Chapter 56 Chapter 56 Palace Maid's Fifty-Sixth Day
The weather started to warm up in May. This year was indeed hotter than in previous years, especially the palace maids' summer clothes. Although they were much thinner, they were folded so many times that the thickest part had as many as three layers.
Shen Qing wiped her neck with a wet handkerchief and stopped putting on makeup. After all, makeup is not sweat-proof and will become ugly and mottled after running a few steps.
The hotter the weather, the whiter and more rosy her skin appears, like a sweet, juicy peach.
She grew taller, her figure became slimmer, and her cheeks, which were originally chubby, became thinner. When the weather got hot, Shen Qing naturally ate less. In addition, she didn't expect to grow at this time, so all her nutrition was used to grow taller. It was normal for her to lose weight.
However, she seemed to have been reborn. Her original beauty could still be hidden, but now even if she was deliberately low-key, she would still be watched by the palace servants. The palace servants in Kunning Palace could still keep a restrained eye on her, but once she left Kunning Palace, it would be a bit troublesome.
Not only was she unable to bear the heat in May, but some concubines of lower rank also received less ice in their rations - this was the result of the empress supplying ice to the concubines in advance, so they loved to go to cool places, such as lake pavilions or shady gardens.
As the chance of running into concubines when going out increased, Shen Qing became less willing to leave Kunning Palace.
After all, she was a palace maid, and although she was by the queen's side, how could she not stop if a concubine called her?
Although the eldest prince had plenty of ice, Ji Can was still young and would not be greedy for coolness. It was better to fan himself with a fan than to use ice. In this way, how could the master not use ice, but the servants under him put ice basins, which was not only unreasonable, but also very conspicuous.
Even if Shen Qing could do it, she wouldn't do it, so she could only use more water.
Today, the Queen took the eldest prince to the pavilion to enjoy the cool air, so Shen Qing did not go with them. It was a rare leisure time, so she naturally had to have a good rest, and no one could disturb her.
Feeling a little cold on his neck, Shen Qing put down his handkerchief and picked up the fan. After fanning himself a few times, his sleeves slipped down to his elbows, revealing a white wrist as white as snow and a smooth, fair forearm.
She took a look and didn't want to care. She leaned on the small couch in the room and fanned herself gently.
I want to wear a small vest, I want to wear shorts, I want to wear clothes that are as thin as a cicada's wing.
As she was thinking, she fell asleep, and slept very soundly. When she woke up, she heard the sound of the wind and the falling raindrops, and she knew why she slept so soundly. The originally sunny day suddenly became a storm with heavy rain.
When Shen Qing took a nap, the window was half closed. She originally wanted to let in some fresh air, but because there was a lattice window and there was an enclosed path outside the window, no one could see what was going on inside her room even if they wanted to.
The rain fell obliquely with the wind, and fell into the house through the lattice windows, bringing a lot of coolness.
Shen Qing stood up, lowered the window, wiped the wet table, and walked out to catch the rain with her hands. The cold wind blew into her sleeves, but she was actually very happy.
The rain continued until the evening. The queen hurried back from outside with the eldest prince before the weather changed. As soon as they returned, it began to rain. The queen was worried that the eldest prince would catch a cold at night, so she asked the wet nurse to carry him to her bedroom.
So, Shen Qing was safe again.
But before she could finish being happy, she was so happy that she turned into sorrow. She felt hot all over and her mind was a mess. She just wanted to have a good sleep and didn't bother anyone else.
The next morning, the first person to discover that Shen Qing was not on duty was Hemerocallis.
Shen Qing became more and more beautiful. Xuancao was delighted to see her and often had meals with Shen Qing. When she didn't see Shen Qing in the morning, she naturally asked about it. The other palace maids couldn't answer her, so Xuancao felt something was wrong and went straight to Shen Qing's residence.
Then he discovered Shen Qing, whose forehead was hot, skin was flushed, and who was wrapped tightly in a quilt.
"Hiss—it's so hot. Wait, I'll go find the doctor!"
Shen Qing heard the noise and opened her eyes with great effort. Just as she was about to speak, she found that her throat felt like it was scraped with sand, so she could only keep silent. When she was slightly awake and understood her situation, Hemerocallis left again.
