I seemed to be seriously ill, and countless figures were vaguely moving in front of my eyes, but I was too weak to see clearly. www. I woke up in a daze every day, but just swallowed the concoction blankly with other people's hands, and I didn't feel any pain at all. Occasionally I vomited.
He would come out and be fed in bite after bite. Sometimes he would say two or three vague words that he did not understand, and then he would feel tired and he would even open his eyes lazily. He would simply fall asleep again.
The time I really woke up, it was almost dawn, and I felt extremely thirsty in my mouth. I was groping for water to drink. My eyes were sour and misty, and everything around me was like a white shadow of hair dangling in my eyes. It took a long time.
Only then could I see clearly, but I didn't know where it was. I saw that the window curtains were hung tightly and covered with heavy curtains, and almost no light came in. Only a line of blue morning light was revealed between the overlapping lines of the window curtains.
.Only a thin line, and the entire inner room was dyed with a light blue luster like porcelain. There was silence all around. The candle that had been burning all night was already broken, and the crimson tears of the candle were condensed there drop by drop.
, like the red tears of a woman who has been away for a long time. They want to fall but cannot stop falling. They are tired. With fixed eyes, they see Xuan Qing lying on a couch outside the gauze curtain in front of the window, with a tiger draped across his body.
Leather blanket. He seemed to be sleeping very uneasily, with his eyebrows furrowed like a child's. It made people unconsciously want to reach out and smooth it.
The morning light penetrated slightly, and the warm and dim candlelight fell on his face through the milky white translucent gauze curtain. His originally smooth bun was somewhat loose, and the golden crown that bound his hair was loosely removed to one side. Occasionally,
The wind was blowing, and the fine hair was blown to the forehead, with a rounded arc. In the past, I only thought that he was as gentle as jade, always making people feel warm and at ease, but I didn't care about his appearance. Now I look at him quietly, but I feel that he is
His eyes were closed, his slightly pale lips were pursed tightly, and he looked like a majestic jade mountain falling sideways. Even his sleepy look was blameless. He was already noble, calm and free, but at this moment he had a...
I felt a resolute and heroic spirit that I didn't usually have. I sighed lowly, how could he be a cynical member of the idle clan who just sent love poems and books, played the piano and flute. That day, an arrow penetrated Hai Dongqing's eyes, and he immediately became the hero of the Runan Palace.
Young man is another side of him that he doesn't easily show to others! If it weren't for the fact that he was the son of Concubine Shu Gui, and if it weren't for the fact that he was the late emperor's favorite candidate for the crown prince, his life at this moment would be completely different. I'm afraid he would be completely different.
His achievements in life are outstanding, and they will not be inferior to those of King Runan at his peak.
I stared at him, dazed for a while, and saw him move, and the tiger skin blanket on his body almost slipped to the ground. Although the room was warm, without a covering, it would still be cold.
My heart moved, and I got up on tiptoe. I don't want to be someone who hasn't gotten up for a long time. I haven't recovered from my illness, and my feet are so weak. I finally struggled to stand up, and just when I was about to take a step, the stars in my eyes were shaking, and there was a buzzing sound under my feet.
He fell down softly.
The place where it touched the ground was soft, and someone called out "Hey!". I was startled, but I saw Huanbi curled up and taking a nap on the edge of the bed, but I fell on her. Huanbi's eyes were covered with confusion.
, seeing it was me, he was surprised and whispered: "Miss, are you awake?"
In just one sentence, Xuan Qing suddenly woke up. He threw away the blanket and jumped over. He suddenly supported me firmly and said happily: "Are you feeling better?"
The breath in his arms rushed around me, wrapping me tightly with familiarity. I couldn't stand steadily due to the illness, so I had to lean on his arms, and I couldn't help but feel embarrassed. When I looked up, I saw bloodshot eyes as dense as spider webs.
, looked extremely concerned, his heart trembled slightly, and he said softly: "Okay."
I looked around in confusion and asked, "Where is this?"
Xuan Qing said: "This is my Qingliangtai. Since you were so ill, I took you to the Qingliangtai to take care of you."
I softly said "Hmm" and couldn't help but say angrily: "I didn't sleep well just now, and I didn't know the quilt was about to fall off."
