The Splendid Brocade of the Painting Physician – Chapter 59

Chapter 59: The Moneybags Has Arrived

As soon as they heard that the person who brought the money had arrived, Li Mi, Cui Heng, and even Xiao Tenth Miss widened their eyes and curiously looked towards the door of the Elegant Poetry Pavilion. But the person outside couldn’t enter at this moment. The more anxious he became, the more the attendants blocked him from entering!

“What are you doing? Aren’t you running a business? How can you run a business and not let people in? I’ll just pay, won’t I?”

Xiao Jian didn’t frequent Apricot Blossom and Misty Rain Tower, but he understood the rules of doing business here. It was nothing more than whoever paid the most was the boss. Business people were all money-grubbing and respected money above all.

“Master Xiao, it’s not that we’re not letting you in, but there are guests in the pavilion at the moment. Our proprietress is negotiating with them. When the guests inside leave, we will naturally invite you in!” The attendant said very sincerely.

“What guests? That’s my son and my granddaughter! Let me in quickly! I’m here to take them back!”

Upon hearing that there were still guests in the pavilion, Xiao Jian immediately thought of Xiao Jinyu and Xiao Xian, and said excitedly.

The attendant was about to stop him again when he suddenly heard Lady Wei’s voice coming from inside the hall: “Let Master Xiao in!”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jian was extremely happy. He glared at the attendant with a stern face, then quickly ran into the Elegant Poetry Pavilion.

As soon as he entered the hall, a rich and tempting aroma hit his nose. Looking up, he saw several young people sitting around a long table, enjoying their meal. He didn’t recognize Li Mi and Cui Heng, but he recognized Xiao Tenth Miss at a glance, as well as Xiao Jinyu, who looked exactly like A’luan.

But he didn’t see Xiao Xian!

However, he wasn’t worried. As long as his granddaughter was here, everything would be easy to talk about.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jian’s face immediately broke into a smile, and he called out: “A’yu, come home with me!”

“Who are you? Why should I go back with you?” Xiao Jinyu asked with a blank face, as if she didn’t know this person.

“I’m your maternal grandfather!” Xiao Jian said with a gentle smile, then immediately thought of something and changed his words, “Oh no, I’m your grandfather! A month ago, didn’t you call me grandfather?”

Xiao Jinyu thought for a while, then seemed to remember, and said with an “Oh”: “I remember now. But didn’t you say I recognized the wrong person? So later, I thought about it carefully and felt that I might have recognized the wrong person!”

Lady Wei watched in astonishment: Wasn’t he here to bring the money? How come he didn’t recognize her again? What kind of act was this?

Li Mi chuckled to himself as he ate the cooked slices of meat.

Xiao Tenth Miss also looked dazed, not knowing what to think.

“Oh no, no, no, A’yu, you didn’t recognize the wrong person, I really am your maternal… your grandfather. Your mother is indeed the eldest legitimate daughter of our Xiao family. In leading the Xiao clan to escape the war and relocate to Jiankang, your mother made a lot of contributions. Before your great-grandfather passed away, he also said that the eldest legitimate daughter of the Xiao family, especially your mother, should not marry out. She is the bloodline inheritance of our Xiao family’s direct lineage and the pride of our Xiao clan!”

Speaking of this, he looked at Xiao Jinyu with loving eyes and said gently, “A’yu, you are her daughter, so you are too!”

“Oh!”

Xiao Jinyu responded lightly, then stopped talking and continued to eat the already hot beef.

Seeing the white smoke rising from the pot and the aroma of meat filling the air, and how the few of them were eating with such relish, Xiao Jian, who had been hungry all morning and had rushed here, suddenly felt his stomach rumbling. He couldn’t help but swallow his saliva.

“A’yu, I know you have resentment in your heart, resentment that I haven’t cared for you and your mother all these years, that I haven’t brought you back. This is my fault. But now that you’re back, let’s go home, okay?”

Xiao Jinyu put down her bowl and chopsticks and looked up at Xiao Jian.

“Sorry, I can’t leave now!” she said.

“Why can’t you leave?” Xiao Jian asked puzzled.

Xiao Jinyu looked at Lady Wei and smiled slightly.

This smile made Lady Wei’s heart hair stand on end: Why are you looking at me? Is it because of me that you can’t leave?

“Right, it’s this Lady Wei who won’t let me leave. Because I owe her money, I’m being held here and can’t leave this Elegant Poetry Pavilion.” She said seriously.

Lady Wei choked, then her mind flashed, and she suddenly understood.

Sure enough, she heard Xiao Jian say: “How much? This money matter is easy to talk about. No matter how much it is, I’ll pay it!”

In other words, no matter how much I say, you’re willing to pay it!

Lady Wei was overjoyed and quickly said with a straight face: “Five thousand strings of cash! Last night, she and these people stayed in my Elegant Poetry Pavilion for a night. They ate and drank, and even ordered my servants to bring them water and medicine. Today, they even set up a small stove in my pavilion…”

“Stop talking!” Xiao Jian had lost his patience and quickly called for the steward. “Five thousand strings of cash it is. Steward Zhao, go get the money!”

Although Steward Zhao was surprised, he immediately left. Not long after, he really brought five thousand strings of cash and handed it to Lady Wei.

Lady Wei’s heart was instantly overwhelmed with joy: This was truly a fat sheep! I should have asked for more!

