Ever since Master Wei fell ill, Wei Min took even better care of A'ruan. Every morning when he went out and saw the wind, he would turn back and remind him that if he had nothing to do today, he should stay in the mansion and not go out.
It is easiest to get sick during the season change from late spring to early summer.
Thanks to Wei Min, A'ruan, the weak man, was fine. Instead, she, who had rarely been sick in these years, fell ill at this time of year.
When Wei Min sneezed for the first time, he didn't think anything was wrong. It was not until after dinner when he noticed that his throat became dry and sore that he realized something was wrong.
Wei Min thought it was a small matter and that he could just drink some hot water and take a nap. Fearing that A Ruan would worry, he did not tell him and instead took a nap.
As the saying goes, illness comes like a mountain falling, and Wei Shangzheng is no exception.
When A Ruan saw that his wife had not gotten up in the afternoon, he became suspicious and went into the house to look for her.
A'ruan never let Wei Min take a nap for more than an hour, for fear that she would sleep too much during the day and then torment him when she couldn't sleep at night.
When A Ruan opened the bed curtain, she saw Wei Min sleeping with her brows furrowed and an abnormal blush on her face. She was startled and raised her hand to touch her forehead, but she retracted her hand because she was burned.
Wei Min was in good health. She had hardly ever been sick in the six years since they got married. Seeing her suddenly have such a high fever, Ah Ruan couldn't help but feel a little panicked for a moment. After calming herself down, she hurriedly asked Eighteen to go to the palace to invite Feng Yu over.
A Ruan asked Erjiu to fetch some cold water, soaked a towel in it, and covered Wei Min's forehead with the cold towel over and over again to cool him down.
Eighteen moved quickly and Fengyu arrived more than half an hour later.
After Erjiu's whispered reminder, A'ruan reacted a little late and realized that she was in Fengyu's way. She quickly stood up and made way for the edge of the bed, crossed her fingers and placed them on her lower abdomen. She stood at the head of the bed and tilted her head to look at the person on the bed.
Erjiu saw that Aruan looked worried, so he comforted him, "Don't worry, my lord. My lord is in good health. He will be fine after taking a dose of medicine."
Ah Ruan forced a smile, but he hoped so in his heart.
His wife usually doesn't even want to drink ginger soup. If she can take medicine obediently when she is sick, A Ruan would be thankful.
Feng Yu felt the pulse, withdrew his hand and said to A Ruan: "Don't worry, my lord, it's not a big deal.
It might be that he caught a cold due to the recent change of seasons, or maybe Wei Shangzheng was too tired and had too many thoughts, so all these problems piled up together, and a small cold caused them to erupt, resulting in a high fever. Just take a good rest and take your medicine on time and you'll be fine. ”
A Ruan finally let go of the worry in his heart and looked at the person lying on the bed with a distressed look. He raised his hand and motioned for Eighteen to follow Fengyu to get the medicine.
After Eighteen came back, Erjiu was responsible for going to the kitchen to watch over the decoction of medicine, while Aruan sat beside the bed to accompany his wife.
When Wei Min woke up, the lights were already on.
She opened her eyes dazedly. The candlelight in the room flickered faintly and the light was dim. Wei Min did not react for a moment to where she was. Her mind suddenly remembered the gloomy prison in the Ministry of Justice. She was startled and tried to sit up by supporting herself on the bed with her arms.
With a "creak", the door of the inner room was pushed open from the outside, and Ah Ruan walked in holding a bright candlestick. She raised her eyes and saw Wei Min waking up on the bed. She quickly raised her hand to protect the candlelight and walked over quickly.
Wei Min and the others gradually relaxed after seeing A'ruan's face. The bright candlelight illuminated the room, and she slowly came back to her senses.
Wei Min sat up and felt his head was heavy and his body was light, his throat was dry and sore, and his temples were swollen and uncomfortable. He couldn't help but raise his hands to rub them.
A'ruan put down the candlestick and sat over. She raised her hand to take over Wei Min's fingers and rubbed her temples again and again.