He held my arm and couldn't help showing his joy, "Have you seen me sleeping?"
I said "Hmm" and asked curiously: "What's so happy about this?"
He was so happy that he whispered in my ear: "You just got up when you saw my mattress was about to fall, right?"
My face was burning and I didn’t know what to say, so I had to ignore him and just asked Huanbi, "Where is Mr. Wen?"
Huanbi said "Ouch", "I was so happy that Lord Wen was guarding him just now. I saw that he was very sleepy, so I asked him to go to the guest room to rest. I will ask Lord Wen to come over and show the lady."
Huanbi went out happily. I broke away from his arms, lowered my head and sat down on the bed, ignoring Xuanqing. He turned to me, scratched his head and laughed in a low voice: "Just think of what I just said as nonsense.
I just feel like I watch better when I'm asleep than usual."
The way he spoke like this was quite childish. I couldn't help it any longer and burst out laughing.
In this way, Wen Shichu came to see me for a while and was overjoyed. He said that I was much better and that I would just rest and rest.
I whispered: "Why is brother Shichu here too?"
He looked worried and said: "That day, I had just taken care of Hu Deyi's body and left the palace. When I returned home, I heard that someone from Qingliangtai wanted to summon me to see a doctor. When I came over, it was you. At that time, I
I was frightened, you had a high fever, everyone was talking nonsense, and you were unconscious all the time."
I worried and said, "What exactly is wrong with me?"
Wen Shichu sighed and said: "The root cause of your disease was due to lack of care after childbirth, and you worked too hard on weekdays. Now that the weather is cold, the old disease relapses, and you think too much day and night, which is why you got this disease. You are much better now, so you have to take good care of yourself.
Come on, cultivating the essence and strengthening the foundation is the foundation."
I said: "Since brother Shichu also said that I am much better, I wonder when can I go back?"
Just saying this, Xuan Qing said: "Why are you in such a hurry to go back? Your body is not fully recovered yet? If you want to rest in peace, the Qingliang Terrace, where few outsiders visit, is the best place."
Wen Shichu pondered slightly, glanced at me and Xuanqing, and said, "Actually, the cooling terrace may not be good either..."
Xuanqing was about to speak, but Huanbi said softly: "If the cooling terrace is not good, is there a better place? We can't live in Mr. Wen's house. Although it is close to the doctor, it is too out of character.
, it’s easy to be noticed by others. And can the young lady’s current body be able to move around?”
Wen Shichu was speechless and could only say for a long time: "I didn't mean that..."
Huanbi interrupted with a smile: "As long as you know what Mr. Wen means, you don't need to tell us. The prince doesn't want to listen, I don't have the time to listen, and the lady doesn't have the energy to listen, so it's better not to say it.
.”
I secretly laughed in my heart, maybe Wen Shichu had no intention of asking me to live with him. However, with Huanbi's words, all his thoughts were wiped out. I secretly praised him, he really grew up with me.
Big, sisterly Huanbi.
I couldn't see Jin Xi on either side, so I asked, "Where has Jin Xi gone?"
Huanbi said: "I accompanied the young lady to the balcony, and Jin Xi was looking after the house over there. We took care of each other if anything happened."
I nodded and said, "Okay, it would be bad if Jinxi came too."
Xuanqing's smiling eyes swept over Huanbi, and said with a smile: "At that time, I was in a hurry to send my wife to the cooling terrace, so I found a spacious place and settled her in it. Now that it is better, this house is not a good house to live in for a long time.
.If you want to recuperate from illness, it would be better to stay at Xiaoxianguan."
I nodded slightly, "It's the same wherever you live. There's really no need to go to great lengths."
Xuanqing thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll wait until you feel better again." After saying that, he tapped his palms twice, and two women came in from the outside. I leaned on the bed and looked at it carefully, but there was
Two young women, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with long faces, fair complexion, and waisted figures, are quite beautiful. Upon closer inspection, they are not dressed like ordinary maids. They are both wearing pink and white Wu cotton dresses.
, wearing a pair of delicate silver plum blossom hairpins and a crimson silk flower on her head.
Xuanqing looked concerned and said softly: "It's very hard for Huanbi to take care of you when you are so sick. They have been helping with the decoction of medicine outside for the past two days. Now I will come in and take care of you together with Huanbi."
