He Shen, who was standing helplessly by the window, heard the servant's report and hurriedly went to the bedside. He squatted down and put his ear close to Yan Ning's. "Mother, be careful! Mother, Binli, you must wait for me. I am still alive. I am not dead yet. Don't be sad!" Yan Ning's head shook painfully. She tried to struggle to get up, but the pain in her body made her unable to move.
Heshen repeated Yan Ning's words, becoming even more certain that she was no ordinary person. His crescent-shaped eyes held an unfathomable smile as he said to the doctor examining Yan Ning's pulse, "Doctor, no matter how precious the medicine or what method we use, we must save this girl's life."
"My lord, the young lady is already weak. She has suffered such a serious injury and has been caught in the rain. Now she has a persistent fever, and I'm afraid her life is in danger!" the doctor said, shaking his head with difficulty.
"I said, no matter how expensive the medicine or what method you use, you must save this girl's life! If this girl's life is lost, then your pharmacy will have to close down, and the lives of your entire family will be taken with her!" Heshen stood up, not even glancing at the doctor, and threatened him in a voice devoid of any emotion.
"Yes, I will do my best!" The doctor stood up, bowed deeply, and answered tremblingly.
For many days, the Qinxin Garden of Hedi has been bustling with people and doctors coming and going. The once peaceful and orderly Hedi has never encountered such a noisy scene before.
"Master!" Madam Feng Jiwen finally couldn't sit still any longer and entered Qinxin Garden. She called out as soon as she stepped through the gate.
Upon hearing his wife's voice, Heshen lifted the heavy winter curtain and hurried to greet Jiwen, who was in the courtyard. He took her hands and, as he led her into the room, said gently, "Why have you come in such cold weather?" After saying that, he immediately scolded Jiwen's personal maid, Yuehu, "Why didn't you bring a cloak for the lady?"
Upon hearing this, Yuehu knelt on the ground in shock. "This servant was negligent for a moment. This servant will go and fetch it right away." With that, Yuehu hurriedly ran off.
"Alright, it's not her fault. I just wanted to see what kind of stunning beauty Master had brought home this time, that he couldn't even care about his own son." Seeing Heshen's concern for her, Jiwen felt warm inside and pretended to blame him.
Heshen put his arm around Jiwen, and with a servant lifting the winter curtain, he entered the room and said with a smile, "Please forgive my rudeness, Madam! I will be at ease once Miss Yanning wakes up!"
Jiwen walked to the bedside and, upon seeing Yan Ning's face, couldn't help but exclaim, "What a beautiful woman!" Then, looking at Heshen, she smiled virtuously and said, "Congratulations, sir, on finding such a stunningly beautiful woman."
Heshen helped Jiwen sit down at the round sandalwood table. "Madam, please don't overthink it. This is General Fukang'an's lover, but she was driven out of the manor by Old Madam Fucha. I couldn't bear to see her suffer on the streets, and I also wanted to ask Fukang'an for a favor, so I brought her back to the manor to take care of her. Once Miss Yanning wakes up, she will be in your care. You are both women, so it's easier for you to talk. As a man, it's not appropriate for me to have too much contact with Miss Yanning and ruin her reputation."
Jiwen leaned her head against Heshen's chest, "Whatever you say, Master, is the way. Jiwen will do everything in her power to help you."
Shen held Jiwen in his arms. He didn't want to hide his thoughts from Jiwen, but the fewer people who knew about Yan Ning, the better.
Yan Ning didn't fully wake up until ten days later.
"Where am I?" When Yan Ning woke up, she saw that there were maids surrounding her. The furnishings and style here were not like those of Liuxiang Garden. She struggled to get up, and a maid immediately helped her up.
"This is Qinxin Garden of Hedi."
"He Di's Qin Xin Yuan? He Shen's house?" Yan Ning asked in surprise, wondering how she ended up in He Shen's house. Yan Ning tried hard to remember what had happened, clutching her head with a headache, and could only remember collapsing at the entrance of the Fucha Mansion that day and seeing a pair of men's feet. It turned out to be He Shen.
Liu Quan and the others waited at the gate of the mansion, looking around anxiously. Finally, they spotted Heshen's sedan chair and rushed forward. "My lord, Miss Yan Ning has woken up."
"Stop the sedan chair!" Heshen got out of the sedan chair and followed Liu Quan toward Qinxin Garden.
Yan Ning struggled to get up, but He Shen, who had just entered, stopped her. "Miss, you're not fully recovered yet. It's best for you to rest in bed for now!"
As soon as Liu Quan entered the room, he quickly moved a stool and placed it in front of the bed.
Yan Ning was too weak to get up, so she lay back down and looked at He Shen sitting next to her. He was dressed in official robes and must have just returned from court. "Thank you for saving me, Lord He. I am deeply grateful!"
"Miss Yan Ning, you are too kind. I have only done my bit of help," He Shen said with a refined smile.
"Lord Heshen, I am innocent." Yan Ning frowned, hoping that Heshen could help her clear her name.
“Miss, everything has its reason for happening. Madam Fucha is extremely wise, and she has her reasons for doing this. So whether you did it or not is actually irrelevant,” Heshen said, looking at Yan Ning and comforting her.
Yan Ning lost her last hope. He Shen was right; she didn't belong to this world, so why bother with this?
"Please, Lord Heshen, step aside!" Yan Ning knew that if she wanted to survive here, she had to rely on Heshen's greed. Only he could protect her life, and only he was willing to protect her, whose origins were unknown.
Heshen glanced at Liu Quan, who then understood and gestured for everyone to leave.
After Liu Quan and the others left, Yan Ning said directly, "Lord He, I know you want to know about your son. Let's make a deal!"
Heshen smiled. "You're a smart woman, and I'm happy to work with smart people. What do you want, young lady?"
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