Chapter 164 Difficulty
Seeing this scene, the doubts in Gu Leyou and Lu Yan's hearts immediately dissipated a lot.
Gu Leyou walked forward, gently touched the young master's forehead, turned to the eldest lady and said, "Madam, we will help to find Miss Liu. But the most urgent task is to stabilize the young master's condition. I know a little bit about medicine, maybe I can do something."
After that, she began to carefully ask the doctor about the young master's symptoms and the prescriptions he had taken before. After some thought, she put forward some of her own opinions. After listening to them, the doctors were surprised and felt that what she said made a lot of sense.
Following Gu Leyou's suggestion, the doctors readjusted the prescription and started giving the young master the medicine.
After the young master took several doses of medicine, his condition stabilized, but he still hadn't woken up. Just when they didn't know what to do, Lu Yan suddenly remembered something.
When he had lived with the previous prince for a while, the prince told him a truth: if a problem cannot be cured by medical skills, it can only be treated by some metaphysics.
So he went to find the first lady alone. The first lady had been very busy these days and just when she had a chance to rest, she heard her personal maid say something.
"Madam, the man from one of the two people yesterday came to see you and said he had something important to tell you about the young master."
"Tell them to wait in the main hall. I'll be there right away."
Fortunately, the master of their family went out to do some business and would not be back for at least 10 days or half a month. Otherwise, if he brought another man home, the master would have skinned her alive when he came back.
After the eldest lady tidied herself up, she put on some light makeup and went to the main hall to meet Lu Yan.
"Mr. Lu, what do you want to talk to me about? It's about my son. What's the problem with my son?"
Lu Yan asked: "What I want to ask you is whether you and your child have been to any place you shouldn't go? Have you given him anything he shouldn't eat?"
The eldest lady couldn't remember for a moment, and the nanny serving beside her was her wet nurse.
When they went back to her mother's home some time ago, they did go to a desolate place. After they came back, the young master had a high fever, but he recovered after a few days, so they didn't take it seriously.
"Madam, the older generation in our hometown once said something like this: if the problem cannot be solved by medical skills, then we can only ask a highly respected magician to come and see the child. Maybe the child can get better without a biological mother."
When the eldest lady heard this, she thought it was a good idea. It would prevent that woman from coming back, which was exactly what she wanted.
So she quickly instructed her wet nurse.
"Mammy, you should quickly follow his instructions and find a respected mage. No matter how much it costs, you should invite him to check on the young master and find out what is going on."
"Okay, Miss. I will go right away and will definitely find a highly respected wizard for the young master."
The couple had no choice but to stay in the mansion until the young master recovered from his illness.
After talking to the first lady, Lu Yan hurried to find his wife.
Gu Leyou and some doctors are studying the young master's condition and some prescriptions.
The eldest lady's wet nurse searched for two days and finally found a highly respected white-bearded wizard.
The wizard chatted with the eldest lady.
"Madam, I know you hired me with a large sum of money because you want me to cure the young master's illness. So I want to know where this illness came from."
When the eldest lady thought back to what happened that day, it was really thrilling.
"The reason for this is that my family was happy some time ago and asked me to go back. Then I had to take my son back with me and leave the child to these aunts. I was afraid that when I was not at home, these aunts would have bad intentions towards the child, and when I came back, I would only see the child's body. So I took the child back to her parents' home, but a situation occurred with my relatives on my parents' side, so I returned to my hometown. That hometown is quite far from my parents' home and a bit desolate, so I took the child with me. After all, I don't trust others to take care of the child, and this child is very precious to me."
"What kind of desolate place is that?" asked the respected man.
"I heard from the old people in the village that this is a place where negative energy is concentrated. It seems that many people have died in that village over the years and they are all buried there. There was a mound of earth when I passed by. Is my son's illness related to that place?"
After listening to this, the Taoist nodded thoughtfully.
"Madam, your son has seen something he shouldn't have. Children have the sharpest eyes and can see things we can't. Since your son is still young, he has offended a ghost. This is not easy to deal with. I have to perform a ritual to remove the evil spirit from the son. Maybe he can recover."
After hearing this, the eldest lady thanked him repeatedly, as this was a stubborn habit in their family. If anything went wrong and my grandfather came back from doing business and saw his beloved son become like this, he would definitely abolish his position as the eldest lady.
She married this man because his family was rich and could give her a life of luxury. If she harmed his only child because of this, then all her good days would be over.
The Taoist priest set up an altar in the backyard of the mansion. Incense was rising from the altar, and all kinds of magical instruments were available, including peach wood swords, Bagua mirrors, etc. He was dressed in a Taoist robe and a Taoist hat. He was muttering something and waving the peach wood sword in his hand from time to time, casting spells.
The eldest lady watched nervously from the side, not daring to blink, for fear of missing any step. Gu Leyou and Lu Yan stood there, staring at everything intently. Although they both felt that this method might not work, it was the only one so far.
The ritual lasted for three hours. The Taoist's forehead was covered with sweat and his face looked a little pale.
Finally, he shouted loudly, pasted the last talisman on the young master's bedside, and said with a long sigh: "Madam, the ritual is over, and the rest depends on the young master's own luck."
Then the Taoist priest said to the eldest lady, "Someone from your hometown offended someone they shouldn't have offended, and that person was very resentful because your people died. Seeing you come back and seeing this child is cute, he decided to play a trick on the child. That's why the child is sick, but the doctor shouldn't be able to tell. I have driven away the evil spirit now. As for when the young master will wake up, it all depends on his luck. But you can also ask for a peace charm for him to bless him with safety, and maybe he will wake up soon."
