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Chapter 54 Calling a Doctor

"Good sister, please pass on a message for me. Go to Aunt Chen's room and tell her that her mother has a message for her. Her mother said that she has already married and that she should remember to eat the pancakes while they are hot."

The young maid in the inner courtyard leaned against the threshold, impatiently cracking melon seeds and not wanting to respond. The servant immediately took out two pieces of pastry and stuffed them into her hand.

"Good sister, please run this for me. These snacks are a token of my appreciation."

Only then did the maid agree to go to the inner courtyard to report the news.

Wanqiu said from behind Qiao Qingshu,

“Aunt Lu has already come once. Aunt Chen must have had a lot of setbacks the other day, so she called me in to complain. But usually when she comes, she always comes to freeload a meal before leaving. Why did she go back so early today?”

Qiao Qingshu, however, was very perceptive and knew that there was more to Lu Guifen's message than met the eye.

I'm going out now, so I'm eating the pancakes while they're still hot.

It seems there must be someone else in Aunt Chen's room right now, otherwise why would she leave her own mother without seeing her off?

Eating the pancakes while they were still hot seemed to be a reminder to Aunt Chen that time was almost up and there were some things she needed to hurry up with.

Qiao Qingshu sent someone to check on Haitang Garden and found out that Xu Biyun was in Aunt Chen's room, and then she understood everything.

She laughed easily.

"They're quick!"

Turning to Wanqiu, he instructed her.

“Mr. Ouyang has returned from his trip south. Let’s go and invite him to take Grandmother’s pulse.”

Wanqiu was puzzled. The family physician had just checked the old lady's pulse a couple of days ago, and she hadn't felt unwell in the past few days. Why then did they specifically invite Mr. Ouyang to come?

But it wasn't appropriate to ask too many questions; one should simply follow the master's instructions.

Just as Wanqiu was about to turn and leave, Qiao Qingshu called her back.

Qiao Qingshu looked at Wanqiu with a mischievous smile and said,

"Qiu'er, have you ever seen a cat replace the prince?"

Late Autumn was taken aback.

"There is such a play in the opera. It seems that the opera troupe that the old lady invited to celebrate her birthday a couple of years ago performed this play."

Qiao Qingshu's lips curled up slightly, and she said playfully,

"Then today I'll show you what a real case of a cat replacing the prince is... no, it should be called replacing a wicked child."

Late Autumn was intelligent; her eyes lit up immediately, and she glanced at the Begonia Garden.

Qiao Qingshu whispered instructions in her ear.

"When you go out to fetch Doctor Ouyang, find a dead cat while you're at it."

Wanqiu nodded in agreement and quickly ran out of the mansion.

In the Begonia Garden, as soon as Lu Guifen left, Aunt Chen and Xu Biyun stared at each other.

Without Lu Guifen mediating, Aunt Chen didn't want to compromise herself by trying to get closer to Xu Biyun, so she didn't take the initiative to speak.

Xu Biyun tried to start a conversation, but Aunt Chen remained cold and indifferent, so she stopped trying to engage in conversation.

The two of them just sat there in the room.

At this moment, the maidservant rushed in to relay the message, telling Lu Da Niang what she had said.

Aunt Chen immediately stood up excitedly, knowing that her mother had paved the way for her.

My heart started pounding with excitement.

Suppressing her agitation, she turned to look at Xu Biyun, who was urging her to leave.

"Does Aunt Xu still want to have lunch in my courtyard? Would you like some hot pancakes to share? But I don't have any good food or wine to offer you, Aunt Xu."

Seeing that she was still acting so rudely even after accepting the gifts, Xu Biyun was also unhappy and stood up to leave.

"Then Aunt Chen, please rest well. I will come to see you again in a few days."

Upon stepping outside and seeing that Amber had not yet returned, and not wanting to wait for the maid under the eaves, he left the Begonia Garden on his own and prepared to return to his own courtyard.

As soon as they arrived at the garden, they saw Wanqiu leading Mr. Ouyang toward Fushou Hall.

Xu Biyun stopped and asked nervously,

"What's wrong? Has the old lady fainted again?"

Late Autumn paused and smiled,

"Aunt Xu, it was the eldest daughter who invited Mr. Ouyang to take the old lady's pulse."

Xu Biyun pursed her lips, nodded, and made way for them.

Watching Mr. Ouyang walk away, I secretly swallowed hard.

"That old woman is lucky to have the best doctor in the capital, Ouyang, come to check her pulse. She really knows how to waste money. She doesn't even know to check my pulse, which would be more worthwhile than her!"

Muttering to himself as he walked back to his own yard, he saw Amber hanging up the dried radishes that Lu Guifen had brought in the yard from afar.

He was so angry that he started cursing from a great distance.

"Hang these things in the backyard! It looks terrible with dried radishes hanging all over the front yard! You have no taste!"

As he spoke, he quickened his pace and hurried into the courtyard.

"Fuck!"

Her feet slipped, and the moment Xu Biyun stepped onto the stairs, she flew off.

With a graceful arc, its belly landed steadily on the corner of the stone steps.

Amber looked up and clearly saw Aunt Xu fall heavily backward in mid-air. She quickly dropped the dried radish in her hand and ran out.

He also shouted,

"Oh no! Aunt Xu has fallen!!!"

Liu Wan'er, who was drawing patterns inside the house, rushed out in a panic upon hearing this.

The crowd quickly gathered around. Xu Biyun was bleeding from her lower body, which was now covered in crimson blood.

Everyone hurriedly carried the person into the house.

While instructing others to find a doctor, Liu Wan'er also instructed them to inform the old lady and the second master.

The news spread throughout the Marquis's mansion in an instant. Consort Chen was so overjoyed that she slapped her thigh repeatedly in her room, spitting excitedly as she spoke.

"Great! This is absolutely wonderful!!!"

He hurriedly instructed Tiger Girl to add two more dishes to lunch today and to heat up a pot of old wine.

Aunt Chen was so excited that she kept rubbing her hands together in the room.

"It's been so long since I've felt this exhilarated! This is truly gratifying!!!"

Xu Biyun lay on the bed, her face pale and covered in sweat, her hands tightly gripping Liu Wan'er's as she asked with a pained expression,

"Wan'er, is my child alright?!"

Liu Wan'er choked up, unable to look her mother in the eye.

The doctor has diagnosed that the fall was extremely severe, and the child's chances of survival are slim.

Seeing that her daughter remained silent, Xu Biyun angrily propped herself up and roared hysterically.

"I'm asking you a question! Is my child alright?!"

Liu Wan'er frowned and replied in a low voice,

"The doctor said the prognosis is grim..."

Xu Biyun felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She lay down stiffly, her eyes wide open, staring blankly at the ceiling.

He muttered to himself,

"Impossible, impossible, absolutely impossible... I'm still hoping to gain status through my child... The child absolutely cannot suffer any harm..."

Xu Biyun suddenly sat up agitatedly and shouted.

"Wan'er! Quickly go and fetch Doctor Ouyang! He's at the manor right now, taking the old lady's pulse! He's incredibly skilled and knowledgeable; maybe my child can still be saved! Go and fetch him!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Wan'er seemed to feel a glimmer of hope and hurriedly ran out to the old lady's room.