The Humble Family’s Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!
Chapter 717 - 645, Grandmother’s Love_1

Chapter 717: Chapter 645, Grandmother’s Love_1

After the Lantern Festival, Madam Yan also came to Taohua Temple to help Daohua take care of Grandma Gu.

"Older sister, you need to ease your mind, Gu Master will be back in a few days, with Yeyang by his side, he surely won’t encounter any trouble," repeated Madam Yan, comforting the increasingly frail Grandma Gu again and again.

Every time, Grandma Gu would smile and nod, but the worry in her brows never left.

Seeing this, Daohua was filled with anxiety and helplessness; she had already tried several prescriptions, but Grandma Gu’s illness had not improved in the slightest.

"This is a sickness of the heart, unless your master returns, she will continue to worry," said Madam Yan.

Upon hearing this, Daohua sent Wang Manman back to Ningmen Prefecture once more to send another letter to Xiao Yeyang.

Caiju and Dongli also sent letters to Beijing secretly every three to five days.

Amid everyone’s great anticipation, on the first day of the second lunar month, Gu Jian and Xiao Yeyang finally returned.

"Sister, I’m back!"

As soon as he returned, Gu Jian rushed to Grandma Gu’s bedside and seeing his sister, who looked emaciated, he felt his heart wrenching in pain.

When Grandma Gu saw Gu Jian, her eyes suddenly brightened, and her usually weak hands erupted with great strength, tightly grasping Gu Jian: "Xiaowu... Xiaowu..."

Gu Jian quickly reassured her, "Don’t worry, he’s fine, he’s fine."

Hearing this, the worry that had nestled between Grandma Gu’s brows for more than a month dissipated, and everyone watched her smile genuinely, "If he’s fine, that’s good, that’s good."

As she spoke, she began to cough violently.

Seeing this, Gu Jian hurried to help her up, patting her back to help her breath.

"Pfft—"

Bright red blood spurted from Grandma Gu’s mouth, harshly striking Gu Jian’s eyes.

Looking at his master, who seemed to be unable to accept what was happening, Daohua quickly took over Grandma Gu from him, swiftly pressing a few acupoints to stop her coughing.

Grandma Gu’s breathing eased, and her gaze swept to Xiao Yeyang standing on the side, instinctively reaching out to him.

Seeing this, Xiao Yeyang quickly came forward to hold Grandma Gu’s hand, saying with concern, "Grandma, we’re back."

Grandma Gu smiled and nodded, her eyes filled with relief: "Good."

Perhaps because the worry she had carried in her heart was resolved, Grandma Gu’s expression gradually relaxed, and before long, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Daohua carefully helped her back down to lie down.

Meanwhile, Gu Jian had recovered from the initial shock, quickly stepped forward to examine Grandma Gu’s condition, and after taking her pulse, his face turned white as he muttered, "How could this be?"

Daohua said with a face full of self-reproach, "Master, it’s my fault for not taking good care of Grandma."

Gu Jian shook his head: "It has nothing to do with you." After saying that, he closed his eyes in agony. After a while, he opened his eyes, waved his hand, and said, "You all go down, I want to accompany my sister for a while."

Hearing this, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang exchanged a glance and silently left the room.

...

Once outside the room, Daohua pulled Xiao Yeyang aside and asked, "With so many Imperial Physicians in Beijing, why did you have to call Master away?"

Xiao Yeyang replied, "I never intended to have Gu Master go to Beijing." It was the Imperial Uncle who personally requested Gu Master to enter Beijing.

Daohua was taken aback: "Then why did you bring Master to Beijing?"

Xiao Yeyang glanced at Daohua, "I cannot speak of it now."

Looking at him, Daohua said, "Do you know that Grandma fell ill as soon as you left, and despite all my efforts, I couldn’t stabilize her condition."

Seeing the exhaustion and urgency on Daohua’s face, Xiao Yeyang placed his hand on her shoulder and earnestly said, "Don’t worry, now that Gu Master has returned, Grandma will be alright."

Doubt appeared on Daohua’s face: "Will Grandma really be alright?"

Xiao Yeyang confidently nodded, "She will definitely be."

Daohua sighed; having followed her master these past two years, her medical skills had indeed improved, but she was not so optimistic about Grandma Gu’s illness.

