"Young Master, Butler Zhang is here." A maid came forward and said.
"Oh." Liu Qi stopped what he was doing, took the brocade handed over by the maid, wiped his sweat and saw Uncle Zhang walking over with a happy face.
Seeing Liu Qi, Zhang Bo bowed slightly and said, "Young Master."
"Well, Uncle Zhang, is there anyone else in Wan'er's family?" Liu Qi looked at Uncle Zhang and asked. Liu Qi never asked about the life experience of the two girls, but being able to be recruited into the mansion by Uncle Zhang, even if they are not commoners, they are nothing.
For a woman from a big family, Liu Qi asked if Wan'er had some luck. If Wan'er had a better background, she could still be a wife even if she couldn't become a wife. The status of a wife and a concubine were completely different.
"My eldest son, Wan'er was adopted by an old slave alone since she was a child. She has no relatives. The most she can do is become the eldest son's concubine." As if he knew Liu Qi's thoughts, Zhang Bo said, directly dispelling Liu Qi's luck with one sentence,
Secretly reminding Liu Qi not to break the rules.
"Oh." Liu Qi sighed and said, "Then let's serve as concubine. Let Uncle Zhang arrange this matter and give Wan'er an identity as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, Eldest Young Master, I will go and make preparations now, and I will definitely satisfy the Eldest Young Master." Seeing that Liu Qi did not insist on pestering him, Zhang Bo breathed a sigh of relief and said with a happy face.
"By the way, Wan'er was adopted by Uncle Zhang since she was a child. Why have I never heard Uncle Zhang talk about it?" Liu Qi looked at Uncle Zhang in confusion.
"The eldest young master doesn't know something. After the old slave adopted Wan'er and Qing'er a few years ago, he bought a small courtyard for the two girls outside the mansion. The two girls lived in the small courtyard since they were young. Some time ago, the eldest young master
Suddenly he became seriously ill, and it was difficult for the old slave to recruit people from outside the house, so he asked the two of them to come and serve him." Uncle Zhang smiled and said.
"So that's it." Liu Qi nodded and didn't ask any more questions. However, he felt in his heart that the matter was not as simple as it seemed. At the same time, he became increasingly unclear about Zhang Bo.
First, Liu Qi's mother had a strange life experience, and then why she passed away. Everyone said she died of illness, but Zhang Bo was vague. Then she was an old friend of Zuo Ci's disciples. Now even Wan'er and Qing'er are friends with her.
Zhang Bo has a very deep relationship, but based on these claims that Zhang Bo is not good for him, he will never believe it.
When Uncle Zhang mentioned his mother last time, the doting in his eyes was genuine. She had taken great care of him over the years, and more importantly, there was nothing about him that made him covet.
"I wonder what you call Uncle Zhang's friend?" Liu Qi suppressed the doubts in his heart and asked. He was also very curious about the middle-aged man Liu Qi, or in other words, he was curious about Zuo Ci behind the middle-aged man.
"Haha, that man's name is Chen Xuan. He is the second disciple of the Immortal Zuo Ci. He has followed Zuo Ci since he was a child. However, although the Immortal Zuo Ci is a Taoist priest, he knows everything about classics and history, and his martial arts are also extraordinary. Therefore,
His disciples also followed him and dabbled in hundreds of schools of thought, and they are all people with great ambitions." Zhang Bo said with a smile.
"Uncle Zhang is familiar with Zuo Ci?" Liu Qi asked.
"Yes, there is a senior brother above Chen Xuan named Ge Xuan. This Ge Xuan is a bit better than Chen Xuan. When I went out once, I happened to meet Zuo Ci and their senior brothers. We talked a lot with each other when we met.
Huan, I became friends with the three of them, master and apprentice, and all the rules of seniority were thrown aside. Now that I think about it, I still miss it a little." Uncle Zhang had a look of recollection on his face.
"Then who is Zuo Ci? Is he really as godly as he is rumored to be?" Liu Qi asked.
"No, Zuo Ci is no different from ordinary people. He is proficient in astronomy and geography, is good at observing stars, has extraordinary medical and martial arts skills, and often helps others. Over time, those who have been helped by him call him a god. This
It's just people's rumors." Zhang Bo shook his head and said.
Zuo Ci is a mortal. Liu Qi also heard Chen Xuan say it, and now he heard it from Zhang Bo and believed it in his heart. There are many people in history who are good at divination and observing the stars. Zuo Ci was proficient in this art and was said to be an immortal.
Not surprising either.
"If you don't have anything else to do, Mr. Zhang, I'll go get ready first." Uncle Zhang said softly when Liu Qi didn't speak.
"Yes." Liu Qi nodded and sent Uncle Zhang away. After that, he practiced swordsmanship several times in the courtyard before washing and dressing under the service of the maid.
By the time Liu Qi returned to the room, Wan'er had already woken up. Wan'er was fully dressed and was instructing everyone to prepare meals for Liu Qi. When Liu Qi came back, Wan'er and several others hurriedly saluted and said, "I have seen the eldest young master."
Liu Qi waved his hand to help Wan'er up and said warmly: "Let the servants do this from now on." After saying that, he took Wan'er to eat together, and then told Wan'er to rest more before leaving the yard.
After leaving the courtyard and coming to the courtyard where Liu Qi used to live, he opened the door and walked in. In the room, Chen Xuan was checking Da Qiao's injuries. Yesterday, Chen Xuan not only prescribed medicine for Da Qiao, but also performed acupuncture for her. After that
The wound was cut open again to drain out the poisonous blood. After yesterday's treatment, Da Qiao's body was no longer as weak as it was yesterday.
Liu Qi walked into the room, and several serving maids were about to salute, but Liu Qi waved their hands to stop them, and stood aside and looked at Chen Xuan quietly.
