Hearing this, Qiao Yuandong frowned and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything. This is probably how these flat-headed people came here.
At this time, Xia Mang called several strong women working in the fields to help, and one of the women recognized the mother.
"Hey, isn't this from Wang Lao'er's house in the east of the village?"
As soon as everyone saw the Wang family in this state, they knew that they were about to give birth. How could they give birth to a baby lying in the field in broad daylight, so they hurriedly came to help.
They helped the second Wang family to sort out their clothes, and then took them to Guanhe Village with their arms and legs.
On the road, they met a child catching birds. Several women shouted at the child with quick legs and feet to go to the next village to call Wang Laoer back. They also ordered another child to invite Mrs. Liu who lived at the west end of the village.
Those children were young and energetic, and could walk much faster than several women. When the group of people carried the mother into the house, Mrs. Liu was already waiting in the yard.
Qiao Yuandong and the other three followed Wang Er's family and saw Mrs. Liu going up to touch Wang Er's belly for a long time. Wang Er's face was so painful that she broke into a cold sweat and turned pale.
Mrs. Liu rolled up her sleeves and wiped the sweat from her head: "My daughter-in-law is giving birth to her first child. It's very difficult to give birth. The position of her fetus is not right, and there are some twists and turns. I'm afraid my daughter-in-law can't bear it. You go and treat Doctor Yu." Please come.”
A warm-hearted woman said, "I'll invite you right away." Then she hurried out.
Xia Mang heard what Mrs. Liu said was dangerous, and also heard that she wanted to invite Doctor Yu. He said to Qiao Yuandong with some worry: "How about Doctor Yu's medical skills? Is it appropriate to invite him?"
She didn't say this behind anyone's back, and the woman next to her replied directly: "You don't know, this doctor Yu is a famous wandering doctor here. There are people in several villages near us who seek medical advice from him for all their ailments." There’s nothing that can’t be cured!”
The woman spoke with confidence, Xia Mang felt relieved, but Qiao Yuandong asked: "Does Doctor Yu live far away?"
"Not far away, Doctor Yu lives in our village!"
While talking, Doctor Yu arrived. Xia Mang was stunned when she took a quick look. She quietly asked the woman just now: "Is Doctor Yu a woman?"
The woman smiled and said: "No, I just came to live in our village not long ago. I heard that my family comes from a medical family and they come out to be a wandering doctor who treats diseases and saves people."
Xia Mang curiously asked the woman: "Doesn't Doctor Yu dare to be a wandering doctor as soon as he introduces a female prostitute? Aren't you afraid of meeting a gangster on the road?"
The woman nodded and sighed: "Isn't that what you said? I just heard people say that she lost her husband and became a widower before becoming a wandering doctor. She is also a pitiful person."
Xia Mang snorted and looked at Dr. Yu curiously. He saw that she was thin and her face was sallow and unremarkable. The only distinguishing feature was probably a dark mole on the tip of her eyebrow.
Her eyebrows, which originally looked straight and pretty, were completely ruined by this black mole, making her look completely miserable.
He also saw her with her black hair tied up and a flower pinned to her temples. She had no other ornaments except that she looked like a widow.
Doctor Yu entered the courtyard and was surrounded by several women into the delivery room. They looked very respectful. It seemed that Doctor Yu's medical skills were indeed good.
Seeing that the doctors had arrived, He Lan said to Qiao Yuandong: "Madam, let's go back first."
After all, the mother gave birth to a baby, which was very bloody, so it was not suitable to stay here.
Qiao Yuandong shook his head and said: "Wait a moment, that lady's condition looks a bit dangerous. If the doctor can't help, we can also send someone to help."
If it really comes to that point, with Qiao Yuandong's identity, it might not be a bad idea to go to the capital and hire a doctor.
She meant to carry out her good deeds to the end.
Seeing Qiao Yuandong's insistence, He Lan stopped trying to persuade him.
The three of them were waiting in the yard. A sharp-eyed village woman saw that Qiao Yuandong was dressed in an extraordinary way. Although she could not see her face under the curtain, she knew that she was a noble person, so she diligently brought them a stool to sit on.
At that time, Wang Laoer, who was working in the next village, also rushed home and stood outside the delivery room crying until he burst into tears.
