Chapter 13: Vomiting Blood
"Mama, what's the matter with that little maid?" Gu Chongyang turned his head and looked at Mama Wu sharply.
"What a little girl, why didn't I see it." Mama Wu laughed and laughed, and her perfunctory look was very obvious: "Maybe it's the maid in this inn, our girls all know the etiquette." After all, Botou Town is a small place, and there are little girls who are afraid of seeing people. β
"But ......"
"Miss, I've bought a lot of things today. If Madame knew that you had taken the initiative to buy gifts for a few young ladies, I don't know how happy she would be. Mama Wu thought that Gu Chongyang was a naΓ―ve child, so she coaxed her with nice words: "Mama sees that the silk flowers you bought are beautiful and tight, can you reward Mama with one?" β
Gu Chongyang couldn't help pursing his lips.
She clearly saw that the little maid was wearing a lake-green gown, and the second-class maids in their family were all wearing that style of gown, how could it be someone in the inn?
The little maid probed her head at the door and did not say anything, but when she saw them coming back, she neither stepped forward to help nor saluted, but pulled her legs and ran upstairs. If this had been put aside, Mama Wu would have taught people a lesson, but this time she talked about him left and right, obviously deliberately prevaricating herself.
Since breakfast this morning, things have been full of strange things.
If Gu Chongyang can't see that this little girl is tired, then she will live in vain.
She couldn't help but remember that when she was competing with Chai Xiyue for favor in her previous life, she also sent a little maid to watch the wind at the door. Once He Runnian came back, she and Chai Xiyue made a harmonious wife and concubine and a deep sisterhood.
Could it be that this little maid is also looking at the wind?
I just don't know, this is the meaning of the father or the mother.
They guard themselves like this......
Gu Chongyang glanced up at his mother's room on the second floor of the inn, and couldn't help but darken his eyes.
"Miss, you shouldn't be reluctant, right?" Mama Wu smiled and teased: "Miss, Mama is going to be sad." β
Looking at Mama Wu's amiable smile, Gu Chongyang only felt distracted and upset.
They all regarded themselves as children, and her heart suddenly gave birth to a sense of anger that had been fooled, and the words she said were also hard: "It's just a few silk flowers, what is it worth?" Mama, if you like it, take it all. β
As she spoke, she didn't care if what she just said would make Mama Wu faceless, so she kept a cold face and strode inside.
Mama Wu didn't expect Gu Chongyang to suddenly become unpolite, and she was indeed a little uncomfortable. But fortunately, she really loves Gu Chongyang, and she only thinks that she is a child, and she takes it to heart.
Gu Chongyang held her breath in her heart, strode in, and as soon as her feet reached the first step of the stairs, there was a sound of footsteps knocking downstairs.
"It's Chongyang who is back." The father's voice was very kind: "It's considered to be back, your mother is thinking about why you have been gone for so long, and is about to send someone to find you." Have you had lunch? β
Hum! Why worry that you've been gone for so long, I'm afraid you don't want to come back so early? Otherwise, how could you have personally greeted it!
Gu Chongyang looked up and saw a slight smile on his father's face, and his eyes were full of love.
She couldn't help but be stunned.
Such a father was what she dreamed of in her previous life but couldn't ask for.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that she was silent, her father frowned slightly: "Did you not eat and were hungry?" β
As she spoke, her father had already come down the stairs and stood beside her.
As soon as her father raised his hand, he wanted to touch her head, but Gu Chongyang dodged his hand and ran upstairs with his feet: "I'm not hungry!" I'm going to see my mother! β
Her steps were powerful, and there was a clattering sound on the stairs.
Walking to the second floor, she turned around and saw her father winking at Mama Wu, and the two walked to the side and spoke with a sneaky expression.
She felt very uncomfortable with this feeling of being kept in the dark, Gu Chongyang snorted coldly and ran into her mother's room.
Mother was sleeping, Gu Chongyang's steps were too heavy, and his mother opened her eyes.
"I'm back." The mother's eyes were full of love when she looked at her: "Are you tired of going out today, is it fun outside?" β
"It's not fun!" Gu Chongyang's voice was very crisp.
"Mother, I bought a lot of things, some for my subordinates, some for a few cousins, and I also bought you a pair of pearl earrings." Gu Chongyang took out a small red lacquer box from his sleeve cage and handed it to his mother like a treasure.
A pair of red gold pearl earrings on the royal blue flannel sparkle with a warm light, although the pearl is not very large, but it is better than the color, and the color of the pearl is more and more lustrous against the background of gold.
"Mother, I bought it for you." Gu Chongyang asked happily, "Do you like it?" β
The mother was stunned for a moment, and then her face showed surprise that she couldn't hide.
