Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

I seemed to be seriously ill, and there were countless figures swaying in front of my eyes, and I was weak and unable to see clearly.I wake up in a trance every day, but just swallow the medicine in the hands of others, and I don't feel bitter at all.Occasionally spit it out, and was fed mouthful again.Sometimes when I vaguely say two or three sentences that I don't understand, I feel tired and I even open my eyes lazily.Simply fell asleep again and was stunned. When I really woke up, it was almost dawn, and I only felt thirsty in my mouth, and I fumbled to get water to drink.His eyes were clouded with sourness, and everything around him was a shadow of white hair dangling in his eyes.It took a long time to see clearly, but I didn't know where it was.I saw that the window curtains were hanging densely, covered by heavy curtains, and almost no light could penetrate.Only a ray of blue morning light peeked out from the cracks between the folded lines of the window curtains.With just one line, the entire inner room was stained with a layer of bluish porcelain-like light luster.There was a quiet silence all around, the candle that had been burning all night was gone, and the deep red candle tears were condensed there, like the red tears of a long-lost woman, wanting to fall but not falling there, weeping endlessly.With a fixed look in his eyes, he saw Xuanqing lying on a couch outside the curtain in front of the window, with a tiger skin blanket draped across his body.He seemed to be sleeping extremely restlessly, his brows still frowning like a child's.People unconsciously want to reach out to smooth it.

The morning light penetrated slightly, and the warm and dim candlelight fell on his face through the milky white translucent veil.His originally smooth bun was a little loose, and the golden crown that bound his hair was loosely untied to one side.Occasionally, there was a little wind, and the fine hair was blown to the forehead by the wind, with a round arc.In the past, I only thought that he was as gentle as jade, and always made people feel warm and down-to-earth, but I didn't care about his appearance.Looking at him quietly now, I feel that his eyes are lightly closed, his slightly pale lips are tightly pressed, he looks like a majestic jade mountain, and even this tired expression in sleep is beyond reproach.He was already high-spirited, calm and free-spirited, but now he had a kind of fortitude and heroism that he didn't usually have.I sighed lowly, how could he be just a cynic and an idle clan who sent love poems and books, played the qin and flute.That day, an arrow pierced Hai Dongqing's eyes, and immediately the heroic boy in the Runan Palace was another side of him that was not easy to show!If it wasn't because he was the son of Concubine Shu Gui, if it wasn't because he was the candidate for the crown prince that the late emperor had favored.His life at this moment will be different.I am afraid that the outstanding achievements in his life will not be inferior to the King of Runan in his most prosperous and glorious time.

I stared at him, dazed for a while, and saw his body move, and the tiger skin blanket on his body almost fell to the ground.Although the room is warm, without the cover, it will be cold. My heart skipped a beat, and I crept up.People who don't want to stay out of bed for a long time are still sick, and their feet are so weak.After finally struggling to stand up, just about to take a step, the gold stars in his eyes flickered and buzzed, and his feet went limp and he fell down. The place where it touched the ground was soft, and someone called out "Aiyo".I was shocked, but saw Huanbi curled up on the edge of the bed and taking a nap, but I fell on top of her.Huanbi was blindfolded, seeing it was me, and whispered in surprise: "Miss is awake?"

In just one sentence, Xuan Qing had already woken up suddenly.He threw away the blanket and jumped over, suddenly supported me firmly, and said happily, "Are you feeling better?" The breath in his arms rushed to my surroundings like this, wrapping me tightly in a familiar way.I couldn't stand upright when I was ill, so I had to lean on his arms, feeling ashamed and embarrassing.When he looked up, he saw that his eyes were bloodshot like spider webs, his expression was extremely concerned, his heart trembled slightly, and he said softly, "It's done." I looked around in confusion and asked, "Where is this?"

