He was old, but not foolish.
Yun Jinnian seemed naive and innocent, yet he always felt this girl was no simple matter.
At least her thoughts were deeper than his granddaughter’s, her schemes more formidable than his granddaughter’s.
"Elder, I can prepare the concoction, but I cannot do so based solely on your word," she said.
"What if you include me?" Chen Danyan’s grandmother entered, her back ramrod straight.
Yun Jinnian looked at the old lady silently.
Yet Elder Chen’s eyes reddened.
"Jinnian, go ahead and prepare it!" the old lady said solemnly.
She walked over to Elder Chen, taking his hand.
Yun Jinnian watched, took a deep breath, and said, "Alright!"
She would make the medicine milder, so it wouldn’t be so hard on the body when taking it and the parting wouldn’t be so painful.
She got up and quietly left the room.
Looking at Chen Danyan, whose eyes were red, and at the several elders and young masters of the Chen Family, Yun Jinnian bowed slightly.
Chen Danyan stepped forward, taking Yun Jinnian’s hand, "Jinnian..."
"Is there really no other way? Even, even a few more months would be good!"
Chen Danyan didn’t have any other thoughts; she just wanted her grandfather to live a little longer.
Yun Jinnian shook her head slightly.
If there were a way, she would certainly do it.
But Elder Chen’s organs were already worn out, all that was left was these last two or three months to endure.
"Thank you, Princess Yijia!"
Elder Chen, also known as Chen Danyan’s father, stepped forward and bowed with clasped hands.
Yun Jinnian dared not accept such respect and quickly bowed, "Uncle, you overstate!"
After all, Elder Chen was the Minister of Rites, a high second-rank official.
Elder Chen looked at Yun Jinnian and couldn’t help but lament that the Yun Family had indeed produced someone extraordinary, it was just a pity she was a girl; if she had been a boy, the Yun Family’s status would have risen even higher.
Toward the Yun Family, Yun Qi, and Yun Chen, Elder Chen was disdainful.
In his heart, he also approved of his daughter becoming friends with Yun Jinnian.
"Let’s talk in the front hall!" Elder Chen said.
At this moment, father and mother must have a lot to say.
Their children, of course, should not hold them back.
Just as they were about to leave the courtyard, they saw Feng Wushuang coming in a hurry. Upon seeing Elder Chen, he bowed, "How is my mentor?"
Elder Chen slightly shook his head.
Feng Wushuang’s expression darkened, then he turned to Yun Jinnian and bowed, "Princess Yijia?"
Actually, the moment he entered, he had seen Yun Jinnian right away, but under all these watchful eyes, how could he act rashly? Moreover, he dared not cause any harm to Yun Jinnian’s reputation.
"Brother Feng!" Yun Jinnian bowed.
"My mentor, he..." Feng Wushuang stopped mid-sentence.
Yun Jinnian pursed her lips.
Elder Chen quickly said, "Let’s talk in the front hall!"
Elder Chen knew some of Feng Wushuang’s story, so it was not strange to him that Yun Jinnian was acquainted with Feng Wushuang. On the contrary, he valued Feng Wushuang’s character, someone who believed in repaying even the smallest kindness with a fountain of mercy and who, unreservedly, sought his benefactor from the past.
This was perhaps also why his father made an exception to take Feng Wushuang as a disciple.
Though Feng Wushuang was deep and calculating, in this Capital City, among the officials who entered court, how many were clean?
The group arrived in the front hall, where all the members of the household from the Elder Residence were present. Even the concubines, who normally did not have a place of honor, had been invited; there were more than a hundred people, not even counting the married-off daughters and Elder Chen’s disciples. It was indeed a gathering of the whole clan.
Elder Chen sat in the seat of honor, looking at the relatives below.
He then looked at Yun Jinnian and Feng Wushuang seated on his left and said heavy-heartedly, "Father’s health has been poor for years, but recently, it has gotten severely worse. Even he seems to feel that his days are numbered..."