Return of Jin Yi

Chapter 97 Young Master Is Sick

The Qu family is in the north of the city, and they can be regarded as a respectable official family in the capital, especially the grandfather of the second wife Ren, who has been a Imperial Academy Jijiu all his life. In terms of connections, the foundation can be said to be very deep.

When the two got out of the carriage, the servant of the Qu family saw the sign on the carriage, and immediately came up to greet him, and shouted respectfully, "Grandma, why don't you send someone a letter, and you came back suddenly..."

After speaking, he asked the people around him to go in and inform Mrs. Qu and Mrs. Qu.

Second Madam Ren looked at the servant of her natal family, with a rare kindness on her face, "I heard that the second master has been a little unwell recently, I just came out and dropped by, so I came to see him."

Saying that, he glanced at Chu Ci again, and led her to walk in.

The Qu family's house is not big, but the environment inside is very winding and secluded, which really deserves the reputation of Qu Jijiu, a great Confucian.

The two followed and were led by the servants to the main hall in the backyard.

As soon as he entered the hall, Mrs. Qu greeted her, called Mr. Xiang anxiously, held Mrs. Ren's hand, and asked, "Why do you suddenly want to go home today?"

The Second Madam Ren heard the words, she first looked at her mother with tears in her eyes, then at her father in the middle hall, and then said, "Father, mother, to be honest, my daughter is coming back to see my second brother." , and introduce him to a doctor by the way."

"Doctor?" Mrs. Qu asked suspiciously.

Although he saw Chu Ci next to him, he felt pity for her face and didn't think about her, but asked, "What doctor?"

After finishing the words, he sighed again, and said with an unhappy face, "If you are some quack doctor who claims to be a genius doctor, let's forget it. You know your brother's body. He has taken too many medicines these years. It’s not that I’ve never done it before, but what I got in the end, it’s nothing more than disappointment again and again…”

"Mother, this is the eldest concubine of Nanjun Prince's Mansion—Mr. Chu." Second Madam Ren's face darkened slightly when she heard what her mother said. She didn't mention anything else, but focused on the identity of Chu Ci.

Unexpectedly, just this one introduction made Mrs. Qu and Mrs. Qu change their faces at the same time.

The two looked at Chu Ci with burning eyes, and said in unison, "Could it be that this is the famous female doctor in the capital, Dr. Chu?"

Second Madam Ren nodded quickly, "It's Dr. Chu, the goddess doctor... how about it, father and mother think the person my daughter recommended this time is okay?"

"Since it's Dr. Chu, please trouble her to show your brother!" Old Master Qu made a final decision, then walked towards Chu Ci in a senile manner, nodded politely at her, and said, "Doctor Chu, it's convenient now Shall I go to Dingjun's courtyard to have a look?"

Chu Ci came out this time to see Mr. Qu Ding.

Hearing Mr. Qu's question, he didn't take Joe, nodded his head and said yes, and walked with Mr. Qu towards Songfeng Garden of Mr. Qu Ding.

Entering Songfeng Garden, Chu Ci found that the yard was very bald, not to mention Songfeng, there was not even a single grass in the yard, and when he entered the room, it was even more stuffy inside, sniffing, it was full of bitterness. The smell of medicine.

Chu Ci couldn't help frowning.

Mrs. Ren saw the expression on her face, and quickly explained, "Concubine Shizi, my younger brother is a little afraid of the cold, so the earth dragon is burned all year round here, and the windows are rarely opened on weekdays. It will smell like medicine."

Chu Ci nodded, but said nothing.

Old Master Qu led the way and entered the inner room, and only after the servants inside had tidied up the dormitory did he invite Chu Ci to enter.

As soon as Chu Ci entered the bedroom, he saw a man with slightly pale complexion and dark eyes lying on the bright bed illuminated by the night pearl.

Hearing footsteps, he tried to get up.

But how can the loose body that has been lying for a long time be so easy to control, he tried a few times, but he couldn't get up, and finally tossed himself into a sickness, panting.

The chest kept rising and falling.

