"Master Zhu, my wife and master have always been at odds with each other, and this time she refused to send a doctor just because he was sick!"
"That's right. The doctor we invited was secretly sent away, and the medicine we went to get was prescribed by an unknown doctor. How could such an outrageous thing happen in the world? Please help my master! How can this happen between husband and wife!"
"Master Zhu, everyone knows that you are very perceptive and impartial. Please give justice to my master! Otherwise, if he really gets sick and can't get up, wouldn't that be unfair? He is in the best health on weekdays. Not to mention the cold, he doesn't even have a cough all year round. It's strange that he suddenly has a high fever..."
Being surrounded by a group of gorgeous girls, crying and begging for the decision, even for Zhu Tingfang, this was an extremely fresh experience - after all, although he was famous, even before his face was disfigured, he was well-known for being rude to women. Most of the daughters of famous families would just say hello to him and say a few words to him. As for chatting...
Most of the rich ladies were unwilling to humiliate themselves. Because if he wanted, he could talk to you about astronomy, geography, and the universe... Even a talented lady who was proficient in poetry and prose like Princess Yongping was unwilling to talk to him, let alone others.
But at this time, Zhu Tingfang, who always had a very cold attitude towards women, was surrounded by a large group of women. However, for the first time, he did not say anything to chase them away. Although he did not speak, he at least listened very seriously. So much so that several followers who followed him could not help but look at the sun in the sky, wondering if the sun rose from the west. How could the cold-faced Mr. Zhu actually smile at women
Didn't Zhu Tingfang impeach the cousins of the Kong family just two days ago? Didn't the Duke of Zhao and the University Scholar Kong always have a bad relationship? Didn't they say... that he came to the door today with bad intentions? Of course, this last point was their guess.
Zhu Tingfang was still not used to being so close to so many women. He coughed heavily, moved his shoulders slightly, and shook off a woman who tried to grab his arm. Then he moved his feet as lightly as flowing water, quietly retreating from the encirclement of the Kong family's concubines, and then asked coldly: "So, Dr. Kong has encountered a ghost?"
Seeing Zhu Tingfang asking this, the concubines were annoyed that they had avoided him, but they still rushed to tell the story of the kitchen at home, which was cleaned out like countless starving ghosts, and the bloody footprints in Master Kong Jiu's study. Zhao happened to rush out at this time, and she was naturally furious when she saw this scene.
"What are you talking about, you little rascals! Go back to your rooms. There are differences between men and women. If you don't understand this principle, then go and learn some etiquette!"
But her scolding was completely ignored by the concubines. No one paid any attention to her and they just kept on describing the ghost story that happened in the Kong family last night in vivid detail.
Zhu Tingfang seemed to be listening with interest, but he was thinking about something else. When Zhu Ying came to see him before, she mentioned Xiao Cheng pretending to be a ghost, and said it was the Fourth Prince's idea, and that he and Xiao Huasheng were Xiao Cheng's advisors. At the time, he thought it was too ridiculous, especially when he heard that Zhang Shou personally went to clean up the aftermath and even changed the public school system. He always felt that this was a bit ridiculous.