Chapter 212: Chapter 212: If Anything Happens to Him, Half the Family Collapses

“The, the Emperor has issued an imperial decree for a reward?”

Qi Zheng staggered, nearly fainting.

Oh heavens, in his lifetime, no, in several generations of the Qi family, they never dared to think of such a thing!

“Yes, this is indeed a great joy.”

Although Liu Qinghe was also very excited, having been chilled on the way, he had now calmed down considerably.

Qi Zheng trembled all over, opened his mouth several times but couldn’t utter a word.

Seeing Qi Zheng like this, Liu Qinghe was startled and was about to call for someone, when he heard Qi Manman, standing beside Qi Zheng, slap his back and crisply shout, “Grandfather!”

The child’s strength wasn’t much, but the suddenness and that cry awoke Qi Zheng with a jolt.

He coughed several times in a row, his face turning beet red.

Upon hearing the noise, Yi Meng hurried into the room, only to find the old man’s complexion looking wrong, and quickly called for her sisters-in-law to come help.

Liu Qinghe hadn’t expected that the great news he brought would cause such a reaction from the Qi family patriarch. For a moment, he didn’t know what to do.

Fortunately, the two doctors lived in the front row of houses, so when they heard Qu Laodi’s shouts, they quickly rushed out.

When they reached the living room and saw that Qi Zheng had already been laid flat on the big round table where they usually ate, both of them were taken aback.

“Mr. Yin, Mr. Qin, my father just had several bouts of violent coughing; please quickly check what is happening.”

Yi Meng was the only somewhat calm person among everyone in the room.

She didn’t know what exactly had happened, but for the normally steady old man to suddenly become like this, even if good fortune had come, it had now turned into a bad thing.

Yin Cheng and Qin Minglang said nothing, directly approaching the table.

One checked the pulse, the other lifted Qi Zheng’s eyelid for inspection.

After a few deep breaths post-coughing, Qi Zheng appeared to struggle with his breathing and actually fainted.

If it weren’t for the family daughters-in-law lifting him onto the table together, he might have slumped to the floor by now.

“This, this situation, it started as a good thing, but the old man…”

Liu Qinghe was already sweating profusely from anxiety.

If he had known the news would cause the Qi family patriarch to become like this, he would have waited longer, until Qi Quanjin returned to tell him directly.

Yi Meng, seeing the two doctors attending to the old man, slightly breathed a sigh of relief and then, hearing Liu Qinghe’s words, asked, “Brother Liu, I’m not sure what exactly has happened, could you tell me?”

Liu Qinghe instinctively wanted to speak of the matter just now, but recalling the Qi family patriarch’s reaction, he eventually shook his head and said in a low voice, “I’ll wait until Brother Quanjin returns to say anything! If I scare a few more people into fainting, it would be disastrous.”

Seeing that he wouldn’t speak, Yi Meng felt it inappropriate to press further.

At this moment, Yi Meng felt someone tugging at her hem.

Looking down, it was her own daughter.

Qi Manman beckoned with her chubby little finger, whispering, “Mom, lean down, Manbao knows what happened, I’ll tell you.”

Yi Meng then remembered that her daughter had been by the old man’s side all along, evidently aware of something.

Liu Qinghe wouldn’t speak, so she could only listen to her daughter.

Just as she squatted down, before she could lift her daughter up, Yi Meng felt the little girl’s warm breath puffing against her ear.

“Mom, Uncle said someone called the Emperor wants to give our family a reward.”

“What?”

Yi Meng’s heart trembled, her body went soft, and she surprisingly fell directly to the ground.

Did she just… hear wrong?

The Emperor granting a reward?

“Mom doesn’t hurt, Manbao will blow for you!”

Qi Manman was also startled, but immediately grabbed her mother’s arm, blowing on it, not realizing that her mother wasn’t actually hurt there.

Liu Qinghe, standing a few steps away, couldn’t help but let out a long sigh at the scene.

He had said all along to wait until Brother Quanjin came back!

This Mrs. Qi, looking not that young, why is she so curious?

Everyone was already anxious about the old man’s condition; with Yi Meng’s exclamation, they were all startled, quickly looking towards her, only to see her sitting on the ground, looking unnatural.

“Why did she fall too?”

Wang Daya hurried over to help Yi Meng up.

Yi Meng felt her legs were still weak, but forced herself to calm down.

Although her expression wasn’t natural, her voice had steadied: “It’s, it’s nothing, how’s father?”

“The doctors are watching over him!”

Wang Daya spoke with worry, looking towards Liu Qinghe: “Sir, what exactly happened?”

“Let’s wait for Brother Quanjin to return and talk then! Sigh…”

Liu Qinghe had made up his mind, even if the King of Heaven himself came, he would wait for Qi Quanjin to return before speaking.

If every one of them fainted, how would Qi Quanjin feel upon returning to see the scene?

Yi Meng finally understood why the government official was wearing a troubled expression.

A joyous, monumental occasion, yet… it can’t be shared just like that.

Yi Meng took a deep breath, reversing her hand to grab Wang Daya’s arm: “Big sister-in-law, don’t ask for now, let’s first see how father is.”

Wang Daya had asked casually, not expecting the official to actually answer, so when Yi Meng spoke, she quickly turned her focus back to the old man.

“The abrupt emotional agitation caused the fainting, it’s nothing serious. Have him drink a calming herbal decoction later and rest well, and he’ll be fine.”

Yin Cheng finally lifted his hand, concluding the pulse check.

Qin Minglang also said, “Brother Qi’s constitution is good, there’s no danger this time, but due to his age, we must avoid excessive grief or joy.”

Hearing this, everyone let out a collective sigh of relief.

The old man was the mainstay of their family, if something happened to him, half of their home would collapse.

Yin Cheng and Qin Minglang both glanced at Liu Qinghe and then at each other, saying nothing, they simply left the main hall.

Wang Daya went to the backyard to call for Qi Silang to accompany the doctors in getting medicine, while she went to the kitchen to prepare to brew the medicine.

The others dared not leave, staying in the main hall.

Yi Meng saw that the old man lying on the table like this wasn’t ideal and called for her third sister-in-law, Mu Yunniang, to fetch a quilt from the backyard.

Mrs. Qi was taking her midday nap at this time and wasn’t aware of the events happening in the front yard.

Mu Yunniang was also afraid of alarming the old lady, so she only went to her own room, not daring to enter the old lady’s.

“Second sister-in-law, let Fourth Brother come back from the rear to greet him, so Brother Jin can come back early.”

Yi Meng looked at Qu Laodi.

Qi Silang was Qu Laodi’s son. As the eldest sister-in-law, Wang Daya could command him directly, but as the fourth aunt, she needed to notify her first.

Qu Laodi was so frightened by the old man’s fainting that she was a bit at a loss about what to do, so upon hearing Yi Meng’s words, she quickly went out to find Qi Silang.

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