Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 268 Looking at the Grave

At this moment, Huang Wanwan was having a private conversation with her father, Huang Fan, about sending her mother and younger brother back to their maternal grandparents' home.

Huang Fan naturally disagreed. Not to mention his wife's serious illness, his son was also his child, so what was the point of going to his father-in-law's house?

“Your mother is seriously ill and your younger brother is young. Would it be alright to send him over there? I refused to let the fourth aunt of the Liu family administer acupuncture to your mother, not because I didn’t care about her, but simply because I didn’t trust her.”

“You have no right to hold a grudge against me for this. I will take responsibility for your mother’s condition,” Huang Fan said sternly.

"Putting aside my close relationship with the Liu family, Sister Yuechan is indeed young, but she is a skilled physician capable of treating the Meng Kingdom's patriarch. If Father can't even trust someone like her, who else can he trust?" Huang Wanwan retorted sharply. "Isn't it just because that woman said a few words that you sent her back? Father, this is my mother's life, a human life!"

"I've already been to the Imperial Hospital and invited Physician Zhang. Physician Sun is too busy to come, but Physician Zhang is also a highly skilled physician. He'll be here first thing the day after tomorrow." Huang Fan completely ignored her response.

"Did you forget to mention that Physician Zhang's maternal aunt is that woman's great-aunt? Sometimes I really don't understand whether my name is Huang Wanwan or Sun Wanwan!"

Sun is the surname of Aunt Chun.

Huang Fan erupted in fury, “Huang Wanwan, that’s enough! I cherish you because you’re a girl, and I’ve always spoiled you and indulged your whims, but this involves your mother’s health, and you’re arguing with me about who’s closer to whom at this time?!”

Huang Wanwan went all out, "You know it involves Mother's health? What kind of medicine is Mother taking? How many illnesses has Mother had over the years? Do you know why Mother got these illnesses?!"

Huang Fan was stunned; he truly didn't know.

He truly disliked this woman; if it weren't for his elder sister's pressure and his career aspirations, he wouldn't have agreed to this marriage.

"But I've never mistreated her. We've always treated each other with respect, and I've always been very kind to you and your siblings. What more do you want?!"

"Your pity is just giving them enough money, enough to eat and drink, and then ignoring the rumors and gossip outside?"

"Don't let a few words of encouragement from treacherous people lead you to go home and cause a scene!"

"A few words? Are they really just a few words? Everyone in the capital knows that you favor your concubine over your wife. What household is run by a concubine?! I don't blame Concubine Chun for being insidious, vicious, and venomous. The reason she can be so arrogant in targeting my mother is because you deliberately condoned it!"

"Are you hoping that after I get married, my mother will pass away, and then my younger brother will recognize that slut as his mother and make her his legal wife? Let me tell you today, don't even think about it!"

"Snapped!"

Huang Fan couldn't help but slap his daughter!

Huang Wanwan covered her cheeks, her eyes filled with tears, and looked at him with utter hatred.

"Do you know what you're saying?" Huang Fan hadn't expected her to say such a thing, and his reprimanding voice trembled.

Hearing the angry commotion outside, Madam Huang propped herself up and said, "Master, please don't be angry with Wanwan. She's still a child... cough cough, cough!"

"Child, child, she's been ruined all these years because of those words of yours!" Huang Fan was furious, and felt the pain of the slap he had just delivered was even more intense.

He truly loved his daughter, but regretted spoiling her like this!

Madam Huang was already used to his unpredictable temper, and said in a calm tone, "No matter how arrogant and domineering my daughter is, didn't she still listen to the opinions of the master and aunt and agree to marry that compiler of the Hanlin Academy? If she had really been ruined by me, she would have smashed up the mansion when she heard about this marriage, instead of swallowing her anger."

"you……"

Huang Fan didn't expect his wife to retort so sharply, "It's not that I didn't discuss it with you, and you agreed before, so why are you complaining now?"

"Does it matter whether I agree or not?" Madam Huang sneered. "Master can scold me, reprimand me, reprimand me, or even poison me to hasten my death, but you shouldn't have hit my daughter! You were wrong to lay a hand on her!"

"What poisoning? You are my wife, and I will definitely find the imperial physician to cure you!" Huang Fan was embarrassed and his mind was in turmoil by the scene before him. He slunk away and left in a huff.

Huang Wanwan turned around, wiped away her tears, and helped Madam Huang back to the inner room. "Mother, please go back and lie down. You are most afraid of getting angry when you are sick. Your health is the most important thing."

Mrs. Huang, panting heavily, was obediently helped back by her daughter.

She lay down on the bed, took her daughter's hand, and said, "Don't resent your father; he was still good to you."

Huang Wanwan refused to compromise, saying, "I'm not as good as his beloved son, so he's in such a hurry to kick me out."

"Actually, you don't need to feel wronged for me. I do have selfish motives; I can't let go of your brother." Madam Huang said a few words before coughing incessantly.

"I will take my younger brother with me, and I won't abandon you," Huang Wanwan said. "If they don't agree, I won't marry him!"

"Why include me? I know I don't have much time left." A reluctant smile graced Madam Huang's pale face.

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

"I know my own body well. Your father is indeed sometimes confused, and your aunt is domineering and tyrannical, but she truly loves you and Yan'er. If I really leave, you must take good care of her. She won't let you suffer any losses." Madam Huang seemed to be giving her last instructions.

Huang Wanwan couldn't stop her tears, her voice choked with sobs, "What nonsense are you talking about? What's with all this talk about leaving? Just focus on getting better. I know you miss your uncle, I'll take you back to see him..."

“What’s the point of looking at me? Seeing me in this sickly state will only make him sad. Why bother?” Madam Huang murmured.

Huang Wanwan forbade her mother to speak again, took the ointment left by Liu Yuechan, applied it to several acupoints on her mother, and covered her with a quilt.

She left the maidservant there to take care of Madam Huang, changed her clothes, and prepared to leave.

"Where is Wanwan going?" Aunt Chun happened to arrive at the door. She had heard that the master had come to see the madam and had stayed for a long time, so she came over to take a look.

"I'll go check on your grave," Huang Wanwan whispered.

Aunt Chun froze, her lips trembling with anger. "I didn't do anything to you!"

"Even a good dog knows not to block the way. If you had any sense, you should stay away from me, and it would be best if you didn't appear in front of me at all." She had already broken ties with her father, so why would she care about a mere Aunt Chun?

Aunt Chun was speechless and at a loss for words.

Huang Wanwan left just like that.

She didn't go to the Liu residence, but instead went to the Duke of Jing's residence to see her aunt. "I'm willing to marry that poor, pedantic scholar, but I want to leave with my mother and younger brother."

"Even if my mother is gone, I will still take my younger brother away."

Madam Ding's eyes widened in shock. "Who brings their own mother and brother to their wedding? Aren't you just being ridiculous?"

"If I don't take her with me, won't she be killed by my father and that wretched woman?!"

Huang Wanwan told him about her mother being poisoned, "If you don't agree, I'll take this to the Inspectorate and fight to the death!"

"Actually, you'd better call off this marriage too, otherwise he'll be implicated by the Huang family, and all those years of studying hard will have been for nothing!"