The Second Lady had indeed considered everything, but Eleventh Lady was still a little worried about Xu Siyu's reaction after he found out.

No matter what, Xu Siyu was just a fourteen-year-old boy, not to mention that it involved his biological mother.

She said ambiguously: "I will talk to the Marquis when he comes back."

Seeing that she was speaking in a perfunctory manner, the Second Lady smiled, took the teacup and drank a sip of tea leisurely: "Yes, it's always right to discuss it with the Marquis!"

As they were talking, a little maid came in and reported, "Fourth Madam, the eldest lady, the eldest young master, the third young master, and the fifth young master are here to see the fourth young master!"

In the morning, they just told the children that Xu Sizhun was ill. Xu Siqin and Xu Sijian were more sensible, but they lived in the outer courtyard. Although Xu Sijie lived in the inner courtyard, he was young and ignorant. In addition, Xu Sizhun had been weak and sick since childhood, so the three children did not suspect anything. But Xu Sijie, Xu Sizhun had always treated him kindly, and he did not feel lonely at ordinary times. Now that Xu Sizhun was ill, he felt a little lonely.

"Mother, when will Fourth Brother get better?"

Eleventh Lady was afraid that they would find out the flaw, so she took Xu Siqin and the others to take a look at Xu Sizhun and led him out of the inner room. Seeing Xu Sijie's worried eyes, he smiled and touched her head: "Grandmother, second aunt, and mother, all are here to take care of Zhun'er, Zhun'er will get better soon!"

Xu Sijie nodded and said obediently: "Mother, I won't bother you. I won't bother Fourth Brother either. I will sleep obediently with Mother Nan."

Eleventh Lady gave him a big hug.

Xu Sijie laughed, his face full of joy.

The second wife couldn't help but look sideways.

Zhen Jie'er stood aside and did nothing, but held Xu Sijie's hand tightly when she left.

Eleventh Lady sent them out and said, "Wait a few days until Zhun'er gets better, then you can have a good reunion."

Xu Siqin and Xu Sijian responded with a smile, and Xu Siqin even said, "Aunt Four, don't worry about my fifth brother. My third brother and I will take good care of him."

"You brothers are united, so why should I worry?" Eleventh Lady smiled and watched them leave.

A small oil truck with a green curtain came rushing over and passed by the two brothers Xu Siqin and Xu Sijian who were heading to the outer courtyard.

Xu Siqin couldn't help but take a look.

Then Xu Sizun's wet nurse jumped off the carriage without waiting for the old woman following the carriage to put down the footstool.

"Fourth Madam." Her eyes were red, obviously she had been crying, "How is the Fourth Young Master?"

How could I not have feelings for her when I was drinking her milk, from the time I was in swaddling clothes to when I first started to babble and walk?

"It's okay." Standing at the gate of the lady's courtyard, with maids and old women coming and going, Shiyi Niang pretended to be calm and said, "I'll ask you to come and help take care of her for a few days."

The wet nurse breathed a sigh of relief and followed Eleventh Lady into the house.

When she saw Xu Sizun, the nurse's heart, which had just calmed down, became heavier again, and she couldn't help but burst into tears.

The Second Lady felt that the nurse was too excited and frowned. Eleventh Lady was also afraid that she would wake up Xu Sizun, so she reminded her quietly: "Zhun'er just went to bed."

The nurse covered her mouth and cried silently for a while before she asked, "Fourth Madam, what did the doctor say?"

"He said he was frightened!" Eleventh Lady did not hide the truth from her, "People are a little confused nowadays. Mom raised him since he was a child, so she knows him best, so I specially asked you to come and comfort him."

"Don't worry, Madam Fourth," the nurse said, and asked the maid to find her a clean jacket of Madam Du's to change into. Then she sat down on the kang and asked the maid to get some hot water for her to wash her hands. Then she touched Xu Sizun's forehead and said, "Leave the boy to me!"

Seeing that she was very attentive, Eleventh Lady felt relieved and asked Second Lady to sit in the side room: "Second Sister-in-law has been working hard all morning, take a rest now!"

The second wife was thinking about the old lady, so the two of them went to her place.

The lady had just gotten up and was washing up when she heard that Xu Sizun's wet nurse had come over. She rushed over to take a look and saw that the wet nurse was carefully guarding beside her. She gave a few instructions and asked Madam Du to arrange a place for the wet nurse to rest: "Help take care of her for a few days."

The wet nurse was very willing, bowed and said yes, and said something like "please rest assured, madam."

The fifth lady came to visit Xu Sizhun.

"Are you feeling better?" Seeing Xu Sizun's wet nurse there, she smiled and said, "Mom is here." Seeing that Xu Sizun had not woken up, she comforted the lady again.

Seeing that it was getting late, the lady-in-waiting asked the fifth lady to stay for lunch and asked the maid to ask Xu Lingyi where he would have lunch.

The little maidservant was gone for almost an incense stick of time before she came back: "Madam, the Marquis has left the house."

Going out in this situation?

Eleventh Lady was a little surprised.

The lady said thoughtfully: "Then let's set the table!"

The little maidservant responded and left.

The Second Lady supported the Dowager Lady, and Eleventh Lady and the Fifth Lady followed behind to the east room to have lunch.

After dinner, everyone went to see Xu Sizhun. Seeing that he was still asleep, the Fifth Lady returned to her own courtyard, while the Second Lady and the Eleventh Lady sat with the Grand Lady.

Doctor Liu is here.

The Second Lady and Eleventh Lady took refuge in the warm room, with the Dowager Lady by their side.

Doctor Liu was a little surprised to see that Xu Sizhun had not woken up yet.

