klisemfg Chapter 246 Critical illness
Chapter 246 Critical illness
Lu Tingen came to the front hall and sat down.
Lu Changning restrained his temper and said hello reluctantly.
"How was your study today?" Lu Tingen asked.
"There are no problems with the subjects that the teacher has tested."
Lu Changning lowered his head and answered.
Lu Tingen nodded.
He was in a good mood today, and even when he saw Lu Changning like this, he didn't feel angry.
Moreover, in Lu Tingen's eyes, Lu Changning is his true successor.
As for that sickly guy Lu Changqing, he is really useless.
"Study hard, and when you graduate from high school, Dad will hold a big banquet to celebrate for you."
Lu Tingen said.
Lu Changning raised his head in disbelief. "Holding a big banquet? Wouldn't that make others discover it? Really, is this okay?"
Seeing her son like this, Ning Yuer smiled and touched his head, "Silly son, you still don't believe your father? If he says it's okay, then it must be okay."
After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Lu Tingen again, “Look at this child, he has never been spoiled since he was a child, and now he can’t believe that he is getting a little love!”
As she spoke, Ning Yuer became emotional and couldn't help but raise her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes.
Lu Tingen was also very touched. He waved his hand and said, "You and your son have worked hard over the years. Fortunately, the clouds have finally cleared and the moon has appeared. The hard times are almost over."
When Lu Changning heard this, he suddenly realized that what Lu Tingen said meant that the main wife in his family was about to die.
They, mother and son, can finally turn things around!
He was delighted and took the wine pot to pour a glass of wine for Lu Tingen and Ning Yuer.
"Dad, Mom, I'm not miserable. As long as you two can live in love and grow old together, I'll be satisfied."
Lu Tingen looked at Lu Changning with satisfaction.
Although he has been raised outside for many years, Lu Changning is more filial and knows how to read people's expressions better than Lu Changqing.
This is his, Lu Tingen’s son!
During the meal, several people kept imagining their future lives.
Ning Yuer said that she wanted to live back in the small courtyard where she used to live, but Lu Changning said that he just wanted a bigger study room.
Lu Tingen laughed at the two men for not having big ambitions, and when they returned to the Marquis' Mansion, he would definitely clean up the largest courtyard for them to live in.
……
The conversation was interesting and the atmosphere was just right.
Lu Tingen couldn't help but drink a few more glasses. After drinking so much, he couldn't even sit still.
Ning Yuer had no choice but to help him back to the room.
Lu Changning was helping on the side.
Seeing that Lu Tingen had really fallen asleep, he couldn't help but ask, "Mom, is everything he said true?"
Ning Yuer was a little dizzy from drinking, and seeing her son being so cautious, she took his hand and said, "After so many years, don't you know what kind of character your father is?
Since he said it can be done, then it must be possible.
I've asked around, that Leng is dying!"
"Great!"
Lu Changning felt relieved.
"Mother, when I return to the Marquis' Mansion, I will let those who look down on me see who is inferior to others!"
"Ok!"
Ning Yuer nodded, "Those who bullied us and looked down on us, I will take revenge on them one by one in the future!"
Both mother and son were very satisfied.
Ning Yuer urged Lu Changning to go back to bed quickly. She also fell headfirst onto the bed and fell asleep while hugging Lu Tingen.
She soon had a beautiful dream.
In the dream, she was wearing the clothes of a first-rank lady, sitting on a high platform, accepting congratulations from everyone.
She looked down at the people below her feet, watching them tremble, and her heart was filled with endless joy.
"Hoo! Hoo!"
A strong wind suddenly blew on the platform, making Ning Yuer almost unable to sit still.
The people in the audience were howling in agony due to the wind. She quickly reached out to hold on to the chair, only then she realized that the wind seemed to be hot.
How can the wind be hot?
Could it be that a demon is causing trouble?
Ning Yuer was both angry and anxious.
I shook off my sleeves to wave away the hot wind.
"Go away, go away!"
She yelled, sitting up in bed.
It was not until I opened my eyes that I realized it was just a dream.
"Luckily it was just a dream!"
She gasped and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Just as I was about to go downstairs and light the light, I suddenly heard the same whirring sound as in my dream.
Ning Yuer's heart tightened.
She quickly turned her head and found that Lu Tingen's face was ashen, his body curled up into a ball, and he was making a wheezing sound from his mouth.
"Ting'en, Tin'en, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"
Ning Yuer's hands and feet felt weak, and she quickly reached out to push Lu Tingen.
