MTL - She Doesn’t Want the Face-Blind Husband-v2 Chapter 80
In the early morning of February 20th, Xingu Mansion in the capital.
Mo Qiqi always woke up very early. According to her, it was a habit she developed in the countryside. When she came to Beijing to take care of patients, she would often turn around day and night. She was quite lazy.
When the housekeeper was busy arranging the day's affairs, she asked Liu Guang with no winks if he had returned home.
The butler was not in a good mood, and the answer has not yet been seen.
Mo Qiqi said to herself, last night Liu Guang pretended to go to see brother Xi, but was able to stay overnight in the wine shop, why couldn't she? Brother Xi said there was a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and she was not allowed to go there, so why was Liu Guang allowed?
Saying that, Mo Qiqi also went to Xiangyang Restaurant to find Brother Xi to play.
The housekeeper naturally tried to persuade him in every possible way, repeatedly saying that the master and son had important responsibilities, so he wanted to stay in the restaurant without being disturbed, and go to work in peace and quiet, but he couldn't change Mo Qiqi's mind.
Due to the master's order to take good care of this delicate guest, the butler reluctantly prepared a carriage for her, and ordered Zhuiyun to accompany Mo Qiqi, constantly telling them to go back quickly. The words in the housekeeper's heart were actually: "The master went to the restaurant to avoid you, but you wanted to rush, where else can the master hide?"
Because Uncle Ji had someone take her away suddenly, scaring Mo Qiqi out of courage, and made her hide in Gu's mansion for so many days, feeling like she was going to get sick from boredom. The weather was fine today, she made up her mind to go to the wine shop and resort to all kinds of coquettish and crazy tricks, and begged Brother Xi to accompany her around the market and have fun for a day.
However, she was in vain, only Liu Guang, who hadn't dared to sleep all night, greeted Mo Qiqi with a yawn, and told Mo Qiqi, "Master went out with his knowledge of books and paintings last night, and he hasn't returned yet."
Mo Qiqi couldn't ask, so he cursed angrily: "Brother Xi is a liar! He said he was writing books and essays in a restaurant, but he actually went out to play by himself and didn't want to think about me. Scoundrel, bully me alone, leave me alone There is no one in his house, like avoiding the plague, I know it very well!"
Liu Guang and Zhuiyun were not surprised, and after sighing, they nimbly wiped her tears, washed her face, and worked around her for a while.
Mo Qiqi remembered that the second wife of the Gu family visited last night and mentioned that Ji Changbo was still living outside Beijing for a while, and felt that the capital was safe for a while, so he said through gritted teeth: "He is not here, you can go shopping with me, brother Xi said Have you been? If I need money, I can ask the housekeeper for it, right?"
Seeing Zhuiyun nodding his head, Mo Qiqi let go of his bold words in a fit of anger: "I'm going to keep buying today, buying all kinds of good things, and spending money until Brother Xi's flesh hurts! Let's go!"
Liu Guang declined, saying that he would stay here and wait for the master, maybe Gu Ningxi would come back in a moment, and Mo Qiqi gave a cold snort.
Mo Qiqi walked into the bustling market with a playful Chasing Cloud, looking left and right, lingering. Speaking of which, she hadn't visited many shops in the capital in her previous two lifetimes, so she wanted to seize this opportunity to have fun today.
She likes a lot of exquisite and beautiful things, but after hearing the price quoted by the buddy, Mo Qiqi exclaimed: "Are you stealing money?" Slowly remembering that he was a rich man relying on Gu Ningxi, he skillfully bargained with the clerk, and got an obviously mocking answer from his partner: "This shop has a buy-it-yourself price."
After walking slowly for a few laps, Mo Qiqi still gained something.
At noon, under the sun, his stomach was growling with hunger, and he was pushed hard by the coachman, so Mo Qiqi pressed his belly with unsatisfied intentions, never thinking of going to a restaurant for a meal, and took Zhuiyun's hand to ride in the car Go back to Gu Mansion.
She went straight to the housekeeper and asked him to subsidize the money she spent today to Zhuiyun who had paid in advance. A drop of cold sweat trickled out of the housekeeper's temples, and he asked Mo Qiqi how much he spent with a trembling voice.
