He is his brother-in-law, so the second brother-in-law should at least try to please him, right?
However, the tail end of Chu Yunmu's voice was shattered by a slap from Chu Qianchen.
"Don't make trouble." Chu Qianchen patted his head gently, "You are still too young."
Chu Yunmu was not convinced and pouted, "I'm already five and a half years old!"
Chu Yunmu looked at his brother-in-law hopefully, his phoenix eyes, similar to Chu Qianchen's, were incredibly bright.
He thought of something and quickly took an empty teacup from the side. He also imitated Chu Yunyi and poured tea for Gu Jue, then forced the tea into Gu Jue's hand almost as if forcing someone to buy something.
Gu Jue glanced at Chu Qianchen with a smile, and his eyes seemed to say, look, I've already taken the tea.
"Next time you have a day off, I'll take you there to play." Gu Jue said with a smile.
Chu Yunmu was still so young, so Gu Jue naturally couldn't let him live in the military camp for a long time like Chu Yunyi. At most, he could take him to the military camp to see the world.
Chu Yunmu was always easy to coax, and he was very happy. He shouted happily: "Second brother-in-law, then we have a deal."
He almost stretched out his little finger and wanted to make a pinky promise with Gu Jue, but he felt that was too childish. After all, he was already five and a half years old! Gu Jue said so, and Chu Qianchen certainly wouldn't object. It was only one day anyway, and the military camp was a good place.
Since Chu Yunmu plans to join the military, he should see how hard life is. If he can't bear the hardship, he might as well give up quickly. After all, there is more than one path in life.
Chu Yunmu certainly didn't know what his sister was thinking. He was so happy that he almost floated in the air. He pulled Chu Yunyi to sit down and told him earnestly: "Brother, you must not lose this afternoon!"
He held onto Chu Yunyi's sleeve and wouldn't let go, muttering non-stop, "Mom always told me that no one is perfect, and we should learn from each other's strengths to make up for our weaknesses."
"Just like when I catch sparrows, I can't be faster than sparrows with just my hands. I put the bait and put the basket together. Hey, hey, I have caught every one of the fifty-six sparrows that often come to the mansion, and I have also marked them."
Chu Yunmu said some ambiguous words, which made Chu Qianchen laugh. She also knew that Chu Yunmu often caught sparrows in the Marquis' Mansion, but she didn't know that he actually killed all those sparrows.
As Chu Yunyi listened, he was led astray by Chu Yunmu.
At first, he thought the little brat was annoying, but gradually, he felt that what his fourth brother said made sense.
A little guy was chattering, and Chu Yunyi listened silently.
After a while, the waiter brought out a variety of hot dishes.
The three siblings stayed in the restaurant for an hour before coming out. When Chu Yunyi came, he had his head down and looked unhappy; when he left, he was in high spirits and eager to try.
On the contrary, Chu Yunmu was not very happy. After all, he had no chance to take out his heavy silver ingot. He could only mutter repeatedly that he must treat them next time.
The little guy's nagging didn't stop until the martial arts test began in the afternoon, and he started cheering for Chu Yunyi.
Afraid that he would shout himself hoarse again, Chu Qianchen would stuff a throat lozenge into his mouth from time to time.
Chu Yunyi seemed to be assisted by God. He won consecutive victories, reversed the disadvantage in the morning, and took the first place in the martial arts test.
The next day, he performed exceptionally well in the written examination, and finally won the first place in the martial arts examination and was admitted to the Imperial College.
After receiving the good news, the lady was ecstatic and felt that the rise of the Chu family was just around the corner. She wanted to hold a big banquet to celebrate, but she didn't wait for Chu Yunyi to come back.
Both brothers Chu Yunyi and Chu Yunmu were taken to Xuanjia Camp by Gu Jue.
For this pair of brothers who had never been to a military camp, this place was extremely new. Chu Yunyi could still keep his composure, but Chu Yunmu kept chattering like a sparrow. Xue Fengyan, who was accompanying them, patiently answered the little guy's questions.
Chu Yunyi seemed nonchalant, but he was actually listening with his ears perked up.
They spent nearly an hour walking around the camp and watched the training of the Black Armor Army. Near dusk, Gu Jue brought the excited Chu Yunmu back to the capital and dropped him off at the gate of Duke Mu's Mansion. As for Chu Yunyi, he was left in the barracks.
When Gu Jue returned to the palace, the sky was already dim and the sun was about to set completely.
The temperature in the summer evening is just right, and the gentle evening breeze blows towards you, making it exceptionally quiet.
