Su Xiaoqi looked at the elegant beauty before her, who now appeared so cautious in her presence.
She lowered her head, knowing that although a mother's love was strong,
When a mother feels she has failed her child, she becomes embarrassed and cannot easily shake off her emotions.
This was precisely how Yu Jing felt at the moment.
Regardless of what outsiders said about her capabilities or her noble status,
In front of Su Xiaoqi, she was simply an ordinary mother.
She wished to leave only good impressions on her only child,
Rather than having her daughter remember her with negative experiences.
Su Xiaoqi understood Yu Jing's sentiments.
However, she was not the real Su Xiaoqi, and Yu Jing's worries were nonexistent to her.
She advised, "Mother, have you forgotten what I do?
I am a physician. With you here, I can better care for you.
Once the medicine takes effect, these worms should ideally attack each other. However, it's uncertain if there will be any other complications.
Therefore, I must stay by your side to monitor the situation."
Yu Jing could not leave the Zhuangyuan Mansion, and tonight she had to stay with Su Xiaoqi to allow for constant monitoring of her condition.
Since Su Xiaoqi had said so, Yu Jing was naturally reluctant to refuse her.
Moreover, deep down, she also longed to spend time with her daughter.
Having just been reunited, how could she bear to leave?
After persuading Yu Jing, Su Xiaoqi sent Du Yiyi back with a message. Zhang Yu and Nanny Yu attended to Yu Jing, while Su Xiaoqi went to Shen Yun's front courtyard.
She informed him that she would be sleeping in the study tonight and he did not need to come over.
Shen Yun knew about Yu Jing's arrival and that she was poisoned.
However, he was unaware of the specific method of detoxification.
He felt a bit resentful, his eyes filled with an accusation towards her for prioritizing her mother over her husband.
"Husband, I must monitor Mother's condition regarding the poison; otherwise, there could be major problems," Su Xiaoqi patiently explained.
Shen Yun nodded. In his heart, he had no real objections.
He was happy that Xiaoqi had found her mother.
Furthermore, once her status was established,
With her father being the ruler of Bei Chu and her mother the Empress, she would be a princess of Bei Chu.
Shen Yun had already envisioned a very distant future.
Seizing the opportunity while Su Xiaoqi was there to explain, he decided to ask a question to put his mind at ease.
"Wife, will you be going to Bei Chu with your mother?" Shen Yun asked cautiously.
Su Xiaoqi, however, looked bewildered. "Go to Bei Chu? Why?"
She was living well in the Great Liang Dynasty, so why would she go to Bei Chu?
It wasn't that she was complaining, but she had found it difficult to endure the winter even in Shuntian Prefecture.
If she went further north, she might truly have to stay indoors all day during winter.
It was too cold; she couldn't stand it!
"Now that Mother has found you, she surely wishes for you to return to Bei Chu with her," Shen Yun reasoned from a human perspective.
"That may be so, but I don't want to go." Su Xiaoqi was honest about her true feelings with Shen Yun.
Although the plot dictated that she be given a noble identity,
She truly had no strong emotional connection with Yu Jing yet.
To abandon her beloved husband, her good friends, and the career she had built to go to Bei Chu and be a princess?
She had no desire for that at all.
Shen Yun swallowed, unable to resist asking again, "You really won't go?"
Su Xiaoqi nodded. "Really, definitely, certainly, and one hundred percent."
Shen Yun hugged her, resting his chin on her fragrant shoulder and smiling, a foxy grin on his face.
Unfortunately, Su Xiaoqi was quite oblivious in this regard.
After leaving Shen Yun's study, she felt that something was not quite right,
But she couldn't quite articulate what it was.
Shen Yun had initially intended to pay his respects to Yu Jing in the front, but Su Xiaoqi told him that her mother had already fallen asleep and there was no point in visiting if she couldn't see her. It would be better to wait until she was feeling a bit better.
Shen Yun nodded. He had just received information that required him to go out.
Su Xiaoqi walked him to the door and watched him leave, then, rubbing her lips, which were swollen from Shen Yun's kiss, she headed towards the back courtyard.
After Shen Yun's matter was settled,
She also needed to inform Madam Zhao.
Moreover, Yu Jing had also instructed her that upon hearing of her existence, she had rushed over immediately.
She had not followed the etiquette of sending a calling card, nor the formal procedures of young ladies from prominent families in the capital.
