Chapter 529: Unwilling (3)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
It took her a while to find the ability to speak.
“Second Lady Gu, you can save my two sons?… Can you really save Xi’er?” Eldest Madam Hua asked carefully. Her expression was filled with disbelief, and her eyes bloomed with anticipation.
The eldest son’s weak and sickly body was brought out of his mother’s womb. He had been sick for a full 18 years. For this, she and the old master looked for medicine everywhere, from the imperial physician to the miracle doctors from all over the country. After using all kinds of precious and rare herbs, although the eldest son was weak, he survived.
Unexpectedly, a month ago, the eldest son suddenly fell ill. This time, his condition took a turn for the worse. In just half a month, his illness became more and more serious.
She could only watch helplessly as her eldest son died bit by bit. Every doctor shook their heads and sighed at her…
Master Hua widened his eyes. There was a heavy shadow in his pupils, as if he was suppressing an indescribable emotion.
He was here to save Hua Zhao, not Hua Xi.
Hua Xi couldn’t be saved.
Master Hua gritted his teeth. At this moment, he dispelled his original thoughts.
Gu Yanfei didn’t say much. She took out a talisman from her sleeve and held it between her fingers. “As long as you burn this talisman to ashes and let your son eat it.”
Madam Hua’s fingers moved slightly, and she couldn’t help but raise her hand an inch. However, she heard Master Hua say coldly, “Madam, don’t believe her.”
“She harmed… Zhao’er.” Master Hua tightened his grip on his wife’s arm, his expression dark.
“Does Madam believe me?” Gu Yanfei’s gaze was still fixed on Madam Hua. She didn’t even look at Master Hua.
“…” Madam Hua’s fingers curled up. She hesitated, and her lips moved slightly, but she couldn’t say a word for a long time.
Logic told her that she couldn’t trust Second Lady Gu, but Madam Hua still slowly raised her hand and took the talisman with trembling hands.
“Burn the talisman to ashes and put it in water for your son to eat,” Gu Yanfei said concisely.
Madam Hua hurriedly handed the talisman to the nanny beside her and instructed, “Hurry back to the Myriad Herb Hall. According to Second Lady Gu’s instructions, give it to Second Young Master.”
Master Hua’s lips were pursed into a straight line, and his expression was uncertain. He hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he didn’t stop her.
The nanny carefully put away the talisman and quickly got into a carriage of the Hua family. The carriage hurried in the direction of the west gate, and the sound of the wheels faded away.
Gu Yanfei instructed Juan Bi behind him. Soon, an old servant brought over a rosewood round chair and a coffee table.
Gu Yanfei sat comfortably on the round chair. Juan Bi nimbly served her a cup of tea.
Gu Yanfei had no intention of inviting the Hua couple to sit down. She drank tea by herself.
Master Hua and Madam Hua stood beside their carriage. The couple didn’t get into the carriage and just stood there waiting. They looked in the direction of the Myriad Herb Hall and then at Gu Yanfei.
Master Hua became more and more anxious. In the end, he simply walked back and forth.
After walking back and forth countless times, he suddenly stopped and looked at Madam Hua gloomily. He said in a low voice, “Madam, if anything happens to Zhao’er…”
He was clearly reprimanding Madam Hua for trusting Gu Yanfei so easily.
When Madam Hua heard this, her expression turned even uglier.
From time to time, Hua Zhao and Hua Xi’s unconscious and weak appearances flashed across her mind.
She was also afraid that she had trusted the wrong person and gambled wrongly. She was even more afraid that she wouldn’t have time to see her two sons for the last time.
A thin layer of cold sweat broke out on her forehead. Her face was as pale as that of a patient who had one foot in the gates of death. She was anxious and wished she could grow wings and fly to the Myriad Herb Hall.
She was about to say something when she saw that her carriage had returned. The noon sun was so bright that it hurt her eyes, but even though her eyes were sore, she didn’t blink as she watched the carriage approach.
“Madam, Young Master’s fever has subsided, and he’s awake.” The nanny who had gone to deliver the talismans got out of the carriage in high spirits and walked briskly.
“Really?” Madam Hua cried again. This time, she was crying tears of joy.
She still couldn’t believe her ears and repeatedly confirmed it with the nanny.
The nanny told her impatiently, “Second Young Master has really recovered. As soon as he drank the talisman water, his fever subsided. He even drank a bowl of porridge just now.” Even Doctor Wan found it unbelievable and repeatedly checked Hua Zhao’s pulse..