Chapter 102 The Second Master is Sick
When Mengxi heard the news that Erye had fainted, she finally felt relieved. She looked at the bright sky and secretly thanked the silly Erye for knowing that she was in trouble today and making an exception to come back early to act with her!
The Second Master made an exception and came back for her! This was really Mengxi being conceited. Xiao Jun came back early today, and it really wasn't for her.
It turned out that Xiu'er had arranged a vicious plan for her cousin's sister-in-law, the Nightmare Lady, the Second Master and others, a key part of which required the cooperation of the Second Master Xiao Jun, so she begged her aunt to invite her cousin over last night. As soon as she saw her cousin, she tried her best to please him, acting like a spoiled child and crying, saying that she had been sick for the past two days, but her cousin was indifferent and didn't come to see her.
The second master explained that he was very busy these days and came back home after dark every day. He thought his mother and cousin were already asleep, so it was not convenient for him to come. He heard that his cousin was sick, so he sent Hongzhu to deliver precious medicinal materials for his cousin. But Xiu'er would not give in, saying that her illness was strange and several doctors could not find the cause, so she might as well die. No one would feel sorry for her anyway, which made the second master feel dizzy as he sat there.
Finally, Xiu'er said that she was sick, and if her cousin could come back a day earlier to accompany her, it would make the relationship between them growing up together worthwhile. Even if she died, she would be content.
Xiu'er wiped her tears as she spoke, and she was really like a pear blossom in the rain. Although Xiao Jun knew that his cousin was only suffering from a minor illness and that this was really an exaggeration with all the wind and rain, he really could not bear his cousin's tossing and turning, and he had no choice but to swear that he would return early tomorrow to play chess with his cousin to relieve his boredom. Only then did Xiu'er burst into laughter and happily waited for tomorrow's good show to begin.
Xiu'er specially arranged for the Taoist priest to perform a ritual in the east wing in the afternoon, and secretly told the Taoist priest not to rush during the ritual, the more stable the better, and to wait until the second master returned home. Then she went to the east wing with her cousin to watch the ritual, and finally accidentally found the little wooden man under her cousin's bed. Her cousin was there at the time and saw it with his own eyes. With the fact that she had just recovered from illness as evidence, she only needed to remind her a little bit. Her cousin's east wing was always guarded tightly and never let anyone in. It turned out that there was a secret. The evidence was irrefutable, so her cousin and the old lady didn't have to believe it.
By then, no matter how eloquent the cousin's wife was, she could not clear herself of the blame. She was doomed to be divorced. Xiu'er's scheme was vicious and ruthless, but she had planned everything and missed one thing. Bingxin Yuxin and the Taoist priest could not enter the east wing at all. She even forgot that it was the cousin's wife who cured her cousin's illness. The old lady was even more convinced that her cousin's wife and her cousin were a perfect match. This was really: being too clever and scheming only to end up making wedding clothes for others.
After hearing what the maid said, the old lady didn't care about anything else. She hurriedly ordered someone to call Hong Xing in and asked her again in detail. Hong Xing told her about Xiao Jun's situation again. The old lady then asked:
"Is there anything wrong when the Second Master returns home?"
"Replying to the old lady, the second master was fine when he returned home. Hongzhu was telling the second master about what happened in the afternoon. The second master was listening when suddenly his face turned black and he fainted. Hongzhu sent a servant to pass on the message and summoned the doctor, who is now guarding the second master."
After hearing this, the old lady glanced at the first wife. The first wife was also panicked at this time. She had no time to punish Zhiqiu. She ordered people to take the second wife and Zhiqiu back to Xiaoxiangyuan first and keep them in the east wing until they were dealt with. She personally helped the old lady sit in the sedan chair, and the group hurried towards Xiaoxiangyuan.
When the old lady and others arrived at Xiaoxiang Courtyard, the Second Master was sleeping in bed. The doctor had already arrived. They thought that Mengxi was a modern doctor of medicine, which in ancient times would be a wonder in the medical world of Da Qi and a big figure. If her medicine skills were second to none in Da Qi, no one would dare to claim to be the best. The medicine she prescribed knocked down the Second Master Xiao, which was something these old doctors could not find out.
The doctor felt the pulse for a long time but found nothing wrong. He just shook his head. No matter how the old lady asked, he still shook his head and asked the old lady to find someone else. When the old lady saw that she could not get any more information, she let the doctor go back. The doctor left in a hurry as if he had been pardoned. He thought to himself: Mr. Xiao's illness is always strange. If I hear that Mr. Xiao is sick in the future, I must stay as far away as possible.
