Chapter 27: Could it be that he is keeping a mistress outside?!

Inside the General's Mansion, two carriages stopped in front of the imposing gate. Lu Zhenting carried the still-sleeping Lin Jiaojiao down from the carriage.

He called the family's Steward Xu and asked him to settle Song Shijie, and arrange accommodation for Lin Jiaojiao, the wet nurse Guo Shi, and the infant Pei Tiezhu.

Steward Xu was over sixty, but because he was a martial artist, his body looked very strong.

When he saw his master carrying a sleeping woman back, he clicked his tongue twice, didn't say much, and started to get busy.

He also saw his master's close friend Song Shijie, who was injured, being carried out by servants, and immediately called a young servant, ordering him to notify the Song Mansion.

At the same time, he didn't forget to send someone to call the mansion physician Liu Zhongyi to treat Song Shijie's injuries.

Finally, he arranged for Lin Jiaojiao, the mother and child, and the wet nurse in Wuhua Pavilion, where there happened to be two empty houses in a courtyard, which was perfect for them to stay in.

After arranging these, he went to find Chen Laofuren to report, and happened to run into Lu Zhenting who was preparing to go out.

Before he could ask about Lin Jiaojiao's situation, Lu Zhenting opened his mouth and said, "Steward Xu, if the miracle doctor wakes up, remember to call her to treat my mother."

"Miracle doctor??" Steward Xu frowned at him. This young master was becoming more and more unreliable: "Where did the miracle doctor come from?"

"She is the woman I just carried into the mansion." Lu Zhenting was in a hurry to go to the morning court, but he still needed to explain things clearly before going out.

"She is a miracle doctor who is hard to find with heavy gold. Even the Liu Zhongyi brothers want to worship her as a teacher."

"That young woman is a miracle doctor?" Steward Xu didn't believe his words. This young master was watched by him since he was a child. Except for the battlefield, he did all kinds of absurd things at home on weekdays.

Lu Zhenting nodded seriously, and was about to speak, when suddenly a girl's call came from behind. "Brother Ting, put on your cloak! It's cold in the early morning, don't catch a cold!"

Lu Zhenting heard the girl's shout but didn't look back. Before the girl could come over, he left like the wind.

"Hey," the girl in a pink-purple dress looked at Lu Zhenting's back as he hurried away, holding a scarlet cloak, and sighed. "Brother Ting is always so hurried, what if he catches a cold."

"Young Master is rushing to the morning court." Steward Xu looked at the girl and replied briefly, then turned to go back to work.

"Steward Xu," the girl stopped him and asked tentatively, "I just saw Brother Ting carrying a woman into the mansion. Could it be a mistress outside...?"

"I don't know. Miss Jiang might as well ask the General herself. I have important matters to deal with, Miss Jiang, please do as you please." Steward Xu didn't believe that this woman was a mistress, and even less did he believe that she was a miracle doctor.

Miracle doctors were all immortal and bone-like. How could a mere woman be a miracle doctor?

Asking her to treat Chen Laofuren? That was even more of a joke!

He would rather that woman be the master's mistress!

After all, since the Young Mistress died in childbirth, no woman had been able to enter the Young Master's eyes.

The Young Master was fighting outside every day. If the Lu Mansion didn't have an heir, I'm afraid it would decline!

Even this Miss Jiang, who was brought here to live in the Lu Mansion, had been here for more than two years, and no matter how hard she tried, she hadn't moved the Young Master.

Steward Xu went to work, leaving Miss Jiang alone, holding Lu Zhenting's cloak, standing in the cold wind of the early morning.

Just then, a maid in female martial arts uniform walked over with a bowl of medicinal soup. Miss Jiang stopped her and said, "Sister Clove, this medicine is for Old Madam Chen, right? I'll take it to her. Brother Ting's cloak has some smell, you take it to wash."

Then she stuffed the cloak into the maid's arms without saying a word, and took the medicinal soup herself, walking toward Nian'en Hall where Lu Mu lived.

In Nian'en Hall, Lu Mu was leaning on the bed reading a book, and Miss Jiang entered with the medicinal soup, calling out sweetly, "Aunt, I'm here to feed you medicine!"

