9 Mother Illness (2/2)
”This is the one.” An Jin didn't bother looking at the clothes. She only felt that their color suited her, so she stopped picking.
Zi Yuan was waiting for An Jin to finish changing. He didn't have the time to take a good look at his young miss, so he didn't pay much attention to her dressing up. At that moment, the voice of a old servant came from outside the door.
”Is Second Miss up?”
When Zi Yuan heard her voice, he said to An Jin, ”Miss, this seems to be Granny Qian, who is serving in the courtyard of the embroidery concubine.”
”Come in.” An Jinxiu didn't need to reply to this; she immediately shouted towards the door.
Old woman Qian pushed open the door and entered with an anxious expression on her face.
”What happened?” An Jinxiu hurriedly asked.
”Second Miss, Lady Xiu is sick,” Mrs. Qian reported to An Jinxiu.
”Why is she suddenly sick?” An Jinxiu asked urgently.
It wasn't easy for old woman Qian to tell An Jin that the Lady Xiu had seen the Grand Preceptor off last night and stood outside the courtyard for too long, causing her to catch a cold. ”It looks like she caught it,” she replied.
”I'll go see her.” An Jinxiu walked out of the room. At this moment, Matriarch Qin and the rest had been tossed out of her mind.
Zi Yuan and Mrs. Qian followed behind her.
”Have you called a doctor?” An Jin walked hurriedly as she asked Mrs. Qian.
”I've already notified the head steward, so I don't know if we should call a doctor yet,” Mrs. Qian replied.
”Zi Yuan, you go find the head housekeeper again.” An Jinxiu turned around and said to Zi Yuan, ”Tell him that I've told him. I'll have to trouble him to ask the doctor to see my mother as soon as possible.” If the doctor doesn't show up soon, I'll go speak to Father myself. ”
Zi Yuan ran off in agreement.
Old woman Qian heaved a sigh of relief. She had noticed that the woman had gotten hot during the latter half of the night. When the sun rose, she could feel that her hands were burning. It was clear that she was sick. The head steward would see Madame Qin's expression and refuse to hire a doctor.
As for the Grand Preceptor, it was impossible for Madame Qian to see him, so she had the intention of looking for the fifth young master, An Yuanzhi, but after all, his mother was sick, so it was better to find his daughter. When she thought about how An Jin had been intimate with her and how Mrs. Qian had come to try her luck with her, now that she saw how nervous she was, she knew she had made the right choice.
An Jinxiu couldn't wait to rush all the way to the embroidery lady's courtyard with the wind blowing from her feet.
In a small suite, Lady Xiu was lying on the bed by herself, completely unconscious.
Seeing that An Jinxiu looked like she was about to cry, she hurriedly said, ”Second Miss, don't worry. When the doctor arrives and prescribes the antipyretic medicine, just give it to the concubine.”
”Grandma Qian,” An Jin sat by the side of her bed and said, ”Go and get a basin of cold water for me. I'll soak my mother in it and she'll feel better.”
Mrs. Qian quickly agreed.
An Jinxiu held Aunt Xiu's hand and called out, ”Mother?”
Her mother's face was completely red. Perhaps because she had heard someone talk to her, she let out a soft snort. Then, no matter how hard An Jinxiu called her, mother did not respond.
Old Mrs. Qian came in with some cold water. She said to An Jinxiu, ”Second Miss, this old servant still need to serve the other two concubines. Here …”
”You can go.” An Jinxiu rolled up her sleeves and soaked a towel for Aunt Xiu to cover her forehead. She said to Mrs. Qian, ”I'll guard this place.”
Old Lady Qian sighed. ”Please take more care of Lady Xiu. I had wanted to invite Fifth Young Master, but in the end, it was more convenient for Second Miss. That's why I took the initiative to invite Second Miss.”