Gu Jue entered Chu Qianchen's small study alone. There were several rows of bookshelves in the room, with all kinds of books neatly placed. There was a desk by the south window, with the four treasures of the study and a tank of goldfish on it. There was also a large floor-standing blue-and-white porcelain tank with several scrolls of calligraphy and paintings...
The room was clean and tidy, and the scent of books, ink, and incense filled the air, with a faint smell of medicine.
In the past, he didn't like the smell of medicine at all, but now he looks forward to it.
In the small study, the light was dim, with only a few last rays of sunset shining into the room through the window. A young girl in a lilac-colored gown was lying quietly on the beauty couch, her black hair casually tied up with a ribbon of the same color.
She closed her eyes, her thick and long eyelashes cast a light shadow under her eye sockets, and she seemed to be asleep.
He walked lightly towards the beauty bed, wanting to cover her with a thin blanket.
Chu Qianchen on the couch muttered softly, his brows knitted tightly, and his fists clenched tightly, as if he was having a nightmare...
Gu Jue walked to the beauty's bed, leaned over slightly, and wanted to call her name. At this moment, there was a rustling sound suddenly coming from outside the window, like the wings of some bird brushing against the branches.
The next moment, the girl on the beauty bed suddenly opened her eyes, her pair of phoenix eyes were cold and clear, shooting towards Gu Jue like an ice arrow.
In the afterglow of the setting sun, she was like a fully drawn bowstring, with a cold look in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, indifferent and deep.
The two looked at each other.
Gu Jue raised his sword-like eyebrows.
"Your Highness..." Chu Qianchen blinked.
As she shouted this, her temperament changed drastically.
The corners of her rosy lips and phoenix eyes curved slightly, and a tender smile appeared between her eyebrows, as if a spring was blowing breeze across the frozen lake, warming the air and melting the ice and snow.
Gu Jue sat down beside the beauty couch, looked at her and asked, "Did you have a nightmare?"
"Yeah." Chu Qianchen nodded, sitting up from the couch, holding Gu Jue's hand, feeling his body temperature, "But it's okay."
Yes, it's okay now.
She was reborn, back to when the prince was still alive, back to when it was not too late.
Her loosely tied hair came loose because the hairband slipped off, and her black hair flowed down like a waterfall. Her snow-white cheeks were flushed with a peach-like blush, and her eyes were wet, looking sleepy.
It was like a ferocious little animal suddenly became as harmless as a deer.
Gu Jue put his fist to his lips, let out a faint laugh, and rubbed her head, "It's okay."
On the desk, the two water lilies in the blue and white porcelain fish tank were swaying with the waves, and the water ripples silently.
Chu Qianchen still held Gu Jue's hand, and after a moment, his mood gradually calmed down.
Her fingers slid down his wrist, feeling his pulse as usual, concentrating and calming her mind.
There are only two Dazao pills left.
Since taking the Dazao Pills, Gu Jue's condition has obviously improved step by step, both in terms of what is visible to the naked eye and in terms of the chronic illness hidden in the body.
After finishing the remaining Dazao Pills, she would have to change to another warming and nourishing prescription.
Chu Qianchen had thought about how to treat Gu Jue countless times in her previous life and had written at least a dozen notebooks. She didn't have access to them in her previous life, but now she can finally do it.
Chu Qianchen opened his bright eyes and stared at Gu Jue with burning gaze.
As soon as Gu Jue saw her expression, he knew that she was worrying about her injury again, so he asked, "Are you hungry?"
As he spoke, he took out a box of snacks. On the bright red box was written the three big words "Baiweiju".
Chu Qianchen's nose twitched, and he pursed his lips and smiled, his smile was sweet and charming.
"The lotus cake from Baiweiju?"
Baiweiju releases new dim sum every quarter: peach blossom cake in spring, lotus cake and lotus root cake in summer... She and the prince both like to eat Baiweiju's dim sum.
After the box was opened, eight square lotus cakes were revealed, hot and fragrant.
Chu Qianchen smiled contentedly, picked up a piece of lotus cake, and before she took a bite, she suddenly remembered that something was missing. She touched it and found that the left side was already cold. She looked around for a while, "My Lord, where is Yueying?"
Gu Jue shook his head. He didn't see her black cat when he entered the room.
"Meow!"
A soft cat's meow came from outside the window, as if responding to Chu Qianchen.
A fluffy black ball easily jumped onto the windowsill, then flew over Chu Qianchen's desk, kicked its hind legs, and kicked the pen washer behind it.
