"Your name is quite nice! From now on, I'll call you Xiao Hao. Don't worry, you can stay here and recover first. Once you're healed, you can decide whether to stay or leave."
"I won't force you to do anything. If you want to stay, you'll be my brother, and I'll protect you from now on. If you want to leave, I'll give you some money, and you can leave on your own."
Lin Yuxin moved a stool and sat down in front of the bed, speaking softly to him.
"Thanks!"
After a long while, Qiu Tinghao's soft voice came through.
"It's alright, I just happened to be there. I couldn't just stand by and watch someone die, could I? By the way, this is my bed. You can make do with it tonight and sleep in the next room tomorrow!"
Lin Yuxin was halfway through her sentence when she remembered something and said shyly.
"I secretly brought you back last night, not wanting to disturb the servants. So I put you on my bed, don't mind!"
Qiu Tinghao gently shook his head. He looked at the older sister in front of him and, for some reason, he didn't feel any aversion to the others. He didn't dislike her talking to him either.
Just watching her talk calmed me down a lot.
[Phew, this kid, thankfully he hasn't gone astray, there's still hope. Kid, I've helped you this time, you'd better grow up well!]
Qiu Tinghao's eyes suddenly widened. What was that sound?
[Xiao Hao is too thin. I'll go dig up some ginseng to nourish him. How could you do this to such a young child? No wonder he'll grow up to be so capable. First, he'll destroy the Rouge Pavilion. That cannibalistic place should have been eliminated long ago.]
Qiu Tinghao suddenly looked at Lin Yuxin. Was that the older sister who spoke just now? Why didn't I see her move her mouth?
[Hey, why is Xiao Hao looking at me like that? Are you hungry?]
"Xiaohao, are you hungry? I'll ask Xiaodie to get you something to eat, but you can only have some porridge. You're too hungry, so you can't eat anything too greasy at first, okay?"
Lin Yuxin gently inquired of Qiu Tinghao.
Qiu Tinghao nodded, indicating that he was hungry. Yes, it was this older sister who had spoken just now. Could it be her inner thoughts?
Why can I hear my older sister's thoughts? Am I a monster?
Five-year-old Qiu Tinghao was afraid for the first time. He suddenly hugged himself and trembled all over.
Seeing this, Lin Yuxin quickly stepped forward and asked with concern:
"Xiao Hao? What's wrong? Where do you feel unwell?"
He didn't say anything, and was still hugging himself, looking scared.
Helpless, Lin Yuxin reached out and hugged Qiu Tinghao tightly, gently patting his back and softly saying:
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here, I'm here."
It took Qiu Tinghao a while to recover. Lin Yuxin didn't let go of him, but just held him and patted his back until he fell asleep.
Lin Yuxin felt helpless; she felt like she was taking care of a child ahead of schedule.
Seeing that he had fallen asleep, Lin Yuxin let go of his hand, put him on the bed, covered him with the blanket, and got up and went out.
Wow, this is quite a psychological trauma! How can it be treated? You should probably look it up in a book.
Lin Yuxin was a little worried about Xiao Hao's illness, so she went directly to the next room, entered the space, and started looking up information in that small room.
The investigation lasted until dawn, and the result was that psychological issues depended on him, while other problems could only be addressed through warmth and persuasion.
Lin Yuxin scratched her head. "At worst, I'll raise him as a son?"
Yes, that works!
So, Lin Yuxin dug up two ginseng roots and left the space.
She went next door to check on Xiao Hao and saw that he was already awake, which put her mind at ease.
"Awake? Feeling better today?"
Lin Yuxin stepped forward and asked softly.
Qiu Tinghao slowly sat up, wanting to get out of bed, but was stopped by Lin Yuxin.
"You're not fully recovered yet, you can get some more sleep, it's okay."
"I'm going next door!"
Qiu Tinghao said in a low voice.
He hadn't forgotten what his sister had said yesterday—that this was her room and he couldn't keep it all to himself, especially since he was a boy.
"Then let's go over there to rest after breakfast? Xiaodie! Go prepare breakfast, I'll eat here!"
Lin Yuxin took his hand and led him to the round table in the room, instructing the maid to fetch some food.
"Sit down! Hold out your hand, let me see!"
Lin Yuxin asked him to sit down, intending to take his pulse.
Qiu Tinghao obediently stretched out his hand.
Seeing how well-behaved he was, Lin Yuxin smiled and reached into her sleeve, actually taking out a piece of candy from her spatial storage and handing it to him.
"You're such a good boy/girl, so here's a candy for you!"
Qiu Tinghao stared blankly at the candy in Lin Yuxin's hand for a long time before finally reaching out to take it.
Lin Yuxin only focused on taking his pulse after seeing that he had taken the candy.
[Yes, much better than yesterday, but my health is still very poor, I need to eat more nourishing foods!!]
Lin Yuxin withdrew her hand, patted Qiu Tinghao's head, and said softly, "You're fine, it's just that your constitution is too weak. Eat more so you can grow up quickly!"
Qiu Tinghao looked at Lin Yuxin's face and saw a dependence he himself was unaware of. He nodded.
"Mmm, good girl."
Xiao Die then brought out the food. After Lin Yuxin and Qiu Tinghao finished their breakfast, they took Qiu Tinghao to the next room to rest.
After all, Qiu Tinghao is a boy, although he is only five years old. But this is ancient times, and boys and girls are different.
Once he recovers, we need to arrange for him to live in my elder brother's courtyard.
After settling Qiu Tinghao in, Lin Yuxin had nothing else to do. She sat in the courtyard, thinking about the events of the past few days.
[These past few days have been quite busy. I've only managed to cut ties with my eldest brother's unrequited love, and I also saved the future emperor. Today, my mother brought up the matter of divorce, but I believe it will be finalized soon.]
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