"What do you mean, 'get back to sleep'..." Ji Meiyuan hadn't finished speaking when she actually saw the old doctor lying on the ground. Ji Meiyuan was startled, but she still bent down and checked his breathing. Seeing that he wasn't dead, she immediately ran away from the clinic.
They're guarding the front door, I'm going out the back door, humph, let's see what they can do! Ji Meiyuan thought to herself with smug satisfaction.
Walking stealthily along this path, wondering where Nan Jinxue might be, Ji Meiyuan could only hide and search for Nan Jinxue's figure.
Finally, as they turned the corner of the bridge, they saw Nan Jinxue over there! Ji Meiyuan's heart immediately lit up with joy.
Ji Meiyuan saw Nan Jinxue enter the peach garden of the mansion and immediately followed. The peach blossoms had all faded, so naturally there was no one there. Nan Jinxue's entry at this time was clearly intended to find a place to do some shady things!
Looking around and seeing no one, Ji Meiyuan immediately cried out to Nan Jinxue, "Ouch, ouch! It hurts so much!"
Nan Jinxue was startled and turned around. She saw Ji Meiyuan clutching her foot and crying under the peach tree.
Nan Jinxue frowned deeply. She didn't want to see this woman, didn't want to talk to her, and wanted to leave immediately.
But Ji Meiyuan was already calling out to him, "Is that Second Young Master Nan? Ah, it really is you! I... I'm in so much pain! Can you come and take a look? I think I'm injured." Ji Meiyuan was a master of acting; seeing that Nan Jinxue wasn't coming, she immediately pinched her thigh, genuinely in pain, tears streaming down her face, "Second Young Master Nan, waah, it hurts so much!"
Nan Jinxue felt she had no choice but to go; after all, this was her future sister-in-law, so she had to go and see what was going on!
He strode over, then stood tall and looked at her. "Second Miss, are you alright?"
"I think I twisted my ankle, can you take a look?" Ji Meiyuan cried pitifully, tears streaming down her face.
Nan Jinxue was depressed for a while, and only after making sure no one was around did she squat down. "Come on, let me take you to see a doctor!"
"I...I can't walk anymore, can you carry me?" Ji Meiyuan cried.
"This..." Nan Jinxue hesitated. Could she carry her on her back? Absolutely not.
"Isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Nan Jinxue said. "Men and women shouldn't touch each other. I'll go get someone." As she spoke, she was about to stand up.
But Ji Meiyuan wasn't about to let him go. She leaped up and hugged him tightly, crying, "Don't leave me, please, don't leave me!"
Nan Jinxue was so frightened that she froze completely, while Tie Feng, who was hiding in the shadows, was beyond shocked! He was probably dumbfounded!
"Second Miss, be careful of your injury." Nan Jinxue panicked. If someone saw this, she would have no way to explain herself!
☆、116 By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees! (Climax: Imperial Marriage)
Ji Meiyuan didn't care about the rules of propriety between men and women. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! She had to seize it! She desperately wanted to hug Nan Jinxue, but Nan Jinxue already knew what she was thinking and immediately pushed her to the ground, angrily saying, "I see you're clearly not injured!"
"No, Second Young Master Nan, I... I really have a foot pain. Please help me! Just walk out of this peach blossom garden and head east. That's the clinic. Just take me there." Ji Meiyuan looked very serious, and her eyes were full of tears, making Nan Jinxue want to leave, but she couldn't leave.
Nan Jinxue looked at her, and at that moment she was looking at him, her pained and vulnerable state making it impossible for him to refuse her.
Nan Jinxue helped her up. Ji Meiyuan smiled and pressed her entire weight against him, deliberately leaning her soft chest against him and rubbing against him. Nan Jinxue frowned. Wasn't this too obvious? What was she thinking?
"I'll call someone over!" Nan Jinxue shoved her to the ground. She immediately grabbed his hand, giving him a flirtatious look, "Second Young Master Nan, how can you bear to leave a weak woman here? The wind is so biting."
"You don't need to worry about this." Nan Jinxue looked at her and had no choice but to take off his robe and put it on her. "I'll go call someone." With that, he walked out of the peach garden without looking back.
"Hey! Second Young Master Nan!" Ji Meiyuan thought of calling out to him, but he had already walked out.
Hmph, once you've done it once, are you afraid there won't be a second time? Tomorrow is my elder brother Ji Tiankui's wedding day, and Nan Jinxue is determined to come! He and Ji Tiankui are on good terms! Now that he's here, he'll definitely seize this opportunity!