Mo Qiqi felt guilty, lowered her head halfway, stretched out three fingers and quickly swung them around in front of the housekeeper.
"Three hundred taels?" The butler's tone changed.
"No, no, how dare I spend so much money? If my brother knew, he would crawl out of the ground and look for me." Mo Qiqi was taken aback by the housekeeper's guess, and denied it without hesitation.
The housekeeper calmed down a lot: "Oh, thirty taels." He was about to turn around and arrange for the cashier to pay the taels, when Mo Qiqi's pleasantly surprised voice sounded.
"Can I? Can I spend thirty taels? Housekeeper, I spent three taels today. It was my brother and sister's food and meat money for five days when my brother was alive."
The housekeeper didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and only then did he realize that Mo Qiqi's expression of spending a huge sum of money was actually referring to three taels of silver. It's no wonder that Zhuiyun would take it out casually, the maids in their house often receive more than three taels of silver rewards from their masters, let alone monthly routines.
The housekeeper shook his head without saying a word, but he thought in his heart that a girl from a small family is really not worthy of the stage. Can such a person stay with the master for a long time? Is the wife the best match for the master?
The housekeeper misses the wife who has left without mentioning it.
Mo Qiqi was in high spirits like a child during the Chinese New Year. During his nap, he would talk in his sleep like "I bought this". When she got up in the middle of the afternoon, Zhuyue who stayed behind in the mansion asked with a smile, "Miss Mo, you went to look for Master today, but you didn't see anyone. Why are you so happy?"
Looking around, Mo Qiqi mysteriously beckoned Zhuyue to come over, and whispered into her ear: "Zhuyue, we are used to it in these few days, let me tell you the truth, don't tell others .”
Zhuyue nodded vigorously, her face full of excitement about hearing the secret.
Mo Qiqi said heartily, "Brother Xi is naturally very good, but he doesn't want me. And after pestering him for a long time, I feel that I am very vulgar, um... I just feel that I am not on the stage. , with me...before...let's not talk about it, anyway, I slowly think about it, he wants to be my righteous brother, then so be it, as long as he is willing to take care of me and protect me."
What almost leaked was Mo Qiqi's words from the bottom of her heart, "It's similar to how I felt when I was Gu Ningran's concubine in my previous life", and she swallowed it back in time.
Chayue hurriedly asked: "You don't insist on being the master's concubine anymore?"
"This is not something I can force. Don't talk about concubines, don't mention sister-in-law, even if Brother Xi treats me as a stranger and ignores me, what can I do? To be honest, he doesn't owe me anything, just Kind and a bit silly, I always remember my elder brother to agree with our brothers and sisters before he died, and this is how I handle him." Mo Qiqi sighed, the eighteen-year-old girl looked much more sensible at this moment.
Zhuyue asked again: "So, who does Miss Mo want to marry?"
Mo Qiqi said "Hi" and looked down at himself. Knowing that he was innocent, he smiled wryly and said, "Maybe I won't be able to marry anyone in this life, and I'll always rely on Brother Xi. Maybe I can help him get Xie back." The young lady is Tao Shi. She is even more kind-hearted, as long as she is allowed to accept her, she can generously order her husband to pick up a woman her husband doesn't even remember."
Zhuyue's eyes lit up, and she urged Mo Qiqi to explain carefully, why didn't she know there was such an allusion? Mo Qiqi stopped talking.
In the evening, an unexpected visitor came to Xin Gu Mansion, and asked to see Mo Qiqi by name.
Hearing the message, Mo Qiqi pointed to his nose and asked three times: "Ji Changbo's adopted son, Miss Runing's fiancée, Master Cheng Jiacheng, do you want to see me?" After getting three positive answers, he hesitated to leave. Go to the outer court to see Cheng Jia, who has never met before.
Cheng Jia looked apologetic, and after briefly declaring her family name to her, she got straight to the point: "Gu Sicheng is seriously injured and is recuperating at our village. My adoptive father sent a letter asking me to invite Miss Mo to visit and take care of her."
Shocked by the sudden news, Mo Qiqi couldn't recover for a moment, opened and closed his mouth for a while, and then said: "Brother Xi, what kind of injury did you get? How does the injury look like? Is it okay to live in the suburbs of Beijing? Why not?" Send it back to his own residence? There are many doctors in the capital, right?
