The two of them got up and tidied up, and Li Zian opened the door and brought the food box in.
The two of them quietly discussed the return trip while eating.
"Now that Mr. Xue has just passed away, Mrs. Chen is devastated. Do you think she will come with us?"
"It's probably enough." Li Zian shook his head and said, "Actually, I think it would be a good thing if she is willing to go back to Wuchang Mansion with us.
“A change of environment can help ease the sadness, and you can chat with your grandmother after you go there, which can also distract your attention.
"Staying here alone, Jingke can't stay with her anytime and anywhere. She will have to be alone and nervous."
"The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic says that anger hurts the liver, happiness hurts the heart, thinking hurts the spleen, sadness hurts the lungs, and fear hurts the kidneys. Excessive sadness and worry hurt the lungs the most.
"Mrs. Chen's lungs are not good to begin with, and she is so old. It is easy to cause problems if she is too sad. Why not come back to Wuchang Mansion with us. If anything happens, I can still help."
"I'll try my best to persuade Mrs. Chen later!"
Li Zian shook his head helplessly, saying this without any confidence.
You know, if these elderly people become stubborn, their temper will really make them unable to get back.
After the two of them finished eating, they were about to put the dishes in the food box and wait for the servants to take them away when they heard noisy footsteps coming from outside the door of Shouanyuan.
Li Zian went out to check the situation first and found that Chen Jingke came back from outside with his servants carrying the unconscious Mrs. Chen.
Li Zian was startled and asked quickly: "What's going on?"
Shen Tianshu also stepped forward in three steps and two steps at a time, stretched out his hand to grasp Mrs. Chen's pulse gate, and quickly diagnosed her pulse while following her in.
Chen Jingke said with an annoyed look on his face: "Just now at the inn, my grandmother said that she wanted to stay alone with her uncle for a while to talk and asked everyone to leave.
"I deliberately guarded the door at that time. Unexpectedly, when I went in again, my grandmother had already passed out and fell to the ground."
Because he knew that Shen Tianshu had superb medical skills, he did not seek medical treatment directly in the town, but directly ordered his servants to carry Mrs. Chen back to the mountain.
"Mrs. Chen, this is caused by excessive grief. Carry her in first and move her to the bed to lie down. I will get some medicine right away."
Chen Jing saw that Shen Tianshu was turning to leave, so he grabbed her arm in desperation and asked: "Ms. Tong, is my grandmother okay?"
"Mr. Chen, please be patient. Judging from Mrs. Chen's current condition, she should be able to wake up after taking a dose of medicine."
Chen Jingke breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then he noticed a scorching gaze staring at his hand, as if he wanted to burn his hand through.
He turned around and saw Li Zian's displeased eyes, and quickly let go.
Shen Tianshu came out of the room and greeted Cai Lan anxiously.
"Cai Lan, where is the pharmacy in your mansion? Take me there quickly."
Cailan had been outside the house just now and didn't squeeze in at all. Seeing Shen Tianshu so anxious now, he thought it was the old lady's condition that was not good. She was so frightened that she almost cried, but she quickly took Shen Tianshu to the pharmacy.
There were two medicine boys in the pharmacy. Shen Tianshu didn't even bother to write down the prescriptions, but just mouthed the names and dosages of various medicines. The two medicine boys struggled to keep up with her.
Shen Tianshu packed the medicine and carried it back to the small kitchen of Shouanyuan. After boiling it with his own hands, he said to Cai Lan: "This medicine will take half an hour. You can watch it here. I'll go back and take a look first." The old lady’s situation.”
Cailan nodded hurriedly in agreement.
After Shen Tianshu left, Cailan moved a small bench and sat in front of the medicine dumpling, resting his chin on his hands in a daze.
Her mother died in childbirth just after she was born.
Her father stayed with General Chen all year round and rarely came home. Later, he died in the battlefield when she was seven years old.
So she grew up in front of Mrs. Chen.
Although there are differences between master and servant, in her heart, Mrs. Chen is like her own grandmother.
If Mrs. Chen has a shortcoming this time, she doesn't know where she will go from now on.
Some distant relatives of the Chen family have long been eyeing the young and beautiful maids around Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen had said before that she would definitely settle them all before she left.
But who would have imagined that such an emergency would happen.
If it really doesn't work, the worst possible outcome is to follow the old lady.
Cailan bit her lower lip, and the more she thought about it, the more pessimistic she became.
The flames danced, licking the bottom of the medicine pill, making her face dim and bright.
While she was thinking wildly, there was a sudden noise outside.
Cailan stood up and walked to the door and looked out, and saw Grandma Wu running over.
Behind her was a large group of ladies and maids, rushing towards the old lady's room.
Cailan quickly stopped her and asked, "Mother Wu, what happened?"
Nanny Wu had an anxious look on her face, and she was stepping rapidly backwards when she was suddenly stopped by Cai Lan. She almost tripped over her left foot and fell to the ground.
