No wonder there are still more than ten days to the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month and the snow on the road has not melted yet. Even if Chen Guan wants to send a gift, there is no rush to visit today.
"Is Miss Xueyan okay?" Yu Jiao said, "I can't leave the house these days, so why don't you ask Miss Xueyan to find another doctor?"
Liu Yaoyu said directly, "Yu Jiao and I were detained in the mansion by our mother and were not allowed to go out. Otherwise, I would have taken her out to play with you guys these days."
There were rumors out there that Young Marquis Gu had crippled Qin Guang's hands and feet outside the Xinglou Gate in a rage for his beloved. Shen Wan naturally knew about this, but she thought the rumors were somewhat exaggerated.
But unexpectedly, Mrs. Liu put Yu Jiao under house arrest.
Yu Jiao originally did not mention that she was detained in the mansion because she did not want to spread the news and make people think too much. After all, Madam Liu was not her biological mother, and people outside would inevitably make unwarranted speculations and talk about unnecessary things.
Yu Jiao explained, "The New Year is approaching and the weather is so cold. Mother doesn't let us leave the house for our own good."
Chen Guan smiled and said, "Yes, there are more people on the street now, so it is inevitable that some trouble will occur." The Wu family was still waiting for her reply. Chen Guan stood up and said, "Since you can't go out, I'd better go back and find another doctor for cousin Xueyan."
Yu Jiao wanted to get up and see her off, but Chen Guan told her not to be polite and left with the maid.
The snow on the eaves showed signs of melting, and water drops were dripping down. Liu Yaoyu stayed with Yu Jiao for a long while and only returned to East Garden after dinner in the evening.
Yu Jiao didn't like lying down on the bed right after dinner, so she sat at the table and fiddled with the spices, carefully weighing them on a small scale. While she was busy, she heard footsteps outside the house.
Yu Jiao heard the maid guarding the courtyard gate talking to Jianjia outside, "Is the young lady asleep? The doorman came to pass on a message saying that the eldest daughter of the Shen family is here to look for the young lady. It seems to me that she has something urgent to do."
Yu Jiao opened the door and walked out. She saw Shen Wan standing in the yard wearing a cloak. The maid beside her was holding a lantern. Yu Jiao called Shen Wan into the house and said, "It's late at night and cold. Why are you here again at this hour?"
Shen Wan didn't bother to go into the house, and whispered, "The eldest lady of the Wu family came to my house in person and asked you to see a doctor. She said that someone in the family had an emergency and the doctor she found couldn't treat it. There was no time to delay. She insisted that I tell her where you live in Beijing and come to see you in person."
Madam Wu made such a big fuss that even Shen Wan's father and mother were alarmed. Although Shen Jinchun and Councillor Wu belonged to different factions in the court, Madam Wu lost her face and went to Madam Shen for help. They were both officials' wives, and they met each other every day in the capital. This was a matter of life and death, and Madam Shen did not know that the female doctor Madam Wu was looking for was the third daughter of the Liu family, so she asked Shen Wan to tell Madam Wu where the female doctor lived.
In order to conceal Yu Jiao's identity, Chen Guan could not say anything and had to go find Yu Jiao in person.
"Why didn't the Wu family go to the palace to invite the imperial physician?" Yu Jiao was not willing to contact the Wu family again because of Wang Min. She said apologetically, "It's really hard for me to leave the house. You know that."
"I don't know either. Maybe the imperial physician in the palace can't help either." Chen Guan said sympathetically, "Why don't I just say that you have left the capital for an urgent matter?"
Yu Jiao hesitated for a moment, and a servant came over and asked, "Madam, I heard that Miss Shen is here, so I asked you to ask if there is anything important."
After all, it was so late. If it was a normal matter, he would not come to the mansion at this time. The gateman naturally reported Shen Guan's entry into the mansion to the East Garden.
Yu Jiao asked Jian Jia, "Did big brother say when he would return home?"
"When the servant from the eldest master's courtyard came to deliver the cloak to the girl, he said that the eldest master would be back tomorrow." Jianjia said.
Upon hearing this, Yu Jiao said to the servant of Dongyuan, "Miss Chen asked me to go and see her family. Please tell my mother. If my mother allows me to leave the house, please come and tell me."
The servant returned to the East Garden to pass on the message.
The temperature was even lower at night. Yu Jiao invited Shen Wan to sit in the house. Before long, the servant from the East Garden came back and said, "Madam said that since it is an urgent matter to save lives, you should quickly follow Miss Shen. It is cold at night, so you should wear more clothes and be careful not to get cold. Bring the maids from the courtyard with you. Madam has asked the gatekeeper to keep the door open for you."
Shen Jinchun is Liu Ci Fu's favorite student and has always been on good terms with the Liu family. If it wasn't a serious matter, Shen Wan wouldn't have come to visit at this time. There was no reason for Mrs. Liu to stop Yu Jiao from going.
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