"Ah?"
Li Shi Min's expression changed.
"Third Brother, you mean that if I don't come to you for treatment, I won't be able to live until next month?”
Li Zimo shook his head.
"No, your condition is much milder. You can live for at least four or five years. But don't worry, with me around, this illness will be cured immediately.”
As he spoke, Li Zimo took out the exact same medicine as Zhangsun Wugou from the study.
Li Shi Min didn't ask anything and quickly consumed it.
As expected, after taking it, a chill spread throughout his body, and he instantly felt much more comfortable.
God, too god.
"Third brother, I feel as if a mouthful of phlegm in my throat has melted. There's an indescribable pleasure. You're really too godly.”
Zhangsun Wugou couldn't help but laugh.
"What do you mean the old phlegm has melted? Can you be any more disgusting?”
Li Shi Min laughed loudly. Seeing that Zhangsun Wugou's complexion was normal, he was naturally incomparably happy.
"This is called being rough with words but not being rough with reasoning. I really can't find a better analogy than this.”
Zhangsun Wugou rolled his eyes at Li Shiming, then looked at Li Zimo.
"Let Third Brother tell us what kind of illness it is.”
Li Shi Min nodded.
"By the way, Third Brother, why did my wife and I suffer from the same illness? Not only that, but my children also suffer from the same illness, including my eldest son, Li Qian, and my eldest daughter, Li Zhi.”
Hearing Li Shiming's words, Li Zimo was even more certain that this was a hereditary disease.
Li Zimo picked up his teacup and took a sip.
"Second Brother Li, your illness is commonly known as short breath, but there are many reasons for it. Your illness is caused by family inheritance.”
"Family inheritance?" Li Shiming and Zhangsun Wugou looked at each other.
Li Zimo nodded.
"That's right. More of the reason is because of inbreeding?”
This was the first time Li Shimin had heard of this term.
He looked at Li Zimo in disbelief and asked,""What is inbreeding?"
Li Zimo put down his teacup and continued to explain.
" Inbred marriage refers to the marriage between a man and a woman who are related by blood. In layman's terms, they are cousins. For example, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and his empress are cousins…"
Marriage between close relatives was popular in ancient times, but in Li Zimo's opinion, it was a taboo.
Li Shimin and Zhangsun Wugou had never heard of anything wrong with inbreeding.
Now that they had heard Li Zimo say this for the first time, the two of them had really broadened their horizons.
"Third Brother, what's wrong with this inbreeding marriage?”
Li Zimo replied," The offspring of a close relative will have many diseases. Many of them will die early. Even if they survive, they won't live long in the future. Although Second Brother and Madam are not close relatives, there must be examples of close relatives marrying in your ancestors. Both of them inherited the disease of breathlessness. Therefore, the children born by the two of you will also inherit your disease.”
Li Shi Min was enlightened.
Although he and Zhangsun Wugou weren't close relatives, his ancestors and Zhangsun Wugou's ancestors were all close relatives.
No wonder Li Lizhi and Li Chengqian had the most severe breathlessness, while Li Ling's was relatively mild.
Because Li Lizhi and Li Chengqian were both his and Zhangsun Wugou's descendants, while Li Ling was the child of Li Shiming and the other imperial concubines.
He had originally wanted to marry Li Lizhi to Zhangsun Chong, but now it seemed like it was a big taboo.
Zhangsun Cong and Li Lizhi were cousins. Wouldn't doing this harm their descendants?
"Then, Second Brother, what other illnesses are there other than inbreeding?”
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