He used just the right amount of force, allowing Wei Min to relax his frown comfortably and ask him, "Aruan, how long have I slept?"
As soon as he spoke, Wei Min realized that his voice was hoarse and dry, and he coughed twice because of the discomfort in his throat.
Ah Ruan frowned in worry:
——You had a fever during your nap, and you slept for the whole afternoon, and now it’s evening.
Ah Ruan looked at the tired and sick person on the bed, and felt very distressed. She couldn't help but say to her:
——You always remind me to wear more clothes, but you don’t know how hot or cold it is. Also, Fengyu said that you are overtired, why don’t you know how to take care of your body?
Wei Min looked at the man who was gesturing at her with a worried look on his face, and for some reason she felt like laughing. Usually when people are sick, they hate it most when someone is nagging in their ears, especially when they can still hear the nagging voice even if they cover their ears. But when her husband was "nagging" her, she could just close her eyes and she wouldn't see it.
But Wei Min was reluctant to make A Ruan so angry, so he could only lean against the head of the bed and watch him "nagging" honestly. After he had "talked" enough, he would speak.
Wei Min waited for a while, and seeing that A'ruan had no intention of stopping, he spoke to divert his attention, coughed lightly, and said, "A'ruan, I'm hungry."
A Ruan pursed her lips and glared at Wei Min, then raised her hand and pulled the bell hanging at the head of their bed, signaling Erjiu to bring over the meal.
Wei Min actually had no appetite, and he didn't eat much. He fed the rest into A'ruan's mouth.
After the meal, Wei Min saw that A Ruan was really worried about her illness, so he took the medicine without hesitation and drank it all in one gulp.
Summer nights are generally hot and stuffy, and it is difficult to fall asleep without an ice basin.
When Wei Min was drinking the medicine, Erjiu just happened to have someone come over to bring a basin of ice.
Ah Ruan turned around and saw that his wife didn't look at him, so he avoided her and stopped Erjiu and the others at the door:
——Don’t send me ice these days. My wife needs to sweat more so she can get better faster.
"Master, it's too hot at night. I can't sleep without ice," Erjiu thought of a solution and said, "How about I ask someone to put two fewer pots?"
A Ruan shook his head and refused, not allowing them to bring in any ice.
Wei Min already had a fever, and if he caught a cold, it would be even more difficult for him to recover.
Wei Min didn't know about this until she woke up in the middle of the night due to the heat and realized there was no ice in the room.
Wei Min reached out and touched A'ruan's waist and back, and felt sweat on his hand.
A Ruan was sweating all over, his brows were slightly furrowed, and he didn't sleep very well.
Wei Min put on his coat and stood up. He opened the door and asked the waiter who was on night watch in the corridor to bring over a basin of ice. He frowned and asked, "Is there no ice in the mansion?"
The waiter happened to be the one who came with Erjiu to deliver ice in the afternoon. He hesitated for a moment, bowed his head and said, "Sir, the master is worried that you are still sick and will catch a cold, so he can't keep ice in the room. That's why he didn't let me bring it in at night."
Wei Min pondered for a moment, then thought of A'ruan who was sweating all over, and said, "Send her to the inner room." She just slept in the outer room.
The waiter responded and went to the backyard to ask the servants to bring in a basin of ice.
Wei Min also asked someone to prepare a basin of warm water. After the servants put the ice in the inner room, he closed the door, soaked a towel and simply wiped A'ruan's body.
A Ruan was worried for the whole afternoon and slept deeply at night. As long as Wei Min didn't move too much, he would frown slightly and cooperate with her.
After wiping off the sweat from his body and changing into a dry, soft, comfortable and thin undershirt, A Ruan's brows immediately relaxed. He rubbed the pillow contentedly, lay down obediently, and slept soundly.
Wei Min sat on the edge of the bed and looked at him for a while, then he got up and went out, holding a thin quilt he found in the cupboard, and slept on the soft couch in the outer room where there was no ice.
When A'ruan woke up in the morning, Wei Min had already gotten up and folded the thin quilt and put it back in its place. He didn't notice anything wrong.
