
The next evening, Shen Cangfeng returned, looking very tired. Wei Changying guessed that Old Madam Deng's condition was not good. Mrs. Duanmu had invited Duanmu Xinmiao, and if she immediately asked for Miracle Doctor Ji's help, it would appear that she was deliberately going against the second sister-in-law.
What's more, even Duanmu Xinmiao, the only disciple of Ji Qubing, didn't defend Old Madam Deng. No one knew how much Ji Qubing was angry with Old Madam Deng. Wei Changying felt that the Su Family hadn't even brought it up yet, so perhaps Old Madam Deng's condition wasn't as serious as she thought. She didn't think she had to risk offending a miraculous doctor, who had even saved her father's life, to worry about it, so it was better to wait. After all, she was only her grandmother, not her close parents.
After the two had eaten, bathed, dressed, and returned to the inner room, Wei Changying asked, "How is our grandmother now?"
Shen Cangfeng said, "She was very dizzy. The Eighth Miss of the Duanmu Family went to see her, saying that she couldn't cure her either. It was good that they had the help from the second sister-in-law so they hurriedly went to ask Miracle Doctor Ji for help." He sighed again, ''It's just that Miracle Doctor Ji has a bit of a grudge against the Deng Family. They went there yesterday but I have not heard back from anyone yet. Perhaps they have not yet got the help of Miracle Doctor Ji."
Wei Changying felt that he didn't sound unhappy with Duanmu Xinmiao, thinking that both the Su family and Shen Cangfeng didn't know Duanmu Xinmiao's true attitude yet?
She then tentatively asked, "Rumor has it that the Eighth Miss of the Duanmu Family is the only disciple of Miracle Doctor Ji and is deeply loved by him, surely Miracle Doctor Ji will help her?"
Shen Cangfeng said, "The Eighth Miss of the Duanmu Family is very warm-hearted. However, Miracle Doctor Ji has never treated anyone from the Deng Family so it might be a bit awkward."
“Uh, I kind of know the personality of the Eighth Miss of the Duanmu Family now." She thought. Wei Changying bit her lip and suddenly felt that Duanmu Xinmiao was so eager to do righteousness in public but saw people's lives as nothing in private. Why was it so similar to Mrs. Huang‘s approach? She recalled what Mrs. Liu had said last time, that when Ji Qubing was living in the Wei Family, her grandmother purposefully sent the most eloquent people to serve him so that she could steal some techniques from him, and in the end, only Mrs. Huang was favored by Ji Qubing and was taught medicine by him for two years.
Could it be that Ji Qubing liked this kind of hypocritical, hard-hearted, and even a little bit unscrupulous disciple?
This was so unlike the popular image of the doctor who helped the world and saved lives!
Shen Cangfeng took her silence as being worried for Old Madam Deng and touched her face, reassuringly saying, "Although Grandmother is very dizzy, she is still fine. It's been so many years since the matter of the Ji Family happened. If the Miracle Doctor Ji still can't get over it, the Eighth Miss of the Duanmu Family's persuasion will get him to do it."
Wei Changying moved his hand away speechlessly, thinking, "The warm-hearted Eighth Miss of the Duanmu Family had forgotten your grandmother long ago! You expect her to persuade him. If Duanmu Xinmiao is truly like Mrs. Huang, she will mention old Mrs. Deng like this, 'What does the old woman of the Deng Family have to do with me? I can still remember how the Deng Family forced you back then, Master. Look, how obedient I am. Do you have anything to reward me, master?'
Or 'It's none of our business whether the old woman from the Deng Family lives or dies. It's just that if we save her, I don't know what it'll do for us. Do you need to use the Su family or the Deng family presently? If so, I'm willing to do it!'"
Wei Changying said, "You didn't come back yesterday…."
"So you missed me?" Shen Cangfeng smiled.
Wei Changying said, "The second brother scolded and hit the second sister-in-law yesterday!"
"Huh?" Shen Cangfeng froze and stopped his movements. Wei Changying said, "That was a terrible mess. The first sister-in-law came first, but she couldn't stop him! Fortunately, the fifth and sixth brothers were at home. The two of them tried really hard to stop him. The day I served the tea, I thought the second brother was a really kind person, but I didn't know he could be angry like how he was."
