Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Reconciliation
Daiyu was just confessing her feelings to Zijuan so that she would have a clear mind and a set of rules to follow when facing Wu Tianyue and Baoyu in the future. Before she finished, she heard someone outside say that Wu Tianyue had arrived, so they hurriedly ended the topic.
Then she remembered that she had just cried. Afraid that Wu Tianyue would notice something was wrong, she wiped her face with a handkerchief. Just as she was about to look in the mirror, Wu Tianyue walked in with an awkward look on his face: "I heard someone said Lan Ye is with you."
"She just went back," Daiyu answered casually. Seeing him standing there awkwardly, she found it somewhat amusing, and her heart relaxed a little. She smiled and said to Zijuan, "Go and get some tea."
Wu Tianyue had never thought there was anything wrong with being alone with Daiyu, but after hearing Zijuan's words that day, and after vaguely understanding his feelings for Daiyu over the past few days, he was very afraid that his actions would have a negative impact on Daiyu, so he quickly refused, saying, "I'm not thirsty. You just stay here and serve your young lady."
Zijuan had only wanted to warn Daiyu, but now that she knew what she was thinking and understood her sense of propriety, she felt reassured and no longer worried. Pouring tea didn't take much time, so she wasn't afraid of what others might say. So she said with a smile, "Sir, do you think our tea is bad?"
"I didn't." Wu Tianyue had been struggling for several days, and finally found an excuse today to come to Daiyu and reconcile. Naturally, he didn't want any more misunderstandings.
"Although it's not as good as Yihong Courtyard, it's not bad either." Zijuan smiled and walked out, "Prince, try it too."
"Why does she look like she's going to poison me?" Wu Tianyue was surprised and puzzled by Zijuan's change of heart. He muttered something, and then he saw that Daiyu's eyes were red and swollen. He said in a stiff voice, "Why are you crying again? Be careful if your eyes get damaged one day. Reading will be like looking at flowers in the fog."
Daiyu didn't want to hurt Princess Zhongshun's feelings. Although she felt bad, she had already made up her mind to treat Wu Tianyue as a brother and sister. Seeing him so out of tune and his unpleasant words, she wanted to use ridicule to make her attitude clear: "Seeing flowers in the fog is also an elegant thing. If I really acted like that, I would see you as a pure and elegant young man. When I introduce you to your future wife, I would also be able to say more good things about you. Isn't that good?"
After hearing this, Wu Tianyue couldn't help but feel angry and at a loss. She had misunderstood him before and he hadn't been to Yihongyuan for several days. Now he came to find her, but she said such things. Could it be that she heard some rumors?
Daiyu saw him opening his mouth to explain, and fearing that he might say something to shake her, she quickly interrupted him, saying, "You don't have to drink the tea later. I've already told Zijuan to give you the medicine."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zijuan came up with tea. Just as she was about to say that the tea was a little hot and needed to cool for a while, Wu Tianyue reached out and took it and drank it all in one gulp: "I want to see what drug you gave me."
Daiyu was terrified. After she came to her senses, she quickly asked the stunned Zijuan to bring some cold water. She reached out and pinched Wu Tianyue's cheek, then stood on tiptoe to pry open his mouth and look: "Are you crazy again? This tea is still steaming. How can you drink it directly?"
Wu Tianyue was afraid that Daiyu would fall in her haste, so he gently put his arms around her sides, opened his mouth to show her, and mumbled, "It's not hot."
"It's all red, isn't it hot?" Daiyu scolded him distressedly when she saw a large red patch on his mouth. She pulled him to sit down again and took the water Zijuan brought him and fed him, "Rinse your mouth quickly."
Wu Tianyue obediently held the water in his mouth. Seeing her anxiously asking someone to call the imperial physician, he suddenly calmed down and the water in his mouth seemed to taste sweet.
"Still laughing." After giving the order, Daiyu turned around and saw that Wu Tianyue's mouth was still bulging and he couldn't suppress it, so she frowned and spat.
