Chapter 108 My Body Is Useless
"Uh..." Mu Xi couldn't understand where Yan Shu got such a strong drinking habit.
Cao Pan'er, who was guarding outside the door, quickly stopped him, saying, "Oh dear, Your Highness, the mountain night wind is naturally chilly, especially after it has just rained. You don't look well; you absolutely cannot drink wine. I'll cook you some hot porridge on the clay stove to warm you up."
"Cough cough..." Mu Xi's cough worsened.
"Then Your Highness should rest more. I'll take my leave now." Yan Shu tactfully took his leave and departed.
Mu Xi turned around and felt a chill all over her body. She instructed Cao Pan'er, "It's really cold in the mountains. There's no rush to cook porridge. Let's light a charcoal fire first."
Bao Fan eagerly took the initiative to light the charcoal fire.
Mu Xi was surprised to find that Bao Fan could do quite a lot of work.
As a result, when the charcoal was lit, the thick smoke was choking, and it had to be abandoned.
Cao Pan'er quickly cooked another bowl of hot porridge.
Mu Xi lost her appetite after drinking a couple of mouthfuls of porridge. She forced herself to eat a couple of bites of the snacks she had brought for Mu Xun, and that was it. After that, she simply lay down on the bed fully clothed.
Cao Pan'er quickly pulled the blanket over Mu Xi.
Mu Xi covered herself with the blankets but felt that they were damp.
The charcoal stove couldn't be lit at this point, and the temperature dropped further as we went deeper. There was no other way but to close the doors and windows and tough it out.
Mu Xi forced herself to sleep in bed, Cao Pan'er made a makeshift bed on the floor next to the bed, and Bao Fan leaned against the door and slept soundly.
Not to mention the noise outside making it hard to fall asleep, as time went on, Mu Xi's body was also fluctuating between hot and cold, making it impossible for her to fall asleep.
I don't know how long I waited, but finally the sky outside the window began to brighten.
Mu Xi then began to drift off to sleep.
"Your Highness, Your Highness..." After an unknown amount of time, Cao Pan'er's voice called out in my ears.
Mu Xi forced her eyes open: "What?"
Cao Pan'er touched her forehead: "Your Highness, you seem to have a fever."
Mu Xi shook her head forcefully; she did indeed feel dizzy and lightheaded.
Looking out the window again, the rain had stopped, dawn was breaking, and it was completely bright daylight.
Mu Xi suddenly sat up: "Quickly, send someone into the city to bring Qi Erniang, the owner of the brothel, here."
Cao Pan'er didn't understand at first, so she asked, "Your Highness, shouldn't we ask Lord Yan to send a doctor?"
"No, I'm fine, and there's no need to alarm anyone." Mu Xi tried to get up, but then felt weak and powerless. "Go and call the head guard over."
Cao Pan'er had no choice but to go and summon the head guard.
When the head guard arrived, Mu Xi gave some instructions, urging him to make sure Qi Yingyu was brought here.
The head guard agreed and immediately sent someone off.
Cao Pan'er turned her head and asked again, "Is Your Highness really not going to call a doctor? If it doesn't work, why don't we pack up and go back to the city?"
Mu Xi shook her head: "You just go and prepare hot water, I need to wash up."
“Bao Fan has already prepared hot water, so the young master can wash up at any time.” Cao Pan’er turned around and brought another bowl of warm water. “However, given the young master’s condition, it would be better for him to drink some hot water first and then sleep for a while. It might be even better if he could sweat it out.”
Mu Xi agreed, took the water and drank a couple of sips. Just as she was about to lie back down, she heard the sound of horses' hooves approaching from afar.
Immediately following, Mu Xun's voice came from outside asking, "Is the young master alright? Has he gotten up yet?"
"Oh..." Bao Fan said "Oh" from outside, seemingly chewing on something.
Mu Xi quickly instructed Cao Pan'er: "Go out and tell him that I haven't gotten up yet, and don't tell him that I caught a cold."
