288 Qin Huai Is Ill from Anger
The little girl was in shock and immediately ran out. After making many turns in the Duke Yong Manor, she finally arrived at a side hall.
At this moment, Duke Yong, the Duchess, and a young woman dressed in ordinary clothes but with a graceful posture were all sitting there.
The little girl almost went in on her knees.
“What’s wrong? Did Huai’er bully you?” the Duchess asked.
The little girl trembled with fear, feeling that terrifying aura still reverberating in her body.
She shook her head. “Young Master didn’t bully me, but… but Young Master asked me to get lost.”
At this point, she suddenly felt so wronged.
She only wanted to help. Why was he scolding her?
Many people in the residence were afraid of the Young Master. There were even people who secretly hated him and felt that he was not a proper Young Master at all. Otherwise, why would he keep sneaking around and not go out to meet people?
She didn’t despise him and even brought him food. Yet, he was actually so fierce to her.
As expected, he deserved to be hated!
However, the Duchess smiled in her eyes and let the little girl go first. Then, she turned to the young woman beside her and said, “Look, what did I say? Huai’er is still the same. Why do you have to do this? You’re annoying him again.”
There was no change in the young woman’s eyes. “That girl is 50% similar to that little girl.”
“Every person is different. There’s no way he would be comfortable with the presence of a random person.” Duke Yong disagreed. “It’s useless even if you find a girl that’s 100% similar to her in appearance. Moreover, that little girl should be a good person. You didn’t thank her, nor did you try to understand her. You actually want to replace her. That doesn’t make sense.”
The young woman glanced at Duke Yong.
The Duchess elbowed Duke Yong and turned to the young woman with a smile. “Madam, you know that he’s like this. He says whatever he wants.”
“Why can’t I say anything about my own daughter?!” Duke Yong glared at the young woman with dissatisfaction. “I have to scold you too. If you want to show care to Huai’er, then do it normally. Don’t use such messy methods. Other than making him resist you more, there’s no other benefit!”
At this point, Duke Yong felt a little suffocated. “Back then, you wanted to hand Huai’er over to me to raise. I brought him to the border for two years. Although he didn’t say much, he was still a good child. In the end, after he came back, you did all those messy things and caused Huai’er to be implicated. He developed such a murderous aura at a young age. Now that he’s finally better, you want to cause trouble again?”
“Husband!! Shut up!” When the Duchess heard that he was getting more and more ridiculous, she did not even dare to look at her daughter’s expression. How could her daughter, who had always been arrogant, have a good expression after being criticized like this?
As expected, the young woman did not agree with Duke Yong’s words. “Since he has such an identity, he should bear these burdens. In the past, I felt that his health was not good, so there was no need to force it. Now that his body has recovered, he has to deal with the things he should do and as for the unnecessary thoughts, he should cut them off one by one.”
Before the young woman could continue, a guard with the surname Chi cupped his hands outside.
“Madam, Duke, Duchess!”
Duke Yong: “What is it?”
The guard with the surname Chi was expressionless and said seriously, “The Young Master said that he was greatly frightened just now and wanted to invite a doctor to take a look at him.”
Duke Yong: “??”
The Duchess hurriedly said, “Alright, alright. Get the doctor to take a look at him and tell Huai’er not to think too much.”
“The Young Master said that he has already found a divine doctor, but the fees for the divine doctor’s consultation are quite high…”
Realization flashed across the young woman’s eyes.
“How much?”
“5,000 taels.” Under their surprised gazes, the guard continued, “It’s just the fee for consultation. It’s another price for the prescription.”
The three of them: “…”
This was blackmail, right?