"Everything's fine, Second Uncle, don't worry. Just focus on recovering from your injury first," Lin Yinan comforted him.
At this moment, Lin Shuo seemed to realize something, "By the way, what are you and Yun Mo doing here?"
"My second aunt was worried about you. She said you've never been far from home before, and this time you've been away for so long, so she sent me to check on you. Yun Mo happens to be training his troops nearby."
To avoid worrying him, Lin Yinan made up a lie on the spot.
Lin Shuo was about to ask something else when Guo Xun came in carrying his medicine box.
"Second Uncle, this is Doctor Guo. He's here to give you acupuncture so that the blood clots on your head can dissipate as quickly as possible."
Lin Yinan helped him lie down.
Dr. Guo then took his pulse and removed the gauze to examine the wounds on his head and stomach.
"Hmm, it looks like the recovery is going well. The wound is starting to scab over, but you still need to be careful not to get it wet." Dr. Guo said, taking out his silver needles. "Now I'm going to start inserting the needles into your body. You'll feel some swelling and pain, but please bear with it."
Lin Shuo glanced at the silver needles in Guo Xun's hand, his face paled in fright, and he quickly closed his eyes, not daring to look any longer.
Knowing that Lin Shuo had woken up, Wu Song and Yun Ming peered out from the doorway.
Seeing this, Lin Yinan quickly got up and went out, carefully instructing the group not to tell Lin Shuo about the cow and the villagers' rebellion.
We should wait until he's fully recovered before saying anything, so he doesn't overthink it.
"Rest assured, Lord City Lord, we will keep this a secret."
Wu Song assured that he also bore a great deal of responsibility for Uncle Lin's injuries.
Chen Shi nodded solemnly, "Madam, rest assured, I will take care of Master Lin closely and never let anyone speak ill of him."
Back inside, Guo Xun was spreading out his brush and ink to write a prescription. After finishing, he opened another compartment of the medicine box to collect the medicine.
He said to Lin Yinan who came in, "After drinking three more doses of medicine, he can basically stop taking it. There are still two ingredients missing. I'll prepare them and brew them for him later."
"Thank you for your help, Dr. Guo," Lin Yinan said.
Dr. Guo washed his hands and prepared to finish the acupuncture. While waiting, Lin Shuo fell asleep again.
"It's a good thing that he can sleep; it means his health is improving."
After instructing Chen Shi to take care of her, Lin Yinan turned and left the courtyard.
After tidying up the house, the Chika sisters followed. "Madam, shall we go to the fields again?"
"Okay, let's go check on the soldiers first."
Zhao Mang was waiting outside early on, and when he saw her come out, he went to greet her.
"Lord City Lord, do the soldiers still need women to cook for them today?"
After thinking for a moment, Lin Yinan said, "No need, they will take care of things once they are settled. They will let you know in advance if needed."
"Okay, I'll go get busy now."
After asking all the questions, Zhao Mang hurriedly left, as the matters in the fields could not be delayed for even a moment.
When the villagers arrived at the field, they saw Yun Mo leading his soldiers on a training exercise on the uncultivated slope.
The shouts were deafening, and the overwhelming pressure kept the villagers from slacking off.
Whether it was because the tasks were assigned yesterday or because of the deafening presence of the soldiers today, the villagers completed their work quickly and well.
Lin Yinan has always been a person who clearly distinguishes between rewards and punishments, and a person who does things according to principles. The villagers will naturally be rewarded if they do well.
She asked Chika to open the storeroom and get some meat for the woman who was cooking.
At dinner time, the villagers ate thick rice porridge with minced meat, and for a moment they had a feeling of being in another world.
From then on, Chi'an carried out the planting work in an orderly manner.
Nanzhou Prefecture
A fierce argument broke out in the main courtyard of the Yu residence.
"My son is not dead yet, and that concubine's son is living in my mansion so openly. By what right?"
Madam Yu, enraged, pointed at the head of the Yu family and cursed him, expressing her dissatisfaction.
The head of the Yu family retorted, "Shida was injured and only stayed at the Yu residence to facilitate his recovery and handle daily affairs. Madam, how can you be so unreasonable?"
"How long have you been staying here? Those minor injuries have long since healed. Don't think I don't know. You're all hoping my son will die so you can rightfully bring him into the Yu family."
Madam Yu's chest heaved violently as she spoke, tears streaming down her cloudy face.
"As long as I'm alive, don't even think about me accepting him!"
"Shida did it all for the Yu family. You've wasted all these years of your life!"
"Don't try to fool me! Whether he's better or not, get him out of the Yu family and back to his military post!" Old Madam Yu wiped away her tears with her handkerchief and glared fiercely at the head of the Yu family.
As Madam Yu spoke, tears welled up in her eyes again.
Because she understood that she no longer had much say in this family.
Her son lay half-dead in bed, and her daughter, whom she once doted on, no longer listened to her.
"Madam, the greater good must always be the priority!"
The head of the Yu family sighed and, with the help of his servants, left the main house.
Old Madam Yu staggered and fell to the ground on the low couch. She had devoted half her life to the Yu family, only to end up like this.
"Hahaha..." she laughed wildly.
His brows and eyes showed signs of aging, revealing a sense of desolation and loneliness. With a wave of his hand, he swept the tea set off the table.
Just then, a servant came to report from outside the door.
"Reporting to the old lady, the eldest young master has vomited a lot of blood again."
The maidservant stepped forward and helped her up.
"Have you called a doctor yet?" she asked anxiously.
The servant kept his head bowed low. "I called, but the physician in the manor is changing General Yu's dressing. He won't be there for a while."
Madam Yu's vision blurred as she listened. She supported herself with one hand on the maid and the other on the door frame, her knuckles turning white from the force of her grip. She trembled slightly with anger.
Her eyes were filled with hatred as she spoke with all her might, “Yu Yunzhong, how could you be so heartless!”
"Go and invite him again! Whatever the young master has done, I'll make him pay with his life!" Old Madam Yu said through gritted teeth, trying to calm herself.
"Yes!" The servant turned and jogged away.
The maid was worried about Madam Yu's health, fearing that she might fall ill from anger.
"Madam, let me help you inside to rest."
Old Madam Yu straightened up and stubbornly lifted her foot to walk out, saying, "No need, help me to go see Cheng'er."
After hearing those harsh words, the doctor still didn't dare to offend her too much.
When the maid helped Old Madam Yu to the side courtyard where Yu Shicheng lived, the doctor was already inside giving Yu Shicheng acupuncture treatment.
Stepping into the courtyard, a stench of decay mixed with a strong incense aroma hits you.
Fearing that the old lady would notice something was wrong, the maid lowered her head, looked at her feet, pursed her lips and bit her tongue hard to force herself to vomit.
Just as the two were about to go up the steps, a figure in pure white rushed out of the house, leaned against a pillar under the eaves, and before she could even bend over, she vomited filth from her mouth in a spray.
The maidservant covered her nose with a handkerchief and followed her out. When she saw the old lady climbing the steps, she hurriedly curtsied.
"Greetings, Madam!"
Madam Yu looked at Fan Yuejia, who was vomiting incessantly, with a gloomy expression and a venomous glint in her eyes.
When Fan Yuejia stopped vomiting and straightened up, she turned around and only saw the back of Old Madam Yu entering the room.
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