Zhang Yuan took off his outer garment and sat alone on the taishi chair wearing only his undergarment, waiting for a servant from the Song family to cut some thorny branches.

  Seeing Song Yu come in, he smiled slightly, stroked his beard and called out "Old Master".

  Song Yu was not pleased in his heart: Zhang Yue was his guest, how could he let Zhang Yue suffer such humiliation? He would certainly intercept Zhang Yue.

  Zhang Yuan didn't order someone to cut the thorny branches in the morning or at night, but waited until just before Song Yu was about to return.

  In this way, Zhang Yuan can be stopped by Song Yu and does not have to bear the name of breaking his promise.

  No one saw him apologize, he lost his hand in Yanling, and it may not have been passed on to Suzhou. Even if it was passed on, those officials who had been cured by Zhang Yuan before would not believe it, and still thought that Zhang Yuan was being wronged.

  At that time Zhang Yu didn't explain, one sentence reached the point of right and wrong, and he pushed everything to be clean.

  Zhang Yuan is really calculating every step of the way.

  Unwilling to return in a hurry, although he knew he was in Zhang Yuan's plot, Song Yu still had to follow Zhang Yuan's plan.

  Zhang Yuan is his guest, if he makes his guests feel so embarrassed, who will come to visit him in the future?

  Song Yu thought for a moment, then stepped forward and smiled: "Zhang Shen Yi, what are you doing?"

  Zhang Yuan let out a gentle sigh: "Ashamed, great master, the name of divine doctor is ashamed to be worthy! Three ordinary medicines to the extreme, solved your wife's stubborn illness, but I still blocked the medicine and spoke wildly. Since that day, I made a heavy oath, how can I go back on my word? I must apologize to Master Gu."

  "What did Master Zhang say?" Song Yu asked, "Your medical skills are so extraordinary, it's as clear as a mirror to me! My wife's stubborn illness must be caused by the influence of qi. You're not living in Yanling, you don't know the local conditions and customs, and you can't accurately diagnose the pulse, which is normal for anyone."

  Medicine emphasizes the relationship between weather, environment and body.

  The climate of Yanling is actually similar to Suzhou's.

  It's hard to say whether this kind of thing is true or not, it belongs to the realm of faith, and is mysterious and obscure. When Song Yu used this to comfort Zhang Huan, he was very persuasive.

  Zhang Yuan's complexion indeed improved a lot.

  He then sighed: "I am old and ignorant, my skills are not refined!"

  But in her heart, she thought Song Yu was indeed a clever person and knew how to talk.

  "Don't belittle yourself." Song Yu said with a smile, "Think back to when Master Cheng's leg was broken, whoever saw it thought it was hopeless and would definitely leave sequelae. You single-handedly restored his bone. Under the vast sky, who else has such skills?"

  Zhang Yuan is indeed highly skilled in orthopedics.

  He is self-satisfied and fears that even Old Master Gu cannot surpass him.

  Song Yu told a few more of Zhang Yuan's famous medical cases in Suzhou, and as he spoke, Zhang Yuan's heart bloomed with joy, his mood gradually improving, and he no longer mentioned the matter of offering a humble apology.

  "My wife and children are not bothering me, I have a lot of work to do in the yamen, I plan to return to Suzhou tomorrow, don't know if the divine doctor has rested well?" Song Yu said, "If you're tired, I'll stay another day and let you take care of your body."

  The horse carriage goes back and forth, it's really tiring.

  He was defeated in Yanling Prefecture and Zhang Yuan hated that he couldn't leave immediately on horseback at night, why would he ask to stay longer?

  He said: "The old master's official business is urgent, I won't delay, we can set off tomorrow."

  The matter of asking for punishment with a humble heart was quietly dropped.

  Song Yu then bid farewell and returned to his own courtyard.

  His daughter Song Yanfan was serving Song Daitai's meal and saw him come in, so she hurriedly stood up to pay her respects.

  "How is your body?" Song Yu asked Mrs. Dai.

  The old lady said: "It's all right now, don't worry." Then she said to her daughter, "It's getting late, you go back now."

  Song Yanfan was very obedient and gave a knee-bending bow to his parents before leaving with his own maidservants.

  Song Yu told the First Lady about the heavy official business in Suzhou Prefecture: "...If you're all better, I'll go back tomorrow; if you're still not feeling well, I'll stay a few more days."

  Mrs. Song knew that Song Yu couldn't easily leave his post.

  This time it's a matter of life and death, so he took leave to come back.

  "I'm fine, you can leave early tomorrow and avoid traveling at night," said Mrs. Song. "There's Second Master and the children at home, don't worry about me."

