The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 586 - 597 Played Her a Trick

Chapter 586: Chapter 597 Played Her a Trick

"Your condition has been neglected for too long, so treatment will be slow. Take these medicines home and start with them, then return to see me in a month."

"A... a month?" Du Concubine’s face turned pale as she saw the long list Gu Youyou had written, and she stammered, not daring to take it.

Gu Youyou pushed the list into her hands and said, "A month is nothing. You’re still young, Du Concubine. Perhaps after taking the medicine for a year or two, you could recover. But if you were older, it would be even more troublesome to treat."

"Ah...? One or two years?" So a month really wasn’t a long time.

"Yes, this is about the important matter of having children. You can’t be careless. Take it three times a day, without fail. Otherwise, you might never be able to have children in your lifetime."

Du Concubine’s legs had already gone weak from fear caused by Gu Youyou’s words. If she had known the cost would be so great, she would never have jumped into the pond to frame that woman. The price was too much to bear.

But without following Gu Youyou’s advice, she had no other choice. She had seen many doctors for her ailment, even the Imperial Physician, but in the end, nothing worked.

Gu Youyou was her last chance.

"Then... can I be cured?"

Gu Youyou said, "As long as you treat it according to my instructions, the chances of recovery are very high."

Everyone’s condition is different, and Gu Youyou certainly didn’t say this lightly.

"Alright, as long as I can be cured, that’s all that matters, Doctor Gu, thank you!"

"There’s no need for such gravity, Du Concubine. I am a doctor, and it’s my duty to treat the sick. However, there’s one more important thing that you must remember!"

"What?" Seeing Gu Youyou’s solemn demeanor, Du Concubine instinctively felt a jolt of dread.

"While undergoing treatment, you must not share a bed with your husband; otherwise, all our efforts will be wasted."

Du Concubine was shocked and exclaimed loudly, "How can that be possible? My husband is in his prime..." A woman’s youth is fleeting, and Jie Zhonglin is in the vigorous prime of life. In one or two years, everything would be over, and his affections might have already been taken by some enchantress.

Gu Youyou frowned and said sternly, "Treating a disease is no trivial matter. If Jie Zhonglin truly cherishes you, he can wait a year or two for you. If you think having children is important, then do as I say, or else you’ll never have children of your own in this lifetime. If you don’t believe me, you are free to consult other doctors. Anyone who can treat your condition will say the same."

This Du Concubine was both pitiful and hateful. It was true she had to take medicine for a long time, but she didn’t have to abstain from her husband’s bed. This condition was purposely added by Gu Youyou.

Du Concubine was deeply alarmed by Gu Youyou’s words, and tears fell from her eyes in large drops.

This time, her crying was not an act; it was real.

After all her years of scheming, if she lost her husband’s affection because of this, truly everything would be lost.

She wasn’t like Du Xintong, who wouldn’t starve if she left the Jie Family. The Yu Family and Du Family’s wealth was in her grasp, enough to last her a lifetime.

But she only had Jie Zhonglin. Without his affection, she was nothing.

Du Concubine did not know how she made it back to the Jie Family home, but upon returning, she locked herself in her room and began to weep bitterly.

"Madam, whatever is wrong? Please open the door!" Her maids were terrified, having never seen Du Concubine like this before. She was truly wailing, the sound of her crying full of sorrow.

In the past, her tears were always for show, always crying prettily enough to evoke sympathy.

"It’s all because of that wretched woman! If she hadn’t stood in my way all those years ago, I would never have resorted to such methods. And now I have to swallow bitter medicines for a year..."

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