Fortunately, the mother-in-law behind her had quick eyesight and quick hands, and supported her.
"Cai Lan, why are you here? Why aren't you with the old lady?
"Oh, I heard that the old lady seems to be in bad condition.
"I, I have to go see her for the last time!"
Grandma Wu's voice was choked with sobs, and she stamped her feet as she spoke, looking extremely anxious.
"What? The old lady..."
When Cai Lan heard this, he was like a thunderbolt. He didn't care about boiling medicine, so he ran to Mrs. Chen's room.
Grandma Wu also quickly wiped her tears and waved her hand to signal everyone to follow.
After a group of people cheered and ran away with Cai Lan, a figure quietly emerged from behind the bushes.
The man looked around for a long time, and after confirming that no one was there, he immediately ran into the small kitchen.
There was no one in the small kitchen, except for the medicine that was simmering on the fire.
The man took out a small paper packet from his sleeve and opened it. Looking at the white powder inside, he was so nervous that his heart almost jumped out of his chest.
The visitor took a deep breath, recalled what the person who administered the medicine had said, gritted his teeth, poured the white powder inside into the medicine bottle, and then found a spoon to stir it.
After confirming that the medicinal powder had melted into the medicine bottle and no traces were left around,
The man put the paper back into his sleeve pocket and left the kitchen quickly.
On the other side, Cailan ran to the door of Mrs. Chen's room in one breath and bumped into Shen Tianshu who was about to walk out.
"Ms. Tong!" Cailan knelt down in front of Shen Tianshu, "You must save my old lady!"
Upon seeing this, Grandma Wu and the people who arrived later followed Wu Yangyang and knelt on the ground.
"Ms. Tong, you must save the old lady!"
"If the old lady has any shortcomings, how can we people live?"
"The old lady has been kind to my family. If possible, I would rather suffer for her..."
"The old lady has been kind to the Buddha all her life. I am a believer who wishes to shorten her life by ten years. I pray to the gods and Buddhas to protect the old lady through this difficult time..."
A group of people were talking about their own things, making Li Zian, who was following Shen Tianshu, frowning.
Shen Tianshu was used to seeing such scenes, but he was confused by their actions.
"The old lady is lying in the room fine. What are you doing?"
"Huh? It's not that my old lady..." Cailan suddenly bit her lip mid-sentence, not daring to say the unlucky words behind her.
But Shen Tianshu still understood what she meant and frowned: "Who said that? Isn't this nonsense?
"Don't worry, everyone, Mrs. Chen is fine. She just fainted from grief."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Grandma Wu and said, "There is something going on at home now, and the old lady is not in good health.
"You are all elderly mothers, so you should be calmer so that you can stabilize people's hearts.
"Instead of spreading rumors like this and making noises, I will be scared by you and get into trouble."
When Grandma Wu heard this, she blushed and said nothing, but the look in her eyes was a little angry.
She is Chen Jingke's wet nurse. Because of the consistent respect of the Chen family, she has almost forgotten her duty as a servant and almost considered herself a half-master.
It would be fine if Mrs. Chen said a few words to her. When would an outsider like Mrs. Tong be able to make irresponsible remarks about her?
But just when Grandma Wu wanted to refute, Chen Jingke came out from the inner room and said: "Grandma needs to rest. Grandma Wu, please take everyone back first. If there is anything needed, I will send someone to call you."
As Chen Jingke grew up, Grandma Wu no longer dared to control him as before, but instead had a sense of awe towards him.
After all, how she will live her life in the Chen Mansion will largely depend on Chen Jingke's attitude.
So after hearing what Chen Jingke said, Mother Wu reluctantly led the people away.
Chen Jingke said very embarrassedly: "Ms. Tong, the house is in a mess. I'm really sorry."
Shen Tianshu was not surprised by this.
Not to mention that she had seen it before, but taking some experiences from her previous life as an example, most military generals' families were not as rigorous in running their families as civilian officials.
Chen Jingke, Li Zian and Shen Tianshu stood on the porch and whispered.
Cailan came over from the kitchen with the prepared medicine.
"Ms. Tong, the medicine is ready."
"Okay, leave it to me." Shen Tianshu entered the room with the medicine.
Not long after, the sound of a bowl falling to the ground and breaking suddenly came from the room, and then Shen Tianshu shouted loudly: "Mrs. Chen, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?
"Come here, get my medicine box quickly!"
The servants outside were all frightened. Li Zian was the first to react and rushed back to the room to bring Shen Tianshu's medicine box. Only then did Chen Jingke react, follow him into the back room, and close the door behind his back.
The other servants were locked out of the door. Everyone looked at each other and found that everyone else's eyes were also full of panic.
Mr. Xue has just passed away. If something happens to Mrs. Chen again, the Chen family will be in chaos.
