Chapter Twenty-Five: Falsely accused
Yan Zixi knocked lightly on the chai door, and after waiting for a while, an old man's weak voice came from inside.
"Who......"
"Grandma Li, it's me, I'm Zixi, I'm here to see you!"
The old man in the room heard that Yan Zixi was coming, and there was a hint of emotion in his hoarse voice.
"Oh, it turned out that the girl Zixi was here, come in...... I didn't lock the door......"
Yan Zixi glanced at Xiao Jingcong when she heard this, and then gently pushed the door in.
As soon as I entered the door, a strong musty smell hit my nose.
Where did Xiao Jingcong experience such an environment, smelling the musty smell, he couldn't help but cover his mouth and nose with his clothes.
glanced at Yan Zixi next to her, but saw that she just frowned, and there was no superfluous action, and there was no disgust in her eyes.
Xiao Jingcong put down her hand, a little ashamed of herself.
Of course, Yan Zixi didn't notice Xiao Jingcong's small move beside her, her attention was all on the old man in front of her.
Looking up, an old woman in tattered clothes and ragged clothes was leaning against the head of the bed.
The old man's kind and kind face could be faintly seen in the dim grass house.
Yan Zixi walked over, sat at the head of the bed, squinted and said with a smile: "Grandma Li, you look good today!" ”
"Girl, it's not because I took your medicine! Since taking the medicine you prescribed, I also feel that my spirit has improved a lot......" Old Lady Li spoke very slowly, but her words were quite clear.
"Haha, Grandma Li, it's good if it works, I'm afraid it won't work. Come, I'll come and see your legs. ”
As she spoke, Yan Zixi lifted the worn-out quilt, and then saw Old Lady Li's shrunken legs.
"This is muscle atrophy, I'm afraid it can't be cured anymore......"
Yan Zixi lifted Old Lady Li's pants and found that the muscles on her legs and feet had been absorbed to the bones, and there was no flesh at all, as if the two white bones were shocking.
She knew it was geriatric muscular dystrophy.
Muscular dystrophy is a reduction in muscle volume due to rhabdomyotrophic disorder, thinning or even loss of muscle fibers.
It is mostly caused by muscle disease or nervous system dysfunction, and muscle nutrition is closely related to the nervous system in addition to the pathological changes of muscle tissue itself.
Patients with muscular dystrophy are bedridden for a long time due to muscle atrophy and muscle weakness, and are prone to pneumonia, pressure ulcers, etc., and most patients have bulbar paralysis symptoms, which will pose a great threat to the lives of patients.
Young patients with this disease can recover through acupuncture, diet and exercise, but for people of such an age as Mrs. Li, and no one to take care of them, they can't eat well, and it is basically impossible to recover.
"Girl, can I still cure this leg?" Seeing that Yan Zixi hadn't spoken, Old Lady Li asked with some concern, her words full of expectation.
Yan Zixi turned her head and smiled, she couldn't bear to tell the truth, so she had to coax: "Grandma Li, it's okay, don't worry too much, I'll do you an acupuncture first, and then prescribe you side medicine, and then get some nutritious food, so that you can recover......"
"Really...... Are you sure? When Old Lady Li heard Yan Zixi's words, she burst into tears with excitement, but she suddenly thought of something, and her expression suddenly darkened again.
She held out her old hand, which trembled like a dead branch, and shook her head, "Girl, this must require a lot of silver...... Grandma is poor and looks down on ...... Still...... Forget it......"
As she spoke, Mrs. Li's tears were rolling in her eyes, "My unfilial daughter-in-law wishes I had died sooner, and my son would not take any more money to treat me......"
Yan Zixi also knew about Mrs. Li's situation, since she chose to come over today, she didn't think about collecting her money.
Thinking of this, Yan Zixi comforted again: "Grandma Li, don't worry, I don't charge you for these things I make for you, as for those medicinal foods, I will buy some for you at my own expense, and let you eat them first." There's only so much Zixi can do......"
Seeing this, Xiao Jingcong, who was standing behind Yan Zixi, couldn't help but glance at Yan Zixi more, and there was a satisfied smile on his face.
And Mrs. Li on the wooden couch couldn't hold back her gratitude after hearing this, and her hands trembled and she was about to kneel down for her, "Girl...... You're such a nice guy......"
"Oh, Grandma Li, don't be like this, I'm embarrassed to do this, get up quickly!"
Yan Zixi hugged Mrs. Li, and then said softly: "Grandma Li, lie down quickly, I'll give you a few stitches first......
……
Half an hour later, Yan Zixi gave Mrs. Li acupuncture and nursing, and after doing this, Yan Zixi said goodbye and left.
On the way back, Yan Zixi hummed a small tune, and seemed to be in a good mood.
