There were people to take care of Mother Tao, and the attention of the Madam and others was focused on Xu Sizun who had regained consciousness. Doctor Liu smiled like Maitreya Buddha: "... The prince has been in trouble these two days, so try to eat a light diet. I will prescribe two more prescriptions for replenishing qi and blood, and you will be fine." At this point, he paused, "However, the prince has had this deficiency since his mother's womb, and food supplements are worse than medicine. It would be better to find someone who is good at making medicinal food to take care of the prince, which will surely achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Xu Lingyi took these words to heart. After sending Doctor Liu away, he discussed with the Madam Dowager, "I'm afraid mother will still need to help with this matter?"

The old lady, however, set her eyes on the second lady: "Yizhen, do you know anyone?"

The second lady thought about it and said, "Let me give it a try!"

No one said anything else and the matter was handed over to the second wife.

Xu Lingyi talked about inviting Taoist Priest Changchun to perform a ritual and going to Ciyuan Temple to burn incense: "... That Taoist Priest Changchun can always say he has something to do. Since Zhun'er has woken up, I don't think we need to invite him." His tone was filled with impatience, "Besides, if we invite someone to perform a ritual at home, we will have to set up a special yard. By then, there will be a lot of people coming and going, and it will be very complicated. It will be bad if he goes to the wrong place. I will ask Manager Bai to give him a big red envelope. As for Ciyuan Temple, we were originally scheduled to go there tomorrow morning, but there is no need to change this matter - there are always many female relatives there, so if they ask, just say you are going to fulfill a vow."

The so-called "going to the wrong place" meant that they were afraid that someone would find out that Aunt Yi was detained in the house; the so-called "large number of female relatives" meant that many wives and young ladies from the families of nobles and high-ranking officials in Yanjing liked to go to Ciyuen Temple to burn incense - this was also a good opportunity to dispel the rumors.

When Xu Sizhun woke up, the lady felt relaxed all over. She smiled and said, "It's settled then." She added, "We should also go to Ciyuan Temple to burn incense to the Bodhisattva. Zhun'er was able to turn danger into safety, and he was truly blessed by the Bodhisattva." Then she smiled and told Ge Jin and Yu Ban, "Send a message to Danyang so that she can rest assured. Also, send someone to send messages to Qin'er, Jian'er, Jie'er, and Zhen'er." After she finished speaking, seeing that it was getting late, she added, "I see, it's almost time for lunch. Tell the kitchen to prepare a few dishes and ask Danyang and the others to come so we can have a good meal together."

Ge Jin and Yu Ban smiled and left. One assigned a maid to pass on the message, while the other ordered the kitchen to add more dishes.

The room fell silent again.

Xu Lingyi helped the lady to the east room.

The lady went straight to the eastern end.

"Mother Tao came here just now." The old lady was sitting on the beauty couch. Xu Lingyi, Shiyi Niang, and the Second Lady were sitting around her. "She mumbled that Shiyi Niang brought her a letter, so I let her in..."

The lady told Xu Lingyi everything that had just happened.

Xu Lingyi was not very surprised.

Zhu Xiang did not go directly to the butler Bai to ask for a doctor, but instead went to Zhaoying, who was beside Xu Lingyi. Not only that, she also told Zhaoying everything that happened at the time - Zhaoying knew, and Xu Lingyi knew too. Xu Lingyi could not say anything in front of everyone, so at night he took her hand and quietly asked her: "Were you scared at the time?"

Eleventh Lady nodded.

Xu Lingyi held her in his arms and sighed softly: "Just bear with it for two more days, and we can go back to the main house soon!"

"It's okay!" Shiyi Niang felt that she was helping Xu Lingyi by staying at the Madam's place and making him feel at ease. "It's good here too. I can also help take care of Zhun'er."

Xu Lingyi said nothing.

The next day, Shiyi Niang was left at home, and the Second and Fifth Madams accompanied the Madam to Ciyuan Temple. After Liu Yizheng gave Xu Sizhun a follow-up visit, he asked Liu Yizheng to take Shiyi Niang's pulse.

Doctor Liu had no idea what was going on, and couldn't help but mutter to himself that Xu Lingyi was worrying too much, and tactfully advised Xu Lingyi: "Medicine is three-quarters poison. Madam's pulse seems steady and strong, and from a medical point of view, there is no obstruction. I think it would be better for you to eat the medicinal diet with the Fourth Young Master."

Xu Lingyi really thought about this problem, and later invited two masters who were very good at medicinal diet, one to serve Xu Sizhun, and the other to serve Shiyi Niang. This is a later story, so let's not talk about it for now. Just say that Xu Lingyi sent Liu Yizheng away, and General Manager Bai came with a wry smile on his face.

"My Lord, Taoist Changchun said that he didn't do anything, so how could he accept your reward? If you really want to, please have someone make a gilded plaque and send it to him, so that he and the fourth young master can complete their worldly relationship."

Xu Lingyi was very unhappy to hear this, but he still agreed and asked Manager Bai: "Just look at the words Liu said!"

Manager Bai knew that Taoist Changchun didn't like him, so he was beating a small drum when he came. He didn't expect that he would agree immediately. Fearing that he would change his mind, he quickly agreed with a smile and left.

Xu Lingyi said to Shiyi Niang, "Just wait and see. Taoist Changchun will definitely spread the news everywhere after he got the plaque from our family, saying how he was so prophetic and how grateful I am to him." His tone was quite angry.

Eleventh Lady said: "But this way, everyone will believe even more that Zhun Ge's accident was God's will!"

Xu Lingyi stammered, "Otherwise, I would have let him do this."

It turned out that things were more complicated than they had imagined.