"No, the second master is sick again!" The servant standing by the bed called out, then took out a bottle from his bosom, poured out a few medicines, and was about to feed it into Qu Dingjun's mouth.

Chu Ci didn't know what kind of medicine he was feeding Qu Dingjun.

But in the offline situation where human life is at stake, she can't stop him, so she can only watch the boy feed the medicine into Qu Dingjun's mouth.

After Qu Dingjun took the medicine, his whole body immediately went limp.

He closed his eyes, clenched the edge of the bed and adjusted his breath gently. After a long time, his breathing finally calmed down again...

Seeing the sick and frail man falling into a deep sleep.

Chu Ci's eyebrows and eyes moved, and Liang looked at the medicine bottle in the boy's hand with interest.

He said to Old Master Qu, "Old Master, I don't know what panacea Second Master Qu took just now, can I borrow it to see?"

Hearing what Chu Ci said, Mrs. Qu turned his head to look at the boy, and ordered a little tiredly, "Tingfeng, show Dr. Chu the medicine!"

Tingfeng listened to the old man Qu's words, but hesitated a bit. He glanced at the old man reluctantly, and said cautiously, "Old man, this Lingxin Pill is a secret recipe handed down by Dr. Zhao's family. Just show it to outsiders like this. Great, isn't it?"

Old Master Qu also felt that there was some truth in what the boy said.

I had no choice but to turn my head and looked at Chu Ci helplessly, "Doctor Chu, you heard it too. This is a secret recipe handed down from someone else's family. If you want to borrow it to have a look, I'm afraid it's inappropriate."

"In this case, let's forget it!" Chu Ci smiled noncommittally, without forcing it.

Second Madam Ren stepped forward at the right time, looked at her younger brother's weak appearance, and said to Chu, "Concubine Shizi, can you give Jun Ding the pulse now?"

Chu Ci looked back at Mrs. Ren, nodded, and walked towards the bed.

In front of everyone, my beloved Qu Dingjun sat down beside the bed, and pinched his veins through the silk handkerchief.

After finishing one hand, she changed another hand.

A quarter of an hour later, after she put both hands down, Mrs. Ren was the first to ask, "Secret Concubine, how is it? Can my brother's disease be cured?"

When Chu Ci heard this, he didn't answer her question immediately.

Instead, he turned to Qu Dingjun's servant and asked Qu Dingjun about some trivial situations in his daily life.

The little guy named Tingfeng stayed with Qu Dingjun for more than ten hours a day after going to the toilet and going to bed. He knew Qu Dingjun's situation very well. Hearing her ask, he hurriedly said out.

After listening to Chu Ci, the three-point guess in his heart has turned into five points.

"Doctor Chu, what is the condition of my son's illness? Can you tell me something right now?" Seeing that she was keeping all the situation in her heart, but she didn't speak out, Mrs. Qu couldn't help feeling a little anxious. asked worriedly.

Chu Ci still didn't speak, but frowned and said, "Second Master Qu's asthma seems to be a bit complicated. I'm afraid I have to think more carefully before I can give you an answer."

As soon as she said this, Old Master Qu's brows and eyes darkened almost immediately.

He sighed deeply, and nodded after a long time, "In this case, then you should think about it slowly, I will send you back now."

Chu Ci bowed to Old Master Qu, "Thanks for your trouble."

When Old Master Qu saw this, the sadness in his brows and eyes deepened, he turned and walked outside.

The Second Madam Ren accompanied Chu Chui to the back, looked at her with a worried look on her brows, and asked as she walked forward, "Shizi Concubine, are you really helpless?"

Hearing the words, Chu Ci couldn't help but look at Mrs. Ren, and said, "Didn't I say that, let me think carefully..."

"So, do you really want to think about it carefully, instead of... wanting to shirk?"

Chu Ci let the second lady say that, couldn't help but sighed, looked at her, and said displeasedly, "Do I look like the kind of liar?"

Mrs. Ren's face was embarrassed, "...that's because I was thinking too much."

