Chapter 260 Ah Man Gives Up Qi Yanzhou
Seeing Qi Yanzhou's good attitude in admitting his mistake, Ye Chutang said, "Stretch out your hand."
Qi Yanzhou knew that she wanted to take his pulse, so he obediently stretched out his hand.
It has only been three days since he showed signs of the poison taking effect, but his arms have become thinner and have lost their previous strength.
Ye Chutang placed his fingers on Qi Yanzhou's wrist.
"Your pulse is weak. You need to stay in bed for the next three days. I will prescribe some medicinal food to help you strengthen your body."
When Ye Chutang withdrew his hand, Qi Yanzhou grabbed it with his backhand.
"Atang, believe me, I won't let you down."
As soon as he finished speaking, his stomach started to growl.
The affection in his eyes was shattered by embarrassment.
Ye Chutang looked at Qi Yanzhou who looked embarrassed and pulled his hand back.
She shouted to the outside of the door: "Nan Xiao, take your master back to the room."
Qi Yanzhou wanted to stay with Ye Chutang for a while longer, but his body couldn't take it anymore.
Nan Xiao walked in, looked at Qi Yanzhou, and waited for him to speak.
"Let's go."
After receiving the order, Nan Xiao picked up Qi Yanzhou.
Qi Yanzhou felt weak all over and nestled in Nan Xiao's arms like a delicate wife.
The funny scene made Ye Chutang couldn't help laughing.
"Nan Xiao, prepare some light food for your master, and come back later to get the recipes for medicinal food and medicinal bath."
By taking two approaches at the same time, the effect can be multiplied several times.
"Yes, ma'am."
"Keep an eye on him. He is not allowed to get out of bed except to go to the toilet or take a bath."
"I obey your command!"
Seeing Ye Chutang ignoring him, Qi Yanzhou took the initiative to ask, "Atang, do you have anything to tell me?"
Ye Chutang looked at the man who was adding drama to her and nodded.
"Yes, Miss Ah Man will take care of you for the next three days. Be good."
Qi Yanzhou: “…”
"Okay, I told you I'll give you and Ah Man a satisfactory result."
"Let's go. I'll save some energy for you to eat."
She was worried that if Qi Yanzhou said a few more words, he would fall asleep.
Nan Xiao also noticed that Qi Yanzhou was not in good spirits and his body temperature was so low that it was almost freezing.
He immediately carried Qi Yanzhou away.
After Ye Chutang and the other two left, he took out writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone from the cart parked in the backyard and wrote down the recipes for medicinal food and medicinal bath.
She had just ground the ink when Ah Man came uninvited.
"I heard Brother Qi swear to you!"
Ye Chutang put down the ink stick, picked up the wolf-hair brush, and dipped it in ink.
As she wrote the prescription, she said, "Didn't you already know Qi Yanzhou's attitude?"
Qi Yanzhou is a man who would rather gamble his life than betray his feelings!
Rather than being angry, she was angry that Qi Yanzhou deliberately concealed the truth from her.
It would be better to say that she was angry that this man did not take her life seriously.
Stupid and unaware!
Ah Man was choked by Ye Chutang and was speechless.
She bit her lower lip and said after a while, "Does what you promised me still count?"
"Of course, you will take care of Qi Yanzhou for the next three days."
Ye Chutang created an opportunity for Ah Man to get close to Qi Yanzhou in order to make her face the truth.
Qi Yanzhou is not her ideal man.
Ah Man looked at Ye Chutang who was writing the prescription seriously and asked in confusion: "Brother Qi is devoted to you, why do you want to push her away?"
Ye Chutang raised the corners of his lips and said confidently: "Because no matter how hard I try, I can't push him away."
The implication is that no one can push away someone who desperately wants to get close to you.
Ah Man's heart was stabbed again.
She knew she had no chance of winning, but she still replied stubbornly.
"Thank you for your help. I will try my best to pull Brother Qi away!"
"Then go ahead and pull it. I won't see you off."
“…”
After Ah Man left angrily, Ye Chutang said with a smile.
"What a child's nature."
Just as he finished speaking, he also finished writing a recipe for medicinal food.
She wrote six in a row so that she wouldn't get tired of eating them one by one.
She wrote two prescriptions for medicinal bath based on Qi Yanzhou's physical condition.
The dosage of each medicinal ingredient is small, which is suitable for people with weak constitutions nowadays.
One serving of the herb contains a large dose, which is suitable for after the body has recovered a little.
