Chapter 124: Xiaozhen has no way to repay you in this life, so she will eat vegetarian food every day and pray for you.
The next morning, Chuchun and Chuxia came to the door of Lan Xiyue's room.
Chuxia pressed her ear against the door, listening intently to the movements inside with bated breath, her brows slightly furrowed.
"Huh? No movement. Miss hasn't woken up yet?" Chu Xia pushed the door gently and it opened.
The two walked into the room. Chuchun carried the hot water to the shelf and put the basin down. When she turned around, she saw Chuxia standing beside the small couch with a look of astonishment on her face.
She walked over quickly and asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"
Chu Xia pointed at the woman on the couch, her voice filled with disbelief: "Who is this woman? Why is she sleeping in the young lady's room?"
At this moment, Lan Xiyue suddenly yawned in bed, sat up lazily, and said in a hoarse voice, "She is Xiaozhen, the granddaughter of the old man yesterday. I'll take her back later."
Chuchun and Chuxia turned their heads at the same time and shouted in unison: "Miss, you're awake!"
Lan Xiyue muttered to herself, she was not a pig, and she woke up when the two girls were at the door.
Lan Xiyue walked to the shelf and started washing up.
After washing up, she changed into an exquisite dress and sat down next to the bronze mirror.
Chuchun picked up the comb and gently combed her long hair, while Chuxia was busy making the bed.
While combing Lan Xiyue's hair, Chuchun couldn't help but ask, "Miss, did you rescue someone from the Prime Minister's Mansion last night?"
"Yes!" Her tone was calm, as if she was talking about something very ordinary.
Upon hearing this, Chuchun exclaimed, "Oh my God, Miss, you are so brave! Fortunately, nothing happened." Her tone was full of fear and relief.
Chu Xia also came over, her eyes full of shock: "Miss, I was scared just listening to you. You actually stayed up late at night and ran to the Prime Minister's Mansion to rescue someone. How did you do it, Miss?"
"Your young lady is very capable! Don't make such a fuss. You'll have to get used to your young lady's abilities from now on." Lan Xiyue suddenly changed the subject: "Huh? Didn't we wake up Xiaozhen by talking like that?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Xia hurried over and carefully looked at Xiao Zhen's face. She frowned and said anxiously, "Oh, Miss, her face is so red." As she spoke, she reached out and touched Xiao Zhen's forehead, "It's so hot, Miss, she, she has a fever."
Lan Xiyue's expression instantly turned serious upon hearing this. She didn't even have time to glance at her newly combed hair before quickly getting up and walking over.
When Lan Xiyue heard this, her face changed and her beautiful eyebrows were tightly furrowed. Her newly combed black hair fell softly on her shoulders like a waterfall. She quickly stood up and walked over hurriedly.
Xiaozhen lay in bed, her face as pale as paper, her lips chapped, and her breathing unusually rapid. Lan Xiyue reached out and touched Xiaozhen's forehead distressedly. Sure enough, it was scorching hot, like a burning fire.
"Chuchun, go get some cool water!"
Upon hearing this, Chuchun walked out quickly.
After a while, she came in with a basin of cool well water.
Lan Xiyue picked up a clean handkerchief, wet it lightly in the basin, and then applied it to Xiaozhen's burning forehead. The handkerchief, with the coolness of the well water, seemed to temporarily relieve Xiaozhen's pain.
"Go get some strong liquor and wipe her palms and forehead to cool her down physically." Lan Xiyue ordered again.
Chu Xia asked curiously, "Miss, what is physical cooling?"
"It's just to lower her current body temperature."
Chuchun looked embarrassed and hesitated for a moment before whispering, "Miss, we don't have any strong liquor in the yard, and I'm afraid there's nothing in the kitchen either. Miss, you don't know, there's no money in the mansion right now, and everything is being spent frugally. Even this month's salary hasn't been paid yet."
Lan Xiyue was stunned when she heard this. After all, her scumbag father was still the Marquis of Wu. Even if she emptied the treasury, he wouldn't be so poor, right? Didn't he have other ways to make money? He was really poor!
"Miss, I'm going to buy some liquor." After saying that, Chu Xia ran out in a hurry, leaving behind a series of hurried footsteps.
