After Shen Yiru left, Li Wangzhou was both angry and annoyed. Lady Xie tugged at the hem of his robe and whispered a reminder:
"The Imperial Physician sent by the Empress Dowager is still here. Do not lose your composure."
Li Wangzhou pulled himself together, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, smoothed his robes, and walked into the room.
The two of them walked up to Old Madame Li's bed, and Li Wangzhou spoke first,
"Thank you for treating my grandmother, Imperial Physician."
The Imperial Physician, who was in the middle of administering acupuncture to Old Madame Li, nodded.
"General Li is too polite."
Having said just that one sentence, the Imperial Physician ignored Li Wangzhou completely. He had only been sent by the Empress Dowager to treat the Old Madame at the General's Mansion out of regard for Lady Shen. He had long since heard the notorious rumors throughout the Capital City about the General favoring a concubine and neglecting his wife, and from the bottom of his heart, he despised Li Wangzhou's behavior.
Lady Xie stood to the side, forcing a smile.
Seeing Li Wangzhou arrive, Old Madame Li hastily spoke up,
"Wangzhou, you must persuade Yiru to come and take care of me. Grandmother... *cough, cough, cough*... is suffering..."
Looking at his grandmother's ashen complexion, Li Wangzhou couldn't help frowning. He had also heard that his grandmother's coughing fit had recurred this time as a result of her own deliberate stunt of soaking in icy water. At her a…
Chapter 38