"What?"
Guang Bai thought he had misheard.
They wanted their young lord to persuade Young Master Xie to take medicine? Young Master Xie was a doctor himself, how could he have trouble taking medicine?
Was this a joke?
Qian Qiu confirmed that he was truly desperate for help, otherwise, why would he come to invite his master this late at night?
If he was invited at this hour, he would really have to stay overnight.
Guang Bai speechlessly indicated that he needed to go in and ask for instructions.
Before he could figure out how to begin, Xu Hengyan asked, "What's wrong with Young Master Xie now?"
See, no need to guess, it was Young Master Xie who had an issue.
If it were anyone else in their manor, they wouldn't have come to disturb their young lord for such a trivial matter.
"Doctor Qian wants you to persuade Young Master Xie to take his medicine." Ridiculous, wasn't it! Young Master Xie was so old, yet he still threw such tantrums.
Xu Hengyan was indeed taken aback, "Young Master Xie refuses to take his medicine?"
Guang Bai said, "Doctor Qian is at his wit's end, likely because he has no other options."
Young Master Xie, who stirred up trouble and defied everyone, was indeed not someone who could be easily handled.
Xu Hengyan put down his brush, rubbed his wrist, and stood up.
...
Xu Hengyan entered the waterside pavilion with the medicine bowl. He saw Xie Jiang leaning against a recliner, watching the beauties dancing and moving gracefully in the pavilion across the cool lake and misty flying veils, his interest piqued as he occasionally applauded.
"Second Brother." Xu Hengyi immediately straightened up, secretly wiping his mouth. Fortunately, he hadn't drooled.
Hearing the movement, Xie Jiang turned his head and saw the medicine bowl in Xu Hengyan's hand. He immediately glared at Qian Qiu.
Xu Hengyan said, "Isn't Doctor Qian doing this for your own good?"
Xie Jiang immediately turned his head back, his eyes only on the beauties dancing in the veils, seeing nothing else.
Seeing this, Xu Hengyan found it amusing. "The medicine you prescribed for Grandmother before was even more bitter, yet Grandmother still drank it all. If you don't take your medicine on time, when will your illness get better?"
"It's taken so much trouble to get my Second Brother involved just for a dose of medicine..." Xu Hengyi grumbled sourly. He was a cousin, yet he didn't get this treatment!
Xie Jiang sneered, "Why don't you drink it?"
Xu Hengyi exclaimed, "It's not me who's sick!"
Xu Hengyan approached with the medicine bowl, stirred it with a spoon, and said, "The medicine will get cold if you wait any longer. It's most effective when taken hot."
Xu Hengyan had never done this before, so he could only offer a few dry words of persuasion.
Xie Jiang turned his head, looked at Xu Hengyan who was close at hand, and opened his mouth, clearly expecting Xu Hengyan to feed him.
Xu Hengyi wanted to stuff a mouthful of melon seeds into her! Was she really that shameless?
"Master, let me."
Guang Bai rushed forward, intending to take over. How could he let his master feed someone! What did he take his master for!
Xie Jiang immediately closed his mouth and glared at Guang Bai with eyes like knives. If he dared to act on his own, she would kill his entire family!
Guang Bai's hand, which had reached out to grab the medicine bowl, froze.
It was easy for Xie Jiang to kill anyone's entire family.
Xu Hengyan said it was fine and sat down beside Xie Jiang.
Her eyes, like sparkling stars, were filled with anticipation as she looked at him.
She was like a child, eagerly waiting for him to feed her, but Guang Bai had jumped out, eager to take over.
She wasn't a good-tempered person to begin with, so naturally, she was very angry.
Although she was a bit troublesome, it wasn't a major problem.
What's more...
Xu Hengyan fed her a spoonful, then another, then a third...
As expected, Xie Jiang's face contorted into a bitter gourd. Finally, she snatched the bowl from Xu Hengyan's hand and downed the entire medicine in one gulp.
Xu Hengyan then smiled.