When the two returned to the main hall, Mrs. Qu had already told Mrs. Qu Dingjun's situation.

After listening to Mrs. Qu, she was so sad that she passed out.

"Father, where's mother?" Mrs. Ren didn't know why, and when she saw that her mother was not there, she subconsciously asked.

Mrs. Qu sighed, shook her head and said, "Your mother finally came to such a hope. When she heard that even Dr. Chu couldn't help it, she immediately passed out and was sent back to Yannian Hall. Now your sister is serving there. Woolen cloth!"

After hearing this, the Second Madam Ren didn't even bother to explain to Chu Ci, she said decisively, "Then I'll go and see my mother!"

After finishing speaking, he was about to leave the main hall and go to Yannian Hall.

Seeing that it was his own fault that caused the person to faint, Chu Ci was too embarrassed to stand on the sidelines, so he caught up with Mrs. Ren and said, "I'll go with Madam."

Mrs. Ren took a look at Chu Ci, thinking of her superb medical skills, she did not refuse after all.

The two rushed to the Yannian Hall as quickly as possible, and as soon as they entered the door, they saw a middle-aged woman wearing a red-colored beanie with blessings and longevity patterns, and a man who was around seventeen or eighteen years old with a face like a crown jade guarding the door. In front of Mrs. Qu's hospital bed.

Second Madam Ren didn't pay attention to Chu Ci's scrutiny, she ran up directly, looked at the middle-aged woman and asked nervously, "Eldest sister, how is mother now?"

The middle-aged woman is Mrs. Ren's elder sister, Aunt Qu's grandmother.

When Aunt Qu heard her sister's question, she raised her head, glanced at her, and said softly, "I have sent someone to invite a doctor, and he should be here soon."

After hearing what her sister said, Mrs. Ren hurriedly turned her head to look at Chu Ci.

Chu Ci saw clearly the plea in the eyes of the Second Madam Ren, nodded, and went up to Aunt Qu and said politely, "Auntie, I am a doctor, why don't you let me show the old lady?"

When Aunt Qu heard this, she smiled at Chu Ci gently, but instead of answering her, she glanced at Mrs. Ren again.

Seeing her sister looking towards her, Mrs. Ren hurriedly introduced Chu Ci's identity again.

This time, Aunt Qu stopped organizing, she bowed her head and blessed her lower body, then moved out of the way, and said softly and politely, "In this way, there will be Princess Lao."

Chu Ci gave her a slight nod, and then sat down on the chair beside the bed.

Mrs. Qu's body is actually not a big problem, perhaps because of her family background, her body and bones are better than the average old lady with an old face, the reason why she fainted in anger now is because she treats her as a goddess doctor. Hope is too high.

Thinking like this, Chu Ci couldn't help remembering this matter in his head again.

She stood up, smiled at Mrs. Ren and Aunt Qu, and said, "The old lady is still in good health. The fainting this time was mainly caused by a moment of anxiety and blood rushing to the brain. I will prescribe a prescription later. You go Grab the medicine, fry it for the old lady and eat a few sticks."

"It's fine, it's fine!" Mrs. Ren said thankfully.

Aunt Qu was more reserved, she saluted Chu Ci politely, and said, "This time there will be Concubine Lao Shi... If you do me a favor, you can have a light meal in the mansion, I will tell the big kitchen Somebody will cook a table of noodles for you." As he spoke, he wanted to order the maidservant in the house.

Chu Ci didn't think about eating at other people's homes, so he hurriedly refused, "Auntie is polite, but it's unnecessary. Before I went out, I made an appointment with my friend to go back for dinner." After a pause, he said, "Since The old lady has nothing to do here, so I'll go back first."

After hearing what Chu Ci said, Mrs. Ren had no choice but to say goodbye.

Chu Ci came with her in the carriage of Chengenhou Mansion, if she didn't go back and stayed at her mother's house to serve the sick, then Chu Ci would have to hire a carriage by herself.

Second Madam Ren thought that she was still counting on this man to cure Ding Jun's asthma. If she did this now, it would inevitably make people feel uncomfortable.

