Chapter 64 Divine

  At this time, in the room of Old Man Zhou, two maidservants were busily engaged. One took a piece of tea cake and toasted it over the charcoal fire, while another maid was pounding the toasted tea cake into fine crumbs.

  On the table, various tea sets were arranged, and the room was filled with a fragrant aroma of tea.

  Mr. Zhou added a spoonful of salt to his tea, and before stirring it well, he picked up the cup and drank more than half of it. The pungent and grassy smell immediately dispelled his fatigue.

  "This wretched servant girl," he said, slamming down his tea bowl, "talking about whether it can be cured or not, saying it's incurable and then curable, what a cheat!"

  The maids lowered their heads and didn't dare make a sound.

  "She's getting revenge." Old Master Zhou continued to mutter to himself, saying resentfully, "She's making a scene like this, in the end it's not her who will lose face, it's us! It's our Zhou family!"

  He said this and slammed his hand on the table, startling the maids in the house.

  "She thought she had let out a sigh of relief, what a fool, with such a narrow vision, humiliating her own blood relatives and relying on them. Does she think this is pleasant? Moreover, what does she have to be resentful about? Who made her born stupid? It's my family, the Zhou family, that should be resented! My family has been ridiculed and scorned because of this foolish child!" He pointed at the door and scolded, "Since she was born, our family has been looked down upon by everyone! Foolishness is in our blood, people say! It's hard for a man to find a wife, it's hard for a daughter to get married, who should be blamed? Blame her!"

  He said, supporting himself on the table and trying to get up.

  "This scourge, should have drowned her at birth, what kind of child doesn't get drowned? But no, the mother's spoiled darling sister indulged her and let her stay in this world!" He said, his body swaying slightly.

  The maidservants hastened to help her up.

  "Old master, you're drunk." they said hastily.

  "Am I drunk?" Old Master Zhou said dazedly, "This is really good tea! Seven cups and I'm already drunk! Fine wine can't compare to this!"

  He pushed aside the maid and said, "Bring me my treasured sword."

  One side goes out.

  "I'll go and kill her right now. One dead person in the house is unlucky, two dead people are also unlucky." He shouted, "Kill her, apologize to the Tong family, I will go to Jiangzhou and destroy the Cheng family!"

  The maids were so frightened that they hastened to support and block her.

  Just as things were getting lively, a commotion broke out outside.

  Old Zhou suddenly stopped in his tracks.

  "Look, look, is he dead? Is the man dead?" He shouted pointing outside the door.

  Before the words had fallen, faint cries and wails drifted in on the wind.

  There were also people rushing outside, with chaotic footsteps.

  "Master! Master! He's alive! He's alive!" several young servants shouted.

  Old Zhou blinked his eyes.

  "What?" He pushed away the maid and walked to the door, holding onto it as he looked at the people in the courtyard.

  "Master! Master! The young lady has cured Tong Nianheng!"

  Old Zhou glared at them with his eyes wide open and suddenly slapped his thigh.

  "My darling!" he cried, rushing out with a raised foot, but forgetting the threshold, and tumbling over.

  People inside and outside were frightened and shouting, and this side also became chaotic.

  Chen Shao handed the brewed tea to his father.

  "You mean there was a wandering Taoist priest who stayed near the Nüxiu Temple at that time?" Old Master Chen asked, turning his tea cup.

  "He's not a wandering Taoist priest, nor can he be said to be any particular kind of person," Chen Shao said. "He hasn't returned yet, only passing on rough news that he's treating illnesses for the local people and is even teaching children from poor families in the area to read."

  "How old is he?" Old Man Chen asked.

  "The letter says he's over fifty years old," said Chen Shao.

  Mr. Chen nodded his head.

  "Let's ask clearly when the other person comes back," he said.

  Footsteps came from outside the door.

  "Old Master! Old Master!" A young servant ran in, beaming with joy. "Tong Nei-han has come back to life!"

  Chen Shao and his son exchanged a glance, both with joyful expressions.