The next moment, the brush washer fell over and hit the inkstone, which then hit the pen holder with several pens hanging on it. The pen holder also fell over, bringing a paperweight to the ground with it. The water in the brush washer dripped along the desk surface...
The table and the ground were in a mess, which perfectly demonstrated how a small move can affect the entire body.
The little black cat landed safely on the beauty couch, squatted beside Chu Qianchen, and looked up at her.
It seemed to have no idea what good thing it had done. It tilted its head and meowed, as if to say, why are you calling it?
“Puff!”
Chu Qianchen looked at the chaos it created, was stunned at first, and then couldn't help laughing, his laughter as clear as a bell.
Gu Jue couldn't help but smile, a faint smile.
Their cheerful laughter was occasionally accompanied by the cat's puzzled "meow", and the atmosphere was relaxed and warm.
However, Chu Qianchen didn't get to eat the lotus cake after all. At this time, Amber came hurriedly and reported: "Princess, Nanny Chen is here."
The sun was about to set and it was almost time for curfew. Nanny Chen must have some urgent matter coming to the palace at this time.
"Bring the person in." Chu Qianchen put down the lotus cake and quickly stood up.
The small study room suddenly became lively. Amber sent a maid to welcome Nanny Chen, and she brought two maids in to help Chu Qianchen dress up.
As time was running out, Amber only made a simple bun for Chu Qianchen and put a lilac silk flower on the side of the bun.
When Chu Qianchen came to the main hall from the small study, Nanny Chen also happened to arrive under the guidance of Agate. She walked hurriedly, and her wrinkled face was full of anxiety.
Chu Qianchen's heart sank again, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.
Nanny Chen bowed to Chu Qianchen and said hurriedly, "Second Aunt, the Madam is ill, vomiting blood, and unconscious. I came here specially to ask you to go to the Duke's Mansion to take a look."
Chu Qianchen's expression changed slightly and he clenched the handkerchief in his hand.
When Sanchao returned home, she took advantage of the chaos to check Shen's pulse and found that she was fine. How could Shen suddenly become so ill? Gu Jue walked out from the direction of the small study and said to Chu Qianchen, "You go."
Chu Qianchen immediately asked Amber to prepare the medicine box and carriage and leave the palace as quickly as possible.
Gu Jue did not accompany her, so his eyes were fixed on Prince Chen's Mansion. If he ever entered the door of Duke Mu's Mansion, given the emperor's suspicion, he might develop a grudge against Duke Mu.
The capital city was exceptionally empty in the evening, with smoke rising from cooking fires along the way. Chu Qianchen's red-wheeled carriage sped along unhindered.
"Madam Chen," Chu Qianchen in the carriage calmed down and asked with concern, "How is mother's condition? Why did she suddenly vomit blood?"
Chu Qianchen also had some vague ideas in his mind, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Along the way, the two people in the carriage were silent, with only the sound of the carriage wheels and the sound of horse hooves.
When they arrived at Duke Mu's Mansion, the sky had grown darker, with only the last rays of sunset remaining reflected on the western sky.
The people from the Duke's Mansion quickly took Chu Qianchen to the Shen family's courtyard.
The room was filled with a gloomy atmosphere. From the maids and old women to the wife of Duke Mu and Chu Yunmu, everyone was worried.
“Second sister!” Chu Yunmu rushed towards Chu Qianchen, her eyes watery and red, “Mom is vomiting blood… hurry up and save her.”
Chu Yunmu's voice trembled and his face turned pale. It was not until he saw Chu Qianchen that he regained his composure.
The Duke's Mansion sent many people to various major medical clinics in the capital to invite famous doctors to treat Shen. Two doctors had already come and said something like "the yin is deficient and the liver and gallbladder are hot" and "the life is hanging by a thread". None of them dared to treat her. One asked the Duke's Mansion to find another doctor, and the other directly asked the wife of the Duke Mu to prepare for the funeral quickly. The wife of the Duke Mu was so angry that she almost beat the person out.
Chu Yunmu trotted and pulled Chu Qianchen to Shen's couch.
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Shen lay motionless on the couch, her eyes closed, her face as pale as gold paper, her breath barely alive. There was a bright red bloodstain on the collar and front of her gown, so red it was shocking.
Even though Chu Qianchen hadn't taken Shen's pulse yet, he could tell that she was seriously ill.
Chu Qianchen frowned, his face as dark as water.
