After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 659 Visiting the patient
In the end, the Hai brothers and sisters were unable to go to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion to inquire about the news.

Half an hour after leaving the Zhuang family's gate, the mistress of the Hai family, Ma, came to the Zhuang family with her grandchildren, as well as Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian from next door.

Outside the banker's gate, they met Hai Xiya and Xie Wenzai, who had come rushing over after receiving the news, and they all entered the banker's gate together.

Before leaving the Zhuang family, Haitang went to ask the housekeeper of the old county magistrate Geng Zehuai to find out what disease Zhuang Qinghe, the son of Zhuang Shitong, had. After returning home, she told Cao Gengyun about it. Cao Gengyun, who had a wide range of friends in Chang'an, immediately invited the best doctor in the city to treat this disease and brought him to the house. After greeting Zhuang Shitong, they did not have time to exchange pleasantries and asked the doctor to treat Zhuang Qinghe first.

The doctor's diagnosis was not too bad.

Zhuang Qinghe's health has never been very good. He fell ill this time because he suddenly discovered the truth that his brother-in-law had deceived his wife and attempted to seize the property, and his wife died of suffocation because of this. He was so shocked and angry that he got sick so quickly. But later, his daughter invited a good doctor in time, relieved his condition with medicine, and quickly took him away from Datong City, getting rid of the siege and calculation of his brother-in-law and his accomplices. Even if the journey was hard, he knew in his heart that he had successfully escaped and was relaxed. In addition, along the way, his daughter Zhuang Minyi fed him ginseng slices to preserve his vitality, so that his condition did not worsen rapidly due to the urgent journey, but maintained at a certain level. Now that he has arrived in Chang'an, he has his father to support the overall situation and no longer needs to worry about anything. As long as he follows the doctor's advice, takes medicine well, and rests at ease, his health will hopefully improve after the winter.

Hearing this result, Zhuang Shitong and Geng Zehuai, who arrived earlier than the Hai family, were greatly relieved. Zhuang Minyi, who was standing by the patient's bed, couldn't help but shed tears.

God knows how scared she was along the way, worried that her decision was rash and wrong, and that the long journey would aggravate her father's condition and kill him. Now that she knew that doing so did not cause irreparable harm to her father, she felt extremely lucky, and suspected that all this was the blessing of her deceased mother's spirit in heaven.

Geng Zehuai politely asked the doctor to prescribe a prescription and asked for a recipe for a tonic diet suitable for Zhuang Qinghe. Zhuang Minyi wiped away her tears and followed him. She still had many questions to ask the doctor.

Haijiao stood behind his grandparents, quietly looking at Zhuang Minyi's back, and felt that she looked much better than when they first met in the previous life. At that time, her parents had both passed away, and she was plotted against by her uncle. She was almost desperate. She was thin and haggard, giving people the feeling that she was a white jade bottle that was about to break, but it couldn't break. She could still worry about the daughter and grandson of the old county magistrate Geng, and even had the leisure to consider the future for a stranger like him...

Zhuang Minyi is much better now than she was then. Although she suffered the pain of losing her mother, her grandfather and father are still alive and well, and she has successfully gotten rid of her malicious relatives. She will be able to live a stable and comfortable life in Chang'an in the future...

Haijiao recalled his previous thoughts. He took a deep breath, trying to slow down his heartbeat and keep his expression as calm as possible. Then he took two steps forward, as if comforting Zhuang Shitong out of pure kindness: "Grandpa Zhuang, you can rest assured now. Uncle Zhuang's illness is not serious. As long as he rests well, he will get better."

Zhuang Shitong smiled and nodded.

Haijiao turned his head and looked at Zhuang Qinghe, who was half lying on the kang with a gloomy face. "Uncle Zhuang, don't think too much. For now, you should rest first. You can put other things aside for the time being and wait until you are better. Even for Grandpa Zhuang and Sister Zhuang, you have to take care of yourself first!"