After a while, Chen Xuan stood up, looked at Liu Qi and said, "The toxicity has been temporarily controlled, but the poison will become more toxic the more suppressed it is. If anything happens, you must notify me in time."
"Then thank you, senior." Liu Qi cupped his hands and said.
"It's okay." Chen Xuan said and stood up to leave.
Liu Qi came to the bed and saw that Da Qiao's face was no longer as pale as yesterday. He breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Have you had a meal?"
Da Qiao smiled slightly, showing his white teeth and whispered: "Not yet, the doctor said that he can't eat until he has finished reading." Not knowing the middle-aged man's name, Da Qiao had to call the middle-aged man doctor.
"Haha, that's Senior Chen Xuan, I have to thank him a lot this time." Liu Qi shook his head and smiled.
"Well, thank you very much, Mr. Daqiao." Da Qiao said.
"Thank him for what he did. If it weren't for his sister, she wouldn't be like this." Xiao Qiao pouted at the side.
"Sister." Da Qiao looked at Xiao Qiao and said in a deep voice.
"Okay, you two talk, I'm going to have a meal." After Xiao Qiao finished speaking, he walked out of the room.
Seeing Xiao Qiao like this, both of them shook their heads helplessly.
As soon as Xiao Qiao rushed out of the yard, he saw Gan Ning walking over and said, "Madam."
Xiao Qiao didn't care and asked casually: "What's the matter?"
"Please also ask Madam to go in and tell her that she will have something important to see you in the end." Gan Ning bowed and said.
"Just wait." After saying that, Xiao Qiao was about to go in and call Liu Qi, but as soon as he took a step forward, he asked with some confusion: "What did you just call me?"
"Madam." Gan Ning also said doubtfully.
"You..." Xiao Qiao pointed at Gan Ning with a look of shame and anger. After a while, he snorted and left.
Xiao Qiao returned to the room with a cold face, looked at Liu Qi who was talking to Da Qiao, and snorted coldly: "Someone is looking for you." After saying that, he ignored Liu Qi and sat on the other side of Da Qiao.
"Master, don't worry." Da Qiao glanced at Xiao Qiao and said apologetically.
"It's okay." Liu Qi waved his hand and walked out.
"Lord," Gan Ning hurriedly stepped forward when he saw Liu Qi coming out.
"Xingba, what happened?" Liu Qi looked at Gan Ning and asked, if something big had not happened, Gan Ning would never have come to look for him in the backyard.
"Lord, the news came back from Zhengping just now, saying that the miracle doctor Hua Tuo will arrive tonight." Gan Ning said with a happy face.
"But is it true?" According to Liu Qi's guess, it would take Hua Tuo at least four or five days to arrive, but he didn't expect that he would arrive in just one day.
"It's true. Ever since I entered the Changsha Hua Tuo Miracle Doctor, I haven't rested or gotten out of the car to treat patients. I was dragged into a carriage by a little lunatic and ran for hundreds of miles," Gan Ning said.
"Little madman, why is he here?" Regarding the little madman, Liu Qi always thought that he was a child, but he didn't expect that he actually came.
"This subordinate doesn't know." Gan Ning shook his head.
"Well, let's forget about this matter for now. You send someone to respond outside Xiangyang City. Once Hua Tuo arrives, ask him to treat Da Qiao. Later I will rush to the State Mufu Mansion to attend the banquet. You order people to
Inform Uncle Zhang about this and let him prepare." Liu Qi ordered.
"No." Gan Ning turned and left.
Liu Qi turned his head and glanced at the courtyard before walking away. He was going to attend a banquet later, and this outfit was obviously inappropriate.
"Sister, what's wrong with you today?" Da Qiao looked at Xiao Qiao in the room and asked with a frown.
"It's nothing." Xiao Qiao shook his head.
"Hey, everything has been written on your face since you were a child, how could I not see it?" Da Qiao sighed.
"Sister, that general who went out just now was really annoying. He actually..." Xiao Qiao didn't say anything during the middle of the sentence.
"What happened?" Da Qiao asked.
"You actually called me madam." Xiao Qiaohong said with a look on her face.
"Hey..." Seeing that Xiao Qiao wasn't too angry, Da Qiao sighed.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Qiao asked.
"You like the eldest young master." Da Qiao suddenly looked up at Xiao Qiao and said.
"I..." Xiao Qiao was speechless for a moment.
"Do you think we have any other choice now?" Da Qiao asked.
"Sister, what did you say?" Xiao Qiao looked at Da Qiao with some confusion.
"We have been living with the eldest son day and night for a month. Who else will believe that our sisters are still innocent? Apart from marrying him, we can only live alone for the rest of our lives." Da Qiao looked a little lonely when he said this.
"Sister, what do you think we should do?" Xiao Qiao hesitated and asked. He only had a good impression of Liu Qi, but when he said he wanted to marry him, Xiao Qiao couldn't accept it for a while.
"Father will be here in a few days. Then let him make the decision." After saying this, Da Qiao closed his eyes and stopped talking, as if he was accepting his fate.
"Sister, do you like Liu Qi?" Xiao Qiao asked tentatively. After getting along with Da Qiao day and night, Xiao Qiao naturally discovered Da Qiao's strangeness. From time to time, she always spoke for Liu Qi.
"So what if I like it?" Da Qiao suddenly said after opening his eyes.
"Sister, don't worry, I will definitely convince my father to allow you to be together." Seeing Da Qiao acting like this, Xiao Qiao bit her tongue and said, she knew Duke Qiao's temper very well, and she would not be afraid if Duke Qiao was really here.
It will only leave them alone at home for the rest of their lives to prove their innocence.