Remarrying Chun Yuan

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Madam Huang fell into a coma again after saying only a few words.

Huang Fan quickly looked at Physician Sun.

Physician Sun stepped forward to help, while Liu Yuechan sighed beside him, "If you hadn't sent me away, with these few days of hanging acupuncture needles to keep her alive, Madam could have held on for at least a year and a half!"

"Why did you have to change doctors for no reason?"

She snorted and went to the bedside to help her master.

But when a person is already at their last gasp, no amount of saving can help.

Moreover, Madam Huang has already given up the will to live, which is the most crucial point.

"Lord Huang, please accept my condolences." Physician Sun cupped his hands in farewell and took his leave first.

Liu Yuechan gave up administering acupuncture and went to Huang Wanwan and Lin Mengyu's side to quietly keep them company.

Huang Fan couldn't hold back his tears. He covered his face with his hands and wailed.

Huang Wanwan rushed to her mother's bedside, "Mom, you haven't even said a few words to me yet, why did you leave? Please get up and talk to me again..."

Unfortunately, the person on the bed was motionless and had completely stopped breathing.

Apart from the sobbing, there was no other sound inside the room.

Moreover, apart from Madam Huang's attendant and a few maids, none of the servants standing in the courtyard shed a single tear.

Aunt Chun looked impatient; she was more concerned about the words Madam Huang had spoken before her death.

"Master, why don't we let the maids come in and help Madam bathe and change?" She seemed to be carefully considering the matter. "I will instruct the servants to hang white banners around the house right away. Do you think this is a proper arrangement?"

"Let Wanwan take charge." Huang Fan looked at Aunt Chun, glancing at her dazzling jewelry.

The maids inside had long since removed their hairpins and jewelry, but Aunt Chun remained dazzlingly beautiful in her red dress, as if the deceased was merely an old servant and she were the new mistress of the mansion.

Aunt Chun's hand trembled, frightened by Huang Fan's fierce gaze.

She felt a sudden surge of murderous intent rise at her neck and quickly let go of Huang Fan's hand.

"I never expected Madam to pass away so suddenly. I'll go change my clothes now." She immediately removed all the hairpins from her hair and hurriedly left the courtyard.

Huang Fan withdrew his gaze and looked at Huang Wanwan.

Huang Wanwan then looked at him and asked, "Will Father agree to Mother's request?"

Huang Fan was caught off guard by her bringing up the matter at this moment, "Do you think it's appropriate for you to be so conflicted about this right now?"

"Is it inappropriate?" Huang Wanwan's words had barely faded when Ding Huangshi rushed in with her entourage, shouting loudly as soon as she entered, "Why did you leave so quickly? Weren't you perfectly fine before?!"

"Big sister," Huang Fan said calmly.

Huang Wanwan and the others also curtsied respectfully, after all, this was the concubine of the Duke's mansion.

Ding Huangshi also looked at Huang Wanwan, "You're about to get married, and your mother has passed away... In my opinion, you should take advantage of the 100-day celebration to get things done as soon as possible, otherwise you'll be dragged out for another year."

"I won't marry him." Huang Wanwan refused quite readily.

“You’ve been dragging this out for years. If you don’t get married soon, won’t you become an old maid who can’t be married off? Don’t be willful about this anymore. I’ll send someone to the Lü family later to talk to them and ask them to propose marriage as soon as possible.” Madam Ding made the decision directly.

But her decision elicited a mocking smile from Huang Wanwan.

“Father, do you understand why I asked that question just now?” Huang Wanwan looked at Huang Fan.

Huang Fan had sensed something amiss when Ding Huangshi entered the house. When Ding Huangshi forced him to marry without saying a word, he felt as if he were being torn apart, and the desolation in his heart was indescribable.

"What do you mean, how can I ask? What are you two talking about?" Ding Huangshi asked, puzzled.

But her gaze lingered, and she inadvertently noticed the lilacs on the table.

"How...how can there be such a thing?!" She suddenly realized what Huang Wanwan meant by poison!

She trembled with guilt for a moment, her eyes looking at her younger brother, wanting to know if Huang Fan had found out anything, and whether it would involve her!

"Even your older sister knows she can't stand lilacs?" Huang Fan was quite surprised.

When he got married, there were several lilac trees in the courtyard. His wife said that she was allergic to them and that the smell would make her feel weak and dizzy.

So he ordered all the lilacs in the mansion to be pulled out, and forbade other courtyards from growing them.

How could Madam Ding not know? She moved her lower lip and said, "Of course I know, you uprooted all the trees in the mansion..." She only instructed the servants to add some to the incense used by Madam Huang, but she definitely did not poison the medicine!

Huang Fan pursed his lips.

He recalled how well he had treated his wife when they first got married...

"The person is already gone, so the funeral should be the priority. Whether the lilac was the cause can be investigated further, but we must not make a fuss about it." Ding Huangshi glanced at Liu Yuechan and Lin Mengyu standing beside her.

"It's not that I'm heartless, but such a scandal within the household will affect both her and Yan'er's future. This isn't something that can be done in a moment of anger."

"So you're just letting the person who poisoned my mother get away with it?" Huang Wanwan had already anticipated what her aunt would say. "I'd rather lose this identity than not know who poisoned my mother."

"I will definitely investigate this matter and will not let it go unpunished." Huang Fan's heart felt as if it were filled with a thousand pieces of cotton. Recalling the mocking look in his wife's eyes before she left, the resentment in his heart had been suppressed to the extreme.

"Why are you chasing us? Your reputation is already bad. If it's found out that it's someone from within the prefecture... do you not want your official hat as the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review?!" Ding Huangshi scolded!

"So what if I don't want it anymore? My wife at home has been poisoned and murdered. What right do I have to remain the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review?" Huang Fan mocked himself.

Ding Huangshi's eyes narrowed, and she grabbed Huang Fan and pulled him outside. "You come first, let me talk to you." She had to stop her younger brother from acting recklessly.

Lin Mengyu suggested from the side, "Let's help your aunt change her clothes." Otherwise, if the time is too late, the clothes won't be easy to put on.

Huang Wanwan nodded and instructed the mothers to get started.

"You two go back first, don't worry about me." She has to deal with matters within the household, and it's not appropriate for outsiders to be around. Besides, she doesn't want to drag her two friends into this.

"My elder brother is waiting outside. He asked me to ask Yan-ge what to do?" Liu Yuechan had just received the message and quickly asked.

“Let him take it away first,” Huang Wanwan said. “Anyway, don’t send it back.” Huang Wanwan was exceptionally resolute.

Liu Yuechan was a little dumbfounded, but she could only nod immediately.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mengyu also felt that he shouldn't stay at the Huang family's house any longer, otherwise it would be awkward if Lord Huang asked about Huang Yan's whereabouts.

At that time, the Liu family couldn't very well detain the person.

She offered a few words of comfort, then quickly took Liu Yuechan to the Liu family home.

Just as the two left, Huang Fan and Ding Huangshi returned from outside.

He saw that the person on the bed had changed into her official attire, and the servants were also gradually changing into mourning clothes.

Huang Wanwan put on mourning clothes and prepared to summon the steward to find someone from the Ministry of Rites to set a burial date.

Huang Fan asked, "Where's your brother?"