"Young Master, Young Master, your luggage is ready for you.”Little Shui ran excitedly to Zhangsun Lie. Unfortunately, she did not receive any praise from Zhangsun Lie. Instead, he knocked her head hard. She immediately hugged her head and squatted down. "It hurts! Sixth Young Master-"
"Who taught you to be nosy!"
Zhangsun Lie picked up the bundle on the table and threw it onto the bed. The knot of the bundle was not tied tightly, and the clothes inside fell everywhere in the air like a fairy scattering flowers.
Jinhai, who was carrying a plate of sweet cakes, saw this tragic situation as soon as he entered the door. The room was scattered with clothes, and a large dark blue cloth towel was hanging high on the top of the bed. He was dumbfounded on the spot.
There was also Xiao Shui. She hugged her head and squatted on the ground, wailing,"This is really a mess."
"Don't say anything!" Zhangsun Lie sat down on the armchair and pointed at Jin Hai, telling him to shut up.
Jin Hai found a place to put down the plate of desserts and helped Xiao Shui up from the ground.
"Young Master is furious."
"Why would Young Master fly into a rage? You must have done something wrong."
"Yes, I…"
"Hmm?"
"I'm just helping Young Master pack up.”Little Shui pouted and said rather unwillingly.
"Pack up?" Jin Hai was shocked. He frowned and asked Xiao Shui,""Why are you packing Young Master's luggage?”
"Isn't Young Master going to the capital's military academy? So I came to pack up my luggage, but Young Master lost control when he saw the luggage. He even threw away the luggage that I had painstakingly packed and knocked my head. It still hurts.”Xiao Shui kept rubbing the swollen bump on her head.
"Why are you looking for something to do? Who taught you to be so fussy?”
"It was Old Master who asked me to help Young Master tidy up the clothes he needs to go out." She came under the Old Master's orders. Otherwise, she wouldn't want to suffer.
Jin Hai was shocked when he heard this. He quickly turned around to look at his master to see how he would react when he heard this.
Zhangsun Lie, who was originally looking at the two of them with his chin propped up, was even more expressionless at this moment. He only stared at the two of them with sharp eyes. His appearance was really quiet and scary.
"Young Master!"
Zhangsun Lie placed one hand on the armrest of the chair, his fingers tapping rhythmically, producing a crisp sound.
Time seemed to have stopped, and all sounds seemed to be waiting for his answer. The surroundings became quiet.
Looking out the window, the sun was shining brightly just a moment ago, but the next moment, the sky had changed. It was drizzling, and a cold breeze accompanied by raindrops drifted into the room through the window, intentionally or unintentionally sprinkling on Zhangsun Lie's face.
He wiped the moisture from his face and the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously.
The rain was like his current mood. Since they wanted to be obstinate, it was fine. He would follow their wishes and treat it as a trip."Jinhai, pack your clothes."
"Pack your clothes?" Jin Hai's eyes widened.”
"Since they want to chase us out, let's go to the capital.”
"Sixth Young Master, are you sure?"
"Why? Aren't you always on their side? You actually asked me if I'm sure." Zhangsun Lie sneered.
"Young Master, do you need someone to follow you? Little Shui, I'm very good with my hands. I can help you take care of your meals and wash up along the way.”Little Shui recommended herself with a smile, afraid that she would miss the opportunity to go out and play.
Jin Hai elbowed Xiao Shui, who frowned and rolled her eyes at him.
Zhangsun Lie grinned. Alright, go pack your bags. We'll set off immediately.”
"Yay!" Xiao Shui shouted happily and rushed back to her room to pack her luggage.
The door slammed against the door frame in the wind, and a cold breeze blew in all directions. Jin Hai stroked his arm, and both his heart and body felt a cold breeze blowing towards him, making him feel cold all over.
"Young Master."
Zhangsun Lie placed his large palm on the side of his face and stared at Jin Hai with a pair of sharp eyes. His thin lips were tightly pursed.
Jin Hai was so frightened by his cold expression that he took two steps back. "Young Master." Young Master's temper has been very bad recently. He's always giving people the cold shoulder. He grinned, revealing his white teeth, and returned a kind smile to Zhangsun Lie.
"Jinhai, I really want to kill you.”
"Ugh!" Jin Hai gasped and grabbed his shirt tightly. "Young Master, calm down."
"How do you want me to calm down?"
"Young Master, it's really not Jinhai's fault. It's the orders of the old master, the old master, and the madam, especially the old master. Young Master, you also know that no one in this house dares to disobey the Old Master.”
"I dare." Zhangsun Lie easily countered.
Jin Hai smiled awkwardly. "Yeah," If the young master had dared to disobey the old master, why would he obediently take the painting to the capital to find her?
Zhangsun Lie narrowed his eyes, which flashed dangerously. "Are you doubting the credibility of my words?”
