"Oh..." Qin Xi blinked innocently, not understanding why she was so angry.

With a cold snort, Princess Zhaoyang left.

Qin Xi finally stood up and stretched.

Bao Bao walked up to Qin Xi and said indignantly, "Pah! Who cares? And you're acting all high and mighty!"

Lele: "Exactly!"

Qin Xi watched the two little girls singing in unison with amusement.

"Alright, stop standing around here, go get some more tea," Qin Xi said to the two of them.

After Lele poured the tea, Qin Xi drank a cup and then went to rest.

The journey was tiring, and I was indeed quite exhausted.

Days passed by, and soon it was January.

The sun was shining brightly that day. Qin Xi sat in the courtyard, basking in the sun while looking at the household accounts. Lu Huai was nowhere to be found, having gone off to fool around somewhere.

As the year draws to a close, the weather is getting cooler, and even under the sun, it still feels a bit chilly.

Qin Xi shivered and rubbed her arms.

Seeing this, Bao Bao went to the inner room to get a fox fur coat for her to wear, saying, "The weather is getting cold, and Miss is frail, so you should take more care."

Qin Xi smiled at her, her shallow dimples appearing and disappearing.

"Achoo!" Qin Xi sneezed.

This terrified the two young girls, who wanted Qin Xi to come inside.

"It's just that my nose is a little itchy. It's such a nice day, wouldn't it be a waste not to get some sunshine?" Qin Xi refused.

The two maids couldn't persuade her otherwise, so they had to cover her with another blanket and light a charcoal fire at her feet.

Qin Xi watched the two little girls bustling around and shook her head helplessly.

After finishing another account book, Qin Xi felt a little hungry. She wanted to ask Lele and Baobao to get her some food, but she found the two maids engrossed in reading a storybook, exchanging pleasantries from time to time. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought they were reading some kind of literary work.

Not wanting to disturb her, Qin Xi got up herself. As soon as she stood, she felt dizzy and her vision went black. Qin Xi stumbled, almost falling into the brazier.

Lu Huai had just reached the door when he saw this scene, which startled him so much that his heart jumped into his throat. He quickly stuffed the things in his hands into A Yu's hands and rushed over to catch Qin Qi.

The speed was so fast that it was not something someone who didn't know martial arts could do.

"Phew—" His heart finally settled down the moment he pulled Qin Qi into his arms, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

He couldn't imagine what would have happened if he had come back any later; his hands were still trembling.

"Hmm...?" Qin Xi felt someone embrace her, and no one knew the faint scent of willow branches better than her. For some reason, Qin Xi relaxed instantly.

Qin Xi shook her head, and her vision was no longer completely black.

She turned around, took a step back, and her forehead just reached Lu Huai's chin: "Lu Huai, you're back."

"It's a good thing I came back, otherwise you would have been in deep trouble," Lu Huai said, still shaken. He was really scared just now.

"What just happened to me?" Qin Xi touched her forehead, seemingly without any problems.

"I was about to ask you what happened. I just went out to buy a snowflake pastry, and you almost dropped it in the basin!" Lu Huai asked her, feigning seriousness.

Qin Xi smiled sheepishly, "I don't know what happened, I just suddenly felt a little dizzy."

"You two," Lu Huai rolled his eyes at her, then said to the two maids standing to the side, "How are you taking care of your young lady? Do you know how dangerous it was just now?"