In the early summer evening of Jizhou, there was still a cool breeze. In order to achieve her goal, Green Willow steeled herself and took off her clothes, getting into the bathtub, shivering with cold, her teeth chattering loudly.

  It's nothing, it doesn't count for anything, she can take it, closing her eyes, the green willow constantly comforting herself, to regain the young master's gaze, doing whatever is worth it.

  After a while, the body gradually adapted, and the water temperature didn't feel unbearable. Green willow gritted her teeth, this wasn't enough, she steeled herself and slid down into the bucket until she was submerged.

  At the fourth watch, when all things were in a state of quiet and rest, Green Lotus and Old Mother Huang lifted out the large wooden tub, wiped it clean, and put it on the bed. "Pour out the water and sweep away the traces."

  "Alright, alright. But you know, Auntie's hair needs to be dried quickly, or else others will get the wrong idea."

  "Don't need you to remind me, go do your thing."

  "Yes."

  The big girl beside the master has a higher status than other servants, and Huang Pozi dared not say anything more after slapping her horse's leg, and quickly took out the water with a small bucket.

  Zhi Ruo felt the master's forehead, scalding hot, this fire should be enough. She used a towel to wipe the master's hair dry and stuffed it into the quilt, then stuffed the half-wet towel into the ear room to hide. After waiting for a while, Zhi Ruo tidied up her expression, opened the door with a panicked face and shouted, "Quickly come, quickly, Madam is unconscious with a high fever, quickly come."

  The drowsy young woman suddenly sat up, rushed out of the house in a flurry, and upon hearing this, the entire courtyard was thrown into confusion. Knowing what to do quickly, one person went to the younger madam's quarters to report the news, another went to find the steward to ask for a doctor, while she herself personally went to the study to invite the young master.

  The servants will follow whoever they serve for the rest of their lives, and if their master is favored, they can naturally hold their heads high. If their master is not in favor, they can only tuck their tails between their legs. Dajiniang has always been the most favored among the three concubines, and if she can give birth to a young master in the future, although it's hard to say whether she'll surpass the mistress, at least she'll be able to suppress the other concubines from the various rooms.

  So absolutely can't let the big aunt have anything to do with it, they still want to mix and match, if one day the big young master took a fancy to himself, wouldn't that be a beautiful thing?

  The gate was knocked loudly, and Hua Ruchu, who had been sleeping lightly, woke up with a start. She lifted the bed curtain and asked, "What's going on outside?"

  Tonight is Qiu Jin's night shift, he hurried over to support the young lady and sit down, softly saying: "Please wait a moment, there should be news soon."

  Just then, the door was lightly knocked twice. Autumn went to open it and Yun Shu hurried over, saying: "Miss, the little maid beside Green Willow Madam came to say that Green Willow Madam is unconscious with a high fever. I told her you're not feeling well, so I'll go take a look instead."

  Hua Ru got out of bed and threw off the covers, how could she miss such a lively scene? Whether it was real or fake illness, as the eldest wife, shouldn't she at least put on a show?

  "Dressing room."

  "Miss, you don't have to bother with them..."

  "Cloud Book, this is a play, can't you see? This play won't be as wonderful without me. Moreover, the new wife who is weak and soft-spoken, how could she still sleep soundly at home after hearing such things? Send someone to investigate and find out how many people were sent by Qing Liu, where they went, and who reported to Qi You."

  Yun Shu's eyes rolled and she understood the underlying twists and turns, sneering with a smile: "They finally managed to come up with a play, it's worth participating in, you wait, I'll go now."

  Looking at herself in the mirror, Hua Ru stopped Autumn's action of wanting to style her hair, "Just do it casually, I received a message and rushed over from bed, why bother making it so neat? Don't even worry about clothes, just throw on an outer garment and wrap a thin cloak around you."

  Qiu Jin lost his smile, "You see through it all, yet you still want to get involved."

  If she hadn't entered this inner house, would she be willing to get involved in these things? If there was something attractive about the Qi Manor, even if she controlled the whole household, it wouldn't be a big deal for her to suppress them for the rest of their lives. But what does the Qi family have that she doesn't?

  She has no children, that's all she lacks. She thinks she has the ability to build a foundation for her own children, far surpassing the Qi family's business. As for fame and fortune, she can earn it herself, but her son cannot lack even this bit of ambition.

  Pulling her wandering mind back, Hua Ru Xiang casually tidied up her hair, and the few strands that fell naturally made her look even more gentle and charming. Since they were all going to be there, she couldn't let the concubine outshine her, after all, it was a matter of face and dignity, and courtesy wouldn't allow it.

  Here, preparations are complete. Yun Shu swiftly and quietly entered, saying: "Miss, I've inquired clearly; they sent a total of three people. One went to the manager's place, one went to the young master's place is Zhi Ruo, and Green Willow's personal maid."

  "If Green Willow were really in trouble, shouldn't her personal maid be frantically guarding her master's side instead of having the mind to plan for their master's well-being? Or are we underestimating this know-it-all?"

  Yun Shu took the cloak handed over by Qiu Zhen and tied it around Miss's waist, smiling: "Just take a look at the past to know what's going on. If she really has that kind of mind, I'm afraid Green Willow Auntie is just her stepping stone. She can tolerate being patient and serving her for so many years, and her heart is evident."

  Tightening his collar, Hua Ru was ready to go out, "Let's go, watch a play."

  Two people covered their mouths and giggled, following quickly with light footsteps. They wanted to see the show too, and were willing to take a look.

  In the study, Qi You was woken up by the sound of footsteps and sat up halfway, leaning against the headboard. He didn't even bother to listen to what the person outside was saying. He waited for Qi An to come in and report, "Have you found him?" It's not like they came here on purpose to see him or anything?

  Qian An came in and, not unexpectedly, saw the master sitting up. He hurried over to report: "Master, I've come to inform you that Madame is running a high fever and hasn't woken up. She'd like you to go take a look."

  "Is the doctor done?"

  "Zhi Ruo has already sent someone to inform the person in charge and they should be sending for a doctor as soon as possible."

  "Now that you've invited the doctor, why don't you just go back and take good care of him? What's the point of looking for me?"

  "It is, small this just went back knew as if."

  "Wait, has someone gone to the young lady's place?"

  "Already knew and sent someone over."

  Qī yòu yǎn bèi zǐ xià chuáng, "gēng yī."

  Translation:

  Qi You lifted the quilt and got out of bed, "Get dressed."

  Qian An's heart was filled with surprise, but her hands moved quickly to help her master put on his clothes. In her mind, she wondered whether the master had gone out to see his aunt or if he had heard that the young mistress would be going and had changed his plans?

  As if waiting outside for a long time, I was worried that my efforts would be in vain. Just as I was about to give up hope, the young master emerged with large strides. Subconsciously, I struck my best pose and bowed: "I'm sorry to disturb you so late at night, please forgive me."

  Qī Yòu didn't even give her a glance, and walked straight into the Green Willow Courtyard. Compared to the maidservants trained by Rú Chū, Zhī Ruò was not worth looking at.

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