Sick Man Turns Out to be a General

1There was one more thing that people in the capital were interested in, and that was Ji Shaowen, the direct descendant of Master Ji of the Han Lin Institution, was caught red-handed by the people there. Madam Li angrily dragged Young Master Ji to the Ji Clan for justice, and threatened him with imploring him to marry into the Li Clan. The two families began to cause a ruckus.     2

    

Shen Jingli sat in the private room on the second floor of the Delicious Pavilion, opening the window and looking at the bustling and lively street, which was bustling with noise and excitement, everyone was happily chatting about the Ji family and the Li family, the waiter brought up tea, and seeing that Shen Jingli was in high spirits and was listening to the discussion below, he rubbed his hands, then spoke to Shen Jingli: "Sir, are you interested in the Li family as well?"    

    

Mu Chen and Xu Yanlin were secretly in charge of the Jin Xuan food. Other than the shopkeeper, no one knew who the boss of the Jin Xuan food was, so the waiter did not know that Shen Jingli was one of the bosses.    

    

"Tell me about it." Shen Jingli showed interest and placed a silver on the table.    

    

The waiter looked at the tael of silver and the smile on his face became even wider. He described the situation brilliantly and even imitated the expression of Lady Li when she went to visit his house.    

    

The Li Family members suppressed Ji Shaowen to cause trouble at the Ji residence. They said that Ji Shaowen had seduced her daughter and asked the Ji Family to explain themselves, so how could the Ji Family recognize him? Naturally, they retorted that their daughter had shamelessly framed their son, and the two madams caused a ruckus at the door. In the end, Madame Li said that she would either let Young Master Ji marry them, or report that Young Master Ji had coaxed a woman from a good family. The Ji family only had one son, so how could they allow him to marry into the family?    

    

With such difficult to negotiate terms, Madam Li could not possibly disrespect a woman's reputation and run over to the official court to report to Ji Shaowen. If that were to happen, how would her daughter marry in the future? Ji Shaowen was an Elementary Scholar, and in the future, he would take the examinations to gain a reputation. If his reputation was ruined, he might not be able to take the examinations for the rest of his life, so Madam Ji had no choice but to agree to allow Miss Li to enter the door as a concubine.    

    

How could Madame Li allow her daughter to suffer such grievances? The two families did not discuss this matter, and after making a ruckus again, this was not all, but after Ji Shaowen's first wife, Lady Han, found out about this matter, actually betrothed Miss Li to come out and beat her up.    

    

Old Master Han had been preparing to ascend to the position of an imperial physician recently, so he couldn't be implicated by this matter. He called his granddaughter back to teach her a lesson, so her granddaughter would agree to let Miss Li pass as a wife.    

    

"That Lady Li is also a powerful character. Young Master Ji wouldn't dare to go out for a few days." The waiter laughed softly, that Madam Li was truly a talent, he had spent money to bribe a few street thugs to squat near the Ji household. When he saw Ji Shaowen appear, he immediately rushed forward to beat him up, and after being hit once or twice, Ji Shaowen no longer dared to go out.    

    

This matter was extremely chaotic, and the entire capital knew of Ji Shaowen's private meeting with the Li family's young miss. If he was not properly taken care of, his reputation would really be ruined, and he might even lose his identity as an Elementary Scholar.    

    

"It's quite lively." Shen Jingli said lightly, and his tone was calm, making it hard to hear what his feelings were.    

    

Seeing him like that, Lee Qi immediately gave the silver on the table to the waiter, "Alright, you can go now."    

    

The waiter was very happy to receive the bounty, he said his thanks and left. After he left, Lee Qi sat down and poured himself and Shen Jingli a cup of tea, and asked: "Madam, why are you so concerned about the Ji family? Could it be that he is an acquaintance of the old master? "    

    

In the past few days, Wei Zuo had been visiting the Purple Bamboo Garden everyday, and Lee Qi had heard a bit of news. He knew that Shen Jingli was investigating Ji Shaowen, but he did not understand why Shen Jingli was investigating Ji Shaowen.    

    

"Why are you gossiping about this? When are you and Ningxin's dim sum shop planning to open? " Changing the topic, Shen Jingli picked up the teacup and drank a cup of tea.    

    

"I'm in the process of preparing. I should be able to open it next month." Not long after that, it was Yuanxiao. Third Master, who was an official outside the city, had to return, and Yang Family was a busy process, but after YuanXiao, Master planned to move again. Since he couldn't finish his work, he could only wait for next month.    

    

With these dividends, if he wanted to redeem himself in the future and exchange for a good marriage, his life would be secure. Once his mother grew old, they might be able to buy a smaller house in the capital and make their own decisions, and they might even be able to hire a servant to serve them.    

    

Shen Jingli looked at Lee Qi and laughed, and could not help but say, "You're not young anymore, if you don't have someone to be happy about, I'll go and propose to you."    

    

Lee Qi blushed and shook his head: "I don't want to get married yet."    

    

He was already eighteen, so it was natural that he was lying to say that he didn't want to get married. However, the old master had nearly snatched him away to be his concubine, causing his mind to be clouded.    

