At that time, it was still raining outside, and the corner of Shen Cangfeng's robe was stained with mud. After entering the room, he talked to Wei Changying and went into the inner room to change his clothes.

Mrs. Wan saw him coming back, so she declined Wei Changying's invitation for lunch and retreated.

As soon as Shen Cangfeng came out, Wei Changying said, "Just now when I was paying my respects to mother, the Su Family sent a message, saying that grandmother had fainted...Did you know it from our father?"

Shen Cangfeng took a sip of the Agarwood drink in front of Wei Changying, who had drunk a small amount of it. Shen Cangfeng then said with a solemn face, "I just heard that. Our father had asked my eldest brother to go and have a look. We are newly married now, and it is not convenient for us to go out." Newlyweds were not supposed to call on other people, except that they were on duty.

Therefore, whether it was the matter with Madam Su or with Shen Xuan, only the second daughter-in-law or the eldest son had the right to come forward. The third branch was not allowed to get involved.

Wei Changying looked at her silver cup in his hand with her lips pursed. She didn't mention anything about her chatting with Mrs. Wan. She just said, "Mother took the second sister-in-law and Cangning with her, and she told me that I could consult first sister-in-law more when I was in trouble. A moment ago, I had asked our first sister-in-law, and she said that I could firstly clean up our own yard."

"Since first sister-in-law had said so, you could then tidy up our yard." Shen Cangfeng said, "Anyway, first sister-in-law has been in charge of the house. Now our affairs are finished, and there is nothing big to worry about."

He didn't mention Liu Ruoyu, but said actively, "Father just now looked for me. He told me to go to the palace to report back from leave the day after tomorrow and remember to express my gratitude."

Wei Changying asked, "Is it for the sake of His Majesty's granting you leave?" Despite the fact that Shen Cangfeng would report back from leave the day after tomorrow, if his journey to Fengzhou to pick up the bride back and forth was counted, the leave given by His Majesty this time was really not short.

"Not really." Shen Cangfeng said, "On the day we got married, His Majesty also gave us five pecks of pearls as presents. Father was afraid that I didn't know, so he emphasized it to me."

For this kind of incident, sending someone to tell him the message would be enough. Shen Cangfeng had been the Private Guard since he was fifteen and he had been staying with His Majesty for five years. His Majesty was quite satisfied with him. If it was just for expressing Shen Cangfeng's gratitude, it wouldn't be necessary for Shen Xuan to remind him personally. Wei Changying guessed that Shen Xuan had other intentions when he called Shen Cangfeng in. It was likely that Madam Su wanted to test Wei Changying alone...However, it was unknown whether Wei Changying was lucky or not, on account that Madam Su's mother Old Madam Deng had suddenly fainted, Madam Su lost the desire to test her daughter-in-law.

Wei Changying was still a bit worried about Old Madam Deng's illness. After having dinner with Shen Cangfeng, she asked which doctor was employed by Old Madam Deng in her daily diagnosis and treatment.

Shen Cangfeng said, "It was Dr. Ji from the Imperial Hospital."

"Was he Ji Qubing?" Wei Changying relieved and said, "I heard from my mother that Dr. Ji was an excellent and capable doctor."

Unexpectedly, Shen Cangfeng shook his head, "It was not Miracle Doctor Ji but Ji Congyuan, who could be described as an uncle of Miracle Doctor Ji from the same family."

Wei Changying was very surprised, "Miracle Doctor Ji?" This title showed people's highest respect. Especially, Shen Cangfeng called it too, but..."Was Ji Qubing not an imperial physician?"

Shen Cangfeng nodded and said, "No, he was not."

"Why?" Wei Changying was amazed. At that time, Wei Zhenghong was thin and weak since he had been born. To cure him, the Wei Family had called in all kinds of doctors. In the end, only Ji Qubing had the treatment for him. According to the status of the Wei Family, the first group of people that the Wei Family would turn to would be the imperial doctors or the head of the Imperial Hospital. How come Ji Qubing couldn't get admitted to the Imperial Hospital with his medical skills?

