
The people who were left behind by Ji Qubing looked at each other for a long time. Wei Changying asked Mrs. Huang in disbelief, "Granny, didn’t you say that Ji Qubing had been favored by the Wei Family?" Why did she feel that Ji Qubing actually had a grudge against the Wei Family? And it might not be an ordinary hatred.
Mrs. Huang said embarrassedly, "Miracle Doctor has always had such a temper..."
Seeing that Wei Changying was annoyed and her facial expression conveyed the meaning that, "you knew how he was, but you still recommended me to bring my husband here," Mrs. Huang became even more embarrassed and whispered, "I was just trying to make sure everything is fine."
Originally, Shen Cangfeng had always disapproved of seeking medical advice from Ji Qubing. Now seeing that his wife had been hit hard, he turned to comfort her, "Granny Huang is right. Miracle Doctor Ji is famous for his perfect medical skills in the Capital, but he is…short-tempered. A doctor' s good medical skills are the most important. Didn't you say that you could only rest assured after Miracle Doctor Ji said it was OK? Since the purpose of our trip had been achieved, don’t worry about other matters."
Wei Changying said resentfully, "How did I know he had such a weird temper? I thought at best he was a quiet man."
Shen Cangfeng smiled and said, "Miracle Doctor Ji is about the same age as our elders, so we should give way to him." He knew how Wei Changying was favored when she was in her maiden family. Since she was married, the Shen Family didn't have any weird people. How could she meet any bad-tempered people? Probably the only person she could think to compare with Ji Qubing was Gu Naizheng, who she had come across when they went to Spring Grass Lake.
Therefore, although Mrs. Huang and Madam Su told Wei Changying that Ji Qubing had a bad temper, the actual situation was actually too different from Wei Changying's imagination.
When Wei Changying thought that her husband was dragged here by herself so that he was teased and scolded, she felt sorry after hearing his comfort to her instead. She hated Ji Qubing even more. However, Mrs. Huang also came to persuade her, "This is the temper of Miracle Doctor Ji. If you want to blame someone, then blame me. It was all my fault. I thought that young master was young, so that it was inevitable that he was self-confident and wouldn't care about his minor injuries. Yet if a quack doctor misdiagnosed him, it might be deteriorated in the future. Thus, I recommended you to come here with young master. Miracle Doctor Ji's temper was well-known across the capital. Anyone who turned to him for help should be ready to be treated like this..."
"Didn't my elders save him back then?" Wei Changying asked aggrievedly, "Granny, didn't you tell me that he also remembered this kindness?"
Mrs. Huang smiled awkwardly, "Well... In fact, Miracle Doctor Ji had already showed his consideration..."
Wei Changying thought to herself, "Did it mean that if I was not the daughter of the Wei Family, or if Shen Cangfeng was not the son-in-law of the Wei Family, Ji Qubing's attitude would only be much worse when they came here today?"
"What kind of person are they?!"
Wei Changying had no way of understanding the existence of people like Gu Naizheng and Ji Qubing. She thought, "If people had no grudges against you, how could you offend others without being guilty of anything?"
She whispered angrily, "Granny, I can't just let this matter pass by easily. Please do something to teach Ji Qubing a lesson!"
Mrs. Huang hurriedly silenced her. After all, although Ji Qubing left everyone behind, who knew if he might be listening inside of the mansion? Mrs. Huang lowered her voice and whispered, "Young madam, please calm down. Don't care about Miracle Doctor Ji anymore! You see, he is alone. He has a family, but he doesn't care. He only accepted the Eighth Miss of the Duanmu Family, who was also a lineal daughter of gentlefolk, as a disciple. What can we do with the daughter of the Duanmu Family? As for Miracle Doctor, we won’t be able to teach him a lesson unless he is scared!"
She added in a low voice, "Others all knew that our Elder Master owed his life to Miracle Doctor Ji. And only because of his help that now Elder Master had you and fifth young master!"
If Ji Qubing hadn’t been really immune to both soft and hard tactics, how could the sons of noble families in the capital let him be so arrogant? How could a doctor with a minor celebrity treat them like this, giving medical treatment at his will?!
Moreover, Ji Qubing had saved Wei Zhenghong before. It would be OK if others dealt with him. However, if Wei Changying, who was the lineal eldest daughter of Wei Zhenghong, also set herself against Ji Qubing, it would be unrighteous. It would be ungrateful and treacherous!
