After that, he gritted his teeth and said, "Ya'er suddenly fell ill, but Chen'er is not at home. It must be that Shen Shi instigated the second son to play tricks with him, which is why he is nowhere to be seen at this time!"
Xiao Yunya clenched the bed sheet with her fingertips and spoke with all her might, "Father, my second brother might have something urgent to do..."
"What else could be so urgent? He just went to look for Shen!" Mrs. Xiao looked annoyed.
Lord Xiao's face was tense, and he said in a deep voice, "Now is not the time to talk about this. Whether Chen'er is here or not, it will not affect the doctor's consultation."
Before he could finish his words, there was a sudden noise outside the door.
"The Second Young Master is back!"
Xiao Yunchen was still wearing the same moon-white robe he wore when he went to Yunjingting. His face looked hurried, as if he had just heard the news and had hurried back.
He bowed respectfully towards Lord Xiao and Madam Xiao: "Father, Mother."
Then he looked at Xiao Yunya lying on the bed. Seeing the bloody handkerchief on Xiao Yunya's palm, his pupils suddenly shrank: "What happened? Wasn't it fine during the day?"
Madam Xiao's tone was slightly heavy. "He was fine during the day, but something happened after he went to the Waterside Pavilion. Tell me, where did you go just now?"
Xiao Yunchen avoided his mother's gaze and knelt on one knee to salute Lord Xiao: "Father, I just went to the City West Pharmacy."
"The medicine hut?" Lord Xiao frowned. "You are in good health, why would you go to the medicine hut?"
Xiao Yunchen raised his head and said calmly, "There's an old doctor in the west of the city. He was the imperial physician of the previous dynasty. He was demoted and sent back to his hometown because he offended the Zhao family. He just returned recently. That's why my son took the liberty to go there."
Madam Xiao snorted coldly: "What old doctor from the west of the city? I think you are going to look for Shen!"
"Mother!" Xiao Yunchen's usually gentle voice was now slightly cold. "Yun Ya is so ill, why are you still harping on my wife's affairs?"
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Lord Xiao quickly said, "Alright, alright! The most important thing right now is to find out what's wrong with Ya'er."
He turned to Xiao Yunya and said in a slightly slower tone, "Ya'er, tell me the truth. When did this illness start?"
Xiao Yunya glanced guiltily at her second brother. When their eyes met, she quickly looked away and said in a low voice, "Father, it suddenly happened today. Maybe... maybe I caught a cold a few days ago..."
At this time, Xiao Tao came hurriedly with the medicine in her hand: "This servant greets the Madam and the Marquis."
She looked at Lord Xiao and said, "I've got the medicine that Doctor Wu prescribed. Should I boil it now or..."
Lord Xiao stood up and said, "Just do as the doctor says."
Before leaving, he paused, turned back and said, "Chen'er, come with me."
The door creaked shut. Xiao Yunya looked at her second brother's back as he left, clutching the quilt with her fingers to cover her face.
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