Cheng Chi felt a chill in his heart when he heard this.
He hasn't felt this way in years!
Zhou Shaojin was fine when he returned from his place that day. How come he became sick after not seeing him for a few days
Did something happen after she went back
When Cheng Chi looked at Nanny Li, his eyes became sharper and he ordered Qin Ziping to take Cheng Jing's name card to the Imperial Hospital.
The doctors in the Imperial Hospital were at the emperor's disposal and could not treat outsiders without the emperor's order. But the rules were based on human feelings, and when they were not on duty, the doctors would also privately treat the governors and their families.
Coincidentally, a concubine in the Emperor's palace who often accompanied the Empress Dowager fell ill and could not be cured for a long time, which caused the Empress Dowager to panic. The Emperor took the chief physician of the Imperial Hospital and others to the Cining Palace, but could not arrange anyone to come for private consultation at the moment, so they had to wait until tomorrow.
Under such circumstances, we could only ask the emperor for mercy and send someone from the Imperial Hospital to diagnose the patient.
Cheng Chi felt inconvenienced for the first time.
He asked Huaishan to take his note to the outer residence of Liu, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, located in Zhenxian Hutong.
In the afternoon, the Imperial Hospital sent an imperial physician named Cao. It was said that he was the cousin of the Imperial Hospital's Chief Physician Cao, and was good at gynecology and pediatrics. He had superb medical skills. Because he had just joined the Imperial Hospital and Chief Physician Cao had entered the palace, he was left behind to take up the post.
Cheng Chi thought that if this doctor named Cao was not able to help, he could ask Doctor Cao to check on Zhou Shaojin tomorrow. He did not care about the doctor's lack of experience and took Doctor Cao to Yushu Hutong.
Li did not expect Cheng Chi to come in person and bring a formal imperial physician with him.
She was both happy and surprised, and invited the two men in with great trepidation.
Zhou Chujin and Zhou Shaojin were both shocked. Especially Zhou Shaojin, who pretended to be sick to attract the imperial physician. If she was found out, how could she face life... Zhou Chujin thought it was fine. If her sister was suffering from a mental illness, she could let the imperial physician take a look. She would not need to invite another doctor. She only needed to give her some advice. If she was not suffering from a mental illness, she could let the imperial physician take a closer look so that she could prescribe the right medicine.
After instructing the maids and servants in the inner courtyard to leave, Nanny Li took Cheng Chi and Imperial Physician Cao to where Zhou Shaojin lived.
Imperial Physician Cao was taking the patient's pulse inside, while Zhou Chujin and Cheng Chi were standing under the veranda waiting for the results.
The yard was only about ten feet wide, with a clump of bamboo planted in the southeast corner. Next to the corridor was a large clump of beauty wax trees with red and yellow flowers in full bloom, making the yard look even smaller.
Cheng Chi looked at him and frowned.
He knew that Liao Shaotang's house in Yushu Hutong was a bit small, but he didn't expect it to be so small, even smaller than the place in Fucui Pavilion where maids and old women lived.
He asked Zhou Chujin: "Is there anything going on at home these days?"
Zhou Chujin understood what he meant, thought about it carefully, and said with certainty: "Everything is peaceful at home, just like usual! Shaojin even told Madam yesterday that since my baby is one month old and my mother-in-law hasn't come yet, Madam should go for a good stroll around the capital!"
So how come she got sick
Cheng Chi's eyebrows were furrowed into the shape of a "川" character.
Zhou Chujin hesitated to speak.
Cheng Chi said: "There are no outsiders here, so there is nothing that cannot be said."
Zhou Chujin hesitated for a moment, then whispered: "I always feel that Shaojin is worried... She came back from Yuqian Hutong and told me that Song Xiuzhi is a good person, but when she saw Song Xiuzhi... she thought of her cousin Xu..."
She never thought that the Song family would look down on her sister, and thought that only her sister liked others.
