0p0 Chapter 51 Breakup
Chapter 51 Breakup
"Lord Wen really thinks highly of me. I am just a small concubine. How dare I spread rumors about the daughter of a third-rank official? I am afraid that Miss Cao is not decent and has done something shameful with Lord Wen, so the rumors spread. Why are you blaming me now?"
Wen Shichu stared at Zhen Huan for a long while before he heaving a sigh of relief, "Sister Huan, this is the last time I will call you this. From now on, you and I will go our separate ways."
"There will be other imperial doctors to see the young lady in the future."
Zhen Huan looked at Wen Shichu's back as he left, her eyes confused, "Liu Zhu, tell me, am I wrong to do this?"
Liu Zhu just felt it was a pity, "My lady, we have to find another reliable doctor."
"Yes, Brother Shichu is no longer the brother who has me in his heart and eyes and is willing to take risks for me."
"Now his heart and eyes are all about someone else, haha~~. But now Cao Shuyi's reputation is so bad, will Wen Shichu still marry her? If Cao Shuyi is not more determined, I'm afraid she will commit suicide~"
Zhen Huan played with the chess pieces on the table, "There is no such thing as true love in this world~, these men are so heartless, just saying Sister Huan'er this, Sister Huan'er that, and then he turned around and married someone else, it's really ridiculous!"
"My lady, you are the emperor's woman, you can't say such things carelessly."
"Yes, I didn't want to enter the palace. Liu Zhu, on New Year's Eve, I was leaning against the plum garden. I didn't have time to say my last wish."
"What wish?"
"I wish to find a devoted person who will stay with me till we grow old together, but the person I am devoted to is exactly the person who is least likely to be devoted to me in the world."
Wei Lin was basking in the sun in the courtyard of the Imperial Hospital. The best thing about this world was that there were no patients queuing up, at least not in the palace, so he often had nothing to do and came out to bask in the sun. With him was a fat orange cat.
This fat orange is a real fat orange.
"Hey, Doctor Wen is back."
Wen Shichu forced out an ugly smile, walked to Wei Lin and whispered, "Qin Hui, come drink with me after work."
The two of them often discussed academic matters together and called each other by their courtesy names in private. Wei Lin told Wen Shichu his own name as his courtesy name, "It's fine to drink with him, but I can give you some advice."
In Changchun Palace, laughter and arguments could be heard from time to time.
Su He, Concubine Hua and Concubine Xia laughed at each other's embroidery work, while An Lingrong racked her brains to encourage the three.
Hong Tao ran over excitedly, "Ladies, there is some gossip."
Hongtao is now very comfortable saying this word.
Xia Dongchun said anxiously: "Hurry up and tell me."
"Our people heard from the people at Suiyuxuan that Doctor Wen and Wan Changzai had a quarrel. It seemed that Doctor Wen suspected that Wan Changzai was the one who left Miss Cao's message in Beijing."
"It's what he deserves. I asked my brother to check. This Zhen Huan had a close relationship with Wen Shichu before entering the palace. However, Zhen Huan didn't like Wen Shichu at all and kept him hanging. Now the two of them have a falling out. It's really satisfying."
"So is it Concubine Wan?" An Lingrong asked curiously.
"Nine out of ten times, this is the sweetheart of our emperor. She is used to others liking her and fighting for her. Now that others have turned back, how can she be willing to accept it?"
"But Lord Zhen is only a fourth-rank official. How could he dare to offend the Cao family?"
Concubine Hua explained: "I know this Cao family. They are not born and raised in the capital. They don't have any backing or background. They rely entirely on the hard work of Lord Cao and the help of Madam's family."
"Fortunately, Lord Cao is also a good person. He did not become arrogant after being promoted. Madam Cao only gave birth to two daughters for Lord Cao, but the mansion is clean."
"I'm afraid this was the work of Zhen's mother. Zhen Yuandao may not know about it."
"Mother Zhen must have felt that Lord Cao had no foundation. Although he was a third-rank official, he had no real power. Her daughter was a favorite concubine, and Father Zhen was bound to move up. Her daughter was bullied and lost her support in the palace. How could she not avenge her?"
Su He couldn't help but speak up, "Why does this woman have to embarrass another woman? What does the loss of Wen Shichu's help have to do with Cao Shuyi? Even without Cao Shuyi, there would still be Li Shuyi and Wang Shuyi. She really has a problem with her brain."
Su He thought about the original drama and sighed in his heart.
[I didn't expect that in this life, Zhen Huan would be so cruel before she was hurt. Not to mention this era, even in modern times there are people who commit suicide because of rumors! ]
Su He shuddered. [Wen Shichu's original intention was to respond to Zhen Huan's every request. He used the lives of his nine clansmen to help Zhen Huan every time. Now that he has finally stopped being a bootlicker, he didn't expect that he would still be so unlucky.]
[Lingling, didn't Pangju send someone to keep an eye on Zhen Huan? This matter should have been nipped in the bud!]
[Master, are you too naive? Only when this matter is exposed can Wen Shichu completely break up with Zhen Huan. Isn't this exactly what Pangju wants to see? ]
[Oh, tsk tsk, Wen Shichu is such an unlucky guy. ]
The three of them listened attentively, and it took them a long time to come back to their senses. "What are the expressions on your faces?"
The three of them said in unison, "No expression."
The three of them looked at each other, then quickly looked away, pretending nothing had happened.
An Lingrong spoke first, "Sister, how did Doctor Wen know that it was Concubine Wan who did it?"
[Except for the dog emperor, who would be so rude as to help that idiot Wen Shichu investigate. ]
Concubine Hua glanced at Su He and said, "I guess Lord Cao and Imperial Doctor Wen worked together to investigate. Although one of them has no real power and the other has a low status, they still have connections."
In a private room on the second floor of Wangjiang Tower
"Qin Hui, what do you think I should do? Fortunately, Shu Yi is determined, and the emperor has sent people to help suppress the rumors. Otherwise, I really don't dare to think about what will happen."
"I say, Chuchu, what do you mean by what you should do? What do you mean what should you do?"
"I~I don't know."
Qin Hui shook his head. "Now, you should first ask for Miss Cao's forgiveness, ask for the Cao family's forgiveness, and then ask the emperor to grant the marriage. In this way, the Cao family's face will be completely saved. If the emperor grants the marriage, no one will dare to say anything!"
"But I'm afraid~"
"Look at how you hesitate. If you tell the truth, at most you will get a beating. But you have to be careful about the way you say it."
"Please give me some advice, Brother Wei."
Qin Hui's face was visibly proud, "Okay, I'll teach you reluctantly."
"Let me ask you, did you really like Zhen Huan before?"
"Yes!"
"I don't think so. Or maybe you two are childhood sweethearts, so you think you should like her and marry her."
Wen Shichu was confused by what Qin Hui said.
"Think about it, your state when you liked Zhen Huan, was it the same as your state of mind when you liked Miss Cao? Think about it, you are so silly now that you just smile when there is nothing to do, but when you see someone, you either blush or don't even know where to put your hands? I have never seen you treat Zhen Huan like this!"
Seeing Wen Shichu lost in thought, Qin Hui stood up and said goodbye, "You pay the bill, I have to go home."