Queen's New Clothes

Chapter 44
Chonglan Building is built near the water, looking down from the window, you can just see the scenery on both sides of the Xiangshui River.

The dragon boat race has already begun.The sound of drums was deafening, and the sky was full of excitement. Eight dragon boats set off from this side of the river at the same time. The dragon boat in the middle with the banner of "Xuan" rowed the fastest, leading the way, and the other boats were not far behind. They chase after each other.

In the end, the "Xuan" boat reached the finish line first.

Someone on the river bank made a bet, those who bet on the Xuanzi ship were all smiles, while those who bet on the other boats were downcast.

Wei Yan looked around, but Su Xi was nowhere to be seen, so he stood up and bid farewell to everyone.

Because of the status of Prince Jin's son, everyone naturally did not dare to tease him like they teased Xiao San.After a few polite words, he let him go downstairs.

The first round of the dragon boat race has just ended, and the atmosphere along the river is high. Many people are cheering for the competition.

Su Xi sat beside Yin Shi and watched the first round of the competition, her forehead was soaked in sweat, and her little face was a little pale.It was probably because it was too hot today, she hadn't gone out for a long time, and there was an ice basin at home to cool down, and she was a bit overwhelmed by the sudden exposure to the sun for so long.

Yin Shi saw her discomfort, and touched her forehead worriedly, "Youyou, is there something wrong with you?"

Su Xi was a little dizzy, and leaned into Yin's arms, saying: "Mother, I may have suffered from heat stroke, and I feel uncomfortable."

The voice was weak and weak, which made people feel distressed.

While asking the maid to invite the doctor, Yin scolded her and said, "Look at you, you haven't eaten much in the past two years, and you have tossed your body at such a young age. How long has it been since you came out, how can you rest assured... ..."

Su Xi listened impatiently to this, rubbed Yin's shoulder and said, "Mother, I'm already sick, so don't talk about it."

In fact, it has nothing to do with whether she eats or not. She hasn't been on a deliberate diet in the past year, and she eats three meals a day regularly, but compared with the gluttony she had when she was a child, she naturally eats less.Yin always liked her when she was a child, and often said that being able to eat was a blessing, so she said that she should not "starve" her body.

Yin ordered the maid to help Su Xi go downstairs to Chonglan to rest.

The first floor of Chonglan Building is a place for people to rest. There is a green yarn cabinet inside, which is divided into several separate small spaces.

Su Xi was lying on the beauty's couch in one of the green gauze cabinets, and the doctor sat on the bed beside him to feel her pulse.

The doctor said: "Miss is a sign of Yin and cold, it is indeed a fever. But it's not a big deal, first lie down and rest for a while, I will prescribe a prescription, and you will be fine if you drink one after you go back."

Su Xi thanked the doctor, and asked Ting Yan to pay the consultation fee.

When the doctor left, he said: "The lotus leaf herbal tea in the nearby Yuhe Building can also relieve the heat. You might as well ask the servant girl to buy it for a try."

After Langzhong left, Yin sat on the edge of the couch to accompany Su Xi for a while.Because the dragon boat race is not over yet, and the emperor and empress have not returned to the palace, their families naturally cannot leave, so the Yin family said to Su Xi: "Young boy, you should rest here for a while, if you are really uncomfortable It’s so bad, so Mother will send you back home first. Tell me if there is anything, Mother will go back first, and come back to see you later.”

Su Xi nodded, and said: "Mother, go back, there are Ting Yan and Ting He serving here, nothing will happen."

After sending Yin's away, Su Xi lay down on the couch and closed her eyes to rest.

She was really uncomfortable, just now she had to force herself to finish those words with Yin Shi, but when Yin Shi left, she became wilted.

Ting Yan followed the doctor to the medical clinic to get medicine, and stopped by Yuhelou to buy the lotus leaf herbal tea that the doctor said.Ting He took a clean handkerchief, soaked it in cold water, applied it on Su Xi's forehead, and then wiped her neck and palms with another handkerchief.

After a while, Su Xi fell asleep in a daze.His cheek was resting on the scarlet soft pillow on the couch, his eyes were closed, his eyelashes were drooping tiredly, and he looked very sick and pitiful.

When Su Xi woke up, her throat was dry and her body was weak.She frowned, didn't even have the strength to open her eyes, she just pretended that the crane was still by her side, and said, "Water..."

Someone beside him sat up, then walked to the table and poured a cup of warm water, first put the water on the square tea table beside the couch, then helped Su Xi up, put a pillow behind her, and then fed the water to her mouth.

Su Xi was really sick and confused, she didn't notice anything wrong, and drank a cup of tea with this person's hand.It must be because he was very thirsty, he licked the corner of his mouth after drinking, his voice was waxy, with the nasal sound of just waking up: "I want more."

The other party curled the corner of his mouth, did not speak, got up and went to the table to pour her another cup of tea.

This time Su Xi drank a little slower, stopped after drinking half a glass, turned her head, and lay back on the beauty bed again.There was a veil on her forehead, and the veil naturally slipped off the ground with such a movement.

The other party bent down and picked up the veil on the ground, wringed it out in the copper bowl beside it, then walked back to the couch, and put it on her forehead again.

The veil was cold, and it was very comfortable to wear on the forehead, and Su Xi's headache was relieved a lot immediately.She let out a contented "Hmm", she looked very well-behaved, like a kitten that has been groomed and comfortable, and said, "Listen, Sister He, is the dragon boat race outside over?"

Ting Yan didn't answer.

after awhile.

