Chapter 377
Chapter 377 Interception
Wei Yuejiao was the reason why the fire started. She accidentally tripped over something and stumbled toward Wei Yuewu, who avoided her nimbly. She knocked over the stove on the side and cried out in pain as the fire sparks sprinkled on her body.
The old maidservants in the kitchen wanted to check on Wei Yuejiao’s injuries, but they were utterly befuddled when they saw flammable materials such as firewood and scraps of paper that were piled up earlier caught on fire, and the fire had immediately spread wildly.
Shocked, they hurriedly wrapped their arms around their heads and rushed out, disregarding Wei Yuejiao.
Wei Yuewu was already prepared. She and Huamo flashed away and ran out in a hurry. At this time, the fire had not yet intensified. Because Wei Yuejiao screamed in pain, Jinzhu and Yuzhu hurriedly went to check on her. When they saw the fire, they had no choice but to pull Wei Yuejiao out of the fire.
However, it was already too late. The back of Wei Yuejiao’s hand was scalded, and the skin had turned black and red. It hurt so much that she screamed as she rushed out.
At this time, the Madam Dowager also received the news. She rushed out with Nanny Hong, several maids, and old maidservants, and urgently asked people to put out the fire.
Concubine Dong couldn’t kneel at ease anymore after hearing Wei Yuejiao’s scream. She rushed over and shrieked in shock when she saw Wei Yuejiao rushing out of the fire. She immediately embraced her and asked anxiously, looking heartbroken, “Jiao’er, what happened? Are you hurt?”
The scene was a mess. The Madam Dowager didn’t blame Concubine Dong for abandoning her punishment. She only turned back to look at her and then ordered people to put out the fire.
Meanwhile, Nanny Hong questioned the staff in the small kitchen to investigate the reason.
Huamo supported Wei Yuewu and stood to the side. Because they reacted the fastest, they were not injured, although they looked quite haggard as well.
Nanny Hong, who was interrogating the staff, shook her head when she heard that the fire had started because Wei Yuejiao went to vent her anger on Wei Yuewu and knocked over the stove. She looked at Wei Yuejiao, who was in Concubine Dong’s arms and was crying sadly. Then, she looked at Wei Yuewu, who was standing at the side calmly. For the first time, she felt that the Madam Dowager had really made a mistake in favoring Wei Yuejiao…
“Madam Dowager, it was the Third Young Lady who accidentally knocked over the stove. We were preparing the ingredients for the Sixth Young Lady at that time.” The nurse who was in charge of the small kitchen knelt down in front of the Madam Dowager with a thump and trembled with fear.
“Grandmother, it has nothing to do with me. It’s Wei Yuewu…” There was a big blister on Wei Yuejiao’s hand, and a piece of skin on one of her fingers was burned off. Concubine Dong was in a hurry to check on her injuries with a pale face. When Wei Yuejiao heard the nurse-in-charge say that it was her who started the fire, she immediately shouted anxiously.
“Concubine Dong, take her away!” Seeing that Wei Yuejiao did not learn from her mistake, the Madam Dowager was furious and glared at Concubine Dong.
“Yes…Madam Dowager, I will take Third Young Lady away immediately!” At this time, Concubine Dong was more worried about Wei Yuejiao’s injuries that she didn’t have time to explain more. She hurriedly pulled Wei Yuejiao, who was reluctant to leave, and asked someone to invite Doctor Ming over.
“Yuewu, you should go back too!” The Madam Dowager ordered with a gloomy face.
“Yes, Grandmother!” Wei Yuewu did not explain anything. She bowed to the Madam Dowager in a dignified manner and brought Huamo back.
“What exactly happened?” Seeing the two of them leave, the Madam Dowager asked Nanny Hong in annoyance.
Nanny Hong had already inquired about the incident before and immediately explained the situation to the Madam Dowager.
When she heard that Wei Yuejiao was the cause of the fire as she had expected, the Madam Dowager was so irritated that she sneered in dismay. She felt that even her heart was hurting. She covered her chest with her hand and gasped loudly. She even found it difficult to breathe.
