The Noble Lady's Rebirth: She just wants to Rest in Peace!-Chapter 349 - 341: Grave Situation

Mrs. Dong and Jingfu had already reached the door when the little maid was nearly knocked over. Mrs. Dong’s face darkened immediately, and without a word, she slapped the little maid’s face, cursing as she spoke.

"You unruly thing, who taught you the rules that allow you to run around the mansion?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

The little maid covered her face and quickly knelt down to admit her mistake. She pleaded, "Madam, please go and see the young master. He just can’t keep any food down that we gave him. The princess keeps spitting things out."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Dong’s complexion changed, and her voice became sharp. "What happened to the young master? Wasn’t he fine just a moment ago? He was only crying there. How is it that he is vomiting now? Could it be that you servants haven’t taken good care of him? If anything happens to the young master, just see how I deal with you, making you pay with your lives."

Mrs. Dong was still scolding the little maid, while Jingfu grew increasingly anxious. "Perhaps we should go and check on the young master. Right now, we must find out what’s wrong with him, and get the Imperial Physician over here."

Mrs. Dong wiped her tears as she walked over to her son’s side. Everything had been fine; who would have known something would happen to her son now? She regretted throwing a tantrum and smashing things earlier, otherwise, she wouldn’t have frightened her son.

Mrs. Dong moved toward her son, while Jingfu followed behind, sending someone to fetch the Imperial Physician and informing the Marquis, saying that the young master’s condition had worsened. Jingfu thought it over and finally sent someone to inform Mrs. Gu Sr., as there was only this one legitimate son in the household now, and if anything were to happen, the servants couldn’t bear that responsibility.

Mrs. Gu Sr. had already retired for the evening, listening to Suyi recite scriptures when she heard the news coming from Yingshui Courtyard.

Upon hearing that Brother Zong was in trouble, having been frightened by Mrs. Dong, Mrs. Gu Sr. trembled with anger. Suyi, scared, hurriedly offered comfort, saying, "Old Madam, you must take care of yourself; with the young master born now, there’s nobody steady enough around him. Who knows what might happen? So, please, take care of your health."

Mrs. Gu Sr. nodded, "You’re right. With the household still in chaos, I can’t afford any trouble; otherwise, who knows what will become of this household."

With the help of Suyi and others, Mrs. Gu Sr. had her attire prepared and then led the group towards the courtyard. Yingshui Courtyard was already in an uproar, two aunts with three girls had arrived, along with Mrs. Dong’s cries.

Mrs. Gu Sr.’s brows furrowed as she strode over, "What on earth is happening? How is Brother Zong?"

Mrs. Dong, upon seeing the arrivals, hurriedly pleaded for help, "Old Madam, please look at Brother Zong. I have no idea what’s wrong; he keeps vomiting everything he ate in the morning, and now he has nothing left to vomit, just dry heaving continuously. How can such a little body endure this?"

Mrs. Gu Sr. couldn’t bother to blame Mrs. Dong; she stepped forward quickly to watch the child, Brother Zong, who was incessantly retching. Mrs. Gu Sr. couldn’t help but feel waves of heartache, "What kind of misfortune is this? A healthy child becoming this way? You spend all day making trouble, and now look, how he’s been affected. Are you satisfied now?"

Mrs. Dong continuously admitted fault, repeatedly saying it was her mistake and promising never to do it again, just begging the old madam to save the child.

Mrs. Gu Sr. took the child into her arms while asking if the Imperial Physician had arrived yet. Hearing he was already in the mansion and soon approaching the courtyard, she quickly ordered someone to welcome him in.

After the Imperial Physician examined the child, he said it was fright, using acupuncture to halt the persistent retching, then instructed to give the child some medicine during this time, suggesting if this helps, the child can be saved; otherwise, if the seizures continue like this, a child this young may not pull through.

The Physician’s words made Mrs. Dong weep again, while Mrs. Gu Sr., suppressing her anger, ordered the Physician be sent away before turning to scold Mrs. Dong.

"The child is already like this, what good is crying here now? Did you foresee this when you acted like that earlier? Are you blaming me for reprimanding you today? Just look what nonsense you speak in front of outsiders; you come back here to vent your anger instead of speaking to me directly. Now you’re causing your own child to be terrified. I tell you, this is fate; once you squander his good fortune, I wonder what you’ll do then. You won’t even find a place to cry."

Mrs. Dong pursed her lips, not daring to cry any louder, while Sister Hui’er beside her wiped her eyes, comforting her mother but not daring to refute any of her grandmother’s words.

After all, grandmother was right. If not for mother’s actions today, how could Brother Zong have been frightened?

Aunt Lv and Aunt He stood nearby, both silent yet with an excited glint in Aunt Lv’s eyes. She knew that lately, things hadn’t been smooth for the Madam; now, finally, the young heir they had hoped for might not pull through.

Mrs. Gu Sr. sat there, angry, and only when she lifted her head to see her son coming did she stand up. "How do you plan to handle this? You’ve surely heard what the Imperial Physician said, right? We have reluctantly had a legitimate son, and now look at how he’s been frightened. It’s her own child, and she doesn’t even seem to care. No matter how much I, an old woman, say, what good does it do?"

Mrs. Gu Sr. grew angrier with her thoughts; although Brother Zong was born of Mrs. Dong, whom she disliked, he was the legitimate heir of the Marquis Mansion, and now look, Mrs. Dong had frightened the child—what will become of him in the future?

Unwilling to linger any further, as just seeing Mrs. Dong made her miserable and displeased, Mrs. Gu Sr. headed outside, with Gu Yifeng stepping forward to support her, "Mother, please remain calm; Brother Zong may still be young, but he isn’t ill. Though he is somewhat frail, he’s been doing well with the recent care. Children get frightened sometimes, but after taking medicine, he’ll recover."

Mrs. Gu Sr. knew her son was trying to reassure her, so she only nodded and said nothing more. She left Yingshui Courtyard and then instructed her son, "Alright, stay here and oversee matters; I’ll have people send me back."

Gu Yifeng then instructed Suyi and others to take good care, watching as his mother left, before turning back towards Yingshui Courtyard.