Ji Dingbei sent a maid with Doctor Cui to Xinyuan, while he and Aunt Qin remained in the East Garden.
Upon hearing that someone had arrived, Ji Wushang immediately lay back down on the bed and closed his eyes.
Zhu'er saw Doctor Cui arrive from outside and immediately went to greet him, "Old sir."
"Yes, let's go inside and see the young lady." Doctor Cui nodded, then followed Zhu'er inside. The little maidservant stood outside after seeing that the young lady had been brought there, while Zhu'er stepped forward and slipped her a few taels of silver, saying, "Thank you for showing me the way, sister."
The maid looked at the silver, and since it was Ji Dingbei's order to lead the way, she was overjoyed. "Thank you, Sister Zhu'er. I'll head back now."
"Go!" Zhu'er watched the person walk away, and only after making sure no one was around did she return to the house. Once inside, she stood to the side and watched the wind.
Doctor Cui had already entered Ji Wushang's inner room and looked at Ji Wushang from a distance. "Disciple, there's no one here. You don't need to pretend anymore."
"Master," Ji Wushang said, immediately sitting up in bed, "how did you know I was faking it?"
"You naughty child, how come I didn't know you sent a letter?" Doctor Cui sat in his chair, looking at her.
"Hmm, so Master really described Aunt Bai's illness exactly as I wrote it?" Ji Wushang looked at him expectantly.
“Aunt Bai, the child in her womb is indeed a cursed loner, that’s a fact. Even if you hadn’t written to me, I would still say the same thing.” Doctor Cui poured himself a cup of tea, drank it, and said, “Good tea.”
“It’s been sitting out for a day,” Ji Wushang said expressionlessly.
Immediately, Dr. Cui felt nauseous, coughing repeatedly.
"I was just kidding, Master," Ji Wushang chuckled. "Zhu'er changes the tea every day."
"I'm just going along with you," Doctor Cui said with a smile, winking at Ji Wushang.
Ji Wushang sighed. He had previously thought that Doctor Cui was a highly respected and serious physician, but he never expected him to be such a playful old man.
"Let me tell you, I just told your father about that cursed star. I don't know if it will bring bad luck, but it definitely carries some malevolent energy. You must be very careful," Doctor Cui said earnestly.
"Yes, I will definitely pay attention." Ji Wushang nodded.
"According to my guess, your father will definitely invite Abbot Huiyuan, but Abbot Huiyuan is not easy to invite, so it seems that this matter still needs to be discussed."
"Then, when will Aunt Bai wake up?" I only sprinkled a little medicine powder, it won't kill her. I was thinking of letting her lie down for a few days, and then talking about the cursed lone star. I didn't expect that such a thing would actually happen.
"It should only take two or three days," Dr. Cui thought for a moment.
Ji Wushang looked at him, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "When will Master return?"
"Now," Doctor Cui stood up, "I have other matters to attend to and won't be able to stay in the capital for the next few days. Take good care of yourself!"
Ji Wushang nodded, "Yes, thank you for your guidance, Master!"
"Hmm." Doctor Cui went out and was led to the courtyard by Zhu'er. He said goodbye to Ji Dingbei before leaving.
Ji Wushang lay on the bed with his eyes slightly closed.
Little did they know, Doctor Cui was heading straight for the White Horse Temple.
In the White Horse Temple, the sound of bells is rare, and from time to time, the chanting of sutras can be heard, sounding like a ritual to deliver souls from suffering or to purify the mind.
Doctor Cui stood under the ancient tree in the setting sun, waiting.
"Doctor Cui, the abbot requests your presence." Finally, a young monk came out, chanted Amitabha, and then addressed Doctor Cui.
"Please lead the way, young sir." Doctor Cui politely clasped his hands in prayer.
☆、130 Miss Ji is "kind-hearted"!
After walking through several covered corridors, Doctor Cui arrived at the courtyard. Looking at the ancient trees that stretched to the sky, Doctor Cui was filled with emotion. He had not been to this place for many years. He never expected that the withered tree that was about to die could be transformed into such a towering ancient tree, lush and with its canopy as magnificent as ever.
"Please, benefactor." The young monk saw Doctor Cui standing and admiring the ancient tree. He didn't want to disturb him, but out of consideration for Master Huiyuan, he stepped forward and said in a low voice.
Dr. Cui nodded, "Thank you for your trouble."
Unexpectedly, just before they were about to enter the house, they heard a woman call out from in front of the courtyard gate, "Master."
Doctor Cui was startled and looked in the direction of the shout, "Wu Shang, what brings you here?"
The young monk, seeing Ji Wushang standing beside him, led over by another monk, couldn't help but say, "Amitabha."
"Thank you, young monks, for allowing me to speak with Master Huiyuan for a few minutes." Ji Wushang said to the two young monks. The two monks exchanged glances, and one of them said, "In that case, you may go in and see Abbot Huiyuan on your own. I will go down to do my homework first."
