Lu Song wanted to go to Hundred Herb Hall to take a look. Although he knew that Feng Yu Heng did not like him, he did not want to die like this. He had been holding back this entire time. He did not want the Lu Family to be destroyed like this. In the beginning, he had wanted to follow the Eighth Prince, but he never thought that he would be such a heartless person. It could be said that his Lu Family had been blind. Now, he knew where to stand. If he could meet Feng Yu Heng and say a few nice words, what if that newly married imperial daughter's heart softened?
The Lu Family had previously taken the route of casting a net. They planned to have one daughter marry into the Yao family, one daughter marry into the Sheng Palace, and the last daughter be sent to the Sheng Palace. After casting the net, whichever fish was caught would be the fish. Whoever won, the Lu Family would not lose out. But they never thought that in the end, the net would be missed, and they would not be able to catch a single fish. Now, they had fallen to this state. Lu Song had already recognized the reality of the situation. Casting a net was not right. Focusing on a single person was the proper thing to do. Unfortunately, his family no longer had a decent daughter. They did have a stunning beauty, but she was suffering from a hidden illness. Fortunately, Lü Ping and Feng Yu Heng seemed to know each other, and they even had some friendship. If they could walk the path of friendship, that would be quite good.
When the carriage approached Hundred Herb Hall, he called for it to stop, and the driver was sent back to the manor. Lu Song decided that he would walk the rest of the way himself. He had already heard that Hundred Herb Hall had become even more popular after its opening. In addition, this was the result of the common people's petition. He also wanted to see how Hundred Herb Hall was doing.
With this mentality, Lu Song walked toward Hundred Herb Hall step by step. He did not bring a single attendant with him. He was like a rich old man who had nothing to do in the capital. Occasionally, he would run into someone who recognized him, but he would just wave his hand and have no intention of exchanging pleasantries.
But in the end, he was still a patient. Waking up early to attend court had already exhausted a lot of his strength. Now that he had sent the coachman and attendants back to the manor, he had walked under the hot sun for a long time. That feeling of chest tightness and shortness of breath welled up again. He helplessly supported himself against a large tree by the side of the street, thinking that he would be fine after resting for a while. He then reached into his sleeve pocket, wanting to find a piece of silver to buy a cup of tea. But before he could take out the silver, he started coughing. This coughing was sudden and heavy, and he felt as if his lungs were about to be coughed out, but there was no sign of relief. When he finally finished coughing, he saw that there was a pool of blood on the handkerchief he used to cover his mouth.
Lu Song's heart skipped a beat. It was true that he was unwell, but this was the first time he had coughed up blood. Previously, he had only suffered from chest tightness, shortness of breath, and occasional dizziness. He didn't expect to cough up blood on the streets today. For a moment, the symptoms of dizziness came again. His body swayed three times, and just as he was about to fall, a person appeared beside him to support him. It was a young man. He asked, "Left Prime Minister, are you feeling unwell?"
When he heard someone call him Left Prime Minister, Lu Song was quite happy. He felt that at least they recognized him, and that no one would care if he fainted on the streets. He hurriedly turned his head to look, but when he saw the person's appearance, he exclaimed, "Ah!" At the same time, he said, "Isn't this the eldest son of the Ren family?"
The person who came was the legitimate son of the Pingnan General's Office, Ren Xifeng's older brother, Ren Xitao. Ren Xitao was young, but he was already the deputy commander of an army of fifty thousand troops in the southeast of Dashun. The position of commander in the southeast had been vacant for many years. It could be said that although Ren Xitao was the deputy commander, he had the same authority as the commander.
