The horse was galloping, Su Ranhua's hand instinctively stuck on Ximen Hao's waist, and his head tilted forward like inertia, pressing against his back.
Ximen Hao frowned slightly and turned around, only to see a sleeping face leaning against his back, snoring slightly.
Ximen Hao slowed down his horse and walked slowly along the roadside. He turned around and looked at Su Ranhua, who was sleeping soundly. His face was clean and elegant.
In addition to the long and thoughtful words he said yesterday when he played chess with Ximen Zhe, this was the second time that Ximen Hao had a long speech because of his own mood. Although the length was not long, it was already a luxury for him.
Even Ximen Hao himself couldn't explain why he said these words to Su Ranhua. He had always acted competently and didn't care about other people's opinions, but when he saw Su Ranhua's misunderstanding of him, he felt inexplicable in his heart.
irritable.
His words can be regarded as explaining Su Ran's paintings. Is he trying to gain her trust?
It's a pity that Su Ranhua didn't hear it at all and just fell asleep minding his own business.
Ximen Hao raised the corners of his lips and turned his head away. She was just a chess piece being used. Why should he care about her opinion?
With a sound of "Drive!", Ximen Hao turned his horse's head and ran towards the North Palace.
After arriving at Beiwang Mansion, Su Ranhua hadn't woken up yet. He had a really solid sleep this time.
Ximen Hao got off his horse, held Su Ranhua, carried it into his arms, picked it up around his waist, and headed towards the Plum Blossom Garden.
"Your Majesty, Princess, she——"
On the way, I met Butler Lin. Butler Lin looked at Ximen Hao in surprise and stepped aside.
"She's asleep." Ximen Hao didn't even look back and walked forward with Su Ranhua in his arms.
Butler Lin stood there, looking at Ximen Hao's back thoughtfully, his surprised expression gradually relaxed, and he smiled a little.
After placing Su Ranhua on the bed, Ximen Hao waved away the quilt with his big hand and placed it on her body.
After staring quietly for a few seconds, he turned and left.
"Hao, what's wrong with the princess?"
Just after leaving the Plum Blossom Garden, I met Bai Yiyi. It seemed unintentional, but in fact it was her deliberate move.
"I must be tired from the past few days and fell asleep." Ximen Hao said casually.
Bai Yiyi was slightly stunned. These words coming from Ximen Hao's mouth were actually somewhat gentle, and the lines on his face were not as cold and hard as before, but much softer.
Although these changes were minimal, Bai Yiyi, who was keen, felt them.
Ximen Hao quickly realized his abnormality and looked at Bai Yiyi with a smile, "Where have you been?"
"I went to see Liu'er at Dr. Liu's house." Bai Yiyi replied softly.
"What kind of disease does she have, and she still needs to go to Dr. Liu's house for treatment?" Ximen Hao asked.
"It is said to be a rare disharmony between the spleen and stomach. It needs to be treated carefully, otherwise it will damage the internal organs. Fortunately, Dr. Liu diagnosed and treated it in time. After acupuncture and medicinal bath, it will be cured soon," Bai Yiyi explained.
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"The medical skills of Imperial Doctor Liu are among the best in the Imperial Hospital. Liu'er is really lucky to have his diagnosis and treatment." Ximen Hao said.
"Liu'er suddenly fell ill, and several doctors in the capital were unable to do anything. I'm really afraid that she will follow Xiaorou..." Bai Yiyi's voice was choked, her eyes were red, and she smiled reluctantly,
"Fortunately, I have the Queen's aunt's strength, so I called Imperial Physician Liu directly. Liu'er can be saved."
"That's good, don't think too much." Ximen Hao touched Bai Yiyi's cheek with his big hand and wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes, "I just took over the escort team and need to strengthen the rectification. I am a little busy and can't care about reading.
If you have anything to do, just ask Butler Lin for help. If you have nothing to do, I would like to go down to the old site of the long corridor in front of Yuxuan and see if it can be renovated into a style you like."
"Well," Bai Yiyi sniffed and smiled, "Butler Lin has already asked me, I will think about it carefully."
It was already the second day when Su Ranhua woke up. She opened her sparse eyes and looked at the sunlight falling on the bed. She couldn't tell when. In her memory, unless she was seriously injured and unconscious, she
I have never slept for so long.
She remembered that she was riding a horse with Ximen Hao, talking about something in a daze, and then fell asleep completely. She didn't even know how she got to the Plum Blossom Garden.
"Ran Hua, are you awake?"
Someone around her called her.
Su Ranhua turned around and saw the third lady standing by the bed, her eyes red, obviously having shed a lot of tears.
"Mother?" Su Ranhua sat up and looked at the thin and haggard third lady, wondering why she was here.
"The prince sent someone to the Prime Minister's Mansion to say that you were attacked at Wan'an Temple. Xiaocui was seriously injured. You are also unconscious and there is no caring person around you. Let me take a look." The third lady grabbed Su Ranhua.
He held up his hand and asked with concern, "How do you feel? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? The imperial doctor came to check your pulse and said that you are fine, but mother is worried, okay, how could you sleep for so long?"
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"I don't feel any discomfort. I feel as relaxed as if I just woke up." Su Ranhua said. Apart from sleeping for a long time, he couldn't feel anything wrong with his body.
"It's fine if it doesn't happen, it's fine if it doesn't happen." The third lady murmured, with a somewhat comfortable smile on her pale face.
"Princess, take a few sips of hot water first." A maid came over with a tea cup, "My name is Mo'er, and I am here to serve the princess in place of Xiao Cui."
"Yes." Su Ranhua nodded, took the tea cup, drank some water, and asked, "Where is Xiao Cui? How is she?"
"The prince said that Xiaocui is recovering from her injuries in a suitable place. Since her injuries are very serious, it will be difficult to recover for a while. I'm afraid it will take some time before she can come back." The third lady said, it was obvious that she was lacking in charm when she spoke.
"Mom, are you feeling unwell?" Su Ranhua asked. She knew that the third lady had been sick, otherwise Su Luocheng would have used this to blackmail Su Ranhua.
"I'm fine..." The third lady waved her hands feebly, and suddenly her body twitched, and she pressed her heart tightly with her hands, which was extremely painful.
"Mom!" Su Ranhua jumped out of bed and helped the third lady lie on the bed, "Are you sick? Do you have any medicine with you?"
Su Ranhua believes that people like the Third Madam who have been suffering from diseases all year round will definitely keep medicine with them in case of unexpected events. This is common sense in modern times.
"Medicine... medicine..." The third lady fumbled for the pocket sewn into her clothes.
Su Ranhua followed the third lady's hand, took out a medicine bottle from her body, opened it, and poured out the only pill inside.
"Is this it?" Su Ranhua asked.
The third lady nodded with difficulty.
Su Ranhua quickly stuffed it into the third lady's mouth.
Seeing the third lady's breath gradually calming down, Su Ranhua felt relieved.
"Madam must have fallen ill because she was nervous, stayed up all night, and had no physical strength to guard the princess," Mo'er said.
"My mother came last night?" Su Ranhua turned around and asked Mo'er.
Mo'er nodded, "Yesterday after the prince sent the princess back, he sent someone to the Prime Minister's Mansion to invite the lady."
Yesterday? Su Ranhua remembered that Ximen Hao had originally planned to take her to the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet the third lady, but then she fell asleep halfway.
As a result, Ximen Hao specially invited the third lady from the Prime Minister's Mansion to the North Prince's Mansion? What kind of medicine was he selling in his gourd?