Chapter 160: Illness
In the Jing'an Hall where Mrs. Chen lives, there are exquisite copper fireplaces placed at the four corners, and the cold air is slowly emerging from the top hollow pattern, and in the delicate hollow carved incense burner, the cigarette smoke is around, and the room is cool and refreshing, and the breath is fragrant.
Everyone in the Chen family gathered here, the room was silent, waiting for the results of Imperial Doctor Chen's pulse, and the maid-in-law who was waiting was cautious, and she didn't dare to come out, for fear of upsetting the masters.
Second Mrs. Chen's eyebrows tightened, her eyes looked at the old lady's bedroom, her face was full of sadness, she and the old man invited Imperial Doctor Chen to diagnose the old lady, and refused the doctor invited by the eldest brother for this reason.
Imperial Physician Chen's medical skills and clever rejuvenation made the old lady's condition improve at first, but after only five days, everyone had no time to be happy, and the old lady's condition suddenly worsened, suddenly fainted, and did not wake up, which frightened a lot of people.
"Mother." Liu's youngest daughter, Chen Ningyan, snuggled up to her mother's side, her voice was weak and trembling.
"Don't be afraid, grandmother will be fine." Liu comforted his daughter, forced himself to be calm, and his tone was gentle.
The Liu family is worried, the Chen family has a big business, there are many heirs, everyone in the Chen family has their own thoughts, this time the ancestor is critically ill, and the other rooms are afraid that they will make trouble again.
Sure enough, the third wife of the Chen family said: "Second sister-in-law, didn't you say that Imperial Doctor Chen was the first doctor in the Tai Hospital, why did the old lady not improve after using his medicine, but it became more serious." Mrs. Chen San asked in a sharp tone, in the past, the old lady was a little better and occasionally a little energetic, and she was able to walk a few steps out of the yard, but now she is fine, and she is too sick to get out of bed.
The old lady fainted, which really startled her.
Although the fourth and fifth rooms did not speak, but they were obviously dissatisfied, even the five rooms that had always been good friends with the second room were unhappy, they knew in their hearts that the Chen family is now powerful, all relying on the name of the old ancestor and the second brother of the big house, although the other rooms have people, but none of the big lords have a high official position, they can live a life of fine clothes and food, and use this reputation to find a good errand and a good marriage for their children, if the old lady dies of illness, the eldest brother returns to his hometown for three years, they will be divided out of a few houses, Who will remember that they are the Hechun Chen family.
Several concubines of the Chen family did not agree with each other, and they fought openly and secretly.
"Taiyi Chen's medical skills are obvious to all, and I believe that he will be able to heal the old lady." Liu was angry, at that time, everyone agreed to ask Imperial Doctor Chen, more active than her, how could it be her own fault, she hoped that the old lady could get better than anyone else, she could be in charge of the backyard feed, all because the sister-in-law was far away in the capital, if the old lady had any accident and the sister-in-law returned to her hometown, the backyard would have to change hands.
"Sister Ke, I heard that you have learned medical skills from the medical girl in the palace, can you cure your grandmother?" Chen Ningyan looked at Chen Ningke, her face was innocent and cute.
But her words pierced her heart, and the fourth lady and the fifth lady looked at Chen Ningke, who was sitting silently.
Chen Ningke raised her eyes, originally she just sat silently thinking about her thoughts, and several uncles had nothing to do with her, but Chen Ningyan didn't seem to want her to be better, and her words pushed her to the forefront.
"Sister, don't laugh at my sister, I just learned some massage techniques from Doctor Chu, where can I compare with Doctor Chen, who has rejuvenated her hands." Chen Ningke chuckled, because of her mother's headache, she learned some massage techniques from the Chu doctor in the palace to relieve her mother's pain, which was not a medical skill at all.
Chen Ningke was helpless, no matter how she answered, she confirmed that she was incompetent, now that her parents are far away in the capital, she and her brother represent the big house, and the dignity of the big house cannot be weakened at this critical moment.
How did she know that it was precisely because of her massage for the old lady that she was praised by the old lady, which caused the young Chen Ningyan to be dissatisfied.
Chen Ningyan thought carefully about the eyes of several ladies, and at a young age, she knew that Wo Shui Dong had helped her mother to relieve the siege, and she poured dirty water on her cousin and forced the wrong place on Chen Ningke.
This trick makes it good.
"You are not annoyed like this, the fourth sister can only massage, and she can't heal." Chen Yuanze's temperament is straight for his sister, this Chen Ningyan has a bad mind and a bad face, and she has a ghost idea.
He has always been the king and hegemon in the Chen family, he is straightforward, he has something to say, and he doesn't save face at all, the ancestor is seriously ill, he is more anxious than anyone else, and he has long been angry in his heart, Chen Songyan is making trouble for his sister at this time, how can he bear it.
"You." Chen Ningyan was counted out in public and her eyes were red, looking at Chen Yuanze crying, as if she had been greatly wronged.
