Li Yuxin rose early in the morning and went to the outer courtyard study to tend to the patient, telling Hong'er and Yun'er to sleep a little longer. By the time she arrived at the study, it was already dawn. Sheng Huaizhong looked as if he hadn't slept all night. His eyes were bloodshot, and he looked five years older. He looked so haggard that you'd think he'd just returned from a three-day journey.
When the servants saw Li Yuxin coming, they were like seeing a savior. Sheng Huaizhong kept spitting out obscenities, and there was a pile of broken porcelain shards on the ground. When Sheng Huaizhong saw Li Yuxin coming, he started to curse: "Bitch!"
Li Yuxin acted as if she hadn't heard anything, and landed heavily on Sheng Huaizhong's body. There was the sound of a broken bone, and then there was the sound of Sheng Huaizhong crying out in pain.
Before Sheng Huaizhong could react, Li Yuxin shook his head with all her might, making him dizzy and unable to lift her hands to lift him off. While shaking him, Li Yuxin shouted, "Uncle, uncle, are you possessed? How could you, a gentleman so gentle and kind before, suddenly become like this? Oh my God! How can I live like this? Oh my God! What should I do?" Seeing that Sheng Huaizhong was about to vomit, Li Yuxin immediately let him go and got off the bed and stepped back three steps.
"Ugh..." Sheng Huaizhong, who hadn't eaten much all day, vomited some yellow water, which had a strange smell. Li Yuxin immediately walked out, ordering, "Remove all the fragile ornaments in the room, and replace the master's bowls, plates, and teacups with wooden ones. The money in the mansion can't be wasted like this any longer." After hearing the order, everyone withdrew and returned to their respective duties.
Li Yuxin finished her breakfast in the side room when Sheng Wei arrived. The two of them went back into the inner room. Sheng Wei no longer had the energy he had before, and lay listlessly on the bed. Li Yuxin asked, "Have you served me breakfast?"
The servants and maids beside them looked at each other in bewilderment. The personal servant Wu Qiang bowed and replied, "Madam, the master has no use for the food. All the food that was brought to him was swept to the ground."
Li Yuxin waved her hand and said, "How can we accommodate my master's temper? Did the doctor give any dietary restrictions?"
Wu Qiang replied, "Madam, the doctor said that we should avoid eating foods that cause hair growth and foods that are very nourishing."
Li Yuxin nodded and ordered: "Then bring a bowl of porridge that is easy to digest. I will serve it to you. Decoctions and medicines that damage the spleen and stomach must be taken with a meal."
Li Yuxin turned to look at Sheng Wei again: "Wei'er, pay your respects to your father and then leave. You will have to take part in the provincial examination in a few months. Your father has mother to take care of him, so he won't have to worry about anything. If anything happens, you are close by, so it will be convenient for you to come over."
Sheng Wei bowed and said, "Mother, as a son, it is human nature to serve your father when he is sick. The saints teach that filial piety is the most important virtue. I want to serve you here."
Li Yuxin said to Sheng Wei with relief: "Wei'er, you also know that filial piety comes first among all virtues. Serving your father is filial piety. Isn't obeying your mother's orders also filial piety?"
Sheng Wei quickly stated, "Mother, I don't dare. I just..."
Li Yuxin smiled and said, "Good child, you are the oldest grandchild in this generation of the Sheng family. Grandpa, father, and mother all have high hopes for you. Grandpa's health is declining. If you can pass the provincial examination, perhaps it will make Grandpa happy and improve his health. Of course, life is unpredictable, but Wei'er, you should focus on your studies. This is the greatest filial duty you can fulfill now."
Sheng Wei bowed his head and saluted respectfully: "Mother, I have learned your lesson. I will go back and study my lessons now."
Li Yuxin nodded in satisfaction and watched Sheng Wei respectfully salute Sheng Huaizhong. Sheng Huaizhong looked like a half-dead man and did not react at all.
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