After Ye Chutang finished writing the prescription, he ground some ink.
She took out some tribute paper that was only available in the imperial palace from the space, wrote a few pieces of calligraphy, and gave them to Sun Chu.
"My calligraphy is quite valuable, can you hype it up?"
When it comes to making money, Sun Chu immediately became interested.
"Okay, I'm free anyway, 30-70, you take 70 and I take 30!"
"fair enough."
After Ye Chutang finished speaking, he flicked the paper with his fingers.
"This is tribute paper that only the palace has. It is worth a fortune. You can say that this calligraphy was obtained from the capital with great difficulty."
This way, there will be more travel expenses and the price will be higher.
Sun Chu carefully put away the calligraphy.
"How much tribute paper do you have? Write more. I can take it to auction houses in various states and counties to sell."
Ye Chutang stretched out his index finger and shook it, "Scarcity makes things valuable."
The less it circulates, the higher its value can be.
"Okay, wait for my good news."
As Sun Chu left, Ye Chutang added another sentence.
"I once sold calligraphy to the Second Prince. One piece was worth ten gold coins."
Although it usually cannot be sold at this price, it can be used as a publicity gimmick.
Sun Chu clicked his tongue twice, "Swindler!"
Ye Chutang didn't think this was a derogatory term.
"It's OK to be treacherous to the right person. You can get huge profits and fool the scumbag at the same time."
Sun Chu felt like he had found someone with the same ideals as him.
"I also like being a profiteer."
When he was leaving with the calligraphy, he passed by Nan Xiao who came to get the recipes for medicinal food and bath.
Nan Xiao felt that Ye Chutang and Sun Chu were getting too close.
But as a subordinate, he couldn't say anything.
"Madam, the master has gone to bed. He asked me to tell you that you will see the desired result in three days."
"Okay, I'll wait."
After Ye Chutang finished speaking, he handed the prescription to Nan Xiao.
"I have written down the method and dosage clearly, just follow it."
After receiving the prescription, Nan Xiao did not leave immediately.
Ye Chutang saw that he was hesitant to speak and knew that he wanted to say good things about Qi Yanzhou.
But she didn't want to listen.
"What are you still standing there for? Go to the pharmacy and buy some herbs."
Since she had already chased him away, Nan Xiao had no choice but to leave.
Not long after, Qi Qingyu came over and asked her to go to the lobby for lunch.
When Ye Chutang arrived, he found that Sun Chu was not there.
He should be busy selling calligraphy and paintings.
Madam Qi and Ah Man were not here either.
Needless to say, both of them were in Qi Yanzhou's room.
Ah Man wanted to take care of Qi Yanzhou, but Old Madam Qi was worried that she would overstep the line and was keeping an eye on her.
Ye Chutang looked at Aunt Xu who was distributing chopsticks to everyone.
"Aunt, go and ask mother to come down for dinner. Let Ah Man and Qi Yanzhou solve their own problems."
When Aunt Xu heard Ye Chutang's address to Qi Yanzhou, she looked at Old Man Qi worriedly.
The old man nodded slightly, "Go and call."
After Aunt Xu went upstairs, he looked at Ye Chutang.
"Tang'er, we won't interfere in your and Zhou'er's affairs. Just do whatever you want to do. Dad and mom support you."
Although he didn't understand why his daughter-in-law wanted to match his son with the witch doctor A Man.
But he believed that his daughter-in-law must have her own reasons for doing so.
Ye Chutang felt lucky to have a pair of reasonable in-laws.
She smiled and said, "Thank you, Dad."
As soon as she finished speaking, Madam Qi and Aunt Xu came downstairs.
The old lady sat down next to Ye Chutang, took her hand and patted it gently.
"You have a really big heart, kid."
Ye Chutang smiled but said nothing.
Because in her opinion, Qi Yanzhou's loss of her was his loss.
On the contrary, it is not.
Mr. Qi coughed lightly and said, "Let's eat."
At the dinner table, Aunt Xu asked Old Madam Qi about Qi Yanzhou's health.
Madam Qi answered in great detail, mainly for Ye Chutang to hear.
Ye Chutang knew Qi Yanzhou's physical condition better than anyone else, so he didn't listen much.
After dinner, she walked slowly on the porch in the backyard to help digest the food.
Xize took the herbs that Nan Xiao had bought and went to the kitchen to make medicinal juice for Qi Yanzhou's medicinal bath.
