Proofread by Claire.KK
Doctor Qin was not on duty that night. A much younger doctor came to Marquess Mansion instead. Song Fu led the new comer to the back room. Giving a salute to Lu Zhishan, the young doctor was intended to feel the pulse for Lu Zhishan. However, before that Lu Zhishan shook his head and pointed to the inner chamber saying, “Marchioness keeps coughing all day long. Go inside and have a look.”
Song Fu got stunned hearing the words. Then he quickly took the doctor to the inner chamber. After a quarter or so, the doctor came out with hesitation in his eyes. Then he walked to Lu Zhishan reporting, “Your Highness, Marchioness...”
“Let’s go out to talk about it. Marchioness need a good rest.” Lu Zhishan raised his eyes and said. The doctor immediately stopped his words. Song Fu went to hold Lu Zhishan’s arm and took him to the side room, letting him sit on the soft couch.
“Go on.” Lu Zhishan slightly patted on the small padauk table with his finger. The moving candlelight vexed him somehow.
“Your Highness, Marchioness suffers tuberculosis and she need rest quietly. Furthermore, it is not a good choice to let her keep staying here because I’m afraid that you will be infected too.” The doctor bowed and then added, “Furthermore, it seems that Marchioness had suffered the disease for a long time, so... so...”
“Go back right now. Let Qin Lv come here as soon as possible,” uttered Lu Zhishan in a low voice.
The doctor winced, and then he tried to argue for himself saying, “Your Highness, though my medical skill can’t be equal to that of Doctor Qin, I don’t have the nerve to make up nonsense in front of you. I swear on my life that Marchioness is definitely suffering from tuberculosis according to her pulse manifestation and her symptoms. Your Highness, if you...”
Crash!
Next second, Lu Zhishan got on his feet and threw the small padauk table upside down. The whole warm room was covered with darkness in a sudden. Only the furious voice could be heard. “I told you to go and get Qin Lv for me!”
The doctor’s face got quite pale in fear. He quickly staggered out of the room holding his medical kit in his hand.
Song Fu forgot to light the candle because of fear. His legs were so weak that he instantly knelt on the ground begging, “Your Highness, don’t be angry, please! It will do harm to your body.”
“Go to the royal hospital again and call Qin Lv to come here. I want no one else but Qin Lv.” Lu Zhishan pushed Song Fu and urged him anxiously. His eyes got red with craziness. “Hurry up! Call Qin Lv over right now!”
“My Lord, please calm down...” Song Fu gazed at Lu Zhishan nervously.
“Do it now!”
“My Marquess, it’s not necessary.” Both Lu Zhishan and Song Fu were not aware that someone had already been standing at the doorway. Holding a candlestick in her hand, Marchioness Duan stood still. There was only half a part of the candle left on the candlestick, the wax oil keeping flowing out of it. Meanwhile, Marchioness Duan’s face was covered with tears too. “Song Fu. You can go to have a rest now. I want to talk with our marquess personally.”
“Okay.” Song Fu bowed and walked out of the room, leaving the side room filled with ma.s.s and silence.
Marchioness Duan held the wall and walked to the couch. Then she put the candlestick on the drum stool and grasped Lu Zhishan by his hand. She slightly pushed him on the couch, using her pale, thin hands to rub his knees lightly. She then sobbed and said, “From the moment I got married with you, I knew what kind of person my husband is. My Marquess. You fought bitterly on the front line of the battlefield, then I was supposed to manage our home well for you. However, I just ruined everything that I did. I don’t know how many times I have tried to spare no efforts to make things well. But I’m still silly and incompetent. I fail to earn favour for you from emperor and empress dowager. Even my families dare not say anything for you. No one of my family has ever come here to visit you. I feel so guilty in front of you...”
“Now I suffer from such a terrible disease and I will be a burden for you. My Marquess, let me move out, please...”