kvmb Chapter 250 His Illness
Chapter 250 His Illness
Upon hearing the words "little girl," Shen Qingtan felt a sharp, tingling pain in her heart, as if pricked by a needle.
Gu Changsheng wandered far and wide, all in search of her.
"He thought the little girl was me?"
"He only cares about you."
When Zhong Heng first met Gu Changsheng, he was a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy, thin and frail, with a gloomy look in his eyes, lacking any of the spirit a young boy should have.
He sat in the dilapidated temple, calmly putting his dislocated arm back into place, as if he felt no pain.
He gathered the herbs himself, crushed them with pebbles, and applied them to all his wounds.
After observing Gu Changsheng for several days, Zhong Heng discovered that he had a great talent for medicine, so he proposed to take him as his apprentice.
Gu Changsheng refused.
Zhongheng said, "If you become my apprentice, with my reputation, more people can help you find your sister."
Gu Changsheng agreed.
Zhongheng felt sorry for his young apprentice and wanted his beloved sister to know about the suffering he had endured.
Shen Qingtan dug her fingers into her palm, her mood becoming very heavy.
Zhong Heng casually recounted Gu Changsheng's ordeal, but without needing to think about it in detail, it was clear that the situation was extremely dangerous.
At this moment, Shen Qingtan hoped that Gu Changsheng was a selfish and cold-hearted person.
It felt like a heavy stone was pressing on her chest, making it hard to breathe.
"His eyes...is it because he doesn't want to get treatment?"
Zhong Heng was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Chang Sheng suffered a very serious injury, and his eyes were blinded by poisonous smoke. If he is properly cared for and recuperates for three to five years, he can be cured."
"He was preoccupied with his lost sister, so how could he calm down and recuperate? As soon as he was able to move around freely, he continued to look for his sister, leaving behind the root of his illness."
"Given his physical condition, he can't concentrate for long periods or overexert himself. If he continues practicing medicine, it will cause his illness to worsen. If he doesn't practice medicine, how long will it take him to find his sister on his own?"
"He needed the help of others, so he could only continue practicing medicine. Therefore, he stopped treating ordinary people and instead chose to treat high-ranking officials and nobles, relying on their power."
At this point, a hint of sadness appeared in Zhong Heng's eyes. Gu Changsheng was aloof and lonely, with reserved emotions. No matter what she experienced, she always bore it all alone.
Every time he treated someone, his headaches would flare up, and it felt like a sharp blade was scraping his bones and tearing out his tendons, each time more painful than the last.
It was unbearable for an ordinary person; he was in so much pain that his clothes were soaked with cold sweat, but he didn't make a sound.
Zhong Heng glanced at Shen Qingtan's red eyes and felt a little better; at least the little girl would feel sorry for the brat.
Everything he sacrificed was worthwhile.
Zhong Heng snorted lightly: "If he takes good care of himself from now on and stops practicing medicine, his eyes will get better."
“Our family is reunited. Brother Changsheng no longer needs to practice medicine and can take good care of his health.” A sour feeling welled up in Shen Qingtan’s heart and rose to her throat. She said in a hoarse voice, “When Brother Changsheng treated Second Master this time, did his old illness relapse?”
Zhong Heng looked at Shen Qingtan, whose eyes were filled with tears, and before he could speak, he heard her ask, "Did you come to the capital specifically for Brother Changsheng?"
Zhong Heng nodded: "I... hey hey hey..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shen Qingtan pushed him off the carriage.
"In that case, you should hurry up and treat Brother Changsheng's illness."
"..."
Zhong Heng flicked his sleeves and entered the Gu residence with a dark face.
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Gu Changsheng lay on the bed, his face pale, his brows furrowed, and cold sweat constantly seeping from his forehead, revealing that he was enduring immense pain.
With a grave expression, Dr. Chen examined Gu Changsheng. The situation was not optimistic; his eye condition seemed to have worsened.
Just as he was about to tell Gu Zongci the truth, he saw Shen Qingtan and Zhong Heng enter.
Dr. Chen swallowed the words that were about to come out and changed his tune: "Your son has been overworked and has developed a headache. He will recover after taking two doses of medicine and sleeping for two days."
Shen Qingtan was not surprised by Dean Chen's answer; it was probably at Gu Changsheng's behest.
She stood by the bed and gently touched Gu Changsheng's hand. His palm was covered in cold sweat. How could he be in so much pain and yet be perfectly fine?
Her heart clenched, and she looked at Zhong Heng beside her: "Do you have a way to cure my brother?"
“I’m not a doctor, what can I do to cure him?” Zhong Heng said sternly, echoing what the Imperial Physician Chen had said: “He’ll be fine after a couple of days of sleep.”
Dean Chen's face stiffened for a moment, a hint of embarrassment flashing across his face.
Despite his words, Zhong Heng was ultimately showing consideration for his disciples: "You all wait outside." Then, he pointed to Dean Chen: "You stay here."
After meeting Zhongheng in Baohua County, Chen Yuanshi followed his advice and stayed.
Fearing that it would delay Zhong Heng's treatment of Gu Changsheng, Shen Qingtan called Gu Zongci and they went out of the house together.
"Uncle, don't worry, with Elder Zhong here, Brother Changsheng will be fine."
Gu Zongci's expression darkened: "I hope so."
After returning home, Gu Changsheng rarely left the courtyard and preferred to stay alone.
He sensed Gu Changsheng's estrangement, as if he had left this place as a temporary stop, and would leave once Zhao Yi recovered.
Gu Zongci wanted to repair the relationship between father and son, but didn't know where to start.
Now I have no other thoughts, I just hope that Gu Changsheng can live a good life.
He said apologetically, "Manman, your uncle didn't mean to hide it from you. Changsheng didn't want you to worry."
“You don’t need to feel guilty.” Shen Qingtan understood Gu Changsheng’s thoughts: “Brother was afraid that I would blame myself, so he asked you to keep it from me.”
She looked up at Gu Zongci's graying temples, his forehead, and the many new wrinkles around his eyes, each line seemingly revealing pain and suffering.
Shen Qingtan hoped that Heaven would favor Gu Changsheng and allow him to overcome this calamity.
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, noises came from inside the house.