Even though she had slept for a long time, she still felt very tired. Xuancao went to find the doctor, and she let her consciousness fall.
This will make it more comfortable.
A palace maid in Kunning Palace became greedy for coolness and developed a high fever. The female doctor who treated her was inexperienced and could not lower the maid's temperature. The queen directly asked Xuancao to take her token to invite the imperial physician.
When Qian Ji heard the news, he felt something was wrong. What kind of palace maid would bother the queen to invite an imperial physician for her?
After asking carefully, he found out that it was indeed the worst result. With a jolt in his heart, he hurried into the palace to report the matter to the emperor.
The only benefit of Shen Qing's illness was that he didn't have to work. The queen said that he could only work after he recovered and got Xuancao's approval. Because when Shen Qing was unconscious in the morning, Xuancao was so anxious that she cried in front of the queen, and she didn't care about any etiquette or rules, so she had the last word.
Shen Qing was touched when she knew the reason. Xuancao came to feed her medicine at noon. Even though the medicine smelled so bitter that it made people vomit, she just frowned and drank the medicine. She put her face in Xuancao's palm obediently and said, "Don't worry, sister. I will be fine after a good sleep."
Seeing Shen Qing being so well-behaved, Xuancao couldn't bear to blame her. She swallowed her words of scolding her for blowing the wind in the heavy rain, and pinched the cake with heartache: "Eat some fruit to calm you down."
But how can such a severe high fever be cured so easily?
Shen Qing still did as he was told, as he would feel a little sorry for Xuancao if he didn't.
After Xuancao left, Shen Qing lay back on the bed with a listless look on his face. Being sick was really uncomfortable, especially with a high fever. When he touched his forehead with his fingertips, he could feel the endless heat rolling through his skin.
The medicine rolled around in her stomach, and her whole body exuded a bitter taste.
Shen Qing just felt like life was meaningless.
If someone appeared in front of her at this time, she would definitely not give any good face.
As he was thinking this, the window opened at the right moment, and the next moment, Ji Chen was seen climbing in from the closed path outside the window.
Still knowing how to cover up, Shen Qing turned his face away in annoyance.
I also don’t want to ask earnestly: Why are you here?
When Ji Chen stood still, he saw that Shen Qing's pale face was flushed with an unhealthy red, and he had become visibly thinner.
He walked forward, reached out and touched Shen Qing's face, measured her chin, and said angrily: "How did you get yourself like this?"
Shen Qing closed his eyes and looked like he was about to fall asleep.
What? She is sick now, and you still use this tone to her. Do you want her to apologize for her illness?
It's really the opposite of Tiangang.
Who is this person!
"Have you taken the medicine?" Ji Chen asked again.
Shen Qing thought about it, and since his attitude was acceptable this time, he replied, "I drank it, but it's too bitter. If you mention it again, I'm going to vomit it out."
He looked at me as if to say, "How could you be so tactless?"
Ji Chen shut up, stroked Shen Qing's forehead helplessly, and tidied her hair.
He lowered his head and rested it on Shen Qing's forehead, looking at her half-closed eyelashes, and then his mood slowly calmed down: "Uncomfortable?"
The hot temperature was transmitted to his forehead, and he felt that the temperature was a little high, not to mention the sick Shen Qing.
Discomfort is inevitable.
Shen Qing pursed her lips and nodded, tears welling up in her eyes. Then she realized that she looked as if she had suffered a great injustice and wanted to seek comfort, but she was too angry to let it go. So she froze, and when Ji Chen adjusted his position and wanted to hug her, she buried her head in Ji Chen's arms.
Shen Qing said badly: "You are so annoying!"
He said it straightforwardly, without any hesitation.
He got angry for no reason, ignored people for no reason, and appeared here for no reason.
From the moment Ji Chen appeared here, Shen Qing knew that Ji Chen couldn't let go. Her illness was an opportunity for Ji Chen to put aside his unhappiness and take the initiative to bow his head.
But it also meant that her plan failed. Well, she didn't do anything. She just didn't take the initiative to find Ji Chen, hoping that this arrogant man would give up on his own initiative.
But what can she do? She is just a maid!
