You're the one who wants to marry a mistress, and I'm marrying someone else, yet you still

When Doctor Huo arrived, Shen Yanzhi had progressed from being unconscious to having a persistent high fever.

Xie Wanru knew that as long as she could hold off Doctor Huo, Shen Yanzhi would also be doomed, but she did not.

The child is innocent! He has already been punished.

"My dear grandson, you must wake up!"

Madam Shen was extremely anxious. Upon seeing Doctor Huo arrive, she immediately made way for him to treat her.

After taking his pulse, Doctor Huo fed him some pills and prescribed a formula.

"Go outside and fetch some snow."

"That's what Doctor Huo instructed."

He lifted the quilt and took off the cotton-padded clothes he had just changed into.

“Hurry up!”

Seeing that the people inside the room did not move, Doctor Huo became furious.

Although Madam Shen didn't understand, she didn't question it, after all, she knew how skilled Doctor Huo was, and quickly urged the servants to fetch snow.

At this time, Xie Wanru did not pretend to play the role of a loving mother.

However, when she saw Shen Nian'an arrive late, she didn't stop.

“Shen Nian’an, where are the guards I bought for Yan Zhi? Why were they replaced by the servants who used to be by your side? Even the pageboy isn’t with him. When Yan Zhi fell into the water, he just stood there on the shore, stunned. If I hadn’t happened to pass by today, Yan Zhi would be dead.”

She wanted Shen Nian'an to know that if she replaced her, the Shen family would not have peace. She hadn't done this intentionally, but she couldn't let go of this opportunity to reprimand someone.

"Since you don't trust me that much, I'm not going to get involved in Yanzhi's affairs anymore."

Seeing Shen Yanzhi's life hanging by a thread, Shen Nian'an regretted it at that moment. He shouldn't have sent away the two guards that Xie Wanru had bought.

"Madam! Second Master! I don't know how to swim! It's my fault, I failed to protect the young master!"

The servant who was following Shen Yanzhi knelt on the ground and kowtowed vigorously, his forehead already bleeding from the effort.

"How dare you! Since you can't swim, you should die in Yan Zhi's place! Guards, drag him out and beat him to death!"

As soon as Shen Nianqing finished speaking, she received a cold look from Old Madam Shen.

"What are you doing shouting like that at a time like this? Get out!"

Old Madam Shen led the way out, and also took Shen Nianqing with her.

Doctor Huo is saving lives; there should be no noise involved.

"Why do you have to show off your power at a time like this? You're a lady from a respectable family, and you're always talking about beating servants to death. How will you ever get married if word gets out?"

At this moment, Madam Shen was both angry and worried.

In Xuancheng, Doctor Huo serves only the most powerful and influential families. If word of Shen Nianqing's behavior were to reach their ears, she would have no chance of getting in their door.

"Your mother, brother, and sister-in-law are all at home. How can you, a young woman, run out here shouting and threatening violence? Don't you even know where you went wrong?"

Seeing that she showed no remorse, Madam Shen scolded her again.

Shen Nianqing was about to explain when Shen Nian'an shook his head and winked at her. He was already in the wrong for withdrawing the people Xie Wanru had bought. If they continued to make a scene, Xie Wanru would laugh at them.

"Mother, I will handle the servant. Now I only hope that Yan Zhi will be safe and sound."

After speaking, Shen Nian'an turned her gaze to Xie Wanru, a rare occurrence for her.

"What happened today was my oversight, and it's still a small matter. I need people around me, so you should arrange the people around me from now on."

If Xie Wanru hadn't rescued Shen Yanzhi in time after he fell into the water, he probably would have been dead by the time they found him.

Moreover, Xie Wanru immediately had someone invite Doctor Huo without the slightest neglect, and he saw Xie Wanru's sincerity and was willing to try to accept her.

So this time, he is willing to apologize.

Xie Wanru remained silent. Was she the kind of person who could be summoned and dismissed at will? Perhaps she had been like that before, but she was no longer the Xie Wanru of the past.

"Second sister-in-law, second brother has already apologized, so don't keep such a long face. We are family after all, and we are just trying to make things better for each other."

Shen Nianqing always argued with Xie Wanru, even when she was scolded. She knew that her mother didn't like Xie Wanru and would definitely not scold her again.

"When have you ever been kind to Yanzhi? As her aunt, have you ever bought Yanzhi a pair of shoes and socks, or anything for Mo'er?"

Xie Wanru hit the nail on the head; she didn't want to waste a single word on Shen Nianqing.

"you……"

Shen Nianqing reached out to point at Xie Wanru, but Shen Zhan, who had just returned from his shift, slapped her hand away.

"What's the noise?"

On his way back, Shen Zhan learned the whole story. In the dead of winter, they let a child play by the lake. What were all those dozens of adults in the mansion doing?

Shen Nianqing immediately shut up. She had been afraid of her father, Shen Zhan, since she was a child because he rarely got angry, but once he was provoked, the consequences were terrible.

Inside the room, Doctor Huo used ice and snow to scrub Shen Yanzhi's hands and feet before proceeding with treatment, writing prescriptions, and administering acupuncture. By the time they finished, it was already dark.

The adults stayed behind and didn't go to eat. Shen Mo was studying in the study, hoping to catch up with his teacher as soon as possible so that his junior uncle could teach him martial arts.

When Shen Mo heard the news that Shen Yanzhi had fallen into the water and was unconscious, the festering wound on his arm seemed to ache again.

He never intended to take revenge on Shen Yanzhi; he only wanted to keep his distance from him. So, knowing that Shen Yanzhi might die, Shen Mo looked worried.

"Junior Uncle, may we go see him?"

Shen Mo asked cautiously.

He knew that his junior uncle didn't like Shen Yanzhi.

"Why go see him? He's the kind of person who reaps what he sows and doesn't deserve any sympathy."

Xu Jing leaned back in his recliner, looking relaxed, with a roasted sweet potato he had just picked up from the kitchen in his hand.

On the mountain, he had a master to supervise him, telling him what he couldn't do and what he couldn't do. But at the Shen residence, he spent most of his time with Shen Mo, doing whatever he wanted, living a carefree and unrestrained life.

"But he is my brother..."

Shen Mo spoke very softly because Shen Yanzhi had never called him "brother" before, and he had never called him "brother" to his face.

"He's a fart."

Xu Jing ate the sweet potato in a few bites, it was so hot that he kept panting, and then he patted the dust off his hands.

"Besides, you're not a doctor. What good would it do you go? With Doctor Huo there, he won't die."

Xu Jing got up to drink tea and saw Shen Mo looking sullen. "Alright, alright, finish your homework, and I'll take you there, okay?"

Xu Jing surrendered. He really couldn't bear to see the kid looking so wronged; he was too easily swayed by emotions.

"Thank you, Junior Uncle."

Shen Mo smiled innocently at Xu Jing, then continued to study earnestly.

When the two of them arrived, Doctor Shen had already left, leaving his apprentice Qingniao to keep watch at the Shen family's residence. Only after tonight could Shen Yanzhi save his life.

He was in the water for too long, and two of his toes were frostbitten, which is very likely to be incurable.

Even if it's just a toe, he will be a disabled person in the future.