Chapter 45 When sweetness is sick, it's only natural that one must take medicine; everyone is like that…
When you're sick, you have to take medicine. It's a matter of course, and everyone does it. Why would you need a reason?
Jiang Zhuoying took these words to heart; did she get a fever?
So I was actually sick?
No wonder she felt dizzy and had a headache; there was no part of her body that felt comfortable.
But... she's sick, and you still yell at her?
He had assumed that the timid and obedient girl would listen to his advice and obediently drink the medicine.
But those charming and pitiful peach blossom eyes filled with tears once again at an unprecedented speed.
It could erupt at any moment.
Qi Fan's eyes widened slightly, and he immediately changed his words: "As long as you drink this medicine, I will grant you whatever you want."
With tears welling in the girl's eyes, she immediately made a request: "...It has to be sweet."
Sweet? That's easy.
Ah Liu immediately came out: "This servant will go to the kitchen and get some honey and candied fruit."
Jiang Zhuoying added eagerly, "I want apricots and green plums."
Ah Liu nodded solemnly: "Okay."
After the person left, Qi Fan took the medicine bowl, but before he could do anything, the girl had already turned her face away.
His hand froze, and his expression darkened several degrees: "What else do you want?"
Jiang Zhuoying was almost delirious with fever; she could recognize the person in front of her one moment, and the next she couldn't...
The girl opened her blurry, teary eyes and reached out to touch his cheek: "I have a fever, and my shoulder hurts terribly. Instead of comforting me, you scolded me?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Yixin, who was standing guard to the side, immediately took a deep breath.
Without a second thought, he began to speak up for Jiang Zhuoying: "Master... Jiang's face is all red, she's obviously delirious from the fever, please don't hold it against her!"
The man sat in front of the couch, his face even darker than before.
Chu Yixin clicked her tongue in amazement. The master had always been indifferent and aloof. What could possibly make him look like this?
Jiang is quite capable.
"go out."
"……Why!"
Chu Yixin turned to leave, but halfway there she couldn't stop worrying and turned back: "Master, is Jiang girl still sick?"
He phrased it tactfully, fearing that Qi Fan might get angry...
"Get out." You could hear the suppressed anger in that voice.
Chu Yixin said all he wanted to say, then quickly left, clutching his whisk. He needed to go to the kitchen and check on Ah Liu so he could come back soon.
In an instant, only the two of them remained in the room.
Qi Fan stared intently into Jiang Zhuoying's eyes, his tone unchanging: "Who else did you say those words to just now?"
The girl shrank back, keenly sensing the turmoil hidden beneath that calm tone.
"Um?"
He raised his hand and pinched Jiang Zhuoying's chin, forcing her to raise her face so she couldn't escape his gaze.
Jiang Zhuoying's heart skipped a beat, and her mind began to work with difficulty.
"Wh-what did you say?"
The man pinched her pointed chin, gazing into the girl's watery eyes: "Who else comforted you when you were sick?"
Her tone was gentler than ever before, so gentle that even if Jiang Zhuoying's mind was clouded by the fever, she could immediately sense that there was something fishy going on.
"Her former fiancé?"
Jiang Zhuoying shook her head with difficulty and cried out, "No, no."
After being scrutinized by her piercing gaze for a few moments, the grip on her chin suddenly loosened.
Jiang Zhuoying knew that she had answered correctly.
Almost instinctively, she pressed her advantage, saying, "He has never comforted me!"
The girl's voice sounded a little hoarse, but she spoke very quickly, as if she couldn't wait to explain to him.
"Um."
Um?
Jiang Zhuoying was in a daze, trying hard to guess the other party's intentions.
Soon, the bowl of dark, murky medicine was pressed against her lips again, the stench making her head spin even more...
"……I don't"
"Your candied fruit will be here soon. Drink your medicine first. Do you know what happens when the medicine gets cold?"
This was the first time in his life he had ever coaxed someone, so he wasn't very skilled at it.
Jiang Zhuoying was stunned: "What will happen?"
"I'll tell you after you drink it."
Jiang Zhuoying was in a daze, and took two sips as the person lifted the bowl.
She didn't want to drink anymore, but the person kept raising the bowl. Jiang Zhuoying frowned and reached out to push the bowl away...
Perhaps because she resisted so strongly, the man had no choice but to withdraw his hand.
Then I heard him sigh softly: "Why do I need to coax you to drink some medicine?"
"Is there anything else you want?"
Jiang Zhuoying, panting, coughed twice and said, "I want to rest for a bit."
"Rest?" the man asked, puzzled.
The girl leaned weakly against the pillow: "Let's rest for a bit before continuing."
Qi Fan remained silent. He glanced down at the half-finished medicine in his hand and immediately felt a sense of unease.
If you have to take a short break after every two sips, when will you ever finish it?
"You still haven't told me what will happen if the medicine gets cold?" Jiang Zhuoying clearly still remembered this.
The man's gaze slowly moved upwards, fixing on her glistening lips: "When they're cold... they'll taste even more bitter."
Jiang Zhuoying: "...Can't that be heated up?"
She's not stupid!
The man glanced at her intently. Just then, Ah Liu's voice rang out from outside; she had returned with candied fruit and honey.
What happened next made Chu Yixin want to glare so hard her eyes would burst, while Ah Liu beside her kept his eyes straight ahead and showed no change in expression.