Zhuang Qinghe didn't know Haijiao, he only knew that he was a younger generation brought by his father's friend, but his words reminded him. Looking at his elderly father beside the bed and his daughter who was carefully asking the doctor not far away, Zhuang Qinghe knew that he must not fall down. His wife had unfortunately passed away. If he died too, what would happen to the old father and young daughter? He had not yet fulfilled his filial piety to his father and had not arranged his daughter's lifelong affairs. How could he leave the world with peace of mind? !
Zhuang Qinghe pulled himself together a little and sat up. "Father, other things are fine. Before leaving Datong, I had already resigned from my official position due to illness, but I brought out evidence of the collusion between several superiors in the government and high-ranking officials in Beijing. At present, most of them don't know that these things have fallen into my hands. I need to ask a reliable person to send them to Beijing and present them to the emperor, so as not to let the criminals escape punishment. My son's crime cannot be in vain, and my son and his wife cannot lose their lives in vain!"

Zhuang Shitong was silent. Xie Wenzai asked, "What happened in Datong Prefecture?" Zhuang Qinghe didn't know him, but he knew he was his father's friend, most likely a native of Wumen. He smiled awkwardly and said vaguely, "My nephew's brother-in-law tried to seize the property, which was actually a small matter. My nephew was forced to flee for another reason, but the matter was of great importance. I don't know how many people in Datong City can be trusted. My nephew didn't dare to give away the evidence easily, so he agreed to his daughter's suggestion and came to Chang'an to seek help from my father." The most important thing is that Chang'an has the Zhou family of the Zhenguo Mansion, and Tu Rong, the emperor's confidant who was transferred here this year. Both of them have ways to reach the emperor, which is much safer and more reliable than him trying to pass the evidence layer by layer in Datong.

Zhuang Qinghe's explanation was unclear, but Xie Wenzai already understood what was going on. He said to Zhuang Shitong, "This matter is easy to handle. It is not convenient for the Zhenguogong Mansion to interfere in the local government affairs of Datong, but Tongzhi Tu can submit a secret memorial to the emperor. I will tell him later, and you don't have to alarm Prefect Huang. Although he can also submit a letter to the court, it is not easy for him to ask about the affairs of Datong Prefecture more than a thousand miles away."

Zhuang Shitong thought about it and stopped being polite with him: "Then I'll leave it to you. If Tu Tongzhi wants to ask for more details, I'll be waiting for him at home at any time. His current condition makes it difficult for him to go to the Dusi Yamen in person to be questioned."

Xie Wenzai nodded. Since he was going to help his old friend, he would not let his nephew suffer this with his sick body.

Zhuang Qinghe felt relaxed now that he had found a solution to his most concerned issue. He was so exhausted that he fell asleep before his daughter came back to the bed.

Upon seeing this, Zhuang Shitong helped his son lie down with his own hands, tucked in the quilt, whispered some instructions to the housekeeper and maids, and then led everyone to the flower hall in front.

On the way, he saw that his granddaughter looked very haggard, and he couldn't help but said distressedly: "Good child, don't work too hard. When you get to grandpa's place, someone will take care of your father. You have worked hard on this journey, and you should take a good rest. If you fall ill, who will grandpa and your father rely on?"

Zhuang Minyi's eyes turned red, and she lowered her head and said softly, "Grandfather, don't worry, your granddaughter is fine."

Haijiao couldn't help but look back at her again. He wanted to say something to comfort her, but was afraid that his words would be rude and impolite.

Haitang was afraid that her brother would be too obvious and make the elders wary, so she tugged at her grandmother's sleeve and whispered a suggestion: "The Zhuang family doesn't have a mistress, and Sister Zhuang has a hard time. Grandma, can we help her?"

Ma turned to look at Zhuang Minyi, and also felt that she was pitiful, lovely and lovable, and nodded involuntarily: "Such a good child, we should help her. Come more often in the future to see if there is anything I can help with, and then ask for a prescription for her to nourish her body." She began to think, "I wonder if there is a good prescription in the palace. I have to ask Sister Ma..."

Well, with Ma's presence, the Hai family and the Zhuang family will have more exchanges in the future. My brother will be more confident in getting close to the water, right?
Haitang glanced at her brother who was standing there unable to say a single useful word, and thought to herself that this family really couldn't do without her.

(End of this chapter)