Chapter 126: Rescue
Mengxi helped Zhiqiu to the aunt's room, raised her eyes and looked around, she saw that the old lady, the first wife and the second master had arrived long ago. The old lady was sitting by the bed holding Xiao Chun's hand. The two children were lying on the bed, unconscious, their faces were blue and purple, and they were breathing out more than they were breathing in. The second master was standing beside the old lady with a worried look on his face. When he saw Mengxi come in, he glanced at her and said nothing.
He glanced at the Second Master and saw the Eldest Aunt standing beside him in a daze, apparently having just cried. The Second Master's other Aunts, Hongyu and several maids stood on both sides, each with their mouths tightly shut and holding their breath, as if they were afraid that their loud breathing would scare someone. Although the small room was crowded with people, there was no sound; it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
The eldest wife was sitting beside the old lady with a worried look on her face. When she saw her come in, her face darkened and she said:
"Second Grandma still knows that I have a daughter!"
After hearing this, Mengxi walked forward quickly, greeted the old lady and the first wife first, and then said to the first wife:
"My wife just received the letter and rushed over."
After hearing what Mengxi said, the old lady looked up at the eldest aunt. Seeing that she looked distraught, she swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth and said to the first wife:
"The girl has an emergency, and the people below are anxious and may be negligent for a while. At this time, the daughter-in-law should not be too picky."
When the eldest wife heard what the old lady said, she looked at Mengxi coldly and said nothing more.
After hearing what the old lady said, the second master looked at the aunt beside him.
This matter really wronged the eldest aunt today. It was not that she intentionally did not pass the message to the second grandmother, but because the second grandmother always stayed in the east wing and did not care about anything. When her daughter suddenly fell ill, she was so panicked that she forgot about the second grandmother. At this time, when she saw the old lady and the second master both looking at her, she remembered that her daughter was sick and forgot to inform her daughter's nominal mother.
He fell to his knees with a thud:
"I was so worried about the girl's illness that I forgot to send a message to the Second Madam. I beg the Old Madam and the Second Madam to punish me."
Mengxi listened to the words of the aunt and looked at the old lady. Seeing that she didn't say anything, Mengxi didn't know what to say, so she ignored the aunt who was kneeling on the ground and went directly to the bed to check on the two girls. She also asked the wet nurse standing behind the old lady what the two girls had eaten for lunch, what they used, and what they drank. The first wife watched from the side, frowning .
The wet nurse repeated what she had said several times before. It was basically the same as what Zhixia said, except that she was more detailed. She even reported in detail what kind of tea the two young ladies drank and how many times they farted, for fear that she would miss any details and make them bear the responsibility.
Mengxi observed for a long time and concluded that the two children had violated the taboo by eating beef and brown sugar. If they didn't understand, they would die. He raised his hand to signal the chattering nurse to shut up, turned around and came to the old lady and said:
"Old lady, when my granddaughter-in-law was at her parents' home, my mother often taught her which foods complement and counteract each other. I remember my mother taught her a jingle, 'Beef and brown sugar are not good - eating them together will cause bloating and death.' My granddaughter-in-law guessed that the two young ladies must have eaten these two things at the same time and violated the taboo. The two young ladies are now breathing out more than breathing in. If the doctor doesn't come, I'm afraid something will happen to the young ladies. When my granddaughter-in-law was a child, she met an old monk when she was burning incense with her mother. The monk said that my granddaughter-in-law had a predestined relationship with Buddha, but her life was full of disasters. He gave my granddaughter-in-law a pill and asked her to keep it close to her body, saying that this medicine has the effect of bringing the dead back to life and can save my granddaughter-in-law's life at a critical moment. Old lady, why not divide this pill into two parts and give them to the two young ladies first, maybe it can save the young ladies' lives."
As Mengxi spoke, he took out the purse he had just put in his collar and handed it to the old lady . Zhiqiu and Zhixia listened to the second grandmother's words and stared at the corner of the bed with an expression of "I don't know about this", especially Zhiqiu. He thought:
No wonder you didn't say anything just now. You don't have the face to say anything, right? Just make it up. She never realized that her second grandmother was so talented. She didn't even think about it before telling a lie. If the medicine had been kept close to the body for ten or eight years, it would have become moldy and ineffective. No one would believe that it could still be used now!
The old lady was not a ghost, but she really believed Mengxi's words. The reason was simple: Mengxi's words "she had a connection with Buddha" reminded the old lady of Abbot Jingyun's words, so she believed it. Besides, the old lady didn't understand the shelf life or expiration date of these pills.
"Xi'er, get up quickly. Since the master gave this medicine to Xi'er to save her life, it means that the master saw that Xi'er would encounter difficulties in the future. How can this medicine be given to others so easily?"
When the eldest aunt heard what the old lady said, she looked at the second grandmother nervously, fearing that the second grandmother would change her mind and take the medicine back. She was almost about to kowtow to the second grandmother and call her "grandmother".
Xiao Jun also had a strange expression on his face. After hearing what his grandmother said, he was also afraid that Mengxi would really die in the future, but the lives of his two daughters were also hanging by a thread, which made him feel dilemma for a while. He stood there, not knowing how to make a decision. As for whether this medicine was suitable for the symptoms and whether it could save the two girls, everyone in the inner room, including the second master, ignored it.
In the final analysis, it was because Zhiqiu's second grandmother was too good at deceiving people, just like in Zhao Benshan's skits, even good people could be fooled by her.
Mengxi lowered her head shyly. She was really embarrassed. She had only said a few words casually. The reason she said it was to save her life was to let the old lady and the second master do her a favor. In the future, when her affair of replacing the legitimate wife with a concubine was exposed, the Xiao family would not make it too difficult for her because they owed her two lives and would let her leave the house smoothly. She didn't expect that the old lady would take it seriously.
"Old Madam, Chun'er and Feng'er are both my daughters. How can my granddaughter-in-law stand by and watch them die without helping them? Besides, how many people can really see through the future?"
After Mengxi finished speaking, without waiting for the old lady to speak, she took the purse from the old lady, took out the pills, broke them open with her hands, and handed them to the wet nurse beside her, asking them to feed them to the two children. Seeing that the old lady didn't say anything, the wet nurse hurriedly took it, and with the help of the maid, she ground the medicine, mixed it with water, pried open the mouths of the two girls, and poured it in bit by bit.
After a while, the two girls' symptoms eased and their stomachs began to discharge gas.
Everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this, especially the eldest aunt who was kneeling on the ground, who had already collapsed to the ground.
Just when everyone was relaxing, the nurse's voice came:
"Miss Third, Miss Third, what happened to Miss Third?"
Mengxi went forward to take a look, only to see that Xiao Feng's face was flushed red, her lips were becoming more and more purple, and the blood vessels on her temples were bulging. Mengxi's first reaction was that the Third Miss was having difficulty breathing, so she went forward and put her ear to Xiao Feng's chest and listened carefully. The room was so quiet at this time that you could hear a pin drop. Mengxi could hear the rumbling of Xiao Feng's trachea without a stethoscope .
"The third girl is choking on phlegm!"
"What should I do? Can I dig it out with my hands?"
When the aunt heard this, she asked like crazy.
This really stumped Dr. Mengxi, a doctor of medicine. In modern times, one only needs to use a special drawer to suck out the phlegm from the mouth. It's too easy, but this was in ancient times, and even a skilled daughter-in-law could not do anything without the right ingredients.
After hearing this, the wet nurse stepped forward and tried to pinch open the Third Miss's mouth, but her thick fingers were thicker than the Third Miss's throat. After trying for a long time, she finally shook her head helplessly, sighed, and stepped aside.
