A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 340: The Liu Family Mother and Son Plan to Keep Si Yao

"Fortunately, we managed to get to Xucheng before dark."

Si Yao and Xiao Lu left the town and walked for another day. It was already dark after the afternoon. Fortunately, they arrived at the foot of a city gate. Xiao Lu looked up at the words "Xucheng" on the plaque of the city gate and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's go." Si Yao looked back at Xiaolu and smiled faintly. With Mr. Zisang in Lanwu, she still asked Xiaolu to put away the bell.

"Miss Siyao?"

Just as the two were about to enter the city, a carriage stopped in front of them. Then a handsome young man stuck his head out and smiled happily at Si Yao.

"Aren't you the Young Master Liu from yesterday?" Xiaolu recognized the man immediately. No wonder the carriage looked familiar to him.

"It's me, Liu Ziyang." As he spoke, the young man got off the carriage, walked up to Si Yao and bowed slightly, saying, "Yesterday, the young lady helped Mr. Zisang treat my mother's illness. I didn't have time to thank you. I didn't expect that I would have the honor to meet the young lady again in Xucheng today. As the saying goes..."

"Mr. Liu, you are too polite. It was Mr. Zisang who treated your mother yesterday. My sister Siyao just followed him to learn a thing or two because she admired Mr. Zisang's medical skills. She didn't do anything. Mr. Liu should thank Mr. Zisang if he wants to." Xiaolu immediately saw the covetousness in Liu Ziyang's eyes for sister Siyao, so he stepped forward vigilantly and protected Siyao behind him without waiting for him to finish, and said with a cold face.

"Meeting is fate. Since you have come to Xucheng, I must do my best to entertain you as a good host." Xiaolu's words left Liu Ziyang speechless for a moment, but seeing that the girl Si Yao, whom he admired, was blocked by this cold-faced young man, he couldn't help but feel anxious. However, he couldn't get angry in front of the person he loved, so he had to pretend to be nice and continued to smile respectfully at Xiaolu.

"We are just casual acquaintances, so we won't cause trouble to Mr. Liu." Xiaolu still sneered and refused.

"No trouble, no trouble. If my mother knew that Miss Si Yao came to Xucheng and I failed to welcome you into the house, she would blame me instead!" Liu Ziyang pretended to be deaf and dumb to Xiaolu's implication, and waved his hands and smiled, pretending to be ignorant of the world.

Although Si Yao was a little surprised that Xiaolu suddenly stood in front of her, she did not think much about it. Besides, she agreed with what Xiaolu said. They only met Mr. Liu once, so there was no need to cause trouble for others. However, when she heard Mr. Liu mention his mother, as a doctor, she instinctively asked casually, "Is your mother feeling better today?"

"After taking the medicine prescribed by Mr. Zisang, she is feeling better today." Liu Ziyang was delighted to hear Miss Siyao concerned about his mother. After replying to her, he continued, "Today, my mother was still praising Miss Siyao for her thorough explanation of the Wenjing Decoction."

"Mrs. Liu, you are too kind. As a doctor, it is necessary to be familiar with the prescriptions." Si Yao smiled faintly.

"Sister Si Yao, it's getting late, shall we go into the city?" Xiao Lu was even more annoyed when he knew that Liu Ziyang wanted to use his mother to get close to Sister Si Yao. So he turned to Si Yao and reminded her without waiting for her to continue speaking.

Si Yao nodded, then bowed to Liu Ziyang and said, "We appreciate Mr. Liu's kindness, but we are just passing through Xucheng temporarily and have to continue our journey tomorrow morning. It is really inconvenient."

"Yes, Mr. Liu, if it wasn't getting dark, we wouldn't have stayed in Xucheng." Xiaolu immediately echoed with a proud look.

"Miss Si Yao, please wait a moment!" Si Yao refused like this. Liu Ziyang knew that he couldn't keep nagging her. He just looked at her beautiful figure who had already turned around and entered the city. Thinking that she would leave tomorrow, he suddenly felt lost and unwilling. He chased after her and bowed to Si Yao solemnly. Suddenly, he sighed with a distressed look on his face, "Miss Si Yao is also a doctor, so Ziyang will not hide it from you. Although my mother has improved after taking the medicine prescribed by Mr. Zisang, she still has no appetite and is depressed after returning. I don't know why."

Si Yao couldn't help but frown when she heard this, so she agreed to go to the Liu Mansion with him without saying much. After all, Madam Liu was Mr. Zisang's patient, and she couldn't just sit back and watch.

Watching Sister Si Yao getting on the Liu family's carriage, Xiaolu was so angry that he gritted his teeth. He never thought that Liu Ziyang was so scheming that he could even lie about his own mother's illness.

The Liu Family Mansion in the north of Xu City is not luxurious, but you can tell at first glance that it is a family of scholars. As soon as you enter the door, you can hear the rustling of bamboo leaves. The red plum rockery in the courtyard is reflected in the blue lake, which seems both real and illusory. The orchids hanging in the corridor are lush and green. There are carved railings and murals in the hall, thin smoke from the incense burner, and the elegant sandalwood wafting into your nose makes you feel calm and peaceful.

Liu Ziyang was overjoyed as he had invited Si Yao into his house as he had wished, but he did not rush to let her meet his mother. Instead, he first instructed the housekeeper to entertain the guests well, and he used the excuse of going to the backyard to meet his mother in advance.

"My illness is just getting better, and you want me to pretend to be sick to deceive Miss Si Yao?" Mrs. Liu was surprised and happy to hear that Miss Si Yao was coming to visit, but then she frowned when she learned that her son asked her to pretend to be sick again.

"Mother, I have been unable to forget Miss Si Yao since the first glimpse she gave me yesterday. We said goodbye in a hurry yesterday and it would have been fine if we had no chance to see her again. But I didn't expect to see her again today. I am so happy. But she is just passing by and will leave Xucheng tomorrow. I don't want to let her go. I just want you to help me keep her for a few more days." Liu Ziyang knew that his mother had always loved him, so he immediately knelt in front of Madam Liu and begged.

Mrs. Liu was so heartbroken to see her beloved little son kneeling that she didn't blame him at all. She just pulled him up and agreed.

Soon, Liu Ziyang returned to the front hall and brought Si Yao to his mother's room in the backyard.

Seeing Si Yao, Madam Liu, who was pretending to be sick in bed, still happily pulled her to sit next to her. After a brief greeting, Si Yao took Madam Liu's pulse again.

"Madam is fine, why don't you have an appetite?" After taking her pulse and seeing that she looked much better than yesterday, he asked.

"Oh, I don't know why, but... I feel so depressed and unbearable." Madam Liu pretended to be sick in front of the doctor. She felt very guilty, but she didn't want to make her son sad, so she had to find an excuse for her illness.

"Heart disease needs to be cured by heart medicine, and only when the heart is happy can all diseases be cured. Madam, you can talk to Si Yao about whatever is on your mind." Si Yao sighed secretly. She was not afraid of physical illness, but heart disease was difficult to figure out, and she was not a talkative person. Even so, she did not want to give up.

"Miss Si Yao, if you don't mind, could you stay in the mansion for a few more days so that I can talk about my worries?" Hearing Si Yao say this, Madam Liu once again pulled her hand and begged.

Seeing the tears in Madam Liu's eyes, Si Yao couldn't bear to refuse. Besides, she was the one who took the initiative to listen to the patient's concerns, so she nodded and agreed.