When he spoke of the two women, his tone was gentle and polite. Huanbi and I looked at each other, and she also had doubts in her eyes. I knew that she, like me, was also wondering whether these two women were Xuanqing's concubines.
So her eyes squinted, Huanbi understood my expression, and said with a smile: "How is this good? I have been serving you since I was a child, and now it is enough for me to take care of you by myself. There is no need to use the prince's manpower.
"
Xuanqing looked a little tired and said: "Don't worry, if it's not good, I won't send you to take care of your young lady. You have been busy these past two days, and it has been very hard."
Huanbi was about to speak, when I looked up and saw that Xuanqing looked strange, his cheeks were flushed, his eyes were about to close, and he seemed very tired. I remembered that the breath in his arms was unusually warm, and I thought he was suffering from a cold and fever.
I became anxious for a moment, and without caring about anything else, I hurriedly looked at Wen Shichu and said, "There seems to be something wrong with the prince, please take a look."
Wen Shichu hurriedly took his pulse, looked at Xuanqing's tongue coating, and said: "Your Majesty worked too hard and caught the wind and cold, so he started to have a fever. Hurry up and cover yourself with the quilt, sleep well and sweat, and I'll take some more medicine."
If you take the evacuation medicine, you'll be fine."
Huanbi hurriedly held Xuanqing's arm and said, "I'll ask someone to send the prince to rest."
Xuan Qing smiled and waved his hand and said, "It's so delicate. It won't matter if we go later."
Wen Shichu complained with a "Hey": "That day when the prince came to see Sister Huan, he wore very few clothes. We have been working hard these past two days, so we might as well go and have a good sleep."
Huanbi responded hurriedly, turned around and called out: "Ajin, come in quickly and give the prince a hand."
Xuan Qing smiled bitterly and said to me: "It seems I have to go to bed for a while. You should have a good rest."
I nodded repeatedly and said angrily: "You are also sick, why do you only care about others? Go quickly." So the two of them helped Xuan Qing out together.
I smiled at Wen Shichu and said, "It doesn't matter what I'm doing here. You can go and see the prince first."
Wen Shichu glanced at me and said with a half-smile, "You seem to care about King Qinghe very much?"
My heart skipped a beat and I said, "I treat you and him the same, so who doesn't care anymore? I'm better, so why are you trying to recruit me again?" I spoke a little hastily, and I couldn't help but say it.
Coughed a few words.
Wen Shichu's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly apologized: "It's my fault that I made you angry. A cough like this makes it even more uncomfortable."
I tried my best to calm my breath and said calmly: "King Qinghe has always been upright and took good care of me when he was in the palace. Now he is the host here again and saved me back with all his life. I just want to say a few ordinary greetings."
I pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Besides, he is from the palace and his younger brother, how could I..." At this point, my tone became a little sad.
Wen Shichu's face was full of annoyance and said: "It's my fault for making you sad. I just won't talk nonsense in the future." However, he thought for a while and cautiously complained: "But I always feel that you treat him better than me.
Better.”
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so I had to say: "In this case, I will take good care of you. You have worked very hard to take care of me these days, so you should go and have a rest early." He wanted to say something more, so I said: "If you say it again, my health will be bad in the future.
I don’t want you to treat me anymore.”
Wen Shichu had no choice but to leave angrily.
Seeing Wen Shichu leaving, a pretty girl's voice suddenly said: "This imperial doctor is really cute, I couldn't help but laugh."
I looked back and saw that they were the two women just now. But they were also well-behaved. When they saw me looking at them, they smiled brightly and blessed me with a blessing, saying: "Greetings, Miss." After saying this, they both smiled sweetly.
I didn't know their identities, so I had to accept their greetings and said with a smile: "What are your names?"
A taller one said: "My name is Cai Lan."
The other one said more mellowly and lively: "My name is Caiping."
I heard them calling themselves "slaves" and knew that they were just honorable maids, perhaps Xuanqing's personal maids. I couldn't help but burst into laughter and asked, "Did the prince give this name to you two?"
The maid named Caiping already said quickly: "How did the young lady know?"
