The Good Grandson of the Red Chamber

Chapter 105 Double Happiness

This year is the year of the provincial examination, which will be held in August.

Jia Zhu is preparing to give it a try this year.

He was only fourteen years old when he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. He was hailed as a child prodigy and naturally had extremely high aspirations.

He studied extremely hard for the exam, practically hanging his head from the rafters and pricking his thigh with an awl, burning the midnight oil and rising at dawn.

Unfortunately, he was newly married, and his bride was not only beautiful, but also gentle and kind, and literate.

The two were inseparable, as close as honey and oil.

So much so that even Madam Wang became jealous of her and made her stand in the proper manners several times.

However, Jia Zhu was a bit too fond of pleasure, and coupled with his excessive studying, he quickly became thin.

Unfortunately, the weather was unpredictable during those few days, with alternating warm and cold spells. He didn't cover himself properly with the blankets at night and caught a cold, which he never recovered from.

The illness came on suddenly, causing him to develop a high fever.

In later times, fever would not be considered a serious illness.

The fever will subside after taking some fever-reducing medicine or getting a fever-reducing injection.

Unfortunately, in this era, fever is a deadly symptom; it can easily lead to death.

The Rongguo Mansion hurriedly summoned an imperial physician to treat the patient, but to no avail.

Seeing that he had been running a fever for two days and the high fever was not going down.

Seeing that he was no longer of any use, the imperial physician had already subtly reminded the Jia family to prepare for their funeral.

Jia She also went to various places to seek out monks and Taoist priests.

Seeing that nothing worked, Jia Zheng was truly annoyed and tried to dissuade Jia She, saying, "The number of children is determined by fate and cannot be forced by human power. His illness was unexpected, and all kinds of treatments have failed. I suppose this is the will of Heaven, so we can only let it be."

Jia She ignored these words and continued his frantic efforts, but saw no results.

Seeing Jia Zhu lying on the bed, almost out of breath.

The whole family was terrified, saying there was no hope left, and they busied themselves preparing his funeral clothes and other necessities.

Grandmother Jia, Lady Wang, and Li Wan wept even more bitterly than the others, forgetting to eat and sleep, and contemplating suicide.

At this moment, Lin Zhixiao came in to report: "Master, Second Master, Prince Ping'an has come to visit Master Xiaozhu about his illness."

In a panic, Jia She and Jia Zheng hurriedly led their sons and servants to greet them.

Xia Chengzong knew that Jia Zhu was ill not because the Jia family informed him of it.

The two families do not have such a deep relationship.

It was Ni Ertan who heard the news and reported it to Xia Xi, who then immediately informed Xia Chengzong, who then learned of the matter.

It turns out that Jia Zhu ultimately died of a fever.

It must be said that he was truly unlucky and his life was full of twists and turns.

Unable to stand by and watch someone die, Xia Chengzong spent 10,000 emotion points to exchange for a fever-reducing pill from the shop and personally delivered it to their door.

Jia She and Jia Zheng, along with their sons and servants, came forward to greet them. Just as they were about to pay their respects, Xia Chengzong blocked them from the left and right.

"Let's skip these formalities. I came here because I heard that Young Master Zhu is seriously ill. Please take me to visit him."

"Yes, Your Highness, please come with me."

Before long, Xia Chengzong was led to the bedside.

As Xia Chengzong entered, he saw a beautiful figure disappear into the curtains behind her.

He caught a glimpse of half a profile and a graceful figure, and found her to be exceptionally beautiful.

This must be Jia Zhu's wife, Li Wan.

No wonder Jia Zhu was so unrestrained and addicted to the taste; it turns out that Li Wan was indeed so beautiful.

Her appearance at this moment is vastly different from her later appearance as withered and lifeless, which shows how much the feudal ethics had damaged her.

Xia Chengzong looked at Jia Zhu on the bed and saw that his eyes were glazed over, his consciousness was blurred, and he could not recognize anyone.

His mouth was half-open, his lips were bluish-purple, and he was having great difficulty breathing.

