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Chapter 262 – Raising A Son in The Cultivation World (part 14)
They came with the doctor. Yuan Dao had a worried look on his face.
The doctor took Su Wanrong’s pulse, and his heart thumped. How could there be traces of drug residues in the madam’s body? It seemed that the person who administered the medicine deliberately increased the dose, which was why the madam had a headache. In such a large and influential family, how could someone be drugged?
The doctor couldn’t help but look up at Su Wanrong. He was just in time to see the expressionless Yuan Dao behind Su Wanrong, and immediately lowered his head. “Madam has a headache because of the wind and cold after drinking, so the madam should take two doses of medicine.” Actually, it didn’t matter if she didn’t take medicine. After a few days, the effects of the drug in her body would dissipate and she would be fine.
The maid led the doctor down to prescribe medicine. When the doctor walked out of the room, he heard Yuan Dao’s gentle annoyance. “Why did you drink? I remember that you are not good at drinking.”
The doctor shook his head.
“I was happy yesterday, so I drank a few more glasses. By the way, husband, have you heard?” Su Wanrong asked softly.
Yuan Dao smiled at the right time. “Oh, are you talking about the miracle that happened to the Su family?”
Su Wanrong couldn’t hide her joyful expression and said, “I was at Su family’s house yesterday and I didn’t expect such a coincidence. The uncles and aunts in the family were happy, so they drank a few more glasses. It was a pity that you were not there yesterday, otherwise you could have seen him too.”
Yuan Dao sneered in his heart. Unfortunately he was not there? What if he was? Did she want him to bow down to his own daughter? Did she think he didn’t know that it was the mother and daughter playing tricks? Did she think that she could hide all of this? She could only deceive those ignorant women and children.
“It’s a pity. This time, when the immortal was here, were there any instructions or things left behind?” Yuan Dao asked deliberately.
Su Wanrong’s face froze. How could she forget this?
A trace of ridicule flashed in Yuan Dao’s eyes. Ignorant fool! How could he be so blind to choose her.
Su Wanrong didn’t know how to explain it. She was extremely embarrassed. “How can things from the immortals be easily obtained?”
“Really? By the way, you were also present at the time. You could see clearly. Was the immortal from yesterday and the immortal who took away Ru’er the same person?” Yuan Dao asked again.
Su Wanrong said in embarrassment, “I was excited and nervous at the time. I didn’t see it clearly. It should be!”
Yuan Dao smiled and said, “It’s not the first time you’ve seen an immortal. What’s so exciting about it? Besides, since it’s the same immortal and he has talked to you, you should have gone over to talk for a bit. What if the immortal had given you an elixir?”
Su Wanrong was even more embarrassed, and murmured, “I didn’t think about it that much at the time.” She was afraid that Yuan Dao would continue to ask questions and she would make more mistakes, so she held her head and pretended to have a headache.
Seeing this, Yuan Dao sneered slightly, and helped her sit down. “Alas, this time was a good time to prove your Su family. It’s a pity.”
After Su Wanrong heard this, she regretted it even more. But it was too late. She had no choice. She could only think of a foolproof plan next time.
Seeing this, Yuan Dao stopped talking. He watched the maid bring the medicine up, and watched Su Wanrong lay down and rest after taking the medicine. He then left and went to the study to rest.
Rumours that the Su family met the immortal again quickly spread in the capital, but it was a little different from what the Su family and Su Wanrong expected. Most people were still skeptical. Everyone thought that this was a delusion of Su Wanrong’s in order to compete with County Princess Yongning since she was jealous.
Otherwise, how could one explain that the immortal only appeared above the mansion and never went down to the Su family, and did not say anything?
Li Su didn’t care about the activity outside. In order to create a suitable environment for Immortal Stays to practice, she planned to move again. After much consideration, she moved to a village at the foot of Clear Origin Mountain. It was 108,000 miles away from the jade capital. Of course, the environment was not as good as the jade capital in all aspects, but it was better for it to be quiet and for them to be undisturbed.
Li Su also liked it here. It was surrounded by nature and was quiet, and the scenery was good. When she had nothing to do, she took the maids to play all over the mountains and fields, or went fishing by the stream, or climbed the mountain to enjoy the scenery, or had a picnic by the river. They had a great time.
Immortal Stays also liked the environment on Qingyuan Mountain. It was suitable for cultivation. He was only worried that his mother would be restrained here, so he was always worried. But a few days later, he watched his mother play happily, and saw that his mother really liked it here. He was relieved.
Then, he focussed on practicing.
On Su Wanrong’s side, she also heard gossip in the capital. Her parents’ side was secretly complaining about her. Even when she went out to socialise, others looked at her in a wrong way. Su Wanrong was annoyed. She also complained inwardly that Yuan Ru was inattentive, thus causing her to fall into such an embarrassing state.
On that day, she lit the soul-seeking incense again and took the blood from her heart. She wanted to see Yuan Ru again.
This time, no matter what, she had to come up with something. Whether it was an elixir or a technique, she had to give it to her.
She waited until a stick of incense was burnt out, but Yuan Ru did not appear. Su Wanrong refused to believe this fact. Trembling, she lit a stick of incense again, took blood from her heart, and then stared at the incense.
But the results let her down again.
Su Wanrong gasped heavily, and pushed the incense burner to the ground. The wound on her chest was also ripped more open by her movements, and the pain was piercing. She could not help but lie on the table while clutching her chest.
