Doctor Chu talked about the purpose of her visit. "The scholar sent by your guards looked bruised, but fortunately his injuries were not serious. Nanny Su's injuries were more serious. After all, she is old, and she also injured her waist. I'm afraid she will need to recuperate for a while."
"Don't worry, I will have someone take good care of Nanny Su, but that scholar..." Hua Zhi frowned slightly, "The Autumn Examination is coming soon, will it affect him?"
Doctor Chu twirled his beard and said, "I'm afraid it will be a bit of a hindrance. Even though there are no injuries to the bones, it still hurts a lot."
If that was true, then he owed her a huge favor, but she had to admit it. It was a fact that he helped Hua Ling, and it was worth it to exchange a favor for Hua Ling's innocence.
"Is he still here?"
"Yes, I thought you might come over, so I left him here. He also came to Beijing to take the exam, but he was delayed by something and came a little late. Now all the inns are full and it might be difficult to find one. I pointed out a way and asked the servant to find a place to stay first."
Hua Zhi stood up and bowed, "Thank you very much."
"That's not necessary. I have received a lot of care from Mr. Hua." Doctor Chu also stood up. "He is in the backyard."
Behind the clinic is a house with two entrances. Doctor Chu and his family live in the second courtyard. One wing of the front courtyard is used as a pharmacy. Medicinal materials are drying in the yard, and the aroma of medicine is in the air. Doctor Chu's two apprentices and two medicine boys live in the left wing. Although no one lives in the remaining room, it is kept tidy. If a patient is inconvenient, they can use it for rest occasionally. The scholar is currently living there.
In order to avoid suspicion, Doctor Chu accompanied her personally, and the two maids followed her closely.
The people in the room stood up after hearing the noise. They originally thought that it was Doctor Chu who came, but they didn't expect that there were female relatives. He hurriedly looked down at himself, and only breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that there was nothing wrong with his appearance.
Seeing this, Hua Zhi felt more favorable towards him. People who respect others subconsciously can't be of bad character. Of course, people with bad character wouldn't help others even though they knew the other party outnumbered them.
Doctor Chu introduced him, "This is the eldest daughter of the Hua family."
The eldest daughter of the Hua family? Before Hua Zhi could say anything, he bent down and said, "My name is Yu Xiasheng, nice to meet the eldest daughter."
This was the second time Hua Zhi had to face the respect that literati had for the Hua family. The first time was in Xiangyang.
She returned the greeting and said, "Thank you, sir, for your generosity in helping my sister who is in trouble."
How could Yu Xiasheng not understand what happened? The girl who was trapped by the scoundrel and almost died was actually the girl from the Hua family? Is the Hua family in such a situation now
Thinking of this, he was already angry, "Did the girl escape? At that time, it was really... I am ashamed that I couldn't help."
Hua Zhi just thought that he was angry about what happened under the emperor's feet, and didn't think much about it. She said: "Thanks to you for trying your best to stop Fang Wei's family guards and delaying the time. Now my sister is fine, and I asked my daughter to convey my gratitude to you."
"I'm so ashamed, so ashamed. I'm so ashamed." Yu Xiasheng blushed and shook his hands repeatedly. His movement was too big and pulled the wound. The pain made his face twisted for a moment, but when the pain subsided, he was as normal as ever.
Facing such a person, Hua Zhi naturally softened, "Sir, you are seriously injured. If it affects your exam in the next few days..."
"Young lady, there's no need to be so." Yu Xiasheng looked calm. "Before I came here, my teacher said that if I could pass the exam in one try, I would be lucky. If I couldn't, I wouldn't blame anyone. I could just work hard for three years and try again. Besides, I wouldn't forget what I learned just because of such a small injury. Maybe the pain can refresh my mind and help me do better on the exam."
With such a good attitude, it is only a matter of time before he succeeds. If my grandfather knew that I have such a student, he would be so happy.
"Oh, right." Yu Xiasheng took the package from the cabinet, opened it, and took out a letter. "Teacher, I was fortunate enough to receive guidance from Mr. Hua in the past. Teacher has always remembered this kindness. This time, I came here with a letter from the teacher. Please accept it, young lady."
Hua Zhi has received more than one such letter in the past few days. In the past, this would be a letter of introduction. Some people who had an old relationship with my grandfather would ask their juniors or students to come to meet my grandfather when they came to take the exam. Regardless of the depth of the friendship, with the character of old man Hua, he would definitely take more care of them if they really encountered any problems because of the friendship.
But doing so after knowing that the Hua family had fallen had nothing to do with seeking asylum, but was instead a way to show their attitude. Regardless of whether the Hua family was confiscated or exiled, they still recognized the Hua family as the head of the literati.
At this moment, Hua Zhi once again felt that the Hua family's persistence over the years had paid off.
Hua Zhi bowed and thanked him silently.
Yu Xiasheng was unable to avoid it and was hit. He didn't know what to do and didn't know what to do with his hands and feet.
After finally getting Yu Xiasheng to accept the thank-you gift, it was already dark when they came out of the clinic.
Hua Zhi dragged her legs, which felt like they were filled with lead, into the carriage. She leaned against the soft cushion and sighed that the day was finally over. She fell asleep almost as soon as her eyelids closed. Yingchun took out the thin quilt from the corner and covered her with it, then lifted the curtain and told the coachman to drive slower.
In the carriage with only dim light left, he and Baoxia looked at each other, and both of them were silent. Their young lady was really too tired, working day and night. Others might not be able to do so many things in their entire life.
After arriving home, Yingchun drove the carriage directly from the main gate into the front yard, and called a strong old woman over. She and Baoxia carefully helped the young lady onto the old woman's back. Hua Zhi opened her eyes and took a look. After confirming that she was in her home, she fell asleep peacefully.
Hua Ling had been waiting for her eldest sister to come back and ask about the scholar's injuries. Seeing this situation, she bit her lip and silently stepped forward to help make the bed.
She didn't know if her elder sister was always so tired, but she knew that today's tiredness was because of her.
Perhaps because she was extremely tired, Hua Zhi slept very deeply and did not change her posture all night. When she opened her eyes again, she felt that the sky was brighter than usual.
"Of course it's bright. It's already past noon." Yingchun smiled so hard that her teeth were showing. They were happy to see the young lady sleep so soundly.
"It's already this late?" Hua Zhi felt lazy all over and couldn't think of anything in her mind. She was reluctant to leave this extremely comfortable state, so she decided not to get up in a hurry and took a half-day to relax.
"Yes, you slept soundly." Yingchun brought her some tea to rinse her mouth, and fed her a cup of water before continuing, "The first and fourth ladies came here, and the third lady also came once, but seeing that you slept well, they told me not to wake you up."
"Nothing urgent? How is Third Sister doing?"
"I think everything is fine, and I haven't heard anything serious."
That’s fine. Hua Zhi was too lazy to think about it. Her brain needed a break and a restart.