Judging from his condition, he is already in the process of being reborn.

Xia Chengzong took out a fever-reducing pill and instructed, "This is a pill I obtained; it has a remarkable effect on reducing fever. Quickly give it to him."

An old woman immediately took the pill from Xia Chengzong and carefully helped Jia Zhu take it.

Xia Chengzong did not stay long. Although he had learned medicine, his medical skills were no better than those of the imperial physicians.

The imperial physicians were unable to cure Jia Zhu, and he was powerless to help either.

Now it all depends on whether the fever-reducing pills work; there's no need for him to wait here.

Therefore, after delivering the elixir, Xia Chengzong took his leave.

Jia She and Jia Jing, along with the other members of the Jia family, escorted him out of the mansion.

After Xia Chengzong left, Li Wan hurriedly came out from behind the curtain, wet a handkerchief with hot water, and wiped Jia Zhu's forehead.

In the past two days, Li Wan has cried almost all her tears.

She was completely numb and desperate; if her husband died, she didn't know how she would go on living.

Since Jia Zhu fell ill, she has not been able to rest properly.

As she was wiping, she suddenly felt dizzy, her vision went black, and she fell backward.

The old woman inside was so frightened that she rushed to help him up.

"Oh no! Oh no! The young mistress has fainted!"

Grandmother Jia, Lady Wang, and others rushed over upon hearing the news, inevitably causing another flurry of activity.

Before long, the imperial physician was summoned. After taking her pulse, Physician Wang said, "Congratulations, congratulations, the young mistress is pregnant."

"She was overwhelmed with grief these past few days and hadn't eaten properly, which is why she fainted."

"You'll need to take good care of yourself from now on; it's not good to take medicine now that you're pregnant."

"It's best to rest and recuperate. You must not be so grief-stricken in the future, otherwise it may harm the fetus."

After the imperial physician left, everyone in the Jia family was overjoyed.

Unexpectedly, Li was pregnant, so even if something happened to Zhu Ge'er, he would still have an heir.

Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang comforted Li Wan and ordered people to take good care of her and let her rest well. They also told her not to go to Jia Zhu's place.

After leaving, Grandmother Jia, Lady Wang, and the others looked at Jia Zhu again, each shedding tears of sorrow for a while, before returning to their rooms.

Not long after they returned, they heard more good news: Jia Zhu's high fever had subsided.

They rushed over to check on her and found that Jia Zhu's fever had indeed subsided and she had regained consciousness.

They were both surprised and delighted, and quickly summoned the imperial physician.

After a diagnosis, even the imperial physicians were baffled as to the cause, but somehow the illness was cured.

When the imperial physician heard that it was Prince Ping'an who had sent a fever-reducing pill, and that the fever subsided after taking it, he exclaimed that it was a miraculous medicine.

Jia Zhu ate a bowl of millet porridge and fell asleep again. The next morning, when he came to see him again, he heard that the fever had not returned overnight.

Although his body is still weak, his spirits have recovered considerably.

Judging from her condition, she was no longer in mortal danger, and both Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang wept with joy.

Zhu Ge'er is fine now, and Li Shi is pregnant again.

What was originally a tragedy has, in the blink of an eye, turned into a double blessing.

At this moment, they finally remembered the kindness shown to Prince Ping'an.

If it weren't for the miraculous medicine sent by Prince Ping'an, Zhuge'er would probably be dead by now.

They hurriedly sent Jia Lian with generous gifts to personally deliver to the Prince of Ping'an's residence to express their gratitude, saying that once Jia Zhu recovered, they would definitely visit him in person to kowtow and express their thanks.

Inside the Prince of Ping'an's residence, Xia Chengzong suddenly received a surge of emotional points.

Grandmother Jia's positive emotions +10 +10 +10

Jia She's positive emotions +10 +10 +10

Jia Zheng's positive emotions +10 +10 +10

Aunt Zhao's negative emotions +10 +10 +10

Jia Huan's negative emotions +10 +10 +10

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