The street where the Wei Mansion is located is extremely deserted. When Qin Xiao rode Qiuniang to the Wei Mansion, the door was closed.
Qiuniang went over and opened the door. The gatekeeper of the mansion naturally knew Qiuniang and sighed: "Mrs. Gu is here? Madam's condition is getting worse. You are here just in time. Hurry up and take a look at Madam."
Qin Xiao tied up his horse and followed him. Qiuniang said to the gatekeeper according to Qin Xiao's instructions: "This is an expert I am looking for. He is very knowledgeable in medicine. I want to see if he can help Sister Hui."
Seeing Qin Xiao's young age, the gatekeeper thought to himself that many experienced doctors had been hired in the house but to no avail. What could this young man do?
But he obviously still trusted Qiuniang very much and invited the two of them into his house.
"Master Wei, is he in the house?" Qiuniang asked.
The gatekeeper shook his head and said: "The master just left the house, and we servants didn't dare to ask where he went."
Qiuniang didn't ask any more questions. She was obviously very familiar with the Wei Mansion. She led Qin Xiao to the east courtyard, with Qin Xiao following behind. She felt that the Wei Mansion was deserted and had a really gloomy atmosphere.
"Ms. Gu!" Suddenly a voice came over.
Qin Xiao followed the sound and saw an old man of half a hundred years coming this way. When Qiuniang saw the person, she bowed and said: "Uncle Wei!" She introduced to Qin Xiao: "This is the steward of the Wei Mansion, Uncle Wei.
He is the clan uncle of Wei Si Cheng, and he has always been in charge of all matters in the mansion."
Qin Xiao bowed his hands and saluted, but Butler Wei asked doubtfully: "Who is this?"
"Sister Hui is not in good health, so I found a doctor." Qiuniang said bravely: "He was taught medical skills by an expert, so I invited him to take a look at it for Sister Hui."
"Mrs. Gu is very interested." Butler Wei sighed: "It rained heavily the night before yesterday, and my wife was frightened again. From the night before yesterday to today, she hasn't eaten a grain of rice, and she hasn't even had a sip of water. It's really going to be like this.
....!" With a sad expression, he smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Qiuniang was shocked and said: "You haven't had any water or rice for two days? How...how can this be done?"
"There is really nothing we can do." Housekeeper Wei said, "I can't even bring rice and water to feed you. Madam Gu, see if you can help Madam eat something, even just drink a few sips of water, otherwise this body will be...
Qin Xiao suddenly asked: "Uncle Wei, you said my wife was frightened the night before yesterday. Did it... show up again?"
Butler Wei looked at Qiuniang with a questioning look in his eyes. Although he didn't speak, Qiuniang understood what he meant and nodded slightly. Then Butler Wei sighed softly: "It happened again. It rained heavily the day before yesterday, and I was with you."
Next to the madam, the madam suddenly screamed in the middle of the night and kept shouting that Lian Cui came out again, but the master did not see it. "
"So, only Madam can see Lian Cui's resentful spirit, and no one else can?" Qin Xiao asked.
Butler Wei thought for a moment and then said: "That's not true. It is true that no one has seen Lian Cui's resentful spirit, but... strange things have been happening in the house recently, and several people said they heard it in the middle of the night.
Someone was singing, and the voice sounded like Lian Cui's, and that song was Lian Cui's favorite song when she was alive...!" After a pause, he continued: "The singing voice sounded from time to time.
Come, there are a few brave people in the house who got together and followed the sound, but as soon as they got closer, the sound disappeared. In addition, there were also people who saw a ghost floating in the air in the middle of the night, dressed in white,
It’s so weird…!”
Qiuniang also had a hint of fear in her eyebrows, but Qin Xiao frowned and didn't ask any questions.
Mrs. Wei lives in the east courtyard of the mansion. Butler Wei led the two of them to the east courtyard and saw that the house was lit with lights, as bright as day. If it were normal, Qin Xiao, as a man, would of course not be able to enter the lady's boudoir, but this time
I came here under the guise of seeing a doctor.
Butler Wei opened the door, and there were several oil lamps lit in the room, and there were even lanterns hanging in the corners.
A maid was waiting in the room. When she saw someone coming in, she immediately came up to greet her, saluted Qiuniang and said, "Sister Gu."
Qiuniang said to Qin Xiao: "This is Hanxiang who is serving Sister Hui."
Qin Xiao nodded to the maid Hanxiang. Naturally, Hanxiang didn't know Qin Xiao and was a little confused, but she didn't dare to ask any more questions.
"Hanxiang, go to the kitchen and get the food." Butler Wei ordered.
Hanxiang immediately retreated, but Qin Xiao followed Qiuniang around the screen, looked up, and saw a woman curled up at the corner of the bed, wrapped in a brocade quilt, her bun was a little messy, and her face was as white as white.
The paper is bloodless, and the person looks haggard and emaciated.
The woman's eyes were dull, staring blankly at an oil lamp. Qiu Niang approached her, but the woman was not aware of it.
Qin Xiao saw it and knew that this woman must be Sister Hui.
Mrs. Wei's situation is more serious than Qin Xiao imagined.
"Sister Hui." Qiuniang's eyes turned red. She walked to the bed and stretched out her hand. Mrs. Wei didn't notice it. Only when Qiuniang put a hand on Mrs. Wei's hair did Mrs. Wei scream in horror and said to her.
Shrinking back, Qiuniang said hurriedly: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's me, Sister Hui, I'm Wan Qiu, I'm your sister Wan Qiu."
