After the imperial doctor diagnosed his pulse, he prescribed some prescriptions and then left.
Mrs. He was still unconscious. The maid carefully administered the medicine. After the coughing of blood finally stopped, Luo Qi, the eldest wife of the He family, walked out of the inner room.
She looked at her husband and asked slowly: "Mom obviously can't eat shrimps, why didn't you tell the imperial doctor just now?"
He Ling looked at her sharply: "How did you know?"
"Yes, yes..." Luo Qi was a little speechless. After stammering for a while, he pursed his lips and said, "He Xiao told me more than ten years ago."
"He Xiao...you are still thinking about He Xiao!" He Ling's expression changed instantly, "Tell me, do you regret marrying me? Do you..."
Luo Qi interrupted him: "These things have long since passed. Is it still meaningful to talk about it now? My mother is lying on the bed and I don't know whether she is alive or dead. I should invite some doctors with good medical skills to come and take a look. There are also things that my mother is taboo about and I can't hide them anymore." , the illness is coming so violently this time, maybe it has something to do with this."
"Since the imperial doctor prescribed the medicine, everything should be fine." He Ling pinched his eyebrows and said, "I still have some official business to deal with, so I'm going to the study first."
Looking at his back as he walked out, Luo Qi lowered his eyes.
If you ask her if she regrets marrying He Ling, before today, she never regretted it, but now, she regrets it.
There is nothing that a person who can be cruel to his mother can't do.
But she didn't understand, He Xiao was already dead and everything in the He family would belong to He Ling, so why would she attack her mother-in-law...
For three days in a row, Mrs. He was asleep, and there was nothing unusual in the He Mansion.
He Ling sat in the study, his expression extremely serious.
Even the news that his biological mother was critically ill could not make He Xiao show up. His younger brother had become so cruel in just over a year.
"Young Master!" A guard in black came in from the door of the study and said with cupped hands, "My subordinates led people to search the capital and various places ten miles away from the capital at least three times, but no trace of the second young master was found. Is it... Wrong clue?"
He Ling pointed his finger on the table. From the first day when the news came back, he had no doubt that the news was wrong, because He Xiao was not a young man. He had become a third-level general with military merit, and rode a tall horse from Entering the city gate, he is the most popular person in the capital. Anyone who has lived in the capital will not be able to mistake He Xiao.
Could it be possible that He Xiao never returned to the capital?
Also, the capital city is his territory. When He Xiao comes back, he will fall into a trap and die.
He Ling thought for a full quarter of an hour before he said: "Go and check carefully whether there are people from Dahe Village, Ping'an County, Huzhou in the capital. If there are any, bring them to me immediately. If not, go and find out in person. Go to Dahe Village."
The black-clothed guard paused: "Young Master, my subordinates suddenly remembered that a staff member of the He family named Zheng once said that he was from the same hometown as the Sui'an people. He should have some relationship with Dahe Village, and I need my subordinates to invite him here. ?"
"Bring it immediately!"
"yes!"
Zheng Wangfeng lives in an alley not far from the He family's mansion. He is the twenty-seventh Jinshi in the top four this year.
This ranking is in the middle and lower reaches of all Jinshi. In the past, Jinshi like him would have been sent to be a local magistrate in a remote and desolate frontier fortress. It would be difficult to achieve political achievements in such a place, which means that it is very possible. It's been like that all my life.
Fortunately, before the palace examination, he climbed onto the big ship of the He family. With the He family taking care of him, he entered the Ministry of Rites as he wished. He is currently a seventh-rank official. Although his official position is too low and he is not qualified to go to the court, he is among the six departments. And there is room for improvement, so he is already very satisfied.
He returned to his residence in the evening and was reading the letters sent from home. His mother planned to come to the capital to arrange for his marriage, but his mother was too snobbish. He wanted to ask the eldest lady to help him matchmaking. However, his current The official position is too low. It is difficult to meet the eldest young master of the He family. I can only wait...
"Sir, the eldest young master of the He family has sent someone to invite you to come over to discuss matters."
The boy at the door stood at the door of the study and said softly.
Zheng Wangfeng stood up immediately: "Seriously?"
Without waiting for the boy to answer, he rushed out immediately and saw the He family's carriage. The eldest young master of the He family actually sent the carriage to pick him up.
There was ecstasy in his heart, and he handed over to the visitor before getting into the car. Along the way, he was thinking about what the eldest young master of the He family was looking for him, and he couldn't figure out the reason after much thought.
The carriage drove for a while and arrived at the gate of He's house. He followed and walked in and entered He Ling's study.
"Are you Zheng Wangfeng?" He Ling looked at him coldly, "Are you from Hekou County, Huzhou?"
Zheng Wangfeng lowered his head: "That's right."
"How far is Hekou County from Ping'an County, and how far is it from Dahe Village?" He Ling went straight to the point, "Have you been to Dahe Village?"
Zheng Wangfeng is also considered a good person. When he heard these questions, he knew that the young master was here to inquire about the people from Sui'an, and perhaps also wanted to drag the people from Sui'an into the He family's ship.
He did not dare to be sloppy, so he carefully considered his words and said: "It takes about half an hour to take a carriage from Hekou County to Dahe Village, which is not too far. Because there are Sui'an people in Dahe Village, the Sui'an people have held several banquets, and my mother often goes there. Xiaguan has also been to Dahe Village several times with his classmates."
He Ling took out the portrait and said, "Do you know this person?"
Zheng Wangfeng took a step forward and recognized him with just one glance: "This is Master He from Dahe Village. He is responsible for teaching martial arts to the villagers."
"Master He?" He Ling sneered, "Do you know his name?"
"It seems to be called Xiao He, because Master Xiao sounds like a young master, so the whole village respectfully calls him Master He." Zheng Wangfeng lowered his head and said, "Master He is very skilled in martial arts, but unfortunately he seems to have left Dahe Village last year."
"Xiao He, Xiao He, that's interesting." He Ling's lips curved into a cold smile, "It seems that Master He and Dahe Village have a good relationship."
Zheng Wangfeng nodded: "I heard that when Master He left last year, the whole village cried. Everyone said that Dahe Village is Master He's second home. They hope Master He can go back soon..."
"A second home..." He Ling's expression became even colder, "What a second home!"
He suddenly raised his hand and waved, and all the books on the table fell to the ground.
Zheng Wangfeng was startled. He didn't know what he said wrong. The boy next to him immediately said: "Master Zheng, I will take you back."
Zheng Wangfeng saw He Ling's gloomy face and immediately left without daring to stay any longer.
When he reached the door of He's house, he was suddenly stunned.
Xiao He.
He Xiao.
If he remembered correctly, the name of the second young master of the He family was He Xiao, and the name of the eldest young master formed the word "Ling Xiao".
About a year or two ago, something happened to the second young master of the He family. The eldest young master ran around begging for mercy. The whole capital was moved by the eldest young master's love for protecting his younger brother.
But if Xiao He is He Xiao, the reaction of Young Master He just now was wrong, it was really wrong...
Since the eldest young master of the He family loves his younger brother so much, he will definitely be happy when he learns that his younger brother is not dead. If he is not happy, it means that he hopes that this younger brother will die.
So what will the eldest young master of the He family do next?
If someone is sent to Dahe Village to search for He Xiao's whereabouts, wouldn't Dahe Village...
Zheng Wangfeng's expression suddenly became solemn.
