Chapter 28: The White-Haired Old Man

  Liu Rong's heart suddenly became urgent, and she hurriedly urged the little maid to lead the way in front. Fortunately, the place where the lesson was being taught was still within the Mei Garden where the old lady lived, not far from where the old lady entertained outsiders.

  In less than half a cup of tea time, the little maid led Liu Rong to the main hall. There, she saw an older man with white hair standing in the center of the hall, while Madame was sitting on a pear-wood chair with a slightly pale face, apparently not having a pleasant conversation with the old man.

  The little maid beside Liu Rong had just announced that Rong Jie had arrived, and the old man quickly turned around, taking three steps in five strides to rush to Liu Rong's side, startling her greatly. When she finally got a clear look at the person in front of her, Liu Rong couldn't help but be speechless - it wasn't an official messenger who had come, but rather Liu Lao, the military doctor who had always stopped her from retrieving arrows for that so-called great general back then.

  Although she was puzzled in her heart about how Liu Lao suddenly became an official, Liu Rong did not speak up and quietly waited for the orders of the madam.

  The madam saw that Liu Rong was not intimidated by the rough officer and nodded in secret approval. After Liu Rong stood still, she slowly looked at her and said: "Rong sister, this is an official from Ying Tian Fu who has come to invite you to go to Ying Tian Fu..."

  It was probably because Liu Rong had mentioned the day before that Ying Tian Fu would find her again, so she didn't feel surprised or any other unnecessary emotions.

  Only when introducing Liu Lao did her complexion turn bad again. It's also unknown what Liu Lao had done, but he actually made the best-tempered Big Madam in the manor become like this.

  "Zuō dà ren pài wǒ lǐng nǐ qù yìng tiān fǔ, nǐ xiàn zài biàn gēn wǒ zǒu ba." Liú lǎo què shì tīng wán dà fū rén de jiè shào hòu, yě bù děng dà fū rén shuō wán, pò bù jí dài de duì liǔ róng kāi kǒu, wán quán bù gěi dà fū rén jì xù shuō huà de jī huì. Nà mó yàng shì hèn bu dé lì kè dài tā huí yìng tiān fǔ.

  Translation:

  "Left Great One, I'll take you to the Heavenly Mansion, follow me now." Liu Lao, however, after hearing the introduction from the Madam, didn't even wait for her to finish speaking and hastily spoke to Liu Rong, not giving the Madam a chance to continue talking. His manner was as if he couldn't wait to bring him back to the Heavenly Mansion immediately.

  Those who know understand that Liu Lao must have encountered some symptom that he can't solve. Those who don't know, however, think that he doesn't take the Wen Ding Hou Fu seriously at all, just like the Big Madam.

  The lady's face turned pale with rage, but she couldn't bring herself to lower her dignity and argue with a minor official, so she could only seethe with anger.

  Liu Rong saw Liu Lao's appearance and felt relieved, if he was in this state, it meant that the person she had rescued should be fine, otherwise, with Liu Lao's attitude towards the general back then, he wouldn't be in this state now, but would have come to find her to settle the score.

  After confirming the situation, Liu Rong put down her mind and didn't care about Liu Lao's anxious appearance. Instead, she looked at Madame and saw that Madame hadn't discovered anything from Liu Lao's state, so she spoke to Madame: "Something urgent must have happened on the side of the Prefect of Ying Tian, so Sun girl has gone with them first."

  "Be careful on the road. I don't know how Yingtian Prefecture handles cases, but Second Madam's body is fine now, yet she still clings to this! You're being wronged."

  The lady looked at Liu Rong and instructed carefully, feeling guilty in her heart. After all, it was for saving the second lady that she had been entangled with the Ying Tian Mansion, doing good deeds but being accused of harming people, and being summoned to the Ying Tian Mansion from time to time. But Rong sister had suffered such a great injustice, not a single complaint, how could one not feel heartache.

  It just so happens that the sisters at home are also some who don't understand things, and they even plot to harm Rong Jie'er. Fortunately, Rong Jie'er is clever and ultimately comes out unscathed.

  Unfortunately, the Wen Dinghou Mansion has declined, otherwise there wouldn't be such a thing, and who would dare to move the daughter of the Wen Dinghou Mansion...

  Liu Rong didn't know that her simple sentence would lead to so many thoughts from the madam. Having gotten an answer, she respectfully bowed to the madam and then followed Liu Lao out of the main hall, who was practically dragging his feet in impatience.

  "I don't know what's wrong with the Tianfu government, is there no one else available? Even officials are now using such old people..."

  Liu Rong walked out for a short distance before hearing the faint sound of Madame's voice behind her, and couldn't help but let out a snort of laughter. Liu Lao, on the other hand, looked utterly embarrassed.

  "This isn't just about finding you, I have a patient who was treated with the same method as yours, but somehow it turned into a festering wound and now they're running a fever and are delirious. That's why I had to swallow my pride and ask Lord Zuo for help, so I could sneak in disguised as an official." Liu Lao explained quietly to Liu Rong.

  Liu Rong furrowed her brow, her method had to be extremely clean, every step had to pay attention to disinfection. Afraid that Old Liu only saw the effect of suturing but didn't notice the importance of disinfection, and hastily used it on the patient's body.

  "Do you have any way to cure this kind of disease? I've already given the patient a decoction of silver and ephedra, but it has no effect at all." Seeing that Liu Rong didn't speak, Old Liu continued to ask repeatedly.

  "Do you want everyone in the mansion to know what you're here for? Leave the Hou Mansion first." Liu Lao quickly said, seeing the nearby maids looking over.

  Liu Laosu followed the direction of Liu Rong's gaze and saw that the maids going to the main hall all turned their heads to look at them. He immediately changed from a flattering appearance, shrinking his body to please Liu Rong, to standing up straight with his chest out, pretending to be an arrogant official.

  Liu Lao's old rascal appearance made Liu Rong helpless, and she had to follow him quickly walking outwards, lest more people see her and notice that something was wrong with Liu Lao.

  As a result, he also missed Dong Er who had just gone to the toilet and was returning to the main hall.

  Still the small gate exit, unexpectedly, the driver who drove them away last time was also the same one, everything remained unchanged. However, in reality, Liu Rong had been struggling in the mansion for these few days, but it seemed that because of this, she had somewhat blended into this era and left her own mark.

  As soon as he got on the carriage, Liu Lao immediately returned to his usual self, enthusiastically discussing medical issues with Liu Rong. But one was a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and the other a Western-style surgeon, so it was truly impossible for them to see eye-to-eye on medication usage. Who would have dared imagine that a herbal prescription and a chemical formula could be equivalent?

  In the end, Liu was left alone to talk about his understanding and knowledge of medicine. Yulian quietly listened on the side, but also gained a slight understanding of some things, considering whether to combine traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and in this era, to make up for her lack of knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine, so that she wouldn't be ignorant of everything except surgery.

  After all, in this era, traditional Chinese medicine is the mainstream. The most important thing is that there are no intravenous drips, no transfusion tubes, no hanging needles, and no anti-inflammatory penicillin. Surgery is an extremely dangerous thing!

  As she thought so, the carriage finally arrived at the destination. As soon as they got off the carriage, they saw a small side door, which was obviously the entrance to a large family's house. Liu Rong didn't think much and followed Liu Lao into the house. When they arrived at the sickroom, she was taken aback. The patient she had treated before was sitting in front of the bed, and when he saw her come in, his eyes scanned her with a hint of scrutiny, which made her heart skip a beat.