Chapter 247 Concealing the Illness
Shen Qingtan came to the courtyard holding the sachet, and saw the Princess of Zhenbei, her three brothers, the eldest lady and the eldest master all gathered in the courtyard.
When she saw this, her heart suddenly sank.
The eldest lady and the eldest master who were far away in the Duke's Mansion had both arrived, and she was the last one to be notified.
Shen Qingtan felt a sense of fear in his heart. He tightened his fingers, tried his best to remain calm, and walked to the closed door.
With a creak, the door opened.
Seeing Envoy Chen standing inside the door, Shen Qingtan asked, "Envoy Chen, how is my husband doing?"
Court Envoy Chen stood aside, his face weary. "Master Gu is waiting for you inside. Go and ask him about Master Xiao Zhao's situation."
Shen Qingtan nodded, walked quickly to the door curtain, lifted the hanging drapery, and a ray of light shone into the inner room from behind her.
She saw Zhao Yi lying quietly on the bed, his eyes closed, falling into a coma.
Gu Changsheng sat in a dim corner, supporting his forehead with one hand, and it was impossible to discern the expression on his face.
Shen Qingtan slowly walked towards Gu Changsheng. Compared to a few days ago, he looked even thinner and frailer. His face, reflected against the white clothing, looked even paler, like a wisp of smoke, ethereal and insubstantial, visible but unattainable.
Shen Qingtan's throat was dry: "Brother Changsheng, you..."
"Manman." Gu Changsheng interrupted Shen Qingtan and said softly, "The detoxification went smoothly. My brother-in-law is no longer in danger. It's just that he has been ill for so many years and his body is weak. He needs some time to recuperate."
Shen Qingtan was stunned by the news. She looked at Gu Changsheng stupidly and couldn't recover for a while.
"Manman, take care of your brother-in-law according to the medical instructions written by Chen Yuanshi." Gu Changsheng's fingers, as delicate as jade, twisted a piece of plain paper and handed it to Shen Qingtan. "The time has come. Go give him some water."
Shen Qingtan suddenly came to his senses and stopped thinking. When he heard Gu Changsheng's words, he subconsciously went to pour water for Zhao Yi.
The eldest master, the eldest lady, and the Princess of Zhenbei, who were waiting in the yard, came into the house, stood beside the bed, and looked at Zhao Yi.
With a "whoosh", the layers of curtains were pulled open.
The sunlight fills the room, making it warm and bright.
Gu Changsheng tilted his head slightly to avoid the light. He heard people coming into the room and moving towards the bed. He silently moved aside.
"Awake, Yi'er is awake." The eldest lady tightly grasped the eldest master's hand, tears in her eyes, and asked: "Yier, how are you? Are you in pain?"
Zhao Yi adjusted to the light and slowly opened his eyes. He first saw the eldest lady standing beside him. The corners of his lips twitched as he said weakly, "It doesn't hurt. I'm all better."
The words "all is well" sounded like the sound of nature to the lady's ears.
"It's okay, it's okay." The eldest lady smiled happily, and as she smiled, tears fell.
After more than 20 years and countless days and nights of anticipation, it was finally realized.
God finally favored her this time.
The eldest master's eyes were red, but his expression was calm: "Yier, your parents are taking care of the house, you can rest assured and recuperate."
Zhao Yi nodded slightly: "Okay."
Princess Zhenbei was happy for her daughter from the bottom of her heart. Her son-in-law's illness was cured, and the young couple could live together forever.
"Yier, there's a pot of porridge in the kitchen. Would you like some?" Princess Zhenbei looked at Zhao Yi's pale face and lips, and said with concern, "You haven't eaten much in the past few days."
Zhao Yi said softly, "You can eat in another quarter of an hour."
"The porridge is cooking on the stove. When you want to eat, tell the maid to bring it to you." Princess Zhenbei smiled gently: "If you want to eat something else, tell me and I will ask the cook to make it."
Zhao Yi shook his head: "Porridge is enough."
Gu Changsheng paused in the corner for a moment before silently exiting the inner room. He stepped out of the house, reaching out to hold onto the stone pillar, and waited until the dizziness subsided before slowly leaving the yard.
