When Ye Wanshu returned to her aunt's room, Imperial Physician Liu had already taken her pulse and was being escorted out by Gu An.
Seeing their niece come back, Ye Huaisu, Gu Qingmian, and Gu Tingji, mother and son, all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Cousin, did my second brother give you any trouble?"
Gu Tingji was the first to come forward and anxiously looked over her body, fearing that his cousin had been bullied.
Ye Huaisu was very dissatisfied with this. He kept coughing and began to scold with some difficulty: "Ji'er, don't make trouble. Your second brother loves your cousin deeply. How could he bear to embarrass and hurt your cousin?"
"But Second Brother was a bit too rude to Cousin just now."
Gu Tingji curled his lips in dissatisfaction: "Mother and Father, why did they insist on forcing my cousin to marry my second brother? Ever since he and my eldest brother brought that woman home, the house has been turned into such a mess. They don't even care about my cousin at all."
"Shut up."
Ye Huaisu yelled angrily, and his whole body became extremely unwell. He coughed violently and even coughed up blood.
This frightened Gu Qingmian, and he hurried forward with a handkerchief to wipe the corners of his mother's mouth.
Seeing the bloodstains all over the handkerchief, Ye Wanshu couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.
"Qingmian, take Aji down first."
The cousins were all children at heart, and Ye Wanshu was afraid that something bad would happen from the quarrel between the mother and the children, so she hurriedly gave instructions to Gu Qingmian.
Gu Qingmian nodded, stood up and forcibly pulled Gu Tingji out of the house.
When the room was quiet, Ye Wanshu sat down beside the bed and glanced at Mother Fang. "Mother Fang, what did Imperial Physician Liu say just now? Is my aunt's illness serious?"
Mother Fang sighed and answered truthfully, "Madam's illness was caused by the eldest son getting angry a few days ago. She needs to rest well now."
After saying this, he glared angrily outside the room: "I really don't know what's wrong with the eldest young master. Not only did he humiliate himself for a prostitute, but he also made the Duke's Mansion a mess."
"Okay, why are you saying this in front of Wanwan?"
Ye Huaisu struggled to sit up again, his face pale and weak as he leaned against the pillow.
Seeing this, Ye Wanshu felt distressed, yet extremely angry, angry at her stubbornness, pedantry and single-mindedness.
She also knew that it was not easy for a merchant family like them with no background to hold on to the position of Duke's wife. Perhaps she could not empathize with her aunt's difficulties many times, but she always felt that if she did not hold on to anything, she would always be able to live more easily.
But before he could say anything, Ye Huaisu spoke first.
"Mother Fang, please go down first. I want to talk to Wanwan for a few words."
After sending Mother Fang away, Ye Huaisu quietly studied Ye Wanshu. He didn't mention the Gu brothers again, but simply smiled and asked, "Wanwan, how are you getting along with the aunts and sisters at the Ji family this time? Do your sisters like the gifts that Auntie prepared?"
This question made Ye Wanshu not know how to answer her.
After thinking about it, he could only say perfunctorily: "It's fine, aunt, don't worry."
She had not intended to make friends with the people in the Ji family, but her aunt's reminder made her instantly think of Ji Ningyue and Qin Chulin, who were under the care of Qin concubine.
If it weren't for the guidance of these two little guys last night, it would have taken her a lot of effort to escape from the Ji family.
I don’t know if I will ever have the chance to repay this kindness.
Recovering her thoughts, Ye Wanshu looked at her aunt again. Seeing the stubbornness and arrogance that was still being maintained under her haggard face, she had no choice but to patiently persuade her again.
"Aunt, you just worry about too many things all day long. Qingmian and Tingji are filial and sensible. Why can't you just stay with them and live their own lives? You always care about what others do. If you get exhausted, they will be the only ones who are sad."
"I just can't get enough of it." Ye Huaisu coughed several times, covering his handkerchief with his hands, tears welling up in his eyes. "How is our Ye family's daughter inferior to that brothel bitch that made Tingzhou go against the Empress Dowager and marry her?"
Ye Wanshu had never figured this out before, but now she understood it clearly. The reason why Gu Tingzhou became like this was because he had a good brother who pushed him to this point.
I'm afraid that at this moment Gu Tingzhou is still grateful to Gu Tingchen for his understanding of the righteousness.
Now, whenever Ye Wanshu thought of these two brothers, she felt tired and really didn't want to talk about them anymore.
Seeing her aunt coughing again, her face flushed, Ye Wanshu quickly helped her lie down and said unhappily, "Is it worth getting angry over someone like that? Getting herself hurt by anger will only make her even more proud."
Pulling the quilt over her, Ye Wanshu gave her final words of advice: "Take good care of yourself, Auntie, and stop letting your imagination run wild."
She had just returned home today, and Ye Huaisu didn't want to make the girl feel too bad, so he forced a smile and said, "You should go back and rest first. Your aunt will take good care of herself."
Looking around the room, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He asked, "Where are those two servants, Chunhong and Xingtao? Why didn't they come back with you?"
"I have some things for them to do."
Since she was so ill, Ye Wanshu didn't plan to tell her aunt about her trip to Yuezhou. She just said, "They'll be back after they finish their business."
Hearing her say this, Ye Huaisu no longer doubted it and closed his eyes with peace of mind.
Seeing that her aunt's face was as pale as paper and terribly weak and pale, Ye Wanshu covered her with the quilt more tightly and waited until she fell into a deep sleep before returning to Cui Weitang.
…
Dusk was falling. At this time, in the Yongning Palace, Yan Jin and Fu Yunni had just returned and were led to the study by the housekeeper Zhao.
Fu Mingchi sat upright in the room, absent-minded for a while. When he saw the two figures, he came back to his senses.
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