Shen Yiru returned to the General’s Manor accompanied by the imperial physician sent by the Empress Dowager, heading straight for Old Madame Li’s Shouqing Courtyard. When she entered the Old Madame’s chamber, the elderly woman was lying on her bed, coughing incessantly—a sound so weak it seemed to drain her of all life. Aside from a few maids and nannies, only Doctor Li, the manor’s physician, was keeping watch by the bedside.
Upon seeing Shen Yiru arrive with the imperial physician, Doctor Li looked as though he had been rescued. He hurriedly stepped forward to bow. "Greetings, Young Madam. Greetings, Excellency."
Shen Yiru gestured for him to rise. "Doctor Li, there is no need for such formalities. How is Grandmother’s condition?"
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