Sunday, 20 October 2024

LPMM 57




 Chapter 57 Spring Water Cold


Luo Jin had heard from her old dad before that there were often doctor-patient conflicts in hospitals, which made doctors upset and some doctors even resigned because of this.

Si Tuan ate in silence. After a long while he spoke: "It's my fault. I was careless and prescribed the wrong medicine, so..."

He sighed. 

Accidentally reminding him of his sore spot, Luo Jin quickly changed the subject, "That... can Little Xiaoyu birth children?"

"How can a man give birth to children?" Si Tuan glared at her, "The fertility can be restored... but the body can't grow taller. There will be discrimination to some extent, right?"

Luo Jin said: "I will ask the Crown Prince later if he can arrange jobs for these people so that they can earn money to support themselves."

Si Tuan nodded, "You are right. Being able to live well is better than anything else."

While talking, a voice sounded from outside, "Why do I hear someone talking about me?"

Then, Chai Qi walked in from outside. He was accompanied by Chai Heng and Chai Jing.

As soon as Chai Jing saw Luo Jin, she rushed over and hugged her, "Eldest Brother said you were busy. I have been holding back so hard from disturbing you these days! Did you eat the food I gave you?"

Luo Jin smiled, "I ate it. It's delicious!"

Chai Jing smiled, "Which one do you like? I have a lot of them. I'll send them to you later."

Chai Heng said, "My Changfeng Yard is so fun now. I have raised a lot of fish and many new animals. Do you want to go and play? Ah Jing has been staying at my place these days." 

Luo Jin was basically done with the matter at hand. Hearing this, she immediately said, "Okay, I love playing the most!"

Xiao Lian held the cat and poked her head out of the door.

Luo Jin beckoned her over, "Can I bring Xiao Lian? She hasn't found her family yet, so she'll stay with me for now."

Xiao Lian gradually recovered her memory after the craniotomy, but the memory was rather vague. She remembered that her home was in a big house, but she couldn't remember which city or even which country it was in. She didn't quite remember what her parents looked like, nor did she know their names.

She only vaguely remembered that she had a happy childhood and a mother who was kind to her.

She still remembered her actual age, which wasn't ten, but sixteen. This was cruel to her. She still didn't dare to look in the mirror, not because her hair hadn't grown, but because her small stature was too inconsistent with her actual age.

Her martial arts skills had now dropped to the seventh level. Although she was much stronger than ordinary people, it was completely different from before.

Xiao Lian wore a hat, tilted her head, and looked at Chai Heng. She hid behind Luo Jin timidly.

Chai Heng smiled, "Of course, you can bring anyone with you. My house is quite big. It can accommodate plenty of people."

His Changfeng Yard was originally the Manor of a corrupt official. After the corrupt official's house was confiscated, the courtyard was awarded to Chai Heng by the emperor. Luo Jin had been there a few times before. It was indeed ridiculously large. Chai Heng hadn’t yet married. He was the only owner of such a large yard with more than a dozen servants.

Chai Qi said, "Royal Father said that you have made contributions again this time and wanted to promote you. But I persuaded him not to."

"Ah?" Luo Jin looked up at him, "Why?"

"You are now a fourth-rank official. If you are promoted to the third rank or above, you must attend the morning court every day," Chai Qi chuckled, "Can you get up?"

"I can't get up..." Luo Jin was helpless, "Thank you, Your Highness."

The rule of Dongyuan was that officials above the third rank must attend the court every day. The time was roughly equivalent to about four o'clock in modern times, which meant that she had to get up at three o'clock every day for this job.

Luo Jin was now a fourth-rank official and didn’t need to go to court every day, but she still had to go to court on the first and fifteenth of each month. It was difficult for her to get up every time. If she goes every day, she will collapse.

"Change it to a reward of one thousand taels of gold." Chai Qi said immediately.

Luo Jin's eyes lit up at once, "Your Highness understands me!"

Chai Qi nodded, "I understand you!"

The case of the dwarf slaves was clear. The following loose ends were handed over to Jie Gui. He had already made contact and let these children go to the six ministries to do some chores. The work was stable and the salary was good. Moreover, working for the court was respectable, which made up for their lack of height. But they need to learn a lot of things and will have it hard in the next period of time.

According to the treatment plan prescribed by Si Tuan for each person, they won’t be much shorter than normal people. If they are lucky, they may grow into an ordinary short man.

Si Tuan was ready to leave.

Luo Jin said, "Why don't I recommend you to the emperor and let you join the Imperial Hospital? Dongyuan is quite wealthy and you often get rewards for working in the palace."

Si Tuan waved his hands quickly, "Queen Mother Su will definitely come to capture me. I have to find someone who can protect me as a backer."

"You mean..."

"I'm going to Jiyuan to find Emperor Zun. Empress Dowager Su probably doesn't dare to go to Jiyuan." Si Tuan sighed, "If I'm caught, I'll have to treat her injuries. Anyway, she probably won't kill me."

