Chapter 27: The Scumbag Dad Was Cuckolded

“Anxiang, go to Meixiang Courtyard and call Aunt Mei over!”

“She always comes to pay her respects to this old lady. Why is she not here today? Does she think this old lady is too old and useless?”

Anxiang quickly agreed and ran towards Meixiang Courtyard…

The old lady’s chest heaved violently. After she finished speaking in one breath, she began to cough violently, “Cough, cough…”

“Old Lady, please calm down!” Mama Zhao worriedly patted her back.

Tang Chuyao waited for the old lady to calm down a little before slowly walking to the bedside. She stopped half an arm’s length away from the old lady, reached out to hold her wrist, and gently comforted her, “Grandmother, don’t get angry. You’ll hurt yourself.”

The old lady looked up at Tang Chuyao. She saw that her eyes were sincere, as if she was genuinely concerned for her, and her heart warmed slightly.

Then, she looked at Tang Chuying, who was not far away. She saw that her eyes were constantly glancing at the entrance of the courtyard. Since she had come in, she hadn’t even offered a word of comfort, let alone a word of endearment!

She had wasted her affection on her for so many years!

A concubine is a concubine after all!

Moreover, Mei Xia’e wasn’t even a concubine to begin with!

“Eldest daughter, sit down.” The old lady’s expression softened, and her eyes held a hint of warmth as she looked at Tang Chuyao.

Mama Zhao saw that the old lady had calmed down a lot and continued to feed her medicine.

Tang Chuyao found a wooden chair and sat down, quietly, without saying anything.

She had pretended to hold the old lady’s wrist, but she was actually checking her pulse.

“System, how is the old lady’s pulse?”

“Host, the old lady’s pulse is thin and wiry. Thin indicates weak blood and qi, wiry indicates poor blood circulation. Moreover, there is cold qi accumulating in her body, and yang qi cannot rise.”

“The old lady must have suffered from cold qi entering her body when she was young. Women are naturally deficient in blood and qi. The old lady rarely eats foods that replenish blood and qi, so her health will decline day by day!”

No wonder the old lady, who had always seemed healthy, suddenly collapsed in her previous life!

And the old lady had always been very kind to herself. She spent money lavishly, constantly consuming bird’s nest, and her meals were always meticulously prepared!

Every meal had at least twelve dishes, even breakfast!

She was raised so delicately, yet she suddenly collapsed!

Tang Chuyao in her previous life was very fond of these family members. As soon as the old lady collapsed, she immediately went to find Hua Wangshu.

She begged Hua Wanshu for a long time before Hua Wanshu came!

You must know that the Valley Master of the Wanhua Valley was a divine doctor who was worth a fortune!

Just the old lady’s medicine over those years cost tens of thousands of taels, not to mention the daily supplements!

Tang Chuyao sat quietly. She wanted to see how the old lady would buy delicacies and expensive medicinal herbs without her mother’s dowry in this life!

Anxiang soon returned, followed by a haggard-looking Aunt Mei.

She was wearing a dress that was old and faded, and the embroidery on it was also frayed and loose.

Her usually rosy cheeks were now pale, and her eyes were dark with fatigue.

The old lady didn’t care about Mei Xia’e at all. She immediately reprimanded her, “Aunt Mei, you’re putting on airs. If you didn’t know better, you’d think this old lady should come and pay her respects to you every day!”

Mei Xia’e quickly knelt beside the bed, terrified, “Old Lady, please forgive me! This concubine was unwell today and couldn’t get up.”

The old lady snorted heavily and didn’t let her get up. Instead, she continued, “Aunt Mei, what did the Xuanping Marquis’ wife come to see you for yesterday?”

Mei Xia’e hesitated for a moment, her teeth clenched in anger. She looked up and noticed Tang Chuyao sitting beside her.

How could this little bitch be sitting down today?

Didn’t the old lady always set rules for her?

Mei Xia’e looked again and saw Tang Chuying standing aside, her brows furrowed, giving her a wink.

