Rebirth of the Three Kingdoms: Da Qiao doesn't want to be a widow anymore

Chapter 376 Zhou Yin
Qiao Wei rushed over and found that Zhou Yin was out of danger, but his face was still slightly pale, which showed how critical the situation had been.

Zhou Yin was still unconscious, and Qiao Wei's hand holding Zhou Yin's was trembling slightly.

Even though Zhou Yin and she were not related by blood, they had developed some feelings for each other after being raised by his side for half a year.

The child, who was usually lively and energetic and could always exhaust Qiao Wei, was now lying in front of her as if he had no breath, his face was black and his lips were as white as paper, which made her feel uneasy.

Gu Lingyun was probably terrified. She lowered her head and curled up behind the screen, as if trying to minimize her presence and not want anyone to notice her.

Qiao Wei immediately guessed that Zhou Yin's current danger was definitely related to Gu Lingyun.

As expected, Zhou Yu gave one look and had Gu Lingyun dragged away. Gu Lingyun, who was usually eloquent, was now ashen-faced and looked more like a dead person than Zhou Yin.

"When will Yin'er wake up?" Qiao Wei gently stroked the child's face, her eyes filled with worry. "What happened this time? How could the child suddenly fall ill?"

Doctor Hua shook his head and said, "It's still unclear. The young master was still asleep for quite a while, and it's already a miracle that he's survived for now."

The little boy's prolonged crying likely caused abdominal spasms and vomiting. However, young children have narrow airways, and excessive crying can easily cause choking, preventing food from being expelled and leading to breathing difficulties or even cessation.

Qiao Wei understood. It was simply that prolonged crying in children could easily cause gastrointestinal spasms, and if food in the stomach refluxed, it could easily be choked into the lungs, leading to suffocation.

In modern times, every family should learn the Heimlich maneuver to deal with emergencies such as choking or accidental ingestion in young children.

Because if a child accidentally ingests or chokes on food, it can easily lead to suffocation and death. Even if the child is saved, the suffocation can damage the brain, and the reflux of gastric juices into the lungs can cause many complications, threatening life and leaving sequelae.

Seeing that Zhou Yin's pale face was slow to return to normal, Qiao Wei felt a sense of unease that enveloped her like a dense net.

When will Yin'er wake up?

"It's unknown for now." Hua Tuo didn't dare to give a definite answer either.

It's also possible... that he'll never wake up.

However, Hua Tuo dared not say this outright, for fear that it would only add fuel to the fire of the already anxious people in such a tense situation.

What puzzled Qiao Wei even more was why Zhou Yin cried so hard he could barely breathe. Could it be that he would be treated coldly even after returning to his own home?

She had Youxuan bring over those close servants who had followed Zhou Yin from the Sun residence back to the Zhou family. Zhou Yu made no attempt to stop them. Rather than having Qiao Wei overstep his bounds and question the inner quarters, he was more concerned with getting the truth.

Even though Zhou Yin was the second son and not as important as Zhou Xun in Zhou Yu's heart, he was still his own son.

The servants who were escorted to the courtyard knelt on the ground, trembling. Although Qiao Wei was usually easygoing, he would not be soft-hearted when he became ruthless.

Moreover, they already knew roughly what had happened to Zhou Yin, and were afraid that Qiao Wei might lose his life in his rage.

The youngest maidservant was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground. No matter what Youxuan asked, she could only reply with "I'm innocent." On the contrary, Zhou Yin's wet nurse, Yang Ao, had some courage. She knelt tremblingly in front of Qiao Wei and replied, "Madam, after the young master returned to the manor yesterday, he started crying as soon as he woke up. At first, the maids were able to soothe him, but when I saw that the young master refused to be close to me, I forbade us wet nurses and maids from serving him."

Since returning home yesterday, the maids and servants have been sent to the outer courtyard to do menial chores.

The others chimed in, "Madam, we maids are truly innocent!"

Youxuan whispered in Qiao Wei's ear, "I just inquired about it, and the other servants in the courtyard said the same thing. They said that I think they are unclean and forbid them from serving the young master."

Two more maids were found in the woodshed; they were said to have been locked up because they were dishonest.

These servants were all originally from the Zhou family, and no one could say anything about Gu Lingyun's treatment of them.

Seeing that Qiao Wei was unmoved, the wet nurse, Yang, continued with a sob in her voice, "The maids have already advised me, saying that the young master is young and forgetful. He has been raised by the madam for more than half a year. It is bound to be difficult for him to adapt to being separated from the madam and his brothers and sisters for a while."

If you coax him for a few days, he will gradually become closer to his wife. However, his wife thought that the maids were being difficult and, in a fit of anger, she kicked them all out. The young master had just returned to the mansion and was already crying. Without the familiar people around him, he cried even more and couldn't stop.

She cried for half the night, until her voice became hoarse, and no one could comfort her. She finally fell asleep in the latter half of the night, exhausted from crying. The maids listened outside for half the night, and their hearts ached.

Just as dawn broke, the young master woke up and, not seeing the maids, burst into tears again. The servants in the courtyard, seeing the maids approaching, chased them away. As for the two younger ones, they were simply accused of stealing from the courtyard and locked in the woodshed.

Although Yang Ao was somewhat boastful in her speech, and her expressions of loyalty often carried a hint of self-interest in seeking credit, her kindness towards Zhou Yin was genuine.

Especially when she talked about Zhou Yin crying so hard he couldn't catch his breath, her voice choked up a bit, probably because she remembered what happened last night.

Zhou Yu angrily said, "Women ruin things!"

Gu Lingyun secretly brought Zhou Yin back from the Sun family, which already displeased him greatly. However, when Gu Lingyun tearfully expressed her longing for her son, he didn't say anything more. He simply silently withdrew his original plan to support Zhou Yin.

She felt increasingly regretful, realizing that the lack of a visionary matriarch to oversee the inner quarters was indeed detrimental to the family's future.

Gu Lingyun used to be quite sensible and well-behaved under Gu Lingchen's command.

It's unclear whether it's because without the mistress's control, and with all the affairs of the household being handled by Gu Lingyun, she's become unruly, lacking long-term vision and prone to acting on her own. Now, she's almost killed her own son.

Enraged, he made a decision: "Gu has gone mad. Take her back to Shuxian and send her to the estate."

"That young lady..." The steward beside him couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Zhou Yu looked at Qiao Wei, but Qiao Wei immediately looked away, indicating that she would not take on this matter.

He sighed, "I'll send it to Old Madam Xun's care and write to her asking her to take care of it for now!"