"Where is the letter the young master wrote to you that day?"
Xiao Youran asked suspiciously, "Senior brother? His daily post?"
Mrs. Su nodded, "Take it out and let me see."
Xiao Youran had no choice but to rummage through her sleeves and pull out a large stack of papers. She pouted and said, "Here, including these three days' worth, they're all here."
Su noticed at a glance that one of the papers was slightly different. She pulled it out, opened it, and saw that it indeed contained a few short sentences explaining that the rumors about Marquis Yun were untrue and that there was no need to worry too much.
She flung the note in front of Xiao Youran, "Take a look!"
Xiao Youran's eyes widened suddenly, and she slapped her forehead, filled with remorse, "I've wronged my great-aunt!"
Madam Su felt sorry for her, saying, "According to what my second cousin-in-law said, my eldest cousin-in-law's illness has been going on for a long time. You don't need to blame yourself too much."
Xiao Youran sighed, "I hope my cousin's wife can wake up soon."
After receiving Nan Zhuo's report, Wen Yuanbai sneered and wrote another calligraphy piece, which he then sent to the young county princess.
Xiao Youran received the second calligraphy scroll of the day, opened it, glanced at it, and after confirming that it was indeed a calligraphy scroll, she sneered again and threw it back into her spatial storage.
Calligraphy copybook: ...
What did I do to deserve this?
Madam Yun gathered her remaining two sons and two daughters-in-law and told them the latest news brought by Su Shi.
Everyone was surprised, delighted, and worried.
Yunrui then had the opportunity to apologize to his mother, firstly for his rashly transmitting incorrect information, and secondly for Guo's request to be divorced and return home.
In order to take care of Madam Yun and to be able to look after Zhou Shi at any time, Su Shi and her daughter stayed at the Yun Marquis's residence.
Adding to her own negligence, Xiao Youran took even better care of Zhou Shi, administering medicine and acupuncture to help her wake up as soon as possible.
According to Doctor Gu, Zhou Shi, who was not expected to live more than three days, slowly opened her eyes on the fourth day.
She knew she was probably going to die soon, and from Hongyu she learned that Doctor Gu had determined she wouldn't live more than three days, but she had regained consciousness thanks to Xiaoyouran's strange pills and her acupuncture skills.
Therefore, when she saw Xiao Youran running into the house with her short legs, a look of gratitude appeared on her face.
Xiao Youran was overjoyed and immediately told her the good news, "Auntie! Uncle is alright! He was just injured!"
As expected, Zhou felt as if she had received a shot of adrenaline, and her eyes lit up.
On the fifth day, a person was secretly carried from a carriage into the Yun residence.
This person was none other than Marquis Yun, General Yun Yue, who was in charge of pacifying the region.
Seeing her husband still alive, Zhou became even more energetic and was able to struggle to get out of bed and walk.
Madam Su then moved back to the Su residence with Xiao Youran.
Xiao Youran and Doctor Gu treated General Pingyuan's injuries overnight.
Yun Yue was indeed seriously wounded; an arrow had pierced his chest, less than half an inch from his heart. No doctor dared to remove the arrow along the way.
With the help of Doctor Gu, Xiao Youran found Yan Jin as an assistant and set up a temporary operating room in a side room in the backyard of the main house. All the instruments and items were taken out from the space of the bracelet. She no longer cared about how much luck value was spent. Only then did she successfully perform external surgery on Yun Yue, carefully remove the rusty arrow, disinfect it, suture it and bandage it.
After a flurry of activity, Doctor Gu concealed the shock in his heart and immediately packed up all the surgical instruments that Xiao Youran had used and took them away.
Still in a daze, Xiao Youran could only stare speechlessly at her master's retreating figure: ...
Yan Jin respectfully removed her blood-stained surgical gown, cap, and gloves, then asked respectfully, "Miss, should I burn these things?"
Xiao Youran thought for a moment and nodded, "That's fine too."
She glanced at Yan Jin's face. "You look quite tired. Have you been sleeping poorly lately?"
Yan Jin's face darkened further, and she shook her head, saying, "Thank you for your concern, Miss."
Xiao Youran was also very tired. She waved her hand and said, "If there are any problems you can't solve, feel free to tell me. Thank you for today. You can go back now."
Yan Jin carefully packed the surgical gowns, caps, gloves, and other items that the two of them had taken off into a cloth bag and took them away.
Xiao Youran suddenly realized that if she needed an assistant in the future, she could really consider adding Yan Jin to her list of trusted people.
After all, Doctor Gu always said that Yan Jin was like his half-apprentice.
Yun Yue opened his eyes that very night.
Zhou was already able to get out of bed and move around, but she endured the pain and stayed by Yun Yue's bedside. When she saw him wake up, she couldn't help but cry tears of joy.
However, Yun Yue then developed a high fever and, before regaining consciousness, fell into a coma again.
Xiao Youran tried everything to bring down his fever, but he just wouldn't wake up.
Zhou would occasionally tell Yun Yue about the hardships the Yun family had endured over the years, and the difficulties they faced after the confiscation of their property, in an attempt to awaken her husband.
She noticed that her husband wasn't entirely unresponsive; his fingers twitched slightly twice, and... those were both when she mentioned Su Yarong's name.
She suppressed her jealousy and tried calling out Nuannuan's name directly.
Unexpectedly, her husband opened his eyes, but after a moment of blank staring, he fell into a coma again.
Zhou wanted Su to come and wake her husband herself, but Su refused. Zhou then realized that Su's cousin was probably avoiding suspicion.
Yun Yue remained in a coma for half a month, clinging to life only with the help of a single piece of old ginseng.
Seeing her husband lying in bed growing thinner and thinner every day, Zhou was extremely anxious.
Madam Yun was also very anxious, and finally on this day she suggested going to Guangxiao Temple to pray for the eldest son and draw lots.
Madam Zhou was naturally delighted, and went to Guangxiao Temple with Old Madam Yun.
Unexpectedly, she drew a very unlucky fortune stick.
The abbot of Guangxiao Temple offered a solution, which can be summarized in two words: "chong xi" (冲喜, meaning to bring good fortune).
Old Madam Yun, not understanding the situation and fearing that her daughters-in-law might overthink it, spat lightly on the way back to the city and said to her three daughters-in-law in the carriage, "That old abbot Huiming is such a jerk. Yun Yue is already so old, why is he still having a wedding to celebrate his birthday?"
Madam Li also laughed and said, "Besides, the Yun family's grandchildren are all still young. The eldest, Bai Ge'er, is far away on the Liaozhou battlefield and is only thirteen years old. There's not even a marriage proposal yet, so how can we talk about a wedding to bring good luck?"
Madam Yu comforted her, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. Xiao Youran said that my brother is not in any danger, but we don't know why he hasn't woken up yet. Perhaps he will be fine in a few days."
Madam Li nodded, "Yes, my elder brother is in a coma in bed, we can't very well ask him to take a concubine to bring him good luck, can we?"
Madam Yun shook her head firmly, "Our Yun family doesn't easily take concubines. That Lin concubine of the third son was an exception. Don't worry, eldest son's wife, even if he comes back to his senses and says he wants to take a concubine, he'll still have to get past this old woman!"
The group tried to comfort Zhou, but she remained heavy-hearted and tossed and turned all night after returning home, unable to sleep.
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