The old gentleman had expected this, and this few businesses Yue’er was doing were so lucrative that it would be strange if they didn’t attract people’s attention. So it seems that they should have known about it long ago and set up such a big game so that the Third Prince and the Duke of Qi would have a reason to come to Qingping County.
The voice was not sluggish, but carried a bit of harshness, “With us here, they can’t grab it!”
……
Liu Cui Lan returned home and told Grandma Song what Xu had said.
Grandma Song wondered, “How could a date be set all of a sudden?”
“Sister-in-law said that after Miss Qi had recovered from her injury, Mrs. Qi wanted to set a date for their marriage, but it was not until Mr. Lao had an accident that she did not mention it. Now that Mr. Lao is fine, it so happened that Yue had brought Dr. Yao to check Mrs. Qi’s pulse, so she took this opportunity to call Sister-in-law Yue over and set a date.”
“Cui Lan ah ……”
Grandma Song was somewhat unable to say it. Xu and Liu Cui Lan were going by village customs at that time, but, after all, Qi Ying’s status was different, and it was their Song family that had climbed higher, so if they went by village customs, it felt like they were doing the Qi family a disservice.
“…… Qi girl’s betrothal gift and future bride price, I want to give some more.”
“You should.”
Liu Cui Lan didn’t take it to heart, even if Grandma Song didn’t say she would have proposed to give more, Song San Xiao was the youngest and the family had that condition now.
“Mother is truly blessed to have two good daughters-in-law like you.”
Song San Xiao grinned and went inside, he had just overheard outside, it didn’t matter if he gave more or not, he wanted to have his own house when he got married, just like his elder brother and second brother.
Grandma Song glared at him in disgust.
Song Sanxiao hemmed and hawed, “Mother, I want to ask, when will you build me a new house?”
Grandma Song’s eyes flickered.
“You’re thinking big, what new house to build? Just make do with the room you have.”
Song Sanxiao’s smile fell, “Where can I live in that room?”
“If you can’t live in it, have you been drenched or frozen all these years? ”
“No. ……”
Song San Xiao was in a hurry, “I mean my house is too small for two people to live in, not to mention that my house is next to Shen’er’s house, when I get married ……”
“Let Shen’er move to the west house to live, those two rooms are vacated for you.”
Song San Xiao opened his mouth and was about to say something when Grandma Song said, “Either you live in those two rooms after you get married, or you don’t marry Miss Qi.”
“No, no, no, no, I’ll live there, can’t I?”
Marrying Miss Qi was something he wanted to do every day, how could he not? As for the house, when he was about to get married, he would beg his parents to open up the two rooms, so that there would be more space.
When he left, Liu Cui Lan smiled and asked in a low voice, “Mother, are you sure you don’t want to buy a house for Lao San?”
Grandma Song didn’t hide it from her, “Yue’er said that it would be inconvenient for Miss Qi to marry into the family, and it would also be awkward if Si’er came back to see them in the future, so why not buy them a small house in the county, as it would be close to the dart board and not inconvenient.”
Liu Cui Lan nodded approvingly, “It’s still Yue’er’s thoughtfulness.”
“Don’t tell Lao San yet, let him be anxious to go.”
Liu Cui Lan smiled and responded.
In the evening Song Lin returned with the carriage, saying that Mr Xu Er and Xu Yan had come, so Grandma Song asked Old Master Song to follow him to the county the next day.
Having had the experience of meeting the old man, Master Song was not afraid anymore and happily agreed.
When they arrived, Grandma Song and Xu took Meng as their companion to buy the betrothal gifts, while Master Song stayed behind to talk with Mr. Xu.
Xu Yan sat on the side and asked a few questions from time to time. Seeing how simple Master Song was, he knew that his sister had really not suffered much over the years.
……
In the county courthouse, Dr. Yao once again performed the stitches on Duke Qi.
Imperial Doctor Zheng and Imperial Doctor Liu still didn’t dare to blink as they watched. Every time after Doctor Yao finished placing the needles, they both had to reach under Duke Qi’s nose to see if he was still breathing. The acupuncture points where Dr. Yao placed the needles were so dangerous that the slightest mistake could kill Duke Qi.
“You two, after three days of watching, have you learnt?”
Doctor Yao wiped his hands unhurriedly, “If you two have learned, I won’t come tomorrow, it’s time to harvest the herbs I planted on the mountain, I have to go back.”
The two men looked at each other and said in unison, “No!”
They knew it after the first day, but they didn’t dare to do it, in case there was a mistake, they wouldn’t be able to keep their heads.
“Didn’t they say that the imperial doctors are all chosen by a thousand? How come they haven’t learnt after three days of looking at them?”
If there were any doctors in the capital who dared to say that about them, they would have long ago accused him of being unable to stay in the capital.
Imperial Doctor Liu was a bit younger and could not hold his temper, his face turned cloudy at his words and he gave a snort, “There are specialties in the field, treating bruises is not our strong point.”
“Then what is your forte, detoxification? But how come you didn’t cure such a simple 15-day sleep?”
Imperial Doctor Liu was annoyed by the dislike, “That’s still better than you, you haven’t even diagnosed what kind of poison.”
“I’m just an ordinary country doctor, it’s normal for me not to be able to diagnose it, but you guys are different, you’re imperial doctors, you can’t even formulate such a simple antidote, can’t it be that you all eat dry rice on a regular basis?”
“You ……”
He didn’t want the enraged Imperial Doctor Liu to “speak out of turn”, what he wanted was to save his life, “We are indeed inferior to others, there is nothing to be angry about.”
He was so angry that he turned around and walked out.
Doctor Yao got up and sat down at the table, sipping the tea that was prepared slowly.
Imperial Doctor Zheng did not want to see his villainous face, so he sat down at the bedside and took the pulse of Duke Qi from time to time.
Half an hour later, Duke Qi woke up and gave Doctor Yao a reward before letting him go.
Afterwards, Duke Qi asked Imperial Doctor Zheng if there was anything unusual about Dr. Yao today.
Although Imperial Doctor Zheng did not understand why the Duke of Qi always asked this question, since he was so worried, it would have been better if he had not been allowed to administer the needles.
After the needles were administered, he sat down to drink tea, and we were also on guard.”
“Thank you for your trouble. When you return to the capital, my Lord will certainly put in a good word for you in front of the Emperor.”
Imperial Doctor Zheng and Imperial Doctor Liu thanked them.
When they had gone out, Duke Qi had someone call out for the Third Prince to come over, “You send someone to tell Qi Wu to take his men to Gu’s Village at night to test the waters, only if we hit the grass and scare the snakes can we proceed to the next step.”
The third prince was apprehensive, “Isn’t it a bit early to make a move since the old man and his men are still here?”
“No! Tell them to just go for a test run, don’t hurt anyone and don’t leave any traces.”