Chapter 222: Old Gourmet (1) (1/2)

Chu Lian stared with eyes wide open in shock. Had this steward gotten her mixed up with someone else? Please, she wasn’t a doctor and she didn’t know how to treat people. She didn’t have any miraculous cure-all either. How was she supposed to save Old Duke Zheng?

Matriarch He was also confused. However, the steward kneeling at her feet didn’t seem to be lying. The anxiety and grief in his expression wasn’t something that could be faked so easily.

“What’s going on? Sanlang’s wife doesn’t know medicine. How can she save Old Duke Zheng?”

Upon hearing Matriarch He’s questions, House Zheng’s steward blushed for an instant. However, he couldn’t hide the truth anyway, so he explained the circumstances in full to Matriarch He and Chu Lian.

Even when Chu Lian had already boarded House Zheng’s carriage, she was still a little dizzy from the sudden turn of events.

What a strange predicament this was. Who could have expected that Old Duke Zheng’s illness had been caused by the lack of gourmet dishes that fit his exacting tastes…

No wonder House Zheng had kept this matter sealed up so tightly. The explanation they gave to outsiders was that Old Duke Zheng was getting on in age and his health was declining to the point that he was bedridden.

If the social circles of the nobility were to find out that Old Duke Zheng had stopped eating due to his pickiness over food and that it had caused the decline in his health, wouldn’t they laugh until their faces cramped up? House Zheng would also become the laughingstock of the capital if that were to happen.

The corners of Chu Lian’s mouth twitched. This Old Duke Zheng had really contracted a very strange illness…

Chu Lian also finally understood why Old Duchess Zheng had been so anxious to invite her to their estate.

Luckily, Chu Lian wasn’t a cold-hearted person. Since they had come to her for help due to the circumstances, she was happy to oblige. As the saying goes, there is more merit in saving a person’s life than in building a seven-story pagoda. Furthermore, the person in need here was Old Duke Zheng, who had a good reputation in the capital.

However, she couldn’t make an empty promise. She had only told House Zheng’s steward that she would try her best.

Even so, that steward had thanked her profusely, as if he had finally found the help they needed.