Upon hearing her daughter's thoughts, Madam Chu quickly took Sheng Wanwan from Old Madam Chu's arms.
Then, glancing at the remaining medicine in the maid's dish, he smiled and said:
"Mother, why haven't you finished your medicine yet?"
"Didn't I forget because I was so happy to see you come in? Come on, give me the medicine bowl quickly, I'll drink it right away."
"Old Madam Chu said with a smile."
"Mother, you drink it first. I'll check if the medicine is cold. You can't drink this medicine cold."
As she spoke, Madam Chu deliberately brought the medicine bowl to Sheng Wanwan's eyes.
Upon seeing this, Sheng Wanwan was secretly delighted. With a thought, a small black pill flew into the medicine bowl.
The pill dissolved in water, leaving no residue.
Hehehe... Now it's all good. After taking this heart-nourishing pill, my heart condition will definitely improve. At the very least, I can live for another year or two. Then I can help my grandmother get treatment.
Chu noticed something fall into the medicine bowl, but it was too fast for her to see clearly.
At this moment, after listening to Sheng Wanwan's thoughts, he realized that the thing must be the heart-protecting pill that Wanwan mentioned.
Seeing her daughter's expression, seemingly certain that Old Madam Chu was out of danger, she finally felt relieved...
"You! You've only been here a short while, how could it be cold? It was still a little hot when I drank it, but after cooling down for a bit, it's probably just right to drink now!"
When Old Madam Chu saw the bowl of medicine that Madam Chu was holding, she said with a smile.
"Yes! Indeed, the temperature of the medicine bowl feels just right to me!"
After speaking, Madam Chu handed the medicine bowl to Old Madam Chu:
"Mother, drink it while it's hot!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Chu did not hesitate, picked up the medicine soup, tilted her head back, and poured it down her throat.
"Mother, you're not well, please get some rest! It's getting late, I'm going to check on my eldest brother, then I'll head back!"
"Okay! Go ahead! Go back early, so your mother-in-law won't find fault with you!"
Old Madam Chu waved her hand, signaling for Madam Chu to leave!
After Madam Chu left, Granny Han brought water into the room to help Old Madam Chu rinse her mouth.
Old Madam Chu rinsed her mouth, a look of exhaustion on her face, and slowly closed her eyes.
Madam Chu had Zhu Cui carry Sheng Wanwan directly to her eldest brother's courtyard.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, Sister-in-law Chu came out to greet me.
"You've come to see your eldest brother, right? He, your second brother, and your third brother are talking about something in the house. The three of them are acting very mysteriously and won't let anyone disturb them."
Why don't you and your sister-in-law go inside and sit for a while, and wait for them?
Just as Madam Chu was about to reply with a smile, the study door opened.
"Lan'er, come in!"
A deep, middle-aged man's voice rang out. It was Chu Qianhan, the eldest brother of the Chu family.
Upon hearing this, Madam Chu bowed to her sister-in-law and then walked towards the study...
As soon as Chu entered, Chu Yunzhou closed the door.
Chu stared intently at the middle-aged man in front of her, who was sitting in a wheelchair, with a full beard, dressed in gray, and looked extremely haggard.
"Big brother! I'm sorry!"
As she spoke, Chu walked over and knelt in front of the wheelchair.
Brother Chu, Chu Qianhan, looked at the Chu family and waved his hand.
"Lan'er, actually, your elder brother knew about that matter a long time ago, but I was afraid of hurting you, so I never talked to you about it. I never imagined that you would disband the Misty Rain Pavilion because of it. This matter has tormented you for most of your life!"
"Big brother? You know about this?"
Chu looked at her eldest brother, her eyes red.
"Yes! I know! Before my father passed away, he specifically called me over and told me about what happened more than ten years ago!"
"Sister, you don't need to worry about it! Although the Chu family army's great defeat was due to your incorrect information, the strangest one is not you, but me!"
"I was too confident, which is why I fell into the trap set by the Great Hong Kingdom!"