Things took a sudden turn for the worse and it was hard for her to accept it.
Cheng Chi glanced at Zhou Chujin.
No matter what, Cheng Xu is his nephew. Zhou Shaojin left Jinling City because of Cheng Xu. Now, because Cheng Xu is afraid of marriage... No wonder Zhou Chujin is hesitant to speak.
She didn't know Zhou Shaojin's secret, so she couldn't understand Zhou Shaojin's disgust for Cheng Xu.
He said something must have happened at home.
If Shaojin has a mental illness, it is caused by this.
He had considered everything for her except this.
Cheng Chi was very regretful and decided to see Imperial Physician Cao first.
"We'll know what's going on when Imperial Physician Cao comes out." He comforted Zhou Chujin absentmindedly, saying, "Go back to your room first! I'll let the maid tell you once the diagnosis comes out."
Because there was a man from outside, Zhou Chujin couldn't wait here, so he bowed to Cheng Chi and went back to the house.
After a while, Imperial Physician Cao came out.
Cheng Chi walked over quickly and asked, "What's going on?"
Since Imperial Physician Cao could walk around the palace, he was certainly not the kind of person who only knew medical skills but didn't understand the ways of the world.
He glanced at Nanny Li who was following behind him.
Cheng Chi understood and told Li Mama: "Go prepare paper and ink for Imperial Physician Cao."
Nanny Li left respectfully.
Imperial Physician Cao then whispered, "Looking at your pulse, it doesn't look like the young lady is ill. I'll prescribe a prescription to soothe the liver and regulate qi for you to take for a few days. If it doesn't work, I'll change the medicine."
The implication is that Zhou Shaojin has a mental illness.
Cheng Chi breathed a sigh of relief, only to find that his hands had been clenched into fists without him noticing.
He asked Imperial Physician Cao to write a prescription, and instructed Qin Ziping to copy a copy for Zhou Chujin and a copy for Li to get the medicine, and he personally saw Imperial Physician Cao off.
Zhou Chujin immediately asked Chixiang to invite Cheng Chi to talk.
However, Cheng Chi decided to meet Zhou Shaojin first.
Zhou Shaojin had no intention of hiding it from Cheng Chi at all.
Because she felt that even if she didn't tell him, Cheng Chi would know. Moreover, she was afraid that Cheng Chi would vent his anger on Song Xiuzhi and affect the relationship between the two families.
She was waiting for Cheng Chi in the banquet room.
Cheng Chi was furious when he saw her lowering her head and looking like she was ready to be slaughtered by him. He could not help but scold her, "You are quite opinionated. You even persuaded Song Xiuzhi to help you? If you don't agree, then don't agree. Am I going to force you to marry me? You are imitating those women who cry, make a scene, and even hang themselves to death and lie down on the bed when they are not satisfied. You are really capable!"
Zhou Shaojin's eyes were filled with tears as he spoke. He said, "Did Uncle Chi tell me to go see Song Xiuzhi? If Song Xiuzhi insisted on marrying me, even if I pretended to be sick, Uncle Chi would still put me in the bridal sedan, right? Song Xiuzhi was scolded to bits during the Spring Festival Gala, and my sister was not happy. You must be thinking, who is Song Xiuzhi, how dare he insult you... Song Xiuzhi didn't like me, but you said that I persuaded Song Xiuzhi to help you. You don't believe that Song Xiuzhi would look down on me, right? Don't you allow me to look down on others?"
This is really true that even a rabbit bites when it is cornered!
Cheng Chi was amused by her words and said, "Well, tell me clearly, do you dislike people like Song Xiuzhi or do you feel uncomfortable because we forced you to marry?"
"I don't want to get married!" Zhou Shaojin bit her lip and whispered, "I, I want to become a monk and become a lay Buddhist..."
Cheng Chi suddenly couldn't continue.
He thought of Zhou Shaojin's experiences in his previous life, and felt a dull pain in his heart!
