliver the baby?
Of course, a caesarean section is also an option, but can she save the Second Young Master's wife's life? If she has such ability, why is she so unknown in the capital? Or does she have the confidence to bring people back to life? Is she the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva?
As soon as he finished speaking, someone beside him suddenly laughed out loud.
Chen Huaixu looked in the direction of the voice, but the smile on Chaohua's face was not yet retracted.
Seeing Chen Huaixu looking at him, Zhao Hua coughed and said, "Where did this midwife come from who is so skilled? I want to see her for myself."
Shangguan Ruoyan's face turned blue and red after hearing what Chen Huaixu said, and she didn't know how to refute it for a moment.
Seeing that she was speechless, Ke Rong felt like saving the beautiful woman. "How do you know that the midwife doesn't have special skills?"
"I really don't know, Mr. Ke, do you know?"
“How could I not know…”
"Can you even tell me what her unique skills are? You're using hearsay to slander me. Is this the integrity of a scholar? You're here to disgrace all scholars!"
"You--" Ke Rong stood up angrily and glared at Chen Huaixu.
Cang Heng said calmly, "Second cousin, you've gone too far."
Ke Rong clenched his fists and sat back angrily.
Chen Huaixu smiled brightly. Now that things had come to this, why should he give face to Shangguan Ruoyan?
Her gaze fixed on Shangguan Ruoyan, "Fourth Miss Shangguan, you instigated others to stand up for you, and remained silent yourself. Isn't that too mean?"
Whether the midwife is capable or not cannot be checked at all. The current situation is just a show that Shangguan Ruoyan wants to put on in front of Cang Heng to clear herself in front of Cang Heng.
But Shangguan Ruoyan probably didn't expect that she was here too, and she didn't expect that she was not the kind of person who would suffer in silence. If she was not present today, or if she had no way to defend herself, after she went out of this door, she would be the one to throw dirty water on Zhenyuan Hou.
Shangguan Ruoyan exclaimed, "What does County Master Mingyi mean?"
Fu Tuan had already stopped eating and was looking at the scene in front of him with his eyes full of excitement.
"Fourth Miss, do you really need me to break everything down and explain it to you before you understand? Everyone says Fourth Miss Shangguan is smart and clever, but it seems she doesn't live up to her reputation right now."
"——Isn't what the county lady said a bit harsh?" Miss Ke Wu stood up to speak for Shangguan Ruoyan.
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