Only then did she realize that Lu Tingen's body was soaked with sweat.
He did not respond to Ning Yuer's call.
There was only the sound of heavy breathing, which became louder and louder, and more and more frightening in the night.
"Changning, Changning!"
Ning Yuer got on the ground barefoot and ran out like crazy, calling out Lu Changning's name.
Lu Changning was awakened by her shouting. He quickly lit the oil lamp beside the bed and went downstairs, putting on his clothes.
Just as I put on my shoes, I saw Ning Yuer rushing in with her hair loose, like a female ghost.
"What's wrong, mom? What's wrong?"
Lu Changning reached out to support Ning Yuer, who was about to fall, and a feeling of fear rose in his heart.
Ning Yuer was trembling all over, and she said intermittently: "Quick, go call the doctor, quick!"
"What's wrong? Could it be Dad?"
Lu Changning left Ning Yuer and ran to their bedroom, where he saw Lu Tingen who was unconscious.
His face was bluish-gray in the moonlight, and if it weren't for the breathing sounds that were getting louder and louder, Lu Changning would almost think that he was dead.
Doctor, call doctor!
He can't die, especially not here!
This was the first thought in Lu Changning’s mind.
He ran out like flying.
He ran to Dr. Liu's house on the corner of the street and banged on the door like crazy.
In the silent night, the sudden sound of knocking on the door could be heard from far away.
The dogs around were awakened and started barking.
Doctor Liu's son came out with a lantern and saw Lu Changning at the door. His face looked very ugly.
"Don't you see what time it is? If you don't sleep, won't others sleep too?"
Lu Changning no longer cared about other people's expressions and tones. He begged, "My father is critically ill. I beg Doctor Liu to come and save him!"
Seeing his pitiful appearance, Liu's son said, "Then you wait here, I'll go wake up father."
Lu Changning circled the door for more than ten times, and finally saw Doctor Liu bending over and walking out of the house slowly.
He kept muttering as he walked, "How could he suddenly fall ill in such a cold weather? It will be daybreak in an hour, how could he be ill without waiting for this moment?"
Seeing that he was not in a hurry, Lu Changning waited for someone to reach the door, snatched his medicine box, and said anxiously: "Doctor, please hurry up, my father is still waiting for help!"
After saying that, he grabbed Doctor Liu's hand and ran forward without caring whether he agreed or not.
The distance from my home to the street corner is only a few hundred meters.
But Lu Changning felt it was particularly far away.
By the time he hurriedly pulled Doctor Liu to the door, Doctor Liu was already out of breath and almost rolling his eyes.
"Doctor Liu, please, save my father. My mother and I will reward him handsomely!"
The old man wanted to get angry, but when he heard the words "generous reward", he controlled his temper.
"Where is the patient? Take me to see him!"
Doctor Liu has been practicing medicine all his life and can easily cure common diseases.
But when he saw Lu Tingen, he knew he couldn't make any money tonight.
Not only will you not make any money, but you may also damage your reputation.
"I can't save this man!"
After examining Lu Tingen's condition, Doctor Liu turned around and was about to leave.
Lu Changning stretched out his hand to stop him: "Doctor, please take a look at what the illness is! You can't just leave without saying a word when you come here in the middle of the night!"
"How can I say that?"
Doctor Liu insisted on leaving, "This man is dying, please find someone else!"
"But it's still dark, where can I find someone?"
Lu Changning reached out and hugged Doctor Liu's waist, making the old man in a dilemma as to whether to leave or not.
Ning Yuer had recovered by now. Seeing the situation, she immediately took out a silver ingot from the cabinet and stuffed it into Doctor Liu's hand. "Doctor, please help me stabilize his current condition. We will go find another doctor now."
Doctor Liu knew that his medical skills were not good, but looking at the large ingot of silver, he was extremely greedy.
After hesitating for a while, he finally said, "Forget it. I'm an old man and I'm willing to do my best to cure him today."
Upon hearing this, Ning Yuer quickly gave up her seat and told Lu Changning to go to Shun Medical Hall to call for help.
"Just say that Lord Lu asked you to come and ask them to send the best doctor."
Upon hearing this, Lu Changning ran away.
He knew that he couldn't delay any longer. Every bit faster he went, the greater the chance of Lu Tingen's survival.
Inside the room, Doctor Liu took out silver needles and inserted them into several major acupuncture points of Lu Tingen. He then pried his mouth open and discovered that his throat was so swollen that there was almost no space left!
"What did he eat tonight?"
Doctor Liu asked.
