Jiang Shu slept in a daze all day, and only regained some energy in the evening.
After barely eating half a bowl of rice, she leaned on the soft couch and looked at the bamboo forest outside the window with a look of sadness.
It was dusk, and the bamboo forest was shrouded in the approaching night. It was difficult to see clearly, but only the sound of the wind blowing through the bamboo leaves could be heard.
"Doctor Fang said Madam can't see the wind." Tan Yu stepped forward and closed the window.
Jiang Shuyou complained: "I've been suffocated all day. If I'm not allowed to go downstairs or let the air blow, I will be suffocated to death."
"Bah, bah, bah, what's the matter with death? Madam will definitely live a long life."
"Pfft——" Jiang Shu was amused and felt a little better.
Chu Yu entered the room with the freshly brewed medicine: "Madam, it's time to drink the medicine."
Looking at a large bowl full of black and steaming medicine, Jiang Shu frowned in pain.
"I think I'm healed and don't need to take medicine anymore."
"It's up to Dr. Fang to decide whether it's good or not." Chu Yu held the medicine and refused to budge.
Jiang Shu curled his lips and said pitifully: "Good Chuyu, you go to Dr. Fang to get some pills, and I will take them obediently."
Chu Yu was unmoved: "Doctor Fang said that pills are not half as effective as decoctions. If Madam wants to think better quickly, she must drink decoctions."
From morning to now, Jiang Shu had drank the medicine once, half coaxing and half pouring it down while she was confused.
Now that Jiang Shu is awake, it may not be easy to get her to take medicine.
During the stalemate, Shen Changze and Cheng Jinchu arrived.
"What is this doing?"
Shen Changze felt puzzled when he saw Chu Yu holding medicine, Tan Yu holding candied fruit, and Jiang Shu looking like he was facing a formidable enemy.
Cheng Jinchu also looked puzzled and looked at Jiang Shu curiously.
Jiang Shu was wearing a lychee-colored floral mist satin pajamas, leaning lazily on a soft rosewood couch. Her loose black hair was only held up half by a white jade hairpin. Her unpainted face showed a sickly look, but it did not affect it at all. Her beauty actually added to the feeling of pity for Liu Fufeng.
Even Cheng Jinchu, a woman, felt pity when he saw her, let alone Shen Changze.
Sure enough, Cheng Jinchu turned his head and saw that Shen Changze's eyes were straight, almost glued to Jiang Shu.
"Madam refuses to take the medicine, Mr. Hou, please persuade Madam." Chu Yu asked for help quickly.
Shen Changze walked over slowly, took the medicine bowl from Chu Yu's hand, sat down in front of the soft couch and said, "I'll feed you."
Jiang Shu shook his head: "It's too bitter, I can't drink it."
"Good medicine tastes bitter, but it won't taste bitter after drinking it and eating a candied fruit." Shen Changze coaxed patiently.
Jiang Shu tightened his mouth and did not speak or take medicine.
Shen Changze was stunned. He didn't expect Jiang Shu to be so childish when he was sick. He was at a loss for a moment.
Cheng Jinchu, who had been ignored, looked around the house and saw that the bed, closet, dressing table, tables and chairs were all made of pear wood and rosewood, the window screens and bed tents were all made of damask brocade silk, the teapots, cups and plates were all made of mutton-fat jade porcelain...everything was exquisite and elegant.
She knew Jiang Shu was rich, but she didn't know she was so rich.
Cheng Jinchu was shocked, jealous, and a little envious.
Jiang Shu noticed Cheng Jinchu's expression and raised the corners of his lips slightly.
After Cheng Jinchu looked at it, his eyes fell on the medicine bowl in Shen Changze's hand, and he spoke quietly.
"I was also afraid of taking medicine when I was a child, and my mother always had to coax me to take medicine for a long time. But then, my mother passed away, and no one had the patience to coax me to take medicine."
"A child without a mother is like a weed. Suddenly I am no longer afraid of hardship, and I can drink the bitter medicine in one sitting."
"My sister still refuses to take medicine, maybe because she has been coaxed by others." After Cheng Jinchu finished speaking, he showed an envious and lonely smile.
