novelraw Chapter 431: Meeting Ye Jingzhe and His Mother Without Recognition 2
Chapter 431: Meeting Ye Jingzhe and His Mother Without Recognition 2
Si Mingjing asked about whatever came to mind.
Butler Zhou said, "It’s no problem. The Young Master is our Second Young Master’s own flesh and blood. Crown Prince Lisao and our Second Young Master were like brothers. Before our Second Young Master passed away, he specifically asked Crown Prince Lisao to take care of our Young Master. Therefore, Crown Prince Lisao pays extra attention to him."
Si Mingjing nodded and apologized, "I’m sorry."
Butler Zhou said sorrowfully, "Our Young Master is pitiable too. The Second Young Master died young and never told us who the Young Master’s mother is. Our Young Master grew up without a father or mother, but his intelligence is off the charts. He learns anything exceptionally fast, and our old lady is very fond of him."
Along the way, Butler Zhou kept praising the child, practically singing Ye Jingzhe’s praises to the heavens.
Later, they arrived at Old Lady Hua’s bedroom.
The medical team, invited by Miss Hua, was examining Old Lady Hua. She was reluctant to go to the hospital, so the filial Miss Hua had arranged for the medical team to bring all the necessary equipment and treat her at home.
Si Mingjing gestured to Butler Zhou, indicating they shouldn’t announce their arrival, so as not to disturb the medical team attending to Old Lady Hua.
As the old saying goes, you shouldn’t consult two doctors for one illness.
Announcing themselves now would be disrespectful to the entire medical team.
Si Mingjing made herself inconspicuous, standing quietly outside the bedroom door to listen.
Miss Hua asked the medical team, "Doctor, what exactly is the cause of my mother’s illness? It’s been years. Why does she always have swelling in her lower limbs? It’s a bit better in winter, but the edema worsens in summer. Every time we go to the hospital for physical examinations, they report no abnormalities. The doctor prescribed hydrochlorothiazide for diuresis to reduce swelling, but why does it keep recurring? My mother is elderly and can no longer withstand this ordeal. You must find a way to identify the cause and cure her swelling!"
"Miss Hua, the Old Lady’s condition is idiopathic edema. Edema can be classified into cardiac, renal, hepatic, nutritional deficiency-related, and other types, all of which have clear underlying causes. However, idiopathic edema is peculiar because no definitive cause can be found, and its precise mechanism of onset is unclear. Therefore, while medication can alleviate symptoms, it cannot cure the condition."
The doctors were at a loss regarding idiopathic edema.
Idiopathic edema typically doesn’t have serious consequences, but it recurs periodically, which is why it’s also called cyclical edema.
This was precisely Old Lady Hua’s situation.
Her legs had been swelling for over a decade. Medication could reduce it, but it always returned. It wasn’t usually a major problem, but this time the swelling was particularly severe; not only were her lower limbs affected, but even her face was swollen.
Old Lady Hua was advancing in age, and with age came frailty. If this continued, it would indeed be problematic.
This time, Miss Hua was determined to find a cure for her mother’s edema once and for all.
Yet, despite consulting one medical team after another, the cause remained undiagnosed.
Miss Hua was dissatisfied. "You are all reputable doctors. Can you really not pinpoint such a seemingly minor cause? Please discuss it more thoroughly."
"Miss Hua, it’s not that we aren’t capable, but the precise pathogenesis of idiopathic edema is genuinely difficult to clarify. It’s a water and salt metabolic disorder syndrome caused by dysregulation in various systems, including endocrine, vascular, and neurological. Even if you were to bring in the world’s top medical teams, I’m afraid it would still be very difficult to identify the cause..."
Just then, a gentle and clear voice came from outside the bedroom: "Let me give it a try."
Everyone turned towards the voice and saw a young woman carrying a medicine chest, approaching with a confident gait.
Miss Hua saw Si Mingjing and asked in surprise, "You are...?"
"I am a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. I would like to take the Old Lady’s pulse."
"Traditional Chinese medicine?"
Miss Hua frowned slightly. If Western medicine was ineffective, could traditional Chinese medicine possibly work?
Who invited this doctor?
Miss Hua said, "I haven’t invited any practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine."
"I invited her!" Lu Jinyi declared, following right in.
He was devilishly charming and dapper, greeting the Hua family’s eldest daughter, "Hua Jinse, you’ve hired so many Western medical teams for your mother, but so far, they haven’t even been able to find a cause. It’s clear Western medicine is helpless against your mother’s illness. Why not try traditional Chinese medicine? Let me tell you, this doctor is a true master—there’s no illness under the heavens she can’t cure!"
Lu Jinyi was like a melon vendor hawking his own wares, brimming with blind and unshakeable confidence in his sister’s medical skills.
"What are you doing here?"
Upon seeing Lu Jinyi, Hua Jinse’s expression changed immediately, her eyes filled with haughtiness and disdain.
"I’ve brought a doctor to treat the Old Lady, of course!"
Touching his chest, Lu Jinyi said earnestly, "It’s not just you who cares about your mother—I’m very filial too!"
Hua Jinse snorted. "My mother doesn’t need *your* filial piety!"
"Why wouldn’t she? She’s my future mother-in-law!"
"You! Shut up!"
Hua Jinse flushed with anger and embarrassment, wishing she could throw Lu Jinyi out. Who does he think he is, calling her mother his future mother-in-law? The shameless cad!
Lu Jinyi, his face thicker than a city wall, strode to the bedside and cheerfully greeted Old Lady Hua, "My future mother-in-law, this is my sister. Don’t be fooled by her youth—she’s quite skilled. Since Western medicine hasn’t diagnosed your condition, why not let her take a look? What if she finds the cause and cures it completely?"
Old Lady Hua, propped up in bed with two pillows, saw Si Mingjing’s youthfulness. I must really be out of options, she thought, otherwise, Lu Jinyi wouldn’t have brought such a young girl to treat me. He’s probably treating this as a last resort, trying to bring a dead horse back to life.
However, the young woman was beautiful, her delicate features hinting at a hidden wisdom.
Old Lady Hua, who had encountered countless people in her long life, was skilled at reading faces.
She found Si Mingjing’s appearance agreeable and didn’t want to embarrass Lu Jinyi, so she showed great patience, extending her swollen hand. "Then I shall trouble you, young doctor."
Si Mingjing put down her medicine box, sat, and gently placed two fingers on Old Lady Hua’s wrist, feeling for her pulse.
After a moment, she withdrew her fingers.
Old Lady Hua asked her, "Young doctor, what are your findings?"
"I’ve identified the cause, Old Madam. Rest assured, this illness is not difficult to treat."
She spoke with such confidence that the entire medical team stared at her, their expressions incredulous. She figured out the cause just like that? Impossible, surely? They say expertise in traditional Chinese medicine comes from years of experience. How much could such a young girl possibly have learned? Just the basics, perhaps? Did she really think she could diagnose in two minutes what numerous Western doctors couldn’t figure out in years? Whose reputation was she trying to tarnish? If they, a team of specialists, couldn’t find the cause, and this young woman identified it so easily, wouldn’t they become a laughingstock?
One doctor, feeling personally humiliated, huffed, "This practitioner of Chinese medicine, since you claim to have found the cause, pray tell, what is it?"
If she spouts some nonsense, I’ll make sure she understands the consequences of humiliating me!