Xie Jingrun returned the next day.
As soon as he returned to his residence, Steward Tian reported that the Emperor had urgently summoned him the day before. At the end, seeing that he was unmoved, he said anxiously, "My lord, please wash up and hurry to the palace. Eunuch Haifu has come several times yesterday. We don't want the Emperor to get impatient and blame us."
Upon hearing this, Xie Jingrun frowned but remained silent. Instead, he summoned Changlin and ordered, "Go and fetch Physician Lin."
Changlin was overjoyed to see him return, but then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
"What is it?" Xie Jingrun asked in a deep voice.
"The old lady is not doing well..." Changlin replied cautiously, somewhat afraid to look at his master's face.
Xie Jingrun paused, his steps toward Qingxing Garden faltered, he pursed his lips, and turned to go to Qinfang Garden.
When he entered Rong Qingqing's room, she was already asleep. There were several charcoal braziers burning in the room, and several more quilts on the bed. Under the quilt, her little face had lost its usual vitality, and her complexion was dark purple. Her eyebrows seemed to be covered with a layer of frost. Even in her sleep, she was still trembling.
He was startled, a look of pain flashing across his eyes, and he couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke her eyebrows and eyes.
When Xiao Tao came in, she was startled to see a man lying on her mistress's bed. She was about to cry out, but when she saw who it was, she swallowed her words.
She quickly left and closed the door behind her.
Xingchun came over and said, "The charcoal is almost burned; I need to go in and add some more."
"Xingchun, don't go in." Xiaotao quickly grabbed her hand.
Xingchun looked at her strangely, "What's wrong?"
"I just checked, there's still plenty of charcoal in the brazier. Let's add more later so as not to wake the old lady," Xiao Tao said softly, her eyes sparkling.
"Alright then." Xingchun nodded, but didn't insist on going in anymore.
Seeing that she was still standing there, Xiao Tao was afraid that she would see the Marquis inside, so she said, "There is still porridge cooking on the stove. Go and watch it. The old lady will want to eat when she wakes up in a while."
“Okay, I’ll go right away.” Xingchun, without suspecting anything, nodded and turned to leave.
Xiao Tao breathed a sigh of relief.
When did the Marquis return?
Isn't he afraid of being seen lying so openly on the young lady's bed?
She glanced back at the house and frowned.
When Rong Qingqing woke up, she found herself curled up in a man's broad arms. She was stunned for a moment, but without looking, she knew who it was.
Complex emotions swept through her mind.
"Awake?" The man's deep voice rang in my ears.
Rong Qingqing looked up at him, but when she saw him holding a storybook and reading it, she was startled and said in a trembling voice, "Don't look..."
"Why?" Xie Jingrun raised an eyebrow at her. "Aren't books meant to be read? If you can read them, why can't I?"
"This book is suitable for girls, but not for boys..." Rong Qingqing was speechless.
Because she was cold, her speech was intermittent and weak.
Xie Jingrun tightened his arms around her, pulling her into his embrace.
"The medicinal ingredient has been found, and Physician Li is preparing the antidote. You will recover soon," he said softly.
Rong Qingqing nodded. "Thank you."
Xie Jingrun didn't speak, but instead held up the storybook and suddenly said, "In the end, the stepmother put aside all her reservations and married her stepson with a completely new identity. After their wedding, they lived a happy life and had five children..."
Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing was so embarrassed she wanted to disappear. "Don't read it aloud!" She honestly didn't know why Yanran had written it so awkwardly, especially since it mentioned five children...
Most importantly, aren't the identities of the male and female protagonists in the book alluding to her relationship with Xie Jingrun?
She didn't even dare to look at Xie Jingrun's face.
If she had known he would come, she should have hidden the storybook.
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