Shen Muqing was also frightened at first and was scolded by Chen Niang, but she immediately calmed down.

  She pinched Li's person in the middle, while shouting to Wang Mama: "Quickly go and call the doctor, and send someone to Big Sister's place - on this clear day, she has someone by her side, it should be a false alarm."

  Wang's mother hesitated for a moment before responding. Also because of her response, the people in the house calmed down slightly.

  Li's people were pinched by Shen Muqing until they turned purple, but there was no movement. Shen Muqing's heart was racing wildly, but she didn't dare show any fear on her face. Just when she was at a loss for what to do, Li suddenly let out a soft "hmm" and opened his eyes.

  Shen Mu Qing was overjoyed and shouted "Wife!"

  Li looked at Shen Muqing with a faint smile: "How's the situation on Yuesong's side?"

  "I've already asked Wang's mother to go and take a look!" Shen Muqing hastily said, "Don't worry, she has her own two personal maids and a few servant girls with her, nothing will happen to her!"

  Mr. Li nodded.

  Shen Mu Qing supported her as she leaned against the large welcoming pillow, and personally fed her a cup of water to drink: "Is madam feeling any better?"

  Mr. Li smiled and said: "I'm fine. I just got up too quickly a moment ago!"

  Just then, Wang's mother came back. Seeing that Mrs. Li was all right, her eyes sparkled with tears and she called out "Madam" in a choked voice.

  Li smiled slightly: "How's it going over there?"

  "It's a good thing we saved him in time!" Mrs. Wang wiped the moisture from the corner of her eye with her finger, "I've already gone to call the doctor."

  Li struggled to get up: "Let's go take a look!"

  "Wang's mother blocked her: 'How can this be? The mistress is still lying down, wait for Mr. Liu to come and see what he says before going, it's not too late!'"

  "Right!" Shen Muqing agreed, "Or I'll go take a look!"

  Mr. Li thought for a moment and said, "Alright then, you go take a look for me!"

  Shen Muqing entrusted Li's family to Wang Mama and Chen Yiniang, and took Luo Mei and Zhu Ji to Xiang Pu Garden.

  Xiangyuan Garden was not a large compound in the Shen family, but with three main rooms and two wing rooms on either side, it had seven rooms. When she entered, she saw Li Shi instructing the maidservants of Shen Yuesong standing in the courtyard whispering to each other, while Huang Mama and Yang Mama who were usually by Shen Yuesong's side were not among them.

  As soon as they saw Shen Muqing, all the maids and daughter-in-laws immediately retreated quietly to one side.

  Spring intention three steps two steps forward, helped Shen Muqing lift the curtain.

  As soon as he entered the house, Shen Muqing saw Shen Yuerong lying pale and expressionless on the black lacquer inlaid bed, with Huang Mama and Yang Mama sitting and standing beside her, both leaning forward to whisper something to her.

  Upon hearing the commotion, the two mothers looked over. Yang's mother hastily came over to welcome them, while Huang's mother threw herself onto Shen Yuerong's body and burst into loud sobs: "My dear girl, how could you be so thoughtless... With your mother gone, who do you think will truly care for you... You must learn to cherish yourself..."

  "Mother Huang, I don't like hearing this!" Shen Muqing gazed at her with a hint of a smile. "If it weren't for truly caring about my sister, why would my wife take on the responsibility of indulging her? If it weren't for truly caring about my sister, how could someone with the surname Ren dare to speak back in front of Father? If it weren't for truly caring about my sister, how could they decide to send my sister back to Taicang after the new year... Mother, saying this is also too unkind!"

  Shen Mu's calm words were laced with hidden attacks and defenses, leaving Huang Mama momentarily stunned.

  The room immediately rose with a tense atmosphere.

  "Miss, don't take it to heart," said Yang's mother with a busy smile. "Old Mother Huang was just momentarily confused..."

  "Those two mothers came with your sister from Taicang, and in her heart, they are probably the closest people to her. At this time, instead of helping your sister make decisions, you're sneaking around behind her back, causing trouble here. What kind of leadership is that? If I had known it would be like this, Madam wouldn't have let you stay here, or she would have sent you back with that Ren fellow when he came."

  Yang's mother looked wronged, wanting to speak but stopping herself.

  Shen Muqing didn't even glance at her and directly sat down on the edge of Shen Yuerong's bed.

  Yang's mother quickly pulled Huang's mother who was standing aside.

  Shen Mu Qing gazed at Shen Yue Rong with a dull expression, and coldly said: "Sister, what exactly are you dissatisfied with our family about? You want to hang yourself in our house and let our wife bear the infamy?"

  Shen Yue Rong listened, and her lifeless eyes gently shifted onto Shen Mu Qing's face.

  Shen Mu let out a sigh of relief and continued, "I've never known that our family had relatives like you since I was old enough to understand things. Now that something has happened, it's actually our fault. Sister is really good at this, on the one hand saying she's not satisfied with Second Master's arrangements for the marriage, while on the other hand relying on our master's doting love for his niece to make things difficult for our family's old master..."

  Before her words had even faded away, Shen Yue's tears began falling: "......I never thought of it that way......"

  "Why must you do such a thing?" Shen Muqing's tone was stern and pressing, "Jumping into the river on the way back to Taicang, hanging oneself in the ancestral hall the night before getting married... which one can't die, why did you have to choose my family."