When reminded by Mrs. Huang, Wei Changying calmed down a little bit. She thought that Old Madam Song and Mrs. Huang had made painstaking efforts to draw Ji Qubing over, so it was not wise to ruin the connections of the elders for a moment's anger. Even if Wei Changying didn't need Ji Qubing in the future herself, what about her father Wei Zhenghong? Although Ji Qubing said that Wei Zhenghong’s illness could only be treated as it was now, Wei Changying knew that his medical skills had never fallen behind in his seclusion when she saw the medicinal materials in his yard. Instead, Ji Qubing might be more proficient because of his concentration on medical skills!
After thinking it over, she bit her lip, stood up sullenly, and said, "For my father's sake…Let's go."
Seeing that she was so upset, Shen Cangfeng coaxed her and said, "Anyway, I've already taken the day off. We'll have nothing to do if we go back now. Why not I show you around the market?"
"There's nothing to see in the market. Only messy people." Wei Changying sighed and said, "It's better to go home directly, and tell mother about the result to let her rest assured. Besides, haven't you been waiting for the long spear in these two days? Maybe it will be arrived soon."
The two of them went down to the courtyard while talking. A burst of warm breeze blew up Wei Changying's wide sleeves, revealing her snow-white wrist and a jade bracelet on it.
This jade bracelet was one of the betrothal gifts offered by the Shen Family. The color was grass-green. It was extremely bright, almost like a strand of spring water from the spring river condensed on the wrist, showing its viridity on her snow-white skin. Today Wei Changying wore a moon-white upper shirt embroidered with the branches of a small white plum blossom. Therefore, when the wind passed, this bracelet was naturally remarkable.
Duanmu Xinmiao picked a small basket of herbal medicine. As she just turned around, she saw the bracelet and her eyes lit up. She put the medicine basket on a Bamboo sieve, and hurried over in three steps. Then she pulled Wei Changying's sleeve, tried to touch Wei Changying's bracelet and said, "Good jade! Give it to me!"
Wei Changying couldn't believe that Miracle Doctor Ji and his disciple could be so shameless! Miracle Doctor Ji had just pulled a long face at the couple, and his disciple was openly grabbing her bracelet now!
When Duanmu Xinmiao was about to touch the jade bracelet, Wei Changying, who was already intolerable, slid her wrist out of Duanmu Xinmiao's hand like a swimming fish. With a turn of the wrist, Wei Changying buckled Duanmu Xinmiao's pulse and shouted angrily, "You are so bold!"
"What are you doing? Give me the bracelet!" Duanmu Xinmiao struggled for a while and couldn't get off. Therefore, she exclaimed unhappily, "Let me see if it is the one with the best transparency. If it's not, I won't take it!"
Hearing Duanmu Xinmiao's words, even the good-tempered Shen Cangfeng answered unhappily, "Miss Duanmu, this bracelet was one of my wife's betrothal gifts, and it couldn't be used as treatment fee."
If he hadn’t mentioned treatment fee, Wei Changying would have long forgotten it because of Ji Qubing’s provoking attitude. As he talked about it, Wei Changying became even angrier. The longer she held Duanmu Xinmiao’s hands, the tighter she squeezed. Then she said angrily, "How dare you ask for treatment fee! Is there anyone who is a doctor like your master? He called people here, yet he put on airs for a long time, spoke insultingly, finally scolded them and left! He just felt the pulse for a short while and then you wanted my top-quality jade bracelet as your treatment fee. Are you doctors or robbers?"
Duanmu Xinmiao felt pain in her wrist because of Wei Changying's pinch, so she anxiously said, "What? You wanted to leave without offering the treatment fee? Then you have to give it to me. Why couldn't I take a fancy to this bracelet? If you have the ability, don't come to beg my master in the future!"
"No way!" Wei Changying was furious, and she didn't think about the thing that Old Madam Song had tried hard to win Ji Qubing over for years. Wei Changying lifted Duanmu Xinmiao's lappet and shouted, "How dare you covet my bracelet! Don't think that I can't beat you up because you are the Eighth Miss of the Duanmu Family!"
"You dare to hit me?" Duanmu Xinmiao was dumbfounded and turned to shout at Shen Cangfeng, "Third young master, are you sure you had married the daughter of the Wei Family in Fengzhou, not the daughter of Fengzhou bandits? Did the Wei Family's coax you into the marriage?”
