Jing Xingzhi’s Daily Life in Ancient Times

“Mother!”

When Wu Mingrui saw the scene in front of him, he felt his heart was shattered.

Yuanbao wasn’t his child, his wife didn’t want to be his wife, and his father didn’t want to be his father.

Could it be that even his last relative, his mother, had been taken away now?

“Mom, what’s wrong with you? Mom!” Wu Mingrui knelt on the ground with a bang and picked up Wu Weirui’s upper body.

Wu Weirui frowned, eyes closed tightly, her face was pale with a layer of light purple, there were blood stains on the corners of her mouth, and her body was twitching slightly, which made Wu Mingrui wish he could take over her pain as his.

Jing Xingzhi glanced at Wu Weirui’s eyes, her pupils dilated, and for a moment he didn’t bother to carefully examine her face behind the makeup.

He bent his legs and squatted down, probed between Wu Weirui’s mouth and nose, and said, “Brother Mingrui, I think your mother is out of breath!”

“What should I do?” Wu Mingrui thought Jing Xingzhi’s behavior was strange at first, but after hearing this, he fell into panic again and said at a loss: “Xingzhi, what to do? ”

“First of all, please be patient.” Saving people was the most important thing, so Jing Xingzhi didn’t say much.

Jing Xingzhi turned Wu Weirui’s body over with his hand, making her face down, then pinched Wu Weirui’s face with his hand, and patted the woman behind her with the other hand.

On the surface, it looked like a normal slap, but Jing Xingzhi directed a ray of energy to Wu Weirui, which immediately gave her strength.

Wu Weirui said “Wow” and vomited out a large mouthful of blood, with blood clots in it.

After vomiting the blood that blocked her mouth and nose, Wu Weirui seemed to have exhausted all her strength and passed out again.

But now the hidden purple on her face faded away, and although she was still pale, it wasn’t that scary anymore.

Jing Xingzhi saw that she had finished vomiting, and then stood up slowly: “The rest will have to wait for the doctor to come.”

Jing Xingzhi only knew some first aid, and he could tell that Wu Weirui was choking because he had seen other people who were suffocating.

When the eldest maid Chun Cui heard this, she knelt on the ground and kowtowed hard on the ground. While kowtowing, she cried loudly: “Young Master, madam is extremely angry! It was found out earlier that she was poisoned by the master!”

Wu Mingrui’s body shook, he looked back at Lu Tianming in disbelief and hatred in his eyes.

Poisoning his own wife of more than 20 years? How could it be done!

Wu Mingrui gritted his teeth and resisted the urge to hit the person. He held his mother’s hand with some strength, forced himself to calm down and asked Chun Cui: “Chun Cui, has the doctor called?”

Chun Cui nodded while crying: “You did well, don’t cry.”

After hearing that, she looked back with tears in her eyes and said anxiously: “Why hasn’t the doctor come yet?”

Wu Mingrui noticed that Wu Weirui’s complexion was improving, so he seized Chun Cui’s wrist and said, “Don’t panic. Call the doctor from the nearest hospital. It will take about fifteen minutes to arrive. Go and ask someone to block the door, preventing Li Yu from entering. Keep Li Yu under guard. If my mother can’t recover, they won’t even think about escaping. As for that person, tie him up and don’t let him run away.”

Wu Mingrui didn’t spare a glance for Lu Tianming, maintaining an indifferent tone.

Despite the intense pain in his heart after his mother’s passing out, Wu Mingrui had to prioritize the Wu family’s interests.

The eldest maid, Chun Cui, sniffed, wiped her tears, and nodded. “Don’t worry, young master. I will make arrangements right away.”

She left to carry out the instructions, and Lu Tianming, who had been yelling at Wu Mingrui, was promptly tied up.

Observing the now composed Wu Mingrui, Jing Xingzhi thought he had undergone a significant transformation. Initially dragged down by his wife’s infidelity, Wu Mingrui now faced challenges head-on.

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In less than fifteen minutes, Chun Cui brought the doctor to the lobby.

The elderly doctor, with white hair and slight breathlessness, immediately examined Wu Weirui’s pulse and inspected her mouth after arrival.

“Madam Wu is poisoned! Take this life-saving pill first.” The old doctor handed a small medicine bottle to Wu Mingrui, who fed the pill to Wu Weirui.

After administering the medicine, Wu Mingrui and the maids gave Wu Weirui water, ensuring she didn’t spit out the pill. The old doctor provided a prescription, instructing them to follow it and boil three bowls of water into one over low heat.

“Thank you, Doctor Wang!” Wu Mingrui expressed gratitude and handed the prescription to a trusted person to prepare the decoction.

Wu Weirui, faintly waking up after taking the medicine, coughed.

Relieved to see his mother awake, Wu Mingrui cried and then forced a smile. “Mom, you’re awake! You scared your son to death!”

Wu Weirui was touched, raised her hand to touch her son’s head.

“Don’t cry, mother… mother is fine,” reassured Wu Weirui, her eyes filled with gentleness.

Anxious, Wu Mingrui asked the old doctor, “Doctor Wang, can I carry my mother back to bed?”

Unsure if his mother could be moved, he sought advice on whether she could be picked up and walked a short distance.

Doctor Wang touched his beard and replied, “Okay, it’s better to take her to bed. The ground is cold; just drink the medicine later.”

Wu Mingrui expressed gratitude to the doctor and looked apologetically at Jing Xingzhi.

