The moon set and the sun rose. Xiao Yunya spent the entire night in agony before finally falling asleep in the cooler air. By noon, she was still asleep, but Xiao Yunchen had already summoned the imperial physician to examine her.
Xiao Yunchen hurried to Xiao Yunya's yard with the imperial physician.
Xiao Tao, who was guarding the door, hurried forward to greet him and said, "This servant greets the Second Young Master."
Xiao Yunchen asked, "Is the young lady awake?"
"My dear, the young lady was in so much pain last night that she couldn't sleep at all. She finally fell asleep this morning and should still be asleep."
Hearing this, Xiao Yunchen apologized to the imperial physician: "My sister was tortured by illness all night last night. It was really hard. I hope the imperial physician will not blame me."
The imperial physician waved his hand and said, "Master Xiao, you are too polite. The young lady hasn't gotten up yet, so I will wait here."
Xiao Yunchen bowed to the imperial physician, then turned to Xiao Tao and instructed, "Go wake up the young lady and tell her that the imperial physician has arrived."
"Yes." Xiao Tao responded and pushed the door open.
Xiao Yunchen led the imperial physician to sit at a small table in the courtyard and waited for a while.
Xiao Tao came out of the house: "Second Master, the young lady has woken up."
Xiao Yunchen stood up upon hearing this: "Imperial Physician Zhang, please come in."
At this time, Xiao Yunya's face was as pale as paper. Seeing Xiao Yunchen leading the imperial physician in, she hurriedly supported herself and pretended to get up.
But Xiao Yunchen stopped him: "Don't move, just lie down."
At this time, Mrs. Xiao learned that the imperial physician had come to the mansion to treat her daughter, and immediately rushed from the front yard to Xiao Yunya's yard.
When I entered the room, I saw Xiao Yunya's face was pale and her eyes were staring blankly at the ceiling of the bed.
The imperial physician was taking Xiao Yunya's pulse, while Xiao Yunchen, dressed in an official robe, stood aside, waiting quietly.
The room was very quiet.
Madam Xiao walked in quietly and stood there quietly for a long time, her eyes fixed on the imperial physician's every move.
After feeling her pulse, the imperial physician frowned and said solemnly, "Young lady, your pulse is truly strange. The Yin pulse is as quiet as death, while the Yang pulse is strong and floating. The last time I encountered this kind of condition was when your wife was seriously ill."
"What?!" Madam Xiao exclaimed in surprise, "Are you saying that Ya'er has... the same illness as our eldest daughter-in-law?"
Madam Xiao's body trembled slightly, her face filled with astonishment. Back then, when her eldest daughter-in-law was ill, Xiao Yunyu had tried almost every possible method to treat her, but she still couldn't save her!
Could it be that her Yaer...
Xiao Yunchen's eyes darkened. It turned out that the deaths of his sister-in-law and Sisi were carefully planned by them.
The imperial physician continued, "This symptom is extremely rare. Fortunately, we encountered the eldest lady's case last year, and we have studied many methods. However, this process may be very painful for you, young lady."
Xiao Yunya was shocked to hear this. Her sister-in-law said that after she took this medicine, her symptoms would be fake and she would recover without any medication in due time.
What if I take the imperial physician's medicine and get sick even though I'm not sick? What should I do?
Madam Xiao seemed to recall something and suddenly said, "Oh, by the way, since the eldest daughter-in-law returned home, Ya'er has been very close to her. Could she have been infected by her?"
The imperial physician replied, "Logically, the Madam's illness at the time shouldn't have been contagious to others, but if they were dining together, it's hard to say."
When Mrs. Xiao heard this, her whole body trembled, and anger and fierceness flashed in her eyes.
This unlucky star hasn't brought any good luck to our family since she came into the mansion! Now, she's even infected Ya'er with the disease. What an unlucky thing!
Thinking about how her two daughters-in-law had died suddenly of illness, their mansion had become the talk of the town and the laughing stock of everyone in the capital, and now because of those two unlucky stars, her daughter had also contracted such a strange disease!
Mrs. Xiao wanted to eat those two unpleasant daughters-in-law alive.
Madam Xiao held Xiao Yunya's hand tightly, and spoke softly and concernedly, "Ya'er, don't be afraid. Mother will definitely find a way to cure your illness."
Xiao Yunya couldn't help feeling guilty when she heard her trembling voice, and her eyes became moist.
Xiao Yunchen watched the two interacting from the side and comforted them, "Mother, don't worry too much. The imperial physician will definitely find the cause and cure your sister's illness."
Madam Xiao glared at him angrily, "What are they up to? They were fine before, so why did your sister suddenly become ill after going to her yard yesterday? Call those two women back to me, I want to ask! Did she poison Ya'er?"
How dare this guy, who forgot his mother after getting a wife, talk to me like that!
"Mother, please be careful with your words! How can you say such things casually?" Xiao Yunchen glanced at Xiao Yunya who was lying on the bed, and signaled her with his eyes to explain herself.
"How did I say that?!" Mrs. Xiao asked angrily.
Xiao Yunya caught her second brother's gaze and immediately understood. She spoke weakly, "Mother... This matter has nothing to do with my two sisters-in-law. I've been feeling a little unwell for a while now. If I sit for a long time, I'll see black, and if I stand for a long time, I'll get dizzy. Now that I think about it, there must have been signs, but I just didn't pay attention to them before."
Xiao Yunchen continued, "My eldest sister-in-law and my wife are also from the Marquis' Mansion. Mother has made such a rash conclusion without any evidence. If outsiders knew about this, how would they view our Marquis' Mansion?"
Madam Xiao became excited: "I don't care what others think! Your sister's illness is closely related to your sister-in-law!"
"Mother." Xiao Yunya was so panicked that she burst into tears when she saw her mother blaming her sister-in-law for everything. "My daughter's illness has nothing to do with my sister-in-law. Please don't blame her for this!"
Xiao Yunya was so anxious that she wanted to tell her mother the truth.
She raised her eyes to look at Xiao Yunchen, and seeing him shaking his head slightly at her, she immediately gave up the thought.
Madam Xiao worriedly grasped her daughter's slightly cold hand and turned to instruct, "Chen'er, you must take your sister's illness seriously! If one imperial physician isn't enough, then ask all the other imperial physicians in the palace to come in!"
Her voice choked with sobs: "No matter what method you use, you must cure your sister's illness."
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