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"They don't care about the young lady at all," Luo Lan couldn't help but complain. "You and the Sixth Miss are both the Master's children, so why are they treating you like this?"
Xie Sili looked at Luo Lan, who was lying by the bed, raised his hand and stroked her head, saying softly, "I'm not really sick, there's no need to worry about it; he hated my mother back then, so why would he like me now?"
Thinking of Xie Sinan's appearance, she added, "Look, Xie Sinan is the best example."
Seeing Luo Lan's puffed-out cheeks, Xie Sili pinched her cheek and said, "You should be glad you haven't lived in Chang'an all these years."
“Yuzhou City is also very good.” Luo Lan spoke again, “Right, Sister Luo Mei?” As she spoke, she looked at Luo Mei.
“I think Luolan has a point,” Luoju said, putting down her cup. “Master is just biased towards the sixth young lady.”
Looking at the expressions on their faces, Xie Sili vaguely guessed that the four girls didn't dislike Chang'an, but rather disliked how she was being treated.
She bought the four sisters from a slave trader and returned their indentures to them, but they all expressed their desire to stay by her side.
She wasn't used to having others take care of her daily needs, but over the years these four people have become her capable assistants.
"I'm not angry, so why are you all angry?" Xie Sili said in a low voice. "If I didn't want to go back to Chang'an to resolve some matters, I naturally wouldn't want to leave this beautiful land. It would be so much more enjoyable to live a carefree life outside."
“Miss!” Luo Mei’s eyes were filled with reproach. “You only care about your own carefree life, but you leave the affairs of Yuzhou City to us to manage.”
"That's right, that's right, the girl never cares about other people's lives." Luo Lan couldn't help but complain.
Seeing that they were in a better mood, Xie Sili asked Luoju to get her a book from the bookshelf.
Luoju doesn't have many hobbies. Her only hobby is collecting all sorts of rare books. Most of the rare books Xie Sili owns were collected by Luoju from various places, and some were collected and sent over by people she asked.
"What would you like to see, young lady?" Luoju asked, standing in front of the bookshelf. "Are you looking at storybooks or something else?"
""Guiguzi"."
Xie Sili took the book, and the four girls, Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju, went to the outer courtyard to have some fun.
She sat on the bed with the book in her hand, carefully flipping through the pages of "The Book of Master Guigu".
The page that was turned to was exactly:
①Human nature dictates that when people speak, they desire to be heard; when they undertake an action, they desire to succeed. ...Therefore, they are not troubled.
She has always had excellent hearing and can identify people by the sound of their footsteps.
After Luoju casually mentioned it that day, Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju all now know that Jun Qiyu is the "Four Young Masters".
Luo Mei frankly admitted that they preferred the aloof "Fourth Prince" to His Highness Prince Yan, Jun Qiyu.
Because of his face, everyone thought that "Fourth Young Master" was a high-class beauty, but they never expected that he would fall from grace and become a "wealthy and noble flower in the world".
"Greetings to His Highness Prince Yan."
Before Jun Qiyu even stepped into the room, he heard the sounds of plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums.
From her perspective, their bowing posture appeared somewhat perfunctory; their main point was simply to convey an attitude.
Jun Qiyu got along well with the four of them and didn't take them to heart.
"You've arrived." Xie Sili looked up at Jun Qiyu. "You're the one who caused this mess, so you'll have to take full responsibility."
Jun Qiyu sat down at the table, a hint of helplessness in his eyes. "If I hadn't come, I'm afraid your illness wouldn't have gotten better."
Xie Sili stared at the book in his hand without looking up. "It's not that bad. They won't let me die before I marry you."
"But it will make you wish you were dead." Jun Qiyu said without much thought.
Xie Sili looked up at him, placed the bookmark in place, closed the book, and said casually, "If possible, I wouldn't mind if they gave it a try."
Not receiving a reply from Jun Qiyu, Xie Sili looked up and saw him deep in thought.
“I have already made it clear that I will take the place of the bride. No matter how unhappy he is, he will not take any action. Xie Siyao is his last trump card, but I am his only choice.”
She believed that the intelligent Jun Qiyu would understand what she was saying.
Jun Qiyu's worried expression prompted her to instruct Luo Mei to brew him a cup of calming tea.
Just as she was about to speak, she caught a glimpse of two familiar figures running towards her from the corner of her eye, and even caught a glimpse of another familiar figure.
That figure deepened the smile on her lips.
The two small figures stopped in their tracks when they saw the plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums. They were already familiar with the plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums, and greeted them warmly when they saw the sisters.
