Madam, protect me!

Li Nuo originally planned to send the old woman home and leave, but he could not resist the old woman's son's warm invitation.

At his invitation, Li Nuo and the other two came to a reception hall.

He had just learned from the Sixth Princess that the old woman's son was the Minister of Revenue of Zhao State.

Li Nuo really couldn't imagine that the mother of a third-rank official would secretly leave home alone and faint on the street in front of her house...

The middle-aged man no longer insisted on rewarding Li Nuo with silver. He personally offered a cup of tea and said, "Thank you for saving me, little brother. Since you don't want a reward, let me offer you a cup of tea..."

This time Li Nuo did not refuse. He picked up the teacup and took a sip, which was considered to be an acceptance of his thanks.

Zhao Zhiyi looked at the middle-aged man and said, "Master Zhang, is the old lady's health still not getting better?"

The middle-aged man sighed and shook his head.

Zhao Zhiyi said, "Do you want me to invite two imperial doctors to see the old lady?"

The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I have already invited several imperial doctors to see her. I also went to Yaowang Valley to visit the Medical Saint. The imperial doctors were helpless with her illness. The Medical Saint said that my mother's illness is a heart disease, which cannot be cured by medicine..."

Zhao Zhiyi asked with some doubts, "Heart disease?"

The middle-aged man explained, "Her health was good before, but since my father passed away, her health has been getting worse day by day. I have tried all kinds of prescriptions prescribed by the imperial doctors, but they are useless..."

When Li Nuo helped the old woman up just now, he took her pulse.

Her pulse was very weak, but there was no disease in her body.

Li Nuo thought it was because she had been hungry for a long time. He originally planned to leave some money for her. After sending her home, he found that her family was very well-off, so he naturally ruled out this possibility.

After listening to the explanation of the middle-aged man, Li Nuo finally learned the reason.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in reality.

Some couples who have lived together for a lifetime, after one of them dies, the other often dies soon after.

In modern society, there is a special term in the medical community for this situation, called "widowhood effect".

It is generally believed that loneliness is an important cause of this situation. People who live with a partner for a long time have a higher sense of happiness than those who live alone for a long time. Therefore, once they lose their partner, the pain caused will be greater.

Affected by this negative emotion, about 40% of widowed elderly people will die within three years of their partner's death.

Doctors in this world call it heart disease.

Heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine, but the dead cannot be resurrected, and even the most skilled doctors have no way to deal with it.

The reason why Li Nuo is familiar with this matter is because people around him have experienced it.

When he was working in the court before, a colleague's mother cooked meals at home and sent them to him every noon, rain or shine.

Later, a colleague asked why he didn't order takeout with them, but instead bothered his elderly mother every day.

A colleague told him that since his father passed away, his mother has been depressed and sat at home every day, and her health has been getting worse day by day.

Later, he listened to the doctor and told his mother that he was not used to eating takeout, and hoped that his mother could cook for him every noon.

This seemed to make the old lady more tired, but her mother's health was getting better day by day.

For these elderly people who have lost their sustenance, the most important thing is to give her a new sustenance rather than taking various precious medicinal materials to replenish their bodies.

After drinking a cup of tea, the three of them said goodbye.

The Minister of Revenue personally saw them out.

When he reached the gate of Zhang's house, Li Nuo looked at the Minister of Revenue and said, "Can I ask Mr. Zhang a question?"

The Minister of Revenue said politely, "Little brother, just ask."

Li Nuo asked, "Can the old lady cook?"

Although the Minister of Revenue didn't know why he asked this question, he nodded and replied, "She can cook some simple meals. My family was poor when I was a child. My mother raised me with wild vegetables mixed with wheat bran..."

Li Nuo walked up and whispered a few words to him.

Although the same method may not be applicable to different people, it is a life after all, so it doesn't hurt to try.

The Minister of Revenue was stunned for a moment, looked at Li Nuo, and asked, "Can this save my mother?"

Li Nuo said, "No matter what, the situation will not get worse, right?"

The Minister of Revenue nodded, with some hope in his eyes, and said, "Little brother is right. If this method is really useful, I will definitely bring a generous gift to thank you!"

