Chapter 87 Discovering Feelings

Qingwu's fingertips gently stroked the silver needle on Xiaoxing's forehead, the end of the needle still trembling slightly. The child lay on the square table that Zhao Tong and Azhu had just moved in, with a brocade quilt under her.

Xiao Xingniang just lay on the table, her rough fingers constantly stroking her daughter's hot little hands, tears in her eyes.

"Madam, how long will this needle last?" Xiao Xingniang's voice trembled. She looked at the shiny silver needles on her daughter's body, feeling both afraid and anxious.

"Leave the needle in for another half an hour." Qing Wu patted her hand soothingly. "Look, Xiao Xing is now stable."

Indeed, the child's complexion has improved a lot compared to when he first came, but his forehead is still frighteningly hot.

The young child also knew that the adults were worried about her, and she comforted her in a weak voice: "Mom, Madam, I feel much better now..."

Qing Wu gently touched her head, praised her a few words, and then checked her pulse. "The fever has subsided a little, but it still needs to be strengthened with herbal medicine."

She turned her head to look at the drizzling summer rain outside the window, her brows furrowed. After a moment's thought, she said, "There are some fever-reducing herbs in the backyard. I'll go pick some. Yuzhu, come with me and hold an umbrella for me."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xingniang immediately stood up from the table, waving her rough hands in the air helplessly: "How, how can this be done! It's raining so hard outside, Madam..." Before she finished speaking, tears fell.

Ah Zhu stepped forward, his dark face filled with anxiety. "Madam, I'll go get it! What kind of medicine do you think it is?"

Qingwu shook her head and stood up to walk out. "It's dark now, and the herbs are hard to distinguish. You won't recognize them." She turned to Yuzhu and said, "Go get a lantern."

Seeing this, Xiao Xingniang had no choice but to kneel down on the ground with a plop, banging her forehead heavily on the floor: "Madam, your kindness is so great, our family will remember it forever!"

Her voice choked with sobs. "If you need us in the future, we'll be at your service. We don't know how to do other things, but we'll do the growing of vegetables and farming for you!"

"Hurry up!" Qing Wu hurried to help. "You can't do this, Xiao Xingniang. You're older than me. If you keep kneeling, you'll shorten my life."

After hearing this, Xiao Xingniang got up from the ground. Before she could say anything else, Qingwu had already taken the opportunity to leave. She was only thinking about collecting herbs and could not delay.

At this time, more than an hour had passed since Xiao Xing and her family arrived at the palace, but when Qing Wu stepped out of the threshold of the side hall, she saw the young man still in the corridor. He was sitting there quietly, looking at her gently.

At this moment, Qingwu felt that he was not looking at her because of the sound, but was looking in her direction.

The two looked at each other, and Qingwu's heart trembled. She knew that she had revealed enough flaws today, but she walked straight towards Xiao Ji. The door of the corridor was right in front of the young man, and she had no way to avoid it.

Qing Wu's footsteps left shallow footprints on the drizzling stone slabs. Each step seemed to tread on her tense heartstrings. She couldn't help but wonder if the boy had discovered what she was about to face...

She met the boy's calm eyes and felt that they could penetrate her.

Qingwu's knuckles curled up unconsciously, and her nails dug deep into her palms - this little pain was just enough to keep her awake.

She told herself to stay calm, because only by staying calm could she deal with it calmly, but the anxiety and fear in her heart told her that she couldn't do it.

Maybe in the next second, he will turn cold and ask: "Who are you?"

Qing Wu could almost imagine the gentleness in the boy's eyes turning to ice. Or perhaps, he would send someone directly to investigate the Song family, then report to the emperor. She didn't know what was happening with the Xi family, so she definitely couldn't stay here...

At this moment, Qing Wu suddenly realized that what she feared was not only the punishment after her identity was exposed, but also the fact that she would never see the person in front of her again.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed across the sky, followed by a loud thunder. The girl walking slowly in the corridor trembled all over, but it was not because of the thunder.

She looked at the young man who was getting closer and closer, and for the first time, she felt hesitant.

She could have told the boy that she had tried her best, and then gone back to wait for Xiao Xing's fever to subside naturally, so that the abnormality on her body would not be so serious. However, this thought only lasted for a few breaths, and the figure of her grandmother appeared in her mind.

No, no, how can I give up halfway because of this? Doctors are kind-hearted.

In just a few dozen steps, the girl's heart was in turmoil, and she even thought of the worst case scenario. But when she actually stood in front of Xiao Ji, the expected questioning did not come.

The young man just raised his head slightly, and the candlelight from the lantern in the corridor flickered along his outline, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, making his expression even softer.

"How is the child?" he asked so naturally, as if he hadn't noticed anything.

Qingwu's mind went blank in an instant, and all the prepared remarks were stuck in his throat.

"It's okay, the fever has subsided a little."

"Then can you take a rest now, qingqing?"

Perhaps it was because his tone was too gentle, a surge of courage suddenly surged in Qingwu's heart.

"I still need to drink some medicine..." Qing Wu took a deep breath and continued, "I'm going to the backyard to pick herbs."

The two looked at each other for a few seconds, and a thin layer of cold sweat appeared on Qingwu's curled up palms.

Just when she thought the boy was about to change his expression, he suddenly picked up the cloak draped over his knees and handed it to her: "Put it on before you go, don't catch a cold."

Qing Wu was stunned. The dark green cloak shone with a strange luster in the candlelight, and it was obvious that it was worth a lot of money.

Seeing her hesitation, Xiao Ji explained, "This is woven from floating brocade and feather yarn. Floating brocade is waterproof, and feather yarn is woven from bird down, which is also waterproof."

It seemed as if he had anticipated her going out.

"This... this is too precious... How... How did you know..."

Qingwu no longer knew what she wanted to say. Looking at the flowing cloak in front of her, her eyes became more tearful. She wanted to ask something, but she didn't dare, and she froze there for a moment.

Seeing this, Xiao Ji sighed softly, moved his wheelchair to her, and gently put the cloak into her hands.

"No matter how good an object is, it's useless if it's not used. Go quickly, saving lives is the most important thing."

Hearing this, Qingwu immediately lowered his eyes to hide the throbbing in his eyes.

Qingwu had seen through his many words tonight. Not only was he not opposed to her becoming a doctor, but he was very supportive, a support that even her family had never given her...

Moved by this, Qingwu no longer hesitated and quickly put on his cloak.

"Thank you... Sir."

She whispered a thank you, put on her hood, turned around and stepped into the rain. At the same time, a tear flowed from her phoenix eyes and merged with the drizzle on her face.

Yuzhu followed with an umbrella and a lantern.

Xiao Ji looked at Qing Wu's departing back, his dark green cloak shimmering in the rain.

"master……"

Zhao Tong, who had been watching from a distance for a while, came over and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Xiao Ji suddenly chuckled: "Don't you think this is how Floating Light Brocade should be used?"

Zhao Tong looked in the direction he was looking and saw a faint glow on the cloak in the rain curtain illuminated by lanterns in the distance.

"It wouldn't be a waste to give this material to someone like Qingqing, right?"

"Zhao Tong." Xiao Ji suddenly said, "Go move all the herbs in the main hall to the side hall so that Madam can see if there are any that can be used."

"But those are the precious medicines in the palace..."

"I don't need that much by myself." Xiao Ji looked away after the two figures disappeared behind the hanging flower gate, then looked at Zhao Tong and sighed:

"You and I are just common people now. If I use it, why can't the child use it?"