Ji Ling smiled at him and lifted up the quilt to get out of bed. Yinzhen held her shoulders and half-hugged her to get out of bed.
Qixi came in and knelt down to help Ji Ling put on her shoes, and then asked the master if he wanted to bring in dinner. After all, after taking the medicine today, he had been sleeping until now, and the meal was not very good.
While Ji Ling was still thinking, Yinzhen had already spoken to make a decision for her, saying: "Send it in."
As he spoke, he glanced at Ji Ling, took her hand, and walked to the table.
Ji Ling was held by his hand. When he sat down, she followed suit and naturally leaned on the armrest of the chair next to her.
Not long after, dinner and medicine were delivered.
As soon as Ji Ling smelled the bitter taste of the medicine, his head suddenly grew bigger - why did he need to drink medicine again?
Qixi explained to her in a low voice: "Master, the imperial doctor said that this medicine should be taken twice a day."
Yinzhen let go of Ji Ling's hand, reached for the medicine bowl, handed it to Ji Ling, and said softly in a low voice: "It tastes good."
Okay... take the medicine as ordered.
Ji Ling could only glance at Yinzhen and take it.
Her nose was stuffy and she had to breathe through her mouth. When she drank the medicine, after a few sips, she had to open her mouth to take a breath. But as soon as she inhaled, all the bitter taste of the medicine poured into her mouth and spread along her taste buds.
Come on.
She was almost suffering to death.
Seeing her taking medicine and inhaling, Yinzhen knew that she was out of breath, so he turned around and ordered Qixi to go out, and told Su Peisheng to send someone back to get the snuff bottle.
Not long after, a red glass enamel oil-fired snuff bottle was delivered.
Snuff is made from sun-cured tobacco leaves, added with medicinal materials, sweeteners, and spices, ground into powder, and packed in a sealed container. When smoking, dip your fingers into the tobacco powder and send it to your nostrils, and gently inhale it. The smell is mellow and spicy.
Yinzhen opened it with his own hands and said to Ji Ling: "Lingling, smell some."
Ji Ling lowered her head and smelled it obediently. Suddenly, she felt a strong smell of tobacco rushing up, which made her nose and tears flow down. She wiped it with a handkerchief and immediately felt her breathing became easier.
Yinzhen looked at her and said, "Is it better?"
Ji Ling took a few deep breaths of fresh air and nodded.
Yinzhen raised his chin slightly, facing the bowl of concoction, and said concisely: "Keep drinking."
Ji Ling:……
She picked up the medicine bowl, closed her eyes, and poured all the remaining dark medicine into her stomach.
Qixi was waiting next to her, holding a jar of preserves. As soon as she finished drinking, she immediately moved quickly and brought the preserves over.
Ji Ling ate three pills in a row before shaking his head to indicate that he wanted no more.
Qixi packed up the preserve jars and medicine bowls, placed them on the tray, bowed and stepped back.
When she reached the door, she quietly closed the door of the noodle room.
There were only two people left in the Nuan Pavilion.
Yinzhen patted his side and motioned for Ji Ling to sit over.
Ji Ling walked up to him, and Yinzhen put down the tea cup in his hand, stretched out his hand and pulled her onto his lap.
Yinzhen let out a breath of air, caressing the back of her hand, lowering his eyes, and slowly asked her: "Lingling, were you scared yesterday?"
Ji Ling thought to himself, how should one answer this?
She didn't say anything, but stretched out her hand to hold Yinzhen's hand, hugged his arm, and leaned against him.
Yinzhen reached out and took her into his arms. Hearing that she didn't speak, he didn't continue talking. There was silence in Nuange for a while.
I don't know how long it took before Yinzhen whispered: "I have been busy for a long time. In the evening, I heard that Linzhi Palace invited an imperial doctor. Knowing that you were sick, I immediately came to see you. Who knew you were sleeping?
, I just sat here and waited for you for a while."
As soon as he heard that he was sick, he immediately came to see him?
Ji Ling felt warmly moved when she heard what Yinzhen said.
She nodded and said obediently: "I felt uncomfortable when I woke up in the morning. I took medicine and slept, and I smelled the snuff just now, and I feel much better."
As she spoke, she raised her hand and rubbed her nose again.
Yinzhen stretched out his hand to pull her hand off, then raised his hand to touch her hair, and said in a calm tone: "Snuff is just a ventilation, opening and closing the orifices, it is not fundamental."
After he said this, he was slightly lost in thought, and then said coldly: "Everything in the world is generally like this. People always see the appearance, but can't find the root cause behind it. But if they don't know that one thing is not true, everything will be difficult to do.
Believe it.”
Ji Ling listened to this voice and felt that everything was untrue and everything was unbelievable - it seemed that the whole story was coming to the third elder brother again.
She shut her mouth tighter.
As long as it has anything to do with Third Brother, it's a super sensitive topic.
Judging from Yinzhen's tone and his usual temperament, the third elder brother must have done something that made the emperor suspicious, and he concealed something in front of the emperor, or even lied.
Trust is important.
To a suspicious emperor, behavior that violates trust is like a stain on a white paper. Once it is there, it is there and it will never be erased.
Ji Ling leaned her head against Yinzhen's chest, listening to his heartbeat, thinking about the sixth brother and the third princess next door, and unconsciously began to remember a key word for herself: trust.
The two cuddled up and talked for a while, and then Yinzhen called his servants to come in and serve dinner.
Dinner is spicy hot pot, which is what Ji Ling requested.
Because I drank the medicine, I didn't dare to make it too exciting in the dining room. It just tasted a little bit symbolically, and when I ate it in my mouth, it was like clear soup with no water.
Ji Ling held the chopsticks and washed several pieces of rice cake with her own hands, dipped them in sesame sauce, and put them into her mouth to eat. The third princess sat on the small stool next to her, and Grandma Chen held the bowl and fed her with spoonfuls.
she.
While she was eating, she glanced towards Huang Ama and E Niang, without realizing it, her head had been turned around.
With a "pop" sound, the porridge from the corner of her mouth fell on her chest and skirt.
Grandma Chen immediately wiped her with a handkerchief.
Ji Ling picked up another chopstick of rice cake and put it into the spicy pot. The third princess suddenly stood up, pointed at the pot, and shouted in a coquettish voice: "What? What is this?"
Ji Ling quickly stretched out her hand to stop her. Aunt Chen came forward, hugged the third princess's waist, and hugged her back.
In the next room, Brother Six's cry could be faintly heard again. Qixi listened and said, "Master, I want you to take a look."
Ji Ling nodded, Bixue was beside him, and just as he was about to continue, Evian reached out to take the chopsticks and continued to serve his master.
In Nanny Chen's arms, the third princess was still struggling, her hands clenched into small fists angrily, and she was beating Nanny Chen.
Seeing this, Yinzhen waved to the third princess, and Grandma Chen put her down.
The third princess stretched out her arms and walked to Huang Ama. As soon as Yinzhen bent down, he picked up her daughter and put her on his lap. He first kissed her soft little face and then touched her furry little one.
Then he said: "Xi'er, eating is just eating. Do one thing just like one thing. Don't worry about other things."
Ji Ling took a chopstick of vegetables and put it into his mouth, thinking: After all, Fourth Master still likes to reason with people! After I finished speaking, he started talking about Xi'er again...