Chapter 475 - 477: Doctor Bai Isn’t That Much of a Money Freak, Right?
The guard had wanted to give Lady Wang Miao some face and not hurt her maid, so he had been holding back. However, when Lady Wang Miao charged forward, he had no choice but to block her. Unexpectedly, she suddenly launched a hidden weapon.
At such a close distance, the sleeve arrow worked rapidly. Even though he managed to react, he was a step too slow. He turned his head slightly to the side, but he was still struck in the cheek, the arrow penetrating deeply into his flesh.
"Ah..." The guard screamed in pain as blood oozed down his cheek, quickly staining half of his face red.
Taking advantage of the guards’ momentary distraction, Wang Miaoshuang led her people into the yard and coldly ordered her subordinates, "Bring out that bitch!"
However, they had only taken a few steps when they were surrounded by guards who had hastily arrived on the scene.
"Madam, you can’t enter this place!" a guard said in a deep voice.
"What makes you think I can’t enter? I am the mistress of this residence, the countess personally appointed by the previous emperor. Do you, a lowly guard, think you have the right to dictate what I can and cannot do? Get out of my way!" Wang Miaoshuang shouted angrily.
At that moment, the guard who had been injured by her secret weapon rushed over and said to the lead guard, "I failed in my duties and allowed the lady to break in."
Upon witnessing his injury, everyone understanding what had occurred. Discontent started to simmer within them. How could a mistress resort to such a ruthless and unscrupulous method? How could she hurt a guard of her own residence just so she could enter the yard? Wouldn’t this chill the hearts of the guards who risked their lives to protect the house?
"Enough of this nonsense, get out!" An angry bark sounded. Meng Liangshen was seen walking from nearby. Angry look was evident on his face, as if he wanted to swallow Wang Miaoshuang alive.
Wang Miaoshuang never expected Meng Liangshen to order her to leave in public. She was the lady of the City Lord’s Residence, yet he dared to embarrass her!
And all of this for the sake of a lowly woman who had already given birth to a child!
"Why can’t I come in? If other women can, why can’t I? Meng Liangshen, we have been husband and wife for many years, don’t push me too far!" Wang Miaoshuang enrooted on the verge of a breakdown, she unceremoniously addressed him by his name. Her audacity was gulps of being the beloved countess of the dowager queen.
"What nonsense are you saying? Go back now, this is not a place for you to be." Meng Liangshen had already realized his wife’s misunderstanding. He felt embarrassed but did not want to explain in public. There were maids and female servants present; if he let their secret orders slip before them, then he might as well abandon his position as the City Lord.
"Are you colluding with that woman now? Why can someone outside of our family enter the study?" Wang Miao barked.
The four physicians stopped. In particular, the female physician who was extremely annoyed by the City Lord’s wife’s reaction. Doesn’t this woman have any problems?
"Ah, I didn’t expect the City Lord’s wife to be so jealous. Ling Shan, you’re in trouble now." One of the physicians said while chuckling.
Ling Shan, the woman referred to, stomped her foot in anger, "I said not to disclose my identity! If you do, I will disclose yours!"
The male physician raised his hands quickly in surrender, "I’ll be careful from now on. No one heard it anyway."
The tallest physician among them suggested, "Alright, let’s go somewhere else for a while to avoid making the City Lord’s wife’s outburst worse."
Ling Shan, however, disagreed, "Why should I hide cause of her? If I hide, wouldn’t she misunderstand more? I’ll go and clarify things."
"No, have you forgotten the instructions given above?" the physician scolded sternly.
Ling Shan shrunk her neck and did not dare to go make a scene again.
Wang Miaoshuang did not cease to be quiet. When Bai Ruozhu noticed the commotion, Wang Miaoshuang and her people were already clashing with the guards. Bai Ruozhu noticed the female physician and immediately shouted, "Don’t think you can fool me by changing her clothes and covering her face!"
Bai Ruozhu instantly understood. Wang Miaoshuang wanted to catch someone in the act of adultery and had mistaken the female physician for Bai herself. Bai Ruozhu found it both funny and ludicrous, Meng Liangshen could have been her father with respect to age. His son, the fox, was even older than Bai herself. This Wang Miaoshuang indeed has a lot of imagination.
The guard with Bai Ruozhu whispered to her, "Dr. Bai, you better not go there, otherwise..." So that she won’t be harassed by the lady for no reason.
Bai Ruozhu knew the guard meant well. She pointed to the guard who had been injured and said, "Let her make a fuss. The City Lord will handle it. Lead the injured guard over to me quietly, so I can treat him."
Seeing their fellow guard had been injured by Madam’s dart, the guards’ hearts sank. However, seeing Bai Ruozhu being concerned about them at this time, they admired her even more. They nodded immediately and quietly led the injured guard to her.
Bai Ruozhu examined the wound and felt the guard’s pulse. After confirming he was fine, she was relieved. It was fortunate that Wang Miaoshuang hadn’t poisoned the darts.
She asked the guard to sit in the room next door where she performed acupuncture to stop the bleeding and the pain, then carefully removed the sleeve arrow. The arrowhead at the front had a hook design which led to a gruesome sight on the guard’s face. Afraid that his appearance would be ruined.
Bai Ruozhu couldn’t help but sigh. Wasn’t Lady Wang Miao just trying to find out if her husband was unfaithful? Couldn’t she ask her husband directly? Or interrogate herself directly? Why did she harm a guard this way? A fine young man’s face was ruined just like that.
"Dr. Bai, how is it?" another guard asked worriedly.
Bai Ruozhu pretended to take a medicine sachet from her sleeve, but her intent was to take an excellent wound healing medicine from her subspace. She carefully sprinkled the medicine powder on the guard’s wound.
"He should be fine and out of danger, but a scar might be left behind. Also, try to avoid using this side of your face when eating or drinking water for a while, or it might leak out," Bai Ruozhu said.
The guard’s face had been punctured by the sleeve arrow. It seemed that the arrowhead was stuck between his teeth, otherwise, more than just his looks would have been lost.
"It’s okay, scars on men mean nothing," the injured guard said. But his speech was not clear because of the wound on his face.
"Don’t speak, pay attention," Bai Ruozhu advised with a furrowed brow. He bled more when he spoke, washing away the healing medicine. Wasn’t that a waste? Her wound healing medicine cost quite a bit to make.
The young guard didn’t really care, saying, "I’m fine, it will heal in a few days."
Bai Ruozhu was immediately irritated, "Don’t you understand what I’m saying? Do you know how much silver this top-quality wound healing medicine cost me to make? You wasted the medicine by speaking and flushing it away. This is wasteful, do you understand?"
The injured guard’s face turned red, and he wanted to speak again. But when he saw the anger in Bai Ruozhu’s eyes, he immediately fell silent. The guard on the side quickly said, "Dr. Bai, please don’t be angry. How much silver do you need? He will pay for the medicine."
"A hundred taels!" Bai Ruozhu said without hesitation.
The two guards were stunned. Was it really that expensive? Was Dr. Bai such a money-conscious person?