Wei Shu

"Old lady, old lady..."

Mrs. Wang, the eldest lady of the east courtyard, bent down and called Feng Laoan's ear several times, but she didn't get any response.

The bed tent was raised very high, and all the skylight outside the window shone in, reflecting the old lady's sleeping face. The rising and falling under the brocade quilt was gentle and steady, and there was a faint sound of snoring between every breath and breath.

It was obvious that he was just asleep, but he couldn't wake up.

Mrs. Wang still refused to give up and whispered, "Old lady, please forgive me." Then she raised her hand and pushed Lao An several times, but she still didn't get any response.

She frowned a little, straightened up, looked around, and said softly: "Sister-in-law Cheng, please stay here for a while, you all can go out."

The maids and servants who stood all over the room retreated like a tide, and the Cheng Gui family took two steps forward and said with a sad face:
"Madam, you have also seen that the old lady is in such a situation, and I don't know what to do."

As she spoke, she wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve, the Subuppa was already half wet.

The manager of Cheng Gui's family is the manager of Jinxiu Hall, and he always has the trust of the old lady. Her husband, Cheng Gui, is in charge of the purchasing in the house. The couple is quite respectable and can speak well in front of the Wang family.

Wang's furrowed brows never let go. After pondering for a few breaths, she asked, "Is the woman who sent the message back?"

She had just sent someone to the outer courtyard to deliver a letter to ask for the doctor. Members of the Cheng Gui family were also present and hurriedly replied: "Not yet."

"Call the mother-in-law and hurry up." There was a hint of anxiety in Wang's tone.

The Cheng Gui family responded quickly and walked out quickly. Wang called in two safe servants and asked them to keep an eye on Lao An before he left the house.

The curtain was just being lifted when Mrs. Jiang stepped into the bright room. As soon as Mrs. Wang saw her, she immediately stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Are all the medicinal materials in the store available?"

There is no shortage of good medicinal materials in the mansion, but with a bottomless pit like the West Courtyard, no matter how much good stuff there is, it can't stop leaking into it, so Mrs. Wang is naturally a little worried.

Ms. Jiang understood what she meant and patted her hand gently: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, everyone is here."

While she was speaking, her personal maid Cuizhu came forward with a red lacquer box in her hands. Wang opened the lid of the box and took a look at it. She breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "I'm so lucky."

Tonics such as ginseng and Shouwu are always kept in the warehouse just in case, but now they come in handy.

Not long after, Cheng Gui's family came into the room to reply. Wang just had time to take a breath, then sat on a chair and asked her:

"Old lady, how did you get sick? Please tell me in detail."

Cheng Gui's family was very busy this early in the morning. Even in such a cold weather, they were sweating a lot. They were worried that the old lady would do whatever she wanted. She, a young steward, would have to eat melons, so she was worried. After thinking about what happened in the past few days, when Wang asked about it, he hesitated and replied:
"Go back to Madam, I have thought about it carefully for a long time. I am afraid that Madam's symptoms started during lunch break yesterday..."

Feng Lao'an didn't have the habit of taking a lunch break before, and he didn't know much about taking care of himself. It wasn't until he opened his horizons after coming to Beijing that he slowly started to behave like those noble ladies. He would lean on the couch for a while after lunch every day. , usually get up before sex.

But yesterday, she slept until it was time to turn on the lamp before waking up. She also dozed off during dinner, without even taking a bite of the meal. She seemed extremely sleepy.

Because the old lady had been very angry a while ago and had not slept well for several days, the waiters thought that the old lady was very sleepy and now she was just catching up on her sleep. The Cheng Gui family felt quite happy and went to bed very early that night. The person who served Lao An fell asleep.

Unexpectedly, no one could be woken up from this sleep. Everyone panicked and reported it to the Wang family and Jiang family who came to make a morning decision.

"How about we ask the old man to come back and have a look." After hearing what Cheng Gui's family said, Mrs. Jiang suggested from the side.In fact, the Wang family also had this plan, so she ordered Cheng Gui to go to the gate of the imperial city to inform the two masters.

Today happened to be the meeting of the imperial court. Cheng Ji and Cheng Wei went out before the fourth watch. Fortunately, the meeting dispersed very early and the servants quickly brought them back, but they arrived earlier than the doctor.

The pillar of the family has returned, and the atmosphere in Jinxiu Hall has calmed down. Although it is a bit busy, the east courtyard is in order, and the servants are no longer as flustered as before.

The old lady was strangely ill, and even though the two Cheng Ji brothers were well-educated and well-educated, they didn't know what was going on.Cheng Wei asked someone to get mint ointment from Nanyang and asked a careful maid to gently rub it in front of the old lady's nose to see if it could wake her up. Cheng Ji went outside to wait for the doctor.

Not long after, Xiao Feng from the West Courtyard rushed over with Hua and his wife, Cheng Yuan, and the Jinxiu Hall became increasingly lively.

When a doctor came into the house for consultation, the young ladies would naturally avoid it, so Wang made the decision and sent them all to the small study.

Lao An's current situation is not bad, and the class has not stopped. When the girls entered the study room, there was still more than half an hour before class, and Master Wu had not yet arrived.

The elders were all gone, so the ladies no longer had any scruples. Cheng Yuechan was the first to say mysteriously:
"I see that the eldest lady's face is not very good. I am afraid that my grandmother is seriously ill."

Cheng Yueheng rolled up his sleeves and looked at the little maid laying out pens and ink, but she glanced at Cheng Yuejiao from the corner of her eye and said with a hint:
"Yes, the second lady is also busy going in and out. I don't know what she is looking for."

As soon as the words fell, the study became quiet, and all eyes, bright or dark, were focused on Cheng Yuejiao.

"Bang", a loud noise suddenly came from the room, and everyone was startled. When they looked intently, they saw that the small table in front of Cheng Yuanniang fell to the ground.

"girl!"

Cheng Yuanniang's personal maid, Ta Xue, exclaimed and ran forward, looking back and forth at her, and said anxiously: "Where did you touch? Does it hurt?"

"It didn't hit me. I got up too quickly and accidentally knocked it over." Cheng Yuanniang said with a smile, with a slightly unnatural look on her face.

Seeing that she was not hurt, Texue felt relieved and quickly straightened the small table. She was secretly glad that the pen and ink had not been put on yet. Who would have thought that Cheng Yuanniang would not see it by mistake and walked out.

She was greatly surprised, and just as she was about to follow up and ask, Cheng Yuanniang suddenly turned around and said, "I'll go back to the house to get the books, and Cai Lian can follow me. You can take care of things here."

Texue was stunned, and just as she was about to say something, Cheng Yuanniang opened the curtain and walked out without looking back.

"It's not like I'm going to be the number one scholar, a book is worthy of such a rush." ​​Cheng Yuechan said coolly.

The room suddenly burst into laughter.

Cheng Yuanniang was defeated repeatedly, and the ladies in the west courtyard were all laughing.

Cheng Yuanniang's face turned pale as she walked past the window. The hand hidden in her sleeve was held tightly, as if she wanted to crush the note in her palm.

This note, which was placed on her desk at an unknown time, contained only one sentence besides Wei Shu's shocking signature:

"I'm at Linglong Pavilion, come quickly."