Chapter 78 Sorry, I am ignorant
Xie Zhen glanced at Chai Jin, and there was a light in his eyes that he could not understand.
The Xie family sent medicine, and the Chai family was very grateful. Xie Zhen was a female family member, so Chai Jin respectfully invited her into the house.
After entering the house, Xie Zhen discovered that Mrs. Chai's condition was much worse than he had guessed from outside.
Mrs. Chai was covered with a thin quilt and leaning against the corner of the bed, coughing lightly. Her face was pale and her lips were chapped. Food and water were right next to her. There were other people from the Chai family next to her, an old woman and three young women who were farther away. Whenever Mrs. Chai coughed, two of them looked very impatient, but did not dare to say a word.
There was a pretty woman who looked at Mrs. Chai with some heartache.
Mrs. Chai was served by a lady in her thirties or forties with a bun on her head. When Xie Zhen was invited in by Chai Jin, he took a quick look at the people in the room and had a pretty good guess about the situation of the women in the Chai family.
Although after being exiled, everyone lost the halo of noble families and became criminals, but Chai Ji was the head of the family after all, and he was the Marquis of Dongbo before. Even if the whole family was convicted and exiled, everyone had to rely on Chai Ji and Chai Jin, father and son, to survive. The Marquis was generous along the way and did not let them live as hard as other poor people in the team.
So even though Mrs. Chai was ill and had a persistent cough, they had no choice but to listen in silence.
It was so cold that the men of the Chai family all spent the night outside, guarding the house. It was already very good that the women could stay inside the house to keep warm.
"Mother, thank you Second Miss for your kindness in sending me the medicine to cure my illness."
Chai Jin took the medicine given by Xie Zhen and came to Mrs. Chai.
Mrs. Chai had just heard the voices outside, and she also knew that although there seemed to be three families in this courtyard, in fact, the Chai and Xie families were the main ones. She was in poor health and had been a burden to her husband and son along the way. Mrs. Chai was not feeling well both physically and mentally, and was depressed.
Hearing about the Xie family's kindness, Mrs. Chai was grateful, but she did not dare to expect too much.
Seeing Xie Zhen approaching, Madam Chai moved her body, and the woman next to her hurriedly supported her, "Madam, be careful."
Mrs. Chai straightened herself up and gently adjusted her hair and appearance. Although she looked a little down and out now, her good upbringing made it impossible for her to treat guests with disrespect.
Chai Jin sighed in his heart.
Seeing his mother like this, he sometimes thought that it would be better to marry a prince consort.
He dared not even mention this, because his father, Duke Dongbo, would beat him to death if he did!
How could Princess Zhaoyang be easy to get along with? That woman could make someone's family lineage extinct.
"Thank you for your concern, Second Miss Xie. I'm sorry to trouble your Xie family because of my illness."
She coughs frequently and naturally knows that she can easily disturb others' rest at night.
Xie Zhen said, "Mrs. Chai is overthinking. If you're not feeling well, don't worry about other things, or you might get emotionally upset and your condition might get worse."
It means that if you feel unwell, take care of yourself first and don't worry about others.
These words were very heartwarming, and Mrs. Chai looked at Xie Zhen with a gaze as gentle as water.
If it were in the past, she would definitely pull Xie Zhen closer to sit and have a personal chat, but now that she is sick, it would be inappropriate for her to let him get too close.
Xie Zhen would not make others feel uncomfortable and chose a suitable place to stand.
Chai Jin asked the woman to bring some water, and according to Xie Zhen's instructions, he opened the paper package, took out two capsules and placed them in his mother's palm.
Mrs. Chai's expression froze for a moment. She thought she had seen it wrong. She looked up at her son, then shifted her gaze to Xie Zhen's face. There was a look of confusion in her eyes, which Xie Zhen had expected.
Xie Zhen didn't know how to describe it, but she felt a vague sense of inexplicable pride in her heart. Although that feeling didn't make her lose her humility, she would unconsciously feel happy when she saw someone's face show surprise for the first time.
She wasn't the only one who lost her composure upon seeing this miraculous medicine.
Everyone is the same!
Mrs. Chai had lived a life of wealth and luxury, but she had never seen this kind of medicine before. It was a small pill with white and blue stripes.
Can this... really cure her cough?
The lady next to her couldn't hide her surprise. She glanced at Xie Zhen for a moment, with the same confusion as Mrs. Chai in her eyes: Can such a small pill really cure the disease?
But the surprise on the lady's face quickly disappeared. After all, she had been a servant for a long time and had considerable experience. No matter how effective the medicine in Mrs. Chai's hand was, since the medicine was sent to her by the Xie family in a fair and honest manner, it must be of good quality.
The Xie family was willing to send this medicine only because their master showed goodwill to them. The lady turned around and poured half a bowl of warm water and brought it over.
Chai Jin took over and watched Mrs. Chai take medicine.
Xie Zhen looked at Madam Chai and said, "This medicine does not need to be boiled. You can take it directly with warm water." After thinking for a moment, he said, "It will be convenient on the way."
Upon hearing this, Madam Chai's eyes suddenly became enlightened and she smiled gently, "I never thought that elixirs could be made into such a form. I am really ignorant."
After saying this, he took the medicine with warm water without any doubt and expressed his gratitude to Xie Zhen again.
Seeing this, Xie Zhen comforted him with a few words and then left.
She was not familiar with the wife of the Duke of Dongbo, and she came to deliver the medicine according to the wishes of her sixth brother Xie Yuchuan. Since the other person was sick in the room, it would be inconvenient for her to stay for a long time, so it would be better to leave early.
After going out, he briefly explained a few things to Xie Yuchuan, who nodded slightly.
"I don't know how effective the medicine is, let's see what happens to Madam Chai later."
Xie Zhen was very confident, "The medicine given by the family god must be a panacea."
Xie Yuchuan turned around and looked at his second sister, and the smile in Xie Zhen's eyes deepened.
After leaving the banker, she seemed to have become the dashing girl he remembered.
After Xie Zhen left.
Mrs. Chai called her son Chai Jin.
"Mother, what's wrong?"
Mrs. Chai looked towards the door, then shifted her gaze to her son's face and asked, "Have you and your father talked to the Xie family?"
Chai Jin shook his head.
"Then why did the Xie family suddenly send medicine? And the medicine from the Xie family is so special." Mrs. Chai still didn't react and didn't understand how she took the medicine just now.
When she passed by the capital, the Marquis had already prepared medicine for her. Whenever he had some free time along the way, he would find an opportunity to ask the servants to help him boil it and prepare it. She drank three big bowls of it every day, and her whole body was filled with the strong smell of medicine.
Not only did others avoid her, but she herself was also disgusted with herself.
Why does the Xie family's medicine have no strong taste and does not require cooking with a cupping jar and adding firewood?
It’s a tiny pill that you can’t carry with you anywhere else. It’s a must-have medicine when you go out!
Mrs. Chai did not doubt the authenticity of the medicine, but was amazed at its magic. As for the efficacy of the medicine, Mrs. Chai did not care so much. After all, the Xie family was once the Duke's Mansion. The family medicine that the Xie family could bring with them on the road of exile must be life-saving medicine in times of crisis. Now that they are willing to give her some, she is very grateful.
Chai Jin actually didn't expect that the Xie family would send medicine.
He and his father Chai Ji were still observing whether the Xie family had the ability to "communicate with gods" when the second daughter of the Xie family arrived.
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