Palace Fighting: Naive Concubines' Ascent to Power-Chapter 425: Father Teaches Son, Son Teaches Grandson
Chapter 425: Chapter 425: Father Teaches Son, Son Teaches Grandson
At dusk, in the southern courtyard.
The crowd escorted Divine Doctor Huang to the doorway, and Lian Changhe couldn’t resist trying to make him stay again.
Divine Doctor Huang glared at him, "I have a wife and children, and I haven’t been home for a day already. Do you, a young child, still want to keep me confined? Even if you were to be my son, I wouldn’t want a son like you."
Lian Changhe could only sheepishly shut his mouth, thinking to himself that Divine Doctor Huang’s tongue was growing sharper by the minute. He was chastising him as if he were his son, but had he ever scolded his own son like this?
He unconsciously put himself in the shoes of Divine Doctor Huang’s son, father scolding son, son scolding grandson, passing down from one generation to another.
He couldn’t help but glance at Lian Wanzhen, who was carelessly bumping around nearby, and thought about whether he should also learn from Divine Doctor Huang.
But he decided against it. Divine Doctor Huang’s scolding was as loud as a bell, too demanding. He didn’t have the energy for that now, as he was already too busy pampering his wife, let alone having the time to discipline these young ones.
Thinking of Su Ran filled Lian Changhe’s heart with joy.
His wife had just awakened earlier, had consumed some medicinal soup and porridge, and was feeling much better.
Divine Doctor Huang had examined her and instructed her to follow the prescription he had written. He would return in a few days to check on her again, but otherwise, there were no other concerns.
His wife seemed to have known Divine Doctor Huang long ago. When she saw him, she was stunned for a long moment before she slowly smiled and said that it was an old friend. She hadn’t expected to see an old friend in her lifetime and was very delighted.
An old friend, as the name suggests, isn’t it just an old acquaintance? How had his wife known such a quarrelsome old man?
His wife was already frail, and he certainly didn’t want her to be scolded by Divine Doctor Huang. If anyone was to be scolded, let it be just him. He was thick-skinned, hearing in one ear and out the other, not taking it to heart.
Contrary to his expectations, Divine Doctor Huang was very kind to his wife and did not scold her as he did the father and sons. Instead, he spoke gently, seeming very emotional, muttering something like the couple of the Marquis of Zhenyuan being contented in the afterlife; this saddened his wife a bit.
Seeing this was too much for him. Anyone who saddened his wife was no good person, not even a life-saving benefactor. He couldn’t help but get upset with Divine Doctor Huang, but he restrained himself after his wife admonished him.
After seeing that his wife was no longer saddened, he let it go. Otherwise, even if the old man continued to scold him, he would have confronted him.
Eventually, the two of them spoke some words he couldn’t understand, and not long after, his wife’s energy started to wane, and everybody went outside.
When Divine Doctor Huang wished to take his leave, Lian Changhe looked at the sky and saw it was almost dark, so he and his sons urged the doctor to stay overnight.
Even though the old doctor seemed very capable, he was of an older age after all. After helping them up to this point, how could he bear to let the doctor go back in the dark without even offering dinner? That’s not how to treat a guest.
But no matter how much they persuaded, Divine Doctor Huang was unwilling to stay.
Lian Changhe had no choice but to have his youngest son arrange a carriage to take the doctor home.
Once everyone was at the doorway, a carriage had already been prepared outside, and Uncle Ma had arranged for a strong young man to drive it.
Lian Changhe had originally wanted Lian Wanzhen to drive, but Divine Doctor Huang had refused.
Approaching the carriage, Divine Doctor Huang looked at Lian Musu, "Lame kid, once your matter is settled, come to the Huang residence to discuss the treatment for your limp leg."
Lian Musu clasped his hands, "I thank the Divine Doctor greatly."
Divine Doctor Huang waved his hands, "Enough, enough, disperse now, I’m leaving."
Saying so, he walked around the carriage, acting as if he saw no one, and headed straight to the horses tied under the trees.
