Li Guanghan stopped and started walking again, carrying Yao Yushu and leaving. Jinfu called Jinlu back and followed Li Guanghan.
Chunhua stepped forward and pulled Zhang You back, and Zhang You finally calmed down, but she still felt a lump of anger in her chest, which made her feel uncomfortable and wronged.
She looked at Qiao Si, tears in her eyes, and her voice was choked with sobs: "Princess." She couldn't bear to see Qiao Si suffer such injustice.
Qiao Si knew that Xia He was trying to vent her anger, so she didn't blame her for being reckless. She held her hand and whispered, "I'm fine."
Zhang You looked at Qiao Si, whose face was pale from constant fatigue, with a look of heartache. Qiao Si's health had not been good to begin with; after falling into the water, she had been suffering from recurring fevers. Although she had felt better in the past few days, the doctor had advised her to take good care of herself and avoid exposure to the wind. And then there was the matter of her spending so much time in the fire scene today. Judging from her current appearance, she was afraid that the fever had relapsed.
"Princess!"
Qiao Si had been feeling unwell since she came out of Zhiwen Tower. She had held on for so long, waiting for Li Guanghan, but now that he was gone, she could no longer hold on. Her body went limp, and she fainted. Zhang You and the others hurriedly caught her.
Qiao Si had never been so ill before.
The doctor explained that Qiao Si had spent a long time at the fire scene, inhaling a lot of toxic gases, and that, coupled with her already weak health due to illness, she had fallen into a coma again. The doctor promptly gave her an acupuncture injection and told Qiao Si to take good care of herself.
Qiao Si had been feeling drowsy for the past two days. Even when the princess passed away, she hadn't gotten sick or cried. But now she was comatose in bed, often having nightmares in which she kept calling out for the princess and the others...
Zhang You and the others took turns to take care of Qiao Si. Prince Qiao and Qiao San came to see her during the day. Her condition was not so bad during the day, but at night, Qiao Si would easily fall into nightmares.
At night, the air was still a little hot, but Qiao Si was shivering with cold on the bed. Tonight, Zhang You and Dongmei were taking care of Qiao Si. Dongmei had gone to boil medicine for Qiao Si. Qiao Si's medicine always needed someone to be personally watching over it to feel at ease.
Zhang You watched the person on the bed fall into a nightmare again, and hurriedly took a wet towel to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and then covered her with a quilt.
Qiao Si didn't know what she was dreaming about, her brows were furrowed, and she looked very uneasy. Zhang You moved closer to hear her mumbling: "Mother... don't... Mother... don't leave..."
Qiao Si closed her eyes tightly and tears flowed down her cheeks. Zhang You gently wiped them away with a wet towel.
Qiao Si's mumbling continued, as if she was trapped in a nightmare, whispering the names of Qiao Nai and the princess. Her body was trembling, as if she was fighting against the nightmare, but she was overwhelmed by painful memories and powerless emotions and could not wake up.
She raised her right hand, wanting to grab something. Zhang You looked at the hand, raised it and held it. Qiao Si held Zhang You's hand tightly, as if he was holding something important.
"Mother, please don't abandon me..."
Zhang You looked at her painful face and couldn't bear it. She used her other hand to gently pat her left shoulder. The rhythm of the pat was slow, but it had the power to soothe people. She gently whispered to comfort Qiao Si, not knowing if she could hear: "It's okay, it's okay... It's all over, it's okay..."
But even she herself didn't believe what she said.
How can those experiences be easily forgotten?
Qiao Si was only seventeen years old at the time, but she witnessed with her own eyes that her relatives died one after another because of the schemes of this group of people in the capital. She was so young, but she was forced to shoulder all the responsibilities without a break.
Can't get over it...
These are all unbearable...
Those tragic deaths, the pain and powerlessness, cannot be erased in Qiao Si's heart.
"Si Si, it's okay. We have more important things to do. You have to get better..." Zhang You patted Qiao Si's back, with tears in his eyes, but he held them back and didn't let them fall.
She whispered to comfort Qiao Si, and felt the person in her arms gradually calm down. She gently tucked the quilt for her, re-wet the handkerchief, and wiped her carefully.
"You still have us. We are all waiting for you and will be behind you. You are not alone on this road..." Zhang You sat on the couch, patiently wiping her, saying it over and over again in a gentle voice.
If it were in the past, she might not have empathized with Qiao Si so much. When she first arrived at the palace, she considered herself a mere visitor, believing everything here to be dispensable. So, she didn't care, subconsciously seeking profit and avoiding harm, treating everyone with only due courtesy, without opening up to anyone.
But she didn't know when it started, but she gradually began to regard them all - Chunhua, Qiuyue, Qiao Si... as her friends. They had unknowingly become the most important people to her here.
The peaceful and carefree days in Dingzhou made her naively believe that they could live in peace until old age. However, these people in the capital could not bear to see their peace and stability, so they planned to work together with the Northern Rong to get rid of Prince Qiao's Mansion.
Their peace of mind was long gone.
All the happiness and stability ended at that time.
They came here now just for revenge.
So, you must not fall down. Zhang You looked at Qiao Si, who had calmed down, and prayed silently in his heart.
The warm yellow candlelight illuminated Qiao Si's quiet face. At this moment, she had the youthful innocence that she should have at her age.
Zhang You looked at Qiao Si with tenderness in his eyes, as if he saw his former self through her.
The pain and depression make it almost impossible to breathe.
But now she has them. Although they are weak, they will not betray her. They will always be with her and make those people pay the price step by step.
Dongmei came back soon, and they carefully helped her drink the medicine. After drinking the medicine, Qiao Si fell into a deep sleep, and there was no relapse throughout the night.
The next morning, when Jingzhu came in to replace them, she talked about what happened last night: Wei Nian climbed over the wall in the middle of the night and wanted to come in to see Qiao Si, but was stopped outside by Qiao San and Jingzhu.
Jingzhu didn't let them tell Qiao Si about this. She didn't need any extra emotions right now. Zhang You and the others wouldn't meddle in other people's affairs either.
However, Qiao Er, who is the best in medical skills, is not here. Apart from Prince Qiao and Qiao San, the person who cares most about Qiao Si's life and death in the capital is actually Wei Nian.
Zhang You didn’t know how to evaluate them. Maybe they were really not destined to be together.
Qiao Si didn't wake up until around noon. When she woke up again, she was in much better spirits and was able to get out of bed.
Jingzhu cried with joy, and shed tears when she saw her finally cheer up.
"Why are you crying?" Qiao Si opened his pale lips and teased her.
"I'm afraid the princess will never wake up again." Jingzhu was trained by the princess to be Qiao Si's maid since she was a child. She knew that Qiao Si had too much on her shoulders and how tired she was. She was really afraid that this illness would take her life.
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