Master Liu took out his set of needles, found a long silver needle, and thrust it into Ye Cheng’s neck.
"Who else was present at the time?" Master Liu asked Ye Fei while administering the acupuncture.
"At that moment, Miss Xu, her maid, and that Yin Li." Recently, Old Xu had assigned Yin Li to Miss Xu, to follow her closely.
"Was there no one else?"
"Old Xu and Men Chao were still inside and hadn’t come out, so it’s uncertain if they saw anything," Ye Fei recalled the surroundings at that time.
"That old fox must have long noticed Acheng’s fear of the cold; tonight’s situation was set up by him deliberately," Master Liu, who he was, guessed everything in an instant.
"Grandfather, if Old Xu really has discovered the young master’s illness, what should we do?"
"Acheng hasn’t had an episode of this illness for over half a year," Master Liu sighed, "What can we do? We’ll have to counter whatever moves they make with our own."
He originally thought Acheng’s illness was related to a certain aspect of his abilities since Acheng hadn’t fallen ill again after his marriage to Xiaofeng.
Yet, unexpectedly, Acheng had another attack.
Judging by his breathing, Acheng’s breath was more chaotic than ever before, and his pulse was also in disorder. This indicated that this episode was far more serious than the last.
It wasn’t long before Ye Cheng awoke.
When Ye Fei saw the young master awaken, he approached with joy, "Young master, have you awakened? Are you alright?"
Ye Cheng looked at Ye Fei and then around, realizing he was in his own home, "Did I just have an attack?"
"Young master, does it affect your memory of what just happened?"
Ye Cheng sat up from the bed with a brief blank in his mind, "What happened to me just now?"
"You don’t remember?"
"I only remember Old Xu inviting me for a meal, and then I don’t remember what happened next," Ye Cheng shook his head.
"If it was that Xu fox who gave you something to drink that triggered your cold illness, you had an attack after coming out." Master Liu was aware that Ye Cheng sometimes suffered from memory loss during his attacks.
The memory loss was not severe under normal circumstances, but it could be significant.
Ye Cheng had experienced this three times.
Once was three years ago, another time last year, and now.
Ye Cheng sat up, pressing his temples with a raspy voice, "I originally thought Old Xu was calling me over to speak on Xu Zi’s behalf, but I didn’t expect him to be so well-informed about my condition."
"He must have a good understanding of your condition; otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to act so brazenly during the assassination attempt a year ago." During that assassination attempt, Ye Cheng had also had an attack and nearly died.
"Next, it will probably be the showdown between the Xu Family and the Gu Family."
"Acheng," Master Liu pondered and then said, "Since the Xu Family is so well-informed about your condition, they definitely know about Xiaofeng’s existence too."
"Last time, when Xiaofeng was giving birth, she nearly perished in a fire. I suspected it was connected to the Xu Family, but all leads were severed, with no evidence pointing to them." Ye Cheng clearly understood that if the Xu Family knew of Xiaofeng’s existence, they would undoubtedly harm her.
"If the Xu Family knows of Xiaofeng’s existence, they will definitely focus their attention on her," Master Liu stood up, "After all, she is just an ordinary woman. After she comes to the Imperial Capital this time, find an excuse to divorce her."
The struggle between the Xu Family and the Gu Family had officially begun, and whatever means were used in between were unknown to outsiders.
Ye Cheng felt a pain in his heart. Was this the only solution?
"Grandfather, I don’t agree. I don’t think I’m unable to protect my own woman." Having Xiaofeng leave him made him even more worried.
"This is just a stalling tactic," Master Liu never wished to harm such a good girl, but this was the best way to protect her, "Acheng, I wouldn’t worry about you protecting Xiaofeng if you weren’t ill, but what if you have an attack? Can you still protect her then?"
"Grandfather, isn’t this too cruel for the Young Madam?" The Young Madam came in joy, only to leave disappointed and heartbroken.
"We’ll see how things unfold; this is just a strategy," Master Liu naturally didn’t want to lose such a good daughter-in-law, "If the situation is good, then that’s the best. If relations with the Xu Family deteriorate, this is the best way to protect her."
"But if that’s the case, it might be better not to have her come at all." Wouldn’t it be better to have the Young Madam stay in the countryside? Why must she come at this particular time?
"Ye Fei, Old Xu didn’t reach his current position through empty tactics. If Xiaofeng had remained in the countryside, he would have certainly made a move against her to test our family’s stance. Rather than letting Xiaofeng face danger alone, we can only bring her over first,"