So Granny Ruan died of breast cancer?
Shu Yu looked at the previous pathology report again; it showed liver qi stagnation.
Frequent anger and severe mood swings can lead to sleep deprivation and mental tension, which in turn can cause hormonal imbalances. There are many causes of breast cancer, and hormones are generally considered to be one of them.
Tsk.
Shu Yu scoffed lightly and carefully put the medical record away.
Looking up, she saw Ying Xi's hesitant expression and raised an eyebrow, saying, "What, is there something you haven't finished saying?"
"Yes, there's something else. Rumor has it that in Ruanjia Village, Granny Ruan died because she was always angry; she actually died of anger. And the reason she was angry is... it's..."
"It's me?" Shu Yu continued.
Yingxi nodded, somewhat indignant. "They said that every time Granny Ruan hears good news from the Lu family, she goes back and throws a tantrum. Last time, when she heard that the eldest young lady was pregnant, she cursed for a long time and fainted from anger. That was the first time she called a doctor, who diagnosed that she was upset and had pent-up emotions."
"Later, I heard that my future son-in-law passed the imperial examination with top honors, and that our Lu family's shop opened in the prefectural city. I also heard that the eldest young lady had given birth to a son, and that you, young lady, had become a county princess. She gets angry every time. The better our Lu family does, the more she is agitated. Especially after the news of you becoming a county princess spread, I heard that she couldn't sleep for nights on end. This time, our son-in-law participated in the provincial examination, and before the results were even out, she was so angry that she died."
Shu Yu, “…” Goodness, they’re trying to pin this blame on them too.
Shu Yu was so angry she laughed. "She's really gone too far. Our Lu family's life will only get better and better from now on. She died like that, and we won't be able to hear any good news from our family anymore."
Yingxi agreed, "That's right, it's too easy on her."
When will Granny Ruan be buried?
"We picked a day, the day after tomorrow." The weather's like this, we can't leave it for too long.
Shu Yu nodded, "I understand." She folded the two medical records in her hand, got up, walked to the copper basin, took a tinderbox, and burned them.
Just as the flames engulfed the paper, a maid's voice came from outside Yu Garden, "Second Miss, Aunt Xiang is here."
"Let her in." Shu Yu paused, then slammed the lid on, extinguishing the fire in the copper basin.
She brushed the soot off her clothes, got up, and went to the outer room. "Aunt Xiang, what brings you here?"
Ah Xiang looked like she was in a hurry, her forehead was covered in sweat.
Yingxi quickly poured her a cup of tea, which she gulped down before speaking, "Ayu, you... I mean, you know about Granny Ruan's passing, right?"
"Yes, my mother told me."
Ah Xiang nodded. "Yes, yesterday one of your mother's cousins came to the tailor shop and told her that the Ruan family wanted your mother to go back and wear mourning clothes to send off Granny Ruan. But I know those people in Ruan Village very well, and who knows what kind of trouble they might cause. So I went back early this morning and asked around among the people I know."
Shu Yu poured her another cup of tea, saying, "Aunt Xiang, you're so kind."
Ah Xiang waved her hand, "I came here to tell you, Ah Yu, you absolutely mustn't let your mother go. I know that when a person dies, the debt is settled, but if your mother doesn't go, who knows what nasty things the people of Ruanjia Village will say. But if she goes, she'll be haunted."
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