In order to make Yuan Ru feel pity for her and feel soft-hearted, every time she stabbed the blood from her heart, she was ruthless. Every time, Yuan Ru would give her an elixir. After she took the immortal medicine, the wound recovered as before, and even the backlash of using the soul-seeking incense disappeared. Of course she wasn’t afraid.
But this time there was an accident, and Yuan Ru didn’t come. Su Wanrong felt the severe pain in her chest and regretted her actions. She was busy looking for medicine, but she didn’t have any in her house. Su Wanrong didn’t intend to disturb others, but at this time she couldn’t care less.
The wound opened and it was bleeding. If she delayed any further, she was afraid that she would lose too much blood.
Su Wanrong stumbled open the door, wanting to call someone. She had dismissed all the people who served her, so for a while, she could not get anyone.
Su Wanrong was in despair. Her eyes darkened and she fell to the ground.
After an unknown amount of time, someone finally found Su Wanrong lying on the ground.
Mother Yuan couldn’t sleep that night so she wandered out and ended up finding Su Wanrong. Mother Yuan asked a wet nurse to come and take a look.
That wet nurse was the one who happened to see Yuan Lan’s wound that day. When she saw the wound on Su Wanrong’s heart, she turned pale with fright. She heard that Su Wanrong stayed in her room by herself, but now she was injured for no apparent reason.
The wet nurse was shocked. This injury had happened again. Was it some sort of evil spirit?
The wet nurse now dispelled her doubts about Yuan Dao because Yuan Dao was not in the mansion tonight. There was no one else in the house. Could it be that the madam hurt herself? If this was the case, was the young miss’ injury also caused by the madam? Then, the master found out by accident, which was why he was so angry?
The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. After she went back, she couldn’t help but tell Mother Yuan what she had seen, heard, and guessed. Mother Yuan was shocked and sat up from the bed. “Is what you said true?”
The wet nurse knelt in front of the bed. “This servant has no evidence. It’s all just speculation by this servant. But, it is strange. How could the madam get hurt when she was alone in the house? And with a wound on her heart? The eldest young miss was also hurt in the same spot. This servant inquired about it after the incident, and it so happens that there were a few times where the madam was alone in a room with no one to serve her like tonight. What could this possible be?! ”
Mother Yuan’s face was pale. “Quick, get someone to go and invite the master back.”
“I have already sent someone to invite the master back. The master should be on his way by now,” said the wet nurse.
Mother Yuan patted the bed and said, “Let someone wait at the door. As soon as the master comes back, get him to come over immediately!”
The wet nurse quickly got up from the ground and hurried to the gate.
Mother Yuan was frightened and called the wet nurse who served Yuan Lan that day. After asking carefully, she learned about the situation on that day, and her belief in the words the wet nurse said increased.
It seems that their Yuan family married in a demon!
Yuan Dao was recuperating in another manor. The wound in his heart had healed, but he didn’t know what was going on. He always felt that his body was not in good condition. He was afraid of staying at home and causing his mother to worry, so he ran to another manor to recuperate. Supplements like ginseng and shouwu1 and various tonics were eaten without regards to money.
That night, as soon as he fell asleep, he heard that someone from the mansion said that Su Wanrong was injured and was in a coma, and asked him to hurry back.
After Yuan Dao asked about the situation, he sneered a few times. “Understood, come, prepare your horse!”
Yuan Dao galloped all the way, and hurried back to the Yuan manor. At the gate, he saw the wet nurse next to Mother Yuan, who conveyed the words of Mother Yuan, which asked him to hurry back.
Yuan Dao looked at the wet nurse’s eyes flashing, glared at her, and quickly walked to Lofty Purple Hall.
When Yuan Dao heard what Mother Yuan had to say, his eyes widened, “Mother, maybe it was a misunderstanding?!”
“You’re still defending her! What kind of **** soup did she give you for you to protect her like this?! She is a monster and a scourge. Since she entered our house, everything has gone wrong. If you weren’t suspicious, then why did you call Lan’er to the study that day to check her wounds while she was asleep?” Mother Yuan patted the bed board angrily.
Yuan Dao’s eyes flickered after hearing this, and he realised that Mother Yuan had probably misunderstood, but instead of trying to solve the misunderstanding, he made a pained expression. “Mother! It’s useless to talk about it now. The Yuan family already has a mistress who has divorced and there can’t be another one.”
“What? Do you want to pretend that nothing happened?” Mother Yuan said angrily. “Are you fine keeping such a scourge by your side?”
“Mother! Don’t be angry. Your son knows and will deal with it properly.” Yuan Dao already had an idea in his heart. He whispered softly in Mother Yuan’s ear.
Mother Yuan just nodded with satisfaction. “That’s good. Remember, don’t be soft-hearted.”
Yuan Dao answered.
Yuan Dao came out of Lofty Purple Hall and breathed a sigh of relief. He didn’t expect things to develop like this. But it was good that he cleared suspicions towards him instead.
Yuan Dao went to West Garden with a stern face. The doctor was still treating Su Wanrong, and it seemed that the situation was not very good. Yuan Dao didn’t immediately go in to check on Su Wanrong’s situation. Instead, he replaced all the people who served in West Garden under the pretext of serving improperly. Then, he announced that the madam was unwell and needed to rest in peace. Without his permission, no one was allowed to visit.
1.(首烏) shouwu: some sort of tuber from a multiflower knotweed, according to Pleco.