Chapter 22: Past Events (Thanksgiving Extra)
Xu Yuzhu, who had returned from the main house, heard her daughter's voice as she approached them. A doting smile immediately appeared on her cold face.
But when Xu Yuzhu thought of Ouyang Feilian's arrogant and domineering appearance, she was furious.
Thinking of Ouyang Feilian when she was five years old...
She took her little son Ouyang Mingli, who was less than half a year old, back to her mother's home to visit her parents. After lunch, Mingli took a nap. The mother and son did not wait for Ouyang Jin to pick them up, and they took the wet nurse, nanny and maid back to Ouyang's house.
Whenever Xu Yuzhu thinks about what happened that day, she feels something is wrong.
Not only Xu Yuzhu would think there was something wrong, but anyone with a clear mind would also think there was something wrong.
That day, Mrs. Ouyang Chen Yanhua went out early to keep an appointment with an old sister. The men in the family were busy with their own things and were not at home.
This is nothing, after all, Jiang from the first wife is still at home.
However, who would have thought that after lunch, Jiang left in a hurry, leaving only the seven-year-old Ming Yan at home to take care of the five-year-old girl.
When the maids and servants heard Jiang say that she would be back soon, they agreed to keep a good eye on Ouyang Mingyan and Ouyang Feilian.
Little did they know that the brother and sister were having fun in the garden when they somehow fell into the lotus pond.
Immediately, after a burst of exclamations, the maids, old women and servants in the mansion hurriedly rescued the brother and sister from the lotus pond, then quickly gave them preliminary treatment and hurriedly sent them back to their room.
When Xu Yuzhu returned with Ouyang Mingli in her arms, she met a servant who was hurrying out of the house to look for the doctor. Seeing the servant's hurried look, she casually asked, "Why are you so flustered? What happened in the house?"
"Second Madam, the second young master and the eldest young lady fell into the water. I was just about to go find a doctor."
Hearing the servant's anxious voice, Xu Yuzhu asked again: "Where is the eldest lady?"
"Not at home."
Hearing this, she quickly ordered: "Go and get the doctor, I'll go over to take a look." After saying this, without waiting for anyone to reply, Xu Yuzhu quickly carried the baby Ouyang Mingli into the mansion and headed towards the Chaohui Courtyard of the main house.
As soon as she entered the yard, Xu Yuzhu saw Mrs. Li, who was taking care of Ouyang Feilian. She was looking anxiously towards the gate of the yard, so she asked, "Mrs. Li, is the old lady back?"
"Replying to the Second Madam, except for the Second Young Master and the Eldest Miss, all the masters are not at home. Fortunately, you are back."
Hearing that the masters were not there, Xu Yuzhu stared at Li Pozi with wide eyes: "What! Where are all the people?"
"Second Madam, the First Madam said she had to go back to the Xue family for an urgent matter. She said she would be back immediately and didn't bring the Second Young Master and the First Young Miss with her. But it's been almost an hour since she left, and the First Madam hasn't returned yet..."
"The old lady went out early this morning, and the third lady left with the fifth young master and the second young lady half an hour ago."
Listening to Mrs. Li's words, Xu Yuzhu felt a surge of anger in her heart, and she urgently ordered: "Go find the eldest lady quickly and tell her that the second young master and the eldest young lady fell into the water."
"yes."
Watching Mrs. Li leave in a hurry, and then looking at the maids and servants in the yard, Xu Yuzhu asked in a deep voice: "Can someone tell me what happened between Yan'er and Lian'er?"
Upon hearing Xu Yuzhu's voice, the maids, old women and servants seemed to have found their "backbone" and immediately ran towards Xu Yuzhu to report.
"Replying to the Second Madam, the Second Young Master choked on water. I have already helped treat him. He is now awake, but still a little dizzy."
"Replying to the Second Madam, the eldest lady is not feeling well. She may have been in the water for too long and is still unconscious."
Hearing this, Xu Yuzhu and Xiumei frowned, looked at the maids and servants in the room and asked, "Leave a few of you to wait in the yard, and the rest of you quickly go find the master, the mistress, and the master."
"Yes." After responding, the crowd quickly got busy.
"Xinyue, go to the shop and look for the Second and Third Masters. If you meet the Third Madam and the others on the way, tell them to come back quickly."
"Yes, I'll go right away." Xinyue responded and hurried away.
After everything was arranged, Xu Yuzhu handed Ouyang Mingli in her arms to the nanny and quickly went into Ouyang Feilian's room.
When I came to the bedside, I saw that Ouyang Feilian's face was slightly pale and a little blue, and her lips were a little blue. I had a hunch that this girl might not have simply fallen into the water.
His face darkened, and he turned around and urged: "Hurry up and see if the doctor is here."
"yes."
Xu Yuzhu was extremely anxious at this time, especially since none of her masters were at home today. Moreover, when she thought about it carefully, she felt that something was wrong.
Why is her face blue after she fell into the water? I haven't heard of this girl being sick...
And why did he fall into the water today?
Is this all a coincidence or something else?
It’s not Xu Yuzhu’s conspiracy theory that’s to blame, it’s just that today is too weird.
Jiang usually keeps a close eye on Ouyang Feilian, taking her with her wherever she goes. How come she didn't bring her with her today when she returned to Xue's house? Could it be that she didn't know that there was no master in the mansion who could make the decision?
Thinking secretly in her heart, Xu Yuzhu secretly observed the maids, old women and servants in the yard.
While observing, I heard someone shouting: "The doctor is coming, quickly, the doctor is coming, please make way..."
Xu Yuzhu looked in the direction of the voice and sure enough, a servant came hurriedly with Doctor Zhang from Huichuntang, carrying a medicine box.
Xu quickly stepped forward and said anxiously, "Doctor Zhang, could you please check on the eldest lady first? The young man has woken up, but the young lady is still unconscious."
On the way here, I heard that they fell into the water, but how could one be conscious and the other unconscious? Although Doctor Zhang was suspicious, he did not forget the matters in the inner courtyard of the compound and quickly responded, "Don't worry, Madam, I will take a look first."
"Hey, Doctor Zhang, please come in."
After a thorough examination, Doctor Zhang frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "Excuse me, Madam, what did the young lady eat today?"
"Doctor Zhang, please wait a moment. I just got back too and will ask right away."
Xu immediately turned to the maids and asked, "What did the young lady eat and drink today?"
"Replying to the Second Madam, everything the young lady ate and drank today was made by the First Madam herself. The First Madam left after lunch, and the young lady hasn't eaten or drunk anything since she left."
"Are you sure?"
"Sure."
Xu did not stop there, but continued to ask: "So what did you eat and drink?"
"It's hot today, so the eldest lady made sour plum soup and mung bean cakes for the eldest lady."
"Lunch was shared with the First Madam and the Second Young Master. Winter melon and pork soup, braised crucian carp, tofu balls, stir-fried spinach, and lotus seed porridge."
As soon as the maids finished speaking, Doctor Zhang became even more confused, but he was smart and didn't say anything. Instead, he took out a needle bag from the medicine box that the servant brought for him, took out the silver needles from it and began to give acupuncture to Ouyang Feilian who was lying on the bed.
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