0p0 Chapter 635 Absolutely Intolerable
Chapter 635 Absolutely Intolerable
Qiuwen helped Physician He bandage Chunyan, then had another maid take care of Chunyan before she and Physician He returned to the main house.
Xu and He Yulin had just had a disagreement, and neither of them spoke to each other.
He Yulin held Qin Wanning in his arms. Madam Xu sat at the table in the room drinking tea. When Qiuwen came in, Madam Xu said, "The medicine has been bought and is being brewed. I just checked, and Wanning's bleeding has stopped. Qiuwen, go and change Wanning into a clean set of clothes."
Qiuwen curtsied: "Yes, Second Madam."
After finishing the ceremony, Qiuwen walked to He Yulin's side. Ignoring his heartbreak, she said in a deep voice, "Young Master, the young mistress's clothes and bedding are dirty. We can't change them for her if you do this, or she will be very uncomfortable."
He Yulin seemed to have listened, and slowly let go of her hand, allowing Qin Wanning to lie down flat.
He gently stroked Qin Wanning's cheek, his eyes filled with tenderness and reluctance, and said softly, "A'Ning, change your clothes first, I'll come see you again later."
After saying that, he stood up and walked out.
Physician He took Qin Wanning's pulse again. "The young mistress's condition has stabilized. If you take good care of her as I instructed, there will be no problem."
Madam Xu thanked him and then asked Physician He, "Physician He, may I speak with you in private?"
Physician He nodded and came out of the main house with Madam Xu, with He Yulin following behind them.
Madam Xu and Physician He arrived at the flower hall of Qinfang Courtyard. Madam Xu nodded to Physician He and said, "Physician He, I am truly sorry to have disturbed your peaceful sleep today. Please accept this consultation fee."
After speaking, Madam Xu took a purse from the maid and handed it to Physician He.
Just by hearing the crisp clanging sound, you could tell that there was gold inside, and two ingots at that.
Compared to other families, the consultation fee offered by the He family this time was quite generous.
"Second Madam, this is too much," Physician He said, raising his hand to decline.
Madam Xu smiled and said, "I can only feel at ease if Physician He accepts me. I made a fool of myself in front of Physician He tonight, so please consider it my apology. If anyone asks about it in the future, please do not tell outsiders."
He Yulin's attempt to strangle Qin Wanning and cause her to lose her child would, if this were to reach the ears of the censors, especially those of Su Heng's faction, they would surely seize the opportunity to impeach the He family.
Even if it's just to prevent her husband He Zhang from being implicated, she can't let He Yulin's affair get out.
Now that things have come to this point, it would seem hypocritical for Physician He not to accept the medicine.
He did not refuse again, accepted the purse and put it into his medicine box, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Second Madam, I didn't hear or see anything when I came here tonight."
Madam Xu nodded her thanks, "Thank you very much, Physician He. Let me see you off."
Physician He nodded.
When Xu returned, she saw He Yulin sitting outside Qin Wanning's house, looking lost and dejected.
It was almost midnight, and he had to attend court the next day. If things continued like this, he wouldn't have the energy for tomorrow's court sessions.
"Go and invite the master over," Madam Xu instructed her maid.
"Yes."
He Wen arrived in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
Since Jia's death, He Wen has also fallen into a slump, looking decadent and dejected, no longer the gentle and refined person he used to be.
It must be said that Jia's life was not in vain. Although her character was not good, her husband and children cherished her and she lived a carefree life, but her life ended hastily.
He Wen walked up to Madam Xu and asked, "I wonder what business you have with me, sister-in-law?"
Madam Xu cut to the chase, saying, "Wan Ning's child is gone."
"What?" He Wen asked in shock. "What happened?"
Madam Xu said, "It was Yulin. He has been blaming Wan Ning for what happened to my sister-in-law. Wan Ning was already having trouble conceiving because of the rumors these past few days. Today, Yulin came back from drinking and tried to strangle Wan Ning. That's how the baby died."
He Wen stared in shock, speechless.
