"Miss, let me clean you up first. You're covered in blood. Waaah, it hurts me to see you like this. You used to be so afraid of pain."
When the young lady used to have her period, she would be in so much pain that she would roll around in bed.
At that time, everyone served her with utmost care, afraid that if they said something inappropriate, they would be beaten or scolded by the young lady.
Zhu Yu's consciousness was gradually becoming hazy, but he couldn't just pass out like this. He had to take his medicine first, otherwise, he might never wake up again: "First, first pick honeysuckle to make medicine..."
Li Feng's mind was buzzing, filled with the image of the person in front of her covered in blood. She had no energy left to consider how her young lady had suddenly become knowledgeable in medicine.
"Okay, Miss, please bear with it, please bear with it a little longer." With that, she rushed out of the room.
In the cold winter, the honeysuckle in the yard was reduced to a few withered branches, but it was better than nothing. The little girl broke off a few branches and boiled them into water.
As he turned around, the fat woman standing behind him suddenly snatched it away, threw it on the ground, and ran it over.
Li Feng turned pale with fright and reached out to push the fat woman away, saying, "Fat woman, what are you doing!"
The fat woman was pushed away: "I told you you're out of your mind! Why did you save her? This woman did such a shameless thing, she should have died long ago."
Li Feng retorted angrily, "As our mistress's servants, we should only hope for our mistress's well-being. How can you act like this?"
"Ha, hoping she'll get better? Have you forgotten how she treated us when she was in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion? Now that she's half-dead and the Prince has abandoned her here, with no one to care for her, you suddenly remember you want us to serve her? Bah!"
Li Feng picked up the dry branch on the ground, ignored the fat woman, and walked towards the small house next to her. She had just gone to check it out. That house used to be a small kitchen. Although the things inside were dilapidated, at least there was a stove. She could clean it up and it would still be usable.
The fat woman wouldn't let her have her way. She stepped forward with her burly body, blocking Li Feng's path: "I won't allow you to save her! Only if she dies can we return to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion sooner."
"You can go back if you want, I'm not going back!"
The fat woman looked Li Feng up and down, then snorted and said, "Heh, with your looks, do you really want to be like that shameless slut Lu Xiaoyun and climb into Prince An's bed?"
Li Feng was immediately enraged, her face turning red with anger, tears welling up in her eyes: "Fatty, you, you, you've gone too far! Do you think Madam would let you go back if something really happened to Miss!"
The fat woman's eyes darted around. The madam couldn't wait for Lu Xiaoyun to die. This woman had done such a thing, and her infamy had spread throughout the entire capital. It was hard to guarantee that the marriages of the second and third young ladies and the fourth young master of the mansion wouldn't be affected.
It would be better if she didn't go back. She could stay in the Prince An's residence and stay by Consort Duan's side. Then, she could find an opportunity to talk to Consort Duan, and her little granddaughter would naturally be able to enter the Prince An's residence.
Once someone gets in, there will always be opportunities later.
His Highness Prince An, so full of youthful vigor, could hardly resist the allure of such a beautiful young girl.
Li Feng glanced at the fat woman, saw that she was lost in thought, and, unwilling to argue with her, walked past her toward the small kitchen.
The fat woman watched Li Feng's retreating figure, a sinister smile curling at the corner of her lips. "That's right," she thought. "If Lu Xiaoyun dies so quickly, how will Consort Duan know of her loyalty? Let this woman live for a couple more days."
Inside the room, Zhu Yu's cheeks were flushed, his high fever hadn't subsided, and he was gritting his teeth to keep from fainting. He naturally heard every word of the conversation between the two outside, and his face darkened as he clenched his teeth.
An hour later, Li Feng brought the medicine into the room and reached out to help Zhu Yu get up, but Zhu Yu pushed her away, saying, "I'll drink it myself."
Li Feng looked troubled: "But, but it's a bit bitter. There's no, no candied fruit..."
"It's nothing."
As Zhu Yu spoke, he propped himself up, took the bowl from Li Feng's hand, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp without even frowning.
Li Feng's heart skipped a beat. The young lady had been afraid of taking medicine since she was a child. Every time she had to take that bitter medicine that was hard to swallow, she would throw a tantrum.
Even he, who had served her for ten years, was often beaten and scolded for it.
Therefore, she was very afraid that the young lady would get sick.
Although the mistress would call doctors for her when she was sick, all the servants knew that the mistress deliberately had the doctors prescribe extremely bitter medicine and lied to the mistress, saying that the more bitter the medicine, the better the effect.
But the young lady believed it without a doubt.
But just now, Miss drank such bitter twig medicine without blinking. Miss must have suffered terribly at Prince An's mansion.
Li Feng silently lowered his head and wiped away the tears that rolled down his face.
Seeing that Li Feng was still standing there without moving, Zhu Yu frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you to go and clean yourself up? Why are you still looking like this?"
Li Feng bit her lip and whispered, "Miss, I ran away from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, I didn't bring any clothes..."
If she takes something out of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, then the madam can arrest her at the gate of the Prince of An's mansion on the grounds of theft. At that time, even if she clings to the stone lions of the Prince of An's mansion, it will be useless.
As long as she didn't bring a single needle or thread with her, the servants at the entrance of Prince An's mansion dared not make any rash moves.
Zhu Yu glanced at Li Feng, closed his eyes briefly, and said, "Wear my clothes. Find one for yourself to change into."
Li Feng stared at his young mistress in astonishment. Her face was still the same, but upon closer inspection, something seemed different.
Without makeup, her face was flushed from illness; her small face, no bigger than a palm, was delicate and beautiful.
This young lady is breathtakingly beautiful. In fact, she doesn't need any makeup at all. She can outshine all the women in Shengjing City. Even the famous Miss Ren Yong'an in Shengjing may not be as beautiful as her.
Miss... she always thought that the stepmother was doing it for her own good, so she wore those brightly colored clothes all day long, making her once beautiful, fair face look unsightly.
Now, the young lady is ill and has not applied any powder. Her delicate and gentle appearance surpasses that of many beauties.
Oh dear, how did Miss become so kind?
Li Feng's eyes reddened again as he looked at the young lady.
Zhu Yu frowned impatiently: "Aren't you going?"
Find out from this little maid whether Lu Xiaoyun is indeed the "pretender" she claims to be, while also keeping their affair from being discovered by Li Feng, who has served her since childhood. It's quite a challenge.
Li Feng quickly washed himself, then went to the wardrobe and found clothes that Lu Xiaoyun hadn't worn in a long time. He cut open the wide sleeves and sewed them narrower, cut off the long tail and put them away. In less than half an hour, he had turned a young lady's dress into a servant's dress. When he put it on, it actually fit him quite well.
After changing her clothes, Li Feng pushed open the door and came in: "Miss, look..."
The person lying on the bed remained motionless.
Li Feng was so frightened that all color drained from her face. She rushed to the bedside and cried out, "Miss, Miss..."
Zhu Yu was shaken so badly he almost fainted on the spot: "If you shake her any more, your young lady will really die."
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