The Princess Wei Yang

91.2.Life Lost

符水 Fú shuǐ — Fu water is a Taoist practice of drinking water with a burnt talisman in it; drinking it is believed to increase internal energy or ward away spirits

In the distance, the morning bell faintly rang. The Yatous reported that Laoye had returned. Turning Buddhist prayer beads in her hand, Lao Furen sighed: "Come in."

Li Xiao Ran rushed in. He saw Li Wei Yang standing beside Lao Furen, preparing tea, and ignored her as he raised his voice: "Lao Furen, how could you let Jiang Rou return? How will others act towards us in the future? Wouldn't they say the Li family could not look after a sick daughter-in-law and was taken away by her birth family?"

Lao Furen's face was calm, yet a hint of displeasure crossed her face.

"Now you decide to come and ask me what to do? I told you thousands of times not to turn a blind eye to your Furen and Chang Le, but you? Did you heed my words? Now that is has come down to this, it's best to let the Jiang family take her away! Save me the trouble of having to see her face!"

"Lao Furen, there are rumors out there that say our family has mistreated our daughter-in-law! This will bring down my official career!"

Lao Furen sighed and slowly nodded: "I did not let them to take her away at first, but Wei Yang has told me that taking her away is better than keeping her here."

Li Xiao Ran was stunned, speechless for a moment. He looked up at Li Wei Yang and saw her calm and unfazed as if she was only listening, he frowned: "What did you mean by that?"

"Fuqin, the physician said Muqin only has three months to live." Li Wei Yang stated. Those words struck a chord in Li Xiao Ran's heart. He cried out: "What did you say?!"

Li Wei Yang's voice was emotionless: "Fuqin, I said, Muqin only has three months to live."

Li Xiao Ran felt his legs grow weak. He leaned against a chair and sat down, sweating profusely. They were married for so many years. He was sick and tired his wife now, but it wasn't as if he didn't remember... Why was this suddenly the case? Recalling Jiang shi's weak and fragile state, Li Xiao Ran slowly came to terms with this reason.

Lao Furen began: "It will be troublesome if she abruptly dies at the Li residence. The Jiang family is willing to accept this hot potato. Letting her go back is not an issue. Once they bring her back, what happens to her is no longer associated with our Li family."

If Da Furen died at the Li residence, the Jiang Guogong residence would come to their doors, demanding an explanation, but they have disregarded the Li family, fiercely determined to take her back. If anything happened, the Li residence would have the upper hand.

Li Wei Yang had predicted three months, but in reality, when the Jiang Guogong residence sent word of the funeral, only a month had passed.

The sky was not bright yet that day when the Jiang family steward's came knocking on the Li family's doors.

Zhao Yue received the news first and reported back: "Da Furen has passed away!"

Although she was prepared, Li Wei Yang still felt surprised to hear these words spoken.

"That quickly?" Beside her, Mo Zhu suddenly asked.

There was a hint of ridicule on Zhao Yue's face: "After the Jiang family brought her back, it turned out like Xiaojie had said. They invited an Imperial physician to examine her, but Furen was in critical condition and refused to take her medicine. The Jiang family was worried and willing to try anything, even inviting an Immortal physician from the South, but that person had yet to reach the Capital when Da Furen died," She lowered her voice, "It was when she was delirious and drank Fu water—"