Cao Pan'er quietly went out and closed the door behind her. She bowed to Mu Xun, who had dismounted, and said, "Second Young Master, the young master has not yet woken up. This servant is preparing to boil water for the young master to wash up."
"Did Your Highness sleep well last night?" Mu Xun lowered his voice.
Cao Pan'er gave an ambiguous answer: "The young master is well."
"After you get up, Your Highness, send someone to inform Lord Yan." Mu Xun didn't ask any more questions and turned to find Yan Shu.
Cao Pan'er turned around, applied a wet towel to Mu Xi's head, and then cooked a bowl of hot porridge for Mu Xi to eat.
Mu Xi felt that her fever was not serious, but her head was dizzy. However, after only a couple of sips of porridge, she suddenly vomited it all up.
"Your Highness..." Cao Pan'er exclaimed, and hurriedly wiped her face with a handkerchief.
Mu Xi could tell that Cao Pan'er was genuinely worried about her, and was instead relieved: "It's alright, help me tidy up. Now that the Second Young Master is back, he will definitely come over in a while."
Cao Pan'er had no choice but to help Mu Xi sit by the bed, put on her outer robe, and simply tie her hair into a bun.
"How is it?" Mu Xi raised her face and asked, forcing herself to stay alert.
Cao Pan'er looked at Mu Xi's abnormally flushed cheeks, feeling worried and troubled: "Is... alright?"
Mu Xi secretly blamed her body for being so weak, and vigorously wiped her face before saying, "Go and invite the Second Young Master over."
"Yes." Cao Pan'er went out.
A new group of people has been brought in from the construction site outside.
Mu Xi went outside and stretched her body under the eaves for a while before seeing Mu Xun and Yan Shu coming together.
After the three exchanged greetings, Mu Xun was the first to notice something was wrong: "Why does Your Highness look so pale? Did you not sleep well last night?"
"Ah, perhaps so. The construction site is constantly running, so it is indeed noisy," Mu Xi mumbled.
Mu Xun then asked, "Would the young master like to return to the manor today?"
“Uh…” Mu Xi didn’t answer but asked, “How was your audience with the Emperor yesterday?”
Mu Xun also looked like he hadn't slept all night: "It has been confirmed that the urgent reports sent by Li Yi are all true. The king is naturally furious, but there is nothing he can do about these pirates."
"There's no way?" Mu Xi had never been familiar with border affairs.
Mu Xun's lips curled into a sneer: "The weapons were stolen in the western border. Although the Jin Fangjun Mansion bears some responsibility, it is ultimately the rampant pirates. Why are the pirates in the southwest so rampant? It's because Zhu Mingjun is all talk and no action. The military power is in the hands of the king, but he is too far away to effectively control the situation, which has led to this disaster."
"Oh." Mu Xi still didn't quite grasp the concept.
Mu Xun turned the question around and asked again, "Will the young master definitely return to the manor today?"
"Uh... I need to meet someone here," Mu Xi had to say, making an excuse.
Mu Xun was quite surprised: "Who could the young master possibly meet here?"
"I've already sent someone to invite them; they should arrive by noon." Mu Xi didn't want to say more in front of Yan Shu.
Staying here longer is also to have more time to ponder the matter of "divine revelation".
Qifengtai is nestled against the mountains and beside the water, with convenient access in all directions; it is indeed a wonderful place.
But to fabricate a "divine revelation" in a way that is both unintentional and convincing is not so easy.
Mu Xun didn't ask many questions in front of Yan Shu, but he was unusually irritated: "You look really bad. Did you catch a cold last night? Why didn't you bring Doctor Luo with you when you went out?"
"No, it's just that I didn't get a good night's rest after being in a different place," Mu Xi didn't say much more, but she was tired of standing. "You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Go have your breakfast, I'm going to take a nap."
After saying that, he turned around, but his feet felt unsteady and his body swayed.
Mu Xun quickly helped him up, his voice filled with anxiety and worry: "Is the young master really alright?"
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