There was a chubby woman who couldn't see him crying, so she said in a rough voice: "Who can show you, a grown man, crying? Your daughter-in-law is struggling for her life inside. Isn't it unlucky for you to sit here and cry?"
Wang Lao Er, a tall and thick man, blushed and blushed at the woman's yell. He buried his head in the yard and didn't know what to do.
After some advice from my sisters-in-law, I went to the kitchen to boil hot water as if I had just woken up from a dream.
After being busy for a long time, I don’t know how long it took, but a loud cry of a baby came out, and the atmosphere in the crowd suddenly became relaxed.
Wang Laoer, who heard the child crying, jumped into the house like a cannon and almost ran into Mrs. Liu head-on.
When several warm-hearted sisters-in-law saw that the baby was born, they rushed into the delivery room to take care of the mother. Only then did Mrs. Liu come out with the baby in her arms.
After a while, Wang Laoer was also kicked out of the delivery room, followed by Doctor Yu.
The women who had helped the pregnant woman gathered around to inquire about the situation. Doctor Yu said that there was no big problem, and everyone praised Doctor Yu for his superb medical skills.
Wang Laoer hugged his son, his eyes filled with excitement, and he nodded and bowed to Mrs. Liu and Dr. Yu.
Doctor Yu was complimented and thanked by so many people, and he pursed his lips and smiled in embarrassment.
It was this smile that made the originally plain face look a little more beautiful.
Qiao Yuandong couldn't help but feel a little depressed when she saw that Xia Mang kept staring at the doctor, and she didn't turn her eyes towards the door until everyone left.
"What are you looking at?" Qiao Yuandong asked calmly, but the fingers in his sleeves turned a little white.
Xia Mang suddenly came back to his senses when he heard Qiao Yuandong's voice.
She looked at the people in the yard and whispered into Qiao Yuandong's ear: "Madam, do you think that Dr. Yu looks a lot like Mr. Xiao Yu?"
Qiao Yuandong was feeling sour at first, but he didn't react when he heard Xia Mang say this.
"Which Mr. Yu?" After saying this, Qiao Yuandong had a clever idea. She immediately turned to look at Xia Mang: "You mean Yu Qing?"
Xia Mang nodded uncertainly and explained: "I didn't recognize him before, but just when she smiled, I suddenly thought of Mr. Xiao Yu whom I met on the day of the Hairpin Banquet."
Qiao Yuandong gasped, the light in her eyes flashed, and she suddenly stood up: "Let's go and have a look."
If it is true as Xia Mang said, then the doctor is Yu Qing, then why is she here now?
Did she know that the eldest princess was going crazy trying to find her?
With all kinds of questions popping up in his mind, Qiao Yuandong felt that for the sake of his friend, he should find out the details of this doctor.
The three of them quietly asked the village women in the courtyard about Doctor Yu.
When Qiao Yuandong heard that Doctor Yu had just recently settled in Guanhe Village, he became more convinced of her true identity.
After asking about Doctor Yu's specific residence, Qiao Yuandong left with his two maids.
Doctor Yu lived in an old house at the end of the village. The three of them followed the path and inquired until they arrived at the end of the village. They saw a lonely house in the distance.
It can be seen that the house has been recently renovated, surrounded by short fences, and a circle of flowers and plants are planted on the edge of the yard, showing the elegance of the owner's home.
When he arrived at the door of the hut, Xia Mang stood outside the fence and shouted: "Is Doctor Yu at home?"
Fortunately, Dr. Yu had just returned home and was washing his hands at home. He heard someone shouting and thought it was someone coming to seek medical treatment.
"Which family is it from?" She wiped her hands with a clean handkerchief and walked out of the room.
After seeing three young ladies standing at the door, Doctor Yu couldn't help but froze for a moment.
The lady wearing the curtain hat has an extraordinary bearing. She looks like a young lady from a wealthy family. Why would such a person appear here?
"Guys, what do you want from me?" Doctor Yu stepped forward hesitantly.
Qiao Yuandong did not follow her around and directly lifted up the gauze on the curtain hat, revealing his true appearance.
When Doctor Yu saw Qiao Yuandong's face, he showed panic for a moment, and then he tried to cover it up, but naturally this detail could not escape Qiao Yuandong's eyes.
At the hairpin banquet that day, she and the eldest princess sat very close to each other. It was impossible for Yu Qing not to recognize her.