Wei Min did the same thing for the next few days. After A'ruan fell asleep, he had someone bring in ice and then he slept in the outer room with a thin blanket.
Wei Min was used to drinking a glass of warm water every morning when he woke up, especially since his throat had been dry in the past few days, and he felt very thirsty after waking up.
Every time the servants brought in water, they could see Wei Min folding a thin quilt on the soft couch and not sleeping in the same bed with his master.
After this news spread, the gossipy servants in the backyard began to talk about it.
"Did you hear that the master slept in the outer room yesterday?"
“Is this true or false?”
"That's true. When I brought water in this morning, I happened to see adults folding the quilts."
"I'm telling you in secret, my lord and I have been sleeping in separate beds for several days now."
"Doesn't the master love the master very much? Why did he suddenly want to separate the beds?"
"Who knows about the master's affairs? No matter how affectionate they appear to be, can it be compared to sleeping in the same bed at night? The master is only in his twenties, at that age, and he sleeps in a separate bed from the master every night. Don't you see any problems?"
"What's the problem?"
"I'm not the master, how would I know? Maybe it's because the master can't have children. The two have been married for six years and still have no children. What's the point of having a good relationship? The master needs children to carry on the family line, and someone will need to inherit the family property in the future."
The person who spoke so eloquently and thought he had guessed Wei Min's thoughts was none other than one of the beauties sent by the Duke of Huai.
The man's name was Hongxiu. He stood sideways with his arms crossed. There was no respect for his master A'ruan in his contemptuous tone.
Hongxiu and Tianxiang, who were sent to the Wei Mansion together, were carefully trained. Just from their names, one can tell what their roles are. The two of them were proficient in everything from playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, singing and dancing to all kinds of sex positions.
They were originally the subordinates of the Duke of Huai. In order to please her, they were specially trained and sent to the Duke's Mansion to serve the Duke of Huai.
However, the husband of the Duke of Huai was very strict. Although she looked at the two of them with envy and was so anxious that she rubbed her hands, she did not dare to stay. It happened that she needed to give a gift to Wei Min at this time, so she simply turned a blind eye to them and sent the two of them over with gritted teeth and stomped her feet.
Doesn’t everyone say that Wei Min doesn’t touch fishy things? Now these two beauties are hanging around her every day, let's see how long she can pretend to be a gentleman.
When Hongxiu and Tianxiang came to Wei's house, they thought they could serve Wei Min as attendants. However, they were led to the backyard and worked as servants for several months, which made Hongxiu very angry.
Tianxiang was luckier. The manager said that he looked honest and did things properly, so he was transferred to serve in the front yard.
Although he couldn't be a side attendant, at least the job was easy, especially since he could be in front of Wei Min. Who knows, he might be able to climb onto the bed and become the master someday.
Hongxiu felt unbalanced for a long time because of this matter, and the more she thought about it, the more unwilling she became. He had suffered so much and learned so many things, but they were not meant to be used for doing rough labor every day!
Now that he saw Wei Min and A'ruan sleeping in separate beds, he was the happiest one and felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The corners of Hongxiu's slender eyes were slightly raised, and her eyeballs moved. She had an idea in her mind and planned to find Tianxiang who was working in the front yard to discuss it.
The author has something to say: Ah Ruan: Oh, here comes another one who runs into his wife's gun and wants to die →_→ Humph, so confident (tsundere face)╯^╰
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Hongxiu: Haha, just hearing this name, it sounds like a cannon fodder! (Pinching waist) Where’s the lunch box? Is it heated up? Bring it to me!
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Aaaaa, actually I really want to update twice a week to repay everyone's support, but I only have one chapter saved for Monday, I will go back next week, make up for it and then update more (/▽╲)
In addition, I saw some cute people (referring to A-Ruan’s family and friends who urged her to have a baby (/▽╲) You are so cute (/▽╲)) asking A-Ruan when she will have a baby. Let me give you a spoiler: she will have a baby after returning to her hometown (shhh)
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