My younger sister insisted on marrying me and made me the Marquis' wife.

Chapter 237 Don’t Live Alone

A substitute for a dead person?

Nanny Zhao had no idea that Sixth Master Gu was so resourceful.

After she held her breath and listened to Master Gu Liu's plan, a thought came to her mind: Isn't this just a substitution? When did it become a substitution?

But no matter what this plan is called, it seems that this is the only way.

Madam Zhao agreed with a bitter face and said, "Thank you for your concern, Sixth Master. As long as it can make the master's illness better, I will do anything."

Gu Jingjun learned from his previous lesson, suppressed his anger, and said to Aunt Zhao, “Although Xu and I had some arguments, she is the mother of my child and my wife, and I should be in charge of these things. You were so smart and concealed the illness, causing everyone to worry about Xu. My mother is so old and she has to be frightened. You really went too far.”

Madam Zhao quickly brought out the same excuse she had used to appease Madam Rong, in an attempt to appease Mr. Gu Liu.

Unexpectedly, Gu Jingjun frowned, and looked at her coldly with his peach blossom eyes, saying, "Do you think I will believe you? I can tell what Xu is up to at a glance. She is so crazy, does she want the child to be motherless at a young age? Does she want to make the Gu family and the Xu family enemies? She hasn't figured out her identity for so many years. She is first a wife of my Gu family, and then a daughter of the Xu family. You have followed your master for so many years, I don't even bother to say how you behaved in the past, are you going to follow her in this matter of life and death?"

Aunt Zhao was speechless.

Master Gu Liu was a gentle man and rarely got angry with his servants.

On weekdays, the Sixth Lady often belittled Mr. Gu Liu in front of her, saying that he was incompetent, stupid and a dandy.

As time went by, Nanny Zhao couldn't help but look down on this male master.

She didn't expect to be scolded by Mr. Gu Liu, and she couldn't say anything.

The Gu family is still the Gu family after all.

Finally, Madam Zhao had no choice but to kneel on the ground and cry for mercy: "I will never dare to do that again. Please calm down, Master Liu."

Master Gu Liu said, "Then you should do your job well and make amends for your sins. Otherwise, if something happens to your master, you will not be able to live alone. Even if I can spare you, can my third brother?"

Aunt Zhao shook herself.

After Mrs. Gu Liu woke up, she learned that her daughter's condition had relapsed a little, but fortunately Doctor Li came over and gave her a few injections and she stabilized her condition.

Madam Zhao said, "Sixth Master heard that the young lady's illness had relapsed, so he stayed outside the courtyard and repeatedly told me to take good care of the young master and the lady."

Madam Gu Liu smiled and said, "He is quite fond of his children."

Madam Zhao continued, "Sixth Master urged the Marquis to invite Doctor Wang from outside. He originally wanted to invite the director of the Imperial Hospital, but in the end he invited the director's disciple."

Madam Gu Liu was much more energetic and asked, "Where is the person?"

Madam Zhao said, "They arranged for him to stay in the outer courtyard, and said they would come back to see the doctor when Madam is more comfortable."

Madam Gu Liu said, "Please come quickly. What are you waiting for?"

Zhao Ma said, "Sixth Master dislikes Doctor Wang because he is too young and not the head of the hospital, and he is still asking the Marquis to invite a better one. The Marquis said that smallpox has not been eradicated in the mansion yet, and not many people are willing to come. It is better to let him take care of it first, and then ask for a good doctor to treat it after the mansion is reopened."

Madam Gu Liu chuckled and said, "The Marquis is right. There are not many imperial doctors who dare to come to the Marquis' Mansion nowadays. Let him take care of it first. The Sixth Master... isn't familiar with the mundane affairs after all." Madam Zhao's eyes were a little complicated.

Not long after, Doctor Wang came with a medicine box on his back. He was a tall young man with a beard on his face. Perhaps because he seldom entered the rear quarters of officials' families, Doctor Wang spoke very little and his movements were somewhat restrained.

After Madam Gu Liu forced herself to greet him, Nanny Zhao told him about her condition and placed a pulse pillow on the table so that he could take her pulse.

Doctor Wang sat on one side of the chair, not daring to look at Sixth Madam. The fingers he stretched out to take her pulse were covered with thin calluses, his skin was a little dark yellow, and his nails were trimmed bare.

Mrs. Gu Liu was a little surprised, but she didn't bother to ask.

Doctor Wang took the patient's pulse for a long while, and what he finally said was similar to what Doctor Li said, but the patient's condition was much more serious than before.

Aunt Zhao asked hurriedly, "Is this disease easy to cure?"

Doctor Wang pondered for a while and said, "There needs to be some fate between the patient and the doctor. If Madam Gu Liu believes in me, she should try taking the medicine for a few days. If there is improvement, she can continue taking it. To be honest, Madam's illness requires rest and recuperation. Don't worry too much. When you eat well and sleep well, the illness will be cured."

Madam Gu Liu stopped Madam Zhao and said, "Don't ask any more questions. Let Imperial Doctor Wang write the prescription."

Nanny Zhao asked Doctor Wang to sit in the outer room and write a prescription. She also asked him about some dietary taboos and other matters before sending him out.

After returning, Madam Zhao said to Madam Gu Liu, "What Imperial Doctor Wang said is similar to what Doctor Li said, but the prescription is slightly different. I have already ordered someone to boil the medicine."

Madam Gu Liu was tired again, and she lay limply on the couch, saying, "That's good. Now that I'm so sick, I can only try my best to save the situation."

Zhao Mama's tears immediately fell.

Madam Gu Liu said, "Madam, please don't cry. If anything happens to me, the young masters will all count on you to help them. Master Liu is a soft-hearted man. I'm afraid he will forget me after he marries a new wife. But he is close to the children. With the old lady taking care of him, maybe he won't be too bad."

Madam Zhao choked up and said, "It's already this late. Why are you still thinking about this? The imperial physician has already told you to stop worrying about it. It's just an illness that can be cured with a few doses of medicine. Why do you have to do this?"

Madam Gu Liu sighed weakly, "If anything happens to me, I'm afraid I won't be able to get back the pepper I asked my brother to collect. It's tens of thousands of taels of silver. It really hurts."

Madam Zhao was stunned for a moment, and then quickly added fuel to the fire, "Madam is right. The Xu family already resents us because of Zhen Jie'er, so they will definitely swallow up the money. The housekeepers in the mansion have also invested silver, and I, the old servant, also invested several hundred taels of silver. If the Xu family turns against us, I'm afraid this money will have to be paid from Madam's dowry."

Madam Gu Liu gritted her teeth.

When taking the medicine, he became more determined.

The unspeakable heaviness in Nanny Zhao's heart suddenly lightened.

Qin Yuan felt relieved when she learned that Madam Gu Liu had taken the medicine calmly.

She had a simple dinner and wrote memorials carefully under the lamp, her brows relaxed a lot more than during the day.

Hongye had been busy checking the account books in the small room all day. Seeing her like this, she grabbed Cuiming and questioned her carefully. When she learned that it was because of Madam Gu Liu's illness, she said, "Madam Liu brought this upon herself. Why should Miss worry about it?"

Cui Ming poked Hong Ye with a finger and said, "We have a clear conscience, but who knows? We sealed up the mansion and the Sixth Madam's courtyard, but in the end a master died. Who should be held responsible? The Xu family hates the mansion because of Miss Zhen, so won't this cause a big commotion? From what Miss said, she's a little worried that it will be used to criticize the mansion. Otherwise, why would this memorial be so difficult to write? I've seen her revise it several times."

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