The two men walked out the door and retreated to the corridor. The doctor looked at Qin Zhou and said solemnly: "General, I suspect that the old general has contracted an epidemic."
Qin Zhou was shocked. "Epidemic? How could that be? Grandfather has never been out of the house and has never come into contact with patients with the epidemic. How could he have been infected with the epidemic?"
"I have treated epidemic patients before, and they all had the same symptoms: high fever, cough, red eyes, and rapid breathing. Once the disease occurs, it is very dangerous and there is no cure so far," said the doctor.
"It's impossible. This epidemic requires contact with infected patients. My grandfather has never had any contact with them, so how could he have contracted the epidemic?" Qin Zhou still didn't believe it.
The doctor waved his hand. "This is just what I said. If you don't believe me, you can ask me to come to your house again, or go to the palace to ask an imperial physician to come out. I am incompetent and may have made a wrong diagnosis. Goodbye, goodbye!"
After the doctor finished speaking, he went in to get the medicine box and left without even writing a prescription.
Qin Zhou was confused. How could his grandfather get the epidemic
You have to have contact with an infected person to be infected, right
Qin Zhou didn't believe it and called the servant, "Take my token and go to the palace to invite the imperial physician."
The current emperor has given Qin Zhou special treatment. With her token, she can go anywhere without any hindrance.
As for the imperial physicians in the palace, the emperor announced at a formal banquet that the Qin family could use the imperial physicians in the palace as well, as long as they brought the token into the palace to invite them.
The emperor's favor to the Qin family made all the generals in Beimo excited, because as long as the emperor valued the generals, they would have a chance to come to the fore.
Now, when Qin Zhou thought of these special treatments, he found it ridiculous and pathetic. Yes, the emperor favored her, which made the people of the world envious. Generals and soldiers all risked their blood to exchange for those honors.
After calming down, she slowly sat down. Her personal guard came and ordered, "Go and find out if the prince has gone to Da Zhou."
The guard A Jing hesitated for a moment and said, "General, the prince is still in Kyoto."
Qin Zhou closed his eyes, took a long sigh, and sneered solemnly, "Go and find out whether it is the Queen's intention or the Emperor's intention."
Ah Jing said softly: "General, it doesn't really matter whose intention it is. The prince is still in Kyoto, so we will break our promise first."
"Yes, we broke our promise, but the Great Zhou attacked our right wing..." Qin Zhou suddenly stood up, looking anxious, "You, you go check right now, what happened to the right wing army being attacked!"
"Yes!" A Jing took the order and left.
Qin Zhou was trembling all over. What happened today had turned her life upside down.
She always thought that she was the pride of the family. After all, the Qin family could only stand firm because of her.
However, she didn't expect that she was just a chess piece that could be discarded at any time. All she had to do was to help her brother stand up and support the Qin family for her, and she was the one who should sacrifice for the Qin family.
Everything she bought with her blood had nothing to do with her.
This truth is too cruel.
General Qin slowly woke up and coughed.
Qin Zhou turned around and looked at him from a distance.
General Qin also looked at her, then raised his hand and dismissed his attendants.
"A Zhou, you disappoint grandpa very much. Grandpa originally thought that you would do what grandpa said." His voice was tired and filled with deep disappointment.
Qin Zhou had a blank expression on his face. “Grandfather was disappointed because he thought that even if I knew the cruelty behind it, I would still accept it calmly.”
"Who in the Qin family isn't sacrificing? Look at the plaque at the gate of the mansion. How much of our ancestors' blood is stained on it? The prominent military family was earned through blood and sacrifice. Didn't your grandfather fight bloody battles like you in the past to gain merit for the Qin family?"
Qin Zhou moved a little, but his face remained stubborn and indifferent.
She can sacrifice herself, but she will not betray the people of Beimo.
To be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, she must first be patriotic and love the people before being loyal to the emperor.
Qin Zhou said softly: "I have already gone to the palace to invite the imperial physician. Grandfather, please rest first. I will go out and take a break."
There was anger in Mr. Qin's eyes, but he tried hard to suppress it and didn't get angry.
Qin Zhou walked out and saw her brother Qin Bao sitting outside the yard. When he saw her come out, he asked, "How is grandpa?"
Qin Zhou remembered his grandfather's words and ignored him. He just said calmly: "Go in by yourself."
Qin Bao smiled, but it was surprisingly desolate. "I heard what he said to you. I don't want to go in."
Qin Zhou was stunned. "Why? He has worked so hard to plan for you. You should thank him."
Qin Bao sneered, "Really? If he can sacrifice you for the family today, why won't he sacrifice me tomorrow? I don't want any fame or fame. I never want those things."
Qin Zhou had always looked down on his younger brother because he was really a loser. Since he was a child, he had seen his grandfather forcing him to practice martial arts and study literature, but his achievements never made his grandfather proud.
So, over the years, she really believed that her grandfather placed all the family's hopes on her.
"Then what do you want?" Qin Zhou's voice softened a little.
Qin Bao looked at her with some pain in his eyes, "Do you remember when we were little, you, me, and my eldest brother would sneak out to dig up field mice and steal fruits? What I want is for the three of us to be the same as before."
Qin Zhou felt a sudden pain in his heart, and childhood memories flooded into his mind, and he could never go back.
My eldest brother is dead.
She never thought that Qin Bao’s “failure” was only because he didn’t demand much from life. He always remembered the happiness of his childhood.
They were all lost along the way, but Qin Bao still kept his original intention.
Qin Bao walked towards her step by step, looked at her, his voice choked with sobs, "You don't have a big brother anymore, are you going to die too
Qin Zhou turned around suddenly and covered his mouth and cried.
Over the years, no matter how hard or torturous it was, she never shed a tear, because her grandfather said that although she was a woman, all the people in Beimo would only regard her as a hero, and heroes don't have tears.
Her brother's sobs were like a sharp sword, piercing her heart.
"Sister!" Qin Bao suddenly reached out and hugged her. She could feel his body trembling. He was afraid. "Don't go. Don't go to the war. Come back. Every time you go, I'm afraid you won't come back."
Qin Zhou raised his head, forced back his tears, took a deep breath, reached out and patted the back of his hand, then pushed him away and strode away.
She no longer had the ability to show her vulnerability in front of anyone. She couldn't be vulnerable.
The weight of this family still rests on her shoulders.
Qin Bao looked at her back, wiped away his tears, and walked into the room.
He looked at the person on the bed with disgust. This person had been domineering and in control all his life.
"Stupid, stupid!" General Qin looked at him. He had just heard the conversation between the siblings. He was furious but could not stand up. "Everything she did was for you, to help you in the future. As the eldest son of the Qin family, you are to inherit the family's glory. Without her, what can you do with your ability?"
Qin Bao said coldly: "I don't want her to sacrifice for me. I am different from you. You don't have any blood ties in your heart, but I do. The doctor said you have an epidemic. This is your retribution."
Having said that, he turned and left.
(End of this chapter)