"No, no, no. I don't dare."
"Then tell me clearly. You won't give up until you drive me crazy, right? Why did you have to collude with those people to force me?”Zhangsun Lie raised the corners of his eyes. "That's right. They gave you so many benefits that you forgot who your master was and whose orders you should serve!”
Jinhai broke out in a cold sweat from Zhangsun Lie's scolding, beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. "I don't dare."
" Hmph, you don't dare?" Zhangsun Lie tilted his head and his gaze fell on the painting on the table.
There was a beautiful woman in white with a green belt around her waist. Her hair was combed together, revealing her flawless arms. Her fresh smile made her look delicate. Her snow-white skin was pink, and her white skin was red, making people think of beautiful peaches.
What kind of person would she be? Why would she allow her father to order people to paint her and insist that he find her and even marry her?
"Young Master?"
Zhangsun Lie clenched his fists and supported his chin. The corners of his lips unconsciously rose slowly, and an intoxicated vortex appeared on his cheeks.
Perhaps she was indeed suitable for him!
"Sixth Young Master." Jin Hai shouted.
Zhangsun Lie immediately came back to his senses. Only then did he realize that he had unconsciously fallen into deep thought. His thoughts were filled with the figure of the woman in the painting!
He shook his head, not understanding what he was thinking. Was he going to be like the other brothers, being dragged around by that old fox and controlled by him?
Zhangsun Lie furrowed his brows as he watched Jinhai pick up the clothes that he had scattered on the floor.
"Jinhai, what are you doing?"
"To pack Young Master's luggage." As Jin Hai cleaned up, he paid attention to his master's every move.
"Pack my bags?"
"Yeah," Jin Hai picked up a white shirt and folded it. "I need to prepare more things for this trip to the capital.”Fortunately, the young master was going. Otherwise, he would have been scolded by the old master and the old master and madam for a long time.
"I'm not going!"
"Ah?" The clothes in Jin Hai's hands slipped off, and he was stunned. "Young, Young Master, Young Master, what do you mean by not going?”
"I. Said. I. Don't. Want. To. Go. Out. Is it clear?"
"Young Master!" Jin Hai shouted in desperation. How could Young Master be so capricious, giving people hope and then destroying it?
Zhangsun Lie straightened his back. "Why so loud?"
"Young Master, haven't you decided?”
"Can't you change your decision?"
"Young Master." Jin Hai almost knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Stop bothering me. Get out."
"Young Master…"
"I. Say. Out." Zhangsun Lie glared at Jin Hai.
After being glared at by his master, Jin Hai didn't dare to say anything more. He put down his clothes and immediately left.
Just as Jin Hai closed the door, Xiao Shui, who had just walked over, stood behind him and shouted, almost scaring him to death.
"Wretched girl, are you trying to scare me to death?”Jin Hai rolled his eyes and patted his chest.
"How is it? Are you all done? When can we set off?" She was so excited!
"Young Master said he won't be going." Jin Hai sat down on the railing of the corridor.
"What?" Little Shui grabbed Jin Hai's collar excitedly. Jin Hai's face immediately turned ashen. Only then did she realize that she had crossed the line and immediately stopped. "Why isn't Young Master going again? Didn't he happily agree to go out just now? Why did he go back on his word not long after?”She pouted and asked in dissatisfaction.
"What can I do? Young Master has been so restless recently that I don't even know how to serve him.”He was also the Young Master's personal guard and manservant, so he was the one who suffered the most.
"Can you go and beg the young master? Just say that it was Old Master's orders."
"It's useless. Of all the methods, this is the most useless.”Jin Hai shook his head helplessly. "The painting scroll was given by Old Master, and the pressure was exerted by Old Master gathering all the masters and madams. The person Young Master hates the most at this moment is Old Master. Think about it, if he used the name of the Old Master, would the Young Master buy it?”At that time, he would be lucky if he didn't get flattened by Young Master.
Xiao Shui sat down next to Jin Hai dejectedly. "Then what should we do? I'm still happy to go out and play."
Jin Hai shrugged helplessly. "I have no choice. However, I really can't figure it out. When did Young Master's temper become so capricious? Young Master had never been like this in the past.”The more he thought about it, the more doubts he had.
"I think Young Master is probably forced to do this by Old Master's forced marriage.”
Jin Hai only thought about it after Little Shui mentioned it. That's right! Young Master's capricious personality seemed to have started from Old Master's 59th birthday. When Old Master announced at the banquet that he would use the painting to find a wife, Young Master seemed to have changed into a different person.
" Sigh!" The two of them sighed at the same time.
"Jin Hai!"
An earth-shattering shout came from inside the door. Jin Hai immediately straightened his back and rushed to the door to open it. His actions were almost completed at the same time as Zhangsun Lie's shout. After Zhangsun Lie shouted, he was already standing respectfully at the door.
