He walked to his grandfather's sedan chair and told his grandfather that the road was originally very steep, but it was even more dangerous after the snow. He was young, so he could try walking first. Everyone waited first. Grandpa was very worried, but he couldn't resist his grandson's repeated requests. Moreover, there seemed to be no other way, so he agreed to his grandson's request.
Xia Qingfeng immediately got into the palanquin and ordered the four attendants to carry the palanquin steadily. He would reward those who walked well. The four attendants did not dare to be negligent. They shouted and lifted the palanquin and walked up the steep slope step by step. The steep slope could only accommodate one palanquin. The attendants walked carefully on the edge of the steps, afraid that they would lose their balance if they stepped on the empty palanquin. Every step they took was filled with fear. Xia Qingfeng, who was sitting in the palanquin, was even more nervous. However, for the sake of his plan, he said, He could only use the trick of hurting himself.
The four workers were walking steadily on the stairs. However, when they reached the middle, the worker in front slipped and lost his balance. He stepped on air. Lifting the palanquin was the work of four people. One of them lost his balance, and the other three fell down one after another. Xia Qingfeng, who was sitting in the palanquin, felt the palanquin suddenly lose its balance. Before he could react, he and the palanquin rolled over a few times and rolled down the stairs.
The Xia Manor's Eldest Master and Eldest Mistress, who were standing outside and seeing this scene, panicked. They quickly went forward to find the curtain of the palanquin. Some of the waiters quickly straightened the palanquin, while others went to take care of the four waiters who had fallen and injured themselves. The waiters who had fallen and injured themselves were lying on the ground and crying out in pain. The Eldest Master pulled out his son from the palanquin and desperately shook his unconscious son."Azurepeak, Azurepeak, wake up…"
Xia Qingfeng had been unconscious the whole time. No matter how much his family called out to him, there was no response. This time, Lady Wang started crying and kept shouting,"My son, if anything happens to you, your mother won't live.”Grandpa and Grandma heard the crying and wanted to get out of the sedan chair. However, Grandpa Shen was still very calm. He touched the back of his son's head and said,"No bleeding." Then, he said to the old master,"Father, Mother, Azurepeak is fine. Don't get out of the sedan on such a cold day.”Then, he ordered Ah Fu to bring a few waiters to bring the Eldest Young Master back. On the way, he sent someone to call a doctor. He could not delay for a moment. Now that they were rushing to visit the tomb, it would be a bad year if they delayed the time. The remaining people quickly thought of a way to go up the mountain.
Everyone carried the eldest young master onto the sedan chair. The eldest madam was worried about her son being alone and insisted on staying by his side. The eldest son asked his wife to accompany him so that they could take care of each other along the way. The four waiters who had fallen down could still stand up and walk. They didn't seem to have broken bones. The Grand Elder Wen asked them to hurry back to find a doctor to take a look. He casually gave one of them some silver and let everyone split it.
The waiters thanked the old master and quickly left. Ah Fu brought a few middle-class workers with him and carried a palanquin, in which the First Mistress and Xia Qingfeng were sitting. They turned around and walked back.
A few sedan chairs stopped at the foot of the mountain. They realized that the front had stopped. They did not know what had happened. They lifted the curtain and asked the waiter who was following them. The waiter said that the eldest young master seemed to have fallen and was preparing to go back to the residence to find a doctor. "It's really torturous to come out to visit a grave on such a snowy day. The living are being controlled by the dead.”Third Brother said indignantly.
On the way back to the manor, Ah Fu greeted Eldest Mistress and went off to find a doctor. The waiters didn't dare to stop and ran all the way to the Xia residence.
At the foot of the mountain. Grand Elder Wen and Meng Lin stood out to take a look at the terrain. They realized that walking on such a steep slope required extreme caution. They didn't know what their son was thinking. He actually asked them to carry the sedan chair. "Azurepeak is a smart child, why is he so muddle-headed this time?"”
People were all like this. The speaker was not paying attention, but the listener was paying attention. Xia Menglin suddenly thought, firstly, his brother would not be so stupid as to make the palanquin walk on a steep slope on a snowy day. Secondly, the four attendants who were carrying the palanquin did not fall unconscious. His brother was more or less protected in the palanquin, so how could he fall so heavily? Meng Lin felt strange. She did not know why she had this feeling. She felt that she might have been overthinking things.
The Grand Elder found a servant and asked him to clean the snow on the steps first. Then, he asked everyone to get off the sedan chair and walk up the mountain, leaving one person to watch the sedan chair. There was no more snow on the steps. With the help of the servant girls, it was much safer to walk on the steps now.
Xia Manor. A few waiters carried Xia Qingfeng to the bed. Soon, the doctor arrived. This doctor was the Xia family's own doctor, Doctor Lin, who was well-known within a few miles. He was about the same age as the old master and the two of them had a good relationship. Every time the old master of the Xia family returned to his hometown, he would find a day to meet Doctor Lin. They would talk about their hometown and the situation in Shanghai. Sometimes, he would even learn the simplest medical skills from Doctor Lin.