Seeing him walk away, Ji Meiyuan immediately got up from the ground and headed towards the medical room. She had to go back; if Nan Jinxue really brought people with her, she would be punished again.
When Nan Jinxue finally arrived with some maids and servants, he couldn't find a single person. The maid looked at him, not knowing what to do.
"I'm so sorry, I really did see the Second Miss lying on the ground just now. I'm so sorry, maybe I was mistaken. Please leave!" Nan Jinxue had no choice but to apologize to those people. The servants looked at her, shook their heads, and then left.
Looking at the ground, Nan Jinxue finally realized that she had been tricked! Humph, she would never trust her again! And that robe of hers, really!
Tie Feng followed Ji Meiyuan back to the medical room. Seeing that she hadn't done anything special, he had no choice but to go back and report to Ji Wushang. After listening, Ji Wushang narrowed his clear eyes and said, "Second Sister won't give up so easily. She will definitely do something. Tomorrow will be the opportunity. Keep an eye on her for me. If anything happens, report to me immediately."
"Yes," Tie Feng replied immediately.
Ji Wushang nodded.
In the afternoon, Ji Wushang felt depressed and really wanted to see Nan Xuzong, so he greeted the old lady and took Zhu'er and Tie Yi with him to go out of the mansion to check on the shops of General Ji's mansion in the capital city. He had never managed these shops before, but he was just making an excuse.
Upon arriving at a fabric shop owned by General Ji's residence, the shopkeeper immediately came forward and led Ji Wushang to a guest room in the back. Then he presented her with the account book, saying, "Miss, this is the account book. Please take a look."
"Alright, you can go now!" Ji Wushang glanced at the dozen or so account books, feeling a bit overwhelmed, but he was confident he could handle it!
After flipping through several books and finding no problems, Ji Wushang put them all down.
“Pearl”.
“Miss,” Pearl said as she came up.
"Could you sort these ledgers for me? That way I can read them faster."
"Yes." Zhu'er categorized the items according to Ji Wushang's method, and Ji Wushang indeed read them much faster.
She marked up the unreasonable parts, and after more than an hour, she finished reading the account book.
"Go and call the manager over here." Ji Wushang stood up and straightened his clothes.
"Yes." Zhu'er ran off and immediately brought the shopkeeper over.
"Manager, carefully calculate everything I pointed out that was wrong. I want to see your explanations when I return. Pay close attention to any omissions or errors in the accounts!" Ji Wushang said coldly as he walked out. "Did you hear me?"
"Yes, I'll take care of it immediately." The shopkeeper, secretly sweating, replied. After Ji Wushang left, he picked up an account book and casually flipped through a few pages, only to find it completely circled in red! His face turned green with fright. This young lady had found all the bad debts in the ledgers in such a short time—how amazing was she! It was already a miracle she wasn't angry! If she had been angry, he would have been kicked out of the shop immediately!
The manager immediately ordered someone to rewrite the ledger.
Ji Wushang's mind wasn't on this, so he naturally wouldn't comment on the innkeeper. He boarded the carriage and headed towards the September Pavilion, but as he turned a corner, he saw two men dressed in commoner's clothes following him, acting furtively and suspiciously, their intentions unclear!
Ji Wushang lowered the carriage curtain, lowered his head and thought for a moment. Could it be that they were planning to arrest him for some illicit affair? That's a good idea!
That's ridiculous!
Ji Wushang gently said to the coachman outside, "Zhang Da, let's go to the City God Temple! I want to offer incense."
"Yes, Miss!" Coachman Zhang Da immediately replied, turned the horse around, and headed towards the City God Temple.
Isn't the goal to see if you've been secretly exchanging gifts with others? Let them see for themselves!
Upon arriving at the City God Temple, there weren't many people. Ji Wushang got out of the carriage, and then Zhu'er followed him into the temple. The two looked at each other, unsure what to expect. With so many people, they certainly wouldn't see anything special.
Ji Wushang stepped forward, took a few sticks of incense, then knelt down before the City God, bowed several times, and then stood up.
After lighting the incense, Ji Wushang wondered whether she should go back, but then she heard an elderly fortune teller, who looked to be in his thirties, greet her, "Miss, why don't you have your fortune told?"
Ji Wushang turned around and saw that the man had a long white beard, one hand on the ancient book in front of the desk, and the other hand stroking his long white beard, which gave him a somewhat otherworldly and dignified air.
