Zhaohui cupped his hands and said, "It's exactly what I said back to you. In class, the fourth elder brother was punished by Master Zhu because he kept scratching his itch like this before. However, looking at the fourth elder brother's behavior now, it seems to be more serious."
The strange itch kept coming, and both hands were grabbed and unable to scratch the itch, which made Hongli extremely uncomfortable. While struggling, he said: "Mother, please let Yang Hai and the others loosen their hands, my body is so itchy!"
Seeing him like this, Ling Ruo felt heartbroken and nervous, and said, "Hongli, what's wrong with you? Why are you itching like this?"
"When I woke up this morning, I found a few bumps on my body that were bitten by mosquitoes. They were itchy all the time." While talking, Hongli couldn't help but twist his body, using the friction of his clothes to relieve it.
Itching on the body.
Ling Ruo didn't believe that a few mosquitoes could make Hongli itchy like this, but Hongli would not and had no reason to lie to herself. Just when she couldn't figure it out for a moment, Zhaohui suddenly said: "Mother, Zhaohui saw
I passed the place where Brother Si was bitten, and I suspect that it was not a mosquito that bit Brother Si."
Agui also said from the side: "Yes, Madam, the place where Brother Si bit him is very scary and has swollen up."
Ling Ruo became more and more nervous when he heard this, and quickly ordered someone to roll up the sleeve of the arm that Hongli had been scratching just now. As soon as he lifted it up, everyone was startled, including Zhaohui and Ah who had seen it before.
Gui is no exception.
Because the upper half of Hongli's arm was completely swollen, the skin was scratched, the wound was suppurating, and blood with white pus flowed out from it. It was several times more terrifying than what he saw in the study just now. This kind of deterioration was really terrible.
To their surprise, even Zhaohui, who advocated coming back to see Hongli, was shocked.
Ling Ruo never expected to see this scene. After the shock, she grabbed Hongli's hand and said nervously, regardless of the blood flowing out, "How could this happen?"
"My son, I'm fine..." Hongli just said a few words before he was interrupted by Ling Ruo, "It's already like this, and you still say everything is fine. If Zhaohui and the others hadn't told you, how long would you have planned to hide this from me?"
At this point, he added: "What kind of mosquito is so poisonous that it can sting you like this?"
"Madam, Zhaohui feels that Brother Si's wounds don't look like they were bitten by mosquitoes, but rather like they were bitten by poisonous insects. We need to send the imperial doctor to take a look quickly." Zhaohui woke up Ling Ruo with one sentence and quickly ordered water.
Xiu went to summon Zhou Minghua.
While waiting for the imperial doctor to come over, Hongli kept shouting that it was itching and begging Ling Ruo to let him go, but Ling Ruo was afraid that he would scratch him more seriously, so she cruelly asked Yang Hai and the others to continue to hold Hongli and not let go.
However, in just a short moment, the days passed like years. It was a silent torture for Hongli, Ling Ruo and everyone present. So when Shui Xiu and Zhou Minghua appeared in sight, everyone
They all breathed a sigh of relief.
Before Zhou Minghua could say hello, Ling Ruo had already said: "Physician Zhou, look at Hongli quickly. He said he was bitten by a mosquito last night, and then he felt itchy all over his body and kept scratching, and the place where he was bitten became swollen.
"
Zhou Minghua didn't dare to neglect. After carefully examining the injury on Hongli's arm, he took out a bottle of ointment from the medical box and quickly applied it on the wound. Then he had someone help Hongli in and apply it on the other wounds as well.
After applying the ointment, Hongli's moaning became much quieter, and after Yang Hai and Xiao Zhengzi tried to let go of him, they stopped scratching the wound.
After Xiao Zhengzi helped Hongli out, Ling Ruo quickly asked: "How's it going? Is it still itchy?"
Hongli comforted him: "There is still some itching, but it is not as severe as before. I can bear it, so I don't have to worry."
"That's good." Ling Ruo breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Zhou Minghua: "Mr. Zhou, is the fourth brother's injury caused by a mosquito bite?"
Zhou Minghua thought: "It can make Fourth Brother itchy like this. Wei Chen thinks it is unlikely to be caused by mosquitoes, at least not ordinary mosquitoes, but rather like poisonous insect bites. As for what kind of poisonous insect it is, I will forgive Wei Chen for this moment."
There’s no way to know yet.”
Ling Ruo nodded slightly, and then said: "The itch on Fourth Brother's body..."
"Don't worry, Madam, this ointment is specially used to eliminate blood stasis and relieve itching. It is very effective. It even works wonders on scorpion stings. Weichen will prescribe a few more heat-clearing and detoxifying medicines for Brother Si to take. In this way, Brother Si can use the medicine internally and externally.
It will be fine soon."
After receiving Zhou Minghua's assurance, Ling Ruo finally felt relieved, stroked her chest and said, "It's okay, I'm really scared."
Someone from the palace brought the four treasures of the study. Zhou Minghua was just about to write the prescription when he remembered something and said: "Mother, in order to prevent the fourth elder brother from being bitten again, Wei Chen feels that it is best for the fourth elder brother to find another place to rest tonight and find someone else."
Clean this room inside and out to prevent any poisonous insects."
"I know." Even if Zhou Minghua didn't say anything, Ling Ruo didn't intend to let Hongli continue to rest here. He said to little Zhengzi: "Help Si brother go to my place to rest."
After everything was settled, Hongli didn't see Zhaohui and the others and asked, "Eniang, where are Zhaohui and Agui? They were still there just now."
"I know you are fine. They have all left. After all, this is an important place in the inner garden. They cannot stay for a long time. I asked Yang Hai to take them to the palace gate in person to avoid trouble." After saying this, Ling Ruo smiled slightly and said: "
The two of them ventured into the inner garden to see you, which shows that they care about you very much."
Speaking of Zhaohui and Agui, Hongli also smiled and said: "Well, it is my blessing to know them."
Seeing that he was moving a little while he was talking, Ling Ruo said nervously: "Are you feeling itchy again? Bear with it, I'll ask Dr. Zhou to come over now. He shouldn't have gone far yet."
"Mother!" Hongli grabbed Ling Ruo who was about to leave and said, "It's just a little itchy. It's okay. There's no need to let Dr. Zhou run around."
"Is it really okay?" Ling Ruo asked worriedly. After Hongli confirmed again and again, he sat down again, and then said reproachfully: "You kid, you feel uncomfortable, why didn't you tell E Niang, if not
Zhaohui and the others, E Niang still doesn’t know.”
Hongli heard this and said guiltily: "I thought I was just bitten by mosquitoes a few times and it would be fine after a while. Besides, I don't want to worry my mother."
Ling Ruo stroked Hongli's forehead and said, "Eniang knows that you are filial and sensible, but you are Eniang's son. No matter what happens, you should tell Eniang. If you conceal it, it will make Eniang even more worried, like this
Once again, I don’t know what will happen if I delay it any longer.”
Hongli nodded and said: "I know this, and I will definitely tell E Niang everything in the future."
At this time, Shui Xiu came in with the cooked medicine. After Hongli drank it, Ling Ruo tucked the brocade quilt for him and said, "Have a good sleep. When you wake up, E Niang will help you apply the medicine again."