23. Chapter 23
The Zeng family in the room couldn't see Xie Liangying and Wei Yang who were carrying the light on their backs, but instinctively felt that these two people were not here to harm him. She straightened her clothes, which she couldn't cover, stood up against the broken table, and moved to the door step by step.
Zeng, who came out of the dimly lit room, narrowed his eyes a little uncontrollably when he came into contact with the light. And Xie Liangying used the light to see her current appearance.
Zeng's upper body was wearing a cyan burlap shirt, which was already torn and seemed to have been torn by someone, revealing the bony body underneath. The lower body is surrounded by a navy blue skirt of the same material, the dirty material is too little to close a circle, the skirt only reaches the calf, and the lower end is uneven. A pair of unshoed feet had several large scars, and some places were festering, and the red, red, yellow and yellow look made people feel sick.
Xie Liangying looked at Zeng's face, and could hardly imagine that the person in front of him was Zeng's who spoke softly to him in the Liu family. The temples have grown into patches of white hair, a pair of misty eyes that make it obvious at a glance that people are sick, the original round face like a silver plate has grown into the size of a palm, the cheeks are deep, and the cheekbones are high, which is terrifying to look at.
Zeng's eyes narrowed, trying to see who was coming. The tall man was a stranger, and she had never seen it. The short man looked a little familiar. Zeng's heartbeat skipped a beat, and he raised his hand to hit Xie Liangying, and shouted: "Liu Chengfang, you still refuse to let me go!" Qingfang is almost dying of illness now, I might as well fight with you for this life! β
Wei Yang grabbed Zeng's hand, Xie Liangying wiped away her tears, and called out in a hoarse voice: "Mrs. Zeng, it's me, Xie Liangying." β
Zeng Shi was stunned for a moment, broke away from Wei Yang's hand, and threw himself in front of Xie Liangying, his face almost touching her nose. After looking at it for a while, he muttered, "It was Miss Xie Wu." Her face was slightly dark, she wiped her hands on her skirt, and bowed to Xie Liangying, "Miss Xie Wu." β
Wei Yang looked at Zeng's salute, as if he had seen Zeng's demeanor when he was still the head of the high family, advancing and retreating in a measured manner, and treating people kindly.
Zeng still has a good impression of Xie Liangying, Xie Liangying is reckless and naΓ―ve, innocent, never cares about his daughter's identity as a concubine, and is willing to play with her. This is very rare in the capital that pays attention to the concubines. Now that her daughter is sick and lying in bed, she has no money to maintain the medicine stone, and she doesn't want to do that kind of skin and meat business, so she has long had the idea of going to the underworld with her daughter.
However, Xie Liangying actually found it all the way, maybe this is a chance for God to give him a chance to survive, and it also gives his daughter hope to recover.
Xie Liangying pulled Zeng, who was kneeling on the ground and didn't want to get up, and said, "Didn't Madam say that Sister Qingfang was sick?" Take me inside and see her. β
Zeng hurriedly got up from the ground, pulled Xie Liangying and stumbled to the bed. It is said to be a bed, but in fact it is just a flat kang made of bricks, and a broken straw mat is laid on it.
Liu Qingfang was lying on top with a flushed face, covered with a piece of torn clothes, and shivering coldly.
Xie Liangying probed Liu Qingfang's forehead, withdrew her hand hotly, and exclaimed, "Sister Qingfang, how long has it been burning?!" β
Zeng wiped his tears and said: "It's been a few days, I've tried everything, but I can't get rid of it." Fifth girl, for the sake of your good relationship with Qingfang in the past, I hope to help. It doesn't matter if I keep this life or not, I just hope that she can be well. β
Wei Yang took one of Liu Qingfang's hands out to check the pulse, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "Go to the hospital quickly." β
Xie Liangying took off the cloak on her body and asked Wei Yang to wrap Liu Qingfang in her entirety. Wei Yang's legs and feet were inconvenient, so he couldn't hold Liu Qingfang, so he had to go outside and call the coachman in. Xie Liangying helped Zeng into the carriage by herself.
The carriage was a little small, and it was reluctant for the three of them to sit down, so Wei Yang sat on the wheel outside, urging the coachman to speed up.
Xie Liangying didn't have the heart to ask the Zeng family what happened to them after they left Liufu at this time, and she knew that it must be terrible just by looking at their current appearance. I only hope that Liu Qingfang's illness can still be saved.
Wei Yang didn't take people to the big medical hall, but walked to a small road. The coachman followed his instructions and parked the car in front of a small bungalow. He asked the coachman to follow him with Liu Qingfang, and he didn't call the door, but pushed open the door and led people inside.
The middle-aged man with long beard and white hair in the room was drinking tea, and was so shocked by Wei Yang's big action that he squirted out the tea. Before he could speak to Wei Yang, he saw Liu Qingfang's abnormally red face exposed from under the cloak. The man called out to the napping boy and asked him to fetch his medical kit and let the coachman carry him to the wing.
If Zeng's eyes were still normal, he would be able to recognize that the man in front of him was Cai Xing, the imperial doctor who cured the emperor of Shen in the past.
As soon as the coachman put Liu Qingfang on the bed, Cai Xing stepped forward to take the pulse, and after a while, the little boy trotted over with a sweaty head holding the medical box. Cai Xing didn't say a word, opened the box and took out the acupuncture bag to administer needles to Liu Qingfang.
Xie Liangying was afraid that their presence would hinder Cai Xing's diagnosis and treatment of Liu Qingfang, so he pulled Zeng and walked outside.
