Hua Zhao calmed down again, nodded again, and said with a smile as bright as spring breeze: "I am Hua Xi, Xi of Xiyang."
My father gave my eldest brother this name in the hope that he would live up to his name, but what a pity.
"So it's the 'Xi' in 'Xi Yang'." Lu Si sighed casually, then stood up and took two steps back, as if he was just curious about how to write his brother-in-law's name, so he asked casually.
No one knows a son better than his father. Master Lu Er always felt that there was something strange about his son, but now was obviously not a good time to question him.
He calmed himself down and signed his name on the marriage certificate solemnly.
Seeing that the marriage certificate had been signed, both the Hua family and the Hua family were delighted.
Hua smiled and said something festive: "In the future, the Hua and Lu families will be even closer, and the young couple will surely live in harmony!"
"Brother Xi, you must treat Sister Qin well in the future, otherwise I, your aunt, will not let you go."
"Don't worry, aunt." Hua Zhao agreed repeatedly, saying that he would treat Lu Qin well.
Everyone was talking animatedly, and the atmosphere in the hall became even more lively.
Originally, after the engagement, the Lu family should have held a banquet to entertain the Hua family, but because Lu Qin was ill today, the Hua family considerately suggested to skip these unnecessary formalities.
Master Lu Er personally escorted the Hua family out.
Lu Si narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Hua Zhao's back without blinking. Only then did he feel relieved.
Madam Lu stood beside him, looking at her son suspiciously. She always felt that he had acted strangely and inexplicably just now, which was not like himself.
But thinking that the engagement was finally successfully completed today, Madam Lu gave a few words of warning: "Si'er, you must not cause trouble for your brother-in-law at the banquet later."
"Your brother-in-law is too lazy to argue with you because of your sister. He is being polite and reasonable, so you can't take advantage of him, right?!"
Mrs. Lu kept scolding her son, but Lu Si ignored her and did not take his mother's words seriously.
The person he was worried about was his sister.
"Madam," Madam Yang ran over happily, her eyes sparkling, "The young lady is awake. The third young lady is awake!"
"Really!" Mrs. Lu clasped her hands together with joy and said, "Amitabha, may Pizza bless you." "It must be this happy event that has washed away the bad luck."
"That's great, he looks like a brother. I think your son-in-law will bring good luck to your sister."
Lu seemed to smile, and his heart, which had been hanging in the air all night, was finally at ease.
He hurried to Lu Qin's yard, saying only: "I'm going to see Sister Qin!"
Mrs. Lu shook her head and sighed: Her son is already seventeen or eighteen years old, but he is still unstable and very childish.
Mrs. Lu Er also hurriedly followed and went to see her daughter with her son.
There were many happy events in the Bo's mansion today, and the magpies were chirping non-stop.
The Hua family outside the Bo's Mansion were also in high spirits. They set off on their journey home in a carriage. As for my aunt-in-law, Mrs. Hua, she got on another carriage and parted ways with her family.
Mr. and Mrs. Hua in the carriage breathed a sigh of relief, especially Mrs. Hua, who looked at the marriage certificate in her hand again and again, with tears in her eyes.
"My poor Xi," two lines of bright tears fell from the corners of Madam Hua's eyes, "I should have chosen a good wife for him who is well-matched, well-educated and sensible, but now I can only let him suffer..."
Although her eldest son was weak, he was talented and came from a noble family. The men of their Hua family only married women from aristocratic families. The Hua family's genealogy showed that all of their wives' families were prominent, and all of them came from high-ranking families with a long history. The Lu family was just a merchant family in the previous dynasty. If they had not sponsored Emperor Taizu and gained the merit of following the dragon, they would probably still be merchants in the market, and be of the lowest class.
Her brother Xi actually wants to marry such a woman!
"Don't be sad." Master Hua put his arm around his wife's shoulders and comforted her, "After a while, we will adopt another child under Xi'er's name to carry on his legacy. We won't let our Xi'er down."
