Chapter 250: Searching for My Sister at Night
"Little God, can my master be saved?"
Looking at Lingxiang who was listening to the pulse, the governor's wife asked nervously, then suddenly realized that what she said was wrong and quickly covered her mouth.
I wish the master a long and healthy life, everything will be fine.
Thinking of this, the governor's wife quickly clasped her hands together and prayed to God, saying that her words were unintentional and hoped that the God would not take them seriously.
Lingxiang seemed not to hear the governor's wife's muttering, and was only concentrating on carefully examining Governor Liu's pulse.
Lingxiang knew that she was not good at auscultation. If Master Fuyin were here, he would definitely be able to find out the truth from the subtle details. Now she could only bite the bullet and do it.
The mansion had previously invited a doctor, who concluded that Governor Liu was suffering from tuberculosis, but Lingxiang felt that this was not the case.
The superficial symptoms of Governor Liu were indeed chills and white sputum, but they were accompanied by hot flashes and a severe cough, which were not entirely signs of tuberculosis.
Lingxiang carefully felt the pulse of Governor Liu and found that his pulse was tight and floating, as if he had a chill. She quickly put her ear to Governor Liu's chest.
This frightened the wife of the governor. Although medical practitioners had nothing to do with gender, it was somewhat inappropriate for a girl of such age to suddenly lie on top of a man.
The wife of the governor was about to speak when she saw Lingxiang stand up, pry open Governor Liu's mouth, observe carefully for a moment, and then shake her head.
Seeing Lingxiang like this, the governor's wife was shocked and hurried forward to ask: "Little fairy, could it be that my master..."
"It's not a big deal, it's not a big deal," Lingxiang consoled the governor's wife while taking off her face scarf, "Madam, please be at ease. The governor is not suffering from tuberculosis."
After hearing this, the governor's wife finally breathed a sigh of relief, but she didn't understand: "Since my husband is not suffering from tuberculosis, why is the little fairy like this?"
"Your Excellency, the Governor has white, light and thin sputum. Your body is weak and the evil is from the cold. This is caused by the external epidemic evil that first invaded the lung defense. The evil entered through the mouth and nose, so the external symptoms appeared. Later, it triggered the latent phlegm, obstructed the Qi movement, and the lungs failed to descend, so the bad cough worsened. This is an epidemic cough."
After hearing the pathological presentation, the governor's wife was confused: "What does this mean?"
"Whooping cough."
"Whooping cough? Isn't that a childhood disease?" The governor's wife was very puzzled. Governor Liu was old and knew his own faults, so how could he suffer from such a disease?
Lingxiang shook her head. "Madam, you don't know. Although this disease is common in infants, it can also affect adults. I think the doctor earlier was not specialized in internal diseases. Tuberculosis and epidemic cough are somewhat similar. It's just that the latter is rarely seen in the elderly, and the initial symptoms are similar to tuberculosis, so he misdiagnosed it."
The governor's wife agreed with this. When Governor Liu had a fever, his wife thought of finding a doctor in the city, but the governor said that he was used to military doctors and insisted that Erlang invite a doctor from the camp.
Most military doctors are good at treating traumatic injuries, so they don't know much about these things.
"But Madam, don't worry too soon," Lingxiang continued, "Although this disease is not as difficult to treat as tuberculosis, it can also spread. There is no need to separate the yard, but no one should enter the house again, especially children."
"Madam, when you serve the medicine, it is best to cover your face with a cloth to avoid getting stained by the spit from the governor's cough."
Lingxiang was instructing the governor's wife while writing a prescription: "Except for the Du Shen Tang, take away all the other medicines. The governor has a cold and cannot take heat-clearing medicines such as rhubarb and rhinoceros horn."
As he spoke, he blew on the prescription he had just written to dry the ink, and said to Granny Qin standing beside him, "There are two doses of medicine here, one for internal use and one for hot spring bathing. Have the people outside the courtyard get them quickly, and get more hot spring bathing medicine. Also tell the maid outside the door to have everyone take a bath when the hot spring bath comes to get rid of the disease and evil spirits."
After Fang Yi finished speaking, he turned to the governor's wife and said, "Madam, you'd better take a bath to avoid being sick." Seeing Lingxiang arranged things in an orderly manner, the governor's wife couldn't help but be a little surprised - how old is this girl, not only is she an expert in medicine, but she can also calmly handle all kinds of matters. It's really amazing!
When they heard that Governor Liu was not suffering from tuberculosis, Liu Zhong and Liu Xia both breathed a sigh of relief. Liu Yao even burned incense and bowed high to thank her ancestors for their protection.
Just when the family was happy, Lingxiang disappeared, leaving only a note with detailed instructions on how to administer the medicine.
Also missing was Xinyi.
This is strange. They come and go like a gust of wind. What on earth are these two thinking?
Although Liu Xia was surprised, he did not investigate further. Although the cause of his father's illness was known and there was a cure, his elder sister's reaction puzzled him.
Even if my mother had clearly told my eldest sister not to tell her about my father's illness, how could she be sure of that? Who knows, some gossipy woman might tell others about it.
Furthermore, even if she really didn't know about her father's condition, why didn't she respond at all after receiving the package? Not even her personal maid came.
Inside is a purse that she embroidered herself!
Liu Xia was puzzled, but couldn't figure it out for a while, so he decided to go and find out the truth at night.
At about three o'clock in the morning, when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Liu Xia quietly sneaked out of the house, avoided the guards in the mansion, took a short detour, and arrived at Miss Liu's courtyard.
He was quite familiar with this process, after all, he used to do this when he was a child.
Although Liu Xia is now a strict person, he was a naughty boy when he was young, and he often made mistakes and was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall. Whenever he was punished, he would sneak out and hide in Miss Liu's yard, and then run out when everyone in the family was almost anxious, so he could avoid punishment.
After all, Liu Xia was the son of the governor and his wife in their old age, and they had experienced hardships, so they treasured him very much.
Miss Liu's yard was still the same as before, full of flowers and plants, with only a swing hanging there quietly, not moving. When Liu Xia was a child, he loved this swing the most, and whenever he came, he would always beg Miss Liu to push him to play.
But Liu Xia was just in a trance and then came back to his senses.
Now is not the time to dwell on the past.
He climbed over the railing under the corridor and crouched to avoid the window of the old women and maids. Although he walked with big strides, he did not make any sound.
"Cuckoo cuckoo..." The cuckoo's call was the secret code between Liu Xia and Miss Liu when they were children. But the strange thing was that after waiting for a long time, Miss Liu's door did not open.
"Cuckoo cuckoo..." Liu Xia called twice helplessly, but there was still no movement at the door.
This was strange. Although it was already late at night, he knew that his elder sister was not the type to sleep soundly.
Is she not in the house?
Liu Xia spontaneously pulled out the wooden hairpin, gently pried open the wooden bolt inside the door and crawled in.
The room was pitch black, with only rays of moonlight filtering in through the window, casting spots on the floor, walls, and chairs, but there was no one in sight.
This is strange, where can my elder sister go at this time?
Just as Liu Xia was puzzled, a palm wind came with a rustling sound and went straight to Liu Xia's face.
(End of this chapter)