Seeing Ye Chutang, he stopped and bowed respectfully.
"Madam, you are a great doctor. I wonder if I could learn from you?"
Ye Chutang had no objection to spreading medical skills and nodded.
"Yes, if you have any questions or difficulties, you can come to me, but I may not be able to help you solve them."
Although her medical skills are good, they are not omnipotent.
"Then I would like to thank you in advance for your generosity. I will come back to bother you when I am done with my work."
Caesar said and went into the kitchen.
When he finished cooking the medicinal bath and came out of the kitchen, he just happened to see Ye Chutang returning to the room.
He suddenly realized that she was much fuller now than when he first met her.
Words come out without thinking.
"Madam, the journey of exile was so hard, but you didn't lose weight but gained weight. It shows that the master takes good care of you. There is really no need to show your displeasure to the master just because of Ah Man's wishful thinking."
Ye Chutang: “…”
She suddenly realized that she shouldn't have contact with Xi Ze, who knew medicine, otherwise she would not be able to hide her pregnancy.
Moreover, Qi Yanzhou must find an excuse to transfer Xize away!
Thinking of this, she snorted coldly.
"Before you say that, you'd better find out who is taking care of whom during this exile.
Also, I've changed my mind. Let's stop asking you for medical advice and stop pointing fingers! ”
After saying that, she closed the door forcefully.
Caesar: “…”
He didn't say anything extreme, did he?
A woman’s heart is as deep as the sea.
He carried the medicine in one hand and clean water in the other and went to Qi Yanzhou's room.
Qi Yanzhou was still in a coma. Ah Man sat on the bedside with his eyes lowered, not knowing what he was thinking.
Seeing her like this, Caesar sighed in his heart.
"Ah Man, the master's condition has stabilized. There is no need to stay by his side. Go and rest."
Ah Man came back to his senses and refused, "No, I have to wait for Brother Qi to wake up."
She had missed the opportunity to apologize twice and could not miss the third time.
Caesar's eyes fell on the barrel in his hand.
"But I need to give the master a medicinal bath now, so it's not convenient for you to be present."
Ah Man had no choice but to get up and leave the room.
After Xize adjusted the water temperature and the concentration of the medicine, he lifted the quilt and hugged Qi Yanzhou.
Qi Yanzhou woke up alertly.
"Master, it's time for the medicinal bath."
Seeing that it was Xize, Qi Yanzhou closed his eyes with peace of mind and let him do whatever he wanted.
After a while.
His whole body was enveloped in the warm medicinal juice, and the bitter smell of herbs filled his nose.
Xize gave Qi Yanzhou acupuncture according to the acupoints written by Ye Chutang to achieve the best effect of the medicinal bath.
Qi Yanzhou's body gradually became warmer and no longer felt heavy.
He slowly opened his eyes and asked, "Xize, has Ah Man been in the room for a long time?"
"Well, she should be guarding outside at the moment."
After Xi Ze finished speaking, he asked, "Master, how do you plan to place Ah Man?"
Qi Yanzhou leaned against the hard wooden barrel, his eyes lowered, hiding all his emotions.
"You have been with Ah Man for more than two months. Not only did you save her life, but you also went through life and death with her several times. You should know her very well. What kind of person do you think she is?"
"Ah Man is straightforward and kind, brave and independent-minded, not afraid of pain or tiredness, and is a very good girl.
But she is stubborn and once she makes up her mind about something, she will do it without hesitation even if it will not lead to any result or she will get hurt. ”
Qi Yanzhou heard the heartache and helplessness in Xize's words.
He raised his eyes and asked, "Do you want her to get hurt?"
"Of course not, but..."
When Qi Yanzhou heard what he wanted to hear, he immediately interrupted Xize.
"Since you don't want her to, then you can help me and make her realize the truth and give up on her own initiative."
He didn't want to use disgust and slander to force Ah Man to give up his obsession.
After all, she risked her life and death several times to save him, and even lost her entire clan.
Xize knew very well that Qi Yanzhou would never marry A'man.
Letting Ah Man continue to pester her would only hurt others and yourself.
He nodded, "Okay, Master, if you need me to do anything, just tell me."
"First, find out whether Ah Man still wants to return to Southern Xinjiang."
Southern Xinjiang is under the control of Qi Yanzhou.
Not only can he send Ah Man back to the witch doctor tribe, but he can also help her become the most powerful tribe leader!
