The Great Physician

Falling in Love with You (630bookla Chapter of The Great Physician)

The old woman from Danxi Courtyard went out through the side gate, walked a hundred paces east, and went around a hundred-year-old elm tree before reaching the passageway.

A marble screen wall with two auspicious symbols stands in the passageway.

After passing the screen wall and descending the steps, I walked directly into the courtyard. In the courtyard, two maids with their hair in pigtails were tidying up fallen leaves.

The old woman called over: "Where is the master?"

The maid pointed to the main room: "Grandma and I are having dinner with the old lady."

The old woman pushed the maid aside and walked straight past.

A gust of wind suddenly came from behind him.

The old woman turned around, and the man had already run past her to the door.

What's the rush?

She lifted her skirt and took several steps.

Li Xunda and Li Xuntong, the old lady's aunt, sat facing each other on the kang (a heated brick bed) while the old lady dined. The old lady's back was turned to the door.

Upon hearing the curtain rustle, the three put down their chopsticks and rushed into the doorway, kneeling on one knee: "Sect Master."

Li Xunda frowned; "What's wrong? Why are you in such a panic?"

The servant looked up and saw the old lady and her aunt.

The old lady lowered her eyelids: "He was born of me, what is there to hide from me?"

Li Xunda also said, "."

The servant said, "Did the people from the escort agency leave the accountant in the outer courtyard and not leave? Is that why the sect leader is paying the escort fee?"

"Pay the escort fee?" Li Xunda asked Li Xuntong.

Li Xuntong remained silent, while Li Xunda said, "I didn't hire them, so why are they taking my money?"

He lowered his head and remained silent.

After a moment's thought, Li Xunda asked Li Xuntong again, "Sister, are you keeping my records of the people you hired?"

Li Xuntong put down his leg and solemnly looked at his elder brother: "I didn't hire any people from the escort agency. You promised to bring the person back and even sent Elder Jiang and a few others to pick them up. Why would I need to do this?"

Li Xunda asked, "Then who exactly hired them?"

The old lady turned to the servant and asked, "Who hired them?"

She said in a trembling voice, "It was...it was my sister who hired them. She met them on the road and promised to give them money as a escort for a thousand gold pieces. Otherwise, they wouldn't have delivered them."

Li Xunda slammed his fist on the table: "She hired her herself?"

Li Xuntong exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't he a little mentally challenged?"

Si Shi said, "Uncle Liu knows the maid isn't stupid."

So it was the maid who hired a security escort agency to protect her, using her sister's name.

Li Xunda angrily said, "How can this be? It's not like we didn't send someone to pick her up. Her own family couldn't even pick her up, yet I'm being asked to spend a fortune for nothing?"

Li Xuntong looked disgusted; "I'm not someone I hired."

So, the maid's order to block the entrance and refuse to enter through the side door was also her doing.

Li Xunda flicked his sleeves and said, "Whoever promised the gold, that's who I'll take care of. I've never hired anyone from a security escort agency."

How can we give away our precious daughter's harvest, which our whole family has saved for a year and a half without eating or drinking, just because of a maid's words?

He looked troubled and said, "I'm afraid that's not appropriate. The other party is a security escort agency. Although we didn't get the sect leader's approval, the person they sent back is our sister."

She is her daughter, and the neighbors already know that.

So whether it's a maid or a sister, if they don't pay the promised money, it will all be blamed on Li Xunda.

Li Xunda's eyes were red: "He stole my fish and squandered my gold before he came back. That idiot doesn't know what I've lost."

Just then, an old woman dressed in a dark brown jacket walked in and knelt down; "Master, this servant has something to report."

The old woman, who was from Qin's side, asked, "What is it, Madam?"

"It's not the madam, it's the sister who's back."

Li Xunda almost jumped up: "It's her again? What about her this time?"

Both Li Xuntong and Madam Li were surprised by the old woman's appearance.

The old woman pursed her lips and sat down with a wronged expression. Suddenly, she burst into tears, crying, "My sister drew her sword without warning! She blinded Weiwei's maid!"

It can actually hurt people.

Li Xunda, who had even forgotten to put on his shoes, exclaimed in surprise: "Did someone get hurt?"

Old Madam Li frowned at Li Xuntong: "Isn't he an idiot?"

"Yeah, how could a fool hurt someone?" Li Xuntong looked equally bewildered.

Li Xunda asked the old woman, "Did you see the person in person? Why did you hurt them?"

The old woman hesitated for a moment, thinking about Qin's words: "Because he's still a bit crazy."

"what?!"

The three members of the Li family spoke in unison.

Li Xunda gasped: "Still crazy? There's someone at home who's already..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Xuntong said with a pained expression, "If he weren't crazy, why would he hurt someone over a disagreement?"

Normal people don't do things.

Li Xunda stamped his foot in frustration and said to Li Xuntong, "It was all your idea! You brought her back, and now she's both stupid and crazy. If word gets out, where will I put my face?"

Li Xuntong swallowed hard: "So we won't spread it outside for now."

"What can we do if we don't pass on the news? We're still engaged to the He family."

"Whether it's a formality or not, if you're engaged, then you should fulfill the marriage agreement."

"What kind of family is He, that's both stupid and crazy? Why would a gentleman of such high standing in the capital marry someone who's both stupid and crazy?"

Li Xuntong also stood up: "Isn't that why my elder brother brought her back?"

Li Xunda was stunned. The He family would never marry someone like that, but since the He family broke off their engagement with Jiang, they should give him some compensation.

Li Xunda's expression was not good.

He said, "Master Changfang is still waiting."

Li Xunda's anger, which was not easily quelled, flared up again. He thought that at least a thousand yuan should be included in the compensation, otherwise he would suffer a huge loss.

He then took his servant to the outer courtyard.

The old woman straightened up and asked, "What should we do about the sect leader's sister's matter?"

Li Xunda had no choice but to turn back, his patience on his face reaching its limit: "Lock her up and guard her to prevent her from hurting anyone else. Do I need to explain myself?"

There was no punishment, but they didn't do anything about it either.

The old woman shrank back.

Li Xunda and his servant had already reached the door.

Suddenly, Madam Li, who was sitting at the head of the table, asked, "Eldest son, aren't you going to see her?"

Ultimately, they are one's own flesh and blood.

Li Xunda, not daring to disregard his mother's wishes, forced a smile and said, "I'll go to her as soon as I'm done with my work."

After everyone had left, Li Xuntong whispered in Madam Li's ear, "My elder brother doesn't care about her at all; he won't go to her."

Madam Li's gaze was deep and penetrating, as if she could see into people's hearts: "Then what about you? Why did you suddenly think of calling A-Zhu back? What made you think of her?"

Li Xuntong's expression stiffened slightly as he said, "It's not that I suddenly remembered it was my sister-in-law's death anniversary."

So I thought of her daughter.

However, the sacrificial day for Lady Jiang is on the seventeenth day of the first month.

Madam Li remained silent, looking at her daughter.

Li Xuntong said with a sorrowful expression, "Mother, we are now living peacefully in the Ji Men's mansion. These used to belong to my sister-in-law. Is there anything wrong with me asking A Zhuo to come back?"

Madam Li's sharp eyes were like a deep, dry well.

She draws people to her without them even realizing it.

He let out a long sigh: "It's what your elder brother deserves." After a moment's thought, he added: "But it's not what those two burdens deserve. You did the right thing."

Because of his mother's support, Li Xunda was able to be easily subdued.

Li Xuntong secretly breathed a sigh of relief; there was no reason she had called people back.

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