  "What do you know, what do you know!" Shen Yuerong covered her face and burst into tears. "You don't know how hard my life is... My mother is seriously ill, the doctor said she can't get angry, needs to rest well, but she keeps arguing with the housekeeper over a spring dress hem and troubles my father... It's all because of my stepmother trying to torment me to death... She wants me to marry her nephew, I'd rather die..."

  "But you're dead, aren't you following in Second Mistress's footsteps!" Shen Muqing said gloomily.

  Shen Yue was stunned.

  "My words, sister think carefully!" Shen Muqing saw that Huo Hou was almost done, and said lightly, then helped her tuck in the quilt corner, got up and went out of the house.

  Yang's mother saw her out of Xiangpu Garden.

  Shen Muqing called Li Mama over: "You personally go and watch, if there's any movement, you must report back to me."

  Li's mother went out at the sound of her voice.

  Back at Chao Xi Tang, Shen Muqing briefly told them what had happened.

  Mr. Li sighed and said, "The master says that the one with the surname Ren is a talented person... But in my opinion, what's the point of being talented or not? As long as he has good character and can live a simple life, that's enough. Those who are talented often can't keep this ordinary life."

  It's indeed the case. People who are overly ambitious are not content with a simple life; those who are content with simplicity naturally don't achieve much in their careers... As fathers, they generally admire people with ambition; but as mothers, they always hope that their children can live healthy and peaceful lives! This is also the difference between men and women.

  "In two days, we'll go to the temple and let her come along to clear her mind!" Li said with a hint of sympathy. "To think about it, since she arrived in Kyoto, there hasn't been a single day of peace. Following us to eat vegetarian food and listening to Master Xuanclear talk about cause and effect may help her understand slowly."

  Can things be so simple?

  Shen Muqing was very suspicious.

  But letting Shen Yuerong go out for a walk and clear her mind would improve her mood a bit!

  ******

  In front, a sedan chair led the way, with attendants walking alongside. Behind it followed the steward and lesser servants, while ten or so black lacquer carriages with gilded ornaments made their way out of the city gate, heading towards Thorn Hill.

  Shen Muqing and Li Shi, Shen Yuerong sat in the third carriage.

  She curiously lifted the car curtain and looked out.

  The sky was still early, and the thin morning fog had not completely dispersed. There were already people walking on the road in twos and threes.

  "Quickly put down the curtain," said Mrs. Li with a smile, "the morning chill is heavy, be careful not to catch a cold."

  Shen Muqing gently let down the curtain and sat close to Li Shi: "Such a grand setup, won't it be impeached by the imperial censor?"

  Mrs. Li took a piece of cloud cake from the black lacquer carved wooden box on the small table beside her and stuffed it into Shen Muqing's mouth: "This matter, has been discussed with Master... you don't have to worry about it!" As she spoke, she looked at Shen Yueshen sitting opposite her like a mud Bodhisattva, picked up a rose almond filling pastry, smiled and handed it to her: "This is the most famous fruit cake from Old Mother Ma's house, had someone buy it yesterday, fresh, try some."

  Shen Yue's expression was dazed, and it took her a moment to react. She took the pastry, a faint smile appeared on her face, and she said softly, "Thank you."

  Mrs. Li shook her head helplessly and let out a quiet sigh. Just as she was about to comfort her, someone gently patted her hand. Mrs. Li turned around and saw that her daughter's usually sparkling eyes were filled with worry.

  She winked at her daughter, conveying a "don't worry" signal.

  Shen Muqing also blinked his eyes, conveying a signal of "then I can rest assured" to Li Shi.

  For a moment, the mother and daughter looked at each other and smiled, the atmosphere was warm and harmonious.

  Shen Yue Rong gazed at everything with her eyelids slightly lowered, and the sound of Huang Mama's sobbing echoed in her ears, "The mistress is gone, who will truly care for you... You must take good care of yourself..."

  She mechanically picked up the pastry in her hand and took a bite.

  Very sweet... with the unique wild fragrance of roses... it must be delicious for Shen Muqing. But for her, it's a bit too sweet, and the fragrance is a bit overbearing, making it hard to swallow...

  She looked up, and across from her, Shen Muqing was leaning against Li's shoulder with his eyes closed. Li's pale face had a gentle smile on it as he lightly patted Shen Muqing's hand.

  For a moment, the rumbling of wheels, the clattering of hooves, and the rustling of boots scraping against the ground all jumbled together in a chaotic, monotonous, and disorderly manner into her ears.

  She gently lowered her head, thinking of the young man who had gone ahead to clear the way.

  Tall and slender, with a beautiful face, wearing light fur and precious belt, elegant clothes and magnificent crown, with a relaxed and pleasant smile, like a handsome young man enjoying the snow, without any hint of nervousness in front of elders.

  She also thought he was a young servant raised in the inner house, but unexpectedly, he turned out to be Dai Gui, the only son of General Town and Liaodong General-in-Chief Dai Shenghui.

  Also thinking of Qin Wei's wife letting Dai Gui pay respects to Li Shi.

  Huxin's wife on the side nodded in praise: "What a talented and handsome young man, so elegant and refined!"

  Although Qin Wei's wife was humble and courteous, her tone was arrogant: "My father is indeed doting, but fortunately he knows what is important, reading books and practicing martial arts, never putting them down!"

  Mr. Li looked at Dai Gui, then at his daughter who was showing a surprised expression beside him, and smiled slightly with a hint of embarrassment.

  Thinking of this, Shen Yue's mouth slightly curved upwards, revealing a cold smile.

  At a critical moment, Ticket's sister gave several votes! ~~o()o~