Seeing Lin Dan's feelings being trampled on, Xue Boyong was furious for some reason and immediately ordered, "Bring that maid here. I want to ask her what's going on."
Lin Dan poked the herbs in the oil paper bag with a wooden stick and sighed, "Forget it, brother. I just started learning medicine, so it's inevitable that she doesn't trust my medical skills. Brother, I'm going to read a book. You go to the yard to bask in the sun for a while. Call me if you need anything." It was indeed a bad feeling to be despised by others, but she was not angry. Her emotions were originally scarce and indifferent. She had already used up all her strength in caring about the people she should care about, so she had no time to care about others.
"Okay, go ahead." Xue Boyong waved his hand, and after Lin Dan left, he said to the guards, "Drive those two girls away. No outsiders are allowed to enter Xiaofeng Pavilion at will in the future."
The guard took the order and left. At the same time, Fang Fei was proudly showing off to Bi Yu: "That bitch had just learned medical skills for a few days, and she dared to prescribe medicine for me. I agreed to her on the surface, but buried the medicine the next moment. She also asked me every day if I was well. Didn't you see how stupid she was? I played her around, hehe..."
As soon as she finished speaking, several guards handcuffed her hands behind her back and took her out of Xiaofeng Pavilion. Even Biyu could not escape. The two men cried and begged for mercy all the way, and they were taken to the main courtyard without figuring out what they had done wrong.
When the old lady heard the noise, she quickly sent someone to check. She found out that it was the guards from Xiaofeng Pavilion. She immediately became nervous, fearing that something had happened to her eldest grandson again. She learned that only two maids had violated his taboo and were driven out, and then she breathed a sigh of relief. She was too lazy to listen to the two maids' cries of injustice. Since they had offended her eldest grandson, she naturally could not keep them. She immediately found a human trafficker to sell them out.
Poor Fangfei and Biyu, they never understood how they ended up in this situation.
Xiaofeng Pavilion returned to its former tranquility. Xue Boyong sat under the warm sun, but his expression was very cold. After thinking for a while, he said slowly: "Li Zhong, is there anyone in the yard who is sick and needs medical treatment? If so, call them over. I have something to tell you."
"Okay, young master." Li Zhong was about to leave, but Xue Boyong stopped him: "Wait, carry me back to the room first."
Li Zhong didn't ask any more questions. He just did whatever his master told him to do.
About a quarter of an hour later, he came back panting and shook his head, saying, "Young Master, no one in our yard is sick, and everyone is as strong as bulls." The guards in Xiaofeng Pavilion were all Xue Boyong's personal soldiers. They had followed him through the bloody storm, so their physical fitness was naturally much stronger than that of ordinary people.
Xue Boyong nodded and said, "In that case, forget it. I want to take a nap, you go out." As he spoke, he lay down on the couch by the window.
Li Zhong hurried over to close the window for him and took out a thick quilt to cover him. It was early winter now. Even though the sun was out outside, it was still very cold indoors. If you didn't warm yourself by a fire, you would be frozen into an ice stick in a short time.
Xue Boyong closed his eyes and waved his hand: "Okay, you can go out now."
Li Zhong quietly withdrew, not daring to stay any longer. The eldest son is used to fighting on the battlefield and is very alert. He will wake up immediately at the slightest movement, as if he even sleeps with one eye open. If he slept in the inner room, Li Zhong could still sleep on the floor in the outer room, but now he slept at the door, so Li Zhong could only guard outside.
After a while, the sun was blocked by clouds and the north wind began to blow again. The sudden drop in temperature made Li Zhong shiver. Seeing that the eldest son was sleeping very soundly and would not wake up for a while, he tiptoed to the ear room to warm himself by the fire and drink tea. Anyway, Lin Dan’s study is right next to the eldest master’s. If the eldest master gets up, she will hear it immediately and will run over to take care of him right away.
With Lin Dan around, Li Zhong was completely useless. However, he didn't know that after he left, Xue Boyong opened the window and pulled off the quilt.
When Li Zhong came back with a pot of hot water, he saw the eldest son sitting in the cold wind reading a military book, his ears and hands were already red from the cold. He quickly put down the kettle and ran to close the window, but was stopped by the eldest son, "Don't close it, my chest feels stuffy, I need to get some fresh air."
"Your hands are frozen, how can you breathe?"
"When I was at the border, the weather was even colder than this, but nothing happened, right?" Xue Boyong still held his wrist and refused to close the window.
Li Zhong couldn't break free, so he took a peek at the next room furtively and said in a low voice, "Young Master, if Miss Lin comes here later and finds you sitting under the wide-open window reading and your hands are frozen, she will definitely scold you. If you don't want to be punished by her, you'd better close the window quickly. I'll get you a hand warmer, so you can warm yourself up quickly to avoid her noticing anything unusual."
When Xue Boyong heard the words "Miss Lin", he subconsciously let go of his hand and let Li Zhong close the window. Then he sneered in his heart, feeling both amused and helpless. I'm not afraid of that little girl, I'm just too lazy to listen to her nagging. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but rub his brows, his helpless expression revealing a tenderness and doting that he himself hadn't even noticed.
With the windows closed and two stoves lit, the temperature in the room gradually warmed up, making people feel very comfortable. Xue Boyong seemed a little absent-minded, and raised his hand to touch his forehead from time to time.