Mrs. Hua said "hmm" and nodded repeatedly with sobs.
She knew this was a good thing, but she still felt uncomfortable. When she thought of her poor eldest son, her heart felt as if it was being pinched and she felt extremely uncomfortable.
Seeing this, Master Hua lifted the curtain of the carriage and urged the driver outside, "Old Li, hurry up!"
Mrs. Hua burst into tears and stammered, "I must go back to see Brother Xi for the last time!"
The driver, Old Li, responded and waved his whip high.
The Hua family's convoy hurriedly headed towards the west city gate.
Mrs. Hua was eager to return home and would occasionally lift the curtain to look outside the carriage.
When they were almost at the west gate, Mrs. Hua opened the curtains again, but found that her second son Hua Zhao was missing. Mrs. Hua looked around and saw Hua Zhao riding a white horse at the end of the convoy, looking unhappy.
"Zhao..." Mrs. Hua almost called out her second son's name, but she stopped herself in the end.
"Manager Lin, go check on the eldest young master..." She changed her words and told Manager Lin to check on the second son. But before she finished her words, she saw Hua Zhao on the horse swaying and suddenly falling off the horse...
"Zhao'er!" Mrs. Hua lost her mind all of a sudden. She blurted out her second son's name in panic and shouted excitedly, "Stop the car, stop the car!"
Hua Zhao fell off the horse with one foot caught in the stirrup. The horse dragged him forward, his hair in disarray...
Other people on the street also saw Hua Zhao fall from his horse. Several passers-by exclaimed one after another: "Look, someone has fallen from his horse!"
"Someone fell off his horse!"
From the Hua family to the passers-by around, everyone was horrified.
Immediately, an enthusiastic passerby came forward and held Hua Zhao's black horse. Someone else helped to untie his right foot from the stirrup and laid him flat on the ground.
Hua Zhao lay there motionless with his eyes closed. His half-loose hair was covered with dust, and there was a red and blue bump on one side of his forehead. His clothes were disheveled.
"Zhao...Brother Xi!" Madam Hua got off the carriage and rushed towards Hua Zhao, her face full of worry and anxiety.
"The person is still breathing." A passerby felt Hua Zhao's breath and shouted, "Wancaotang is ahead, send the person to Wancaotang quickly."
Mrs. Hua rushed towards her son on the ground, crying and shouting.
More and more passers-by gathered over there.
Master Hua hurriedly ordered his servants to carry Hua Zhao, who was lying on the ground, to Wancaotang not far away.
Some passers-by dispersed, and some curious people followed to Wancaotang, surrounding it so tightly that no one could get in or out.
Doctor Wan from Wancaotang rushed to rescue the unconscious Hua Zhao, taking his pulse, giving him acupuncture, and feeding him medicine, but Hua Zhao remained unconscious and even started to have a fever.
He was seriously ill. In just half an hour, his fever became worse and worse. Not only did his limbs twitch violently, but his eyes even shed two shocking lines of blood and tears. Even the staff of Wancaotang were startled.
"Master Hua, Madam Hua," Doctor Wan said helplessly to the Hua family, "Your son's illness came on very suddenly, with a high fever that won't go away, his yin and yang are separated, his vital energy is gone, I'm afraid he won't live long, even a god can't save him..."
Madam Hua was struck by lightning, her face paler than a corpse, her body swaying as she murmured, "The yin and yang are separated, the vital energy is gone..."
She grabbed her husband's sleeve, her eyes filled with shock, "Isn't this the same as...Xi'er?"
Doctor Wang also said that Hua Xi's pulse showed that his yin and yang were separated, and his vital energy was exhausted.
Moreover, Hua Zhao, like his elder brother Hua Xi, had blood gushing out of his eyes.
Madam Hua felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife. Her body trembled like a withered flower in the wind and rain. She looked at her second son Hua Zhao who was lying on the couch with tearful eyes.
