Two days later, I heard that the lady's migraine had recurred due to the hot summer, so several concubines went to the main courtyard to visit and serve her.

Although they don't have to do anything, just sit by and chat, or feed medicine or serve tea, they still have to do it for half a day, to appear filial and caring.

Yuluan was wearing a casual indigo silk skirt with a pea green thin shirt on the outside. Her black hair was tied up in a loose bun behind her head with two pearl flowers inserted, making her look simple and gentle.

When she saw Mother Liu coming in from outside with the medicine, she stood up, walked forward, took it with her fingertips, and whispered with a smile.

"Mom, you've worked hard serving Madam... Let me feed her."

It was the height of summer, the heat was unbearable, and the wife fell ill again. Mother Liu was busy running around, but after a short while her back was soaked with sweat.

When she looked at the girl, she couldn't help but show a hint of gratitude in her eyes: "Thank you for your help, Fifth Lady."

The two people in charge of the main courtyard, Xia Yue and Mother Liu, are both easy to get along with and have good popularity in the mansion.

The girl shook her head and indicated that it was okay: "There is mung bean soup in the teahouse. Mom, go and drink some to calm your temper."

Mother Liu agreed and turned to go out.

While everyone is gathering in the main courtyard, there should be few people in the other courtyards.

The girl glanced at the young ladies sitting behind the gauze screen, and found that Aunt Xu and her daughter were not there either.

During these days, Jinxiu Courtyard was so quiet that it was a little eerie...

She gave a gentle wink to Qiu Xiu who was holding a cup of tea beside her. Qiu Xiu nodded slightly and turned away quietly.

The girl stretched out her fingertips to lift the gauze curtain, sat down leaning against the couch, and fed medicine spoonful by spoonful to the wife who was lying there with her brows furrowed and her eyes closed.

The lady cried out in pain softly, but she did not move. She secretly wondered whether Madam Lou had felt the same pain when she passed away as she did now.

If my aunt knew...that in her previous life, she was plotted against by Madam and Ruan Yuxi and ended up like that, I wonder how painful it would be for her?

There was a clear hint of hatred in her eyes.

With a flicker of her eyes, she caught a glimpse of a gray-blue figure walking in. She stretched out her fingertips to feed the medicine, and coaxed her softly in a low voice: "Madam, the pain will go away after you drink the medicine..."

As he was speaking, he heard several surprised calls: "Father!"

A shadow fell in front of her eyes, and when she raised her eyes, she happened to fall into a pair of eyes full of love.

It’s the master.

The girl was about to stand up and greet him: "Father..."

The master was afraid of waking up his wife, so he raised his hand to signal that there was no need to be polite. His eyes fell on her, and he recalled Aunt Xi's evaluation of the Fifth Lady: "She is knowledgeable and sensible, beautiful and talented. She is truly a wonderful person!"

His eyes softened a little as he glanced at the two old-colored pearl flowers in her hair. He frowned slightly and said slowly, "Luan Niang is really becoming more and more sensible... These pearl flowers are old. I'll have someone make you a few hairpins with Quanzhou pearls tomorrow to comfort your filial piety!"

The pearls from Quanzhou are large and round, of excellent quality, and each one can be sold at a high price.

Hearing this, the girl couldn't help but show a hint of gratitude on her face: "Thank you, father."

Mr. Ruan walked closer to take a look at his wife's appearance, asked a few questions about her condition, and then glanced at the young ladies and concubines, and couldn't help but frowned slightly.

"Why are the Xu mother and daughter missing?"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. It was Aunt Du, who had a closer relationship with Aunt Xu, who stepped forward and replied, "Sister Xu said she wanted to teach Fourth Lady etiquette, so she didn't come."

This reason sounded a bit far-fetched. Xu herself was of humble origin, so it was natural for the nurses to teach the lady, and she had no need to do anything.

But if he didn't show his face at a time like this and acted like there was discord between his wife and concubine, it would make Master Ruan unhappy.

He needs fame and face to be an official, so he has to check and balance the two of them privately and pretend to be harmonious on the surface.

He stopped talking about them and turned to ask about another person: "Where is the second child? His biological mother is sick, but he didn't even come to visit her? He also has to trouble his illegitimate sisters to serve tea and water?"

Mother Liu had no choice but to cover up for the Second Young Master and said, "The Second Young Master got up early to visit and then went back to study."

In fact, the second young master felt that there was a patient in the room, full of sickness, so he didn't want to sit any longer. He just drank a sip of tea and left.

A hint of disappointment flashed across Mr. Ruan's brows. He did not stay long as he had official business to attend to, so he left quickly.

Yu Luan looked very good. After feeding a bowl of medicine, she asked Aunt Zhu and Aunt Du to look after the patient, while she sat down in the east warm room and chatted with the Third Lady and the Sixth Lady.

Sanniang was in high spirits as she was celebrating the happy event. Her eyes and eyebrows were filled with joy, but she couldn't show it in the main courtyard. She whispered to Yuluan about Lin Lang and sent someone to bring in a lot of things for him.

"…There are also a few cloth tigers in there, they are so lifelike!" She said with a smile, "I will ask the maid to give one to each of my two sisters later!"

Sixth Lady is young and loves to play, so she couldn't help but cheer softly when she heard that.

The girl couldn't help but reveal a hint of envy on her face.

"That's great." She didn't like the little tiger, but she envied her third sister's lover's true love for her.

And herself... The girl couldn't help but think of the letter she sent a few days ago, but she hasn't received a reply yet. The letter she sent to Yumen Pass might take some time to get a reply.

There was a light "click" sound, and the girl raised her eyes quietly, and saw Qiu Xiu coming back, with a hint of panic on her face.

She was always calm and composed, and seeing this expression made the girl couldn't help but frown slightly.

However, his expression remained calm. He turned his eyes away and continued to chat and joke with the Third Lady in a soft and gentle voice.

"Qiu Xiu," after a while, the girl seemed to feel a little hot and sticky, and she picked up a round fan to fan herself, and motioned to her, "Go back with me to change clothes."

Qiu Xiu was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses: "...Yes."

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