It was a faint wave of abdominal pain that woke Yun Qixi up.
Although she was a Chinese doctor, she had never really cared about her body. Even though she knew her vital energy and blood were weak, she had never properly treated them. He had extra time to study the tomb robbing technique.
In the beginning, she was scared and wanted to make a fortune. Since she never went on the usual route, she did the job of robbing tombs without companions, without any experience. She did it in response to a wave of enthusiasm. Later, when she was no longer short of money, she could not bear to let go. She liked this kind of feeling. She liked to wander alone in the deep mountains and forests in the dead of night to do this thrilling and exciting thing.
Rather than saying that she was obsessed with the art of robbing, what she was obsessed with was the thrill and the sense of accomplishment from the process.
After finally making up her mind to wash her hands in a golden bowl, it turned out that God had been kind to her for all these years of stealing tombs. He had given her benefits and asked her to come to the origin to examine the history of antiques.
"Miss Er, what's wrong? "Where's the discomfort?"
When Qiao Er came in with the pot, she discovered Yun Qixi curled up on the corner of the bed like a shrimp. Her eyebrows were knitted tightly and she looked extremely uncomfortable.
"I'm fine." Yun Qixi's face was pale white, and he spoke weakly.
"You're still saying that it's alright? This is obviously something important." Qiao Er was extremely anxious, "Miss Er, please bear with it, wait for me, I'll go find a doctor for you right now."
She turned and ran, but before she could leave the room, the doctor came.
This person was Imperial Physician Song, someone who had interacted with her twice before. It was said that he came here on the orders of the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine Hui to see her.
When he mentioned Imperial Concubine, Yun Qixi's teeth itched. If it were not for Shan Liancheng's stupid idea, she would not have gone through his period bathing in the river water. Although she had always had dysmenorrhea, it was still very painful. What a f * cking dog.
Imperial Physician Song was, after all, the old imperial physician, and after taking a look at his pulse, he finally understood.
"Miss Er must have received some Sunflower Dew in the past few days, right?"
Yun Qixi was so embarrassed that she pretended to be in pain and closed her eyes as she nodded.
"Miss Er's vital energy and blood are at a disadvantage, her body is weak, she caught a cold from the sunflower water, then suffered from abdominal pain. Wait until this old man prescribes some medicine to help you replenish your Qi and blood, then she'll definitely be better after drinking it for a period of time."
"Okay, thank you, Imperial Physician Song." Yun Qixi endured the pain and said.
Right at that moment, Yun Chong walked in.
"Qixi, there's a girl that wants to see you."
"Girl? "Who is it?" Yun Qixi looked at the door suspiciously.
Was there any lady that Yun Chong did not know?
Just as he was thinking, a frail and frail figure walked in timidly from behind Yun Chong.
Yun Qixi suddenly sat up from the bed, staring wide-eyed at the person who came over.
Seeing Yun Qixi's expression, Yun Chong understood, and asked the Imperial Physician Song, "How is Qi Xi's body?"
Imperial Physician Song replied, "Miss Er's body is not something that can be taken care of overnight. It needs a long period of time to recuperate."
"Then I'll have to trouble Imperial Physician Song to prescribe medicine so that I can send people to capture the medicine." Yun Chong said.
Yun Chong brought Imperial Physician Song downstairs. Seeing the situation, Qiao Er also tactfully walked down and closed the door considerately.
The action of sitting up at first was too big, Yun Qixi felt dizzy, supporting her head with one hand and covering her stomach with the other, she looked at the cute and exquisite young lady in front of him.
"Cui Cui, why are you here?"
Cui Cui looked around the room timidly and whispered, "Yes, I didn't expect that you would be the Miss Er of the Duke of Guo's house. and I did not recognize you before, please forgive us."
Cui Cui's tone and expression revealed a sense of unease.
Yun Qixi endured the pain and got off the bed, pulling Cui Cui and sat down on a stool beside the bed, "Cui Cui, don't be like this, we are still the same as before, we are friends, I don't have three heads and six arms, what are you afraid of."
I'm not afraid, I just feel that a young lady like you wouldn't have any interaction with a poor commoner like us. We're not the same kind of people, and we didn't know your identity at the time, nor did we have such a simple courtyard, and a group of ignorant people treated you so simply. I'm very sorry.
Cui Cui wore very simple pink cotton clothing. She looked like an ordinary village woman, but from her words, it was obvious that she had read some books.
At this moment, Yun Qixi's hands were ice-cold from the pain. Although her hands were small and thin, and they had some calluses from years of work, they were still very warm.
Yun Qixi smiled weakly, "What are you talking about? "I like you two, you two are real, like your yard, filled with the scent of fireworks, like the locust flowers in your yard, when the wind blows, it'll be as beautiful as snow."
Cui Cui was stunned, as if no one had ever described their originally impoverished life with such poetry.
Seeing that Cui Cui had been holding onto a jar ever since she entered, Yun Qixi could not help but be curious, "Cui Cui, how did you know I was here? And why would they come to find me? "
Cui Cui seemed to have remembered when she asked that question, and she quickly handed over the jar in her hand.
"I was entrusted by someone."