Chu Qianhan helped Chu Shi up and continued, "Lan'er, you've served in the army, so you should know that it's not just your Yanyu Tower that has spies; we have them in the army too."
“In every operation, the information gathered must be combined from multiple sources to confirm the final accurate intelligence. But that time, none of the spies in the army returned. I knew it was unusual, but I still led the troops to pursue the defeated emperor of the Great Hong Kingdom.”
"It was my greed for merit that led me into the trap set by the Great Hong Kingdom, resulting in that outcome!"
"Lan'er, it is I who have failed the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Chu family army who died, it is not you!"
Chu Qianhan's voice choked as she spoke.
"Brother, no! It's not your fault, it's all my fault!"
"If I hadn't been so busy with romance and neglected the affairs of Yanyu Tower, how could the spies from Dahong Kingdom have taken advantage of the situation! And how could you have received false intelligence?"
"Big brother, it's all my fault!"
Chu Lan burst into tears, her heart aching unbearably.
More than ten years ago, the Chu family army suffered a great defeat, with tens of thousands of soldiers losing their lives at Beiguan. It was all because of Chu Lan's incompetence!
She will never be able to forgive herself in this lifetime...
"Alright, you two, stop blaming each other!"
"If you ask me, victory and defeat are common occurrences in war! Even though you made mistakes, didn't you manage to recover in the end? Wasn't the North Pass defended by my elder brother, younger sister, and father working together? My father almost lost his life because of this, and my elder brother even lost both of his legs."
"My Chu family has devoted ourselves to the Great Yan Kingdom for generations, even unto death. We have done right by the people of the Great Yan Kingdom!"
Seeing his elder brother and younger sister heartbroken and remorseful, Chu Yunzhou couldn't help but interject.
Upon hearing this, Chu Shi and Chu Yunzhou remained silent.
Yes, they were worthy of the people of the Great Yan Kingdom, but they failed the tens of thousands of Chu soldiers who died unjustly...
"Alright, I know what you're thinking. Third Brother is right about something: victory and defeat are common occurrences in war. The battlefield is turbulent, full of deception and treachery, and life and death are unpredictable. Throughout history, the defeated side has always suffered heavy casualties. Even Father can't say that he has never made a mistake."
"The cost of this mistake was heavy, but it was hard to avoid. As the saying goes, 'One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand soldiers.' You two shouldn't get stuck in this rut and refuse to come out!"
Chu Xiuyuan also spoke up.
These words, of course, did not comfort the two of them; they remained silent, heads bowed.
Upon seeing this, Chu Xiuyuan and Chu Yunzhou exchanged a glance and shook their heads helplessly.
They knew that this matter was a knot in their hearts.
The lives of tens of thousands of Chu family soldiers! This knot in their hearts cannot be untied by a few words of advice from others.
[Tsk tsk tsk! What's there to feel guilty about? Instead of feeling guilty, you should think about how to regain control of the Chu family army.]
If you, the Chu family, don't decide to take back the Chu family army, then the more than 100,000 Chu family soldiers at the border will become victims of Si Mingchen and Sheng Moshi's rebellion!
While the siblings remained silent, Sheng Wanwan's inner thoughts resonated once again.
According to the book, after the Chu family completely declined, the Chu family army saw no hope and completely submitted to Sheng Lingtian, becoming a sharp sword in the hands of Prince Rui.
A few years later, Prince Rui died suddenly from an illness, and Si Mingchen and Sheng Moshi joined forces with Sheng Lingtian to rebel.
The Chu family army, a loyal and patriotic force that had shed its blood for the Great Yan Kingdom, had thus become a rebel army...
They were annihilated in Fengdu City by the Great Yan army led by Crown Prince Simingye...
These heartfelt words startled the four Chu siblings, and the eldest brother even looked up sharply at Sheng Wanwan's swaddling clothes.
Just as he was about to say something, Chu stopped him with a look.
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