The system asked me to chase his wife

Qiao Yuandong changed his clothes and took Xia Mang to meet the guest. As soon as he entered the door, he heard Yun Xingqing say this.

"Mother Dong, this is terrible! Your uncle has learned bad things from that kid from the Wu family!"

Qiao Yuandong glanced at the uneasy Xiang Xiu'an and said, "What did Brother An do to make you come to me in person to complain?"

There was no one in the flower hall except Xia Mang, a maid, so Yun Xingqing was too lazy to pretend to be a gentleman.

He picked up the teacup, took a big sip, and began to vividly describe the good things Xiang Xiu'an and the other two had done that day.

Xiang Xiu'an, who was sitting next to him, looked at Yun Xingqing again and again with resentment, and felt in his heart that this fellow student was really talkative and had no fellow student camaraderie at all!

Xia Mang stood beside Qiao Yuandong and listened to the whole story.

After knowing that Xiang Xiu'an had sneaked into the Imperial College with Liu Wuniang, she didn't think much of it, but she didn't want Xiang Xiukai in her mind to start making trouble first.

"How dare you do such a reckless thing, you bastard!"

Xia Mang expressed a different opinion: "It's okay, isn't it just taking friends to school to read books?"

It's not like he's going out for a life of debauchery. What a great kid!

Xiang Xiukai was so angry that he said, "No, you go and give him a lecture for me later!"

Xia Mang: 'It's okay, but it's not allowed.'

'Add more money! I'll give you points later!'

Immediately afterwards, Xia Mang received a task issued by the system, requiring him to reprimand Xiang Xiu'an on behalf of Xiang Xiukai.

She readily accepted the task.

After listening to Yun Xingqing's words, Qiao Yuandong nodded to show that he understood.

She also did not agree with Xiang Xiu'an's inappropriate behavior today, but it was not easy to punish him immediately in front of Yun Xingqing, an outsider.

She looked at Xiang Xiu'an who was burying his head, and said calmly, "Go back to your study and read first. The Imperial College is about to start school. Study hard and don't let the teacher scold you."

Seeing that Qiao Yuandong was not angry, Xiang Xiu'an couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately stood up and said goodbye and left.

Yun Xingqing saw Qiao Yuandong let Xiang Xiu'an go easily, and frowned and said, "Dong Niang, you are being too indulgent to him. What if he spoils his temper?"

As soon as these words came out, Xia Mang heard Xiang Xiukai's uneasy words again.

'He's my brother, not yours. Is it appropriate for you to point fingers at him like an elder? ! '

'Host, intervene! This is typical suspicious behavior! Damn it!'

Xia Mang's head was buzzing because of Xiang Xiukai's noise. She was really afraid that this guy would crawl out of her mind and beat Yun Xingqing!

As a result, before Xia Mang could intervene, Qiao Yuandong said, "This is a family affair of the Duke's Mansion. Master Yun, please be careful with your words. Also, Master Yun should call me the Duke's wife."

Her tone was light, clearly drawing a distance between the two of them.

Yun Xingqing was speechless for a moment. He paused for a moment before smiling and saying, "It is true that I am rude. I am just expressing my concern. Madam, please don't take it to heart."

As he spoke, Yun Xingqing lowered his eyebrows and raised the corners of his lips helplessly, with a sense of bitterness and grievance.

Xia Mang heard Xiang Xiukai making a scene in her mind again: "Look, look, who is he showing off his coquettish behavior to?"

Xia Mang: "It's OK. I think Master Renyun is a kind person."

He came specifically to tell the family that their child had gone astray. What a kind-hearted young man!

Xiang Xiukai: '???'

Qiao Yuandong spoke up at this time: "Thank you, Master Yun, for reminding me. I heard that your father has betrothed you to the eldest daughter of the Chengyang Earl's family. When you get married, the Duke's Mansion will definitely send you a gift."

Yun Xingqing choked when he heard this, and then his expression became very unnatural.

It was Master Yun who took Yun Xingqing with him to marry the daughter of the Earl of Chengyang, just to put an end to his thoughts about Qiao Yuandong.

Qiao Yuandong brought up this matter at this time just to remind Yun Xingqing that it was inappropriate to visit him today.

How could he not know that something was wrong?

But the most difficult thing to control in this world is probably the human heart. When Qiao Yuandong married Xiang Xiukai, he did not give up. After Xiang Xiukai died in the battle, he refused to give up even more.