Xuan Qing said: "It's my Qingliangtai. You are so sick, so I brought you to Qingliangtai to take care of you." I gave a soft "hmm" and said angrily, "I didn't sleep well just now, and I didn't know that the bedding was about to fall off." He held my arm and couldn't help showing his joy, "Did you see how I fell asleep?" I said "hmm" and wondered: "What's so happy about this?" He was overjoyed, and whispered in my ear: "You got up when you saw my mattress was about to fall off, didn't you?" My face was hot and I didn't know what to say, so I had to ignore him and just asked Huanbi, "Where is Master Wen?"

Huanbi said "Oops", "I'm so happy and confused, Mr. Wen was just guarding him. I saw that he was very sleepy, so I asked him to go to the guest room to rest. I'm going to ask Mr. Wen to come over and show the lady." Huanbi went out happily.I broke away from his embrace and sat down on the bed with my head down, just ignoring Xuanqing.He turned to me, scratched his head and laughed softly: "Just treat it as nonsense. I just think that when I'm asleep, I'm more attractive than usual." There was something childish in the way he spoke.I couldn't help it any longer, and laughed out loud "puchi".

In this way, Wen Shi came to see it for a while, and he was also very happy, saying that I have recovered a lot, and the next step is to rest with peace of mind. I whispered, "Why is brother Shichu here?" He was full of worry, and said: "That day I just took care of Hu Deyi's body and left the palace, and when I returned home, I heard that someone from Qingliangtai wanted to call me to see a doctor, but it was you when I rushed over. I was terrified, you have a high fever, people are talking nonsense, and you have been in a coma." I worried, "What's wrong with me?"

Wen Shichu sighed and said: "You are the root cause of your disease caused by lack of recuperation after giving birth, and you have worked too much on weekdays. Now that the weather is cold, your old disease relapses, and you worry too much day and night. That's why you got this disease. You are much better now, so you have to take care of yourself." Let’s go, Pei Yuan is the foundation.” I said: "Since Brother Shichu also said that I am much better, when can I go back?" Just saying this, Xuan Qing said: "What are you doing in such a hurry to go back, your body is still not fully recovered? You should rest at ease, the Qingliangtai rarely has outsiders visiting, it is the best place."

Wen Shichu groaned slightly, glanced at me and Xuan Qing, and said, "Actually, Qingliang Terrace may not be good..." Xuanqing was about to speak, but Huanbi softly said: "If the Qingliangtai is not good, is there a better place? I can't live in Mr. Wen's house. Although it is close to the doctor, it is too unreasonable. , and it is easy to be noticed by others. Besides, Miss's current body, can she move around?" Wen Shi was at a loss for words at first, and could only say for a while: "I didn't mean that..." Huanbi smiled and interrupted: "It's good that you know what Mr. Wen means. You don't have to tell us to listen. The prince is not interested in listening, I don't have time to listen, and the lady is not in the mood to listen, so it's better not to say it." .”

I laughed secretly in my heart, maybe Wen Shichu didn't want me to live with him.However, Huanbi's few words pulled out his mind completely.I secretly praised, it really is Huanbi who grew up with me and sisters. I didn't see Jinxi left and right, so I asked, "Where did Jinxi go?" Huanbi said: "I accompanied Miss to the balcony, and Jinxi took care of the house over there. We take care of each other if there is anything to do." I nodded and said, "Alright, it would be bad if Jinxi also followed." Xuan Qing's smiling eyes swept over Huanbi gently, and said with a smile on his face: "At that time, I was in a hurry to send my wife to the Qingliang Terrace, so I found a spacious place and settled it. Now that it is better, this house is not a good house to live in for a long time. .Since you want to recuperate from your illness, it’s better to live in the Xiaoxian Pavilion.”

