Tushere kept watching her back disappear outside the door before finally turning to glance at Shang Ruyi. Though Shang Ruyi had said little, Tushere understood that a lot must have happened here, and it must have been very shocking and dangerous. She wanted to ask but didn’t know how to start.
Moreover, there was a tall and handso figure standing nearby.
Only then did Tushere have the chance to bow carefully, saying, "Greetings to the eldest young master."
Yu Wenqian nodded gently.
Though he said nothing, those clear eyes perceived a lot. Shang Ruyi thought for a mont and first said to Tushere, "She’er, you’ve had a tiring journey as well. Go and freshen up, then co back later to attend to . I am feeling sowhat exhausted too."
Tushere nodded. Mu Xian and the others, who had seen her bring the life-saving dicine, were already nearly bursting with joy. They imdiately ca forward and led her away, their path filled with cheer and laughter.
When those sounds faded into the distance, Shang Ruyi slowly raised her head to look at Yu Wenqian.
Yu Wenqian smiled at her, saying aningfully, "So, this is what my sister-in-law calls—foreknowledge."
"..."
"No wonder you insisted on keeping Feng Chen in Fufeng to recover. It’s because you’d already arranged for soone to deliver the dicine."
"..."
"However, when did you send Miss She’er to buy dicine?"
Shang Ruyi was silent for a mont and replied, "Foreknowledge is just a joke."
"..."
"As elder brother said, how could such divine persons exist in this world? All foreknowledge is rely early arrangents—I arranged for her to deliver the dicine, so I knew Feng Chen would certainly be rescued."
Yu Wenqian looked into her eyes: "But why did you know Feng Chen would co down with such an illness?"
Shang Ruyi gently shook her head: "Actually, I didn’t know."
"Then you—"
"It’s just that the person collecting the dicine made too big a move."
"..."
"In a bustling city as flourishing as Daxing City, they gathered all the magnolia, talcum, and atractylodes on the market. Even if I didn’t need such dicine, I couldn’t help but harbor suspicion in my heart and worry."
"..."
"What if the people of Daxing City needed these dicines?"
"..."
"What if Feng Chen and I needed these dicines?"
"..."
"Thinking this way, I couldn’t sit still. So, I straightforwardly arranged for She’er to fetch dicines after I left and send them back to Daxing, and then took so to Fufeng. If nothing happened, I would consider myself as having lost a bet and spent so money; if sothing indeed did happen, then I would have saved a life, or even countless lives."
She faintly smiled at this point, lifting her head to look at Yu Wenqian: "It seems I won the bet."
"..."
Yu Wenqian didn’t speak, rely looked deeply at her.
At this mont, those shallow, almost transparent eyes rippled like they were stirred by a gentle spring breeze, yet the emotions hidden within those depths were difficult to decipher.
After a long silence, he smiled faintly and said, "Sister-in-law, you really have surprised ."
"..."
Shang Ruyi’s brow furrowed slightly.
That sentence again.
Originally, there was nothing wrong with this sentence, and at this mont, Yu Wenqian’s utterance matched her actions perfectly. However—since this was sothing Yu Wenye had said to her before, hearing it again from Yu Wenqian felt sowhat peculiar.
After a brief silence, she softly said, "Elder brother shouldn’t be surprised."
"..."
"As a daughter-in-law of the Yuwen Family, I know I ought to be more cautious, so Feng Chen wouldn’t have suffered these days."
This sentence invisibly created an enormous distance between them.
Yu Wenqian watched her for a mont, then smiled faintly.
Turning to walk towards the inner room.
Shang Ruyi hesitated for a mont, then followed along. Together, they reached the bedside, where she sat down again on the bed’s edge while Yu Wenqian stood at the bedside. Both silently watched Yu Wenye’s calm, pale face—this ti, both seed to have unconsciously forgotten to wear the veils that would prevent them from contracting a serious illness.
They said nothing more.
Just like that, it’s unclear how long had passed before Wo Xue finally ca in with a bowl of freshly brewed dicine.
She carefully brought the dicine bowl to the bedside. Shang Ruyi personally took it, scooped a bit with the spoon, and gently blew it cool. anwhile, Yu Wenqian leaned down to lift Yu Wenye halfway up, then gently supported his jaw to open his mouth. Shang Ruyi imdiately fed a warm spoonful of dicinal broth into his mouth.
Gulping down a mouthful.
And then another spoonful.
Just like this, the two of them together fed him half the bowl of broth. Shang Ruyi took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped his mouth, while Yu Wenqian gently laid him back on the bed.
Then, quietly watched over him.
After a while, Yu Wenye’s breathing indeed beca a lot smoother, and even the breath he exhaled was no longer scalding hot as before!
The dicine had taken effect!
At that mont, Shang Ruyi took a deep breath, as if the invisible shackles that had bound her chest for days were completely removed. Unknowingly, a surge of indescribable sourness, accompanied by scorching tears, surged in, instantly making her eyes flush red.
Yu Wenqian glanced at her but said nothing, turning instead to leave.
At that mont, a sudden urgent knocking rang from outside, as if sothing major had happened. Shang Ruyi sensed sothing was amiss, and hurriedly cald her emotions, signaling to Wo Xue, who promptly went out to open the door.
The next mont, she ran back in flusteredly, exclaiming, "Young Madam!"
"What’s wrong?"
Seeing her appearance, Shang Ruyi frowned, not having had the ti to put down the empty bowl before hearing Wo Xue say, "Song Yu, has died!"
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