Because Old Master Zhao had been urging the adoption one or two days ago, and Zhao Yiran also wanted to resolve this problem as soon as possible, the adoption of Zhao Lue was quickly decided. When Zhao Yiran's wives and concubines in his mansion learned that the unlucky man who was adopted was indeed Zhao Lue and not their own precious sons, they all celebrated.
They were happy, and Wei Shichu was also very happy. In addition to accompanying Zhao Lue during the day, she also took time out to go out and prepare to buy her own house. After she left the Zhao Mansion, it would be impossible for her to return to the Prince An Mansion and have her fate controlled by others.
After several efforts, Wei Shichu finally bought the house next to Old Master Zhao, because even if Zhao Lue was adopted by Old Master Zhao, she was not prepared to stop interacting with him. This was impossible. Although Old Master Zhao might have objections to this, Wei Shichu was confident that she could convince him to allow herself and Zhao Lue to get along normally.
The adoption was quickly completed. Zhao Yiran treated Zhao Lue like a hot potato and wanted to send him away immediately. And since Old Master Zhao had an adopted great-grandson, he also wanted to return home immediately to cultivate feelings with his great-grandson.
But the adopted person, Zhao Lue, was hesitant and bewildered. Even though Wei Shichu had told him the day before that they and their son would meet outside soon and asked him not to be afraid, Zhao Lue was still young after all, and he was always nervous about leaving his mother suddenly and leaving his familiar environment for an unfamiliar place.
But he was very sensible. He just pouted his lips but held back his tears. He let the nanny hold him and leave with Old Master Zhao.
When Wei Shichu saw Old Master Zhao and Zhao Lue returning at the door of his newly bought house, he immediately went forward to greet them.
"Mom!" Zhao Lue's round eyes suddenly burst into strong light and he shouted in surprise.
"Baby..." Wei Shichu stretched out her hand and wanted to take him from the wet nurse's arms, but suddenly a crutch stretched out from the side and stopped her.
"Who are you? What do you want to do?!" Old Master Zhao questioned Wei Shichu with his eyes wide open.
"Fifth Master, I am Zhao Lue's biological mother. I am no longer Zhao Yiran's concubine, and I have no relationship with that family..." Wei Shichu explained.
"I don't care whether you are Zhao Yiran's concubine or not. Now Zhao Lue has been adopted as my grandson's son. He has no relationship with you anymore. Don't come and disturb us!" Old Master Zhao's turbid eyes were full of hostility towards Wei Shichu.
"Fifth Master, I can cure Fifth Grandmother's illness." When Wei Shichu saw that Old Master Zhao didn't try to reason with her, he simply talked about benefits and started with a big bomb. She had inquired about it and knew that the old master and his wife had always had a good relationship and had never taken a concubine in his life. That was why they had few children, but Fifth Master had never been angry with his wife for this. Even though his wife was now bedridden and seriously ill, he had never despised her. Moreover, most of the money that Zhao Yiran had repaid him was used to hire famous doctors to treat his wife.
Sure enough, when he heard that Wei Shichu could cure his wife's illness, the Fifth Master's drooping eyelids immediately stared at Wei Shichu and said, "You can cure illnesses? If you lie to me, then you can't decide what will happen to you."
Wei Shichu looked him in the eye without fear and said, "If I fail to cure Fifth Grandma, I will immediately disappear from your sight, never see Zhao Lue again, and never bother you again."
"Okay, then I'll trust you this time. Don't let me down." After saying this, the Fifth Master turned around and walked back home, leaning on his crutches.
When Wei Shichu saw this, he hugged Zhao Lue and followed.
Seeing that the Fifth Master didn't say anything, the others also shut up and didn't stop him.
"Mom..." Zhao Lue hugged Wei Shichu's neck tightly, like a cat that had suffered a great injustice outside, and pressed his little face tightly against Wei Shichu's face, saying aggrievedly, "I thought I would never see Mom again..."
"No, I said I would meet you today. Don't worry, even in the future, it will be easy for you to see me. I live next door." Wei Shichu coaxed the child softly, one hand constantly stroking his back in the hope of eliminating his anxiety today.
"I'm very scared today, Mom, please don't abandon me in the future, okay?" Zhao Lue looked at Wei Shichu cautiously, his black and white eyes showing expectation and uneasiness. Wei Shichu felt a pang in his heart. Such a young child had no sense of security to begin with, and today he was adopted by his biological father into a strange family. He felt abandoned, and even begging his own mother not to abandon him was so humble.
"Okay, Mom will never abandon you, don't be afraid." Wei Shichu assured him. Zhao Lue's eyes suddenly lit up. He believed in his mother unconditionally.
The mother and son followed the Fifth Master as they talked, and unknowingly arrived at a spacious but dark room with a slight odor.
"Come with me to see your great grandmother." The Fifth Master said to Zhao Lue, and then looked at Wei Shichu, "You'd better have the real ability to cure my wife. If you can really cure her, then I won't stop you from meeting Zhao Lue; if you can't, hmph!"
Wei Shichu nodded neither servilely nor arrogantly: "If I am cured, I want to be able to come and go freely here and be with Zhao Lue at any time. Don't worry, I am Zhao Lue's biological mother. I only hope that he will live a good life and will not hinder him."
The Fifth Master stared at Wei Shichu sharply for a while and agreed to her agreement.
So Wei Shichu handed Zhao Lue back to the nurse who had followed him, and said softly to him, "Baby, mother is going to treat grandma now, can you wait here?"
"Okay." Zhao Lue nodded very sensibly.
"Open the windows for ventilation, and then turn on the lights. The room is not bright enough, so boil a pot of water." Wei Shichu ordered the servants to make these preparations, and then began to examine the fifth grandmother.
Grandma Wu was lying on the bed, skinny and bony, with the quilt covering her body making it almost invisible. She had experienced the tragedy of losing a loved one and could not bear the blow of losing her only grandson, so her body collapsed. She was still alive, only because Grandpa Wu begged her not to leave him, an old man, all alone in this world.
Wei Shichu examined her body, but she didn't react at all, had no desire to live, and had no interest in the outside world.
She suffered from a typical case of hemiplegia caused by cerebral hemorrhage. This disease might be slowly recovered with the help of modern medicine in a few hundred years, but in this era of scarce medical resources, it is a terminal illness.
However, this was not a difficult problem for Wei Shichu. She took out the golden needles she had brought with her, soaked them in boiling water for a quarter of an hour to disinfect them, and then gave the acupuncture to the fifth grandmother in an orderly manner.
When Master Wu saw how skillful and flexible her movements were, and how quickly and steadily she inserted the needle, he felt relieved. It seemed that she was not a liar, but had some real skills, so he couldn't help but feel a little hope.