Lu Mu was nearly seventy, looking kind and benevolent. She smiled at Miss Jiang and patted the side of the bed. "Miss Jiang, you're here, come and sit down."

"I'm thinking about your illness, Aunt. Are you better today?" Miss Jiang sat down while saying, and picked up the medicine bowl to feed Chen Laofuren.

"An old bone, still the same." Lu Mu drank the medicine fed by Miss Jiang. "This medicine tastes bitter, but it's still you who feeds me. No matter how bitter the medicine is, it's a bit sweeter."

"Aunt is good at joking," Miss Jiang covered her handkerchief and giggled. "I can only feed medicine, I have no other use."

"You have great use," Chen Laofuren tapped her pretty nose. "If anyone marries you, it must be a blessing for three lifetimes."

Talking about marriage, the first thing that appeared in Miss Jiang's mind was Lu Zhenting's face, and her tender apple-like face flushed red. "I don't want to marry yet, I just want to serve by your side for a lifetime."

Just as they were talking, the steward came to report that Song Shijie's parents had come to visit. Chen Laofuren was inconvenient to get out of bed, so she let him come forward to entertain them.

After the steward responded, he went to entertain Song Shijie's parents and led them to visit the injured Song Shijie.

"My son! How did you get injured like this!" Song Mu screamed when she saw Song Shijie's miserable state, almost fainting on Song Fu.

"Humph, it's because his martial arts are not refined that he got injured!" Song Fu, however, pulled a stinky face, looking like he hated that he wouldn't live up to his potential, which made Song Mu hammer his chest.

Song Fu didn't fight back, but said unpleasantly to his son, "Rest well! Don't let your mother worry!"

"Yes, Father." Song Shijie responded dryly. His father had always been like this, demanding strict requirements of him, and had never given him any care after he was injured.

"My son, come back to the Song Mansion with me to treat your injuries." Song Mu sat by the bed, examining the wounds on Song Shijie's body.

When she saw the knife wound on her son's chest, she felt heartache and wiped her tears. "Who injured you? Why is it sewn with needles? The needle and thread are so strange. You must be in great pain..."

"No need to go back." Song Shijie and Song Fu said in unison!

Seeing this, Song Fu snorted through his nose, and was hammered by Song Mu again. "My son is injured, how can you not let him go home to recuperate! You are truly hard-hearted!"

Song Shijie hurriedly explained, "Mother, this is the General's Mansion. There are heavy troops guarding it. Even a nanny in the mansion can fight three moves with me. If anyone wants to ambush me while I'm injured, this place is safer than our Song Mansion."

Song Fu snorted through his nose and asked back, "Is this Lu Zhenting's consideration?"

"Yes," Song Shijie lowered his head slightly and nodded. He really didn't have any temper in front of his father.

He thought for a while and added, "Zhenting also brought a miracle doctor into the mansion. When my son was injured and dying, it was she who saved my life. Living in the General's Mansion is also to facilitate her treating my injuries."

"Miracle doctor?" Song Fu couldn't help but search for the well-known female doctors in the entire capital in his mind, but most female doctors treated women's illnesses, and he had never heard of a female doctor who could treat men's injuries, so he was puzzled. "Is there a female doctor in the capital who is good at treating external injuries?"

Song Mu poured him water on the side, fed Song Shijie, and said, "I know a few female doctors, all of whom treat women's illnesses. I have never heard of a female doctor who understands how to treat external injuries."

"Yes," Song Shijie thought of Lin Jiaojiao, and felt a wave of guilt for no reason. "She has high medical skills. My son saw her rub the infant with a fever a few times, and the infant's fever broke."

"There is actually such a strange person?" Song Fu stroked his beard and pondered.

Song Mu heard that the miracle doctor had excellent medical skills and asked urgently, "How old is this miracle doctor? Is she married? If she is not married, Mother will help you propose, and let her marry into the Song Mansion!"

"Pfft!" With a sound, Song Shijie sprayed the water he had just drunk out of his mouth! ===== CHAPTER 28 =====