Xie Linzhou was startled and quickly caught the person.
Then he clicked his tongue.
"Song Ning".
The person in his arms didn't react, so Xie Linzhou started threatening, "If you don't get up, I'm really going to throw you down."
There was still no response. Xie Linzhou realized something was wrong and called out twice more, "Song Ning... Song Ning?"
Zhang Ping, who was standing next to him, immediately said, "I'll go and fetch a doctor right away."
Xie Linzhou quickly placed the person on the low couch, went over to check their breathing, and found they were still breathing.
Zheng Gaoyi was right, the girl was indeed in poor health, but he hadn't exerted any force.
About fifteen minutes later, Zhang Ping rushed in from outside, accompanied by Zheng Gaoyi.
The doctor was about to bow when Xie Linzhou stopped him, saying, "Quickly, examine the person."
The doctor quickly went forward to check on Song Ning's condition.
Xie Linzhou asked Zhang Ping in a low voice, "Why is he here?"
Zhang Ping glanced at Zheng Gaoyi discreetly: "Lord Zheng happened to be in Jiangning County on business, so he came along when we met on the way."
Given how much Zheng Gaoyi values Song Ning, he's probably going to explode.
Zheng Gaoyi asked seriously, "What exactly happened?"
Xie Linzhou didn't hide anything and told him what had just happened.
Then, Zheng Gaoyi patted Xie Linzhou on the shoulder: "Ying Huai, you're really great."
Xie Linzhou cleared his throat to cover his embarrassment; this was indeed a case of him not thinking things through.
Zheng Gaoyi was speechless, but even more shocked.
Xie Linzhou went to the battlefield with his father when he was ten years old, and over the years he developed a personality that kept strangers at bay.
Let alone actively calling young girls over, he can't even stand a woman getting a little too close to him.
During the war years, some local officials tried to curry favor with him by sending girls to his side, but he wouldn't even glance at them, saying that the girls were an eyesore.
But even if he hates girls, he doesn't seem like the kind of person who would do something like this.
This kid...
The doctor took Song Ning's pulse, then stood up and bowed, saying, "General, this young lady... is not ill."
"Not sick? Then why is she unconscious?"
"Well... I'm not sure either, but her pulse is steady, so there's definitely nothing wrong with her."
There's nothing wrong with him, yet he's unconscious? Could he be faking it?
But it doesn't look like it.
After the doctor left, Xie Linzhou gave the order to summon the best doctors in Jiangning County.
He then instructed Zhang Ping: "Go and inform Song Ning's parents that I have something to discuss with Song Ning, and she will not be returning home for the next few days."
"yes."
Zheng Gaoyi kindly suggested, "The Song family should be at the market on West Street. Go there to look for them."
Zheng Gaoyi sighed: "Why are you getting angry with a young girl? It's not her fault."
The last time Zheng Gaoyi got drunk at the Song family's house, he felt itchy the next night, but he didn't pay much attention to it. Later, Xie Linzhou came, and since there were no extra rooms in the county government office, the two of them had to sleep on the same kang (a heated brick bed).
As a result, Xie Linzhou also started feeling unwell the following night.
On the third night, when Zhang Ping was tidying up his young master's clothes, he found a louse inside the clothes.
Although everyone here is a veteran of countless battles, his young master has never had lice in his entire life.
Xie Linzhou's face turned green, and he immediately told Zhang Ping to throw the clothes out.
Then he looked at Zheng Gaoyi with a stern face.
Zheng Gaoyi then realized that the reason he had been itchy lately was because he had lice.
Shi Tou quickly assured everyone that he had washed all the adults' clothes properly and there would be absolutely no problem.
Where did those lice come from?
Stone silently raised his hand: "Sir, I mean, if, yeah, it's like... could it have been infected from somewhere?"
Zheng Gaoyi thought for a moment and realized he had solved the case.
In all these days, he has only visited the Song family.
Because of this, Xie Linzhou refused to go to Tianxiang County again.
But just because she got lice, you can't bully a young girl like Song Ning, right? It wasn't like Song Ning did it on purpose.
Xie Linzhou certainly wouldn't cause trouble over something so trivial.
He just wanted to get the identity of the man in black robes out of Song Ning, and also to give Song Ning a heads-up.
Besides, Song Ning is indeed an interesting girl.
He can get along with her as long as she doesn't try to take advantage of him.
Doctors came and went in the courtyard, but still couldn't figure out what was wrong.
All the doctors came to the same conclusion: there was nothing wrong with her; if you had to say, it was no different from being asleep.
Xie Linzhou began to feel afraid.
What if Song Ning never wakes up... Xie Linzhou's face began to darken at the thought of this possibility.
“I wrote to the capital and asked my mother to send the best imperial physician over.”
Without delay, Zhang Ping took the letter, selected the best horse, and galloped straight towards the capital.
Xie Linzhou stood blankly by the bed, and Zheng Gaoyi seemed to suddenly understand what he was looking at.
"Ying Huai, you wouldn't... like Er Ya, would you?"
Xie Linzhou was stunned, then looked as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.
"Have you been too idle lately?"
Zheng Gaoyi waved his hand: "Never mind what I said."
But Xie Linzhou's behavior was really abnormal. Xie Linzhou didn't know how to interact with girls. He wanted to talk to Er Ya, but he didn't know how to start the conversation, so he came up with this lame excuse.
If he did this because he likes Arya, then it's not surprising.
But... won't this backfire?
Besides, Er Ya already has someone she likes.
Song Ning showed no signs of waking up until evening.
Zheng Gaoyi deliberately looked at the person on the bed not far away and said, "If Er Ya really doesn't wake up, you'll have to take full responsibility from now on."
Xie Linzhou didn't refute, but this time he really didn't use any force.
He just wanted to scare her, but he ended up fainting.
They would not be at ease until Song Ning woke up.
Two days after Song Ning fell into a coma, Xie Linzhou quietly entered the room in the middle of the night.
He slowly sat down on the edge of the bed, his voice softening: "Song Ning, don't go too far. How long do you plan to sleep?"
"Alright, if you wake up, I'll apologize to you."
Xie Linzhou didn't see it, but the person on the bed twitched their eyelashes slightly and moved their fingers a little.
Xie Linzhou sat on the edge of the bed and talked to himself.
"I admit you're smart, but some things can't be forced."
......
Song Ning was actually awake, but she just couldn't open her eyes.
Xie Linzhou's voice kept coming into her ears, and she just thought it was too noisy.
Can you please leave her alone? Shut your mouth.
"How about this, if you wake up, I'll agree to what I asked for last time, but you're too young now. We'll have to wait until you grow up, right? With your current small frame, I'm not interested."
As soon as she finished speaking, Song Ning on the bed frowned and suddenly opened her eyes.
Xie Linzhou was stunned. Just how much did Song Ning like him to wake up after hearing such words?
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