Chapter 269 Good eldest son Su Bohao
A few days later, Su Bohao brought the old Duke Su Bingkun to the dock outside Beijing.
Zhao Wanyue had already sent people to wait at the dock. As soon as the boat docked, she asked the servants to invite the old Duke back.
The old Duke's illness came strangely, and there was no external injury. Liu had always said to the outside world that he was in a coma. In fact, the Duke woke up later, but his consciousness was confused and he couldn't remember anything. He was in a coma most of the day, and he relied on ginseng soup to keep alive when he was awake.
It was not as bizarre as the rumors said that he slept for more than 20 years.
It was because Liu didn't want to serve him, but she had to keep him alive and protect the title of the Duke, so she sent him back to his hometown.
In recent years, the old Duke's wakefulness time has become shorter and shorter, and his body has become weaker and weaker, so Zhao Wanyue did not dare to bring him here rashly. It was
not until Su Xiaoxiao used the divine light to detoxify everyone that Zhao Wanyue thought that maybe Xiaoxiao had a way.
She wanted to take Xiaoxiao to have a look, but the days were never peaceful, so it was delayed until today.
In the next few days of the journey, Su Bingkun was not very well, and the time he woke up became shorter and shorter. Now he has not woken up for three consecutive days.
Zhao Wanyue saw that his condition was worrying, and after placing him in Qingfeng Garden, she quickly asked Su Xiaoxiao to go and see the old man.
Su Xiaoxiao looked at the skinny old man on the bed, and then touched his pulse.
The more he touched her brows, the tighter they
wrinkled. Zhao Wanyue asked anxiously, "Xiaoxiao, what's going on?" Su Bohao on the side said unhappily, "Sister-in-law, even if you want to be perfunctory, you can't be so obvious. Father has come from such a long distance, you should at least ask a proper doctor to check him out. Why did you let this little girl come?
Now that my elder brother has made great contributions, your family is in the limelight, and the title of Duke has been It's already in your pocket, so there's no need to hope for father's death!"
Zhao Wanyue was so angry that she said in a cold voice: "Second brother, be careful with your words. The doctor has been invited here a long time ago. It's just that everyone says Xiaoxiao is a lucky person. I want Xiaoxiao to meet father, maybe it will be good!"
It's been almost two years since Su Bohao left Beijing. It's not that he hasn't heard the rumors about Su Xiaoxiao, but he thinks they are just rumors that everyone is flattering and trying to please the princess.
Moreover, he is now somewhat confident. He escorted Su Bingkun back all the way and didn't care about other things, but as long as Su Bingkun was awake, he would definitely go to show his presence. Although
the old man was not clear-headed, Su Bohao still got familiar with him, and the old man recognized him.
That's why he was so rude and unreasonable.
Su Xiaoxiao looked up and glared at Su Bohao after hearing how rude he was to her mother: "Although I am a young girl, I also know the rules of propriety and morality. Unlike you, you are obsessed with someone else's wife. You deserve to be beaten like a drowned dog."
"You..." Su Bohao was so anxious that he couldn't speak. Was that man so fast? How did they know everything?
Su Changhe heard Xiaoxiao say this and asked unhappily: "Come to think of it, didn't Second Uncle go to the northern border to guard the border? I haven't heard that any soldiers from the northern land have returned home. You didn't escape, did you? Deserters will lose their heads?"
Su Bowen was touched in the sore spot and stammered: "What do you know as a child? You deliberately don't want to treat the old man and want to delay him to death!"
Zhao Wanyue knew that Su Bohao had something to hide, so he was so nagging.
But after all, the old man's health was important, and there was no real evidence now. If she had to deal with Su Bohao now, it would really make people feel that she couldn't tolerate him as her second brother.
Everyone knows about Liu's affairs, but no one knows the true identity of Su Bohao. Although there were rumors when the incident happened, now all the people involved are dead and there is no way to prove it.
After Su Xiaoxiao scolded Su Bohao, she concentrated on taking her grandfather's pulse.
Now she still frowned, muttering in her heart: [No wonder my grandfather has been bedridden for so many years and can't wake up. There are so many toxins accumulated in his body. It can be seen that he has been drinking chronic poison for many years and has damaged his brain. Let me try with my healing power! ]
Su Xiaoxiao thought about it and began to transmit healing power to the Duke of Zhenguo.
Zhao Wanyue was horrified when she heard this. When she was the housekeeper for Liu, she had to pay five thousand taels of silver every day for her father-in-law's medical treatment.
Even if she was tight on money, Liu spent the money without blinking an eye. For this reason, she still thought that Liu was a man who valued friendship and loyalty.
Fortunately, it was later discovered that Liu was up to something. He replaced all the people in his hometown with people he trusted, even the doctor. Otherwise, her father-in-law would have to take poison for two more years.
[Liu, this vicious woman, is hanging on to my grandfather's life, not letting him die or have an easy life. I'm afraid it's not just for the title. The medicine is used so delicately.]
Su Xiaoxiao worked for a long time, but the old man still didn't wake up. Zhao Wanyue and Su Changhe were a little worried.
"Why don't we ask a doctor to come and check on father!" Su Bohao was more anxious than them. If the old Duke died, no one would be able to protect him.
As long as he could wake up, even if he didn't recognize himself, he could use "filial piety" as an excuse, saying that he left the barracks without permission because he wanted to honor his father.
That person was in a high position and would definitely not want to tell the truth.
Now that the North was peaceful, he did write a letter of resignation to his superiors before escaping, but they came to kill him before they could approve it.
Su Bohao wanted to yell again, but the Duke of Zheng suddenly coughed, and then woke up faintly.
"Father, grandfather!" Zhao Wanyue and the children called softly.
Su Bingkun looked at the people around him with empty eyes, and finally his gaze stopped on Su Bohao.
Su Bohao pushed Su Changhe away and said in a swearing voice: "Get up, I have been serving your grandfather personally recently, and he only recognizes me!"
Zhao Wanyue looked at Su Xiaoxiao, her eyes full of doubts.
Su Xiaoxiao knew what her mother wanted to ask, so she said: "Grandfather has woken up, but the poison has been used for too long, and his brain has been severely damaged. It will be difficult for him to recover!"
Although Zhao Wanyue was regretful, as long as the person could wake up, there was still hope.
She invited doctors to take a good look at the Duke of Zhenguo.
After several doctors examined him, they all said the same thing, saying that the old Duke seemed to have taken stimulant drugs for many years, which caused brain damage, and coupled with the bumpy journey, it was a miracle that he could wake up.
From now on, I can only take some prescriptions to strengthen my body and slowly recuperate. It is no longer possible to restore my consciousness.
After listening to this, Su Bohao knelt down in front of the Duke's bed and was about to cry: "Father, no matter what you become, your son will be filial to you."
The doctors who didn't understand were all moved by him and sighed that good things come out of bad things. Although Liu was not a good person, the second son of the Su family was of Su family blood and was filial.
Only Su Xiaoxiao looked at him coldly, and said with contempt in her heart: [You have the guts to sleep with the concubine of the other commander, and now you want to rely on your unconscious grandfather to save your life, how shameless! ]