Chapter 31: Unhappy Breakup
In the General's Mansion, Bai Shijun sat at the dining table with some restraint, facing the delicacies of the mountains and seas in front of him, his throat moved, and he said in a low voice, "My daughter is still waiting for us to go back to eat, if the general has something, just say something, if it's okay, let's go first-"
"Eat first." Shen Jichuan said in a low voice.
His expression didn't look fierce, but the order still felt a little disobeyable.
Bai Yi picked up the dishes and chopsticks first and ate silently.
Bai Shijun looked at his son and reached out to hold the bamboo chopsticks, but the movement was still gentle, the chopsticks were inserted into the bowl, and he didn't pull them for a long time.
"Forget it," Shen Jichuan sighed lightly, "It seems that if I don't make it clear first, you father and son won't be able to settle down." β
Bai Yi stopped the chopsticks in his hand, and after a while, he had already driven half a bowl of rice into his mouth, and waited for him to swallow the food in his mouth with difficulty before he asked, "...... So what the hell did the general pick us up here today? β
Shen Jichuan said softly, "Whether my illness is cured or not, I will soon leave for the north." β
Bai Shijun looked slightly surprised, this was the first time he had heard Shen Jichuan mention his illness.
"Back to the North?" Bai Shijun said softly, "I thought that the general would recuperate in Pingjing after that. β
Shen Jichuan laughed, but the expression on his face did not change, he looked at Bai Shijun and said, "The golden people are eyeing me, and the emperor still allows me to stay at home in the capital at this time, which is already the emperor's grace." β
Bai Yi's body leaned forward slightly, "It seems that the general has always been very aware of his body, so what about the emperor, does he know it?" β
Shen Jichuan shook his head, "Not many people know about this matter, in the past few years, it has been the distant mountain guest who has been accompanying the army doctor to treat me, this time I had to return to Beijing, and he also wrote some of my situation into a letter and sent it to Beijing, so the emperor was so anxious to recall me back." β
Bai Yi frowned, but he didn't understand the meaning of Shen Jichuan's words.
ββ¦β¦ Since the emperor had already read the letter from the military doctor, why did the general shake his head? β
"I denied everything written in the letter." Shen Jichuan replied calmly, "This disease, since even the distant mountain guests can't do it, I won't ask these imperial doctors in the capital." β
Only then did Bai Shijun and Bai Yi understand.
During their time in the Tai Hospital, both of them had more or less heard the name of the distant mountain guest.
"This statement is a bit extreme...... Bai Yi nodded, "but the second half of the sentence is quite correct." β
These words made Shen Jichuan laugh, he hugged his hands, and then said, "Today's meal, I will say thank you to Imperial Doctor Bai, and I will make another compensation." β
ββ¦β¦ I don't understand. Bai Shijun muttered.
"The more I am exposed in the capital, the more troublesome it will be when I go back to the north," Shen Jichuan said quickly, "The emperor believes that this disease can be cured, so he has to ask me to see a doctor, but I know that this disease cannot be cured, so I don't have to waste my efforts to take advantage of my reputation." β
The father and son of the Bai family finally understood a little at this time.
Shen Jichuan also picked up the chopsticks on the table, put a piece of meat into his bowl, he lowered his head and ate a few bites of food, and said flatly, "I didn't mean to embarrass your father and son, and I didn't expect that Imperial Doctor Bai would enter the palace today and the saint bluntly said that I was not sick, and I was demoted because of this incident...... In the end, although it was a mistake, there was a good result. After I leave soon, please also insist on telling the Holy God that I am all right. β
The adjutant standing on the side couldn't listen to it, but he couldn't interject, just looked at Shen Jichuan's back with a tangled face.
Father and son did not answer for a moment.
"How?" Shen Jichuan asked again.
Bai Shijun thought for a while.
This is not a question that can be answered simply with "yes" or "no", thinking of the information that Bai Ling revealed that night, Bai Shijun was a little embarrassed, how to lead the topic to his daughter's side, so that Shen Jichuan is willing to try Bai Ling's method?
Thinking of this, Bai Shijun was thinking about speaking, but before he could say a word, Shen Jichuan's face on the other side suddenly changed, and he slammed the chopsticks and bowl in his hand on the table.
Bai Shijun's hands were weak, and the two chopsticks fell to the ground immediately.
"Answer!" Shen Jichuan's sudden angry shout was accompanied by the sound of chopsticks rolling down on the ground, "Are you all deaf!" Answer! β
Bai Yi was also taken aback by this sudden binge, but he reacted almost immediately, pressed his father's somewhat panicked hand under the table, and said tentatively with a little doubt, "...... General Shen? β
Shin Jichuan's breathing was noticeably heavier than before, and he gritted his teeth, as if realizing that his sudden outburst was not appropriate, but his exhausted patience made him want to overturn the entire table almost immediately.
Shen Jichuan clenched his fists, and in the restraint in his heart, he still smashed his fist on the table.
The bowls and plates on the table were shocked, and the black chicken soup in the middle even spilled a lot of soup.
"Is this kind of thing so hard to think about? Is it the stakes here, I don't know, or the old man just looked at the wrong personβ"
"General, General!" The adjutant on the side hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, "You'd better first-"
"The old man doesn't need you to teach me how to do it! Get out! Shen Jichuan's voice was close to roaring, he pointed to the wooden door and slammed the rice bowl in his hand on the door, "Get out!" β
The sound of the porcelain bowl shattering was frightening, and Bai Yi had already pulled Bai Shijun to stand up.
The adjutant did not leave, but he did not come any closer, he took a defensive posture and stood quietly on the sidelines, ready to deal with the accident that could happen at any moment.
At this point, Bai Yi finally understood why Bai Ling told them that day that if they were really angry with this general, they should think that "this is part of his illness".
However, the current situation is not a question of anger or not anger at all, it is said that the army is impermanent, the water is impermanent, and a general with heavy troops is so manic - now he is in the capital, if he is released back to the north, what will be the consequences?
No, it's too far to think about it.
Bai Yi almost gasped, looked at the furnishings in this room, and then looked at the sword that Shen Jichuan had been on his waist...... Faced with such an old man who was angry and was about to cut down trees and roar, how could he rest assured that Bai Ling would come over to see him.
Bai Shijun also adjusted his breathing, he slowly pushed away Bai Yi who was blocking in front of him, and looked at the old man in front of him with a little helpless pity.
"The truth of the six incurables, I have already told the general before the emperor," Bai Shijun's voice was very steady, "I will also say another word to the general today, your illness, my daughter understands...... But as far as the general's situation is concerned, I will never agree to let my daughter come here to take risks, which is more or less in line with the general's wishes. β
Saying that, Bai Shijun pulled Bai Yi out of the door, "Let's ...... Farewell. β
"Imperial Doctor Bai stays, stays!" The adjutant was anxious to hear this, and hurriedly shouted outside, "Stop them first!" β