"Brother Ze, don't scare Yan'er, she is also worried about her grandmother's body." Second Mrs. Chen hurriedly came out to play a round, and while pulling her daughter into her arms and comforting her softly, she could only endure in the face of this little ancestor, who dared to offend him in the family, the old lady was the first to disagree.
"Little brother, don't be rude." Chen Yuanhao lectured, but his tone was calm, not like he was angry.
"Second aunt, please forgive me, the eighth brother is young, and he doesn't know how to count against the elder, please forgive me." Chen Yuanhao apologized.
Second Mrs. Chen was speechless on her face, smiled, there was suffering in her heart, she hugged her daughter's arms and closed them silently, how could she dare to complain about the child brought out by the old lady herself, she was young, he was born in the same year as Yan'er, doesn't this mean that her daughter has no etiquette, and she has no way to teach?
The big house is full of human spirits.
"In the past few days, thanks to Sister Ke'er massaging the old lady, the old lady can reduce her pain, and the old lady also praises you for your careful and skillful, I see that I have to let your fourteenth sister follow the study, and often press for the old lady in the future." The fifth lady hurriedly came out to mediate, the fifth room was born in the house, the fifth lady was exquisite, everyone was stammered, and no one was offended.
"Hmph, is this Imperial Doctor Chen okay, no, please ask Sister Xiao Ming to come over." Chen Yuanze saw that Imperial Doctor Chen couldn't come out for a long time, and he was anxious.
Second Mrs. Chen frowned, when she invited Imperial Doctor Chen, she took the initiative to invite Min Fangqi and Xiao Ming out of the mansion, how did she know that the doctor Min who was driven away by him was personally invited by the eldest brother, and he used to be the imperial doctor.
"Mother, how is it?" Second Master Chen hurried out of the house, all the way, he didn't care about anything else, and asked about his mother's condition first.
"Sir." A room of people stood up one after another, and Chen Yuanhao led the juniors to salute.
"Imperial Doctor Chen is inside for treatment and has not come out yet." Second Mrs. Chen said.
"What should I do if I faint suddenly, didn't I use Cousin Feng's medicine to get better?"
"The concubine body also somehow, she was talking well before, but she actually fell." Second Mrs. Chen explained, worried, she and a few concubines and a few juniors accompanied the old lady and said, she was fine a moment ago, but she actually fainted, which made them panic and quickly invited Imperial Doctor Chen.
After a short time, Master Chen, Master Chen, and Master Chen Fifth rushed back one after another, asking the same words as Second Master Chen.
While talking, a girl came out with a curtain and invited a few people in.
"Doctor Chen, how is my mother's condition?" Second Master Chen asked urgently.
"The second cousin doesn't need to be anxious, the old man has already given an injection to the villager to relieve the pain, and he will immediately prescribe a prescription to recuperate." Imperial Physician Chen said.
"Son, your eldest brother is back." Mrs. Chen's tone was weak and weak, and the countryman was like her, and she couldn't bear the torture of illness in a high position, and her sometimes good and sometimes bad illness made her miserable.
"Mother, my son has sent someone to the capital to write a letter quickly, and I believe that the eldest brother will come back soon." Second Master Chen stepped forward quickly, half-squatting in front of his mother's couch, looking at his mother's weak and painful appearance, he suddenly wept in pain.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to see your eldest brother, after I go, you brothers will definitely want to support each other and maintain the reputation of the Chen family for generations." Mrs. Chen confessed, listening to the tone more like confessing her last words.
Old Madam Chen only felt a sharp pain on the top of her head, she was weak, she had difficulty speaking, and the top of her head was thumping, as if it was about to explode at any time, so it was better to torture her than to give her a good time.
"Mother, you'll be fine." Second Master Chen cried after hearing this.
"Old lady."
"Grandmother."
The people in the room panicked when they heard the old lady's words, and suddenly became anxious, crying, for fear that the old lady would go like this.
"Grandmother, Ze'er wants you to be well, don't die." Chen Yuanze threw himself on the side of the bed and cried.
"Grandmother." Chen Ningyan and several other granddaughters all cried, Chen Ningyan cried the loudest, her face was spent, maybe she was really frightened.
The juniors were sad and wept because of her illness, and the crying and shouting in the room for a while, Mrs. Chen was not moved, and the sad calls made her head hurt even more, and there were bursts of knocking sound above her head, which were endless, and she could break through the top at any time.
Old Madam Chen waved her hand weakly, and said with all her strength: "I'm not dead yet, why are you crying and mourning, the second daughter-in-law, you can lead them all out, and leave the three of them and Brother Hao." ”
When Mrs. Chen heard this, she stopped crying, tried her tears, and led a few people out.
The people in the third, fourth, and fifth rooms are unhappy in the end, and the old lady favors the big room and the second room, which is to distribute the family property.
"Grandmother." Chen Yuanze collected his tears and called out quietly.
"Brother Ze, you have to listen to your father and mother in the future, you can't be naughty, you know?" Old Madam Chen smiled weakly and looked at this grandson who had always been doted on.