However, when the young master of the Xie family threw a tantrum, it would pass, and nothing would be left.
Xie Jiang glared angrily at Xu Hengyan, her face puffed out. He was still smiling!
Xu Hengyan tried to maintain a serious expression, he wasn't smiling.
"The silver has been sent to the Shuntian Prefecture yamen. They will soon arrange the compensation matters, so you don't need to bear too much psychological burden," Xu Hengyan said.
Xu Hengyi glanced at Xie Jiang. Did she seem to have a psychological burden? Or was his perspective too shallow, only seeing the surface, and she was actually suffering internally?
"Duke Qian of Qian State considered the practical issues of the common people and only scolded me and made me pay compensation. Surely there won't be no other voices in the court?" Xie Jiang drank some warm water to suppress the bitterness in her mouth.
There were indeed various voices in the court regarding this matter.
Some people habitually chose to feign deafness and blindness.
Some people clapped their hands in joy at the downfall of the Marquis of Nanxiong.
And some, like Duke Qian of Qian State, were very angry at Xie Jiang's disruption of order and incitement of rebellion.
Of course, there were also those who clamored for Xie Jiang to be severely punished.
But the last voice was quickly uprooted in Nanping Road Shi. After the mountain of crimes committed by the Lu family over the years was publicized, their voices were silenced.
Xu Hengyan said, "This incident had a great impact. It's impossible not to give an explanation to all the subjects of the empire. His Majesty's temporary release of you from the Dali Temple prison was also because he considered that you did not do it intentionally."
Xu Hengyi exclaimed, "Releasing Xie Jiang from the Dali Temple prison is only temporary? Then..." Wouldn't they arrest Xie Jiang again someday?
Since the person had already been released, it was impossible to arrest her again. Xu Hengyan said to Xie Jiang, "It's just that for the next period of time, you'll have to be under my supervision."
Xie Jiang's eyes immediately lit up, "Meaning, you've become my guarantor?"
Xu Hengyan hadn't expected her reaction to hearing this.
Not only did she not object to being supervised by him, even though it was only nominal, and he wouldn't restrict her actions, but she was still being watched.
She seemed surprisingly delighted and happy? As if being tied to him was a rare opportunity.
Xu Hengyan, besides being surprised, couldn't help but feel amused.
"That's right."
"Wonderful!"
Xie Jiang suddenly became energetic, and the temper she had thrown while taking medicine disappeared without a trace.
"Then do you have to be responsible for everything I do?"
Xie Jiang grinned broadly, and it was clear she was genuinely happy.
"Yes, I will be responsible for everything."
Xu Hengyan felt a bit amused. Although it wasn't a bad thing, why did it become such a great event for her?
Xu Hengyi was completely bewildered, unable to understand why Xie Jiang was so happy?
Was being watched by his Second Brother something good?
Xu Hengyi thought about how everything he did was seen by his Second Brother...
It was simply unbearable.
"Xie Jiang, you wouldn't deliberately do bad things and get my Second Brother implicated, would you?" This was the only reason Xu Hengyi could think of for Xie Jiang's elation.
He hadn't expected his Second Brother to pay such a heavy price to rescue Xie Jiang from prison.
Xie Jiang immediately frowned and glared, "Xu Hengyi, how can you think of me like that? Am I that kind of person?"
Xu Hengyi didn't want to think of her that way, but even heaven couldn't guarantee her character.
Looking at the two of them bickering, Xu Hengyan said with a gentle expression, "I have to return to Ninghe the day after tomorrow at the latest. Do you plan to stay in the capital, or will you come to Ninghe with me?"
"Then if I stay in the capital, how will you supervise me?" Xie Jiang glanced at Xu Hengyi. "What if I do something bad? Will you accompany me to live in the Dali Temple prison?"
Xu Hengyan had clearly considered this issue long ago. He wouldn't force Xie Jiang to go to Ninghe with him.
"I'll have Guang Bai stay behind to supervise you on my behalf."
Guang Bai received a thunderous shock late at night!
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