Shen Cangfeng answered, "Miracle Doctor Ji was unwilling to enter the Imperial Hospital. In the early years, he opened a clinic. Later, it seemed that he had some disputes with the family, and he even closed his clinic. Nowadays, if it were not for the introduction of some familiar families, he wouldn't receive patients, almost living in seclusion."

He pondered and said, "Since mother had taken second sister-in-law with her, if Dr. Ji was unable to find out the treatment, second sister-in-law could return to her parents' home for help. Even if Miracle Doctor Ji was not available, his disciple would always help."

It was not difficult to understand that Ji Qubing was unwilling to go to the Imperial Hospital. After all, his grandfather Ji Ying, who once had been the head of the Imperial Hospital, lost his life eventually owing to his involvement in the battles of the imperial harem. This also got his wife and children into troubles. Ji Qubing also drifted in some folk places, and suffered a lot. Later, by relying on the talents in medicine, he succeeded step by step, and gained the reputation of the Miracle Doctor Ji.

However, what Shen Cangfeng meant was that the Su Family was incapable of calling in Ji Qubing, and they had to ask Mrs. Duanmu for help... Wei Changying asked doubtfully, "Is it so difficult to find Miracle Doctor Ji?" In her view, the rank of the Su Family was not inferior to that of the Duanmu Family, let alone it was Old Madam who needed the diagnosis.

Shen Cangfeng reminded her, "Grandmother is the daughter of the Deng Family."

Wei Changying suddenly realized that her mother Madam Song had told her about the story. Ji Ying's crime was precisely that he helped Shu Consort Huo to murder Sixth Prince from Honored Consort Deng. Later, Ji Qubing was exempted from being exiled because of his young age and the friendship that Ji Ying had formed while he was a doctor. However, on account of the power of the Deng Family, the Ji Family didn't dare to protect him, so he could only lead a wandering life on the streets.

Ji Qubing was unwilling to enter the Imperial Hospital after he became famous, therefore, it was not surprising that he didn't want to treat the people of the Deng family. Wei Changying originally thought that Ji Qubing, who came from a family that had been doctoring for generations, in general, would manage to reinvigorate the bloodline of Ji Ying's branch, even if he chose not to enter the Imperial Hospital, it was vital that he should build good relationships with the distinguished families. In his early years, he was also a young master having a lot of servants. After the accident of his family, he had suffered a lot. Later on, he revitalized his grandfathers' name by curing Wei Changying’s father, and then he caught the sight of the noble families...

But now it seemed that Ji Qubing had no intention of doing so, instead, he still held a grudge due to his grandfather's crime. He even had a bad relationship with his family...Otherwise, Ji Congyuan, who made the diagnosis for Old Madam Deng now, was Ji Qubing's uncle of the same family. Why did they still need Mrs. Duanmu to turn to her parents' home for help?

However, Mrs. Duanmu...Was the Duanmu Family also a member involved in protecting Ji Qubing in that year? Wei Changying knew that the Wei Family had contributed their efforts, which was told by Madam Song in person. Moreover, Mrs. Huang, Wei Changying's granny who accompanied her to her husband's home, was also instructed by Ji Qubing skills of making the medicated diet—Should Mrs. Duanmu have a closer relationship with Ji Qubing than the Wei Family?

Wei Changying tentatively asked.

Shen Cangfeng smiled and said, "The only disciple of Miracle Doctor Ji was Eighth Miss of the Duanmu Family. Our second sister-in-law was Second Miss of the Duanmu Family before she got married, so…."

"The Miss of the Duanmu Family would acknowledge the doctor as a teacher?" Wei Changying was taken aback, "The elders of Eighth Miss would give her permission?"