"Yes, thank you for leading the way, young master. I will donate incense money in the hall shortly." Ji Wushang clasped his hands together and nodded.
The two young monks nodded and went downstairs.
Doctor Cui also made a gesture of respect by pressing his fingers together to bid farewell. After everyone had left, he came up to Ji Wushang and asked, "Wushang, why aren't you at home? Why did you come here?"
"I've come to invite Abbot Huiyuan to my residence, and I also have a few words I'd like to say to him." After Doctor Cui left, Ji Wushang asked the maids working in the East Garden and learned that Doctor Cui had some connection with Abbot Huiyuan. He thought he could visit Abbot Huiyuan under the guise of being his disciple and ask him if he was indeed the abbot of the Buddhist temple. Unexpectedly, Doctor Cui, whom he had heard about, also came.
"Abbot Huiyuan doesn't easily receive guests." Doctor Cui frowned slightly. "How did you get into this courtyard?"
"I just sent my junior servant to inform him before I came in," Ji Wushang said solemnly. "Master, please let me handle the matters of my residence! I dare not trouble you." With that, he bowed.
Doctor Cui stood ramrod straight, then stroked his long white beard and exclaimed meaningfully, "Well done! You have profound knowledge and wisdom. I am truly impressed. Go! Wu Shang, you are indeed of immeasurable nobility!"
Ji Wushang blinked as he listened to his words. Was this really something incredibly precious? Well, he had to hurry since he was here today.
Ji Wushang bid farewell to Doctor Cui and then immediately went inside.
Upon entering the house, one smells the fragrance of sandalwood. Amidst the swirling smoke, one sees a real person, seemingly an otherworldly immortal, with a kind and benevolent face, looking directly at the newcomer.
With a sincere heart, Ji Wushang clasped his hands together, uttered "Amitabha," entered the house, immediately knelt down to pay his respects, kowtowed, and then stood up to walk towards the real person.
Ji Wushang stepped forward and knelt down, saying, "Greetings, Abbot Huiyuan."
"Get up!" Abbot Huiyuan stepped forward and beckoned Ji Wushang to get up. "I had expected you to come today, and I know why you came. Go back! You should not meddle in worldly affairs anymore. How could you forget your roots by getting involved in worldly affairs?"
“In essence, everything originates from one’s nature, and involvement in the mortal world also originates from this nature. Now that the abbot has learned of Wu Shang’s arrival and has already opened the door to receive guests, what is the basis for saying that one should refuse to be involved in the mortal world?” Ji Wu Shang stood up and said.
Abbot Huiyuan chuckled silently, stroking his white beard. "The Ji family has such a remarkable woman!"
"Master is making fun of my daughter," Ji Wushang said. Was this abbot trying to change the subject so that time would slip away and I would have to return to my residence?
"I have some things on my mind that I would like to ask the abbot for help in answering, so that I can be saved from my dire situation." Ji Wushang seized the opportunity. "I once visited the abbot of the Buddhist temple and today I have seen Abbot Huiyuan's true face. I see seven parts similarity. I wonder what the abbot thinks?"
"The world is full of strange things, and coincidences are not unusual."
"Then, how do you explain the cursed lone star, destined to become a demon in a single thought, or a Buddha in a single glance?"
Abbot Huiyuan listened, a hint of heaviness flashing across his face, which Ji Wushang caught. After a long silence, he sighed, "Today, this old monk will grant your wish. Good, good, it is destiny, it cannot be defied, it cannot be defied!" Revealing this heavenly secret would surely diminish his cultivation. Well then, this woman will be incredibly noble in the future; there's no way to avoid it.
"Thank you, Abbot." Ji Wushang said, kneeling down to pay her respects. "One thought can lead to demonhood, one glance can lead to Buddhahood. Does this describe my daughter? I do not wish to become a demon, nor do I wish to become a Buddha. I only desire a peaceful life." After saying this, Ji Wushang kowtowed again.
Abbot Huiyuan nodded, stepped forward to help Ji Wushang up, and praised him, "This child is teachable. Get up! You should go back to your residence now."
"Yes." Ji Wushang bowed and then took his leave.
Upon exiting the courtyard, Ji Wushang saw that Doctor Cui had not left and was still waiting. He went up to him, and Doctor Cui immediately came to greet him and asked, "How is it?"
"Yes." Ji Wushang nodded, indicating that Abbot Huiyuan had agreed.
"That's good. I can leave now without worry," said Doctor Cui.
"Thank you for taking care of me these past few days, Master." Ji Wushang was about to kneel down when Cui Dafu helped him up. "Get up quickly. You need to go back to the manor. Otherwise, your father and aunt will definitely become suspicious."
"Yes." Ji Wushang looked at the sky and immediately returned, having Tie Feng take a shortcut back to the mansion. He lay down on his bed, just as evening was approaching.
