At night, after one candle is burned out, another one is lit until the fifth candle is lit.
The man on the bed slowly woke up.
"Are you awake?" Yunxi asked, holding her chin.
Huan squinted his eyes, closed his eyes again, and asked knowingly: "Why don't you rest?"
Yun Xi wrung out a wet towel again, put it on his forehead, and said, "I'm waiting to see when your fever will go down. You've been hit by so many poisonous hidden weapons. It's a shame that you can still fight with others for so long."
Huan chuckled and said, "I already have a physique that is resistant to poison. These little poisons can't hurt me."
Yun Xi sighed softly, helped him cover him with the quilt more neatly, and said, "You're trying to be brave, let's go to sleep."
"Yeah." Huan responded softly and slowly fell asleep again.
Until the morning of the next day, Yunxi fell asleep on the table.
Yan Ruocheng was outside the door gently, knocking on the door. Because Xian Jianlan was inconvenient to come to Yunxi due to a foot injury, he asked Yan Ruocheng to come over and call her over.
After a long time, Yun Xi yawned and came out to open the door. He said angrily: "Why are you knocking on the door so early?"
"Miss Yunxi, Brother Xian asked me to come over and call you. He has some things to discuss with you. If you are sleepy, just continue to sleep. It doesn't matter if you come to see him in the afternoon." Yan Ruocheng could tell that she was being disturbed.
I woke up and felt a little bed-sick.
"Is that it? If there's nothing else to do, I'll close the door." Yunxi blocked Yan Ruocheng from the door the whole time, deliberately not letting her see what was going on inside.
"It's okay, I won't disturb your rest." Yan Ruocheng didn't pay much attention to anything. After saying that, he turned around and left.
After Yan Ruocheng had gone far, Yunxi quietly closed the door and looked at the person on the bed again.
Huan was still in a drowsy state, so she let out a sigh of relief.
Yan Ruozhen stopped by the kitchen to cook some medicinal porridge to remove blood stasis, intending to give it to Xian Jianlan.
While she was washing rice, Wang Xiulin suddenly came in, and there was no maid or servant with him.
"You are here too." Wang Xiulin said proudly.
"Young man, please see the Queen." Yan Ruozhi took the initiative to salute her.
"No gift." Wang Xiulin was in a good mood today because Huang Chenling's condition had improved, and just now he said he wanted to eat the lean meat porridge she made by herself.
Seeing Yan Ruocheng washing rice, she asked, "Are you going to cook porridge too?"
Yan Ruozhen heard her say the word "ye", and it seemed that she was also making porridge for Chen Ling to eat. He nodded and said, "Reporting to the queen, yes, I plan to cook medicinal porridge."
Wang Xiulin glared at her slightly and asked, "Who is it for?"
Yan Ruozhen would not step on her tail and said, "It's for my adopted brother. He has injured his leg and needs some medicinal porridge to remove blood stasis."
Wang Xiulin said pretentiously: "Then do you know that I also want to cook porridge?"
Yan Ruozhi said wisely: "The kitchen is small, I will cook it later, and the Queen will cook it slowly."
Wang Xiulin saw that she was about to leave, but stopped her: "Wait a minute, did I say I wanted you to leave?"
Yan Ruozhen stood still, not knowing how Wang Xiulin wanted to torment her, thinking in his mind.
"You go ahead and cut the lean meat. I want to make lean meat porridge. The lean meat is too fishy and difficult to cut. I don't want to dirty my hands." Wang Xiulin ordered.
Yan Ruozhen breathed a sigh of relief, luckily he just wanted her help.
"Okay. I'm going to cut it now."
Yan Ruocheng went to get a piece of lean meat and cut it into a semi-fat and lean piece.
"As long as they are thin, not fat." Wang Xiulin pointed and said.
"Okay." Yan Ruocheng followed her instructions and slowly picked out the thin part and cut it.
Wang Xiulin just washed the rice casually. She didn't touch Yangchun water with her fingers. For her, washing rice was already a very dirty job. If Huang Chenling hadn't said that she wanted to eat what she made by herself, she wouldn't have done it.
Will do it myself.
Yan Ruocheng had already cut the lean meat, cleaned it, and arranged it into pieces on the plate.
"Queen, I have cut the lean meat." She handed it to Wang Xiulin for inspection.
"Wash the rice by the way." Wang Xiulin shook the water droplets from his nails and said.
Yan Ruocheng said to himself: Why don't you just ask me to cook lean meat porridge.
"Okay." So she went over to get rice and wash it again.
Wang Xiulin stared at her rough hands washing the rice grains. Seeing that the skin of her hands was rough and calloused, he said sarcastically: "Your hands are really rough. They are really useful for working."
Yan Ruozhen washed the rice silently and did not answer her.
Then, Wang Xiulin ordered her to light a fire and boil a pot to cook porridge.
Half an hour later, the lean meat porridge was completed completely due to Yan Ruocheng's hard work.
Wang Xiulin took the porridge back and said easily: "It's not difficult to cook porridge."
Huang Chenling was half leaning against the bed. He peeked at the back window through the bronze mirror of the cabinet, watching to see if Yan Ruocheng would peek at him. He hadn't seen her since yesterday.
I muttered silently in my heart: Even if I am afraid of Wang Xiulin, I have to come and see me.
"Brother Chenling, I've cooked the porridge." Wang Xiulin happily served the lean meat porridge.
The lean meat porridge is cooked very fragrant, and the aroma of rice wafts out, making people salivate.
Huang Chenling asked with some suspicion: "Did you really cook it? You didn't ask the maid to help." As far as he knew, Wang Xiulin, who had never touched Yangchun water, could not possibly know how to cook porridge. He just wanted to send her away,
Then he said he wanted to eat porridge.
