Chapter 8: My Wife's Illness
(First update!) The signing notice arrived in the morning, and the black household was finally going to turn positive~)
Stepping out of the main gate of the Qianqing Palace, Ye Kai took a deep breath, the cold wind of hunting cut his throat like a knife, down the airway, all the way to his lungs, which did not bring him any discomfort, but it was like drinking a whole bottle of high-concentration Volga, and the feedback was a kind of pleasure from the inside out.
Just like Han Cuier mentioned, Ye Kai, who was suddenly tampered with with his fate, did make his mood a little depressed every day, maybe he didn't even realize it, and now even a woman can see the unhappiness he hides in his heart, the problem is indeed a bit serious, but today, these glooms are all swept away, and his mind has never been as clear as today, and his mood is so complacent.
Yuan Shikai, the political strongman who influenced the direction of China in the first two decades of the last century, his fate was finalized, in the next one to two years, he does not care what kind of mood, he will stay away from the main stage of Chinese politics from now on, and the performance space that has been compressed to the point of breathlessness will be replaced by later generations, of course, his fate will not end here, in Ye Kai's consideration, he still retains his opportunity to appear.
The young butterfly, one day, will eventually roll up the storm of the times, blowing the wheels of the whole world to embark on a different trajectory, maybe one day, this powerful imperial minister, when he stepped on that familiar power field again, I don't know if he will feel that the role is changed so quickly, just like when he was a fledgling governor in the court, he became the first assistant minister of the world.
Ye Kai will not let go of this opportunity, he even faintly expects what kind of waves will this biggest actor who was unknowingly employed by Ye Kai in the final appearance moment, on a finale carefully arranged for him?
The cold wind wiped Ye Kai's face and left quickly, Ye Kai staggered on the stone steps of white marble, the black fox on his body kept shaking, and his mind once again recalled the scene that happened in the Hongde Hall just now, and suddenly felt that this cold wind was like a spring breeze blowing on the soft skin.
Ten minutes ago, in a slightly relaxed atmosphere of relief, Ye Kai and Zaifeng's conversation after a smooth and pleasant one, Ye Kai loyally said for the last time that the Royal Praetorian Guard would be trained as quickly as possible, and the latter also generously promised Ye Kai that he would get the greatest authority on the issue of military training, and in Ye Kai's thanksgiving voice, it added an almost perfect end to this bold but meticulous plan.
Of course, Ye Kai didn't think about the risks or something, on the contrary, as a later man, standing on the edge of the tide of history and watching, his understanding of politics seems to be more thorough.
Authority has always been a game prop full of spikes, if you want to hold it tightly, you have to have the consciousness of bleeding and enduring pain, perhaps it is more appropriate to explain it in another sentence, political games are sometimes a kind of transaction, if you don't add a little speculation, who would expect the stocks in their hands to only rise and not fall, not to mention that there are so many junk stocks in these years.
Looking back, the roof of the Taihe Hall was covered with a layer of fine snow particles, and all the intrigues were drowned by the snowflakes that were quiet and peaceful at that time, in this long and cold winter, Ye Kai, who should have been an unexpected bylooker of history, plunged into the upcoming first year of Xuantong in the last day of 1908, which was about to pass, in the most gorgeous way
Dongjiao Minxiang Tongren Hospital, as a church hospital donated by the American Presbyterian Church, the conditions here are somewhat advanced and outrageous, but in that era when Western medicine was still a bit of a cow ghost and snake god, the Chinese who entered through the main gate were somewhat sideways.
As an imperial official with a high status, Lan Niang's attending doctor, Luo Lurs, was still willing to talk to Ye Kai a few more words, and a few simple conversations slightly changed the impression of Chinese officials in his heart.
"There are not many serving officials like you who send your wife to our hospital." There was a little curiosity and a slight embarrassment on Lorles' face, the hospital was not established for a short time, the beds were empty all year round, most of the patients were nearby diplomats stationed in the Qing Kingdom, ordinary Chinese were rare, let alone a military attache of no low status.
"Even if someone comes to see a doctor, most of the time they are called to the house, or they are sneaky, and Western medicine does not seem to be liked by you Chinese." Sighing, Lorles added somewhat helplessly.
The battle over medicine has always been a cliché, and it takes a long time to change people's concepts, Ye Kai didn't dwell on this issue, and instead asked Lorles: "Thank you Dr. Lorls for your selfless help, I thank you for my wife, can I go in and see her?" At the end of the words, Ye Kai said in English: "I really miss her very much." ”
"No, no, I understand your feelings very well, but what patients need is undisturbed rest."
I don't know if it was because of the humble style of this new-school official, or because of the sincere English that won the favor of this American doctor, Lorles rolled his eyes, changed his mind, and said in a low voice with a smile: "Okay, for God's sake, you can go in, but pay attention to the time." Lorles pointed to his watch and held out five fingers.
"Thank you!" Ye Kai replied gratefully, and then walked sideways to the ward.
When Ye Kai came in, Lan Niang was still asleep, after the anesthetic, the pain would recur from time to time, and Lan Niang in her sleep gritted her teeth, a little unstable.
In addition to kidney stones, there are also slight intestinal perforations and bacterial infections, the situation is indeed a little unoptimistic at first, and it is no wonder that Lorles is reluctant to come in too early, but fortunately, the rescue was timely, and the woman's life was not in danger, but after some tossing, her face reached an extremely pale state.
Ye Kai sat on the edge of the bed gently, it was hard to imagine that this man with a belly full of "intrigues" would have his eyes become so soft, he carefully stretched out his hand and gently scraped it on his face, trying to smooth out the pain and hideousness that appeared on the woman's face from time to time.
"Lan Niang, wait for you, let's go to the bottom of the overpass to watch juggling and drink bean juice, no, no, no, this is not enough, let's go to the newly opened theater garden to listen to the play first, and wrap up the private rooms upstairs, not noisy and noisy, call Rong Ji Rong Yi Rong Yan and then go to the photo studio to take a group photo, well, don't worry, let's come the same."
Ye Kai's mouth kept chattering, and he looked a little silly talking to himself, he seemed to have forgotten that women can't hear, but he was still willing to say, coming back from Japan, Liangbi and his old mother were crowded together in the broken alleys of the capital, who would be willing to marry him at that time, until the night of the newlywed cave room, Liangbi still felt unreal, and he didn't know what to say, so he had to smirk, and "I will be good to you, and I will never let you suffer the slightest grievance", the man's naivety, the woman's smile in her eyes, Without saying anything, she stood up and walked to Liangbi, and after looking at it for a while, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile: "Your clothes are torn, take them off and I'll make them up for you." In this way, the two talked for a night, and in the early morning, Liangbi's clothes were some to wear.
"Lan Niang, you must get better"
"Knock Knock"
Lors knocked on the glass and kept pointing to the watch on Ye Kai's wrist, his expression a little anxious.
Ye Kai didn't look back at Lorres, he quietly lowered his forehead and leaned into the woman's ear, "Lan Niang, come and see you in a few days, you have to keep what I said in mind." Ye Kai tucked the corner of the quilt and gently moved away.
"Doctor Lorres, I'm sorry," Ye Kai said apologetically.
"No, no, no, that's not what I'm talking about." Lors waved his right hand, signaling Ye Kai not to blame himself, "Someone outside was looking for you just now, and it seems to be your servant." ”
"Servant?" Ye Kai was a little surprised, "I'll take a look." ”
Ye Kai said goodbye to Lorres, and before leaving, he slowly turned his head, looked through the glass, glanced at the haggard woman in his sleep, and then put on a big hat and walked out of the door.