The Second Madam avoided the lattice fan and woke Xu Sizhun up once. She told Liu Yizheng in detail what happened and then said, "I saw that the Fourth Young Master was not sleeping well, so I lit a stove of homemade sleeping incense."

Doctor Liu couldn't help wiping his sweat and whispered, "I can't prescribe medicine without seeing the fourth young master's illness with my own eyes." The second lady was actually making things worse.

She cried out, "Oh my!" and said hurriedly, "Please don't be offended, Master Doctor." She quickly ordered the maid to extinguish the incense burner and said, "The fourth young master should be able to wake up in a few minutes."

How could Doctor Liu have the nerve to sit opposite the Madam? He stood up and said, "Then I'll stand in the yard first. When the Fourth Young Master wakes up, the Madam can send someone to call me in!"

The lady also wanted to keep Doctor Liu, so she had him escorted out.

Several people waited for Xu Sizhun to wake up.

Amber from Eleventh Lady's side came over and said, "Madam, Second Madam, Fourth Madam, Yi Yi was clamoring to see the Marquis, but the maids wouldn't let her, so she tried to kill herself there, and she also said that if the maids didn't report it, don't blame her for saying anything. The maids were afraid that they wouldn't be able to report it, so they held her down and gagged her." She glanced at the Madam, "When the Marquis left, he specifically told us to keep a good eye on Yi Yi Yi, and not let anything happen to her, otherwise it would be hard to report to the Third Master. The maids took the wrong path, so they specifically asked me to report it to the Madam, Second Madam, and Fourth Madam. Please tell me, Madam, what should we do about this matter?"

The lady listened and snorted coldly, saying, "What's so difficult about that? Just gag her, tie her up and throw her in the room. As long as the letter from the Third Master comes back and she's still breathing, that'll be all."

Amber said "yes" respectfully and stepped back.

The lady called out to Mother Du, "Go and ask Manager Bai in person when we can expect a reply to the letter we wrote to Shanyang. Get this done quickly to avoid any more complications." Her tone became increasingly cold.

Xu Sizhun's wet nurse thought there was something fishy going on and didn't dare to make any trouble. She lowered her head to look at Xu Sizhun, pretending not to hear anything. However, she found that Xu Sizhun had a frown on his brows and was mumbling anxiously in his sleep.

She was startled and called out "Fourth Young Master" in a slightly higher tone than usual, attracting the Dowager, the Second Madam and the Eleventh Lady.

Just as the Second Lady had said, Xu Sizhun gradually woke up, and his wet nurse held him and kept comforting him.

Or maybe it was the warm memory hidden deep in his heart since he was a baby. He was held by the nurse. Although he was still confused, he did not struggle as hard as before. Doctor Liu felt relieved when he saw him. "It's okay, it's okay. With someone close to you by his side, he will get better gradually." Then he prescribed some tranquilizers and told the nurse a folk remedy. He asked her to rub the area near the thumbs of Xu Sizun's left and right index fingers 128 times with her thumbs at noon, "to help the fourth young master circulate his Qi."

The wet nurse learned from Doctor Liu very seriously.

The lady went into the warm room and talked to Eleventh Lady: "I think we should sort out the family affairs quickly and ask Jining to help calm the nerves and perform rituals."

The matter of witchcraft is of such enormous importance that if it is not sorted out, it will be disastrous if outsiders find out something.

"I will discuss it with the Marquis as soon as he comes back." This matter was handled by Xu Lingyi. It was hard for Eleventh Lady to say what the situation was now.

The lady thought that Xu Lingyi was still missing and couldn't help but feel angry: "I don't know where this child has gone. There is a big problem waiting for him at home!"

Eleventh Lady was not sure what to say. She was just about to say something to comfort the Lady Tai when the Second Lady beside her whispered, "It's probably about dealing with Zhu Dao Po's matter. It's not a good thing to let anyone else handle this matter."

The lady's expression lightened up after hearing this, but Eleventh Lady's heart was beating wildly.

I don't know how this matter will end...

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Xu Lingyi came back very late.

He looked calm and there was nothing unusual about him.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but ask, "My Lord, have you seen Zhu Dao Po?"

Xu Lingyi did not deny it and whispered, "Don't worry, there is no trace left." Then he stroked her abdomen gently, as if he didn't want to talk more, "Did I bother you today?"

Eleventh Lady understood that this method was necessary, but she still felt a little sad. Seeing that Xu Lingyi changed the subject, she simply followed his lead and put the feelings in her heart behind her.

"I'm pretty well behaved." She smiled, "I just acted naughty for a bit during lunch."

"Oh!" Xu Lingyi raised his eyebrows with interest.

Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "Mother was afraid that I couldn't stand the smell of fish, so she specifically ordered me not to cook fish and made a dish of freshly-made cold-mixed qianjin vegetables. I usually like to eat them, but who knew that I would feel particularly uncomfortable when I smelled them today."

Xu Lingyi laughed when he heard this.

Eleventh Lady took the opportunity to talk to him about Xu Sizhun: "... Doctor Liu said that he will get better slowly." Then she talked about Xu Siyu, "According to Second Sister-in-law's opinion, it would be better to tell Yu'er about this matter openly..." She told Xu Lingyi exactly what Second Lady had said.

Xu Lingyi pondered for a while and said, "What do you mean?"

"What I mean," Shiyi Niang pondered, "is that instead of writing a letter, it's better to ask Yu Ge'er to come back. If there is anything, we can discuss it behind closed doors as a family."

Xu Lingyi nodded slightly: "Then let him come back. It will also be a good opportunity for him to meet Qin."

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Plans always fail to keep up with changes, and this time changes failed to keep up with plans. Finally, I can update as usual for one day.

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