Chapter 134 Outbreak
"Alright, speak up. What do you want from this old man? You don't come here unless you need something. You old codger, you only let me have a word when you need something from me," Doctor Wu saw through Old Master Liu's thoughts and stopped arguing with his impatient nature.
"I thought you could take the pulse of the third young master of the Xu family and say a few words to him, but I didn't expect you to be so useless. I'm afraid you can't help with this matter." After hearing Doctor Wu's words, Old Master Liu felt that he had already incurred the displeasure of the Xu family. Even if he asked the third young master of the Xu family, it would be useless. So he was a little frustrated.
"Hey! How dare you talk like that, old man? What do you mean I'm useless? My medical skills are among the best in this city! How will you know if I can help if you don't tell me?"
Dr. Wu was so angry at his words that he almost flew into a rage, and cursed Old Master Liu several times under his breath.
"Madam Wei was arrested by the officials and hasn't been released for quite some time. I spent money to find out that an old woman insisted that her son died from eating a pancake at a restaurant. The prefect is still investigating. I suspect this matter is not simple. There is probably someone behind it, and it is very likely that it is Xu Mingchuan!"
"This... Xu Mingchuan is your son-in-law, how can you not even give him face?" Doctor Wu looked at Old Master Liu with a somewhat complicated expression. He had been angry at Old Master Liu's hurtful words just now, but now he felt sorry for him.
Grandpa Liu didn't speak. Before coming to see Doctor Wu, he had actually gone to the Xu family to look for Liu Yue, but he couldn't even get in the door.
In the end, Liu Yue only sent a message to him, telling him not to meddle in things that weren't his business.
Only then did he realize that Xu Mingchuan was responsible for this. He was both angry and anxious. Knowing that Doctor Wu was treating the third young master of the Xu family, he remembered that the third young master of the Xu family had come to Song Yushu for treatment before. He thought of asking Doctor Wu to plead with the third young master of the Xu family.
The result was obvious; this method clearly didn't work.
"Look at how rushed you are, you've even got blisters on your lips from being so anxious. Go back with some medicine to reduce the heat later."
"There's no need to rush this matter. The prefect is capable and knows Madam Wei. He even helped her back in the academy. Don't worry, as long as Madam Wei is innocent, she will be released. It's just that the investigation will take some time, so we can't rush it."
Fearing that he might actually have a relapse due to anxiety, Dr. Wu quickly reassured him.
"I hope so."
"Don't overthink it. Xu Mingchuan is always cunning. You'll never have a good time going up against him. You're not on the same side as him. That's why Madam Wei partnered with you in the first place. You don't need to blame yourself," Doctor Wu comforted his old friend.
Grandpa Liu still took a few doses of medicine back with him in the end.
"How is it? Any news from Old Wu?" Old Mrs. Gu asked, hugging Zhou Chengzhu to comfort her. When she saw Old Master Liu return, she pressed him for an answer.
"No, Old Wu may not be able to find out the information. He can only try his best. However, the prefect is a capable man and does not seem to be someone who colludes with the Xu family. I think he will clear Madam Wei's name."
"Oh dear, what a terrible thing to do!" Old Mrs. Gu felt sorry for Song Yushu and her children when she thought of her daughter and son-in-law. She couldn't help Song Yushu now, so she could only help Song Yushu take care of her two children.
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"Useless thing!" Seeing that Xu Qingyan had finished his work hastily again, Madam Ning couldn't help but show a mocking look in her eyes.
"Smack!"
"Xu Qingyan! How dare you hit me?" Ning Shi covered her face in disbelief.
"You are the wife I married into this family, the daughter-in-law of the Xu family. What's wrong with hitting you? I've had enough of your temper! Heaven knows how disgusting it is to look at your face every day!"
Xu Qingyan's pride was hurt by Ning Shi, and he recklessly vented all his resentment on Ning Shi.
"If you hadn't shamelessly come to ask for my hand in marriage back then, do you think I would have even looked at you? The Xu family is nothing but a bunch of merchants, not even worthy of carrying shoes for the Ning family!" Ning had never suffered such humiliation before, and she glared at Xu Qingyan, speaking recklessly.
"Hahahaha... Do you really think you're some rich young lady? What's so great about the Ning family? Didn't your father sell you to the Xu family for money?"
"Shut up! You coward! If you don't want to share a room with me, go tell your mother! Make her decide to divorce me! Make her stop forcing you to take medicine every day! Go ahead! Do you dare?"
Ning felt that the two of them were extremely pitiful at this moment, but since she was already in this state, she would never let Xu Qingyan have an easy time. She would never compromise or make concessions!
Xu Qingyan listened to the harsh words but couldn't refute them at all. For some reason, Zhao Yuzhi's gentle expression was particularly clear in his mind.
"Karma! It's karma! I'm so sorry to her. If I hadn't forced her to have an abortion, I wouldn't have to worry about not having children now!"
Xu Qingyan stumbled out of the house, ignoring the maids and servants sent by Old Madam Xu, and quickly left the Xu residence with her attendants.
"Miss! How could this happen?" At this moment, Ning's wet nurse and maid also entered the room. Seeing that her face was red and swollen and she was in a daze, they quickly sent someone to fetch a doctor. Ning then hugged her and comforted her gently.
“Nanny! I want to go back to the Ning family, but I was sold to the Xu family by my father! They all lied to me!” Ning Shi sobbed as she threw herself into her nanny’s arms.
"How could that be? Master and Madam were afraid you would be wronged, so they arranged for Miss to marry down, thinking that no one would dare to bully her. Who knew the Xu family would be so bold? This old servant will inform the Ning family right away, and they will definitely not let them off lightly!"
Listening to her wet nurse say things to vent her anger, Ning Shi felt even more desperate. She had suffered such a great injustice, but her wet nurse hadn't mentioned letting her return to the Ning family mansion at all. What difference was there between this and telling her to swallow her anger?
For some reason, Xu Qingyan was only thinking about seeing Zhao Yuzhi. He had a feeling that as long as he saw this woman, he could get out of his current situation. So he recklessly brought his people out.
When Madam Xu learned that the servants in the mansion had failed to stop Xu Qingyan from leaving, and that Xu Qingyan had hit Ning Shi, she almost fainted.
"Madam! You can't fall down! The Third Young Master can't be without your support as his mother! If you fall down, what if the Third Young Master has no children and no one else can bully him..."
"Slap!" The old woman who spoke was instantly slapped.
"This old servant misspoke, it's my fault for being tongue-tied! Madam, this manor cannot function without you!"
"Damn it! Hah...hah...go fetch Doctor Lin! No matter how much money it costs, make sure he comes!"
After being roused by the servants around her, Madam Xu finally regained some clarity of mind. Now, she couldn't care less about her runaway son and could only try to appease Ning Shi first.
"Reporting to Madam, the Third Young Mistress is not feeling well and has taken her leave. She is afraid she will not be able to come and pay her respects today. Please forgive her!"
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