Chapter 019: A Coincidental Encounter

The second day of the lunar month is a cold and windy day.

The sky was overcast, like a thick block of ink covering the sky, and it was very difficult to suppress.

The howling north wind is like a sharp knife, piercing into the thick cotton clothes, making the skin cold. When Ling Qingyun arrived at An's house, her hands at the bottom of her sleeves were already cold.

When Ling Qingyun and her mother arrived at her aunt's house, her aunt was in the courtyard of her eldest cousin.

The third cousin, Anton, is also there. He didn't go to Zongxue today.

Uncle and second cousin An Wei were not at home.

"What did the Imperial Doctor say?" Jing asked Xiao Jing, "I heard about wind chill and diarrhea a month ago, why hasn't it healed yet?" ”

Xiao Jing raised his eyebrows: "Who knows?" ”

"Is it dysentery?" Jing asked in a low voice.

Dysentery is a relatively serious disease, and sometimes diarrhea reaches the point of collapse, which is irreversible.

"It's not." Xiao Jing replied, "It's a little diarrhea." She seemed fine, and I didn't pay much attention to it. It's suddenly gone bad these days."

The eldest cousin-in-law, Zhou, had a little diarrhea because of the wind chill a month ago.

Since then, I have been taking medicine.

Because her diarrhea is not particularly severe, three or four times a day, it is not too rare. Therefore, she herself didn't pay much attention to it, thinking it was a trivial matter.

After taking medicine for more than ten days, it still didn't get better, so she sued her aunt.

Her aunt gave her another doctor.

After changing to the imperial doctor, I took medicine for seven or eight days, and I got better for a few days. Unexpectedly, the medicine has not been broken and recurred.

During these days, four imperial doctors have been replaced.

My aunt finally felt that something was wrong, and her heart became anxious.

The eldest cousin's own description is also haggard day by day. Especially in the last few days, seeing the thinness go down, my aunt was terrified.

The eldest princess of Runing also came to see it yesterday and was startled.

When her mother and aunt were talking, An Dong quietly beckoned to Ling Qingyun and asked her to come to the back room, and her eldest cousin called her.

Ling Qingyun whispered to her mother, "Mother, I'll go to the back room."

Jing nodded and continued to talk to her aunt.

The inner room of the eldest cousin-in-law, Ling Qingyun came last time. The house is full of medicinal fragrance, warm as water. Ling Qingyun felt kind, she liked the taste of medicine very much.

The eldest cousin was half-lying on the bed, wearing a silver-red slanted jacket, her face was pale, and her eyes were large and blank.

"Sister." The eldest cousin-in-law is called Ling Qingyun like this.

She never called Ling Qingyun her cousin, or her son, or her second sister. The word "sister" alone is strangely intimate.

"What time have you been here?" The eldest cousin asked Ling Qingyun.

Ling Qingyun said, "We just arrived. ”

Then, Ling Qingyun carefully inquired about the condition of the eldest cousin.

The eldest cousin sued her one by one.

After asking, Ling Qingyun smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, can I diagnose your pulse?" ”

The eldest cousin was slightly surprised.

Andong was also surprised.

"Will Yun'er still check the pulse?" Anton said with a smile.

"Well, I read books and learned a little by myself." Ling Qingyun said, "I'm just trying"

Her voice was soft, gentle and quiet. Ling Qingyun is delicate, and her facial features are very pleasing. Especially when she speaks softly, she is even more loyal and gentle, which makes it difficult to refuse her.

The eldest cousin said, "Okay, it's okay for my sister to try." She put her hand out of the covers.

Ling Qingyun came in from outside, her fingers a little icy. She put it on her lips and then put it on her eldest cousin's wrist.

Anton laughed from the side.

Ling Qingyun looked serious and carefully checked her pulse.

The pulse of the eldest cousin is deep and thin. She has been having diarrhea for more than a month, and she has only recently changed to a strict zhòng.

Ling Qingyun pressed deeply, and then withdrew her hand.

"How?" Third cousin An Dong asked.

Andong has a kind personality and likes to be close to girls. Zhou married into the An family four years ago, An Dong was only twelve years old, and followed Zhou all day long, with a long sister-in-law and a short sister-in-law, like his own brothers.

Therefore, he has a good relationship with the Zhou family and never shies away from anything.

He regretted that he had no sisters, so he was unusually close to his cousins.

When Zhou was sick, Anton followed his mother and often took care of him here, which was also normal.

"Sister, what's wrong?" Zhou also asked Ling Qingyun with a smile. Her voice was soft and out of breath.

Ling Qingyun said: "Where do I understand, but it's just trying." Cousin-in-law, how do the doctors treat it, is it to strengthen the spleen and dampness, regulate qi and soothe the liver, or to replenish the kidneys and strengthen astringency? ”

Both Zhou and Andong were surprised.

These prescriptions for treating diarrhea, Ling Qingyun said none of them.

There are many causes of diarrhea, and there are many ways to treat it. The most common treatments are for the spleen, liver, and kidneys.

In general, diarrhea is caused by intestinal stagnation and poor qi caused by the evil of dampness and heat. If you want to stop diarrhea, you generally loosen the liver and spleen, regulate qi and stagnation.

Or directly tonify the kidneys and block astringency.

Diarrhoea, most of which is related to the spleen and kidneys. The kidney is the foundation of the innate nature, and the spleen is the foundation of the acquired.

"It's all used." After a long time, the eldest cousin came back to her senses and said with a smile.

The method that Ling Qingyun said was used by the imperial doctors.