Noticing Jun Qiyu's gaze, Xie Sili leaned against the headboard with a contented expression, watching the two of them.
"Why did you suddenly fall ill?" Xie Jingche's face was filled with worry, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes were fixed on her. "If I had known this would happen, I would have come back with you, so you wouldn't have to suffer."
"Are you feeling any better?" Xie Jingyan said, patting her forehead. "He's going home first and will be back later."
Xie Sili reached out and stroked their heads, a slight smile appearing on her face, before turning her gaze to Jun Qiyu.
Before she could react, she heard Xie Jingche and Xie Jingyan's voices, "Mother."
Their way of addressing him forced Xie Sili to suppress a laugh. After glancing at Jun Qiyu, she also noticed the helplessness in his eyes.
Xie Sili caught a glimpse of the departing figure and secretly curled the corners of her lips.
"Mother, who is he? How come he's here?" Xie Jingche looked at Jun Qiyu with an unfriendly tone, his eyes fixed on him.
“We are Mother’s children, we will protect her, we will not let anyone hurt Mother.” Xie Jingyan followed up with a determined look in her eyes.
Xie Sili, who was being protected behind them, shrugged at Jun Qiyu.
"So the beauty's child is already this big." Jun Qiyu said with slight surprise, "The beauty looks to be only in her early twenties, so the child's age is probably not appropriate."
"What's it to you?" Xie Jingche spoke coldly again. "Who are you? Why are you in Mother's room? A man and a woman alone in a room, what do you want to do to Mother?"
"Don't tell me you want to bully your mother." Xie Jingyan said, taking out a sharp blade from her sleeve and pointing it at Jun Qiyu. Her movements as she played with the blade were clean and efficient.
Xie Sili listened to their conversation and then turned her gaze to Jun Qiyu.
Back in Yuzhou City, Jun Qiyu got along quite well with the two of them. Although he was aloof and unapproachable, he was very patient with the two children because of their blood ties.
Could it be...?
Xie Sili turned her gaze to Jun Qiyu, lowered her head, and pursed her lips, remaining silent.
"Who exactly are you?" Xie Jingche's voice rang out again.
His childish voice carried a hint of coldness, and his eyes revealed a tenacious and unyielding spirit, like a cub protecting its mother.
As soon as Xie Jingche finished speaking, Xie Sili faintly sensed footsteps approaching.
She looked up at Jun Qiyu.
"I am the current Prince of Yan, and I will soon marry your mother." Jun Qiyu looked at the two of them with a serious expression, but his words were frivolous and unrestrained. "In my opinion, you are not the beauty's children."
"That's us," the brother and sister said in unison.
Xie Sili heard the footsteps approaching, coughed a few times, and looked at him. "Your Highness, to be honest, they are indeed my children."
She had barely finished speaking when she saw Xie Zhun and Huang Shi appear at the courtyard gate.
Xie Zhun was still holding a thick whip covered in barbs.
Jun Qiyu, standing to the side, swiftly grabbed the long whip Xie Chun was swinging at him. "Prime Minister Xie, what are you doing?"
Xie Sili watched calmly as Xie Zhun ripped out the most unbearable words he had ever uttered.
"Father, Grandfather should have mentioned the matter of the two children in his letter;
"Back then, I was bedridden for months, and the local witch doctor said I needed to find someone to marry to bring me good luck, so I got married." As she spoke, she coughed, her complexion growing increasingly pale.
"Unfortunately, my husband fell to his death while gathering herbs in the mountains after our marriage, leaving behind only these two children." Xie Sili said, wiping away imaginary tears from her face.
“These two children are very sensible. Their grandparents love them very much. They are so grateful to have these two children by their side all these years.” Xie Sili paused here, then looked up at Xie Zhun with a troubled expression.
Noticing Xie Zhun's unfriendly gaze, she added, "Father, the children are innocent. I hope you won't blame them; they are still my children after all."
"Li Jie'er's marriage is not a trivial matter. How could you not tell your parents about such a thing?" Huang's tone was reproachful, and her eyes were filled with resentment.
“My stepmother is unaware of this. I was unwilling, but my grandparents listened to the words of the witch doctor. Fortunately, my health has indeed improved slightly.”
She coughed a few times as she spoke, then covered her mouth with a handkerchief. When she took it off, she found a pool of blood on it. "My health has always been very weak. I'm truly sorry if this has affected my father and mother's plans."