Even for her own brother, she can't offend anyone.

Aunt Qu heard that her younger sister was leaving, but she didn't stay long, she said to be careful on the road, and watched her leave the main room of Yannian Hall.

After leaving Yannian Hall, the two went to the main hall to bid farewell to Mrs. Qu.

Old Mrs. Qu is still as old as before.

Hearing this, he didn't say much, but politely asked the butler to see the guests off instead of him.

All the way out of the Qu Mansion, Mrs. Ren didn't talk to her again.

Seeing her appearance, Chu Ci didn't say much.

After getting into the carriage, the carriage rattled towards the east of the city.

In the carriage, Chu Ci was still thinking about Qu Dingjun's condition.

Mrs. Ren didn't know what she was thinking. After thinking about it again and again, she finally couldn't help it. Looking at her slightly frowning brows, she said, "Concubine Shizi, can you tell me the extent of my brother's condition?" The grasp of the cure."

"..." Hearing what she said, Chu Ci frowned even tighter, and she remained silent for a long time, then extended a slap helplessly.

"Fifty percent?" Mrs. Ren looked surprised.

Chu Ci nodded, "Now I'm only [-]% sure, because there are some things that I need to confirm again."

"What's the matter, can I help?" Second Mrs. Ren was very enthusiastic about her own brother.

Chu Ci looked at her serious face, hesitated for a long time, and asked tentatively, "...is the one who was in the Yannian Hall just now, the wife's own sister?"

Mrs. Ren didn't understand why Chuci mentioned her sister again, but she didn't understand why, so she nodded and said, "That's right, that's my sister, who is sitting at the end of the bed. The nephew she gave birth to after she returned home has been staying in the mansion, living with my sister."

"So, your sister has reconciled with her husband's family?" Chu Ci asked in surprise, as if discovering a new continent.

The Second Madam Ren couldn't understand the emotion in Chu Ci's eyes, she couldn't help but frowned, and said with a puzzled expression, "Shizi Concubine, why do you care about my sister so much?"

"Do you want to hear the truth?" Hearing her question, Chu Ci suddenly turned serious, looked at her seriously, and asked every word.

The Second Madam Ren was caught by her eyes, and she immediately got hairy, "What do you mean?"

"It's literally." Chu Ci didn't explain, but just repeated the question he just asked solemnly, "About your brother's illness, and my over-concern for your sister, do you want to hear the truth?"

"..." The Second Madam Ren just looked at her deeply, and after a long silence, she nodded seriously, "I think! I want to hear the truth from the Crown Princess."

"In that case, let me tell you, I suspect that what your brother is suffering from is not asthma, but... poisoning."

"Concubine Shizi, you... what are you talking about? Poisoned!" Mrs. Ren's expression was in disbelief.

Chu Ci had thought of this a long time ago, and she didn't force her to believe in herself immediately, she just said, "Ma'am, don't be so surprised, I said it too, I just doubt, and this doubt is only five points sure, the remaining five points, we need to prove it together.”

"How to prove it?" Second Madam Ren's voice trembled.

Chu Ci pursed his lips and looked into her eyes for a moment, "You first tell me about your elder sister and her former husband's family."

Mrs. Ren listened to Chu Ci's request, but this time she didn't ask any more questions. After pondering for a moment, she tentatively told her what she knew, "My eldest sister returned home 21 years ago. , I am eight years old and my younger brother is five years old. The eldest sister’s husband’s family married her by the fingertips, because at that time my father hadn’t won the exam, he was just a poor boy, and because he was grateful for the support of the shopkeeper of the herbal medicine shop on the street, he married that man. The shopkeeper made a marriage contract with his children... As you know, scholars have some integrity, so even if his father won the exam and was promoted all the way, he never thought of giving up that marriage. My sister finally married the shopkeeper's son .”

"Then what is the relationship between the two of them after marriage? Why did your eldest sister reconcile with each other?"

