Lu Yunxiao grew angrier the more he thought about it. Suddenly, he heard the servant boy beside him let out an "eh," followed by a loud exclamation: "Master, isn't... isn't that the Eldest Madam? That's right, I recognize those three large packages they are carrying on their backs."
Lu Yunxiao looked up and followed the direction of the servant boy's finger. Sure enough, it was them. He couldn't see the three people clearly, but the large packages on their backs looked like turtle shells. He wondered how three frail women could carry such large loads and still walk so fast. And they were indeed fast; he had been chasing them for a quarter of an hour, and in a little while, they would be out of Hongguang Street.
Lu Yunxiao quickened his pace. After all, he was a man who had practiced martial arts. With this burst of speed, he caught up to the Master and Servant trio in a few moments. The Young Marquis felt it was truly embarrassing to just walk up and stop them, so he gave a heavy cough behind the three of them.
No one paid him any mind. Lu Yunxiao gritted his teeth and coughed heavily again. Still, no one paid him any mind, so he coughed and coughed and coughed... Damn it, he wanted to see how long this woman could keep up the act.
"A dry cough without phlegm, and so frequent..."
Xia Qingyu finally stopped. Because Lu Yunxiao had been following closely behind them, he heard her mutter this. Then, he saw the woman who had been his wife until last night turn around with an expression of doubt, but that expression of doubt vanished in an instant. Xia Qingyu widened her eyes, gritted her teeth, and muttered, "Oh, for heaven's sake," before turning to continue walking forward.
"Stop right there." Lu Yunxiao finally couldn't help it. He stepped forward to block Xia Qingyu and asked with a dark face, "Did you not see me?"
Xia Qingyu stopped. Bai Kou and Bai Wei seemed very afraid of Lu Yunxiao and were hiding tightly behind Xia Qingyu. However, they saw their Master show no fear. She reached out to wipe the sweat from her forehead and said calmly, "I saw you, so what? It's not like you're here to find me anyway."
These words were purely infuriating. With Lu Yunxiao's current behavior, even a blind man could see he was clearly targeting Xia Qingyu. Yet, Xia Qingyu threw out such a line, leaving the Young Marquis at a loss for words.
The Husband and Wife stood in a standoff for a while. Lu Yunxiao slowly narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Who said I'm not here to find you? I am here for you. Come back with me."
"Find me to go back?" Xia Qingyu sneered. "Young Marquis, if I remember correctly, you only just turned twenty this year, right? Is your memory already this poor? Who was it that threw the Letter of Divorce at my feet an hour ago and told me that from then on, we were severing ties and ending all relations? It hasn't even been an hour; surely you haven't forgotten already? Or do you want me to dig out the Letter of Divorce to remind you?"
This damn woman.
Lu Yunxiao's hands were tightly clenched into fists inside his sleeves. Although he maintained a calm expression on his face, the words he spoke sounded as if they had been fished out of ice: "You saved the Old Ancestor, wasn't it for this very purpose? Now that you have this bit of Credit, you want to use it to manipulate me? Hmph! Have you forgotten what kind of person I am?"
"What kind of person you are is no longer important to me. I saved the Old Madam because a doctor's heart is like a parent's, and because the Old Madam is the only person in the manor who has been good to me. It has nothing to do with you or anything else." This man was truly narcissistic. A scumbag without self-awareness is the most annoying thing. No matter how handsome he is, it can't save his impression score. Tsk, is having a noble status and a handsome appearance such a big deal? Do you think that if you crook your little finger, I have to kneel before you again? Forget it.
If it weren't for the fact that this was an alternate ancient times where men held absolute power, Xia Qingyu would have definitely said all these things to Lu Yunxiao. However, she held back for now. This man seemed proud, so those two sentences should be enough to strike at his self-esteem and make him turn around and leave in a fit of rage, right?
However, she ultimately underestimated Lu Yunxiao's filial piety. Even though he was so angry that his face turned slightly blue, Lu Yunxiao still stood motionless in front of her. After a long while, he sneered and said, "A doctor's heart is like a parent's? Heh, then where was your parent's heart for the past five years? Everyone in the manor, including me, your husband, didn't know you possessed Medical Skill. Where was your parent's heart back then?"
"Just because I didn't have it then doesn't mean I don't have it now. Young Marquis, do you know about the phoenix rising from the ashes? I am someone who has died once. It wasn't easy to get this life back. If I still couldn't see things clearly and continued to live in a daze like before, wouldn't I be failing the kindness of King Yama for giving me a second chance? As the common saying goes, a good horse doesn't eat grass behind it, and as the Young Marquis of the dignified Shouning Marquis Manor, you shouldn't eat grass behind you either, let alone the grass right next to your nest, right? So please move aside, okay? I still have to continue my journey, thank you."
"You... don't you dare press your advantage." The sound of Lu Yunxiao's knuckles cracking could be heard, showing the anger in his heart. Indeed, for a Young Marquis who was used to having his word be law, chasing Xia Qingyu back was already a loss of face. Now that this woman not only refused to return but was also mocking him, it was no wonder he couldn't stand it. If it weren't for his grandmother, he would have turned and left the moment Xia Qingyu said her first sentence, rather than wasting so much breath on her here.