"Hello!" The mother nodded excitedly, and there was already a light in her eyes: "I like it, my mother likes it very much." β
My grandfather's family was a wealthy merchant in Nanjing, and my mother grew up with fine clothes and food since she was a child.
Now, it's just a pair of pearl earrings, and she's so happy, not because she gave it to her mother.
Gu Chongyang looked at it, and he was very sad and blamed himself.
In her previous life, she had never done anything for her mother.
Gu Chongyang made a bold promise to his mother: "Mother, when you return to the capital, I will personally make shoes and clothes for you." β
Mother laughed out loud when she heard the word "poof", her nannan changed color as soon as she heard the word needlework, and now she is ten years old, not to mention making clothes, shoes and socks, not even wiping her forehead, fan covers, and purses. Now, in order to make himself happy, he allows himself shoes and clothes.
I am a lot more sensible about this disease.
Her daughter has really grown up!
The mother was very emotional, hugged Gu Chongyang and kissed her face.
Gu Chongyang hugged her mother with her backhand, feeling the warmth of her mother, and when she was so warm and beautiful, she was very attached and cherished.
"Ahem......"
With a violent cough, his mother had already pushed Gu Chongyang away and coughed loudly on the edge of the bed.
"Bring the sputum box!"
Gu Chongyang's mother's painful appearance made Gu Chongyang very worried, and as soon as her words fell, a stream of scarlet blood spit out of her mother's mouth.
"Mother!" Gu Chongyang was shocked, and there was a bit of crying in his voice: "Mother, what's wrong with you?" β
Lu Wu and Du Ruo also panicked, one came up and hurriedly helped his mother, and the other ran out to find his father with messy steps.
Gu Chongyang's heart fell heavily, thinking of all the strange things today, a ridiculous thought came to mind.
Could it be that the father did it to the mother......
As soon as she thought of this possibility, her heart suddenly ached, and tears immediately floated up.
There was a rush of footsteps in the room, accompanied by the father's worried voice: "What's the matter?" β
Gu Chongyang raised his head and stared at his father intently.
The father's expression was very anxious, and the moment he saw his mother vomiting blood, his face immediately turned snow-white, obviously frightened.
"What's going on? Wasn't it okay just now? Due to the panic, his father's voice trembled a little, and his face was a little frightened, he staggered to his mother's side, and grabbed his mother's hand: "Qiongzhi, you ...... How are you? β
The mother turned her head to look at her father and shook her head weakly.
"Quick, go and ask Li Xingchun to come and see Mrs." The father was very flustered, so he called the doctor's name by name and forgot to use the honorific title.
But I don't know what's going on, my father's panic made Gu Chongyang calm down, father, didn't harm my mother.
The mother just vomited that big mouthful at the beginning, and then it turned into a thin and long line of blood, which slowly stopped.
Knowing that her father did not harm her mother, Gu Chongyang breathed a sigh of relief, but when her hand caught her mother's pulse, a wave of anger surged into her heart.
Mother, I actually took the medicine of Dr. Li Xingchun!
She didn't listen to her own advice.
On the surface, she promised herself, but in fact, she ate the little green dragon soup behind her back.
Otherwise, her illness wouldn't have gotten so bad.
Dr. Li Xingchun said that his mother was suffering from cold in her lungs, so she prescribed warm medicine to dispel the cold.
In fact, it's not at all, Dr. Li Xingchun made a wrong diagnosis!
The mother was not suffering from the cold, but because she stayed up all night continuously, and her body was too tired, so that the yin and yang in her lungs were out of balance, and the fluid was damaged, so she coughed. As long as you rest more, drink more water, and eat more pear paste bird's nest that moistens the lungs, you will naturally be cured without medicine.
Just like a field that is too dry because it is not nourished by rain, as long as it is nourished by rain and dew, it will naturally be fertile and grow crops.
But Dr. Li Xingchun didn't give her rain and dew, but put a fire to burn it, and the land will only get drier and drier, and the cracks will get deeper and deeper.
The heat in the medicine agitated the blood in the lungs, because the surface of the lungs was not nourished by the fluid and became very dry, and the blood and gas could not be held on, and they surged up directly, so the mother would vomit blood.
After a while, Dr. Li Xingchun was invited.
His attendant supported him, his eyes half-opened, and his whole body almost fell on top of the attendant.
Dr. Li's body had the smell of alcohol that could not be concealed, and his clothes were wrinkled.
Apparently, he was drunk and had just gotten up from bed.
From the little maid going out to Dr. Li entering the door, it was only half a cup of tea. In such a short time, there was not enough time to even run to the door to prepare the carriage.
How can I go three streets away and invite Dr. Li back?
In other words, Dr. Li has been in the inn just now.
Are all the strange behaviors of my father and mother today just for Dr. Li?