Chapter 52: Entering the Mansion

After seeing off the imperial physician, Li San returned to the front hall and saw Li Hu still sitting there looking through medical records. He brought a bowl of tea over and said softly, “Second Master, have a sip of hot tea.”

Putting down the medical record, Li Hu took the tea, put it down again, and then picked up the prescription beside him to take a closer look.

Li San couldn’t help asking, “Second Master, what’s Miss Lin’s illness?”

After reading the prescription, Li Hu looked at him and said, “Why are you more anxious than me?”

Li San: “How can I not be anxious? You are the only one in our Li family.”

Li Hu looked at him with a smile and asked, “Have you ever thought about finding another one?”

Li San’s face turned red. “I’m already half buried in the ground. If I tell anyone, I’ll be laughed at. Don’t interrupt me. What’s going on?”

Li Hu rolled his eyes and said, “Hey, you can always find someone of similar age.”

Li San was stunned for a moment, then started coughing violently.

Li Hu was so frightened that he hurriedly helped him sit down and patted his back.

Li San pushed his hand away, “If you want to chase me away, just say it directly, don’t say these nonsense.”

Li Hu interrupted him quickly: “Okay, okay, let’s not talk about these nonsense. It’s similar to what Censor Lin said. Miss Lin is born with a deficiency, but it’s not a big problem. As long as she takes good care of herself and rests well, she will be cured.”

At this point, he shook the prescription in his hand, “In addition to prescribing medicine, the imperial physician also left a medicinal meal. Take them together first, then gradually reduce the amount of decoctions, and finally only take the medicinal meal.”

“Some can be cured, and some can be cured.”

Li San suddenly remembered: “It won’t be more than three years, right?”

Li Hu understood what he meant, thought about it, and said, “As long as you take the medicine on time, you can only eat medicinal food for a year or so.”

Li San nodded: “That’s good. Hey, I heard that Censor Lin is not in good health. He won’t…”

Li Hu was startled and immediately said angrily: “If you have nothing to do, I will ask Wang Daniu to invite the official media to come and give it to you.”

Li San stood up suddenly and said, “Something happened.” Then he ran out like the wind.

Looking at Li San’s disappearing back, Li Hu smiled, but his words also reminded Li Hu that it seemed that in the original book, Lin Ruhai died of illness within a few years. It was not known whether he really died of illness or died a natural death.

Find an opportunity to let Lin Ruhai leave Yangzhou.

Li Hu sighed, picked up the medical records on the table, and walked quickly to the back hall.

On the other side, Lin Daiyu was sitting at the desk under the south window, flipping through a collection of poems.

Obviously, she was a little upset, her eyes were facing the poetry collection, but her focus was not on the poetry.

Finally, Lin Daiyu slammed the poetry collection shut, put her hand on the desk, and stood up. Her little hands turned pale from clenching them too tightly. She paced back and forth in annoyance, stopping from time to time to look at the yard outside the window.

Xueyan, who was standing nearby, had a look of worry in her eyes.

After walking around for a few times, Lin Daiyu sat down at the desk again. She picked up the tea bowl, opened the lid, and found that there was no tea left.

Xueyan picked up the small copper kettle from the small stove, walked to the desk, picked up the tea bowl and was about to put it on the desk when Lin Daiyu reached out to take it. With a “bang”, the tea bowl fell to the ground!

“Ah!” Lin Daiyu and Xueyan exclaimed at the same time.

“what happened?”

As soon as Li Hu lifted the door curtain, he saw that Lin Daiyu’s sleeves were splashed with tea and the back of her hands were red!

He immediately ran over, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped Lin Daiyu’s sleeves, and asked with concern: “Does it hurt?” He then scolded Xueyan: “Why are you so clumsy?!”

Xueyan’s face turned pale and she knelt down.

Lin Daiyu came back to her senses and said, “Don’t blame Xueyan, it was my fault for not paying attention.”

Li Hu: “What are you standing there for? Why don’t you go to the pharmacy and get a box of ointment for the burns!”

