Chapter 5 Interrogation

  Chen Qi's face turned pale!

  It's utterly unbelievable!

  "Alright...alright?" Chen Qi struggled to get up from the ground.

  He fell like this, attracting everyone's attention. Looking at him getting up, no one in the family came forward to help, not even his brothers and uncles.

  He is overbearing at home and many people can't stand him.

  "Disperse, all of you!" Mr. Chen Er ignored the stunned Xu Yidafu and the pale-faced Chen Qi, saying to the crowd, "Don't disturb Old Three's rest here."

  Then he said to Chen Jing, "Yang Ji, your great-uncle is waiting for me to deliver the letter, I'll go first. You stay here and take care of your three uncles. If the illness takes a turn for the worse again, send someone to tell us..."

  "There won't be a repeat." Chen Jiong assured, "Second Uncle, you can rest assured and go ahead with your business."

  Mr. Chen nodded. He also entrusted a few words to Mr. Chen's son, Chen Si.

  Then he led the crowd away.

  Before leaving, Old Master Chen glanced at Dr. Xu Yi and another doctor, wanting to say something, but ultimately swallowed his words and revealed a disappointed expression as they passed each other by.

  Xu Yi and another doctor's face was burning with anxiety.

  That glare hurts more than slapping them!

  Xu Yi's lips turned white.

  The Chen family members dispersed with the departure of Old Master Chen, and Chen Xuan also turned around and entered the bedroom. Only Chen Qi and Xu Yi were left in the room.

  "Brother Xu, let's head back?" The doctor who came with Xu Yi advised him.

  Xu Yi came back to his senses and paused for a while before saying: "I don't understand, I want to ask Young Master Zhong personally..."

  The doctor who came with him pulled Xu Yi back and whispered: "Ask next time, people won't run away. Let's go first."

  Xu Yi treated Old Man Chen San for ten days, causing him to lose weight drastically and nearly killing him.

  As a result, Chen Jiong used one kind of medicine, with rice soup to relieve the symptoms, and Old Master Chen's severe diarrhea was stopped.

  What does this mean?

  Xu Yi is incompetent!

  If Chen Jiong also used a very difficult formula, then that's a different story! Chen Jiong used such a simple formula, how could the Chen family not think about it?

  When the Chen family comes back to their senses, they will humiliate Xu Yi again. Isn't that a joke?

  If this gets out, how can I still walk around in Wang County in the future? Won't I lose face?

  Take advantage of others' current willingness to save face and withdraw quickly.

  "No way, I have to ask." Xu Yi refused to leave, being very stubborn.

  He can't figure it out.

  What's going on, why did a single dose of Che Qian Zi cure Lao Ye Chen San?

  Plantago, what a common medicine, Xu Yi can recite the medicinal properties of Plantago one by one: sweet and cold in nature, entering the kidney, **, liver, and lung meridians, clearing the liver and brightening the eyes, promoting diuresis and relieving stranguria, clearing heat and resolving phlegm.

  Which function can cure diarrhea?

  Has nothing to do with diarrhea at all!

  Xu Yi couldn't figure it out.

  He has been a doctor all his life and is obsessed with medicine. This time, he studied Mr. Chen's illness painstakingly, but when he was at a loss, he was cured by a car in front of him. If he didn't know the reason, Xu Yi would be worried that he couldn't eat or sleep!

  "Brother Xu, that young master lives in Qiwan Lane. If you really want to ask, I'll accompany you to visit him another day. For now, let's hurry and leave?" The friend advised repeatedly.

  Xu Yi glanced at the bedroom, Chen Jing hadn't come out yet, Xu Yi didn't dare to barge in rashly, so he gritted his teeth and left with his friend.

  Chen Qi also came out of the third house.

  His face was still iron-green.

  He didn't want to stay in this house anymore, and with a fierce kick, he sent the stone at his feet flying far away. Chen Qi turned around and walked out, wanting to get some fresh air.

  Far away, Chen Shi and Chen Shi-yi brothers came with great joy.

  They held in their hands the placard which Chen Qi had instructed them to make.

  Look at Chen Qi, the two brothers hadn't even seen Chen Qi's expression clearly, and they happily called out: "Seventh brother, seventh brother, take a look at this sign!"

