In the antique mansion, the expensive tea in front of you has a faint fragrance, which makes people feel relaxed and happy after taking a sip.
Jiang Qiu sipped slightly and nodded secretly.
Although he is not a person who understands tea, he can still drink it and know that this tea is definitely not ordinary!
That's right. How could the tea that the Kong family in Kyoto used to entertain people be of ordinary quality?
"You should also drink some, it's very good tea."
Seeing Hua Qingqiu still sitting aside indifferently, Jiang Qiu couldn't help but point to the tea on the table.
Hua Qingqiu didn't speak, and he didn't take off his mask as Jiang Qiu wanted, revealing his stunning face while sipping tea.
Jiang Qiu shrugged, a little disappointed.
After a while, an old man in Tang suit came forward with a smile and bowed to Jiang Qiu.
"Little sir, our master really can't go out to meet guests. I invite you two to have a talk in the back room. If you two don't mind, please come with me."
Jiang Qiu also smiled and bowed.
"What I wish for."
This old man looked like the housekeeper of the Kong family. He probably watched Kong Jie grow up.
Entering the back room, there is a strong smell of Chinese medicine inside!
Even someone like Jiang Qiu, who often deals with traditional Chinese medicine, couldn't help but frown at this time.
Fortunately, the Hua Qingqiu next to me was not an ordinary woman. If other women had come in, they would probably be suffocated by the strong smell of Chinese medicine on the spot.
Jiang Qiu glanced at the medicine residue on the side and frowned.
The smell is already bad!
It’s unimaginable how long this room has not been ventilated, causing these medicinal residues to ferment and rot in the room, resulting in such a terrible smell!
If it is fresh medicinal materials, the smell will definitely be medicinal, not this nauseating smell.
Fighting back the discomfort, Jiang Qiu finally met the legendary Master Kong who was bedridden.
Is there still a person here?
At this time, Mr. Kong's symptoms were very similar to the skinny patient he met at the free clinic.
You can almost see the outline of bones all over the body.
It stands to reason that Mr. Kong is only over sixty this year, so there is no way he will become like this!
Jiang Qiu looked at Mr. Kong's face and sat down under the arrangement of the housekeeper.
Mr. Kong also leaned against the bed with the support of the housekeeper, and opened his weak eyes. Looking at this appearance, it was probably difficult to even see Jiang Qiu's face.
"Sorry for the inconvenience..."
After uttering a few words intermittently, Mr. Kong seemed to have drained all the strength from his body and began to pant.
The housekeeper on the side rushed to help calm down and apologized to Jiang Qiu.
"My master, I would like to ask your forgiveness, but my health does not allow me to take better care of you."
Jiang Qiu quickly waved his hand and said.
"It doesn't have to be like this. We are juniors here to visit. Master Kong is already very respectful for showing up even though he is seriously ill."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Kong nodded slowly and pulled the housekeeper's hand. The latter understood and said to Jiang Qiu.
"Little sir, our master asked, is it true that you said there was news about Mr. Kong Jie? Where is he now?"
Hearing this, Jiang Qiu thought secretly, and it seemed that Kong Jie really had not returned to the Kong family.
He had speculated before that Kong Jie would probably not be in the Kong family, because Peng Yu was not a fool. If Kong Jie was "dead", then the remaining Kong family would definitely be closely monitored by him!
If Kong Jie dared to run back to Kong's house, it would be no different than throwing himself into a trap.
"There is good news. Mr. Kong Jie is now a very good person and nothing unexpected happened to him."
"And now we are in Kyoto, but for some reasons, there is no way to come back."
As soon as he finished speaking, the frail old man on the bed became visibly excited, and his fingers tightly grasped the housekeeper's hand, feeling greatly comforted.
Seeing this, Jiang Qiu smiled.
"I have a question to ask Mr. Kong."
The housekeeper nodded to Jiang Qiu, indicating that he could ask.
Jiang Qiu then opened his mouth and said.
"Excuse me, does Mr. Kong know that Mr. Kong Jie has been suffering from a serious and life-threatening illness?"
Hearing this, Mr. Kong's expression darkened, and the butler beside him said hesitantly.
"Little sir, the master... knows."
"I know it too, but the Kong family only has one heir, Mr. Kong Jie. His physical condition is a top secret! It will never be leaked to others."
