A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 757 Jinbao Poisoned

After hearing this, Gui'er's feet suddenly felt cold. She looked at Sha Yanyao and suddenly thought of why Sha Yanyao came out to tell her these things.

Sha Yanyao looked at him with a half-smile and said, "Go back and tell your sister Feng Shu that I did like her in the past, so I hope she's doing well and wants her to live a good life."

Gui'er didn't know how to answer, so she nodded and walked away quickly. She felt that Sha Yanyao seemed to have seen through what Miss Shen and Xu Wenjie were doing a long time ago.

After returning to the Shen Mansion, she told Miss Shen and Xu Wenjie what Sha Yanyao had just said. They both looked very unhappy. Xu Wenjie said, "I'll go out and find out." Then he turned around and left.

Miss Shen and Gui'er looked at each other, both feeling a little uneasy, as if an invisible net was spread out, waiting for them to fall in.

After a while, Miss Shen forced a smile and said, "Don't think too much. Go back to your room and study. I believe Wenjie should have gone to see Chen Zhongyu to discuss countermeasures." After a pause, she continued, "When you saw your brother that time, please help me say thank you to him."

Gui'er returned to her room anxiously. Just as she sat down, Dingxiang walked in. A gossipy and slightly uneasy look on her face said to Gui'er, "Miss, since we moved here, since it's so close to the Sha Mansion, I've been in touch with the servants there again, and we occasionally chat. Just now, a maidservant accompanying one of the ladies said that Miss Jinbao suddenly had vomiting and diarrhea and was sent to the hospital."

"What? Is the news reliable?" Gui'er was shocked.

"It's true. It was the cook in Madam's kitchen who said it. She's an old friend of Madam's, and only the dishes she cooks suit Madam's taste. She told me that someone from Jinbao's place just came in a hurry to report that Jinbao has collapsed on the ground and is unconscious."

Gui'er keenly sensed that it wasn't just vomiting and diarrhea, so she quickly asked, "So, how are we going to deal with this, big brother?"

"The eldest young master hasn't come back yet, madam. He went out to worship Buddha. Only the eldest young mistress is at home. She said she doesn't know what to do as a woman. Let's wait until madam and the eldest young master come back."

Isn't this just watching someone die without helping? Hearing this, Gui'er didn't care anymore and said to Dingxiang, "Go ask Brother Cheng to find a rickshaw, and we'll take her to the hospital."

"Oh, okay." Dingxiang responded and left.

Guier quickly took out a few silver dollars from her dictionary. She was afraid that the small change she usually carried with her was not enough, as hospitals in this era relied on money to save lives.

She hurried downstairs. Mrs. Shen and Miss Shen were sitting in the hall chatting. Seeing her hurried downstairs with an unusual look on her face, they asked quickly, "What happened?"

Gui'er had no choice but to tell the truth: "Don't be embarrassed, my brother's mistress seems to have had some trouble. She is said to be in a coma. My eldest sister-in-law doesn't want to take care of my eldest brother and mother, and she is not at home, so I had to take her to the hospital. She is pregnant, and I am afraid that if I am late, something bad will happen. You don't have to wait for me to eat."

When Miss Shen heard this, she quickly said, "It's so serious. Then I'll go with you, mother. Tell Wenjie when he comes back. You don't have to wait for me to eat. You can eat first."

As he said that, he hurriedly pulled Gui'er to the door, got on the rickshaw that Ah Cheng had called, and headed to Jinbao's apartment.

Miss Shen and Gui'er rushed to Jinbao's apartment. As soon as they entered, they were greeted by a pungent, sour odor. Jinbao lay on the floor, her face as pale as paper, her lips bloodless, her hair disheveled, her clothes stained with vomit. Her eyes were tightly closed, her brow knitted in agony, and she occasionally let out faint moans.

Standing beside her were her two most trusted maids, one holding the young master and the other standing beside her at a loss, while the others stood far away, as if they were afraid of getting into trouble.

An elderly woman came out and said, "Finally, someone from our family has arrived. Young lady, since you're here, you should decide what to do. We servants don't have that much power, and we're afraid of making mistakes. We simply can't bear such a heavy responsibility."

Her tone was slow and leisurely. Gui'er recognized that she was probably the maidservant of the Madam. When Jinbao moved in, the Madam assigned her to take care of the young master. However, she had stayed with the Madam for so long, and now she had to go to a concubine to take care of the illegitimate son. She must be unwilling in her heart, so she didn't pay much attention to it. Because Jinbao knew that she was the Madam, the people around her didn't dare to do anything to her.

Gui'er didn't have time to pay attention to her now, so she hurried forward and called softly: "Jinbao, Jinbao, wake up!" However, Jinbao did not respond and was still unconscious.

Miss Shen also quickly squatted down and touched Jinbao's forehead. It was frighteningly hot. The two did not dare to delay and decided to send Jinbao to the hospital immediately.

Miss Shen said, "This needs to be sent to a hospital run by foreigners."

Gui'er said to the servants, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up! Come and help. Men, go down and call a rickshaw." So everyone worked together to lift Jinbao onto the rickshaw, and urged the driver to rush to the hospital as quickly as possible.

Arriving at the hospital, they trotted Jinbao to the emergency room. Doctors and nurses immediately set to work, rescuing him. Gui'er and Miss Shen paced anxiously outside the emergency room, their eyes fixed on the closed door, their hearts filled with worry. Time seemed to freeze, each second passing by inordinately long.

After an unknown amount of time, the door to the emergency room finally opened and the doctor came out. Gui'er and Miss Shen hurried over and asked anxiously, "Doctor, how is she?"

The doctor took off his mask, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, "She's stable for now, but she needs to stay in the hospital for observation. She was already weak due to pregnancy, and this time the vomiting and diarrhea caused dehydration and high fever. The situation is quite critical." After hearing this, Gui'er and Miss Shen breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment, Sha Yanyao arrived in a hurry. He was startled at first when he saw Miss Shen and Gui'er, a flash of surprise and emotion in his eyes. Miss Shen also had a flash of embarrassment when she saw Sha Yanyao, but she quickly regained her composure.

Sha Yanyao walked up to Miss Shen and said softly, "Feng Shu, thank you for your help. I..."

Miss Shen interrupted him with a smile: "Yan Yao, don't be polite. Jin Bao is pregnant and in critical condition. Anyone would help. You take good care of her. Gui'er and I haven't eaten yet, so I'll go back first." After that, she took Gui'er's hand, nodded slightly to Sha Yan Yao, and then turned and left.