In the main hall, Liang Sizhong was sitting on the upper seat with a deep frown. Next to him was the eldest lady. She was looking thoughtfully at her daughter Liang Xiaoqing, who was sitting on the guest chair below. They had just had dinner.
Tang Ma came in with lotus seed tea, placed it in front of the eldest lady, and then left. Qi Zi walked in after Tang Ma left. The eldest lady who had picked up the tea and wanted to drink it looked at it.
When Qi Zi walked in, he put down his tea cup and looked at her with disdain. Liang Sizhong's eyes almost narrowed to a slit, not believing that Qi Zi would come to him. Liang Xiaoqing stood up and walked to her side with a mocking look on her face.
He looked at her, and from time to time he waved the silk in his hand in front of his nose and said, "Second sister, why are you dressed so shabbily? Do you want me to give you some sets of clothes?"
"Stop being so hypocritical." Qi Zi said angrily.
"Why are you so disrespectful? Your sister gives you clothes because she thinks highly of you." The eldest lady said with some reproach.
"Huh, I came here today to tell you, don't play my mind. I will not agree to enter the palace. This kind of thing should be left to my sister." Qi Zi sneered and looked at Liang Xiaoqing and said.
"Yes, I would like to give it to my daughter, but if she hadn't been in poor health since she was a child, such a good thing would never have been possible for you. The emperor's concubine is not someone who can be an ordinary person."
The eldest lady said lightly.
Qi Zi looked at Liang Xiaoqing in front of her. She had a peach-like face, bright eyes and white teeth, and she was full of energy. Why was she in poor health since she was a child? "As the eldest lady said, how can a person like me be worthy of being here?"
My lord, you should leave this glorious thing to your daughter."
"Humph, I'm not afraid to tell you, I won't let my daughter take this risk." The eldest lady said word by word, obviously she knew what happened in the palace.
"Your daughter is a human being, am I not a human being? I am also my mother's daughter. You know that your daughter will be sad if something happens to her, wouldn't my mother be sad?" Qi Zi was angered and shouted at the eldest lady.
"You have no choice. Someone will come to pick you up from the palace tomorrow." Liang Sizhong, who had been silent all this time, said loudly.
"Tomorrow? No matter when, I will not agree. Isn't it the crime of deceiving the king? Anyway, I have no attachment to this family. Whether you are exterminated by the nine tribes, or you are slaughtered, it doesn't matter to me.
It’s my mother’s business.” Qi Zi said with a chuckle.
"Shut up, aren't you a member of this family?" Liang Sizhong was angered by Qi Zi's words. He stood up and shouted.
"Of course not, I'm going to take my mother out of this hellish place right now." Qi Zi said not to be outdone. Just as he turned around to leave, he saw Tang's mother running up and saying, "It's not good, Second Miss, Second Madam."
I coughed so much that I vomited blood."
"What? Mom." She whispered and ran towards the west courtyard.
It turned out that Mrs. Yang couldn't help but worry when she saw that Qi Zi hadn't come back after leaving for a long time. The longer the time passed, the more worried she became. She also had difficulty moving and didn't know where to go even if she wanted to look. She felt so anxious that she coughed and vomited blood.
Zi ran to Mrs. Yang, saw the blood stains on the quilt and handkerchief, and shouted nervously: "Mom, mother, how are you? Don't scare me, I'm back."
Yang was out of breath and couldn't speak at all. Qi Zi anxiously said to Tang's mother: "Quick, go and ask the doctor."
"Yes, yes, yes." Tang Ma just responded, and then she arrived at the door and saw the eldest lady walking in, supported by Liang Xiaoqing. When Yang saw her, she coughed and couldn't breathe.
"Who said we should ask a doctor?" she asked in a loud voice.
Qi Zi looked back at her and said, "Someone is sick. Can't they call a doctor? Don't worry, I won't ask you to pay for the consultation."
"It turns out that the second lady is sick. Oh, why are you so careless?"
"Tang Ma, go and ask the doctor quickly." Qi Zi called again.
"You're not allowed to go." The eldest lady yelled, and Tang Ma had to stand aside timidly.
"What on earth are you going to do?" Qi Zi cried and shouted.
"What am I going to do? Didn't I make it very clear just now in the main hall?" The eldest lady looked at her coldly and said.
"You don't want me to enter the palace." Qi Zi still insisted on his attitude.
"Why, are you still insisting?" The eldest lady pointed at Yang who was coughing non-stop and said.
"You..." Qi Zi was so angry that he couldn't speak.
"I heard that you are a filial daughter, are you going to make fun of your mother's life?"
"Cough, cough, cough", Yang coughed continuously, her hands waving around her from time to time. At this time, she was so out of breath that she couldn't say anything.
Qi Zi looked at Mr. Yang nervously and then glared at the eldest lady, not knowing what to do.
"Why, are you still insisting? If your mother died here, it would be all your fault. I think you will regret it for the rest of your life." The eldest lady walked up to Qi Zi, lowered her head and said softly.
When Mrs. Yang heard it, her coughing became more serious than before. At this moment, Qi Zi was desperate and could only cry and shout: "Okay, I promise, you can ask Ma Tang to call a doctor."
"That's right." The eldest lady said with a smile, "Mother Tang, go quickly."
"Yes, madam." Tang Ma rushed out of the door, running anxiously.
"Mother, mother, don't worry, lie down and rest. The doctor will be here in a moment. You have to hold on." Qi Zi helped Yang, who was coughing, to lie down and comforted her.
"Don't worry, I haven't died for so many years, and I won't die anytime soon." The eldest lady said contemptuously.
Qi Zi turned around, tried hard to suppress his anger and said, "I still have one condition."
"Say it."
"You have to ask the best doctor to diagnose and treat my mother. If something happens to her one day, I swear I will never let you go." Qi said with tears.
"Okay, I promise you to get a good doctor for your mother, but I don't promise to guarantee her life or death. If one day she doesn't want to live anymore, you will be blamed on me, wouldn't I be very resentful?"
She said sarcastically, her face saying that her life and death have nothing to do with me.
Qi Zi turned around and looked at the eldest lady angrily and shouted: "Get out of here, get out of here."
"Humph." The lady snorted angrily and left. Liang Xiaoqing kept saying, "Mom, don't be angry. Stay away from this house in the future. Don't take advantage of any bad luck."