The girl stared at the bowl and plate beside her: "One candied fruit, one sip."
Qi Fan glanced at her indifferently.
"Would you like to have a couple of sips of that candied fruit?"
The man looked at her with a clear, indifferent expression, offering neither comment nor response.
Jiang Zhuoying frowned: "Take two sips of that half one!"
This was the most concede she could make, just like when she was still in the manor.
Actually, it's not good to eat too many sweets when taking medicine, as it might neutralize the medicine's effects.
The girl's face scrunched up in a frown. Qi Fan looked at her for a while, then finally nodded.
And so Chu Yixin saw her master personally feeding the candied fruit into Jiang Yatou's mouth...
He was both overjoyed and surprised; this...it was going to work!
*
Jiang Zhuoying, after some coaxing, finally finished the herbal medicine and went to sleep.
Qi Fan stayed with her until her fever subsided before heading back to the main room.
Chu Yixin followed closely behind him, pondering his thoughts: "Master...about Miss Jiang?"
He has very astutely changed the way he is addressed.
Look at what the master is thinking; it's practically out in the open!
The man glanced at him sideways and said, "Wait a little longer."
What are you waiting for? What are you waiting for!
He was in a great hurry... This matter should be settled as soon as possible!
The man noticed his unusual expression, and his voice turned colder: "What?"
Chu Yixin knew he could no longer hide the matter, so he took a deep breath and took the initiative to explain his previous conversation with Liu Li.
"At the time, I was desperate and grasping at straws, remembering Her Majesty's dying wish... Now I'm thinking, now that we have Jiang, what about Eunuch Liu..."
He stopped abruptly.
The master's chilling aura almost overwhelmed him.
Qi Fan stood by the window, looking at the room where the lights were still on. It was already midnight, and the entire courtyard was quiet and deserted.
"How long have you been following me?"
Chu Yixin was slightly taken aback, then immediately replied, "This servant has been serving Master for nearly thirty years."
He followed his master even when the empress was still in her womb.
"You know what I want." The man's voice was very soft.
Chu Yixin sighed deeply: "This servant naturally knows! But... it's not that you can't have both. Jiang girl has a clean background, is beautiful, and so lovable. Aren't you, Master, also..."
Are you tempted?
His master suffered terribly. He was clearly outstanding in both literary and martial arts, but in his youth, he had to hide his talents in order to please the Empress...
But some people are destined to be extraordinary from birth.
The master's unresolved issue is the Empress.
Qi Fan's cold and aloof gaze slowly turned to him.
Chu Yixin choked: "You don't actually want to give it away so easily, do you?"
The man narrowed his eyes: "When did I say that?"
He paused, then lowered his voice: "Now that she has entered my household, she is one of my people."
Chu Yixin immediately breathed a sigh of relief. If that's the case, why say so much?
"As for you..."
*
The next day.
When Jiang Zhuoying woke up, it was already broad daylight.
Ah Liu brought her breakfast, but when he watched her drink the porridge, his expression was clearly a little off.
Jiang Zhuoying moistened her throat with her porridge before slowly speaking, her voice no longer sweet, but hoarse and husky: "A-Liu? What's wrong?"
Why the long face?
To be honest, Ah Liu had never shown such an expression in front of her before.
“Miss Azhuo…” A Liu has always been calm and composed, never revealing his true feelings.
But today it seems as if I've been taken over.
Jiang Zhuoying frowned: "What happened?"
Based on her intuition, she suspected that this matter might also be related to her.
Ah Liu pursed her lips, as if she had finally made up her mind: "Miss Ah Liu, it's Eunuch Chu. Something has happened to Eunuch Chu."
Jiang Zhuoying was taken aback. Eunuch Chu? Wasn't he perfectly fine last night?
She looked up at Ah Liu: "What's wrong with him?"
...
After a short while, Jiang Zhuoying, supported by A-Liu, went to the main room.
From a distance, they could see Chu Yixin kneeling outside the door.
Jiang Zhuoying frowned instantly. Why was that guy so unpredictable?
Ah Liu whispered to her, "Eunuch Chu has been kneeling all night..."
"One night?" The girl's eyebrows furrowed even more tightly.
She had never punished anyone close to her like this before; after all, Eunuch Chu was an old servant of the Second Prince.
If one commits an unforgivable sin, such as betraying one's master...
He should have been imprisoned long ago, instead of being allowed to kneel in front of the door like this.
But he had been kneeling all night, and the news had probably already spread among the servants.
The Second Prince is establishing his authority.
Jiang Zhuoying didn't approve of such methods. In her view, one should trust those one employs and not employ those one doesn't trust.
If a person hasn't made a mistake, she treats them well; but if they've committed an unforgivable offense, she sends them away.
Why bother tormenting people?
Fearing that Ah Liu might also be implicated, she gently patted the back of her hand: "Okay, Ah Liu, I'll go check on her. You stay here."
...
Jiang Zhuoying had a cut on her shoulder, but she could walk upright without any problems.
But she had a fever last night, and now she feels a little weak.
Before she even got close, Chu Yixin had already turned around, clearly having heard her footsteps.
His face was a little pale, and his voice was a little weak: "Jiang girl? Why aren't you resting in your room? What are you doing here?"
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