Qiao Yuandong called out her real name straight to the point: "Yu Qing, I didn't expect you to have medical skills."
"Doctor Yu" avoided looking at Qiao Yuandong, "Husband, madam, you recognized the wrong person. I am not the Yu Qing you said."
Saying "Doctor Yu," he turned around and prepared to go back to the room, not intending to talk to the three of them again.
Qiao Yuandong suddenly said: "The eldest princess has been seriously ill recently, and I just happened to seek medical treatment for her. I wonder if Doctor Yu would be willing to come to see a doctor at home?"
"Doctor Yu" paused, and she turned to look at Qiao Yuandong: "What do you think happened to her, Your Highness?"
Regarding "Doctor Yu's" reaction, Qiao Yuandong smiled back and answered the question: "Let's go in and talk about it?"
"Doctor Yu" gritted his teeth, a moment of hesitation flashed across his face, and finally let the three people in.
Qiao Yuandong followed "Doctor Yu" into the house, while Xia Mang and He Lan waited outside the door.
He Lan looked at the closed wooden door and asked Xia Mang quietly: "Is this Doctor Yu really the missing face?"
Xia Mang glanced at her: "You saw her reaction just now, wasn't it that face or who was it?"
He Lan was a little in disbelief: "But she looks like this. How did the eldest princess take a fancy to her?"
She put it very tactfully. Although the appearance of Dr. Yu in front of her was not vulgar, it was far from beautiful.
It is really difficult for such a person to be associated with the face that fascinated the eldest princess!
Xia Mang scorned He Lan a little: "Are you unhappy that people will be embarrassed?"
At that time, Qiao Yuandong was sitting in the room and saw with his own eyes that "Doctor Yu" washed his face, revealing his originally fair and tender skin.
Who is it if it’s not Yu Qing?
At this moment, Yu Qing had no makeup on her face, and there was moisture between her brows and eyes, like pear blossoms with dew, pure and beautiful.
"Miss Yu won't hide now?" Qiao Yuandong looked at Yu Qing with a half-smile.
"Now that Madam has seen it, it would be too hypocritical for me to hide it any longer." Yu Qing looked at Qiao Yuandong with worry and resentment in her beautiful eyes: "I hope Madam will tell you the truth, Your Highness, what happened to her? ?" Qiao Yuandong knew that Yu Qing revealed her identity because of what she just said. She looked at Yu Qing seriously and asked, "Since you really miss her, why don't you go and see her in person?"
"I" Yu Qing bit her lip unconsciously, her expression revealing a hint of helplessness and misery: "I can't ask her to make things difficult for me and Your Majesty."
"Miss Yu is so short-sighted!" Qiao Yuandong smiled, but there was a flash of sarcasm in his eyes: "You don't want her to be in trouble, and she is in trouble for you. Since you abandoned her, you are sure that she will fight for you. Your Majesty is in a dilemma. If this is the case, why did the girl go to this point? ”
This was actually what the eldest princess said to Qiao Yuandong when she was drunk. Qiao Yuandong also tried to persuade the eldest princess.
Now, she used the eldest princess's words to question Yu Qing in order to test Yu Qing's sincerity.
If she had ulterior motives for leaving, Qiao Yuandong would just pretend that he had never seen this person today, and would even arrange for her to go further away.
Yu Qing pursed her lips and her eyes were a little red: "I already know all this. I have known it since I left the capital, but what can I do? As Madam said, I abandoned Your Highness and left. Your Highness decided You hate me so much!”
As she spoke, she looked at Qiao Yuandong with tears in her eyes: "Madam, just pretend that you haven't seen me today. I will stay here and be closer to His Highness."
Qiao Yuandong couldn't help but said: "Are you really sure that His Highness hates you?"
Yu Qing nodded and shook his head, and his voice began to choke: "No matter if she hates me or not, I don't have the face to go back to her. Even if there are slight flaws in a jade, it will never become a perfect woman, and the same is true in love."
After all, she had failed His Highness.
Qiao Yuandong was speechless for a long time after hearing this. Yu Qing's words were quite clear, but because of this clearness, it was difficult for her to do anything.
Now it was easy to test Yu Qing's sincerity, but Qiao Yuandong didn't know whether to tell the eldest princess Yu Qing's whereabouts.
