Chapter 14: The Red Lotus of Lethe
The wind in the Lantang is soft, and the golden furnace is fragrant and warm, but it can't hide the worried face of the hall. The silver bell should be seen, next to Qibao's bed, and I saw that the unconscious daughter was suffering.
Lord Zhuang hurried home in a hurry, and before he could eat a mouthful of hot food, he heard that Yan Du had fainted, and hurriedly rushed to his daughter's boudoir, but saw that the lady who had just recovered her spirit and was fierce was sad again.
He was in a hurry, and hurriedly approached to see his daughter, but he didn't expect that there was his son kneeling on the ground, and the lady sitting on the chair was holding a rattan in her right hand.
"Ma'am, what's going on with Twilight?" Zhuang Hao didn't have time to wipe the sweat on his forehead, so he didn't care about his son who was kneeling on the ground, and asked his daughter first as soon as he came in.
Song Qi had a little fragility in his eyes, nine points of worry, and said a little anxiously: "Official, the child has fainted, and the doctor is still watching." ”
Zhuang Hao looked up at the doctor's back, exhaled, turned his head and helped Zhuang Lin who was kneeling on the ground, and didn't dare to look at his wife's face, slowly carrying the child to sit on the chair, and asked, "What's the matter?" How does Twilight faint? ”
Zhuang Lin's face was frighteningly white, his thin lips were not bloody, his eyebrows were so solemn that they seemed to be a mist that could not be dissolved, and his eyes were terrifyingly dull. Where has Zhuang Hao seen such a son, his heart suddenly twitched, thinking that his wife was heavy, and the child didn't dare to speak, but he looked left and right, and there was no trace of being beaten.
"Don't look at it! I haven't hit it yet! ”
Song Qi put the rattan on the table angrily, and poured a cup of tea tremblingly, Zhuang Lin thought it was poured for himself, and was about to pick it up, but found that his wife had drunk it all in one gulp.
"Your son took Twilight out to play today, and he didn't look at the sun! The child just came to our house, and he didn't live for ten days, so he worked like this, didn't he fall down! ”
When Song Qi thought of the half-grown little girl, she was lying quietly on the bed, her forehead was hot, her nose was sore, and a stream of tears came out of her eyes.
Where did Master Zhuang see his fierce wife crying, so he hurriedly picked up a handkerchief and wiped it for Song Qi, comforting: "Don't be sad, madam, wait for what the doctor says!" ”
Said that it was too late, and the old doctor, who was over half a hundred years old, walked out slowly with a medicine box, and the three of them heard the sound and stared at the doctor who was shaking his head, Song Qi stood up and ran to the doctor and asked, "Doctor, how is my daughter!" ”
Zhuang Lin also looked worried and nervous, for fear that the doctor would spit out a bad word in his mouth.
The old doctor touched his sheep's beard and said with some embarrassment: "Miss, she should have a convulsion, the most critical child disease, there is no evidence of the wind, this certificate is mostly easy to obtain for children under the age of five, the old man looks at Miss is nine years old, and she still has this certificate, it is really difficult." And the young lady is weak and weak, and the fever does not stop, she must get rid of the fever tonight, otherwise her life will be in danger! ”
As soon as Song Qi heard that his life was in danger, the tears he had just wiped flowed even more violently, and Zhuang Lin also felt that his steps were weak, and he almost couldn't even stand on his feet, and his heart hurt so much that he didn't know how, he just wanted to slap himself a few times!
Zhuang Hao's expression was solemn, but the head of the family was still steady: "Doctor, be sure to help my son get through the difficulties!" ”
The old doctor looked at the family in front of him, his heart sank, and said: "The old man will prescribe a prescription for the young lady to reduce fever, boil it and feed it to the young lady slowly, you can drink as much as you can, convulsions occasionally have convulsions, I see that the young lady is mainly high fever, and I need to call someone to put a cool cloth on the young lady to cool down." This is the only thing that others can do, and the rest is up to Miss herself! ”
After listening to the old doctor's words, Song Qi came from it sadly, and said in a hoarse throat: "My daughter has already suffered a lot, why does God torture her like this!" ”
The old doctor looked at the grief-stricken Mrs. Zhuang in front of him, it is rumored that this Miss Zhuang is the illegitimate daughter of Lord Zhuang, today it seems that it is really not true, Song's heartache cannot be pretended, Prince Zhuang is so anxious that his forehead is full of sweat, if it is not his own flesh and blood, brother and sister are rooted, how can it be like this!
