Chapter 18 Loss of Voice
After an unknown amount of time, Gu Huan was awakened by the warmth.
I slowly opened my eyes, and saw a cloud of mist in front of me.
I moved my body slightly and realized that I was soaking naked in the bathtub.
Looking down, I saw that the bath water was brown and had a strong herbal scent, but my body was still limp.
I looked around blankly. This was an unfamiliar bathroom. My mind was fuzzy and my memory was blank.
I can't remember anything.
She tried hard to think about it and her headache started to split, so she banged her head twice.
"Hey, you're awake."
Zhou Zhilan came in from behind the screen, holding clean underwear.
Seeing that she was about to get up, he quickly shouted, "Don't move, be careful of getting dizzy."
He put down the clothes in his hands and shouted outside: "The girl is awake, come in."
Two maids, who seemed to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, rushed in, helped Gu Huan up on both sides, wrapped her up in white cotton cloth, and carried her out of the bathtub one by one.
After helping her change her clothes and lie down on the bed and cover herself with a quilt, the two maids withdrew.
Zhou Zhilan sat down on the bed and looked at her with a smile: "I know what you want to ask."
Gu Huan blinked.
"This is Yayun Pavilion. From now on, as long as you don't leave the Duke's Mansion, you will live here."
She suddenly whispered in his ear, "The master has issued a ban on what happened last night, and the people at Wenhanxuan are keeping their mouths shut. Others only know that the master asked you for help, and the old lady likes you, so she arranged for you to stay here temporarily."
It's so thoughtful.
Gu Huan was stunned, feeling mixed emotions and feeling uncomfortable in her heart.
Is this considered a little bit of success?
Zhou Zhilan straightened up and smiled meaningfully: "You are the lucky star of our Wen Hanxuan."
Gu Huan didn't understand. She choked up and opened her mouth to speak, but found that her throat couldn't make a sound.
"Ah, you're hoarse? Wait a minute."
Zhou Zhilan jumped up instantly and rushed out in a hurry.
Gu Huan stared blankly at the room. Did she escape from Jinxiu Pavilion temporarily?
The house is not big, but the furnishings are exquisite and new, the curtains are new, the bedding is soft, and there is a fine silk quilt cover.
These were all good things that she had seen in her previous life but was not qualified to use.
Gradually, she remembered that she seemed to have slipped and fallen into the water, then suffocated, and then...
...The gods saved her?
Gu Huan touched her lips and was trying hard to recall when Zhou Zhilan's crisp voice was heard, followed by the court doctor.
"Hurry up and show it to Huan'er. She can't speak."
The court physician felt Gu Huan's pulse, and then looked at her throat and tongue.
"It's okay, it should be temporary. I caught a cold, had a high fever, and hurt my throat from shouting. I just lost my voice temporarily."
The court doctor consoled her: "The young lady just took a medicinal bath, she must be very confused, just have a good sleep and you will be fine."
The court doctor's words made Gu Huan and Zhou Zhilan breathe a sigh of relief.
After sending the court physician away, Zhou Zhilan came back with a bowl of calming soup in her hand.
Gu Huan leaned back on the bed, drinking in small sips, while Zhou Zhilan started talking.
"Yayun Pavilion is right next to Xiangrui Hall where the old lady lives. I also live nearby and come to play with the old lady when I am free. The master asked you to live here so that I can take care of you.
This is a private house with its own courtyard. I have selected two obedient second-class maids to serve you. You don’t have to worry about anything, just take good care of your health. ”
Zhou Zhilan took the empty bowl, told her to lie back in the quilt, and tucked the corner of the quilt carefully.
"Donghua and Dongqing are in the outer room. My brother will take care of the rest. Don't think too much and take a rest quickly."
Gu Huan felt warm in her heart and waved her hand to signal her to go back and rest.
Could it be arranged by Mu Junyan?
She was arranged to live nearby in the name of the old lady. Even if Mu An had some ideas, he didn't dare to act rashly. The eldest sister also seldom visited the old lady.
This way, she can be quiet for a while.
He thought so carefully, then...
Will he keep her?
Suddenly, an idea struck her.
It’s not some god who is passing on his energy, it’s Mu Junyan!
Gu Huan froze for a moment and touched her lips again.
Duke Yong kissed me in public?
Her brain was about to explode. Shame and the fear of an uncertain future were like weeds, cluttering her mind.
I can’t think about it anymore. I need to have a good rest.
She also needs to cheer up and continue working hard to conquer Duke Yong.
Behind the screen, two figures were swaying.
Gu Huan knocked gently on the bed board. Two little heads poked out from behind the screen and looked into the gentle eyes on the bed for a moment. They quickly walked to the bedside and bowed to her in unison.
"Your servant Donghua (Dongqing) greets the young lady. What do you want me to do?"
The chubby winter flowers are cute, and the delicate holly is quiet.
Gu Huan pointed at them, put her hands between her head and pillow, and blinked.
Donghua's eyes widened.