It seems that it is only a matter of time before she becomes a concubine. It just depends on who can outlast the other.
Ji Chen didn't want to give her a high position, which might be because he wanted to temper her temper. Her true nature might have been exposed at some point in time, and Ji Chen noticed it, and might even find it interesting and not mind playing with her.
Shen Qing was confused at the moment, and his thoughts became pessimistic. Feeling aggrieved, he cried in Ji Chen's arms without caring about his face.
She had no way to control Ji Chen, and Ji Chen was a moody person. Even if she went along with him, she didn't know how to go along with him.
Shen Qing felt that the future was dark and hopeless.
It was not until she had cried enough, was helped up, and saw light again that she felt embarrassed.
She pursed her lips and said, "It's uncomfortable."
Ji Chen's eyes flashed with tenderness, and his hands moved more gently as he took out the pills he brought with him: "Take this, it will work soon."
Shen Qing didn't know what this was and looked at Ji Chen suspiciously.
Ji Chen thought she was afraid of the bitter taste, so he handed the pill to her and said, "It has honey in it, so it's not bitter."
It's a lie. Shen Qing sniffed the black pill and it tasted clearly bitter, but it was much better than the bowl of medicine she drank.
Since Ji Chen didn't need to be so roundabout, Shen Qing took the pill from Ji Chen's hand and swallowed it.
It's not bitter at first, but a light sweetness that becomes more and more noticeable the more you chew it.
Shen Qing swallowed the pill, grabbed his hand and asked, "Anything else?"
Take two and you'll get better faster.
Ji Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he said he didn't have any more, and didn't tell her how rare this pill was. But if he didn't take it out, how could Shen Qing survive this high fever with her body?
After getting the answer of no, Shen Qing threw his hand away in disgust and said, "I want to drink water."
Shen Qing's bad temper was almost written on her face, but it was a good thing that she had the energy to quarrel with him.
Before coming here, the most tragic scene that Ji Chen had imagined was that Shen Qing was lying sickly on the bed, and when he saw him, he kept silent and was extremely cold.
After all, he treated her very well when she was nice, and very badly when she was bad. It was a sign of Shen Qing's good temper that she didn't slap him in the face.
Even though at first she could be coaxed with just a soft voice. Being ordered around by Shen Qing without knowing the size of the matter, Ji Chen felt relieved and quickly went to pour some water and fed it to Shen Qing.
Now Shen Qing particularly dislikes Ji Chen. If he thinks it’s not good, then it’s not good. If he thinks it’s good, will she agree as soon as Baba comes?
"Go away, I'm sleepy." Shen Qing pushed him.
"I won't leave." Ji Chen raised his voice to show his firmness.
If I leave, the same thing will happen again next time. It is better to stay and maybe I can get Shen Qing's forgiveness.
Shen Qing didn't care about him: "If you don't want to leave, then don't leave. I'm going to sleep." Why did he say it so loudly? He would only be yelling in front of her!
She drew the quilt closer to her and closed her eyes.
Ji Chen sat on the edge of the bed, looking greedily at Shen Qing's eyebrows.
The last time he saw him, he noticed that Shen Qing had become thinner, with the flesh on his cheeks gradually disappearing, but he couldn't bring himself to ask, so he came with a sullen face and left with a sullen face.
Qian Ji didn't know whether to take the initiative to ask Shen Qing whether he had poor diet or something, and his previous cleverness was wasted.
Ji Chen initially felt that she didn't care about him at all, but before coming, he changed his mind and thought, if she really didn't care, how could she become so thin in such a short time? Shen Qing must be feeling bad about it.
But what could she do? If she came to see him, would she think that he would drive her away with a cold face?
He wouldn't do that, but how could you ask a girl of fifteen or sixteen to guess the intentions of someone with ulterior motives?
Shen Qingyi has become more beautiful. She was already very beautiful, and now she is even more beautiful.
Like a peacefully blooming lotus.
He was the only one who had seen her delicate and bad-tempered side.
Staring at Shen Qing's face, Ji Chen was like a pervert. He was also surprised that he could never get tired of looking at this face. The longer they had been apart, the more he missed her. His eyes were domineering as if he wanted to make up for the missed times in the past three months.
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