Hua Zhao was still unconscious, his cheeks were flushed and his limbs were twitching.
At this moment, in Mrs. Hua's tearful eyes, Hua Zhao's face and the face of her eldest son Hua Xi overlapped...
Are both of her sons going to die?!
A chill rose from the soles of her feet and quickly spread throughout her body, her eyes filled with despair and heartache.
Seeing her like this, Dr. Wan couldn't hide the sadness on his face. An eighteen-year-old is in the prime of her youth, and which parent wouldn't be heartbroken?
He was just about to say something like "My condolences" when he heard the sound of a curtain being opened from behind, followed by the waiter's respectful and enthusiastic voice: "Boss."
Doctor Wan and the Hua family looked in the direction of the voice and saw Gu Yun'er, wearing a peach-colored silk jacket with a hibiscus pattern, walking in from the back hall. The corners of her naturally curved lips seemed to be holding a hint of a smile.
Mrs. Hua showed a trace of surprise on her face. She didn't expect that the doctor in this clinic would be such a young girl.
Gu Yunyan walked straight up to Madam Hua and asked, "What did you just say was the same?"
Mrs. Hua thought that since this girl was the owner of this clinic, she must know some medical skills, or maybe she came from a family with medical knowledge, so she told the truth: "According to...his symptoms are exactly the same as his elder brother's."
Thinking of her eldest son, Mrs. Hua trembled violently and her breathing became rapid. "His eldest brother has the same symptoms. He has a high fever, convulsions in his limbs, and blood in his eyes... The doctor said that his eldest brother will not live long."
"His elder brother has been weak and sickly since childhood, but he has been healthy since childhood, without any illness or pain. He was fine this morning, but he suddenly fell ill just now..."
"How could this happen? Why did it have to be these two brothers..."
Tears flowed from Mrs. Hua's eyes again. She sobbed and was heartbroken.
The waiter next to him also heard it and looked at Mrs. Hua with sympathy. Two brothers in the same family both had terminal illnesses. This couple was too miserable!
"Do they have the same symptoms?" Gu Yun'er asked with a frown, thinking: Could it be an infectious disease?
But if it was an infectious disease, it wouldn’t just be the two brothers who would be sick.
Mrs. Hua nodded.
"May I ask if there is anyone else sick in the family?" Gu Yun'er asked again.
"It's just these two brothers... who are sick." Mrs. Hua said in a trembling voice, her voice becoming even hoarser, as if it had been rubbed by rough sand and gravel.
She looked down and saw a purple gourd-shaped purse on the ground.
The drawstring of the purse was not pulled tight, and a corner of light yellow paper was exposed from the mouth of the purse...
This purse looks quite ordinary, but the light yellow paper looks familiar.
Gu Yun'er stopped, leaned over to pick up the purse, and pulled out the light yellow paper. The vermilion runes suddenly came into view, and the cinnabar was as bright as blood.
Obviously, this is a talisman.
If it were in the past, Gu Yun'er would not care about such a talisman at all, but after experiencing so many things in the past few months, she learned to respect it.
Since this world can have time travelers like Emperor Taizu, it can naturally also have metaphysical studies.
"Are these purse and talisman your son's?" Gu Yun'er asked seriously, his pupils as clear as a pool of water. "Where did you get them from?"
Talisman? Madam Hua and Master Hua were both stunned.
Mr. Hua looked extremely unhappy and said vaguely, "This was given by my son's fiancée, Miss Lu San... Miss Lu San from the Chang'an Earl's Mansion."
"We are going to the Lu family today to propose marriage."
Mr. Hua deliberately left unclear as to who he was betrothal to.
"How could such a happy event turn out like this!" Mrs. Hua couldn't stop crying. She covered her face with her hands while sobbing, and she was so weak that she seemed like she would faint at any time.
Isn't Miss Lu San Lu Qin? Gu Yunyi subconsciously clenched the talisman paper in his hand.