Xiao Shui liked to join in the fun and secretly hid by the door to watch.
"Jinhai, pack your bags."
Jin Hai and Little Shui were both stunned.
"Still suspicious?"
" Young Master, is what you said true?" Jinhai stammered.
There was a sudden silence. Little Shui was also nervously waiting for the answer. She did not expect that when Zhangsun Lie opened his mouth again, it was a long string of curses that made people blush.
Jin Hai quickly closed the door, and Xiao Shui's face turned even paler.
"Young Master." Xiao Shui smiled awkwardly. When did Young Master become so outspoken?
Jin Hai replied with an awkward smile. "I know what you want to say."
Even he didn't know where his young master learned these vulgar curses.
Yi Qiling took the stone pestle and crushed the herbs. She scooped up some water from the well and added it in, then continued to crush them.
Under the scorching sun, she squatted by the well and pounded the medicine. Sweat kept falling from her forehead. She raised her hand and wiped her sweat with the corner of her shirt. Suddenly, a figure blocked the scorching sun. A cool breeze blew in her face. She smiled and raised her head. This fragrance was too familiar. "Fan Xu."
Fan Xu helped Yi Qiling who was squatting on the ground up and gently wiped the sweat on her forehead. "The weather is so hot. Why don't you find a cooler place to grind medicine?”
He pulled Yi Qi Ling into the room and sat down. The shade in the room made Yi Qi Ling feel quite comfortable.
"Why are you here?" As she drank the water that Fan Xu poured for her, doubts arose in her heart.
Fan Xu took a sip of tea and saw a lock of black hair stuck to Yi Qiling's cheek. He moved his hand and stuffed it behind his ear. Yi Qiling's face immediately turned red as she lowered her head shyly.
"I snuck out of the shop today.”he teased.
The handsome and delicate Fan Xu, if he was described as a flower, he could probably be described as an orchid-gentle and polite, gentle and considerate; And the gentle and delicate Yi Qiling was like a lotus.
Fan Xu's family was actually considered wealthy in the capital. Aside from a shop specializing in spices, they also had a shop selling medicinal herbs. Meeting him was a fortuitous encounter.
He remembered the day they met, Yi Qiling and his mother Yi Huatuo had gone down the mountain to pick herbs. Yi Huatuo had asked Yi Qiling to bring the herbs to the herb store in the city to sell. On the way, some bad people saw her beautiful face and wanted to tease her. She shouted for help but no one paid attention to her. In the end, because the incident happened at the door of Fan Xu's medicinal herb shop, Fan Xu brought the long-term workers and waiters in the shop to save her when he heard the sound, so she was not violated.
"Sneaking out of the shop?" Yi Qiling laughed. "I don't think that's a good idea."
Fan Xu looked at Yi Qiling's beautiful as a fairy's delicate appearance and was dumbfounded. He thought that if he could get his father's approval, he would be able to marry her. However, his father would never agree.
My father regarded the sectarians as the standard. In his father's opinion, his wife had to be the daughter of a wealthy family. Only then would it be of substantial help to their family's business. Only then could the Fan family rely on marriage to increase their reputation, or even sponsor their family through his wife's family.
Fan Xu shook his head in confusion, his gaze fixed on the teapot on the table with a missing corner.
He felt so comfortable and happy being by her side. She had a quality that made him feel relaxed.
Father would definitely like her!
"Fan Xu?" Yi Qi Ling tilted his head and called out.
"Ah?" Fan Xu came back to his senses.
"You're daydreaming."
Fan Xu grabbed Yi Qiling's hand before she could react. The thing in her hand fell to the ground and she was even more frightened by him. "Fan Xu?"
"Qi Ling, I will definitely work hard.”
"Work hard for what?" Yi Qiling smiled in confusion. Fan Xu was so strange today.
"I will make father acknowledge us. I will teach him to agree to let me marry you.”Fan Xu held her hand tightly in excitement.
Yi Qiling blushed and lowered her head shyly. "You, don't talk nonsense."
"Qi Ling, do you know that since the first time I saw you," Fan Xu suddenly stopped.
Yi Qiling looked up at him, scanning his refined facial features.
She liked him. She really liked him. Because being by his side was like being protected and doted on by a big brother. It made her taste the feeling of being doted on by someone other than her mother.
"Qi Ling, do you like me?" Fan Xu looked at her cautiously.
"I like it." Yi Qiling, who did not understand love affairs, did not know how big of a ripple her answer would cause in Fan Xu's heart.
Fan Xu was extremely excited and smiled happily."Me too. I will convince my father.”
"Fan Xu, you're so strange today."
Fan Xu's happiness was suddenly shattered by Yi Qiling's words. He slowly loosened his grip on her hand and unconsciously clenched it into a fist. He got up and walked to the door.
