flstandardbreds Chapter 153 The Son Can't Hear
Chapter 153 The Son Can't Hear
"Minister, you seem to have forgotten that we have no relationship anymore. It's better to keep our distance."
The woman's tone didn't change much, as if she were speaking to a stranger.
"Hey."
The old lady looked helpless. "Chengde, you should talk to Ying'er yourself."
"What does the Minister want to say?"
Judging from his complexion, Su Fuying realized that he wasn't feeling well, so it seemed that the medicine she had developed earlier was quite effective.
Although it cannot completely eliminate the Gu poison, it can weaken it in the body so as not to affect the host's mind.
"I......"
Su Chengde hesitated for a long time, and was about to speak when there was a loud knocking on the door.
"Doctor He, please slow down!" came an anxious voice from outside.
"Madam, hurry, I've found a way!" Physician He knocked on the door, panting.
Upon hearing the news, the old lady instantly perked up. She rushed to the door and quickly opened it.
"Is there a way?" the old lady asked eagerly, her eyes shining with hope.
The doctor was just as excited as the old lady; his face was filled with excitement and joy that was hard to express in words.
"Princess Yongle?" Physician He was somewhat surprised to see Su Fuying sitting in the room, but he still politely bowed to her.
Su Fuying stood up, making room for him by the bed, and then asked casually, "Doctor He, have you found a way to save the Minister?"
"That's right!" Physician He quickly opened his medicine chest, inside which lay a medical book. He pointed to the book and said, "Princess, look, isn't this a wonderful thing? Yesterday on my way home, I met a master, and this is the medical book he gave me." Su Fuying smiled, "That's quite a coincidence."
Physician He opened the book and quickly flipped to the last page. "Your Highness, look, this actually records the method to cure Gu poison."
Su Fuying reached out and took it, casually glancing at the words on it: "All you need to do is find the person who cast the Gu, and mix the blood of the person who was afflicted with the Gu with the juice of the Bitter Spirit Flower to draw out the mother Gu."
“Lure out the mother Gu, scorch it with fire, and the Gu will die, and the host will also die.”
Su Fuying softly read out the last sentence, her eyes flickering several times.
"Yes, the person who used the Gu poison was a Gu practitioner from Miao territory, so there's nothing to worry about."
Physician He thought that Su Fuying was reluctant to give up this life, so he comforted her.
Su Fuying's gaze fell on the old lady, who also looked serious, completely devoid of the excitement she had felt when she learned that Su Chengde could be saved.
"This is what you are doing?"
Seeing the different expressions on the faces of the people in the room, Physician He knew that there was probably more to the story, and for a moment he didn't know how to speak.
The old lady pondered for a moment, then said politely, "Thank you for your trouble, Physician He. However, I have a few words I would like to tell Chengde. Would that be convenient?"
At this point, Physician He understood everything. He immediately waved his hand at the old lady and said, "Madam, you are too kind. In that case, I will go to the courtyard to wait."
The old lady gave Zhang Mama a wink, and Zhang Mama immediately led the people out.
Su Fuying also bowed slightly, preparing to leave.
She hadn't taken more than two steps when the old lady called her back.
"Ying'er, you should listen too."
Su Fuying's eyes flickered, but she obediently returned to sit on the bench, looking all ears.
"Mother, what's all this fuss about?" Su Chengde was completely bewildered and had no idea what was going on.
"Chengde, today I must tell you that your current state is all thanks to Liu. In a moment..." The old lady's words stopped abruptly, but Su Chengde's expression changed drastically, and he asked in astonishment, "Mother, do you mean that the poison in my body was administered by Liu Hui?"
"That's right, you must not let lard cloud your judgment again!" The old lady's tone was unusually stern, as if she was afraid that Su Chengde would not hear her.
"How could this be? The servants clearly said that the old woman was Liu Hui's maid..." Su Chengde was shocked and suddenly realized.
No matter how cleverly an old woman hides herself, how could she possibly fool someone as astute as Liu Hui after so many years? He was, after all, a high-ranking official, and with just a little thought, he could easily detect the oddities involved.
"Mother, Liu Hui has given birth to a son and a daughter for our son. Is it a bit... to treat her like this?"
Su Fuying was getting impatient with this. She frowned slightly and muttered to herself, "How could she be so foolish? Has she really been blinded by love?"
She couldn't help but shake her head. Su Chengde had been smart all his life, but he was actually a hopeless romantic. This was something Su Fuying had never expected.
She thought to herself, "I've really fallen into the whirlpool of love and can't get out."
Now that the poison has been suppressed, it's impossible for it to affect his thinking, so there's only one possibility left.
"Foolish, foolish."
The old lady sighed heavily, her cane slamming loudly on the ground.
What does Mother mean?
Su Chengde was stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting the old lady to suddenly be like this. He wanted to go forward to comfort her, but he felt powerless to do so.
He lay in bed, at a loss, a blank expression on his face.
Upon seeing this, Su Fuying sat up straight, her long eyelashes fluttering to conceal the expression in her eyes.
She quietly observed everything before her, a complex mix of emotions welling up inside her.
"Chengde, I originally intended to keep this a secret for the rest of my life, but now that things have come to this, even if your health can't hold on, I have to tell you."
The old woman looked at the weak middle-aged man on the bed and said without hesitation, "None of them are your biological children."
The late autumn weather was chilly, and the autumn wind, like a mischievous child, came uninvited, gently tapping on the window and making a crisp "crackling" sound, as if telling people some mysterious story.
Inside, even during the day, the light was unusually dim, and an indescribable atmosphere of tension permeated the room.
Su Chengde lay half-reclined on the couch, his hands clenched tightly in front of him, his knuckles turning white from the force. The sound of the wind outside the window seemed to urge him on, or perhaps warn him; each gust made his heart race.
"Mother, what did you just say? I couldn't quite hear you."
After a long while, Su Chengde's trembling voice broke the silence.
The weather has cooled down so quickly this year, and the wind is getting stronger and stronger.
The wooden windows, not fully closed, creaked and groaned as the wind lashed against them, as if they were under immense pressure.
The person inside was pounding his heart like a drum; every gust of wind felt like it was pounding on his nerves, pushing his tension to its peak.
"None of them are..."
Before the old lady could finish speaking, Su Chengde on the bed suddenly raised his voice and said excitedly, "Shut up."
The room fell silent again in an instant, with only the piercing sound of the wind remaining.
The old lady was startled by Su Chengde's shout, and Su Chengde seemed to realize what he had just done.
He stared blankly in their direction, his voice trembling as he said, "Mother, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
Seeing this, Su Fuying didn't say anything. She got up and closed the window tightly. The howling wind stopped abruptly, and the chill on her body disappeared a lot.
"then......"