Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside

Chapter 674: Zhan Er Leaves

Old Master Zhan San immediately guessed that Zhan Er had brought the servants to Da Feng Village when they suddenly disappeared, and rushed there on horseback with Master Xia.

The horses ran fast, and in less than half an hour they arrived here to see their servant Xiao’er being beaten.

Old Master Zhan San was very angry, dismounted quickly, and shouted at Gu Jinli, "Are you even human? My servant Xiao’er is almost dying, and you still beat him like this!"

Gu Jinli sneered, "Your nephew is almost dead and still wants to harm others. Can’t he be kind before he dies?"

"You sharp-tongued girl, wait until my nephew recovers, I will settle this score with you," Old Master Zhan San said, weakening slightly. Xiao’er came to Da Feng Village late at night to find Gu Jinxiu, the Gu Family beating him to death wouldn’t be considered excessive.

Master Xia arrived a bit slower on his horse with Doctor Ma, and upon dismounting he immediately said to Doctor Ma, "Go check on Xiao’er."

Doctor Ma was resigned, this Second Young Master Zhan really was troublesome, daring to drag his heavily ill body so far in the middle of the night, truly reckless.

Zhan Family’s five hundred tael consultation fee was too little, they must add more money.

Doctor Ma opened his medicine box and, using the light of the pine oil torch, gave Zhan Er a round of acupuncture, finally managing to save his life, "Hurry and take him back, administer the medicine immediately, send him to Jiangnan, and quickly have the Imperial Physician summoned otherwise, even if he survives, his vitality will be greatly damaged."

Old Master Zhan San, with tears streaming down his face, urged Zhan Er, "Xiao’er, be obedient and come back with your uncle, wait to get better before you worry."

Gu Jin’an pointed at Zhan Er and asked Master Xia, "Master Xia, do you think this counts as a good man? You still want to match him with my elder sister with such a debauched man; do you have a grudge against our family?!"

Master Xia didn’t respond, only said to the two servants, "Carry your young master back to the carriage."

"Yes." The two servants, beaten until their noses were blue and faces swollen by Qiu Lang and others, came over to carry Zhan Er.

Zhan Er, perhaps revived by the scolding or otherwise, turned his head to look at Gu Jin’an and pleaded, "I’m sorry... don’t tell her I was here..."

He didn’t want his disgrace to be known by Sister Xiu.

Gu Jin’an had a stern face and did not respond.

Zhan Er was very distressed, being carried onto the mule cart crying all the way... He had lived 23 years of smooth sailing, this was the first time he pleaded without avail, crying heartbreakingly until he passed out.

Doctor Ma saw him fainting and was relieved, thinking finally this ancestor has fainted, if not, he would have preferred to make him faint directly, "Let’s hurry up and leave."

Old Master Zhan San quickly boarded the mule cart, saying to the servant, "You ride the horse back, I’ll accompany Xiao’er."

He then said to Master Xia, "Let’s go, Brother Changyuan."

The marriage between Gu Jinxiu and Xiao’er was now definitely off, better to get Xiao’er healed first.

Master Xia nodded and mounted his horse.

Gu Jinli said sarcastically, "Master Xia, when do you plan to move? After losing so much face, do you still have the nerve to continue staying in town?"

Master Xia’s gaze sharply turned towards Gu Jinli, saying, "Master Xia is not Master Hu, she is just a slave, yet Master Xia is a man of official position. Whether to stay or leave, it’s not up to her."

Gu Jinli shivered inside, finally realizing what she needed, and coldly laughed, "Well then, we’ll see."

Saying that, she returned with a stare as sharp as a blade’s edge to Master Xia.

Master Xia felt a chill from her piercing gaze... It’s a pity she was a young lady, no matter how capable, she would eventually have to marry and be subordinate to a man, becoming an accessory to him.

Master Xia cracked his horse whip and rode away on his steed.

Gu Jinli stared at Master Xia’s fading figure until the sound of horse hooves could no longer be heard, then he spoke again: "Qiu Lang, Ah Duo, Bingzi, you’ve done well."

Bingzi was smart; he was the first to notice something was amiss and hurried back to the village to inform everyone.

Qiu Lang said, "Young Master overestimates us. We haven’t done well enough; we should have restrained the Zhan Family People quicker."

He added a reminder, "Young Master, that Master Xia is no easy opponent, you and Good Brother An must think of a way quickly to drive him away."

Otherwise, there will certainly be trouble.

Gu Jinli nodded: "Don’t worry, Xia Gu won’t be bouncing around much longer."

Over the years, besides developing Convenient Medicine for diseases, she had also extracted several types of poison from medicinal ingredients. If Xia Gu didn’t want to die, he should behave; otherwise, she wouldn’t mind sending him to his next reincarnation early.

Qiu Lang remembered his place as a servant and, after reminding her, stepped aside.

Gu Jinli then went home with Gu Jin’an.

After arriving home, she immediately wrote a letter to Master Hu, informing the temple master of Xia Gu’s remarks and stating: "If Xia Gu dares say such things, he surely has a strong backer. If you want to control him, you must strike at the source of his support."

She concluded with: "We are the Gu Family. We are only willing to interact with the Lu Family because of my mother’s presence. If the Lu Family continues to cause trouble, my siblings and I would rather not acknowledge this kinship."

After writing the letter, Gu Jinli did not wait for daybreak but sent Zezi to deliver the letter to Hu Yun Temple in Daxing Town overnight.

Upon receiving the letter, the temple master replied to Gu Jinli, letting her know: "I am aware and will ensure Xia Gu leaves, though it may take more than a month."

The Lu Family Head was not inland but on an island near the coast, and delivering the message would take time.

Master Hu also regretted allowing Xia Gu to mentor Brother Cheng. Had she known of Xia Gu’s arrogance and his willingness to interfere in the children’s marriage matters, she would have never let him come.

Initially, she allowed Xia Gu to come to Qingfu Town because Xia Gu was highly learned, a rare scholarly man in Great Chu; secondly, Lady Xia was a woman who understood ancient customs and was proficient in noble family traditions. Coming to Qingfu Town with Xia Gu would help teach the two girls proper manners.

When Gu Jinli received the reply the next morning and read it, she burned the letter and said to Gu Jin’an, "Let’s give the temple master a month and a half. If Xia Gu and his wife haven’t left by then, I will poison them."

"To death with that couple of dogs!"

At this very moment, Zhan Er was fast asleep, unconscious on the road to Jiangnan.

Old Master Zhan San watched over him through the night, fearing any mishap.

Fortunately, once three days had passed and the medicinal effects wore off, Zhan Er regained consciousness. Upon learning that he was already in the Prefecture and on his way to Linhe Prefecture, he burst into tears.

Old Master Zhan San quickly comforted him: "Xiao’er, don’t be sad. You’re going back to recuperate. Once recovered, you can still come back and propose just the same."

He had spoken with Xia Gu, who agreed to write directly to the Lu Family Head, requesting an immediate approval for Xiao’er’s marriage to Gu Jinxiu.

Upon hearing this, Zhan Er felt no joy but instead asked Old Master Zhan San, "Uncle... will Sister Xiu look down on me? Will she think I’m a madman?"

He used to think he was a Madman, criticized by none regardless of his actions, as Madmen are expected to behave recklessly.