Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 3 The Second Lady is alive!
Outside the mourning hall is a courtyard, and many people are standing at the gate.

At this moment, they all looked panicked and frightened. The middle-aged man standing in the front was named Chao Yuanzhi, the owner of this mansion.

Seeing Xiao Wang coming out, Chao Yuanzhi hurriedly went up to him and asked nervously.

"Nephew, what's in the coffin? Is it really a resurrected corpse? Do you want to ask a master to come and perform a ritual to exorcise the ghost?"

Xiao Wang said sternly: "Uncle, please don't be afraid. There is no corpse, it's just that your second wife is alive."

After saying this, he observed secretly without making any expression and saw that Chao Yuanzhi was extremely shocked, but not very happy.

Xiao Wang pretended that he hadn't noticed anything and added, "Maybe she was seriously injured and suffocated, but was mistakenly thought to be dead. I have traveled around in the past few years and have seen people temporarily lose their breathing and heartbeat. They look like they are dead, but they are actually still alive."

It was not until this moment that Chao Yuanzhi reacted and became agitated.

He confirmed again and again with a bit of joy: "Second... Second Madam... is it true? Is she really alive?"

Xiao Wang patiently analyzed: "She is warm, breathing and has a heartbeat, so she must be alive. And it's broad daylight now. If she is really a ghost, she wouldn't dare to come out and scare people at this time. If you really don't believe me, come with me and take a look."

Seeing that he was so sure of what he said, Chao Yuanzhi smiled and finally breathed a sigh of relief: "My son, finally I don't have to send off the young with my old age."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a thud, as if something heavy had fallen to the ground.

The two stopped talking immediately.

They followed the sound and found Yan Ciwan in the mourning hall. She was lying on the ground leaning against the door, her eyes closed and motionless.

She was wearing a dirty red dress, her hair was disheveled, her face was pale, and there was a very conspicuous wound on her left chest. Although the wound was no longer bleeding, it still looked shocking.

Chao Yuanzhi's expression relaxed, then he asked anxiously again.

"My dear nephew, didn't you say that my second mother is alive? She doesn't look like a living person at all."

Xiao Wang became a doctor after suffering from a long illness, and he also had some knowledge of the art of medicine.

He stepped forward to check Yan Ciwan's pulse and quickly gave an answer. "She fainted because of excessive blood loss and severe injuries. She is still alive."

Chao Yuanzhi moved over cautiously, reached out to feel Yan Ciwan's breath, and made sure that she was still breathing. Only then did he relax and a smile appeared on his face again.

"That's great, Er Niang is not dead."

Xiao Wang looked at his expression and reminded him at the right time: "Mrs. Chao is seriously injured. We need to ask a doctor to treat her immediately."

Chao Yuanzhi shook his head and said, "To be honest with you, my dear nephew, Second Madam's matter should not be made public, and there is no need to call a doctor. My wife used to be a female doctor in the palace, and her medical skills are no worse than those of doctors outside. Let her treat Second Madam later."

After saying this, he called the maid, carried Yan Ciwan on her back and sent him to Tingfeng Courtyard. His tone and expression did not seem to show much worry.

Seeing this, Xiao Wang suddenly asked, "Uncle, Second Mother seems to be a little confused. She just asked where this place is."

These words made Chao Yuanzhi's heart skip a beat.

He frowned and asked, "What do you mean, Liu Lang?"

"Just now, Second Mother seemed to have forgotten her own name. She said she was not Chaolu and didn't know this place. I think this is quite strange."

Chao Yuanzhi said in a resounding voice: "She is Chaolu! She is my own daughter, how could I make a mistake?! She must have been injured too badly and her mind was confused, so she temporarily forgot who she is."

Hearing this, Xiao Wang did not comment, nor did he continue to explore.
He nodded slightly, as if accepting Chao Yuanzhi's statement, and then said goodbye.

Chao Yuanzhi tried his best to persuade him to stay: "You rarely come to Xiangzhou, how can I let you stay in an inn? I have asked people to clean up Songtao Pavilion, you can just treat this place as your own home."

Xiao Wang did not refuse, but said again that he was traveling with a cousin who was now living in Taoran Xianju Inn in the city.

Chao Yuanzhi immediately arranged for the housekeeper to pick him up, and from then on Xiao Wang settled down in the Chao family.

(End of this chapter)