The maid knelt before Concubine Shu and cried, "My young mistress probably caught a cold. There's no doctor in this temple, so I came to ask Concubine Shu to save her."
"What's the point of asking the Concubine for help?" Lu'er glared at the maid, "The Concubine doesn't know any medical skills."
It was raining outside late at night.
"Lu'er, go get some medicine for her," Concubine Shu helped the maid up and said softly, "Don't worry. Although I'm not a doctor and don't know any medical skills, I have some medicine for the cold. Take it and give it to your young mistress."
After taking the medicine, the maid kowtowed and thanked the master repeatedly before turning around and running out.
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When Xu Xiaoxiao woke up, she found Concubine Shu sitting beside her.
"Young Madam, you're awake. Take the medicine first and then have a good sleep."
Seeing Xu Xiaoxiao's puzzled face, Lu'er raised her chin slightly and explained to her.
"Thank you, Toffee."
Xu Xiaoxiao's voice was a little hoarse. She took the medicine and drank it all, then handed the bowl to the maid.
"Young Master is truly a scoundrel. For the sake of a woman who broke off his engagement, he allowed you to live in Baiyun Temple even though he knew you weren't fully recovered."
The maid put the bowl aside and said with some resentment, "If the concubine hadn't brought the medicine, I don't know what to do."
"I'm fine, don't talk nonsense." Xu Xiaoxiao raised her voice a little, not wanting the maid to say bad things about Mu Chen in front of others.
"I know I was wrong," the maid realized she had said the wrong thing and pursed her lips and said, "Then, Madam, can you promise me that I will return home tomorrow? If I don't want to go back to the Mu Mansion, I can go back to the Xu Mansion."
Concubine Shu, who was listening to the conversation between the two, couldn't help but trembled her hands on her knees when she heard the word "Mu Mansion".
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