Watching Xu Jie arrange things in an orderly manner and transporting cartloads of tangerines from the dock to the farm, the master and servant left.
"Go to Chu's Clinic."
"Yes." Nian Qiu explained to the driver. When he smelled that the scent on the young lady's body had become much less, a smile appeared on his face. He took the young lady's right hand and massaged it with moderate force.
In the past, you couldn't even see the joints of the lady's hands. Since she became the head of the family, she has been writing more often, and her right hand is obviously thicker than her left, and the knuckles are also visible. The methods they used to maintain her hand were of little use after the lady started working as a husband again.
Thinking that in the past the young lady only needed to read books and practice calligraphy, play chess and draw when she was interested, or come up with an idea for Fudong to make something delicious, and comparing it with the current things he had to worry about, Nian Qiu felt his nose sore and he quickly lowered his eyes for fear that the young lady would notice something.
Chu Shitang was a little surprised to see Hua Zhi coming. After examining the patient at hand, he asked other doctors in the clinic to take his place and asked her to go into the inner room to talk.
"Excuse me, Doctor Chu."
Chu Shitang's eyelids twitched when he saw her dress and face that was different from before, but he still kept his duty and didn't ask any more questions, "Miss, are you here today for the medicine you ordered before?"
"That's one of the reasons. I also wanted to ask about my grandmother's condition, but it's not always convenient at home."
Chu Shitang nodded in understanding, "I have been treating the Hua family for many years. If I remember correctly, the old lady has rarely been sick in recent years."
"Yes, I rarely get sick once a year."
Chu Shitang stroked his beard and spoke cautiously, "Do you know that the old lady had a miscarriage of an eight-month-old child after the fourth young master?"
Hua Zhi shook her head in surprise, "I've never heard of it."
"That was my mistake."
"Don't say that. This is not a secret. It's just that the elders are always reluctant to let the younger generation know about this. Doctor Chu, please tell me in more detail so that I can understand it better."
Chu Shichang thought about it for a moment and stopped hiding it. "It's really not a secret. The old lady rolled off the couch during a nap and had a miscarriage. The baby was still gasping when it was born, and then it couldn't stand. The old lady was not young at the time, so she suffered a great loss. It took her half a year to get out of bed. After that, she rarely got sick, but physical problems are like this. When it's time to come back, it comes back. That's why the old lady's illness is so serious."
Hua Zhi's heart tightened. She felt that there was something else behind what Doctor Chu said. "Just tell me, I can bear it."
"The eldest girl was not there when I went to see the patient the other day, and I couldn't tell anyone else that the old lady's condition had worsened."
"Seriously?"
"The old lady won't be able to hold on for long at this rate."
But before the Hua family's accident, my grandmother was still so healthy! How could she become...
Hua Zhi scratched her palm and said, "Is there no other solution?"
"If nothing happened to the Hua family and the old lady had no worries, her condition wouldn't necessarily have deteriorated to this extent. Every time I went to see her, I told her to relax. But you have to understand, young lady, that this matter would not be easy for anyone to get over. Outsiders would not know what the old lady had to endure, and..."
"What?"
"I see that the old lady is not at all clear about her own situation."
Hua Zhi thought back to her grandmother's behavior during these days. It was no different from usual. If her grandmother really knew something...
Hua Zhi stood up and bowed deeply, "Please do your best, Doctor Chu. Don't worry about what precious herbs you need to use. I can always find a way."
"I can't accept the gift from the young lady." Doctor Chu avoided it. "I will go and open another prescription now. The young lady can ask her brothers and sisters to accompany her more often on weekdays. Seeing her children and grandchildren, maybe the old lady will feel relieved."
"What Doctor Chu said is true. I will make arrangements when I get back."
After coming out of the clinic, Nian Qiu carried a package of bottles and jars and put them in the carriage. Hua Zhi followed slowly behind him, her heart sinking uncontrollably.
She now understood what it meant when it rains but it never comes alone. Even if she was confident and felt that she could support the Hua family, it did not mean that the ancestor of the Hua family would be gone.
After taking a deep breath, Hua Zhi looked up and saw a man standing next to the clinic. The man was very tall and dressed in black. The scar on his face made him look fierce. In addition, his arms were hanging down at this time, and blood was dripping from his fingertips to the ground. People passing by him walked around him.
Hua Zhi couldn't help but think of Shaoyao, whom she hadn't seen for some time. She had to endure such gazes with only a scar on her face. She didn't know how she had gotten through it.
Her heart suddenly softened, and Hua Zhi walked to the carriage and said a few words to Nian Qiu. Nian Qiu glanced at the man, nodded, and walked towards him.
Taking out about four or five taels of loose silver and handing it to the man, Nian Qiu said softly, "My young lady is kind-hearted and sent me here to give you this silver. The doctor at the Chu's Clinic has an excellent reputation. Go in and see the doctor."
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Nian Qiu stuffed the silver into his arms and turned and ran away. Hua Zhi lowered the curtain of the window and signaled the coachman to go back home.
"Prince..." Chen Qing led the horse silently out of the alley, looking at the carriage going away and thinking, this eldest daughter of the Hua family and his prince really have some strange fate, but it is not an ordinary person who dares to approach such a prince.
The prince held the silver in his palm and asked, "Have you dealt with it?"
"Yes, Xiao Wu is cleaning up the mess. Prince, let's go back. Your injury needs to be treated quickly."
The prince looked up at the clinic's sign, took the reins and mounted the horse.
After returning home, Hua Zhi washed and changed her clothes before paying her respects to her grandmother. After telling her about the arrangements at the workshop, she pretended nothing had happened and mentioned that she had gone to the Chu's Clinic.
The old lady didn't reveal her true feelings, and asked with a worried look on her face, "Why did you go there suddenly? Are you feeling unwell? Why didn't you invite him into the house?"
"Don't worry, my granddaughter is not sick. I ordered some medicine from Doctor Chu before, and agreed to pick it up once a month. I was busy so I delayed it until today." Hua Zhi looked at her inconspicuously and continued, "In another month, things at home will basically be on track. I plan to go to the north in late October or November."
"Going to the North?" She was so surprised that her voice cracked when she uttered these three words. The old lady coughed a few times, pushed away the tea that Nanny Su pushed over, stared at Hua Zhi and asked, "Are you planning to go to the North?"
"I originally planned to go after the Chinese New Year. By then, I'll have saved more money and it will be more convenient to do something. But then I thought I had to go before the Chinese New Year. The winter there is tough, and each of them only has one set of thick clothes. Although I have some money in my hands, my grandfather will definitely not watch the people of the Hua family suffer. I also have to manage relationships with all parties. I'm afraid there won't be much left. If there is an illness, I can only endure it. Just thinking about this really makes me feel uneasy, so I still have to go."
PS: Please give me a monthly ticket.