"I'm grateful to Doctor Ming for assisting us today."
After everyone left, Luo Ge and the others arranged a private room upstairs, preparing some wine and dishes to entertain Doctor Ming.
Hearing this, Doctor Ming smiled and shook his head: "It was just a small effort. How has the lady's health been recently?"
Previously, the Princess Consort had instructed him to visit Luo Ge regularly, so today he came to examine Luo Ge's health.
When he looked into Luo Ge's eyes, he paused slightly.
Luo Ge cooperated by extending her arm, allowing Doctor Ming to examine her pulse.
"There's no discomfort, just a little sleepiness."
"Being sleepy during pregnancy is normal, but you shouldn't overdo it and need to move around more," Doctor Ming nodded and advised her after carefully examining her pulse.
"Understood, I will pay attention," Gu Jinchen responded with a nod.
When it came to his wife's matters, he naturally took care of them.
After that, Doctor Ming slightly adjusted the herbal prescription for stabilizing Luo Ge's pregnancy according to her condition and prepared to take his leave.
"The lady's body is stable, and I can return to report to the Princess Consort with peace of mind. It's getting late now, so I should depart."
Hearing this, the young couple was taken aback and stood up.
"At this hour, it will be dark by the time you return. Why don't you stay the night in Yiyang Town and leave tomorrow?"
For Doctor Ming to make this trip, it wouldn't be right as the hosts to let him leave without proper rest after traveling this distance.
That would be neglecting our duties as hosts.
Hearing this, Doctor Ming shook his head: "It's not an issue, the Princess Consort and the others are currently in the provincial capital, which is not far."
"I appreciate your kindness, but if there's another opportunity, I'll stay overnight then."
After Doctor Ming said this, Luo Ge and the others couldn't insist further.
As for the reason why the Princess Consort was still staying in the provincial capital, they naturally didn't inquire about matters they shouldn't.
The young couple wasn't the type to pry into such affairs.
"If that's the case, we won't keep you any longer, but please wait a moment."
With that, Luo Ge went downstairs to the rear courtyard and retrieved some packaged dried fruits she had made.
These were made from mangoes and peaches she had harvested from her space. When the fruits ripened, she had picked a portion to eat fresh and cultivated the rest.
She didn't have much left, so she didn't sell these dried fruits but kept them for herself.
Afterward, she also had Er Zhu and the others prepare some food for Doctor Ming to eat on his journey, and handed everything to him.
"The Princess Consort was kind to have you make this trip. These are some snacks I made myself, most suitable for ladies and children.
Please take them back and have the Princess Consort try them. And you can also eat them while traveling."
Since he had made this trip, it wouldn't be right to let him return empty-handed.
But given the Princess Consort's noble status, she had access to anything she desired and lacked for nothing.
Luo Ge had nothing valuable to give, so she could only offer homemade snacks.
Hearing Luo Ge's words, Doctor Ming didn't refuse.
"Then I thank the lady."
"Yes, please take care on your journey."
After seeing Doctor Ming off, the young couple finally had time to speak with the people inside the building.
"Lady, we acknowledge our mistake," said Er Zhu, Lin Yun, Lin Lin, and others as they stood in rows before them.
Luo Ge sighed, "What mistake? You all did very well today. There's no mistake, only merit!"
"But..." Luo Ge turned to look at Lin Lin.
"Just don't act so rashly next time! We were fortunate that nothing went wrong with the dishes today. But if something had happened to the dishes, or to you, what would we have done?"
"What would your brother have done?"
They understood this child had good intentions, but his actions were indeed reckless.
If something had truly gone wrong with the dishes today, he could have lost his life! How dangerous!
By modern standards, these two brothers were only sixteen, having just graduated from middle school or started high school, still minors and just children.
Hearing Luo Ge's words, Lin Lin froze, looked at Luo Ge and the others, then at Lin Yun, and lowered his head with reddened eyes.
"Yes, lady, I know I was wrong."
After hearing Luo Ge, he realized how reckless his actions were and why his brother had been instantly enraged when he saw what he did.
He was indeed in the wrong, causing the hosts, the lady, and his brother to worry about him.
Seeing his expression, Gu Jinchen stepped forward and patted his shoulder: "We know your intentions were good, and we're not blaming you by saying this.
The lady's words are only to hope that next time you encounter such a situation, you'll consider more and not take such dangerous actions again.
There were actually many ways to handle this matter, not necessarily using such a dangerous method.
If all else failed, we, the couple, could have handled it, couldn't we?"
This building was managed by the two of them, and the incident happened because of the two of them.
The attendants and those two guests were actually all innocent parties dragged into this.
If Lin Lin's actions today had truly gone wrong, they would have felt guilty for the rest of their lives.
Hearing Gu Jinchen's words, Lin Lin obediently nodded.
"Yes, host, I understand."
"Mm."
...After the day's events, not a single person in the building was left unshaken. In the evening, Luo Ge prepared a table of dishes using the kitchen's ingredients.
First, to comfort everyone, and second, to thank them for their united support today.
Speaking of today's events, the building's attendants truly performed excellently, and it was no exaggeration to call it a great merit.
What they didn't expect was that because of this meal, the attendants became even more appreciative of them.
These attendants were just making a living in this building, so assisting when something happened was expected.
Not to mention today's events, they were simply following Luo Ge's previous instructions.
But they didn't expect Luo Ge and the others to take note of everything, which made them feel warmly appreciated and valued.
It also further confirmed that they had chosen the right hosts to serve.
...Long before sensing the Fu Family's intentions, Luo Ge had repeatedly reminded the people in the building to be cautious and careful.
She was only one person, and even with Gu Jinchen, they were just two people with four hands and four legs, unable to handle everything themselves. So she could only give reminders and instructions.
Today, they performed very well, taking care of everything within the building, including procurement and goods, essentially without any flaws.
And today's events were indeed something they didn't anticipate, never expecting the other party to target the guests leaving the building.
They could guarantee the safety and well-being of guests inside the Spring Bloom Pavilion, but outside was beyond their control.
Undeniably, they did share some responsibility for today's incident...
................
On the other side,
Based on the evidence provided by the rhythm leader, Fu Zhixi also enjoyed a nice stint in prison.
Upon hearing about today's events, the Fu Family Master was enraged.
And subsequently, a series of chain reactions caused by this incident further fueled his anger.
Seething with rage, he didn't even go to the prison to bail out Fu Zhixi for over ten days.
It was precisely because of his anger that other commoners who heard about the situation confirmed the authenticity of the incident.
In an instant, the Spring Bloom Pavilion became the object of everyone's disdain.
Not only was their business deserted, but whenever their people appeared, they were bound to be showered with spittle.
Outside the Fu Family's residence, there were daily curses, rotten vegetables, and scattered stones littering the ground.
They certainly didn't deserve to be hit by eggs, as eggs were too precious.
Those who had been unjustly suppressed by the Fu Family's unscrupulous means were now quietly gathering evidence for retaliation.
Of course, the Fu Family wasn't afraid of just anyone, and they had their own rival families.
So how could their rivals possibly miss such a great opportunity?
They would definitely seize the chance to find fault, bring them down, and eliminate them all!
From this perspective, it seems the Fu Family would find it difficult to recover this time.
All it took was an opportunity.
Fu Zhixi might not have anticipated such severe consequences when she acted.
.....Luo Ge and the others learned about all these situations from Hu Jun.
On the day they heard that Fu Zhixi had been arrested and the Spring Bloom Pavilion began facing its predicament, Luo Ge and the others started preparing to move.
Now they have settled into their new residence, and their old house is undergoing renovation.
