"Uncle, if Mom brings back the medicinal ingredients, is there still time needed to prepare the antidote?"
"Yes, time is needed. Itâs easy to measure the ratio between two types of medicine, but when many medicines are mixed together, one wrong ratio, and it becomes poison instead of an antidote. The two kinds of medicine your father is taking now have already been tested on others by your uncle, they wonât kill a person. After drinking the previous two medicines, your uncle found that those who were close to death, the living dead, have already survived five days, still alive."
Otherwise, he wouldnât dare to feed them to Ye Ziâan.
"Thatâs good." Lele let out a sigh of relief.
"Alright, you kids stay here and keep your dad company, talk to him more." Mu Shaoling patted his little head, "Uncle is going to the medical hall."
"Okay."
After Mu Shaoling left, the small bowl in Yangyangâs hands was almost finished as well.
"Huh?" Yangyang looked at the bowl in his hands and then turned to speak to Lele, "Brother, it seems like Dad ate more today."
"Really?"
"Of course, look at my bowl. Last night I only fed him half a bowl of soup, but today thereâs more than half a bowl."
Mingcui also nodded, "Eldest Young Master, Second Young Master is right, itâs indeed a bit more than yesterday."
"Could it be that Uncleâs medicine is working?" Lele thought, amazed, but this was for the best, as it meant Dad could hold on a bit longer.
"Brother, you stay here and take care of Dad, Iâm going to check on Sister."
"Okay, go ahead, brother."
Mingcui looked at the two little masters talking to each other, and she was very happy for the masters. The young masters were so sensible at such a young age; it was a blessing for the master. She just prayed for the young master to keep living on, so the whole family could be happy. It would spare them servants from being displaced and living a life of uncertainty.
After Lele left the principal wifeâs room, he headed towards the side rooms, with Ye Er following him.
They hadnât even reached the side rooms when the crying of children could be heard from inside.
Lele didnât hesitate, pushing open the door and entering to find the two childrenâs mothers sitting by the side, cracking melon seeds. Yueyue was waving her little hands and crying.
"Are you deaf? Didnât you hear Sister crying?"
These two mothers had been newly hired by Yang Chuxia. After the original Sister-in-law Li started to follow Yangyang and another Sister-in-law Li followed Lele due to her duties in the palace, there was only one Sister-in-law Li left to look after both of them. So, Yang Chuxia hired two more, thinking they would look after the youngsters when they grew up a bit more.
The two mothers were instantly startled. They didnât expect the Eldest Young Master to walk in, especially not right when they were shirking their duties.
"Whereâs Sister-in-law Li?" Lele asked immediately, "Why isnât she here?"
"She went to the privy," one of them answered quickly.
Lele ignored her, going straight to the little bed to check on Yueyue, who was still crying. Like a little elf, he imitated the actions he saw his mother do, touching the wet diaper that Yueyue wore, feeling the wetness instantly.
"Are you dead?" Lele was angry, his little face icy. "Sister has wet herself, donât you know to come and clean it up?"
"Itâs just urine, whatâs the big deal? Delaying a bit wonât make the flesh fall off, making a fuss over nothing," grumbled the mother who had been silent until then, dragging her feet over but still mumbling and clearly reluctant.
"Uncle Ye Er, have them leave. Our Ye Residence doesnât keep such people."