Chapter 1256: My cousin doesn’t want to be entrusted with an orphan (1)
"Miss, the master vomited blood again today and is unconscious now. He can't even take medicine. Why don't we ask a doctor to come and see him?" A somewhat old female voice sounded in Shi Chu's ears.
The moment Shi Chu opened her eyes, she read through the original owner's memories and immediately understood her current situation. So she shook her head and said to the old maid, "Mammy, there's no need to rush to call a doctor. I'll go see Dad first."
After saying that, she walked towards her father's room. The old nanny followed behind her, wanting to say something but stopping herself. But when she thought that the master was so seriously ill and might not be able to get up one day, it would be better for the girl to accompany the master more... So she did not stop Jin Shichu from going in to see Jin Xiangrong.
As soon as Jin Shichu walked into his father's room, he smelled a strong smell of medicine and stuffy odor. This kind of smell would make even a healthy person feel uncomfortable if they smelled it for a long time, let alone a seriously ill person.
Therefore, Jin Shichu quickly opened the window one-third to let the outside air in and quickly dispel the unbearable smell in the room.
When the old maid following behind saw her action, she was immediately frightened and shouted hurriedly: "Miss! The master is so ill that he should not be exposed to the wind. Close the window quickly..."
"Madame Guan, don't worry. I only opened the window a little bit so the wind won't reach Daddy. The smell in this room is too strong. Daddy is already feeling unwell, wouldn't it make him even more uncomfortable if he smells such a smell? Don't you think the air in the room is much fresher after the window is opened? The fresh scent coming from the grass and trees outside the window is always better than those incense sticks mixed with various medicinal herbs..." Jin Shichu said patiently to Madame Guan.
Nanny Guan walked to the window, stretched out her hand to feel the wind, and found that there was only a gentle breeze. The stuffy smell in the room became fresh and pleasant, making people feel refreshed. Only then did she believe what Jin Shichu said and said, "It seems that what the young lady said this time is right, but this window must be closed after being opened for an incense stick of time, otherwise the room will be too cold if the wind blows for too long, and the master will be cold."
"Okay, but you have to open the window to change the air every half hour." Jin Shichu bargained.
"Just listen to what the young lady says." Nanny Guan agreed.
Jin Shichu walked to Jin Xiangrong's bedside and saw his gray, thin face and tightly closed eyes. Her eyes suddenly felt hot, her nose felt sore, and tears began to fall. She was surprised to catch those tears with her hands, only to find that they should be the consciousness left in the original owner's body. The original owner's last bit of consciousness should be because he saw that his father was so seriously ill, so he couldn't help feeling sad, right?
"Don't worry, I will cure your father so that you don't have to lose him." Shi Chu said silently in her heart. As expected, as soon as she said this, she felt her whole body lighten, as if something had completely left her body, and the sad and sour feeling that suddenly emerged just now also disappeared.
Jin Shichu held Jin Xiangrong's hand, which was as thin as a dry bamboo, and felt his pulse. It was slow, sluggish, vague, weak and powerless... It was indeed the pulse of a dying person.
In the original world's plot, Jin Xiangrong was indeed on his deathbed. He was in a coma for two days and only woke up two days later. He knew that he would not live long. He was not afraid of death, but he was worried about the original owner's only daughter.
Jin Xiangrong's parents had passed away long ago, and his clansmen were far away and had no contact with him for a long time. The original owner's mother was an orphan and naturally had no relatives. If he died, leaving the original owner with a daughter, she would really be helpless.
Jin Xiangrong knew that it was very difficult for an orphan to survive alone in the world. After recalling for a long time, she finally remembered that her mother had a cousin, whose daughter married the owner of a manor called Wanqu Villa. That daughter could be considered her distant cousin and her daughter's distant aunt.
Jin Xiangrong knew that he had not much time left and had no time to look for other relatives, so he hurriedly sent someone to contact his cousin Zhou Wei of Wanqu Villa, wanting to entrust his daughter to her care before he died, and was willing to give her half of his property in return.
For some unknown reason, Zhou Wei received a letter from Jin Xiangrong, her cousin whom she had never met before. She actually brought her son Wei Ning to Jin's house and met him before Jin Xiangrong died.
After the meeting, Jin Xiangrong discussed with Zhou Wei and not only entrusted his daughter to his cousin Zhou Wei, but also arranged a marriage for his daughter and Wei Ning. After his daughter came of age, she would marry Wei Ning. At that time, the other half of the Jin family's property would be used as his daughter's dowry, and she would marry into the Wei family together.
Don't think that the Jin family is poor just because only Jin Xiangrong and Jin Shichu are left in the family. In fact, their ancestors were once wealthy. Although Jin Xiangrong and his father's generations declined, they left behind a lot of gold, silver, jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, and antiques. Even Zhou Wei, the owner of Wanqu Villa, couldn't help but arrange a marriage for her son when she knew the amount of money. She promised to let her son marry Jin Shichu.
Jin Xiangrong had made very careful and thorough considerations for his daughter. If nothing unexpected happened, Jin Shichu would marry Wei Ning after she reached the age of 15, with half of the Jin family's wealth as a dowry, and she would be able to live a peaceful and smooth life.
Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. In the end, the marriage never took place. Jin Shichu died in Wanqu Villa in frustration, and all the property of the Jin family was given to the Wei family for nothing.
After Jin Shichu took Jin Xiangrong's pulse, he asked Nanny Guan, "Mammy, where is the medicine father wants to take?"
"It's still warm on the stove. Do you want to feed it to the master? I'll bring it to you now." Nanny Guan said, and hurried to the kitchen to get the medicine.
Soon, Nanny Guan came in with a bowl of hot medicine, carefully placed it on the bedside table, and said, "The medicine is very hot, young lady, you must blow it cool when you feed it..."
"I understand..." Jin Shichu replied, picked up the bowl of medicine and sniffed it. Although this medicine was not exactly the right one for his condition, it did help replenish the blood and energy in Jin Xiangrong's body, which was better than nothing.
Jin Shichu kept scooping the medicine with a spoon to speed up its cooling. After half an incense stick of time, the medicine reached a warm temperature that was edible.
Jin Shichu did not feed Jin Xiangrong spoonful by spoonful. Instead, he held the medicine in one hand and pressed an acupuncture point on his neck with the other hand, making him open his mouth, and then poured the bowl of medicine into his mouth in one breath.
When Nanny Guan saw her rude action, she was about to stop her, but she saw that Jin Xiangrong actually swallowed the medicine in her mouth in big gulps.
"The master can actually drink the medicine!" Upon seeing this, Nanny Guan cried with joy, "That's great! Girl, this must be because the master couldn't bear to see you worrying about him, so he drank the medicine so smoothly..."
(End of this chapter)
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