Ren Yaoqi watched Xiao Jingxi's carriage slowly pass by and disappear from his sight.
After seeing off Ren Shimin, Ren Yaoqi, Ren Yaohua and the rest of the Ren family returned to Baihe Town together.
Ren Yijun was also here today, and Ren Shimin was in Kyoto to participate in a literary competition. Putting aside the utilitarian factors, he was the happiest person besides the people from the third house.
When Ren Yijun saw Ren Shimin off, he smiled and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to leave Yanzhou in this lifetime, Third Uncle. I really envy you. Do your best in the competition. When you win and return to Yanbei, we can drink together."
But things are unpredictable. One month after Ren Shimin left Yanbei, Ren Yijun suddenly fell seriously ill.
Ren Yaoqi was shocked when he heard the news in Li's room: "Third brother is sick, seriously?"
Nanny Zhou sighed, "He said he caught a cold last night and had a slight fever this morning. No one took it seriously at first, after all, the Third Young Master always had minor illnesses every few days. The First Madam even called the doctor who usually took the Third Young Master's pulse into the mansion to examine him. The doctor said there was nothing serious and prescribed a warming tonic before leaving. But this evening, the Third Young Master's condition suddenly worsened. He was cold all over, his limbs twitching, and he couldn't even swallow medicine or food. When the doctor was called in again, he was shocked. Nanny Zhou paused here, then lowered her voice and whispered, "The doctor told the First Madam that the Third Young Master had endured for so many years, taking medicine three times a day, but he was born with a weak constitution, so it's a miracle that he could survive until today. But I'm afraid this time it won't be good. The Old Madam has secretly instructed the steward to make preparations."
Ren Yaoqi sat there in a daze. Why was her third brother suddenly seriously ill? How could he be so ill? Hadn't he lived well in his previous life? Maybe even longer than she did.
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but ask, "Has the doctor come to the mansion to check? Could it be due to other reasons? For example, he ate something bad and was poisoned?" Ren Yaoqi thought of Xiao Jingxi's "illness".
Nanny Zhou shook her head. "The eldest lady has already called three doctors into the mansion. They all gave similar results, but no one suggested that the third young master might have been poisoned."
Not poisoned? Then what's going on? Ren Yaoqi was a little worried.
In the Ren family, apart from his parents and sister, Ren Yaoqi only has a good impression of his third brother Ren Yijian.
"I'll go see my third brother." Ren Yaoqi stood up and said.
Nanny Zhou looked at the sky outside and advised, "Third Miss, it's already very late. It's not convenient for you to go there now. Why not go tomorrow morning? The First Madam's place is in chaos right now."
Ren Yaohua looked outside and saw that it was already dark. If she went there now, not only would she not be able to help, but it would also cause trouble for the eldest wife. So Ren Yaoqi could only nod and said, "Then I'll go see Third Brother tomorrow morning."
But that night, Ren Yaoqi could not sleep well.
Ren Yijun's place was in turmoil all night, and several times the eldest wife thought he was going to die. No matter how hard she tried to feed him the medicine, it wouldn't go in, and Ren Yijun didn't eat or drink a drop of water for the entire day.
Even the eldest master thought that Ren Yijun might not survive. However, the eldest wife refused to give up and stayed up all night to watch over Ren Yijun. On the next morning, she even sent for a fortune teller to come to the house to see if Ren Yijun was being haunted by some evil spirit.
After saying good morning to the old lady, Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua went to see Ren Yijun. Ren Yijun was now unconscious and unrecognizable. His face was awful, as if covered with a layer of gold paper, lifeless. The maids in the room hid in their rooms, secretly weeping.
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