I leaned on the quilt and said with a smile: "Cai Lan and Cai Ping are both names in the Book of Songs. King Qinghe is really an elegant man." I chanted softly: "'Cai Lan' is taken from 'Zhong'
"Cai Lan in the morning, not a single scorpion, lasts for five days, not enough for six days", "Cai Ping" is taken from "Yi Cai Ping? The shore of Nanjian". They are both very elegant names."
Caiping smiled brightly and said, "Slaves, how do you know if it's good or not? It's just a sentence that the young lady recited. The prince recited it when he named the slaves, but we can't remember it."
I smiled and felt worried about Xuanqing's health, so I felt a little tired. Cailan and Caiping helped me fall asleep. I had a deep sleep, and it was already evening when I woke up.
Huanbi has come back and is sitting next to me. Caiping and Cailan are sitting far away by the door, and the three of them are silent.
When Huanbi saw me waking up, she hurriedly served me a drink of water, and then asked Caiping and Cailan to go to the kitchen to get porridge and side dishes to serve me for dinner.
I looked at Huanbi and Caiping. Cailan spoke in a polite and distant tone, not like her usual manner, so I couldn't help but feel a little confused. While they were going to the kitchen, I whispered to Huanbi: "Don't you like them? "
Huanbi smiled and said calmly: "There is no difference between what I like or dislike. It's just that the young lady knows that I have a calmer temperament, while Caiping and Cailan are both lively people, so we might not get along with each other."
I smiled slightly, "What's the point?" I said in a sad tone, "Didn't Liu Zhu's temperament match yours?"
Huanbi lowered her head and twisted her clothes, only fiddling with her nails and said: "Liu Zhu grew up together, so our relationship is different. Besides, the two girls Caiping and Cailan may be close to the prince. People, if I get too close to them, some people might say that we are fawning over..."
I smiled and sighed: "You have such a temper, you really think too much." I thought about it and asked again: "Was the prince feeling better when you came back just now?"
Huanbi lowered her head for a moment, with a faint mist-like sadness between her brows, and she forced herself to say: "Young lady was joking, how could it be better as soon as possible? She was so hot that she fell asleep as soon as she returned to Luyetang. Now A Jin and Aunt Mo are taking care of it."
I frowned slightly, said "hmm" and said, "If you have time, you should go and take a look. It is also a courtesy for us to be guests. I can't walk. If I can, I will go by myself."
Huanbi happily accepted the order and said: "What the young lady said is very true. Originally, we were staying at Qingliangtai, and the prince was ill again. We should go and see the prince more. But if the young lady didn't speak, I would not dare to go." Now that the lady has given her orders, how dare I not do my best." Just as they finished speaking, Cai Ping and Cai Lan brought in fresh and delicious side dishes and white porridge, and moved a nanmu table with mother-of-pearl inlaid snails and cloud legs on the bed. Bi took it with one hand, smiled lightly and said to Cailan and Caiping, "Just let me serve you. You two can rest."
Cailan didn't know what she meant, so she could only smile and said: "Miss Bi is working hard, but the prince asked us sisters to serve the lady..."
"I have been serving young ladies since I was five years old, and I am used to all these tasks. You two girls can just do what you want." Huanbi said this with a smile, but her tone was undeniable. Ershu had no choice but to do so. Look at me.
I was too lazy to pay attention to their discord and just smiled and said: "Huanbi has always served me, so let her do it." So Huanbi started to serve me and slowly ate it one bite at a time.
I didn’t have much of an appetite, but after two bites I got tired of the taste. Pointing to a plate of Yunzhou pickles and a plate of rose fermented bean curd on the table, I said to Cailan: “Your prince is infected with the cold, so he must have a bad appetite. It would be better to eat something better.” Both of these are good for something light and soothing to the stomach. You can send it to the prince later."
Cailan took it with a smile, and Caiping said, "Thank you very much, Miss, for caring about our prince."
Huanbi just packed her things silently. For a moment, Xingren's eyes turned slightly and said to me: "I just sent the prince back to Luye Hall early in the morning. Now it's too late today and I haven't gone to see what the prince is like. It's so important." It’s a quick trip, why don’t I send it to you.”
The room was as warm as spring, and I felt dizzy. I reluctantly nodded and let her go.