Chapter 565 The Missing Forty Days
When she asked that question, Qiao Qinghe still held onto a sliver of hope.
Perhaps she was just dreaming, or maybe she misheard.
However, Wei Jia's eyes reddened with sadness as she said, "It's true."
Qiao Qinghe gripped the blanket tightly, forcing herself to calm down and trying to appear composed. She asked in a hoarse voice, "When did this happen? What exactly happened?"
Wei Jia took a deep breath and slowly said, "This story begins from the day my mother fell into a coma."
Qiao Qinghe asked in a trembling voice, "How long have I been unconscious?"
"A full forty days."
"So long!?"
"Um."
“Start from the beginning.”
Wei Jia nodded and recounted the events of Qiao Qinghe's forty days of unconsciousness.
After Qiao Qinghe fell asleep that night, she did not wake up as usual the next morning.
Ashuang assumed she was just tired from the previous day, so she didn't disturb her. It wasn't until nearly noon, when she saw that she still hadn't woken up, that Ashuang, worried that she would get hungry, went into the room to wake her up.
To everyone's surprise, when they tried to call out to him, they found that he couldn't be woken up no matter what they did.
Several different people tried to call him, but it didn't work.
Ms. He was poisoned and is still recovering.
Since Wei Jia had just given birth, A Shuang took it upon herself to invite Mu Jin to come and examine Qiao Qinghe's pulse.
Because she needed to take care of Wei Jia, who was injured, and the newborn who was weak, Mu Jin was already living in the mansion.
Upon hearing that Qiao Qinghe had an accident, she was asked to go and check on her, and she went immediately.
After taking Qiao Qinghe's pulse, Mu Jin showed a strange expression.
The old woman's pulse indicated that she was perfectly fine and had no illness whatsoever. It was strange that she wouldn't wake up.
The conclusion was that the old lady would naturally wake up when she had slept enough and wanted to.
Ashuang was dumbfounded when Mujin gave such an unreliable diagnosis for the first time.
However, A Shuang still trusted Mu Jin's medical skills.
So, A-Shuang waited another day, thinking that no matter how tired or exhausted Qiao Qinghe was, a day or two of sleep would be enough.
But to everyone's surprise, the person still hadn't woken up by the third day.
Ah Shuang was extremely anxious, knowing she couldn't hide it any longer, so she reported the matter to Wei Jia.
Wei Jia was initially puzzled as to why the old lady hadn't visited her and the child for two consecutive days. She thought to herself that the old lady wasn't the type to favor sons over daughters.
Just as she was wondering, she learned from A Shuang that Qiao Qinghe was in a coma.
Ignoring everyone's objections, he immediately got out of bed, dressed, and went to the main courtyard to check on Qiao Qinghe's condition.
She tried calling out to Qiao Qinghe a few times, and found that Qiao Qinghe was indeed unwakeable as Ah Shuang had said. So she decisively had someone invite Mu Jin over and gave Qiao Qinghe a diagnosis in front of her.
But Mu Jin still insisted on the same story she had told A Shuang before, saying that Qiao Qinghe was not sick, but for some reason she couldn't wake up.
Although Mu Jin spoke with certainty, her attitude, eyes, and actions all seemed very sincere.
Because of her concern for Qiao Qinghe, and considering that Mu Jin had concealed her identity and stayed by their side for several years, Wei Jia secretly felt that Mu Jin might not be so trustworthy.
Therefore, he immediately sent people out of the mansion to invite several well-known doctors from the capital back.
After several doctors examined her pulse, they reached the same conclusion as Mu Jin.
Wei Jia then believed what Mu Jin said.
It was at this moment that she realized she might have acted impulsively.
Those who are interested will know that the Qiao family made a big fuss about inviting a doctor back to the mansion to examine Qiao Qinghe's pulse.
Therefore, the news that Qiao Qinghe had fallen into a coma for no apparent reason could not be kept secret.
Sure enough, the news quickly spread throughout the mansions of the capital.
Li Sanqi and Madam Zheng from the Duke of Jin's mansion were the first to come to visit the sick.
When the two arrived, they both brought with them imperial physicians.
Subsequently, the steward of the Prince of Qi's residence also arrived, accompanied by the head of the Imperial Medical Academy.
Without exception, all the imperial physicians' diagnoses were exactly the same as Mu Jin's.
After this incident, everyone is wondering when Qiao Qinghe will wake up from her sleep.
However, one day, two days, three days...
Several days passed, and Qiao Qinghe still hadn't woken up.
Ten days have passed, and Qiao Qinghe still hasn't woken up.
When half a month had passed and she still hadn't woken up, everyone began to conclude that Qiao Qinghe would probably never wake up again.
Putting everything else aside, if a person lies like this for half a month, they'll probably starve to death.
However, after listening to Mu Jin's words, Wei Jia firmly believed that Qiao Qinghe would wake up sooner or later. Therefore, she instructed people to feed Qiao Qinghe water and liquid food at regular times every day, wipe her body, and massage the meridians of her hands and feet... to ensure that Qiao Qinghe's bodily functions were operating normally.
During this period, Su Rongrong and Feng Yuerou also came over every day to keep her company and talk to her. Feng Yuerou would occasionally bring her two children over.
However, the two children were used to being awake; they would smile at them, hug them, and kiss their grandmother. When they saw Qiao Qinghe lying asleep, they couldn't help but try to wake her up. Every time they found that they couldn't wake her up no matter how much they called, the two children would cry loudly, thinking that their grandmother didn't like them anymore and wouldn't play with them.
Feng Yuerou was worried that the baby's crying would disturb Qiao Qinghe, but Dr. Mu suggested that perhaps letting the old lady hear the baby's voice would make her more alert.
So, the two children would be brought over every two days and cry and fuss.
However, Qiao Qinghe remained unresponsive.
While Qiao Qinghe remained unconscious for half a month, things began to feel uneasy at the Qi Prince's residence.
Wei Jia had to take care of her health, look after the child, look after Qiao Qinghe, and manage the affairs of the Qiao family. Despite being so busy, she heard that Consort Liu was causing trouble in the Prince's mansion, and the Liu family took the opportunity to come to Princess Qi's house to cause trouble.
So she asked He Rui to go to the Qi Prince's residence on her behalf to visit the Princess Consort and ask if there was anything her family could help with.
After He Rui returned, she said that Princess Qi asked her to tell her that she was fine and only asked Wei Jia to take good care of the old lady and the affairs of the mansion. She said that she could handle things on her own and that she didn't need to worry.
Hearing Min Yuexi's resolute words, Wei Jia felt relieved.
After all, she had witnessed how Min Yuexi rose to the position of Princess Qi step by step, and how Min Yuexi had changed and grown over the years.
Therefore, she also believed that Min Yuexi was able to handle her own affairs.
However!
A month after Qiao Qinghe fell into a coma, Min Yuexi had just given birth when something happened.
By the time the Qiao family learned of the news and sent people over, Min Yuexi had already died in childbirth.
The child was born healthy, but Consort Liu had already taken the child back to her secluded courtyard.
At this point, Wei Jia couldn't help but shed tears of self-reproach.
“Mother, I’m sorry! It was my oversight that prevented me from protecting Princess Qi, which led to her being harmed.”
"Is he really gone?" Qiao Qinghe asked, her voice trembling, still somewhat incredulous.
She just took a nap, how could she have died?
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