Mu Chunmian said: "My father injured his leg in a fall in his early years. Because there was a lack of medicinal materials at the time, he could not cure it. It has been delayed until now..."
"How can this be done?" Before she could finish her words, Wei Changying interrupted, "Mr. Ji has been thinking about Mr. Ji in his heart, not just for a day or two! Over the past few decades, he has been thinking about him all the time! It was you before By concealing the news, we cannot confirm whether Mr. Ji is still alive. Now that we know the good news, we can no longer let Mr. Ji suffer in Caojiabao!"
Without giving Mu Chunmian a chance to speak, Wei Changying turned to Duan Mu Xinmiao and said, "Sister Xinmiao, you kowtowed to Divine Doctor Ji and formally accepted him as the successor of Divine Doctor Ji. Speaking of which, Mr. Ji is your disciple." As a serious elder, there is nothing inconvenient about being older. I think it is better to bring Mr. Ji to live in Xiliang City as soon as possible. This will also make it easier for you to visit Zhaofu from time to time. What do you think?"
When Ji Gu arrives in Xiliang, Mu Chunmian may not be able to secure his position as the master of the Cao Family Fort! Even if she can continue to be the castle master, her biological father is in Xiliang City, so she doesn't dare to be confused! This will prevent Duanmu Xinmiao from speaking for Caojiabao for Ji Gu's sake...
Moreover, Ji Gu was once the son of an official family in the imperial capital. Due to his downfall over the years, he had to hide in the Caojia Fort incognito, manipulating and supporting his daughter to become the master of the fort. There is nothing we can do about this! If he really had the chance to choose, he might not even like the small place of Caojiabao!
Wei Changying thought that when Ji Gu came back, he would promise to exonerate him and then coax him to return to the imperial capital to retire. Since he only had a daughter, Mu Chunmian, and he was going to the imperial capital, someone had to see her off, right? Mu Chunmian and Cao Ya must go together. At that time, he promised some benefits, and he was not afraid that Mu Chunmian would not cooperate with Shen Youjia and explain everything about the Mengshan Gang. After all, he coaxed people away from Caojiabao and found a way to make them obedient.
It's just that Duanmu Xinmiao didn't know what she was thinking. She also said that Wei Changying wanted to apologize and reconcile because he had been trying to persuade him to return to the imperial capital a few days ago to treat Miss Shen's fifth grandson, and finally broke up. Feeling a little embarrassed, he nodded and said: "I think so too. Xiliang City is already the richest place in Xiliang, but it is still far behind compared with the Imperial Capital. What's more, the Cao Family Fort?"
Until now, Mu Chunmian had the chance to speak. She smiled and said, "Normally, the young madam and Miss Duanmuba have such good intentions that they would not be disrespectful. However, my father has become accustomed to living in the mountains over the years."
Guard Chief Ying frowned, and Duanmu Xinmiao was also a little disappointed, saying, "Although I'm used to living there, I heard that the place in Caojiabao is remote and windy. Where is a suitable place to live?"
"Shenji Doctor Ji is currently treating my father in Fengzhou. According to the recent letter I received from my family, he should be able to come to Xiliang in person to reunite with his father-in-law Ji within a year and a half." Chief Wei Ying sighed. Taking a sip of tea, he said, "If we find out that Mr. Ji is still living in the Cao Family Fort, and Sister Xinmiao is a guest in my Mingpei Hall, I'm afraid I will punish Sister Xinmiao. But if I let Sister Xinmiao go to Cao's Castle, I'm afraid I'll punish her." I am serving Mr. Ji in the family castle. To be honest, I really can’t rest assured.”
Mu Chunmian said hurriedly: "Young lady, you are serious. Miss Duanmu Ba is the direct daughter of the family, how dare my father ask the eighth miss to serve?"
"Once a teacher, always a father." Wei Changying said, "Who in the entire empire doesn't know that Sister Xinmiao respects her teacher the most and is filial to Divine Doctor Ji? Let me tell you something that is inconvenient to spread: Previously, Sister Xinmiao The free clinic was alarmed in all directions, but the original purpose was to find out the whereabouts of Mr. Ji! Speaking of which, when Sister Xinmiao was in the imperial capital, she was not an old lady or a favored young lady in our family. It's hard to find her when the ladies are sick - the Queen is very kind to Sister Xinmiao! Before the free clinic, Sister Xinmiao never saw anyone except the family members of similar families. It is unlikely that Sister Miao will personally serve Mr. Ji with tea and water, mainly because she is not very good at doing this. But please ask Mr. Ji to come to Xiliang City and either rent or buy a house to accommodate him, and then buy one. There are a few attentive and considerate servants who take care of him and give Mr. Ji acupuncture and medicine himself, but there is no problem. "
Duanmu Xinmiao whispered from the side: "My uncle's medical skills sound very powerful. I'm afraid I won't be able to use my medical skills in front of him."
When it came to this offer, Mu Chunmian couldn't refuse, so she had to say: "Although my father has been accustomed to living in Caojiabao over the years, how can the young lady and the eighth lady violate the good intentions of the young lady? After the young lady returns, she will try her best to persuade her. My father moved to Xiliang City."
"Then we'll have to wait." Wei Changying struck while the iron was hot and set a specific date, "It will take you about a few days to go back. Please persuade Mr. Ji to pack more things. About half a month should be enough!" He turned around and followed. Duanmu Xinmiao said, "I know there are some nice houses in the south of the city. The ground is warm and spacious, and everything is complete. If others buy those houses, even if they are me, I am afraid the owners will not be willing, but If you go and buy Xiao Jing Ji Laozhang, they won’t refuse.”
