Chapter 278 Rushing into the Palace

Yes, my head hurts!!!

Shen Wan suddenly had an idea, and her little hands loosened Madam Shen’s clothes, pretending to cover her head.

[Ouch, Mom, my head suddenly hurts. It must be because I haven’t rested enough. I want to sleep a little longer, Mom…]

Mrs. Shen: “…”

Before she could respond, the little girl in her arms had already closed her eyes and started snoring. Madam Shen sighed, and she became even more convinced that the two sisters must be hiding something from her.

However, since the two sisters had already made an agreement, she would probably not be able to get anything out of them even if she forced them to answer.

We can only wait for them to confess.

Turning her head to look at Shen Qingyi who was sleeping soundly, Mrs. Shen shook her head, picked up Shen Wan and left.

When I woke up, it was already afternoon.

Shen Qingyi turned over and looked at the empty bed beside her. Her eyes paused. Where's my little sister? What time is it now?

She subconsciously turned her head to look out the window. The sunlight was shining brightly, shining through the thin curtains and casting a faint golden glow.

Suddenly, a vague image flashed through her mind. In a daze, she seemed to hear her mother coming to the room and talking to her younger sister. She wanted to go and see, but she was too sleepy to open her eyes.

Yes, my little sister must have been taken away by my mother.

I guess it was my younger sister's fault that my mother didn't wake her up when she left.

"Hua Wu."

Shen Qingyi rubbed her head and sat up lazily from the bed.

Hearing the noise, the door was pushed open and a little maid came in hurriedly. She trotted to the bed, but it was not Hua Wu.

"Miss, you are awake. I will help you change your clothes right away."

"Hanxiao, why is it you? Where is Huawu?"

Shen Qingyi looked at the little maid in surprise. She clearly called Hua Wu, who was her personal maid, so how come it was Hanxiao who came in.

"Reply, reply Miss, Hua Wu, Hua Wu..."

The little maidservant stammered and couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time, which almost made Shen Qingyi anxious.

She pulled back the quilt and said anxiously, "What happened to Hua Wu? Tell me quickly."

"Reply, Miss, Hua Wu is unable to attend to you. I will be your personal servant for the next two days."

"Why is it inconvenient? What happened to her?"

Shen Qingyi frowned and continued to question.

After questioning for most of the day, we finally figured out the situation. It turned out that Hua Wu was sick.

Last night, Hua Wu was ordered by her to comfort Mrs. Shen. Mrs. Shen did not sleep the whole night, waiting for her news, but she waited in vain and did not even see Hua Wu.

When it was almost dawn, Madam Shen could no longer hold back and sent her maid to call Hua Wu for questioning. Only then did she discover that Hua Wu had been guarding outside the window the entire night. The wind was biting cold at night, and she had caught a cold and developed a high fever.

When she was found, she was already unconscious from a fever. Mrs. Shen had no choice but to have her sent back to her room and sent someone to call the palace doctor.

"It's my fault that Hua Wu got hurt. In such cold weather, this silly girl actually stayed outside all night. How could she be so stupid..."

Shen Qingyi murmured guiltily and quickly got off the bed.

"Please change my clothes and wash up for me. I want to go see Hua Wu."

"Yes, miss."

After quickly finishing washing up, Shen Qingyi took the maid to Hua Wu's room. Hua Wu was still sleeping, her pretty little face flushed red.

Shen Qingyi reached out and touched her forehead, only to feel her palm burning hot, and felt very uncomfortable.

"Xiao Lan, did the court doctor tell me when Hua Wu will be well again?"

She looked at the little maid who was assigned to take care of Hua Wu and asked with concern.

"My dear Miss, the court doctor prescribed some medicine for Sister Hua Wu. He said that if she takes it on time, her fever will subside in one day at the earliest, or two or three days at the slowest..."

"The court doctor also said that Sister Hua Wu needs someone to stay by her side at all times for the next two days to prevent the high fever from persisting and damaging her brain."

Shen Qingyi nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. You and Xiaomo will take care of Hua Wu until she gets better."

"You two must take good care of this person for me. If anything happens, you must report it to me immediately. There must be no negligence."

The two maids quickly responded respectfully.

Afterwards, Shen Qingyi sat by the bed and stayed with Hua Wu.

Hua Wu was severely burned. He twitched a few times and uttered some fragmented and unclear mumblings. His forehead was wet with sweat and his lips were dry and cracked.

"Xiao Lan, give Hua Wu some water..."

"Xiao Mo, wipe the sweat off her body and change her clothes. I see her clothes are all wet and must be uncomfortable..."

As a pampered young lady, Shen Qingyi was not good at taking care of patients, and Hua Wu was feeling particularly unwell now. Therefore, she did not overestimate her own abilities and did it herself, but instead instructed two maids.

Just as the two maids were busy, the maid from the front yard came to find her.

Under the orders of the housekeeper, the maid in the front yard brought her a letter, saying that it was sent by the princess.

Shen Qingyi: “???”

Why did the princess suddenly remember to send her a letter?

She took the letter with half belief and half doubt, and at a glance she knew that the maid had been deceived. The letter was not sent by the princess, but someone sent it to her in the name of the princess.

The handwriting on the envelope was vigorous and flamboyant, exuding an arrogant and domineering aura of supremacy. It looked so familiar no matter how she looked at it. Apart from the emperor, she really couldn't think of anyone else.

"Oh, I'm dying..."

Shen Qingyi bit her lip nervously. When she saw the letter, she remembered something very important.

That night, the emperor explained to her seriously, asking her to go to the palace to get the imperial edict yesterday, and also asking her to go to the palace to see him every day.

For the sake of the imperial edict, she naturally agreed, but because Shen Yaoxing confessed his feelings to his younger sister, she completely put the matter behind her.

She stood up the emperor yesterday and received a letter from him today. She had no idea what was written in the letter.

Are you here to call me to task, or what?

He must be very angry, right?

what to do?

What is the crime of breaking an appointment with the emperor?

Shen Qingyi scratched her hair, running around like an ant on a hot pan. For a moment, she was at a loss as to what to do.

"Oh, if only my little sister were here!"

She sighed in distress and looked at the words on the envelope with great confusion. After a moment, she decided to read the letter first, so she opened it as if she was going to the execution ground.

When she unfolded the letter, there was only one sentence in her eyes, but it made Shen Qingyi even more troubled.

"Shen Qingyi, I order you to come to the palace immediately to see the emperor. How dare you break your promise to me? Think carefully about how to give me an explanation."

You can feel his anger just by reading the text.

Shen Qingyi couldn't help but feel a few jolts in her heart. If this matter couldn't be properly resolved, he would probably come to kill her again after nightfall.

But what should she do to properly resolve the problem?

"Xiao Lan, Xiao Mo, I have to go out for something. Please take good care of Hua Wu."

She said something hurriedly and ran out with her skirt lifted up.