She knew that Lu Qin and Wei Jiaoniang were good friends, could it be...
Gu Yunyan was actually about 70% sure in her heart. Her eyelashes trembled as she confirmed again and again: "In other words, your son fell ill not long after leaving the Lu family?"
Madam Hua suppressed the pain in her heart and recalled the past. Her face was as pale as snow as she stammered, "When the child left the Lu family, he was fine and could ride a horse... just now he suddenly fainted outside and fell off the horse."
Gu Yunyan's eyes were somewhat complicated, and she sighed slightly: "I think I know why your son is so sick..."
"Miss Lu San, do you disagree with the marriage?" she asked directly.
“…” Madam Hua’s red and swollen eyes widened, and her sorrowful face looked ugly for a moment, as gloomy as ink.
Although Lu Qin seemed to have a good impression of Hua Zhao on the day they met at Baiyun Temple, she could tell when they made the engagement call that Lu Qin was unwilling. It was Second Madam Lu who forced Lu Qin to come that day.
To Madam Hua, whether Lu Qin was willing or not was not a big deal. As long as the marriage was done, it didn't matter whether the girl was happy or not.
Moreover, marriage is a major matter that is decided by parents and matchmakers, and it is not up to a young girl to decide.
Mrs. Hua’s pale lips moved slightly, but she couldn’t say anything.
If she nodded, wouldn't that mean she admitted that her eldest son Hua Xi was disliked by Miss Lu San? ! Just thinking about it, Madam Hua felt heartbroken. It was already unfair enough for her eldest son to marry a girl from a noble family who was so vulgar and rude...
Mr. Hua knew what his wife was thinking, nodded stiffly, and said, "The little girl has an unstable mind. She is happy at one moment and regrets at another."
"But the elders of the Lu family are willing. The two families just signed the marriage certificate today." Master Hua added.
Gu Yun'er's mind was as clear as a mirror, and she had almost determined the cause and effect of the whole incident: the cause of this incident was that Lu Qin was fickle, she agreed to the marriage but wanted to break off the engagement halfway.
Both she and Wei Jiaoniang are good friends with Gu Yanfei, so this talisman is most likely the work of Gu Yanfei.
Gu Yanfei has always been a person who helps his relatives instead of the others. Just because Lu Qin didn't like this marriage, Gu Yanfei used this method to destroy the marriage.
Gu Yun'er tightly grasped the talisman paper in his hand, his eyes flickering.
After a long silence, Gu Yunyan said calmly, "Your son is sick. I guess the Lu family is not happy with this marriage, so they asked someone to perform a ritual."
In the past, Gu Yun'er didn't believe in such things as performing rituals and drawing talismans.
But what Gu Yanfei had done these days had repeatedly refreshed her worldview, causing her to wonder how Gu Yanfei could do such incredible things...
There is a famous saying that goes, if you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how unbelievable, must be the truth.
Therefore, Gu Yanfei is indeed well versed in the academic methods and does have that kind of extraordinary ability.
"What kind of ritual?" Madam Hua opened her eyes and her pupils twitched. "Miss, what you mean is that the Lu family hired someone to perform a ritual on my son, and that's why my son got sick?"
There were traces of tears on her flushed face, she was breathing heavily, veins appeared in her neck, and she was shocked and angry.
I see.
Her Zhao Ge'er was apparently in good health, but suddenly his life was in danger. It turned out that a bad person had done something to him!
Master Hua's expression also changed. He looked surprised and doubtful, and his brows were furrowed with deep wrinkles.
"Nine out of ten." Gu Yunyan nodded slightly, looking out the window leisurely, looking in the direction of the Gu Mansion, and suddenly said, "As far as I know, Miss Lu is good friends with Miss Gu."
She stopped there and didn't say anything more, nor did she say anything bad about Gu Yanfei.
But for the Hua family, this sentence is enough.
"Second Miss Gu?!"