Taifu Yun took him to the Chengyang Marquis's Mansion to propose marriage. When the marriage between the two families was settled, he had to give up even if he didn't want to.

Now he was just using Xiang Xiu'an's excuse to meet Qiao Yuandong for the last time in broad daylight and say some things that he would never dare to say again.

He pinched the corner of his robe unconsciously, looked at Qiao Yuandong and sighed: "Since I know I'm being rude, please allow me to be rude again."

Having said that, Yun Xingqing looked up at Xia Mang and motioned for her to step aside for the time being so that he could have a private chat with her master.

However, Xia Mang was trying to calm Xiang Xiukai, who was so angry that he was about to mutate, and had no way of receiving Yun Xingqing's signal.

So Yun Xingqing had to make it clear: "Please ask this girl to step aside for a moment."

Xia Mang was annoyed by Xiang Xiukai's harassment at the moment, so naturally she didn't have a good face towards Yun Xingqing.

"That won't work. I have to follow my wife all the time."

According to Qiao Yuandong, this guy is already engaged, but now he comes to talk ambiguously with Qiao Yuandong. He is really too much!
Xia Mang decided to take back her previous good impression of Yun Xingqing.

Facing Xia Mang's refusal to cooperate, Yun Xingqing's eyes twitched slightly: "I just want to say a few words to your wife."

Xia Mang was even more annoyed. What can't you say in front of a little maid like me? Are you trying to lead our lady astray?

Xia Mang felt that this behavior was very suspicious and against the rules without the system reminding him!
If she really avoided it, she would not be able to get the mission reward, and Xiang Xiukai could even deduct her points!
Just thinking about Xia Mang makes me feel it is unforgivable!
Facing Yun Xingqing's gaze, she said bluntly, "Since you are so open-minded, what can't you say in front of others?"

Yun Xingqing: “.”

When Qiao Yuandong saw Yun Xingqing being humiliated, she almost couldn't hold back her laughter. She covered the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief.

This little girl is so smart that she can touch people's hearts.

Qiao Yuandong had some idea of ​​what Yun Xingqing was going to say, but given their current situation, it was better to say some things than not say them.

She was just thinking about how to stop the man from attacking, when Xia Mang took action.

After putting down the handkerchief, Qiao Yuandong said, "I have already said everything I need to say. Master Yun, take care of yourself."

As he spoke, Qiao Yuandong picked up the tea and took a sip.

Yun Xingqing realized that she didn't want to talk to him any more. He sighed from the bottom of his heart and finally swallowed his reluctance.

"Then let's say goodbye."

Qiao Yuandong nodded calmly and told the little girl outside the door, "Show the guest away."

Xia Mang saw Yun Xingqing disappear, then turned around to give Qiao Yuandong a shot of prevention.

"He obviously has a fiancée, why would he mess with his wife? He looks like a gentleman, but I didn't expect him to be a scumbag!"

Although Xia Mang agrees that Qiao Yuandong can have a second spring in his life, she doesn't want him to meet a bad lover.

Yun Xingqing's behavior was purely irresponsible. He not only let down his fiancée, but also betrayed Qiao Yuandong.

No way! No way!
Although Qiao Yuandong didn't know what Xia Mang meant by the scumbag, it didn't prevent her from understanding Xia Mang's dislike for Yun Xingqing.

I can only hear Xia Mang still muttering: "There is no good man in this world, Madam, you should open your eyes, blah blah blah."

Xia Mang said all this on the one hand to remind Qiao Yuandong, and on the other hand to Xiang Xiukai.

Because the system has not issued any task rewards until now, it seems that it is very skeptical about the extent to which she has completed the task.

In order to prevent the system from judging the mission as a failure, Xia Mang decided to drastically cut off the slightest possibility between Qiao Yuandong and Yun Xingqing.

In Qiao Yuandong's opinion, although Xia Mang's dislike for Yun Xingqing was strange, it could perhaps be explained from another perspective.

This girl, is she jealous?

This thought suddenly popped up in his mind, causing Qiao Yuandong to raise his eyebrows slightly.

From time to time, he could still hear Xia Mang's thorough criticism of Yun Xingqing, but Qiao Yuandong did not find the voice annoying.

She took a sip of the tea at hand. The tea tasted light and sweet.
Xia Mang talked until his mouth was dry and finally made Xiang Xiu'an happy. The beautiful ding-dong sound of the system finally rang out.