On the way back to the embassy, ​​Zhao Zhiyi asked Li Nuo curiously, "Does Lord Li also know medical skills?"

Li Nuo said, "I know a little bit."

Zhao Zhiyi praised, "Lord Li is really a rare all-rounder in the world."

Hearing Li Nuo being praised, Song Yiren slightly raised the corners of her mouth.

He not only plays the piano and paints, but also rides horses and shoots arrows, can solve cases, knows medical skills, and even steals are the best among thieves...

The husband she chose is of course powerful.

Zhao Zhiyi didn't know what Song Yiren was thinking, and at this moment, some hope emerged in his heart.

Lord Zhang's filial piety is known to the whole court.

If I can cure his mother, not only will he owe me a favor, but I can at least get closer to him.

The position of the Minister of Revenue in the court cannot be underestimated.

These important officials in the DPRK were all selected from a group of officials by the National Advisor who wasted his life, and who were most suitable for this position. The basis of the National Advisor's calculations was the national destiny of the State of Zhao.

The attitude of these officials plays a vital role in the inheritance of the throne.

At this time, the Minister of Household Affairs.

The middle-aged man walked back to the house, looked back, and murmured: "Could it be him that the Imperial Master was talking about..."

For his mother's illness, he visited famous doctors everywhere, but even the medical saints in the fifth realm were unable to do anything about it.

With his last hope, he asked the national master to tell his mother's fortune.

The national master told him that his mother still had a glimmer of hope.

But the Imperial Master did not explicitly say how he should do it. He just asked him not to force it and let it develop. If the time comes, he will meet a noble person who can save his mother...

He didn't know if this little brother was the noble person mentioned by the national master.

But what he said is absolutely right. No matter what, things will not get worse...

After thinking for a long time, he walked into a quiet courtyard in the mansion.

When he came into the room, the old woman leaning on the bed looked at him and said, "I wanted to go out for some fresh air. Don't blame them. They don't know..."

The middle-aged man nodded, walked to the bed and sat down.

The old woman looked at him kindly and said, "Everyone is born, old, sick, and dead. There is no need to force it. If you die sooner, you can go down to see your father sooner."

The middle-aged man was silent for a moment and suddenly said: "Mom, the child wants to eat the wild vegetable rice you made."

After hearing his words, a faint light suddenly appeared in the old woman's dim eyes, and her body seemed to have regained some strength. She forced herself to get off the bed and said with a smile: "My son wants to eat, mother." I'm going to cook it for you. I haven't cooked for many years, and I don't know if my hands are raw or not. However, unlike in our village, wild vegetables are not easy to find in the city..."

She walked outside and said to the two maids: "Xing'er Tao'er, you bring the bamboo baskets, and we will dig wild vegetables outside the city."

The imperial doctor had repeatedly told the old lady to rest at home. How could the two little maids dare to take such a decision?

Their eyes looked at the Minister of Hube who walked out of the room. The Minister of Hube nodded slightly and said, "Just accompany the old lady."

After his father passed away, he didn't know how long it had been since he saw his mother smile.

Two hours later, when he was eating bitter wild vegetable rice, the old woman looked at him with a smile and asked, "How does it taste?"

Shangshu Hube said: "The taste is the same as before. I don't know why. I hated eating wild vegetable rice the most before, but now I just want this one..."

The old woman said: "If you want to eat it, Mom will make it for you in a few days."

The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance nodded and said: "I have eaten too much food in the Yamen, and I always feel that it has no taste. The food cooked by my mother is still delicious. How about I go home to eat in the future..."

The old woman smiled and said, "It's too troublesome for you to come back to eat. Before you go to the Yamen, tell your mother what you want to eat, and she will prepare it for you..."

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embassy.

Li Nuo and Zhao Zhiyi had just gone out and were about to get on the carriage to go to Wansong Academy when another carriage stopped at the door of the embassy and a figure jumped out of the carriage.

When Shangshu Hubu saw Li Nuo, he took three steps and two steps at a time, walked over quickly, then knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in his fists, and said with gratitude: "Brother Li, please accept Zhang's worship!"