Qin Xiao knew that Wanqiu was Qiuniang's name in the palace.
When Mrs. Wei heard the word "Late Qiu", she was stunned for a moment. She looked at Qiu Niang, the frightened look on her face slowly faded away. She suddenly raised her hand, grabbed Qiu Niang's hand, and cried out: "Wan Qiu, save me, I
.....I'm going to die, I...I'm scared, she's been around here all the time, she...she wants to ask for my life...!" The thin body shivered.
Qiuniang's voice was choked with sobs: "Don't be afraid, I'm by your side, and no one can hurt you as long as I'm here."
"She wants to ask for her life...!" Mrs. Wei looked dull and murmured: "I can't help her, I can't help her...!"
"How should I diagnose and treat my wife?" Butler Wei sighed and looked at Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao claimed to be good at medical skills, but it was not without purpose. He learned some simple medical skills in Supervisor A, but he also knew that Mrs. Wei became what she is now, not because of any real physical disease, but entirely because of mental illness.
caused by fear.
But such mental illnesses are sometimes more deadly than physical illnesses.
"Madam's fright will inevitably lead to sluggish qi and blood." Qin Xiao said: "Looking at madam's face, I'm afraid her liver has been damaged due to the fright."
Butler Wei nodded slightly and said: "The previous doctors also said this, so they prescribed medicines. They are all medicinal materials for regulating qi and blood. Madam has also taken a lot of them, but they are not of much use." He said it calmly, but there was no trace of it in his words.
What he said clearly meant that all the previous doctors had said about the problem Qin Xiao had seen, and there was nothing special about Qin Xiao.
"Madam is suffering from a heart disease and needs heart medicine." Qin Xiao said calmly.
Butler Wei immediately asked: "What is this heart medicine?"
"Uncle Wei, I heard that the maid named Lian Cui surrendered and died?" Qin Xiao asked without answering.
Butler Wei nodded. Qin Xiao thought for a moment and then said, "Can you take me to that well?"
"Look at the well?" Butler Wei frowned, "What does this have to do with the well?"
"I have said that heart diseases can be cured with heart medicine." Qin Xiao said: "To find the heart medicine, naturally we have to start looking for the cause of this matter." Seeing Qiuniang holding Mrs. Wei's hand and whispering comfort, she asked Wei
The housekeeper winked, and housekeeper Wei hesitated. The two of them left the room and went to the corridor outside. Qin Xiaocai continued: "Madam was frightened all because of Lian Cui's resentful spirit, and Lian Cui died by throwing herself into a well, so that
The well can be regarded as the cause of the incident. If I can go there and take a look, maybe I can come up with a solution."
Butler Wei looked suspicious, pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked: "I wonder which Xinglin master are you studying medicine with?"
"My master is Xianyun Yehe. He is not very famous, but his medical skills are not bad." Qin Xiao had already thought about his words and said calmly: "Uncle Wei, don't worry, I came here because I really want to do my best, no matter what
I don't charge any money for helping my wife with her treatment, and I'm definitely not here to show off."
Qin Xiao said it so bluntly, which made Butler Wei a little embarrassed. He smiled and said: "After the accident, the well was sealed. If you really want to see it, I will take you there."
There are two wells in the Wei Mansion, one is next to the kitchen and the other is behind the west courtyard.
"This well is used for washing clothes." When they came to the well behind the west courtyard, the housekeeper said: "There are two servants in the house who clean clothes for the master and his wife, so they use this well a lot."
This is a very small courtyard behind the west courtyard. There is a rope for drying clothes in the courtyard. There is an old locust tree next to the well. In the night, the courtyard is extremely deserted. The well has also been sealed with a huge stone.
"How far is Lian Cui's residence from here?" Qin Xiao asked.
Butler Wei frowned, but still said: "Lian Cui is the maid serving Madam. She lives in the small courtyard behind the east courtyard, some distance from here."
"Where does she live, which one is closer to the kitchen or closer to here?"
"Of course it's closer to the kitchen." The housekeeper said, "To get here from the east courtyard, you have to go through the atrium, but if you go back from her residence, you can go directly to the kitchen. Why, what's the problem with this?"
"No." Qin Xiao smiled slightly and continued: "I heard that Lian Cui broke a vase and was said something by the lady, so she felt angry and threw herself into the well."
Butler Wei sighed and said: "Madam has a very good temperament and is always kind to her servants. Just because the vase was Madam's favorite object and was broken by Lian Cui, Madam cursed her casually. Who can
I thought that Lian Cui would commit suicide because of this."
"How long has Lian Cui been in the mansion?"
"It was almost four years before she threw herself into the well." Guan Wei said: "At first, she only did chores when she entered the house, but she was very agile and clever. Within a year of joining the house, she was transferred to her by my wife.
Serve.”
Qin Xiao nodded slightly, thoughtfully.
"You said you wanted to find the heart medicine, is there any way now?" Butler Wei looked at Qin Xiao and asked.
Qin Xiao looked at the well and sighed: "I thought I could find some medicine to relieve Madam's heart, but there is nothing special here. For the moment, I really don't have any good ideas."
Butler Wei seemed to have known such a result for a long time, and said calmly: "I can't blame you. Lian Cui's resentful spirit is at work. Madam is entangled by her. Even the Taoist priests invited before can't do anything. Ordinary doctors can't come up with anything good."
There’s a solution.”
"That's what Uncle Wei said." Qin Xiao sighed: "The evil spirits are causing trouble, so we can only ask people to subjugate the demons and catch them. Doctors like us are really powerless."