"So these years... this is what we are most worried about."
Jiang Qiu nodded, then his face gradually became serious and he asked questions word by word.
"Does the master know that Mr. Kong Jie's illness is exactly the same as yours?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole room fell silent for an instant!
Master Kong's rickety body, half lying on the bed, trembled suddenly! His cloudy old eyes seemed to have heard some earth-shattering news, and his whole body trembled.
The housekeeper was also horrified and looked at Jiang Qiu in disbelief.
Even Hua Qingqiu, who had always been plain and calm, couldn't help but look sideways.
Because the news about Jiang Qiu is so exciting!
It is quite shocking that two generations of the Kong family have suffered from life-threatening illnesses.
It turns out that these two diseases are exactly the same! Isn’t this even more surprising?
The steward asked hurriedly.
"Why did the young gentleman say this?"
"The disease my husband suffers from is a geriatric disease. It is the combination of various common diseases that occur when people get old, which makes him what he is now."
"And Mr. Kong Jie is only in his early forties. He is in his prime. It is impossible for him to suffer from old age diseases!"
Jiang Qiu sneered and said with bright eyes.
"Kong Jie is in his early forties, so it is naturally impossible for him to suffer from age-related diseases."
"But... Mr. Kong is suffering from Mr. disease?"
Hearing this, several other people were shocked again!
The housekeeper said blankly.
"Isn't it... a disease of the elderly?"
"We went to the hospital for a check-up. It is indeed a disease that often occurs after old age. The Huang family, the heir to the palace physician, also diagnosed this..."
At this point, the butler's expression turned strange and he began to look Jiang Qiu up and down.
He now had some doubts about whether Jiang Qiu was here to cause trouble.
"Little sir... what is your purpose? You might as well explain it clearly."
The butler squinted his eyes and silently took a step forward, blocking Mr. Kong behind him.
He has begun to be wary of Jiang Qiu and Hua Qingqiu.
Although what Jiang Qiu said was shocking, Master Kong's illness was examined by the most authoritative institutions of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine.
In Western medicine, many world-renowned experts have treated Mr. Kong, and they basically all say that these diseases are inevitable as people age.
In traditional Chinese medicine, the Huang family, the heirs of the royal physicians and orthodox traditional Chinese medicine doctors, also diagnosed some diseases of the elderly.
It's just that Mr. Kong was unlucky and had many illnesses stacked up on top of each other, so he became like this incurable ghost.
And what Jiang Qiu just said was completely trampling on the authority of both sides of Chinese medicine!
He actually said that Mr. Kong’s illness was not a disease of old age!
Isn't this nonsense?
This is definitely here to cause trouble!
However, the butler's somewhat threatening tone did not make Jiang Qiu react at all.
Jiang Qiu walked to a table with a heavy face, picked up the medicine residue spread out with his hands, and said to the housekeeper in a deep voice.
"There are a total of fourteen medicinal ingredients in this prescription, all of which are great tonics!"
"Ginseng, yam, and astragalus can replenish qi deficiency."
"Danggui, Rehmannia glutinosa, and donkey-hide gelatin can replenish blood deficiency."
"Adenophora, Polygonatum, Dendrobium, and Ophiopogon japonicus can nourish yin deficiency."
"Deer antler, Eucommia ulmoides, Morinda officinalis, and Cistanche deserticola can nourish yang deficiency."
"TCM tonics can be roughly divided into four categories, which are tonifying the four deficiencies, replenishing qi, blood, yin and yang!"
"And this medicine is to supplement all four major categories!"
After the words fell, the housekeeper said blankly.
"That... wouldn't that be nice?"
"Everything is replenished, just in time to replenish the master's body..."
Hearing this, Jiang Qiu slapped the medicine residue in his hand on the table and said sadly.
"What a absurdity! How ridiculous!"
"Who told you that taking supplements like crazy is good?"
"A person is like a closed barrel. When there is less water in it, you need to add more water. But the water in it is obviously not less. It is just a full barrel."
"If you pour water into it crazily and the water doesn't overflow for a while, the only result will be that the barrel will burst!"
"This is the principle of these tonics. Originally, Master Kong's injury was just a minor illness, and it can be cured with a little care."