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On a heavy rainy night, seeing the moon was sad, hearing the sound of the intestines, the three dealers were speechless and choked.
Zhuang Hao had a few dinners, went back to the room to rest for a while, and when he walked to his daughter's room, he saw that Zhuang Lin had been standing by Yan Dusk's bed for an unknown amount of time.
Zhuang Hao sighed and sat on the wooden chair opposite the bed, worried about his daughter, so he brought a book and came over to watch the vigil.
After the maid doctor was busy, the child was finally angry, the fever subsided, but he was still unconscious, Mrs. Ren couldn't wake up no matter how she called, Mrs. was just angry, and was persuaded by Mama Xu to go back to rest, but this kid of his own family, I don't know why he still stayed in the girl's room.
"Son." Zhuang Hao stared straight at the figure in front of him, a little uncomfortable, although his son didn't like to read since he was young, but fortunately he had a pure heart, and he made trouble on weekdays, how could he blame himself like this.
Besides, he and his wife both knew that the incident was not entirely attributable to their son, and seeing him like this, his wife's anger also disappeared, but now he has not eaten a drop of rice, and his eyes are blank, which makes him a little confused as a father.
"Hurry up and sit down, don't wait for my sister to wake up and see you like this!" Zhuang Hao said faintly.
Knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, when he heard Zhuang Hao mention Yan Dui, Zhuang Lin's listless eyes finally reacted slightly, and he moved honestly and sat at the head of Yan Dui's bed.
Zhuang Hao shook his head, Zhuang Lin cares so much about Yan Dusk, although it is a good thing on the surface, but it must not be excessive!
With a babbling sound, Song Qi, who was full of sadness, pushed the door in, and after ordering the maid and Mama Xu to go out, he slowly walked to Yan Dui's side, Zhuang Lin saw his mother like this, so he stood up and let her sit next to Twilight, only to see her caress her little cheek, the heat has receded, but for some reason, Song Qi's heart has been blocked, and a bad premonition has been lingering in his mind.
Zhuang Hao looked at his wife and couldn't help but close his eyes deeply. The children are robbed, the parents are still there, their dealer obviously does not have the blessing of this daughter, and they want to recognize it, I don't know if it hurts the child or hurts themselves?
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The water on the Lechuan River is all the way, the red lotus on the other side is swaying with the wind, Yan Du feels that the body is light and fluttering, and the ankle-indifferent river water warmly tempts everyone who does not want to leave home.
The hazy fog dissipated, and Yan Dusk looked at it, and the one standing on the other side was actually his father!
"Daddy! Mother! The familiar face gradually became clear, it was his gentle and erudite father, it was his gentle and generous mother, she cried with joy at dusk, she just wanted to run in their direction, but she found that her legs couldn't move!
Yan Du was so anxious that she could only kneel in the river full of red lotuses to see what was blocking her way!
She violently pushed aside the dense red lotus, and through the clear water of the Lechuan River, what caught her eyes was the one she dared not face the most - the dealer.
She saw that Mrs. Zhuang was sitting beside her, gently stroking her face, and the warmth came from her face in bursts, and the worry in Mrs. Zhuang's eyes was thicker than the fog on the Lethe River, and the tears in her eyes were more heartbreaking than the dazzling red lotus.
She saw that Zhuang Lin was standing straight beside her bed, and her former vigor was gone, as if the brother who was smiling and pestering her had become a wooden clay puppet.
