Chapter 906 Don't be afraid, your master is here for you!
Coincidentally, after Yu Xuelian left the Yu residence, the rain lessened considerably, and now it was just a light drizzle.
Madam Yu watched with a worried expression as Li San Niang's carriage drove away. Only when it was completely out of sight did she lower her head, feeling quite distressed.
"Madam, what... what should we do?"
Raising her head, Madam Yu shook her head helplessly at her trusted servant: "The young master won't be able to return home for at least half a month. Tomorrow, I'll go to the maternity ward to take a look."
Sigh, I wonder how Xue Lian managed to send a message to the outside world?
They actually summoned the female official!
After saying those few words, Madam Yu went back with her maid and servants.
Upon arriving at the main hall, they dismissed the maid and left only Madam Yu and her trusted old woman. The two then began to discuss their strategy.
"When we sent Xue Lian to that midwifery school, she never mentioned that she had become an apprentice of this Medical Supervisor Li."
It is said that this Imperial Physician Li is very familiar with Princess Qingyang of the Prince Xiang's family, and has even received praise from Princess Taiping. He is someone even the Emperor knows.
Her sudden visit today must have been delivered by that little maid."
Mrs. Yu's last sentence was stated affirmatively, not in question.
Knowing what Madam Yu wanted to hear, the old woman quickly bowed her head and replied, "That little girl is named Shiliu. She was bought from outside by Madam Liu (Yu Xuelian's birth mother) when she was alive."
Madam Yu nodded: "I knew it. This little girl's indenture is probably in Xue Lian's own hands."
No wonder he was willing to risk everything to deliver the message to Doctor Li on Xue Lian's behalf.
At this point, Madam Yu gripped her teacup tightly and said to her trusted servant with great concern, "However, we are also very grateful to this girl. Otherwise, if we had arrived even a moment later, Xue Lian might really have..."
After taking a sip of tea, Madam Yu let out a long sigh before continuing to whisper to the old woman, "Although she is a concubine's daughter, she was honest and well-behaved when her mother was alive. How could I be someone who cannot tolerate a concubine's daughter?"
However, apart from fulfilling my promise to her about studying, I didn't really pay much attention to her. After all, I'm not her biological mother, am I?
I didn't come from my belly; I've done more than enough.
As for the marriage of Zhou Lang of Dengzhou, how could I possibly make that decision?
"What the Lord has decided on, how could I possibly have a say?"
After offering a few words of explanation and convincing herself of her inner guilt and shame, Madam Yu continued to say to the old woman, "I'll pick out some gifts later, and tomorrow I'll personally go to the maternity ward to see this Doctor Li. After all, I am still Xue Lian's mother. Although she has taken her away, I think I can still go and see her."
We have to find a way to resolve the matter of Yu Xuelian before the Lord returns.
What could the old woman say?
She and Madam Yu were of the same ilk and shared the same interests. Even if she secretly thought that Madam Yu's high-sounding words were nothing but self-deception, she would never say them aloud.
The advantage of this marriage to Zhou Lang of Dengzhou, besides the generous dowry that Yu Xuelian guessed, was that Madam Yu and Yu's eldest son, Yu Dalang, wanted to establish a high-ranking family relationship, because the woman they wanted to marry into was the daughter of Zhou Lang's maternal uncle in Dengzhou.
The reason for the high kinship is that the girl's father and brothers were all officials stationed in the provinces. With the current imperial examination system, if someone had connections in the court, wouldn't a merchant family like the Yu family be able to benefit from it?
So, in other words, Yu Xuelian was sold to Zhou Lang of Dengzhou as an object, and Zhou Lang's reward to the Yu family was to facilitate the marriage between Yu Dalang and his maternal uncle's family.
Yu Xuelian was about to be sold by her family.
The drizzle gradually stopped, leaving only damp air and water stains on the ground.
In one of the staff dormitories of the maternity ward, Li Sanniang looked at Yu Xuelian, who was breathing weakly, and recited the names of the medicines to Song Fuling while administering acupuncture.
Half an hour later, Qiu Xiang pinched Yu Xuelian's chin and Li San Niang blew on the soup to cool it down before feeding it to her.
The little maid, Shiliu, was very sensible. She just stood to the side and cried silently. Her crying was so quiet that anyone who saw her would feel sorry for her.
"Don't worry, Xue Lian will definitely wake up."
Shi Liu nodded emphatically, but Song Fuling stepped forward and pulled her outside to wash her face. "Don't worry, my master is a miracle worker. There's no one she can't save."
"Come on, let me take you to wash your dirty face. What if your wife wakes up and sees you all filthy?"
Li San Niang sat by the bed to take Yu Xuelian's pulse. After taking her pulse, she calculated that the time was almost up and then removed the needles.
"Third Sister?"
In response to Qiu Xiang's question, Li San Niang smiled slightly and said, "We arrived just in time. Fortunately, we had heard about the symptoms from that little girl before we left, and the medicinal herbs we brought were all appropriate for the condition."
Although there has been some damage, it will heal with proper care and recovery.
Qiu Xiang breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good."
It would be truly heartbreaking if such a beautiful young woman were to perish so young.
Li San Niang covered Yu Xue Lian with the corner of the quilt, then sat down on a chair and invited Qiu Xiang to sit as well. The two finished their drinks before facing each other and talking.
"Today, relying on my official position and claiming to be Xue Lian's master, I suddenly snatched Xue Lian from the Yu residence. Madam Yu had no choice but to comply with my wishes."
It was Xue Lian's unconscious state that frightened her. She was afraid that Xue Lian was really dead, and that dying in the Yu family would damage her own reputation. That's why she asked us to take Xue Lian out of the Yu family.
The master of the Yu family did not appear today, presumably because he is not at home.
However, Xue Lian is, after all, a daughter of the Yu family, and still unmarried. I, as her master, can take her away temporarily, but I can't possibly abandon the Yu family forever.
Just as Qiu Xiang was about to say something, Yu Xuelian's faint cry rang in their ears from the bed.
Yu Xuelian opened her eyes, feeling a bitter taste in her mouth, and saw the pale green canopy. She let out two soft calls and saw Li Sanniang's face.
"Master? Master..."
"Hey! Would you like some water?"
Qiu Xiang handed over a glass of water at the right moment, and Yu Xuelian nestled in Li San Niang's arms, drinking the glass of water from Li San Niang's hand.
The taste of medicine in her mouth was diluted, and she looked at Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang in front of her in a daze, then turned her head to look at the house.
Realizing she wasn't in her own bedroom, Yu Xuelian was about to ask something when Shiliu, who was carrying a bowl of congee, saw the now-awake Yu Xuelian and immediately exclaimed "Ah!"
"Ah! My wife, my wife, you're awake?"
My wife, you're awake!
My wife, sob sob, my wife, sob sob…
Song Fuling stood behind and looked at Shiliu's face, which had just been washed and dried, but was now covered in tear stains again.
Li San Niang took the bowl from Shi Liu's hand and made room for Shi Liu, saying, "Alright, have a good talk with your wife."
After learning from Shiliu how Li Sanniang and the others had rescued her from the Yu family mansion, Yu Xuelian's face did not smile. Instead, she frowned and made a bitter face.
When Li San Niang saw her like that, she knew exactly what she was thinking.
She walked over, sat on the edge of the bed, took Yu Xuelian's hand, and said slowly but firmly, "At such a young age, why does your face look so wrinkled like an old person?"
Li San Niang raised her hand to smooth out the wrinkles on Yu Xue Lian's forehead caused by her furrowed brows. "Don't worry, don't be afraid, your teacher is here for you."
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