"I see. Third Young Master, please stop talking and calm your breathing." Doctor Tong gave him acupuncture repeatedly. Each needle was painful, sour, and numb, and the feeling was intoxicating.
Soon, Gu Changsheng fainted.
Doctor Tong sighed, took off his clothes, asked him to lie on the bed, and prepared to give him an acupuncture treatment on his back.
On that broad and thin back, there were five or six purple blood marks as big as walnuts...
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Xia Qianqian followed Qingtong and walked out slowly, holding a Pisces jade pendant in each hand. Qingtong saw that she was in a low mood and did not speak to her. When she was about to reach the door, she met Han Yuqing.
Han Yuqing had just returned from outside with his father and brother. He was in high spirits, as if something happy had happened.
Suddenly seeing Xia Qianqian, her expression changed: "Xia Qianqian?"
Xia Qianqian looked up reflexively, just like being called by the teacher in class. Qing Tong quickly stood in front of her and saluted with a smile: "Master Han, Mr. Han, Miss Han."
Xia Qianqian finally woke up as if from a dream, lowered her head and bowed to greet him.
"Xia Qianqian, why are you here?" Han Yuqing asked.
Xia Qianqian lowered her voice and pretended to speak in a man's voice: "Miss Han, I am Doctor Tong's disciple, my name is Xiaobai."
"Stop lying, you are Xia Qianqian." Han Yuqing winked at Xing'er.
Xing'er stepped forward and prepared to pull out the wooden hairpin that Xia Qianqian used to tie her hair.
Xia Qianqian nimbly hid to the other side and continued to pretend in a low voice: "Sister, what do you want to do?"
"Xia Qianqian, you are so brave that you actually disguised yourself as a man and sneaked into Gu's residence!" Xing'er spoke sternly, and when she saw Xia Qianqian dodged, she raised her hand to slap her.
Xia Qianqian had room to fight back, but she couldn't. Gritting her teeth, she prepared to take the slap.
Snapped!
The expected pain did not come. Xia Qianqian looked up and found that it was Qingtong who stood in front of her and took the slap for her.
"Miss Han, Doctor Tong is the Third Young Master's full-time physician. If you hit his disciple today and upset him, it will delay the Third Young Master's condition in the future..." Qing Tong looked calm and stopped talking halfway.
Han Yuqing's face changed drastically.
Han Tangping said in a low voice: "Xing'er, how dare you! Who allowed you to hit someone?"
"Master, Xing'er knows I'm wrong." Xing'er knelt down hurriedly.
Han Yuqing whispered to Han Tangping: "Dad, she is Xia Qianqian..."
Han Tangping looked at Xia Qianqian carefully and waved his hand: "Qingtong, if you have anything to do, leave first."
"Yes." Qingtong pulled Xia Qianqian, and the two left quickly.
Han Yuqing said aggrievedly: "Dad, don't you believe your daughter?"
"Dad believes it. But this is not the Han Mansion, this is the Gu Mansion! It is not our turn to interfere in the affairs of the Gu Mansion." Han Tangping scolded.
Han Yuqing said: "I can tell my aunt about this..."
"Miss Han is back." Just then, Liu came out from the side and said, "My concubine greets Mr. Han and Mr. Han."
"You're welcome, sister-in-law." Han Yibin returned the greeting. But Han Tangping did not make any move.
Liu said, "Han Yuqing, go see my mother!"
"What's wrong with aunt?" Han Yuqing asked.
"Mother went shopping with my third brother today, and they had a quarrel. My third brother became sick from anger, and mother was crying in her room, blaming herself. I just tried to persuade her, but it was of no use. I happened to see Miss Han, and thought that Miss Han was usually the most favored by mother, so she should be able to persuade her." Liu said with a smile.
Han Yuqing looked at Han Tangping for instructions.
Han Tangping said: "As a man, you should be able to advance and retreat. Go!"
(End of this chapter)