Nanny Guo went out to get dicine, and Lin Youning endured the cramps from her stomach. Although her face showed no emotion, no one could understand the blow she was experiencing in her heart at that mont.
She didn’t understand why her big brother acted this way. He clearly anticipated her pregnancy, hoping for a child together, yet when she beca pregnant, he prevented the Imperial Physician from revealing the truth and instructed the physician to prescribe blood-warming dicine.
Just thinking of the words from the physician made Lin Youning feel as if thousands of ants were crawling over her heart.
She realized that at that mont, regardless of what her big brother might say in the future, she would never believe him again, even with a thousand reasons. Yet now, he was targeting the matter of the child in her womb.
Would her big brother only tell her the truth once her child was already lost?
At this mont, lying in bed, Lin Youning could still feel the subtle flow of blood. Perhaps, regardless of what kind of fetus-preserving dicine Nanny Guo concocts, the child in her womb could not be saved. This might also be the reason he could be honest with her now.
Shanmoi and Hailan stood by her side, not knowing how many clean beddings had been replaced, while Lin Youning no longer wanted to move. She gestured for them not to change again.
Replacing it now is pointless unless dicine is taken to stop the bleeding.
Shanmoi dared not cry, fearing that her sobs would worsen the young lady’s mood. Even Hailan, usually calm, had reddened eyes at that mont.
Nanny Guo brought the dicine over after more than an hour, "Young lady, please take the dicine, this was prepared personally by ."
With Shanmoi and Hailan assisting, Lin Youning drank the dicine in a few gulps, wanting to rember this bitter taste in her mouth. "Have the doctors been called?"
"Rest assured, young lady, all the doctors were summoned. I’ve reviewed the prescribed recipes, and while they are fetus-preserving, they seem rather slow in effect. Even just looking at the recipe, it seems to treat colds and doesn’t imdiately appear as fetus-preserving dicine. That’s likely why the dicine appears slow in effect."
"This suggests that soone instructed them, but since their conscience isn’t bad, leave them be." Lin Youning had no energy left, and waved weakly, "I’m also sowhat tired, leave the rest to nanny. As for the Marquis Mansion and our mansion, nanny should keep an eye on my matters so that nobody finds out."
"Rest assured, young lady, all of these are noted. While not daring to speak out, anything the young lady desires not to be known will not get out of this mansion. Everyone else here has been educated, and only Shanmoi, Hailan, and the nanny know of this matter now. As for the doctors, since they haven’t felt the pulse of the young lady, they only prescribed so fetus-preserving dicine, and naturally don’t know who it was for." Nanny Guo looked pained, "Young lady should rest well after taking the dicine, and as for other matters, those can be addressed once you’re better."
Lin Youning nodded and closed her eyes, initially believing the pain from her stomach would keep her awake, but unexpectedly she drifted off into a deep sleep without realizing even when Hailan and Shanmoi later changed the bedding.
Shanmoi and Hailan looked serious after changing the bedding, and whispered their concern to Nanny Guo outside, "The blood under the young lady looks significantly reduced, but without letting the doctors feel her pulse, can this truly be okay?"
"For now, we can only focus on keeping the child in the young lady’s womb. Whether the child will be healthy must wait until after it’s ensured and let the doctors feel her pulse."
The two maids nodded, knowing that worrying now wouldn’t help.
When Gu Yifeng returned from the east mansion that night, he was stopped at the gate, only hearing the instructions left by Madam from the gatekeeper, nodding after hearing them and returning to Shi’an Garden in the Marquis Mansion.
Mrs. Gu Sr. then shared what Sister Ning discovered during the day, "I know what Sister Ning is concerned about. If Aunt Wu’s pregnancy occurred on the way, now she’s conferred the title of Lady by the Emperor, and this child can’t be treated as just any illegitimate child by our Marquis Mansion, especially with the Holy Emperor overseeing."
"Aunt Wu’s child is not the son’s," Gu Yifeng explained his mother’s worries directly, "Mother can rest assured about this matter. Whatever’s going on with Aunt Wu, it has nothing to do with our Marquis Mansion now. Furthermore, such matters haven’t been investigated thoroughly, so we don’t know their truth yet."
"Just afraid there might be ulterior motives, and if it lands on us later, there’s no way around it either. Since there’s so noise, preparations should be made." Mrs. Gu Sr. regards the matter with significance.
Afterward, she spoke about the day’s events, "With a legitimate son backing her, Mrs. Dong cut Li Si today, so people in the Marquis Mansion will naturally react accordingly in the future. You should comfort Sister Ning over there. Let Mrs. Dong be, acting as she wishes, propriety is sothing one saves for oneself, lacking this will determine the future, it’s to be dealt with by oneself."
Gu Yifeng listened, frowning, "I understand, Mother. If there’s nothing here, I’ll go see Sister Ning."
Mrs. Gu Sr. naturally didn’t stop him, and Gu Yifeng walked swiftly from Shi’an Garden, heading straight to the Woodland Pavilion without going to the East Mansion. Mrs. Dong heard this, gritted her teeth but said nothing, secretly furious. Even though she hurried out to the main house after hearing this, her heart was indeed stolen away.
Gu Yifeng felt no difference upon arriving at the East Mansion, but asked about Li Si, "Other than the second lady from the Dong Mansion, were there other incidents in the mansion today?"
"Nanny Guo brought back many doctors over there, even an Imperial Physician," Li Si’s face showed so concern, "Sir, does this indicate sothing is happening?"
Gu Yifeng stopped, "The Imperial Physician ca, and then more doctors were called?"
Li Si nodded, "Is there a change at the Madam’s residence?"
Gu Yifeng didn’t walk further, staring at the backyard briefly before turning to leave again, with Li Si confused, yet still following him.
Gu Yifeng looked solemn, not knowing if he’s overthinking or if Sister Ning has already learned the true facts.
At this mont, he didn’t know how to face Sister Ning, feeling, for the first ti in facing things, a desire to avoid rather than confront.
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