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

Chapter 369: Old Lady Qi’s Skills

Gu Shiliu went out the side door and after a few steps, he arrived at the front door of Gu Jingcheng's house.

The plaque on the door is very new, with two big characters "Gu Mansion" engraved on it.

The Dingbei Marquis Mansion was built by royal decree. Its size was stipulated in a map and it cannot be sold or sublet. As long as there are still people in the Dingbei Marquis Mansion, the plaque of Dingbei Marquis Mansion will be hung for one day.

Separating the street-facing courtyard of the Dingbei Marquis's Mansion and dividing it into another house is against the rules if you look into it in detail, but no one would be so careless as to interfere.

"Is anyone here?"

Gu Shiliu knocked on the door.

Someone inside responded and came to open the door.

Gu Jingcheng's family has no more rules than the Marquis's Mansion. The person guarding the gate and cleaning the yard is an old man.

"Who is it?"

The old man leaned out half of his body to look around, and immediately said with a smile: "It turns out to be Master Sixteen, please come in, are you here to look for our master?"

The doors were all open.

All the servants and old women standing in the yard looked over here.

Gu Shiliu quickly glanced at them and said with a smile, "Is Master Cheng home? Is Madam home? I just came to see if Master Pang and Miss are used to living here. Don't disturb too many people."

This is a two-story courtyard with a row of servants' rooms, stables, and dog pens against the outer wall.

Small but complete.

Qin Yuan ordered people to tidy up the place comfortably, and the experienced Madam Cai and Butler Cao were in charge.

"Master Cheng has gone to the Military Department to take up his duties, and Madam is at home," the old man whispered, "Madam is seeing a doctor, who is recommended by the Marquis's Mansion and is said to have excellent medical skills."

"Oh?" Gu Shiliu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said with a smile: "But Doctor Li?"

The old man nodded. "He took one look at my foot injury and knew what to do. He gave me some ointment and said that if I apply it now, it won't hurt so much in winter. This old cold is best cured in the summer, but it's too late now. He asked me to cure it during the dog days of next year so that it will be completely cured."

Gu Shiliu knew that Doctor Li was a skilled doctor, but he didn't expect him to be so skilled.

"Then my mother can also come and take a look. In fact, when the Marquis' Mansion was looking for an imperial physician, my mother took advantage of the opportunity to go and take care of him, but he didn't work. She could only use roasted salt bags for hot compresses every winter to get through it. I didn't expect that it could be cured."

The old man smiled, "Doctor Li is not as hard to hire as the imperial physician. If the master doesn't invite me, I can go to his clinic. Doctor Li's apprentice, Xiaodong, is also very smart. He even said that he would draw my feet so that people can know what to use to treat this disease. They say that teaching an apprentice can make the master starve to death, but he didn't hide anything at all. He is really generous."

Gu Shiliu just smiled.

As they were talking, someone came to lead Gu Shiliu into the front hall.

The old lady of the Qi family was sitting there waiting for the consultation. When she heard the footsteps, she smiled and said, "Sixteenth Master is here, but what's the matter?"

"How do you know it's me? Can you see me?"

Gu Shiliu was shocked.

The old lady of the Qi family has been blind for a long time. Although she has recovered and needs acupuncture, it has only been a few days. How can she recognize people?
Old Lady Qi's eyes were unfocused, and she shook her head blankly, "You still can't see it, but I heard your footsteps, didn't I?"

Gu Shiliu: “…” He was a martial artist, and he usually walked very quietly. Moreover, there were so many people in the mansion, including many martial artists. How did the old lady of the Qi family recognize him from so many light and heavy footsteps?

What a capable person.

Gu Shiliu admired him very much.

The two chatted for a while, and then Pang Cheng and Pang Yu came out to meet Gu Shiliu.

Because Gu Shiliu was sent by the elders, the two children stood up to listen to him, and only sat down after he finished speaking.

Gu Shiliu asked them whether they were accustomed to living there now, and reminded them to take good care of their adoptive parents, be more obedient and less naughty, and then asked the two children if they had anything to say to him.

Pang Cheng said, "Thanks to your concern, my sister and I have settled down. When we have time, we will go to the Marquis' Mansion to pay our respects. My father and mother are very good to us. The people who serve us are all old people from the Marquis' Mansion. We don't lack anything, but my sister and I both need to study. I don't know how to arrange it."

Pang Yu looked at Gu Shiliu pitifully.

Gu Shiliu smiled and said, "I thought it was nothing. When I was in the Marquis' Mansion, the Marquis also promised to hire a teacher for you. But now... I can't get past your parents. You have only moved here for a short time. You must get familiar with the place first. I heard that Sister Cheng is going to hold a house-warming party. I guess she will be busy these days. Wouldn't it be better for you to hold it off for a few days before bringing it up?"

Pang Cheng had no choice but to nod.

Seeing that Gu Shiliu was useless and couldn't get any news about the Marquis' Mansion, Pang Cheng and Pang Yu didn't want to pay any attention to him anymore. After sitting for a while, they shouted that they wanted to leave.

Xiaohong said that she wanted to give it to Gu Shiliu, and also had some words that she wanted Gu Shiliu to convey to Rong Mama and Qiuju.

Although Pang Cheng was unhappy, he did not stop him.

Gu Shiliu and Xiao Hong were whispering to each other for a while, and then they talked about the old lady from the Qi family seeing a doctor here, and then they heard someone ask, "Why did you mention my old lady?"

Gu Shiliu and Xiaohong almost screamed out loud.

Xiao Hong shouted, "You, why are you here?"

Gu Shiliu shouted, "Why haven't you left yet?"

The old lady of the Qi family looked around blankly and said calmly, "Haven't I been sitting here all the time?"

Gu Shiliu was frightened, but couldn't help but admire: "Mother Qi, you are really amazing. I don't know how amazing your eyes would be if they were healed."

Although Xiao Hong didn't understand why, she followed Gu Shiliu in praising him, "Brother Shiliu said you can do it, so you can definitely do it."

Gu Shiliu simply told the two of them his plan in a low voice. Xiaohong immediately patted her chest and said, "Madam and Sister Hongye have said it, I know what to do. The old woman Yang that Brother Shiliu mentioned was asked by the young master to serve him last night. He said that he felt sorry for her and remembered the old woman he met in Saibei when he was a child. The old woman had no children and was very kind to the young master. After hearing this, Master Cheng and Madam Cheng praised the young master for his kindness and said that old woman Yang was also an old woman without children and was indeed pitiful. They asked her to serve the young master well, and someone would see her off to the end of her life in the future."

Gu Shiliu laughed in his heart and said, "I never thought that she and the young master would get along so well. She is so lucky to be employed by the young master after leaving the mansion. You should keep an eye on her and tell me anything, no matter who it is."

Xiaohong shook her pigtails and hummed twice.

The old lady of the Qi family said, "I am here to recuperate because of Madam's kindness. You all understand."

Gu Shiliu sighed, "If it weren't for Old Lady Qi speaking up, I would have almost forgotten that you were here. With this ability, I think this will definitely work."

Old Lady Qi didn't say anything either, she just grinned.

Xiao Hong was so happy that she grabbed Gu Shiliu's collar, her eyes sparkling, and she said with a smile: "If it's as Brother Shiliu said, then that would be great."

Gu Shiliu went to see Dai again, greeted her, and chatted with her for a while. When he came out, he happened to see Xiaodong sitting on the bluestone beside the path, so he asked, "Where is your master?"