Chapter 156 Asking for a Doctor
Everyone in the hall was surprised to see the Second Master letting the Second Madam sit down. They didn't know what this master was up to. He hurriedly called the Second Madam over, and after waiting for a long time, he now gave up his seat to her eagerly. Everyone knew that the Second Master and the Second Madam didn't get along well, so they all kept their mouths shut.
Mengxi didn't know why the Second Master wanted to see her. Since it wasn't anything good, she was calm and just sat there waiting upright, with a pale face like a sculpture.
The hall immediately fell silent, and the air was filled with a depressing atmosphere that made people feel suffocated .
When you're not together, you want to see each other, but when you meet, you have nothing to say. Xiao Jun is like this now. When he sees Mengxi, his heart tightens. He sits there not knowing what to say. He has a lot to say, but he can't say a word about the issue he cares about most. He forgets everything else at once.
He wanted to break the silence as soon as possible, but he racked his brains and could not think of a topic. He began to blame Mengxi again. Why did this man just sit there like a Buddha and not say a word? Even if he said a few words casually, the atmosphere would ease and they would no longer be tense and would become natural slowly.
He was so nervous that he couldn't speak, but he blamed Mengxi for not speaking, and didn't even think about who was calling whom. It was really hard for Mengxi to have a husband who blamed the toilet for not being able to defecate.
"Well..., is everything okay at home these days?"
After a long time, Xiao Jun asked in a low voice.
Everyone looked at him. They had been holding back for so long, thinking that he would say something earth-shattering. Everyone was silent as if facing a great enemy, especially Zhiqiu. The back of his clothes was soaked, for he was afraid that this gentleman would say the word "divorce". He waited for such a long time, but all he got out was such a meaningless word.
Nonsense, can't you see if the house is fine? Everyone is here, and nothing is missing. As for the group of women in your backyard, you didn't let me watch them. If you want to know, go and see for yourself! Mengxi glanced at the Second Master and replied softly:
“Everything is fine at home”
Xiao Jun frowned, why did he always feel like he was reading a letter from home? What he meant by asking this question was whether she was okay or not, why didn't she understand him?
"Well, grandma told me that Xi'er vomited blood a few days ago. How is she now? Is she feeling better?"
Mengxi was slightly startled when she heard this. How could it be different from what she expected? Could it be that he was given a full meal before killing someone? She replied cautiously:
"I saw the doctor and he's fine now."
"Has the doctor prescribed the medicine?" Xiao Jun asked the first question, and the rest came smoothly.
"have"
“Always using it?”
After hearing this, Mengxi was a little hesitant. She would never use the medicine prescribed by the doctor. After waking up that day, Zhiqiu had already reported back to the old lady and called the doctor. She had no choice but to prescribe a prescription according to the situation. The medicine is still lying in the back garden.
Mengxi was thinking about what to say, but Hongzhu saw that she was silent and said:
"Second Madam only got one pair and then she stopped using them, saying she was afraid of the pain."
Hearing this, Xiao Jun frowned unconsciously. How could he be so willful as a child when he was so old? He vomited blood, but he was still like this. Didn't he know that bitter medicine is good for the disease? He opened his mouth to teach him a lesson, but turned around to meet Meng Xi's distant eyes, and the words on his lips were choked back.
Hongzhu had just finished speaking when she saw the Second Master frowning again, so she quickly covered her mouth, secretly hating herself for speaking too quickly. She had forgotten that the Second Master had punished the Second Lady to drink bitter medicine soup for a month, and she thought he wouldn't remember this again. When she turned around, she met Zhiqiu's murderous gaze and quickly lowered her head in shame.
"Second Master, have you had dinner yet? Should I ask someone to serve you the meal?"
After hearing what Hongzhu said, Mengxi was afraid that the Second Master would make trouble again. He didn't care whether the medicine could cure the disease or not. As long as she hated it, he would like her to do it. In short, her pain was his greatest happiness. Thinking of this, Mengxi took the initiative to change the subject.
Seeing Mengxi taking the initiative to speak, Xiao Jun looked at her and replied: "It's useless yet, Hongzhu has been sent to someone."
As he was speaking, a maid came over to report that the meal had been delivered. Should it be served now?
Mengxi listened, looked at the Second Master, and said nothing. Xiao Jun was really hungry, and when he saw the maid asking, he said, "Put it up."
Mengxi stood up and directed the maid to get busy. Xiao Jun looked at her in surprise, then he remembered that if he wanted to eat, she had to stand aside and serve him. She would not listen to him and sit there to eat with him. Thinking of this, he sighed secretly. Although he was reluctant to let her leave, he still said:
"Xi'er, go down. The red beads are all you need here."
Zhiqiu looked at the Second Master in surprise, thinking to himself, "It's all right now, why are you calling Second Madam over so anxiously?"
Mengxi looked at the Second Master's unchanged cold face for a thousand years. She didn't dare to be self-indulgent and think that he missed her and hurriedly asked her to come over for him to see. For the first time , she felt that she could not see through this Master.
"It is my duty to serve you, the Second Master, at meals..."
"Xi'er, go down. You should have a rest early after dinner."
Seeing the Second Master's firm attitude and Hongzhu's anxious look, Mengxi really didn't want to serve here, so she responded, greeted the Second Master, and slowly walked out with Zhiqiu.
