Xie Shu didn't remember clearly what happened afterwards.
He only vaguely felt the doctor taking his pulse and prescribing medicine. After that, Xie Shufu drank a bowl of bitter and unpleasant-smelling Chinese medicine and lay down again.
He sweated all night and slept until dawn.
When Xie Shu woke up the next morning, his physical discomfort had eased a lot, and even his spirit had recovered a lot.
Only then did Xie Shu have the energy to observe the world.
Above his head was a wooden bed frame with intricate carvings on it, separated by a bed curtain made of blue cloth.
This is a typical ancient bunk bed.
There were utensils and vases placed around, but Xie Shu couldn't see them clearly because they were too far away. But what was certain was that he had indeed traveled through time.
Seeing Xie Shu wake up, Xi Mo, who had been guarding by the bed, immediately stood up and walked in front of Xie Shu.
Xie Shu looked at the other person at this time, and saw that this person was only fifteen or sixteen years old, still young, with a hint of childishness between his eyebrows and eyes, and his eyes were lively. He was wearing a short brown shirt with a dark green collar and no ornaments around his waist.
Xie Shu recalled what happened yesterday and remembered that his name was Ximo, and he should be his servant.
Seeing Xie Shu wake up and remain silent, Xi Mo was a little worried and asked hurriedly, "Is Mr. Xie feeling better now? Do you want to drink some water?"
Xie Shu nodded, Xi Mo poured the tea, and helped Xie Shu sit up slowly.
Xie Shu looked at the shape of the teacup silently, and finally, he had some guesses.
Xie Shu took the teacup and slowly sipped the tea. The slightly bitter heat moistened his dry throat. Xie Shu paused for a moment before whispering, "Ximo, how many days have I been unconscious?"
Seeing Xie Shu's pale and sickly face, but his eyes looking at him brightly, Xi Mo felt a little nervous for no reason.
He was slightly stunned, then immediately replied: "Today is the fourth day since Mr. Xie fell into the water. These days, you haven't woken up and caught a cold, which scared me to death. Fortunately, Mr. Xie is really a very lucky person, and he will surely have good fortune in the future."
Fall into water?
So the original body died by falling into the water?
This may sound a bit absurd, but it was not a new thing in ancient times. If one does not receive timely treatment after falling into the water, heart and lung function may easily be affected. In addition, Chinese medicine takes a long time to take effect, so a cold can cause big problems.
Xie Shu also discovered that his current body was not like his own, and there was no trace of exercise at all. It was no wonder that he was so miserable...
After figuring this out, Xie Shu was still a little confused.
Why did the original body fall into the water?
But this cannot be asked directly.
Xie Shu's eyelids drooped slightly, his eyes fell on the teacup in his hand, and after rubbing it with his fingertips for a while, he suddenly asked, "Ximo, in which year did you come to me?"
Xie Shu asked this inexplicably, but Ximo didn't think too much about it. Mr. Xie had gone through a life-and-death ordeal during this serious illness, so he was probably thinking about something.
Xi Mo recalled and said, "In the third year of Tai'an, you, Mr. Xie, were twelve years old, and I was four years younger than you. Father Xie bought me and asked me to study with you. It has been eight years..."
Xi Mo realized something when he said this, and stopped talking hastily, dejectedly saying, "I didn't mean to mention your father. You told me not to mention it before, how could I have forgotten it again."
Three years in Tai'an?
It was indeed an era he had never heard of. Coupled with the strange furnishings in the house and the style of the tea sets that did not match the era he knew, Xie Shu was finally sure that this was not the era he had experienced in his present life.
Xie Shu was in a daze for a moment, but soon calmed down, and even the uneasiness that had just arisen in his heart gradually dissipated.
He analyzed quickly in his mind. According to Ximo, he had been his servant for eight years, so his current body should be 20 years old, a few years younger than his real self.
And the father Xie mentioned by Ximo seems to be the original body's father, but why did the original body not want Ximo to mention him?
If you want to know everything, Xi Mo in front of you is undoubtedly the best way.
However, the situation is unclear now, and Xie Shu is not prepared to reveal his origins to anyone.
Seeing Xi Mo's annoyed expression, Xie Shu tried to talk to him. He said gently, "It's okay. Please continue. I miss... my father, too."
In fact, Xie Shu's parents had already passed away. When he said this, he was not acting, but there was a genuine tone of melancholy in his voice.
Xi Mo couldn't help but steal a glance at him, and saw that Xie Shu had a calm face and was not angry, but there was a trace of barely perceptible sadness in his eyes. Xi Mo's eyes gradually turned red.
Xie Shu hasn't woken up in the past few days, and Xi Mo is also shocked and scared. After all, this is still the Yu family...
Now Xie Shu has finally recovered, and compared to before... Xi Mo couldn't tell what the difference was, but anyway, it was as if he had calmed down a lot.
Such a master is undoubtedly reassuring. Xi Mo couldn't help but lower his head and choked up and said, "Father Xie's health has not been good since the master passed away four years ago. What should I do if something happens to you?"
Seeing that Xie Shu rarely listened to him so patiently, Xi Mo boldly said: "Master, please listen to my advice. Now that you are married, you should stop clinging to the past... It is better to live a good life here."
