In Chengdu, Yang Zhen had no home. The only place he could stay was Guan Feng's house. After parting ways with Zhao Yun and Wei Yan, Yang Zhen led his horse and walked forward step by step on the thick snow on the road. The snow had stopped, and Yang Zhen's red face felt a wave of heat. He had indeed drunk a little too much today, and he walked unsteadily.
On a cold winter night, there was no one on the road. The New Year had just passed, and the city was already far away from the New Year. Yang Zhen looked up and saw the stars in the night sky. He couldn't help but sigh. He staggered like this for about two hours before he reached the gate of the Guan Mansion.
The gate of the Guan Residence was tightly shut, and the courtyard was brightly lit. Yang Zhen staggered to the door and knocked on it, shouting,""Open the door! Open the door!"
Not long after, the gate of the Guan Mansion opened. Niu San walked out from inside. Seeing Yang Zhen drunk, he quickly helped him in with a servant. Another servant went to lead the horse and brought it into the Guan Residence. Niu San and the servants helped Yang Zhen to the hall. Guan Xing was sitting there. When he saw Yang Zhen's expression, he said,"Aiyo, where did you drink this? He's actually so drunk?"
Niu San replied," General Guan, General Yang is so drunk. Why don't you find him a room to rest?"”
Guan Xing nodded and waved his hand." Go, go. Hurry up and carry him away. Look at how drunk he is!"”
Niu San and the servants quickly helped Yang Zhen away. They entered the back hall, found an empty room, and went in. Niu San carried Yang Zhen to the bed and turned to the servant.""Brother, thank you! Look at how drunk our general is. I have to accompany him. Can you help me go to Old Madam Guan's room and call He Ping over?”
"Of course," the servant said."Is there a need to call her Young Miss?"”
Niu San said," If the old madam is asleep, call her over. If she's not asleep, don't call her."”
The butler nodded and walked out, closing the door behind him. Niu San saw Yang Zhen lying on the bed with a flushed face and reeking of alcohol. He chuckled and said,""With your alcohol tolerance, you still dare to drink with others? If you're not drunk, then who is? You deserve to suffer.”
Although Yang Zhen was drunk, he was not deaf. When he heard Niu San mocking him, he pointed at Niu San and scolded,""You bastard, how dare you tease me like this? I'll beat you up when I sober up.”
Niu San chuckled." Hit me. Come, come now. Don't wait until you're sober. Let's fight now." How long have we been apart and you're already so drunk? If you want to drink in the future, look for me. I'll drink with you to my heart's content.”
Yang Zhen laughed." I can't compete with you. How is that drinking? It's practically drinking water."”
Niu San walked to Yang Zhen's bed and asked,""General, I heard from General Guan that you went to the Prime Minister's residence today and refuted the Prime Minister's words. Is it true?”
"It's true, but it's also because I had no choice," Yang Zhen said.”
Niu San stretched out his right hand, raised his thumb, and waved it in front of Yang Zhen.""Don't say anything else. I, Niu San, admire people like you. One word, handsome!”
As they spoke, the door was opened from the outside. Guan Feng and He Ping walked in. Seeing that Yang Zhen was drunk, Guan Feng hurriedly ran to the bedside and asked,"Zi Yuan, where did you drink to this extent? How have you been during the few months we've been apart?”As Guan Feng spoke, her eyes became moist and tears almost fell.
Yang Zhen quickly wiped away the tears that were about to fall from Guan Feng's eyes with his hand and said to her with a smile,"Why are you crying? My Feng 'er isn't someone who cries!”
"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm not yours yet." Guan Feng laughed.”
Yang Zhen forced himself to sit up. He felt a terrible headache, as if something was holding him tightly. His face showed a painful expression. Guan Feng held Yang Zhen's hand and sat on the bed beside him. She asked,""Zi Yuan, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, just a little headache," Yang Zhen said. Feng 'er, has the old madam recovered?”
Guan Feng shook her head and said helplessly,"I've seen many doctors, but none of them have any countermeasures. His condition is sometimes good and sometimes bad, and I don't know the reason.”
Yang Zhen smiled." Feng 'er, it's already late today. I'll go treat the old madam tomorrow."”
"Even the doctors can't do anything about it," Guan Feng said with a smile."You're not even a doctor. What can you do?"”
Yang Zhen chuckled." I can't tell you that. Heaven's secrets can't be revealed. You'll know when you see it tomorrow."”He saw He Ping standing at the door from the corner of his eye and called out,"He Ping, come here."
He Ping walked to the bedside and cupped his hands.”
"Tomorrow, go to General Zhao Yun's manor and take good care of him for the next few days. When the time comes for the southern expedition, come back to me."”
"Yes, General," He Ping replied.
Niu San gave He Ping a look. He Ping understood and immediately said in unison with Niu San,"General, it's late at night. We'll take our leave first!”
