Chapter 13 The Little Doctor is Going to Zhou's House
"How dare she hide? She shouldn't have come back!" Zhou Zhili was extremely angry.
Ye Lanxin started acting again: "Sister is back? Then I have to go and apologize to her in person. If it weren't for Qin Zhu and me, how could she have left the Zhou family... And father, if he knew that sister is back, he would definitely be very happy."
Zhou Zhili quickly stopped him, "Don't tell father-in-law yet. Those harsh words they said when they left hurt him. You're all his daughters, how could he favor one over the other? It's all because of Ye's narrow-mindedness. Since she didn't go to see father-in-law after returning, and would rather stay at the Taoist temple than go home, don't worry about it. The most important thing right now is Qinzhu's coming-of-age ceremony."
Ye Lanxin looked worried: "But sister..."
"Mother, you always call her sister, but she never appreciates it. Don't you remember how she humiliated you back then?" Zhou Yuzhi reminded her.
Ye Lanxin was about to answer when she saw Zhou Yuxiu, who was in a daze. She sighed and said, "Yuxiu, you've already come to Xuan Di Temple today. You know where your mother is. You should go and invite her back."
Zhou Yuxiu finally regained his focus and said, "A loving mother makes a filial son. Grandmother is right. She doesn't deserve it."
Ye Lanxin couldn't help but think in her heart that the three sons born to Ye Hesheng were forcibly taken away and raised by the old lady. It was really a wise move. She had no relationship with Ye Hesheng at all.
Zhou Zhili's original intention to teach Zhou Yuxiu a lesson also faded.
They complained for a while, but finally decided to focus on the coming-of-age ceremony.
The people from Xuan Di Temple did not forget what to say to the Liu family. Lord Liu had been immersed in officialdom for many years and knew very well that his son had been cheated by the son of Marquis Jing'an this time. Fortunately, Xuan Di Temple did not make it public, but only gave him a warning after meeting him in private. He appreciated the other party's kindness, but held a grudge against the Marquis Jing'an Mansion.
Gu Ruanci stayed at Gu's house with peace of mind and did not go out for the past two days.
Zhou Zhili disrupted the order of Xuan Di Temple for personal reasons and caused panic among the people, so the city defense camp still dealt with him. He was no longer the captain and had to start as an ordinary soldier.
"Sister, that Zhou Yuxiu really deserves it. My elder brother is only one year older than him and can already take over the border defense in place of our parents. Yet, he only knows how to use his insignificant power to bully women."
Gu Yuxuan has been sticking to Gu Ruanci these past two days, wanting to follow her wherever she goes.
"Little brother, don't you have anything else to do?" Gu Ruanci asked helplessly.
"Not yet. After all, the glory of the Gu family rests with my three brothers. I should enjoy life under their protection. Isn't it nice to be free? Father and Mother said that as long as I obey the law and don't bully others, they don't care about my success."
Although Gu Yuxuan's tone was innocent, his expression was sincere.
During the years he was left in Dizhou City, the servants took good care of him and helped him develop positive values.
Gu Ruanci did not refute. It was not difficult for her to pamper such a cute brother.
"Sister, there's something I haven't confessed to you yet..."
Gu Yuxuan slowly moved closer to Gu Ruanci, looking guilty as if he had acted without authorization.
"Tell me about it." Gu Ruanci spoke slowly and in a gentle tone.
"I made a bet with Ye Chengyun from the Ye family. Who will have more people attending her cousin's coming-of-age ceremony or my sister's family recognition banquet?"
When Gu Ruanci heard the name Ye family, he probably knew who the other party was.
The child of Ye Lanxin's younger brother, the little troublemaker of the Ye family.
Unexpectedly, his bastard grandfather did not show up, but his descendants did.
"Then you should lose. What's the bet?" Gu Ruanci said directly.
Gu Yuxuan was stunned: "Sister, why?"
"Because the Little Medical Fairy will appear on the day of the Zhou family's coming-of-age ceremony."
Gu Ruanci's tone remained steady. Now that the Zhou family was using such lies to build momentum, she was actually happy to see it succeed.
"That's not aimed at Zhou Qinzhu." Gu Yuxuan muttered.
Thinking of the rumors about Xiao Yixian, he did feel that this bet was a bit risky.
Gu Ruanci added, "You haven't told me what your bet is."
"Whoever loses must clean the other person's front door in front of everyone else's house, and they must say they enjoy sweeping for them..."
"It's okay. If you really lose, I'll go with you."
"Sister, will you really lose?" Gu Yuxuan was still unwilling to accept it.
Gu Ruanci nodded: "Yes, the Zhou family has been deliberately spreading the word that the Little Medical Fairy will appear that day. Even I am tempted to go and see it, let alone others."
Gu Yuxuan was silent for a moment. After a moment, he said, "Sister, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have used your affairs as a bet, but this time I caused the trouble myself, and I can't let you bear the consequences with me. It's just sweeping the floor, I'm willing to accept the loss. What's more terrible than losing face is breaking trust."
Gu Ruanci looked at Gu Yuxuan's serious expression and felt a little touched.
"Yuxuan, don't worry, Ye Chengyun definitely doesn't want to face the result of his own victory this time."
"Why?" Gu Yuxuan didn't quite understand.
Gu Ruanci smiled mysteriously: "You will know when the time comes."
By now, the news has spread throughout the streets and alleys of Dizhou City that the Little Medical Fairy has entered the city and will appear on the day of the Zhou family's eldest daughter's coming-of-age ceremony to give the Zhou family a big gift.
Many people wanted to catch a glimpse of the Little Medical Fairy, but they regretted that they had not received an invitation from Marquis Jing'an.
On the other hand, the Shouguo Mansion did not hide Gu Ruanci's background, so except for her close friends, everyone was definitely not as interested in this daughter of the Gu family as in the Little Medical Fairy.
"I knew they would do something..."
Zhuang Hefeng, who was preparing for the family reunion banquet, also knew the current trend in Dizhou City. Today, when Gu Congyun came back from court, he also mentioned that many ministers surrounded Zhou Zhili. Some thanked him for the invitation, and some hinted that they also wanted to go, but had not received an invitation from the Zhou family.
Zhou Zhili's smug look at that time was a typical example of a bully taking advantage of his master.
"Mother, why get angry about something like this? Even with the allure of Little Medical Fairy's fame, he still came to our Gu family. That should be a sincere congratulations. The Zhou family just said that Little Medical Fairy would come to their house, but they haven't said that Zhou Yuzhi might become her disciple."
Gu Ruanci was not panicked, everything was under her control.
She is also behind the current public opinion.
"Is there such a thing? Little Medical Immortal would actually accept a member of the Zhou family as a disciple? Why haven't I heard of this?"
Zhuang Hefeng was stunned. Wouldn’t this make the Zhou family even more proud?
"Maybe the news hasn't spread widely yet. I also heard it from Nong Chun."
Gu Ruanci casually threw the question out, and Nongchun quickly explained: "That's right, Madam, I also heard about this incident accidentally..."
Zhuang Hefeng's expression changed, and he finally said casually, "Who cares? The fact that the Little Medical Immortal is willing to flatter those idiots of the Zhou family won't affect our formal introduction of our daughter to the nobles of the Imperial State..."
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