Chapter 29: The person was snatched away by Chu Xinrou
Chu Xinrou listened to the praises of the ladies from the noble families around her. The noble ladies who were once so high and mighty were now attentive to her, and some even took the initiative to propose marriage for her. This was completely different from the family recognition banquet many days ago.
Chu Xinrou felt a sense of pride and satisfaction.
Sure enough, it was a wise move to send someone to follow Shen Shuwei that day. The person she saved with great effort ended up in her hands.
It’s a pity that the fire didn’t burn Shen Shuwei to death that day.
Chu Xinrou gritted her teeth secretly, and a hint of viciousness flashed across her gentle eyes.
The fire that day was so big, how come she didn't burn to death? If she found out that Yan'er was in her hands, it would be troublesome. Everything she has now will be taken away by Shen Shuwei again.
Shen Shuwei had taken too many things from her, and she would never allow her to snatch the miracle doctor from her this time.
"Xinrou, Xinrou." The old lady sitting at the top suddenly called her twice.
Chu Xinrou quickly suppressed the gloom in her eyes and revealed a gentle smile, "Grandma, what are your instructions?"
"I thought that since you have saved the life of that genius doctor Yun, you might as well call him the young master of the Shangshu Mansion." The Shangshu Mansion that the old lady mentioned was the wife of the Shangshu of Military Affairs, Wang Peilan.
She spoke lightly as if she was buying vegetables at the market, as if the miracle doctor was the palace physician employed by the marquis's mansion.
When Wang Peilan heard this, she was overjoyed and hurried to express her gratitude.
It seems that the gifts she gave these days were not in vain. She hinted and hinted so that the people in the Marquis' Mansion understood her purpose.
The old lady actually had her own plans. The Jingning Marquis's Mansion had actually declined by this generation, and the Jingning Marquis was now just a title and held an idle position in one of the six ministries.
Her only grandson, Chu Yunlan, is a man of little progress. A few days ago, I heard that he was criticized by the teacher of the academy, saying that he is neither good at literature nor martial arts. If he continues like this, his title will most likely be stripped when it is passed on to the next generation.
Wang Peilan is the wife of the Minister of War. If we repay her with this favor, it will be easy to ask her to support the Jingning Marquisate in the future.
Besides, that Divine Doctor Yun, no matter how famous he was, was just an ordinary country doctor. The Marquis of Jingning's Mansion was willing to honor him by letting him treat the young master of the Shangshu Mansion, which was also a favor to him. He dared not refuse.
Chu Xinrou naturally knew the old lady's plan, but she was a little embarrassed at the moment.
The old man, Doctor Yun, has a bad temper and is stubborn. When he first entered the mansion, he promised that he would only treat the old lady and would not care about anyone else.
Not to mention that he was clamoring to see his granddaughter Yan'er this morning. Thinking that Yan'er was knocked unconscious by her, and Yan'er must not wake up before the old lady cured her, Chu Xinrou felt guilty.
"With what the old lady said, I would like to thank you in advance." Wang Peilan actually stood up and thanked Chu Xinrou.
"My second son is about the same age as my eldest daughter, but he hasn't made much progress and is only a tutor for the Crown Prince." Wang Peilan changed the subject, stepped forward, shook Chu Xinrou's hand, and said warmly, "If my eldest daughter can convince the miracle doctor to cure my youngest son, it would be a great favor to our family."
After saying this, he plucked out a golden hairpin from his temples and pinned it to Chu Xinrou's hair. He patted her hands and sighed, "Young lady, you have a very beautiful face. This hairpin is perfect for you. It makes you look like a flower."
Everyone present was a shrewd person; how could they not understand the implication in Wang Peilan's words? The old lady even covered her mouth with her hands and laughed non-stop, repeatedly urging Chu Xinrou to find Divine Doctor Yun and insist that he cure the young master of the Shangshu Mansion.
Being the prince's companion was a truly great honor. If Xinrou married into the Shangshu Mansion, wouldn't their Marquisate have access to the prince? And if the prince ascended the throne, then their Jingning Marquisate...
The old lady was so excited that she didn't dare to think further.
As expected, Xinrou is a lucky star. With her arrival, there is hope for the revival of the Marquis' Mansion.