Ximo actually had a lot to say. Even though his life in the Yu family was not very good during the past three years, it was definitely not worse than that in the Xie family before. After all, although the Yu family was a merchant family, it was also one of the best in Jinling. No matter how good the Xie family was, it had fallen into decline long ago.
Although the master's reputation is not very good now, he married into the Yu family, but if the master had not taken the initiative to find Master Yu, this day might not have come.
Ximo didn't understand why his master, who married into the Yu family, was unwilling to get along well with Mr. Yu and was still thinking about Wei Qingtong...
If the master had not insisted on hiring a boat to secretly meet Wei Qingtong in the Qinhuai River on the day of the Qianqiu Festival, she would not have accidentally fallen into the river.
After that, Wei Qingtong couldn’t even be seen!
When Ximo thought of this, he became even more angry with Wei Qingtong. Wei Qingtong and his master were neighbors in the same neighborhood and they could be considered childhood sweethearts.
Xie Adie liked Wei Qingtong and had helped his family a lot. Otherwise, given the gambling nature of the Wei family, Wei Qingtong would have been sold for money. After all, Wei Qingtong was still young at the time, so how could he know what Shuang'er would be like when she grew up.
Instead of being like now, Wei Qingtong has grown up to be pretty, with a red mole between her eyebrows, no worse than a woman. The Wei family is even more reluctant to let her go, waiting for a good price, hoping to rely on Wei Qingtong to become successful!
But it's not that easy! Smart families are unwilling to become relatives with people like the Wei family, and the Wei family doesn't want Wei Qingtong to be someone's mistress, so they stay single.
But they did not miss any opportunity. Even though their master was already married, they still wanted their master to help them based on their past friendship.
Although the Wei family is disgusting, Ximo feels that Wei Qingtong is not a good person either.
After all, which girl from a good family would hook up with a married man?
Everyone says Wei Qingtong is good-looking, but it's a pity that he was born into the wrong family.
Because he has a red mole between his eyebrows that represents Shuang'er, everyone feels pity for him and calls him "Little Guanyin", but Ximo sees that he is nothing!
She is not as good-looking as Mr. Yu... But Mr. Yu is the young master of the Yu family and has a fierce temper, so who dares to talk about him in public?
When Ximo thought of this, he felt that his master was confused. This eye was at the horizon, and the person right in front of him could not see it...
However, Xi Mo didn't dare to say more, for fear that Xie Shu would get angry again. After he finished speaking, he carefully observed Xie Shu's expression, only to see that Xie Shu seemed to be in a daze and didn't know what he was thinking.
In fact, Xie Shu was indeed very surprised when he heard what Xi Mo had just said.
When he first heard the words "Master" and "Father", he felt a little strange as these two titles seemed to refer to two people.
He was about to ask, but Xi Mo's next words shocked Xie Shu.
He thought that he had traveled to ancient times, occupied someone else's body, and his parents and relatives had all changed.
But Xie Shu had not expected that there was another kind of intimate relationship that could not be avoided.
So the original person was already married?
This is embarrassing.
Xie Shu has no emotional experience in modern times. He once thought about finding a like-minded person to marry in the future, but he knew that this was a luxury, so Xie Shu stopped thinking about it.
But this does not mean that Xie Shu really does not care. Moreover, a gentleman can be deceived by his own methods, but it is difficult to deceive him by his wrong ways①.
Although he could not be called a gentleman, he could never so easily deceive a girl and regard himself as her husband.
Thinking of this, Xie Shu couldn't help but feel a headache.
The only solution he could think of in such a short time was to comfort the other party first and fulfill his responsibilities. As for how to explain it later, he needed to think about it later.
Xie Shu suppressed his emotions and continued to think. Xi Mo's words just now seemed to have other meanings. Xi Mo also said before that he seemed to have both his parents dead now, so he didn't want to mention it again.
But why do we want him to live here well after he gets married?
Moreover, Xie Shu discovered that, apart from the doctor who came to see him yesterday and today, and a few servants making noises outside, no one else had come to see him, not even his "wife".
No, there was another person here.
Thinking of the figure he caught a glimpse of yesterday, although he didn't see the other person clearly, he was deeply impressed. He also didn't know what kind of relationship this person had with "him".
But he couldn't ask Ximo, so Xie Shu let out a long sigh, sorted out all the questions one by one, and then he suddenly looked at Ximo steadily and said, "Ximo, you want me to live well here, but I still feel a little unwilling."
Xi Mo finally saw Xie Shu's calm attitude, but when he heard these words, his heart ached. He hurriedly comforted Xie Shu, "Master, why do you have to be like this..."
Seeing Xie Shu's clear expression, unlike before, Xi Mo made up his mind and said bluntly: "Although the master has married into the Yu family, as long as he concentrates on studying and survives these few years and passes the imperial examination, he will have a bright future!"
The author has something to say:
Although Xie Shu is only a small son-in-law now, but in the future...
① "So a gentleman can be deceived by his own way, but it is hard to deceive him by his illogical way." This is from the last sentence of Mencius' "Schooling the Man Cooking Fish", which means: A gentleman can be deceived by logical means, but it is hard to deceive him by illogical means.
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