Did Miss become a nun today?

Xie Yun Chu stayed with her mother all night, and doctors came in batch after batch, only to come out shaking their heads.

"Madam's health is indeed severely depleted. I'll prescribe some medicine for her to drink first."

Prince Su summoned all the imperial physicians in the palace, and they all gave the same answer: that he had been seriously injured when he was young, and now his old ailment had relapsed, so he could only be kept alive with herbal medicine.

Whether it will get better or not depends on fate.

"The lady suffered a serious leg injury when she was young. If this injury is severe, even if she wakes up, she may not be able to stand up again."

Xie Yunchu's heart sank, and she couldn't stand up.

I had never heard of my aunt's leg injury before.

Cen Jingyan lay on the bed, her face pale, her eyes tightly closed, and even her breathing was not visible.

"aunt?"

The imperial physician, who was writing a prescription, said upon hearing this, "Princess, you can come back in a few days. Right now, even if we set off firecrackers in the lady's ear, she won't wake up."

"Is it that serious?"

The imperial physician paused, "Of course!"

That's a sleeping potion.

The amount dispensed was so large, wouldn't it be impossible to wake them up?

As for my old ailment, I do have it, but it's not life-threatening.

However, His Highness Prince Su had already instructed before we came that we should exaggerate the severity of the situation, the more serious the better.

"It is indeed an old ailment. It is common for soldiers to get holes in their bodies, broken bones, or broken legs. Madam has a good constitution, so it has only flared up now."

The more the imperial physician spoke, the more Xie Yunchu's heart sank.

The medicine prescribed by the imperial physician was brewed and brought in. She tried to scoop a spoonful and feed it to him, but most of the medicine dripped down the corner of his mouth, and she couldn't get it down no matter what she did.

She wiped it clean little by little with a handkerchief before feeding it a spoonful.

Shen Heng stood at the door for a while, then stepped forward and took the medicine bowl. "You've been on guard all night, go back and rest first. I'll keep watch over things."

She doesn't go back. When she was sick before, her aunt stayed by her side day and night.

"The doctor said she won't wake up anytime soon, so don't push yourself too hard. Go back and rest for a while, and come back when she wakes up. If you overwork yourself, Jingyan will worry."

She then turned and left the room, letting out a deep sigh.

Hui Niang stepped forward to help her up, "Are you alright?"

"It's nothing, it's just that we can't go back up the mountain today."

"It's alright, didn't the nun say that you can go back whenever you want?"

"That lady raised you. If you just abandon her and go back, that would be truly frightening. Buddha wouldn't accept such a heartless and ungrateful person."

Xie Yun Chu chuckled, "You're right."

Buddha is merciful and will protect my aunt from harm.

Pei Changfeng, having heard the news from somewhere, arrived the next day.

Xie Yun Chu sat on the steps, leaning against a pillar in a daze. She was clearly about to collapse, but her eyelids just wouldn't close.

He went in to check on his mother, who was still unconscious. He came out and plopped down next to her without saying a word, just keeping her company.

When Meng Qi'an and Wei Lin came in, they saw Pei Changfeng sitting stiffly, with Xie Yun Chu leaning on his shoulder, asleep with her eyes closed.

Before the two could speak, Pei Changfeng gestured for silence, gently pulled them closer, and whispered, "She's been up for two nights and is tired. Keep your voice down."

He glared at the two men, clearly finding them in the way.

This is his cousin, and the woman inside is his mother. What are these two outsiders doing here?

The two men were sensible enough not to say anything, but instead stared intently at the spot where the two were standing, as if trying to make a hole in it.

Wei Lin muttered to himself, "Cunning."

Meng Qi'an wasn't angry. He lowered his voice and said, "Sleeping like this isn't a solution. Let's send him back."

*

Xie Yun Chu had fallen asleep at some point. When she woke up, she was lying in bed with Hui Niang sitting beside her.

"You're awake? Are you hungry? Would you like to eat?"

She sat bolt upright. "How long have I been asleep?"

"I slept all night, and now it's the next morning."

She quickly got out of bed and put on her shoes. "Where's Aunt? Is she awake?"

Hui Niang stopped her, "Don't rush, she's already awake and has someone to take care of her. You can go over after you've eaten."

Hearing that the person had woken up, Xie Yun Chu felt relieved and stopped rushing. After having a meal and washing up, she went to the east courtyard.

Cen Jingyan looked much better and was leaning against the bed talking to Shen Heng.

She glared at him. "You went too far. I'm still dizzy. You made me sick even though I wasn't."

"Isn't this the method you came up with? You even gave me the medicine," Shen Heng said with a smile.

Cen Jingyan slapped her thigh, "I'm really going all out to keep them here for a few more days."

"Aunt!" Xie Yun Chu rushed in, taking her hand. "How are you? Is there anything else that hurts?"

Cen Jingyan shook her head and said gently, "I'm fine, don't worry."

"Aunt, you have a chronic illness, why have you never told me?"

"...Why am I telling you all this when you're just a little girl? It's just scaring you for no reason."

As she spoke, she coughed lightly twice, covering her mouth, and urged, "I'm fine now. You're a nun now, go back to your nunnery, don't linger here."

"You're in this state, how can I leave? I have to stay and take care of you."

Cen Jingyan suppressed a laugh, maintaining her composure, "But...wouldn't that interfere with your plans?"

"I haven't officially become a nun yet, so I don't have those rules." Xie Yun Chu tucked the blanket around her. "I can leave after my aunt has fully recovered."

Having achieved her goal, Cen Jingyan glanced at Shen Heng. It seemed that Shen Heng wouldn't recover for at least ten days to half a month.

In the following days, Xie Yun Chu devoted all her time and energy to reciting Buddhist scriptures and copying sutras to her aunt.

Every day, she personally prepared the medicine and served the soup, and also helped her to the yard to sunbathe, especially her legs. She was afraid that they might develop some kind of disease, so she would massage them after each sunbathing session.

Seeing that the person was getting more and more energetic every day, she finally felt relieved.

But just as my aunt was recovering a bit, some annoying things from outside started to happen.

These past few days, she and Pei Changfeng have been taking turns looking after her aunt, leaving her no time to deal with Wei Zhao and Meng Qi'an.

Now that they had some free time, Wei Zhao and Meng Qi'an seized the opportunity to sneak over again.

Pei Changfeng now has a reason to stay in the Prince's mansion. Standing beside Xie Yun Chu, he acts like the principal wife, putting on airs and looking wary of the vixen outside who might seduce him away.

"What are you doing here again?"

"This is the Prince's residence. You can come, but we can't?" Wei Lin pushed him aside and moved closer to Xie Yun Chu.

Xie Yun Chu remained expressionless, closed the book, and ignored the three burning gazes.

Now that my aunt has recovered, it's time for her to go back.

This time, she will never come back.

She will soon be able to shave her head and formally become a nun, and she will no longer have anything to do with anything here.

Looking up, the three men's expressions lit up, waiting for her to speak.

"I'm going back to Qingyun Nunnery soon, so you don't need to come again."

"Now that I have entered the Buddhist order, I should sever all worldly ties. There is no need to focus your attention on me."

He clasped his hands together and bowed his head, saying, "Amitabha, please take care, my esteemed benefactors."