Chapter 222:
Yue Huai agreed and then brought up other matters.
The two chatted until dawn before staggering off to find Ruan Chongyue.
Ruan Chongyue had just gotten up when she saw two men reeking of alcohol walk into her room.
She quickly went over to support Jingwu and patted her back: "Why did you drink so much?"
Jingwu was a little drunk. She held the hand of the person in front of her and said with a silly smile, "Aunt... is there any courtyard left in the house? Yue Huai is coming to stay with me, so I need to prepare a room for him to live in, or he can live in the side room in my courtyard."
"Hey, no way!" Ruan Chongyue retorted instinctively. With those two pairs of eyes staring straight at her, she coughed lightly and explained, "You two, a single man and a single woman, living in the same courtyard before you're even married, will cause gossip if word gets out. Besides, we have a small courtyard at home. Although it's a bit simple, it's still habitable. I'll have someone tidy it up."
"Okay." Now that he had achieved his goal, Jingwu said, "Thank you for your hard work, Aunt. I'm going back to sleep now."
With that, he walked out, leaving Yue Huai and Ruan Chongyue staring at each other.
Ruan Chongyue cleared her throat, looked away, and then said, "That courtyard hasn't been prepared yet, so I'll have to trouble you to stay in Chengrui's courtyard for now?"
"Okay, thank you, Aunt." Yue Huai's handsome face flushed red as he nodded heavily in agreement.
Ruan Chongyue was a little flustered by being called "aunt" and after a moment of reaction, she turned her head and instructed the maid behind her to tidy up the courtyard.
Then he called in a servant and brought Yue Huai to Shao Chengrui's courtyard.
Ruan Chongyue then instructed the kitchen to prepare a hangover soup, and then ordered a servant to send a bowl to Yue Huai.
Carrying a bowl of hangover soup, she hurriedly went to Jingwu's room.
As soon as she entered the room, she smelled a strong aroma of alcohol. Although the alcohol didn't smell pungent, but rather had a strong floral and fruity scent, it still made her frown.
Ruan Chongyue placed the hangover soup on the table, then opened a few windows a crack to let the smell dissipate.
Then, he lifted the bed curtains, looked at the girl who was sleeping soundly, and smiled helplessly.
The girl's face was flushed, and she lay face down on the pillow with her mouth open, fast asleep.
One foot was sticking out of bed, and the blanket was mostly pulled back.
Ruan Chongyue helplessly put her feet back in place, covered her with the quilt, and muttered under her breath, "She doesn't even know how to cover herself properly. She'll catch a cold and then complain about how bitter the medicine is."
She raised her hand and brushed the girl's hair aside, looking at her sleeping, well-behaved face, and couldn't help but smile.
"Madam, the hangover soup is getting cold. Should we wake the young lady up to drink it?" The maid stood outside the bed curtains and whispered a reminder.
Hearing the sound, Ruan Chongyue came to her senses and gently patted the girl: "Awu, get up and drink the hangover soup first."
Hearing the sound, Jingwu didn't want to open his eyes. He turned over and buried himself in the blanket.
"Let's wait a bit before we drink it."
Hearing this coquettish voice, Ruan Chongyue's lips curled up even higher.
She patted her on the back and helped her up: "Sweetie, drink it first, so you won't have a headache again."
The maidservant, being very perceptive, brought in the hangover soup and handed it to the woman.
After Ruan Chongyue took the girl, he didn't care whether she had opened her eyes or not, and fed her spoonful after spoonful like he was coaxing a child.
"Ah, open your mouth..."
Jingwu listened to these words meant to coax a child, and numbly opened his mouth, drinking down mouthful after mouthful.
After finishing her drink, she lay back down on the bed, only to feel a figure moving beside her, and then she was covered with a blanket.
Then, footsteps sounded until they disappeared, followed by the sound of a door closing inside the house, and then the noise gradually subsided.
Jingwu fell into a deep sleep again, and when he woke up again, it was already past midnight.
She felt a terrible pain in her throat and called for the maid who was guarding outside.
The maidservant hurriedly came in, lit the candle, and, hearing the girl's hoarse voice, quickly poured her a cup of hot water.
When I handed it over, I was startled when I touched her burning hot hand.
"Young lady, why are you so hot?"
Jingwu looked up and exclaimed, then reached out to touch himself: "Is it hot? I don't feel it."
The maidservant quickly reached out to touch her forehead, only to find it burning hot, which terrified her.
He hurriedly ran to the neighboring yard to inform Mr. and Mrs. Shao before rushing off to fetch a doctor.
When Ruan Chongyue heard the news, she was also startled and hurriedly got out of bed and dressed.
"Why does she have a fever? I've already covered her with the blanket. Did she kick it off again?"
Shao Che was also extremely anxious, grabbing clothes and haphazardly putting them on: "It must be, he kicked off the blanket and caught a cold."
"This child never used to kick off the covers," Ruan Chongyue said anxiously, and went out first.
"Hey, Yue, wait for me!" Shao Che hurriedly followed.
The two hurriedly entered the house and heard a coughing sound.
Ruan Chongyue immediately went to the bedside and touched her burning forehead: "Why is it so hot?"
Shao Che, however, was hesitant to go in. He stood outside the door, pacing anxiously, and ordered someone to urge the doctor on.
Jingwu blinked at his aunt's anxious look and coughed twice: "I'm fine, I just didn't cover myself properly with the blanket last night."
"You're one to talk. I remember you never had this problem before, how come you have it now?" Ruan Chongyue said while applying a hot towel to her face. "You've never been sick in the past few years, how come you suddenly have a fever this time? Could it be because you drank alcohol this morning and got chilled when you went out?"
Upon hearing this, Jingwu shut his mouth and didn't dare to say a word.
Her eyes darted around, as if she were pondering something.
Ruan Chongyue didn't hear her response and didn't care. She continued, "Does your head hurt? Do you feel unwell? Just bear with it a little longer, the doctor will be here soon."
This series of expressions of concern brought tears to Jingwu's eyes, and he felt an urge to cry.
She buried her face in the blanket and wiped away her tears.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Seeing her like this, Ruan Chongyue became anxious instantly and turned to her husband outside, shouting, "Hurry up and send someone to urge the doctor again! Why isn't he here yet?"
Shao Che quickly agreed and headed outside. Before he even left the courtyard, he ran into his eldest son.
"Father, I have to go to the Crown Prince's residence. Yue Huai has a fever, and he asked me to take the token to the Crown Prince's residence and invite a royal physician back." Shao Chengrui said hurriedly when he saw his father.
"Oh? He has a fever too?"
"What do you mean 'also'? Who else in our family has a fever?" Shao Chengrui seized on the key point and hurriedly asked, "Is it the two younger ones? Or Mother?"
“No, it’s A-Wu,” Shao Che quickly said.
"What? Ah Wu?" Shao Chengrui was extremely surprised when he heard this.
After all, in his memory, Jingwu had never been sick and had always been full of energy.
He panicked instantly, not knowing where to put his hands: "How could I be sick? Right, Father, I'll go to the Crown Prince's residence right away and fetch the imperial physician so he can also take a look at A-Wu."
"Okay, go quickly." Shao Che said hurriedly, "Go and come back quickly."
"Understood." Upon hearing this, Shao Chengrui left the mansion without looking back.
Jingwu was delirious with fever, only knowing that someone was constantly wiping her face with a warm towel.
She opened her eyes and glanced at the scene, only vaguely seeing a gentle figure.
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