Hu Mingmei had just finished speaking when he suddenly coughed heavily. He naturally covered his mouth and continued coughing. The quiet study was filled with the sound of his coughing. Xia Donglai saw how hard he was coughing and became very anxious. "Second Master, drink some water!"
Xia Donglai handed the water glass to himself. Hu Mingmei covered his mouth and coughed for a while before stopping. He waved to Xia Donglai, his voice very hoarse, "No thanks!"
Xia Donglai stared intently at Hu Mingmei, "Second Master, you!!!"
Seeing that Xia Donglai's expression was strange and that he was staring at his hands, Hu Mingmei also looked at his hands and saw a bright red mark on them.
Xia Donglai immediately walked outside, saying, "I'll go and call Doctor Sun over!"
"Stop!" Hu Mingmei called out to Xia Donglai in a deep voice. Xia Donglai stood not far away, looking at him with considerable dissatisfaction. "Second Master, you can't delay any longer. If you keep dragging this out, you'll..." Before, Hu Mingmei was just feeling unwell, but now he's starting to vomit blood.
If things continue like this, what will happen to all of them if something happens to him? Will they lose their master again? Besides, if the Second Master really passes away, what will happen to the Young Mistress and the Young Master? How will a widow and her child survive?
"Don't let Nuonuo know!" Hu Mingmei walked to the corner, washed his hands, and his voice echoed in the quiet study. "Go, go ask that old woman for the medicine. As long as you get the medicine back as soon as possible, I'll be fine."
Xia Donglai nodded silently.
Hu Mingmei said, "Go, help me empty the washbasin. Don't tell anyone about this, especially the young mistress."
Xia Donglai pursed his lips, walked over, and picked up the washbasin. The basin of scarlet blood stung Xia Donglai's eyes, and a surge of murderous intent welled up in his heart. He had to get the antidote for Second Master, even if it meant killing that old woman!
Xia Donglai took the water out, washed it clean, and then brought back fresh water before going to Huang Wenbai's courtyard.
That's right, the old hag that Second Master was talking about is Qian Peilan. Not long ago, Second Master told them that the antidote was in Qian Peilan's hands, which means that Second Master's poisoning back then was very likely done by Qian Peilan.
That old hag! How old was Second Master back then? She actually attacked a child. That old hag has a truly wicked heart.
Lost in thought, Xia Donglai walked into the courtyard and didn't even notice Lu Ying. Seeing Xia Donglai in a daze and not noticing him, Lu Ying went up to him and nudged him, asking, "What are you thinking about?"
"Go get the antidote for Second Master!" Xia Donglai looked up and saw Lu Ying. Lu Ying was no stranger either, as he was also Hu Mingmei's right-hand man, so Xia Donglai naturally didn't hide anything from him.
Lu Ying was a very perceptive person. He noticed that Xia Donglai said "go get the antidote" instead of "go find the antidote." "Has Second Master found the antidote?"
"Found it!" Xia Donglai's expression wasn't good, but he still nodded, giving Lu Ying a positive answer.
"That's great! Second Master is saved!" Lu Ying was so happy she almost jumped for joy. As long as they got the antidote, Second Master could live. Doctor Sun had said that he could only suppress the poison in Second Master's body, but he couldn't cure it. They needed to find the antidote as soon as possible.
After so many years of hard work, we finally see hope.
"Where is the antidote?" Lu Ying immediately asked. "I'll go with you!"
Xia Donglai didn't answer, but just looked at Lu Ying with a gloomy expression. Only then did Lu Ying notice that Xia Donglai's expression was not good, and immediately asked, "What happened?"
"Second Master vomited blood!" Xia Donglai slowly uttered a few words.
"What?!" Lu Ying was shocked. Spitting blood was not a good sign. "Have you found Doctor Sun? Second Master... he..."
"Second Master was still quite lucid. He only told me to get the antidote, but didn't tell me to go find Doctor Sun."
"Oh dear, how could you be so foolish?" Lu Ying stamped her foot helplessly. "Does Second Master's word mean everything? You shouldn't let Second Master do whatever he wants! I'll go and fetch Doctor Sun!" Lu Ying didn't even care about going with Xia Donglai to get the antidote and immediately turned back.
Xia Donglai grabbed Lu Ying's arm. Lu Ying looked at Xia Donglai with a puzzled expression and heard him say, "Second Master doesn't want us to see Doctor Sun because he doesn't want Young Madam to know. Let's go get the antidote. Once we have the antidote, Second Master will be fine." That way, they wouldn't have to see a doctor, and they could also make Young Madam happy.
Xia Donglai spent several days with Bai Nuo and often saw Bai Nuo looking worried in front of various medical books.
The young mistress was also very worried about the second master's illness.
Considering that Bai Nuo was now extraordinary, he could only nod and say, "Then let's hurry up and leave. Where is the antidote? Let's go and come back quickly."
Xia Donglai looked in the direction of Huang Wenbai's courtyard and sneered, "Far away yet right in front of us, Second Master's antidote is in that old woman's hands."
"Let's go!" Lu Ying's face also darkened. "If this old hag doesn't give it to us, we'll kill her. She won't live much longer anyway!"
Xia Donglai nodded.
"Brother Dong, Butler Lu, you've arrived?" Fifteen and Sixteen greeted Xia Donglai and Lu Ying upon their arrival.
"Open the door, we want to go in!" Xia Donglai spoke sparingly. He was not a talkative person to begin with, only speaking more when he was with Hu Mingmei and Lu Ying. When he was with his subordinates, he was always like an iceberg, never saying much or explaining what he was going to do.
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