“But…” Yang Qianqian was about to say something when Qingdai interrupted her, “Miss Yang, the princess is right. You should rest well first. Only when you are well rested can you take better care of her.”
Seeing Qingdai's insistence, Yang Qianqian could only let go and nodded hesitantly, "Alright then, Miss Qingdai will take care of Qingzhu today, and I will take care of Qingzhu tomorrow."
"Xue Liu, go tell the kitchen staff to send over some nourishing soups or similar dishes at noon. Remember to keep them light and not too oily." Qu Qingxi turned to look at Zhang Xue Liu behind her.
"Yes, Your Highness, I'll go right away." Zhang Xueliu nodded and turned to leave.
Seeing Zhang Xueliu leave, Qu Qingxi immediately reached out and grabbed Yang Qianqian's hand, "I didn't expect you to still be wearing this bracelet?"
The jade bracelet that Yang Qianqian was wearing was the one that Qu Qingxi, disguised as a man, had given her when they were still at the Misty Rain Pavilion. The jade bracelet made Yang Qianqian's wrist look slender and fair.
Yang Qianqian was startled when Qu Qingxi suddenly grabbed her wrist. She was slightly taken aback, but when she heard Qu Qingxi mention the bracelet on her wrist, she realized what was happening. Her face flushed slightly, and she nodded gently, "This is a gift from the Princess. I like it very much, so I have been wearing it all along."
This bracelet not only represents her redemption, but also her budding feelings at that time. Yang Qianqian had always treasured it and was reluctant to wear it, but would often take it out to look at it and then put it back.
Once, Qingzhu saw the bracelet and exclaimed in amazement at its beauty. She said that since someone had given it to her, the person who gave it must have hoped that she would wear it forever, so as to be worthy of the giver's good intentions.
From then on, Yang Qianqian understood and kept wearing it. She was always very careful, afraid of breaking it, but fortunately it never broke.
Only after confirming that Yang Qianqian's health was almost completely fine did Qu Qingxi truly feel relieved. She had gone to great lengths to bring Yang Qianqian out of that place, and she couldn't afford for anything else to happen to her.
Yang Qianqian didn't notice anything unusual and assumed that Qu Qingxi really wanted to see her bracelet.
Just as Qu Qingxi released Yang Qianqian's wrist, she heard Qingdai's delighted voice from the other end of the line, "Your Highness, Your Highness, Qingzhu, her eyes are moving, is she about to wake up?"
Upon hearing this, Qu Qingxi immediately stood up and walked towards the bedside, and Yang Qianqian also hurriedly stood up.
Just as Qingdai had said, Qingzhu's eyes moved. All three of them looked at the person on the bed with great anticipation. Soon, the person who had been unconscious slowly opened his eyes, but then, as if he was not used to the bright light in the room, he immediately closed his eyes again.
The three of them stood there, not daring to speak, for fear of frightening Qingzhu.
This happened several times before Qingzhu opened her eyes again. When she saw Qu Qingxi, she immediately got up to greet her, but Qu Qingxi stopped her, saying, "Your injuries haven't healed yet, so don't move."
"Your Highness," Qingzhu said softly, her voice extremely hoarse. Only then did she remember what had happened earlier and notice that Yang Qianqian was unharmed. She breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully Miss Yang was alright.
"Don't speak yet, are you a little thirsty?" Hearing Qingzhu's hoarse voice, Qu Qingxi knew that her throat was seriously injured.
Qingdai quickly went to the side and poured Qingzhu a glass of warm water. Just as she was about to give it to Qingzhu, Qu Qingxi stopped her, "Qingzhu, take a sip first. You just woke up and inhaled a lot of smoke. It's not suitable for you to drink a lot of water at once."
Qingzhu wanted to speak, but she had no strength. She could only blink laboriously to indicate that she understood.
Qingdai obediently fed Qingzhu only a little water, barely enough to moisten her lips. Qingzhu wanted to drink more, but remembering the princess's instructions, she held back.
Seeing Yang Qianqian staring worriedly at Qingzhu's face, Qu Qingxi took advantage of her inattention to grab Qingzhu's wrist and start taking her pulse. Qu Qingxi breathed a sigh of relief after taking her pulse.
Qingzhu had inhaled a lot of thick smoke, which damaged her throat and lungs. In addition, she had burns all over her body, so her injuries were indeed very serious. However, it is a good thing that Qingzhu has woken up now. Fortunately, Qingzhu used to practice martial arts, so her physique is not bad and she has internal energy to protect her.
That's why the situation wasn't too serious. If it were an ordinary person, even with Qu Qingxi's superb medical skills, they probably wouldn't have been able to save them.
Qingzhu also noticed someone touching her wrist, but she was lying there, and it was difficult for her to even speak, let alone turn around to see who it was.
Setting the remaining water aside, Qingdai looked at Qu Qingxi questioningly, having just noticed that the princess had taken Qingzhu's pulse.
Qu Qingxi chuckled and nodded slightly, indicating that there was no major problem. "I think Qingzhu is recovering quite well. In cases like this, as long as the person wakes up, everything else will be easier to handle. Didn't Doctor Gu prescribe some medicine for Qingzhu before? Qingdai, please continue to brew and administer it to Qingzhu."
"Yes, Your Highness." Upon hearing this, Qingdai understood Qu Qingxi's meaning and breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Qingzhu was alright, that was all that mattered.
"Miss Yang, you haven't fully recovered yet. Go and rest properly. Only when you're well-rested will you have the strength to take care of Qingzhu, right?"
"Your Highness, I understand." Yang Qianqian nodded.
"Qingdai, in half an hour, give Qingzhu half a cup of warm water. In another half hour, she can drink several cups of water as usual. But remember, in Qingzhu's current condition, she can only drink warm water. She cannot drink anything else, such as ice water or tea."
Qu Qingxi gave the instructions again in detail. Seeing that Qingdai was listening attentively, she felt relieved. Qingdai cared about Qingzhu's condition even more than she did and would definitely not let anything happen to Qingzhu.
After instructing Qingdai, Qu Qingxi looked at Qingzhu and said, "Qingzhu, you should rest well. I will definitely avenge you."
With Yang Qianqian still here, Qu Qingxi couldn't go into too much detail. Some things, even if she told her, would only bring her anxiety and trouble, so it was better to know nothing at all.
Qingzhu nodded gratefully. These were her duties, and even if the princess didn't help her take revenge, she couldn't say anything. But the princess still said that, so Qingzhu couldn't help but feel touched.
Qu Qingxi didn't know what exactly happened in the court that day. All she knew was that Fan Yi was dismissed from his post, and his subordinates were investigated and punished. Xu Ding was naturally furious.
Fan Yi was his man. He had gone to great lengths to place him in that position, but he never expected that such a sudden event would render it all futile.
When Xu Ding returned to his residence, he angrily smashed all the teacups in his study on the floor. "That damned Qu Lianhai! Does he really think that just because his daughter has entered the palace as a concubine, he can do whatever he wants?"
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