My younger sister insisted on marrying me and made me the Marquis' wife.

Chapter 240 Blind Old Lady
Gu Shiliu said: "My little cicada, it will only take two days."

Gu Jinghui’s face was as cold as frost, and he just nodded slightly.

Gu Shiliu asked again: "Then we will say that Doctor Liu was trampled to death by a frightened horse?"

Gu Jinghui said, “You should be careful to avoid being discovered. You can ask Doctor Li. As for Doctor Liu… let’s see what else he can say. His life must be handed over to me. If he hadn’t been able to play both sides between the King of Jin and the Crown Prince, I would have handed him over to the Emperor.”

Gu Shiliu retreated.

Gu Jinghui took out another box from the secret compartment of the desk and stared at the acupuncture needles inside. His expression was cold and he whispered softly, “How can someone who harmed my Gu family have a good ending, right?”

When Gu Shiliu entered the yard, Doctor Li and Xiaodong were drying herbs, Brother Qi was still lying in the house, and his blind mother was sitting outside the door with a cane, occasionally interjecting a few words.

"Brother Sixteen is here," Xiaodong came up to him as soon as he saw Gu Sixteen, and asked with a smile, "But what does the Marquis want me to do?"

Doctor Li glanced at Gu Shiliu's expression and continued to squat without standing up.

Gu Shiliu said with a smile: "I want to ask your master something. Shouldn't you go to the old lady's yard at this time?"

Xiaodong also smiled: "I'll go right away. I'm pretty busy every day."

Gu Shiliu also liked to coax him, so he said, "You are a capable person and should do more work. You are not only the Sixth Master's apprentice in the mansion, but also the old lady's."

Xiaodong didn't know what he was thinking about, he just laughed out loud.

Doctor Li put down the herbs in his hand, washed his hands with some clean water, shook off the water droplets, and then walked over. He took a look at Xiaodong's clothes and said, "Go ahead. I see that the old lady likes children. It will be more lively if you go."

Brother Qi's blind mother suddenly interrupted, "Xiaodong, don't talk to Master Cheng. Master Cheng has a bad temper. Xiaodong, stay away from him."

Gu Shiliu laughed awkwardly a few times.

Xiaodong said seriously: "Thank you, mother-in-law, I remember it."

The blind woman smiled and nodded, "Go ahead, don't let the old lady wait anxiously."

Gu Shiliu pulled Doctor Li and whispered, "Go over there and take his pulse."

After saying this, he raised his chin towards Doctor Liu's room.

Doctor Li also guessed something, so he asked, "Just taking the pulse?"

Gu Shiliu looked a little embarrassed and said, "Of course not, but if you don't want to, the Marquis won't force you."

Doctor Li said, "I have already entered the mansion, and I am in the same boat with the Marquis's mansion. You have to be smart. From the tone of his voice, he must be from a medical family. His family will know what happened when they see the skeleton."

Gu Shiliu sighed, "The Marquis promised to give him an intact body, otherwise he would have set it on fire long ago. Why would there be such a hassle?"

Doctor Li said nothing, but gave a wink and took Gu Shiliu to the room where Doctor Liu lived.

The servant guarding outside opened the door, and a foul odor hit his nose.

Doctor Li felt the patient's pulse and said, "The spleen and kidneys are damaged, and the intestines in the stomach are rotten. If..."

Doctor Liu groaned, "...the Marquis promised me...but does it still count..."

Gu Shiliu said, "The Marquis said that if you can think of a way to explain clearly why Doctor Li, who has superb medical skills and can cure smallpox, could not save you, then we will do as you say." Doctor Li was stunned.

Doctor Liu swallowed hard, his breathing became heavier, and a fierce light flashed in his cloudy eyes.

Gu Shiliu didn't take it seriously and continued, "Think about it carefully. There are only two days left. The Marquis will inform the Emperor about this matter. If you leave too many clues, I'm afraid it will harm your family."

This sounds cruel, but it is true.

Gu Shiliu led Doctor Li out. Doctor Liu tried his best to speak, his voice was hoarse and unclear, "Is what the Marquis said true?"

Without even turning his head, Gu Shiliu said with emotion, "Of course it's true. The Marquis has always kept his promises. Who among the princes and nobles in the capital doesn't want to get a promise from my Marquis? If you hadn't been looking for death, the Marquis would have been your friend and would always put you first. Now that you're like this... you'd better die sooner rather than bring disaster to your family."

Doctor Liu laughed silently and miserably.

What's the point of saying this now?

The song ended and the crowd dispersed. His part was done. His situation was determined the day he made his debut.

Doctor Li was also very sad.

When Xiaodong came back, Doctor Li said, "You must remember clearly, never do anything against conscience for a little money, and don't get too close to these princes. If you are not careful, you will lose your head. It's okay if one person dies, but the most worrying thing is that it will implicate the family members, such as the one lying in that room."

Doctor Li had told me countless times how to avoid misfortune and seek good fortune.

Xiaodong smiled and said, "Master, aren't we involved now? Doctor Liu dared to harm the Marquis, and the person behind him is also a powerful person. I was listening to you and my senior sister when you talked about it that day. Even if no one knows that the wife of Marquis Dingbei is my senior sister, but we entered the mansion and helped the Marquis, they still hate us."

"Hiss..." Doctor Li was speechless.

Xiaodong said: "Master got involved because of Senior Sister, and so did I. We and the Marquis' Mansion are in a relationship where we prosper together and suffer together."

Doctor Li frowned and thought for a while before he said, "I don't even understand it as well as a young boy like you. It seems that it's a good thing that your senior sister kept it a secret. Outsiders will at most see that we have close contacts with the Marquis' Mansion and have won the Marquis's favor, so they won't think of going elsewhere."

Xiaodong frowned and asked, "What if it's like that again?"

Doctor Li was speechless again.

Xiaodong looked at Doctor Li suspiciously, knowing that he would not say anything more, he went out to get some water. When he passed by the blind woman, he asked as usual, "Did Brother Qi eat well?"

The blind woman smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I eat well too. Life here is much better than outside. Thank you, Lord Marquis and Madam, for your kindness, allowing a blind woman like me to live a good life."

Just as Xiaodong was about to go around, he heard the blind woman whisper, "Xiaodong, I heard someone in the house asking the doorman to help with something. Can you tell Sixteen quietly?"

The blind old woman moved slowly and would often sit on the doorstep for the entire day. She was often ignored. Sometimes Xiaodong and Doctor Li would talk in the yard and neither of them would remember she was there. They would be startled when they suddenly heard her interrupting.

I think the servant boy was whispering with Doctor Liu, avoiding others but not Brother Qi's blind mother.

Xiaodong also asked quietly: "What did you hear?"

The blind woman shook her head and said, "I didn't hear it clearly, only a few words. Ask Sixteen to ask about this matter. You are too young, don't cause trouble."

Xiaodong then filled a new basin with water, went into the house, and said to Doctor Li, "I'm going to the outer courtyard to look for Master Liu and see if he practiced seriously today."