but……

He sniffed, as if his nose was indeed blocked.

Lu Huai leaned on the edge of the bed with one hand, rubbing his temples wearily: "What about Qin Xi? Why are you taking care of me?"

"The young mistress has gone to brew the medicine; it's probably not ready yet."

Lu Huai said "Oh" and nodded knowingly.

"How could I have caught a cold?" Lu Huai asked, puzzled.

Ah Yu, however, looked as if he had expected this. He shook his index finger and clicked his tongue, saying, "Don't you know what you did last night?"

Lu Huai patted his groggy head, unable to recall what he had done. It was nothing more than attending the banquet, releasing lanterns, and submitting a petition.

Seeing him deep in thought, A-Yu felt a great sense of accomplishment: "Young Master, you took a cold shower last night!"

Lu Huai thought for a long time before realizing that he had overlooked this.

Tsk.

A cold shower in winter has a certain charm.

-

However, Qin Xi wasn't still frying it. On the contrary, she had been frying it for quite some time.

only……

"Let me do it!" Princess Zhaoyang snatched the tray with the medicine bowl from her hands and pushed her aside without any politeness: "Thank you for your trouble, Sister Qin."

Qin Qi was nearly knocked over by Lele's jostling, but luckily Lele caught her.

Bao Bao angrily asked, "What does the princess mean by this?"

Princess Zhaoyang glanced at her disdainfully, not wanting to pay her any attention, and turned to leave.

"Hey—" Bao Bao ran up to her, opening her arms to block her way: "I'm talking to you! Are you deaf or something!"

Princess Zhaoyang handed the tray in her hand to the maid behind her, then glanced at her disdainfully.

“Chi Cui,” Princess Zhaoyang tilted her head.

“This servant is here,” the palace maid to her right stepped forward and curtsied.

"This lowly servant has committed insubordination; slap her fifty times." Princess Zhaoyang said calmly, fiddling with the nail guards on her hands.

"Yes!" Chi Cui walked up to the bag and raised her hand.

Fifty slaps to the face?!

I'm afraid her face will be deformed!

Bao Bao looked frightened and subconsciously took half a step back.

"Stop!" Qin Qi stood in front of her, holding her bag behind her back.

She held the bag behind her back, trembling.

"Sister Qin, are you perhaps going to stand up for this lowly servant?" Princess Zhaoyang spoke to her without glancing at her, her words laced with provocation.

"Bao Bao is my dowry maid. Even if she needs to be disciplined, there's no need to trouble the princess."

Seeing that Qin Qi was unwilling to budge, Princess Zhaoyang finally raised her eyes to look at her: "What do you mean by this, Sister Qin? You should know that this is under the Emperor of my Yu Kingdom. Insubordination is a capital offense." She raised her eyebrows and smiled very charmingly.

Looking at her, Qin Xi felt that she looked very familiar, as if she resembled someone she knew, but she couldn't remember who it was.

“Princess, there’s no need to use His Majesty to pressure me. Even if His Majesty himself came today, I would not be intimidated,” Qin Qi said.

Seeing that she was unmoved by either soft or hard approaches, Princess Zhaoyang narrowed her eyes: "Chi Cui."

"This servant is here."

"Slap this lowly servant's mouth!" Princess Zhaoyang shouted, her eyes flashing with ruthlessness.

"Stop!" Qin Qi exclaimed as she saw this, quickly pulling her bag behind her back, afraid that she would be bullied.

"Sister Qin, you'd better not refuse a toast only to suffer the consequences. It wouldn't be good if you got hurt."

Lele was shocked. The princess's implication was that she wanted to beat Qin Qi as well! How could this be allowed to happen!

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, she quickly ran away.

"Princess, you should think this through carefully." Qin Xi narrowed her eyes, her expression grave.