Chapter 10 Chapter 10 You are still worried that Yan Zhou won’t be loving,…
Maybe because I was extremely tired, I slept particularly soundly that night.
At three o'clock in the morning, Song Siyun was awakened by severe abdominal cramps.
Cui Yu wanted to call out but she was in so much pain that no sound came out. She curled up in agony and her raised hand fell weakly on the bed, making a muffled sound.
The commotion was not big, but it was not small for someone who had been in the military for many years.
In the dim light, Gu Yanzhou opened his eyes and looked behind the screen: "What's wrong?"
No one answered. Only heavy breathing.
His right hand slowly reached for the sword beside the couch, and with his left hand he raised the lamp and threw it towards the screen.
Flames shot up into the sky. At that moment, he could see clearly that there was no assassin on the bed. Only Song Siyun was twisting the bed curtains, curling himself up into a ball, veins bulging on his forehead, beads of sweat oozing out.
Gu Yanzhou was startled. He used his sword to check everywhere. After finding nothing unusual, he squatted down to look at her: "What's wrong? Are you okay? Are you poisoned?"
His narrow phoenix eyes narrowed, and he pondered whether there were any new faces in the mansion today.
Just as he was thinking, his forearm suddenly felt moist. He looked up and saw Song Siyun.
She looked like she had just crawled out of the water. Her pale face was covered in hair, and the back of her hand, which had always been white and slender, now had distinct bones. "Cui Yu! Call me Cui Yu!"
Just seven words seemed to have exhausted all her strength, and she was now breathing heavily with her mouth open.
"Are you in pain?" Gu Yanzhou looked at her and asked.
nonsense.
Song Siyun glared at him, as if he didn't even have the strength to roll his eyes.
The fire in the house was bright, and Cui Yu, who was on guard outside, naturally saw it, but she didn't come in because her master didn't call her. At this moment, Gu Yanzhou opened the door and called her, and the already anxious person was in front of the bed in the blink of an eye.
"Girl?" He knelt in front of the bed worriedly. Seeing her clutching her belly and counting the days in her mind, he lowered his voice and asked, "Did you have your period?"
Song Siyun raised his eyes and nodded weakly.
After Cui Yu comforted her, she went to get something from the cabinet. When she came out, she saw Gu Yanzhou still standing there watching Que Mei and the others put out the fire. She paused and turned her head to look at Song Siyun.
Sensing her intention, Song Siyun also looked towards the door and called out, "Gu Yanzhou."
It was barely audible, but the man still turned around, his brow furrowed.
It was the first time she had seen him like this. It was supposed to be a very funny scene, but at this moment she couldn't laugh. She just said, "You go out first, I need to change my clothes."
Gu Yanzhou glanced her up and down. Her nightgown was already soaked through, and her waist-length hair was also wet on her face.
It's time to change.
Before leaving, he asked, "Do you need a hot shower?"
Song Siyun didn't have the energy to speak. Seeing this, Cui Yu beside him hurriedly said, "If you are free, could you please bring in a basin of warm water?"
The shadow that had been standing frozen in front of the door nodded, and after a while, he brought a basin of warm water and knocked on the door.
Cui Yu stood up, took the copper basin and quickly closed the door, leaving him speechless outside.
As the door closed, Cui Yu also started moving.
He first found an excuse to send the extra people out of the room, then squatted on the footstool, wet a soft cloth with water, cleaned it properly, and put on new underwear before saying, "Miss, go sit on the couch over there for a while, and come back after this is cleaned up."
That small couch is where Gu Yanzhou usually rests.
At that time, Quemei came in with freshly cooked sugar ginger water and a hot water bottle, and placed them on the low table beside the small couch after hearing what she said.
Then he came over and helped her over.
After hesitating for a long time in front of the couch, he finally chose to sit on the chair.
Quemei couldn't persuade her, so she had to bring the sugar ginger water over, sat on a chair beside her, and fed her in small sips.
Ginger drives away cold, and sugar promotes blood circulation.
After eating a bowl, I finally felt a little stronger.
The dirty bedding had just been replaced, leaving only some marks on the rosewood bed. Cui Yu carefully wiped it with a handkerchief dipped in water and wrung until half dry, then waited for it to dry naturally.
But the earliest would be tomorrow.
Tonight...
Cui Yu hesitated, her eyes falling on the small couch not far away.
At the table, Song Siyun was so sleepy that her eyelids were drooping, but the constant dull pain in her abdomen kept her awake.
