Princess Fuyun had co specifically for Mo Yan, but in her presence, Mo Yan laid everything bare in just a few monts—so much so that the princess lost interest and departed in a grand manner with her servants, without even offering comfort to Old Lady Cui.
It wasn’t until the group was far away that Mo Yan finally took a deep breath, wiping her forehead with her hand, only to find it was not sweaty and let her hand fall back down.
Old Lady Cui also breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Mo Yan guiltily as she spoke, "It is my lack of consideration that almost implicated the County Lord."
Mo Yan’s behavior in front of Princess Fuyun clearly indicated she was aware of sothing, leaving Old Lady Cui with nothing to hide, and so she directly expressed her apologies to Mo Yan.
Mo Yan shook her head and smiled, "No one expected Her Highness the Princess to co so suddenly, how could this be blad on you, Lady." Her words indirectly acknowledged that she was aware of the affairs between Princess Fuyun and the Cui family.
These matters were hardly a secret. One could learn of them with a little inquiry, so Old Lady Cui did not ask Mo Yan how she knew, only expressing relief, "Thank heavens the County Lord is wise. The princess did not suspect anything about you. It would have been my fault otherwise."
With that said, Mo Yan felt sowhat embarrassed and explained, "I was worried it might cause trouble when Master Cui stayed. That’s why I made so inquiries. If there was any offense, I hope you will forgive , Old Lady."
Old Lady Cui understood and greatly appreciated Mo Yan’s approach, smiling as she said, "These matters were never a secret. There’s nothing offensive about that, and I should thank you, the County Lord, for taking in Xiaoqi."
By choosing to keep Xiaoqi despite the risk of offending Princess Fuyun, it was clear the County Lord was benevolent and upright. This kindness, she would eternally rember, and repay when the right opportunity ca.
The incident with Princess Fuyun made Mo Yan lose interest in staying at the Cui family any longer. Before leaving, she checked Cui Pingan’s pulse again, seeing his fever had completely subsided, estimating he would awaken by evening. She left two small bottles of the Spirit Spring Water and, after admonishing the Cui family ladies, departed the Cui Mansion with her dicine chest, leaving in the Cui family’s carriage escorted by Cui Qingrou.
Mo Yan had the Cui family coachman first take her to Du’s dical Hall, where she communicated with Doctor Du to ensure there would be no slip-ups if Princess Fuyun sent soone to interrogate him. Only then did she comfortably return to Liu Yang Village.
By evening, Cui Pingan woke up just as Mo Yan had predicted, though he was in low spirits, staring blankly at the canopy, unwilling to speak a word. By midnight, he had a fever again, but after feeding him a small bottle of the Spirit Spring Water left by Mo Yan, his fever slowly subsided.
In the following days, Cui Pingan did not have another fever, but he remained lethargic. Out of the twenty-four hours in a day, he slept through twenty-two, suffering continuous nightmares, intermittently muttering in his sleep, visibly wasting away, becoming extrely frail and vulnerable.
Old Lady Cui and Cui Qingrou were extrely anxious; each ti they asked Cui Pingan what was troubling him, he refused to talk. Even when Old Lady Cui declared in front of him that she would no longer interfere with his marriage, and he could marry whover he liked, she couldn’t get him to utter a single word. He was completely mired in the tragedies of his past life, as if he could never extricate himself.
Having tried everything, the Cui mother and daughter still could not unravel Cui Pingan’s psychological knot. In their desperation, they had no choice but to send soone to the Mo Family to seek Mo Yan’s help.
Mo Yan didn’t find it a bother and visited the Cui Mansion once again. However, when she arrived, Cui Pingan was deep in sleep, and when they woke him forcefully, he was like a soulless puppet, giving her no response no matter how much she tried to engage him in conversation.
This half-alive state frustrated Mo Yan, and at the sa ti, she felt profoundly sorry for Cui Pingan. What kind of suffering had he endured to turn a lively and bright young man, even after reincarnation, still unable to face reality!
She had initially planned to wait for Cui Pingan to awake and have him explain his situation, hoping to try and help him untangle his emotional trauma. But now that he was awake, he was like a soulless puppet, unwilling to talk. Mo Yan had no choice but to turn to Xuetuan for assistance, fearing Cui Pingan might not survive until she ca up with a solution.
"Hmph, I told you before, but you wouldn’t listen, and now you want to tell you again, won are such a hassle!" Xuetuan muttered under his breath as he leisurely floated over from not too far away.
Mo Yan glared at him and said while stroking his belly, "If you’re told to speak, then just speak. No need for all that grumbling."
"Fine fine, I’ll speak, isn’t that enough?" Not wanting to be pestered anymore, Xuetuan hurriedly recounted all the misfortunes Cui Pingan had suffered in his past life. With a sense of sadness, he concluded, "...This kid really is pitiful. His beloved girl was hard by others, his cousin’s life was ruined because of him, and she died at the hands of a scoundrel. The burden was too much for him. He confined himself to a tiny world, living day by day in regret and longing. Tsk, that was already tragic enough, but I didn’t expect Princess Fuyun would still not let go of him. After Old Lady Cui died, she confined him in a room with no sunlight, where he endured hunger and the repeated recounting of those tragedies by Princess Fuyun’s people. The fact those days didn’t drive him mad shows how strong he really is inside..."
Mo Yan listened in silence, unable to speak for a long ti. Although she had guessed that Cui Pingan’s past life was harsh, she had not anticipated that Cui Pingan—the simple and bright youth—would end up dying amidst such loneliness, regret, and despair.
No wonder, no wonder after being reborn, he would rather close himself off than face all of that...
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