When two families related by marriage were united, and the Crown Prince personally attended the ceremony, it was naturally a grand affair, with most of the court officials coming to celebrate.
This included Shen Jiming, who had a kinship with the Jiang family.
Although Jiang Sixian is dead, she still has a daughter, and the two families are still relatives on the surface, so she will definitely come to this kind of occasion.
Jiang Shumiao saw Fang Shi in the women's section.
Since the Shen family split up and Shen Jiming took over as head of the family, Fang Shi became the de facto matriarch of the Shen family. She should have been living a life of luxury, but her son was sickly, stuttered, and was slow to react. The doctor's words came true one by one. She couldn't be happy at all and rarely went out to socialize.
Shen Jiming took two beautiful concubines, and there was also Shen Qinghe who competed with her for power.
Exhausted and desperate to prove her status, she dressed up in her finest clothes and came to the Duke of Anguo's mansion to attend the wedding banquet.
Although the ladies looked down on her background, they wouldn't deliberately ridicule her on such occasions; they just ignored her, leaving her feeling lonely.
Suddenly I felt someone tugging at my sleeve.
She looked down and met a pair of bright, sparkling eyes.
Someone nearby exclaimed, "Isn't this Princess Fule? Why did you come alone?"
Jiang Shumiao couldn't tell who was who, and called them all "Auntie" in unison. A pretty and sweet-talking child is popular wherever she goes. After everyone had praised her, she finally slipped a triangular talisman into Fang's palm.
"Auntie, burn this and give it to the little brother with water, and he'll get better."
Fang was caught off guard by being approached by such a precious young princess, and was somewhat flattered and shocked upon hearing her words.
"What did you say?"
Jiang Shumiao repeated what she had just said, her eyes clear and earnest, making it hard to refuse her.
The woman who had spoken to him earlier said, "It's a token of the child's good intentions, please accept it."
Fang's eyes were a little red.
She didn't know if the yellow talisman would work, but as a mother, in the face of desperation day after day, she couldn't care about anything else and wanted to try anything, no matter how small the hope.
So she clenched her fist and said, "Thank you, Princess."
Jiang Shumiao smiled brightly, then skipped off to find her mother.
Someone had already reported what had just happened to Xiao Yitang, but she tapped her daughter's nose and said nothing.
Since their daughter didn't want to hide it, the parents only hoped that she would be happy and content.
After the banquet, Madam Fang and Shen Jiming left, with Madam Fang clutching the yellow talisman the whole way. Upon returning home, she immediately went to see her son.
The second branch of the family was separated, but all the servants related to Shen Xubai's poisoning were ordered to be beaten to death by Shen Jiming.
It serves both as a deterrent and as a cover-up for Shen Qinghe.
Fang was unaware of all this. She was convinced from the bottom of her heart that He had harmed her son, yet under the protection of the family, she had merely separated from him.
This punishment is nothing at all.
But she had no choice but to protect her son even more carefully.
Shen Xubai was already asleep, lying quietly in bed, showing no signs of dementia.
Looking at her son, and recalling the anxiety she had felt these past few days, Fang gritted her teeth and asked someone to bring a bowl. Trembling, she took out the triangular talisman and opened it.
She couldn't understand the incantation, but she desperately wanted her son to become normal. So, following Jiang Shumiao's instructions, she lit the talisman and burned it to ashes in a bowl.
The maidservant beside her exclaimed in surprise, "Madam..."
"Shut up."
Fang filled the bowl with water and said, "Go and wake the young master."
The maid dared not say more and hurriedly went to wake up Shen Xubai.
Shen Xubai was very sleepy and was babbling incoherently.
Fang held him in her arms and coaxed him softly, "Son, listen to your mother, be good, drink this, and then go to sleep."
Shen Xubai looked completely bewildered.
Fang brought the bowl close to his lips, "Drink it, drink it."
The child apparently didn't want to drink it, whimpering and struggling. Madam Fang had her maid hold his hand down and force-fed him the liquid.
The little one cried, feeling wronged.
Fang cried too, but there was nothing she could do.
Shen Jiming had some affection for her in the past, her elder brother was capable, and she had a son to rely on, so she wasn't afraid of anyone taking away her position.
But ever since her son was murdered, she has been filled with sorrow and complaints, and Shen Jiming has become increasingly impatient.
Seeing that the two younger ones are becoming increasingly favored, what if they give birth to a son one day...
Fang dared not even think about it.
She coaxed him for a long time, and Shen Xubai gradually fell asleep again.
"Madam, what did you give the young master to drink..."
The maid couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
Fang didn't answer; she stayed by her son's side all night. It wasn't until dawn, when a maid came in to help her wash up, that she realized she had unknowingly fallen asleep against the bedpost.
My first reaction was to check on my son.
The child was waking up too, instinctively rubbing his eyes and groggily calling out, "Mother..."
Fang's pupils widened, and she remained silent for a long time with her mouth agape.
Shen Xubai had already opened his eyes and called out again.
"mother."
This time it was exceptionally clear.
Fang excitedly grasped his shoulders, "Son, you... you can talk now? Call me again, call me Mother again."
Shen Xubai was frightened by her appearance and burst into tears.
The maid, regaining her senses, quickly went to comfort her.
Fang pushed her away, hugged her son, and wept with joy.
Shen Xubai gradually stopped crying, grabbed her collar with his little hands, and called out in a childish voice, "Mother."
Fang closed her eyes, her whole body trembling with immense joy, and then she carried Shen Xubai outside.
"Where is the master?"
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