Lan Xiyue looked at Chuchun and ordered, "Chuchun, you watch her. I'll go make her some medicine."
Uiharu nodded, "Yes, Miss."
Lan Xiyue came to the table, with her back to Chuchun. With a flash of thought, she waved her hands lightly, and then a lot of medicinal herbs appeared out of thin air on the table.
Lan Xiyue began to tinker with the medicinal herbs.
Two sticks of incense later, Chu Xia hurried back with a pot of strong liquor. Lan Xiyue was concentrating on the herbs in her hands. When she heard the voice, she looked up with a hint of surprise in her eyes: "You're back so soon?"
Chu Xia chuckled, "I ran into Xiao Denglong. He saw me going out to buy some liquor, so Xiao Denglong helped me buy it. He ran fast."
Upon hearing this, Lan Xiyue said "Oh" and continued to tinker with the medicinal herbs.
Chuchun and Chuxia got busy, helping Xiaozhen wipe her palms and forehead. Chuxia looked at the wound on her neck and pulled open her collar, "Hiss! She...she, has so many wounds on her body."
Chuchun's eyes were full of sympathy, "He suffered so much! Fortunately, our young lady rescued him from the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Uiharu agreed, "Yeah."
The room was filled with the aroma of wine. At the same time, Lan Xiyue had almost finished fiddling with the medicinal herbs in her hands.
She poured a bowl of water, sprinkled the powder into the bowl, stirred it evenly, and walked over with it.
Seeing this, Chuchun hurriedly helped Xiaozhen up, and Lan Xiyue fed the medicine in the bowl into Xiaozhen's mouth.
Not long after, Xiaozhen opened her eyes dazedly, her eyes full of confusion and puzzlement: "I...what's wrong with me?"
Chuchun touched her forehead and said, "You have a fever. Your whole body was burning hot just now, but you're much better now. The fever has subsided a lot."
Xiaozhen turned to look at Lan Xiyue, her eyes full of gratitude: "Thank you for saving me."
"No need to thank me, Chuchun. Go get her a bowl of porridge. She must be starving now. Well... I'm hungry too."
Upon hearing this, Chuchun nodded quickly and turned to prepare porridge.
Lan Xiyue washed her hands and walked to the stone table in the yard and sat down. Chuchun placed breakfast on the stone table, and Lan Xiyue began to eat leisurely.
Inside the house, Chuchun walked in with porridge and fed it to Xiaozhen. Xiaozhen drank the porridge with tears in her eyes.
Not long after, Chuchun slowly walked out, supporting Xiaozhen.
"Miss, she insists on going home. She is so weak now and she won't listen to me no matter how I try to persuade her." Chuchun said softly, her eyes full of helplessness.
Lan Xiyue turned to look at Xiaozhen. Her clear eyes were filled with determination and eagerness, which made her feel pity. She frowned slightly and said softly, "You are weak now..."
Before she could finish her words, Xiaozhen had already knelt on the ground, tears glistening in her eyes. "I thought I would die in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Thank you, Miss, for saving me. But my grandfather and I depend on each other for survival. I was abducted by the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion. My grandfather is old and he must be very worried. I want to go back and reunite with him as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Lan Xiyue slowly took out a few banknotes from her pocket and handed them to Xiaozhen: "Take this money first."
Xiaozhen shook her head repeatedly, "Miss, I saved me. I have no way to repay you. I absolutely cannot accept any more banknotes from you."
"Keep it. When you return, leave with your grandfather to prevent the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion from finding you again. Chuxia, have Xiao Denglong drive the carriage to take her back."
Chu Xia heard this and immediately responded, "Yes." Seeing that Xiao Zhen was still hesitant to take the banknote, she took the banknote and stuffed it into Xiao Zhen's arms: "This is given to you by the young lady, just take it."
Xiaozhen felt the silver bills in her arms, and her eyes became moist again. She kowtowed three times, her voice choked with sobs: "Thank you, Miss. I will never be able to repay you in this lifetime. From now on, I will eat vegetarian food every day to pray for your blessings." After that, she stood up, supported by Chuxia, and walked towards the door step by step.
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