The eldest lady was very sensible. After the Taoist finished speaking, she immediately gave him a large amount of silver and then asked her personal nanny to send him away.
Everyone was very nervous in the next few days. When would this young master wake up? There was no specific time mentioned, just that it depended on the young master's luck, so they were all a little nervous.
Two days later, a cry was heard from the young master's room. The maid who was guarding outside the door was surprised to hear the sound.
Coincidentally, at this time, the lady, accompanied by Tiansheng Momo, also came to the young master's yard.
Hearing the familiar crying sound, the eldest lady hurried to the young master's room.
"Son, you finally woke up. Tell me you're not feeling well and you're hungry. What do you want to eat? I'll ask them to prepare it."
At this time, the nanny reminded.
"It's a good thing that the young master has woken up. Don't ask so many questions. He is still young and can't answer them. You should only ask him one question. He must be crying because he is hungry. Tell someone to find him something to eat."
The eldest lady suddenly realized what was going on and quickly told the maid to go to the kitchen and ask someone to make something light for the young master.
Fortunately, I was relatively calm. I couldn't eat any meat at these times, and could only eat some light porridge.
They have to cure the young master's illness before grandpa comes back. It will be a big deal after the old man comes back. Although these concubines usually flatter him a lot, they disappear without a trace when they are needed.
Gu Leyou and her husband immediately ran to see the young master after learning that he had woken up. After all, they had been staying in the mansion for the past few days and it was very painful for them. If the young master didn't wake up, they would have to find a way to contact Miss Liu.
If Miss Liu couldn't be found, the eldest lady would definitely not let them leave for a while, and they would have to worry about the situation at home.
Now that they saw Xiao Chao had woken up, they felt relieved and should be able to leave. They didn't have to stay here any longer, after all. The longer I stay, the more worried my family will be. Besides, the people in the village will also become suspicious.
Sure enough, during the few days they stayed here, the village became a mess, and many people came to look for Gu Laoer and his wife.
Just when Gu Laoer didn't know what was going on, a stranger came to the village. He was tall and strong, and they were all very scared.
This group of people were very smart and found Gu Laoer's home in no time.
"Do you have a little boy in your family who is about four or five years old? He is very handsome and very smart."
Gu Laoer and his wife immediately became alert.
"No, no, we have never had any children. You may have found the wrong person."
These people were aggressive and it was obvious that they were not good people. However, before he finished speaking, a nosy villager nearby started to say to those people: "Gu Laoer, what nonsense are you talking about with your eyes open? Didn't you just send your grandson to school this morning?"
The group of people immediately understood that the old man was not telling the truth.
They have to show him some power, otherwise these people won't take it seriously.
So these people arrested Gu Laoer. The commotion was so loud that it alarmed the village chief. The village chief had been worried about his family's affairs for the past two days. When he saw such a big thing happened in Gu Laoer's family, he hurriedly brought a group of people to Gu Laoer's house, only to see Gu Laoer being pressed down by this group of people and kneeling on the ground.
"Stop making trouble. Who are you? We are all doing our duty. Why are you causing trouble here and looking for a child? There is no child like that in our village. You are talking nonsense. Get out of here now."
"Old man, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. I know everything. If there is such a boy in your village, hand him over to us and we will take him away. I will make sure you all live in peace, otherwise none of you will be able to escape."
What should I do?
If the person is not handed over to them, everyone in the village, young and old, will suffer.
The couple from the wealthy family felt that something was going to happen in the village, so they left the wealthy family in a hurry and rushed to the village without even saying goodbye to the eldest lady.
They felt that if it had been a little later, nothing major might have happened in the village.
It was already noon when they rushed back to the village.
There were a few old people at the entrance of the village who were very surprised to see them come back.
An old man said, "You two should go back to your parents' home as soon as possible. Something has happened and the village chief is there. Solve the problem quickly, otherwise it will be troublesome."
The couple hurried home.
This group of people are vicious and really do harm to their family.
"Stop it, we are back. What do you want to do? Kidnapping a child in broad daylight?"
"Your children are very important to us, so you should come with us as soon as possible and teach the children to avoid letting innocent people get hurt. If you don't teach the children the wrong way today, then none of you will have a good life."
Gu Leyou felt a little tired. What had they done to offend anyone? They had just solved the problem with the young master, and now another group of people came to snatch their son away. Nothing good could ever happen to them.
Lu Yan said, "Why should we give our child to you? You are not human traffickers. You want to kidnap a child in broad daylight. Are you really crazy?"
"We didn't want to steal the child. You offended someone you shouldn't have offended. Besides, is the child yours?"
As soon as these words were spoken, people around began to talk about it.
Gu Leyou pretended to be calm and said, "You can take the child with you. I'll give you a question. If you can answer it, I'll give the child to you. If you can't answer it, go back to where you came from as soon as possible."
The big men looked at each other and burst into laughter. Wasn't it a provocation to them that this ignorant young lady asked the question?
They just didn't believe that a little girl who didn't know how to live or die could come up with any problem that could stump them.
But they also have to say it in advance.
"My dear, let's make it clear in advance. If we can answer the question, you must immediately hand over the child to us and let us take him away. You cannot resist. If we cannot answer the question, we will leave immediately. We must be honest. We know this very well."
Lu Yan was also very nervous.
As a husband, he didn't know his wife's educational level very well after living with her for several years. What if the questions were too easy and they could answer them right away? With so many people witnessing them, they had to take the child away.
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