Chapter 3083 Now is not the time for you to speak
Ye Zheng pushed open the gate of the East Garden. The creaking sound was like the wail of an old man, and a cool breeze blew in. The fallen leaves in the yard were rolled up and curled up in the corner.
It was so quiet here that only the sound of the wind could be heard.
Although Ran Xiaoyu was brought here by him and Zhu Chengjin also sent people to check on her, there was no one guarding here on the surface.
Even Zhu Chengjin understood that killing Zhu Feng would be equivalent to betraying Si Nanyan, and Ye Zheng no longer had any feelings for her, so Ran Xiaoyu had nowhere to go.
So, she was the only one left in the yard, and it was natural that it was so quiet.
But it's a bit too quiet.
Ye Zheng frowned slightly and walked in with the lunch box. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Ran Xiaoyu lying on the bed with her clothes on, covered only with a thin blanket, with her shoulders and calves exposed.
More importantly, her face was abnormally red.
"Xiaoyu?"
Ye Zheng shouted subconsciously, but immediately closed his mouth. He walked over and saw Ran Xiaoyu lying on the bed with a flushed face. Ye Zheng had already walked in front of her, but she was unconscious.
Something is wrong.
Ye Zheng frowned and reached out to touch her forehead. It was hot.
She has a fever.
Ran Xiaoyu was very strong, having trained in martial arts since childhood. Even after all the years she'd been with Nan Yan through thick and thin, she'd never been this sick. However, after the fierce battle on the river last night, she'd been brought back soaking wet. After returning, she'd been brought here, with no one to care for her, not even a shower or a change of clothes. She was still wearing the soaked clothes she'd worn yesterday. They were dry now, but I'm afraid she'd been through a lot that night.
Of course, these are probably not the main reasons for her illness.
As soon as Ye Zheng's hand touched her forehead, her dry and cracked lips trembled slightly and she murmured weakly: "Ye Zheng..."
Ye Zheng immediately withdrew his hand.
He frowned, looking at this girl who was originally cold and pretty, but actually had a passionate heart. Now, she was really like a fragile porcelain doll. Just a slight touch or maybe just a word from him would be enough to make her live a life worse than death.
"Ye Zheng..."
She was probably delirious from the fever, and kept calling Ye Zheng's name incoherently.
Even when she felt a cool touch on her forehead, she subconsciously reached out and grabbed Ye Zheng's hand, murmuring: "Don't go, don't go..."
Ye Zheng's brows furrowed even tighter.
He seemed to want to pull his hand out, but when he tried, he couldn't move it.
At this time, he didn't know whether it was because Ran Xiaoyu's strength did not disappear even when she was sick, or for some other reason. He just felt her fingers tearing at him hard, like a drowning person grabbing the last straw.
Ran Xiaoyu was still unconsciously murmuring while pulling his hand: "Don't go. I, I didn't, I——"
With a "clang", a gust of wind suddenly blew outside, blowing the half-open door against the wall.
After a long time, a gust of wind seemed to blow outside, and even the half-open door was blown against the wall.
That sound seemed to wake up Ye Zheng, who was a little dazed.
He pulled his hand out of Ran Xiaoyu's hot little hand with force.
Seeing Ran Xiaoyu frowning in confusion, as if she was about to wake up but couldn't, Ye Zheng turned around and walked out without looking back.
After leaving Dongyuan, he did not return to his residence, but turned to the imperial pharmacy.
At this time, Zhu Chengjin had not yet officially ascended the throne, nor had he appointed his subordinates as officials. Many of the palace and court warehouses were directly sealed. However, due to the recent war, there were also many injured and sick people in the city, so the military doctors were taken over in advance. These people were no strangers to Ye Zheng. When they saw him walk in, they all came forward and said, "Young Master Ye."
Ye Zheng said, "Please, Doctor Wang, please prescribe a prescription."
Doctor Wang asked, "What is it for?"
"Cold syndrome."
"Cold?"
The man thought about it and immediately understood. He said, "Please wait a moment. I have prescribed some medicine and will boil it and send it to you directly."
Ye Zheng nodded.
He turned around and saw something simmering on a stove in the yard outside. He smelled the scent in the air and frowned slightly: "Is that ginseng soup?"
Doctor Wang nodded.
Ye Zheng asked, "Who uses it?"
Doctor Wang said, "Who else? It's naturally the military advisor, Master Xu."
Ye Zheng asked, "Hasn't he always been taking the medicine I prescribed? Why is his ginseng soup suddenly being made here?"
Doctor Wang didn't say anything, just looked at him with a wry smile, and Ye Zheng immediately understood.
In this kind of weather, ordinary people would be making themselves uncomfortable if they drank ginseng soup. Only those who are extremely weak and about to die would use ginseng soup to stay alive.
It seems that Xu Shizong's body——
Thinking of this, he nodded silently: "I understand."
The doctor said nothing more, and only asked his servants to prepare a prescription for him. After it was boiled, the ginseng soup was also ready. He wanted to let the eunuch carry it away, but Ye Zheng took the medicine box directly: "Don't bother, I'll take it myself."
So the young eunuch took only the ginseng soup and left the imperial pharmacy with Ye Zheng.
After walking for a while, the two men parted ways. Ye Zheng watched the young eunuch pass Longfu Gate and head north, obviously to Lezhizhai. He thought about it, didn't say much, and turned to go to the East Garden.
It was still as quiet as before, with only a slight sound of the wind.
However, when Ye Zheng pushed open the gate outside the East Garden, he heard a very light cough coming from inside. He walked in with the box, only to see that Ran Xiaoyu, who had been unconscious, had woken up at some point and was weakly getting up from the bed.
Her hair was disheveled, her face was pale, and she looked as haggard as a ghost.
As soon as she saw Ye Zheng walk in, there was finally some light in her lifeless eyes.
"Ye Zheng..."
Ye Zheng only glanced at her, then placed the box containing the medicine bowl on the table and said calmly, "Drink it yourself."
After saying that, he turned and left.
"Ye Zheng!"
Ran Xiaoyu was anxious and reached out to pull him back, but she couldn't. She almost fell off the bed. She looked at Ye Zheng's back breathlessly: "You, don't you have anything to say to me?"
“…”
Ye Zheng stopped at the door, but did not look back.
He only heard the weak breathing behind him. He was silent for a long time and said lightly: "I still say the same thing. I don't want to listen to you. No matter what you want to say, now, I don't want to listen."
“…”
"Now is not the time for you to speak."
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