Chang Yuncheng left, and Qi Yue sat down again. Turning her head, she saw the Second Madam examining her.
“Aunt, what do you want to ask me?” She smiled and said.
The Second Madam withdrew her gaze, her expression becoming gentle.
Here, Qi Yue had already begun speaking herself.
“It’s definitely anemia, but what’s causing the anemia still needs to be examined…” She spoke with some contemplation. The Second Madam’s leg swelling—if only she could do a urine test, that would be good…
“I know, it’s nothing. I’m taking medicine, and a physician comes to examine me every month,” the Second Madam said with a smile.
Qi Yue breathed a sigh of relief. If that was the case, then those traditional Chinese doctors were even more capable.
“Then Aunt must take good care of herself. This cannot be taken lightly,” she said.
The Second Madam nodded.
“You came to find me today—is there something you need me to do?” she asked.
Qi Yue shook her head with a smile.
“No, I just came out for a walk. Thinking that you were concerned about me, I came over to let you see me, so you could feel at ease,” she said.
The Second Madam looked at her, her expression somewhat excited, and there was even a faint glimmer of tears in her eyes.
“Good, I feel at ease now,” she said.
The conversation didn’t continue further. She asked Qi Yue where she had learned her medical skills, and Qi Yue again used the story of encountering various extraordinary people while begging on the road to deflect the question. The Second Madam didn’t mind this and didn’t pursue it further, nor did she show any suspicion.
The Second Madam’s health was indeed exceptionally poor. Although she seemed to be in good spirits, this vitality was actually a false state propped up by emotional excitement. If it continued, it could easily lead to collapse.
Qi Yue soon rose to take her leave, so the Second Madam could rest well.
The Second Madam showed some reluctance to part.
“Come see me when you have time,” she said.
“Good. When I go tell Mother that I won’t manage household affairs anymore, I’ll come every day to chat with Aunt,” Qi Yue said with a smile.
This was the first time she had mentioned not managing household affairs. A’Ru showed a surprised expression at the side.
The Second Madam’s expression remained calm, as if she had already known, but the smile in her eyes deepened.
“Good,” she said.
Walking out of the Western Residence gate, declining the servants’ offer to send a carriage, Qi Yue and A’Ru walked slowly along the corridor.
“Young Madam, you’re not managing the household anymore?” A’Ru asked.
“Not anymore. It wasn’t something I should have been managing in the first place. I can’t just mess around,” Qi Yue said casually, walking with her hands tucked in her sleeves.
She wasn’t originally Qi Yueniang after all…
A’Ru didn’t know what to say for a moment.
“The Prince…” She thought of something and changed the topic, “Did he come specifically to find you, Young Madam?”
Qi Yue laughed.
“You really dare to think such things,” she said, turning to look at A’Ru with a smile.
“Well, it’s true. Otherwise, why would the Prince come just as we arrived? He doesn’t usually like to visit…” A’Ru said hurriedly.
“Enough, A’Ru. People are most afraid of deceiving themselves,” Qi Yue said with a smile.
A’Ru bit her lower lip.
“Actually…” She quickened her pace to catch up with Qi Yue and said quietly, “The Prince… isn’t bad… You… you are the Young Madam after all, for the rest of your life…”
Qi Yue looked at her with a smile that made A’Ru blush and unable to continue.
“A lifetime can be long or short. One should think carefully about how to live it,” Qi Yue said with a smile after A’Ru stopped talking.
It would probably be difficult for her to accept immediately. After all, the Prince was a stranger to her. They could take it slowly. A’Ru nodded and smiled again.
Seeing Qi Yue approaching, the servants at the second gate hurried over from afar.
“Young Madam, why are you walking…”
“…should have called for a carriage…”
Qi Yue smiled and responded to each of them, then stepped into the courtyard.
Watching the woman walk away slowly, the servants at the gate finally withdrew their gazes.
“The Young Madam is truly intelligent and capable…”
“And such a good person. She’s kind and gentle to all of us…”
“That’s right. She can even treat illnesses and save lives…”
“So many physicians couldn’t save the patient, but the Young Madam succeeded with one try…”
Everyone seemed to have forgotten what kind of person the Young Madam in their eyes and words had been just a few months ago.
“Young Madam, actually the household is all sorted out now, and those people definitely won’t deliberately cause trouble anymore,” A’Ru said quietly. Why give up the responsibility…
“Some things can be managed, but some things are better left alone,” Qi Yue said. “I still say the same thing—our goal is to eat well, drink well, and sleep well. Since we can live such a life without doing anything, why bother with extra worries?”