Xu Yuehuai knew that this was his body's immune system acting up. Since that was the case, he could no longer force-feed him the medicine, otherwise it would put a heavier burden on his body.
Since medication is ineffective, physical therapy is the only option to lower the fever.
She quickly said, "Go and prepare a large basin of cold water, so that the prince can soak in it later."
"That's not a good idea. It might make the prince's illness worse and cause him to catch a cold." Tie Xiong shook his head, rejecting the method.
Xu Yuehuai couldn't help but raise her voice: "What's there to be afraid of now that you've caught a cold? We must bring the prince's temperature down first. Only then can we continue to give him medicine. Otherwise, you can just wait for your prince to be burned alive."
She spoke in an unusually serious tone, which is why Tiexiong immediately took action.
It took a full half hour for Qi Guze's high fever to subside, but by then his lips were trembling from the cold.
Tie Xiong helped Qi Guze back onto the bed and covered him with a blanket. At that time, Xu Yuehuai's medicine was ready.
She carefully used a spoon to feed Qi Guze the medicine, but just like before, the medicine still wouldn't go in.
Xu Yuehuai thought for a while, then fixed her gaze on Tie Xiong.
Tie Xiong felt so uncomfortable under her gaze that he couldn't help but take a step back before asking in a cold voice, "Manager Xu, what do you want?"
"You feed the medicine."
"I couldn't feed him either..."
Feed it with your mouth.
Tie Xiong felt like he had heard the biggest joke in the world: "I'm a man..."
Xu Yuehuai knew he was a man, of course. Although the thought of the scene was terrifying, there was no one else around at the moment.
"Manager Xu, you should do it. Otherwise, when the prince wakes up, he definitely won't let me off the hook," Tie Xiong said confidently.
Seeing that Qi Guze was still in pain, Xu Yuehuai couldn't bear to see him suffer any longer, so she quickly took a small sip of medicine and then put it on his lips.
This time, Qi Guze didn't spit it out. Instead, his Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed the medicine.
After repeating this process, the entire bowl of medicine was finally finished, and by then, Qi Guze had gradually calmed down.
Despite this, Xu Yuehuai showed no intention of leaving and continued to stay by his side.
As dawn broke, Qi Guze on the bed finally stirred. He moved his fingers, noticing someone beside him, and immediately opened his eyes. Xu Yuehuai was sleeping next to him.
Tie Xiong, who was outside the door, immediately noticed the abnormality inside the room and rushed in, maintaining a vigilant expression. Fortunately, it was only Qi Guze who had woken up.
He was about to speak when Qi Guze stopped him.
Qi Guze tiptoed to the bed and then asked Tie Xiong about his condition.
Tie Xiong recounted the events of the past two days in detail, even elaborating on the scene of Xu Yuehuai feeding him medicine mouth-to-mouth. Finally, he couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, I think Manager Xu is truly sincere towards you. You two should be together. If you don't make a move soon, someone else might snatch her away."
Qi Guze glanced at him coldly but didn't say anything.
He didn't know when it started, but his gaze kept lingering on Xu Yuehuai. He couldn't bear to see her suffer even the slightest harm. However, he could only protect her from afar. After all, although his current position seemed prestigious, he had unknowingly offended many people. No one could guarantee that these people wouldn't cause trouble for them in the future. If he married Xu Yuehuai, it would only bring her more trouble.
"How's the situation with the refugees?" he quickly changed the subject.
Tie Xiong immediately became serious: "Everything has been handled properly. The Prime Minister will take care of the rest. Even His Majesty's health has improved a lot, and he has wanted to come and see you several times."
Prime Minister?
Qi Guze narrowed his eyes.
Since the incident involving the refugees, the prime minister has maintained a neutral stance, never expressing his opinion even when something happens. Now, however, he is in charge of cleaning up the mess, and the prime minister has a feeling that there is something else going on here.
Before he could comment on it, Xu Yuehuai woke up inside the room.
She reached down and touched herself, feeling something was off. She immediately opened her eyes alertly, and after looking around, she realized that she had been guarding Qi Guze's side all night.
But right now, there's no sign of Qi Guze at all.
She immediately put on her shoes and ran out. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the person standing safely in front of her.
"It seems you've recovered. In that case, I won't bother you any longer and will head back now." Xu Yuehuai felt it was inappropriate to linger any longer at the Prince's residence.
Tie Xiong thought that his lord would at least let the man stay and rest for a while, but he never expected that his cold mouth would utter a sentence: "Okay".
Xu Yuehuai also found it unbelievable, but she still returned to Tianxiang Tower.
At that time, Zhao Ping and his aunt were already waiting at Tianxiang Tower.
Upon seeing them return, they immediately knelt down to express their gratitude: "Thanks to Manager Xu, my aunt was able to recover. We have already discussed it and are willing to serve Manager Xu like a slave without any complaints."
Even though Xu Yuehuai has been here for so long, she still can't get used to their tendency to kneel down and express gratitude at the drop of a hat.
Zhou Wan understood her thoughts and immediately went forward to help her up.
"I haven't done anything, you don't need to thank me. Besides, I don't need anyone to work like a slave here. You should go find other jobs. Although the new grain has been harvested, the court may not continue to support you. You still have to walk your own path." Xu Yuehuai has done her best to help so far.
Aunt Zhao and Zhao Ping exchanged a glance, both of them looking troubled.
Zhao Ping couldn't help but ask, "Could my aunt take my place?"
“Chang’an City only has these kinds of jobs, and it’s already fully booked. We newcomers can’t get involved at all, and they won’t let us get involved either. If Manager Xu can’t take us in, we’ll have no choice but to beg.” He wasn’t threatening anyone; he was simply stating the facts.
Xu Yuehuai has consistently overlooked these issues.
When they fled famine before, very few came to Chang'an, and most of them just followed me around without worrying about finding work. But this time, they all came in droves. After so many years, not everyone has the ability to start a business, and there's nowhere that needs to hire so many people.
At that time, the imperial court was also in an uproar over this matter.
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