Aunt Qin came in from outside at this moment. Seeing that Ji Wushang was still lying in bed, she asked Zhu'er, "Zhu'er, why hasn't the eldest young lady gotten up yet?"
"Auntie, Miss just took her medicine and fell asleep. Doctor Cui said she just needs to rest for a while," Zhu'er said, glancing at Ji Wushang.
"Hmm. That's good. I'll go now. If anything happens, please let me know quickly." Aunt Qin looked Ji Wushang up and down a few times before walking over and saying.
"Yes. See Aunt Qin out." Zhu'er bowed and saw Aunt Qin out.
Ji Wushang watched the person walk away, then got up. "Zhu'er, where is Father now? Has anything happened at the manor?"
Zhu'er closed the door and came in, saying, "Miss, Master has gone back to his study. Nothing has happened at the manor."
"Alright," Ji Wushang said, "Then I'm relieved. You may leave now!"
"yes."
Ji Wushang got out of bed, took out the dragon and phoenix embroidery hidden in the cabinet, and began to embroider again. She had to hurry, otherwise she really wouldn't be able to finish the dragon and phoenix embroidery in time for Zhang Xiuniang's seventh day memorial.
The next morning, when Ji Dingbei came to Xinyuan to see Ji Wushang, he was told that Ji Wushang was able to get out of bed. Ji Dingbei was overjoyed, thinking that Doctor Cui was really amazing!
When Ji Wushang saw Ji Dingbei arrive, he immediately thought of getting out of bed to pay his respects. Ji Dingbei stepped forward and said, "Wushang, quickly, lie back down. There's no need for you to pay your respects."
"Father," Ji Wushang looked at him and asked, "How are Aunt Bai and my second and fourth sisters doing now?"
Ji Dingbei sighed inwardly. The moment she woke up, she asked about her aunt and half-sister's illness. What a good daughter she was! The maids standing around were all moved by Ji Wushang's concern. This young lady was kind-hearted beyond words. Compared to those other vicious and wicked young ladies, she was like heaven and earth!
Ji Dingbei said, "It's alright. You should take good care of yourself. As for them, they will get better. Don't worry, the doctor has examined them, and they will all be fine in a few days." Ji Dingbei couldn't hide his joy.
Ji Wushang looked on happily and said, "That's great, then Father can rest assured."
"Hmm." Ji Dingbei helped tuck Ji Wushang in with the brocade quilt and patted her shoulder. "It's you who made your father worry."
"It's Wu Shang's fault," Ji Wu Shang said, her eyes filled with grievance.
"Oh, how can you say that? You are your father's good daughter!" Ji Dingbei sighed, and then sat down at the table. Zhu'er immediately poured tea for Ji Dingbei.
"It is truly unfilial of me to cause my father worry, cough cough, cough cough."
"Don't say anything more. Get some rest." Ji Dingbei listened and immediately went to help Ji Wushang up. "Get some rest, I'm leaving now."
"Respectfully seeing off Father," Ji Wushang said weakly, lying on the bed watching Ji Dingbei leave.
Ji Dingbei went directly to the East Garden. He found that although Aunt Bai was still unconscious, at least she wasn't showing any emotional fluctuations and was quietly being cared for by Tianxiang. Ji Dingbei nodded. He decided to take advantage of his free time today to visit Abbot Huiyuan at the White Horse Temple, hoping to find a way to resolve this "lone star" issue, as it was truly urgent. Rumors were already circulating in the capital that Aunt Bai was pregnant with a "lone star," and he could even feel some ministers pointing and whispering during court today! This greatly annoyed Ji Dingbei.
At this moment, Aunt Qin walked in from outside, looked at Ji Dingbei, and said, "Master."
"Have you taken care of everything in the backyard?" Ji Dingbei asked as soon as she arrived, and immediately pulled her aside to talk.
"Yes, it's all taken care of. I dared not fail to do what Master instructed." Aunt Qin smiled and took Ji Dingbei's hand.
Ji Dingbei nodded, then pulled her out of the East Garden. "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's no trouble at all, it's what I should do," Aunt Qin said modestly.
Tianxiang came out at this moment and saw Aunt Qin and Ji Dingbei leaving, looking very affectionate. She felt resentful in her heart, "Hmph, you vixen!" After saying that, she went back into the inner room and looked at Aunt Bai, "Aunt, you'd better wake up soon, otherwise, Aunt Qin will keep clinging to the master and not pay any attention to you!"
"Really?" Aunt Bai suddenly said, startling Tianxiang so much that she immediately knelt on the ground. "Aunt, you, you're awake?"
"Hmm, if she doesn't wake up soon, I'm going to die!" Aunt Bai sneered. "I didn't expect that I'd only been asleep for a short while, and that bitch Qin was already so impatient, trying to steal my position as the wife? What a joke!"