No matter what a miraculous doctor Ji Qubing was regarded, he was still in the rank of the worker. How could a miss from a gentry family degrade herself by recognizing him as a teacher? For example, as for Wei Changying, though she had followed Jiang Zheng to learn the majority of martial arts of the Jiang Family, nominally she would never be a disciple of Jiang Zheng. It was not that Wei Changying looked down on him, but that even if she was willing to take him as her teacher herself, Old Madam Song and other elders definitely would not agree.

"Princess Consort Cai and Duke Cai had always been in bad shape," Shen Cangfeng said, "Princess Consort Cai was the lineal elder sister of Eighth Miss of the Duanmu Family. Before Old Madam of the Duanmu Family died, she loved Princess Consort Cai most, and Eighth Miss was Princess Consort Cai's favorite. As a result...Princess Consort Cai had refused to meet anyone except for Old Madam and Eighth Miss from then on, and she wouldn't see the doctor when she was ill. Eighth Miss then claimed that she wanted to follow Miracle Doctor Ji to study medicine. Old Madam, on the one hand, cared for Princess Consort Cai; on the other hand, she couldn't turn Eighth Miss down. Therefore, she agreed it."

Seeing that Wei Changying was still staring at him in a daze, he was stunned. After thinking for a while, he came to understand it and quickly explained, "Duke Cai was actually Fourth Prince."

Wei Changying suddenly understood—Fourth Prince was the son of Madam Qian, the abolished Empress. He was also the second Crown Prince of the current dynasty. Originally, Fourth Prince was chosen as the Crown Prince just because he was the son of his eminent mother. Later, when Madam Qian was condemned to death of murdering the imperial concubines and was no longer honored, Fourth Prince's position as the Crown Prince was also abolished. He didn't commit suicide in anger like his eldest brother, instead, he died of sorrow after several years of confinement.

It seemed that he was conferred the title of Duke Cai after his death. The former Crown Princess had also become Princess Consort Cai, and the original son of the Crown Prince had become a duke.

Wei Changying couldn't help thinking of her cousin Song Zaishui.

If Song Zaishui's appearance hadn't been damaged, she would also have got married and moved into the Eastern Palace. Just for a moment, Princess Consort Cai was in her prime, but she closed the door of the courtyard and spent all the day guarding her young son. This would possibly be the future of Song Zaishui.

Even if today's Crown Prince really took the throne, the abolished Empress Madam Qian and the abolished Honored Consort Huo...These people were all examples.

Though Song Zaishui broke her engagement as she wished, she also actually abandoned her future.

Wei Changying unintentionally sighed.

Shen Cangfeng didn’t know that she was thinking of Song Zaishui, and thought she just felt sorry for Princess Consort Cai. He wanted to comfort her and said, "Eighth Miss of the Duanmu Family was very talented in the medical skills. Princess Consort Cai and Duke Cai had been ill in the early years and they had become much better under her treatment. It was said that Miracle Doctor Ji had praised her for having got sixty percent of his essence. Grandma would be OK if she was treated by Eighth Miss."

"I hope grandmother can recover soon!" Wei Changying said so, but thought to herself, "No wonder that second sister-in-law was so arrogant that she tried to obstruct me as soon as I entered the door of the Shen Family. It turned out that she not only had a gifted daughter who was well-known across the capital, she also had a younger sister who had excellent medical skills in her parents' family."

Eighth Miss of the Duanmu Family had such excellent medical skills, and she was a woman. It was much more convenient for the girls in the boudoirs to call her in than to find a doctor. Maybe the nobles in the palace also liked to turn to her...In the course of contacts, it was quite favorable for her to inquire about news and build good relationships—In the past, Ji Qubing was pardoned partly owing to the fact that his grandfather Ji Ying had formed agreeable connections when he performed his profession.

At this time, Old Madam Deng, Madam Su's mother, was ill. If the imperial doctors were unable to cure her, Ji Qubing completely had no desire to save the life of people from the Deng Family just because of Ji Ying' s experience. However, Mrs. Duanmu could get Eighth Miss of the Duanmu Family, Ji Qubing's close disciple. It was known that Ji Qubing only had this disciple. If Eighth Miss of the Duanmu Family was incapable of curing Old Madam Deng and begged for her master's help, even if Ji Qubing was unwilling to let go of his grievances and didn't come to give the treatment personally, at least he would give her some advice.

