Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 217, What's Wrong

Luo Daqing couldn't help but take two steps back after hearing this, pointing at himself and said:
"I, I am a traitor?"

Doctor Yan said bluntly:
"Who do you think you are? For someone like you, even if you give me a lot of money, I won't treat you. Just give up on this idea!"

After saying this, Doctor Yan slammed the door shut.

Luo Daqing stood there in a daze for a few seconds, then knelt down helplessly.
He didn't mean to be a traitor.

He just wanted to save his child.

He was almost fifty years old when he had this child. He didn't want to have no descendants. What did he do wrong?

Luo Daqing begged Doctor Yan for mercy outside the door.

However, Doctor Yan showed no intention of coming out.

Luo Daqing had no choice but to ask another doctor for help.

But for some reason, no doctor nearby was willing to treat him, and some even said that this was the retribution he deserved for being a traitor.

The next day, Luo Daqing went to work.

He found the grasslander who was guarding the place and said he wanted to ask for leave and go to a more distant area to find a doctor.

But the grassland people don't care about this.

The war is tense now and there is a shortage of gunpowder. How can we possibly give him leave?

Luo Daqing was in a trance the whole day because of this.

At night, he was too embarrassed to go home as he had not found a doctor, so he had to go to a nearby restaurant to drink.

As they were drinking, a man suddenly sat down at Luo Daqing's table.

Luo Daqing looked up and was surprised.

"Mr. Yi, why are you here?"

Mr. Yi was a scholar in his thirties, wearing a light blue gown and exuding a righteous air.

"I left in a hurry before, but now the wind has died down, so I came back to get some things."

Mr. Yi said.

Luo Daqing hurriedly said:

"Do you need me to help you?"

Mr. Yi said, "No, I can do it myself."

Luo Daqing nodded when he heard this and asked the waiter to bring a few more delicious dishes.

He has great respect for Mr. Yi.

Mr. Yi is a juren.

Although Juren could not become officials directly like Jinshi, they still had a much higher social status than ordinary people.

Although Luo Daqing obtained an official position because of the new policy, craftsman officials like him were not accepted by regular scholar-officials. Mr. Yi was a noble person that was difficult for him to contact.

Once by chance, Luo Daqing helped Mr. Yi with a small favor and thus got to know Mr. Yi.

Mr. Yi is not as arrogant as other scholars. Instead, he is very approachable.

Luo Daqing was very proud of knowing such a successful candidate as a juren, and he often boasted about it to others.

Later, when Luo Daqing had a son in his old age, he planned to have his son become Mr. Yi's disciple when he grew up.

But before he could take action, the grassland people broke into the capital. Later, Mr. Yi was implicated in a major rebellion and was forced to flee, and his house was sealed off.

That day, the city was littered with corpses and the smell of blood lingered for several days.

Luo Daqing has great respect for people like Mr. Yi who are willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of national justice.

But he couldn't do it himself.

He has a wife and children, he doesn't dare to do such a thing.

Mr. Yi didn't seem to be in a hurry today. He even sat down and chatted with Luo Daqing.

The two chatted, and Mr. Yi asked Luo Daqing unintentionally:

"Why are you drinking alone today?"

Luo Daqing then told Mr. Yi about the troubles he had encountered.

Mr. Yi thought for a moment after hearing this and said:
"I do have some connections. I can find a doctor for you."

Luo Daqing was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked Mr. Yi profusely.

However, Mr. Yi shook his head again and said, "Don't worry, I can help you find a doctor, but in return, you have to promise me one thing!"

Luo Daqing didn't dare to agree directly.

Mr. Yi is a participant in the rebellion. What can he do for me?
Luo Daqing said in advance: "Mr. Yi, as long as you don't let me rebel and implicate my family, I will agree to anything."

Mr. Yi smiled and said:

"rest assured."

The next day, the doctor Mr. Yi found arrived.

It was Doctor Yan.

When Doctor Yan saw Luo Daqing, he snorted coldly and said:
"I am here because of the request of Mr. Yi. Mr. Yi sacrificed his family for the greater good. I respect him and that is why I agreed to treat you!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Daqing did not dare to refute and hurriedly took Doctor Yan home to treat the child.

Doctor Yan examined the patient carefully, shook his head, and said:

"There's nothing I can do, there's nothing I can do!"

Luo Daqing was frightened when he heard this and asked hurriedly:

"Doctor Yan, what happened to my child?"

Doctor Yan said:

"This is not an ordinary disease. It is neither an external infection nor an internal injury, nor is it a disease of the internal organs, nor is it a disease of the qi and blood."

Luo Daqing didn't understand these terms and was stunned. He was very anxious and asked hurriedly:
"What disease is this?"

Doctor Yan said:

"This is caused by blood qi. Someone has committed many evil deeds, causing the wronged soul to come here with the lingering blood qi. The blood qi is red at first and not obvious, then it turns purple, and finally black. At that time, this root will be broken!"

When he heard that the line was going to break, Luo Daqing panicked.

He is almost fifty years old, and he is the only child!

If this is lost, his Luo family will be extinct!

"What should we do? Doctor Yan, please save the child!"

Doctor Yan closed his eyes and did not answer.

Luo Daqing was so anxious that he took out all the gold and silver in his house, which amounted to dozens of taels. However, Doctor Yan was not moved at all.

Luo Daqing and his wife knelt in front of Doctor Yan and kowtowed to beg.

Doctor Yan remained unmoved.

In the end, Luo Daqing had no choice but to bring up Mr. Yi and ask Doctor Yan to save him for Mr. Yi's sake.

Doctor Yan was finally persuaded and said:
"I don't want your money, nor do I want your gratitude. I just want to show you a clear path for the sake of Yi Juren."

Upon hearing this, Luo Daqing was like a drowning man grasping at a straw. He hurriedly thanked Doctor Yan and knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.

Doctor Yan said, "Look carefully at the color. Is it lighter?"

Hearing this, Luo Daqing looked at it carefully. The child's nipple was still purple and black, and seemed to be a little lighter, but also not at all.

But since Doctor Yan said so, it must be true.

Luo Daqing hurriedly said: "Too shallow, too shallow!"

In fact, this is the secret dye recipe of Xue’s Cloth Shop. As long as it is not washed vigorously, the color will not fade within a year or half a year.

Doctor Yan said: "This is because the evildoer has recently repented and has done less evil, so his blood and qi have dissipated!"

When Luo Daqing heard this, he was stunned for a moment.

Yes, he was so busy these past two days worrying about his children that it was hard for him to concentrate on making gunpowder. He made less, so naturally...

"That's all I have to say. Take care of yourself!"

Doctor Yan stood up, patted his clothes, as if Luo Daqing's house was very dirty, and then strode away.

Only Luo Daqing was left standing there for a long time without saying a word.

Not long after, Luo Daqing and Mr. Yi met again in a restaurant.

Mr. Yi took out a piece of paper and said lightly:

"I need you to change the recipe when making it..."

(End of this chapter)