The daughter who had been worried was finally saved, and Zeng, who had lost his strength, finally loosened the strings that had been tense and cried in the courtyard.
Zeng, who was crying with all his strength, seemed to want to vent all his grievances and pain these days. Xie Liangying didn't know how to comfort her, so she only accompanied her on the side.
When he couldn't cry anymore, Zeng wiped his red and swollen eyes, and apologized to Xie Liangying: "I lost my temper just now, and I still look at Fifth Miss Haihan." β
Xie Liangying shook her head, indicating that she didn't take it to heart. "I listen," she asked...... The Liu family said that Mrs. was expelled from the house because of private matters? Although I was young, I also thought that I had some way of understanding people, and I felt that my wife was definitely not that kind of person. Thinking of the friendship with Sister Qingfang, I thought of coming to you. β
Zeng sneered, "Selfishness? The most inexplicable thing in this world is the private matter, and it is impossible to let someone pour dirty water on you. I think I've never been snub to the eldest lady of the Liu family, how could I have thought that she would frame me! The Liu family believed her words, and I ...... myself I have nothing to say about this, but why should I catch Qingfang? She is innocent! It wasn't enough for Liu Chengfang to rob her husband, and now she had to continue to toss her to death. β
After Zeng vented his resentment, his heart calmed down a little. She told Xie Liangying what happened.
Before asking himself to be a concubine, the Zeng family had a marriage, but thinking about the future of the brothers in the family, the Zeng family ruined the marriage. Since entering the Liu Mansion, Zeng has not had any contact with the man, and he was only found when he went to the temple to worship the Buddha a few months ago. Tsang also wondered why the man had come to look for him at this time, but the man said that the family was in distress and urgently needed money to save his mother. The soft-hearted Zeng saw that he was wearing ragged clothes, so he believed it, but he didn't have that much money with him for a while, so he made an appointment to meet him in the temple three days later.
Three days later, Zeng went to the appointment, and the man specially wrote a book to borrow from her. Because Tsang believed him, he did not open the folded borrowed book to read it. Who knew that when the two were about to leave, Liu Chengfang knocked open the door with someone, and the old lady Liu who came later was even more shocked when she saw this. The two of them couldn't help but tie up Zeng and the man.
Liu Chengfang took out the borrowed book from Zeng's body, opened it and read it out in public, it turned out to be a love letter. The wording is unpleasant. And the silver on the man's body, as well as the testimony of the presiding officer in the temple, pushed the Zeng family to the place of no return.
"They said that I had been in the temple for many years, and that I had been in the temple for many years...... Do what is not to be done. The host really couldn't stand it, so he secretly sued Liu Chengfang. Thinking about that day, Zeng's was still uneasy. She will never forget the disappointed look in Old Madam Liu's eyes towards her, and the triumphant smile on Liu Chengfang's face. and Liu Yuanzheng, a man who has served him for many years, has ignored the relationship between husband and wife for many years and does not believe in himself at all.
"How can I justify such a thing? The subordinates who spoke for me were treated as cover-ups for me, and they were all beaten and sold. When I got there, no one wanted to help me. Zeng blinked his dry eyes and looked ahead with empty eyes, "I don't care, it's just bitter my Qingfang." It was a good life, but now it is suffering with me. I have lived a hard life, but she was born in Liufu since she was a child, and she has suffered all the glory and wealth, where can she endure this hardship? Not long after she came out, she fell ill. My mother's brother had the heart to help, but due to the influence of Mrs. Liu in the court, he could only help secretly. But in such places, the money given privately has been robbed, where can I have the money to treat Qingfang? β
"Later, the Liu family knew about my mother's help to me, and several of them ate the first row in the court. I told them not to have anything to do with me anymore, and whether I and Qingfang live or die depends on the destiny of heaven. Zeng's eyes lit up, and he smiled for the first time in a few months in the direction of Xie Liangyun, "Sure enough, God is still thinking of our mother and daughter." β
Cai Xing finished administering the needle and came out of it while wiping his sweat.
Wei Yang greeted him and asked Liu Qingfang in a low voice. After learning that it was okay, he asked Cai Xing to look at Zeng's eyes.
Cai Xing carefully examined Zeng's eyes and said, "The one inside is an emergency, but it has been delayed for a few days, so it's okay." This one is going to take some time to get some good care of. β
Xie Liangying took a silver ticket from her purse and held it to Cai Xing with both hands, "Please also ask Mr. to take care of it, good medicinal materials still cost money, please don't dislike it." β
Cai Xing glanced at Wei Yang, saw that he blinked, and quietly accepted the silver ticket. He said, "This mother and daughter will stay with me for the time being. This money should be used as accommodation fees. β
Xie Liangying thanked each other repeatedly. Turning his head to let Zeng stay here with peace of mind, "When the body is well, let's make side plans." β
Zeng Shiyuan was worried that Liu Qingfang's illness would recur after she went back, but now this makes her feel at ease.
Xie Liangying and Wei Yang said goodbye to Zeng and Cai Xing, and went to visit Liu Qingfang, who was still in a coma. Seeing that Liu Qingfang's complexion had improved and her breathing was normal, she left with confidence.
It's just that before he got into the car, Xue Jian ran out of nowhere. He threw the two blindfolded men to the ground, and said dissatisfiedly: "How old a person is, I didn't notice that there was anyone following behind." β
Xie Liangying blinked. Could it be that Xue Jian followed him all the way?