Yuan Que was taken aback. Although his master didn't usually like sweet things, it was truly... quite something that such a rare treat was given to that young lady from the Wei family without even being tasted.
"Hurry up and go!"
Before Yuan Que could finish his thought, he was interrupted by a urging voice. He hurriedly took the basket of jackfruit and replied, "Yes."
Li Qingchen casually picked up a book and waited in the carriage. Yuan Que returned after he had only turned two pages, but he returned the basket of jackfruit to the carriage.
Li Qingchen casually put down the book in his hand. At first, he suspected that Wei Shuwan was not at home, but then he thought that even if she was not there, it would not stop the gatekeeper from taking the things.
"Young Prince, it seems Lady Wei won't be able to enjoy this jackfruit."
Why?
"The gatekeeper said that last night, Madam Wei and her mother, Madam Wei, suddenly fainted for some unknown reason and have not yet woken up."
Li Qingchen frowned. "He suddenly fainted. What did the doctor say?"
"The doctor said it might be poisoning, but after checking all the food and belongings of the mother and daughter, nothing seemed amiss." Yuan Que relayed the gatekeeper's words truthfully, then tentatively asked, "Young Master, would you like to go and visit Madam Wei?"
The words had barely left his mouth when Li Qingchen jumped out of the car, uttered a "nonsense," and vanished in a flash.
It's clear that they've gone down the same old path again, and are doing it with increasing ease.
Yuan Que looked up at the high courtyard wall with a troubled expression, muttering to himself, "Since we're already engaged, why not go through the main gate..."
Li Qingchen naturally didn't want to go through the main gate. If he did, he could only sit in the front hall, drink a cup of hot tea, and listen to Wei Zheng's account of the whole story. Although he was engaged to Wei Shuwan, he couldn't openly enter her boudoir until they were married. There was no way it would be as convenient as this.
Besides, if she only had a common ailment, he wouldn't be in such a hurry. Since poisoning is suspected, the matter is not simple, and he must go and see for himself.
...
The maid from the small kitchen had just brought the decocted medicine into the room. Zi Qiao, who had been waiting by the bedside, took the medicine, blew on it, and then fed it to Wei Shuwan.
The young lady did not wake up this morning, so as the physician said, it was not a normal fainting spell. However, since we cannot find a way to poison her or prepare an antidote for the time being, we can only use these medicinal soups to nourish her body and prevent her from losing weight too quickly.
Last night, Miaoxiang fed Wei Shuwan the medicine, and she was able to swallow it. But today, when Ziqiao tried to feed her the medicine again, Wei Shuwan couldn't cooperate at all. No matter how much Ziqiao put in with a spoon, it would immediately flow out of her mouth, not a single drop going into her stomach.
Zi Qiao was on the verge of tears when she heard a noise from outside. Thinking it was Miao Xiang, she turned around and pleaded tearfully, "Miao Xiang, come quickly! How did you manage to feed this medicine last night? Why can't you swallow a single drop when I try to feed you?"
After saying this, Zi Qiao finally realized that the person who came to her was not Miao Xiang, but Li Qingchen!
She quickly stood up from the stool and greeted Li Qingchen, who was walking towards her, saying, "Young Prince."
As soon as Li Qingchen entered the room, his gaze fell on Wei Shuwan without fail. Seeing that her face was as white as paper, he asked, "How is she?"
Seeing Li Qingchen's expression and hearing his question, Zi Qiao knew that he already knew about her young lady's fainting. She didn't go into the details, but simply replied, "My young lady hasn't woken up yet. Last night, Miaoxiang fed her a bowl of medicine, but when I tried to feed her again, she refused to drink a drop."
Li Qingchen's gaze finally shifted from Wei Shuwan to the bowl of medicinal soup: "Is this the antidote?"
Zi Qiao shook her head: "We can't determine what kind of poison it is yet, so we can't find an antidote. This bowl is just a tonic. The doctor said that we have to get this medicine into the young lady's body by any means necessary, otherwise her body will not be able to withstand it before the antidote is available."
"Then bring it here, I'll feed her." With that, Li Qingchen stretched out his hand.
Zi Qiao hesitated for a moment, then handed over the medicine bowl with both hands. She then stepped aside and watched Li Qingchen feed her. She thought he would have some different method, but he did the same as before, forcing the medicine into her mouth with a spoon. As soon as the spoon was removed, the medicine would spill out.
The same drop failed to enter my stomach.
Zi Qiao couldn't help but sigh. She spoke very softly, thinking that Li Qingchen wouldn't hear her, but to her surprise, he still glanced at her, which startled Zi Qiao so much that she quickly lowered her head and dared not look at him again.
At this moment, Li Qingchen turned his head and gave a wink to Yuan Que, who had been keeping watch outside the window. Yuan Que immediately understood and imitated a bird call in a high-pitched voice.
This naturally caught Zi Qiao's attention. She looked out the window and saw Yuan Que waving at her, beckoning her to come out. Only then did Zi Qiao realize that she was in the way of the room.
After bowing, Zi Qiao slunk out of the house and went outside with Yuan Que for some fresh air.
With no one else in the room, Li Qingchen no longer needed to restrain himself. He directly drank a mouthful of bitter medicine and then bent down to force-feed it to Wei Shuwan mouth-to-mouth.
She wouldn't swallow, so he helped her open her jaw and let the medicine slide down her throat on its own.
After finally feeding her a mouthful, Li Qingchen slightly raised himself and looked at the young lady who was so close to him. The young lady, despite her illness, did not appear too haggard; she simply lay there motionless, her beauty poignant and heartbreaking.
However, he wasn't taking advantage of her vulnerability just now. The maid said that the doctor had instructed him to use any means necessary to force her to take the medicine.
He was just trying to save her.
Yes, it was all just to save her.
After convincing himself, Li Qingchen quickly took another mouthful of medicine and fed it to Wei Shuwan in the same way. Perhaps because he had overcome his psychological barrier and lost the mischievousness he had the first time, he was much more skillful this time. His movements were both gentle and proper, and he successfully got Wei Shuwan to swallow the medicine.
This time, he even felt the softness and warmth of her lips.
Actually, this wasn't their first time. When she was abducted to Yandang Mountain, he had already touched her when he bit off the strip of cloth stuffed in her mouth. However, at that time, they weren't engaged, so everything seemed inappropriate. Now that they were engaged, doing these things no longer seemed frivolous.
The bowl of medicine was quickly finished. Li Qingchen glanced out the window again, and Yuan Que understood, indicating that Zi Qiao could go back inside.
Zi Qiao entered the room and immediately noticed the empty bowl on the corner table in front of the bed. She was surprised and blurted out her question: "How did the young prince manage to do that?"
After she finished speaking, she realized that this was not something a servant should ask, but since she had already said it, she could only try to make amends: "This servant is afraid that the young prince will not be there when I give him medicine at night, and I will not be able to handle it. I want to learn how."
Li Qingchen said in a deep voice with a solemn face, "You can't learn it. I use internal energy."
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