The second lady didn't believe it when she learned that Mr. Zhu had recovered from his illness. People who are dying can still get better.
The second lady pretended to come to visit Mr. Zhu to find out the truth.
The second lady came to Mr. Zhu’s bedroom and was shocked to see that Mr. Zhu was not only rosy and energetic, but also able to get out of bed and move around!
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The next day, Mr. Zhu's condition suddenly became serious.
"Doctor Zhang, please show my master what's going on. My master's condition obviously improved yesterday, but why can't he get up today." The third lady led Doctor Zhang in to see Mr. Zhu.
Mr. Zhu's face was pale and his hall was black. He was exhausted and lifeless.
The doctor was frightened when he saw Mr. Zhu's expression.
Doctor Zhang took Master Zhu's pulse and found it very strange. He then looked at Master Zhu's eyeballs, which were protruding and surrounded by blood lines, which was very scary.
Doctor Zhang believed that Mr. Zhu was not ill but poisoned by a demon, and there were several cases in Buyi.
"Mr. Zhu, have you seen any weird phenomena?"
After hearing Doctor Zhang's strange question, the third lady couldn't help but feel horrified!
Hearing Dr. Zhu Zhang ask this, Mr. Zhu remembered it. "The wind was a bit weird last night. I thought I saw a centipede as big as a human. The centipede's eyes were still red, and it looked scary.
"Then where did the centipede go? Have you been bitten by a centipede?" Dr. Zhang asked.
"I was very scared and was about to scream, but suddenly I fell asleep. When I woke up, it was already dawn and my whole body was numb and weak."
After listening to Mr. Zhu's statement, Dr. Zhang concluded that Mr. Zhu had been poisoned by centipede essence.
Doctor Zhang knew very well that his medical skills could not cure the poison of centipede essence.
Doctor Zhang suggested that the third lady ask Taoist Priest Qingyi to detoxify Mr. Zhu.
Taoist Priest Tsing Yi?
The Third Madam doesn’t know this Taoist Priest in Qingyi, where can she go to invite him?
The dragon, the Taoist Priest in Tsing Yi, was nowhere to be seen, and Doctor Zhang said he didn’t know where to find him.
There is no other way, the third lady can only send Doctor Zhang away first.
When the third lady was sending Dr. Zhang out, Zhu Susu bumped into him.
The third lady knew that Zhu Su was so rash because she was worried about her father's health.
Seeing Zhu Susu bursting into tears, the third lady did not blame Zhu Susu, but told Zhu Susu not to worry too much and left.
"Dad, what's wrong with you? Isn't your illness getting better? How could this happen?"
Mr. Zhu sighed feebly, saying that he didn't understand either.
Zhu Susu blamed herself for not staying to keep vigil last night, which was why her father's condition worsened. "It's all my fault. If I had stayed with dad last night, he wouldn't have behaved like this."
Indeed, some time ago, Zhu Susu kept vigil every day, and Master Zhu's illness was getting better day by day.
"I don't blame you, it's my father's fate."
While the father and daughter were talking, the second lady came in at some unknown time.
"If you ask me, your father's illness is all caused by you."
"What are you doing here again?"
Seeing Zhu Susu looking at her with confusion, the second lady smiled secretly.
"Looking at what the master said, I naturally came to visit the master."
Ever since he fell ill, the second lady has always had a faint smile on her face. Master Zhu naturally knew that the second lady was not being honest.
"After reading this, you can leave."
Mr. Zhu's words made the second lady turn around and leave in anger.
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The third lady went to find a Taoist doctor for Mr. Zhu, and left it to Zhu Susu to take care of Mr. Zhu.
Zhu Susu gave her father a basin of warm water to wash his feet.
Mr. Zhu reluctantly sat up with the support of his daughter and the housekeeper.
Mr. Zhu asked the housekeeper to go out first and watched outside the door to prevent anyone else from entering.
Zhu Susu asked her father to test whether the water temperature was suitable with his feet. "Dad, what's the temperature of the water?"
Mr. Zhu listened to his second daughter, sat down, and put his feet in the basin to test it out. "Yeah, okay."
"Then Susu will wash Dad's feet." Zhu Susu first beat her father's back a few times and then pressed his feet.
During the process of pressing the feet, Zhu Susu asked her father in a flattering manner if the press was comfortable.
Mr. Zhu said with a smile, "It's comfortable."
"After that, Su Su washed dad's feet every day." As she spoke, a bright smile appeared on Zhu Susu's face.
When Grandpa Zhu saw his daughter's innocent smile, there was a trace of sadness between his brows.
Mr. Zhu didn't reply and was silent for a moment.
Seeing her father suddenly become serious, Zhu Susu had a bad feeling in her heart.
Zhu Susu washed her father's feet and was about to take away the foot-washing water when her father suddenly said, "What would you do if dad wasn't here?"
Zhu Susu had never thought about this problem before, and she was stunned for a second!
Zhu Susu knew that in this family, only her father could support her. If her father really left, Er Niang would never let her stay in this home.
Zhu Susu put down the foot-washing water and hugged her father whiningly. "Su Su can't live without dad! Sanniang has gone to find the best doctor for dad. Dad will definitely get better!"
"Dad is getting old, so I can't stay with you forever."
Zhu Susu overheard this time that Er Niang asked her father not to let her go. Listening to his father's words, Zhu Susu became uneasy.
"Susu already has a mother, we can't lose a father anymore!"
"Susu doesn't eat much, and Susu will listen to dad very much."
Listening to his second daughter's begging, Mr. Zhu remained silent.
Time seemed to freeze, making the atmosphere in the room very silent and heavy.
After a long time, Mr. Zhu took out something wrapped in silk and satin from the bedside and gave it to his second daughter. "If dad really passes away, remember to take this thing and go to the county town to find Mr. Su."
(Master Su is Master Zhu’s friend and Su Mu’s father.)
Zhu Susu was about to open it to see what it was.
Master Zhu told his daughter not to open it or show it to anyone. She could only open it when she got to Su's house.
Seeing his father explaining his affairs as if he was explaining his funeral, it seems that this thing must be very valuable?
Zhu Susu nodded when she received it and put the stuff her father gave her into her lapel.
Zhu Susu even hid this matter from the wet nurse.
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The toxins in Mr. Zhu's body are almost eroding his organs.
Seeing that Zhu Susu was still young, the third lady was afraid that Zhu Susu would be worried, so she did not tell Zhu Susu the truth.
"Sanniang has been gone for so long, why haven't you come back yet?"
Seeing her father's condition getting worse day by day, Zhu Susu was very anxious.
"Do you think your father has recovered from his illness? But, I want to tell you, that day was just a reflection of your father's reflection."
The second lady knew that Zhu Susu was very filial and would definitely leave the Zhu family voluntarily.
The coercive method to drive Zhu Susu away from the Zhu family failed, so the second lady used the strategy of gentle persuasion to get Zhu Susu to leave voluntarily.
Zhu Susu looked at her father in disbelief, asking for a reply.
Mr. Zhu knew that he was dying soon and could no longer protect his second daughter. Maybe it would not be a bad thing for his second daughter to leave this family.
Mr. Zhu avoided his daughter's gaze and lowered his head impatiently.
Knowing that his father's impatience to bow his head means that he will be abandoned by his father. Zhu Susu suddenly felt like a beam of ice shot into her body, feeling extremely painful and heartbroken!
Facing her fate, what else could Zhu Susu do but accept it.
The second lady knew that Zhu Susu was very filial and would definitely leave the Zhu family voluntarily.
Facing a fate that cannot be chosen or changed, what else can Zhu Susu do but accept it.