Ji Wushang stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Sir, can you test everything?"
"Of course." The fortune teller seemed quite proud, raising his head slightly.
"Then let's have a divination done. If it's accurate, we'll give you another three hundred taels of silver. If it's inaccurate, then don't come to this City God Temple to swindle people."
"Sure, sure. If you don't agree, you can smash up my shop; if you do, you'll have to give me three hundred taels of silver." The fortune teller nodded in agreement. "I wonder what Miss wants to ask?"
"I ask, who is my destined one?" Ji Wushang asked softly, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.
Those around her couldn't hear what she had just said, but the fortune teller did, and now he was racking his brains.
"Please feel free to write a word in this book, Miss," the fortune teller said.
Ji Wushang stepped forward, looked at the people around him, picked up his brush, and wrote the character "人" (person). He put it down and took a few steps back.
The fortune teller looked on, nodded, and stroked his long beard. “Miss, your strokes are evenly executed, showing you have great potential. You are destined for great wealth and honor. The person you are referring to is a star in the sky! In the future, your abilities will be unparalleled throughout the world! However, right now, dark clouds are obscuring the sun. To clear these clouds, we must rely on your great virtue!”
"After all that talk, you haven't even mentioned a single person. I think you should pack up and go home," Ji Wushang said with a smile.
“If the young lady is smiling instead of angry, then one day I can come and collect three hundred taels of silver,” the fortune teller said.
"You old man, why are you like this? My young lady was smiling because she was being polite. She didn't want to upset you because of your age! And what about coming to collect three hundred taels of silver?" Zhu'er said indignantly as she stepped forward.
"Zhu'er, don't be rude." Ji Wushang glanced at Zhu'er and said, "If you don't allow it, I think the old man will get out of this City God Temple on his own, without me having to have him kicked out!"
"That's right, that's right." The fortune teller nodded. "Your young lady is so perceptive. You little rascal, you'll never be able to get married!"
"What did you say!" Upon hearing this, Zhu'er immediately rushed forward to attack the fortune teller, but Tie Yi, who was standing to the side, stepped forward and grabbed Zhu'er, "Zhu'er."
"Zhu'er, what kind of behavior is this!" Ji Wushang scolded. "Get off the plane. If you keep acting like this, I won't bring you out anymore."
"Yes." Pearl could only retreat, pouting.
Ji Wushang nodded to the old man, then led Zhu'er and Tie Yi out. Standing in front of the door, he saw the two of them hiding furtively to one side, not daring to look at Ji Wushang.
“Tie Yi.” Ji Wushang smiled.
“Miss, your subordinate is here!” Tie Yi immediately stepped forward.
"Make those two look foolish and make sure they never find their way back."
"yes!"
Ji Wushang stood there waiting, and sure enough, he saw Tie Yi walk over there, and in a few swift movements, he took down the two men. With a gesture, the iron guards who were with him carried the two men out of the city.
Tie Yi nodded and returned.
Ji Wushang said, "To the September Pavilion."
Upon arriving at the September Pavilion, he found it packed with people and bustling with activity. Ji Wushang went up to the third floor and reserved a relatively quiet private room. Just as he entered, he heard the sound of a zither. Ji Wushang was startled and was about to push open the door when he heard that familiar voice, "Wushang." It came from inside.
Ji Wushang was overjoyed and covered his mouth, filled with excitement.
Nan Xuzong pushed the wheelchair out from inside and looked at her. He didn't know what to say for a moment. Although they hadn't seen each other for only a day or two, it felt like they had been separated for a thousand years.
"You've arrived," Nan Xuzong said after a long pause.
"Mm." Ji Wushang nodded, then wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and walked towards Nan Xuzong.
"Cong, my father will be back tomorrow."
"Hmm." His eyes were deep, a glint of light flashing within them.
"My elder brother is getting married tomorrow. Will you go to his residence?" Ji Wushang asked, then sat down on the stool in front of him.
"Do you want me to go?" he asked instead.
Ji Wushang nodded. Go, that way he'll have a chance to show his talent. He really hopes that he can demonstrate his abilities in front of his father. He knows he's no ordinary person, and he has complete faith in him this time! But right now, he's like a precious gem buried in the sand, needing time to slowly shine.
“Then let’s go.” Nan Xuzong nodded.
"Cong, if... if..."
"If things don't work out, would you be willing to come with me?" Nan Xuzong continued.