Volume 1: The Ghost Doctor's Hidden Edge 045 Mistaking a Turnip for Ginseng

  Outside, Tang Zihao, who was eavesdropping with his ear stuck to the wall, heard Emperor Mo's words and his narrow eyes rolled around, thinking of a plan in his mind. Meanwhile, Xia Xue and Xia Yu, who were standing behind him, saw this and smiled, watching until he quickly retreated back and pretended to chat with them.

  "I told Xiaoxue, if my sister goes out, you guys must keep a closer eye on her, be careful that someone might take advantage of her, understand? You also know she doesn't have any self-defense skills, yet she's so beautiful, it's easy to attract unwanted attention."

  He said, his narrow eyes darting back and forth, when he saw Emperor Mo Ye leading Tang Xin's hand out, his eyes widened, his fat body quickly turned around, and he rushed over, staring at Emperor Mo Ye with wide eyes, shouting: "You you you! Who allowed you to hold my sister's hand? Let go let go!"

  He rushed over and squeezed in between the two, suddenly slapping away Emperor Mo's hand. Then, with a protective posture, he wrapped Tang Xin in his arms, slightly tilting his chin and gazing at Emperor Mo with narrow eyes, warningly saying: "Let me tell you first, you can chase my sister, but you can't be rude, can't have ulterior motives, can't get too close, especially can't take advantage of her. Not even holding hands is allowed!"

  Di Shang was taken aback, looking at the fat Tang Zihao squeezed between him and Tang Xin, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, unable to say a word.

  Tang Xin then smiled lightly and said, "Fatty brother, holding hands won't make you lose weight, why are you being so stingy?" Her eyes sparkled with a smile, the depths of her eyes were soft, her loved ones had always been afraid she would be taken advantage of, they were always protecting her, how could she not be moved?

  But then, Tang Zihao curled his lip and said: "You're a clean and innocent girl, how can you let a big man take advantage of you? Even if it's just holding hands, if outsiders see it, it won't be good for your reputation. Besides, Emperor Mo is a refined gentleman, wouldn't he understand this?" He glanced sideways with his narrow eyes, twisted his fat waist, and bumped into Emperor Mo, raising an eyebrow and saying: "You say, isn't that so?"

  Xia Xue and Xia Yu couldn't help but smile as they glanced at Tang Zihao, who was squeezed between them. They quickly looked away, still smiling. The young master had always been particularly concerned about Miss's affairs. If this Emperor really wanted to pursue Miss, he would probably have to put in a lot of effort.

  Di Shang glanced at him, then his warm and gentle gaze fell on Tang Xin's body. With a refined smile on his elegant face, he said, "I naturally wouldn't do anything to tarnish Tang Xin's reputation."

  Four eyes met, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled. Tang Zihao, who was in the middle, saw this and increased his grip on Tang Xin's shoulder: "Since we're going out, let's go together! I also need to get some fresh air." Without waiting for them to say more, he pulled Tang Xin along as they headed outside.

  Di Shang Mo saw him, just smiled and followed him. Xia Xue and Xia Yu also followed behind, but who knew that as soon as they walked out of the gate, they saw the figure squatting at the door waiting for them.

  As soon as the door opened, Duan Wuzhi's eyes lit up and he quickly grabbed a large box beside him and stood up to take a look. He was surprised and delighted to see Tang Xin, and rushed forward: "Tang Xin, you're better? I haven't seen you in ages, you seem thinner, are you still weak? Why didn't you stay home and rest instead of running out? Did you come out because you knew I was waiting for you outside? I told you so! How could you ignore me? That dead fat Tang Zihao wouldn't let me in to see you, I wanted to climb over the wall but your guards were too vigilant, I didn't get a chance. Oh right, look, I brought you a thousand-year-old ginseng, it's huge! Let you nourish your body well."

  He hastily walked up and, without waiting for others to say anything, spoke a lot on his own initiative, opened the box with a treasured appearance, and looked at her with a flattering expression.

  "Look, I bought this at the medicinal herb market. The vendor said he dug it up from deep in the mountains - what a huge piece of thousand-year-old ginseng! He said I was his first customer, so he sold it to me cheaply, only charging me 500 gold coins. Don't you think I'm really lucky?" He smiled at her, expecting to hear some words of praise from her mouth.

  However, Tang Xin and the others were stunned when they saw the so-called thousand-year-old ginseng in the box, and they looked at Duan Wuzhi who was still smiling foolishly, with a slight twitch at the corner of their lips, but they held back their laughter.

  "Haven't you seen a white radish?"

  After her initial shock, Tang Xin looked at him with a smile on the corner of her lips. What kind of ginseng was in this box? It was simply a white radish that resembled ginseng in shape, and it must have been that little peddler who had brought it to deceive this young master who didn't know the difference between green vegetables and radishes. This thing that was worth only one copper coin could actually be sold for the sky-high price of 500 gold coins; probably only Duan Wujie, this big fool, would fall for it.

  "Turnip?" He was stunned, not knowing why she suddenly asked this irrelevant question. However, he still replied: "I've seen it! How could I not have seen it? Sometimes at home on the dinner table, there's also stir-fried turnip strips. My mother loves to eat light and plain food."

  As expected, Si Zheng didn't even know what a radish originally looked like and was still happily being deceived.

  "Hahahaha! Oh my god, you're so shameless and stupid! Only an idiot like you would mistake a carrot for ginseng! Hahahaha..." Tang Zihao couldn't help but burst out laughing, his loud laughter echoing through the room, even the guards inside the door could hear him clearly.

  His face turned red with rage, Duan Wuji glared at him: "You damned fatty, what nonsense are you spouting?! How could this possibly be a white radish?! I've seen white radishes before, they don't look like that! This is the thousand-year-old ginseng I spent 500 gold coins on to nourish Tang Xin's body! You dare to spout more nonsense and I'll beat you up!"

  Seeing him with good intentions, Tang Xin put away her smile and said to him: "Duan Wuzhi, you've been cheated. This is really a white radish. If it was just bought not long ago, hurry up and see if you can still get your gold coins back. This thing can be bought at the vegetable market for a few pieces of silver."

  "What, what? Is this really a white radish?" Hearing her say that, he was taken aback and looked at the thing in the box again, refusing to give up: "But it looks just like ginseng! You see, it has two legs and so many roots, how can this not be ginseng!"

  Because it was given to Tang Xin, he even specially tied a red silk ribbon on this thousand-year-old ginseng! Now that I look at it, the white and plump thousand-year-old ginseng with a red silk ribbon looks great, but if it were really a white radish, his face would be lost to his grandma's house.

  Digression

  Mo Chenfeng: Woman, you'd better stay away from that Emperor's little brat!

  Tang Xin: You're such a sulky guy, who are you to me? What makes you think I should listen to you?

  "You've seen me naked, what am I to you?"

  "Get out of here!"

  "Are you rude?"

  "What's it to you? I'm going to cultivate feelings with Di Shang Mo anyway!" She said provocatively.

  "How dare you!" His face turned black with rage, his teeth clenched tightly.

  "What's there to be afraid of? I'll go right now." He said, turning around and leaving.

  Mo Chenfeng reached out and pulled her into his arms, kissing her domineeringly. After a while, he let go of her face, which had turned red: "Just have fun with him, don't take it seriously."

  "Okay."

  "Don't let him kiss you."

  "Okay."

  "Have had enough of playing, kick him away."

  "Good."

  "Good..."

  Happy Labour Day, guys! Let's put on a little show and have some fun, hehe.