The courtyard that Wei Maolin rented was a non-standard two-story house. The houses were arranged in a "sun" shape, with two courtyards in front and back, but the layout was not as sophisticated as those houses in Beijing.
Each room looks almost the same. At first glance, the most obvious feature is one word: big.
Before Wei Yunlan and his party arrived, Wei Maolin had made some minor changes to the yard over the past few days.
For example, a wing room and an open space in the southwest corner of the front yard were demolished and converted into a stable and warehouse.
There were only these supplies, and there was not much to be desired. The three main rooms in the front yard were used as a hall and study for entertaining guests, and the other side rooms in the front yard were used as residences for Wei Mingxuan, Doctor Yu, and the servants who guarded the house.
The main house in the backyard was undoubtedly the residence of Gao and Wei Maolin. Cheng Yue'e lived in the west wing with her two children, while Wei Yunlan and Fourth Miss Bai lived in the two adjacent east wing rooms.
Everyone had just settled down and was packing their bags. Only Wei Mingxuan and a few servants were in the front yard.
When Wei Mingxuan saw Wei Yunlan walking in with Madam Bai, he was stunned at first.
Then his eyes fell on the face that was almost emaciated. He paused for a moment and then reacted, "Mrs. Bai?"
Madam Bai's eyes were always looking towards the main hall and the backyard. She looked a little dazed and seemed not to have heard Wei Mingxuan's voice.
Wei Mingxuan suddenly realized, "Mrs. Bai is anxious to see the fourth Miss Bai, right? Big sister, please take Mrs. Bai over quickly."
When she heard the words "Fourth Miss Bai", a bright light finally appeared in Mrs. Bai's cloudy and dark eyes.
His dry lips slightly opened, and he murmured, "Azhi, Azhi..."
At this moment, there was another hurried knock on the door.
Dong Da opened the gate, and the anxious-looking Matron Liu and another woman who looked somewhat familiar appeared in front of the gate.
The woman spoke first, "Excuse me, we are from the Bai family."
"Excuse me, did my sister-in-law come here just now?"
General Dong opened the gate a little wider and made half of his body free.
Looking inside from the seat he vacated, I could just see Madam Bai's back.
"Sister-in-law!"
Madam Bai ignored her and grabbed Wei Yunlan's hand that was supporting her arm. She looked anxiously towards the main hall and the backyard, as if urging her with her eyes to take her there quickly.
Wei Yunlan nodded to Dong Da, signaling him to let the people in, and then briefly instructed Wei Mingxuan, "You greet Madam Bai Er first."
After that, he gently comforted the person who was holding him tightly, "Madam Bai, I will take you to see Azhi first."
Fourth Miss Bai, accompanied by Ningshuang, had just returned to the room. She sat obediently beside the bed, folding the clothes she had taken out of her bag while watching Ningshuang make the bed for her. Occasionally, she would call out in a soft voice, "Sister Ningshuang."
She has been so well-behaved these days that ordinary people would call her.
At first glance, they seem to be no different from ordinary people.
But if you look closely into her eyes, you can find that her gaze is not as lively as before, and there is a bit more ignorance and innocence, as if she does not look like a girl who is about to reach marriage age, but more like a child who is only six or seven years old.
When he reached the door, Wei Yunlan glanced at Madam Bai beside him with some concern.
I don’t know whether Mrs. Bai can accept that Fourth Miss Bai has become like this.
He sighed inwardly and quickly told Tingxue who was following him, "Go and ask Doctor Yu to come over."
"Yes." Tingxue turned around and ran away hurriedly.
Wei Yunlan gently pushed the door open.
Miss Bai, who was folding clothes with her head down, raised her eyes and looked towards the door.
When she saw Wei Yunlan, she was about to call her "Sister Wei", but her eyes swept to Madam Bai, who appeared beside Wei Yunlan. She looked haggard and had red eyes, and she was suddenly stunned.
There was confusion in his eyes.
"Azhi..."
Madam Bai, who had been in a trance, seemed to come to her senses suddenly. She walked quickly to the side of Fourth Miss Bai and held her hands tightly as if she was afraid that she would disappear.
"Azhi, Azhi."
"I'm glad you're okay."
As Madam Bai read on, two lines of tears flowed from her eyes.
"Plop, plop" the water dripped onto the back of Miss Bai's hand.
Tears spread out on the back of her hands. Miss Bai Si, who had been in a daze, began to struggle as if she was frightened, and kept uttering "ah" and "ah" sounds.
His expression was extremely painful, as if he was suffering severe torture.
Mrs. Bai felt distressed when she saw this, but the closer she got, the more painful Fourth Miss Bai became.
"Madam Bai, please don't go over there yet." Wei Yunlan never expected that it was not Madam Bai who couldn't accept it but Fourth Miss Bai. She hurriedly stopped the person and turned back to shout outside the door, "Please invite Mr. Yu!"
Doctor Yu trotted in carrying a medicine box.
He put down the medicine box, took out the silver needle, and gently pricked the acupuncture points twice. Miss Bai Si, who had been yelling just now, immediately calmed down.
However, he still looked panic-stricken and was unwilling to look in the direction of Madam Bai.
Mrs. Bai's face was full of pity and hurt. She wanted to step forward, but she was afraid that if she did, it would make her daughter go crazy again.
"Help her lie down."
"Go and boil another dose of the tranquilizer medicine I prepared a few days ago."
After saying that, Doctor Yu continued to give acupuncture to the fourth Miss Bai, while Ningshuang and Tingxue followed his instructions.
The room suddenly became quiet, and for a long time the only sound was a light snoring from the bed.
Doctor Yu stood up and nodded to Wei Yunlan, "It's okay."
Madam Bai dared to speak at this time, "Azhi...what happened to Azhi?"
"She had suffered a head injury before and forgot some things. When she saw you suddenly, she might have remembered some of her memories at once, which caused her unbearable headache." Fearing that another one of the mother and daughter would fall, Wei Yunlan deliberately did not mention the specific reasons why Miss Bai Da and Miss Bai Si were injured.
Fortunately, Mrs. Bai didn't bother to ask in detail at this time. She kept glancing in the direction of the bed and asked carefully: "Zhi'er is asleep now. Can I go over and take a look at her now?"
Doctor Yu nodded, "Miss Bai Si will not wake up for a while."
"Please stay and keep an eye on it." Wei Yunlan said to Doctor Yu and quietly left the room.
At the door, Wei Mingxuan was already waiting there with Madam Bai and Nanny Liu.
Glancing into the room through the open door, Mrs. Bai sighed deeply.
They also heard the noise in the house just now.
"Miss Wei, Azhi and my sister-in-law are sorry to cause you trouble."
Madam Bai bowed deeply to Wei Yunlan. She sighed and explained, "Ever since Ah Zhi and her sister got separated from us, my sister-in-law has become somewhat confused."
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