Chapter 147 - Chapter 147: The Grace of Living (1/2)
Chapter 147: The Grace of Living
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In order to transcribe the military tactics manual, Su Wenyue had confined herself to the study room for the past few days, not allowing anyone to enter. Even General Hu Wei’s military manual was coveted by many, let alone such timeless classics as The Art of War and the Thirty-Six Stratagems. It’s always good to be cautious.
After all, it was a matter of her previous life, and Su Wenyue couldn’t perfectly recite and write down every word. After piecing together bits and pieces for a few days, she finally managed to write down the gist of the contents, and then she recopied it onto fresh paper, binding it into a book once the ink had dried. After the transcription, Su Wenyue burned the rough draft, leaving only the final copy for Han Yu.
“Finally, it’s done.” Holding the two transcribed copies of the military manual in her hands, Su Wenyue felt a great sense of accomplishment. She was eagerly awaiting Han Yu’s return to present her treasure to him. Surely Han Yu would be thrilled to receive these two manuals, she thought, and a smile unconsciously spread across her face.
Han Yu hadn’t returned in the past two days, but he would surely come back tonight. Having hidden the military manual, Su Wenyue could finally sleep peacefully. These past days had been exhausting, and she felt dark circles forming under her eyes. If Han Yu returned and saw her like this, he would certainly catch her for a lecture.
Grandma Chen and Xiao Xi were relieved to see Su Wenyue finally emerging from the study room. Although the first dangerous three months of pregnancy had passed, a pregnant woman should not overexert herself. However, Madam had been like a woman possessed these past two days, and nobody knew what she was doing in the study room. They couldn’t persuade her otherwise.
“Madam, your servant has prepared chicken soup for you since morning. Please finish the soup before you sleep,” said Grandma Chen. As she spoke, Xiao Xi had already gone to the kitchen to bring the chicken soup over.
Su Wenyue felt somewhat tired of chicken soup, but for the sake of the child in her stomach, she took the soup and drank it after testing its temperature.
After sleeping for a while longer, Su Wenyue woke up to have her lunch. She wanted to go outside for a walk when she heard that a visitor had come, so she had to put aside her plans for going out.
“Madam, that woman you saved that day is outside right now, seeking an audience with you. She says she wants to thank you for your kindness. Madam, would you like to meet her?” If it were anyone else, Xiao Xi would have sent them away, but it was an ordinary civilian woman, whom the Madam had previously instructed to pay special attention to because Madam cared a great deal about her, so Xiao Xi was especially mindful and treated this woman differently.
Su Wenyue was momentarily stunned, then remembered who Xiao Xi was talking about and quickly asked Xiao Xi to invite the woman in. She was still considering how to forge a closer relationship with this woman.
The woman Xiao Xi referred to was someone Su Wenyue had met at the entrance of a pharmacy shop. At that time, the woman had no money and was kneeling in front of the pharmacy to beg for medicine to save her critically ill son, but the pharmacy’s staff refused. Overcome with sorrow and despair, the woman fainted.
Moved by the woman’s maternal love, Su Wenyue spontaneously helped her to wake up, and she even provided silver to pay for a doctor to treat and prescribe medicine for the woman’s son.
The woman expressed her gratitude by kowtowing to Su Wenyue, who quickly went to support her. Inadvertently, she noticed a butterfly-shaped birthmark on the woman’s wrist, and a person’s words from her past life flashed through her mind, instantly reminding her of the woman’s identity. The woman was none other than…!