How did she fall asleep?
Just as Shen Tangning was feeling annoyed, her wrist was suddenly grabbed. She was startled and met Chi Yan's smiling eyes. Her eyes widened suddenly: "You were awake a long time ago?"
With a little effort, she nestled into his arms, her voice languid: "Hmm, let's see when you find out?"
However, before she could realize it, she couldn't help but reveal a flaw.
Shen Tangning broke free from him, lightly punched him, but wasn't particularly angry. She paused for a moment, then asked, "Are we going today?"
Chi Yan was pondering something, and before he could speak, he saw her gazing at him with a wistful look, and couldn't help but chuckle: "What kind of look is that?"
She pursed her lips slightly: "You're both sick, taking a day off won't hurt. It's not like I can't live without you."
Sensing her displeasure, Chi Yan's throat bobbed slightly, and a laugh escaped his lips. His expression was indulgent: "Alright, I'll do as Madam says."
Shen Tangning's expression softened slightly, and she patted him: "Get up and eat, and while you're at it, go and pay your respects to Mother. She was quite frightened yesterday."
After getting ready, the two went to Chi's mother's courtyard for breakfast.
Seeing that her son's complexion was not good, but much better than his sickly appearance yesterday, Chi's mother smiled and pulled Shen Tangning over, saying with a sigh, "You've suffered, you didn't get any rest last night, did you?"
She coughed lightly, a little guilty: "No..."
Seeing that his own mother only cared about her daughter-in-law and didn't say a word about him, Chi Yan raised an eyebrow:
Is this what she meant by being terrified?
How come he didn't notice?
Taking advantage of the moment when Shen Tangning was out, Chi's mother looked at her son and came to his side with a meaningful expression: "You brat, you don't take care of your health. You scared your wife half to death yesterday!"
"Oh?" Chi Yan's eyes were unreadable as she slowly glanced towards the doorway. This was quite different from what she had said.
Recalling the scene from yesterday, Chi's mother vividly described it: "You have no idea, when Tang Ning brought you back, her face was deathly pale. The sight startled me, and I almost thought something had happened to you!"
He couldn't help but smile as he listened. He hadn't expected that Shen Tangning, though she didn't say it, actually cared about him so much.
It's just a cold, why is she so worried?
When Shen Tangning returned, she vaguely sensed that the atmosphere was somewhat subtle, especially the way Chi Yan looked at her, which was particularly meaningful. Although she found it inexplicable, she didn't take it to heart.
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It took more than ten days for the dam of Yunlongyan to be reinforced again, the flood was brought under control, and everything is slowly getting better.
The imperial court issued disaster relief funds, and all those who suffered losses due to the floods could receive subsidies. The people, who had been numb and desperate, saw a glimmer of hope and rallied again.
Next came the rewarding of merits. Everyone knew that Grand Tutor Xie was extremely prestigious among the people, and his generous donation of his family property had earned him the people's admiration. His contribution this time was truly significant.
The powerful families were secretly pleased. In this way, His Majesty would probably not be able to take action against them for the time being, otherwise he would inevitably be accused of discarding them after they had served their purpose.
This contest between the emperor and the powerful families has also come to a conclusion.
But no one expected that at this moment, Grand Tutor Xie would take the initiative to resign, citing his advanced age. This news caused an uproar in the court and caught everyone off guard!
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