Even if Ji Qubing ignored it, the Su Family anyhow owed him a favor.

Due to this, Madam Su should be more considerate to Mrs. Duanmu in the future. After all, this daughter-in-law had called someone in to save her mother.

Though Wei Changying sighed that Mrs. Duanmu couldn't be overlooked, she did not feel it was worth worrying too much. No matter how considerate and intimate Madam Su was to Mrs. Duanmu, Shen Lianshi was not born by Madam Su.

As for Shen Cangli, he was not only the lineal son, but also the lineal eldest son. In such a case, he was still not listed as a candidate for Family Head. Although Wei Changying didn't know what problems this elder brother had, it was obvious that Shen Cangli had a very slim chance.

…After lunch, the two had nothing to do. While they were listening to the sound of rain, they started to discuss the layout of the yard.

The guest rooms in the front yard were handed over to Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Wan. Wei Changying planned to wait for them to clean up. After they finished, she would just take a look to make sure that everything was fine. Anyway, Shen Cangfeng had said that those rooms were prepared for people in the west positions— actually his assistants, to lodge occasionally.

As for the small study, Wei Changying took a list and told him what she had planned to put in. Shen Cangfeng listened and added a few more. In the end, the two simply went to the small study to watch people put things in one after another. After viewing the effect, they gave orders of increasing or decreasing, and they also asked someone to add a few pots of seasonal flowers into the room. They had been busy till dinner time and finally decided on the appliances that needed to be added.

Looking at the brand-new small study, both of them felt a sense of achievement.

Finally, there was only a wall left.

Shen Cangfeng suggested, "How about hanging an ancient painting? Whose work do you like? I will check whether we have some in the storehouse. If so, I will beg mother for them."

Wei Changying pondered in front of this wall for a long time. All of a sudden, a bright idea occurred to her and she asked people to fetch the "Lu Hu" Sword which had been carefully collected.

"That's a good idea." Shen Cangfeng heard her words and smiled weirdly—Shen Xuan called him in today. In a roundabout way, he actually wanted to say that since a pair of treasured swords had been given to them at their first meeting, and this daughter-in-law wouldn't have the chance of using the "Lu Hu" Sword anyway, so....

However, how could Shen Cangfeng, who had long coveted the "Lu Hu" Sword like Shen Zhou, give it back to Shen Xuan? No matter how Shen Xuan persuaded him, Shen Cangfeng refused to say yes. He just said that he would be embarrassed to ask for the things he had given to his wife.

Even Shen Cangfeng would be ashamed. Wouldn't Shen Xuan be ashamed to talk about this with his daughter-in-law? He groaned for a while, and almost wanted to beat him. Later, when the news of Old Madam Deng's fainting came, Shen Xuan summoned his eldest son and told him to pay a visit to Old Madam Deng. Shen Cangfeng seized the opportunity and escaped.

Naturally, Wei Changying didn't need to be aware of these things.

Shen Cangfeng thought, "If father knew that Ying'er had hung this sword in a small study just for decoration... How depressed would he become?" Thinking of this, he showed a faint smile on his face....

After the "Lu Hu" Sword was delivered, Shen Cangfeng picked it up and hung it personally. Wei Changying first pointed to a position, then she looked at it again after retreating a few steps. She still couldn't be sure and shouted "left" or "right" for several times. After Shen Cangfeng changed its position for a few times, she eventually nodded.

After hanging the sword, Shen Cangfeng came down, and Mrs. Huang slipped Wei Changying a piece of handkerchief. Wei Changying was staring at the sword, so she handed it to Shen Cangfeng to wipe his hands without thinking too much and said, "This position is just right, what do you think?"

After taking the handkerchief, Shen Cangfeng looked at her deeply and said with a smile, "If you say it is good, then it is truly good."