Chapter 582 - 575_1
Chen Family and Wang Family were murmuring in the room, each with their own calculations. It was all about figuring out how to gain more and being wary of each other, but in the presence of Lin Yue who brought them these gifts, they were consistently enthusiastic with a tacit agreement. Who wouldn’t want such a good relative? Of course, they had to be venerated like the Buddha himself.
Before long, Li Family had finished cooking the meal, instructing her daughters-in-law to carry dishes and set the table. Chen Family and Wang Family, with benefits in mind, showed more diligence than on ordinary days. Without needing directives from Li Family, they vied to help out, all in hope of making a good impression in front of their mother-in-law. Perhaps with her happiness, they would end up with more.
"Er Ya, didn’t you bring several servants with you? Why haven’t I seen them?" When Li Family was cooking, she made food for Lin Yue’s servants as well. It made no sense for them to come all this way and only look after Lin Yue’s meal.
"Auntie, I sent them to help at my eldest cousin sister’s place. Over there, it’s just my brother-in-law, a grown man by himself, and my mother-in-law is getting on in years with some young children in the house. It’s perfect for them to help out there, so you don’t need to worry about them," Lin Yue too wanted to avoid troubling her auntie, and this arrangement seemed just right.
Upon hearing this, Li Family didn’t have much to say and urged Lin Yue to come to the table to eat. With only the womenfolk and children at home, everyone gathered around a large table and cheerfully started their lunch. However, halfway through the meal, they saw one of Lin Yue’s servants rushing over, his face etched with urgency.
"Madam, madam, it’s bad! Eldest Aunt suddenly spat out blood. She might be on her last breath. Miss Xixi sent me to bring the news quickly and asked you to hurry over," Xixi was busy preparing meals in Lin Genfa’s kitchen when she suddenly heard about the situation at Zhao Yunxiang’s place. Upon learning that Zhao Yunxiang had vomited blood, the situation was dire. She immediately thought to inform Lin Yue, but considering she wasn’t fast enough, she had Liu Zi go report to Lin Yue instead.
The moment Lin Yue heard that Zhao Yunxiang was in bad shape, she was shocked. Without finishing her meal, she hastily bid her aunt and mother goodbyes and rushed out with her page boy. The carriage that brought them earlier was still parked at the front door. Since a carriage was faster than running, she ordered the page boy to drive it straight to Zhao Yunxiang’s home, praying fervently that Yunxiang would pull through this ordeal.
Lin Yue calculated Zhao Erhu’s journey. If he were to ride back at full speed, he should arrive within the next two days. Naturally, the news wasn’t from a message sent by Zhao Erhu. She had learned of it from Manager Liu. Though Erhu was quicker on foot, there were faster methods of sending messages. Families like the Jiangs kept homing pigeons for communication. Considering the time of Erhu’s departure and the people she had dispatched to notify Erhu, they must have met on the road. Knowing Yunxiang was critically ill, Erhu would surely hasten home, and with luck, might arrive by the following day.