Shen Cangfeng originally wanted to persuade his wife to calm down. But after listening to Duanmu Xinmiao's words, he safeguarded his wife and said lightly, "Miss Duanmu, please be careful about your words. My wife, born from a famous family, is virtuous and kind. She has a noble status in her family. How could you slander her reputation indiscriminately?"
Duanmu Xinmiao was pushed back and forth by Wei Changying. Then she said angrily, "Forget it! I know you are one of the Shen Family who always cover her mistakes! You're lying through your teeth. Your wife doesn't have the gentleness and grace of women from the Wei Family in Fengzhou. She's not reasonable at all!"
"Truth is spoken to the wise. Your master and you are two bandits, so how can I reason with you?" Wei Changying reprimanded!
Duanmu Xinmiao said angrily, "You knew this was a robber's den, so why did you come? Did my master invite you to come?"
"If I had known that my husband was in good shape, who would have bothered to come to see your master's cold face?"
"If you didn't come to see my master, how could you be sure he was safe and sound?" Duanmu Xinmiao said contemptuously, "You couldn't kick down the ladder like this. You’ve already started to say bad things about my master before you left the courtyard. How could you stand his face when you came in earlier?"
Originally, Wei Changying was already provoked by Ji Qubing. Now Duanmu Xinmiao tried to grab the bracelet and argued with Wei Changying, therefore, Wei Changying's heart burned with rage. She couldn't control herself in front of her husband and the servants anymore. She blurted out, "If you say one more word, believe it or not, I'll strip you naked!" It was the same as the words she said last time when she entered the palace with Madam Su and heard Princess Anji threatening Princess Linchuan.
When Wei Changying said this, Shen Cangfeng and others were all in a mess. Mrs. Huang's face flushed with shame. She wanted to step forward and mediate them. Unexpectedly, Duanmu Xinmiao was not afraid at all, instead, she sneered, threw her chest out, and stood up to Wei Changying. Then she said proudly, "Okay! Just do it! Don't stop until you finish it! Don't forget that your husband is also here. If he sees my body, will he take me in? I'll find faults with you every now and then. Don't forget that I am a medical student, and if I can heal people, I can also harm people. If you dare live with me in the same courtyard, don’t think about today and cry out when you can't give birth to a child in a lifetime by then!"
"You really think that I can't deal with you?!" Wei Changying was stunned, not knowing whether she was angry or ashamed. Her face was so red, but she started to act cruelly. Shen Cangfeng was really afraid that she would take action, so he hurriedly stepped forward to stop her, "Changying, forget it. That's it. Let's go back first."
"Shut up!" Wei Changying and Duanmu Xinmiao shouted in unison!
Wei Changying pointed to the outside of round "moon-gate" and said, "You go out and wait by the door! You all go!"
"Changying..." Shen Cangfeng wiped his sweat, trying to persuade his wife to calm down. But Wei Changying single-mindedly wanted to suppress Duanmu Xinmiao's arrogance, so she ignored him. Instead, she said impatiently, "Can you go out? Are you not willing to leave because you covet her beauty, for fear that you won't see her body after leaving?!"
Shen Cangfeng sighed and said to Duanmu Xinmiao, "My wife has a strong temperament. You provoked her by yourself, so you couldn't blame her!"
"Are you shameless?!" Duanmu Xinmiao jumped up and said, "Are you bullying me as a couple?!"
Wei Changying sneered and held Duanmu Xinmiao down, "If you have the ability, you can also find a husband to help you! Why couldn't we bully you together?"
After sending away Shen Cangfeng and the servants, even Ni Weiyi was taken away by Mrs. Huang with her mouth covered, there were only two people left in the yard at that moment. Wei Changying pulled Duanmu Xinmiao and was about to tear her upper shirt. Duanmu Xinmiao struggled and resisted, yet it was useless. So she gritted her teeth and threatened Wei Changying, "If you dare to tear my shirt, I will go to the Shen Family tomorrow. I will tell them that Shen Cangfeng had been watching me from the side, and I will ask him to marry me to take the responsibility! I am the lineal Eighth Miss of the Duanmu Family. The Shen Family would be bound to give me an explanation! You should think about the consequences before doing it!"