Duanmu Xinmiao was surprised: "Why?" This is also Xiliang. How could she, the legitimate daughter of the Duanmu family who had only been adopted by Shen Xuan and his wife for a few months, be compared to the legitimate daughter-in-law and Mingpei in Xiliang? Does the young lady in charge of the hall still have dignity
Wei Changying said with a smile: "Sister Xinmiao, you are really focused on medicine and don't care about other things. Have you forgotten how you got that tabby cat? The house in the south of the city. One of them belongs to the old lady, and several others belong to the people who have been seeking medical treatment from you these days. The old lady loves cats so much that she would not even give you a kitten, let alone a baby. Selling the house to you?”
Then he said, "You have always refused to train the maids, and now there is no one around you who can be used. I was the one who sent Zhu Lan and Zhu Shi, so I think it's better for me to handle this for you."
Duanmu Xinmiao was very afraid of trivial matters that had nothing to do with medical skills and pharmacology. When he heard that Wei Changying wanted to handle it for him, he nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
Wei Changying calculated in detail who should be sent to do what, how to train the people who served Ji Gu, and so on... When she was in the imperial capital, she was watched by Mrs. Su and her two sisters-in-law to learn to be a housekeeper. After arriving in Xiliang, he was seizing power while managing everything up and down. After all this hard work, arranging a place for Ji Gu to recuperate is now nothing more than a trivial matter.
He talked eloquently, and every word was thoughtful and careful. Duanmu Xinmiao's head never stopped nodding. Even Mu Chunmian was slightly stunned. After a moment of silence, he came to his senses and thanked his father for his kindness.
Wei Changying said to her: "It's settled, I'll give you twenty days to send Mr. Ji to Xiliang City!" He then explained to Duanmu Xinmiao, "Twenty days, you go and buy the house." Come down, I’ll send someone over to clean and repair it, paint it inside and out again, and let it dry for a few days, just right!”
With nothing to say and feeling that the arrangement was very good, Mu Chunmian couldn't think of anything else to say, so she had to accept the order and leave.
After she left, Duanmu Xinmiao asked Wei Changying a little worriedly: "Uncle, please don't think that we are uneasy and kind to him and want to trick him into coming to Xiliang City to deal with him, right?"
"Don't worry." Wei Changying said with a slight smile, "I didn't know that Mu Chunmian was his only daughter before, so he might be worried like this. But Mu Chunmian came here today and revealed her and Ji's identity. I also took a letter written by Mr. Ji as evidence. You also read the letter, and you also said that only Ji's family knew about the many things in it, so it must be Mr. Ji who wrote the letter. It has only recently been realized that the relationship between father and daughter that Mu Chunmian said is 9 out of 10. Do you think that if we had any ill intentions towards Mr. Ji, now that we know who his only daughter is, we would still allow her to go back to Caojiapu to do it. What? You just arrested Mu Chunmian, and you’re still afraid that Mr. Ji won’t just surrender?”
Duanmu Xinmiao thought the same thing, and was not worried that such an invitation would frighten Ji Gu so much that he hid in Cao's Fort and could not come out. He stood up happily and said, "I'm going to buy a house!"
Wei Changying said with a smile: "Go ahead, go ahead, choose something more grand, and you will feel less regretful when Doctor Ji comes. If you don't have money on hand, just go to the account and get it!"
"Don't worry, I have kept all the medical fees for treating the nobles before!" Duanmu Xinmiao had already rushed down the hall. Hearing this, he turned back and smiled slyly at her and said, "I was eating for nothing in Mingpei Hall. It’s free. All the necessities are paid for by you, sister-in-law. I don’t have to pay for anything myself!”
"Does this mean that I will have to pay for food and accommodation from you in the future?" Wei Changying joked with her and said with a smile, "By the way, when I came from the imperial capital, I brought a five-hundred-year-old weapon with me. I’ll cut the old wild ginseng in half for you later. Maybe it’ll be useful when Mr. Ji comes over.”
Hearing this, Duanmu Xinmiao said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, why are you so nice to me?" She ran out happily.
"Aunt Huang, go pick out some smart servants. As soon as Sister Xinmiao's house is bought, send them over to clean it." Wei Changying twirled the bracelet, raised his head and said to Mr. Huang, "Look inside. If you are sensible, please stay there and take care of me. Send someone who knows the importance of things and is not frivolous to be the general manager. Make sure to take good care of Ji Gu! Doctor Ji will definitely come to see it in person!"
Mrs. Huang nodded: "My maid understands."
After leaving the back hall and returning to the courtyard where she lived, Wei Changying thought about whether to ask Shen Yujia to come over and ask about the Mengshan Gang. She also remembered that her elders had told her not to inquire too much about military affairs after she left the cabinet - Zi Dao Since arriving in Xiliang, although Shen Zangfeng had treated her very considerately and Shen Youjia had been very respectful, they had never taken the initiative to tell her about the unfinished military affairs.
Every time she knew about the battle, it was already over or almost over.
So Wei Changying was very hesitant. After much deliberation, she decided not to ask.
He asked Zhu Yi to go to the front and called a boy over, and told him: "Go and meet the returning army, and tell nephew Youjia that the father of the master of the Caojia Fort will soon come to Xiliang to take care of himself. .”
... The army went deep into the grassland, and there were so many of them that it had to clear the battlefield before setting off. It was no faster than Shen Zangfeng who only remotely commanded from the rear and immediately left and returned to Xiliang City when he learned that the battle was over. The teacher's return must be slow. But no matter how late it is, counting the days, it is almost here. (To be continued)