allonlinenovel Chapter 238 Asking for help
Chapter 238 Asking for help
Although Miao Hong was terrified, she knew she had to remain calm.
She gently woke Grandma Sheng.
Grandma Sheng slowly opened her eyes. Before she could speak, Miao Hong lowered her voice and said to her, "Grandma, this driver is not right. Don't be afraid, just cooperate with me."
Granny Sheng's face turned deathly pale, and her pupils trembled.
Seeing this, Miao Hong whispered, "Grandma, close your eyes!"
Grandma Sheng instinctively closed her eyes, and then heard Miao Hong beside her exclaim, "Grandma! Grandma! What's wrong with you?!"
Miao Hong called out anxiously while frantically hitting the car wall, "Brother! Grandma has fainted, please stop at the nearest clinic!"
The carriage was traveling through the market at that moment. Although this alley was not a noisy place, there were still quite a few pedestrians coming and going.
And just then, there happened to be a clinic in front of us.
Miao Hong also lifted the carriage curtain and saw it, and hurriedly called out, "Big brother! Quick, there's a clinic up ahead, stop the carriage immediately!"
Miao Hong shouted with all her might, attracting frequent glances from passersby.
The driver's eyes flashed with gloom upon seeing this.
The carriage slowed down as it approached the clinic.
"Whoa—" The coachman stopped the carriage, jumped off his horse, and with a simple and honest smile on his face, reached out to help Miao Hong support Granny Sheng.
With a worried look, he asked, "What happened? Why did you suddenly faint?"
Miao Hong glanced quickly at his expression and decided to show her worry and tension. With red eyes, she said, "Grandma's health is not good to begin with, and she has been working hard all day. How can she take it?"
She offered, "It's hard to find a carriage here. Please wait outside for a moment, brother. I'll help the old lady inside to see the doctor and then come out."
Upon hearing this, the driver seemed to hesitate for a moment before reluctantly nodding, "Alright, considering how pitiful this old lady is, I'll wait for you for a while. Please hurry, I won't wait long."
Miao Hong responded repeatedly and helped Granny Sheng quickly into the clinic.
The driver did not suspect anything.
Upon entering the clinic, a young apprentice immediately came to greet us.
Miao Hong acted like an ordinary patient, revealing no flaws.
The young apprentice had Miao Hong help the old lady to the bed beside her. While she was bending down to straighten the old lady's clothes, Miao Hong whispered, "Grandma, keep pretending to be unconscious. I'll find a way to send a message to Madam."
Soon another doctor came to take Granny Sheng's pulse. Miao Hong pretended to look at the medicinal herbs, avoiding the watchful eyes of the coachman outside the door, and took out some silver to buy a lot of tonics, which she then had her young apprentice deliver to the Yun residence.
No one in the clinic noticed anything amiss. The clinic's servants left with large bags of medicine in front of the coachman.
The driver glanced at him briefly but didn't notice anything unusual.
Only after watching the servant leave did Miao Hong breathe a sigh of relief without making a sound.
The doctor who was taking Grandma Sheng's pulse frowned and then looked into her eyes.
This person wasn't dizzy at all.
The doctor was somewhat annoyed and was about to ask a question when Granny Sheng carefully tugged at his clothes. Granny Sheng looked at him with pleading eyes, her eyes filled with tears.
The doctor was puzzled, but swallowed back the words he was about to say.
Seeing this, Granny Sheng reached out and tremblingly wrote a single word on the back of his hand—"sleep".
久？
The doctor was full of doubts, but seeing how haggard and weak the old lady was, he couldn't bear it. After thinking for a moment, he called out to Miao Hong, "Miss, this old lady is too weak and won't wake up for a while."
Hearing this, Miao Hong, who was not far away, said anxiously, "Is Grandma's condition that serious? Doctor, please use the best medicine and make sure Grandma gets better as soon as possible."
Miao Hong wondered why the doctor hadn't diagnosed that Granny Sheng was faking her fainting, but now was a good opportunity to get rid of the driver.
Miao Hong walked a few steps to the entrance of the clinic and said loudly to the driver, "Brother, I'm sorry!"
She took some silver from her purse and gave it to the driver, saying apologetically, "You must have heard what the doctor said. Grandma won't wake up for a while, so we can't keep you waiting. Please go and take on other business."
The driver glanced inside, a fierce glint in his eyes.
But he quickly concealed this fierceness and put on a helpless expression.
He said, "Alright, alright, considering the old lady's condition, I won't force her. Please take good care of her, young lady. I'll be leaving now."
Miao Hong watched the driver drive away, but her vigilance remained undiminished.
She knew that the driver probably hadn't actually left, but was just hiding nearby and observing.
Miao Hong turned back into the clinic and whispered to the doctor, "Doctor, thank you for your cooperation. To be honest, we've been targeted by bad guys, which is why we've resorted to this. Please help us out and let us hide here for a while."
The doctor was shocked, and then suddenly realized what had happened.
He was a kind-hearted man, and immediately nodded and said, "Don't worry, young lady. In that case, you can hide here. I'll have the medicine boy guard the door and report if anyone suspicious approaches."
Grandma Sheng opened her eyes and looked at the doctor gratefully. "Doctor, you are so kind and virtuous. I am deeply grateful."
The doctor waved his hand and said, "Grandma, you're too kind. It's a doctor's duty to save people in distress. But young lady, you need to come up with a long-term plan as soon as possible. You can't just stay in the clinic forever."
Miao Hong nodded and said, "The doctor is right. I just took the opportunity to send a message to my wife. I believe that someone will arrive to meet her soon."
This wait lasted for more than half an hour.
The number of people in the clinic gradually decreased, and the doctors and apprentices inside had some free time, sitting together and talking quietly.
Just then, three burly men suddenly entered through the door.
These three burly men were all big and strong, with menacing faces and fierce eyes.
As soon as they entered the clinic, they looked around, their gaze eventually settling on the corner where Granny Sheng and Miao Hong were.
Miao Hong's heart tightened instantly when their eyes met.
Oops!
With a loud "bang," a burly man suddenly kicked the door shut.
The doctor and young apprentice in the clinic were immediately shocked and subconsciously glanced at Miao Hong and the others.
The burly man sneered when he saw this.
"Originally, only two people should have died today."
"But now... hehe—"
His gaze swept over the doctor and the young apprentice in the clinic, the meaning of which was self-evident.
The doctor and several young apprentices realized the meaning behind his words, and fear instantly spread across their faces.
The doctor shielded the young apprentices behind him, forcing himself to remain calm, and said with a fierce but weak voice, "This is Shengjing, under the Emperor's nose! How dare you be so insolent?!"
The burly men exchanged a knowing smile, their grins wide and menacing.
"We brothers are all desperate criminals. We'll be caught by the authorities sooner or later. We might as well kill a few more people to die with us!"
After saying this, the group stopped talking, drew their swords from behind them, and slashed at Miao Hong, Granny Sheng, and the doctor at the clinic.
Miao Hong's blood seemed to freeze instantly, and her face lost all color.
Why hasn't Madam arrived yet?