After taking his pulse, Doctor Lin glanced at the unconscious Qingfeng and did not say anything. Then, he waved his hand at Lady Wang, who looked anxious. Lady Wang was anxious and waved her hand. What did she mean? Was my son dying? Just as he was about to ask, Doctor Lin stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture.”He invited her into the courtyard.
" Doctor Lin, is my son alright? You waved your hand just now because…" Lady Wang's voice was on the verge of tears.
"First Madam, don't be anxious. I waved my hand just now to say that it's fine.”
"Oh, you scared me. It's good that he's fine. Then why is he still unconscious?”
"This…I'm not sure. From the pulse, Eldest Young Master's body is indeed strong and healthy. There was a bruise on his arm, which was caused by a fall, but he was not as unconscious as he was now.”
"Then how can I wake up?"
"Eldest Madam, I have been treating the Xia family for decades. I am sure that Eldest Young Master is not sick. However, the patient needs to rest. It's best if you don't stay in front of him. I'll prescribe some ointment for Eldest Young Master to remove blood stasis from bruises. When he wakes up, apply it on him. Change the ointment every day.”
"Alright, thank you, Doctor Lin. Ah Fu, give Doctor Lin a few more silver notes. It's not easy to come over during the New Year.”
"Thank you, First Madam." After Doctor Lin finished speaking, he took the silver notes Fu handed over and left the Xia residence.
As soon as he stepped out of the door, Doctor Lin shook his head helplessly and muttered to himself,"This Eldest Young Master is pretending to be sick.”
Lady Wang was afraid that it would affect her son's rest, so she closed the door and went to do other things.
Xia Qingfeng, who was lying on the bed, woke up. He really wanted to thank Doctor Lin.”He was afraid that his mother was still by his side. As long as his mother didn't leave, he would wake up.”No thanks. Thinking of this, he had to hurry up and check Meng Lin's secret before anyone else found out that he was awake.”
Meng Lin's room was right next to Azurepeak's room. Before leaving his room, he sneaked a peek at the courtyard. When he realized that there was no one there, he strode out of the door and entered Meng Lin's room while sticking close to the wall. He casually closed the door behind him.
Meng Lin's room was very clean and tidy, which made it difficult for Xia Qingfeng. He could not mess up her room, and he had to find the exact location of the items. It was a difficult task. He looked around and opened the drawer of the dressing table. There were gold and silver jewelry and rouge powder inside. They didn't look like foreign goods. Then, he looked at the bookcase. It was filled with his sister's books. There was nothing strange about it. 'Did I blame my sister wrongly?' Xia Qingfeng's mind raced.'Did I really think too much? There's nothing strange in the house now. I should give up.' In fact, not finding anything was the best outcome. This would prove that he was worrying too much.
When Xia Qingfeng turned around and was about to leave, he glanced at the bed by accident. He felt a little strange, but he could not pinpoint what was strange. The things on the bed were pillows, blankets, and bedsheets. Everything was neatly arranged, but he felt that something was wrong. At this moment, he suddenly heard someone push open the door next door.”She felt that her mother might have returned to her room to visit her. Hence, she hurriedly left Meng Lin's room and closed the door behind her. She pretended to be calm and unhurried as she entered her own room.
When Lady Wang entered her son's room and found that there was no one on the bed, she was surprised and happy. She was happy that her son had woken up, but she was surprised that her son had gone.”Lady Wang's worried heart finally relaxed.
"Son, you're awake. Thank God. Where did you go just now?”
"Oh, I'm going to relieve myself. Hehe, Mother, I'm fine. I'll recover after drinking some nourishing soup.”
"Doctor Lin is really a miracle doctor. He said you're fine, and you're really fine. Ah Fu has already bought the ointment. I'll put it on you after dinner.”
"Mother, I'm fine. I want to sleep a little more now.”
"Okay, okay, okay. I'll leave now. Sleep more.”
Lady Wang left the room and closed the door behind her. Xia Qingfeng sat on the bed. He kept thinking about the scene on Meng Lin's bed. There were pillows, blankets, and bedsheets. It was normal, but he felt that something was wrong. Sigh, it's too tiring to sit and think. I'll lie down and think about it.
As Xia Qingfeng lay down and was about to cover himself with the blanket, he sat up as if he had been electrocuted. His eyes were filled with surprise, and he sat there for a long time without saying a word. Suddenly, he muttered to himself,"So this is the secret." After he finished speaking, he got up and used his fastest speed to check the movements in the courtyard. He took advantage of the fact that no one was around to sneak into Meng Lin's room and closed the door.
As soon as he closed the door, Xia Qingfeng threw himself at the pillow on the bed. The moment he picked up the pillow, he knew that his judgment was right. Why did he think that something was hidden under the pillow? Because at first glance, Meng Lin's bed felt normal. There was nothing special about it. However, when Xia Qingfeng returned to his own bed, he knew that Meng Lin's pillow had a special function. For the sake of comfort, a normal pillow was about ten centimeters tall, but Meng Lin's pillow was more than twice as tall as a normal pillow. Meng Lin was not a tall man, and women of average build would not be able to stand a pillow that was twice as tall as a normal person's.
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