At a time like this, no strangers should have come to the mansion.
The sound of knocking put everyone in the hall on alert.
There were still many people moving around inside the mansion. They were all busy with their own tasks and seemed completely unmoved by the knocking—but soon, a maid suddenly left her post and headed for the front door.
Wen Duo and the others discussed it and decided to temporarily leave the drafty side hall while seeing who was knocking.
They met the mansion maid who was heading for the front door at the entrance to the main hall.
Without greeting her, they silently watched what she did.
The instant the door opened, they saw a refined young man in splendid clothes standing there with a smile.
"Greetings, miss. I'm Si Gui, a physician invited here to treat your young mistress," the refined young man said with a faint smile.
The previously wooden-faced maid immediately smiled and stepped forward warmly. "So you're Physician Si Gui! Please come in. My master has been waiting for you for ages. The young mistress fell ill again today, and Master is worried sick!"
"I'll go examine the young mistress now," Si Gui said calmly with a smile.
But when he entered the foyer and stepped into the hall, he couldn't help but pause... There were quite a few people sitting and standing in the hall.
Si Gui frowned slightly and said to the maid beside him, "Miss, there seem to be quite a few guests at your residence today. Who are these people?"
"Oh, that's Instructor Wuxie." The maid smiled. "The rest are the young mistress's classmates. Today is her birthday, so they all came to celebrate with her."
As Si Gui listened, the confusion in his eyes deepened. He instinctively