Just as Yu Qing said, she abandoned the eldest princess. Even if the eldest princess never forgets her, does she also feel resentment towards her?
However, before Qiao Yuandong could think of a proper result, a loud shout suddenly sounded outside the door.
"Yu Qing! Come out here!" The two people in the room never expected that the eldest princess would appear here, and they were both shocked.
Yu Qing's delicate body trembled slightly as she looked at the door, then at Qiao Yuandong, her eyes filled with accusations and fear.
Qiao Yuandong immediately understood what she meant, and said quickly, "I didn't tell His Highness."
She just found out about Yu Qing's whereabouts, how could she have time to inform the eldest princess?
Yu Qing also reacted quickly and realized that he accidentally leaked his whereabouts and was chased here by the eldest princess.
In just one or two words, the closed door was kicked open, and the old wooden door fell to the ground, stirring up bursts of smoke and dust.
The eldest princess in a dark red riding costume stood at the door. Her tall figure was obscured by the sunlight behind her, but the aura of keeping strangers away from her was so unmistakable.
Anyone can see that the eldest princess is angry.
Yu Qing looked at the eldest princess at the door and said absently: "Your Highness."
"What did you say?" The eldest princess completely ignored Qiao Yuandong who was sitting in the room, and walked straight towards Yu Qing, "Is there a slight flaw in jade? So is love? Ha?"
Forced by her momentum, Yu Qing subconsciously took two steps back. The eldest princess frowned and swung the long whip forward, wrapping it around Yu Qing's waist easily.
"Qingqing, you can't hide!" The eldest princess held the whip and drew it back little by little, and Yu Qing was forced to move forward.
"Ahem, I won't disturb His Highness's pleasure." Qiao Yuandong was too embarrassed to sit down and took the initiative to leave.
The eldest princess didn't even look at Qiao Yuandong, who also walked away without waiting for a reply.
Qiao Yuandong went out and saw Xia Mang and He Lan. The guards brought by the eldest princess kept them far outside the yard.
No wonder she didn't hear any sound when the eldest princess came.
There was a noise in the room behind him, and then Yu Qing let out a low cry. The tips of Qiao Yuandong's ears turned red, and he walked faster.
See no evil, hear no evil!
The guards were also in a state of trance with their eyes, nose, nose, and heart in mind, and Qiao Yuandong quickly left this place of right and wrong.
Helan came over and asked curiously: "Madam, Her Royal Highness the Princess is going to call for punishment. Is Miss Yu okay?"
Qiao Yuandong glanced at her indifferently, and before she could say anything, Xia Mang pulled her away, "Good Helan, we don't want to inquire about this kind of thing!"
Don’t say anything inappropriate!
The three of them returned to Zhuangzi, and Qiao Yuandong received a letter from the Duke's Mansion. It turned out that the Tai Madam saw that she had not returned to the Mansion for a long time, and specifically asked about the situation.
Calculating the time, Qiao Yuandong stayed in Zhuangzi for almost ten days, and it was time to go back, so he packed up his things and prepared to return to the capital that day.
Early on the next morning, He Lan and Xia Mang accompanied Qiao Yuandong on the return carriage. He Lan was a little worried about the sparrow that he failed to catch.
Qiao Yuandong comforted her in a funny way: "If it's important, I'll come back later."
He Lan smiled shyly: "I thought I would never be able to play again. We have been really messing around these past few days. If they find out, they will say that I have not taken good care of my wife."
Xia Mang retorted unhappily: "Then how can I say that I didn't take good care of my wife? She has been very happy these days, not to mention how comfortable she is."
He Lan wanted to speak, but she felt that what Xia Mang said made sense. She was born into a family that had served Qiao Yuandong since she was a child. She had watched Qiao Yuandong learn to be a lady since she was a child.
Catching fish and laughing in the village is not what a wealthy lady should do. If Mrs. Qiao finds out about this, she will definitely be punished!
But as Xia Mang said, He Lan could see how happy Madam was these days. If this was the case, it would be good if Madam didn't behave herself.
He Lan, who secretly agreed with Xia Mang's words, closed her mouth, but Qiao Yuandong said, "It's indeed against the rules, but just don't tell them."
Qiao Yuandong blinked at the two of them, the liveliness and mischief on his face flashed away, and he soon turned into the dignified and steady lady of the country.