"But I just met a great quack doctor! He actually used such a bizarre tonic to treat diseases! It's simply ridiculous!"
"And this kind of prescription, which is called a great supplement but is actually a great poison, Master Kong has been taking it for so many years! To be honest, it is a miracle that Master Kong is still alive today."
These words echoed throughout the room, like morning bells and evening drums, making the housekeeper and Mr. Kong feel numb!
The housekeeper swallowed hard and murmured.
"You mean...Master, he...has been taking poison?"
"What you're like now...is caused by taking these medicines?"
Jiang Qiu shook his head and nodded again.
"It's not bad. Kong Jie is the same. I saw it when I treated him. Both he and Mr. Kong have made up for their illnesses over time."
"It's just that Kong Jie's condition is even more serious. While taking supplements, he also works intensively, so he can't control it even in his forties."
The housekeeper turned back dullly, looking at Mr. Kong who was no longer human in the hospital bed, and finally turned back to Jiang Qiu and bowed.
"Dare to ask! Who is this little gentleman...?"
Jiang Qiu shook his head and said calmly.
"Sacred is beyond the pale. If you have been paying attention to the news recently, you will know that Jiang Qiu, the little miracle doctor who has been making a lot of noise recently, is here."
Hearing this, the housekeeper was shocked and said in shock.
"Are you Jiang Qiu!?"
After saying this, the housekeeper became dejected.
"It's over...it's over...it was me who harmed the master..."
Even though what Jiang Qiu said before was reasonable and well-founded, he still had some doubts about the authenticity of Jiang Qiu's words.
After all, what Jiang Qiu said was too shocking!
It completely overturned everyone’s understanding of Master Kong’s illness!
But when the housekeeper found out that Jiang Qiu was the little miracle doctor who had been making a lot of noise recently, his inner doubts completely disappeared.
How could the words of the miracle doctor be false?
"Miracle Doctor Jiang! Please save me!"
The housekeeper suddenly reacted. After taking a step forward, he knelt down directly in front of Jiang Qiu and cried bitterly!
Jiang Qiu was startled and quickly helped the housekeeper up and said seriously.
"Don't worry, since I see Master Kong's illness, how could I not save him until he dies?"
Hearing this, the housekeeper stood up this time, but still kept wiping his tears.
"Poor... our Kong family was ruined by this prescription!"
"Without this prescription, the master would not be like this, the young master would not be working so hard, let alone... just..."
"It's all my fault! It's all my fault!"
"If I hadn't been feeding the master medicine every day, how could this happen?"
"It's all my fault! I am the sinner of the Kong family!"
The old housekeeper's mood completely collapsed, his whole body almost collapsed, and he was crying and howling.
This kind of thing is really hard to accept.
After so many years, it was him who personally delivered bowls of poison to Mr. Kong’s mouth!
How can people not collapse knowing this cruel truth?
Mr. Kong was lying on the bed with tears streaming down his face. He kept waving at the butler's back, as if he wanted to say that he was not to blame.
Jiang Qiu knew what Mr. Kong meant and hurriedly helped the housekeeper up.
"It doesn't have to be like this. Those who don't know are not guilty. How do you know that a great supplement is a great poison?"
"It's your duty to feed the master medicine. How can I blame you for this?"
Speaking of this, Jiang Qiu's eyes suddenly became dark.
"If you want to blame...you have to blame the person who wrote this prescription."
The housekeeper was startled and nodded quickly.
"Yes, yes! The person who prescribes the medicine!"
"I remember... that person is..."
When the words came to his lips, the housekeeper shook violently and lost his voice instantly.
"Huang family!"
For a moment, everyone present felt their heads swelled!
Huang family?
The Huang family in Kyoto? The Huang family who is the heir to the royal physician?
However, haven’t the Huang family never participated in any fights?
Now, the Peng family is just eyeing it, and the Huang family is actually involved!
And more importantly, it was several years ago that the Huang family gave this prescription!
Doesn't it mean that the Huang family has already started poisoning important figures in the Kong family?
Is this a method that has been hidden for several years?
It’s so scary to think about! It’s so creepy!
Jiang Qiu swallowed and was about to say something.
Suddenly! The doorman shouted from outside the door.
"Master, Uncle Fu! Several masters from the Huang family are here!"