The last time she took Shen's pulse, she found that although she had blood stagnation in her heart, it was only a minor illness and not so serious, so she just gave Nanny Chen a sachet. How come her condition took a turn for the worse in just a few days!
The wife of Duke Mu was sitting in an armchair by the window, wiping her wet eyes with a handkerchief.
Thinking that her eldest daughter had suffered such a disaster before she was even thirty, Lady Mu, the Duke's wife, felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife. A surge of heat welled up in her eyes, fearing that her daughter would not be able to survive.
She stared blankly in the direction of Chu Qianchen and Shen, with undercurrents surging in her eyes, and her gaze was deeper than the night.
Chu Qianchen didn't even bother to greet the wife of Duke Mu. He quickly sat down beside Shen's couch and called her "Mother".
Shen's eyelids trembled, the sweat on her forehead became more and more dense, and painful groans came from between her cracked lips. Her breathing was extremely weak, as if she would disappear at any time.
Chu Qianchen pulled Shen's wrist out from under the thin blanket and took her pulse with skillful movements, his expression solemn.
The pulse under my finger is very bad...
Seeing that Chu Qianchen didn't say anything, Nanny Chen and Dongmei were worried, fearing that Chu Qianchen would also sentence Shen to death.
After Chu Qianchen retracted his fingers, he immediately opened the medicine box and took out a bag of silver needles.
Amber lit the candle tacitly.
Chu Qianchen took out a silver needle and heated it with candlelight, then inserted the first needle into the Baihui point on Shen's head.
Lady Mu was horrified and blurted out, "Stop!"
Baihui acupoint is a major acupoint, a fatal acupoint. How can it be pierced casually? It will cost lives! Lady Mu Guogong walked quickly to Shen's couch and tried to stop her, but it was too late. Chu Qianchen's silver needle was firmly inserted into Shen's head. He twisted the silver needle several times before letting go.
Chu Yunmu grabbed Madam Mu and said sternly, "Grandma, my second sister is very powerful! She will definitely be able to save mother."
However, Chu Yunmu was only a five-year-old child, and what he said was not convincing at all to the wife of Duke Mu.
Madam Mu looked at Chu Qianchen worriedly, and saw her calmly giving Shen one needle after another, almost every needle was inserted into the major acupoints that were fatal, such as Fengfu acupoint, Mingmen acupoint, Yamen acupoint...
Lady Mu, the Duke's wife, wanted to stop him, but she did not dare to move, for fear that she would disturb Chu Qianchen and cause her to fail.
Nanny Chen saw that Lady Mu was worried, so she advised, "Don't worry, the princess's medical skills are very good."
Lady Mu, the Duke's wife, was completely at ease, fearing that if Chu Qianchen continued to torture her like this, her eldest daughter might not survive the night and could not wait for the imperial physician to arrive.
Lady Mu, the Duke's wife, took a few steps back, called her maid, and told her to go and see if the imperial physician had arrived.
Chu Qianchen seemed to be unaware of the commotion around him and continued to give acupuncture with concentration.
The hand inserting the needle was as steady as a rock, yet it seemed like a light lift.
After a long, long time, Chu Qianchen finally finished the last injection.
This time, she did not end by picking up the needle repeatedly, but instead lightly flicked the end of the needle.
The silver needle trembled slightly.
The next moment, all the silver needles piercing Shen's body began to tremble, as if there were streams of air that were invisible to the naked eye flowing through Shen's body...
Lady Mu was stunned.
She had lived half her life and was the wife of a first-rank duke. She had seen countless famous doctors, and many of the imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau had some friendship with Duke Mu. Perhaps none of them could have such a wonderful acupuncture method.
She looked straight at Shen on the couch, and saw with her own eyes that her originally painful expression gradually calmed down, and her originally lifeless face was rekindled with life.
My daughter is saved?!
The wife of Duke Mu opened her eyes wide with joy, and when she looked at Chu Qianchen again, her expression became more complicated, with joy, surprise, admiration, sighing, and even confusion.
The acupuncture technique just now was extremely exhausting, and Chu Qianchen was sweating a little. Amber quickly wiped the sweat off her body with a handkerchief.
Chu Yunmu's eyes were fixed on Shen without blinking.
After a moment, he shouted excitedly: "Second sister, mother looks better, is she okay?"
The silver needles on Shen's body were still trembling slightly. Her face was not as pale as before and her breathing became steady, although her eyes were still closed and she had not woken up yet.
Chu Qianchen felt Shen's pulse again, and his brows relaxed. "Mother is fine."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. Nanny Chen and Dongmei wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads with their sleeves.