  Song Yu gently grasped Madame's hand, feeling comforted that after more than a decade of marriage, she could still be so considerate of him.

  Mrs. Song smiled and then thought of Zhang Yu and asked: "Is he back too?"

  Song Yu nodded.

  "If he goes to Ma Yuanxiang's place, wouldn't that be going back on his word?" Madam Song clucked her tongue, "Still a divine doctor, indeed! Without even this much integrity, being divine is also limited."

  "Being a doctor is all about reputation." Song Yu explained to Mrs. Song, "If he goes to Ma Yuan Alley, who will still come to him for medical treatment?"

  "But can you really do it? You dare to boast?" Madam Song couldn't help but sneer, remembering how she had been in agony and Zhang Yuan was helpless.

  Song Yu invited Zhang Yuan from Suzhou, but it cost a lot of money.

  As a result, Gu Jin's treatment was free and she recovered. Zhang Yuan took so much money but it wasn't useful at all.

  Song Yu's character would never ask for the return of the diagnostic fee, and the Song family is also not short of that little bit of silver.

  Mrs. Song was still unhappy in her heart.

  "Your illness is a stubborn disease, and many doctors can't diagnose it accurately?" Song Yu said, "Let's just forget about this matter, don't mention it again."

  "Why not mention it?" Madam Song disagreed, "Jin sister cured me, I will definitely tell the whole Yanling Fu about it. Zhang Yuan that scoundrel, I also want to let Yanling Fu know his virtues, so that others won't be deceived in the future!"

  Mrs. Song likes lively scenes and is good at socializing, even Princess Minghui comes and goes with her, and when she gets sick, the princess sends someone to deliver medicine.

  It's worth noting that Princess Minghui is a loner who doesn't associate with anyone.

  All the ladies of some standing in Yangling Prefecture were on good terms with Mrs. Song.

  She wanted to get some message across, but it would take a day for everyone in Yanling to know.

  Song Yu sighed: "Jin sister is young, who can believe? The old master of the family is the one who can cure your illness. However, the old master is indifferent and likes to be quiet. What you said is known all over the world, when someone comes to ask for medical treatment, if the old master doesn't take action, wouldn't it be a sin to see death but not save, damaging his good deeds?"

  You're making it difficult for Lao Ye Zi, aren't you? It's just a family matter, let's just drop it.

  "Zhang Yuan, he came all the way to Yanling Prefecture, isn't that a great kindness? You exposed his business and ruined his reputation, leaving him with no livelihood, isn't that your fault? He's resentful of us and even our family, stirring up trouble, who will benefit from this? Let's spare people when we can. You always say that San'er is too competitive, aren't you also competitive? Who knows if this illness wasn't caused by your past actions of constantly trying to one-up others?"

  Mrs. Song's face changed slightly.

  Song Yu's few words made her back feel a bit chilly.

  She indeed has a clear distinction between love and hate, will not easily let go of those who have offended her, and rarely leaves people a way out like Song Yu does.

  She has been tormented by illness for so long, isn't it a punishment from heaven?

  There was already a hint of regret in her eyes.

  Song Yu saw that she could listen, and continued: "Doing good deeds and accumulating virtues is not just a matter of adding a few pounds of fragrant oil money in a month. When your family's life and property are not in danger, it's better to consider the situation of others more often, which is a great virtue!"

  Mrs. Song nodded repeatedly: "I'll do whatever you say!"

  Song Yu smiled contentedly.

  The next day, he and Zhang Wan returned to Suzhou.

  After Mrs. Song recovered from her illness, she invited all the ladies who had sent her gifts during her convalescence to a banquet.

  She just tactfully said that her illness was cured because of fate, without mentioning Mr. Gu or even a word about Zhang Yuan.

  Zhang Yuan's reputation was not diminished in the slightest. He also worried that things would spread, but he never heard any rumors or gossip. After knowing that the Song and Gu families deliberately kept it a secret, he felt grateful to the Gu and Song families in his heart, which is another story.

  Gu Jingzhou's life didn't change because of this small exposure either.

  She still followed her grandfather to read books every day and did some needlework in her spare time at night.

  The Dragon Boat Festival is just around the corner.

  On Dragon Boat Festival, men can go out to watch dragon boat racing and admire flower lanterns. As for women, apart from eating zongzi and five-poisoned rice cakes, there is another indispensable thing, which is "hiding at noon".

  Generally, married women who have left their parents' home need to return to their maiden home to avoid noon.

  Song Pan'er made new clothes for Gu Jin's siblings and took them to the Song family in Qingguo Alley early in the morning.

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