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"It's a tranquilizer." Red Jade replied in a low voice, and I nodded. "Turn out some lights." Grandmother often took this tranquil medicine. It must have been difficult for her to rest on the bed for many years. Now that she had finally fallen asleep, turning off a few more lights, perhaps she could sleep more soundly.

The red jade left a lamp beside my bed, but the outside room was dark except for the lamp in front of the clock, and the room was instantly dark. I sat next to my grandmother, listening to her even breathing, as if time had slowed down.

After dispersing the girls, Red Jade snuck into the room with an orange bronze soup granny in her hand. She carefully stuffed it into the bottom of her grandmother's feet, followed by two granny carrying a small brazier filled with smoking silver char. She gently placed it in front of her grandmother's bed without making any sound.

Hong Yu gave them a look, and the two women respectfully bowed before leaving.

Red Jade stood in the darkness beside the bed, holding her hands. I pointed at Grandmother's feet in front of the bed, and Red Jade understood what I meant. She took a piece of work from the side and lowered her head to the dark light.

It took me a long time to see that it was a pair of summer socks with delicate lilies embroidered on the brim. The lines were mostly used by the elderly, presumably for Grandmother.

Under such lights, doing needlework, I'm afraid my eyes will ache soon, I opened my mouth to advise her not to do it. On second thought, Hong Yu was Grandmother's serving maid in her courtyard. Normally, she wouldn't have much time to do needlework when she was doing her work, so she might have even tried to cheer Grandmother up by doing these summer socks. Otherwise, she wouldn't have done it so meticulously.

Looking at the red jade that penetrated the needle, I was soon sleepy. I stood up to take a look outside, but the lights in the side yard were still bright. Aunt Chen's stomach was in turmoil for such a long time, so I'm afraid that the situation isn't looking good.

Grandmother's kang was filled with a clear bottle of green ice cracks. Inside the bottle was a newly sprouted willow branch. The emerald green liquid exuded a noble and dignified air. There was a volume of the Book of Yanhua Scripture beneath it. I took it from the table, sat down on a stool and opened it by the light of the lamp.

"All the evil deeds I did in the past were caused by my initial greed and anger. I was born from the meaning of my body, and I repent for everything that I have done today."

I laughed self-deprecatingly. How great would it be if everyone's heart was with Buddha? If everyone stopped chasing after fame and fortune, I'm afraid that there would be a lot less scheming in this world, right? At the end of the day, these books were nothing more than a scam to those infatuated people. They painstakingly pursued the Buddha's blessing, but in the end, all of their efforts were in vain.

There were footsteps at the door, and Red Jade and I looked up to see the figure of a plump, slightly tottering woman coming out of the darkness.

Seeing that her grandmother was still sleeping, Mother Du probably didn't realize it herself. Her eyebrows were knitted tightly together as she placed the food box near the brazier. He walked around the room and looked around. Then, as if he was relieved, he called Red Jade to the outer room and whispered a few words to her before he closed the door and went out.

The red jade sat down again and went back to sewing. I turned the book in my hands in boredom, and could only hear my grandmother's breathing, the friction of the needles against the fabric, and the occasional sound of my book flipping.

"Old granny, you're awake." I heard the gentle voice of the red jade. I put down the book in my hand and saw that Grandmother's complexion had improved a lot. It was probably due to the fact that it was very warm. Grandmother's face was flushed red.

Red Jade went up to help her grandmother up, took a large pillow behind her grandmother's back, grandmother calmly leaned on it.

I opened the box and took the medicine. I wanted to serve the medicine for Grandmother. Hong Yu looked deeply at me before her words were left between her lips.

Grandmother did not take the medicine bowl from my hand, but pointed to the kang table. Red Jade went up and poured a cup of tea and handed it to Grandmother. She also took Grandmother's usual large spittoon and rinsed Grandmother's mouth.

Grandmother took a sip of tea, rinsed her mouth, and spat into the spittoon. Red Jade quickly put the spittoon aside and reached for the medicine bowl in my hand.

"No need, let the big girl do it!" "Grandmother said lightly. I felt a surge of joy in my heart. Grandmother had forgiven me." "Grandmother …" Grandmother looked up at me, hard but loving.

I took the spoon and offered it to my grandmother, who took the bowl and drank it in one gulp and put it back in my hand. I took a handkerchief from my sleeve and handed it to my grandmother, then put the empty bowl back in the box. Grandmother took my handkerchief and wiped her mouth. She held it in her hand.

Red Jade took the candied fruit box from the cabinet. Grandmother waved her hand and Red Jade took the candied fruit back into the cabinet.

"How's it going with Aunt Chen?" Grandmother looked at the red jade expectantly.

"There is no news from the aunt's side. Mother Du has already gone to take a look. Old Ancestor can rest assured." At a time like this, having no news was already good news.

Grandmother nodded slightly. It was hard to hide the disappointment on her face. I reached out my hand to shake Grandmother's hand. My fingers felt cold.

"You can leave, I'll talk to Eldest Miss!" Grandmother had regained her wits, and there was no smile on her face.

Red Jade saluted and left the room. Grandmother opened her mouth to speak to me, but then she heard my mother's voice coming from outside the window, loud in the quiet of the night.

A mocking smile appeared on her grandmother's face, and her eyes instantly regained their former clarity.

"Come in, Lady Qing!" Grandmother's tone was filled with vigor, not at all like a person who had just fainted. No wonder Mother had not realized that Grandmother had died due to an emergency. It seemed like she had just not discovered this.

The mother was light and light, and the only sounds were the rustling of the hairpin and the tinkling of the pessary.

I stood up and bowed to my mother, who nodded slightly and took the seat I had just taken. I stood behind her and could see the intricate jewelry on her head.

"Mom, are you alright?" the mother asked as soon as she came up, her eyes fixed on the grandmother's face, as concerned as she could be.

"Don't worry, I'm just anxious to attack you!" It must have been something Grandmother often said, so the concealing words naturally came out of her mouth.

His mother calmed down slightly, but before his grandmother could ask, she told him about Aunt Chen's condition. "Aunt Chen has already stopped bleeding, but her stomach still hurts. The doctor said that it's not too tight for now and that she can only take five batches of medicine. If she gets better, it'll be fine." His mother's voice was so relaxed that it made his grandmother frown.

"What's the reason?" Grandmother's eyes were sharp.

"They said that they ate something cold, and their original position was also a bit low." His mother's words were self-confident, and there seemed to be a smile on her face, as if to say, Look, didn't you still want to bring her back to the courtyard? There was a gloating look on his face.

Grandmother was silent for a while. She looked at her mother with a hint of a smile in her eyes.

"It's a pity, I had a good thing that I wanted to tell you!" She closed her eyes.

His mother's eyelids twitched.