Xia Mang was stunned for a moment. She saw He Lan smiling and rolling her eyes because of Qiao Yuandong's little move. The master and servant began to keep a little secret in tacit agreement.
But as a modern person, Xia Mang felt a little sad for Qiao Yuandong at this moment.
In this world, there are people like Liu Wuniang who are wanton and bright, and there are also people like Qiao Yuandong who deliberately suppress their nature.
For the sake of family and reputation, a person who should have been bright was trained into a well-educated, dignified and dignified lady.
Xia Mang couldn't say whether it was good or bad, he just felt a pity in the atmosphere at this moment.
After Qiao Yuandong comforted Helan, he saw Xia Mang's strange eyes. The pupils were black and translucent, as if they could tolerate everything, and even contained some divinity of Nirvana?
"What are you thinking about?" Qiao Yuandong interrupted Xia Mang's gaze angrily. She was afraid that this girl would realize the Tao on the spot and shave her head to practice.
Xia Mang dealt with it vaguely. Naturally, she couldn't tell Qiao Yuandong her true thoughts. At the same time, she felt very embarrassed for her pretentiousness at that moment.
She wanted to tell Qiao Yuandong to live a more wanton life, as long as she was happy, but she felt that these words were too boundaryless.
Who does she belong to? Where does she get the qualification to preach?
In the afternoon, the group returned to the Duke's Mansion. As usual, Qiao Yuandong was going to pay his respects to the Dowager Madam. Xia Mang also followed him to take a look.
This time when he followed Qiao Yuandong to Zhuangzi, Xia Mang left enough medicine for the lady to take for half a month. Before leaving, he specifically told the old lady to remember to take the medicine.
It just so happened that the system had a scanning function, so Xia Mang could also give Mrs. Tai a physical examination during her visit.
Madam Tai was very happy to see Qiao Yuandong back and sat together to ask questions. While the two were talking, Xiang Xiukai scanned Madam Tai's vital signs.
The result was quite optimistic. Xia Mang breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly heard a reminder from the system.
'bite! Congratulations to the host, the total points have reached 100,000. Will the host choose to return to the future world immediately? ’
Xia Mang didn't react when she heard this. She was stunned for a while before looking at the points interface and found that the number above had indeed reached one hundred thousand.
Ever since the host imposed multiple restrictions on system tasks, Xia Mang's point accumulation speed has plummeted.
Coupled with the consumption of medicine that Mrs. Tai had to take every seven days, Xia Mang felt that it was definitely a long way to go before he could accumulate 100,000 points.
However, she never expected that she would suddenly get such a reminder today.
How come you haven’t saved enough?
Xia Mang was in a daze. During this period, the system would release a task from time to time. Sometimes it was related to Mrs. Tai, sometimes it was related to Xiang Xiu'an, and most of them were about Qiao Yuandong.
When I was in Zhuangzi, I accompanied Qiao Yuandong to catch fish and went on an outing with her to enjoy the scenery. I actually earned a lot of points.
Putting it all together, it does reach 100,000.
In Xia Mang's field of vision, the system interface popped up with two options: yes or no.
She can go back to see her mother immediately!
But after this idea emerged, Xia Mang hesitated and did not make a choice. She subconsciously asked Xiang Xiukai in her mind: 'Do you think I should go back now? ’
After asking such a question, Xia Mang clearly heard the host issue a warning.
‘Warning system 0501, this choice of host is very important, please do not interfere at will! ’
‘Warning again, please do not interfere in host selection! ’
Xiang Xiukai smiled helplessly: 'You heard me, I can't give you any advice, it depends on what you choose. ’
Xia Mang was silent for a long time after hearing this, and finally said four words: 'I understand. ’
Then she clicked directly on the option that said "No".
‘These points are enough to go back to, but your grandmother still has to take medicine, right? ’
Xiang Xiukai was stunned for a moment, and then there was a hint of obvious gratitude in the mechanical voice: 'Thank you, you are a good person! ’
‘We’ve been here for about a year, and we can be considered friends. I should help you. ’ Xia Mang rambled on, and finally added: ‘By the way, from now on, don’t praise others by saying you are a good person, as that will be used to scold them. ’
Xiang Xiukai didn't know whether he understood or not, but he just agreed with a smile.
(End of chapter)
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