If she wanted to stay, he would do as his mother had said and let her become the adopted daughter of the Qi family.
Xize was very satisfied with Qi Yanzhou's arrangement for A'man.
Whichever path she chooses, it will be good for her.
"Okay, I'll figure it out as soon as possible."
A quarter of an hour later.
Xi Ze took off the silver needle from Qi Yanzhou's body, helped him get up from the bathtub, and changed him into clean clothes.
The effect of the medicinal bath is obvious, and Qi Yanzhou can already stand on his own.
But his body was still weak, and he was exhausted by the time he reached the bed.
He leaned against the head of the bed and said to Caesar who was packing the tub, "When you are done, let Ah Man come in when you leave. I want to talk to her."
"Yes, Master."
At the bottom of the bathtub in Room Tian, there is a bamboo tube leading to the first floor.
After Xize drained the water from the medicinal bath, he rinsed the bathtub with the reserved clean water.
He left with two empty buckets.
Ah Man stood at the stairs on the third floor, staring at Qi Yanzhou's room.
Seeing Caesar coming out, he quickly ran forward.
Before she opened her mouth to ask, she heard Caesar say, "Go in, the master wants to see you."
Ah Man was delighted and trotted into the room and came to the bed.
She looked at Qi Yanzhou, whose face had a hint of blood, and said with emotion: "Ye Chutang's medical skills are really amazing!"
After saying this, she performed the Southern Xinjiang style of apology to Qi Yanzhou.
"Brother Qi, I'm sorry that you have to suffer because of my willfulness."
"Fortunately you are okay, otherwise I would be blamed for my death."
"I like you and want to marry you. This has never changed. Please, for the sake of me saving you, give me a chance to stay with you."
Ah Man said everything he wanted to say in one breath, and immediately felt a lot more relaxed.
Qi Yanzhou looked at Ah Man who looked nervous and pointed at the round stool beside the table.
"Sit down and talk."
Ah Man sat down at the table obediently, feeling uneasy.
Qi Yanzhou thanked her.
"Thank you for breaking your principles and coming to help me detoxify."
"Brother Qi, you don't have to thank me. I saved you because Ye Chutang proposed conditions that were favorable to me."
After Ah Man finished speaking, his eyes dimmed.
"Compared to Ye Chutang, I'm despicable, right?"
She doesn't like herself like this either.
But she had nothing left, so she could only shamelessly grab what she wanted!
Qi Yanzhou looked at Ah Man who was about to cry and comforted her softly.
"Ah Man, you have no obligation to help me detoxify. You have done nothing wrong in proposing conditions that are favorable to you. Don't blame yourself."
"You saved me twice. I'm very grateful. If there's anything I can do, just ask."
"But I have only ever considered you a friend. I am sorry that I cannot respond to your feelings."
"Don't worry, since Atang promised to help you create opportunities to get along with me, I will not refuse your approach and make her a traitor."
The last sentence shattered Ah Man's pretended strength.
The tears in my eyes could no longer be held back and burst out.
She looked at Qi Yanzhou with tearful eyes, her hands clenched tightly, her nails digging into her palms, but she didn't feel any pain.
"Brother Qi, do you love Ye Chutang so much? For her, you can even give up your life. For her, you can also wrong yourself and get along with me!"
Qi Yanzhou looked at Ah Man with tears streaming down her face and nodded gently.
"I love Atang very much, and I will only love her.
If the prerequisite for survival is losing her, I would rather die.
For her, I am willing to do anything, even sell out myself and betray morality.
This is my attitude towards Atang, and I will never change it in my life! ”
After saying that, he added another sentence.
"Ah Man, how about we get along well for the next three days?"
Ah Man's vision was blurred by tears, and she couldn't see the expression on Qi Yanzhou's face when he said this.
She raised her hand to wipe away her tears, and her vision suddenly became clear.
Looking at Qi Yanzhou's handsome and serious face, I felt a little confused.
"It was Ye Chutang who promised me, so as long as she gives me the opportunity to spend time with you, it won't count as breaking her promise.
Brother Qi never promised me anything, and he could have easily refused my approach, so why did he choose to be with me? ”
Qi Yanzhou raised his sexy thin lips and a confident smile appeared on his face.
"Because after three days, you will not only understand why I must be with Atang, but you will also fall in love with her and let go of your obsession."
Ah Man didn't believe it.
"Brother Qi, let's make a bet. If you don't do what you just said, how about marrying me?"