The mission is judged to be successful and points are credited!
Xia Mang glanced at the points interface with concern, and after confirming that it had increased by 2,000, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After exiting the points interface, Xia Mang noticed Qiao Yuandong's gaze as he read the document.

She touched her face uncomfortably and asked, "Why, what's wrong?"

Qiao Yuandong glanced at Xia Mang with a calm gaze. Her eyes were like well-fired black glass stones, emitting a clear and enchanting light.

After a while, she said with a hint of meaning: "You don't seem to like Master Yun?"

Xia Mang's heart skipped a beat when she heard that. Did she say something bad about Yun Xingqing that made Qiao Yuandong unhappy?

After all, these two are childhood sweethearts. Am I going too far?
After thinking about it, Xia Mang immediately reflected on herself and said, "I was wrong, Madam. I will never say anything bad about Master Yun again!"

Looking at Xia Mang standing in front of him, admitting his mistake with his head down, Qiao Yuandong smiled and said, "Okay, I won't see Master Yun again."

"Ah?" Xia Mang looked up at Qiao Yuandong blankly, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

The logic of these two sentences does not match!

However, Qiao Yuandong didn't want to say it again. She looked at Xia Mang's slightly fleshy cheeks and resisted the urge to pinch them.

"You are growing up now, so you should eat more meals on weekdays, okay?"

"Oh." These words made Xia Mang even more confused.

So she could only nod blankly at the boss's sudden concern, then happily ran to the kitchen to carry out the boss's instructions.
Xia Mang, whose belly was full, remembered that she still had a task to complete. She walked out of the kitchen and turned around to find trouble with Xiang Xiu'an.

This wave is called repeating the old trick!

Xiang Xiu'an was reading alone in the study room. Xia Mang pretended to be Xiang Xiukai and, following the lines given by Xiang Xiukai, gave classmate Xiang a good scolding.

Xiang Xiu'an wiped his tears, but his mouth was almost grinning from ear to ear.

It’s great to see you again, brother!

But my brother is so fierce!

Half an hour later, Xia Mang left the study happily. She easily earned another 2,000 points. She had never earned such a rich extra income in her life!

Until the evening, Xia Mang's upturned mouth corners never dropped.

Qiao Yuandong took off her hairpins and sat in front of the mirror to let He Lan comb her hair. She saw Xia Mang smiling so hard that her teeth were showing.

It seems that this girl is in a good mood today?
Qiao Yuandong pursed her lips and couldn't help but smile slightly.

Suddenly, the anxious voices of servants were heard at the gate of the courtyard, and Qiao Yuandong had a bad feeling.

As expected, Rong Zhu came in hurriedly, and when she saw Qiao Yuandong, she said directly: "Madam, something happened to the Madam!"

When Rong Zhu said this, Qiao Yuandong's face turned pale.

There is a strange taboo in the Duke's Mansion. Unlucky words such as "bad", "not good", and "something bad" are avoided as much as possible.

Since Rongzhu said so, it proves that not only did something happen to the lady, but it was a serious accident.

"What happened?" Qiao Yuandong asked, but his voice was hoarse and difficult to speak.

Rongzhu took a deep breath and tried to suppress her panic, then said, "The maid sent from the main courtyard said that the Madam accidentally fell while using the toilet at night, and it seems that she hit her head, and she has not yet woken up."

Xia Mang was still listening to Rong Zhu in a daze, but the system in his mind had already reacted.

Xiang Xiukai's anxious and panicked voice sounded: "Hurry, host, go and see what's going on!"

At this time, Xia Mang didn't have the heart to blackmail points or anything, and comforted him: "Don't panic, I'll go take a look."

When she entered the mansion, she lived in the lady-in-waiting's room and had a very good impression of her.

Xia Mang looked at Rong Zhu's panicked expression and prayed in her heart that the kind old lady would be safe.

Qiao Yuandong supported herself on the dressing table and struggled to stand up. While moving, she accidentally bumped into an embroidery stool, which fell onto the carpet with a dull sound.

Xia Mang was afraid that Qiao Yuandong would fall to the ground, so she hurried over to support her.

It was not until Xia Mang held Qiao Yuandong's arm that he realized she was shivering, and even her palms were gradually losing temperature due to sweating.

Xia Mang couldn't help but comfort her, "Don't worry, Madam. Madam Tai is a lucky person. She will be fine."

Qiao Yuandong was held tightly by Xia Mang. Feeling the strength and warmth coming from her arms, her sanity began to gradually return.