The old lady invited several doctors one after another, but after the consultation, they all shook their heads and asked the old lady to find another doctor, and they didn't even dare to prescribe any medicine.
The old lady also ordered people to present the things that the Second Master had just used to the doctors one by one for examination, to see if there was anything suspicious that could reveal the cause of the Second Master's illness. Perhaps the Second Master could be saved. After going through several doctors' eyes, they all said that there was no problem with the things that the Second Master had used after returning home. The implication was that the Second Master was not poisoned. He was in such a state until lighted on the night and the eldest master had returned home, but the Second Master was still unconscious.
The whole family sat in the room with gloomy faces, and had no intention of eating. At this time, the eldest wife thought of the two Taoist priests who cured Xiu'er's illness, and hurriedly mentioned it to the old lady and the eldest master, and finally said:
"As the saying goes, if you are sick, you should try any doctor. At this moment, we can't care about so many things. We have visited so many temples, and we don't know which one will work. We might as well let them try. Since the Taoist priest can cure Xiu'er's illness, he must have some Taoist magic."
After listening to this, the old lady and the eldest master pondered for a while, nodded, and asked about the whereabouts of the Taoist priest. A maid replied that he had been locked up in the woodshed of Xiaoxiang Courtyard, awaiting his fate. The old lady ordered them to be brought in. The two Taoist priests were brought in covered in dust. When they saw the old lady, they knelt down and kowtowed, begging her for mercy. The old lady asked them to get up and answer, and then the two got up.
Looking up, the whole room was brightly lit. The people in the room looked more like gods and their families. Even the maid who stood aside holding her breath looked like she came out of a painting. Those who had seen this scene were so frightened that their calves were cramping, afraid that they would say something wrong and bring disaster upon themselves.
Seeing Dao was so frightened, the old lady was already half disappointed. She thought that even if the royal relatives went to ask for Master Jingyun, they might not be able to see him. How could he be called to be respected? When she saw the wretched looks of these two people, she knew that they were not capable. But since they were called here, she had to give it a try. She looked at them and said:
"Don't be nervous, gentlemen. What happened this afternoon was caused by my granddaughter-in-law being reckless. I hope you don't mind. I heard that it was you two gentlemen who cured Miss Xiu'er's illness?"
"I am not talented, it was just a coincidence, I dare not take credit for it"
"Did Xiu'er really get bumped into by someone in this yard?"
"Yes, I have calculated it, and it is indeed a conflict with the people in this courtyard. I only recognized the person by looking at the horoscope, and I did not know that the person was your second wife. I hope you will forgive me if I have offended you."
"Have you checked the fortune-tellers for everyone in this hospital?"
The two Taoists looked at each other, thought for a moment and answered:
"I just calculated it based on the eight characters given by this female donor. I don't know if you have read the whole thing."
"Old lady, I originally thought that the one who had a conflict with Xiu'er must be a woman, so I didn't give Jun'er's horoscope to the Taoist priest. I was negligent."
When the eldest wife heard the old lady ask this, she remembered that everyone in the courtyard except Jun'er had seen it, so she told the old lady.
The old lady glanced at the eldest wife and said to the Taoist priest:
"My grandson is also unconscious today. I would like to trouble you two Taoists to take a look and see if there is anything wrong with him or if he has bumped into anything."
The two Taoists looked at each other and thought: Here comes another one!
No matter how skilled the two Taoists were, they could not cure this serious illness. After struggling for a long time, Mr. Xiao showed no reaction at all. Finally, he had to stop and kept saying that he was not skilled enough and that he had made a fool of himself. The old lady then asked the two to see if Mr. Xiao had offended anyone. The two Taoists did not dare to say anything anymore. When the eldest lady saw this, she felt ashamed and ordered the maid to give him some silver and sent him away in a hurry.
These past few days, the Xiao Mansion was filled with gloom. The Second Master had been in a coma for four days. The Xiao Mansion had invited all the famous doctors, including Doctor Li from the Imperial Hospital, but they were unable to wake the Second Master up. However, Doctor Li did provide the Xiao family with a clue, which was the upstart in Pingyang City - Yichuntang. According to him, the owner of Yichuntang was mysterious and had superb medical skills. Perhaps only this person could cure the Second Master's illness.
What Old Lady Xiao could never have imagined was that the owner of Yichun Hall, whom the Xiao family had been trying every means to find these days, was none other than Mengxi, who had been confined to the east wing by her. At this moment, she was truly the only one in the world who could save Second Master Xiao.
