RPAGF Chapter 377
Chapter 377
"Madam Cheng, what is the meaning of this? I... I can save your daughter!" Niu Jichuan, realizing he was being dragged out before he even got to treat the patient, hurriedly shouted out."Miss Li, since Qingli is here, I will head back first. I'll leave the carriage and an older maid here to wait for her to return home. I'll leave Qingli in your care." Madam Cheng's attitude was now amiable, showing no trace of her previous angry and aggressive demeanor.
"You are too polite, Madam Cheng," Li Zhiwei said, forcing a smile.
Having received a reassuring answer, Madam Cheng quickly led her people out of the Moon Companion Pavilion. Just as she stepped out, she suddenly remembered that if Li Tianyou and his wife were at home, she ought to pay them a visit.
"Ah Lan, are we not leaving?" Lady Du asked, looking at her friend who had stopped in confusion.
"Since we are already in their residence, it is only proper to pay a visit to Lord Li and Madam Li. Otherwise, they might think we are here to bully Miss Li, a junior," Madam Cheng said with a sigh.
After all, her earlier behavior had indeed been a bit impulsive.
"We don't even know Madam Li. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to just show up uninvited?" Lady Du asked hesitantly.
"It's fine. If we came all this way and didn't see them, that would be truly rude." Madam Cheng thought for a moment before heading toward the front hall.
Supported by Lady Yao, Li Tianyou came out and was somewhat surprised to see Madam Cheng and Lady Du.
"Madam Cheng! And this is..." Li Tianyou had met Madam Cheng, Madam Qiu, before, but he had never seen Lady Du.
"Lord Li, Madam Li, I am truly sorry for intruding. This is the Madam of the Wang family." Madam Cheng felt quite embarrassed. Her daughter had gotten drunk in someone else's home over a single bowl of fermented rice balls, yet she had rushed over thinking something terrible had happened.
"So it is Madam Wang." Li Tianyou smiled and nodded, though he still didn't quite understand why the two had come visiting.
"Please forgive me, ladies. I am new to the capital and do not quite understand its rules and etiquette," Lady Yao said to the two madams, looking a bit nervous.
"Please don't be so polite, Madam Li. We are the ones who intruded." Madam Cheng felt a bit sheepish, as they had not sent a calling card before arriving.
"Lord Li, Madam Li, please don't take offense. The reason for my visit today is actually quite embarrassing. My daughter had a bowl of fermented rice balls with Miss Li and got drunk. Miss Li thought something had happened and hurriedly invited me over." Madam Cheng felt quite awkward explaining this.
Li Tianyou and Lady Yao exchanged glances, not expecting such a situation.
For a moment, they didn't know what to say to Madam Cheng.
"Please don't feel like an outsider, Madam Cheng. Even adults have moments of gluttony, let alone children. Rest assured, there are no outside men in our residence, only my old man here, and he is currently ill." Lady Yao felt that Madam Cheng was simply a mother worried about her child.
Hearing this, Li Tianyou coughed violently, thinking to himself: Oh, my dear wife, this Madam Cheng is no ordinary lady; she is the Empress's mother!
"Your words are very reasonable, Madam Li. With my child here in your home, I have nothing to worry about." Hearing this, Madam Cheng's impression of Madam Li improved significantly.
After all, she saw no flattery or fawning in Madam Li's eyes.
"Rest assured, Madam Cheng, I will have Weiwei take good care of Miss Cheng," Lady Yao quickly replied.
Li Tianyou coughed several times beside her, but Lady Yao ignored him.
Seeing that he was still coughing, she turned to Zhou Tong and said, "Why aren't you helping the master back to his room to rest?"
"Yes, Madam." Zhou Tong quickly supported Li Tianyou and left.
"I heard that Madam Li just arrived in the capital from Li'an County, is that right?" Madam Cheng found Li Tianyou's wife quite interesting.
She didn't mind staying to chat with Madam Li a little longer.
After all, when it came to the other ladies of the capital, Madam Qiu felt she couldn't avoid them fast enough.
"I'm making a fool of myself in front of you two. I just came from a small place, so I don't really understand the rules of the capital." Lady Yao felt a bit shy saying this.
She had actually been in the capital for some days now, but other than visiting the old princess consort at the Prince An Residence, she hadn't met anyone else.
Mainly because she wasn't familiar with the people here, and moreover, she used to be just the wife of an ordinary merchant family.
Having come to the capital, the noble ladies probably wouldn't bother with her. Plus, she was worried that going out might bring shame to her husband and daughter.
Madam Cheng, Lady Du, and Lady Yao unknowingly chatted for quite a long time, until Cheng Qingli came looking for them.
"Mother, Aunt Du." Cheng Qingli had no idea how she had suddenly fallen asleep.
Her appearance, however, made Madam Cheng stand up first.
"You child, you scared your mother to death." Madam Cheng stood up, and seeing that her daughter indeed looked fine, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
One must know that even though she often showed disdain for her daughter, she truly loved her dearly.
However, thinking of the Zhaonan gege her daughter had mentioned, Madam Qiu felt she needed to question her thoroughly once they got back.
If it turned out to be some scoundrel trying to deceive her daughter, the Cheng family could deal with him as soon as possible.
Becoming a son-in-law of the Cheng family was not something just anyone could achieve.
After all, that would mean becoming the Emperor's brother-in-law, which was no easy feat.
"Mother, I'm fine. I just drank a little bit of sweet water." Cheng Qingli didn't know how she could collapse after just one bowl of sweet water; it was truly embarrassing.
Especially since Sister Wenxiu was there. If she told Zhaonan gege about this... just thinking about it made Cheng Qingli feel absolutely dreadful.
"Sigh, it's good that you know now. From now on, you absolutely must not touch alcohol." Thinking of this, Madam Cheng felt worried again. She had seen people with low alcohol tolerance, but never anyone as bad as her daughter.
Since her daughter always went out dressed as a man, what if someone plotted against her in the future?
Xu Heming had just returned to the Prince An Residence when he received an unsigned letter.
"Where did this letter come from?" Xu Heming looked at the letter in confusion, frowning as he asked.
"I don't know either. It was just nailed to the front gate by someone," the servant scratched his head, looking equally bewildered.
Xu Heming frowned and opened the letter, not understanding who would play such a boring game.
Originally, Xu Heming didn't pay much attention to the letter.
After all, he held an important position now.
However, upon opening it, he saw the words: "Your son is in my hands. If you want him to live, come to the City God Temple in the west of the city tonight!"
Xu Heming was stunned at first.
"Did Qingshi go out today?" Xu Heming asked with a frown.
He thought to himself: Could Xu Qingshi have been kidnapped by someone again?