“Lady Wei, can my A’yu come home with me now?” Xiao Jian turned his gaze to Wei Qi.

Wei Qi, who was still ecstatic, immediately composed herself and said: “Of course she can. However, I’ve allowed her to leave, but as for whether she’s willing to go with you, that’s her business!”

Xiao Jian immediately turned his gaze to Xiao Jinyu again and saw that she was still eating leisurely. He didn’t know why, but watching these young people eat and smelling the aroma of meat, he felt even hungrier.

He had to take her home quickly, otherwise he would starve to death!

“A’yu, stop being stubborn, come home with grandfather, okay?” He said anxiously.

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Only then did Xiao Jinyu look at Xiao Jian and put away the casual smile on her face.

“Actually, you came to me today just to know if your son’s injury can still be treated, right?”

Xiao Jian was stunned, but he had to admit that this was indeed his intention.

“You’re a little better than that Princess Yunyin. Although you’re unwilling to accept me as a member of the Xiao family, you believe in my medical skills!” She smiled sarcastically. “But shouldn’t someone asking for help have the attitude of someone asking for help? Why say so many insincere words? Don’t you feel disgusted with yourself?”

Xiao Jian’s face darkened instantly. He was furious!

“What nonsense are you talking about? You’re a junior, how can you talk to your grandfather like that?”

Xiao Jinyu looked at him coldly and said no more.

Xiao Jian realized he had lost his composure and softened his voice again, saying: “A’yu, even if Yunlang is at fault, he is still your uncle. Moreover, he is young and ignorant. It was my fault as his grandfather for neglecting to discipline him, which led him to be misled and commit this grave mistake. But as the saying goes, it is good to repent after making a mistake. Can’t you give him another chance to change?”

Besides, aren’t you fine now and haven’t been harmed?”

Hearing this, Cui Heng and Li Mi couldn’t help but frown in anger, and Fenghuang was even more furious.

“Just because she wasn’t harmed, does it mean that everything can be treated as if it never happened? You’re not worthy of being called Qing Gege’s grandfather!”

Xiao Jinyu reached out to stop Fenghuang and looked at Xiao Jian with a cold smile: “So a single phrase ‘young and ignorant’ can easily erase all the mistakes he has committed? A single phrase ‘repent after making a mistake’ can use other people’s lives as the price for his reformation?”

“So those who have been harmed by him deserve to die?”

“If I had unfortunately fallen into his trap yesterday… if what lay before you today was my corpse, would you still say such things?”

She sneered and continued,

“Or, would you just say that I deserved to die, and everything about me has nothing to do with your Xiao family, right?”

“You—”

Xiao Jian was ashamed for a moment, especially when he saw that there were two young scholars present. He felt even more humiliated and wanted to leave in anger, but he couldn’t move his feet.

“But he is the only heir to my Xiao family. Do you want to see my Xiao family die out? A’yu, if your mother was still alive…”

He raised his voice angrily, but before he could finish his sentence, he heard Xiao Tenth Miss ask heartbrokenly: “Grandfather, what are you saying? Isn’t Seventh Uncle your son?”

Seventh Uncle? Xiao Xian?

As soon as Xiao Tenth Miss finished speaking, Xiao Jian’s eyes lit up. A white figure happened to come out of a private room and slowly walked into the hall, appearing before him like a celestial being.

The newcomer had a tall and slender figure, an elegant posture, and a handsome face. Although his physique was slightly thin, his eyes were bright and clear, and his features were delicate and handsome, showing no sign of his former sickly and dying aura.

Because there were still toxins in his body that hadn’t been cleared, Xiao Jinyu had him soak in a medicinal bath for the whole morning.

Coming out now, Li Mi suddenly felt that Xiao Xian was like a completely different person, refreshed and clear-headed, with an even more gentle and jade-like demeanor.

Xiao Jian was stunned for a moment, staring blankly for a long time before pointing at Xiao Xian and saying in disbelief:

“Qilang? Is that you, Qilang?”

“Master, it’s Seventh Young Master! Don’t you recognize Seventh Young Master anymore?” Feng Dong quickly added.

That’s right, he hadn’t seen him for a long time, and he almost forgot what Xiao Xian looked like. He only vaguely remembered that the child was very quiet and well-behaved, unlike other children who caused him trouble. But it was precisely because he was too quiet and well-behaved that he almost ignored this son’s existence.

“Master, look, Young Master is well now. Not only has his appetite improved, and he can eat and drink, but now he can even stand up! I just took Young Master for a few walks, and Young Master said he hasn’t walked enough, that he wants to walk back all the roads he hasn’t walked in the past twelve years!”

Because he was too happy, Feng Dong didn’t notice the unusual atmosphere at all and spoke in one breath.

“He’s well! He’s really well…” Xiao Jian muttered to himself in excitement, not knowing whether he was talking to himself or to others.

“A’yu, you have indeed inherited your mother’s medical skills, and you’re even better than her. You’re very good… very good.”

Seeing Xiao Xian like this, he was even more determined to have Xiao Jinyu treat Xiao Yun.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and said with a stern face:

“A’yu, just say it! Grandfather won’t beat around the bush with you anymore. What will it take for you to forgive grandfather, to forgive the Xiao family?”

To be able to ask this question, the head of the Xiao family must have swallowed his pride and torn off his disguise and arrogance. Was this the true beginning of humbling himself and pleading for help?

At this time, Xiao Jinyu said: “Let your concubine come and talk to me!”