"Then please don't give me any more opportunities to press my advantage." Xia Qingyu did not give an inch. Perhaps the former Xia Qingyu would have softened in front of such a Lu Yunxiao, but she certainly would not.
The servants behind the two were stunned. The servant boys hadn't expected the Eldest Madam to be so strong-willed. Well, it wasn't that they didn't know she was strong-willed, but... but to be this strong-willed, was... was she really not suffering from madness? Or did she really think that with this small bit of Credit, she could manipulate the Master into being submissive and obedient to her? How foolish! This was a Big Gamble, and it was obvious that if she kept gambling, the woman would lose everything. The Young Marquis was not someone who could be controlled by a woman; this was truly self-destruction.
Bai Kou and Bai Wei also hadn't expected Xia Qingyu to be so firm. But why? Why did they feel that their Master was so majestic as they watched from behind? She looked like the heroic and awe-inspiring female general on the stage.
Seeing Lu Yunxiao's expression becoming increasingly ugly while his body remained planted in the ground, refusing to move, Xia Qingyu finally couldn't help it. She turned back to Bai Kou and Bai Wei and said, "There's no other way. There's a scumbag blocking the road ahead. We can't afford to provoke him, so we'll just avoid him and take a detour."
After saying this, she decisively took a detour. Bai Kou and Bai Wei didn't even dare to look at Lu Yunxiao and quickly followed their Master as she left.
"Xia Qingyu."
Every word from Lu Yunxiao sounded as if it were squeezed out from between his teeth. At this point, he would not stop that woman again no matter what, but the anger in his heart could not be dispelled, so he had to swing his arm backward heavily.
He had only swung his arm halfway when he realized something was wrong, but it was too late. He heard an "ah" sound. Looking back, he saw a middle-aged woman standing unsteadily a few steps away. At this moment, her body was twitching from time to time, her eyes were staring blankly at Lu Yunxiao, her mouth was crooked, and her lips were trembling, but she couldn't say a word.
"Mother... Mother..." A young man not far behind the woman shouted and ran over. This scene caused the few pedestrians around to stop and look over, and Xia Qingyu and her two companions, who had detoured to the side, were no exception.
"I... I didn't mean to." Although Lu Yunxiao was a Young Marquis, he was by no means a person who bullied others by relying on his status. Seeing this, he quickly stepped forward. However, he wanted to help, but it was a woman, and given the social rules about men and women not touching, he really couldn't reach out.
The young man glared at him angrily, but he couldn't spare the time to condemn him. He anxiously supported the middle-aged woman and was about to lay her down. Just then, he heard an urgent voice: "Slowly, slowly, don't rush..." It was Xia Qingyu, who ran over desperately with her large package. She helped the young man support the woman and slowly laid her on the ground. While nimbly taking off the package on her back, she said to the young man, "This should be an epileptic seizure... oh no, I mean... your mother has a history of epilepsy, right?"
The young man was confused and stared at her blankly. Xia Qingyu sighed, loosened the woman's tightly fastened collar, and asked again, "Has your mother had seizures before?"
"Yes, my mother has had this illness before, and it happens a few times a year. But today, if that person hadn't suddenly swung his arm backward and hit her, she wouldn't have had a seizure." The young man didn't forget to point out the person responsible. As he spoke, he glared at Lu Yunxiao again. However, this time, he saw the luxurious clothing and accessories on the other person and immediately realized that this was not someone he could afford to provoke. He had to silently withdraw his gaze and clench his hands into fists.
Xia Qingyu didn't notice the subtle change in the young man's attitude. She immediately loosened the woman's collar and found that the other person had already started to twitch, her teeth were clenched, and she was foaming at the mouth. The young man was beside her, his eyes filled with tears and he was at a loss, only muttering, "What to do? What should I do?..."
Xia Qingyu took a handkerchief from her bosom, folded it into a small square, and then, taking advantage of the woman opening her mouth involuntarily, she suddenly pinched the woman's cheeks and placed the handkerchief between her teeth. Then, she turned the woman's head to the side. The next moment, some vomit and white foam flowed out of the woman's mouth. Xia Qingyu quickly took a clean white cloth from the top of her large package and wiped the woman's mouth clean.
Looking up and seeing the young man desperately trying to press down on the woman's limbs, she quickly said, "Don't press her. At a time like this, forcing her down can easily cause fractures."
"Ah?"
The young man was so frightened that he quickly let go and looked at Xia Qingyu blankly. He saw her looking down at the woman's condition again, checking her pulse while saying in a deep voice, "In your mother's condition, there should always be someone with her to avoid further injury or even life-threatening danger if she has a seizure when no one is around."
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I want to tell everyone, when you cast your evaluation tickets, please look carefully. Don't give a five-star rating of ten points as three stars, two stars, or one star. Ben Jiu really has nowhere to cry if that happens. This evaluation ticket system is truly terrible; it's expensive and often causes misunderstandings. Anyway, if you can avoid casting them, just don't.
Continuing to ask for Recommendation Tickets and Collection. We have already rushed to third place on the new book list, but the number of collections is still growing at a speed slower than a snail. It's really worrying, whimper.
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