Chapter 54: Strange Illness

四人还留在原地，吕符也万万没有想到赵秀宁竟然会立刻将两个巴掌反扇回去。
她不可思议的看着赵秀宁，悄悄地给赵秀宁申了个大拇指。
Lu Xian: "What are you doing?"
Lu Fu: "Nothing, just visiting mother, visiting mother..."
Lu Fu brought the three people to Millennium Garden where Lady Zhao, the main mother, lived.
"Mother, mother, look who's back."
At a distance, Lü Fu started to shout.
"Third Miss, the madam has gone to bed, why don't you wait a bit longer?"
A little maid blocked Lü Fu's way, claiming to stop him but not really doing so.
"How long have you been sleeping?"
"Just fell asleep. Madam hasn't been feeling well recently, so it's rare for her to be able to sleep peacefully. Three Miss should probably not disturb Madam."
"What happened to my mother?"
Lv Fu asked again.
The maidservant did not answer anymore, lowered her head and remained silent.
Lv Fu, seeing that the maidservant did not speak, pushed her aside and strode into the house himself.
Sure enough, Madam Zhao was sound asleep, but her forehead was covered in beads of sweat.
At this moment, Lv Xian and Zhao Xiuning also entered the room, and only Xiao Yu remained outside the door. This time, it was Xiao Yu who blocked the maid's way.
The maid was blocked outside the door and could not enter the room, so she could only feel anxious.
Indoors, Lv Xian is taking Zhao's pulse, his brows furrowed and his mind filled with many thoughts.
Watching Lv Xian's anxious expression, Lv Fu can't help but feel nervous.
"How is she?"
"It's nothing serious, just a slight cold."
"Wind cold? But mother's forehead is covered in sweat. Shouldn't it be all over her body if she has caught a cold from the wind? Why does she have these symptoms?"
"Perhaps it's because mother's body is too weak. If she catches a cold from the wind, it is inevitable that she would sweat due to weakness."
Lv Xian said perfunctorily.
"Second Brother, can you handle it? Should we call the doctor?"
"How could Second Brother joke about Mother's life? Don't worry! Nothing will happen. Why don't you take Cousin Xiuning out first! I will stay here with Mother for a while longer."
Lv Xian found an excuse to send Lv Fu and Zhao Xiuning away, and then took out the silver needles he carried with him. He inserted over a dozen silver needles of various lengths into the head of Zhao Shi.
Zhao, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly sat up and spat out a mouthful of dark blood.
"Mother, are you feeling better?"
The sudden call of "mother" made Zhao stunned for a moment.
Zhao stared at Lv Xian, never taking her eyes off him.
"Are you Zixian?"
"Yes, it's me, Zixian. Mother, Zixian has returned."
Before Zixian finished speaking, Zhao embraced him tightly and cried out, "My son, you finally came back? Mother has been thinking about you every moment for the past ten years. Today, I finally managed to see you again."
At this moment, Lv Xian's expression turned serious. "Mother, you have to tell me the truth. Have you been taking any supplements every day? It has been at least three years."
This question confused Zhao.
"Supplement?"
In fact, what Lv Xian referred to as "supplement" is not really a supplement. He only used the word "supplement" to intentionally remind Zhao to focus on the fact that something is taken daily, and has been taken continuously for three years.
"Why are you guessing? What can you eat for three years and not get tired of? Just come back and don't think too much. Your mother is doing well!"
"Mom, please don't hide it anymore. What happened? Is there something you can't say? Do you know? The slow-acting poison you are taking can only be self-administered, no one else can poison you. Mom, what exactly happened? Do you really need to poison yourself?"
"Zixian, stop asking, stop asking. Mother also has her own difficulties."
Zhaoshi said, tears streaming down her face, her voice becoming smaller and choked up to the point where she could hardly speak.
Lv Xian comforted Zhao Shi by saying, "Mother, there is nothing that cannot be resolved. I have already sent them all away. Please tell me all the details of the matter, and let me find a solution."
"Zixian, your mother is already very happy that you have come back. Don't worry about other matters anymore. Go and see your grandmother, she will be thrilled if she knows you are back. She should be in the Buddhist temple at this time! After you go there, don't make too much noise. She is old and afraid of disturbances."
Lv Xian looked at the woman in front of him. The woman's hair had turned white, and faint wrinkles were visible at the corners of her eyes.
Lv Xian felt a pang of sadness. He wondered how much suffering his mother had endured in the past ten years. He truly hated himself for not coming back earlier.
"Mother, if you don't speak, I won't go anywhere."
Lü Xian endured the pain in his heart and acted spoiled.
"This child, already almost 20 years old, why doesn't he understand anything? After coming back, shouldn't he first go see your grandmother? Grandmother is getting old, every time you see her is one less time, go quickly!"
"Mother..."
"Hurry, go quickly!"
Zhao urged.
Helplessly, Lv Xian had to follow Zhao's arrangement.
Just as he took two steps, he suddenly remembered something. He turned around and asked, "By the way, mother, do I have a cousin named Xiuning?"
"What are you asking for? Have you also encountered her? A few days ago, I heard Zifu mention her and I was planning to bring her back to the mansion, but Zifu suddenly left. Mother was also unable to find Xiuning, so I haven't been able to see her until now."
"She is waiting outside the door! Shall I let her in?"
"Hmm,"
After Lv Xian left, Zhao Xiuning naturally entered the house.
After leaving Millennium Garden, Lv Xian went directly to Madame Fu's Shouan Garden.
But in the blink of an eye, Lv Fu disappeared without a trace.
However, no one paid attention to her whereabouts.
At this moment, in Lv Liang's dedicated study room, a black-clad secret guard stood behind Lv Liang, listening to the tasks assigned by Lv Liang.
吕梁：“隐昌那边战事如何？”
暗卫：“打的很激烈，我军士气高昂，对方可能撑不了多久了。”
吕梁：“撑不了多久？悄悄给韦立送去书信，就说，让他尽最大能力撑着，我们会在后方助他一臂之力。”
"Even if...even if Gao Weili would not believe it! We have never had any dealings with him, and now our two armies are in battle. If we suddenly send him a letter like this, what if he thinks we are trying to set a trap for him?"
"The dark guard asked."
"In a moment of crisis, he had to believe that as long as Weili goes to war with our army again, we will take advantage of the chaos and shoot Xuan Yuanli. Remember, do not take it lightly, Xuan Yuanli is not easy to deal with. If we can't handle this matter properly, he will pay with his life."
"Yes,"
At this moment, the secret guard was about to leave when Lü Fu pushed the door open and entered. It turned out that Lü Fu, who had disappeared just now, came to Lü Liang's study. She had intended to tell her father the good news that her second brother had returned. But she did not expect to overhear her father's conversation with An Wei.
“子符，你来做什么？来多久了？”
吕梁见吕符推开门之后没有说一句话，只是眼睁睁的看着自己，便有一种不详的预感。