Lu Song felt that calling him "eldest son of the Ren family" seemed wrong, so he hurriedly changed his words, "It's Young General Ren. This Prime Minister is indeed feeling unwell. Thank you for supporting me, otherwise I would have fallen to the ground and embarrassed myself." The deputy commander in the southeast was a fourth-ranked General Wei Ting. Although there were no wars in the southeast, as the Left Prime Minister, he still remembered this official title. Lu Song already had some thoughts about this Ren Xitao. He had the intention of betrothing Lü Ping to him, but he had always been troubled by the lack of connections. Pingnan General's Office never had much of a relationship with him. Even if he sent someone to propose marriage, he would not be able to get to the point. He did not expect that they would meet in this way on the streets today.
Ren Xitao was an upright young man. Although his sister, Xi Feng, had told him many times not to trust anyone easily and to be careful about everything, he did not have such thoughts. He always felt that everyone did not have it easy and would not be a bad person for no reason. General Pingnan was also aware of his personality, so he did his best to have him interact with people as little as possible, especially those civil officials in court. Ren Xitao was also very obedient. He rarely spoke even in court, giving people the feeling that he was a somewhat stuffy young general. However, no one could ignore his true self. When it came to fighting, he was not careless at all.
At this time, seeing Lu Song cough up blood, Ren Xitao had long forgotten what his sister had told him about the Lu Family and the Yao Family. As soon as he saw the blood, he became anxious and hurriedly asked, "You're already so sick, why are you still out on the streets alone? Where are the servants at home? "
Lu Song shook his head, "I just wanted to walk around on my own, so I did not let the servants follow me."
"That won't do!" Ren Xitao was extremely anxious and looked around. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he stepped back to support Lu Song, saying, "Left Prime Minister, don't be anxious. Hundred Herb Hall is just up ahead. Xitao will help you over there for treatment. Vomiting blood is not a small illness, you cannot drag it out like this. "After saying this, he did not care about Lu Song's objections and supported Lu Song's upper arms as he walked towards Hundred Herb Hall. He was a military general and had great strength and a strong body. How could Lu Song win against him? He was practically carried to the entrance of Hundred Herb Hall. Then, he met the gaze of the Yao Family's Fourth Young Master, Yao An, and his face became flustered.
However, Yao An had been told by Feng Yu Heng before that Hundred Herb Hall was open for business. No matter who it was, as long as they came here with injuries or illness, there was no reason for them to refuse treatment. However, this treatment had to be assessed based on the person. If they were not pleasing to the eye, were not good people, or were on the opposite side, then they could be brazenly slaughtered! No one would have a grudge against money, right?
As a result, Yao An did not say anything and called for a servant to lead the person inside. However, in his heart, he pondered. Did the Lu Family have money? Hadn't their little bit of wealth been squandered away when their business failed? Their Yao Family had done an investigation and cheated the Lu Family until they were as poor as a church mouse before they stopped.
Ren Xifeng naturally could not figure out the reason behind this and hurriedly said, "Official Lu coughed up blood on the way here. It just so happened that we were not far from Hundred Herb Hall, so I brought him over. Quickly take a look. Why would a perfectly fine person suddenly cough up blood? "
Today, Feng Yu Heng was also in Hundred Herb Hall. She had just treated a patient with external injuries and was preparing to return to the residence. However, when she heard that Lu Song had coughed up blood and came to Hundred Herb Hall, she curiously ordered someone to send Lu Song to her specialized consultation room.
It was Ren Xitao who helped Lu Song in. He had met Feng Yu Heng before but they were not familiar with each other. However, with Ren Xifeng's relationship, the two of them were not unfamiliar with each other. When he saw Feng Yu Heng, he bowed and called out, "Royal Consort Yu."
However, Feng Yu Heng smiled and said, "General is Xifeng's older brother, and Xifeng is my good sister. There is no need for us to be so polite. I will call you Older Brother Ren!" After saying this, she did not give the other party a chance to be polite and directly asked, "Prime Minister Lu coughed up blood. Why was it Older Brother Ren who sent him over?" As she spoke, she did not forget about Lu Song. She ordered him to sit down and immediately measure his blood pressure and listen to his heart and lungs. Coughing up blood was most likely related to the lungs. At Lu Song's age, if he was lucky, it would be normal pneumonia. If he was unlucky, it would be lung cancer.
