Chapter 57 : Midnight fright and infighting within the nest

Xu Ping’an always accepted patients’ gratitude without hesitation.

After all, curing people truly brought a sense of comfort.

He waved his hand, said “get some good rest,” and then closed the door.

Outside the door, Zhao Pingzhi stood there, ramrod straight, like a living statue.

There were no lights on inside the room.

The moment Xu Ping’an stepped out, in the darkness, a pair of faintly glowing eyes stared directly at him.

“What the hell! What was that?!”

Xu Ping’an let out a startled cry, instinctively reaching into his sleeve.

At the same time, the figure from the master bedroom burst out like lightning, and with a bang, the door of the west wing room behind him was also pushed open.

The dark figure suddenly spoke.

“Don’t be afraid, Sir, it’s not a thing!”

The previously quiet main hall instantly became lively.

Li Yu’er and Xiao Jing, who pushed open the door of the west wing, Pei Qingxuan, who burst out of the east wing holding a broom, and Zhao Pingzhi, who stood rooted, looking bewildered, along with Xu Ping’an, who was bent over, preparing to pull something out, looking wary.

When his eyes adjusted to the darkness and he saw that the person in front of him was Zhao Pingzhi, Xu Ping’an couldn’t hold back anymore.

“Are you sick?! Not even a light on in the middle of the night! Are you trying to scare me to death?!”

Zhao Pingzhi seemed to know he was in the wrong, rubbing the back of his head and smiling apologetically:

“Sir, wasn’t I just thinking that every bit saved is a bit?”

“Save my ass! Next time you do this, don’t blame me for kicking you out!”

At this point, Pei Qingxuan no longer looked as angry as before.

Instead, she quickly walked forward and wrapped her arms around Xu Ping’an’s waist.

“Husband, are you alright?”

“Sir… it was my subordinate who was disrespectful. Please forgive him, Sir. My humble apologies.”

Li Yu’er reacted quickly.

Seeing the situation, she immediately bowed deeply in a curtsy.

In her life, besides bowing to her royal father, mother, and the current emperor, Xu Ping’an was the fourth person who had made her bow her head.

Xu Ping’an glared at Zhao Pingzhi indignantly.

“If there’s a next time, you won’t be entering the main hall!”

“Yes, yes, Sir, there will absolutely not be a next time. Zhao Pingzhi apologizes to you.”

Zhao Pingzhi, seeing that Li Yuer had already bowed her head, also quickly clasped his hands and bowed completely.

“Alright, alright, go back. Your young lady’s illness is temporarily stable.”

Waving his hand, full of displeasure, he was a person who claimed to be afraid of trouble, but in reality, he just didn’t want to deal with it.

But as a Chinese medicine doctor, what he learned was actually from Taoism.

After all, a true Chinese medicine practitioner must be proficient in Taoist theories.

He was afraid of trouble, but this fear wasn’t a dread; it was simply a reluctance to bother with things.

Going with the flow – this was a principle Xu Ping’an had always upheld.

Now that he had encountered these matters, he wasn’t particularly bothered.

It’s fine to help you, even if it gets him into a little trouble; it’s not a big deal.

At most, after resolving it, he’ll just come back and continue living.

But if you suddenly pop out and scare people for no reason, then that’s your fault.

“Uncle Zhao, though you unintentionally startled Sir today, it was still disrespectful. I’ll fine you a year’s worth of silver as a disciplinary measure. How does that sound?”

“This old servant accepts the punishment.”

Zhao Pingzhi bowed to Xu Ping’an again.

“Please forgive me, Sir.”

“Alright, that’s enough.”

Xu Ping’an waved his hand, leading Pei Qingxuan back to the east wing.

Seeing Xu Ping’an’s slightly annoyed back, Li Yuer felt a bit irritated herself.

She rolled her eyes at the apologetic Zhao Pingzhi and turned to enter her room.

Even Xiao Jing didn’t forget to ‘hmph’ at Zhao Pingzhi before slamming her door shut.

Zhao Pingzhi stood there in a daze, looking at the west wing door, then at the east wing door, muttering softly:

“I didn’t mean it…”

Back in their room, Pei Qingxuan asked several times with a worried expression until she was sure Xu Ping’an was truly fine.

Only then did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.

“Husband~ that person is so annoying.”

Pei Qingxuan sat in Xu Ping’an’s arms, her head resting on his shoulder, pouting, a look of displeasure on her face.

“Mm, I know. It’s alright, he won’t dare again. If there’s a next time, I’ll kick him out.”

Xu Ping’an nodded with a smile.

His wife was taking his side and expressing her anger for him.

As a man, who wouldn’t want their wife to always be on their side?

“Mm, next time, kick him out!”

Pei Qingxuan waved her small fists, a cute look of anger on her pretty face, which made Xu Ping’an’s heart bloom.

His wife was just too charming.

Just as Xu Ping’an was immersed in Pei Qingxuan’s exquisite face, he wasn’t sure what his wife thought of, but her pretty face flushed slightly.

“Husband~ I want it tonight~”

“Cough, cough~”

The moment he heard this, Xu Ping’an’s heart skipped a beat.

It wasn’t that he was afraid, primarily because once Pei Qingxuan got wild, her sounds absolutely couldn’t be suppressed.

“This… my dear wife, how about tomorrow? It wouldn’t be good if someone heard us…”

“Oh~”

Pei Qingxuan pouted and nodded, looking a little wronged.

Seeing this, Xu Ping’an could only smile, pulling her closer.

“Alright, alright, my good girl listens to her husband best. Be good, and wait until tomorrow morning after your husband makes some arrangements, then they won’t hear anything.”

“Really?”

“Really.”

“Really really?”

“There you go again, you.”

Xu Ping’an laughed wryly, raising his hand to gently tap Pei Qingxuan’s smooth forehead.

“Alright, let’s go to bed early. We have a lot to do tomorrow.”

“Mm~ Husband, help me take it off~”

“Alright, alright, husband will take it off for you.”

Although they couldn’t have fun tonight, this small request could still be fulfilled.

After helping Pei Qingxuan undress, he combed her long hair, rolled it with a silk cloth, and tied it with a few ribbons.

This was to prevent her waist-length hair from rolling all over the bed at night.

Xu Ping’an also undressed and, after changing into loose and cool pajamas, slipped under the covers.

Lying in bed, he casually waved his hand, and the candle flame went out with a ‘snap’.

The room plunged into dimness, but before Xu Ping’an could close his eyes and drift off to sleep, he felt the small, delicate body beside him twisting and turning.

“My dear wife, my dear wife?”

Xu Ping’an tried to steady Pei Qingxuan, but his hand found only empty air.

Before he could react, he saw a large lump rise in the quilt.

A muffled voice came from under the quilt.

“If we can’t make a sound, then we won’t make a sound. This… is very comfortable, isn’t it?”

“Hiss~ very good.”