Lian Changhe hurriedly called out, "Doctor Huang, not that way, it’s this way!"
Pointing at the carriage, he thought to himself that he shouldn’t have let Divine Doctor Huang leave in the dark. At his age, his eyesight was not good, yet he was stubbornly resistant, which could lead to problems.
Ouch, what did he see?
The old man paid no heed to his words and even untied the tallest, strongest horse. Oh, let’s hope the horse doesn’t act up!
Lian Changhe hurriedly trotted over, intending to stop Divine Doctor Huang to remind him not to make a foolish mistake.
However, Divine Doctor Huang had swiftly mounted the horse in one fluid motion, showing the skill of an expert, leaving Lian Changhe stunned.
The crowd was slightly taken aback.
Divine Doctor Huang, patting the horse’s mane, laughed heartily, "Good, very good, since you all asked me to ride a horse, I shall respectfully comply."
He was thrilled to ride a horse back home, and if his wife asked, he would say that these youngsters insisted on him riding, not his own desire.
The crowd was left dumbfounded.
Divine Doctor Huang slapped the horse’s flank and charged off, leaving a message behind, "Someone bring my medical box up."
Qingshu, feeling helpless, called out, "Qian Chen."
Qian Chen immediately grabbed the medical box, cut his horse’s tether with a sword, sheathed the sword, and leapt onto the horse, dashing away.
The horse under Divine Doctor Huang was the Young Master’s. He needed to bring the horse back.
The two gradually vanished into the distance, kicking up billows of dust.
Lian Wanzhen felt something was amiss and turned to ask Lian Bao, "Xiao Bao, was it us who asked the Divine Doctor to ride a horse?"
He had no memory of that.
Upon hearing this, Lian Bao chuckled without explaining, thinking the old man must be under tight scrutiny by his wife. He loved riding horses and arbitrarily pinned it on them, typical.
Lian Wanzhen noticed Lian Bao’s smile was off and pursued the question, "Xiao Bao, what are you laughing at?" It looked so odd.
Lian Bao shook his head, unwilling to say, and along with everyone, headed back to the courtyard.
Lian Wanzhen hurriedly followed, pestering Lian Bao with repeated inquiries.
Walking ahead, Mu Su, hearing Lian Wanzhen’s questions, turned to look at Lian Wanzhen, stopped and said indifferently, "Second brother, the books for you are all chosen, starting tomorrow you shall study diligently."
Hearing this, Lian Wanzhen, no longer pestering Lian Bao, was in utter panic, "Ah? Big brother, why do I still need to study, mother is already well..."
Lian Bao was surprised. Had his second brother been punished by big brother again? This was going to be interesting.
"Precisely because mother is nearly recovered, you need to continue your studies and improve your character, to prevent upsetting mother." After saying this, Lian Mu Su moved forward to continue walking.
Lian Wanzhen, in panic, quickly followed, shouting, "Big brother, in all fairness, how could I dare upset mother? Big brother, don’t go, big brother..."
Before he could finish, Lian Changhe, walking ahead, suddenly turned back and glared, "You whelp, keep it down or you’ll wake your mother up, and father will have to assign you even more books!"
Lian Wanzhen’s voice abruptly ceased, and he didn’t dare to speak further with his head lowered.
Lian Bao, struggling to hold back laughter, breezed past Lian Wanzhen.
Lian Wanzhen’s eyes lit up, his gaze filled with hope and pleading.
Lian Bao pretended not to see and walked straight past. Big brother disciplining second brother wasn’t something he could interfere with. He was also wary of big brother’s punishment.
From childhood, big brother had seen through him completely, his little tricks were nothing in front of big brother, how could he possibly help second brother?
Upon catching up to Mu Su, Lian Bao quietly asked, "Big brother, have you really decided to leave tomorrow, or could you wait a few more days?"
The government notice was just posted today; waiting a few days wouldn’t hurt.
Lian Mu Su shook his head, "The sooner the better."