During the six years at the border, she was also injured and fell ill. Every time she drank medicine, she drank it in one go with a bowl in hand. Shen Changze had never coaxed or fed her.
She didn't understand why Jiang Shu, who did nothing, could always have everything so easily.
A noble and wealthy status, a father and mother who love her, a husband who takes pity on her...
She does nothing but has everything.
Jiang Shu blinked, touched by Cheng Jinchu's words.
Indeed, children who cry can only have sweets to eat and have to be coaxed to have a tantrum.
"Give it to me." Jiang Shu took the medicine bowl from Shen Changze and drank it in one gulp with his eyes closed.
"It's so bitter!" Jiang Shu stuck out his tongue, handed the empty bowl to Chu Yu, and opened his mouth to hold the candied fruit sent by Tan Yu.
The fruity sweetness melted in the mouth, gradually overpowering the bitterness of the decoction, and Jiang Shu's brows relaxed.
Seeing her series of face changes, Shen Changze couldn't help laughing and felt that she was extremely cute.
Cheng Jinchu looked at them with a sour heart.
"My sister is still sick. She should get more rest and we won't disturb her." Cheng Jinchu reminded Shen Changze that it was time to leave.
As soon as the stool became hot, Shen Changze felt a little reluctant to leave.
"Take good care of yourself and I'll see you again tomorrow."
Jiang Shu watched them leave with mixed feelings.
After several days of careful care, Jiang Shu recovered from his illness.
That day she was walking in the courtyard, and the concierge sent her a message.
Jiang Shu opened it and was happy.
"Whose post made Madam so happy?" Tan Yu leaned her head curiously.
"The eldest princess has asked my wife to go to Zhaojue Temple to worship Buddha the day after tomorrow." Tan Yu also smiled after reading it.
This eldest princess is a wonderful person.
Jiang Shu had few close friends, and it was shameful for her to marry into a noble family. Even the ladies from wealthy families disdained to associate with her.
Only the eldest princess of General Pingxi's Mansion was on good terms with Jiang Shu regardless of her origins.
"Go and get ready." Jiang Shu handed the post to Tan Yu. He was in a good mood and ate an extra half bowl of rice at night.
Separated by a wall in Lanyun Courtyard, Shen Changze was so angry that he couldn't eat.
Today, after finishing his official duties, he stopped by to pick up Yan Yang from school. The master told him everything about Yan Yang's performance during this period.
"You sleep in class, and you lead the clan members to disturb the school and tease the master. Am I too indulgent of you?"
Yan Yang knelt on the ground, scared to tears by Shen Changze's coldness and severity.
His father had never been so cruel to him in the past. Since returning to Shangjing, his father had been cruel to him several times.
He didn't understand why.
Why do we have to call others mother, why do we have to study.
He didn't like that mother, and he didn't like reading.
"Go back and kneel down to recite the disciples' rules. You won't fail to recite them correctly." Shen Changze waved his sleeves and asked the boy to take Yan Yang away.
"Dad, I was wrong..." Yan Yang cried in fear.
He had been in school for less than a month, and he didn't know a few Chinese characters, so he couldn't memorize any disciple rules.
The last time the master punished him for memorizing the disciple rules, he could barely memorize a few sentences. Now asking him to memorize them all is harder than climbing to heaven.
Cheng Jinchu felt particularly distressed when he saw Yan Yang crying bitterly after being punished. But Shen Changze was really angry, and she didn't dare to refute him.
He had no choice but to persuade him in a gentle voice: "Husband, don't be upset. My father said that naughty children are smart. After some time, Yan Yang gets used to it and will be able to study well."
Hearing what she said, Shen Changze calmed down a little, frowned and said, "I hope so! Don't just focus on making wine, and discipline Yan Yang more when you have time."
"I will." Cheng Jinchu pressed his head to relax.
Shen Changze closed his eyes comfortably: "Is the brewing going smoothly?"
"Well, the wine shop will be open in half a month." Cheng Jinchu was confident.
Hearing what she said, Shen Changze felt relieved.