Dongqing whispered, "Miss, are you asking me to go to bed?"
Gu Huan smiled, nodded and waved.
Donghua shook her head like a rattle: "I am here to look after the young lady, she is ill."
Dong Qing knew that Gu Huan was thinking about them, so she hurriedly said, "Don't worry, young lady. The servants will take turns sleeping in the outer room. If you want to drink tea or go to the guest room and knock on the bed, you can do it."
Gu Huan smiled and pointed at the candle.
"Yes, I will put out the candles."
Donghua lifted her skirt and ran over, picked up the lampshade, and blew at the candle flame.
All five candlesticks in the room went out at once, and the room was plunged into darkness.
The two maids tiptoed to the outer room.
Perhaps the calming soup took effect, Gu Huan's eyelids felt heavy and she soon fell asleep.
She didn't know that that night, Mu An was secretly beaten with five boards, and then he went back to Jinxiu Pavilion to vent his anger.
There was chaos in Jinxiu Pavilion all night.
…
When Gu Huan woke up, the sun was already hanging above the branches. It looked like it was almost noon.
The warm sunshine shines through the lattice window into the house. If it weren't for the falling leaves on the tall ginkgo tree outside the window, it would be hard to believe that there was a sudden storm last night.
Gu Huan lay in the soft and warm silk cotton, with a faint scent of incense lingering in her nostrils.
This is the first time in my two lifetimes that I have had a good night’s sleep.
No need to get up before dawn to serve others, no need to wash the elder sister's clothes in cold water in the cold winter, no need to worry...
For the first time, I felt that there might be some hope in life.
"Girl, you're awake. Are you hungry?" Donghua's chubby little face poked into the curtain.
Gu Huan smiled brightly and blinked.
I slept until noon and my stomach was growling with hunger.
"Please get up later. Sister Dongqing is going to call the family doctor." Donghua turned around and ran away with a smile.
After a while, a sound of footsteps came hurriedly from afar.
"Miss, Sister Zhou and the court doctor are here." Dong Qing opened the curtain.
Zhou Zhilan walked past the court doctor and ran to the bedside. She stuck her head into the curtain and grinned at her, "You look much better today."
Gu Huan smiled and reached out her hand through the quilt and curtains.
The court doctor felt her pulse and said, "She still has a slight fever. She will be fine after taking the medicine for two days."
After sending the court physician away, Dong Qing helped her wash and dress, while Zhou Zhilan sat aside and began to gossip excitedly.
"You don't know, there was a commotion in Jinxiu Pavilion last night. The young master rushed to Jinxiu Pavilion in the middle of the night, dragged that silver thing to the main room and went crazy until dawn, and even called for water three times. The young mistress was so angry that she had a fetal movement in Jinkui's room all night, and the palace doctor was also busy all night. Tsk tsk tsk, I don't know what to say."
Not enough beating!
Zhou Zhilan didn't dare to say that in order to save face for Mu An, it was Chiyu who secretly took him to the outside of Guanshan Tower to be beaten, and the master strictly ordered him to shut up.
Gu Huan stared at herself in the bronze mirror, with a slight warmth in the corners of her eyes.
Whatever she suffered in her previous life, it is now Yinzhi's turn to suffer.
...I hope Yinzhi can have a good end.
At this moment, sister must be feeling more upset than if she had given her to her son-in-law, right?
And she was in a good mood.
It turns out that the more honest and obedient a person is, the more miserable he is.
"Early this morning, the young master personally went to see my brother and said that he would be responsible for Yinzhi, and would make Yinzhi his concubine, and would give Yinzhi the Furong Building next to Jinxiu Pavilion to live in."
Gu Huan turned her head and widened her eyes.
Mu An is dissolute, but he seldom calls himself a concubine, because a formal concubine has to be reported to the Duke.
"Yeah, you are also surprised, right? Although there are many women in the young master's courtyard, there are only two who are called concubines, which shows that the young master really likes Yinzhi."
Gu Huan guessed.
He didn't like Yinzhi, he just wanted to disgust Gu Wanru.
Zhou Zhilan clicked her tongue and shook her head: "Now the young lady is going to make trouble again, you should just stay away, or you will be in trouble."
Yes, in her previous life, after being taken away by Mu Anqiang, she had been trying her best to avoid him and serve her elder sister in order to live a stable life and wait for a chance to escape from them.
But people didn't want to let her go.
Mu An was very passionate about her at the beginning, but after he had forced himself on her a few times, he became impatient and called her a zombie with no sense of humor.
Tragically, she became pregnant three months later. She didn't want to give birth to a child with the same miserable fate as herself, so she secretly took abortion pills.
The night she drank the medicine, Mu An found out about it and rushed in, beating her up severely regardless of the fact that she was having a miscarriage.
She remained a concubine until her death.
Gu Huan didn't want to care about them, so she pulled Zhou Zhilan and asked her in mouth language: Master?
"The master went out early in the morning and hasn't come back yet."
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