Exquisite ingenuity

Chapter 22 Grandfather is sick
Although she pretended to be full of worries, Zhao Jinyi was still a young girl after all, so sleepy, she fell asleep early when it rained.But there was some noise outside, and she opened her eyes: "Mei Ran, what happened?" Her voice was still full of sleepiness.

It was Yaqing who responded to her: "Girl, tonight is a slave on duty. Girl, please rest assured, it's just a heavy rain outside."

Zhao Jinyi raised his ears and listened.

Sure enough, it seemed to be raining heavily outside, and the eaves of the house were beating.Although the window was tightly closed, it still shook slightly.

It started to rain, and the coldness became heavier.Zhao Jinyi tightened the quilt and fell asleep again.Xu Shi was thinking every day, she had an absurd dream.

In the dream, Ning Yong was handsome and clear, studying in Chunguang Pavilion.She was rejoicing and was about to go there when she suddenly saw a woman smiling coquettishly and walking towards Ning Yong.With her heart pounding, she looked at the woman carefully, but she saw that the woman's face was Zheng Dalang's cousin!

Zheng Dalang's cousin walked up to Ning Yong's side, stretched out her green-white hand, and studied ink for Ning Yong.

Ning Yong looked up and smiled at her.

A handsome man and a pretty woman, with a concubine in love, this scene made Zhao Jinyi red-eyed.

She was about to run over to ask Ning Yong why she was having sex with Zheng Dalang's cousin when suddenly the mountains fell and the ground cracked, and the earth shook.

Zhao Jinyi suddenly opened his eyes, and looked at Yaqing in a daze.There was still only one lamp burning in the house, the rain outside was beeping, but the sky was half bright.

Ya Qing looked anxious: "Fourth Miss, wake up quickly. Just now the second wife sent Xiao Li to report that the old man is not in good health, so she asked the girl to get up and visit the old man in Tai'an Courtyard." It turned out that Ya Qing woke up herself .

His grandfather was in poor health, and Zhao Jinyi was fully awake.My aunt has always been cautious, if her grandfather was not seriously ill, she would not let Yaqing wake her up early in the morning.She lifted the quilt, got off the bed, and asked, "Where's Meiran?"

Mei Ran came in with a copper basin: "Miss."

Zhao Jinyi hurriedly sat down in front of the dressing table: "Yuqing, light a few more lamps."

Mei Ran twisted the veil and handed it over, Zhao Jinyi wiped his face indiscriminately: "Quickly comb your hair."

The woman reflected in the mirror, with cloud-like hair, looked a little blank.Zhao Jinyi was thinking, his grandfather was so strong that he could go shopping on the street every day, so why did he get sick all of a sudden?Is it because the wild vegetables are luxuriant in spring, and the grandfather is greedy and ate wrongly?Zhao Jinyi thought about it carefully, and suddenly remembered that she hadn't visited her grandfather in Tai'an Courtyard for several days because she was busy with the banquet.

Mei Ran's hands were extremely deft, and she tied two delicate hanging buns in two or three strokes.She was about to tie a flower ribbon on her bun, Zhao Jinyi couldn't wait to stand up: "Okay, change my clothes quickly."

In the past, Zhao Jinyi, who used to spend two quarters of an hour dressing up before going out, was wearing soft-soled shoes and had to rush out across the threshold.

Yaqing chased out with a pair of thick-soled shoes: "Girl, shoes!"

Mei Ran whispered softly: "It's still raining outside. If the girl gets wet or catches a cold, the old man won't be able to recuperate at ease."

Zhao Jinyi stopped silently, sat on the little twig and let Yaqing change his shoes, put on a hooded cloak to cover himself tightly, and then two maidservants held umbrellas, one on the left and the other on the right. Protected, out of the small courtyard.

Now that the second wife had passed on the message, the two wives guarding Zhao Jinyi also disappeared.

There are still some puddles on the road paved with bluestone slabs outside.

Along the way, it rained continuously in spring, and scattered rain branches floated under the umbrella, Zhao Jinyi felt a little out of breath.Grandpa... just make sure nothing happens!

Zhao Qing's Tai'an Courtyard lived on the east side of Zhao's mansion, she was impatient and walked quickly, and it took half less effort than usual to arrive outside Tai'an Courtyard.

But I saw that the Tai'an courtyard was quiet, only Guanshi Hu led a few servants standing under the eaves.

