Chapter 954: Chapter 952: Recovered
Jiang Yifan spoke and couldn’t help but sigh. On the battlefield, fighting against the enemy, the weapons have no eyes, and Zhao Gang was striving to gain military merit to advance in military rank. He intended to propose to Madam Yin when he returned, which made him fight even more desperately, thus adding several layers of danger.
Now the military doctor only said that without any accidents, Zhao Gang could recover. But who knows if that accident might happen?
Ye Xinyan also remained silent for a long time, then said, "Then let’s wait a few days. Or, shall we send a message to Uncle Zhao, telling him my mother has agreed to marry him, and that he must ensure his safety, return to marry my mother, and not make her sad."
Jiang Yifan responded with a smile, "That works too."
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Five days later, Ye Xinyan, with a look of panic on her face, arrived at Madam Yin’s courtyard.
Before the maid could announce her arrival, Ye Xinyan had already pushed open the door, swept into Madam Yin’s room like the wind, and stopped a step away from Madam Yin, gazing at her intently.
After standing for a moment, seemingly calming her breath, she stiffly walked to the other side of the bed and sat down, still in a state of shock.
Nanny Huang had been instructing a few maids in the courtyard. Seeing Ye Xinyan come straight in without even greeting her and rush into the room, she sensed something was wrong and quickly followed inside.
As expected, seeing Ye Xinyan’s poor expression, she ordered the maids to serve tea while looking questioningly at Song Ping’s household and Jiu Yu, who followed in.
The two of them knew the inside story and dared not give any indication, maintaining solemn expressions, saying nothing.
Madam Yin, originally sitting by the kang table reviewing the previous day’s sales from the Pastry House, was startled upon seeing her daughter enter in such a disheveled state.
Frozen for a moment, seeing Ye Xinyan sitting there absentmindedly, she quickly leaned forward and asked, "Ah Yan? What’s the matter with you? Has something happened?"
Ye Xinyan’s gaze carried some hesitation as she looked at Madam Yin, but she quickly spoke.
She admitted to herself that she wasn’t very good at acting, afraid that overacting might reveal the truth to Madam Yin.
"Mother, did you know that the coastal battles have brought good news to the capital?"
Madam Yin’s heart skipped a beat. The coastal battle, in relation to her family and which could change Ah Yan’s expression, involved only Zhao Gang. If it was good news, why would Ah Yan look this way?
"Good news, isn’t that a good thing?" Madam Yin stammered while asking.
Originally, according to Jiang Yifan’s script, Ye Xinyan was supposed to pretend nothing was amiss while being unable to hide her anxiety and sadness.
But she truly lacked the acting skills, so she had to get to the point quickly: "Well... I heard that the battle report mentioned a deputy general surnamed Zhao. It said this deputy general fought bravely, sustained multiple injuries, but persisted in fighting until the battle ended, personally slaying the enemy leader. Only then did he collapse from excessive blood loss and exhaustion. It is said that it’s been three days, and this deputy general still hasn’t woken up."
The more Ye Xinyan spoke, the paler she became, even though several days had passed, and she had received the news that Zhao Gang was indeed out of danger, with no mortal peril.
However, thinking about the situation Zhao Gang might have encountered still made her scared.
Ye Xinyan’s face paled, and Madam Yin’s face not only paled but her eyes were also blank. Her hand that was on the account book twitched, unconsciously tearing off a few pages of the account book, yet she was oblivious.
Nanny Huang, already sensing something was wrong with Ye Xinyan’s disposition, was frightened as well after hearing her words. She quickly looked at Madam Yin, indeed finding Madam Yin frozen and stiff.
Nanny Huang quickly reached out to hold Madam Yin, gently patting her back, while repeatedly instructing the maids, "Quickly, bring a cup of hot tea."
Ye Xinyan’s gaze wandered, often dodging Madam Yin’s sight, afraid of being noticed. Yet she kept sneaking glances, wanting to see how Madam Yin would react.
Seeing Madam Yin truly frightened, completely losing her senses.