After the eldest lady, the eldest master, and the Princess of Zhenbei confirmed that Zhao Yi was fine, they left the room, leaving space for the young couple to have a private conversation.
The inner room became quiet, with only Zhao Yi and Shen Qingtan left.
Zhao Yi looked at Shen Qingtan who had been sitting quietly beside the bed. She looked haggard, with clear dark shadows under her eyelids and her chin a little pointed. It was obvious that she had not had a good life in the past few days.
The detoxification process was very painful, and I was able to get through it only because of the thought of wanting to see her again.
Seeing her again, it felt like a lifetime ago.
Zhao Yi wanted to hold her hand.
A soft body rushed over and hugged him tightly.
Zhao Yi was slightly stunned, enduring the pain all over his body, and gently held her in his arms.
At this moment, he felt reality, his poison was completely gone, and he could stay with her forever.
Zhao Yi said in a gentle voice, "Madam, is the sachet embroidered?"
Shen Qingtan was full of anticipation on her way here, but the moment she stepped into the yard, she thought the detoxification had failed and her heart was hollowed out.
Feeling his body temperature at this moment, I felt like I had lost something and regained it.
When Shen Qingtan heard what Zhao Yi said, she raised her head and looked at his thin and pale face. Her eyes showed a different look, and the heavy stone pressing on her heart finally fell to the ground.
She asked softly, "Is that all you want to ask me?"
"Hmm." Zhao Yi coughed softly, a light blush spreading across his cheekbones. "I want to know, have I broken my promise?"
"I didn't break my promise." Shen Qingtan's eyes sparkled, and he smiled as he pursed his lips and said, "You always keep your promises to me."
Even after experiencing life and death disasters, he never broke his promise.
Even if it's a coincidence.
Shen Qingtan took out the sachet from his sleeve and placed it in his palm: "As soon as I placed the last needle, Brother Changsheng brought good news."
Zhao Yi lowered his eyes and looked at the sachet in his hand. There was a qingtan tree embroidered on it, with no other patterns.
"Second Master, your illness is cured." Shen Qingtan said softly, "I will embroider a money tree for you. May you live a long and prosperous life."
Zhao Yi came to realize that the alias of the qingtan tree is the money tree, but he did not expose her little thought.
This sachet was very much to his liking, and he was reluctant to put it down.
"You just got rid of the poison and are still very weak. Want to sleep a little longer?" Shen Qingtan wanted to accompany Zhao Yi for a while longer, but she was worried about Gu Changsheng: "I want to go see Brother Changsheng."
Zhao Yi's illness was cured, her worry was resolved, and she was completely relieved.
Zhao Yi instructed, "Take Envoy Chen and the court physician with you."
Shen Qingtan agreed and called Jiang Mu and Liu Yue in to serve Zhao Yi. He ordered Jiang Chao to invite Chen Yuanshi and the palace physician, and then took Tingxue to find Gu Changsheng.
The maid guarding the yard saw Shen Qingtan coming and bowed: "Greetings to the princess."
Shen Qingtan looked at the closed courtyard door and asked, "Has Brother Changsheng gone to bed?"
The maid replied, "My Lady, my cousin has not returned to the courtyard. Instead, he has sent a servant to fetch his bag and return home."
There was a flash of surprise in Shen Qingtan's eyes, as if he didn't expect Gu Changsheng to leave.
She hurried to the gate of the mansion and ran into Chen Yuanshi and the mansion doctor.
Shen Qingtan asked, "Envoy Chen, when you and Brother Changsheng were detoxifying the Second Master, did Brother Changsheng feel any discomfort?"
"That's not the case." Dean Chen's tense expression relaxed, and he said wearily, "He's been working hard these past few days and hasn't slept. He's tired and has a headache. He'll be fine after a few days of sleep."
Shen Qingtan touched his twitching right eyelid and said uneasily, "Will you come with me to the Gu Mansion?"
"He's probably asleep. If you go looking for him, you'll disturb him." Chen Yuanshi said disapprovingly, "Once he wakes up, it'll be hard for him to fall asleep again."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingtan was not relieved, but became more suspicious. She suspected that Chen Yuanshi knew the inside story and was helping Gu Changsheng to hide it from her.
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