Chapter 131 Calling for Mother
"You silly girl, just like your father, you could also be his sister."
Jiang Wan Ning smiled but did not respond. She had just taken her mother's pulse and determined that she was carrying a boy.
However, this poison is extremely potent.
Although her life was saved, it's still uncertain whether it will affect the fetus.
Seeing the troubled look on Jiang Wan Ning's face, Zhou's heart tightened. "Ning Ning, tell me honestly, is the baby going to die?"
Jiang Wan Ning reassured her, "I told you, as long as I'm here, nothing will happen."
What's the point of her studying medicine so diligently if she can't even save her mother and brother?
"Mother, please rest first. I'll go and brew you some medicine. You'll feel better after you drink it," Jiang Wan Ning coaxed Zhou Shi. "You can trust your daughter."
Mrs. Zhou had also witnessed Yu Hai's medical skills firsthand, and she was naturally at ease knowing that her daughter had inherited his true skills.
Jiang Wan Ning left the house, and Butler Wang tactfully followed her out, turning around and gently closing the door behind him.
"Your Highness, what about the Madam's health?" Butler Wang couldn't help but ask first.
“You did a great job, which bought a lot of time for the mother and the baby in her womb.”
"Mother is not in immediate danger, but there is one medicinal herb that is difficult to find."
"I'll prescribe a medicine in a bit. This medicine can suppress the toxicity and ensure that the mother and the fetus in her womb are safe for three days."
Jiang Wan Ning didn't say that if the medicinal herb wasn't found within three days,
Not only the fetus in the womb, but the mother may also...
"Oh, by the way, everyone who helped today, including the little maid who came to deliver the message, will be rewarded with ten taels of silver each."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Butler Wang exclaimed inwardly.
The Marquis's mansion already treated its servants quite well; a first-class maid would typically receive only two taels of silver a month.
"Is there anything else you want to say?"
Jiang Wan Ning noticed that Butler Wang seemed hesitant to speak.
"This old servant just feels that the Princess is becoming more and more amazing, and this old servant truly admires her."
The only way to keep the servants in the Marquis's mansion completely under his thumb was by immediately giving them generous rewards for doing good deeds.
There were also swift and decisive actions taken after betraying the Marquis's mansion.
They exchanged sticks and dates.
They even protected the families of these servants very well, which is why no matter who these people were, they would not dare to betray the Marquis's mansion.
However, Butler Wang thought again that even so, the lady was still poisoned.
"But this old servant has already questioned them carefully, and there is nothing unusual about the Marquis's residence today."
Jiang Wan Ning didn't respond to Butler Wang's previous question, but instead asked, "Has anyone from outside the household come to the mansion?"
"Anyone, including the prince."
Upon hearing Jiang Wan Ning's words, Butler Wang, who had been shaking his head, stopped and hesitated before speaking, "Apart from Madam Wang, no one else came today."
"Is it Lady Wang Yue?"
"Yes, Your Highness," said Steward Wang. "Madam Wang brought some refreshments to visit you."
"This old servant originally intended to put it away, but Madam said that Madam Wang is not an outsider."
Since Wang Yue remarried Shen Zhao, she has frequently visited Zhou Shi.
"But Madam Wang also ate those pastries, even more than Madam Wang."
Jiang Wan Ning frowned slightly and handed the written prescription to Butler Wang, saying, "Prepare the medicine according to this prescription."
"Three times a day. Mother is fine for now. I'll go to the Shen residence to check on things."
As Jiang Wan Ning spoke, she ran out of the mansion.
Before Butler Wang could respond, he had already vanished.
Jiang Wan Ning rushed into the Shen Mansion.
"Ningning, what brings you here today?"
Just then, Shen Ruzhi came in carrying some things. "Why are you in such a hurry? Did something happen?"
"Madam Wang?"
"You mean the old man's wife? Didn't she go to your house?" Shen Ruzhi asked, puzzled. "What's wrong?"
Jiang Wanning gave a brief explanation and then hurriedly walked towards the courtyard.
This isn't my own home; I can't just barge into the backyard.
Upon hearing this, Shen Ruzhi dropped what she was holding to the ground with a 'thud'.
"Didn't you ask me to deliver these pastries?" Shen Ruzhi said, "It was Wu Xinrui who said so, but you're busy."
"I was originally going to deliver some snacks to my aunt, but she was too busy and delivered them for me. Then she thought that no one in the Marquis's mansion would recognize her, so she asked me to deliver them instead."
"It just so happens that the old man's wife was looking for your mother, so I took her along the way."
Jiang Wan Ning immediately understood what was going on. "We'll discuss this later. Let's go see your aunt first."
Jiang Wan Ning was getting anxious. If Wang Shi ate more than her mother, it might be too late by now...
Seeing Jiang Wan Ning's solemn expression, Shen Ruzhi understood the seriousness of the matter.
He quickly led Jiang Wan Ning to the backyard.
"Should we announce it?" Jiang Wan Ning asked.
As Shen Ruzhi pulled Jiang Wanning's arm, she shouted, "What's the point of reporting anything?"
“My father went to court, and she is the only one in the mansion. You and I are both women, so there’s nothing to report. Saving her is the priority.”
Although Wang and Shen Zhao got married, Shen Ruzhi should have called her "mother" by right.
But she had never called anyone 'mother' since she was a child, and now she knew that Shen Zhao was not her biological father.
They would have their own real child in the future, and Shen Ruzhi wanted to call out to her child even more but dared not.
Wang thought that Shen Ruzhi still harbored resentment and was unwilling to call her, so the two of them tacitly avoided mentioning the matter.
“You’re right.” Jiang Wan Ning also felt that rules were secondary in the face of life and death.
Besides, Shen Ruzhi already said that Uncle Shen is not at home.
The faster Chen Ruzhi walked, the more the old man was no longer alone; Madam Wang must not be harmed.
Shen Ruzhi walked into the Wang family's courtyard, let go of Jiang Wanning's hand, and ran over quickly.
Jiang Wan Ning also lifted her skirt and quickened her pace to catch up.
"Mother!" Shen Ruzhi shouted urgently as she pushed open the door.
"Mother, are you alright...?"
"Auntie." Jiang Wan Ning rushed in after her.
The two stared at each other, dumbfounded, for a long while after seeing what was happening before them.
"Cough cough..." Madam Wang quickly and gently pushed the person in her arms away, covering the exposed skin with her clothes.
She hastily straightened her clothes and hair before awkwardly speaking, "Um... Zhizhi, Your Highness, what brings you here?"
"Um...we...are not what you see."
Wang blushed and glanced at Shen Zhao behind her.
Shen Zhao coughed awkwardly twice. Luckily, it had only just begun, otherwise...
"Um, your dad has a headache, can your mom give me a massage?"
At this point, Shen Zhao's eyes suddenly lit up. "You brat, what did you just shout?"
Wang Shi also remembered that before Shen Ruzhi rushed in, she called out "Mother".
"Zhizhi, you're willing to accept me? You're willing to call me Mother, right?" Madam Wang said, her eyes reddening slightly.
Shen Ruzhi: When did I say I was unwilling?
"Um, let's not change the subject." Shen Ruzhi looked at Shen Zhao. "Didn't you tell me you went to court?"
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