I nodded slightly, "It's the same wherever you live. It really doesn't take much effort." Xuan Qing pondered slightly, and said: "That's fine, let's talk about it when you feel better." As he spoke, he tapped twice with his palms, and two women came in from outside.I leaned on the side of the bed and took a closer look, but they were two young women, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with long faces, fair complexion, and a bee-waisted figure, quite pretty.If you look closely, they are not dressed like ordinary maids. Both of them are dressed in silver and white Wu Mian dresses between peach red and white, with a pair of delicate silver plum blossom hairpins and a silk flower of amethyst color on their hair. Xuanqing looked concerned, and said eloquently: "You are so sick, it is very hard for Huanbi to take care of you alone. These two days, they are helping you with the decoction outside. Now come in and take care of you with Huanbi." When he talked about the two women, his tone was gentle and polite. Huanbi and I looked at each other, and she was also puzzled.I know that she and I are just like me, wondering whether these two women are Xuanqing's concubines. So Huanbi's eyes slanted, Huanbi understood my look, and said with a quick smile: "How can this be good? I used to serve the young lady since I was a child, and now I can take care of it alone. There is no need to waste the prince's manpower. " Xuan Qing 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 can't close your eyes these two days, and you have worked very hard." Huanbi was about to speak, when I looked up and saw Xuanqing's expression was wrong, his cheeks were blushing, his eyes were about to close, and he seemed very tired.Thinking back to the fact that the hot breath in his embrace just now was unusual, he thought he had contracted a cold and had a fever. I became anxious for a while, and I didn't care about other things, I quickly looked at Wen Shichu and said: "The prince's situation seems to be wrong, just take a look." Wen Shichu hurriedly went up to check the pulse, then looked at Xuanqing's tongue coating, and said: "My lord has worked too hard, and he caught the wind and cold, so he became feverish. Hurry up and sleep with the quilt to get sweaty, and I will open some more." Take the evacuated medicine, and it will be fine." Huanbi hurriedly supported Xuanqing's arm, and said: "I'll ask someone to take the prince to rest." Xuan Qing smiled and waved his hands and said: "It's so delicate, it's okay to go later." Wen Shichu complained with a "hey": "That day when the prince came to see sister Huan, he didn't have much clothes to wear. It's been hard these two days, so let's go to sleep." Huanbi hurriedly responded, turned his head and called out: "Ah Jin, come in and help the prince." Xuan Qing smiled bitterly and said to me: "Looks like I have to go to sleep, you should have a good rest." I nodded again and again, and said angrily: "I'm sick too, so I still only care about others? Go quickly." So the two of them helped Xuan Qing out together. I said to Wen Shichu with a smile: "It doesn't matter if I am here, you go and see the prince first." Wen Shichu stared at me, and said with a half-smile, "You seem to care about King Qinghe?" My heart skipped a beat, and I said, "I treat you the same as him, who doesn't care anymore? I'm better, so you're going to recruit me again?" I spoke in a hurry, unavoidably Coughed a few words. Wen Shichu's complexion suddenly changed, and he hurriedly begged for mercy: "It's my fault, I made you angry. It's even more uncomfortable to cough like this." I tried my best to calm my breath, and said calmly: "King Qinghe has always been righteous, and he took good care of me when he was in the palace. Now he is the host here again, and rescued me back with all his might. I just greet you normally." I pondered for a moment, and finally said: "What's more, he is from the palace and his younger brother, how could I..." Speaking of this, my tone was a little sad. Wen Shichu was full of annoyance, and said: "It's my fault, I made you sad. I will stop talking nonsense in the future." However, after thinking for a while, he carefully complained: "However, I always feel that you treat him more than I treat me. Better." I couldn't laugh or cry, so I had to say: "In this way, I will take good care of you. You have worked so hard to take care of me these days, so you should go and rest early." He wanted to say something more, and I said: "If you say more, my body will be damaged in the future. I don't want you to cure me anymore." Wen Shichu had no choice but to leave angrily. Seeing Wen Shichu leave, suddenly a girl's pretty voice said: "This imperial doctor is really cute, I couldn't help but laugh." When I looked back, it was the two women just now.But they are also well-behaved, and when they saw me, they smiled and blessed me cleverly, saying: "Greetings to Miss." After saying that, they all smiled sweetly. I didn't know their identities, so