He couldn't help but step forward. Ji Shu took a step back and opened the curtain behind him.
Taking advantage of the situation, he said: "Father, please go in and see the old lady. The old lady is still talking about you when she is ill."
Wu Dinghou blinked and then woke up. He quickly nodded and ducked into the Nuan Pavilion.
Mrs. Qi lay down on the bed and murmured: "My son..."
Wu Dinghou was still worried about his mother, so he strode forward.
"Mother! How did you become like this! What did the doctor say?!"
Ji Shu: "The doctor said that the old lady has a heart disease that cannot be cured by ordinary medicines. The old lady needs to calm down."
"Yes, I originally thought that the large number of people in the house would not be conducive to my mother's recovery, so I wanted to send my mother to Zhuangzi to be raised in honor, but my mother refused to listen."
Mrs. Li was frightened when she saw the talisman bronze mirror in the room, and went to Wu Dinghou's side to complain.
"My son...mother won't go, Zhuangzi, mother won't go!"
Mrs. Qi has lived in the Hou Mansion all her life. This is her honor. She will not go anywhere, even if she dies, she will die here!
A few people came out after staying in the Nuan Pavilion for a while and sat in the west wing for a while.
Marquis Wu Ding asked Ji Shu, "Has the old lady ever asked an imperial doctor to look at her like this?"
"I called three or five imperial doctors, and the diagnosis results were similar to what the doctor said. They said that my grandmother's illness was strange and she could only rest in rest. There was no cure."
Wu Dinghou sighed and felt sad for a while. The maid served him some tea. While drinking tea, he looked at Ji Shu who was sitting next to him and rubbed the side of the cup with his knuckles.
Suddenly he smiled and said: "I haven't seen you for a year, Shu Shu has grown up."
The last time he returned home was for the festival banquet last year. At that time, Ji Shu was still a beautiful and dull daughter-in-law. He was always more tolerant of good-looking people, but he had no other thoughts about Ji Shu.
But I don't know if it's because of Xu'er's return, but Ji Shu's appearance is indeed brighter.
"That's what the father-in-law said. Thanks to the second father-in-law, I suddenly became the mother of two children. Now that I am an elder, I naturally have to be more dignified."
Ji Shu's subtle frown turned the ambiguous compliment into a normal conversation with a few tactful words.
Wu Dinghou also borrowed Po Xia's donkey, "I went back to my hometown during the Chinese New Year, and it happened that Shu Shu went to check the accounts. His mother told me everything about Xu'er. He didn't handle it well! If you are still angry, just Tell your father-in-law, he will teach him to make the decision for you."
"Things are over, and I won't settle old scores now."
Wu Dinghou nodded with satisfaction. This was the daughter-in-law he valued. She was dignified and sensible, and would not quarrel with the men over such trivial matters.
"Shu Shu looks very tired. Go back to your room and rest. I'm here to take care of my mother today."
Ji Shu did not retort, stood up, bowed and left.
Qi Chengxu looked at her back and felt itchy, and shouted for instructions: "Dad!"
"...You go too."
Wu Dinghou waved his hand unhappily, looked at the two people leaving, and took a sip of tea in disgust.
Li Shi objected to him unhappily, "Master Marquis believed that she was well-behaved, but he didn't see how she used He Li to force Xu'er into submission in front of me and the old lady in order to adopt a wild child! She is not a good person, It actually coaxed you into running around, Mr. Hou."
"How can she not be annoyed when Xu'er treats her like that? It's appropriate to lose your temper. It's as if you didn't make any trouble in the first place."
"Master Hou!"
"alright……"
Wu Dinghou hugged Mrs. Li in his arms and coaxed softly: "I treat her more kindly because of the face of the Ji family and for you. Haven't you always wanted a royal life? If you do well this time, you My brother has made great achievements under my command again, and I am planning to report to the Emperor to grant you the title of a third-grade lady."
"real!"
Mrs. Li's face turned from cloudy to clear in an instant. Mrs. Jing Kangbo's daughter got the title of third-grade lady just because she was pregnant. She was sore, but she didn't expect that such a good thing would happen to her!
Wu Dinghou: "Mr. Ji is in the cabinet, and Ji Chengfeng is the censor. If they even take the slightest hint that you are not from a high family background, the imperial edict will be in vain, so we can't offend Shu Shu now."
"Thank you, Mr. Hou!"
Wu Dinghou coaxed her into his arms, with a calculating expression on his face.
On the other end, Ji Shu called Qi Chengxu to stop him not far after leaving the Fushou Hall. He was very excited, "Shu'er, what you said to your father just now, is it true? Do you really not care about the past?"
Ji Shu was in a bad mood and shouted rudely: "Master Hou just returned home, I just wanted to save some face for the second master. I originally wanted to write it off, but the second master said that he wanted to show me your sincerity in repenting, so he bullied me. If you kill my sister, I won’t believe anything the second master says in the future!”
"Shu'er, please listen to my explanation. There was a real misunderstanding that day..."
When Qi Chengxu saw that she was not getting enough food and salt, he became jealous and shouted:
"If you hadn't given her the hairpin, how could I have recognized the wrong person!"
Ji Shu slapped him with his backhand and walked away without saying a word.
The scene of this dispute soon reached the ears of Wu Dinghou. At dusk, the maid next to him sent a jewelry box to Changleyuan, which was full of golden treasures.
"The Marquis ordered these gifts to be given to the young lady. They are all novelties, treasures collected by the Marquis during his travels throughout the Qin Dynasty."
Ji Shu said with a cold face, "Put it down and get out."
After the maid retreated, Ji Shu stood up suddenly and threw himself at the spittoon. He retched for a while, and his eyes turned white when he fell into Xitao's arms.
"Miss! Miss, are you okay! I'll ask someone to call the doctor..."
"Need not."
Ji Shu grabbed her hand and pointed to the jewelry box on the table, "Throw it out and throw it into the smelly ditch behind the Hou Mansion."
She bit her lower lip and didn't want to look at the things on the table. She thought it would dirty her purse if those things were exchanged for silver!
How can there be such disgusting people in the world!
Ji Shu vomited until he was unconscious and had no appetite for dinner. He lay sickly on the bed and read a book.
Xitao threw away those things and smoked them with fenugreek leaves in every corner of the house. Then she walked to the bed and said carefully:
"Miss, there is word from the front yard that Marquis Wu Ding wants you to prepare his birthday banquet in person. Do you want me to let the doctor use your body to hold the sick person and put this matter off?"
"Don't go."
Ji Shu curled his fingertips tightly, grasped the pages of the book, and sneered, "I'll do it for him."
This birthday is definitely something he will remember forever and will never be forgotten!
Ji Shu took the stomach-nourishing tea from Xitao and drank it in one gulp, stroking the tea bowl and comforting himself in the bottom of his heart.
If she had to endure it for a few more days, she would be free soon. She had to leave here nicely and beautifully, and welcome the general back with her best appearance.
The next day, a soldier suddenly burst into the morning, holding a document high and saying excitedly:
"Your Majesty, General Zhenguo and the Third Prince have arrived at Changting!"
There was a burst of discussion among the civil and military officials in the palace. After all, this was the first time that General Zhenguo had returned from the capital in thirteen years. He inherited the mantle of his grandfather and achieved achievements that his grandfather had never achieved. Everyone wanted to know this. What does this powerful general look like now?