"Of course I cooked it. You said you wanted to eat what I cooked with my own hands. You can see that my hands have been washed with rice, and there are still rice grains stuck on my nails." Wang Xiulin said quibly.
Huang Chenling said jokingly: "Of course I believe you made it, but I didn't expect it to be cooked so well since it wasn't burnt. Hahaha, I wanted to eat some burnt porridge."
"Okay, let me cool it down and feed it to you." Wang Xiulin said with a sweet smile.
The maid had already divided out a bowl and handed it to her to blow on the cold porridge and noodles.
Yan Ruozhen quietly came to the back window. She wanted to see how Huang Chenling was doing today. Although Dr. Li had already told her that he was in good condition, she was worried about him because of her uneasiness.
, so I still came to take a peek.
A small figure appeared in the bronze mirror, and Huang Chenling spotted it in the blink of an eye.
"She is also very lively today." He observed her quietly.
Wang Xiulin blew the porridge to cool down, poured a spoonful of it in front of his mouth, and said, "You can eat it. Don't burn your mouth."
"Well, it's delicious." Huang Chenling said casually.
"If it's delicious, eat more." Wang Xiulin continued to feed him.
Yan Ruocheng watched Wang Xiulin feeding Huang Chenling tenderly. Seeing that they were getting along harmoniously, it seemed that a crack had appeared in her heart.
In the past, Huang Chenling always thought that Wang Xiulin was annoying him, so he came to her. Now Wang Xiulin has become more changeable, and there is not so much restraint and control over Huang Chenling, so he must feel much more relaxed.
She thought to herself, and gradually lowered her head and stopped looking.
Huang Chenling saw from the bronze mirror that she was like a bubbling fish, slowly rising from the water to swimming to the bottom of the lake.
What is she doing? Are you so unhappy seeing me being fed porridge by Xiulin?
Huang Chenling guessed Yan Ruocheng's thoughts, grabbed the bowl of porridge with one hand, and finished it by herself.
"Brother Chenling, don't eat in such a hurry." Wang Xiulin said.
"Your cooking is so delicious, I want to finish it all at once." Huang Chenling said pretending to be happy.
Yan Ruozhen left here quietly and met Huang Fengmo in the corridor.
"Ruocheng, I really want to find you. Where have you been?" Huang Fengmo said.
"I haven't gone anywhere. I was cooking some porridge in the kitchen just now. Your Highness, what do you want from me?" Yan Ruocheng asked.
"You seem unhappy. Are you worried about Chen Ling?" Huang Fengmo approached her face and asked.
Yan Ruozhen shook his head and said, "No, Dr. Li also said that he is very stable now. I am not worried about him."
"It's fine if you don't. I'm still worried that you are too preoccupied and have no intention of working. I'm going to go find Yan Rongyan. You can bring the medicine box and go with me." Huang Fengmo touched her head and said
.
"Okay, I'll get the medicine box right now. Your Highness can wait for me at the carriage." Yan Ruocheng nodded and agreed readily.
At dusk, Wang Xiulin went to take a bath, while Huang Chenling stared at the bronze mirror in a daze, because Yan Ruozhen did not appear again. He was wondering if she was bored and jealous.
Dr. Li asked Xian Jianluo to come over and deliver the medicine.
When Huang Chenling saw that the person coming was Xian Jianlan, he immediately ordered all the maids and servants around him to retreat. He could ask Xian Jianlan about Yan Ruocheng's situation.
"See Your Majesty." Xian Jianlan walked slowly over.
Huang Chenling asked curiously: "What's wrong with your feet?"
"It's nothing, I was just stepped on yesterday." Xian Jianlu said with a chuckle.
"If you're injured, don't walk around. Just ask someone reliable around you to send you medicine pills." Huang Chenling said.
Xian Jianlu heard something in his words and said, "Sir, are you talking about Ruo Li next to me?"
Huang Chenling curled her lips and said, "You asked knowingly. What is she doing? Why doesn't she come to see me?"
Xian Jian looked around and said, "It's so strict here. There are people around your queen. How dare she come to see you alone?"
Huang Chenling said with some displeasure: "Isn't she already accustomed to this situation? It was like this before, she could boldly come to see me secretly. But now she is so timid. I will protect her when necessary.
It's hers. There's nothing to be afraid of."
Xian Jianluo shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. The more the Holy One protects her, the more unsafe she feels."
Huang Chenling asked in confusion: "Why does she feel unsafe?"
Xian Jianran handed him the elixir first, approached him, and whispered: "I'm afraid that the Queen will kill her. The most important thing is Xiao Ling's safety. She can't just think about herself. The safety of her mother and son,
You should really think of a way to protect me."
"Yes, I understand." After hearing this, Huang Chenling nodded, agreeing very much with what he said.
"Tomorrow, help me ask her to come to my place. I have something to tell her." Huang Chenling said.
Xian Jianlan hesitated for a moment and said, "No, Ruocheng went with the eldest prince to find Yan Rongyan today. It will probably take about five or six days before she comes back."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Huang Chenling said helplessly.
"It's useless to tell you earlier. She even asked me not to tell you. She was afraid that you would worry about her." Xian Jianluo said.
"How can I not worry about this silly girl?" Huang Chenling said with a sigh.
"Don't worry, she will be back soon in about five or six days." Xian Jianlan said comfortingly.
In the carriage at night, after Yan Ruocheng covered the sleeping Huang Fengmo with a thin blanket, he quietly looked up at the cold moon in the night sky, as if he saw Huang Chenling hanging in the moon.