May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

That was a royal physician who treated nobles in the palace.

Soon, the first and second wives also arrived. Seeing that Xie Qianjiao was alone by the bedside and there wasn't even a doctor in the room, they were furious.

"Your mother always dotes on you the most! She's seriously ill now, and you didn't even bother to call a doctor!" Pei Da immediately rebuked.

Pei Zeyu was never convinced by his elder brother: "Zhicheng went to fetch the imperial physician! He should be back soon! What doctor is there to fetch at this time! What doctor can compare to the imperial physician!"

"Imperial physician?" Pei Er laughed in anger. "Third brother, do you really think you're so great just because you inherited a title? You think you can just summon the imperial physicians from the palace whenever you want?!"

The brothers started arguing over a single word, seemingly forgetting that the old lady had a high fever and needed rest.

Wen Yuanshu pressed her temples and found a place to sit down.

Just then, Pei Zhicheng returned, followed by a person dressed as an imperial physician.

When the proper imperial physician arrived, Pei Da and Pei Er immediately fell silent, exchanged glances, and could no longer utter a word.

Pei Zeyu was also shocked.

Pei Zhicheng really managed to summon the imperial physician?!

Pei Zhicheng led the imperial physician closer, and after carefully examining the old lady's condition, the physician's gaze fell on the needles, and he immediately exclaimed in surprise: "Who inserted these needles? What excellent medical skills!"

Wangyou stepped forward to take the needle, then stood back beside Wen Yuanshu without saying a word.

The old lady's condition was still not very good, so the imperial physician didn't have time to discuss acupuncture with Wangyou and hurriedly wrote a prescription and asked someone to get the medicine.

The imperial physician lived up to his reputation; after one dose of medicine, the old lady's fever subsided, and her breathing finally calmed down.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward to express their gratitude.

The imperial physician waved his hand: "It's nothing, it's mainly the young lady's acupuncture that worked."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Wangyou again.

However, Wangyou remained cold-faced, appearing aloof and unapproachable.

Pei Zeyu was the first to withdraw his gaze and stepped forward, saying, "The imperial physician's medical skills are superb. I wonder if you could stay at our residence for the night, just in case?"

The imperial physician glanced at Pei Zhicheng and said, "Very well."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Qianjiao went to arrange accommodations for the imperial physician, and the others, seeing that the old lady's condition had improved, also went back to their respective homes.

Pei Zeyu was surprised that Pei Zhicheng could actually invite the imperial physician, so he kept him by his side and listened to him talk about befriending the young prince.

After hearing this, Pei Zeyu felt his heart and soul tremble.

He never expected that Pei Zhicheng would have such ability.

Meanwhile, Chunhua was also surprised that Pei Zhicheng could do such a thing, and she kept talking about it the whole way.

“This is nothing,” Wen Yuanshu said, concealing a hint of sarcasm in her eyes. “He’ll probably surprise us even more in the future.”

The simplest and quickest way to make friends with someone is to cater to their preferences. Therefore, Pei Zhicheng knew almost all the tastes of the sons of noble families in the capital.

Wen Yuanshu suddenly felt a little uncertain.

Pei Zhicheng is good at disguising himself. If he were to truly gather all the sons of powerful and wealthy people under his control, it would likely become a major problem in the future.

The old lady's illness kept recurring. Although her fever had subsided, she always felt unwell.

Pei Zeyu couldn't keep the imperial physician staying at the Marquis's residence indefinitely, so he had to go to Xinglin Hall again.

He originally went there for Mr. Zhou, but he didn't expect that after mentioning the name of the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion, the people from Xinglin Hall would reject him without even relaying a message.

"Old Master Zhou has already given instructions not to visit the Marquis of Anyuan's residence. Your presence here in person is useless, so please leave!"

Pei Zeyu quickly asked, "I wonder if we have offended Mr. Zhou in any way?"

The man sneered, "My lord, this is a clinic. It is a doctor's duty to treat and save lives. If someone's condition is truly urgent, it would not be unreasonable for Old Master Zhou to come in person. But your Marquis of Anyuan's residence has gone too far, actually tricking Old Master Zhou into coming, just to put your old lady at ease! Isn't that a bit too much?"