Shen Cangfeng pondered for a moment before asking, ''What was it about? Lvqiao's miscarriage?"
"Exactly." Wei Changying pursed her lips and whispered, ''I don't know who told the second brother that it was the second sister-in-law's fault. As a result, the second brother did that to the second sister-in-law...."
“So the matter is cleared up now?" Shen Cangfeng asked again.
Wei Changying said, "Then the fifth and sixth brothers dragged the second brother inside to have tea to calm down. The first sister-in-law and I accompanied the second sister-in-law to the back of the room to tidy her up. After a long period of persuasion on both sides, the second brother promised to give her a chance to explain. In the end, the second sister-in-law said Lvqiao's own carelessness had led to the loss of her child. In order to avoid being questioned, she put the aborticide in the tea the next day and drank it to frame other people!"
"Since the aborticide was found the day after the miscarriage, it's suspicious." Shen Cangfeng said indifferently, "Everyone in the family knows the news of her miscarriage. If someone were to harm her, it would be very foolish to continue to drug her. What's the point of using aborticide when the baby has already been lost?"
After a moment, he pondered, saying, "Shurou is seven years old. My second brother still doesn't have a son, so he is inevitably a bit anxious. The second sister-in-law was wronged. When mother returns, let her comfort the second sister-in-law."
Wei Changying said, "I know. You're tired too. Let's go to sleep."
The next morning, Wei Changying noticed Shen Cangfeng getting up when she was half awake, suddenly recalled something, and slurred, "Do you have something to do on the day off?"
Shen Cangfeng had just sat up and was about to get off the bed, but he stopped on hearing her. He put his hand in her dark hair and stroked it slowly, smiling, "I thought I said I would take you out to see the capital?"
"Huh?" Wei Changying was confused for a while, and then she recalled that he seemed to have made such a promise on the day he returned home. It wasn't that she was curious about the culture of the capital when she was staring out of the carriage. She made him misunderstand. She didn't take it seriously, but Shen Cangfeng had really taken it to heart. She muttered, "There's no rush to visit the capital. You stay at home on your day off."
Shen Cangfeng said, "Okay." And he leaned down again, asking curiously, "Why?"
"Don't want to tell you!" Of course, Wei Changying would not tell him the truth. She wanted to make up a reason, but these days she had no need to pay respect and Shen Cangfeng was also very considerate being as quiet as he could when he got up. She was used to sleeping until the sun rose and now although she had been suddenly awakened, she was still really sleepy. After thinking for a long time, she couldn't come up with a decent excuse, so she just threw some words at him and went back to sleep.
She seemed to hear Shen Cangfeng laugh and say something, and then he touched her face, before leaving the bed to change clothes and freshen up.
When the sun rose, Wei Changying got up. She vaguely remembered that she had told Shen Cangfeng to stay at home on his day off, and Shen Cangfeng had agreed to do so. She then said to Mrs. Huang, "Send someone to tell the first sister-in-law later that she shouldn't worry and just take good care of the Tenth Miss of the Liu Family."
Mrs. Huang understood and went outside to ask Zhu Lan to deliver the message.
A little while later, Zhu Lan capered back with a bunch of money in her hand, saying, "The first young madam insisted on giving me this."
"You keep it and buy candy to eat." Wei Changying smiled uncaringly.
Zhu Lan heard and smiled, "Thank you, young madam, but I'm a grown-up, so I don't want to buy candy to eat!"
Mrs. He happened to be there, so she scolded her niece, "Just thank young madam. Don't talk too much!"
Wei Changying stopped her and said with a smile, "Granny He, don't be annoyed. Little Zhu Lan has grown up. I remember Zhu Lan was only seven years old when she came to me. She wanted to eat candy and snacks all the time. Nowadays she doesn't want candy anymore. That's a good thing, by the way."
Mrs. Huang then teased, "Little Zhu Lan doesn't want candy, so what does she want? Want to buy makeup?"
"Which boy is she dressing up for with makeup?" Qin'ge and Yan'ge looked at each other and said it knowingly.
