"You tell me!" As long as I don't take his pulse, everything is fine.
Li Yunyan tilted her head to look at him and said, word by word, "I can understand my husband and I can help you keep this a secret, but could you please not be so cold to me?"
Seeing that he also turned his head to look at her, Li Yunyan continued, "I don't want my family to worry, so when you're in front of outsiders, could you pretend that we're a loving couple?"
As she finished speaking, tears welled up in her eyes. She lowered her gaze and said, feigning strength, "Besides this, Yunyan has no other requests."
"My husband, is it alright?"
Looking at her little face, which was trying hard to hold back her tears, He Lanyi couldn't bring himself to refuse.
Moreover, what she said was also the state he hoped to maintain. As long as he could stall until his second brother woke up, he could successfully escape.
He now believes what He Lancheng said before: she is indeed very gentle, sensitive, and understanding.
It's a blessing for my second brother to marry such a woman. He can't possibly wait until Helan Cheng wakes up to find that his wife has already run away because of him!
He nodded slightly, which was considered as agreeing to her suggestion.
Seeing that he had agreed, Li Yunyan smiled brightly, a smile that seemed to shimmer like a pearl, radiant and dazzling.
She seemed to have resolved a major issue, her expression relaxed, and she said with a charmingly innocent look, "Then it's settled! Husband, let's rest!"
After saying that, she climbed out from the inside of the bed, over his body, and blew out the candle on the table.
Then she crawled back in the dark, and as she passed him, her loose black hair brushed against his face in the darkness.
He Lanyi sighed silently, his body stiff, waiting for her to fall asleep first.
He only relaxed slightly when he heard her breathing become long and even, and turned to look at her.
*
The next morning, Li Yunyan was woken up very early by Qingyin.
Qingyin called softly from outside the door, "Miss, get up! Today, as is customary, you must pay your respects to the Old Madam!"
Li Yunyan rubbed her eyes and yawned. When she opened them, she found that He Lancheng was already awake and dressed properly.
"Good morning, my husband!"
He Lanyi turned around, unable to address her as "Madam," and after a moment's thought, said, "Yunyan, good morning!"
Li Yunyan yawned and got out of bed. He Lanyi glanced at her slightly loose undergarment and quickly looked away.
Qingyin came in to help Li Yunyan wash up, while Helan Yi went out to the next room.
It was he who insisted that Helan Cheng live in this house; this is Helan Cheng's courtyard, and he should rightfully live here.
A night had passed, and He Lancheng still showed no improvement.
"Doctor, how is he?"
Doctor Feng and several other doctors took turns on night duty. When they saw that it was the second young master, they stood up and bowed to him.
"Second Young Master, please forgive my incompetence. The Eldest Young Master is severely poisoned. I can only stabilize his poison, but I cannot detoxify him."
Do you know what kind of poison it is?
"The poison that the young master has been afflicted with is arsenic!"
He Lanyi clenched his fists tightly. It was such a potent poison! If it weren't for the timely treatment, his second brother would probably be dead by now.
Who on earth is trying to kill my second brother?!
"Doctor, I don't care what method you use, you must save his life!"
Doctor Feng reluctantly agreed, "Second Young Master, I can only do my best."
A fierce look appeared on He Lanyi's face, but then he remembered that he was playing the role of the second brother, and he quickly composed himself.
His tone softened somewhat, "Please, doctor, do your best. No matter what expensive medicine is needed, our Helan family can afford it!"
"yes."
He then looked at Shuquan beside him, "Shuquan, from now on you will be in charge of taking care of things here... Big brother, you must do your best!"
Shuquan was Helan Cheng's personal servant, having followed him since childhood, so he was unwilling to agree.
He immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Please have mercy, Second Young Master! This servant wants to follow you!"
He Lanyi's original idea was that since Shuquan had always been with He Lancheng, he would take better care of him.
But seeing the humiliated expression on Shuquan's face, he realized something. If he let Shuquan take care of his second brother with hatred in his heart, it might backfire.
He hasn't adapted to his new role yet, and he needs to be more cautious in the future!
Never mind! He has his own men; he can just find a pretext to send someone in.
"Get up! It was my oversight."
Shuquan wept with joy, "This servant thanks you so much, Second Young Master!"
After this little incident, Li Yunyan had already finished dressing up.
Today she wore a pink long dress embroidered with lotus patterns. The dress had a light pink base and was embroidered with delicate lotus patterns. Each petal was lifelike, and with every step she took, one could almost smell the fragrance of the lotus.
The original owner of this body didn't have many hair accessories. She chose a red gold lotus hairpin, which complemented the pattern on her clothes, making her look elegant without being too plain.
Upon meeting He Lanyi at the door, Li Yunyan smiled sweetly at him, "How are you feeling, brother?"
He Lanyi averted his gaze from her and looked away.
Remembering his promise from yesterday not to neglect her in front of others, he replied gently, "She is still receiving treatment."
Li Yunyan moved closer to him, looked up at him, and said, "Husband, when we return from Grandmother's, may I go and see my elder brother?"
Helan Cheng was her husband, and Helan Yi couldn't be happier that she could take care of him personally, so how could he refuse? He immediately nodded and said, "Alright."
Li Yunyan glanced at the man lying in the room, then looked at her husband. "Husband, let's go!"
"Um."
He Lanyi led Li Yunyan toward the old lady's courtyard, with Qingyin and Shuquan following behind. From their perspective, the more they looked at the two in front of them, the more they felt that they were a perfect match.
The Helan Mansion was very large. Although there were only a few masters, there were many servants. They each had their own duties. When they saw Li Yunyan and her companion passing by, they stopped and bowed to them.
They all knew that a new mistress had been added yesterday, and that she would be the mistress of the Helan family from now on. After they walked over, they all secretly sized her up from behind.
"Second Young Mistress, you are so beautiful!"
"The second young master and the second young mistress are truly a perfect match, a match made in heaven!"
"Shh! Stop talking! Get to work!"
Old Madam Helan was already waiting in the main hall. Her grandson had finally gotten married, and she could finally relax halfway.
But the other half remains.
After a series of formalities, the old lady asked the two of them to sit down.
She dismissed the servants and drank her tea as if nothing was amiss.
She carefully observed the expressions of the two and found that the new bride did not have the shyness of a new wife. Moreover, she had just heard from the nanny that no water had been called in their courtyard last night, and the handkerchief was clean.
She spoke with a smile: "Yan'er!"
Li Yunyan responded softly, "Grandmother."
"Did you two consummate your marriage last night?"
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