Chapter 23: Strange Woman
Before the old doctor finished examining Murong Shuxiang, someone rushed in, and the first thing he saw was the little girl with a frightened expression at the door of the inner room. The person who came didn't pay attention to the little girl, went around, and saw the old doctor who was diagnosing Murong Shuxiang's pulse by the bedside.
The person who came was Zhou Mochen, and it was he who rescued Murong Shuxiang. That night, the prince's mansion was in charge of the old doctor, and Murong Shuxiang was fine, so the old doctor went, leaving only a little girl to take care of him. But the little girl was lazy, chatting with other girls, and when she heard the flute, she didn't think it was Murong Shuxiang, and complained to others that the flute was unpleasant.
Zhou Mochen originally chased his cousin out to breathe, but he didn't expect to be a step slower, and his cousin didn't find it but heard the sound of the flute. Zhou Mochen came looking for the sound of the flute, and only then did he find Murong Shuxiang who had fainted.
"How is she?" Zhou Mochen didn't rush forward, and asked after the old doctor finished the examination.
The old doctor got up and shook his head and said, "I don't have to worry about my life, it's just ......."
"Just how ...... it"? Zhou Mochen stepped forward a few steps and came to the bedside, and what he saw was Murong Shuxiang lying on the bed, full of white hair.
Murong Shuxiang looked at Zhou Mochen, who was stunned on the spot, and slowly sat up with a puzzled expression. The white hair hung down and landed on his chest, and he was shocked when he realized that it was his own hair.
"Girl...... Alasβ" The old doctor tried to persuade her, but in the end it turned into a long sigh, and he could only hand her a glass of water to moisten her throat.
After a moment of stunnedness, Murong Shuxiang returned to normal, took the water handed by the doctor and drank it in one gulp, his face was calm, but his heart was magnificent. Murong Shuxiang returned the empty cup to the old doctor, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, don't worry, I'm fine!" "Now she's really nice and really relaxed. But this sentence sounded to the doctor just the same as before, just comforting him.
At this time, Zhou Mochen also probably understood that the recurrence of the old disease was fake, and the worry was true. It's just that whether he is sick or worried, it's all a private matter, and if people don't say it, he has no reason to ask. And Zhou Mochen was really surprised that Murong Shuxiang was able to control his emotions in a moment after discovering that he was full of white hair.
"How is Miss Murong?" Zhou Mochen adjusted his mood and asked. Although it is rare to be sad overnight, it is not impossible, but this white-headed person is just a little younger, so there is nothing strange about it.
"I just scared His Royal Highness Taisun, and I ask His Highness for forgiveness." Murong Shuxiang bowed slightly, and his expression was sincere.
"The girl is serious." Zhou Mochen said and turned around and said sharply outside the door: "There is nonsense in the prince's mansion, and the gossip confuses the people, and someone is coming!" Drag this girl out and kill her with a cane! β
This little girl has been punished for her dereliction of duty yesterday, and today she still doesn't understand the rules so much, it seems that this prince's mansion is going to deal with a group of minions, and then set up rules.
"Yes!" The deep voice outside the door answered without hesitation, which showed absolute obedience to Zhou Mochen's orders.
The little girl who was fixed at the door was dragged away, and the poor little girl was pointed to the acupoint, and she couldn't cry for mercy for herself, so she could only stare at a pair of frightened big eyes, crying like a tearful person.
Murong Shuxiang got out of bed and gave Zhou Mochen a deep bow sincerely and gratefully, "Thank you, Your Highness the Taisun!" "It's not that she's not kind and doesn't intercede for that little girl, but it's that the population is difficult to seal. Sooner or later, her gray hair will be known, so preconceived notions are extremely important. Zhou Mochen did this just to make an example and tell all the educated young people to shut up. Since then, no matter what rumors there are, they can't make any waves. Even if Zhou Mochen did this for the sake of the doctor, he actually saved her.
In this closed-minded feudal society, her white hair can only be regarded as an anomaly, and then she was beaten and banned, Zhou Mochen, as a member of the maintenance of feudal rule, can help her, which shows that Zhou Mochen is enlightened.
It's a pity that although Murong Shuxiang is smart and knows that there are many ancient rules, everything is cautious, but she is a modern person after all, so she still thinks about many things simply, especially this prince's mansion.
"Girls don't have to be like this!" Zhou Mochen stepped forward to help Murong Shuxiang, and couldn't help but be surprised in his heart. What a smart woman this is, she has sorted out the relationship in such a short period of time, and the grievances are clear, but at a young age, her mind is too heavy, and her heart is too hard, which is a pity.
Murong Shuxiang got up and smiled: "It should be!" Scholar owes His Royal Highness a favor, and if His Highness can use the scholarly place in the future, Scholar will definitely help. β
"Haha, then I'll thank Miss Murong for being here first." Zhou Mochen said with a smile, although this little girl has a hard heart, she still has clear grievances and wants to repay her kindness. Although he didn't think that there would be anything for a little girl to help, he could be sure that Murong Shuxiang's character was not bad.
"Is the girl's stubborn illness cured?" Zhou Mochen amplified his voice, so that people outside the house could hear it clearly.
"It's naturally good to have a grandfather's panacea, and the people's daughter is good!" Murong Shuxiang immediately understood what Zhou Mochen meant, and replied loudly: "But this disease is cured, and this hair is ......."
"There are old doctors here, why should the girl worry!"
"Your Highness said yes!"
The two of you say a word, although the old doctor is not doing this, he also heard the doorway, "hehe" smiled and said: "The girl needs to rest for a few days when she recovers from a serious illness." β
"This is natural, the two of you will live in this prince's mansion with peace of mind, and if anyone dares to talk nonsense, they will be severely punished!" Zhou Mochen used a bit of internal force to say this, and the people outside couldn't help but tremble in their hearts when they heard it. Which of the people in this prince's mansion is not a human spirit, and immediately understood the meaning of their grandson, and the "initiator" who was killed with a rod can only consider himself unlucky.
"Then there is His Highness Lao."
"The senior's words are out of sight." Zhou Mochen said with a smile: "Miss Murong has slept for so long, she must be hungry, I will go and ask the kitchen to prepare some light food and send it over." β
"How can you bother Your Highness......"
"It's okay!" Zhou Mochen interrupted Murong Shuxiang's words, "You call the senior grandfather, and we juniors often call him grandpa, if the girl doesn't mind, you can call me brother." β
"The status of the people's daughter is humble, Your Highness is not joking!" Murong Shuxiang's expression was serious and serious, she didn't want to have anything to do with these princes and grandsons.
"Isn't it that my identity as a grandson is not worthy of letting the girl call her brother!" Zhou Mochen's face was angry, but he was just pretending.
Murong Shuxiang looked at Zhou Mochen, in order to win over the old doctor, does the dignified grandson want to deign to this point? Zhou Mochen was pretending to be angry, but now he was really angry when Murong Shuxiang saw it. He is a dignified grandson, and it is not grace to let any woman shout her brother, and the one in front of him, a mere folk woman, was not only not flattered, but after looking at him for a while, she lowered her head slightly, and spit out four words without being humble or arrogant.
"The people don't dare!"