  "That's natural." Old Master Chen smiled with a calm expression, "What's there to be surprised about?"

  Chen Shaowei smiled slightly and quietly wiped away the tea soup that his father had accidentally spilled.

  At the same time, many families in Beijing received such news, and it can be imagined how shocking they were.

  If the story of Chen Shao's father was still only surprising to everyone, after all, at that time, although it was said that he was seriously ill and could not be cured, he had been dragging on for so long without dying, and he was not considered a hopeless case. The impact brought by his recovery was not so intuitive.

  But this time Tong Nei Han was poisoned by Jin Shi and fainted, such things are not uncommon in wealthy families in the capital, and the disease is extremely critical. As the saying goes, "Yan Wang lets you die at three o'clock, who can stay until five o'clock", but there really are people who can stay, not only stay, but also live.

  "...Absolutely true, he was already dead when they carried him away..."

  "...Doctor Li said it's time to prepare for the worst..."

  "...it was Li Taizhen again, last time he said that Old Man Chen couldn't be cured and it was also him, this time it was also him, but he managed to cure Madame Cheng..."

  "...It can't be that Dr. Li is no longer with us..."

  "Or perhaps Doctor Li and that woman Cheng are in cahoots?"

  As the topic suddenly turned to himself, Dr. Li, who had just entered, coughed heavily.

  The minor officials chatting outside the Imperial Medical Bureau scattered in all directions like birds and beasts.

  "I don't believe it," said Li Taigong, "Let's go, let's go, to the Tongs' house."

  At this moment, many people want to go to the Tongs' house, but the Tongs have closed their doors and are refusing visitors, except for close relatives. Of course, Dr. Li is an exception.

  "If it weren't for Master Li's usual care and attention, Father would have been in real danger this time!" the young men of the Tong family said sincerely.

  As a close minister of the emperor and being used to writing elegant articles, speaking nicely is an effortless task for the Tong family.

  Too many good words are never enough.

  "Is this what Madame Cheng said?" asked Li Taibai suspiciously as he looked at them.

  The young men of the Tong family nodded without hesitation.

  "Nonsense," said Li Taigong with a snort, "It's strange that she would say something like that."

  Although very curious about her treatment, Dr. Li still followed the doctor's avoidance rules and only met with Madame Chen a few times at the Chen family home.

  However, some people can be roughly judged by a glance and a sentence.

  That girl would praise others? Absolutely not.

  Ignoring the children's words, he went straight to see Old Man Tóng.

  In the house, only Tong's wife and a maidservant were waiting on him with great care.

  As the only woman in the house apart from the mistress, Mei Zai did not feel any hardship.

  Look outside, there are many women who want to enjoy this hard work, but only those who have obtained the qualification can do so.

  From then on, she became the most important person to the old master's wife. She was the one who had saved the old master's life and had great merit towards him. Even if the old master were to pass away a hundred years later, no one would sell her off, and she would still be well taken care of.

  The concubine knelt in front of the bed, tears couldn't be held back. The tears at this moment were different from yesterday's, they were tears of joy.

  "Mr. Li has arrived." said Mrs. Tong, gesturing for the concubine to step aside.

  Li Taizhen hastily walked up to the bedside and bent down to examine him.

  Tong Nei Han's face was pale and he seemed to be in a state of semi-consciousness. Li Taiyi took his pulse and examined his tongue.

  "It's really amazing." he muttered to himself.

  "Sir, how is it?" asked Mrs. Tong in a trembling voice.

  That Doctor Chang is really strange, before and after the treatment, she didn't ask about the family members, just let them carry the person away, and gave another jar of medicine, without any other instructions.

  "Don't worry about your life anymore," said Dr. Li, "just rest and observe for a while."

  "Too wonderful, madam." The concubine was overjoyed and wept, "Lord Li said that if he couldn't be saved, it wouldn't be allowed, but since he said it would be alright, the master will be fine."

  What nonsense is this, Doctor Li's face turned black!