si-mexico Chapter 250 I Don’t Want to Burden Others
Chapter 250 I Don’t Want to Burden Others
Chapter 250 I Don’t Want to Burden Others
The line outside the medicine shed was getting longer and longer, but Xu Rongrong's eyes were always fixed on one point.
Mu Rong put down the cake in his hand and asked: "What happened?"
Xu Rongrong murmured, "There's a thin young man in a gray shirt. Does he look familiar?"
Mu Rong followed Xu Rongrong's gaze and saw a short boy in the crowd queuing for medicine. Unlike the others who were looking forward to it, he kept his head down and moved forward with the crowd, as if he was deliberately avoiding something.
And his body shape is a bit strange, even...
Mu Rong frowned: "It looks like it should be a young girl."
Xu Rongrong nodded. Then she continued, "Look at her figure again. Does she look like Luo Yuqi, the girl from the Luo family whom we met in Yuzhou City?"
The girl, who had just turned twelve, had accompanied her and Shu Qing in Yuzhou City with her mother, Luo Xiao, trying every possible way to detoxify the people. She had also accompanied her during the Yujia Village incident, falling into the imperial manor.
Luo Xiao was a strong-willed person. After her husband passed away, she had no relatives in Yuzhou City, so she went north to the capital to look for her relatives without hesitation. She also refused the help of Xu Rongrong and Mu Rong. After arriving in the capital, she separated from them and went to look for her relatives on her own.
Xu Rongrong was worried, so she asked Luo Shu to follow them secretly. She was relieved only after seeing them go to live with her cousin.
A few days ago, Xu Rongrong moved to Zhuxiang Yayuan. Luo Shu wanted to tell the Luo mother and daughter the news, but found that they had left their relatives' home and disappeared.
And now...
The girl in the gray cloth shirt had a boy's hair in a bun, but her posture and gait were very similar to Luo Yuqi.
But...why did she fall into such a state?
The carriage was still some distance from the medicine shed. Seeing this, Mu Rong comforted Xu Rongrong, saying, "It's just a silhouette from behind. It doesn't look real. Plus, you've been worried about them these days, so it's possible you're mistaken. Let's observe for a while longer."
Xu Rongrong nodded, but her slightly clenched fists revealed her nervousness.
Seeing this, Mu Rong reached out and grasped her hand in his.
Waves of warmth came over her, dispelling the uneasiness in her heart.
The medicine-seeking team moved at an extremely fast speed, and Shu Qing's unique skill in taking pulses with both hands also stunned the people around him.
After a while, the girl in gray dressed as a teenager stood in front of Shu Qing.
She lowered her head and spoke in a hoarse voice, explaining that her mother was seriously ill and couldn't get up, so she had to come alone to ask for medicine. However, her voice became weaker and weaker, and by the end, it even sounded like tears. It was Shu Qing's rule not to give medicine without seeing someone, but after listening to the girl's plea, he made an exception and nodded.
Seeing the girl go to get the medicine, Xu Rongrong said in a hoarse voice: "There is no mistake, it must be Luo Yuqi."
When they were in Yuzhou City, they stayed at the home of the Luo Xiao family. At that time, in order to develop the antidote, the Luo mother and daughter were Shu Qing's best helpers. Therefore, even though they were separated for two months, Shu Qing could see through them even if they were in disguise.
Sure enough, after the girl took the medicine and left, Shu Qing looked up in the direction of the carriage.
Mu Rong thought for a moment, knocked on the carriage wall, and told the people outside: "Mu Lu, go up and take a look, don't make any noise."
Judging from the personalities of Luo's mother and daughter, they must have disguised themselves because they didn't want to be recognized. In this case, we can't stop them directly, and the best option is to follow them quietly.
About half a minute later, Mu Lu came back.
"How is it?" Xu Rongrong's voice was filled with a hint of nervousness. Seeing Luo Yuqi's miserable appearance, she was worried that Luo Xiaoshi had met with an unexpected disaster in the capital.
"The young man just now is indeed Miss Luo." Mu Lu reported from the window, "I followed her to a dilapidated Guandi Temple in the north of the city and met Madam Luo in the dark."
"Is she okay?" Xu Rongrong asked anxiously.
Mu Rong frowned upon seeing this: "Get to the point."
"Yes!" Mu Lu's heart trembled as he hurriedly said, "Madam Luo doesn't look well. She's feverish and groggy, coughing and gasping for breath. Miss Luo was also targeted while she was boiling medicine. My subordinates saw a few thugs gathered in front of the Guandi Temple and knocked them unconscious. Then they hurried back to report."
"Madam Luo is sick?!" Xu Rongrong stood up anxiously, "Take me there quickly."
Mu Lu glanced at his own master, and seeing that he had no objection, he replied, "Yes."
Mu Rong glanced at Shu Qing, who was busy in the shed, and knew that he would definitely not be able to get away at the moment, so he immediately ordered, "Mu Lu, get up and drive the carriage. Mu Wu, go to Minister Lu's residence and ask the palace physician to go to Guandi Temple. Hurry!"
"Yes!"
The carriage sped towards the Guandi Temple in the north of the city.
Xu Rongrong pursed her lips tightly. Seeing this, Mu Rong comforted her, "Don't worry. Many people in the capital will catch coughs when the seasons change."
"Yeah." Xu Rongrong nodded randomly.
What she was worried about was not just Luo Xiao's current illness, but... why did the mother and daughter live in a remote and abandoned Guandi Temple?
It was a time of sudden change from warm to cold, and the north of the city was very desolate. If Xu Rongrong had not seen the city wall on the way, she would have thought they had already left the city.
The carriage stopped in front of the abandoned Guandi Temple.
Mu Rong helped Xu Rongrong get off the carriage, their feet treading on the dead leaves and branches, making a crunching sound. Everything looked so dilapidated.
A strong smell of medicine emanated from the Guandi Temple.
Outside the temple gate, three or four men in coarse cloth clothes were lying in a mess.
"The thugs just now were them." Mu Lu hurriedly explained, "After I knocked them unconscious, I was worried they would wake up soon, so I sealed their acupuncture points."
Mu Rong frowned and said in a deep voice, "Throw him away."
"Yes."
A burst of rapid coughing was heard from the temple, followed by Luo Yuqi's cry with a hint of tears: "Mother..."
Luo Xiao coughed again, and after calming down a little, her voice was hoarse: "Mom is fine... Where did you get this medicine from?"
Luo Yuqi stammered, "I heard that someone was giving me medicine today, so I wanted to try my luck... I didn't expect that the doctor on duty was Doctor Shu! After I told him about your condition, he asked the pharmacist to bring me four prescriptions." "Did he recognize you?" Luo Xiao was a little nervous.
"No, no! My daughter is now dressed as a boy and keeps her head down. He will definitely not recognize her!" Luo Yuqi hurriedly explained.
"Then... cough cough... that's good." Luo Xiao said weakly.
"Mom...you are in this condition now, why are you still hiding from Shu Langzhong and the county lord? They will definitely help us!" Luo Yuqi cried.
"Silly child, Doctor Shu saved your life, which is a great favor to us. Not to mention the county lady... you and I have seen her hard work. How can we continue to drag them down?"