Compared to several other families, the people of the Hong family were laughing constantly and were filled with joy in the early morning, because the old man who had been in a coma for a long time finally woke up and was able to slightly raise his hand. Compared to being unconscious and unable to move some time ago, this was great news for the people of the Hong family.
In the courtyard of the old man of the Hong family
"Father, this is what happened. Now that you've woken up, I'm going to get ready and go to the City Lord's Mansion to find a ghost doctor." The head of the Hong family said with a smile, looking at his father lying in bed, his face full of smiles.
"Okay, go ahead! This is a rare opportunity for our Hong family. It's also the good deeds we have accumulated over the years. Otherwise, such a good thing would not have happened to our Hong family." Although Old Master Hong had woken up, his voice was still very weak. Even so, his words were very clear.
"Yes, I know." The head of the Hong family said, and told people to take good care of the old man. Then he got up and left the yard, went back to the main courtyard to prepare, and then took a few people out of the mansion and went to the City Lord's Mansion.
Not long after he left, several families came to the Hong family. When the heads of the families met in front of the gate, they all smiled knowingly.
"Good morning, everyone!"
"Haha, Brother Chen is here early too."
"It seems we are all the same."
As they were talking, they saw that everyone had arrived, so they walked in together. However, when they sat in the hall for a while, waiting for the arrival of the head of the Hong family, they saw that the person who came into the hall was an elder of the Hong family.
"My apologies, Patriarchs." The Great Elder of the Hong Family smiled and bowed to them, saying, "You all came at an inopportune time. My Patriarch went out early in the morning and will probably be back later."
Hearing this, several people's expressions changed slightly and asked, "Where is the head of the Hong family going? When will he be back?"
"The head of the family went to the City Lord's Mansion and said he would be back later, but he didn't say when he would be back." The eldest elder of the Hong Family said with a smile, "If the heads of the family have nothing to do in the mansion, you can wait here. If you have something to do, you can come back at another time."
Several people looked at each other and then said, "In that case, let's wait here!"
"Okay, everyone, please sit down for a while. I'll ask the servants to bring some cakes over." He nodded slightly and walked out.
While he was away, several people in the hall started discussing: "He went to the City Lord's Mansion so early in the morning. I think he went to see the woman in red."
"Well, that should be the case. If I go to see her, I should be back by noon at the latest."
"Since you are here, why not sit here and wait? Otherwise you will have to come back again."
While they were talking, the elder from outside came back. He sat at the lower left and chatted with them while drinking tea. After all, the head of the family was not there, so he had to entertain the guests and could not lose his manners.
On the other side, the head of the Hong family who came to the City Lord's Mansion was invited in. As soon as he was invited in, another head of the family who saw him go in also wanted to go in, but unexpectedly, he was stopped outside and could not enter.
"The one from the Hong family has gone in, so why can't our head of the family go in?" a middle-aged man said dissatisfiedly.
"Master Hong is the distinguished guest invited in by orders from above. No one else is allowed to enter the City Lord's Mansion without permission." The city guard said in a calm voice. He did not let them in, but asked them to leave quickly.