Also, I...I...how do I go, I have to go to him, otherwise he will be too miserable, alone, without even a caring person. I... what do I need to bring? By the way, your adoptive father... ah, your adoptive father is Uncle Jichang, will he harm me? "
Mo Qiqi circled around on the spot, clearly in a state of disarray, and his words fell apart. At the end of the sentence, he stared closely at Cheng Jia, waiting for him to answer.
Cheng Jia looked at the girl who was almost his own age, and didn't quite understand why his adoptive father asked him to take her there by name. With such a stinging scorpion, how could he take care of the wounded?
Even when he heard the strange girl in front of him speculate about his adoptive father maliciously, Cheng Jia replied with a calm face: "Miss Mo, don't worry about yourself. My adoptive father is the most glorious, and the matter of inviting you to the house last time, I'll take care of you." Although I don't know the details, there must be some misunderstanding. As for Gu Sicheng..."
For some reason, after knowing that he was Cheng Jia, Mo Qiqi inexplicably trusted this general who made Gu Ningran loathe and frighten him in his previous life, and he relaxed a little after hearing that.
After not worrying about herself, she focused all her attention on Gu Ningxi's news, urging him to speak quickly.
Cheng Jia picked and said, "Actually, I didn't see Gu Sicheng. I came back to Beijing last night, and I'm going back to the village today. Outside the city gate in the afternoon, I met a servant who came from Zhuangzi to deliver a message. He said that my adoptive father ordered him to invite a powerful doctor to Zhuangzi, and let me come back to pick you up."
"I heard that Gu Sicheng ran near our Zhuangzi for some reason today, and was stabbed in the chest by his cousin, and the two fell into the water together. After being rescued, they were both unconscious. The dagger in Gu Sicheng's heart was very close to the dangerous blood. It would be too late for treatment after returning to Beijing. My adoptive father made a decisive decision and personally pulled out the dagger for him, applied trauma medicine powder, and saved Gu Sicheng's life."
"However, with such a severe trauma, and I don't know how long it took to soak in the river water, Gu Sicheng's high fever is a matter of course. The doctors in the suburbs of Beijing have already tried to cool down Gu Sicheng's life. My foster father thought Save people to the end, send the Buddha to the west, and then send people to the capital to pick up the doctor."
"According to the time calculation, the people in our uncle's mansion and the doctor should have already traveled more than half of the way. Maybe it's still tonight, and we can reach Zhuangzi before Zishi, and take over the treatment of Gu Sicheng."
Mo Qiqi felt extremely terrified when he heard it, and covered his lips to avoid disturbing Cheng Jia's narration by making a sound. But cousin? She keenly thought, isn't that Gu Ningran?
There must have been no such thing in the previous life. Gu Ningran has always hated her cousin secretly, at most she complained in front of his wife and concubines, and never sought favor from Gu Ningxi.
In the previous life, in the officialdom, he was far away from Gu Ningxi, and he had been stepping up at the seventh rank, while Gu Ningxi had risen from the seventh rank, which was the highest rank of Jinshi, to the fourth rank when Mo Qiqi died. In the family, Tao Shi and Gu Ningxi are inseparable, they go in and out together, the husband and wife use reason and wisdom to deal with Gu Ningran's sour words, and Gu Ningxi often chokes to a heart attack.
Why is this life different? Gu Ningran hurt Brother Xi?
Mo Qiqi cared about Gu Ningxi, but also wanted to ask about Gu Ningran's current situation. If they fell into the water together, would he be drowned? If that's the case... great!
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At this time, Gu Ningran was still in a coma. He was slowly dragged back to the capital by the dilapidated scooter whose wooden wheels had long been out of shape. He bumped into countless times along the way, often just as he was about to wake up from a stupor, he passed out again.
His body was covered with straw that smelt of livestock, uneven in thickness, prickly and thin.
When he was fished ashore, his clothes were taken off because he was soaked in moisture. Before carrying him into the car, the servants tried to figure out what the master thought, and casually put him on a farmer's patched old clothes, which were considered clean.
Therefore, when the gate of Lao Gu's mansion was knocked open, they would not be surprised to see a disheveled and unrecognizable Young Master Ran. Shout out?