Chapter 58 No Mercy
The atmosphere in the Qianyun Courtyard is heavy. The air is
heavy and depressing as if on the eve of a storm.
The maids and Pozis were all in
a hurry with sullen faces and no one dared to be playful and loud at this time.
Last night, the Second Young Master and Qingya
encountered a ghost in the garden. When the Second Young Master was awake, he
was speaking nonsense. After taking the tranquilizing soup, he still had woken
up yet. Maybe the Second Young Master soul was hooked by the ghost. Thinking
about it all makes people feel shiver inside....
Nangong Yue absorbed the strange atmosphere in
the Qianyun Courtyard in her eyes and went straight to Nangong Xin's room,
where she coincidentally met Liu Mama at the door, followed by
a small maid carrying a food box behind her.
"Greetings Miss Third." The little maid
hurriedly followed Liu Mama and saluted together.
Nangong Yue nodded and said: "Please do not
salute." Then she hurriedly asked, "Liu mama, how is the
Elder Brother's condition now?"
"He took a tranquilizing soup last night
and has not woken up yet." Liu mama said with a sad face
and sighed, "Miss Third, the Second Furen has been taking care of
the Second Young Master and she barely slept last night. Later you can help to
persuade her; in any case, we also need to take care of their bodies."
Nangong Yue answered and carefully pushed the
door open, keeping her footsteps light.
In the room, Lin Shi is still guarding at
Nangong Xin's bedside, her eyes fondly watching her beloved son, her hands are
holding his left hand tightly, refusing to let go.
"Mother" Nangong Yue called out
softly.
Lin Shi looked back, just this
one night, she looked like she had aged several years, her face was dull and
haggard, her eyes were swollen and red.
Nangong Yue was very distressed when she saw
this and hurriedly went forward: "Mother, why don't you take good care of
your body? If you are like this, when brother wakes up and sees you, don’t know
how hard it will be!"
"I'm fine." Lin Shi pulled
out a hard smile and looked at Nangong Xin heartily, "I hope that when
your brother wakes up, the first person he will see is me so that he won't be
afraid!"
Nangong Yue sighed in her heart and said,
"Where is Father? He also didn't persuade you to behave."
Lin Shi said quickly:
"Your Father advised me, but I was too worried to sleep ...... He also
stayed here all night. Just now something happened in the front yard and he is
called away."
"Father also did not sleep all night?"
Nangong Yue couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Your Father was also worried about your
brother and insisted on refusing to leave." Lin Shi sighed: "I
persuaded him for a long time and he finally slept on the couch for two
hours."
Nangong Yue's expression became very serious:
"Mother, please listen to Yue'er's words."
Lin Shi looked slightly stunned: "Yue'er,
what's wrong?"
"You and Father cannot do like this. You
both need to go to rest after a while and can't stay awake all day and night
without any rest like this. First of all, your body will not be able to stand
it. If the news reaches Grandmother's ears, she may also blame you and
brother."
Lin Shi was startled by the words as if
enlightened by a sudden awakening.
Yes, if this news was reached her Mother-in-law.
Although it is justifiable that is because of the affection of the son, but I
failed to persuade my husband to go back to his room to rest, but it is not the
way to be a wife. Mother-in-law has always been unhappy with me, and probably
will be even angrier with myself and Xin Ge’er.
Even if it's not for myself, but her Xin Ge’er must
not be disliked by his Grandmother anymore!
Having thought of this, Lin Shi's face revealed
a look of determination. " Yue Jie'er, don't worry, Mother
knows what to do."
At that moment, Ruyi came in just in time to
report, "Second Furen, Miss Third, Wang mama is
here."
Wang Mama was naturally sent
by Su Shi.
Lin Shi said hurriedly, "Ruyi invite
Wang mama to come in."
Wang Mama walked in with a small maid with
a serious expression, after bowing to Lin Shi and Nangong Yue first, she said
straightforwardly: "Second Furen, Old Furen heard
about the Second Young Master and especially sent an old slave to visit the
Second Young Master. By the way, to inform Second Furen that
Second Furen has worked hard to take care of Second Young
Master. When the Second Young Master is well enough, it would not be too late
to go to Rong'antang again to pay respect." Then she
asked with a concerned face, "I wonder if the Second Young Master is well
now? Is it possible for the old slave to have a look?"
"Brother is still asleep, this way please,
Wang Mama." Nangong Yue guided Wang Mama to
the bedside.
Wang Mama took a glance,
only to see that Nangong Xin's face was pale, even if he was unconscious, he
still had a tight frown, obviously deep in a nightmare. She hurriedly withdrew
her eyes and sighed in her heart: Second Young Master was also considered to
have a difficult fate. He fell off a rockery at the age of five and became a
fool, and not long ago fell into the water. And this time it had happened again
...... not knowing if he could pull through.
"Old slave has brought the message, this
will go back to report to the old Furen." Wang Mama said
as she bowed and turned to leave.
"Wang Mama," Nangong Yue
called out to her, "I am on my way to pay my respects to my grandmother,
why don't go with Mama?"
Wang Mama naturally nodded in
response, " Miss Third, please."
After bidding farewell to Lin Shi, Nangong Yue
took Yimei with her and followed Wang Mama out of the Shallow
Cloud Courtyard to Rong'antang.
At this moment in Rong'antang, not
only Su shi is there, but also Zhao Shi, Nangong
Zheng, Nangong Yan, Nangong Lin, and Su Qingping, who have come to pay their
respects. The news of Nangong Xin's encounter with the ghost last night had
spread to the whole Mansion. Zhao Shi and the others were all
worried. Only Nangong Lin had a touch of gloating in her eyes. Grandmother
severely punished her mother because of her Second Aunt. But now Second Aunt
had finally got her comeuppance. Even the ghosts knew to help her mother out!
Nangong Yue respectfully bowed to Su Shi:
"Granddaughter pays respects to Grandmother."
Su Shi raised her hand and
said, "Don't salute." Seeing Nangong Yue get up, she then asked,
"How is Xin Ge’er now? I heard that your parents did not close
their eyes all night to take care of Xin Ge’er?" The tone of
her voice revealed a hint of displeasure.
"Back to Grandmother, the Doctor said that
my brother was frightened and had a nightmare. Brother took a tranquilizing
soup last night and has not woken up yet." Nangong Yue respectfully
replied, "My mother was so worried about my brother's accident that she
did not close her eyes all night. Father was worried about my brother and
wanted to stay with him. My mother could not resist my father, so she persuaded
him to stay on the couch for the night."
Su Shi's face finally eased up
a little: "What happened yesterday that made the whole Mansion
alarmed?" The tone of her words was vaguely displeased as if she blaming
them for making a fuss.
"I was just about to report to my
Grandmother. Granddaughter already asked what happened from Qing Ya last
night." Nangong Yue eloquently told the story: "Last night, my
brother and Qing Ya were walking in the garden to spend time for digestion.
Suddenly a sound of bells lured them over, and then a white shadow appeared
from behind the flowers, with a ghastly face, just like a life-threatening
ghost, which scared the brother and Qingya unconscious."
"That's enough!" Su Shi reprimanded
unhappily, "What kind of life-seeking evil spirit? You mean our Mansion is
still haunted, isn’t it? I think it's obvious that Xin Ge’er is
too timid and has scared himself! He talks nonsense words. You don't follow him
and make a disturbance!"
Nangong Yue could not help but sneer in her
heart. Listening to her Grandmother's tone, when something happens, the first
thing she worries about is not her grandchildren's safety, but the scandal of
the Mansion being haunted!
Unfortunately, even if their grandmother is unkind,
their children and grandchildren cannot be unfilial!
