Shangguan Ruoxue bit her lip and choked up, "Yes, as long as I can survive, Xue'er is willing to do anything."
Prime Minister Ji didn't know what Shangguan Ruoxue was thinking. Shangguan Ruoxue was always crying, and he was too lazy to find out.
"You just said you wanted to pray for Huan'er. Since you have such a heart, I can't stop you. From now on, you will live in the family temple. As long as you sincerely want the best for Huan'er, the Ji family will never treat you unfairly."
These words were like a bolt from the blue, shocking Shangguan Ruoxue so much that she couldn't recover for a long time.
Zhuo Wei's gloomy expression eased a little. She had not wanted to bring Shangguan Ruoxue to her house in the first place. Even if Shangguan Ruoxue was alone and helpless, she had plenty of places to accommodate an orphan.
But the old lady pressed her hard, and in order not to embarrass Prime Minister Ji, she pretended to be generous and welcomed the person in. It is easy to invite a god but difficult to send him away. Now that her husband asked to send the person away, her anger towards her husband subsided by a little.
"Didn't you hear what the master said? Send him over now, so that there won't be any more trouble!"
Most maids only move around the inner house, and sending someone to the ancestral temple requires arrangements made by the manager of the outer courtyard.
The head steward arrived soon. "My Lord and Madam, I have arranged a sedan chair at the gate and sent two guards to accompany it. I will definitely be able to escort Miss Cousin safely to the ancestral temple. Miss Cousin, please come in."
Shangguan Ruoxue shook her head with tears in her eyes and stepped back in fear. "No! I won't go! Master, that's not what I meant. I don't want to go to the family temple. There's a Buddhist temple in the mansion, and I can pray for my cousin."
Prime Minister Ji shook his sleeves impatiently and said angrily, "You said you were willing to do anything, so why are you unwilling to go to the ancestral temple? Or were you lying to me with what you just said? You are not sincerely praying for Huan'er at all!"
Shangguan Ruoxue cried and shook her head, "I dare not lie to the master, I just..."
"Alright! This Prime Minister doesn't have time to listen to you cry, so hurry up and leave!"
Prime Minister Ji waved his hand to send Shangguan Ruoxue away, and then he said to Zhuo Wei, "Madam, your husband will never let Huan'er suffer any injustice again in the future. Madam, please don't mention going back to your parents' home anymore. Let me go in and see Huan'er."
It just so happened that Qiao Yue had already prepared the medicine and stood at the door, respectfully calling her "Madam".
Zhuo Wei snorted coldly and took a step to the side, "Bring the medicine in."
Qiao Yue went in with the medicine bowl, and Prime Minister Ji took the opportunity to squeeze in as well, and finally saw his long-cherished daughter.
Huan'er was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, breathing rapidly, and mumbling nonsense. A wounded Persian cat was lying in the cradle beside him.
Prime Minister Ji's nose felt sore, but because his servants were still there, he could only forcefully hold back his tears. "Although Huan'er is naughty, she has a good heart. She always saves cats and dogs when she sees them. She's just like you, hard on the outside but soft on the inside."
Zhuo Wei ignored Prime Minister Ji. She tested the temperature of the medicine, helped her daughter up, and fed her the medicine.
After tossing and turning for most of the night, Ji Yunhuan's fever finally subsided. In her hazy consciousness, she heard her parents' voices. Knowing that they were still alive, she felt relieved and finally fell into a sound sleep.
The next day, Ji Yunhuan woke up feeling sore all over, as if someone had stepped on him several times.
Qiao Yue came in with breakfast, her eyes swollen like two big walnuts. "Miss, you scared me to death. There was a commotion in the mansion yesterday. Madam stayed by your side all night. If it weren't for the master's persuasion, she wouldn't have left now."
While Ji Yunhuan was having breakfast, Qiao Yue recounted yesterday's events in vivid detail, hoping to cheer the young lady up.
"Master immediately sent someone to escort my cousin to the ancestral temple. My cousin's expression was truly amazing! And the eldest young master has also returned. I heard he even invited the imperial physician from the palace to see my cousin. She's my eldest young master's only sister, so he must love her the most!"
After eating and drinking his fill, Ji Yunhuan felt less uncomfortable.
Logically speaking, she should not have gotten sick after taking the health-enhancing elixir given by the gods, but the two "walking on snow without leaving a trace" exercises consumed too much energy, which made her fall ill.
In her previous life, she had an argument with Shangguan Ruoxue in front of her grandmother, and even slapped Shangguan Ruoxue in anger. Although her mother protected her and prevented her from being slapped, she was confined by her father.
She was very dissatisfied and started to torment Shangguan Ruoxue even more. Her eldest brother also felt more pity for Shangguan Ruoxue and disliked her as his own sister even more.
The effect of her fainting was surprisingly good. Her father no longer had another layer of suspicion towards Shangguan Ruoxue, and she felt relieved.
"Qiaoyue, where's the Persian cat I brought back? Is he okay?"
Qiao Yue immediately pushed the cradle over from the side room and placed it at the head of Ji Yunhuan's bed. "Here it is. It was bandaged last night. The doctor said the injury was serious. Fortunately, the treatment was timely and there is no danger to life."
"I have been keeping an eye on you all night. I used Ma Fei Powder on the wound, but you haven't woken up yet."
The Persian cat lay on its side in the cradle. A patch of hair on its belly was shaved and bandaged thickly. There was no more bleeding. Its little chest rose and fell regularly, and it was sleeping soundly.
"It's good to be alive. As long as you are alive, there is hope." Ji Yunhuan reached out and touched the Persian cat's head. He was in a very good mood.
The news of the emperor's disappearance will spread throughout the capital today. Crown Prince Long Haochang will naturally become regent, and then begin to look for the emperor in a high-profile manner.
In the previous life, Long Haochang really found the emperor's body, and the emperor was most likely silenced by Long Haochang.
The emperor is alive in this life and his body cannot be found, so Long Haochang cannot ascend the throne so soon. The Ji family is safe for the time being.
Ji Yunhuan decided to let the emperor continue to be a Persian cat, at least until the emperor's injury healed, before he could plan to return to the palace.
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