I had to accept their salute and said with a smile, "What's your name?" A taller one said: "The maidservant's name is Cailan." Another mellower and more lively said: "The slave girl's name is Caiping." I heard them calling themselves "slave maids", so I know they are just maids who are shameless, or Xuanqing's close maids.Unknowingly, I couldn't help laughing, and asked: "Is this name given to you two by the prince?" The maid named Caiping has already said quickly: "How did Miss know?" I leaned on the quilt and said with a smile: "Cailan and Caiping are the names in it. King Qinghe is really a man of elegance." I chanted softly: "'Cailan' comes from 'Cailan in the Last Dynasty' , not gaining a lot, for a period of five days, and not working for six days." "Caiping" is taken from "Caiping in Yiyi? The shore of Nanjian". They are all very elegant names." Cai Ping grinned brightly, and said: "The servants don't know if it's good or not, it's just the sentence read by the young lady. When the prince named the slaves and servants, the prince read it, but we can't remember it." I smiled, and worried about Xuanqing's body in my heart, so I felt a little tired, Cailan and Caiping helped me to sleep.This sleep was heavy, and it was already Xiangwan when he woke up again. Huanbi has come back and is sitting beside me.Caiping and Cailan sat far away by the door, the three of them did not speak. Seeing me wake up, Huanbi 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 saw that Huanbi spoke with Caiping and Cailan in a polite and distant tone, not like her usual appearance, so I couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.While the two were going to the kitchen, she whispered to Huanbi, "Don't you like them?" Huanbi smiled, and said lightly: "There is nothing I like or dislike. It's just that Miss knows that I am calmer, and Caiping and Cailan are lively people, so it seems that they don't get along with each other." I smiled slightly, "What's the point?" My tone was a little sad, "Isn't your once likable personality a perfect match for you?" Huanbi lowered her head and twisted her clothes, only fiddled with her nails and said: "Liuzhu grew up together since childhood, so the relationship is different. Besides, Caiping and Cailan may be close friends of the prince. People, I got too close to them, some people will say that we are flattering..." I smiled and sighed: "You have such a temper, you really think too much." I thought about it, and then asked: "When you came back just now, did the prince feel better?" Huanbi lowered her head for a moment, there was a little misty sadness between her brows and eyes, and she forced herself to say: "Miss is just joking, how can it be so fast. I have a fever, and fell asleep as soon as I returned to Lvyetang. Now Ah Jin and Mrs. Mo are taking care of it." I frowned slightly, and said with a "hmm": "If you have time, you should go and have a look. It is also a courtesy for us to be guests. I can't walk, if I can walk, I will go by myself." Huanbi accepted the order happily, and said: "Miss is very right. We were living in Qingliang Terrace, and the prince was ill again. We should go to see him more. But if the lady doesn't speak, the servants will not dare to go. Now that Miss has ordered, I dare not do my best." Just as they finished speaking, Cai Ping and Cai Lan brought in refreshing and delicious side dishes and white porridge, and moved a nanmu inlaid mother-of-pearl cloud-leg fine tooth table on the bed.Huanbi took it with one hand, smiled lightly and said to Cailan and Caiping, "I'll take care of you, you two, please rest." Cai Lan didn't know what she meant, so she could only smile and said: "Miss Bi has worked hard, but the prince asked our sisters to serve the young lady..." "I've been serving Miss since I was five years old, and I'm used to doing these jobs. You two girls can just do as they please." After Huanbi said these words with a smile, her tone was undeniable.Er Shu had no choice but to look at me. I didn't bother to pay attention to their quarrel, so I just smiled and said: "Huanbi has always served me, so let her do it." So Huanbi began to serve me and ate slowly. I don't have much appetite, but after two bites I get tired of it.Pointing to a plate of Yunzhou pickles and a plate of rose fermented bean curd on the table, he said to Cai Lan: "Your prince is suffering from a cold, and he must have a bad appetite. It is better to eat something light and appetizing. Both are very good. You Send it to the prince later." Cai Lan took it with a smile, Cai Ping said: "Thank you, miss, for caring about our lord." Huanbi just packed things silently, Xingren turned his eyes slightly for a moment, and said to me: "I just sent the prince back to Lvye Hall early in the morning, and it's already late today, so I haven't gone to see how the prince is doing. It's a must. Just take a trip, why don't I send it over." The room was as warm as spring, and I was so dizzy that I reluctantly nodded and let her go.