Chapter 28: The Frank Man



"Can you really save him?" asked Old Mrs. Fang, doubtfully.

This was the first time she had doubted since she heard what Miss Jun said. The fact that she was willing to doubt proved that she believed it.

"I want to try it for myself," Miss Jun said. "I died once before."

She paused here, as if she was recalling something, and her voice didn't sound very happy.

It must have been the hanged man in the inn. Death is definitely not a happy thing.

Old Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Fang thought about it, so they asked a doctor to see Jun Zhenzhen after she came back from Beijing. The doctor described to them the marks on Jun Zhenzhen's neck.

Enough to be fatal.

The feeling of dying frequently must be unpleasant.

"I don't want to experience this again." Miss Jun continued, "I want to live a good life, so I want to save my cousin and let him support the Fang family so that I can rely on him."

This was for herself, not for family ties or any greater good, so she said she was just giving it a try.

What a candid person.

"Then let's try." Mrs. Fang said after a moment of silence, "Even if we fail, there's no loss."

She said this and stood up.

"Tell your aunt what you want to do."

This is the end of the topic, Mrs. Fang came to her senses.

"Okay." Miss Jun also stood up and bowed in response.

Old Mrs. Fang turned and walked out, but Mrs. Fang did not move. Firstly, the old lady had just said to leave it to her, and secondly, she also wanted to know what Miss Jun would do and how to cure her son.

"What medicine do you need?" she couldn't help but ask.

"I need to think about it," Miss Jun said, "and find some more records."

"Is it a medical book? We have a lot of medical books at home." Mrs. Fang said hurriedly, "We have a big study room at home."

While they were talking, Old Mrs. Fang had already walked to the door.

"Jun Zhenzhen." She suddenly called out.

Mrs. Fang didn't notice it for a moment, and Miss Jun stopped talking and looked over in response.

"Grandma, do you have any other instructions?" she said, her expression respectful and focused.

Old Mrs. Fang looked serious.

"Does this need to be kept secret?" she asked.

They forgot to mention this. Since Fang Chengyu's poison was the conspiracy of his enemy, and this enemy was hiding in the dark, the detoxification should be kept secret to avoid being discovered by the enemy.

Mrs. Fang was busy looking at Miss Jun.

Miss Jun nodded.

"It's a secret," she said. "The cat teases the mouse because the mouse is in its power."

That man ignored the women and children of the Fang family and only targeted a male. His purpose was naturally to cut off the Fang family's incense.

Now that he has achieved his goal, he has let down his guard. If he finds out that his goal has been destroyed, he will attack the Fang family with all his might. In that case, the Fang family will be in even greater danger.

"Originally, only you and I knew that Chengyu was poisoned, but now there are three people who know about it," said Old Lady Fang.

The extra person is naturally Jun Zhenzhen.

"What was just said is only known to the three of us," continued Mrs. Fang.

Mrs. Fang nodded repeatedly, and Old Mrs. Fang continued walking, but stopped after taking two steps.

"To change the metaphor." She glanced at Miss Jun, "I don't like mice."

Miss Jun seemed to be surprised that she would say this, and she said yes immediately.

"When you figure out what to do, come and tell me." Mrs. Fang hesitated and finally said, and together with Old Lady Fang, she opened the curtains with her own hands, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked out the door.

Hearing the commotion, Liu'er hurriedly raised her eyebrows and looked over. Seeing the descriptions of Old Madam Fang and Madam Fang, her heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

Mrs. Fang's face turned pale, as if she was frightened, but she was not too out of control.

Old Mrs. Fang hasn't changed at all.

Knowing that the young lady couldn't scold both of them alone, Liu'er didn't bother to look at them any more and was about to rush in, but Miss Jun had already come out.

"Miss." Liu'er looked worried.

Miss Jun's expression did not change, and she even bowed to Old Madam Fang and First Madam Fang as they saw them off.

Before leaving the hospital, Mrs. Fang looked back and saw Miss Jun still standing at the door, seeing her off respectfully like the other younger generations in the family.

"Zhenzhen has become really sensible." She couldn't help but say.

Do you want to see him off respectfully?

Old Mrs. Fang also looked back. She felt that the girl was just standing at the door. She was not respectful, nor did she see them off. She was just looking at them. If she had to describe her feeling, it would be that she was just a bystander.

