Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

Before Aunt Su could speak, Shen Zongyuan took a big step and came in front of Shen Nanyue.

"Yan'er, how is your grandmother?"

There was a sense of powerlessness in Shen Zongyuan's slightly trembling voice. It was no wonder. The previous doctor had already said that there was no hope, and Shen Zongyuan did not dare to hold out any hope.

"Don't worry, Daddy. Grandma is fine for now."

"No problem? Are you saying your grandmother is okay?"

"Yes, his life is safe, but I'm afraid it will take some time for his body to recover. After all, he is old and his foundation is damaged."

"Raise it, raise it... raise it well, Yan'er, you... Daddy will go in and take a look."

Shen Zongyuan was so excited that he didn't know what to say. He walked into the house with red eyes. Aunt Su then came up and held her daughter's hand, her eyes full of heartache and relief.

The old lady's complexion was different from before, as if she was sleeping peacefully. Shen Zongyuan held the old lady's hand, trembling for half a month without saying a word, just stroking the old lady's palm.

"Dad, grandma is fine now, and it's getting late. Why don't you let Auntie take you back to rest? You have to attend the morning court tomorrow, and having your daughter here is enough for you."

"It's okay, Daddy's watching over me."

"No need to stay here. Grandma needs to rest now. She may not wake up until someday. It's useless for me to be here to show my respect for you. Otherwise, it would be useless for us to stay here."

As she spoke, Shen Nanyan turned her head and glanced at Aunt Su. Aunt Su understood what her daughter meant and stepped forward.

"Yan'er is right. Master is the pillar of the Shen family. You must take good care of your health so that you can take charge of the overall situation. Yan'er knows medicine. She is here to take care of the old lady. Master, don't worry. I will accompany you back to rest."

Shen Zongyuan didn't say anything else, just nodded, then thought of something and looked up at Shen Nanyue.

"Maybe you know how the poison was administered?"

"I don't know. I can only detoxify Grandmother based on the toxicity. I'm afraid that only by catching the person who poisoned her can we know the method behind it."

"Alas... How could something like this happen in such a clean mansion?"

"This kind of thing is hard to prevent. Daddy has already beaten the people in the kitchen, but he hasn't gotten anything out of them. It's better to hand them all over to Nanny Yin. Keep the honest and useful ones, and send away the scheming ones. Further investigation may not yield any results. Over time, it will inevitably leave a reputation of being harsh on servants, which is not good for us."

"Well, that's the point. Then let's leave this matter to Nanny Yin."

They chatted for a while, and at midnight Aunt Su helped Shen Zongyuan leave. Shen Nanyue was also very tired, especially since she had been busy today. Her ankle began to ache again, so she sat on the edge of the bed and rubbed it gently.

Upon seeing this, Nanny Yin quickly asked someone to bring some hot water for her to apply.

"Miss Fifth has to take care of the old lady tonight, so why don't you rest on the couch together? It will be more convenient this way, and you won't have to move around at night. Your foot will need some time to heal."

"That's fine, but I'm afraid grandma will wake up in the night and kick me out of bed."

"If the old lady had this spirit, even if the fifth lady was kicked out of bed, she would be happy."

Shen Nanyan turned her head and glanced at the old lady.

"Yeah, now get up and slap me."

"I see that the old lady looks much better than before. I think she'll be fully recovered in a few days. This is all thanks to the Fifth Miss. Otherwise... I'm afraid the old lady would..."

The old lady had been ill for so long and was obviously dying. If Shen Nanyue hadn't come back, Nanny Yin didn't dare to think about it.

Seeing that Nanny Yin's eyes were red, Shen Nanyan hurried to comfort her, fearing that her crying would make others think that the old lady was dead. After Nanny Yin calmed down, Shen Nanyan rubbed her eyes and said.

"Madam, please take a rest too. Yan'er is tired."

"Okay, Fifth Miss, go to bed quickly. I'll bring you a blanket."

"Don't bother. Grandma and I will just cover ourselves with a blanket. Madam, leave a lamp on and go to bed."

After being back in Beijing for so long, Shen Nanyue was finally really tired today. She was so sleepy that she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

But even though she was so tired, Shen Nanyan did not sleep well all night. It was not because there was anything wrong with the old lady, but because Shen Nanyan always smelled a faint smell, which was very strange.

So when Shen Nanyan woke up the next day, she didn't get up and started searching in bed. Although the old lady was old, she was very clean on weekdays, and the maids and servants in the yard also cleaned up every day, so there was nothing wrong. Even Nanny Yin didn't think there was anything wrong, not to mention the strange smell that Shen Nanyan smelled. She called several maids in, but they didn't smell it, but Shen Nanyan smelled it and insisted that it was on the bed.

"What are you looking for?"

Perhaps because Mrs. Lu did not accompany Shen Zongyuan in Luxiangzhai last night, she came early this morning.

"The Fifth Miss said there was a strange smell on this couch, but the old slaves didn't notice anything."

"Strange smell? Is it because the bedding on the bed hasn't been changed for a long time? What can a concubine's housekeeper do well?"

Mrs. Lu walked to the bedside with disgust, took a look, and sat back. She retracted her hand that was reaching out to pick up the teacup. Now she couldn't find out how the old lady was poisoned, and Mrs. Lu didn't want to be poisoned inexplicably like the old lady.

"The old lady's bedding is all new. The old slaves usually pay attention to it."

"Fifth Miss, please stop stirring. The old lady can't rest well because of the noise."

"That's weird, what is it? Could it be under the bed? Otherwise, how could we not find it?"

Just when Shen Nanyan was confused, Aunt Su came into the room, and Mrs. Lu didn't even look at Aunt Su.

"You came at the perfect time. Your daughter is rummaging through the old lady's cabinets. Is this how you discipline your daughter? Look at her unpresentable attitude. If she really gets married one day, wouldn't it be a disgrace to our Shen family?"

Aunt Su didn't say anything, but just bowed to Mrs. Lu.

"Fifth Miss, what are you looking for?"

"Mother... Auntie, come and smell it. There's a strange smell on Grandmother's couch, right?"

Aunt Su walked forward and sniffed the bed for a long time, but she didn't smell anything. She could only shake her head helplessly at Shen Nanyan, but Shen Nanyan didn't believe it. How could she be the only one who could smell it?

"Madam Yin, have someone bring in a bamboo pole and search under the bed to see if there's anything there."

"Yes, Miss Fifth."

Mrs. Lu sat aside, looking at the group of people busying in and out with disgust on her face. She just thought that they were all clowns, playing around with a stinky girl who had not even reached the age of marriage.

"Mom, what are they doing?"

Shen Lingxi walked in with her maid, looking very fancy.

"Your fifth sister said there was a strange smell coming from the old lady's bed, and a group of people came looking for it. It's ridiculous and embarrassing. Why are you here? Didn't I tell you not to come to Luxiangzhai? It's poisonous here. What if you get contaminated?"

"My daughter was passing by and saw people coming in and out. She thought... so she came in to see how the old lady was doing."

Shen Lingxi glanced at the old lady sleeping on the bed. There was no respect in her eyes and movements, as if she was an elder from someone else's family. This scene just happened to fall into the eyes of Nanny Yin. Nanny Yin lowered her eyes, her face slightly displeased, but she didn't say anything.