Chapter 484: Chapter 485, Struggling Desperately
The servant had no choice but to take the pill into the room, a simple porcelain bottle with "Detoxification Pill" written on it.
Yun Qi picked it up and caressed it for a long time.
His gaze was somewhat distracted, his thoughts obscure and dark.
"When I first took in both mother and daughter, I should not have returned to the Yun Family, I should have taken them out for a trip..."
As he spoke, tears were already streaming down his face.
But where in the world is there a pill for regret?
If that year, he hadn’t drunk so much in his happiness, Auntie Su wouldn’t have had the opportunity.
After the first time, had he not deliberately concealed it, constantly feeling insecure and trying to drown his worries in alcohol, he wouldn’t have given Auntie Hua the chance.
He never regretted snatching Shu Niang from his younger brother, but he regretted not being able to love her for life.
"Shu Niang, have you truly come to hate and resent me, I just, I just..."
His mother had lost her husband early, and raising the three brothers alone was not easy, not to mention the restive aunts, illegitimate sons, and daughters. After distributing them away, and no longer caring for their life or death, they barely communicated.
It was only now that Yun Qi remembered, legitimate children of other families would return to the main house to "glean after the harvest," yet his illegitimate siblings never came back, as if they had no such home, no, they had even moved out of the Capital City, and where they went, he did not know.
Why was it like this?
As Yun Qi stood up, he felt a sudden pang of tightness in his chest and a dryness in his throat. Dizzy and unable to stand steady, a sweet and fishy taste rose in his mouth, and he spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Master..."
The servant was scared half to death.
He hurried to step forward to support Yun Qi, Yun Qi waved his hand, "Clean up the blood, don’t let word get out!"
"But, but..."
Yun Qi slumped into the chair, still with traces of blood at the corner of his mouth.
He suddenly brightened up.
If he fell ill, would Shu Niang change her mind and tender-heartedly return to his side?
If Shu Niang was willing to give him a chance, he would definitely take them far away from the Yun Family and never come back.
He would surely be a good husband, a good father.
"Don’t clean up, don’t clean up, go quickly and get the Imperial Physician, and say my illness is very serious!!"
The servant was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly helped Yun Qi to lie down on the big bed in the inner chamber, not understanding his plan, but feeling some sympathy for him.
Knowing that he was resorting to a desperate strategy, but would his wife fall for it?
The servant thought, probably not!
Yun Jinnian invited Mrs. Han to Niannian Garden for dinner, Mrs. Han gladly accepted. Seated together, mother and daughter, Yun Jinnian spoke softly and delicately about what she had seen and heard on the street, and paused when she came to Shi Jiayu.
Shi Jiayu laughed, "I won’t talk about it, after all, it’s never anything good!"
"Let’s not talk about it, let’s eat!" Mrs. Han decisively changed the subject, not wanting to bring up Shi Jiayu’s painful past.
A few tables were put together, the courtyard door was closed, and they all sat at one table, with Yaniang personally preparing the delicious dishes. Granny An enjoyed this atmosphere, Yaniang was smiling lightly while eating, Ru Yue, Hongye, Hongdou, and Hongxiu had a good relationship and were helping each other with servings. Mrs. Yuan was seated next to Yun Jinnian, continuously serving her dishes, Yun Jinnian sat with Mrs. Han, who was flanked by Hemei, Henuan, Shi Jiayu, Bai Que, and Bai Niao.
It was very lively.
Midway through the meal, the courtyard door was knocked loudly.
Bai Que stood up, "I’ll go see what it is!"
She hurried to the door and looked at the butler, quite surprised, "Butler, what brings you here?"
"Miss Bai Que, is the madam in? The second master is ill, I’ve come to ask the madam to have a look!"
Regarding Yun Jinnian’s medical skills, the butler had never taken them seriously, always feeling that her effort was trivial.