Qiao Yuandong calmed himself down, as if responding to Xia Mang, or as if comforting himself, "You're right, grandma will be fine, she will be fine."

Rongzhu knew that Qiao Yuandong must go to the main courtyard to take a look. She took Qiao Yuandong's outer robe and asked, "Madam, do you want to comb your hair again?"

Qiao Yuandong shook his head and took the robe from Rongzhu's hand and put it on casually. At that time, Xia Mang had already brought the lantern.

"Let's go." Qiao Yuandong didn't say anything more. He asked He Lan and He Huan to stay and look after the house, and he took two maids and ran to the main courtyard.

It was already 2:42 pm, the sky had turned completely dark, and many people had gone to bed early.

The Duke's Mansion was brightly lit, and people were coming and going in the main house in the backyard. Occasionally, very low voices of conversation could be heard everywhere, mixed with hurried footsteps.

There will be no sleep tonight.

A servant had already rushed out of the mansion to ask Doctor Wang from Baoshan Hall, who was usually employed by the mansion, to come and see the patient.

When Qiao Yuandong arrived at the main house, Doctor Wang had also arrived, so she waited outside.

In the outer room, except for Qiao Yuandong, Xia Mang, Rongzhu and the other two, several senior maids from the Madam Dowager's courtyard were all there, except Lian Bi and Shang Qing who were kneeling on the ground, while the others were serving in the inner room.

Qiao Yuandong sat at the table and looked at Lian Bi and Shang Qing. The two of them were kneeling with their backs straight, their faces full of sorrow and tears streaming down their cheeks, and their whole bodies were shaking uncontrollably.

The ones who served the Madam tonight were Lian Bi and Shang Qing.

While the doctor was treating the patient, Qiao Yuandong questioned the two people on the ground with a serious face: "What's going on?"

The two of them trembled together, and Lian Bi burst into tears: "I really don't know, the Madam was walking fine, and suddenly she fell down. I didn't mean to make her fall."

Shang Qing wasn't much better. Her face was pale and she bit her lips hard to stop herself from crying out loud.

Qiao Yuandong frowned and asked, "Grandma hasn't woken up yet. Did she get hurt somewhere?"

Lian Bi had already cried like a baby and just kept shaking her head to show that she didn't remember anything.

In response to Qiao Yuandong's question, Shang Qing replied hoarsely, "When the Madam fell, her head hit the hand-washing rack."

Qiao Yuandong's frown had never relaxed from the beginning. She looked towards the inner room, and Xingzhu came out just in time to change the hot water.

"What happened?" Qiao Yuandong asked.

Xingzhu hastily saluted Qiao Yuandong and said quickly, "The doctor is still giving the lady acupuncture. He hasn't said anything specific yet."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Yuandong immediately said, "This won't work. Let's ask an imperial physician to take a look."

As Qiao Yuandong was about to instruct Rongzhu to take the door sticker of the Duke's Mansion to invite the imperial physician, but fortunately Zhu stopped him in time.

"Ji Tong has already arranged for someone to go and invite him, but the imperial physician on duty in the palace cannot be invited for the time being. It just so happens that Imperial Physician Zhang is at home, so the car that was sent to invite him has probably already arrived at Imperial Physician Zhang's residence."

The imperial physician on duty in the palace needs to obtain the approval of His Majesty or the Queen before leaving the palace to see patients. There is no time to waste now.

As soon as the imperial physicians who were not on duty left the palace, they would be invited by officials from various families to see patients. Therefore, it was generally difficult to find an imperial physician who happened to be free at home.

In this case, it would be better to first ask a doctor from the medical clinic to stabilize the situation, and then slowly look for an imperial physician.

When Qiao Yuandong heard that Imperial Doctor Zhang had been invited, he breathed a sigh of relief.

It's not that she didn't trust the doctor Wang she was used to, but the lady's condition was unclear at the moment, and having more doctors to see her would always make her feel more at ease.

Just a moment later, Ji Tong brought Doctor Wang out and immediately bowed to Qiao Yuandong and the others when he saw them.

Qiao Yuandong nodded in return. She assessed Doctor Wang's expression and inquired about the lady's condition.

"I hope Doctor Wang can tell you the truth. How is the Madam?"

When Qiao Yuandong said this, everyone in the room looked at Doctor Wang.

Doctor Wang stroked his long beard and said solemnly, "Old Madam Pang has had a stroke. I checked and found that there might be a blood clot in her brain."