The water became hot, and Wu Tianyue spat into the spittoon, saying stubbornly, "I'm not laughing."
After saying this, he looked at Daiyu with shining eyes and opened his mouth.
Daiyu glared at him, not wanting to pay any attention to him. But seeing him looking at her with grievance, she couldn't bear it. She told herself that it would only be this time, so she took the cup and fed him some water. Seeing that he was about to reach out to hug her again, she glared at him and said, "Don't make such a fuss in the future. What will it look like if someone sees us?"
Wu Tianyue just saw her standing in front of him and subconsciously reached out to hug her. After hearing this, he quickly put her down, lowered his head to hold the water, and looked up at Daiyu. He saw that her watery eyes were full of concern and worry. She seemed to care about him. He couldn't help feeling happy, and a smile appeared at the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.
Daiyu's ears turned slightly red when he looked at her, and she felt a little uncomfortable. She felt that her previous decision was beginning to waver again. She quickly suppressed her shyness and was about to say something when she heard messy footsteps coming from outside.
"Where did the prince get burned?" Lan Ye came trotting over with the imperial physician and asked breathlessly.
How could it come so quickly? Wu Tianyue felt a little regretful, but still spit out the water obediently at Daiyu's signal, and opened his mouth to show the imperial physician: "I accidentally drank hot water, I'm fine now."
The imperial physician did not dare to delay and hurriedly examined the wound carefully. He found that it was only red, without any blisters. He thought that if he had come later, it would have healed. He felt a little speechless, but thinking of the generous monthly salary at the Zhongshun Palace, he gently replied, "Fortunately, the water was not very hot. It was just red. A few times of applying medicine will be fine."
As she spoke, she glanced at Wu Tianyue vaguely, somewhat puzzled as to why he suddenly became so spoiled.
Although the water was a little hot because Nanny Wang urged Zijuan to come in and serve, and there was no time for it to cool down, it was not freshly boiled water. Wu Tianyue was not prepared at the time, and he said he was scalded, but in fact he was just frightened.
But seeing Daiyu cared about him, he was reluctant to return to the previous alienation, so he had some thoughts and made a fuss. Now that he was exposed, he blushed and changed the subject: "How did you get here so soon?"
"On my way back from the young lady's place, I found Master Bao feeling unwell, so I sent him back to Qingxi Garden. Thinking it would be troublesome to call a doctor back home, I sent someone to the neighboring house to invite the imperial physician to treat him," Lan Ye replied. "I had just finished giving him an acupuncture treatment, and on the way back with the imperial physician, I met Xueyan. She heard you were burned, so she hurried over."
"Why is he ill?"
"Is it serious?"
Before Lan Ye finished speaking, Wu Tianyue and Daiyu asked at the same time.
The imperial physician looked at the two men in surprise, then lowered his head and replied, "Second Master Bao has been depressed for a long time, and today he was overly sad, so he fainted. However, it's not serious. I have already given him acupuncture. When Second Master Bao wakes up, I will give him some tranquilizers. He will be fine in a day or two."
Wu Tianyue glanced at Daiyu, nodded after hearing this, and said to Lan Ye: "It's nothing serious. You can send the doctor back first."
Lan Ye bent her knees and led the imperial physician out.
When Wu Tianyue saw the two of them leave, he looked at Daiyu suspiciously and asked, "Why aren't you surprised at all that Baoyu is sick?"
Daiyu picked up the medicine left by the imperial physician and casually replied, "Baoyu was also sick every few days when he was a child. What's so strange about that?"
Wu Tianyue always felt that something was strange, but he could not think of any other explanation. After hearing Daiyu say "open your mouth", he put the matter behind him and obediently opened his mouth to let her apply the medicine.
The two reconciled in this way, but they tacitly agreed not to mention the puppet that day, and everything seemed to have returned to the way it was before.
The next day, after Wu Tianyue finished his morning lessons, he thought that since he knew Baoyu was ill yesterday, it would be bad not to visit him, so he changed his clothes and went to Qingxi Garden.
