When Chunling walked in with something in her hand, she immediately saw that Li Shiyue, who was sitting on the couch embroidering her wedding dress, had fallen asleep with her head tilted to the side.
"Why is the girl asleep again? She seems even sleepier than usual."
Lian Dong, who was standing nearby, also sensed something was wrong. She took two steps forward and gently nudged Li Shiyue, calling softly, "Miss, Miss?"
Li Shiyue opened her eyes groggily, her gaze somewhat confused.
Lian Dong said softly, "If you are tired, why don't you go to the inner room for a rest? It will be very uncomfortable to sleep sitting up."
"Did I fall asleep again? What's wrong with me these past few days? I feel like I can't wake up." Li Shiyue glanced at the bright red silk in her hand, folded it, and put it aside.
"What are you holding in your hand?" Li Shiyue noticed what Chunling was holding and looked over.
"It was sent by the young master. He said he has just acquired a pair of jade bracelets. If you like them, you can keep them. If you don't, you can throw them into the storeroom and use them as a return gift for someone in the future."
Chunling glanced outside: "By the way, Changshun said that the young master would like to invite you to Songyuan later."
Li Shiyue was somewhat puzzled: "Didn't they say what it was about?"
Chunling shook her head truthfully: "No, Changshun didn't say anything, he just said that you must go to Songyuan."
Lian Dong helped Li Shiyue up, her gaze falling on the hem of her dress at her waist, and she said with some doubt, "Miss seems to have lost some weight, and this newly tailored dress doesn't seem to fit you very well."
Li Shiyue lowered her head: "Really? That shouldn't be the case. These past few days, the meals at the manor have been exceptionally lavish as the Lunar New Year's Eve approaches."
"Perhaps I am mistaken. Actually, it would be better if you were a little plumper. The old lady said that you are too slender and prone to illness."
The distance from Songyuan to Chengyu Pavilion is not short. The snow fell harder in the evening, and Li Shiyue heard footsteps under the eaves before she even went out.
After the heavy curtain was lifted, Xu Yunci walked in, his gray cloak covered with a layer of frost.
"I'm not talking about my past, how did you get here?"
Li Shiyue was somewhat surprised and was about to go over when Xu Yun stepped back and said, "I'm covered in cold air. You go and wait there. I'll warm myself by the fire before I go in."
He had no choice but to stop and walk to the table, pick up a cup of hot tea, and hand it over: "Have a sip of hot tea to warm yourself up first."
Xu Yunci took it and listened as Li Shiyue asked, "So you still haven't told me, didn't you say I should go to Songyuan?"
"I wanted to go to you, but it snowed and got dark quickly, so I came to find you." Xu Yunci handed the empty teacup to Lian Dong, and after making sure that he was not cold from being warmed by the charcoal brazier, he went inside.
As if remembering something, she said to Lian Dong, "There is a gentleman in the corridor. Let's take him to the east room to warm up first, and then he can come over to take the young lady's pulse."
Lian Dong curtsied and replied, "Yes."
Li Shiyue was somewhat puzzled and sat on the other side of the wooden couch: "You want to take my pulse again? I haven't caught a cold."
Xu Yunci sat on the wooden couch on the left, his expression somewhat serious: "Have you been feeling unwell lately?"
He wasn't one to lie, nor would he do anything without certainty. Li Shiyue suppressed her doubts and began to consider it seriously.
"If I'm not sure, I feel like I haven't been able to wake up properly these past few days. I even fell asleep here while I was embroidering the wedding dress. If Lian Dong and Chun Ling hadn't woken me up, I probably would have stayed asleep."
After Li Shiyue finished speaking, she paused slightly and looked at Xu Yunci: "Isn't it because of the fatigue in winter?"
Xu Yunci didn't answer her, but said comfortingly, "You are frail, and I'm worried you might catch a cold on New Year's Eve. I wanted to find a doctor who is good at treating your health to take a look at you."
The curtain was lifted, and a woman with her hair styled in a bun and wearing a plain, coarse white winter coat walked in.
Her jet-black hair was all piled up in a bun, with only a peach wood hairpin adorning her temples. Her eyes were bright and piercing; as soon as she entered, she stared at Li Shiyue's face for a long time.
"The girl often experiences excessive sleepiness, but she doesn't sleep well at night."
The woman's voice was gentle and melodious. She stepped forward and took Li Shiyue's wrist.
"It feels cool, and the girl often feels cold, feeling that no matter how many layers she wears, she will still feel cold."
Li Shiyue looked up at her, her pupils widening instantly. The woman seemed to read her mind: "My surname is Zhao, and my family has been doctors for generations. The four diagnostic methods are observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation. A doctor's first skill is observation, so there's no need for you to be surprised, young lady."
"Just check on the girl's health and see how she needs treatment. Use whatever medicine you can, no matter how expensive." Xu Yunci seemed very nervous and worried.
Li Shiyue withdrew her gaze and looked up at Zhao Shi: "Please feel free to speak. I know my own body well."
However, Madam Zhao shook her head and said, "I'm afraid the young lady doesn't know."
After she finished speaking, she took Li Shiyue's wrist, placed it flat on the table, and lingered her fingertips on her pulse for a long time.
Then he turned around and looked at Chunling beside him: "This must be the lady's personal attendant. Could you please show me the things that the lady has been in contact with over the past ten days?"
Chunling looked at Li Shiyue, and seeing her nod, she left. When she came back in, she was accompanied by Lian Dong and the other two, each carrying a lot of things, which they placed on the round table in the middle.
Zhao remained calm, sniffed the silk and other items on the round table, and shook her head.
"None of these?" Xu Yunci frowned and looked at Zhao Shi.
"No, I just took your pulse and guessed that your skin came into direct contact with something, which caused your limbs to feel weak and your head to feel dizzy, hence your drowsiness. But at night, your sleep is not restful, and you often have nightmares."
After Zhao finished speaking, she looked at Li Shiyue and gave a slight curtsy: "I wonder if what I said is correct?"
Apart from Lian Dong and Chun Ling, who served her closely, no one else knew about these things.
Under the watchful eyes of the others, Li Shiyue nodded. Zhao Shi seemed thoughtful, and her expression became more serious than before.
Is there anything wrong with this?
Xu Yunci's brow twitched violently as he looked at Zhao Shi.
"It's not just inappropriate; if this continues, the girl will perish in her daily drowsiness, which is the worst-case scenario. But the best-case scenario is that her intelligence will decline, and she will gradually develop the mind of a mentally challenged child."
After she finished speaking, Xu Yunci's face became noticeably gloomier, his fists clenched tightly, and he stood up in front of Li Shiyue.
Whether she was frightened or something else, the young girl's face was a mixture of shock and fear. When she saw Xu Yunci coming over, she subconsciously grabbed his wrist.
"You mean, someone wants to harm me?"
Who could it be? Xu Lingwan, who was at odds with her the most from the Duke's mansion, has already gone to Fengxi, and Xu Yunyang has been beheaded. Could it be Xu Lingqing?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com