"I don’t know what you’re thinking, but I disagree with this matter." Chun Shu, reassured by her aunt’s words, said, "I would rather live here for the rest of my life, even if it means not marrying or having children, I will not become someone else’s concubine."
"You..."
Mrs. Huang saw her daughter not listening to reason and fainted out of anxiety.
"Nuannuan, quickly check your Third Aunt." Mrs. Xu was also anxious, "She absolutely cannot have anything happening to her."
It’s not that she’s so important, but rather that Chun Shu’s reputation is.
Nobody wants Chun Shu to bear the accusation of having angered her mother to death, as that would ruin Shu’er’s entire life, wouldn’t it?
Yes, this incident deeply disappointed Mrs. Xu. She really couldn’t believe that Mrs. Huang would go to such great lengths just to return to the capital, so short-sighted, stepping on her daughter’s happiness to return home, it’s too much, truly disappointing.
"Let me see." Chun Nuan checked Mrs. Huang’s pulse, "It seems Third Aunt hasn’t been eating or sleeping well these days."
What does that mean?
"Overthinking, lack of blood and energy, weakness in the limbs, stagnation of qi, even blood stasis, and phlegm stagnation..."
No wonder Mrs. Huang has appeared so haggard recently, even more exhausted than when she first arrived in Shu City.
"Worry harms the spleen, anger harms the liver; Third Aunt hasn’t been eating or sleeping well recently, has she?"
Mrs. Xu was silent.
Ever since Mrs. Huang refused to let Chun Qiang study medicine, both she and Mrs. Xu understood, the third family really only thinks for themselves, with no sense of the bigger picture.
Many times, she stayed in the house to educate the children, while Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Xu would do embroidery with Zhu Lingling and chat about household matters.
Recently, the preparations for Chun Nuan’s dowry made her anxious, so all of Mrs. Xu’s attempts to placate her were in vain.
No one expected her to be so capable as to make herself fall ill.
Under Chun Nuan’s massage and pressure, Mrs. Huang slowly regained consciousness.
"Third Aunt, your health isn’t good; you need to rest quietly." Chun Nuan said bluntly, "If this continues, it will affect your lifespan."
Mrs. Huang was stunned.
Then tears started to fall immediately.
"Living in such pain, it’s better to just die."
Ha ha, how much torment and grievance has she suffered?
"Sister-in-law, if you think like this, there’s nothing we can do." Mrs. Xu couldn’t tolerate this act, "People come to this world to have a breath of life, when this breath is gone, so is the person. Those who are gone, we can only remember."
"Look at Grandpa and Grandma, no matter how much we miss them, they’ve gone and we can only think of them often. They can’t control what we do now." Mrs. Xu said, "Even if you have the idea of sending Chun Shu to be a concubine, Grandpa and Grandma couldn’t do anything about it."
"Of course, rest assured, if you truly were to go, the children are part of the Xiao family, and we certainly wouldn’t let them suffer any bit of grievance. As long as I have food, they won’t go hungry."
"Moreover, if one day Third Brother and the others have the fortune to return from the Northern Desert, with how deep his feelings are, he would surely cry over your spirit tablet, and then probably still ask me to arrange a remarriage for him..."
Chun Nuan was dumbfounded: Is Aunt really persuading Third Aunt?
Hmm, it seems like she’s persuading her, after all, the more potent medicine often works better.
Sometimes when she mixes medicine, she also uses special methods, fighting poison with poison.
"You are truly wicked at heart." Indeed, Mrs. Huang, upon hearing Mrs. Xu’s words, instantly stopped crying, wiped her tears, and got up by herself, "What good would it do for you if I die, are you casting me off as a burden, hoping for my death?"
"Sister-in-law, your words lack conscience." Mrs. Xu said, neither quickly nor slowly, word by word, "You’re not well and you say you’re leaving, since you’re about to leave, shouldn’t I arrange your funeral properly? Grandma left quickly without giving me instructions, but as the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, I have the responsibility and obligation to handle your matters well, letting you leave with peace, and go with ease..."
Chun Nuan... I really want to laugh out loud!
I never knew that the dignified Aunt has such a knack for vexing people with finesse.
None of her words contained a single malicious word, yet they were lethal beyond cure.
Seeing Mrs. Huang about to make a fuss again, Mrs. Xu’s face turned somber.
"Sister-in-law, you are a daughter of the Huang family, renowned as a scholarly and literary family, and today’s behavior is truly eye-opening." Mrs. Xu wouldn’t allow her to act recklessly, "Chun Shu is still here, are you sure you want to continue?"
Mrs. Huang, both embarrassed and anxious, eventually fainted again.
Chun Nuan... Am I the one fated to suffer?