The doctor carefully put away the pulse pillow and picked up his medicine box.
“Madam, it would be fine if it were just one or two months, but the young master has been using it for too long and in too large a quantity. I am truly powerless to help him. Please seek help from someone more capable.”
After the servants saw the doctor out, Master Yu, who had been suppressing his emotions for a long time, spat out a mouthful of blood, his vision blurred, and his heart pounded wildly.
"Master, what's wrong with you?" Madam Yu was terrified and hurriedly used a handkerchief to wipe the bloodstains from the corner of his mouth.
Yu Xunmei hurriedly instructed her servants, "Before the doctor has gone far, quickly go and fetch him back!"
After a long while, Master Yu's vision gradually cleared. He waved to the two of them, "I'm fine. Let the servants who are supposed to serve Cheng'er come in."
He knew his son very well, and he wanted to see who had encouraged his son to use cold food powder. If it weren't for the people around him instigating him, he wouldn't have become like this.
Soon, Yu Shicheng brought in all the servants, maids, and concubines from his courtyard.
Seeing Yu Shicheng in this state, the servant confessed his guilt even before any torture was administered, along with several concubines who had been fooling around with him all day.
“The servant shall be dragged away and beaten to death. The maids and concubines shall be sold into prostitution. No one shall be allowed to sell themselves without the permission of the Yu family.”
Master Yu's aged voice was both cruel and cold-blooded.
The servant was so frightened that he opened his mouth wide and couldn't speak. Then, a smell of urine emanated from his trousers. Madam Yu and Yu Xunmei covered their noses with handkerchiefs in disgust.
Two strong guards came in, tied a rag around the servant's mouth, and dragged him out.
The maid and the concubine knelt down with a thud, their heads hitting the ground repeatedly, seemingly oblivious to the pain.
"Sir, please spare us! We'll never dare to do it again!"
"Sir, please spare us!"
The lowest level of brothel was where women had to serve customers day and night, suffering not only physical torment but also mental anguish; the women inside were living a life worse than death.
As if remembering something, Madam Yu quickly said, "Before they are sent out, have the doctor take their pulses."
As soon as she spoke, two people's eyes lit up with anticipation, while the others were filled with despair.
In the end, only one of the concubines was more than a month pregnant.
Mr. Yu stood up, staggered to the bedside, and glanced at the son he had once placed so much hope in, now ruined!
He was heartbroken beyond words.
Upon exiting the door, he saw Yu Qiutao, heavily pregnant, standing cautiously at the entrance. He then turned to Madam Yu and gave her instructions.
"Have someone take good care of her and make sure she gives birth to the child safely!"
Thinking of Yu Shicheng, who was unconscious and whose days were numbered, Madam Yu agreed with tears in her eyes.
"Rest assured, my lord, I will do everything in my power to ensure the child's safety."
Upon hearing this, Yu Qiutao felt relieved. The young master was about to die, but thankfully she still had her child.
Yu Qiutao glanced at Fan Yuejia, who was standing there dumbfounded, out of the corner of her eye. She was secretly pleased with herself. Fan Yuejia was the ultimate winner!
Yu Xunmei's gaze swept over Yu Qiutao indifferently. What an ignorant fool!
As they walked, Mr. Yu lost his footing and almost fell, but Yu Xunmei quickly caught him.
"Father, please take care of yourself!"
Master Yu took a jade pendant from his sleeve and placed it in her hand, his words slightly slurred, "Amei, here you go, Dad's tired..."
Master Yu eventually fainted and was carried back by his servants.
The doctor said that he had some qi and blood imbalances and blocked cerebral arteries, so he could no longer worry and could only rest. Otherwise, it would lead to facial paralysis or hemiplegia.
Madam Yu was overwhelmed with worry, having to take care of her unconscious son and also worry about Mr. Yu.
That day, after meeting with the steward, Yu Xunmei had her maid carry the account books to her study. After Master Yu collapsed, the study became her office.
She used to hate seeing these things, but ever since she had people and money at her disposal, she finally understood that with power and money, she could dictate all the rules.
This feels so good!
Just as he was thinking this, he was suddenly blocked at the door of the study by a person dressed in armor.
Yu Xunmei scoffed disdainfully, "Yu Shida, you're really filial, coming to see my father again?"
"I need to talk to you." Yu Shida's gaze swept over her unabashedly.
"Come with me."
Yu Xunmei led the way into the study, pointed to the table and said to the maid, "Put the account books here, you can leave now."
The maidservant, keeping her eyes down and focused on the account book, left the study without glancing at it, and even closed the study door behind her.
Seeing the maid leave, Yu Shida leaned forward, a mocking smile playing on his lips, and said, "What? You turn your back on me now that you're dressed? How did you beg me under your feet back then?"
"I'm quite busy today. Why aren't you at the military headquarters? What brings you here?"
Yu Xunmei walked around him, sat down in a chair, and looked at him with her hands clasped together.
Yu Shida sat on the table, reached out and lifted her chin, then gave it a hard peck.
"You heartless woman, you can't even come to see me when there's nothing wrong!"
Yu Xunmei chuckled softly, her eyes sparkling with a captivating beauty that was undeniably alluring.
"Don't forget, I should call you brother. This is the Yu family home, there are many people here and gossips. Be careful next time, don't let anyone find a reason to use it against you."
Neither her mother nor her elder brother knew that Yu Shida was her father's illegitimate son, raised by a clan member since childhood, and who took charge of the military government of Nanzhou Prefecture after reaching adulthood.
Who would have thought his father was so cunning? His own son controlled the entire family, while his concubine's son controlled the military headquarters.
Yu Shida was taken aback for a moment, "You knew?"
“Yes, my father told me himself,” Yu Xunmei said with an air of seriousness.
"Then, did Father say when he would announce it to the clan?"
Yu Shicheng is dying, and Yu Shida's heart is filled with the hope of having his identity recognized and returning to the Yu family with dignity.
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