HLnovel Chapter 117 Catching a Cold
Chapter 117 Catching a Cold
"Madam, you see, I told you we couldn't hide it from Miss."
Granny Gui said with a smile, and the old lady then "slowly woke up".
"Ying'er has finally deigned to come back and see his old woman."
The old lady had a reproachful expression on her face, but her words were fluent and crisp, which made Su Fuying feel relieved.
"Grandmother, I've been so busy these past few days. You don't need to pretend to be sick. I'm so worried about you."
The woman sat on the edge of the bed and took out a pillow for the old lady to lean against. Seeing the two catching up, Granny Gui also withdrew.
A dark glint flashed in the old lady's cloudy eyes. "Now that Liu Hui is in charge of the mansion, news can't get out. The mistress knows that Ying'er must have a way, so she had no choice but to resort to this tactic."
Su Fuying touched her nose, feeling a little embarrassed. If Ying Er hadn't come over early to remind her, she probably wouldn't have found out so quickly.
"Did Grandmother visit Father yesterday? How was it?"
The old woman's expression darkened, and she shook her head: "I don't know either."
Su Fuying frowned. "You didn't see it?"
The old lady became furious at the thought, "That vicious woman Liu Hui has such audacity, imprisoning my son in a room, and I can't even visit him."
"Grandmother, Father's condition is not very good right now."
Su Fuying's eyes flickered slightly, and after thinking for a long time, she decided to tell the truth.
The old lady's face turned pale. "Ying'er, what do you mean by this? Do you know your father...?"
At this point, the old lady suddenly thought of their current relationship and immediately changed her words, saying, "Chengde hasn't left the house for almost half a month now. How is he doing?"
"I haven't seen my granddaughter, so I don't know the actual situation, but based on how she looked before, I guess..."
Before Su Fuying could finish speaking, the old lady understood and immediately clutched her chest, finding it difficult to breathe.
"What's wrong with him? What did that poisonous woman Liu Hui do to Chengde?!"
The old lady clutched her chest and kept pounding the edge of the bed. Su Fuying quickly went over to help her catch her breath.
"Grandmother, please don't worry, I'm just guessing."
"Guess? Then the actual situation is even more... "
The old lady grabbed Su Fuying's hand, her eyes filled with urgency and worry.
"My granddaughter really doesn't know the specifics, but judging from her father's condition at the time, he didn't seem to be doing well..."
Su Fuying hesitated before speaking.
Upon hearing this, the old lady's face turned even paler, her body swayed, and she almost fainted.
"grandmother!"
Su Fuying quickly helped her up, feeling worried about her father's safety as well.
"Grandma, don't worry, maybe things aren't so bad. We can think of another way."
Su Fuying comforted her.
The old lady took a deep breath and tried her best to calm herself down.
"No, I must go and see Chengde."
As she spoke, she struggled to get up, wanting to get out of bed.
Su Fuying knew that it would be difficult to see Su Chengde now, but for her grandmother's sake, she had to try.
"Grandmother, why don't we go and take a look now?"
A fleeting chill crossed Su Fuying's eyes.
The old lady hesitated. Although she was worried, she was even more worried that if the two sides clashed, Liu Hui would be at a disadvantage against Su Fuying.
"Grandmother, go by yourself. Ying'er, you should wait in the courtyard."
"Grandmother, don't worry, I have a way."
Su Fuying gave the old lady a reassuring look, telling her not to worry, and then the grandmother and granddaughter immediately set off for the front yard.
"Madam, Princess Yongle, you cannot go in here."
The grandmother and grandson had just reached the entrance of the courtyard when they were stopped by Granny Gui.
Granny Gui was a little flustered. She had just received the news and hadn't expected that those idiots outside would actually let people in.
She decided to stop Su Fuying first, and after dealing with her, she would deal with those lackeys who couldn't even handle such a small matter.
"You dog of a servant, you know these are the old lady and the princess, yet you still dare to stop them?"
Upon seeing this, Granny Zhang immediately stood up and reprimanded them righteously.
"Humph."
Granny Gui, however, looked at Granny Zhang with disdain, a slight smirk playing on her lips. Her eyes were full of contempt as she said in a low voice, "Granny Zhang, we are both servants, of equal status. What right do you have to speak to me like that?"
"Granny Gui, that's not right. Granny Zhang serves the old lady. Are you implying that Madam's status is now higher than Grandmother's?"
The woman's voice was soft, like a gentle stream, yet it carried an undeniable chill, as if it could penetrate one's very soul.
Her gaze was cold and resolute, like a sharp sword piercing straight to the heart.
Granny Gui naturally thought so, but now was a critical moment, and as the lady's personal nanny, she naturally did not want to give anyone something to say or be able to use against her.
"Your Highness is joking. This old servant did not mean that."
"I can't even see my son?"
The old lady looked sharply at Granny Gui, her face expressionless, only serious and cold.
Having been the matriarch for decades, she exuded an aura of authority that made people afraid to look directly at her.
Granny Gui's expression changed, and she immediately replied with a forced smile, "Madam, you're too kind. It's just that the master is not suitable to see outsiders right now, and this is also Madam's instruction."
"Am I an outsider?" The old lady was furious upon hearing this and slammed her cane on the ground.
Granny Gui's eyes narrowed for a moment as she was about to speak when she heard a somewhat weary voice coming from inside the courtyard.
"What's going on? What's all the noise about so early in the morning?"
Liu Hui walked over as she spoke.
"lady!"
When Granny Gui saw the visitors, she immediately went to greet them. The lady had been busy until late at night yesterday, and she didn't want to disturb her rest this morning, but she didn't expect to be woken up by these people.
Upon seeing the group of people standing at the courtyard gate, he instantly sobered up considerably. "Su Fuying? What do you mean by this?"
"Madam Su, I have only come back to visit my grandmother." Su Fuying's gaze fell on the bruises under Liu Hui's eyes, guessing that she must have been overwhelmed with troubles these past few days.
"You're no longer a member of the Minister's Mansion, so what are you doing here?" Liu Hui's tone was displeased, but more so because she had a bad feeling every time she saw that bitch Su Fuying.
"Liu, how dare you! You don't even respect this old woman anymore?" The old lady's face was gloomy. She had come several times before, and today she finally saw Liu Hui. Her anger flared up instantly.
“Mother, you’ve misunderstood your daughter-in-law.” Liu Hui quickly explained, “How could your daughter-in-law not respect you? Your daughter-in-law has always respected you.”
"Don't dare? Then let me go in and see the master now!" The old lady said, trying to walk inside.
Liu Hui's face stiffened slightly, her eyes flickered, and she quickly stepped forward to take the old lady's hand. "Master has recently caught a cold, and I'm just afraid that he will pass on his illness to Mother."
"Is it really just a minor cold?"
Su Fuying stared intently at Liu Hui, as if trying to see right through her.