Chu Yunmu's pretty face lit up as she said, "I knew Second Sister would be able to save Mom!"
The atmosphere in the room relaxed, sweeping away the previous gloom and sadness, and smiles appeared on everyone's face again.
After a while, all the silver needles stopped and remained motionless on Shen's body.
Chu Qianchen collected the needles for Shen again. Every needle was pulled out cleanly without any blood stain. There were no needle holes on Shen's body and she did not feel any discomfort.
The wife of Duke Mu was so shocked that she was speechless and was simply amazed.
She suddenly thought of something and quickly called another maid to give all the other doctors red envelopes and send them off.
At the same time, Chu Qianchen borrowed a pen and ink, wrote a prescription with confidence, and asked someone to get the medicine quickly.
At this time, a maid from the Duke's Mansion came to report that the Duke had arrived.
Because of the difference between men and women, it was not convenient for Duke Mu to come in, so he could only wait outside the screen.
Chu Qianchen stood up and went around the screen with the wife of Duke Mu, leaving only Chu Yunmu, Nanny Chen and the maids to look after Shen.
Duke Mu looked at Chu Qianchen with a complicated look. He had heard from the maid that Chu Qianchen had treated Shen Shi. He cupped his hands and thanked her, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, Princess."
Chu Qianchen bowed to Duke Mu generously, "You are too polite, Duke. This is what I should do."
Duke Mu stopped being polite and asked worriedly, "Why did your mother suddenly..."
Chu Qianchen's eyes were deep, "Mother has been depressed for some time, she is suffering from blood deficiency and qi deficiency, she is tired and weak, and she has also been stimulated by something, so she is angry..."
It was obvious that when she returned home, her mother's illness was not so serious, and the sachet she gave her should be able to relieve her symptoms.
Stirred? Duke Mu looked at his wife in confusion. He had gone out early in the morning and did not leave the palace until the palace gate was locked. He did not know what had happened in the Duke's Mansion today.
Madam Mu looked at Chu Qianchen and whispered, "The monk in charge of reception just brought him back to the mansion."
"..." Duke Mu's eyes suddenly widened in shock and confusion, and he looked at his wife questioningly.
Could it be that it was confirmed? He couldn't help but look at Chu Qianchen again, his eyes became darker, and his lips were tightly pursed.
Lady Mu, the Duke of Mu, understood the look in her husband's eyes and just shook her head, indicating with her eyes that it was not convenient to talk here.
Although the wife of Duke Mu was not sure, Duke Mu knew that this matter was at least 70% certain, otherwise why would his daughter be so angry that she vomited blood.
Duke Mu felt as if a huge rock was pressing on his heart and he couldn't breathe. It was he who ruined his eldest daughter's life.
"mother!"
"Madam!"
Excited shouts from behind the screen broke the silence on this side.
The wife of Duke Mu quickly walked around the screen and went in to see her daughter, and Chu Qianchen also went in.
Shen opened her eyes. Chu Yunmu held one of her hands tightly and said happily, "Mom, you scared me!"
Shen held her son's hand, and her eyes gradually became clear from the confusion she had just felt when she woke up.
She felt that the suffocating feeling that had been pressing on her chest for the past few days had gone away, and she felt as if she had been reborn from the ashes, and her whole body was refreshed.
She opened her mouth slightly, but before she could say anything, she heard a smiling female voice coming from beside the couch: "Mother."
The voice is so familiar and so gentle.
Shen looked up and met a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes.
"Sister Chen..." Shen called softly, his voice a little hoarse.
There was a hint of sadness, powerlessness, and sorrow in Shen's eyes... but more of it was guilt. In an instant, these emotions surged to the peak and then quickly subsided.
She told herself that the girl in front of her was the most important, and couldn't help but call out softly, "Sister Chen."
Chu Qianchen said "hmm" and checked Shen's pulse again. The pulse had improved a little. This stage had been passed, but Shen's body still needed to be adjusted in the future.
"Mother, the medicine will be ready soon. You must take it obediently." Chu Qianchen reminded.
Chu Yunmu immediately said, "Second sister, don't worry, I will keep an eye on mother."
"If mother doesn't obey, I will send someone to tell you!"
Chu Qianchen rubbed Chu Yunmu's head and gave him one word: "Be good."
Shen kept staring at Chu Qianchen's face without blinking.
It was as if something was rolling violently in her eyes and would burst out at any time.
(End of this chapter)
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