    

"You don't have to feel too much pressure. If anyone else asks, just say that I'm reluctant to part with you and that I want to keep you for a few more years." Being unmarried at such a young age, it was easy for others to gossip about him. Generally speaking, when a servant marries, they need the approval of their master, but if their master was unwilling, then naturally they couldn't get married. Other people would only scold their master harshly and wouldn't think that their master wasn't virtuous or good.    

    

When Lee Qi heard this, he almost burst into tears. He felt that Shen Jingli was really the best mistress in the world.    

    

Shen Jingli didn't know that he had gotten a good impression of Lee Qi, but at this time, Zhao Wenrui, who had asked him to go out, knocked on the door and entered.    

    

"You've been waiting for a long time, haven't you?" Zhao Wenrui's forehead was dripping sweat, he looked like he just returned from running 20 laps.    

    

"Nope." Shen Jingli raised his hand, gesturing for Lee Qi to pour him some tea.    

    

Lee Qi quickly stood up and poured a cup of tea for him, and then stood behind Shen Jingli obediently. After Zhao Wenrui sat down and drank a cup of tea, he opened his mouth and said: "On the way here, I met with some trouble, so I was a bit late."    

    

Disdain flashed across Zhao Wenrui's face, but he did not explain in detail who had caused him trouble.    

    

"No problem, I'm not in a hurry." Shen Jingli waved his hands, not minding at all. His life was actually quite leisurely right now, other than taking care of Xun Er, he was also accompanying and chatting with the Old Lady Yang.    

    

The two chatted for a while before they went out together.    

    

Zhao Wenrui and Xu Yanlin's wedding was set to be on the seventh day of the third month, so Zhao Wenrui invited Shen Jingli to accompany him to buy some items that would be used for the wedding ceremony.    

    

"Didn't you say you wouldn't marry him?" Shen Jingli brought Zhao Wenrui to Yang Ningxiu's brothel. The two of them discussed the style of the bed and the clothes that Zhao Wenrui wore, as well as the style and pattern of the clothes that Zhao Wenrui wore.    

    

Originally, all of these were prepared by Zhao Wenrui himself, but there was no time to prepare for the Spring Festival, and after the Spring Festival, there was a special rush of time. Thus, he could only let the embroidery lady help him prepare for it, but in the end, it was the only wedding in his entire life.    

    

"I've changed my mind." Zhao Wenrui said frankly, he did not feel awkward at all.    

    

Shen Jingli looked at him, feeling that he had a good personality.    

    

"What did he do to make you change your mind?" He was a little curious.    

    

"I think he likes me."    

    

Wasn't this person too simple? Shen Jingli looked at him in disbelief, only to see Zhao Wenrui smiling sweetly. No matter, people have their own reasons, maybe he and Xu Yanlin were husband and wife.    

    

The two stayed in the Soo Workshop for the whole afternoon. They designed the wedding dress, bed set, and all sorts of jewelry that Zhao Wenrui needed with exquisite yet unique designs, and then gave them to Yang Ningxiu to prepare.    

    

Returning to the Yang Mansion, Shen Jingli found out that Yang Ningyi was sick. He heard that Yang Ningyi had been infected with a cold and that the situation was more serious.    

    

Shen Jingli returned to the Purple Bamboo Courtyard and changed his clothes, then rushed over to see him.    

    

Yang Ningtian and Yang Ningxi were coincidentally there, when they saw Shen Jingli coming in, they quickly gave way to him.    

    

"Fifth brother was bewitched last night. He sat alone in the yard for most of the night. It was early spring, and the cold air was very heavy. As a result, he caught a cold." Yang Ningxi looked at the pale Yang Ningyi lying on the bed, and said gloomily.    

    

When Shen Jingli heard it, he knew it was because of Ji Shaowen. A beautiful first love could never be forgotten, in this ancient land that did not advocate free love, those feelings that he had before always seemed extremely precious.    

    

"Have you called a doctor? "What's the situation like?" Seeing him break out in cold sweat, Shen Jingli frowned, his expression painful as he muttered to himself that he was unable to extricate himself from the nightmare.    

    

"The doctor has visited, examined the pulse and prescribed the medicine." Yang Ningtian couldn't help but frown when he saw Yang Ningyi's pained expression. "Fifth Brother has always been dreaming, constantly shouting out a person's name. Her expression is very pained.    

    

Shen Jingli looked at Yang Ningtian in shock, feeling that his ability to deduce was truly on par with his. He took the wet handkerchief from the servant and helped Yang Ningyi wipe his face, neck and other parts, then said again: "Back then, Fifth Brother was extremely happy when he just came back from Clear Wind Academy, but two months later, he became even more despondent. After that incident, he became even more depressed.    

    

"Don't talk nonsense about this." Yang Ningxi hurriedly cut him off, "Do you want to ruin Fifth Bro's reputation?"    

    

Yang Ningtian quickly stopped talking, and gave Shen Jingli a silly smile. Shen Jingli immediately guaranteed: "I won't tell anyone else about this matter."    

    

Yang Ningxi heaved a sigh of relief, but no matter how she looked at it, her expression was not relaxed at all.    

    

Shen Jingli sat for a while, then went back. In the evening, he told Mu Chen about Yang Ningyi's illness.    

    

After fighting for more than ten days, the matter between the Li family and the Ji family was finally settled. Young Master Ji was going to marry Miss Li early next month, and upon hearing the news, Yang Ningyi had just recovered from her illness.