When Nanny Hong saw that the Madam Dowager’s face was pale and her body was on the verge of collapse, she could tell that she was not feeling well, so she hurriedly sent someone to call a doctor and asked someone to help the Madam Dowager into the room to rest.
At this time, the news about the fire spread to the outer courtyard. Wei Luowen and Wei Luowu hurried back. When they arrived at the Madam Dowager’s courtyard, it was a big mess because no one was handling the situation. Not only did the fire not extinguish, but it burned more and more vigorously. Wei Luowen and Wei Luowu hurriedly ordered the lad servants, who came with them, to help put out the fire.
The fire was actually not big, but the Madam Dowager’s trusted servants were taking care of her because of her asthma attack, and no one stayed in the courtyard to handle the situation, thus the entire courtyard turned into a mess.
The fire was extinguished not long after. Wei Luowu stayed outside and ordered the servants to deal with everything, while Wei Luowen hurriedly entered the inner room.
Nanny Hong was walking out of the inner room. When she saw Wei Luowen coming over, she hurriedly greeted, “Lord Marquis!”
“How is the Madam Dowager?” Wei Luowen asked.
“It’s her chronic problem, and she can’t breathe easily. I rush out to see if there are any old pills left. Maybe she can have one while waiting for the doctor.” Nanny Hong was so anxious that she was sweating profusely in the middle of winter.
“Have you sent for the doctor?”
“Yes, I have. He should be coming over soon!” Nanny Hong was not too sure herself.
“Okay. Go and find the medicine for the Madam Dowager first!” Wei Luowen made a prompt decision and ordered the lad servant beside him, “Quick, when you see Doctor Ming, tell him to come quickly!”
“Yes, Lord Marquis!” The lad servant responded and ran out like a wisp of smoke. He also knew that the matter was serious, so he didn’t dare to lose time.
Wei Yuewu didn’t go far. After coming out of Tranquility Courtyard, she went ahead. This direction was not in the direction of Lotus Courtyard.
“Miss, aren’t we going back to Lotus Courtyard?” Huamo asked with a puzzled expression.
“Let’s go and see if Doctor Ming has arrived.” Wei Yuewu said indifferently but continued walking at a steady pace. She had seen Concubine Dong’s old maidservant just now, who had gone out to invite the doctor.
She was, of course, going to fetch Doctor Ming!
“I’ll go take a look. Miss, you should go back and rest first!” Huamo advised. Although Wei Yuewu was not hurt, the fire burned part of her sleeves, and Huamo was worried about her.
“I’m fine. She’s injured. At this point, I can’t go back to rest since it’s also part of my business now.” Wei Yuewu smiled and said meaningfully.
“No, Miss, it’s none of your business. Third Young Lady deserved every bit of her injuries. She should count her blessings that you didn’t scold her for her abrupt actions. Do you want to invite a doctor for her?” Huamo grunted indignantly. Wei Yuewu would have been injured had she not been prepared.
The stove was burning intensely. From the way Wei Yuejiao rushed toward her, Wei Yuewu would have been disfigured even if she didn’t get killed. In this case, it was really not a big deal that Wei Yuejiao scalded her hand.
“No, not Third Young Lady, but the Madam Dowager!” A trace of coldness flashed across Wei Yuewu’s eyes. Just now, she spotted the Madam Dowager and noticed that her face was ghastly pale, she was clutching her chest, almost unable to stand properly.
Judging from the look of the Madam Dowager, it was clearly a disease attack. She seemed as if she couldn’t breathe, so it was most likely asthma. It was winter, and the possibility of old people suffering from this disease was very high. Moreover, it seemed that the Madam Dowager had chronic asthma.
“Is the Madam Dowager sick?” Huamo immediately thought of this possibility and widened her eyes.
“Maybe! So, we will go and see if Doctor Ming has arrived and rush him to check on the Madam Dowager. We can’t delay her diagnosis, and she is old, so we can’t make any mistakes!” Despite her serious tone, Wei Yuewu smirked faintly.