Seeing Zhao Jinyi coming in, Manager Hu heaved a sigh of relief, and greeted Zhao Jinyi: "The fourth girl is here."

Zhao Jinyi asked Guanshi Hu: "How is grandfather doing now?"

Manager Hu frowned: "The old man said that his chest hurts, and he wanted to see the fourth girl. Only when the fourth girl came, he would call a doctor for diagnosis and treatment."

Although he frowned and had old eyes, he blinked at Zhao Jinyi.

Alas?Zhao Jinyi was momentarily confused.But he didn't care about anything else, so he just entered the flower hall.

In the flower hall, the eldest aunt was sitting with A Niang and aunt.The complexions of the three were not very good. Seeing Zhao Jinyi coming in, the aunt and aunt both breathed a sigh of relief: "Yi'er is here."

Wu's complexion was a little strange, and he said: "Go in quickly. Your third uncle is inside."

Zhao Jinyi walked into his grandfather's living room, only to see that the bamboo curtains were rolled up, the lights were still burning in the room, and a slightly plump figure was bending over, persuading him earnestly, "Father, you are already old. Why are you still shying away from medical treatment? So what if Jin Yi is here, can she still be a good medicine?"

This fat figure is naturally Zhao Jinyi's third uncle, Zhao Chenghuan.

It was a rare event that her third uncle, who was away from home all day, was at home.

Zhao Jinyi quietly walked behind Zhao Chenghuan, and met his grandfather Zhao Qing.

Grandfather Zhao Qing was leaning halfway on the edge of the bed, stroking his chest with his right hand, frowning, looking sleepy.He suddenly saw his favorite granddaughter coming, and his brows relaxed: "Yi'er, you are finally here."

Zhao Chenghuan turned his head and smiled kindly at Zhao Jinyi: "Jinyi is here. Come and persuade your grandfather, why don't you want to see a doctor when you are old."

Zhao Jinyi walked up to Zhao Qing and called out to his grandfather, Zhao Qing then said, "San'er, tell Guanshi Hu to call for a doctor."

Zhao Chenghuan: "..." After cooperating with his own son and earnestly persuading him for a long time, is he not as good as a granddaughter?
Zhao Chenghuan went out, Zhao Jinyi was about to speak, but Zhao Qing hissed and lowered his voice: "Your mother asked you to come?"

Zhao Jinyi suddenly understood: "You are..."

Zhao Chenghuan's voice came: "Father, you'll be fine now that Jinyi is here. Do you want me to call all your other grandchildren? That way you don't need to call for a doctor."

Zhao Jinyi turned his head and saw that third uncle Zhao Chenghuan was standing at the door, looking at her with a worried expression.

When she walked past Zhao Chenghuan just now, she smelled a very faint smell of wine mixed with powder.

Presumably the grandfather claimed to be sick, and the third uncle was brought back from somewhere gentle by his aunt, so he was in a bad mood.

Zhao Jinyi smiled happily: "Just now, I saw my brothers and sisters rushing over, it's just that my niece is walking fast, so she arrived before them."

Zhao Chenghuan snorted.

But with this body, Zhao Qing got angry, touched something from his side, and threw it at Zhao Chenghuan: "Why, you are a son, and you still take care of my business?"

Zhao Chenghuan didn't dare to dodge, Zhao Qing was accurate and threw a straight hit.

After the thing hit Zhao Chenghuan, he fell to the floor again, rolling around.Zhao Jinyi could see clearly that it was the walnut that his grandfather used to play with.

Zhao Qing threw Zhao Chenghuan, but his anger still persisted: "You unfilial son, it's fine if you don't see him all day long. Your second brother was injured, did you come back to see him? Yi'er served in front of her father last night. Ill, didn't you see that the child's face is haggard? She must have not slept peacefully all night, and when she heard the news, she rushed to see my old bone!"

Zhao Jinyi: "..." She was quite ashamed.Last night she didn't wait in front of her father, and she slept soundly after being grounded by A Niang.

In the past, when Zhao Qing reprimanded Zhao Chenghuan, Zhao Chenghuan would definitely not fight back.

But today for some reason, Zhao Chenghuan suddenly became tough: "Father, no matter how much you love Jinyi, she is still a girl. Sooner or later, she will marry into another family. The Zhao family can't count on her."

(End of this chapter)