Mei Xia’e came to her senses and was about to speak when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head, and something flowed down her forehead.

“Aunt Mei, this old lady is not dead yet! This Wenyong Bo Mansion is not for you to rule!”

“You’re not even willing to answer my questions?”

The old lady glared at Mei Xia’e with fury.

Mei Xia’e, clutching her head, looked aggrieved. Blood trickled down her face.

She harbored immense resentment towards the old lady, muttering under her breath, “This old hag!”

But on the surface, she pretended to be submissive, quickly kowtowing and saying, “Old Lady, you are wrong!”

“Even if I had a hundred lives, I wouldn’t dare to disobey you!”

“Yesterday, the Xuanping Marquis’ wife came to see this concubine to help the Eldest Miss reclaim her dowry!”

“The Eldest Miss is so lucky. Her future mother-in-law has already come to support her before she even marries into the Xuanping Marquis Mansion!”

Tang Chuyao seemed to be startled by Mei Xia’e’s words. She looked aggrieved but remained silent.

The old lady was instantly furious. The Xuanping Marquis’ wife had indeed come to demand the dowry!

The eldest daughter wasn’t lying. Looking at the eldest daughter, who looked aggrieved but didn’t dare to speak, the old lady narrowed her eyes and looked at Mei Xia’e, who was kneeling on the ground, with an unkind expression. “This old lady didn’t know that when the eldest daughter of this mansion gets married, the matter of the dowry needs to be discussed with a concubine!”

Mei Xia’e didn’t react for a moment before she understood the implication of the old lady’s words!

Usually, when the old lady needed her, she didn’t treat her as a concubine but as a niece!

Now that something had happened, she was calling her a concubine!

She hated it most when people called her Aunt Mei!

Mei Xia’e’s hands, hidden in her sleeves, clenched tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms…

“Old Lady, please understand. This concubine wouldn’t dare to make decisions for the Eldest Miss!”

“The Xuanping Marquis’ wife came to see this concubine herself! Old Lady, you were unwell yesterday, so this concubine…”

“Shut up!” The old lady was furious. This Mei Xia’e was incorrigible!

“Cough, cough…” “Don’t try to deceive this old lady…”

“Cough, cough…”

“Old Lady!”

“Quick, someone! The Old Lady has fainted!” Mama Zhao quickly called out to Anxiang, “Go find the family doctor!”

Anxiang quickly turned and left…

Soon, the family doctor, Zhang Hong, arrived. He took the old lady’s pulse, but he couldn’t find anything wrong. He frowned, glanced at Mei Xia’e, who was standing aside, and after a long pause, he said, “The Old Lady is suffering from a fit of anger!”

“I’ll prescribe some medicine for the Old Lady to clear her blood vessels. She should take it for a few days to recover.”

Tang Chuyao watched the family doctor write the prescription without showing any emotion.

The old lady’s blood and qi were deficient. She needed to replenish her blood and qi, not clear her blood vessels. If she continued to clear her blood vessels, the old lady’s body would be depleted, and her condition would worsen!

This incompetent doctor!

Not only was his medical skills poor, but he was also flirting with the mistress of the mansion!

Tang Chuyao smelled a faint scent of rouge on the family doctor.

This scent of rouge was the kind that Mei Xia’e usually used…

Oh, her scumbag dad had a big, green hat waving at him…

When did Mei Xia’e start flirting with this family doctor?

If it was many years ago, would Tang Chunan be the son of the family doctor and Aunt Mei?

Thinking about Tang Chunan’s appearance, Tang Chuyao couldn’t help but take a closer look at the family doctor. She didn’t know if it was psychological or what, but Tang Chunan did look a bit like the family doctor!

Especially the prominent feature of his flat nose!

Thinking about how she had been taking the medicine prescribed by Zhang Hong, which led to her body being poisoned with bone-eating poison and face-eating poison!

Tang Chuyao decided to give the family doctor and Aunt Mei a grand gift!