When she heard Cui Yu say that she couldn't do it tonight, she took a moment to react, then clutched her stomach and said, "It's okay, I just can't sleep tonight anyway."
Cicadas were chirping outside. The summer night was not that cold, but just sitting there made it feel even more desolate.
Thinking that Gu Yanzhou had to get up early to attend court tomorrow, she was silent, put on her coat, and walked to the yard holding the hot water bottle.
When she met Gu Yanzhou at the door and asked her what she was doing, she just said, "Watching the moon."
Then he sat back on the swing.
This night was truly unbearable.
In the courtyard, Song Siyun had already sent the green-feathered bird back to sleep. He sat alone on the swing, looking up at the stars.
Through the gap in the window, Gu Yanzhou in the room was also looking at her quietly.
I have a real understanding of the fact that getting married means a woman will leave home and be alone.
She had never been so quiet.
When she was young, even a bump on her fingertips would make her scream, and everyone knew it. But this time, the pain was so severe, and she just sat quietly, holding the hot water bottle?
In his impression, she was spoiled and reckless, arrogant and unreasonable. Even though she had a face that everyone liked, he still couldn't help frowning.
But now, she seems to have changed.
He lost his arrogance and became calm, intelligent, and even more thoughtful.
Just like when she first learned about the Song Mansion incident, she calmed down in an instant, even exposing his deception and daring to negotiate with him; and when she questioned him, he even thought of using the law to threaten him; and when her questioning was fruitless...
She seems to be more likable now than before.
Even more pitiful.
Gradually, he fell asleep.
He woke up when Ling Feng came knocking on the door.
It was the hour of Yin, when the sun was about to rise.
When I walked out into the night, the person leaning on the swing was already fast asleep. He seemed to be sleeping very restlessly, his delicate brows knitted tightly together, his eyebrows forming a small frown.
Gu Yanzhou reached out and touched the hot water bottle that she was holding tightly in her arms——
It's completely cold.
His eyebrows raised unconsciously, and before he could think, he had already picked her up. Perhaps instinctively seeking warmth, the person in his arms kept leaning in. Only when he found the warmest spot on his heart did he relax his brows in relief.
He carried the person into the house, held him with one hand, and touched the small couch, but it was no longer warm.
He stared at the person in his arms for a long while, then hesitantly took off the brocade boots he had just put on...
Outside the door, Ling Feng waited quietly. After a long time, no one came out and when he was about to knock on the door, someone grabbed his collar and pulled it open.
When he turned around, he saw Qing Feng's dead face, "Don't move without the master's order."
"But we'll be late for court!" Ling Feng was a little anxious.
"Master, you know your limits." Qing Feng said calmly, not even looking up. Just as he finished speaking, he saw Gu Yansheng coming out. The two were about to greet each other when Gu Yanzhou closed the door first and whispered, "Let's go."
After the morning court session, His Majesty and the Crown Prince kept him in Xuanzheng Hall to discuss matters related to the summer retreat in the other courtyard. Seeing his friend frowning, Mu Jingheng couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
As soon as he left the palace, he could no longer hold back and asked, "What are you thinking, Yanzhou? But what's wrong with setting up defenses in the other courtyard?"
Gu Yanzhou stopped and turned to look at his friend beside him. He wanted to speak but didn't know where to start. His brows tightened and relaxed, and then tightened and relaxed again.
Seeing this, Mu Jingheng also opened and closed his mouth, and his breath went up and down for a long time. He felt like there were claws scratching his heart, and it was itchy.
"Come on, tell me, what is it that makes you so embarrassed to talk about it?"
Mu Jingheng looked at him curiously and teased, "You're not a hesitant person. On the battlefield, you were able to decisively use yourself as bait even when you realized the enemy was intentionally surrounding you. How come you've become so fussy after returning to Kyoto?"
Hearing this, the man in front of him was silent for a long moment before he frowned and said solemnly, "Your Highness, could you send an imperial physician to accompany me back to the palace?"
"But your old illness has recurred?" Mu Jingheng straightened his expression, lowered his voice, nervously grasped his arm and looked him up and down, while speaking, he sent guards to invite the imperial physician who was good at treating colds.
"It's not a cold." Gu Yanzhou denied in a low voice.
He paused, then turned his head away and added, "She needs to be an expert in treating women's menstrual pain, preferably someone who is skilled in treating women's period pain."
…
There was a silence.
Mu Jingheng stared at him motionlessly with a wooden face, and the guards, in surprise, forgot the rules and looked up at him.
