kingnovel Chapter 1983
Chapter 1983
Chapter 1983
Dong Xi had just returned from Lingzhou, and his mind was still confused. He did not think that Shen Yuanshi was still living in the young master's mansion. In a hurry, he blurted out to ask Qiu Hongyan to find someone.
Upon hearing this, Qiu Hongyan turned around and ran out without saying a word.
It was still dark and the gates of the mansion were closed. How could anyone feel safe letting a girl like her go out alone?
The doorman did not dare to delay and quickly called someone to follow.
He was a secret guard with an unfamiliar face, the emperor's man.
Qiu Hongyan jumped onto the carriage, and as soon as the curtain fell, the wheels rushed out through the morning mist.
The secret guards were as fast as lightning, always keeping a distance of three meters, and protecting the flanks of the carriage with silent footsteps.
The carriage braked suddenly in front of the Shen Mansion. Before it stopped, Qiu Hongyan lifted the curtain, jumped down and knocked on the door.
The doorman rubbed his sleepy eyes and said, "Shen Yuanshi was urgently summoned to the palace last night."
Qiu Hongyan immediately changed direction and headed straight for Kang Mansion.
When Zhong Xiyue heard that his wife had a high fever, she ran out with half of her hair loose.
Seeing this, Kang Chenyan didn't even have time to fasten his outer robe, and grabbed the medicine box and chased after his wife, "Slow down! It's cold in spring, be careful not to catch a cold! You might as well put on a thicker jacket."
"It's not my fault, it's my wife's fault."
The footsteps of the three people hurriedly intertwined in the night, and they got on the carriage together.
On the other side, the doorman of the Shen Mansion did not dare to delay. He walked quickly through the corridor with a lantern and reported the news that "the princess had a high fever" to the mistress of the house.
Upon hearing this, Madam Shen Li Jinxiu suddenly opened the quilt, tied the rope of her morning gown and called out, "Prepare the carriage! Go to Shangshu Gao's residence immediately!"
In just half a cup of tea, she had boarded the carriage with two capable maids. The driver whipped the horse and the wheels rolled through the night, heading straight to the Shangshu Mansion to find Liang Yanbing.
Liang Yanbing knew that since Li Jinxiu could find her here, it must be because Shen Yuanshi was not at home, so she immediately got on the carriage with her medicine box.
As the carriages passed by the Duke Heguo's Mansion and sped towards the Young Master's Mansion, the Duke Heguo's Mansion's doorman also promptly went to the main courtyard to report to his master.
So, when Yunqi and his wife arrived at Tinglan Courtyard, they saw the whole courtyard was brightly lit.
The corridor was crowded with old women and maids, and the main room was so crowded that it was difficult to find even a space to sit.
Wei Cailing clenched the handkerchief in her hand, with a look of annoyance between her brows. "When Xia'er came out of the palace last night, I saw that she looked unhappy. I should have been tougher at that time and insisted on letting her stay in the mansion."
The "Xia Shi Yuan" where my sister-in-law lived before she got married is still in its original state. Someone goes in to clean it every day and it is ready for living at any time.
Shi Yunqi knew that his sister looked docile, but was actually stubborn. She must have realized something was wrong at the time, so she insisted on going back to the young master's residence. She would rather suffer herself than cause any trouble to others.
Shi Anxia's high fever came suddenly and fiercely, like a snowstorm that suddenly swept through the courtyard in the twelfth lunar month.
The porcelain-white little face was flushed red, and even the brocade quilt could not cover the steam rising from the body.
The beads of sweat on his forehead had just been wiped away when they appeared again, soaking a large area of the soft pillow embroidered with twin lotus flowers.
Shi Anxia was stuck between drowsiness and wakefulness, his consciousness flickering like a candle in the wind.
Occasionally, one could discern a figure swaying in front of the couch, but then the scalding fog swallowed his mind. The mumblings from his lips were sometimes clearly audible, and sometimes turned into a few vague sobs that drifted away in the brocade tent.
Several doctors took turns giving acupuncture and prescribing medicines, and they worked until dawn before the raging fever gradually subsided.
Liang Yanbing rested his knuckles on Shi Anxia's wrist until he was sure that her pulse had finally stabilized. Then he heaved a sigh of relief and put the silver needle into the needle bag.
Xiyue changed the medicine in the bowl in her hand three times, and now she finally didn't need to drink it again.
She handed the medicine bowl to Dong Xi, wrung out the handkerchief soaked with medicine, and gently wiped away the remaining beads of sweat on Shi Anxia's forehead.
Kang Chenyan stood in the corridor, his sleeves half rolled up, watching the fire in the medicine furnace himself.