Doctor Wang of Baoshan Hall is a well-known folk doctor in the capital, and his family also produced imperial physicians.

When this diagnosis came out of Doctor Wang's mouth, everyone believed it about 70%.

"I just gave Madam Tai acupuncture and prescribed a prescription. Let's see how things go first." Doctor Wang sighed and said, "Isn't this Madam Tai's first stroke?"

Judging from Doctor Wang's tone, the situation was probably not good. Qiao Yuandong's face was also as gloomy as water.

She said, "There was one incident last year, and I invited Doctor Wang to come and see me."

After Qiao Yuandong's reminder, Doctor Wang remembered. He couldn't help but sigh again: "I'm afraid this time it's dangerous. I hope Madam will make more plans."

While they were talking, Imperial Physician Zhang was finally invited. When Doctor Wang saw the Imperial Physician had arrived, he did not plan to leave immediately. He wanted to have a debate with the imperial physician in the palace.

Doctor Zhang came hurriedly with his medicine box. When he heard from the servant who led the way that the lady was in a critical condition, he went to see the patient without even having a sip of tea.

Doctor Wang had already collected the consultation fee. When he saw Doctor Zhang, he turned around and followed him into the inner room.

At this time, Xiang Xiu'an, who received the news, also rushed over. He must still be reading under the lamp, and his clothes were still the same as he wore during the day.

When stepping into the door, Xiang Xiu'an almost tripped over the threshold, but Xingzhu reacted quickly and helped him up.

Xiang Xiu'an didn't bother to salute. His hair was a little disheveled from running so fast, and he didn't know where the jade pendant on his waist had fallen. He had come all the way without a rest, and was now out of breath and could hardly speak clearly.

"Grandma, how is grandma?"

Xingzhu helped him to the table, served him more tea, and repeated to him what Doctor Wang had just said.

Xiang Xiu'an began to cry as he listened. Lian Bi and Shang Qing were still kneeling on the ground beside him, also crying. This crying made Xiang Xiu'an even more unable to hold back.

The fifteen-year-old child burst into tears.

Qiao Yuandong sighed and wiped his tears, comforting him: "Don't make a noise, the imperial physician is seeing patients inside, be careful not to disturb them."

After hearing this, Xiang Xiu'an had no choice but to hold back his tears, but his tears flowed out like a dam bursting.

Qiao Yuandong then looked at the two people kneeling on the ground and said, "Forget it, you two can get up. I know you are sincere about your grandmother's sake, and this kind of thing is not your fault."

After receiving Qiao Yuandong's forgiveness, the two men dared to relax, but they both had no strength to get up.

The two of them fell to the ground next to each other. Lian Bi was crying so hard that she was about to faint. It was Xingzhu who pulled them up one by one.

Xia Mang stood by and heard everything. This was the Madam's second stroke. According to Doctor Wang, it seemed that she also had cerebral hemorrhage?

This is a problem. If things go wrong, cerebral hemorrhage can be fatal.

In modern society, with the development of science and technology, as long as the disease is discovered early, the person can be saved through surgery.

But this was in ancient times, where were the conditions for performing a craniotomy?

Xia Mang was thinking while discussing with Xiang Xiukai: "I don't expect to go in now. Anyway, you have the scanning function. Can you scan out the lady's injuries?"

After being reminded by her, Xiang Xiukai actually turned on the scanning function.

After a system upgrade, the scanning function has been expanded to a range of two hundred meters, which is most suitable for detecting the lady's condition.

After a while, Xia Mang heard Xiang Xiukai's slightly anxious voice.

"Grandma is still unconscious. I scanned her head and found a faint blood clot, but it's not very clear."

Xia Mang immediately asked: "Is the blood clot big?"

Xiang Xiukai pondered for a while and gave a slightly more accurate answer: "It's about the size of a broad bean."

Xia Mang used his fingers to measure the size and estimated that it should be okay, not enough to require craniotomy.

So she opened the system mall and tried to search if there was any medicine that could cure stroke.

According to her limited knowledge, most strokes in the elderly are caused by hemorrhagic strokes caused by high blood pressure. It seems that they can take some antihypertensive drugs?

Xia Mang searched for antihypertensive drugs and found they really existed!

It was just one pill, but it was so expensive. Xia Mang chose for a long time, but couldn't help but complain: "You're selling me one pill for a thousand?"

Why not grab it?
(End of this chapter)