Xixi, who was hiding in the corner, turned her head towards the door out of curiosity after hearing the familiar voice outside.
A moment later, a beam of white light struck down from mid-air, and then the door was smashed open. Liu Shi was seen entering the room, led by the white tiger.
She rushed in from outside in a panic, went straight to the corner, and picked up Xixi, who was lying on the ground.
“Xi’er, your mother has finally found you! You scared your mother to death.”
Xixi nestled in her mother's arms, stunned, and slowly raised her head to look at her mother blankly.
She was surprised to find that in just two days, her mother had aged considerably, with several more fine lines appearing at the corners of her eyes.
Even his skin had turned sallow and yellowish, and he was looking haggard as he held her tightly in his arms.
"mother."
Xixi was puzzled by her mother's appearance and unconsciously made a sound.
Thinking she had misheard, Madam Liu looked down at her daughter in her arms, her expression blank. It took her a long time to speak.
"Xixi, you can talk now?"
"Mother, what are you doing here?"
Upon hearing her mother's voice again, Xixi fully snapped out of her daze and reached out her little hand to place it on her face.
Overjoyed, Liu hugged her daughter tightly, as if afraid she would run away if she let go. "I came here with Baihu. Do you know that you've had a fever for two days?"
"Your father has also been poisoned by Zhu Yanyan's Gu poison, and the family is in complete chaos."
Xixi's round little face pressed against her mother's chest, her little brows furrowed, and she was stunned for a moment before she could process all this information.
"Mother, so Father doesn't dislike Xixi after all? Is it because of Zhu Yanyan that he's like this?"
"Silly girl, how could your father not like you? You are his only daughter!"
Liu finally found the reason for her daughter's high fever. It turned out that she was hiding in the small room and refusing to come out because she had misunderstood her husband's intentions.
To convince her daughter, she lowered her head, placed her daughter's little hand on her face, and smiled as she made the promise.
"I promise you, once your father recovers, I'll make him apologize to you."
After feeling her mother's warmth, Xixi no longer wanted to stay in the cold warehouse.
He nuzzled his head against his mother's chest and waved his little hands happily.
"Mother, Mother..."
Just as Xixi felt her mother's warm embrace, Liu's body suddenly became transparent and disappeared into the warehouse in a moment.
Xi Xi floated in mid-air, staring blankly at the empty surroundings, and shouted anxiously.
"Mother, Mother..."
Hearing Xixi floating in mid-air calling out for her mother in a daze, Baihu silently patted the door with his cat paw.
Curious, Xi Xi looked over and saw the white tiger sighing helplessly with its cat-like face, pointing with its paw at the outside of the space.
Reminded by the white tiger, Xixi realized she was still in the space. She happily spun around in mid-air and quickly left the space.
Liu, who had just emerged from the space, also woke up from her dream with a start, letting out a panicked cry.
"Xixi, where is Xixi?"
Hearing the commotion, Old Lady Zhu, Madam Sun, and Madam Tao rushed over from behind the screen and came to Madam Liu's side, looking at her anxiously.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, what's wrong?"
Liu didn't know how to answer her mother-in-law's question, and hesitated, wanting to open her mouth but then closing it again.
Just as she was at a loss, Xixi, who was lying on the bed, made a soft sound and waved her little hand at Liu Shi.
Upon hearing the sound, Madam Liu looked in the direction from which it came, and upon seeing that Xixi had woken up, she excitedly picked Xixi up and held her in her arms.
"Mother, Xixi is awake."
Upon seeing this, Madam Sun hurriedly stepped forward and gently touched Xixi's forehead with her hand, and was surprised to find that her forehead had actually returned to normal.
"Mom, Xixi's fever has gone down."
Upon hearing this, Grandma Zhu excitedly made a gesture of bowing to those around her, muttering to herself repeatedly.
"Thank you Buddha for protecting Xixi and helping her overcome this ordeal."
At the same time, Zhu Chencheng and Zhu Dabao's voices could be heard outside the courtyard.
"Mother, good news! The young master has arrived with a doctor."
Hearing the sound, Old Lady Zhu came to the courtyard and excitedly watched Zhu Dabao running towards her.
"Really? Da Bao, then quickly invite the doctor in."
After hearing his grandmother's instructions, Zhu Dabao turned and ran out of the yard.
Zhu Chenfeng breathed a sigh of relief and went into the courtyard, looking around for his second brother.
"Mother, why hasn't Second Brother come back yet?"
When this matter was mentioned, Old Lady Zhu also found it strange, as the second son, Manager Wang, and Master Chen had been gone for a day and a night.
Si Ning has now returned with the doctor, but the three of them have not yet returned.
"They haven't returned yet, Third Brother, should we go check on them at the General's Mansion?"
Just as Old Mrs. Zhu was about to agree to Zhu Chenfeng's suggestion, Zhu Wen and An Qing, dragging their injured bodies, staggered into the courtyard.
"Grandma Zhu, something terrible has happened! Zhu Yanyan has arrested Manager Wang, Lord Chen, and Zhu Laosan."
"What? What is she trying to do?"
Grandma Zhu never expected that Zhu Yanyan would discover that her eldest son was missing so quickly. Her heart skipped a beat, and she almost lost her footing.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Chenfeng hurriedly stepped forward to help the old lady Zhu up and anxiously checked on her condition.
"Mother, are you alright?"
Old Mrs. Zhu knew she couldn't collapse now and burden her son, so she forced herself to stay upright and spoke after a while.
"Third brother, take the doctor to treat your eldest brother. I'm going to meet this Zhu Yanyan."
The noise outside the courtyard made Xixi crane her neck to look, and what she saw shocked her.
She was surprised to find that the madwoman Zhu Yanyan was leading a large group of puppet officials and had surrounded the post station.
Fortunately, Pei Sining and the others had already brought the doctor into the post station, thus preventing Zhu Yanyan from discovering the doctor's presence.
She also saw her grandmother bring her second aunt to the door, stand on the steps, and calmly look down at Zhu Yanyan below.
"Oh no! Grandma is in danger! Xixi must go help Grandma!"
But she had just woken up from her coma. If she fell asleep immediately, wouldn't that worry her mother?
Thinking about this question, she blinked her bewildered eyes nervously and looked up at Madam Liu.
But to everyone's surprise, Madam Liu had already picked her up, a gentle smile on her face.
"Xixi has just recovered from her illness and needs to sleep and rest more. Go to sleep when you're tired!"
After hearing her mother's words, Xixi finally felt completely at ease and closed her eyes, drifting off to sleep.
Sun poured the burned herbs into a bucket of water and hurriedly went around the screen to inform her sister-in-law.
"Sister-in-law, the Chinese medicine is ready. You can hold Xixi now..."
Seeing that Xixi was already asleep, she asked with some difficulty, "Xixi is asleep, what should we do?"
"It's alright, I'll take her for a bath." Madam Liu said gently, carrying Xixi as she walked around the screen toward the wooden tub.
As she entered the wooden tub, she remembered the situation outside the courtyard and quickly turned back to remind her younger siblings.
"Jiayan, Zhu Yanyan is outside the courtyard. Go and see what's going on."
Upon hearing that Zhu Yanyan had appeared, Sun was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded and turned to run out of the courtyard.
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