Taoist Priest Changchun accepted the plaque sent by the Xu family and announced to his believers that in order to express his gratitude to the Yongping Marquisate for their recognition of him, he decided to go to the Xu Mansion in person and hold a prayer meeting for Xu Sizhun for free.

In this way, the matter returned to the starting point, and Xu Lingyi could not refuse - since he presented the plaque, he recognized the Taoist priest Changchun; since he recognized the Taoist priest Changchun, if he refused the Taoist priest Changchun's prayer service for Xu Sizhun, wouldn't it be a contradiction?

This was actually a good opportunity for the Xu family to divert everyone's attention, but because this person was the Taoist priest Changchun whom Xu Lingyi hated the most, he was so angry that he paced back and forth in the study for a long time before he could barely suppress his anger.

After hearing this, Eleventh Lady laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her back.

When the lady and others came back from Ciyuen Temple and learned about it, they also laughed.

Just at this moment, the reply from the Third Master arrived.

He asked Xu Lingyi to handle the matter on his behalf.

Xu Lingyi put down the letter and ordered Chief Steward Bai to prepare the carriage: "...After all, she has served Third Brother, and Zhun'er is not seriously injured. Send Yi Niang to Shanyang! Leave her to Third Brother to deal with it."

Aunt Qin was worried after hearing this: "Cui'er, go and ask, is it sent to Shanyang or somewhere else?" She murmured, "Shanyang is thousands of miles away, with poor mountains and bad waters. Nothing will happen on the way, right?"

Cui Er dared not see anyone now, fearing that she would implicate others. She was filled with resentment when she saw Aunt Qin asking her to inquire about the news.

If it weren't for her, how could I have ended up like this?

But when she thought of her parents, brothers, and sisters at home, Cui'er dared not dissuade them. Amber's words were very clear. If she could keep Qin Yi Niang under control, it would be a great achievement. Not only would the people at home have a way to survive, but the Marquis would also take good care of them. If she couldn't keep Qin Yi Niang under control... Cui'er didn't dare to think about it.

"Auntie," she said, "We can't hide now, so how can we go and ask about Auntie Yi's news? Don't forget that the Fourth Madam came to ask you about this matter last time. Don't stir up trouble again!"

Aunt Qin no longer insisted. She had been cautious all her life and had only let slip a few words in front of Aunt Yi, but it was this person who told her story. If she had been sent to Shanyang, it would be fine. In order to save her life, Aunt Yi would definitely not dare to say anything. If she had not been sent to Shanyang, the dog would jump over the wall in desperation. If Aunt Yi had told all her affairs, Xu Lingyi would most likely not let her go.

She lay in bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep. In the middle of the night, she called out to Cui Er, "Tell me, how can we get the Second Young Master to come back?"

Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Even if the Marquis is as hard-hearted as a rock, he can't possibly kill his own mother in front of her son, right?

Cui'er covered her head with the quilt.

It is said that people who are force-fed drugs die of agonizing pain and will last for three days and three nights before they die. Otherwise, why are people so scared when they hear that they are being force-fed drugs?

When she thought of this, she began to tremble.

Aunt Qin called Cui'er twice before she heard it and answered her impatiently: "Aunt always has a lot of ideas, I don't know." How much resentment she had.

"What's wrong with you?" Aunt Qin was now a little bit suspicious and sat up quickly. "Did you hear something?"

"I didn't hear anything!" Cui'er knew that she should slow down her voice and speak softly at this moment, but her voice still sounded a little jarring.

Aunt Qin became even more worried. She got up and sat next to Cui'er, whispering, "What's wrong with you, kid?"

Cui'er recalled the times they had spent time together, when Aunt Qin also called her the same way. She never would have thought that it was this person with a gentle and kind smile who had brought her to this situation today.

She didn't even want to look at her again and turned her head away: "Auntie, go to sleep! I really didn't hear anything!"

Aunt Qin didn't believe it at all. Cui Er was afraid that she would jump up and strangle Aunt Qin's throat, so she found an excuse to get rid of Aunt Qin: "I heard that Sister Qiuhong's wedding date is set for the sixth day of June, and Sister Amber's is set for the first day of August..."

"So it's about this." Aunt Qin suddenly realized, went back to bed and lay down, thinking about her own thoughts, and didn't ask any more questions.

Cui'er almost bit her lip.

Madam Wen is very capable, and most people can't compare to her. What about Madam Qiao? Madam Qin, you who gave birth to a concubine's eldest son, can't compare to Madam Qiao who has no children and has lost favor? Madam Qiao even rejected her mother's words because her mother wanted to marry Xiu Shu to a servant in the Chengguo Mansion. She brought four kinds of gifts and asked Madam Du to help Xiu Shu find a good marriage. What about you, Madam Qin? You were born a maid, but you don't have any personal words for these maids...

Thinking of this, I hated myself even more for following the wrong master.

I kept my eyes open until dawn.

From the outer courtyard, the sound of gongs and drums could be heard from time to time.

The maid who came in to fetch water and help them wash and wash told her happily: "The fourth young master is fine, and the masters are all happy. We have invited the most capable Taoist priest Changchun in Yanjing City to hold a blessing ceremony for the fourth young master!"

Cui'er is not interested in any of this news now. She just hopes that there will be some changes in her life.

She hummed softly, sprinkled tooth powder on the toothbrush with little interest, and brushed her teeth vigorously.

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Eleventh Lady stared at the toothbrush in a daze.

Zhu Xiang was shocked when she saw this: "Madam, what's wrong with you?"

"Zhu Xiang." Eleventh Lady's voice was filled with some surprise, "I, I don't seem to feel anything anymore!"

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