Chapter 23: A visit to the Gu Mansion

"Actually, my body is weak when I am young, and I have seen countless doctors, but I have not seen any symptoms."

The woman's eyes were dim, as if she was talking about sadness.

"Miss, don't you have to listen to this country girl, what can she know?"

The maid beside the woman glanced at Tang Chuyao, and her eyes were short-sighted and disdainful.

She hurriedly supported the woman, deliberately keeping a certain distance from Tang Chuyao.

Hearing this, the woman's face changed suddenly, and her pale little face was stained with some anger.

"Don't talk nonsense, this girl knows that I am suffering from a stubborn illness just by looking at it, and she will definitely not talk about it casually."

After a few words of reprimand, the maid had to close her mouth and serve quietly left and right.

When the woman saw that the seat was spacious, she got up and moved inward.

"Girl, wouldn't you mind sitting down and talking?"

Tang Chuyao bent his eyebrows and sat down generously.

"Thank you!"

This woman is simple-minded, helpful, and a friend worth making.

With a good impression, Tang Chuyao stretched out her hand and pointed at the woman's wrist, "Miss, do you mind if I help you take a look?" ”

The woman was slightly startled, and soon nodded with a light smile.

"Don't mind."

As she spoke, she had lifted her sleeves slightly, revealing half of her lotus arm.

Tang Chuyao also became serious, and stretched out two fingers to catch the woman's pulse.

"My pulse is a little flat, and I've had occasional insomnia lately, right?"

"God, the weather is getting hotter, and I always have some chest tightness in the middle of the night and can't sleep, it's been a long time."

The woman was stunned, and her eyes were full of appreciation for Tang Chuyao.

Tang Chuyao was indifferent, she took a few pieces of licorice from her waist that had only been dried recently and put them in the woman's palm.

"Recently, the weather is hot and sultry, and it is easy to get angry, and licorice in the mouth will be much more comfortable."

The sweltering weather is bound to be followed by a heavy rainstorm, and people with lung disease are the most likely to get sick.

Taking the licorice, the woman happily held the back of Tang Chuyao's hand.

"If the girl doesn't dislike it, how about going to my house for a cup of tea?"

Hearing this, the maid on the side pulled the woman's sleeve with a worried face.

"Miss, this is not good, let the master know that you will be angry if you take someone back to the house casually."

Seeing that the maid kept dismantling the stage, the woman was really angry now.

She raised her eyebrows, reached out and slapped it on the table, and her white palm instantly flushed.

"Shut up, I'm in my own way on this matter!"

After a while, the woman's anger gradually subsided.

She was a little embarrassed to pull the green silk in her ears and smiled awkwardly at Tang Chuyao.

"Let the girl smile."

Tang Chuyao pursed her lips and shook her head, smiling knowingly.

"It's okay, I'm honored to be able to visit your mansion."

Hearing this, the woman was stunned for a moment, and then raised the corners of her mouth, and her autumn pupils were half bent.

This girl is dressed plainly, but her conversation is extraordinary, and she is afraid that she is not a thing in the pool.

The woman sighed in her heart and got up to make an inviting gesture.

"Then the girl will go back with me, and let me do my best to be a landlord."

The two laughed merrily, got into the carriage, and headed together for a mansion in the northeast corner of the town.

It took about half a cup of tea for the carriage to stop jolting.

"Here we are."

After getting out of the carriage, a huge mansion made of red bricks and blue tiles appeared in front of him, and Tang Chuyao couldn't help but look up.

"Gu Fu? Are you the daughter of Gu Yuanwai? ”

Hearing this, the woman was a little surprised and nodded slightly.

"yes? Do you know my dad? ”

How could she possibly know?

She counted the number of days she had been in this world on ten fingers.

It's just that she heard from the hunters in the village that there was a man surnamed Gu in the town who was very fond of wild meat, and always paid a high price for the prey they caught.

People who can eat wild game are generally okay.

The carved eaves in front of you, the huge Gu Mansion, can it still be someone else?

"I haven't seen a real person, but my reputation has long been thunderous."

Seeing Tang Chuyao joking, the woman also smiled and was relieved.

"I am Gu Yuanwai's only daughter, my name is Gu Manman, you can call me Manman in the future."

After speaking, Gu Manman held the skirt in one hand and pulled Tang Chuyao in the other and walked towards the mansion.

"Go, go get some good pastries and tea and bring them to my room."

She walked briskly towards the boudoir while sending the maid beside her.

Tang Chuyao followed her, swept through the spacious antechamber, and meandered along the cloister crawling with flowers and vines.

"It's a beautiful place."

couldn't help but sigh, and Tang Chuyao was attracted by a crystal clear lotus pond in the distance.

The pebbles around the pool are carefully selected and well-proportioned in size and round.

The koi fish shuttling in the water are lively and jubilant, jumping out of the water from time to time, rippling a blue wave.

Further on, there is a pavilion in the middle of the lake, built next to the pavilion and water pavilion, which complements each other.

The rippling surface of the lake is cool and refreshing, accompanied by water vapor.

Tang Chuyao walked all the way, and his heart was slightly shocked.

This place is not inferior to a modern manor!

At the end of the road, they stopped in front of a chic courtyard.

"Let's go and have a look at my boudoir."

Gu Manman was so excited that he ran away, Xu was too excited, and coughed violently.

Tang Chuyao hurriedly stepped forward and gently stroked her back until Gu Manman's face returned to normal.

"You should not be too excited, otherwise you will be prone to panic and shortness of breath, and it will cause hemoptysis at least to be life-threatening."