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"Wake up, Second Madam, wake up quickly. Second Madam has called a doctor over to treat you." Zhiqiu gently shook Second Madam and shouted anxiously.
"Well, sleep a little longer, just a little longer... What! Second Master, what happened to Second Master again?" The drowsy Mengxi was suddenly awakened by the word "Second Master". She was no longer sleepy at all. She sat up and looked at Zhiqiu in a daze.
"Grandma, the second master invited a doctor to come over and he said he would see you."
"See what disease?"
"Second Madam, please get up first. The doctor is waiting in the hall."
Mengxi asked as she was dazedly getting dressed while Zhiqiu was helping her:
"Why did you think of asking a doctor to come and see me?"
Zhichun was just coming in with some water and said:
"Second Madam, I guess the Second Master went to see a doctor because he heard from the old lady that you vomited blood. The Second Master really cares about you. Maybe he called you over yesterday just to see how you are doing these days?"
"If the Second Master cared about Second Madam, the sun would have risen from the west. Second Madam has been ill for such a long time, you have seen his shadow. If he really cared, why didn't he come to the East Wing when Second Madam vomited blood? You called her there. Is that reasonable? You! You took it seriously when someone gave you a stick. I don't know what the Second Master has given you. You have been blinded by greed. You can't see that the Second Master ignores Second Madam and bullies her every day. Are you blind? You just speak for him!"
When Zhiqiu heard Zhichun speaking for the Second Master again, he was so angry that he glared at him. He didn't care about Zhichun's murderous look and just started to scold him.
"After all, it's a good intention for Second Master to ask a doctor to treat Second Madam."
Zhichun muttered softly. She really couldn't win against the sharp-tongued Zhiqiu, so she was half a point inferior in momentum. But she was still unwilling to accept it in her heart, as she always thought that the Second Master had feelings for the Second Wife.
"Good intentions? Second Master's kindness has long been eaten by wolves. God knows what his intentions are."
Zhiqiu was combing Second Mistress's hair while pushing Zhichun back. Suddenly remembering something, he clapped his hands and said:
"Yes, Second Madam, you haven't been to Shouxi Hall to pay your respects for quite some time. Could it be that because of what the old lady said yesterday, Second Master called you over eagerly to see if you were really ill? Now Second Master is back, but you didn't go to the upper room to serve him this morning. Second Master asked the doctor to come over. Did he want to confirm that you were really ill?"
After hearing Zhiqiu's words, Mengxi stopped half-raising his hand in the air and frowned:
"So, I have to let the doctor diagnose my illness. But how can I pretend to be sick in such a hurry?"
It turned out that ever since she vomited blood last time, Mengxi had lost all hope and felt disheartened about everything, even the desire to please the old lady. When the old lady heard that she had vomited blood, she only sent someone to tell her that she didn't need to pay her respects and should just focus on recuperating. She didn't exercise caution as usual, fearing that the old lady and the first wife would find fault with her, so she forced herself to pay her respects.
I have been staying in the house these days. Since the old lady has already made up her mind to marry Xiu'er, I might as well find an excuse for her to divorce her. Anyway, she will have to leave this house sooner or later.
Since the Second Master had not had her serve him for a long time, even though she came back yesterday, she had not remembered that she should go to the upper room to serve him in the morning. She was startled when Zhiqiu reminded her.
"The doctor is already waiting in the hall. It's too late to fake it. Second Madam has a weak constitution and has never been well taken care of. What are you afraid of?"
Zhichun said that she had always felt that Second Grandma's constitution was too weak and she should take more medicine. Besides, her family was selling medicine, so if she was afraid of bitterness, she could take pills. But Second Grandma insisted that the medicine was three parts poison. She vomited blood and only took pills for three days. She said she would not take it anymore and insisted on some kind of diet therapy. She fiddled with the medicinal diet every day, but it didn't seem to have any effect.
Besides, grandma has been so lazy these days, lying on the bed pretending to be dead. If Zhiqiu hadn't forced her to drink, she wouldn't even move a finger. But even if Zhiqiu tried hard, he couldn't have reached her level, right? Looking at her face, it was heartbreaking. She still had to pretend. She really thought she was an iron man. She vomited so much blood and she would be fine in a few days.
Zhiqiu also said: "Grandma is already sick, why bother pretending?"
"That's true, but I'm not so sick that I haven't gone to pay my respects for so many days."
"Second Madam is right. What should we do then? Could it be that the old lady complained to Second Master that you didn't go to pay your respects, and Second Master went to find a doctor to verify whether you were really too ill to pay your respects? If this is true, Second Madam will have no choice but to..."
Zhiqiu couldn't say the word "get out of the house". Zhichun was also anxious. The two girls were absolutely in agreement on this point.
"Oh, Second Madam, I remember that every time you sneaked out of the house, you used medicine to turn your face black. You must have medicine to make your face white, so that people can see that you are bedridden. This will definitely work."
As Zhiqiu spoke, he opened the cabinet in the basement, took out a small medicine box, and handed it to Second Grandma like a treasure:
"Second Madam, please look for it quickly. Your medicine is unparalleled in the world. I don't think the doctor can figure out what it is."
"Sooner or later, you have to get married. If it rains, your mother will get married. Just let it go. Let the curtain drop and let the doctor in."
"Mom is getting married!"
The two girls looked at Second Grandma in astonishment.