Xiao Jingcong followed and asked with a smile, "Miss Yan, you seem to be in a good mood?" ”
Yan Zixi turned around, shuttled like a butterfly, and said with a smile: "Xiao Gongzi, you don't understand this, right?" Seeing a doctor and saving people is very fulfilling. ”
"Well, then I really don't understand. But you're also quite powerful, can you cure such an incurable disease? Xiao Jingcong also praised from the bottom of his heart.
Yan Zixi frowned, a hint of loss appeared on her face, she let out a long sigh and said leisurely.
"Actually, Grandma Li's leg can't be cured, if the young patient uses my method, she may be able to recover, but she is so old, it is basically impossible to recover......
"Then you ......" Xiao Jingcong wanted to speak and stopped.
"You also know that Grandma Li is very pitiful, if I tell you the truth again, I am worried that she will not be able to accept it, so I have to lie to her ......"
After speaking, Yan Zixi spit out her little tongue at Xiao Jingcong in front of her, blinked her eyes and said, "Xiao Gongzi, you must keep it a secret for me!" ”
"Haha, it must be!"
Xiao Jingcong arched her hand and said with a smile, "By the way, Miss Yan don't call me Xiao Gongzi anymore, why don't you just call me by my name?" ”
"Call you by name...... Jingcong? Yan Zixi's face flushed, she only felt that her face was hot, she quickly lowered her head, bit her lip and responded: "Then don't call me Miss Yan, just call me Zixi." ”
Xiao Jingcong was stunned for a moment, and then nodded, "Okay, Miss Zixi......"
"Hey, get rid of the girl in the back."
"Okay, Zixi ......"
The two were so close, but it attracted the criticism of Gonggong Li, who followed him all the way.
"Oh yo, it's terrible, how did the little marquis get along with a folk girl, if you let the prince know, you have to pick up the small skin......"
But Gonggong Li could only mutter in the back alone, and he didn't dare to let Yan Zixi know Xiao Jingcong's identity.
If she knew Xiao Jingcong's identity, she didn't know what people would do!
Xiao Jingcong sent Yan Zixi to the door of Yan's house all the time, and then she made a farewell.
"Zixi, then I'll send it here, I hope we can meet again."
"Oh, why don't you go in and sit down and have some tea?" Yan Zixi was a little reluctant.
Xiao Jingcong smiled slightly: "No need, I have other things to do, so I will stay for a short time and leave." ”
Saying that, Xiao Jingcong left here with Gonggong Li.
Yan Zixi pursed her lips and had to go back to the house alone.
……
The next day, the sky was bright, and Yan Zixi was still asleep when she heard a commotion outside the house.
This was followed by another knock on the door.
"Open the door, open the door!"
Yan Zixi woke up suddenly, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and screamed impatiently.
"Who, screaming there early in the morning, making a lot of noise, and not letting people sleep?"
When Yan Zixi was complaining, her door was directly knocked open.
Frightened, Yan Zixi hurriedly pulled the sheets, and was about to scold, but when he looked up, he saw that there were more than a dozen officials in official uniforms who broke into his room.
"You are ......"
"You are Yan Zixi, take it away for me!"
The official who took the lead ignored Yan Zixi's words at all, and directly beckoned his subordinates to drag her out.
"You ...... What do you guys do here? Am I committing something? ”
Without waiting for the official to answer, Aunt Yan and Uncle Yan also rushed over with a group of people from the Yan family.
"Uncle, what did I do, these officials want to take me away? Uncle, talk quickly, save me? ”
Yan Wenyuan frowned, standing in place unmoved, although he could see that he was a little unbearable, and his face was also embarrassed, but he just stood there and didn't move.
Behind him, the doctors of Miaochuntang both shook their heads and sighed, and some gloated.
At this time, Aunt Yan walked over arrogantly, grabbed Yan Zixi's hair and scolded there.
"Okay, you Yan Zixi, you actually killed Mrs. Li of the Li family! What kind of grudge do you have against her, and you want to do such a dead hand?! ”
"What...... What the? Auntie, what do you say? Mrs. Li ...... She...... She's dead? When Yan Zixi heard Aunt Yan's words, she was stunned as if she had been struck by lightning.
"Hmph, are you still pretending garlic there?" Aunt Yan snorted coldly, "Yan Zixi, aren't you all good things you did?" ”
Yan Zixi shook her head violently, and cried out: "No! No way! It's not something I did...... I didn't have ......"
Yan Zixi's spirit was a little broken, she couldn't believe it was true.
She only saw Mrs. Li yesterday, why did she ...... today?
"Okay, big brother official, hurry up and take this dead girl away, our Yan family doesn't have such a vicious woman with a femme fatale!"
When several officials heard this, they continued to escort Yan Zixi to the official mansion.
Yan Zixi shook her head, she had already burst into tears, and helplessly shouted for help to Uncle Yan.
"Uncle Yan, you have to believe me, it's really not ...... to do it"