Luo Jin rolled her eyes at him, "When we went to find you, you looked like you would rather die than obey. What ? In your eyes, is the Emperor not as strong as the Empress Dowager Su? "

Si Tuan smiled embarrassedly, "As soon as I saw you two, I knew you wouldn't hurt me. There was no murderous intent in your eyes. But that Su Hejing is different. If I don't treat her wounds, she will kill me."

Luo Jin: "You are a real dog."

She paused, "Have you finished writing the storybook?"

Si Tuan shook his head, "Not yet, I've been too busy these days. I’ll go to Jiyuan to write more.  I heard that there is a magical herb there and want to go find it."

Luo Jin didn't try to keep him anymore and asked someone to prepare a carriage to send Si Tuan out of the city.

Little Xiaoyu followed Chai Qi away, while Luo Jin took Xiao Lian to Changfeng Yard.

When Chai Heng heard that Luo Jin was coming, he immediately ordered the kitchen to prepare a large table of food and set a full table for her.

Xiao Lian followed Luo Jin, staring at the food on the table with her big eyes. She looked back at Luo Jin and asked softly, "Can I eat it?" 

Before Luo Jin answered, Chai Heng said, "Eat whatever you want. You are someone brought by Minister Luo. You don't have to treat yourself as an outsider. You can eat whatever you want and play whatever you want." 

Xiao Lian carefully picked up a piece of bean cake and looked at Luo Jin. Luo Jin smiled and nodded, "Since Second Prince said you can eat it, eat with an eased mind."

Xiao Lian then put the bean cake into her mouth, took a bite, and narrowed her eyes slightly, "Delicious! As delicious as my mother's!"

Luo Jin smiled, "Still remember Mother's bean cake."

Chai Heng said, "This bean cake is made by a cook in Jiyuan. I heard it's their local specialty. Is Xiao Lian from Jiyuan?”

"Jiyuan..." Xiao Lian murmured, but still shook her head, "I can't remember. I only remember a big yard. There was a cat in the yard. That cat was big, much bigger than this one."

When she came, she was still holding the cat. The cat's legs were completely healed and it was lying at Xiao Lian's feet, meowing to be fed.

After dinner, Chai Heng excitedly took Luo Jin to his backyard to play.

"I've been wanting you to come and play for a long time!" Chai Heng pointed to the woods in front, "I have a group of monkeys and they always run around. I asked someone to cover this area with a net. Throw a banana in and they will fight for the banana. It's interesting."

Saying this, he picked up a banana and threw it in through the gap in the net.

Several monkeys came out and chased after the banana. The monkey that grabbed the banana first didn't have a chance to eat it at all, and was chased all over the woods.

Luo Jin burst into laughter, "It's certainly fun."

Even Xiao Lian giggled. She hadn't been so happy for a long time.

There were a few peacocks strolling around the edge of the forest. A fat iron-eating beast was holding a long bamboo, basking in the sun and chewing it leisurely. Chai Heng raised all vegetarian animals and they didn't kill each other. As long as there was enough food, they could live in peace. The whole backyard looked like a wild animal park.

"Also, I have a lot of koi in the lake!" Chai Heng couldn't wait to take Luo Jin to the lake again. He grabbed a handful of fish food and threw it in. The water surface instantly became stirred. The fish jumped out of the water one after another, scrambling for food.

Luo Jin saw that some of the fish were black fish, but there were indeed many red koi. She couldn't help but grab a handful of fish food and threw it in, watching the fish jumping around on the water surface, like dumplings.

When she was having fun, a woman's voice suddenly came from behind her, "I was wondering why I couldn't find Elder Brother Heng anywhere, it turns out he is here to play with the female official!"

The tone was unfriendly, with a bit of sour taste.

Luo Jin turned around and saw a beautiful girl standing behind her. She was wearing a gorgeous dress made of woven snow forging. She looked at Luo Jin with resentment, "Elder Brother Heng didn't come out to greet me!"

Chai Heng was stunned and turned his head to the woman, "It's Miss He... Haven't you been here a few times? You can't get lost, right? Why should I come out to greet you?"

He casually introduced her to Luo Jin, "Prime Minister He's daughter, He Wanying."

He Wanying said anxiously, "You... I am the Prime Minister's daughter!"

Chai Heng said, "I am the emperor's son..."

He Wanying pointed at Luo Jin angrily, "What's her relationship with you?"

Chai Heng glanced at Luo Jin, "Friend... What's wrong?"

"Not... not a lover?" He Wanying's expression eased a little.

"No..." Chai Heng scratched his head, "Don't talk nonsense. It will make it awkward for others."

He Wanying put one hand on her waist, "Then...between me and her, you choose one! Either I go or she goes! I can't tolerate other women sandwiched between us!"

Luo Jin was stunned for a moment.

She came to see the koi, why was this He Qianjin so resentful of her?

He Wanying fumed: "Even if people say I am unreasonable, I will never let her destroy our relationship here!"

Chai Heng was stunned for a long time, "Our...relationship? We have no relationship, right?"

He shook his head, "Beyond understanding. If you want to leave, leave!"

He Wanying: "..."


No comments:

Post a Comment