Old Mrs. Fang's heart began beating rapidly again.

Who is she?

Is it really Jun Zhenzhen?

She is not at all like Jun Zhenzhen, except for this look.

She said she had died once and had a sudden enlightenment and was reborn.

But is it possible that she died and was possessed by a ghost?

Old Mrs. Fang thought that the bruises on Jun Zhenzhen's neck that the doctor mentioned were fatal, and maybe Jun Zhenzhen was really dead. The person now was not Jun Zhenzhen at all.

So when she left just now, she took advantage of Jun Zhenzhen talking to Mrs. Fang and suddenly called Jun Zhenzhen's name.

It is said that a person is most sensitive to his own name and is insensitive to other people's names.

But Jun Zhenzhen immediately turned around and answered with her own name.

"Mother?"

Mrs. Fang's voice rang in her ears, interrupting Mrs. Fang's trance.

Old Mrs. Fang looked at her, and Mrs. Fang also looked at her.

"Mother, is it true or false?" she asked again.

"I don't know." Old Mrs. Fang murmured.

If she is not Jun Zhenzhen, this is too unbelievable. If she is, is it true that there is such a thing as a sudden enlightenment that can awaken a person from a dream and transform him/herself?

Mrs. Fang looked anxious.

"So, what should we do?" she asked in a low voice.

"What should we do?" Old Mrs. Fang asked in confusion, and then she realized that what Mrs. Fang asked was not what she thought.

Mrs. Fang also reacted. It turned out that Mrs. Fang was distracted. However, what she just said was indeed too shocking, the kind of thing that you have thought about countless times but still despair of knowing that it is a mirage.

Now of course it could also be a mirage.

"She said she could cure Chengyu, but since we don't know whether it's true or not, why should we let her do it?" Mrs. Fang said in a low voice.

The maids and servants had all been sent away.

Old Mrs. Fang glanced at her.

"You'll know after you treat it," she said.

Jun Zhenzhen said that you will know after treatment, there is no loss anyway.

Old Mrs. Fang also says so now.

So that's settled.

Mrs. Fang suddenly felt happy and walked into her own yard in a daze.

Yuanshi was already waiting anxiously.

"Madam, what happened?" She hurried forward to greet her and asked anxiously.

Mrs. Fang was stunned.

"It's okay." She said subconsciously.

There was a hint of embarrassment in Yuan's eyes.

She had just returned after leaving yesterday afternoon. She looked distraught and the servants saw her crying as she ran out of Jun Zhenzhen's yard.

Is this okay?

Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Fang treated her like a sister in all these years. But she also knew that as a concubine, she was just a servant in Mrs. Fang's heart.

You see, she is too lazy to even seriously lie to her.

Knowing is one thing, but hearing and seeing it in person still feels different.

Yuan Shi forced out a smile.

"That's good." She breathed a sigh of relief, and while she was drawing the curtains herself, she was talking, "This month's account books have been delivered, and the housekeepers of each household have been prepared. Madam, please decide when to meet them. I have already made arrangements for those who came from far away."

She deliberately changed the subject, as if she had not asked anything just now.

Mrs. Fang remained silent, sat down and took the tea from Yuanshi's hand.

"The old lady has changed her mind," she said.

Yuan was startled by this incoherent sentence. She immediately waved to the maids in the room, and they all hurriedly left.

"Madam, why would the old lady go back on her word?" Yuan asked in a low voice.

Mrs. Fang looked a little dazed.

"I don't know how to say it." She murmured, "The old lady won't let me say it. The old lady said it must be kept secret."

Yuan's eyes lit up slightly.

The need to keep the secret must have caught Mrs. Fang by surprise, which was why she was so absent-minded. However, this matter was too absurd for Mrs. Fang, so when she was asked about it, she blurted out a perfunctory answer.

What happened that made the old lady, who hated her granddaughter so much, actually regret not letting her get married?

"Then don't say anything, Madam." Yuan said, "Madam, you are tired, take a rest first, and don't look at the account book today."

As she was about to leave, Mrs. Fang called her back.

"She said she could cure Chengyu." She said in a low voice.

Yuan was surprised.


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