Although Baoyu looked a little listless, he didn't seem to be in any serious condition. His attitude towards Wu Tianyue was also much better. The two of them sat down and chatted for a while.
Not long after, Wu Tianyue saw that Baoyu was a little tired, but still forced himself to talk to him, so he excused himself and left.
Today is April 26th, and it is the Grain in Ear Festival at noon. According to the ancient custom, summer comes after Grain in Ear, and the flower god abdicates and needs to be practiced, so sacrifices to the flower god are made on this day. It is even more popular among girls in the boudoir, so even though Baoyu is sick, it does not prevent the girls from decorating the garden and having fun.
Wu Tianyue came out of Qingxi Garden and looked at the magnificent scenery of fluttering flowers in the garden. He couldn't help but become interested and took a tour along the way.
As soon as they reached Qinfang Pavilion, they saw Baochai approaching gracefully and said with a smile, "Sir, are you going to look for Pin'er?"
Wu Tianyue had never heard of this name before, and asked in confusion, "Pin'er?"
"It's Miss Lin." Baochai, not knowing he hadn't heard of her, explained with a smile, adding, "I was just going to look for her, but the other sisters were all playing in the garden, and she wasn't there."
Wu Tianyue frowned slightly and nodded, saying nothing. He turned and went with her to Xiaoxiang Pavilion, defending Daiyu, saying, "She was not feeling well yesterday. I'm afraid she didn't sleep well and got up late."
"Have you asked the imperial physician to examine her?" Baochai asked with concern. "Perhaps it's because it's been hot in the afternoons and cold in the mornings and evenings these days, and she likes to read by the window. She wears light clothes, so the wind will make her cold."
The two of them talked as they walked, and soon they arrived at the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Before they even entered, they saw Daiyu coming out in a hurry.
"Are you feeling better?" Baochai noticed that she looked a little unwell and asked with concern, "You didn't even let Zijuan tell us you were sick, so the sisters thought you were sleeping in."
Daiyu had suffered from insomnia last night and had gotten up late this morning. Fearing others would laugh at her laziness, she quickly washed and came out. Seeing Wu Tianyue and Baochai approaching together, she felt a pang of sadness. After hearing Baochai's words, she realized that Wu Tianyue was trying to excuse her. She suppressed her emotion and replied with a smile, "I just had a shortness of breath and a cough. I've taken some medicine and it's all gone."
After saying that, he couldn't help but ask the two of them: "Why did you come together?"
Afraid she might misunderstand, Baochai hurriedly explained, "My sisters and I got up early and were talking on the hill over there, but you didn't come. I came to call you, and just as I reached the pavilion, I ran into the prince who was also looking for you, so we came together."
Wu Tianyue smiled and nodded: "I don't have classes today, so I came to see what you are doing."
"Who asked you to come?" Daiyu felt a little uncomfortable and made a sarcastic remark to him, but then she felt bad about it, so she lowered her head and walked around the two of them.
Baochai didn't know what was going on between them, so she smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Although the prince also lives in this garden, he has hardly seen the sisters. Apart from you, he doesn't know who else to go to."
Daiyu snorted and said nothing.
Seeing this, Baochai secretly regretted coming with Wu Tianyue. It was just that when she was a child, she always saw Wu Tianyue unhappy because of Baoyu, so she thought that she had special feelings for Baoyu. She didn't expect that she was even closer to the prince than to Baoyu and did not avoid suspicion. But it was not easy to keep explaining that they just met halfway, so she smiled and said nothing.
Wu Tianyue was still struggling with the name he had just heard. He wondered why Daiyu had this nickname but didn't tell him. However, since Baochai was here, he couldn't ask Daiyu. He could only follow behind the two of them and figure it out himself.
After passing Yihong Courtyard, they arrived at the gate of Qingxi Courtyard and saw Tanchun and other sisters coming from the other side.
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