Chapter 167 Pushing him back onto the bed
He hesitated for a moment, then finally said in a dry voice, "Go and rest."
After saying that, he turned his face to one side.
Shang Ruyi wasn't surprised by his coldness, but she was somewhat disappointed. After all, when she came in and said those things, she still wanted to persuade Yuwen Ye to go back and rest. But hearing what he said, she knew that he was unwilling to leave.
She could only sigh, and after burning the stack of paper money in her hand, she said softly, "Well then, I'll go down now."
"..."
"Second brother, you still need to take care of yourself."
"..."
“I… this household cannot be without you.”
After saying that, she slowly got up, supported her aching knees, walked over, lifted the curtain, and left the inner room.
However, as the curtain fell, she didn't see a pair of eyes behind her that seemed to have broken through the ice, watching her back. In those eyes, as if reflecting the flames before her, there was a trace of warmth.
When Shang Ruyi returned, she slept in the side hall for less than two hours.
After getting up, I was still busy.
Just then, someone came to report that Minister Lu of the Ministry of War had come to offer condolences, and Shang Ruyi hurriedly went out to greet him.
When she was in the Shen family, she rarely went out to play and almost never had contact with outsiders. She spent her days hiding in the house reading, writing, or knitting and spinning. Now that she has married into the Duke's mansion, she cannot avoid receiving guests. First, she arranged for someone to accompany Minister Lu, and she also accompanied Madam Lu to drink tea and talk for a while before they took their leave.
Shang Ruyi personally escorted them to the gate and watched Lu Shangshu's carriage leave before she breathed a sigh of relief and turned to walk back.
I had only taken two steps when I saw a servant dressed in short clothes carrying a box, hurrying to leave through the side door.
Shang Ruyi called out to him, "Where do you serve?"
The servant was only in his early twenties, with a pointed face and a pointed mouth. He looked like an extremely cautious person. When he turned around and saw that it was the young mistress who had called him, he was startled and hurriedly came over with a pale face to bow: "Young mistress, I, I am—"
Just then, Aunt Hui appeared out of nowhere.
She smiled and said, "Young Madam, this is Hu Hua from the tea room."
Shang Ruyi said, "Shouldn't the tea server be serving you from the back? Why are you running out like that? What are you carrying?"
Hu Hua didn't dare to raise his head, but only slightly lifted the thing in his hand: "Young Madam, this is a food box."
Aunt Hui said, "Young Madam, it's like this. There have been too many guests coming and going these past two days, and the tea room hasn't prepared enough tea and snacks. So, I asked them to go to Tinghelou in the city to get some ready-made tea and snacks."
"Don't they have deliverymen at Tinghe Tower? Why do we need to send our own people over?"
"Tinghelou has been busy these past two days, and they've been short-staffed for a long time."
"oh……"
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi nodded.
During the emperor's northern tour, his camp was raided, and the hasty escape resulted in the deaths and injuries of more than half of the officials and their families. As a result, many families in Luoyang were holding funerals. Presumably, other families were also short of tea and snacks and had to go to Tinghelou to buy more, so the staff at Tinghelou were overwhelmed.
Shang Ruyi sighed and said, "You guys must be exhausted, running around in this freezing weather."
Hu Hua whispered, "No, I wouldn't dare."
Shang Ruyi turned to Tu She'er and said, "Go and get a string of cash to reward him, and buy him something hot to drink if he gets cold."
Tushe'er hurriedly took out the money and handed it to Hu Hua. Hu Hua had probably never seen such generosity before. He held the money and smiled so much that his eyes disappeared. He hurriedly knelt down and said, "Thank you for your generous gift, young mistress."
Aunt Hui watched from the side, a half-smile on her face, and said, "Young Madam, you really do pity the old and cherish the poor."
Shang Ruyi shook her head with a wry smile and said, "These people have indeed worked hard these days, and they deserve some reward. We are also counting on them to be careful and serve us well, so that something like yesterday's Five Lotus Cup incident will not happen again. You know, not to mention how precious that cup is in Father's eyes, just one cup can be pawned for forty or fifty taels of silver in a small pawnshop. If we lose a couple more items, our mansion will be broke."
Upon hearing this, Hu Hua's small eyes showed a look of astonishment.
After saying this, Shang Ruyi smiled again: "Look at me, I've been nagging for nothing. Alright, you can go now."
Hu Hua bowed to them, carefully picked up the food box, and left.
Shang Ruyi looked at Aunt Hui again, and the two smiled at each other.
Just then, Wo Xue suddenly rushed out from inside and said to Shang Ruyi, "Young Madam, you should go and take a look. The Second Young Master doesn't seem to be doing well!"
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly turned and ran inside.
Upon arriving at the mourning hall, Jin Yun, accompanied by several maids, stood guard beside Yuwen Ye. His face was pale with a bluish tinge, and he had already fainted. His forehead was covered in cold sweat, and when touched, his pale skin was alarmingly hot.
Shang Ruyi hurriedly said, "Quickly, help him back to his room!"
The group quickly helped him up and carefully escorted him back to their room. Upon entering, Shang Ruyi subconsciously glanced at his usual sleeping bed, but the group directly led Yuwen Ye to lie down on her bed.
Shang Ruyi finally came to her senses and couldn't help but smile bitterly to herself.
Walking to the bedside, Shang Ruyi saw that Yuwen Ye's face was flushed with a sickly redness, and his breathing was so weak that it was almost inaudible. She instructed, "Quickly go and fetch a doctor to brew the medicine. Also, have the kitchen prepare some soft soup and rice to keep warm."
The crowd responded and withdrew.
As soon as the door closed, the howling cold wind was immediately blocked out. No one had slept in the room for a long time, and the brazier that had just been brought in was placed by the bed but had not yet been used. The room was still as cold as a snow cave, but Yuwen Ye's forehead was covered in cold sweat. Shang Ruyi sighed and took out a handkerchief to gently wipe his forehead.
Then, I pulled the blanket over him and covered him with it.
The moment the blanket was placed over him, Yuwen Ye frowned and immediately woke up.
His eyes were still unfocused, but he was already struggling to get up, muttering, "What are you doing? Get out of the way..."
"Second Brother!"
Shang Ruyi was anxious. If he continued to suffer like this, something terrible would really happen. So she pressed her hands on his shoulders and said, "Don't move around. You just fainted and still have a fever. You should rest for a while."
"Let me go..."
Yuwen Ye's breath was scalding hot, and his entire body was as hot as burning coals, yet he still refused to lie down, struggling and pushing with all his might, gritting his teeth as he said, "Move aside, let me—"
"Second Brother!"
Seeing that she couldn't hold him, Shang Ruyi panicked and pounced on him, using her body to push him back onto the bed.
"...!"
Yuwen Ye's body stiffened instantly.
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