Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 816: Growing

Gu Rong felt wronged after being scolded and said, "Master, Gu Dagu’s family and Little Sister Gu have already gone to the yard where Elder Wen lives to serve him."

The Qian Guangzong family, Little Sister Gu, and Gu Ya are quite shrewd. As soon as they heard that Lord Lai was coming to see Gu Youwen, they immediately took a shortcut to the courtyard where Gu Youwen lived, waiting there to display themselves to Lord Lai.

Gu Rong and Ms. Zhang also wanted to go, but were scolded by Little Sister Gu: "I heard our mother is also ill. If you go to see Brother, who will take care of our mother? Don’t go to Brother’s yard and make trouble; hurry up and serve our mother."

Ms. Zhang and her daughter were infuriated by Little Sister Gu’s words, which is why they took so long to come.

"My father is not in the manor; my brother went to find him."

Upon hearing this, Elder Gu did not scold anymore but rather felt gratified and said, "Your mother didn’t love them in vain, still knowing to take care of Youwen. Your brother is sensible too, knowing to go find your father."

He didn’t ask at all why Gu Youfu was not home in the middle of the night?

Gu Rong sneered, cursing Elder Gu as a fool. Little Sister Gu and the others were not there to take care of Elder Wen; they knew that Lord Lai favored Elder Wen and went there to put on a show for him.

But Gu Rong couldn’t be bothered to explain to Elder Gu, so she followed Ms. Zhang to wipe Granny Gu’s mouth and change her dirty clothes.

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At Qingwen Courtyard, where Gu Youwen resided, Gu Chengxian and Gu Ya knelt on the ground. When they saw Gu Youwen being carried in, the siblings crawled forward on their knees, crying, "Father, your unfilial children have come to take you back. You’ve suffered."

Seeing this, Lord Lai was quite gratified. Earlier, he hadn’t seen the siblings, and it made him uncomfortable, thinking they were ingrates. But now, seeing them kneeling and welcoming Gu Youwen, crying mournfully, all he felt was affection.

"Get up quickly, don’t kneel on the cold ground." Lord Lai said, "Especially Chengxian, you are about to take the exam, don’t catch a cold. If you fall sick with the cold, all your previous hard study would be in vain."

Gu Chengxian didn’t get up immediately but instead kowtowed three times to Gu Youwen: "Due to being engrossed in my studies, I couldn’t go to pick up Father in time. I hope Father won’t blame me."

This one sentence explained why he didn’t go to Gan’s Mansion to pick up Gu Youwen.

After hearing this, Lord Lai felt even more gratified, "The big exam is approaching; it is right for Chengxian to be diligent. Your father won’t blame you."

The Qian Guangzong family, seeing Gu Chengxian and his sister steal the spotlight, hurriedly pushed Gu Dagu forward.

Gu Dagu immediately came over and cried, "Youwen, Youwen what has happened to you? Oh God, how could you end up like this after just going out for a banquet? Big Sister would rather suffer in your place."

Seeing Gu Dagu care for her brother, Lord Lai also felt quite gratified.

When Little Sister Gu saw this, she tried to squeeze in to cry out as well but was interrupted by Doctor Liu.

Doctor Liu shouted, "What are you all doing? What do you want? Do you still want the patient to recover? You already cried once in the previous courtyard, and now you want to cry again. If you keep crying like this and something happens, I won’t be responsible."

Damn it, the whole family is sick!

After Doctor Liu’s shout, Gu Dagu and the others stepped aside, allowing the Protector to carry Gu Youwen inside.

After all this fuss, Gu Youwen’s condition worsened again.

Doctor Liu administered a round of acupuncture on Gu Youwen and then instructed the attendant to hand over the internal medicine ingredients to the Lai Family’s servant, "Quickly go boil the medicine and bring it back once it’s done."

He also pointed to those gathered in the room, saying, "All of you, go out, don’t block the way here."

Fearing that Gu Youwen’s condition would worsen, Lord Lai immediately drove out the Qian Guangzong family, Little Sister Gu, and Gu Ya, leaving only Gu Chengxian behind.

"Doctor Liu, how is Youwen’s condition? When will he recover?" Lord Lai asked.

Doctor Liu was almost amused, "Lord Lai, you’re knowledgeable and know how severe ’wind on horseback’ can be. This is a terrible ailment; surviving it is already a blessing from God. Don’t even think about recovery."

"What do you mean by that? Are you saying Youwen can’t be cured? How is that possible!" Lord Lai was extremely angry, and Steward Yue quickly supported him, saying, "My lord, please calm down. Let’s wait for the other doctors from the Prefecture to come and evaluate."

Yet Doctors Xiao, Xu, and Zhou, the famous physicians from the Prefecture, after examining Gu Youwen, had the same response as Doctor Liu: "Wind on horseback; surviving it is already lucky. As for standing again, forgive our modest medical skills; we don’t have that capability."

Upon hearing this, Lord Lai’s face visibly darkened. Afraid of being blamed by Lord Lai, Doctor Liu and the others changed their tune, saying, "My lord is from the Capital, and as an official, you can invite an Imperial Physician from the Capital to examine Lord Gu. The Imperial Physicians possess superior medical skills and might be able to cure Lord Gu."

But who is Gu Youwen anyway? Just a minor teacher. How can he have an Imperial Physician dispatched for his treatment?

Knowing that Gu Youwen couldn’t be cured, Lord Lai felt despair and turned to rush out of the room, pointing at Yan Qin and Old Master Gan, who were kneeling outside, "Someone, take them away and cane..." Before he could finish the word "cane," Steward Yue intervened in time.

"My lord!" After cutting off Lord Lai’s words loudly, Steward Yue then lowered his voice, saying, "My lord, you have gotten emotionally involved tonight. No matter how much you care for Elder Wen, he is just the descendant of your benefactor, not your own child. There is no need to go to such lengths."

"Elder Wen fell ill because of his own actions. Old Master Gan merely presented him with a beauty; throughout Great Chu, there are merchants who offer beauties to officials everywhere. Do you mean to kill the merchant and skin the beauty alive whenever something happens? There’s no such logic in the world. If you set a precedent, how can you serve as an official in the future?"

Steward Yue gave Old Master Gan a glance and continued, "Old Master Gan is a local of the Prefecture, with a family rooted here for generations, and is likely not easy to deal with. Didn’t you notice Old Master Gan, although kneeling, does not appear very frightened? He must have made arrangements before coming."

Steward Yue’s guess was correct; Old Master Gan had indeed prepared arrangements before coming. If he couldn’t leave the Tong Vice Magistrate’s office alive tonight, his family would immediately go to the Magistrate’s house to demand justice.

Steward Yue advised Lord Lai, "My lord, if you want revenge, waiting a few years to exact it is the same. Now is not the time to be impulsive; don’t let that noble be disappointed."

Upon hearing the word "noble," Lord Lai immediately sobered up, regaining his composure, "You are right; it was my impatience. Leave the issue with Old Master Gan and that prostitute to you to handle... I’ll go in to see Youwen."

When he spoke the last half of the sentence, his voice nearly choked, causing Steward Yue to frown.

Lord Lai treats Gu Youwen too well, considering he is just a benefactor’s descendant, not even sharing the same surname, and yet he chokes with emotion due to his paralysis?

Steward Yue is very clever, and Lord Lai’s affection towards the Old Gu Family raised doubts in his mind.

The same suspicions arose in Gu Jinli.

A benefactor’s descendant?

To treat a benefactor’s descendant so lavishly as part of daily life, isn’t that just madness? What kind of favor keeps Lord Lai remembering for so many years and taking care of the Old Gu Family without limits?