I Turned Over A New Leaf After Marrying A Sickly Lord - Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Liveliness

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Doctor Lu said, “I think he got a little excited cause today is his big day and agitated his Qi Path, which caused him to cough. He’ll naturally wake up after he calms down a little. Don’t worry, Madam.”

Liu Shi grasped her handkerchief and pretended to sigh, “It’s good that you’re fine, it’s good. That child coughed just now, I thought…”

As if she was afraid that the words after would be inauspicious, Mrs. Liu stopped and turned around to say in a sad voice, “Doctor, Cheng’er is so weak. Even after recuperating for so long, there’s been no effect. This Furen is really afraid that one day he’ll suddenly pass away.”

The doctor consoled her. “Life and death are determined by fate. How long you can live depends on your luck. Marquis Madam, don’t be too worried.”

“Physician Lu, will Cheng’er’s current state affect his future children?”

She said it vaguely, but how could the doctor not understand? Wasn’t this Furen just asking about how it would affect the nuptial chamber?

The doctor was quite experienced in treating the people of these prestigious and influential families. He immediately stroked his beard and said, “It’s fine. As long as the time is right and the young mistress cooperates, having a child is not a problem.”

Alright…

Doctor Lu prescribed a prescription and Madam Liu sent a servant girl to deliver it. She also sent her personal servant, Mama Li, to inform the guests who were watching the show outside that they should all go and eat; Eldest Young Master was fine and would wake up in a while.

Considering that the eldest young master was not in good health, the ceremony was directly called off.

Those who were watching the show understood and returned to their seats, discussing in low voices.

Liu Shi was too lazy to stay in this sickly person’s room and be influenced by bad luck. After seeing the crowd disperse, she also went to the side courtyard next-door to rest.

Looking at the shabby decorations in the courtyard, she was disgusted. If it wasn’t for her image of a kind and generous person, she wouldn’t have come to the countryside to host the wedding of this sick man.

The maidservant hurriedly wiped the stool in a dignified manner, and only then did Liu Shi take her seat. The head maidservant, Q, massaged her back at the side and said, “Madam, it seems that the sickly person is really not in good health and is not faking it.”

When Liu Shi thought of this, she became depressed. Doctor Lu had already said that his body was not good, so it should be true. After all, doctor Lu was famous for being upright and outspoken, and his medical skills were superb.

This time, she had specially invited Dr. Lu to come to the countryside with her. She wanted to take the opportunity to check if this sickly person was really weak or if he was pretending.

“I didn’t expect it to be true. But cough, cough, cough, all these years, I haven’t seen anything good or bad. Don’t you think it’s frustrating?”

Seeing the depressed look on the madam’s face, a thought suddenly came to Q’s mind. She leaned over and whispered something into her ear.

Liu Shi narrowed her eyes. This little girl really had a lot of ideas.

“Go, do it cleanly. If you do it well, you’ll be rewarded.”

Q group’s eyes lit up, and they immediately got to work.

In the new house.

Su Anan had already taken off the veil and shook her sore neck. Cuiyan saw it and immediately went to pick up the veil. “Oh, miss, this needs to be lifted by the groom. You can’t lift it by yourself.”

Su Anan smiled. “I know. I’ll cover it up later. It’s boring to keep this on me. Don’t worry. It’s just you and me in the room. It’s fine.”

“Come on, help me massage it. This Phoenix Coronet is so heavy. My neck hurts.”

Cuiyan was helpless. She let her miss do as she pleased for a while, and then went to help her massage her shoulders. The strength was just right.

Su Anan looked around the room out of boredom.

It was a very spacious room with a very simple layout. There was a set of tables and chairs, one or two paintings, and a pot of orchids in front of the window. It was extremely plain.

Even a small official in the capital would have a house that was more luxurious than this.

One could see how well Young Master Shen was treated.

Cuiyan wasn’t in the mood to pay attention to the layout. Instead, she thought of the young master’s illness when they were just performing the ceremony.

It was rumored that the son-in-law was seriously ill and was about to die. Cuiyan had once thought that it might be a rumor and that it was not that serious until she witnessed it with her own eyes.

She couldn’t help but sigh. “Miss, Young Master’s illness seems to be more serious than the rumors say. He coughed so badly just now. I’m really worried…”

“Are you worried that he’ll die on the spot?” Su Anan teased her.

Cuiyan immediately spat and made a superstitious promise. “When Young Miss was young, an expert read your fortune and said that you would bring good fortune to your husband. Even if Young Master is sick now, he might be well in the future because of you. How could he die? Young Miss would not be a widow.”

Su Anan almost laughed when she heard Cuiyan talking about fortune-telling.

When her mother was still around, she took her out to play. A Taoist priest had insisted on reading her fortune and had said a lot, saying that she had a good fate and would be a noble lady in the future. His words made her mother happy and rewarded her with a silver ingot.

Now that he thought about it, the Taoist priest was not right at all. He was just scamming people of money.

In her previous life, she had been wandering around and did not meet any help from a noble, nor did she become a noble. Now that she had married into the Shen family, she would not be able to prosper with this young master Shen. She was afraid that she would be said to have jinxed her husband in the end.

She knew that Young Master Shen would not live long.

In her previous life, she had spent a few years in the back alley of the most well-informed Qingyu building and she had heard all kinds of gossip.

On a cold winter morning, when she got up to work, she accidentally heard that the eldest young master of the Shen family, Shen Juncheng, Yu Yongjia, had died of illness twenty years ago…

Now, it was the 18th year of Yongjia. In two years, Young Master Shen would pass away.

Su Anan sighed. She didn’t know if he had really died of illness in her previous life.

The undercurrents hidden in this kind of prestigious family could also take people’s lives.

Since she had come over to this life, she would do her best in these two years. If she could help, she would.

She turned around and patted Cuiyan’s hand, consoling her, “Don’t worry, since we’re here, we’ll take care of it. ”

How could Cuiyan not understand? She was just worried in vain.

She stopped talking about such sad topics and focused on massaging the young lady’s shoulders. Suddenly, the voice of a maidservant came from outside the door. “Miss Qinghe.”

As soon as she finished, someone knocked on the door.

Cuiyan hurriedly covered the young lady’s head and said, “Come in.”

After the Qinghe group entered, they swept a glance at the master and servant, then bowed slightly and said, “Young Madam, this servant is Qinghe.”

Su Anan knew about the Qinghe group. She was Liu Shi’s maidservant, and Liu Shi was her distant aunt.

“Miss Qinghe, may I know why you have come?” she asked politely.

Qinghe explained that Madam was afraid that she would be worried about the young master’s safety, so she came to explain that the doctor had already treated him and said that the young master was fine. He would wake up soon, but his old illness had suddenly appeared. It was nothing serious, and she asked the young Madam to be at ease.

Su Anan thanked her politely. As long as her young master was fine.

Qinghe smiled faintly and suddenly said that the kitchen had prepared some desserts for the young mistress, and she wanted to trouble sister Cuiyan to go and see if they were ready.

This was an intentional move to send Cuiyan away.

Cuiyan glanced at the young lady and didn’t move. Su Anan raised her hand. “Go, Cuiyan.”

She was curious. What was the Qinghe group going to say?

After Cuiyan left, Qinghe stuffed a small bottle of medicine into Su Anan’s hand and whispered, “Miss Anan, Madam is worried about Young Master’s children and is afraid that his physical strength is not good enough. Before the nuptial chamber, you only need to put a little of this aphrodisiac in the nuptial wine.”