Qi Yanzhou answered firmly: "I will not marry you. Change the conditions."
Although he was absolutely sure that he could make Ah Man change his mind.
But he won't gamble with matters of the heart.
Because this is not only disrespectful to Ye Chutang, but also a humiliation to A Man.
Ah Man snorted coquettishly.
"Brother Qi, do you feel that you are unsure and therefore don't dare to gamble?"
"Ah Man, when you meet someone you really like, you will understand that I don't gamble, not because I'm afraid of losing."
Qi Yanzhou knew very well that Ah Man's love for him was not as deep as she thought.
It's not necessary for him.
She was just attracted to him at first sight, she admired him as a god of war, and she was unwilling to accept the rejection.
If you really like someone, you won't bear to force her or make things difficult for her.
When Ah Man saw that Qi Yanzhou didn't believe that she truly liked him, accusations appeared in her eyes.
"Brother Qi..."
She was interrupted by Qi Yanzhou just as she opened her mouth.
"Ah Man, I'm a little tired and want to rest for a while. You should go back to your room and take a nap. I'll talk to you when I wake up."
Ah Man swallowed back the words he had not finished saying.
"Okay, call me when you wake up."
She waited for Qi Yanzhou to lie down, tucked in the quilt for him, and left the room.
When she closed the door, Caesar, who was standing against the wall, raised his eyebrows.
"Chat?"
Ah Man had been traveling with Caesar for two months and was very familiar with him.
She asked casually, "What do you want to talk about?"
"Talk about something that will benefit you."
"Let's go."
Ah Man took Caesar to her room.
After sitting down, Xi Ze poured Ah Man a cup of herbal tea.
He didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Ah Man, have you ever thought about returning to Southern Xinjiang?"
"No, I have broken with my tribe."
"That's not a problem. As long as you want to return to Southern Xinjiang, the master can help you resolve the issue of being expelled from the clan."
This made Ah Man alert.
"What do you mean? Brother Qi wants to send me back to Southern Xinjiang?"
Caesar looked at the furious Ah Man and tried to comfort him.
"Don't get me wrong, the master doesn't think so. It's just that I think you should think about it in the future."
As he said that, he stuffed the herbal tea into Ah Man's hand.
"Ah Man, you know very well that the master will not marry you. When you face the reality, what choice will you make? Go back to Southern Xinjiang, or stay?"
Ah Man has never thought about the future, but there is one thing she is very sure of.
"The moment I gave up my identity as a witch doctor and left southern Xinjiang, I never thought of going back."
Although the tribesmen didn't know why she wanted to leave southern Xinjiang.
But she was resolute at the time, ignoring the advice and threats of her tribesmen and saying she would never regret it.
If she goes back, she will become a huge joke.
After knowing Ah Man's answer, Xi Ze said, "Ah Man, no matter what your decision is, the master will make arrangements for you."
"Besides, we have lived and died together so many times, I will not ignore you."
After saying that, he left A'man's room.
Ah Man drank up the herbal tea in his hand, his eyes blank.
She really should plan for the future.
But after thinking about it, I still couldn't figure out what to do.
***
For the next three days, whenever Qi Yanzhou was awake, he would stay alone in the room with Ah Man.
Old Madam Qi was extremely worried.
She always wanted to find an excuse to go into the room to see what was going on, but was stopped by Ye Chutang every time.
Seeing that the Qi family members were restless, Ye Chutang dragged them to play mahjong, hoping that they would not win.
"Don't cook tonight. How about using these ten taels of silver to buy a table of food?"
The money was won by Ye Chutang, so Madam Qi naturally had no objection.
"Okay, Atang, just buy whatever you want to eat."
As she spoke, her eyes looked up several times.
Qi Qingyu asked Ye Chutang while collecting the cards.
"Sister-in-law, are you really not worried at all?"
Although she also trusts her husband.
But if her husband was with another woman every day, she would definitely not be able to feel free of resentment.
Ye Chutang handed the silver he won to Aunt Xu.
"Aunt, just buy your dinner for dinner. I'm not picky about food."
"Okay, it's getting dark, I'll go to the restaurant to buy some food."
Aunt Xu put the silver into her sleeve pocket, stood up and left.
As soon as she reached the front door, the door to Room No. 1 opened.
Ah Man walked out of the room quickly, went to the stairs, and shouted to Ye Chutang downstairs.
"Ye Chutang, I give up on Brother Qi. I wish you two a happy marriage!"
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