Both Mr. Hua and Mrs. Hua had heard of Miss Gu, the second Miss Gu who even defeated the Taoist Master Shangqing.
The couple looked at each other with shock, fear, confusion, uneasiness, and heartache for their second son Huazhao.
Was it the Second Miss Gu who killed their second son?
"Why?!" Madam Hua's eyes widened even more, she sobbed, and said in anger, "Just because Miss Lu didn't want to, Miss Gu wants to harm my son?!"
“This is too much!”
Mrs. Hua became more and more excited as she spoke, and her breathing became more and more rapid.
She held Hua Zhao's hand tightly. Her hand, which was usually warm and strong, was now cold and sweaty, and the fingers were weak.
The child is hurt, and the mother is heartbroken.
Mrs. Hua wished she could suffer the punishment for her second son.
Although Mr. Hua also felt sorry for his son, he was more rational than his wife. He looked Gu Yunyan up and down with a strange look, always feeling that this girl knew too much.
Gu Yun'er calmly met the other person's sharp gaze. She was only telling the truth and had a clear conscience.
Besides, if they investigate some things, they will definitely find clues. It’s just that they didn’t expect that their in-laws would harm their son!
Mrs. Hua was filled with grief. She bit her lower lip so hard that it almost bled. She murmured, "Then...what should I do with my son?"
What should she do with her son Zhao? Her eldest son Xi could not be saved and had been sentenced to death by several doctors. If even the only remaining son was in trouble, what should she and her husband do? What about the incense of the Hua family? Mrs. Hua's heart sank, her limbs were cold, cold to the bone, and the pain was piercing.
"..." Gu Yunyan remained silent, pursing her cherry lips.
She sighed and told Doctor Wan, "Doctor Wan, try your best to save him first and lower his fever first... If his fever continues like this, I'm afraid..."
"Oh." Doctor Wan also sighed, frowning.
In Mrs. Hua's eyes, that helpless look was exactly the same as that of Doctor Wang who sentenced his eldest son to death.
These sighs sounded more like someone stabbing Madam Hua again and again with a knife.
"..." Madam Hua's heart suddenly contracted violently, and she felt so painful that it seemed as if her soul was pierced by a knife.
Madam Hua's eyes went dark, she fell down holding her heart, letting the darkness swallow her completely...
"Madam!"
"Ma'am, how are you?"
Madam Hua was surrounded by waves of sharp shouts. The servants of the Hua family gathered around her worriedly, and the surroundings were in chaos.
"Let me take a look." Doctor Wan hurried forward to feel Mrs. Hua's pulse.
Gu Yunmeng showed a look of compassion and sighed secretly.
Just because Lu Qin didn't like this marriage, they were willing to sacrifice a life?! This was too reckless.
The front hall of Wancao Hall was in chaos and everyone was busy like ants on a hot pan.
This scene also fell into the eyes of Gu Yanfei and Wei Jiaoniang who were in a tea shop not far away.
Wei Jiaoniang has been restless and uneasy since last night.
Although she believed in Gu Yanfei, she couldn't help but feel panic and fear when she thought of the seriously ill Lu Qin.
As soon as it was daybreak, Wei Jiaoniang ran to Gu's house to find Gu Yanfei, and Gu Yanfei brought her here. The two of them had already drunk two pots of tea here. Just now when the Hua family's convoy came here, Wei Jiaoniang almost rushed over to teach them a lesson, but the next moment she saw Hua Zhao fall off his horse.
Gu Yanfei drank a sip of the fragrant barley tea, stroked his chin, and said with a smile: "Aqin should be able to wake up."
"That's great!" Wei Jiaoniang felt very happy. She drank the barley tea in the cup in one breath and put the empty cup on the table generously.
Wei Jiaoniang lowered her voice and leaned close to Gu Yanfei's ear, pointing in the direction of Wancao Hall and asked, "What about him?"
(End of this chapter)
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