Ren Xifeng saw that she was examining Lu Song with a very novel method, but he did not forget to answer Feng Yu Heng's question. He said, "I met him by chance on the street. I saw that Lu Song was supporting himself against a large tree and was about to fall. That was why I went over to help him. In the end, I saw that he coughed up blood on his handkerchief. That was why I quickly brought him over to Hundred Herb Hall."
"En," Feng Yu Heng nodded and did not ask any more questions. She focused all her attention on Lu Song. The stethoscope did not sound like a lung disease. Instead, it sounded like his blood pressure was extremely high, reaching a hundred and seventy. She asked Lu Song, "Other than coughing up blood, what other symptoms do you usually have?"
Lu Song replied, "For the past month, I've always felt that my chest is tight and I'm short of breath. Occasionally, I feel dizzy." After thinking for a bit, he said, "My stomach also feels uncomfortable."
Feng Yu Heng nodded and did not hide anything. She directly told him, "When I heard that you were coughing up blood, I thought that it was a lung disease. But now, it seems that there is no problem with the lung disease." As she spoke, she reached out to check his pulse and quickly obtained a further confirmation, "The problem is with the stomach. If I'm not wrong, Lu daren only had stomach discomfort in the beginning, right? You don't know what the problem is, so you feel pressured. All day long, you don't think about anything else but your illness, right? "
Lu Song nodded, "Princess is right. Ever since my stomach started to feel uncomfortable, we've invited a few doctors, but they couldn't tell what the problem was. They gave me a prescription, but it didn't work. That's why I didn't feel confident. Later, I started to have headaches and dizziness. Today, I finally coughed up blood … Princess, am I … going to die soon? "
Feng Yu Heng shook her head and said, "Right now, we can't be sure. Our initial suspicion is that there is something growing in your stomach. But it's hard to say whether this thing is malignant or benign. We need to do a pathological analysis. However, your dizziness and shortness of breath aren't a big problem. It's just that you put too much psychological pressure on yourself, causing your blood pressure to rise. This is why you have dizziness. In a while, I'll prescribe you some medicine to lower your blood pressure. In the future, if you have the same symptoms, take the medicine according to the doctor's instructions. You'll get better very quickly. As for your stomach … "She pondered for a while before saying," We need to do a gastroscope to remove the thing in your stomach. Then we can do a pathological analysis. "
Lu Song did not understand the terminology she was talking about, but when he heard that it could be treated, his mood couldn't help but improve. "Then let's do a gastroscope!"
Feng Yu Heng smiled as she told him, "Master Lu, Hundred Herb Hall is a medical clinic, but it's not a free clinic. You need to pay a fee to see a doctor. Currently, only Imperial Concubine I can do a gastroscope. Look, should I write a bill for you to go down and pay, or should I send the bill to the Lu Manor and have the servants send it over later? "
When she mentioned money, Lu Song's heart lost confidence. Hundred Herb Hall had always treated people according to their needs. If the poor were good people, then they would pay very little. It was even possible that they wouldn't need to pay at all. But if the rich and bad people wanted to see a doctor, then how much money would be needed depended on Hundred Herb Hall's mood. Especially if it was someone who had a grudge against Feng Yu Heng. It was possible that they would go bankrupt from an illness.
However, her medical skills were the first in Dashun. If you didn't come here to see a doctor, then it was no different from waiting for death. If it was in the past, people could be considered calm when they got an illness that would cause them to die. After all, everyone was the same. Anyone who got it would die, and no one could cure it. But later on, those so-called terminal illnesses suddenly became treatable. Thus, people felt that it was worth it to spend a bit more money for their lives.
What they were afraid of was that they knew it could be cured here, but they didn't have the money to treat it. That was the saddest thing. And he, Lu Song, was currently facing this kind of sorrow …
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