Chapter 250 His Illness
When Shen Qingtan heard the word "little girl", his heart felt like it was pricked by a needle, and he felt a slight pain.
Gu Changsheng wandered around just to find her.
"He thought the little girl was me?"
"You're the only one he cares about."
When Zhong Heng first met Gu Changsheng, he was still a boy of twelve or thirteen years old. He was thin and had a gloomy look in his eyes. He had none of the spirit that a young man should have.
He sat in the dilapidated temple, calmly resetting his dislocated arm, as if he didn't feel the pain.
He picked some herbs himself, crushed them with stones, and applied them to the wounds all over his body.
Zhong Heng observed Gu Changsheng for a few days and found that he had a talent for medicine, so he offered to take him in as his apprentice.
Gu Changsheng refused.
Zhong Heng said, "If you become my apprentice, with my reputation, I can get more people to help you find your sister."
Gu Changsheng agreed.
Zhong Heng felt sorry for his little apprentice, so he wanted to let his sister, whom he missed so much, know about the suffering he had endured.
Shen Qingtan pinched his fingers into his palms and his mood became heavy.
Zhong Heng described Gu Changsheng's experience lightly. One didn't have to think too much about it to know that the situation was very dangerous.
At this moment, Shen Qingtan hoped that Gu Changsheng was a selfish and cold-hearted person.
She felt like a heavy stone was pressing on her heart, making it hard to breathe.
"His eyes...is it because he himself doesn't want to be treated?"
Zhong Heng was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Changsheng was seriously injured, and his eyes were blinded by the poisonous smoke. If he is properly treated and nursed back to health for three to five years, he will be able to recover."
"He was so worried about his lost sister, how could he calm down and recuperate? When he was able to move freely, he continued to look for his sister, which left the root of his illness."
"Given his physical condition, he can't concentrate for long periods of time, nor can he overwork himself. If he continues to practice medicine, it will only trigger the root of his illness. If he doesn't practice medicine, how long will it take for him to find his sister?"
"He needed the help of others to continue practicing medicine. He stopped treating ordinary people and instead targeted high-ranking officials and wealthy individuals, leveraging their influence."
Speaking of this, Zhong Heng's eyes showed a bit of sadness. Gu Changsheng was cold and lonely, and his emotions were introverted. No matter what he went through, he endured it all alone.
Every time he treated someone, a headache would come, as if a sharp blade were scraping his bones and picking at his tendons, each time more painful than the last.
It was unbearable for ordinary people. He was in so much pain that his clothes were soaked with cold sweat, but he didn't make a sound.
Zhong Heng glanced at Shen Qingtan's red eyes, and felt a little better. At least the little girl felt sorry for the bad boy.
Everything he paid was worth it.
Zhong Heng snorted softly, "If he takes good care of himself from now on and stops practicing medicine, his eyes will heal."
"Our family is reunited now. Brother Changsheng no longer needs to practice medicine and can take good care of his health." Shen Qingtan felt a bitterness rising from his chest until it reached his throat. He said in a hoarse voice, "Did Brother Changsheng treat Second Master this time? Did his old illness relapse?"
Zhong Heng looked at Shen Qingtan, her eyes filled with tears. Before she could speak, she asked, "Did you come to the capital specifically for Brother Changsheng?"
Zhong Heng nodded: "I...eh eh eh..."
Before he could finish his words, he was pushed out of the carriage by Shen Qingtan.
"In that case, go and treat Brother Changsheng as soon as possible."
“…”
Zhong Heng shook his sleeves and walked into the Gu Mansion with a gloomy face.
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Gu Changsheng was lying on the bed, his face pale, his brows furrowed, and cold sweat oozing from his forehead, revealing that he was in great pain.
Dean Chen examined Gu Changsheng with a serious expression. The situation was not optimistic and his eye disease seemed to have worsened.
Just as he was about to tell Gu Zongci the truth, he saw Shen Qingtan and Zhong Heng come in.
Envoy Chen swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and changed his words: "Your Excellency has overworked, which has caused a headache. Take two doses of medicine and sleep for two days, and you will feel better."
Shen Qingtan was not surprised by Chen Yuanshi's answer. It was probably instructed by Gu Changsheng.
She stood beside the bed and gently touched Gu Changsheng's hand. Her palms were covered with cold sweat. It hurt so much, how could he be fine?
Her heart tightened as she looked at Zhong Heng beside her: "Do you have any way to cure my brother?"
"I'm not a doctor, how can I treat him?" Zhong Heng said sternly, echoing Chen Yuanshi's words: "He'll be fine after two days of sleep."
Dean Chen's face stiffened for a moment, and a hint of embarrassment flashed across his face.
Zhong Heng said this out of consideration for his apprentice: "You wait outside." Then, he pointed at Chen Yuanshi and said, "You stay."
Chen Yuanshi met Zhongheng in Baohua County and followed his advice to stay.
Shen Qingtan was afraid of delaying Zhong Heng's treatment of Gu Changsheng, so he asked Gu Zongci to go out of the house together.
"Uncle, don't worry. With Elder Zhong here, Brother Changsheng will be fine."
Gu Zongci's expression was gloomy: "I hope so."
After returning home, Gu Changsheng would not step out of the yard on weekdays and would stay alone.
He felt Gu Changsheng's alienation, as if he had left this place as a resting place, and would leave this home once Zhao Yi recovered from his illness.
Gu Zongci wanted to repair the relationship between father and son, but he didn't know where to start.
Now I have no thoughts at all, I just hope that Gu Changsheng can live well.
He apologized, "Manman, uncle didn't mean to hide it from you. Changsheng didn't want to make you worry."
"You don't have to feel guilty." Shen Qingtan understood Gu Changsheng's thoughts: "Brother is afraid that I will blame myself, so he asked you to hide it from me."
She looked up at the white hair at Gu Zongci's temples, and the many new wrinkles on his forehead and corners of his eyes, each line seemed to reveal pain and suffering.
Shen Qingtan hoped that God would bless Gu Changsheng and help him survive this disaster.
I don't know how long I waited before I heard some noise in the house.
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