Unfortunately, Jiayin was determined not to leave.
Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru had no choice but to go out and tell the waiting crowd. Tao Hongying stayed behind, while Zhao Yuru would come back at dawn.
When Tao Hongying went back into the house, she saw her daughter holding the old lady's hand, silently shedding tears.
She couldn't help but sigh, covered her daughter with a thin blanket, and whispered words of comfort.
"Don't worry, Dr. Zhang also said that your grandmother's illness is not serious and she will recover soon."
Jiayin choked up, "Mother, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have supported my brothers going to sea. Grandma is so sick because she was too worried about my brothers."
Tao Hongying felt a lump in her throat when she thought of her son, who was wandering somewhere.
She tried to cheer herself up and gently patted her daughter to comfort her.
"Don't overthink it, this has nothing to do with you. Your brother and Xige'er are just like that, like little monkeys, they can't be kept at home. Even if they don't go to the Foreign Affairs Department or go to sea, they'll probably still be wandering the world."
"It's the same danger, the same constant absence from home, so I might as well go to the Foreign Affairs Department, do something meaningful for the country and the people, and also build a future for myself."
"Besides, a mother's heart is connected to her child's. Although I haven't heard from your brother, I know he's alive and well!"
Jiayin rubbed against her mother's hand and curled up like a kitten.
"Mom, I can't live without Grandma, I can't live without anyone in the family."
Tao Hongying finally couldn't hold back her tears, but she immediately wiped them away and continued to gently pat her daughter.
"Trust me, everyone in the family is fine. Don't worry too much. If you get sick, the family's future will truly collapse."
Jiayin nodded.
Perhaps it was the perfect timing of my mother's filming, or perhaps it was the soothing sound of my grandmother's soft snoring, but she quickly fell asleep...
The moon sets and the sun rises; five or six days have passed in the blink of an eye.
"Grandma, open your mouth!" Jiayin, lying in bed, smiled and scooped a spoonful of jelly pudding into her grandmother's mouth.
The old lady's eyes sparkled as she ate, and she was about to offer some praise when the door was pushed open.
Jiayin quickly hid the box, then looked guiltily at her mother who had just entered, and asked, "Mother, why aren't you asleep yet?"
Tao Hongying glared at her daughter, but seeing her mother-in-law's smiling face, she felt relieved.
She couldn't help but scold her daughter, "It's almost bedtime, don't give your grandma any weird or strange things to eat! You'll get rotten teeth and suffer!"
"Yes, Mother," Jiayin replied obediently and readily.
Tao Hongying tucked the blanket around her and then went back to sleep.
Except when the old lady first fell ill, when she and Zhao Yuru took turns keeping watch over her, Jiayin has been keeping the old lady company these past two days.
Whether it was the medicine that worked or the old lady truly opened her heart and stopped worrying about her three grandsons who were away, it's hard to say.
The old lady has had a good appetite and has been sleeping well these past few days, and her complexion has become rosier.
The family breathed a sigh of relief, and only then did they dare to go about their own business during the day, but they still had to gather together at night.
Even Li Laosan and Li Ge'er, who were far away in Luo'an, had to travel back and forth on horseback.
No matter how many times the old lady spoke, they refused to compromise.
No one can sleep soundly without looking at the old lady before going to bed at night.
Apart from the Wen family, even the Marquis's mansion was unaware of the old lady's illness, fearing that too many people coming to visit would disturb her rest.
Jiayin was like a sticky rice cake, never leaving her grandmother's side, eating and living with her.
Before going to bed at night, she would rummage through her spatial storage to find some novel snacks from her past life, sneak a few bites with her grandmother, and make her grandmother as happy as a child.
Actually, the old lady wasn't greedy; she was just remembering how her granddaughter used to sneak food under the covers when she was little.
Life was hard back then, but my children and grandchildren were all around me.
Now that life is prosperous, my children and grandchildren have gone their separate ways.
Fortunately, my granddaughter was always there...
After drinking the medicinal soup and eating the remaining half of the jelly pudding in the box to mask the bitterness in her mouth, the old lady lay down.
Jiayin took out a travelogue and began to read it slowly.
The travelogue was, of course, written by Cat Brother. In the past two years, he has traveled to almost every prefecture in Jiangnan and published several books, all of which have sold very well.
In fact, his words were not fancy; even ordinary people who had never been to school could understand them.
But this only made his travelogues more popular.
Reading his travelogue is like sharing his eyes and mouth, experiencing different customs and tasting countless delicacies together.
As the old lady listened, a smile played on her lips as she drifted off to sleep…
Leaving aside the Li family's situation, everything came to a standstill because the old lady suddenly fell ill.
The imperial palace in the east of the new capital has also been bustling these past few days.
As dusk settles, lanterns are lit in palaces everywhere, creating a beautiful scene resembling starlight from afar.
The eunuchs and maids in Kunning Palace had no interest in appreciating it; they practically had to walk on their hind legs to avoid making the slightest noise.
Because these past few days, our master has been like a powder keg about to explode, ready to burst at any moment.
If someone is unlucky enough to accidentally ignite that fuse, they will be reduced to ashes.
In the palace, the Empress, trailing her long skirt, twirled around and around on the ground. Her face, already showing signs of age and no longer smooth, was now etched with even more wrinkles.
"Has no news come from the front yet?"
The Empress looked at the old woman at the door, her tone quite unpleasant.
The old woman struggled to keep from trembling and replied softly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Perhaps His Majesty is too busy with state affairs today and hasn't decided where he'll be staying tonight..."
"Hmph!" The Empress snorted coldly and cursed, "Busy with state affairs? Busy with state affairs, how come he has time to accompany that slut from Ronghua Palace to admire flowers? How come he has time to accompany that sickly man to play football all over the yard?"
"He's only too busy to come see me, and even when he does have a meal with me, he's always in a rush..."
The old woman dared not respond and could only lower her head even further, fearing that she would be drawn into the conflict between the emperor and empress.
Unfortunately, at that moment, the eunuch who had gone to the front to gather information returned and knelt down to report as soon as he entered the room.
"Your Majesty, the Second Prince has caught a cold, and His Majesty... His Majesty has gone to Ronghua Palace."
"You vile woman!" The Empress could no longer contain herself and grabbed the incense burner beside her, smashing it away.
The incense burner fell to the ground, scattering incense smoke everywhere.
The room was filled with eunuchs, maids, and other servants who knelt down in fear, trembling with dread.
Seeing their behavior, the Empress grew even angrier. Just as she was about to punish them to vent her anger, the Third Princess arrived.
In just two years, the willful and capricious princess has become dignified and gentle, tall and slender, with a graceful and elegant gait, increasingly displaying the charm of a young girl.
She dismissed all the servants, then helped her mother to the inner room, carefully poured warm tea, and served her mother a few sips.
Even though the Empress had a thousand grievances, she couldn't bear to get angry with her only daughter, but she still couldn't help complaining.
"Your father has been going to Ronghua Palace for half a month straight, all because that wretched woman gave birth to a prince. If you were a prince, I wouldn't have to suffer such humiliation!"
The third princess felt a pang of sadness and lowered her head.
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