Facing the shocked looks of the two, Gu Yanzhou turned around, his face stern and serious: "It was my sister-in-law. She was kind-hearted and asked me to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to help find an imperial physician this morning."
"oh------"
Mu Jingheng glanced at him meaningfully, then changed the subject and ordered the guards to invite a doctor who was good at gynecology, emphasizing that the diagnosis and treatment must be...
He whispered the rest of the words into the guard's ear. Gu Yanzhou didn't hear them. He only saw him waving his hands in a good mood and repeatedly reminding him not to forget.
He even personally escorted him out of the palace and patted the imperial physician on the shoulder to remind him.
The imperial physician with white hair and beard bowed and saluted. Although he was confused, he did not dare to ask more questions.
When the carriage rumbled back to the mansion, the curtains were lifted, revealing Mu Jingheng's mischievous smile.
Gu Yanzhou caught a glimpse of it and immediately frowned even more tightly.
His gaze slowly fell on the imperial physician, trying to find out something.
But the palace doctors were more strict than death row prisoners. After just one look, he gave up the idea.
I closed my eyes with a headache, hoping that His Highness would not do anything rash.
Obviously, he still had less hope.
When the imperial physician finished taking the pulse and prescribing the medicine, the moment his hand left the pen, he turned around without warning and saluted Yu Nanzhi: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that Madam Gu is indeed as virtuous as the rumors say, and he even went so far as to find a skilled gynecologist for Madam Yanzhou."
At that time, Yu Nanzhi frowned, looking puzzled: "Your Highness must be joking, I never..."
Upon hearing this, the imperial physician hurriedly cupped his hands and relayed the story seriously, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that if Madam Gu denies it, then it's just that Minister Gu is using Madam Gu as a shield out of concern for his wife—"
"Doctor Fang!"
A suddenly rising voice interrupted him. Staring at his brother and sister-in-law's teasing gaze, he forced a smile and forcibly sent them away: "Doctor Fang, it's getting late, and the palace gates will be locked soon. You should return to the palace quickly."
Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Please tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that I will come to thank you in person tomorrow."
"Don't worry, Minister Gu. I will definitely deliver on your message." After saying this, he picked up the medicine box and went out.
After finally sending Doctor Fang away, before he could even catch his breath, he heard Yu Nanzhi's teasing: "You were worried that Yanzhou wouldn't be able to care for others, but look at him, how much more caring he is now?"
"I'm overthinking it." Gu Yansheng agreed with a smile, his eyes full of ridicule.
Gu Yanzhou's body stiffened, and his hands hidden under his sleeves twirled unconsciously, but he didn't show it on his face. He responded to the teasing with a stern face.
Despite this, Gu Yansheng had watched him grow up, and he could tell at a glance that he was shy. He lowered his head, smiled softly, and quietly left with his wife.
The room became quiet again.
Song Siyun leaned back on the bed, his eyes lacking their former vitality, filled with fatigue from the pain. He slowly raised his eyes and whispered, "Thank you."
Gu Yanzhou also looked at her.
She was still as pale as yesterday, looking like a glass doll that would break if touched.
But she shouldn't be like this.
She was always lively and full of energy. When she cursed, her voice would make even the loudest people's ears vibrate; when she was angry, she always had the energy to retaliate; even when she asked for help, she always held her head high. When she thanked someone, her smile was like a kitten stealing food, always bright and shining.
It shouldn't be like this anyway.
I don't know when, my eyelids drooped quietly, covering up my myriad emotions.
Glancing around, he saw two ice basins still placed by the footstool of the bed. He paused, then stepped over to pick them up. As he was about to move away, he felt a sudden warmth in his hands.
It’s Song Siyun.
"What are you doing?" She looked up at him like a cat protecting its food, but her tone was pitifully soft. "That's my ice basin!"
His gaze slowly shifted downwards, landing on her lower abdomen, hidden beneath the quilt where the hot water bottle lay, his expression unchanged: "Cold air invading the body will cause blood stagnation."
The burning sensation on my wrist eased a little, and a soft groan came from the bed: "But I'm hot."
Gu Yanzhou thought for a moment and said, "Leave one."
The shackles on his wrists loosened instantly. He lowered his eyes and met a pair of cunning almond-shaped eyes. "You said you would, don't lie!"
Got cheated again.
He laughed helplessly, then turned around and said, "From now on, you can only have one cold drink every day."
There was a wailing sound from behind, which soon turned into a continuous "ouch".
Ruixue Pavilion became lively again.
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