In his memory, his son was kind and gentle, and rarely got into arguments with others.
Would Yu Lin strangle Wan Ning like this?
Before He Wen could recover from the shock, Xu Shi continued, "Brother, I know you're heartbroken over your sister-in-law's passing, but life goes on for the living. Yu Lin has completely changed his personality because of your sister-in-law's situation. If this continues, he'll cause a major disaster sooner or later. You need to be careful, lest you end up like your sister-in-law, who didn't handle things well at the beginning and had no chance to deal with them later."
Xu's words were like a wake-up call, completely sobering He Wen up.
Indeed, if the matter concerning his wife had been handled properly from the beginning, this disaster wouldn't have occurred. He failed to handle the wife's affairs well, allowing his son to commit such a mistake.
In the past few days, he has only been preoccupied with his own grief and regret, but he has never thought about his two children, who have also lost their mother and must be feeling extremely sad.
"I understand, thank you for reminding me, sister-in-law." He Wen bowed to Madam Xu to express his gratitude.
After thanking Madam Xu, He Wen walked to the dejected He Yulin and reached out his hand to him. "Yulin, come with your father to take a bath and wash away the smell of alcohol. When Wan Ning wakes up, apologize to her properly."
He Yulin looked up, and the moment he saw He Wen, his bewildered and pained eyes finally trembled. "But, Father, Mother is gone, and the child is gone too. I don't know what to do."
The image of Qin Wanning being choked, and Jia Shi's face covered in blood, kept flashing through He Yulin's mind.
He Yulin felt guilty towards his mother, yet he also felt a mixture of love and hate for Qin Wanning. These two extreme emotions were pulling him in circles, driving him almost to madness.
He buried his head between his knees, trying to escape everything.
He Wen said gently, "Come with your father to take a bath, and I will tell you what to do."
He Yulin's eyes lit up instantly, like a drowning man seeing driftwood. "Really?"
He Wen nodded, "Really."
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The water in the bath reached their chests, washing away the dirt and fatigue from the father and son.
He Wen leaned against the bathtub, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath before speaking: "Yu Lin, I've thought about this for a long time. If your mother had made a mistake in the first place, and we had handled it fairly instead of covering it up, perhaps the outcome would have been different."
“When this happened, I should have chosen to separate from the family, and then, regardless of losing my official position or being criticized by others, I should have stood in front of your mother to protect her from everything. But I… was afraid.”
“Back then, I thought she would accept facing the trial alone, and at most she would cry in jail for two days, and I would find a way to get her out. But I forgot how proud and arrogant she is. How could she accept the trial, let alone go to jail?”
Overwhelmed with emotion, He Wen was filled with remorse. "It was us, along with your mother herself, who killed her. It had nothing to do with Wan Ning."
He Yulin lowered his eyes to look at the water, a mix of emotions churning within them. “But Father, I found Tao Hong’s house today and overheard some news.”
Upon hearing that it was related to Tao Hong, He Wen opened his eyes and asked, "What news?"
He Yulin was silent for a moment before speaking: "Tao Hong was sharing the joy of victory with her family, and mentioned that someone had asked her to do this and had given her a large sum of money."
"who is it?"
“Tao Hong said that a young woman gave her a piece of fine jade. She picked up the jade to show it to me, and I saw that it was the one I bought for A Ning at the Treasure Pavilion, worth five hundred taels.”
He Wen frowned and said in a deep voice, "You mean, A Ning made Tao Hong do this?"
He Yulin nodded, "A Ning harbors resentment; she doesn't want to see her mother or talk to her..."
"Are you asking about Wan Ning?" He Wen pressed her for an answer before she could finish.
He Yulin shook his head. "No."
He Wen's eyes darkened, his face tightened, and he coldly ordered He Yulin: "Wait until she wakes up and ask her. If it is her, even if you try to stop her, the He family will absolutely not tolerate her!"
As the future head of the He family, he absolutely cannot tolerate anyone who plots to harm his family!