Li Zhong asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you, young master? Are you feeling unwell?"
"Come and feel me to see if I have a fever?" Xue Boyong frowned.
Li Zhong covered his forehead with one hand and his own with the other, thankfully saying, "Young Master, you don't have a fever. You are fine."
"Really?" Xue Boyong's frown didn't relax, but tightened. He covered his nose and coughed twice, then said, "This charcoal fire is a bit choking. Open the window to disperse the smoke and dust."
Li Zhong was getting more and more confused. He squatted down and sniffed repeatedly, then shook his head and said, "The charcoal from Xiaofeng Pavilion was specially purchased by the old lady. It is the most expensive silver bone charcoal on the market. There will be no smoke. You may have smelled it wrongly, young master."
"Just open the window when I tell you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Xue Boyong finally became a little impatient and scolded him coldly.
Li Zhong was startled and quickly ran to open the window. He wanted to move the eldest son who was sitting by the window away, but was refused. The master and servant went back and forth for a while, and then they heard some noise in the study next door. It seemed that Lin Dan had finished reading a medical book and was packing up his writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone.
Xue Boyong, who had previously refused to close the window, actually closed the window on his own initiative, picked up the military book and pretended to read it.
Li Zhong glanced at him secretly and said in his heart: Just keep making trouble! Why don’t you let Miss Lin see how you’re courting death! I knew you would give in in front of Miss Lin!
Xue Boyong glanced at him coldly, as if he could see through his thoughts, then he coughed involuntarily and felt his throat itchy. Although he was clearly feeling unwell, his frown relaxed and he revealed a faint smile.
After a while, Lin Dan packed up and walked in, saying, "Brother, I'm going to cook. If you have anything else you want to eat, you can order it now."
"Let's have another dish of stewed radish in chicken sauce." Xue Boyong stared at the military book in his hand, flipping through it, as if he was very focused.
Lin Dan agreed with a smile. When she finished preparing lunch and brought it over, she found Li Zhong squatting beside her eldest brother, anxiously persuading him, "Master, you seem to have a fever. I'll go find a doctor for you!"
Xue Boyong grabbed his arm and said in a hoarse voice, "Why look for a doctor? We have doctors in Xiaofeng Pavilion." He looked towards the door and waved, "Lin Dan, come and take a look at me."
"Okay." Lin Dan immediately put down the lunch box and walked over. He pinched his brother's wrist with his fingers and felt his pulse carefully.
Xue Boyong winked at Li Zhong, and the other party stood obediently at the door, not daring to say a word, let alone tell anyone about the eldest son's previous suicidal behavior.
By now, Li Zhong finally understood why the eldest master was going through so much trouble. It turned out that the two maids had hurt Lin Dan's heart. He was afraid that Lin Dan's enthusiasm and self-esteem would be hit, so he was trying to make it up to her! The eldest master dotes on Lin Dan to the point of neglecting his own health. In this mansion, there is probably no one else who can make him worry so much, right?
Li Zhong stared at Lin Dan's back with a complicated expression. He then looked at the eldest master's eyes which were filled with soft light, and quickly lowered his head, pretending not to know.
Xue Boyong looked at Lin Dan intently, and waited until she withdrew her fingertips before asking, "What's wrong with me?"
"Brother, you have caught a cold, but the disease was discovered early, so it's not serious. I'll prescribe some medicine for you. You'll get better soon after drinking it." Lin Dan wrote down a prescription and handed it to Li Zhong, urging him, "Hurry up and go to the front yard to get the medicine. This medicine has a dispersing effect, so you have to take it after meals. I'll take care of you until you finish your lunch, and then you can take the medicine in half an hour after digestion."
Li Zhong did not dare to delay and went there immediately. There is a doctor stationed in the general's mansion, and there is also a small pharmacy, all of which are prepared for the eldest son, making it very convenient to see a doctor and get medicine.
Lin Dan placed the food on the table one by one and said softly, "Brother, does your throat hurt? How about I make you another bowl of porridge?"
"It doesn't hurt. Sit down and eat." Xue Boyong waved his hands and coughed lightly.
Seeing that his cheeks were a little flushed, Lin Dan put his right hand on his forehead and tested the temperature. Fortunately, it’s not very hot. Drinking the medicine should be able to dissipate the heat. Because she was worried, she didn't notice her brother's expression suddenly stiffened, nor did she notice his evasive gaze.
"Men and women should not touch each other. Don't you understand this principle? Take your hands away now." Although he was scolding, Xue Boyong just sat there dryly, not moving at all. In fact, if he wanted to, he could immediately pull Lin Dan's hand away, but he didn't do that. I just don’t know whether he didn’t expect it or was unwilling to do so.
"Okay, big brother. I understand the truth. I'll listen to you." Lin Dan responded perfunctorily as usual, but he gently rubbed his big brother's frowning brows with his palm. After taking care of someone for a long time, his every smile, every move will naturally be noticed and remembered by her.
"Brother, you are sick, and I feel worse than you." She placed the prepared meal in front of Xue Boyong, not knowing the impact her frank words had on him.
Xue Boyong was stiff for a long time before he said in a very hoarse voice, "Stop talking nonsense and eat." His cheeks were redder and hotter than before, and his eyes showed a bit of embarrassment that was hard to conceal.
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