The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Wang Qing'an returned with Xiaoyaozi and Dongfang Jincheng, though it wasn't exactly together.

On his way back from gathering herbs, Wang Qing'an encountered Dongfang Jincheng and Xiaoyaozi, who had just finished soaking in the hot springs, and they ended up returning together.

As soon as he arrived at the manor, the young apprentice who had been waiting at the back gate ran towards him, shouting as he ran, "Sir, you're finally back! Something terrible has happened. The manor lord wants you to go directly to the main hall."

Wang Qing'an and Xiaoyaozi both looked at the medicine boy with puzzled expressions.

Wang Qingan: "What's wrong? What happened?"

Xiaoyaozi also asked, "Yes, you little medicine boy, explain yourself clearly."

Seeing this, the apprentice recounted the events in detail, and finally urged, "Sir, you should hurry over."

After listening, Wang Qing'an was also a little puzzled. He remembered that official Ge. When he came, he was indeed quite ill. He kept coughing, and the sound made people feel uncomfortable for him. It felt like he might cough up his lungs at any moment.

After examination, it was found that Mr. Ge had a tumor about three centimeters in size in his right lung. Although it was serious, as long as he took the medicine on time, although it could not cure the tumor, it could at least alleviate the symptoms. Given Mr. Ge's condition, he should be able to live for another ten or twenty years without any problem. How could he die so quickly?

Despite his doubts, Wang Qing'an quickened his pace, but Xiaoyaozi was faster than him.

When the three of them arrived at the hall, Bai Qingshi was still trying to persuade Madam Ge to calm down.

Upon seeing the three people enter, Madam Ge immediately recognized Wang Qing'an, slammed her hand on the table, stood up, pointed at Wang Qing'an, and said, "It's him."

Wang Qing'an stepped forward and bowed to Bai Qingshi, then asked Madam Ge, "Madam Ge, what happened? I heard from the medicine boy that Master Ge is dying?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Ge said sternly, "You still have the nerve to ask me? My husband's health has been deteriorating since he took the medicine you prescribed, and now he's barely clinging to life. When we came to seek medical help, I told my husband that you're just a young upstart, what could you possibly know? Now look what happened, I was right, you're a quack. Your Jishi Manor is no good for letting such a quack harm people."

Hearing Madam Ge's sarcastic words, Wang Qing'an, after all, was a young man in his early twenties, and was somewhat hot-blooded. It was one thing for him to curse, but it was unacceptable for him to insult their manor.

"What did you say? Jishi Manor has saved countless lives and has a century-old reputation. How can you slander it like this? I did treat Master Ge's illness and I prescribed the medicine, but even if the medicine I prescribed was not the right one, it was impossible for someone to be so ill in just fifteen days."

When Madam Ge saw that Wang Qing'an did not admit it, she took out a prescription from her bosom, slammed it on the table, and said, "Is this the prescription you wrote?"

Wang Qingan picked up the prescription, looked at it, and said, "Exactly."

Madam Ge: "Then what are you still trying to argue about? My husband became like that because he drank this medicine."

Bai Qingshi also picked up the prescription and glanced at it; there was nothing wrong with it. Indeed, as Wang Qingan said, even if one took it every day, it shouldn't cause such a rapid decline in health.

It looked like the two were about to start arguing.

Bai Qingshi quickly stepped forward and said, "Alright, stop arguing. Madam Ge suspects that Qing'an misdiagnosed the illness, while Qing'an feels wronged. Both of you have your reasons. To be fair, let's go and see what's really going on with Master Ge."

After saying that, he glanced behind him and said, "Jingye, Muxia, you two come with me and Qing'an to take a look."

Seeing that his father hadn't called on him, Bai Shu said anxiously, "Father, I'll go too."

Bai Qingshi turned to look at Bai Shu and said, "You stay here. We don't know how long it will take for us to come back after we go down the mountain. Your martial uncle is not on the mountain. Who will take charge of the situation if you leave? Also, Jin'er needs someone to take care of her."

Upon hearing this, Bai Shu hung his head, clearly unwilling, but he had to admit that his father was right.

After Bai Qingshi finished speaking, he looked at Xiaoyaozi and said, "Senior brother, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiaoyaozi interrupted, "Of course I'm going too. In all these years, nothing like this has ever happened in the manor. I naturally want to go and see what the excitement is like."

Bai Qingshi originally wanted Xiaoyaozi to come along, since medical skills were his strength, but he couldn't compare to his senior brother in poison skills. He trusted Wang Qing'an, since Qing'an's medical skills were among the best in the manor, otherwise his third junior brother wouldn't have left him behind to guard the area.

Seeing that everyone had made their decisions, Dongfang Jincheng said, "I'll go too."

He didn't use "this king" but "I," and Li Muxia understood his meaning. She said, "Brother Feng, you still go to the hot springs for medicinal baths every day, so don't go this time."

Everyone understood the meaning behind Li Muxia's address.

Xiaoyaozi naturally knew what Dongfang Jincheng was thinking, and said, "Actually, you've had enough of the medicinal baths. You don't need to go every day. Taking a day or two off won't hurt."

Dongfang Jincheng secretly gave Xiaoyaozi a thumbs up in his heart.

And so, the group followed Madam Ge to the Ge residence in Fuyuan Town before nightfall.

The Ge family truly lives up to their reputation as wealthy merchants; their residence is almost as large as their general's mansion.

Li Muxia followed Madam Ge to Master Ge's room. Along the way, she was shocked by the number of maids and servants. Even the mansions of high-ranking officials and princes in the capital might not have so many servants.

Li Muxia silently labeled the Ge family in her mind: wealthy and powerful.

As soon as Li Muxia and her group arrived outside Ge Guanren's room, they were met by a large group of women, each of them dressed in their finest attire, looking radiant and beautiful.

Li Muxia thought she had stumbled upon a beauty pageant.

Apart from Li Muxia, everyone else frowned.

Dongfang Jincheng reacted even more strongly, covering his mouth and backing away. In the end, he simply left this place of trouble. Anyway, the Ge family mansion was so big that he could just find a secluded spot to wait for Li Muxia.

Madam Ge gave her daughter a cold look and scolded her sharply, "Wang Yuemei, what are you doing? You have no manners at all. How can you behave in front of guests?"

Wang Yuemei remained unchanged upon hearing Madam Ge's words, still looking at Madam Ge with an arrogant air, her tone showing no fear of the matriarch.

"Oh, no, Madam, how long has the master been sick? You can't wait to bring a man back."

Upon hearing this, Madam Ge's face turned green with anger.

He went up to slap Wang Yuemei: "You bitch, I'll teach you to talk nonsense."

But before her hand could fall, Wang Yuemei grabbed it.