  "These three words 'I am a dog' are very vulgar."

  This is a colloquialism in the world, if it's seen by elders at home, they will definitely scold Chen Qi.

  Chen Qi really thought of every way to deal with Chen Jing.

  He thought it was very good at the time.

  But now seeing this sign, he felt piercing and heart-wrenching!

  "Seventh Brother, look, how's this? A bit heavy, wait till we get back to Qi Zhong Alley and strangle him in the Seven Bend Alley!" Chen Ten didn't notice Chen Qi's abnormal expression, smiling as he held up the sign for Chen Qi to see.

  Chen Qi's stomach was on fire, and he ran into such a foolish brother, so angry that he slapped Chen ten slaps.

  Chen Shi was beaten by him until he was dizzy, the sign fell to the ground with a clang, his ears buzzing, and he didn't come back to himself for a long time.

  Chen Eleven beside him involuntarily shrunk his shoulders and retreated half a step without leaving any trace.

  "Well done, indeed well done!" Chen Qi's face twisted in a fierce scowl, "You'd better keep it on for me, if you take it off, I'll twist your head off, did you hear that?"

  He picked up the sign from the ground at random and put it on Chen's neck without saying a word.

  Chen covered his face, and tears welled up in his eyes. After all, he was just a fourteen-year-old child, feeling both bewildered and wronged, having been slapped by Chen Qi and then roughly labeled with this ugly and humiliating sign, tears squeezed out of his eyes.

  "Cry, you dare to cry!" Chen Qiyue's anger grew as he glared at Chen Shi and Chen Shiyi, "Useless things, all they know is crying! Can't even handle a small matter properly, what's the point of keeping them around... might as well feed them to the dogs..."

  He was so angry that his face turned red.

  Chen Eleven saw this, still didn't know what was going on, seeing Chen Seven scolding his own brother like this, he plucked up the courage and said in a low voice: "Seventh Brother, if this sign isn't made well, we can go make another one..."

  "Bang!"

  Chen Eleven didn't finish speaking and was slapped by Chen Seven with a backhand slap.

  "Go on! You like this brand so much, fine, go make another one, you can hang it too, each of the four houses can hang one!" Chen Qi roared.

  Chen Eleven lowered his head and didn't dare respond.

  "Enough!" A loud shout from behind interrupted Chen Qi's scolding of his two younger brothers.

  Hearing the sound, Chen Qi's back felt a chill and his scalp tightened.

  He stood still and didn't dare turn his head back.

  "What's going on?" The speaker stepped forward quickly, saw the situation and frowned.

  Chen Shi hung that crude sign again, covering his swollen face, silently crying pitifully. Chen Shiyi's face also had five clear fingerprints on it.

  "Second brother."

  "Second brother..."

  "Second brother..."

  The newcomer was Chen Ying, the second in the Yu character generation of Jingzhong Alley, with the courtesy name Fangli. He was the eldest son of Old Master Chen and was deeply favored by both Old Master Chen and Old Lady Chen.

  Because Chen Shi Yu's eldest son died young, so Chen Ying of Hang Er is the eldest grandson and will be the future heir of the family.

  Chen Ying is calm and composed, intelligent and capable, which are his more prominent advantages.

  And his most striking feature is that he was born beautiful, making it difficult for people to forget him. He inherited his mother's looks, with a head of thick and black hair, a pair of bright and charming eyes, eyebrows that slanted into his temples; an oval face, delicate as a painting, with a straight nose bridge, thin lips; a firm jawline, beautiful yet not losing its firmness, without any weakness.

  This year's thirty-three-year-old Chen Ying, because of her noble upbringing, has no signs of aging on her face.

  Chen Ying glanced at her three younger brothers, then saw the sign on Chen Shi's neck and her voice suddenly turned cold: "Take it off!"

  He didn't even ask more questions about what this brand was all about, who made it, and why they wanted to do it. Based on his understanding of the brothers, Chen Ying could understand at a glance.

  He wouldn't scold Chen Qi in front of Chen Shi and Chen Shiyi. After all, Chen Qi was the brother who shared a room with Chen Ying.