Before Yang Zhen could say anything, Niu San and He Ping had already left the room and closed the door. Yang Zhen's face was full of smiles. He turned his head to look at Guan Feng and put his hands on her shoulders. He said softly,"Feng 'er, do you know? I miss you so much that I'm going crazy."
Guan Feng blushed and lowered her head. She said in a delicate voice,"Zi Yuan, I've been thinking about you all this time.”
Yang Zhen slowly lowered his head and placed his lips on Guan Feng's forehead. He kissed her gently and then pulled Guan Feng into his arms, hugging her tightly. Guan Feng nestled in Yang Zhen's arms, closed her eyes, and quietly enjoyed his embrace.
The next day, after Yang Zhen sobered up, he got up early.
The first thing he did was to pay his respects to Old Madam Guan. When he knocked on her door, a servant girl opened the door. "Has the old madam woken up?" Yang Zhen asked the servant girl.”
The servant girl nodded and said,"General, please come in!"”
Yang Zhen stepped into Old Lady Guan's room and saw Guan Feng beside her. He brushed his sleeves and knelt down to kowtow to her. Seeing Yang Zhen's behavior, Old Madam Guan asked,"Zi Yuan, why are you doing this?”
After Yang Zhen kowtowed three times, he raised his head and cupped his hands."Old Furen, you are Feng 'er's mother and my elder. It is only right for a junior to kowtow to an elder. Although the New Year has passed, Yang Zhen's filial piety has never passed. In the past, it was too far away. Now that the old madam is in front of me, Yang Zhen can kowtow to the old madam to celebrate the New Year.”
A smile appeared on Old Lady Guan's expressionless face, and she quickly said,"Get up quickly, get up quickly. The ground is cold on such a cold day.”
Yang Zhen stood up and walked to Old Lady Guan, asking,"This junior heard that Old Furen has a strange illness. This illness is sometimes good and sometimes bad. I wonder how Old Furen is feeling now?”
Old Lady Guan held Guan Feng's hand and patted it gently as she said slowly,"It's naturally good that I can still talk to you now. However, this illness has been around for a long time. It has been at least several months. I've seen many doctors, but they all said that it can't be cured. Sigh, I've resigned myself to fate. I'll live one day at a time.”
Hearing her words, Guan Feng fell into her arms and said,""Mother, Feng 'er doesn't allow you to say such depressing words again.”
Old Madam Guan just smiled and didn't say anything else. Yang Zhen saw that Old Madam Guan's complexion was quite good, her face was rosy, and her forehead was full. She didn't look sick, so he had already guessed it. He chuckled and said to Old Lady Guan,""Old Madam, what are your symptoms when you're sick?”
Guan Feng sat up and replied,"When Mother's illness acted up, she started talking nonsense. She couldn't recognize anyone." The doctor said that it was epilepsy and could not be treated.”
"Yes," Old Madam Guan nodded.”
"This is great, Old Madam." Yang Zhen chuckled.”
"My mother is already like this, and you still say it's good?" Guan Feng pouted.”
"Old Madam, Feng 'er, please don't misunderstand. I didn't mean it that way," Yang Zhen hurriedly explained. What I mean is that this is just right for the folk prescription passed down in our Yang family. Our Yang family has a history of epilepsy. In order to treat this, from my grandfather's generation, we asked a wandering Daoist for a folk prescription to specifically cure epilepsy. Since the old madam has this illness, I can take it out to treat the old madam. However, it may be difficult for people to accept this treatment. I wonder if the old madam is willing to let the younger generation treat her?”
"Then what are we waiting for?" Guan Feng asked hurriedly. Quickly bring the folk prescription to treat mother's illness!”
Old Lady Guan frowned and said,"There's no hurry. Tell me how to treat this illness first. From what I hear, you seem to be hiding something.”
"Madam Guan is indeed a smart person," Yang Zhen said."She could tell at first glance." This folk prescription was not difficult. He just needed to catch a few centipedes, mix them with honey, add a few tree roots, and stew them in a pot. After two hours, they would be ready. The last step was to catch 49 living ants and put them into the medicine. Then, the folk prescription would be out.”
As Yang Zhen spoke, he observed Old Madam Guan's expression. Her face was ashen and her body was trembling. After hearing Yang Zhen's words, Guan Feng said to the servant girl,""What are you guys still standing there for? Why aren't you following Yang Zhen's instructions?”
"Come back here! I'll punish whoever dares to leave this door!”The servant girls had just walked out of the room when they were stopped by Old Madam Guan. The servant girls stood at the door, not daring to go out. "Mother, what's wrong?" Guan Feng asked. Why didn't you let them get the medicine for you?”
"I'm not sick, why would I take medicine?" Old Lady Guan snapped.”
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