Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 798 Memory
As Wu Niangzi was thinking, a soft knocking sound suddenly came from the darkness, as if conveying some message.

Wu Niangzi revealed a smile in the darkness.

It seems the matter has been resolved.

If relying on the Qin Prince's mansion and her arrival can ensure the Qin Prince's smooth succession to the throne, then everyone will avoid major conflicts. If not... they will naturally have other plans.

She even felt that she was just a decoy, after all, the other party was the Wang family and Xie Yuyan. They might not have known how powerful Xie Yuyan was before, but they could see clues from Xie Yizhi. Although she was also unconvinced and wanted to test her skills against Xie Yuyan... obviously, the result was not good.

However, the current situation may not be a bad thing. It's just that relying on Jiang Zhenru to make a profit would make him too dependent on others, which is not in line with his nature as the boss.

She didn't leave empty-handed this time, because she probed the Empress Dowager and learned where their pawns were.

"The Wu family."

The cell door opened, and the jailer said with a stern face, "It's your turn now."

Lady Wu stood up. It was her turn to properly protect the King of Qin, so that he would trust the Jiang family more.

……

A carriage stopped at the entrance of the Prince's Mansion. The curtain was lifted, and Wang Yan carefully carried Xie Yuyan down and escorted him to the main house in the east courtyard.

Madam Lin had made arrangements in advance, placing a warm cozy room in the east courtyard, laying out new bedding, inviting a doctor to the mansion, and even arranging accommodations for Zhang Shi, Yang Qin, and others. In short, she wanted Xie Yuyan to be able to rest and recuperate here with peace of mind.

Wang Yan placed Xie Yuyan on the bed, took off her shoes, and then carefully covered her with the quilt before letting the doctor take her pulse.

Zhang and Yang Qin stood behind. Zhang clenched her hands tightly, too anxious to speak since arriving at the Wang family from the Dali Temple. Yang Qin also dared not utter a sound, only staring intently at the doctor, hoping that the doctor would tell them that his sister-in-law was alright.

As Yang Qin was thinking, a hand suddenly reached out and pulled him over, standing beside Xie Yuyan's bed. Yang Qin looked up and saw Wang Yan. When their eyes met, Yang Qin's nose tingled, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably. He then threw himself into Wang Yan's arms.

Wang Yan reached out and wiped away Yang Qin's tears, gently patting Yang Qin's back to comfort her. After a while, Yang Qin's body stopped trembling, and his gaze became firm again: "Sister-in-law will definitely wake up."

Wang Yan nodded, rubbing his fingers together. The tears on them seemed to belong to him, not Yang Qin. He could comfort others, but he couldn't console himself. He could stand here calmly because A-Yan needed him, and he firmly believed that A-Yan would get better, if…

Wang Yan dared not think any further.

"Madam's pulse has stabilized considerably," the doctor said to Wang Yan as he stood up. "It's clear that the medicine from the Imperial Hospital has been effective."

Wang Yan's voice was deep: "Then why has A-Yan remained unconscious?"

The doctor stroked his beard. This was what he found strange. Logically, the Imperial Hospital had done the right thing, and the person should have recovered by now.

In her anxiety, Zhang asked, "Could there be other poisons?"

The doctor hesitated for a moment, then carefully examined Xie Yuyan's condition again. After a while, he said, "I can't see any other illnesses. Madam has always been weak, so it's inevitable that she will recover more slowly. We might as well wait a little longer."

This is exactly what the imperial physician said.

The doctor reviewed the prescription left by the imperial physician and felt there was nothing that needed to be changed; he simply instructed the steward on how to prepare the meals.

Madam Lin instructed the doctor, "You will stay here for the next few days."

The doctor responded.

After everyone else in the room left, Wang Yan looked at Madam Yu. Madam Lin knew that her son was going to ask Madam Yu some details again, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Yan Ge'er had asked many times, and even she had memorized Mama Yu's replies, so asking again would be pointless. However, she did not stop him, as she understood Yan Ge'er's feelings at that moment.

Madam Yu naturally understood, so she repeated, "The eldest lady said that she knows these things and asked me to tell the young master and Madam Zhang that she will be fine."

"Where did the poison come from?" Wang Yan asked. Mama Yu shook her head: "I have been following the eldest mistress all along and I have not seen her prepare these things, but... there are many people who work for the eldest mistress, so it is possible that the eldest mistress will instruct others."

While at the Dali Temple, Wang Yan personally interrogated Guo Huang and the jailer guarding Xie Yuyan. If Huang Ping hadn't intervened, he might have beaten Guo Huang to death.

Despite using such methods, they were still unable to extract any information about the poison...

Either those people were too discreet in their poisoning, or Xie Yuyan prepared the poison himself.

Wang Yan leaned towards the latter.

Madam Lin looked at Madam Zhang: "Shall we go and take a look in the kitchen?"

Zhang nodded. She knew best what kind of taste Ayan had. Standing here now was just pointless and anxious. It would be better to do something.

"I'll go help my sister-in-law brew the medicine." Yang Qin wiped his eyes and followed behind Zhang Shi.

Mother Yu and the others stepped back, leaving the inner room to Wang Yan and Xie Yuyan.

“Ayan,” Wang Yan squatted down and looked at Xie Yuyan, “Since you sent someone to deliver a message to me, it means you have everything arranged. Before you poisoned yourself, you must have made thorough preparations. Am I right?”

"But why won't you wake up?"

The doctor said the pulse had stabilized, which might be good news to others, but not to him. Only he knew that even if the person in front of him was safe and sound, it didn't prove that his Ayan was alright.

"Don't get lost again," Wang Yan leaned over and touched Xie Yuyan's forehead. "You promised me, you can't break your promise."

……

In her hazy state, Xie Yuyan seemed to smell a fragrance of incense, which her grandmother had once particularly enjoyed using to scent her clothes.

But that seems to have happened when she was a child.

Xie Yuyan tried desperately to open her eyes to see where she was, and then she heard a familiar voice: "Madam, the old master is chatting with guests in the pavilion, we can't go over there yet."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yuyan immediately opened her eyes. The picturesque distant mountains and forests came into view, and as she saw everything around her, her mind gradually cleared.

She remembered; she was at one of the Xie family's estates.

My grandfather was unwell and came to the estate to recuperate. My grandmother brought her to visit him.

"My lady, please put the cat down. It must be tired after carrying it for so long."

A "meow" came, as if protesting against the statement.

Xie Yuyan lowered her head and indeed found a small raccoon dog curled up in her arms. Its back was gray and brown, but its belly was snow-white. This was her first raccoon dog, Yu Chen.

Xie Yuyan lowered his head and rubbed his chin against Yu Chen's fur.

"Madam," the servant reminded her again, "why don't we go back first? The Grand Madam will be looking for you soon."

Xie Yuyan had no choice but to nod: "You lead the way!"

The servant breathed a sigh of relief and walked ahead first, with Xie Yuyan following closely behind. The sky after the rain seemed exceptionally pure. She looked into the distance against the light and saw a rainbow hanging on the horizon. Xie Yuyan wanted to call the servant to stay a little longer, but before she could even open her mouth, she saw a butterfly with golden wings fly past her.

When the butterfly flapped its wings, the golden color suddenly turned into a dazzling purplish-blue, unlike anything she had ever seen before. Xie Yuyan couldn't help but be curious and took a step to chase after the butterfly.

(End of this chapter)