bestfiction Chapter 839: King Pingxi and his Wives
Chapter 839: King Pingxi and his Wives
Chapter 839: King Pingxi and his Wives
Ah Xiang was the first to respond after hearing this: "Girl, feel free to ask whatever you want to ask. Regardless of whether my mother's illness is cured or not, you have done your best! We are already very grateful to you."
Ah Xiang's father was relatively cautious. He frowned and asked Ye Wenyan, "What do you want to know?" After that, he looked at Ye Feizhou again and pondered, "Who are you?"
Ye Feizhou said, "Doctor."
"The doctor should just treat the disease, why do you want to ask questions?"
Ye Feizhou laughed, "I saved a dying man and didn't ask for any medical fee. I am your family's benefactor. What's wrong with asking some questions? We are new here and know nothing about Tianshui City. Can't we ask around?" Ah Xiang's father looked unhappy, but he had no way to refute Ye Feizhou's words, so he simply didn't answer and turned to ask Ah Xiang's mother: "How do you feel? Are you feeling better?"
Ah Xiang's mother took a few deep breaths and tried to sit up again. Ah Xiang's father habitually went to help her, but she waved her hands and said, "No need to help, I can get up by myself. The young doctor's medical skills are really good. I used to feel anxious and weak all over my body whenever I moved, but now I don't feel that way anymore." She sat up and even got off the ground and walked around the house twice. The feeling of fatigue and palpitations was gone, but her calves were still severely swollen, and it was not very comfortable to walk.
Ye Wenyan told her: "After another three to five days of rest, the edema will go away. You don't need to take medicine in the next few days. If there is still money at home, buy some good supplements to nourish your body. After five days, you can live like a normal person, and it won't matter if you do physical work."
A Xiang's father's expression finally eased a little, and he expressed his gratitude to Ye Wenyan repeatedly.
Ah Xiang's mother said, "It is not enough to just say thank you for your kindness. Dad, take Ah Xiang to buy some food. It is already this late. Let's have dinner with our benefactor. Although we are poor, we can still have a simple meal. Go!"
Ah Xiang's father seemed to understand what she meant and hesitated, but Ah Xiang's mother shook her head at him, "We can't be ungrateful people. Besides, some things are destined to be impossible to rot in our hearts for a lifetime."
Ah Xiang didn't understand what this meant, so she asked. But Ah Xiang's mother said, "Children should not ask about adults' affairs. Go buy vegetables with your father. If you are late, you won't be able to buy anything."
The father and daughter went out, and Ye Feizhou stayed and stood side by side with Ye Wenyan.
Ah Xiang Niang walked around the room a few more times before sitting down on the edge of the couch. She said sheepishly, "I haven't walked around so briskly for a long time, so I took a few extra steps. Little doctor, please don't laugh at me."
Ye Wenyan shook his head, "I'm a doctor, I won't laugh at my patients. Aunt, do you know what I want to ask?" Ah Xiangniang smiled bitterly, "I don't know, but I have some vague guesses. I wonder if it has something to do with the King of Pingxi?"
Ye Wenyan didn't shy away from it and nodded directly, "Yes! When we were on the street, I heard Ah Xiang said that she wanted to go to the Pingxi King's Mansion to apply for a job as a cook. Ah Xiang's father was very excited and refused to let her go no matter what. I wonder what happened here that made you so resistant to the Pingxi King? Also, why did you leave your hometown in the first place?"
Ah Xiangniang took a deep breath and exhaled. She felt refreshed and no longer felt blocked in her heart. She couldn't help but feel grateful to Ye Wenyan.
"Not only do I resist the King of Pingxi, I also resist this Tianshui City. Originally, I didn't want to come back even if I died outside, but the child's father disagreed and insisted on coming back to try his luck. I had no choice but to come back with him.
Young Doctor, I don't know why you are asking about these things, but I advise you, no matter what the reason is, don't go near the Pingxi Palace. If you can leave Tianshui City, leave Tianshui City. If you can't leave for the time being, then you must leave after you get married. Otherwise, you won't be able to live like that."
"What do you mean, aunt?" She also sat back on the stool. "Why does it sound like the King of Pingxi is a man-eating tiger, and this Tianshui City is also like a den of dragons and tigers? Also, why do we have to leave after getting married? It's safe before getting married?"
Ah Xiangniang said: "It should be safe before marriage! Because the current Pingxi King does not like young girls, he only likes other people's wives. The wives in Tianshui City, from fifteen to fifty-five years old, may be targeted by him, and he will do everything he can to get them to the Pingxi King's mansion to have a taste of her beauty.
Some got tired of her after the first time and threw her out of the mansion, while others wanted to occupy her for a long time and stayed in the mansion. Some loved her for a while before abandoning her and sending her back home to her husband. Even if the daughter-in-law was not targeted for the time being, she lived in fear day and night, because no one knew when she would be caught by the people of the Pingxi Palace if she walked on the street.
I don't know if you noticed when you came here, but most of the people on the street were men, or unmarried girls like Ah Xiang. None of those women dared to go out easily, and even if they had to go out, they would usually paint their faces black to avoid being seen by the people in the Pingxi Palace.
It is because of this poor place in the north of the city, where the people in the Pingxi Palace don't like us, that people can sit at their doorsteps and wash clothes in broad daylight! In fact, it's not that we don't have any money, nor that we can't afford to rent a better house, but we just want to avoid disaster."
Ye Wenyan was stunned. He didn't like older girls, but he liked younger wives? No, he didn't only like younger wives, he seemed to like older wives, too. Didn't you hear the age span Ah Xiangniang mentioned, from fifteen to fifty-five?
She was extremely puzzled, "How old is the King of Pingxi this year?"
Ah Xiang's mother thought for a moment and said, "Not even forty yet."
"How can a person who is less than 40 swallow a 55-year-old?" She was stunned. What kind of pervert must that be?
"So he is a man-eating tiger. As long as they are married, especially those who have a very good relationship with each other, they cannot escape his clutches as long as he sees them. The servants in their house are also willing to cater to his wishes and often arrest people on the street."
"Just arrest them?" Ye Wenyan frowned, "The government doesn't care?"
Ah Xiangniang smiled bitterly, "I don't know if the government is in charge now, but the prefect twenty years ago didn't care. Or maybe it's not that they don't care, but they simply can't do anything about it. The prefect is just an official position, but the King of Pingxi is a prince, how can an official fight against a prince! Fortunately, this hereditary title for three generations has now been passed down to the last generation. I am now looking forward to his death, so that there will be no more princes in Tianshui City in the future, and the people here can live a good life."