"In the future, you are not allowed to apply rouge on your face, rouge is for girls, you are good like this." Mrs. Chen comforted that although she didn't like her grandson's behavior in the past, she was reluctant to say that he was not good at all, and she would not be able to do it in the future.
"Yes, my grandson will never apply rouge again, grandmother, you have to get better, you can let Yuan Ze do anything." Chen Yuanze held his grandmother's hand tightly, for fear that she would leave.
"Grandmother is fine, it's just that grandmother has a little headache." Old Madam Chen comforted.
Chen Yuanhao was sad, Chen Ningke watched with tears, and wiped his eyes with a handkerchief from time to time.
"Mother, please rest in peace, you'll be fine." Second Master Chen was relieved.
"Cousin Feng's medical skills are excellent, and his medicine will definitely cure the disease."
"Alas!" Mrs. Chen sighed, in the past few years, as she gets older year by year, her body is not as good as day by day, often dizzy and painful, weak limbs, and not good with medicine, this time it is more serious, she knows in her heart, I am afraid that she will not be able to pass this level.
If you have a splitting headache, it's better to give her a knife.
"You quack, will you cure the disease?" Chen Yuanze looked at Chen Feng on the side and was furious, grabbed his shirt and questioned, attributing all the fault to Chen Feng, he only knew that before Imperial Doctor Chen came, his grandmother's condition was not so serious.
"Brother Ze, calm down." Chen Yuanhao hurriedly stopped his younger brother and pulled him back, he was afraid that Chen Yuanze, who was angry, would do something hurtful.
"You quack."
"You... Chen Feng's face was red, his anger was abnormal, he didn't expect that Old Madam Chen's condition would suddenly worsen.
"Imperial Physician Chen, the little brother is rude, please don't care about the villain, forgive me." Chen Yuanhao clasped his fists and apologized.
"Although the illness of the townsman needs to be recuperated quietly to be effective, the old man has used a family medicine for the townsman, and he will definitely be able to cure the disease." Chen Feng said, his tone was certain, his eldest uncle had studied this disease in depth when he was alive, and he also left a precious prescription, which he had used to cure many people, so he was sure.
"I don't believe it, come here, go and invite Imperial Doctor Min and Sister Xiao Ming to come." Chen Yuanze said that he did not believe this person.
I thought that Second Master Chen and Chen Yuanze would object, but the strange thing was that the two were silent and acquiesced to Chen Yuanze's approach.
The girl was so fast that Ling went out quickly, thinking that she had invited someone to go.
"You don't believe the old man ,,,,." Chen Feng accused, his face was red, and he was extremely angry, feeling that his majesty had been provoked.
"Cousin is angry, Dr. Min used to be a doctor, wouldn't it be better to have the two of you doctors work together to diagnose and treat your mother." Second Master Chen said that he was also dissatisfied with Chen Feng in his heart, and it was he who swore that he would cure his mother, so he believed him and snubbed Imperial Doctor Min.
"Good! Good. Chen Feng was angry, and he said two good words in a row, and he was powerless to stop it, but after thinking about it carefully, he calmed down, and sat and waited with a confident mold.
The prescription in his hand is a secret of the Chen family, and he doesn't believe that Min Fangqi has the ability to compete with him.
Soon, Min Fangqi and Xiao Ming were invited.
"Doctor Min, Dr. Xiao has offended Chen a lot before, please Haihan, please do your best to diagnose and treat your mother, Chen will be grateful." Second Master Chen gave a salute and said words to accompany the sin.
"The second master is polite, let me wait to see the old lady's illness first." Min Fangqi said politely, leading Xiao Ming to diagnose Old Madam Chen's pulse.
"Wait." Chen Feng shouted.
"Dr. Min can diagnose the pulse alone, Miss Xiao should rest on the side! Miss Xiao has only been studying for a few days, and if her medical skills are not good, it is better not to come out and be embarrassed. Chen Feng looked at Xiao Ming contemptuously, although Min Fangqi once recognized Xiao Ming as his junior sister, but he always regarded Xiao Ming as a little girl, and he could achieve nothing after studying medicine for a few years.
"You quack, Sister Xiao Ming doesn't need to diagnose her grandmother's pulse or not, you don't have the final say, hurry up and sit down." Chen Yuanze was afraid that his grandmother would yell at him, he was already very dissatisfied with him, not only could he not cure his grandmother's condition, but he also had to point fingers and meddle in things.
"You..." Chen Feng was counted down in public again, and his old face was black and speechless, but unfortunately no one stood up for him this time, Second Master Chen and Chen Yuanhao only looked at Old Madam Chen, as if they didn't hear their rivalry.
Chen Ningke is even worse, he has been massaging his grandmother's wrists, his eyebrows are not raised, and he has no reaction to his younger brother's ignorance.
In the end, Chen Feng shook his sleeves and sat down.
It's hard to get rid of your heart.