The next morning, Mei Niang had already disappeared without a trace.
That old Taoist priest couldn't do anything to the General's Mansion by himself. If he wanted to settle scores with Mu Rou'er, he would definitely have to use ghosts and monsters. He didn't come last night, so he certainly wouldn't come in broad daylight.
When Sheng Wanwan woke up, she was carried to Chu's room.
After feeding Sheng Wanwan, Madam Chu took her to see her eldest son, Sheng Wenjin.
The East Garden was very large, and Chu's four children all lived in their own small courtyards within it.
Chu carried Sheng Wanwan through a winding corridor and arrived at Sheng Wenjin's residence.
In the courtyard, several servants were sweeping up fallen leaves. When they saw Madam Chu coming, they all bowed.
Chu nodded to them and walked into the main house.
Inside the room, a servant boy of about fifteen or sixteen was feeding Sheng Wenjin goat milk. The goat milk dripped down Sheng Wenjin's lips and landed drop by drop on his clean clothes.
"Fugen, get up! I'll feed Jin'er!"
As she spoke, Madam Chu handed Sheng Wanwan to Zhucui behind her, then took the spoon and bowl from the servant, and sat on the small stool by the bed, feeding her goat milk little by little.
Chu spent almost half an hour feeding the baby with half a bowl of goat milk, but most of it still spilled out.
In order to save Chu Wenjin's life, he had to be fed more than ten times a day, but he still became thinner and thinner.
Chu frowned, sighed, handed the bowl and spoon in her hand to Fugen, and took a handkerchief to wipe the residue from the corner of Sheng Wenjin's mouth.
"Jin'er, I've brought your sister to see you! She's very cute, you'll definitely like her if you were awake!"
As Chu spoke, she turned around and took Sheng Wanwan from her.
Sheng Wanwan had just woken up, her big eyes looking around boredly.
However, all she could see was the sky above her head.
Madam Chu carried Sheng Wanwan to Sheng Wenjin's bedside and held her sideways in her arms. This way, Sheng Wanwan could clearly see Sheng Wenjin's condition.
Ever since Sheng Wanwan gave Old Madam Chu some kind of heart-protecting pill, Old Madam Chu's complexion has become increasingly rosy, and her health has improved significantly.
Madam Chu was certain that her daughter's medical skills surpassed those of all other doctors in the world.
Perhaps a daughter really can bring about a miracle...
Sheng Wenjin returned home late a year ago after attending a poetry gathering.
The Chu family sent people to look for him, and they found him unconscious in an alley not far from the general's mansion.
He never woke up again.
I've seen many famous doctors and taken a lot of medicine, but there's still no improvement.
Chu's entire body was tense. She really hoped to hear Sheng Wanwan's heartfelt words that she could cure this disease.
If Sheng Wanwan also fails, her son may never have a chance to wake up again...
Sheng Wanwan blinked her big, watery eyes and stared at the thin boy in front of her.
The boy's skin was sickly pale, his eyes were sunken, his cheeks were hollow, and his thin lips were chapped.
Is this my older brother who mysteriously fell into a coma a year ago?
If I'm not mistaken, his soul was taken by the underworld. Fortunately, a wisp of his celestial soul remained to protect him, otherwise he would probably be dead by now!
It's strange. Judging from my elder brother's face, he should be a long-lived person with both good fortune and longevity, and shouldn't have died young. But his face also shows signs of dying peacefully in his sleep.
It doesn't seem like a soul stolen by evil spirits or some other cultivator.
What exactly causes this contradictory facial expression on the eldest brother's face?
Looks like I'll have to wait until I'm older to go to the underworld and ask the old King Yama...
[Speaking of which, it's been so long since I've been to the underworld, I actually miss that ugly ghost...]
Chu listened quietly to Sheng Wanwan's innermost thoughts, her face remaining calm, but her heart was in turmoil.
Jin'er is unconscious. Has her soul been taken away by the underworld?
Wanwan is still thinking of going to see the King of Hell?
Moreover, judging from the daughter's inner thoughts, this child seems to have a very close relationship with the King of Hell!
With the daughter's help, she should be able to get Jin'er's soul back from the King of Hell... right?
It seems there's no other way now; we can only wait.
Let's wait for Wanwan to grow up!
Sigh! I just don't know if my son's condition will allow him to survive until Wanwan grows up...
Chu sighed and carried Sheng Wanwan towards the door.
As soon as they stood up, a spirit talisman flew out from Sheng Wanwan's spatial jade pendant and instantly stuck to Sheng Wenjin's collar.
Madam Chu didn't notice Sheng Wanwan's subtle movements, nor did the servant who bowed and saw Madam Chu off...
...
As soon as it got dark, Meiniang jumped in through the window.
As soon as Chu saw her, she stood up and pulled her towards Sheng Wenjin's room...
"Master, where are we going?"
"Check on Wen Jin's condition!"
As Chu walked quickly toward Sheng Wenjin's courtyard, she spoke to Meiniang behind her.
Mei Niang followed behind Chu Shi, feeling somewhat guilty.
"Young Master? Master, the Young Master is ill! I can handle demons and monsters, but I'm not good at treating human ailments!"
A year ago, her master had shown her Sheng Wenjin's condition. When she came, she happened to be there when the underworld was summoning people.
Although she was a hundred-year-old fox demon, she was very weak. She could deal with minor ghosts and demons, but she dared not provoke the underworld, a place in the world that was the legitimate authority over life and death in the human realm.
After all, when underworld messengers summon people, it's because their lifespan has ended, and she can't forcefully interfere.
However, seeing that Madam Chu was too heartbroken, she softened her heart and trapped Sheng Wenjin's soul, which should have returned to heaven, inside his body, which is why Sheng Wenjin's physical body did not die completely.
“It’s not an illness. Someone told me that Wen Jin is in this state because his soul was taken away by the underworld, but a wisp of his heavenly soul still remains in his body!”
As Chu spoke, she pushed open Sheng Wenjin's door.
Seeing that the servant was dozing off by Sheng Wenjin's bedside, he told him to go and rest.
Seeing that only Madam Chu and she were left in the room, Meiniang spoke:
“Master, even if the young master still has a wisp of his celestial soul within him, there's nothing we can do. You yourself said that person said his soul has already been taken away by the underworld. Being taken away by the underworld means his lifespan has ended, and there's no way to reverse it…”
Mei Niang somewhat regretted sealing Sheng Wenjin's celestial soul within his body; a person who was destined to die was doomed to never come back to life.
Its current state of being neither dead nor alive makes its owner constantly worry about it.
"But that person said that Wen Jin's face indicated a long life and good fortune, but Wen Jin is only sixteen years old! How could he have turned out like this?"
As Chu spoke, she reached out and stroked Sheng Wenjin's thin face, her expression filled with grief.
"Master, I don't know anything about face reading."
But the young master's earth soul has indeed returned to the underworld, leaving only a wisp of heavenly soul within his body... This heavenly soul... This heavenly soul..."
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