"I don't know much about these things myself, but I heard from my parents when I was young. They often said that my brother-in-law is a rare and kind person. Although he doesn't benefit in reading, but when it comes to caring for his wife, he is a lot of men. They are far beyond the reach of the dust, and parents say that if a sister can marry a brother-in-law, although it is not perfect, it can be regarded as perfect."

"The reason why we reconciled later, I heard from my sister, was that my brother-in-law set up an outer room... My brother-in-law also admitted this matter. Although my father and mother always took good care of my brother-in-law, this point of my brother-in-law hurt them deeply. Coupled with my sister’s unwillingness to go back to the crude medicine shop, my brother-in-law’s family had no choice but to agree to divorce.”

"So that's the case!" Chu Ci nodded.

After a pause, he asked Mrs. Ren again, "But I heard you say that your brother-in-law is a person who loves his wife, so why would he put it in an outside room? Could it be that your father and mother never suspected it?"

"This..." Second Madam Ren hesitated, "Actually, my parents also suspected it, but later, before they had time to investigate, my brother-in-law admitted it first, and said that the woman was already three months pregnant..."

Chu Ci: "...So it was Zhou Yu who beat Huang Gai, one of them was willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer!"

Mrs. Ren sighed, and continued, "Sister, brother-in-law and after leaving, sister returned home and returned to the mansion, but later found out that she was pregnant and gave birth to a child, and refused to go back again, while brother-in-law, Maybe it was shameless to see others, or maybe it was for other reasons, so he took the whole family and moved out of the capital soon."

"I see." Chu Ci nodded.

The carriage continued to walk, and finally stopped outside the Chu residence after an hour.

Seeing that Chu Ci was about to get off the car, Mrs. Ren hurriedly got up to see her off.

The two stood still under the car, and Mrs. Ren asked, "Then when will we go there next time?"

"Wait until we are sure whether it is poisoning or really asthma!" Chu Ci said softly, paused, looked at Mrs. Ren and said, "Also, is it Madam who is going to investigate the truth of this matter, or is it me?" Send someone to check?"

Second Madam Ren heard what Chu Ci said, with pain and hesitation on her face.

Seeing this, Chu Ci added another sentence, "If you investigate by yourself, I will help you treat your brother. If you ask me to investigate, then no matter what the truth is, 1000 taels of silver a day... Madam also knows, everyone below It's for eating and drinking."

Mrs. Ren sighed, "The family ugliness must not be publicized, I should check it myself."

Chu Ci nodded, "Then I won't send my wife off!" After saying that, he turned around and walked in with Si'er.

Xie Ci was in the middle, Zhe Jin had already finished replying to the post, and sent it to various prefectures. Seeing Chu Ci come back, she quickly poured a glass of water and handed it to her, "Girl, how is it? Healed well?"

Chu Ci shook his head, didn't say much about the family's secrets, but said, "I have to go again in a few days."

Zhejin nodded, "The servant will go with you then."

Chu Ci did not refuse, she usually brought folded brocade when she went out.If she is fine, then of course I will take her with me next time.

"By the way, the chrysanthemum viewing party will be half a month later. I see that the girl's clothes were all cut in Jinling. Do you want to make more fashionable clothes in the capital this time?"

"These things, you can just look at the arrangements." Chu Ci didn't care about these, and simply gave all the power to Zhejin.

Zhejin also knew that her master was a carefree person, so she agreed and took note of it.

Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Chu Ci hadn't seen Prince Lu come back, so he couldn't help looking at Zhejin, and asked, "Why hasn't Prince Xiao come back so late today?"

Zhejin shook his head, "Master, I don't know what I'm busy with recently, I always leave early and come back late, these servants don't know."

"Hmm..." Chu Ci responded dully, thinking, "I'll ask him when he comes back."

The two were talking.

Outside, an afterimage flashed past, and then Zhexia rushed into the hall in a hurry, saying, "Girl, it's not good, the young master suddenly developed a fever, the doctor in the palace felt the pulse, but he couldn't find the root cause of the disease." ..."

(End of this chapter)