Lin Daiyu: “It was just a scald from the hot water, why should I apply a scald ointment?” At this point, she suddenly reacted, her face flushed, her voice was as thin as a mosquito, and she seemed very flustered: “You, you let go”

Li Hu held her white and tender little hand, rubbed it with a handkerchief, and asked, “Are you really okay?”

Lin Daiyu became even more flustered: “No, it’s okay.” She wanted to pull her hand back, but Li Hu held it tightly.

At this time, Wang Mama coughed in the warm room. Lin Daiyu was startled and pulled her hand back from Li Hu with strength she didn’t know where she got.

Li Hu came back to his senses and smiled awkwardly: “I lost my composure, you won’t be angry, right?” Then he handed over the handkerchief.

Lin Daiyu blushed and said, “No, no,” and reached out to take the handkerchief.

Li Hu’s eyes lit up, he looked at her deeply, and then said to Xueyan, “Get up.”

Only then did Xueyan dare to stand up and pick up the debris and tea foam on the ground.

Li Hu dragged a chair over and sat down next to the desk, placing the prescription and medical record on the desk.

A wave of panic came over her and Lin Daiyu lowered her head.

Li Hu waved his hand: “Sit down, sit down.”

Lin Daiyu said obediently, “Okay,” and sat down.

Li Hu opened the medical record and said, “Your physical condition is much better than a year ago. This is the benefit of eating more and walking more. You must persist in doing so.”

Lin Daiyu didn’t look up and just said “hmm”.

Li Hu scratched his head. It felt a bit like a teacher scolding students, and those students were elementary school students at that.

Xueyan came over with two bowls of tea on a small tea tray. She placed one bowl in front of Li Hu and another in front of Lin Daiyu.

Li Hu took a sip, put it down, and continued, “Several imperial doctors have discussed and written a new prescription for you, and also prescribed a medicated diet. From now on, you should stop taking the ‘Ginseng Nourishing Pills’. Keep a good mood, get enough sleep and exercise properly, and in three to two years at most, your congenital deficiency will be cured. Hey, hey, hey, are you listening to me?” He knocked on the desk.

Lin Daiyu looked up at him and replied, “I’m listening.”

Li Hu: “Listen carefully and remember it in your heart.”

Lin Daiyu curled her lips: “I know.”

Li Hu: “You can’t be like you were in Yangzhou, refusing to take medicine when you feel better. Also, don’t throw away the medicine secretly.”

Lin Daiyu’s face turned red. She didn’t expect her father would tell Li Hu about this.

Li Hu glanced at Xueyan and continued, “If I find out that you poured out the medicine, I will beat Xueyan with a stick, and beat her hard.”

When these words were spoken, Xueyan was the first to be stunned.

Lin Daiyu was also stunned.

Li Hu picked up the tea bowl and said, “I mean what I say.”

Xueyan looked at her girl pitifully.

Lin Daiyu was helpless and gritted her teeth: “I promise you.”

Li Hu put down the tea bowl and said, “Okay, let’s make a pinky promise.” Then he stretched out his hand.

Lin Daiyu tilted her head slightly, with a teasing look in her eyes, meaning, “Don’t think I don’t know what you are planning!”
“Uh”

Li Hu was ashamed. He really didn’t want to take advantage of her. Just as he was about to withdraw his hand, Lin Daiyu suddenly stretched out her hand and touched his little finger with hers.

Li Hu smiled.

At this time, Nanny Wang came in and said to Li Hu, “Second Master, there’s a message from the garden that the snow on the road has been cleared.”

Li Hu stood up and said, “Come on, I’ll take you to the back garden.”

Lin Daiyu stood up happily.

Li Hu took out his pocket watch, looked at it, and said, “It’s a good time to take medicine after walking around the garden.”

When Lin Daiyu heard this, her face immediately fell, filled with unhappiness.

Li Hu looked at her.

Lin Daiyu curled her lips and snorted, “I know.”

Li Hu smiled and said, “Let’s go.”

(End of this chapter)