The inner courtyard of the county government office and the back garden.
Situ Jing and Yuan Yuan were walking and chatting in the garden. Xiao Huan followed them and would say a few words from time to time.
Suddenly, a drizzle began to fall from the sky, and the three of them walked into the hexagonal pavilion in the garden to take shelter from the rain.
Yuan looked at the drizzle outside the pavilion and complained slightly: "It's really raining in the middle of the road these days..."
Situ Jing smiled and joked: "Don't worry, Mrs. Chai, we have plenty of umbrellas, you can hold as many as you want..."
Yuan Yuan immediately smiled and said with peace of mind: "Seeing that you are still in the mood to joke, I feel relieved."
After hearing this, Situ Jing became more serious and said to Yuanyuan: "Mrs. Chai, thank you for always visiting me these days!"
Yuan Yuan waved his hand and said: "Why are you thanking me? I don't have anywhere to go here. I might as well come here to eat and drink. You guys talk to me and I have to thank you!"
Situ Jing did not speak, but nodded happily, and then looked at the drizzle in the sky with some melancholy.
Yuan Yuan saw Situ Jing's expression, thought for a moment and suggested, "Miss Situ, why don't we go for a walk on the street when the weather is nice..."
"Go to the street?" Situ Jing was slightly stunned.
Xiaohuan immediately echoed: "Yes, Miss, you haven't been out for so many days. It's time to go outside for a walk, otherwise you will get suffocated."
Since that time at Hengli Pawnshop, Situ Jing has never left the house. She can only move around in the small area of the county government office all day long. Although she spends most of the day reading, she feels very bored after a long time.
Situ Jing hesitated for a moment, shook his head in frustration and said, "Forget it, dad won't allow me to go out..."
Yuan Yuan felt aggrieved and said, "I'll go talk to Lord Situ and he will definitely be right."
"No, no, don't go!" Situ Jing hurriedly dissuaded Yuan, and then said insincerely: "Actually, I don't really want to go out either..."
Yuan Yuan saw that she was not telling the truth, so he said: "Miss Situ, you know you are worried about the gossip outside, but I can tell you responsibly that since the last announcement was posted, those rumors have long been ignored.
Passed it on! Besides, no one knows us, we are just strolling around, what does it matter?"
Xiaohuan immediately helped: "Yes, Miss, we don't have names written on our foreheads, who knows who we are?"
Situ Jing hesitated for a while, then finally nodded and said, "Well, when dad comes back later, I will go and tell him..."
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When it gets dark, the dining room in the inner courtyard.
Situ Jing finished dinner quietly beside her father.
As soon as she put down her chopsticks, Xiao Huan, who was standing behind Situ Zhou, started to wink at Situ Jing and motioned her to take this opportunity to speak quickly.
Situ Jing immediately rolled her eyes at Xiao Huan, then secretly observed her father's face, and said softly: "Dad, there is something my daughter wants to discuss with you..."
"What's the matter? Tell me..." Situ Zhou took a sip of tea.
Situ Jing did not dare to look directly at her father, so she lowered her head and said, "My daughter...has had some abdominal pain from time to time recently, so she wanted to find time to go out and see the doctor..."
After saying that, Situ Jing quietly glanced at his father's face to see his reaction.
Situ Jing knew very well that if she directly asked her father if she could go out for a walk, he would most likely not agree, so she lied and said that she was not feeling well.
When Situ Zhou heard that his daughter was unwell, he immediately put down the tea bowl and said with concern: "Okay, why do you have abdominal pain? Did you catch a cold because you didn't cover yourself with a quilt when you slept at night?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Situ Zhou turned to look at Xiaohuan: "Xiaohuan, did you sleep too much at night? Did you forget to cover the young lady with a quilt?"
Xiaohuan immediately shook his head and waved his hands: "No, sir, the lady's abdominal pain is not because of catching a cold, but because... because..."
"Why?" Situ Zhou was very curious.
Xiaohuan lowered his head, looking very embarrassed, and said: "Master, what else could it be for? Think about it carefully..."
While Xiaohuan spoke, Situ Jing also lowered his head.
Only then did Situ Zhou suddenly understand, and he immediately patted his forehead and said, "Oh my, dad is confused, he is confused..."
Then, Situ Zhou stood up and said, "In this case, dad will send someone to invite the doctor to come over!"
When Situ Jing heard this, he stood up in a hurry: "No, daddy!"
"What's wrong?" Situ Zhou was puzzled.
Situ Jing thought quickly and said, "Dad, my daughter has a bad reputation now. If you ask the doctor to come back to treat your daughter, someone with ulterior motives may take advantage of her, and then some unsavory rumors will spread."
"This..." Situ Zhou's face suddenly darkened. What his daughter said made sense. Things had just calmed down, so it was best to be cautious.
Situ Zhou said again: "But you are not feeling well, so you can't help but see a doctor?"
Situ Jing immediately said: "Dad, my daughter can go to the doctor's house and see by herself!"
"Ah? How can this be done? No, no, no..." Situ Zhou was very surprised, and his first reaction was to refuse.
Situ Jing hurriedly said: "Dad, please listen to your daughter first. If your daughter goes to the hospital disguised as an ordinary girl, how will the doctor know that I am your daughter? Then my daughter will come back immediately after seeing the doctor. This way
Then no one will know!"
Xiaohuan was anxious but didn't dare to say anything, so he could only nod vigorously.
"That's it..." Situ Zhou slowly sat down and thought about it while drinking tea.
After a while, Situ Zhou said: "This method is feasible, but dad is not worried about just the two of you going. Someone must accompany you and protect you..."
After what happened last time, Situ Zhou was almost frightened.
After a pause, Situ Zhou said: "In this case, I will ask Ge Hong to lead two people to follow you!"
Situ Jing said hurriedly: "Dad, my daughter is going to see her daughter's illness. Uncle Ge and the others are both men... It's not convenient..."
When Situ Zhou thought so, he became embarrassed: "What should we do?"
Xiaohuan couldn't help but blurted out: "Master, you can ask Mrs. Chai to accompany the young lady!"
"Nonsense!" Situ Zhou said in a deep voice: "Who is Madam Chai? How dare you work for her?"
Xiaohuan said anxiously: "But Master, Mrs. Chai has already agreed!"
Situ Zhou was surprised and said: "Agreed? When did you agree?"
Situ Jing said: "Dad, when Mrs. Chai came during the day, my daughter mentioned this matter to her, and she readily agreed..."
"Really?" Situ Zhou asked.
Situ Jing nodded carefully: "Really dad, if you don't believe me, you can ask Mrs. Chai tomorrow."
Situ Zhou nodded secretly, thinking that it would be best if Mrs. Chai was willing to accompany her.
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PS: I have something to do at the moment, so I can only update once today and tomorrow. I'm very sorry...