An indescribable sense of oppression hung over the Mu family mansion.
At this moment, the night was quiet, but the Mu family's house was brightly lit, with almost all the women in the family waiting in the courtyard of Yishui Pavilion.
The old lady sat at the front, the prayer beads in her hand revealing her inner unease.
The woman lying in that room was the wife of their fifth son.
She was not even eight months pregnant when she almost went into premature labor. The imperial physicians and midwives from the capital were busy inside the house.
The old lady just said that if possible, both the mother and child should be saved; if that's not possible, then the mother must be saved.
You can have more grandchildren, but Xiao Wu only has one wife!
It was truly not easy for the two children to come together. Before Xiao Wu left Beijing with the army, besides asking her, as the mother, to take care of her health, she also asked her to look after Qu Rou.
"Your sister-in-law must be safe and sound! Little Fourteen must also be safe and sound."
The first wife muttered to herself, praying, hoping to find solace and peace of mind.
While everyone in the hospital was anxiously awaiting the results.
A lithe figure strode in, went straight to where the old lady was, and then bent down to take out a letter from her sleeve.
"Master, a letter from Wuyou Hall."
The messenger lowered his voice, but that couldn't stop everyone in the courtyard from waiting quietly.
In an instant, almost everyone's eyes turned to the old lady.
Some of them might not know what Wuyoutang was, but they did know that the letter delivered at this time was specifically given to the old lady.
It must be an important letter, and it's about family members.
Several pairs of eyes in the courtyard seemed to be subtly drawn to the letter, their gazes filled with both expectation and worry.
No one knew whether the letter brought good news or bad news that someone had gotten into trouble on the frontier.
The old lady took the letter, opened it under everyone's watchful eyes, and pulled out the thin sheet of paper inside.
The letter paper was old and of poor quality, and it was covered with cheap ink, with messy handwriting.
But when the old lady looked at the scribbles on the paper, her hands, marked by the passage of time, couldn't help but tremble slightly.
This is... Xiao Shier's handwriting; she can recognize it even though it's written with her left hand.
Little Twelve is still alive!
Before the joy could even show on her face, the old lady seemed to suddenly remember something, immediately put the letter away, and then her face returned to calm.
Seeing that her mother-in-law didn't speak, the other daughters-in-law around didn't ask any questions either.
It's pointless to ask if your mother-in-law won't tell you.
With a creak, the tightly closed door was pulled open.
In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Physician Wu, who had come out, eager to know what was going on inside the room.
"Reporting to the old lady, she has stabilized, but the lady is feeling depressed and her emotions have been fluctuating too much recently. She was also frightened during the day, which is why she showed signs of premature labor."
The old lady finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly got up to express her gratitude.
"Yes, yes, I'll remember that. Thank you so much, Physician Wu!"
Physician Wu smiled and said, "Not at all, you're too kind, Madam."
Seeing that the old lady wanted to give her a ride, Physician Wu quickly declined.
Seeing this, the old lady looked at her eldest daughter-in-law and said, "Liu'an, help me see Physician Wu off."
"yes!"
The old lady looked at her third daughter-in-law, who was closest to her fifth daughter-in-law: "Fu Nian, go in and keep Qu Rou company. Everyone else, go back and rest first!"
"Yunhui, you stay."
The Fushou Hall where the old lady lived.
The dim, flickering candle emitted a soft "crackling" sound.
Second Madam Yunhui quietly looked at her mother-in-law, wondering why her mother-in-law had summoned her.
The old lady sighed softly and took out the letter from Wuyoutang from her bosom.
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