The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

Xiao Yu was concerned about his father's illness, and secretly asked the ghosts to replace the medicine brought by Madam Xiao.

After staying in Qingxi Courtyard pretending to be sick for a few days, Xiao Yu saw that the time was ripe, so he appeared in front of Madam Xiao when she went to look after Xiao's father.

Inside the room, Madam Xiao was holding the medicine and feeding it to Father Xiao mouthful by mouthful.

Father Xiao's illness caused him to have white hair on his temples, making him look very old. Fortunately, the disease was getting better, and it did not get worse as it had originally been.

The servant outside the room next to Master Xiao knocked on the door and said that the eldest young master had arrived.

Father Xiao's mood improved a little as he was about to meet his eldest son. He just asked the other party to come in quickly without noticing that Mrs. Xiao's arm suddenly stiffened beside the bed.

"Father, how are you these days? In the past, I was always worried that I might have infected your body with your energy, which would have made your condition worse. Well... now that I'm much better, I came to see you."

The servant brought a round stool, and Xiao Yu sat down beside the bed and greeted Xiao's father first.

"Okay, okay, Yu'er's complexion has improved a lot. I'm fine, and it wasn't a serious illness. It's just that I didn't pay attention to it at the time, and it caused trouble."

Father Xiao was concerned about his sick eldest son. Regardless of his inner feelings, during this period of illness, what he and Madam Xiao reminded him most about was his eldest son's illness.

This child was born to his childhood sweetheart, and it was because of his own negligence that he nearly died when he fell into the water as a child. Over the years, Xiao's father traveled around doing business, and when he went to a place, he would make a point to find famous doctors and get prescriptions for the child.

Seeing that Xiao Yu's face had become rosy and his breathing seemed fuller during the conversation, he immediately became happy.

"Mother, I'm fine." After briefly greeting Xiao's father, Xiao Yu greeted his stepmother who was standing beside him.

Mrs. Xiao's face looked stiff ever since Xiao Yu walked in. Her face was a little pale, and the hand holding the soup bowl was trying hard to suppress the trembling tendency, making the joints a little white.

"...Ah, I haven't seen Yu'er for a long time." After all, she was used to acting, so Mrs. Xiao suppressed her panic, paused for a moment, and responded calmly.

"Mother doesn't look well. Have you been too tired recently?" Xiao Yu asked with concern, as if he couldn't see Mrs. Xiao's slightly stiff smile.

What he said also made Father Xiao notice that Mrs. Xiao's expression was not very good.

"It is just as Yu'er said. You must have been exhausted recently. Now that I am sick, you have to take care of all the responsibilities in the mansion..."

He turned his head to look at Mrs. Xiao, who had served him so attentively and comprehensively. After all, they had been together for so many years and had a deep affection for each other. Xiao's father was not a heartless man. Seeing that Mrs. Xiao looked unhappy, he also showed some genuine concern.

"My cold has recovered now, so Ruoyun, you should take a few more days off. The accounts handed over by the manager of the business should be handed over to Yuer." Father Xiao patted the back of Mrs. Xiao's hand.

His original intention was to let Madam Xiao rest for a while to avoid falling ill again and again. In addition, now that Xiao Yu's health had improved, it was time for him to take over the family business.

Xiao's father's ideal is a harmonious and happy family, with the eldest son inheriting the family business and managing the company, and the second son passing the imperial examination and getting a government job. The Xiao family's status in Lingcheng will be much higher, and the daughters born to concubines in the family will also be able to find a good marriage in the future.

But when these words fell into Mrs. Xiao's ears, they no longer had that meaning.

Originally, Mrs. Xiao was very concerned about Xiao's father's biased treatment. When she was taking care of Xiao's father, she accidentally learned that the other party wanted to hand over all the shops on West Street and South Street to Xiao Yu, while her Qi'er would only get a few plots of land and grain shops.

Xiao Yu, Xiao Qi, just from the names, one can tell which side Xiao's father relies on!

But why? Her Qi'er also has the blood of the Xiao family flowing in his veins, why can't he get the same treatment!

Lin Ruoyun had taken care of Xiao's father wholeheartedly for half her life, and had risen from a concubine to the position of the main wife, but in the end, she was still outshined by the sickly child born to the original wife. How could she be willing to accept this?

Her Qi'er is going to be a juren soon. If he doesn't have enough money, how can his official career be smooth?

"How can this be done? Yu'er is in poor health after all. If he gets tired from checking the accounts..."

She became more and more panicked. After putting down the medicine bowl, Madam Xiao kept pulling the handkerchief with both hands. But she still looked kind, as if she was considering Xiao Yu.

"It's okay. I'll watch over it. Nothing will happen." Mr. Xiao was determined to let Xiao Yu take over the accounts. With just one sentence, he silenced Mrs. Xiao's defense.

"...But, Yu'er has been ill before and has never had such experience..."