Master Zhuang, who was sitting on the side, could no longer see his leisurely leisure, and his face was rarely sad, only to see him speak faintly, and asked Zhuang Lin: "Son, why do you want to take your sister out today?" ”
Zhuang Lin heard Lord Zhuang's question, the Mu Ran in his eyes was replaced by grief, he trembled and took out a bottle of ointment from his arms, and said regretfully: "I saw that the scar on my sister's forehead has not healed for a long time, and today I wanted to buy this best plaster for her, so I didn't think much about it, and pulled her out!" ”
It turned out that he had told Leshui to buy medicine for himself! Yan Du smiled, her eyes filled with warmth.
Song Qi saw that his son was originally kind, where did he still have the heart to blame him. But looking at Yan Duan, who had been lying on the bed for a long time, there was a pain in his heart, and he muttered in his mouth:
"The sky has eyes, and the believer Song Qi is willing to exchange the rest of her life for the peace of the child Twilight! God open your eyes and let my child wake up! ”
Yan Du was stunned, as if she was tugging at her heart, where was she worth Song Qi to exchange her life for!
"No, take my life!"
Suddenly, Zhuang Lin's heartache voice sounded in her ears: "I will take good care of my sister and love my sister in the future." God, trade my life for my sister's! ”
The pain in my heart was slowly expanding, sour and astringent, and I only felt as if my throat was blocked by something.
Zhuang Hao looked at his wife and son, and felt bitter in his heart, so he walked straight to the tea table, poured a pot of hot tea, drank it slowly, sighed and said:
"Oh my God! My wife and children are gone, but I still have to live, and I have to live well to earn money to support my daughter! ”
Seeing this scene, Yan Du couldn't help but sneer, but the next moment, the tears that fell on the water of the Lechuan River dripped splashes, which were even more sad and moving than this red lotus.
Yan Du wiped the tears in her eyes, raised her eyes again, and looked at her father and mother on the other side, when suddenly their gentle voice sounded in her ears: "Live!" ”
The line of the edge was broken and picked up, and the life of Yan Du was closely linked to the dealer.
Yan Du nodded, she finally let go of something, and also held something again:
"Daddy! Mother! Good bye! ”
Song Qi touched the child's cheek carefully, and the next moment, a warm little hand stroked her and held her tightly! She watched in amazement, her sad eyes gradually returning to their clarity.
"Twilight!" Song Qi exclaimed with joy, Zhuang Lin, who was originally indifferent, saw the villain on the bed, and his eyes slowly opened, and his black and white eyes were like a stream of living water injected into his life.
Yan Du looked at the three people around the bed steadily, her eyes no longer had alienation and prevarication, these should not be emotions for her family.
"Mother! Father! Yan Du looked deeply at Song Qi and Zhuang Hao, who were worried about themselves, and called softly.
Hearing this, Zhuang Hao and Song Qi glanced at each other, their eyes were full of feelings, the child she was finally willing, and she really opened her heart to them, Zhuang Jia, she really has a daughter!
"Brother!"
Yan Du looked at the nervous Zhuang Lin with a smile, and a tear was left in the corner of her eye, and she finally got through it.
It's night, on Tianji Mountain. Ascending the stargazing tower in the middle of the night, the three apprentices had solemn eyes, waiting for the fortune divination.
The white-haired, white-robed Tianjizi stared at the moon in the gentle breeze. The greedy wolf star was reborn after the catastrophe, the broken army star and the seven killing stars were reset, and the Ziwei Jun star was ethereal.
I saw him on the back of a crane and a turtle, with phoenix eyes and eyebrows, and in a moment, he had a heavenly opportunity:
Daheng, after a year, will be broken.
When the three apprentices heard this, they all looked surprised, but Tianjizi suddenly smiled and stretched his eyebrows.
The butterfly danced, and the swallowtail butterfly flew into the house of Hanlin, only saying: Even if the bump finally breaks the cocoon, I spread my wings and a hundred flowers. Half a life is prosperous and half a life is drunk, and the blood will last forever in the world.