Today, his father had found a matchmaker for his marriage. She heard that her father had taken a fancy to the Hua family, who lived at the end of the city street, so she specially invited a matchmaker to come and instruct her to choose a date to propose marriage to the Hua family.
It was not that he had not seen the Hua family's youngest daughter before. Every year during the Lantern Festival, he would always see her and her servant girls out shopping at night and admiring the moon. However, they only exchanged glances and did not talk.
Was the Hua family's young lady pretty?
Yes, that could be called beautiful, but compared to Qi Ling, it was simply incomparable.
Qi Ling's beauty was like the snow lotus of the Tianshan Mountains, precious and irreplaceable. The Hua family's young lady was as beautiful as a peony. Although she had the temperament of a noble family's daughter, she was too uncharacteristic and had no opinion. She was no different from any other young lady.
Moreover, at this moment, there was only Qi Ling in his heart, only her.
"Fan Xu, you're really strange today. Did something happen? Or was it because there were too many things to do in the shop, so she was too tired?”
His gaze fell on the patient who had just walked in to see a doctor. Fan Xu smiled kindly at the patient. The patient did not seem to think that there was anything wrong with him being here and smiled back.
"Qi Ling, have you thought about the future?”he asked calmly.
"The future?"
He turned around. "Isn't the ultimate goal of a woman's life to get married?”
When Yi Qi Ling heard the word 'marrying,' the smile on her lips disappeared. "Never thought about it." She didn't want to be like her mother. She didn't believe in marriage or her husband.
He anxiously took a step forward. "Never thought about it? Aren't women supposed to get married?"
Yi Qiling glanced at Fan Xu, then picked up a basket of herbs that was originally on the table, unconsciously picking randomly.
"Who said that women must get married!"
"Qi Ling!"
" Young Master Fan." Yi Huatuo, who was originally in the backyard, lifted the curtain and walked in.
"Hello."
Yi Huatuo passed the bamboo basket to his daughter and sat down. "Young Master Fan, how is the manor?"
"Thanks to you, everything is fine."
Yi Huatuo smiled and nodded. "That's good."
"Yi Huatuo, Yi Huatuo…"
Yi Huatuo heard the urgent cries and immediately got up. Two people outside carried a patient in. The person's feet were wrapped up, and it was obvious that he could no longer walk.
"What happened?"
Yi Huatuo and Yi Qiling quickly let the patient lie down on the bed.
Yi Huatuo quickly asked the person who brought the patient over,"When did this happen?"
She removed the white cloth on the patient's feet. The festering feet emitted a foul smell. Everyone hurriedly covered their noses. Only Yi Huatuo and Yi Qiling did not seem to smell anything unpleasant and continued to treat their wounds.
"Qi Ling, go and apply the herbs that you picked this morning on the festering area. Remember, you have to apply it on all the festering areas.”
"Alright." Yi Qiling quickly went to get the herbs that she had mashed in the morning.
"How did the festering happen?"
"Yesterday morning, we wanted to go into the river to catch fish, but Big Brother Fu and I saw that the river was covered with a layer of thick yellow unknown matter, so Big Brother Fu and I didn't go into the water.”
Yi Huatuo frowned and pondered.
"Yi Huatuo, is Old Qin's leg like this because of the river?”
Yi Huatuo closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead.
"Yi Huatuo."
Yi Huatuo frowned in frustration. Suddenly, a light flashed in her eyes. Yi Qiling, who had just entered the door, noticed the tears in the corner of her mother's eyes and hurried over.
"Mother?" She did not understand why her mother was crying.
Yi Huatuo shook his head and hoarsely instructed Yi Qiling to quickly apply medicine for Old Qin.
"Are you alright?" Fan Xu asked with concern.
"I'm fine." Yi Huatuo shook his head again. He took a deep breath and looked up, deliberately hiding his sadness under his smile.
"Yi Huatuo, Old Qin's leg shouldn't be a problem, right?”
Old Qin, who was lying on the bed, felt no pain even though his feet had festered. He straightened his body and looked at Yi Huatuo.
"Yi Huatuo, my foot!"
Yi Huatuo comforted Old Qin." I know. Bring a few medicines back and apply them once a day. Try not to get out of bed. Come back in three days for me to take a look."”
"Thank you, Yi Huatuo."
Big Brother Fu, who had helped Old Qin over, quickly thanked him, but Old Qin was rather worried.
"Yi Huatuo, will my leg be alright? I still have to go down to the fields to harvest. I have to pay the rent in a few days. If I can't go down to the fields to harvest the rice, I won't have any money to pay the landlord."
"Don't worry, I'll do my best to treat your foot."Yi Huatuo patted Old Qin's hand to give him confidence. But in fact, even she herself was not sure if she could defeat the heavens.#
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