An old woman nearby reminded her, "Madam, the master has already been reprimanded by the Emperor. If the eldest daughter returns home, the second and third daughters will likely not have an easy time in their husbands' homes either. And what about the future of the two young masters..."
Not to mention the Guo family's daughters who are still unmarried.
Bystanders pointed and whispered, "My God, is this the Guo family's daughter? How come she hasn't shown any affection for the Yun family after being married into the family for over ten years?"
"I heard that her father, Minister Guo, was promoted by the Yun family in his early years, which is how he caught the emperor's eye."
"Isn't that right? The Yun family has fallen on hard times, and she can't wait to go home? She even offered to divorce them. She's truly ungrateful!"
Guo's mother couldn't bear it any longer. She gritted her teeth and said, "Daughter, I'm only here to see you off. How could you desert your post when the Yun family is in trouble? My Guo family's daughter is not such a heartless and ungrateful person. You should go back quickly and take good care of your mother-in-law and children."
If she really agrees, it won't just damage the reputation of the Guo family's daughter, but also the reputation of her husband, and might even affect the future of her two sons-in-law and her own son!
Guo stared in shock at the motionless carriage curtain. Her mother hadn't even glanced at her, coldly rejecting her request!
She hugged her son tightly, crying out in disbelief, "Mother!"
Yun Tianyi was pinched by his mother and cried loudly in pain.
Guo's mother also felt a pang of pain, but seeing that her daughter was starting to use a self-inflicted injury as a ploy, she hardened her heart and urged the driver, "Let's go quickly."
The coachman immediately started the carriage and drove away from the place.
With tears blurring her vision, Madam Guo watched the Guo family's carriage depart. The pointing fingers and whispers of the surrounding people were like sharp blades, piercing her to the core.
Madam Yun sighed one last time and said from inside the carriage, "Get in the carriage. No matter how bad things get for the Yun family, we would never let you and your son starve to death."
Guo had no choice but to pick up her son and slowly climb onto the next carriage.
As she squeezed in, she saw her daughter, Yun Manyin, glaring at her with hatred.
She couldn't help but shrink back, feeling guilty and not daring to look at her daughter.
She did have that thought just now. If the Guo family could accept her back home, she could only take her son with her at most, and she wouldn't be able to take care of her daughter.
...
Three whole days have passed at Xilai Inn, and the Jiang siblings are almost in tears.
Su's condition showed no improvement. She was forced to drink bowls of herbal medicine, her fever fluctuated, and she remained in a drowsy state, unable to eat anything.
Xiao Youran is almost going crazy.
She never imagined that the pan-fried buns she had made out of curiosity would cause her mother such great suffering and could even put her life in danger.
Indeed, on the third day, after the doctor came for a follow-up examination, he frowned and said, "Madam's appendicitis has developed rapidly and is likely to become more and more serious. I am powerless to help her. You should seek another doctor."
Upon hearing this, Zhao's mother fainted immediately.
Jiang Youchen, along with Lao Feng, searched for other renowned doctors throughout the capital.
Xiao Youran locked herself in her room, gripping the light blue bracelet on her wrist tightly. She felt that it might be the last hope to save her mother's life.
My mother in my previous life at least lived past twenty-seven. This year, she's not even twenty-four yet, so she should have at least three more years to live. There's no reason for her to die prematurely just because I came back.
The intestinal abscess is mainly an inflammation. The fastest and best treatment is antibiotics. Relying on this traditional Chinese medicine to reduce inflammation is like my mother spitting out two mouthfuls after just one sip!
But to her dismay, no matter how much she struggled with it, threw it, or hit it, the bracelet remained completely unresponsive.
Enraged, she cursed, "What a piece of junk!"
At this moment, the door was pushed open, and Jiang Youchen hurriedly brought in another doctor stroking his beard. "Doctor Lü, please take a good look at me."
Xiao Youran stepped aside with a depressed expression, making room for herself next to the bed.
The doctor, Lü, took Su's pulse and, after a long while, shook his head with a grave expression. He then led the two siblings to the door and said in a low voice, "This lady is indeed suffering from intestinal abscess. The onset was rapid and sudden. If the high fever persists, I'm afraid things will not be very good."
Xiao Youran immediately burst into tears, "Doctor, please save my mother."
Doctor Lü sighed and said, "We can only do our best and leave the rest to fate."
He picked up his pen and sat down to write the prescription.
After quickly finishing writing, Jiang Youchen, with a heavy heart, escorted Doctor Lü to the door on the first floor and then instructed Lao Feng to get the medicine according to the prescription.
As he turned around, he heard someone call out to him, "Young Master Jiang, please wait."
Seeing that it was the shopkeeper, he stopped and nodded politely to him. "Shopkeeper, is there anything I can help you with?"
The shopkeeper looked apologetic. "Young Master Jiang, has Madam Jiang's health improved?"
Jiang Youchen forced a smile, "Thank you for your concern, shopkeeper. I'll get better slowly."
The innkeeper's expression changed. "To be honest, our waiter overheard what this doctor said outside the door. Young Master Jiang, this is an inn, a place for business. We hope for good fortune so that our business can prosper. If anything unlucky happens, it will be a disaster for us, wouldn't you say? I have a favor to ask, could you and your two children... find another place to stay?"
He had a bad feeling when he saw that Young Master Jiang had changed doctors again, so he asked the waiter to eavesdrop outside the door. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be an intestinal abscess!
Jiang Youchen's expression changed. "What do you mean by this, shopkeeper?"
The shopkeeper's attitude also hardened. "I know that few people can survive appendicitis since ancient times. Besides, your Madam Jiang is already in poor health. I would like to ask Young Master Jiang to make plans as soon as possible, so as not to affect my shop's business."
Hearing the commotion, Xiao Youran rushed down the stairs. "Manager, this is a matter of life and death! Don't you have any compassion at all? We don't owe you any money for food or lodging. Why are you driving us to the brink?"
The innkeeper's voice rose a little, "Miss Jiang, please be careful with your words. We are in business, and naturally we hope that all our guests come in healthy and happy, and leave in the same healthy and happy state. It is indeed unfortunate that Madam Jiang is seriously ill, but if anything were to happen to her, who would dare to patronize our inn? I'm begging you."
The waiter next to them also said detachedly, "You two masters are still just kids. If you ask me, you should hurry home and get your people to help. At least some things can be taken care of by others, right?"
Little Youran felt a surge of anger rising in her head. Taking advantage of being only four years old, she rushed forward and started punching and kicking the waiter, saying in a fierce, childish voice, "How dare you curse my mother! You're a bad person! Don't you dare curse my mother!"
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