How could she still focus on acting, promptly stood up, rushed to Madam Yin’s side, held her arm, and urgently cried, "Mother, mother, what’s wrong with you? Uncle Zhao, he... it only said a deputy general surnamed Zhao, it may not necessarily be Uncle Zhao. Don’t be like this!"
Nanny Huang was pushed aside by Ye Xinyan, looking at her with a complex expression.
Nanny Huang knew about Ye Xinyan’s intention to matchmake Madam Yin and Zhao Gang and agreed with it, also concerned about Zhao Gang’s safety.
However, Zhao Gang was in danger, his fate unknown. At this moment, shouldn’t the young lady, as a daughter, first hide the news from Great Aunt? Telling the news in such a panic, wasn’t this as good as killing Great Aunt?
This time there was no need to act; Ye Xinyan’s face was full of panic, and she was sweating profusely.
She very much hoped Madam Yin would worry about Zhao Gang’s safety. But was this worry a bit too much? If she really scared her mother to having a mishap, what would she do?
Nanny Huang took the tea brought by Cui Bai and instructed Cui Zhu beside her, "Quickly go inform the General’s Wife and call a doctor over."
Nanny Huang’s words brought Ye Xinyan back to her senses. She grabbed Cui Zhu and said, "Stay calm, just tell my First Aunt to quickly find a doctor. Remember not to alert Grandpa and Grandma, to avoid worrying the two elders. Go quickly and return."
This time she was relying on Madam Sun, intending to have Madam Sun explain Zhao Gang’s situation to Madam Yin and guide through this play.
Who knew such a situation would occur, scaring Madam Yin like this?
If this also shocked the Marquis and the Marchioness to have a mishap, her sin would be even greater.
Madam Sun arrived quickly, already informed by Cui Zhu about the matter on the way, and was greatly shocked seeing Madam Yin’s trance-like state upon entering.
At this moment, she couldn’t care to say anything to Ye Xinyan, quickly walking over to support Madam Yin’s rigid body, urgently saying, "Yingnan, don’t listen to Xinyan’s nonsense. What does she know? Zhao Gang was injured ten days ago, and he is already much better now. My father has received the message as well. If you don’t believe, I can have the maid bring my father’s letter for you to see."
Ye Xinyan tightly watched Madam Yin, seeing her eyes move slightly upon hearing Madam Sun’s words, feeling somewhat relieved, promptly urged, "Mother, did you hear? Uncle Zhao is fine. First Aunt knows the details the best. Right, First Aunt, Uncle Zhao is all right, isn’t he?"
Madam Sun took the hot tea from Nanny Huang and brought it to Madam Yin’s lips, repeatedly saying, "It’s fine, it’s fine. If something happened to Zhao Gang, I would have told you early on. Come, calm your nerves and have a sip of hot water. Everything is alright now, everything is fine."
After a while, Madam Yin gradually regained her senses. Her once stiff body relaxed, leaning into Madam Sun who was sitting beside her.
Madam Yin let out a sob, tears streaming down her cheeks, then she covered her face with both hands, trembling against Madam Sun.
Only then did Ye Xinyan truly relax, letting out a breath. This incident almost resulted in a tragedy.
Was her mom overly worried about Zhao Gang, leading to her poor mental state? Or was her health not good to begin with?
She looked at Cui Zhu, urging, "Where’s the doctor, why hasn’t he arrived yet? Cui Zhu, go check."
Cui Zhu had just stepped out when she ran into the old woman servant leading the commonly used doctor of the Marquis’s Mansion in.
Madam Sun was also worried about Madam Yin’s condition, quickly inviting the doctor to take Madam Yin’s pulse.
The doctor said a lot about excessive fright, liver and kidney imbalances, and whatnot. The final result was that there was nothing serious, just needed to take a few doses of medicine and rest quietly.
Nanny Huang led the doctor to the outer room to prescribe the medication, and after the doctor gave some dietary advice, he left the Marquis’s Mansion.
Only then did Madam Sun find the energy to reproachfully glance at Ye Xinyan, even giving her a slap, "Look at you, causing such a fright, couldn’t you speak a bit more calmly?"