"Forget it, let's not wait any longer. Peony, bring the food, we'll eat here!" Bai Nuo said.
"Oh!" Peony was overjoyed to see that the two were finally willing to eat. She turned and went out to serve the food. Just as Peony left, Doctor Sun came out!
As soon as Doctor Sun came out, the two of them stood up at the same time. However, they both got up too quickly and felt a pain in their stomachs. They groaned and sat down again. Seeing their discomfort, Doctor Sun said irritably, "Don't you know your own bodies? I'm not going to run away!"
He went over and took their pulses one by one. He was relieved to see that they were both alright.
The two looked at him anxiously. Jiang Sanniang asked, "Doctor, how is my grandmother?" Their greatest concern was for her, and they had been waiting here for this reason. Now that Doctor Sun had come out, they were both eager to know how she was doing.
"It's a success, but we'll have to wait until the old man is fully conscious to know how well he's recovering!" Dr. Sun said calmly. "Don't worry, Aunt Liu is inside watching over him; everything will be fine!"
When Doctor Sun saw that Peony had brought food with her entourage, he knew that the two of them hadn't eaten lunch and had been waiting there. Feeling that his stomach was also empty, he took his leave.
After having lunch, Jiang San Niang and Bai Nuo went into the inner room together to relieve Liu Da Niang. They stayed by her side until the afternoon, but the old woman still hadn't woken up. Jiang San Niang couldn't take it anymore and left the courtyard to rest in Lu Ying's room.
"The old lady hasn't woken up yet?" Hu Mingmei asked as she returned with her two children around dusk.
Bai Nuo shook her head.
"Have you had dinner yet?" Hu Mingmei asked her.
Bai Nuo shook her head.
Where does she get the appetite to eat?
"Let's go eat first!" Hu Mingmei instructed someone to take Bai Yu and Jiang Qiao'er away, then reached out to Bai Nuo, "Grandma's injury has been lingering for a long time, and she hasn't received treatment in a while. Now that she's being treated again, it's like she's broken a bone. She'll need time to recover. Don't let Grandma get better while you're already collapsed. Grandma definitely doesn't want to see you like this because of her!"
Hu Mingmei stood beside Bai Nuo, raised his hand and brushed the stray hairs from her forehead behind her ear, "Besides, even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about the child!"
Bai Nuo, recalling how unwell she felt today, felt a lingering fear, nodded, and handed her hand to Hu Mingmei.
Before leaving, Hu Mingmei repeatedly told Aunt Liu that if the old woman woke up, she should definitely come and tell them.
But no one saw Aunt Liu until the moon was high in the sky. Bai Nuo was comforted to sleep by Hu Mingmei.
Before going to sleep, Bai Nuo told Hu Mingmei about what had happened during the day.
"Should we get involved in this?" Bai Nuo asked, leaving the decision of whether or not to let Doctor Sun treat the patient entirely up to Hu Mingmei.
“This kind of illness is fatal!” Hu Mingmei was not surprised. “Dr. Sun is just a friend of mine, not my subordinate. I can’t ask him to do anything. Whether he saves me or not is entirely up to him!” Besides, would Madam Zheng do anything to Dr. Sun because of his relationship with him? He can’t disregard Dr. Sun’s safety for the sake of Huang Yikang’s life.
The Huang family has two sons and one daughter. Huang Yi'an is treacherous and can endure what ordinary people cannot. Huang Ziyao is spoiled and naive. Huang Yikang is lecherous and vulgar. In his eyes, these three people are not good people, nor are they family. Naturally, he would not make things difficult for Doctor Sun because of them.
"Go to sleep early!" Hu Mingmei hugged Bai Nuo tightly. "Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are determined by fate. Huang Yikang's fate is up to God. Don't worry about it."
Bai Nuo mumbled something, found a comfortable position in Hu Mingmei's arms, and gradually fell asleep.
Hu Mingmei was awakened by a commotion. When he opened his eyes, he first glanced at Bai Nuo, who was fast asleep in his arms, showing no signs of waking up. Outside the window, it was still pitch black.
"Someone come here!" Hu Mingmei called out in a deep voice.
Xia Donglai appeared hastily, "Second Master! The courtyard is on fire, and my men are putting it out!"
Hu Mingmei put Bai Nuo down, sat up on the bed, and asked, "Where did it burn?"
Xia Donglai said, "A small room in the northeast corner of the courtyard burned down, but my men have already put out the fire."
"Why are you still making so much noise after you've put out the fire?" Hu Mingmei said coldly. It was fine to wake him up, but Bai Nuo was tired and sleepy, and it wouldn't be good to disturb her sleep!
"I'm sorry, Second Master," Xia Donglai knelt down. "It's all our fault. When we found out, the northeast corner of the courtyard had been doused with kerosene. We were cleaning it up when we disturbed the young mistress's sleep. Please punish us, Second Master!"
Hu Mingmei glanced at Bai Nuo and saw that Bai Nuo was frowning and seemed very uneasy, so he lay down again and hugged Bai Nuo to comfort her. Xia Donglai lowered his head when he saw this.
Only after Bai Nuo's brow relaxed did Hu Mingmei stand up again, put on his shoes, and stand up. "Get up, have you caught the person?"
Xia Donglai followed behind him, "We caught him!" The arson was already a serious dereliction of duty on their part. With so many people watching, they still managed to let a petty thief in. If they couldn't catch him, they would be finished.
Hu Mingmei didn't say anything and walked straight out.
The hall was exceptionally bright. Lu Ying and the other nineteen people were all there, arranged in two rows on the left and right sides, with a middle-aged man kneeling in the middle.
As soon as Hu Mingmei approached, Lu Ying and the remaining guards tried to salute, but Hu Mingmei raised his hand and said calmly, "No need, Madam is asleep, don't wake her."
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