She should have paid a visit to Madam Zhao.
But now that she was undergoing treatment and detoxification, she was afraid of alarming her and wished to wait until her condition improved slightly.
Su Xiaoqi naturally conveyed Yu Jing's apologies and also offered her own explanation.
She asked Madam Zhao not to overthink things.
However, she did not reveal to Madam Zhao and the others at this time that Yu Jing was her mother.
She had come to seek her out for medical treatment.
"Don't worry, don't worry. Please ask that lady to focus on her treatment; you don't need to concern yourself with my affairs here at all."
Madam Zhao was always accommodating and repeatedly instructed Su Xiaoqi not to worry about her.
She also whispered knowingly, "As for Mei Xin, you can rest assured; I have people watching her. She won't be able to cause any trouble."
Seeing Madam Zhao's understanding and consideration, Su Xiaoqi felt even happier.
All subsequent issues were resolved.
She returned to her room to watch over Yu Jing.
She noticed beads of sweat forming on Yu Jing's fair and smooth forehead.
This indicated that the medicine was beginning to take effect within her abdomen.
Su Xiaoqi quickly became alert and focused on taking her pulse.
The situation was indeed as she suspected.
Initially, Yu Jing could still bear it.
She bit her lip tightly, trying her best not to make a sound, so as not to disturb Su Xiaoqi.
But soon, she could no longer endure it.
The pain was indescribable,
Somewhat similar to the pain experienced during childbirth when the cervix dilates.
But it was also simultaneously painful,
Because it wasn't just one area that hurt; all her internal organs were in agony.
At first, she could bite down on a cloth to suppress the pain, but eventually, she couldn't hold back and cried out.
"Don't be afraid, Mother, don't be afraid. If it hurts, just cry out; it's alright, you'll be better soon."
Su Xiaoqi soothed her gently.
Yu Jing looked at the face before her, identical to her own.
Hearing her gentle reassurance,
Tears began to stream down her face uncontrollably.
By the time she realized it, her face was wet with tears, and her clothes were soaked.
She didn't want to cry.
She had found her daughter, and her daughter could even cure her poison.
At this moment, no one could be happier than her.
So why should she cry?
Yu Jing thought to herself, forcing herself to stop crying, and held Su Xiaoqi's face, gazing at her incessantly, as if her daughter were a pain-relieving powder.
Seeing her, she could endure any pain.
Su Xiaoqi attended to her professionally. After Yu Jing endured the initial wave of pain, it became much better.
A reassuring smile appeared on her pale face.
She knew that the miraculous medicine was finally working.
Slowly but surely, it was repairing her internal organs, which had been corroded by the parasitic worms.
This process lasted for two days and two nights.
It finally concluded on the morning of the third day.
Throughout this period, Su Xiaoqi remained by Yu Jing's side.
Except for washing up and attending to bodily needs, she never left her.
She hardly slept at all.
When she was extremely tired, she would doze off briefly.
Yu Jing, however, slept soundly.
Except for the first night when she experienced intense pain for the first two hours,
The subsequent period was peaceful. Although there was some minor discomfort, she could endure it.
She slept soundly.
Upon waking, she saw Su Xiaoqi asleep, resting on the edge of the bed.
Her sleeping face was delicate and beautiful.
Yu Jing greedily gazed at her appearance.
Her eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth.
She wanted to imprint every detail of her appearance deep within her heart.
To console herself for the years of pain from losing her.
As Yu Jing was watching intently, Nanny Yu beside her suddenly spoke, "Your Highness, are you feeling better?"
"Hush, don't speak, be careful not to disturb my Xiaoqi," Yu Jing quickly stopped her.
But it was already too late.
Su Xiaoqi had always been a light sleeper.
Furthermore, with Shen Yun not by her side, her sleeping posture was not ideal. It was unlikely she could sleep well.
She stretched and looked at Yu Jing on the bed.
Yu Jing said with a hint of annoyance, "Xiaoqi, we disturbed you."
Su Xiaoqi blinked, trying to clear her head.
"It's alright. Ah, it's so late already; I should be getting up anyway."
Su Xiaoqi had no habit of oversleeping.
No matter what, she always got up at the third watch of the hour of the Rabbit (5:30 AM).
Unless Shen Yun had been particularly demanding the night before, making it impossible for her to get up.