Afterwards, Daohua went to prepare medicine, while Xiao Yeyang had De Fu call Caiju and Dongli to a pavilion outside the courtyard.

...

Xiao Yeyang sat on the stone bench expressionless, his eyes slightly narrowed as he watched Caiju and Dongli kneeling on the ground. He remained silent, quietly awaiting the findings of the Hidden Guard.

Caiju and Dongli knelt tremblingly. At first, they were somewhat calm, but as soon as they saw the Hidden Guard approaching with their identification tokens, both of their complexions drastically changed.

"Master, we found these in the backyard’s flower garden. Their rooms are exceptionally clean," one of the Hidden Guards reported.

The Hidden Guard placed the tokens on the stone table and then silently withdrew.

Xiao Yeyang glanced at the tokens, and his pupils involuntarily contracted, "You are the Imperial Uncle’s Hidden Guards?"

Caiju and Dongli kept their heads low, their silence serving as an admission.

Xiao Yeyang asked again, "Why did the Imperial Uncle send you here?"

Caiju and Dongli remained silent.

Xiao Yeyang’s expression turned cold, and his voice deepened, "What, do you think that because you serve my Imperial Uncle, I can do nothing to you?"

Dongli hesitated, then lifted his head to look at Xiao Yeyang, "Little Prince, we would rather die than divulge the tasks entrusted by our master. If you must know the truth, you can ask the master himself."

Xiao Yeyang’s eyes narrowed instantly.

The Imperial Uncle even dispatched his own Hidden Guards here, which showed how much he valued Grandmother Gu and Master Gu.

When Xiao Yeyang considered the recent poisoning of the Imperial Uncle, how the Imperial Uncle distrusted the Imperial Physician but placed unquestioning trust in Master Gu, he suddenly felt an instinctive hunch that he had stumbled upon a deeply secretive matter.

After learning that the Imperial Uncle had once again visited Taohua Temple, he had sent people to investigate Grandmother Gu and Master Gu, but unfortunately, their pasts were too clean, and he found out nothing.

The burn scars on Grandmother Gu’s face and Master Gu’s exceptional medical skills and martial prowess meant that from all accounts, both were far from ordinary people.

The lack of any history was in itself abnormal; it confirmed that someone had erased their pasts.

Now it seemed, it must have been the Imperial Uncle’s doing.

The affection Grandmother Gu and Master Gu had for him, Grandmother Gu’s relapse due to worries about the Imperial Uncle...

Scene after scene played out in Xiao Yeyang’s mind, causing his heart to beat uncontrollably.

What exactly was the relationship between Grandmother Gu, Master Gu, and the Imperial Family?

...

Having slept for more than an hour, Grandmother Gu awoke. Seeing the saddened face of her younger brother by her bed, a slight smile formed on her lips, "You’ve worried too much for me over the years. From now on, you can relax a bit."

She knew the state of her own body; more than a month of suffering had left her drained.

Gu Jian’s eyes instantly reddened.

Grandmother Gu hastily comforted him, "Don’t cry, you’re a grown man. Be careful lest Yeyang and Daohua see you and laugh," she said, smiling a little.

"I shouldn’t have been in this world two or three years ago. Fortunately, heaven had mercy, allowing us to meet the girl Daohua. Because of her, we saw Yeyang, and we saw Xiaowu."

"I am content..." she breathed, pausing to catch her breath.

"I have nothing left to worry about, except for Yeyang and Daohua, these two children."

"Xiaojiu, we can’t count on Yeyang. Xiaowu, he’s the Emperor, and the Emperor... is the most unpredictable person in this world and the most changeable. I can’t be at peace."

Gu Jian clasped his sister’s hand tightly, "I will protect them."

Grandmother Gu shook her head, her hand searching around the pillow.

Gu Jian quickly got up, "Sister, what are you looking for?"

With some effort, Grandmother Gu replied, "The Jade Pendant."

Gu Jian searched around and soon found a dragon-shaped jade pendant from under the pillow.

Grandmother Gu said, "This is Xiaowu’s personal Jade Pendant. Take it and help Yeyang with his marriage proposal." After saying this, she was so exhausted that she began to breathe heavily.

Gu Jian quickly replied, "Alright, I’ll go and find Daohua’s grandmother right away."

Grandmother Gu smiled and soon closed her eyes again.

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