Confused at first, Huamo immediately understood what Wei Yuewu meant and nodded hurriedly. “You’re right. The Madam Dowager’s disease is more serious, and the doctor should check on her first!”
Since they couldn’t delay the diagnosis and treatment for the Madam Dowager, the young Wei Yuejiao had to wait for her turn. Although Concubine Dong sent her people to invite Doctor Ming first, the Madam Dowager needed the treatment urgently, so Wei Yuejiao had to wait.
They had already been able to see the flower gate from afar and also Doctor Ming who had just entered the gate. He was going in the direction of Wei Yuejiao’s courtyard under the guidance of an old maidservant.
“Doctor Ming, you went in the wrong direction. Grandmother’s Tranquility Courtyard is this way!” Wei Yuewu appeared at the right time and stopped Doctor Ming.
“Sixth Young Lady, you’re mistaken. Third Young Lady is the one injured, not the Madam Dowager!” Concubine Dong’s old maidservant was shocked when she saw Wei Yuewu, but she hurriedly quipped and reached out to pull Doctor Ming.
“Stop it! Who’s more important? The Madam Dowager or Third Young Lady?” Huamo stepped forward to push the maidservant away and rebuked her.
“How come the Madam Dowager is sick?” Doctor Ming didn’t know what was going on when he hurried over, yet he quickly asked when he heard that the Madam Dowager was also sick.
“Doctor Ming, Grandmother couldn’t breathe, and her face was so pale as if she was about to faint. I don’t know what happened to her. What kind of illness is it?” Wei Yuewu calmly described the symptoms.
“Let’s go and take a look!” When Doctor Ming heard this, he denoted anxiously and even started jogging.
He had basically treated every master in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang, so he knew about the Madam Dowager’s asthma and didn’t dare to delay her treatment.
At this time, Wei Luowen’s lad servant also arrived. He was afraid that Doctor Ming couldn’t run as fast as possible, so he took his medical kit over and hurriedly led the way in the front.
Concubine Dong’s old maidservant was dumbfounded. She was the one who had invited Doctor Ming to the mansion, but he was intercepted halfway. She didn’t know how to explain this to Concubine Dong. However, she didn’t dare to provoke the Madam Dowager, so she stomped her feet in frustration and ran back helplessly.
Seeing that everyone had left, Wei Yuewu went back to Lotus Courtyard with Huamo and freshened up again…
The Madam Dowager’s courtyard was in a mess, and Wei Yuejiao was also screaming in pain.
“Mother… Mother, I’m in pain! It hurts so much!” The injury on Wei Yuejiao’s hand was quite serious. Previously, Concubine Dong only spotted the burn on her finger. Only now did she realize that she was not only injured in the finger. She pulled up Wei Yuejiao’s right sleeve and saw that there was a large scalding patch on her right arm. A large blister was shining there, and Concubine Dong’s heart skipped a beat upon the sight.
Concubine Dong shivered in fear and yelled at the top of her lungs, “H-Hurry and see if Doctor Ming is here. Tell him to come over quickly!”
Nanny Dong wiped the sweat off her forehead and hurriedly ran to the entrance of the courtyard to take a look. However, she saw that the old maidservant, who had been sent earlier, was walking over dejectedly. She hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her. She looked behind her and asked, “Where is Doctor Ming?”
“He was intercepted halfway and led to the Madam Dowager’s courtyard!” The old maidservant answered.
“What!” Nanny Dong was shocked. “Why?!”
“It was said that the Madam Dowager had a relapse and her treatment can’t be delayed. The Sixth Young Lady personally took Doctor Ming away!” The old maidservant explained.
Nanny Dong was so anxious that her face turned pale, but she could not say a word.
The bodies of the young ladies of aristocratic families were so precious that they couldn’t have a tiny scar. However, Third Young Lady was so seriously injured that her scar would not be tiny if her treatment was delayed.
But right now, she had no choice but to turn around and prepare to report to Concubine Dong.
Just as she lifted the curtain with her hand, a gust of wind appeared in front of her, as if something was fiercely rushing towards her face…
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