Jing Xingzhi waved it off as Wu Mingrui hugged Wu Weirui, and left the hall.

After Wu Mingrui left, Doctor Wang took a few sips of tea and prepared to leave. Jing Xingzhi informed the book boy, Xiaowen, who was staying behind, “It’s time for me to go back to the academy. I won’t disturb Brother Mingrui.”

The book boy seemed perplexed, mentioning their appointment for the young master to return to the academy the next day.

Jing Xingzhi clarified, “Your young master should stay home to take care of his wife tomorrow.”

Doctor Wang suggested to the book boy, “Send me and this young master off. Let’s go out together. The road in your backyard is very winding, and I can’t remember it.”

The book boy, flustered, pleaded, “Doctor Wang, stop teasing me.”

Looking at Jing Xingzhi, he said, “Young Master Jing, please excuse me. I will ask to the young master first.”

“Then I’ll wait for you to come back,” Jing Xingzhi decided to stay until the host returned.

As Doctor Wang with another girl to escort him.

Jing Xingzhi sat alone, and after a while, Wu Mingrui hurried in, breathing rapidly. Grateful, he thanked Jing Xingzhi for saving his mother.

Jing Xingzhi reassured him, “Brother Mingrui, you’re welcome. The doctor is the savior; I just assisted.”

Wu Mingrui insisted on thanking Jing Xingzhi and suggested, “Why don’t you stay at my house for the night? Xiaowen can take you back to the academy tomorrow.”

He ordered Xiaowen to guide Jing Xingzhi to his library and arrange for late-night snacks from Taibai Restaurant.

Wu Mingrui then looked at Jing Xingzhi with a tired smile, “There are many books in the library; you can read whatever you want.”

Jing Xingzhi agreed, “Okay, excuse me. Brother Mingrui, don’t worry about me; just take care of your mother.”

Grateful, Wu Mingrui said, “Thank you for your kindness. I’ll invite you to a banquet once my mother recovers.”

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Having said that, Wu Mingrui still came to Jing Xingzhi for a drink that night. It was Jing Xingzhi who asked Xiaowen to put the drunk Wu Mingrui away.

The morning of the second day, Jing Xingzhi ate breakfast, then read a book for a while.

When Wu Mingrui woke up after drinking, Jing Xingzhi said goodbye and took the Wu family’s carriage back to the academy.

The morning sun illuminated the surroundings perfectly. Jing Xingzhi opened the curtain, held a book, and murmured endorsements while observing the people and scenery on the roadside.

The carriage moved swiftly until it approached the path at the foot of the academy mountain, where the speed slowed down.

As it neared the side of the mountain, the scenery became even more captivating. Jing Xingzhi put down his book to relax his eyes and, casually glancing around, noticed three figures not far ahead of the carriage.

Among the three figures, one was tall, one was of average height, and one was short. The tall one, with a broad back, seemed to be an adult man; the middle one, slender with a hairstyle resembling that of the smaller one, appeared to be the mother; the smaller one, a child held by the mother’s hand, spoke in a crisp, childish voice.

The child said, “Brother, mother, I’m hungry.” The mother touched the child’s head, but due to her bent posture, her back looked slightly hunched.

The tall man took out food from his arms and gave it to the child, saying, “Eat it.”

He handed another piece to the woman in the middle, whispering, “Mom, you eat too.”

The voice sounded familiar to Jing Xingzhi. Quite surprisingly, it was the voice of Li Huasui, who had been confrontational with him on the day he first arrived!

Jing Xingzhi remembered that Wu Mingrui had mentioned Li Huasui being expelled from the academy by the chief, so why had he brought his family back to the academy?

Jing Xingzhi was puzzled when he overheard the woman’s angry questioning again.

“Where did you get the money to buy these? What did you do behind my mother’s back? You can’t even go to school. I’ve never heard that your college gives five days off for no reason!”

Li Huasui lowered his head, not daring to admit that he was expelled from the academy. But as the academy drew nearer, Li Huasui grew anxious; he couldn’t hide it from his mother when they arrived!

Li Huasui stopped his mother, saying, “Mom, can you please stop bothering me? If you disturb the gentlemen in the academy, how can I still study!”

The woman slapped Li Huasui’s hand hard, saying, “If you don’t tell me, I will continue talking.”

“I just came to the academy to take a look. Why are you stopping me when there is no one on vacation? How many times did you stop me along the way?” Li Huasui was so anxious that he didn’t know how to explain.

The carriage coming up from behind slowly approached, and the coachman reminded them. Li Huasui immediately pulled his mother and brother aside to avoid being hit by the carriage.

The carriage passed by, and from the window, Li Huasui caught a glimpse of the person he recently despised—Jing Xingzhi!

However, Jing Xingzhi couldn’t possibly be sitting in the carriage.

How could he afford it? This thought crossed Li Huasui’s mind as he glanced at the “Wu” on the back of the carriage.

Li Huasui was stunned, initially wondering if Jing Xingzhi had embraced Wu Mingrui’s favor.

However, considering Jing Xingzhi’s noble demeanor, he realized there was no way Jing Xingzhi would be fawning over a relationship.

Li Huasui’s perplexed expression also caught the eye of his mother, who took a step forward, pulled Jing Xingzhi’s sleeve in the slowly moving car, and asked with a flattering smile, “Young Master, is your academy on vacation?”