Hearing this, Gu Manman was like a child who had done something wrong, and he lowered his head and humbly taught him.

"I know it's wrong, I'll pay attention next time."

After speaking, she blinked lightly at Tang Chuyao's one eye, and then pushed the door into the room.

Tang Chuyao followed closely, and as soon as he entered the door, a unique fragrance of osmanthus rushed to his face.

Looking around, Tang Chuyao noticed that an osmanthus tree blooming in the window was swaying in the wind.

The light ink-colored screen window is like a picture frame, which freezes the scenery outside the window.

A full set of custom-made furniture in luxurious walnut wood is inlaid in every suitable corner.

The semi-curved bed is designed along the edge of the bed with soft slumps for resting feet, which is suitable for sitting and lying.

The screen is half-hidden, and the plum orchid bamboo chrysanthemum is lifelike, adding artistic conception.

The delicate dresser is not like an ordinary girl full of pearls, but there are some books of poetry and scriptures.

Tang Chuyao admired it while sipping the fragrant tea served by the maid.

The tea is full of fragrance, not the kind of sweet tea that girls love, but a small species with a clear and slightly bitter color.

This Gu Manman has a good taste!

The rooms are well matched and furnished in style.

The most important thing is that she knows how to cultivate herself at such a young age, which is really rare!

Just as Tang Chuyao was admiring it, the maid hurriedly stepped forward and closed the window that opened next to the osmanthus tree.

"Miss, you haven't recovered yet, and the doctor said that you should smell less of these strong flowers."

As soon as the maid's voice fell, a long sigh echoed in the room.

"Got it, long-winded."

Gu Manman was a little displeased, but he had no choice but to let the maid cover the window.

Tang Chuyao saw that Gu Manman was depressed, so he stepped forward and opened the window wide.

"Who said you can't open the window and ask about the flowers?"

A question instantly made Gu Manman's eyes light up.

"Can I smell it?"

Without waiting for Tang Chuyao to nod, she had already taken a deep breath.

But before he could spit out a breath, Gu Manman's face gradually turned red, and then he coughed violently.

Seeing this, the maid glared at Tang Chuyao angrily.

"Look at the good deeds you have done, causing our young lady's lung disease to recur."

After speaking, she hurriedly stepped forward and gently patted Gu Manman's back.

Tang Chuyao only frowned slightly, then stepped forward, pressed down several of Gu Manman's big acupoints, and took a silver needle and stabbed into several acupuncture points.

It wasn't until the last stitch fell that Gu Manman's face gradually recovered.

"I'm ...... Still can't open the window? ”

Seeing that she was disappointed, Tang Chuyao shook her head.

"It doesn't have to do with the fact that you can't open the window, it's that you're breathing so quickly that it's putting pressure on the lungs to expand, which causes a violent cough."

Xu is words were too professional, Gu Manman nodded a little confused.

"I don't know if there is a cure for my lung disease?"

With ardent hope, Gu Manman stared at Tang Chuyao with a pair of beautiful eyes.

She longed to breathe freely like an ordinary person.

Feeling Gu Manman's expectation, Tang Chuyao smiled.

"It can be cured, but it needs to be slowly recuperated, so be it! I'll give you a prescription first, and you can try it while you eat it. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Manman's pale little face showed a tangled look.

"Prescription?"

As if he had some concerns, Gu Manman's hands stirred involuntarily.

"The girl doesn't know, I haven't been able to drink Chinese medicine since I was a child, I can't, so I have to use supplements to raise it."

"Can't drink Chinese medicine?" Tang Chuyao was surprised.

Seeing that Gu Manman's face was full of sorrow and silent, she subconsciously asked, "Is it too bitter?" ”

Shaking his head, Gu Manman let out a long sigh.

"I don't know why, I just can't drink it, and I feel nauseous when I smell it."

Hearing this, Tang Chuyao chuckled in his heart, and the whole person cheered up with twelve points.

Isn't there any hidden disease she hasn't seen?

Just thinking about it, she stepped forward to check Gu Manman's pulse and checked it carefully.

No problem!

If you can't drink Chinese medicine, I'm afraid it's a psychological problem.

Tang Chuyao guessed in his heart, but seeing that Gu Manman's eyebrows were full of sorrow, he couldn't bear it.

"Since you can't take medicine, then don't eat it, and eat sugar and pastries instead!"

"Eating sugar?"

Gu Manman's eyes widened in surprise, "Can you cure my stubborn disease?" ”

In addition to surprise, there was also some disbelief between the words.

Gu Manman confirmed again and again, and after receiving Tang Chuyao's undoubted answer, his mood suddenly brightened.

"Great! So there is a glimmer of hope for my stubborn illness. ”

There was some water at the bottom of his clear eyes, and Gu Manman cried with joy.

There was a lot of laughter in the room, but the caregiver outside the door walked in with an angry face.

"Man'er, how can you bring people in at will?"

Seeing Gu Yuanwai's face stretched, Gu Manman's eyes had a trace of emptiness.

"Dad, this is a friend of mine, and she has a way to cure my lung disease."

Hearing this, Gu Yuanwai looked up and down around Tang Chuyao with a suspicious expression.

"Hmph...... How old is she, and how can you believe what she says? ”

"Dad, she can really help her daughter."

"No way!"

After a veto, Gu Yuanwai glanced at Tang Chuyao's coarse cloth clothes with some disdain.

"Just like this, he must be a charlatan, Man'er, don't be fooled."