Ning Yuer thought hard and said, "I didn't eat anything special, just some homely meals and some wine.
We all eat the same food!"
Doctor Liu pricked the tip of Lu Tingen's finger to let out a little blood, and then used a silver needle to test whether there was poison in the blood.
As expected, the silver needle did not change at all and remained its original color.
"Not poisoned?"
Doctor Liu pondered for a moment.
But apart from poisoning, he really couldn't think of any other reason that could cause the current situation.
"I can only temporarily delay the symptoms of his laryngeal edema. As for the rest, I really can't do anything."
"In any case, please do it quickly, doctor!"
Doctor Liu took out a silver needle, burned it over the fire, then pierced the edematous area with the silver needle and let some blood out.
But it was no use, the punctured area soon swelled up again.
During this time, Lu Tingen opened his eyes and looked at Ning Yuer. There seemed to be regret and a hint of cannibalism in his eyes.
Ning Yuer was startled.
Suddenly she realized something and put her ear close to Lu Tingen's mouth, wanting to hear what he wanted to say.
But Lu Tingen could no longer speak at this time, and could only make a gurgling sound from his mouth.
Just as he was getting anxious, Lu Changning rushed in with a few quick steps, "The doctor from Shunyitang is here!"
When Doctor Liu saw someone coming to take over his shift, he quickly reached out and pulled out all the silver needles from Lu Tingen's body, then quietly stepped aside.
It was a blessing that this man didn't die in his hands today.
Even if the matter is investigated in the future, it will have nothing to do with him.
Thinking of this, Doctor Liu touched the silver around his waist.
This trip was not in vain.
The one who came from Shun Medical Hall was Doctor Bai.
Doctor Bai is a highly skilled doctor and rarely sees patients.
It was a coincidence today. He happened to come to the hall to do some business. Since he had a pleasant chat with the shopkeeper, he stayed overnight in the store. He didn't expect to catch up with him.
He walked to the bed, opened Lu Tingen's eyes and mouth and examined him carefully.
He placed his finger on his pulse again.
Then he asked the same question as Dr. Liu.
"What did he eat tonight?"
Ning Yuer hurriedly recounted what she had eaten tonight, and finally added, "I've eaten everything he's eaten."
"Then was there anything unusual before you got here?"
Doctor Bai frowned.
Ning Yuer quickly replied, "Everything was normal before dinner. During dinner, our family was still talking and laughing. I really don't know why he suddenly became like this!"
Seeing that he couldn't get any information out of him, Doctor Bai took out his medical box, pulled out a needle bag, and unfolded it, revealing hundreds of silver needles of various sizes.
Doctor Liu was extremely envious when he saw this.
Doctor Bai started from the philtrum and inserted the silver needles one by one from top to bottom according to the distribution of the five elements in the human body.
Doctor Liu was very impressed with his acupuncture technique, but when he looked at the patient's face, he had a bad feeling.
"Since the miracle doctor is here, I'll leave first!"
After Doctor Liu finished speaking, he picked up the medicine box and ran away without waiting for Ning Yuer and her son to say anything.
Since even he could see the clues, Doctor Bai would naturally have discovered it long ago.
His ancestral five-element acupuncture requires a total of 9981 injections before it takes effect.
But when he got to the twentieth injection, his heart sank.
Lu Tingen's condition seemed to be progressing very rapidly. With each injection, his body's reaction was different from the previous one. If it continued at this rate, he might not be able to wait until all the injections were completed!
But the needle that has been started cannot be abandoned halfway.
Doctor Bai wiped the sweat from his forehead, and his hands continued to steadily insert the needle into the corresponding acupuncture point.
Lu Tingen's breathing became more and more rapid, as if he was only exhaling but not inhaling.
At the same time, his heartbeat became slower and slower, and it seemed that he was really dying.
Doctor Bai has been practicing medicine for all these years and has never encountered such a difficult problem.
He even suspected that Lu Tingen was under a curse.
This must be happening because someone is behind this.
"The Marquis's condition cannot be delayed. Go to the palace and invite the imperial physician to come and treat him with me."
Doctor Bai knew who he was treating and he couldn't take the risk of killing the person.
At this time, the imperial physician must be present to prove his innocence.
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Actually, I want to ask, which one is more comfortable to read, a big chapter of 4000 words or a chapter of 2000 words divided into two chapters? Or does it have no effect? If it doesn't affect the reading, I think I will use 4000 words per chapter in the future, but I am also slowly adjusting the speed, and hope to reach 6000 words soon.
good night!