Ma Pingting never expected that her younger brother would bring people with him.
Ma Junchi is still growing tall, thin like a bean sprout. Ma Pingting pulled him aside and talked for a while, saying, "I'll take you to see my godmother, and my twin nephews and nieces. You're an uncle now, did you bring a gift?"
Ma Junchi quickly took out several boxes and said, "Not only do I have a gift for you, but my mother has also prepared some. These are for Brother Xu's children, and these are for Aunt Xu."
Seeing how warmly her family treated the Xu family, Ma Pingting finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that because of her, her family would have a bad impression of Xu Di.
The carriages in the inn have been prepared, and we're just waiting to go to the dock early tomorrow morning to take a boat north.
Chen Zhaoci was very happy to see Ma Pingting and Ma Junchi arrive. After Ma Junchi presented gifts to Duoduo and Guoguo, he sat down and talked with Chen Zhaoci.
Chen Zhaoci carefully examined Ma Junchi, making Ma Junchi a little embarrassed. Chen Zhaoci smiled and said, "I am a doctor, and I habitually use the four diagnostic methods of observation, listening, questioning, and palpation when I see people. I see that the young master of the Ma family looks a little pale."
Ma Junchi was unaffected, but the two nannies behind Ma Pingting looked delighted.
One of the old women walked directly to Chen Zhaoci and knelt down abruptly, startling Chen Zhaoci. She quickly stood up and helped the old woman up, saying, "Old sister, what are you doing? Please get up, please get up."
Ma Pingting and Ma Junchi were also frightened and quickly stood up, but the old nanny insisted on kneeling and said, "Madam Xu, our young master was poisoned when he was young. Our madam has consulted many famous doctors from all over the country. Although she has been carefully taking care of him, the poison in his body has never been completely cleared. Since madam has already seen it, please lend a helping hand and take a good look at our young master."
The Ma siblings naturally knew about their family's situation, especially Ma Junchi, who, at such a young age, had been tormented by the poison in his body for many years and wished he could get rid of it all at once.
Chen Zhaoci nodded and said, "Get up first, I'll take a look at your son."
Chen Zhaoci carefully took Ma Junchi's pulse and said, "Your son has had this poison in his body for many years. Because of this poison, his internal organs have been in a state of decline. However, because he has been nourished with precious medicinal herbs, he has been able to grow up to be this big. I don't know what kind of poison he has been poisoned with. I can only treat the symptoms and regulate his body properly."
Upon hearing Chen Zhaoci's words, the old woman quickly nodded and said, "Our mistress consulted a doctor who is fond of concocting poisons. The doctor said that our young master has been poisoned by a rare poison from the Western Regions, which has been lost for many years. I don't know why it has reappeared in our Central Plains. As you said, being poisoned by this poison will cause one to slowly decay and die. Our mistress has truly worried herself sick over our young master all these years."
Chen Zhaoci nodded and said, "It's only because your wife has money that she can buy many precious medicinal herbs that ordinary people can't afford that your son has grown up like this. I'll prescribe a few doses of medicine first. After he finishes them, I'll check his condition and then adjust the prescription. I'll go back and consult my brother from my maternal family. He has some knowledge of poisons."
Medicine and poison are inseparable. Some medicinal herbs, under different conditions, can both cure diseases and save lives, and kill people invisibly. Chen Zhaoci's elder brother is a person who likes to study medicinal herbs. In his early years, he was also a well-known poison doctor in the martial arts world. Perhaps he can really find a way to find the poison on Ma Junchi.
The Chen family is not well-known in the martial arts world. Ordinary people do not know the strength of the Chen family. Even the Cao Gang does not know much about the Chen family. They only know that they are famous doctors from the previous dynasty, and that it is a family tradition that has been passed down for many generations.
Hearing Chen Zhaoci's words, Ma Pingting hesitated for a moment, then said, "In that case, my brother and I will go to the capital with our godmother. We'll stay in the capital for a while, and then come back when my brother recovers."
Upon hearing this, one of the two old nannies bowed to Ma Pingting and said, "This servant will go back and tell Madam right away."
The situation has changed, and since there is hope for treatment, we should seize that hope.
One of the old nannies immediately took a boat back to the headquarters of the ditch gang. Madam Ma listened to the old nanny's words, but since she could not go anywhere else at will, she had no choice but to instruct the old nanny to take more people and stay at the old residence of the Ma family in the capital. Since there was hope, they should try it no matter what, and it would be best if they could be cured.
Although Ma Junchi's poisoning has been treated with precious medicinal herbs, several doctors have told Madam Ma that the poison will affect his offspring. They said that she must not have a child until the poison in her body is completely cleared, otherwise it would harm the child.
The inability to carry on the family line and ensure the continuation of the Ma family business was a heavy burden on Madam Ma's heart. Madam Ma said to the old woman, "Take plenty of money with you. Buy any precious medicinal herbs you need, regardless of the price. Since Madam Xu told us that her brother has some knowledge of poisons and that it's a family secret, I think he must have the ability. When you go there, be sure to treat him with respect."
The old woman readily agreed and took a boat back to Linqing overnight. By the time she arrived in Linqing, it was already dawn.
Since her two children were also going to the capital, Madam Ma naturally sent more people along the canal to inquire about any unusual places along the way. She actually found out that a few dozen miles north of Linqing, someone had gathered a group of water bandits who were skilled in swimming and were preparing to pull off a big heist.
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