Unlike Chen Shuwei, the ungrateful idiot, Yun Lan had told her everything. Xinrou and her mother had repeatedly begged her to stay at the Marquis' Mansion for a while, even offering her acupuncture and medicine, but she refused. They had truly wasted their time raising her.
Chu Xinrou was also very excited, so she took Jin Que to find Doctor Yun. On the way, she even began to imagine that after she cured the young master of the Shangshu Mansion, she would marry into the Shangshu Mansion in a grand ceremony and live in harmony with the second young master.
However
"What young master from the Shangshu Mansion? Even if it's the Jade Emperor's own son, I won't go!" Chu Xinrou had just said half of her words when Divine Doctor Yun blew his beard and glared at her and started to attack. "We agreed that I would only treat your grandmother. I won't care about anyone else."
Chu Xinrou's smile froze. Thinking of the power of the Shangshu Mansion, she advised, "If the miracle doctor is willing to cure that young master, you will definitely get a large portion of the consultation fee."
"Consultation fee?" Divine Doctor Yun sneered, "What use are those broken stones and scraps of paper to me? I only want my little granddaughter."
He had been in the Marquis' Mansion for several days, but apart from letting him meet Yan'er from a distance at the beginning, the woman in front of him kept making excuses to refuse, and even refused to let him take her granddaughter's pulse. He had long been dissatisfied in his heart.
Chu Xinrou was having a headache when she saw that he was not moved by her persuasion. Suddenly, Jin Que walked over quickly and whispered in her ear.
Chu Xinrou's expression suddenly changed, and the handkerchief in her hand was pulled into a distorted shape. "Go inform mother and eldest brother, I'll be there right away."
Why did Shen Shuwei come to her house at this time? Could it be that he found out that someone was with her and came to kidnap her?
No, she would never allow Yan'er to be taken away by Chen Shuwei.
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That day, Shen Shuwei drank the honey water brought by Jing Yin and somehow fell into a deep sleep all day. When she asked him about it later, Jing Yin just said that the honey water was mixed with sleeping herbs, so she slept well.
Shen Shuwei was skeptical about this, but did not pursue it, because the matter of the miracle doctor had not been clarified yet, and this matter was more important.
After she finally felt better, she brought Qingdai to the Marquis' Mansion to find out what was going on.
After she woke up, she sent people to inquire around Yunxiu Tower. Because she had spent a fortune to redeem Yan'er there that day, the girls there still remembered her and Yan'er vividly. One girl who had escaped the fire told her that she had seen a servant in a gray shorts and a cloud-blue headband carrying Yan'er away that day.
When Shen Shuwei heard this description, she remembered that all the servants in the Jingning Marquis Mansion were dressed like this. She immediately found a piece of material of the same color and showed it to her, asking her if the servant was dressed like that. The girl recognized it at a glance and swore that it was the same material.
There was nothing Chen Shuwei didn't understand. The people from Jingning Marquis' Mansion also wanted to invite the miracle doctor, so they followed her and kidnapped Yan'er.
"Miss...Miss?" The two servants at the door of the Marquis' Mansion were a little surprised when they saw Chen Shuwei, and blurted out subconsciously.
Shen Shuwei glanced at him and said, "Let Chu Xinrou come out to see me."
The person who went to pick up the miracle doctor that day was Chu Xinrou, and the news spread all over the city. She didn't believe that Chu Xinrou was unaware of this.
The two servants looked at each other, and one of them quickly went back to report.
When Chu Xinrou came out, she was covered in jewels and silk, with a big gold hairpin in her hair, which was given to her by Wang Peilan.
"Sister, what do you want to talk to me about?" Chu Xinrou deliberately adjusted the golden hairpin in her hair while speaking, and gave Chen Shuwei a provocative smile, "The mansion is busy right now, and I still have to chat and drink tea with the Shangshu Madam. This hairpin was given to me by the Shangshu Madam because she said my color was good."
If the timing hadn't been wrong, Chu Xinrou would have even wanted to tell Shen Shuwei that the Shangshu's wife had taken a fancy to her and wanted to marry her to the second son, who was the prince's tutor.
Shen Shuwei was afraid that she would never be able to have such a good marriage in her lifetime, and she was only worthy of marrying a sixth-rank official or a businessman.
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