"Brother Doctor, it's like this. There was some trouble in the restaurant just now, and someone accidentally bumped into the corner of the counter and fainted, so I asked you to come and take a look." The second brother first led the doctor to Cui Rou's side, and then stood up to call Xu Yuehuai.
Xu Yuehuai had already come to her senses and bowed to the doctor, saying, "Sir, I'm sorry to have troubled you."
"It's alright, it's alright." Knowing that Xu Yuehuai was a good person, the doctor immediately went to check on Cui Rouxuan's condition.
At this moment, Wu Zhaoyin also arrived.
Seeing Xu Yuehuai's gloomy face, he quickly asked, "Manager Xu, what happened?"
"Lord Wu, I'll have to trouble you again this time." Xu Yuehuai quickly explained the matter briefly.
Inside the room, Xu Mingzhi's ears twitched, as if he heard someone outside calling for an official. He quickly tugged at Xu Jingui's sleeve and said, "Dad, they're here! The officials are really here! What do we do? What do we do?"
After he finished speaking, he wandered around the room like a headless fly. He accidentally stepped on a broken stool leg, which sent a small piece of porcelain flying onto Xu Jingui's forehead, instantly cutting a small gash.
"What are you panicking about? Did you remember what we were discussing?" Xu Jingui scolded, clutching his forehead in pain.
After saying that, he pressed his head against the door, wanting to hear what was being said outside.
But after listening for a long time, he still couldn't hear anything. Frustrated, he kicked the door and cursed, "I should have smashed you. It would have been better than smashing an antique."
Outside, Lord Wu waved his hand and said, "It's alright. Where are the troublemakers?"
"That room up ahead, the one that's been nailed shut with wooden planks," Xu Yuehuai pointed ahead. "I was afraid they'd escape, so I had the workers nail them shut inside."
Lord Wu glanced at it, frowned, and nodded to the constables behind him, who then went forward to dismantle the wooden planks.
The door was nailed on in a hurry and wasn't very secure. The constables opened it in no time and tried to kick it open, but the room was full of clutter, and they only managed to open a small gap.
"Xu Yuehuai, I'll definitely kill you when I get out of here." Xu Jingui's voice came through the small crack.
Xu Mingzhi was also shouting and cursing: "My father is right, just you wait and see."
The two immediately launched into a tirade of insults.
This immediately made the constables frown: "Are there really such outrageous people in Chang'an?"
"Common people?" Lord Wu said upon hearing this. "In my eyes, such villains cannot be considered common people, nor can they be considered human beings!"
Not to mention, Xu Yuehuai is now the goddaughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and even he can't afford to offend her, let alone these two rabble.
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand, and the constables, who had been waiting for this action, pushed open the door and rushed in all at once.
When Xu Jingui and his companion saw the door open, they assumed it was Xu Yuehuai coming in, so they picked up various scraps from the ground and waved them over, not caring what they were picking up.
Lord Wu, who was at the very back, almost hit him too, but luckily Xu Yuehuai reacted quickly and pulled him away.
"I'm so angry! Seize them!" Lord Wu glanced gratefully at Xu Yuehuai, then shouted unhappily into the room.
The constables drew their swords with a "whoosh" and went inside, quickly restraining the two of them.
When Xu Jingui saw so many officials, he was terrified and the two of them were too scared to speak.
"How is the person?" Seeing that the two inside had stopped arguing, Lord Wu nodded and asked. He didn't want anyone to die, after all, he had to keep his official hat.
At this moment, the doctor had already taken her pulse and immediately came forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Lord Wu, this woman is not seriously injured. She was just hungry and tired from the journey and was also frightened, which is why she fainted. As for the wound on her forehead, it did not affect any vital organs. She will recover after two days of medication."
"That's excellent." Both Lord Wu and Xu Yuehuai breathed a sigh of relief.
Lord Wu did not cause any deaths, and although Xu Yuehuai disliked Cui Rou, he did not want anything to happen to her.
After all, when Xu Jingui and the others came to her place to cause trouble, Cui Rou didn't help them, and even considered her feelings.
Upon hearing this, Xu Mingzhi realized that everything had deviated from their plan, and immediately shouted at the top of his lungs, "How is this possible? My mother was clearly knocked unconscious by them!"
At Lord Wu's single glance, the constable beside him immediately drew his knife and brought it close to his neck, uttering a soft "Hmm?"
Xu Mingzhi quickly shrank back and dared not say another word.
Xu Yuehuai didn't bother with him at all, and cupped her hands to the doctor, saying, "Doctor, thank you so much. Second brother, please see the doctor out for me."
After she finished speaking, she pointed to the Zhenxiufang restaurant across the street.
The second brother understood immediately. After seeing the person downstairs, he went across the street to get a box of pastries and gave it to the doctor.
The doctor was initially a little reluctant, having traveled such a long way without earning any money, but such a large box of pastries was enough to appease him, so after some polite words, he accepted it.
After seeing the doctor off, Xu Yuehuai still didn't want to let Xu Jingui and his son off so easily.
She pondered for a moment, then looked at Lord Wu with bright eyes and said, “Lord Wu, as you know, it’s not easy for a woman like me to run this shop in the capital. And these two came to cause trouble. If you say it’s really our fault, I’ll accept it, but it’s obviously not. They even made a mess of my private room. Oh, and I have two antique vases in there.”
After she finished speaking, tears instantly streamed down her face: "Tell me, if the Duke of Zhenguo finds out that I've been bullied, you won't stand up for me, this..."
"Manager Xu, please don't cry. I will investigate this thoroughly." Lord Wu was frightened and immediately comforted Xu Yuehuai before turning to the two people in the room and saying, "You two, please speak."
"My lord, I..."
"My lord, I..."
Xu Mingzhi and Xu Jingui spoke at the same time.
Xu Jingui smacked Xu Mingzhi on the head and said, "Let me do it!"
Upon hearing this, the constable pushed the knife towards his neck, and he quickly smiled apologetically and pushed the knife away, saying, "Let me speak, let me speak."
"Tell me what you think," Lord Wu said impatiently, waving his hand dismissively.
"Sir, we were having a nice meal when Xu Yuehuai suddenly rushed in and told us to get out. Of course, we refused, but she actually kicked us out. In the chaos, my wife, the one lying on the ground, hit the corner of the table and fainted. How can you say they have no responsibility?" Xu Jingui was quite good at twisting the truth.
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