The guard, who had been keeping a distance and had noticed something amiss, was surprised to hear Chu Mubai's voice, but he immediately prepared the cold water Chu Mubai needed, filled the bathtub, and then left.
Xia Yixin had drunk too much medicinal wine, and her condition was much worse than his. Chu Mubai carried her into the bathtub first, but Xia Yixin's legs were weak and she couldn't stand up at all. So, Chu Mubai had no choice but to go in and carry her as well.
This was torture for him.
But the remaining Seven Deadly Poisons actually helped him a lot. The icy water made his face gradually turn pale, which contrasted sharply with the flushed face of Xia Yixin, who was constantly writhing and struggling in his arms.
Finally, Xia Yixin's body temperature gradually dropped, and Chu Mubai was as if frozen.
He suppressed the metallic taste of blood in his throat, lifted her out of the tub and dried her off. During this time, Chu Mubai finally started to have an abnormal fever, and her forehead was covered with cold sweat, but he still gently helped her change into clean undergarments and covered her with a blanket.
"Cough cough cough..." He finally couldn't suppress his cough, and his face turned as pale as paper.
He took a deep look at the sleeping woman before changing into clean clothes and leaving the room. He was afraid that if he looked at her any longer, he would lose control of the crazy thoughts in his heart and imprison her, even if she hated him, he would keep her by his side.
But he couldn't bear to part with it.
I can't bear to see her sad, I can't bear to see her suffer.
So be it.
No matter what her reasons were for staying by his side, or what she wanted to gain, even if it was deceiving him, he would be happy as long as she was happy.
Chu Mubai entered the study feeling dizzy and unsteady. He lay down on the soft couch in the study, a place that used to be comfortable to sleep in, but now felt unusually cold.
He lowered his eyes and, amidst the excruciating pain in his chest, fainted.
Gradually, I drifted into a dream.
However, this time, he unexpectedly fell into an incredibly real nightmare. Unlike before, he seemed to have arrived in a completely incomprehensible dimension. The road surface was hard, and the people were dressed strangely, sitting in some vehicles that could move quickly. What was amazing was that the vehicles could move without oxen or horses. Could this be the legendary underworld?
Otherwise, why would there be some blond, blue-eyed, and pale-faced people?
As if guided, he walked to a house, where a voice told him that he could find out the truth by opening the door.
However, just as his hand touched the door, a sudden suction force pulled him backward again.
He opened his eyes, but his eyelids felt incredibly heavy. He felt a small, cool hand pressed against his forehead. He tried to see who it was, but darkness enveloped him again.
This time, Chu Mubai drank a medicinal wine laced with aphrodisiacs and then forcibly took a cold bath. The combination of hot and cold caused his already weakened body to completely relapse.
It was Xia Yixin who noticed that something was wrong with his body.
When she woke up, she found that Chu Mubai was not there. Xia Yixin tried to recall what had happened last night. It was as if she had blacked out and could not remember anything after drinking. However, she still remembered how her body felt at the time. She was sure that there must have been something in that medicinal wine. Connecting this with the old lady's intentions, she understood everything.
Knowing her physical condition, she knew Chu Mubai must not have done anything last night. While she breathed a sigh of relief, she also felt a strange tightness in her chest. Of course, everyone else, including Xiaoman, assumed something had happened between them.
She inquired about Leng Zhan and went to the study to her surprise to find that Chu Mubai was still asleep even though it was late morning. Her heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, the man on the bed had a flushed face and was breathing heavily, clearly having a high fever.
A system notification sounded in his mind: "Warning! Male supporting character's health has decreased by 20, currently at 55; happiness has decreased by 30, currently at 40! Please take immediate action!"
What exactly happened between Chu Mubai and her last night? Why did her happiness level drop so much overnight? Did she drink the drugged wine and then force herself on Chu Mubai? But his happiness level dropped so much... Does that mean he no longer likes her?
He still believed that she and Yan Jiu had that kind of relationship.
The more she thought about it, the more upset she became, but now was not the time to think about these things; saving lives was the priority.
She urgently used 100 points to buy a "Qi-Boosting Pill" in the system to revive Chu Mubai's blood and qi. Then she instructed Leng Zhan and Xiao Man, who were equally frustrated, to quickly prepare antipyretics. After giving him a bowl of antipyretics, she gave him acupuncture, which finally brought his temperature down.
But Chu Mubai remained unconscious.
The fact that Chu Mubai had a high fever and was in a coma could not be hidden.
When the old lady found out, she panicked. Even Grand Tutor Chu had to complain that the old lady and Madam Li had acted without thinking. The old lady and Madam Li felt very guilty, especially the old lady, who immediately went to the East Garden after learning about it.
Accompanying her were several senior imperial physicians from the palace. Three or four physicians took turns visiting the Grand Tutor's residence, and even the outside world knew about Chu Mubai's sudden deterioration in health, with various rumors circulating.
Many people, on the contrary, began to spread rumors that Xia Yixin's life was too tough, and Chu Mubai couldn't withstand it.
Of course, there were also many rumors that the two concubines had bad luck, which affected Chu Mubai's health. After all, Chu Mubai's health had indeed deteriorated day by day since the two concubines entered the household.
Fortunately, three days later, late at night, Chu Mubai gradually regained consciousness under the overt care of the imperial physicians and the covert treatment of Xia Yixin.
The old lady and Madam Li stayed by the bedside, and Grand Tutor Chu also came to inquire about the situation. All of his concubines followed suit and came. Xia Yixin went out to brew some medicine and came back to find the room already packed with people, so she couldn't get in for a while.
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