  Chen Shiyu threw away this signboard as soon as he heard about the great amnesty.

  Chen Qi was unwilling, and glared at Chen Shiyi.

  Chen was so frightened that he hung his head in shame.

  "Uncle, Grandfather is looking for you. Follow me to Song He Hall." Chen Ying ignored the red and swollen faces of Chen Shi and Chen Shiyi, and turned to say to Chen Qi.

  Chen Qi respectfully agreed and lowered his head, not showing any arrogance at all. He obediently followed Chen Er to their grandfather's courtyard, Songhe Hall, being extremely well-behaved.

  There were many questions in his heart, such as why his grandfather looked for him and so on, but Chen Qi endured and didn't dare to ask.

  As for his father, Chen Qi was not afraid. In this family, the only ones he feared were his second brother and grandfather. In front of his second brother, he was like a mouse avoiding a cat, being extremely respectful and courteous, without showing any of his usual arrogance and pampered nature.

  The two brothers soon arrived at Songhe Hall.

  Mr. Chen the Great and Mr. Chen the Second are also here.

  The grandfather sat in a dignified position, with a solemn and stern expression. Mr. Chen the Great and Second Master Chen were very respectful to him.

  "Grandfather, father, second uncle..." Chen Er and Chen Qi came in, one by one asking questions.

  The old man slightly raised his hand, signaling the two brothers to be quiet, but he didn't invite them to sit down.

  The two brothers did not dare to make another move and stood aside.

  "...you go on." Old Master Chen glanced at Second Master Chen, letting him continue the topic he had just started, ignoring his two grandsons.

  Mr. Chen said, and continued: "He repeatedly assured me that the medicine was mild and not some kind of poison. It's just Plantago Asiatica, taken with rice porridge. The rice porridge is also nourishing and mild. Lao San's illness had worsened, he told me he wanted to take Mr. Cai's medicine.

  I thought that Lao San seemed to be quite close to Yang Wei, their uncle-nephew relationship was good, he should know more about Yang Wei's situation. So, I agreed to let Yang Wei use the medicine.

  It's really strange, after taking the medicine, Lao San's diarrhea stopped immediately, and it was incredibly effective, just like a magic pill. I thought about my father and older brother still waiting for news, so after Lao San fell asleep, I rushed over to report back...

  Mr. Chen let out a sigh of relief and said, "This is the third child's destiny. He has been ill for so many days, I thought it was enough to be worried about, and I thought his life was over. Now that he has escaped with his life, it is all thanks to our ancestors' protection."

  Mr. Chen fell silent for a moment.

  "There's no magic pill in this world!" said Old Man Chen, "That young whippersnapper must have used some trick. Go and invite Central to come over, I'll ask him."

  Chen Qi heard this and involuntarily clenched his fists in his sleeves.

  He was really afraid that Chen Jing would reveal what he had done to him.

  Chen Jiong may not understand Chen Qi's intention in the third house, but Old Master Chen is a shrewd person who can see through Chen Qi's mind at a glance.

  Any one of these - infighting at home, bullying your own brother, not caring whether your uncle lives or dies - is enough to get you grounded for three months!

  Chen Qi's mind was racing, meanwhile, Chen Er had already instructed the servant to go and check on the situation at the third house. If San Lao was still sleeping, he should let Xiang come over first.

  Soon, Chen Jing arrived at Song He Tang.

  Chen Jing first knelt down and kowtowed to the old man: "Grandson wishes longevity to great-grandfather, wishing great-grandfather a long life, good health, and prosperity, may you live as long as the Southern Mountain!"

  "Good boy, get up." Mr. Chen's eyebrows showed a few degrees of warmth.

  Today, because of Lao San's birthday celebration, he suddenly fell ill and had diarrhea, making the entire hall smell terrible. Everyone helped to take care of the guests and re-set up the banquet, while also taking care of Lao San, until now, no one has officially congratulated Old Master on his birthday.

  Mr. Chen was previously celebrating his birthday when it got interrupted.

  So, the first person to offer complete congratulations on his 80th birthday was Chen Jiong.

  The old man couldn't help but smile.

  He thinks Chen Jing is very meticulous.

  The old man likes careful children.