Cheng Chi couldn't help but stroke his forehead and whispered, "Can't you just give it a try? You want to become a monk, you want to be a lay Buddhist, have you ever thought about this, you are younger than me, I can protect you when I am alive, what will you do if I die? Husband and wife are different, they support each other throughout their lives, if one person dies before the other, there is still the son to rely on, and the clan to rely on..."
Zhou Shaojin's tears fell.
She knew that there were some things she could only say to Uncle Chi, and some things only Uncle Chi could understand.
“I’m scared!” Zhou Shaojin choked up, “I don’t want to try… Don’t force me to get married… If one day you can’t protect me anymore, I’ll just die… In my previous life, I only lived to be twenty-five…” and lived in such pain. But in this life, she met Uncle Chi. If she could live to be twenty-five, her life would be enough and she would have nothing to regret!
"Nonsense!" When Cheng Chi thought about the day when he would not be able to protect this little girl, he immediately became flustered and said sternly, "Are you planning to live in vain? If you die, what will happen to your father? What about your sister? What about your grandmother and aunt? If you say such depressing words again, I will not care about you anymore!"
Zhou Shaojin smiled with tears in his eyes.
Although Uncle Chi's tone was stern, everything he said was for her own good, and she was not the kind of person who would not understand.
Zhou Shaojin wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief and went to make a cup of tea for Cheng Chi.
Cheng Chi drank a few sips of tea and calmed down. He discussed her future seriously with Zhou Shaojin: "… You can't become a monk! Even if you become a monk in the family temple, it's not okay! The life of a monk is too hard. If you want to worship Buddha, you can be a lay Buddhist at home. If you feel reluctant, you can stop practicing at any time. As for your marriage, I will talk to your father, don't do anything rash. I promise he won't force you to get married."
But there is no guarantee that she won't get married!
Zhou Shaojin turned his face away.
Even if Nineteenth Lady of the Gu family died, her heartbroken mother still asked Cheng Chi to find a ghost marriage for her, not to mention her parents!
She would keep visiting.
She looked down on people like Song Xiuzhi, and there were others who were different from Song Xiuzhi...
As long as she doesn't get married, her father will never give up.
Cheng Chi sighed, still unwilling to give up, and said: "Then tell me the truth, is it that Song Xiuzhi didn't fancy you, and you were afraid that I would be angry and helped Song Xiuzhi to cover up? Or you didn't fancy Song Xiuzhi, and Song Xiuzhi helped you? Or is it that you didn't fancy each other?"
In his opinion, no matter how great the hatred is, there will be a time when it fades, and no matter how hateful the wound is, there will be a time when it heals. Zhou Shaojin is afraid of getting married now, but she may not always be afraid of getting married.
Even if he was wrong this time, he had to know where he was wrong and how to correct it in the future.
Zhou Shaojin didn't dare to lie to Cheng Chi.
What if Cheng Chi believed her words and made things difficult for Song Xiuzhi
She couldn't let Song Xiuzhi help her and end up with nothing good in return!
"It's me who doesn't want to get married!" Zhou Shaojin said honestly, "Mr. Song is helping me!"
Cheng Chi felt like he was going to be pissed off to death by her.
But after meeting and exchanging a few words, Song Xiuzhi was willing to sacrifice his reputation to help her... Where could she find someone like Song Xiu who was outstanding and liked her in the future!
Otherwise, he wouldn't have looked again and again before choosing Song Xiuzhi.
The young champion, does she think she can meet him anytime
Cheng Chi couldn't help but ask: "Do you know what you are doing?"
Zhou Shaojin nodded and said softly, "I know that Mr. Song is not only a good person, but also talented. He is from a noble family but also humble and polite. Most importantly, he is willing to help me..."
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Thank you Azihanguo for the reward of Langyuan Xianpa!
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PS: For the update, please wait until tomorrow morning to see it!
※(To be continued)