Bai Ying nodded and said in a low voice, "Yes, before it rained, the young lady was worried all the time. Then the flood came and there were many things to do at home, so the young lady couldn't sleep well at all. These past few days, the Chu family has had such a thing happen, and the young lady is the kind of person who likes to think things through."
Zheng Boyuan didn't say anything. He stood in front of Xu Zhi's door for a while longer before going to the study in the front yard to sleep. He had many things to do tomorrow.
When Xu Zhi woke up again, she was dazzled by the bright sunlight outside the window and quickly covered her eyes. After her eyes adjusted, she looked at the sunlight coming into the room through the window and heard the chirping of birds in the trees in the yard. It seemed like there were two birds, one chirping and the other chirping along, as if two good friends were chatting or a young couple was discussing something.
As Xu Zhi listened, her thoughts gradually began to wander. She didn't know when, but the two little birds in the tree had left, and it was very quiet outside the room.
A series of light footsteps approached. Xu Zhi listened carefully and recognized Bai Ying's footsteps. Sure enough, Bai Ying pushed open the door and came in, holding an envelope in her hand. Seeing Xu Zhi lying on the bed with her eyes open, she said with surprise, "Miss, you're awake! Are you hungry? I'll tell the kitchen to make you some millet porridge right away."
Xu Zhi waved her hand, and Bai Ying helped her sit up. Xu Zhi felt her throat was dry and said in a hoarse voice, "Go and get me a glass of water, my throat hurts."
Bai Ying quickly went outside and poured Xu Zhi a bowl of warm honey water. Xu Zhi drank the whole bowl of honey water in one go and felt much better.
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