"Prime Minister Xie, why hasn't the doctor you invited arrived yet?" Jun Qiyu looked at Xie Zhun with displeasure. "If word gets out that you forced your daughter to her death, it will probably affect your official career, Prime Minister Xie." His voice was chilling.
"Doctor Du is our family's physician. He had some business to attend to at home these past few days, but he's back today. We've already asked him to come over, and he'll be here soon." Although there was worry in Madam Huang's tone, her eyes clearly showed her joy.
Xie Sili didn't look at them again, but closed her eyes to take a nap, tightly clutching the brocade handkerchief she had used before.
"Prime Minister Xie was worried before that I would entangle with the Sixth Miss, and now are you worried that I will continue to provoke the Sixth Miss?"
Xie Sili squinted, but could clearly hear Jun Qiyu's voice in her ear.
"Don't worry, Prime Minister Xie. Even though the beauty already has a child, my love for her remains unchanged. Besides, her husband is dead, so I still have a chance, don't I?" Jun Qiyu's words completely confirmed the rumor that he "liked the beauty."
Xie Sili noticed that after Jun Qiyu finished speaking, Xie Zhun's mood improved significantly, and his gaze towards him seemed much more pleasing. The main point was that he had sold his eldest daughter for the sake of his younger daughter's happiness.
Given Xie Zhun's personality, even if Jun Qiyu were not a spoiled brat but a disabled or mentally challenged person, she would not have been able to escape the fate that was arranged for her.
He truly is a good father to her.
a long time.
Xie Sili, who was taking a nap with her eyes closed, heard Huang's voice, "Doctor Du, you've finally arrived. Quickly take a look at Sister Li."
Xie Sili glanced at the young man in a beige robe sitting by the bed. He took out a brocade handkerchief, placed it in her hand, and began to take her pulse.
"Dr. Du, how is Miss Li's health? I'm worried..."
“The young lady suffers from qi and blood deficiency and poor health. She has been constantly ill over the years and is so weak that she would collapse if blown by the wind,” Doctor Du interrupted Huang Shi with a serious expression.
"Just as Dr. Du said, my health has been poor for years, and no amount of medicine has helped. I've just been dragging this half-dead body along, barely surviving," Xie Sili said, coughing a few more times.
"Master, Madam, the young lady's illness is beyond the reach of medicine; we can only hope she lives one more day at a time," Doctor Du said, looking up at the couple.
"With a body like that, a young lady can't even eat well," he said, shaking his head as if in helplessness.
"Should I prescribe some medicine for the young lady?"
Xie Sili looked at Doctor Du and shook his head. "Thank you for your concern, Doctor Du. I don't need it for the time being. Although good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease, my prescription has never changed and I have been taking it for years."
She looked up at Luoju, who was standing at the foot of the bed, and saw her hand a prescription hidden in her sleeve to Doctor Du.
Every ingredient on the prescription was precious, so precious that most of them were ingredients that Huang had never seen before.
She also secretly noted down the names of several medicinal herbs, intending to inquire about them at the pharmacy later.
Xie Sili noticed Huang's actions and nodded to Doctor Du out of sight.
"In that case, then Miss Li should rest well." Madam Huang wore a fake, perfunctory smile. "My husband and I will go see Doctor Du off."
She nodded to them, "Thank you for your help, Father and Mother."
Watching them disappear into the distance, before even stepping out of the room, Huang's slightly anxious voice rang out.
After Xie Chun and Huang Shi left, Xie Sili turned his gaze to Jun Qiyu. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Jun Qiyu's voice, "I will come to see you again in a few days."
Xie Sili nodded to Jun Qiyu.
After Jun Qiyu turned to leave, he heard Xie Jingche's voice, "Aunt, are you really going to marry that guy? He's not good enough for you. I think that uncle from Yuzhou City is more worthy of you."
“On the way to Chang’an, we heard about his romantic escapades. If you marry him, Auntie, your life will definitely be difficult.” Xie Jingyan said, puffing out her cheeks. “Auntie, you can’t marry him.”
“Young master, young lady, that prince is the ‘Fourth Young Master’ of Yuzhou City.” Luoju stepped forward with a smile in her eyes.
Meeting Xie Jingche and Xie Jingyan's gaze, she smiled and nodded.
"Ache, Yan Yan, I told you before that I would not marry anyone." She reached out and took their hands, and said softly, "Having you, the plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums, the guards, the shadow guards, and the secret guards in this life is enough."
"Marriage is too far removed from my life, and I don't want anyone to become a burden to me." She patted their heads as she spoke. "For me, you are my biggest burden."
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