Chapter 73: Old Madam Ye’s Stance
Everyone turned to Old Madam Ye, wondering who she would be supporting since on the one side was the wife of her favorite son while on the other was also one of her favorite grandsons.
Zheng Huizhen’s stance visibly weakened when she saw Old Madam Ye walking toward them.
Her eyes settled and Song Yulan and her pupils constricted. "Heavens, good child, what happened to you?!"
The concern in her eyes was obvious, causing Zheng Huizhen to bite her lips in suppressed frustration. She could only watch as Old Madam Ye slowly walked toward Song Yulan whose clothes were still wet with blood.
[Host, how is it? The medicine is effective, right?] The System’s voice rang in Ye Lingyue’s head, full of pride.
Ye Lingyue’s mouth twitched, and she faintly nodded in agreement. [Yeah... do you still have more?]
She had secretly slipped the medicine into Song Yulan’s medicinal concoction, which effectively stopped her bleeding and stabilized her condition.
Her twin brother seemed to notice this small action of hers, but it didn’t matter much since Ye Lingrui never told her other secrets to others. Aside from him, no one knew about her storage space.
In order to keep this secret, she also needed him as a shield with his medical ability.
[Host, it was exchanged with your system points. If you want more, you should purchase it.]
The System didn’t forget to insert its propaganda. [If you want better items, you should do the quests, Host. Super easy and profitable ~]
Her mouth twitched, and she ignored it, focusing on Zheng Huizhen’s distorted expression. With Old Madam Ye already showing her stance, she couldn’t blatantly go against her.
"Have you taken medicine? What happened?" Old Madam Ye demanded, her eyes sharply scanned everyone present, lingering longer on Ye Lanxi as though she was already guessing the culprit.
"What did you do this time, Lanxi?" She interrogated him immediately, causing Ye Lanxi to be stunned.
He opened his mouth and closed it again. After taking a deep breath, he explained. "Grandmother, it wasn’t me who did it."
It was clear from his expression he was trying to hold back his annoyance and urge to reply sarcastically.
Old Madam Ye didn’t believe him; the wrinkles on her forehead deepened.
Ye Jincheng didn’t want to postpone his wife’s treatment just for the sake of identifying the culprit. He was about to open his mouth when Zheng Huizhen beat it to him first.
"Mother, we should prioritize Cheng’er’s wife first and get her some medicine." She paused briefly, not forgetting to sow discord. "She also had eaten some kind of suspicious liquid from the second branch’s children..."
As expected, Old Madam Ye’s face changed. "Is it because she had eaten something wrong?"
Ye Jincheng couldn’t bear it anymore. He was already disappointed with his mother, and seeing the second branch being slandered by her, he immediately explained.
"Grandmother, Ah Yu’s bleeding stopped after Lingyue and Lingrui gave her a medicinal concoction."
Song Yulan also nodded fiercely. She couldn’t wait to have Ye Lingrui explain how to save her baby. "It’s not a suspicious liquid. It’s a medicine. I feel better after drinking it."
Seeing the couple defending the second branch, Zheng Huizhen’s chest heaved up and down in anger, her face flushed. She opened her mouth, but no words came out.
She decided to stay silent and see how Old Madam Ye would react if she found out that Song Yulan was pregnant.
"What happened? How did your wife get hurt?" Old Madam Ye asked. Although she was skeptical about the second branch, she was relieved to hear that Song Yulan’s condition had stabilized.
There was a flash of hesitation in Ye Jincheng’s eyes. His mother’s reaction already made him feel devastated. After all, the little life growing in Song Yulan’s stomach was his own child, and also, Zheng Huizhen’s own grandchild!
However, considering that he would move out of the house soon, he decided to be frank.
"Grandmother, Ah Yu is already three months pregnant." He glanced at Zheng Huizhen, causing the latter’s heart to palpitate wildly.
They waited for Old Madam Ye’s reaction.
Her old face froze, and she was trying to process the shock caused by the information. After a while, Old Madam Ye grabbed Song Yulan’s hand, trembling slightly, and even seemingly a little nervous.
"You were pregnant? Why didn’t you say so earlier, child?" Old Madam Ye shook her head. "If you had told us, how can we bear to let you do the heavy work?"
Zheng Huizhen pursed her lips tightly; her mother-in-law’s reaction was quite unexpected for her.
She clenched her fists, determined not to let her find out it was her who did it. Just wait until Song Yulan’s child is born... provided that the baby can really survive just like what that brat from the second branch said that is.
If the baby’s gender was a girl, Old Madam Ye might not be this enthusiastic.
"Who has the medicine? Ask the second and third son!" Old Madam Ye urged.
Ye Jincheng pursed his lips and reminded her again. "Grandmother, Lingrui and Lingyue already gave us their medicine."
Now, he just needed to hear Ye Lingrui’s explanation, quite desperately, but these people kept on interrupting them.
Old Madam Ye nodded, still not giving a glance at the second branch’s siblings. "Good, good, take care of your wife. If the second branch still has more medicine, they should give it to you."
"Since her condition has also improved, she should change her clothes. It must have been uncomfortable," she continued in concern. "Burn the clothes you are wearing after this."
Zheng Huizhen immediately took the chance to bring Old Madam Ye away. "Mother, since they are going to change Yulan’s dressing, we should leave first."
Ye Jincheng immediately seized the opportunity. "Don’t worry, Grandmother, I don’t trust anyone else to take care of Ah Yu, so I am going to do it myself."
After that, Zheng Huizhen led Old Madam Ye out of the room.
"Cousin, can you tell me how I can save the baby?" Ye Jincheng turned to Ye Lingrui.