It seems that this cousin really reads a lot of medicine books.

The eldest cousin herself studied medicine. She reads medical books, which is different from the intention of other noble ladies to read medical books. She is the niece of the eldest princess of Runing, and there is no need to talk to Queen Lu and her sister at all.

She studied medicine only because Empress Lu's sister loved to study medicine. And Empress Lu's sister Lu Yu will marry into the mansion of the eldest princess of Runing in the future and become the sister-in-law of the Zhou family.

The eldest cousin wants to have a conversation with the future cousin-in-law, so she wants to learn.

The eldest cousin's parents have passed away, and she and her siblings are raised in the eldest princess's mansion. The eldest princess's mansion is her maiden home.

The eldest princess has only one son.

In the future, the Eldest Princess's Mansion will definitely be Lu Yu's house. The future of the eldest cousin-in-law is also Lu Yu. Therefore, she is willing to be closer to Lu Yu.

After studying for two years, she even asked an old doctor to teach her, but she didn't learn anything.

It's too hard to study medicine.

I don't know how Lu Yu has such a strange hobby.

Now, Ling Qingyun came with such an open mouth, which made the eldest cousin both surprised and admired. Those who have studied know that it is difficult, and they sigh more and more that Ling Qingyun is amazing.

"Wan'er, do you have a prescription?" An Dong asked with a smile, "Those imperial doctors, all the methods have been used by the sister-in-law, and it is useless." Now that you know, do you have a recipe? ”

An Dong smiled.

He was childish a lot of the time. If others said this, it might be hypocrisy to deal with Ling Qingyun, but An Dong was serious.

"What recipe?" My aunt happened to come in at this time.

Ling Qingyun's mother, Jing, also followed.

Jing sat down beside Zhou, took her hand and asked for warmth, and stopped An Dong and Ling Qingyun's words.

An Dong didn't ask Ling Qingyun's recipe again.

After a while, the maid boiled the medicine and came in.

My aunt has to feed my eldest cousin herself.

My aunt didn't have a daughter, and she took her daughter-in-law very seriously. The eldest cousin is sensible and gentle, and she is even more liked by her aunt.

The eldest cousin did not refuse.

After drinking a bowl of medicine, another doctor came.

The back room was packed with people.

The doctor can't mix so many people to diagnose the pulse.

The aunt turned her head and said to Ling Qingyun and An Dong: "Dong'er, you take Yun'er out for a walk, and come back later." ”

Andong Road is.

Ling Qingyun glanced at her eldest cousin and wanted to say something, but the imperial doctor had already come in, so she had to withdraw.

After leaving the yard of his eldest cousin, An Dong said to Ling Qingyun: "I have a cat, it's all black, and the eyes are green, but it's interesting, do you want to go see it?" ”

Ling Qingyun shook his head.

The two slowly walked towards the outer courtyard.

The courtyard of Anjia is built with great care. On both sides of the bluestone-paved road, there are potted plum plants.

The potted pots are buried in the soil and look like they were planted.

The plum is one person tall, white or red, charming and charming, and the fragrance lingers. The plum at the tip of the branch is proud of the snow and blooms, scorching.

"The imperial doctor gives medicine to my eldest cousin, is it much used to strengthen the spleen?" Ling Qingyun suddenly asked An Dong.

Previously, Andong had been talking. But Ling Qingyun fell into deep thought, and she didn't know what An Dong said at all.

She was thinking about her cousin's condition.

"Huh?" An Dong was interrupted, thought for a while, and said, "Yes, Hu Chai, Astragalus, Atractylodes, and lychee are also used, aren't they all medicines that strengthen the spleen and support the yuan?" ”

Ling Qingyun smiled and said, "You remember clearly. ”

These medicines are indeed used to strengthen the spleen and support the yuan.

An Dong laughed, enjoying Ling Qingyun's praise of him, and said, "Right? I have a good memory. ”

Ling Qingyun smiled.

Although Anton is already sixteen years old, he still looks like a child many times. His innocence and simplicity are revealed from his words and deeds, without the slightest pretense.

The two of them laughed and walked out, and happened to bump into their second cousin An Wei.

An Wei was on duty last night, and he was on duty this morning until the next court, and he could go home.

When he returned, he prepared to go into the inner courtyard to see his mother. Say hello to your mother and go to bed.

happened to meet Ling Qingyun and An Dong.

An Wei paused slightly, thinking about whether to bypass the corridor next to him and avoid them. An Dong found him and shouted "second brother".

Ling Qingyun also looked at it, and the smile on her face was full of expression.

An Wei's fists clenched tightly, and his eyes sank slightly.

He had a wooden face.

However, he usually doesn't smile, so he has a cold face, and no one notices.

"Second brother came back early today." An Dong smiled and said, "My mother is in my sister-in-law's yard." ”

An Wei bowed his head and said, "I'll take a look." ”

Then he quickly bypassed An Dong and Ling Qingyun and walked straight inside. His steps were so fast that he didn't see Ling Qingyun at all.

Ling Qingyun wanted to see the courtesy, but she didn't have a chance.

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

An Dong felt that his second brother had always been like this, so he didn't think much about it, took Ling Qingyun and continued to walk out. He continued the conversation and bragged about his memory.

Ling Qingyun was amused by him again.

The two walked out, and Ling Qingyun asked a lot about the condition of the eldest cousin.

The condition of the eldest cousin-in-law, when the doctors diagnosed it, An Dong was by his side. He played with his memory, so he told Ling Qingyun bit by bit.

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