"Miss, what else would you like to eat? I'll go and buy it for you."
After finishing his breakfast, Hongwu stood up from his stool, looked at Xiao Liyan, and asked...
"I won't eat anything. I'll wait until Manman wakes up and see if she wants to eat anything."
"Uncle Hong, you should take a rest too. You've worked hard these past few days."
Xiao Liyan looked at Hongwu and said sincerely.
"What are you saying, Miss? This is what I should do."
"Water...water..."
Hearing the sound, Xiao Liyan quickly walked to the bedside, put her ear close to Xiao Shida's mouth, and heard him repeatedly say "water".
"Uncle Hong, pour me a glass of water."
Hongwu picked up the kettle and teacup from the table, poured himself a glass of water, and walked to the bedside. Seeing that Xiao Liyan was having some difficulty helping Xiao Shida up, he handed the water to her.
"Miss, let me do it."
After Hongwu helped Xiao Shida up, Xiao Liyan slowly began to feed him water.
"I'll get you another glass of water," Xiao Liyan said. After feeding Xiao Shida a glass of water, she noticed his lips were still dry, so she went to the table, poured him another glass, and fed it to him.
After feeding him three or four cups of water, Hongwu laid Xiao Shida flat on the bed, covered him with a blanket, and then touched Xiao Shida's forehead.
"Still has a high fever"
"I'll fetch a basin of cold water and use a towel to apply it to the young master's forehead."
"good"
Hongwu took the wooden basin and left the room. Xiao Liyan sat down on the edge of Xiao Shida's bed.
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"Master, something terrible has happened!"
A guard rushed into the house in a panic.
"What's the matter that you're in such a panic?" Nan Tian asked his subordinate.
"It's...it's happened at the Xiao residence."
"The Xiao residence?" Nan Tianyi's eyes immediately sharpened. "What happened? Tell me quickly."
"Six days ago, in the middle of the night, someone broke into the Xiao residence and killed most of the people inside. Outsiders said that the Feng family was lucky because they weren't home and escaped the disaster. In reality, it was Feng Cheng and Wang Peng who led the men."
"Where is Lord Xiao?"
"Lord Xiao was killed by Feng Cheng and his body was thrown into a mass grave. No one was allowed to claim it, and Feng Cheng even put a beggar inside the coffin in the Xiao family's mourning hall. Miss Xiao and Young Master Xiao have disappeared; the Empress and Feng Cheng are still searching for them."
Upon hearing the guard's report, Nan Tian's eyes reddened. He took a deep breath and hurriedly ordered his men...
"Send someone to find Miss Xiao and Young Master Xiao. Make sure they are found before they do."
"Have someone pack their things immediately and return to Sicheng in fifteen minutes."
As soon as Nan Tian finished speaking, some people immediately began to object.
"No, young master, the blizzard blocking the roads here hasn't been resolved yet."
"Get out of here!" Nan Tian kicked the person who had spoken.
"Snowstorm blocked the roads?"
"The blizzard has blocked the roads. How did I get here? I've already written down the solution for you. If you still can't solve it, then you might as well quit being the magistrate."
"Luo Yi, where's my horse?!"
"I'll go fetch the horse right away."
After speaking, Nan Tianyi left the magistrate's residence, mounted his horse, and gripped the horse's belly tightly with his legs, shouting, "Giddy up!"
As soon as the command was given, the horse began to run along the designated route.
The county magistrate, who had followed behind, watched Nan Tianyi ride away into the distance, dusted himself off, and instructed the men behind him, "Go, send a letter to Si Chaocheng, saying that Nan Tianyi has set off to return."
"Yes, sir."
Nan Tianyi gripped the reins tightly and ran forward with all his might, seemingly oblivious to the cold wind and snow.
"Xiao Liyan, you absolutely must live! You haven't kept your promise to me yet!!!"
night
When Cheng Peng returned, he saw Qin Jue sitting at the table, staring blankly at the wooden box on it.
"What are you doing? You're back so early, and you're just staring at the wooden box."
As Cheng Peng was about to pick up the wooden box and open it, Qin Jue's icy voice rang out, "You'd better not touch it, or your hand..."
"If it won't move, it won't move. It's not like it's some kind of treasure. Why are you so nervous?"
With that, Cheng Peng turned around and opened the door. "I'm going to eat, are you coming?"
Just as Cheng Peng was wondering if Qin Jue was going to leave since she didn't react, Qin Jue got up.
"Um"
After giving a soft "hmm," she picked up the wooden box from the table, put it away, and then left the room with Cheng Peng.
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