The terracotta jar was still hot, Yun Qixi opened it suspiciously to see a light red soup with many inflated red dates floating on top of it, and a few slices of ginger. It was actually a jar of red dates and ginger tea.
At first, when she was in so much pain that she wanted to cry out, she wanted this very much. This jar of tea was like a timely rain. She really needed it.
"It's Yun Qi?" She wasn't guessing, she was sure.
Cui Cui smiled and nodded, there was a trace of envy in her expression.
"I don't know when he came, but he was already standing by the door when I opened it in the morning, holding the jar in his hand and insisting that I see him off. I didn't have the guts to come to such a high-rise by myself, so I didn't dare. However, I don't have the heart to reject him. These past few days, he has helped me quite a bit, and I feel that his intentions should be known to you.
He placed the jar on his abdomen. It was warm, and there seemed to be a warm current flowing through his heart. Yun Qixi held the jar and took a sip. It was sweet, slightly sour, light and warm, and very comfortable.
"Thank him for me." Yun Qixi said.
"Well, I don't think he needs your gratitude. All he needs to know is that you've had it and you're fine, and he'll be happy."
Tsui Tsui was probably restless all this time, leaving without saying a few words.
Yun Qixi drank most of the tea in the jar, and only when she was full did she lean against the bed weakly with the jar.
The dysmenorrhea was something she went through every month, and she usually adjusted it with a pot of tea. When she was young, her family was poor and didn't have red dates, but there were still ginger and brown sugar. Her mother would always bring a bowl of ginger tea to her in time when she needed it, which was especially heartwarming. The heart is warmer than the tea. Later, when she grew up and had money, she used this recipe to solve the problem of dysmenorrhea simply because it was so simple. She was a person who was afraid of trouble.
Now, in this unfamiliar ancient era, when she was in so much pain that her whole body felt powerless, no mother could give her a bowl of ginger syrup. Only then did she truly regret that she had relied on her youth to not properly take care of her body.
But she didn't expect that such a heartwarming tea would still be served right in front of her eyes.
It was indeed touching for a man to have such meticulous thoughts.
A warm man like Yun Qi was very suitable to be a husband, to use the words of modern people. But, she couldn't, she knew, they could only be friends, the kind of confidants who talked about everything, the kind of women he knew so well, and she could really confide in him like a girlfriend. However, he was also so mysterious. She had always been careful in living, and was very careful in her emotions. She even feared him. She did not dare to rashly move her heart or fall in love.
Since she was a child, she had received very little warmth. Other than her mother's love, she really had nothing else.
She would be touched if someone treated her well.
She would be very touched if the two of them were being nice to her.
A lot of people were nice to her, and she'd think it was--hell.
So what happened next, she would think it was God playing a joke on her.
After drinking Yun Qi's red jujube Jiang Tangshui, her abdominal pain eased by quite a bit. After hearing from Qiao Er that someone had sent something over for her, and waiting at the Manor's entrance, she decided to follow Qiao Er out to take a look.
When she reached the door, Yun Qixi saw a tall figure from behind. Hearing the sound of footsteps, she turned around and walked over.
"Miss Er, this grandpa asks me to send you this set of clothes." Ge Feng always spoke in such a cold and rigid manner, he had truly learned that master's essence.
Yes, last night that lord said he would buy her new clothes in front of so many people. At that time, she only thought he said it for others.
Yun Qixi glanced at Qiao Er and Qiao Er received the clothes.
"Since the clothes have been delivered, I'll take my leave now."
After Ge Feng finished, he turned and walked away.
Not long after Ge Feng left, Yun Qixi saw a familiar figure walking over. From afar, she could see the warm smile in his clear eyes.
"Fourth Prince, why are you here?"
"I came to bring you something." Shan Jingyan smiled as he walked closer.
Oh, what day is it today? Her birthday had already passed, and the festival hadn't arrived yet. It really wasn't a good time to send her a present, yet she actually sent a bunch of things over to her?
Receiving the box from Shan Jingyan, Yun Qixi opened it. It was a jade hairpin, and the shape of the flower was that pair of Jade Magnolia Flower.
"The work at Agarwood Pavillion is not bad, and you keep your promises. If I say three days, then three days. Do you like it?" Shan Jingyan stared at her long eyelashes as she lowered his head and asked with a smile.
Yun Qixi lightly touched the smooth and clear magnolia flower with her fingers, then laughed awkwardly, "I don't think I deserve this."
"It suits you well!" Shan Jingyan said confidently, his eyes fixed on her with a warm smile.
"Alright, I will accept it. Thank you, Fourth Prince." Yun Qixi smiled sweetly.
Shan Jingyan frowned slightly as he remembered. He quickly changed his words and smiled, "Thank you, Jing Yan."
There was a carriage parked on the street not far away. The curtains of the carriage were slightly parted to reveal a corner. A pair of deep eyes gazed from the carriage to the two people standing in front of the Imperial Duke's estate.
Ge Feng sat on the horse carriage and asked, "Elder, are we going?"
Shan Liancheng put down the carriage curtain, his expression could not be seen clearly under the dim light of the carriage, his deep eyes squinted, and said indifferently: "Let's go."