The girls took turns in teasing her, stopping the usually eloquent Zhu Lan from getting a word out. She blushed with shame, put the money into her sleeve, and hid right behind Mrs. He, shouting annoyedly, "My aunt, listen to them! They are bullying me together!"
Mrs. He was touched and took advantage of the situation to say, "Young madam, Zhu Lan is young and can still serve you for a few years, but her marriage…." After all, this was her niece. Although Wei Changying would not treat the people around her badly, there were already eight maidservants closely serving her. There should be a hierarchy of priorities. Mrs. He thought that for Zhu Lan, Wei Changying could arrange Zhu Lan's marriage first among all the servants.
Zhu Lan was surprised that her real aunt didn't help her but instead took it seriously. She was so ashamed that she couldn't stay in the house any longer. She stomped her foot and ran out, "I won't talk to you! You all bully me!"
Wei Changying watched her run out in all her colorful clothes and was amused, "If it was not for the joking today, I'd have already forgotten that they were growing up. So are you, Qin'ge and Yan'ge. If there is someone you like, just come and say it. I will help as I can."
Qin'ge and Yan'ge didn't expect that once Zhu Lan escaped, the topic would actually turn to them. They were stunned for a moment before smiling, "We will serve you for as long as we live. What are you talking about, young madam?"
Wei Changying was startled and remembered that Qin'ge was one of the four chosen from the "Biwu". They were not like any maidservants, so she smiled letting it pass, and talked to everyone about whether the court needed a few more flower trees and so on.
After noon, Wei Changying took a nap, thinking that because of her marriage, it had been some days since she had practiced martial arts. It was probably because of this that she had become weaker and lost to Shen Cangfeng repeatedly.
She then changed into her martial arts outfit, performed a set of fist movements in the courtyard, and then practiced with the Yueyuan sword for a while. After finishing all this, she was inevitably sweaty.
When Mrs. He saw this, she used a handkerchief to mop her face, ordering someone to prepare the bathroom. After tending to Wei Changying in the bath and changing her clothes with Mrs. Huang, Mrs. Huang dried Wei Changying's hair with a towel and asked Mrs. He to keep an eye on the young maids to stop them from being lazy. Their gossip could harm the atmosphere of the Jintong Courtyard.
Mrs. He was the person who thought Mrs. Huang was the most capable. On hearing this, Mrs. He took the order and left without even asking which of the young maids she should teach a lesson to.
Wei Changying seeing that Mrs. He had been sent away, didn't think much of it, and then saw that Mrs. Huang let the on-duty Jiaoge and Han'ge out, and it was then that she became aware that Mrs. Huang was trying to talk to her. She asked, "Granny?"
Mrs. Huang made a gesture to be quiet and moved to her ear before saying, "Young madam, you are now married. Sister He is still very young, Young Lady, you see…."
Wei Changying was stunned for a moment before understanding what Mrs. Huang meant. Although the wet nurse, Mrs. He, was called granny, she was now only a little more than thirty years old, and she was still very charming. Further, Mrs. He's son had died and she didn't have a husband or any other child. Even though Wei Changying would care for her until she got old, it was still a pity that she wouldn't have her own flesh and blood when she was old.
In the past, Madam Song took pity on Mrs. He and asked her to marry again, but Mrs. He refused because she couldn't bear to leave Wei Changying. Now that Wei Changying was married, a person who came as part of her dowry was her private property and her in-laws were not in a position to interfere too much. It was entirely possible for Wei Changying to ask her to pick another honest and loyal person to marry. Now Mrs. He was young and could still have time left to have another biological heir. Furthermore, she would not be forced to leave Wei Changying whom she had raised. It was killing two birds with one stone.
She blamed herself for being so naive. The wet nurse cared for and loved her so much. She should have thought of this long before she got married. Maybe grandmother and mother had the same intention, but they forgot to mention it because they were concerned about her marriage. She didn't even think about it. If it had not been mentioned by Mrs. Huang, would it keep being delayed forever?
Wei Changying was not a rigid person anyway. Mrs. He had brought her up, and her feelings for Mrs. He were even stronger than to Mrs. Huang, so she naturally hoped for her wellbeing. She was about to nod, but thought for a second, and asked, "Granny, if you say so, is there anyone suitable? Or?"


