Chapter 496: 496: Came Up Empty_1

The old master of the Wei family agreed, “The words of third wife makes sense. Second wife, this time, you should not provoke Queen Rui again, even if she spills tea on you a few more times, considering the difference in status between you, you should bear it.”

Bai’s face grew unhappy, and she looked towards Wei Mingyong.

This time, even Wei Mingyong did not choose to help her: “Madam, this matter concerns our Loyal and Righteous Duke Residence, I hope you could bear with it.”

Bai had no other choice but to promise in a low voice, “Your daughter-in-law understands.”

So the next day, the two visited the King Rui Residence again.

Since they did not send a greeting in advance this time, they were stopped by the servants at the gate.

After saying a lot of pleasant things to the guards, the guards finally paid attention to the two. The guard explained, “The prince and the queen have gone out and are not at home.”

This left Yun and Bai completely dumbfounded.

“Gone out? Isn’t the prince very ill? How could he go out?”

“What nonsense are you saying? Who said our prince was seriously ill?”

“Yes, yes, we misspoke. We meant that the prince might get tired if he goes out. We are a little worried about the prince.”

“What’s there to worry about? Dr. Xu went with him. With Dr. Xu there, there won’t be any problems for the prince.”

Now, even the divine doctor Xu, whom they were banking on, had left.

This left absolutely no chance for them.

Both Yun and Bai looked unhappy. Yun knew that if they did not accomplish their task today, her father-in-law and mother-in-law would inevitably be displeased.

Bai gritted her teeth. She had made up her mind to bow down and submit to Wei Qingruo, but this girl had run away!

How were they supposed to explain this to the Qi master? Didn’t they lose this hard-won opportunity to get close to the Qi family? Maybe they even offended the Qi master!

This was like losing a wife and an army!

Thinking about the cooked duck flying away, Bai was suffocating from anger.

Bai, who had nowhere to vent her anger, had to vent it on Yun, who was with her.

” If you, Third sister-in-law, had been aware of this when we visited for the first time, we wouldn’t have had to make this second trip and be turned away at the door.”

Yun was not going to suffer this humiliation in silence, she retorted, “If it weren’t for the fact that you made Queen Rui angry right at the start, would we have had to make this second trip today?”

Bai scoffed, “Say whatever you want. Anyway, I think you’re just a mother in name. Even your own daughter doesn’t want to see you. No matter what, my sons are extremely filial and obedient to me. If I had a daughter and if she became Queen Rui, not to mention such a small matter as inviting a divine doctor, we could even get half of the royal residence!”

Yun was once again hit by Bai in her sore spot and didn’t know how to counterattack. She could only board the carriage with a livid face.

Bai snorted coldly, then got into the carriage.

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Wei Qingwan was waiting at home for news from Yun and Bai.

Every once in a while, she asked Cuihe to inquire.

Finally, on the third occasion, Cuihe brought back news: “Miss, Madam and Second Madam have returned. They are currently apologizing to the old master and the old madam in Shou’an Hall. They failed to enter the Rui King Residence, let alone persuade Queen Rui.”

“They failed to enter King Rui’s Residence? Did Wei Qingruo refuse to let them in?”

“According to the servant who went with them, King Rui and his wife had gone to Tongshan Temple in Hejian Prefecture to pray for blessings, so they were not at home,” Cuihe answered.

“King Rui’s health is so poor, yet he traveled so far?”

“This slave doesn’t know. This slave also thinks it’s a reckless act for King Rui, who is so sick, to run so far. However, it’s heard that the divine doctor named Xu also went with them.”

Speaking of the Divine Doctor surnamed Xu, Wei Qingwan’s expression changed again.

Because she now suspects that this Xu Divine Doctor is none other than Dr. Xu whom she met in Taizhou prefecture – the one who could make scar removal cream!

She had three reasons: Firstly, although the surname Xu is not uncommon, Divine Doctors are rare. Two divine doctors with the same surname, Xu, inferred a high possibility of them being the same person.

Secondly, the Zhengde Hall had branches in Lin’an Prefecture and Capital City, both of which collaborated with Dr. Xu and sold scar removal cream.

Thirdly, she once saw Wei Qingruo in Dr. Xu’s clinic during his public services. The guard mentioned that Wei Qingruo was brought in by a friend, and now Wei Qingruo and Dr. Xu coexist in King Rui’s Residence.

If…if these two Dr. Xu were indeed the same person, then Wei Qingruo might have known Dr. Xu a long time ago…

With this thought, Wei Qingwan clenched her fists tightly.

Wei Qingruo knew about her painstaking efforts to find scar removal cream, she knew everything!

Cuihe had no idea about Wei Qingwan’s thoughts. She saw Wei Qingwan’s face turning pale, and cautiously asked, “Miss, are you hoping for Queen Rui’s assistance, or do you prefer her not to help?”

Wei Qingwan didn’t even know how to answer this question.

Whether it be from the standpoint of the Loyal and Righteous Duke Residence or her past feelings, she should hope for Wei Qingruo’s help.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

On the other hand, she didn’t want to see people of the Wei family relying on and elevating Wei Qingruo so much.

“You talk too much,” said Wei Qingwan.

These thoughts she would never discuss with a maid.

“Maid know her mistake.” Cuihe quickly shut her mouth.

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The news of King Rui and Queen Rui’s departure soon reached Qi Yansong’s ears.

“What about the Divine Doctor?” Qi Yansong asked.

“He is also going.”

“Hmm, outrageous! This Chu Yi is actually choosing to go and offer incense at this moment! It’s hard not to think that he’s doing it on purpose!” Qi Yansong said coldly.

“Sir, what should we do now?”

“Let those useless doctors in the Imperial Institute of Medicine continue the treatment. Let’s deal with Chu Yi’s matter later.”

While Qi Yansong was furious with Chu Yi’s actions, he also knew the importance of urgency.

Now that his son’s life was saved, he wasn’t in as much of a hurry as before.

Considering the big picture, Qi was more cautious about King Jing Chu Lan rather than the ill Chu Yi.

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Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi rode in the same carriage, they were initially siblings only in name, it was not convenient for them to share the carriage openly. But now they are husband and wife in name, they had to be together in certain situations.

The carriage they rode in was the one brought by Wei Ruo as her dowry, which she and Xiumei had carefully refurbished.

The carriage was comfortable and spacious, even had a small cabinet which could serve as a small table and could also store Wei Ruo’s food.

Even during times when the road was smooth, they could have tea on it.

Wei Jinyi sat on the side, watching Wei Ruo nibble on dried meat while flipping through ledgers. Her relaxed, happy expression was like a bird that had just flown out of a cage.

The corners of Wei Jinyi’s mouth couldn’t help but curl upwards.

Wei Ruo noticed Wei Jinyi’s gaze, she stopped and asked, “Do you want some?”