Only then did Su Xi feel something was wrong, and slowly opened her eyes, the two rows of small fan-like eyelashes trembled slightly, and looked at the person beside her.

He saw Wei Yan sitting calmly on the bulging embroidered pier beside the couch, with a smile on his thin lips, and Su Xi was drinking the remaining half cup of tea by his hand.Seeing Su Xi's small face full of surprise and astonishment, he raised his eyebrows and replied unhurriedly: "There is still half an hour to finish, you can sleep for a while."

Su Xi sat up straight suddenly, hugged the soft pillow and moved into the beauty's couch, unable to speak: "You, why are you here... Tinghe? When did you come here?"

Wei Yan said: "It didn't take long, I came in two quarters of an hour." But he didn't answer her last question.

Su Xi only slept for a little over two quarters of an hour, that is to say, he came over as soon as she fell asleep?Su Xi looked at him vigilantly, with a sullen face, "I have already said last time, you are not allowed to come to me again, have you forgotten?"

Wei Yan smiled softly: "I haven't forgotten."

"Then why are you still—" Su Xi just wanted to reprimand, but when she thought that there was a large crowd here, although there was a green gauze cabinet to separate it, it was not soundproof at all, and any movement nearby could be heard clearly.She closed her mouth and asked angrily in a low voice, "Then why did you come here?"

Wei Yan said: "Youyou, I'll get my things."

Su Xi blinked inexplicably, does she have anything from him?

Wei Yan stretched out his hand and reached for her.Maybe it was because the previous two shadows on Su Xi were too serious, she subconsciously thought that Wei Feng wanted to hug her, so without thinking, she raised the scarlet soft pillow and threw it at him, saying, "You are not allowed to touch me!"

Wei Shizi was hit right on the ground, and stepped back, just in time to get the things on her body.He took off the soft pillow and looked at Su Xi leisurely: "It wasn't enough to slap me last time, are you going to hit me with something again today?"

Su Xi shrank back and muttered, "You deserve it."

After all, she saw something in Wei Yan's hand, it was nothing but the blue purse on her waist embroidered with the pattern of a moon rabbit holding a branch.A look of confusion flashed in her eyes, what did Wei Yan do with her purse?Then Wei Yan opened the purse and took out a long-lived thread made of five-color brocade thread from inside. She opened her eyes wide and stretched out her hand subconsciously: "This is mine, not yours. Give it back to me."

Su Xi was very clear about what it meant to give the long-lived thread to a man, and it was precisely because of this that she desperately wanted to come back.She is weaving this long life thread for fun, because it is the first time weaving this, so it is not good, other girls will string pearls, red beans, bells and so on on it, but hers is bare A rope is really hard to get out.

And even if he could get it, Su Xi didn't want to give it to Wei Feng.

How could he say it was his stuff?What does he want her long life for?Su Xi half-kneeled on the bed, reaching out her hand to snatch the longevity strand from Wei Feng's hand.

Wei Yan raised his hand back, his arms were long, and Su Xi couldn't reach them with such a move.He looked down at the little girl in front of him, only to see that her cheeks were moist, she was shy and annoyed, her little face was as beautiful as a flower, and she was too beautiful.He remembered what Xiao San said, the girl is meant to be coaxed and held in the palm of his hand, so he touched her forehead with the other hand, and asked: "Is there any other discomfort?"

As soon as he touched her, she shrank back immediately.Su Xi stared at him with round eyes, "...don't worry about it."

Wei Yan bent his thin lips, and naturally wrapped the longevity thread around his wrist. Seeing her cheeks puffed up with rouge, she was both delicate and naive.He picked up the veil she dropped on the couch, got up and washed it with cold water again, and said: "Since you are sick, lie down well, be obedient, I will leave in a while."

Su Xi turned her head away from his hand, refusing to let him apply the handkerchief for herself, and asked, "Why did you take my longevity thread?"

Wei Yan's hands paused, and he asked without answering, "Who are you planning to give it to?"

Su Xi said, "It's not you anyway."

After a while, there was no response.Su Xi turned her head, and saw Wei Yan staring at her steadily, his black eyes were dark, and he remained calm.Afraid that he would force herself again like last time, she curled up, buried her head in her knees, and said in a low voice, "Go quickly, my mother will come over in a while, if she sees you here..."

Wei Feng didn't move, and silently looked at the little girl in front of him.The first two times must have really frightened him, but now when I saw him, I resisted for a while, and I clearly called him "Brother Tingzhou" with a smile when I saw him a while ago.

Su Xi waited for a long time but did not see Wei Feng leaving. She raised her head, gritted her teeth, and crawled to the other side to get out of bed by herself.

If he doesn't leave, can't she go by herself?

But Su Xi obviously overestimated herself. She suffered from heatstroke and was exhausted. As soon as her feet stepped on the ground, she fell limply on the pedals and fell on her buttocks. Tears rolled out of her eyes in pain.

Wei Feng hurriedly picked her up from the ground, put her back on the couch, and said in a helpless tone, "Didn't I tell you to lie down? Did the fall hurt?"

very painful.His back scraped against the edge of the couch, and it hurt like hell.

It's just that Su Xi wouldn't tell Wei Yan that the place was near the waist, she pursed her lips, held back abruptly, and didn't say a word.

Looking at her stubborn little appearance, Wei Yan was both amused and helpless, and finally sighed inaudibly, and said, "Youyou."

Su Xi's eyes were filled with tears, and when she looked at Wei Yan, she was vague, so she didn't know what his expression was, but she could only hear a little compromise in his voice.

Wei Yan bent his index finger to wipe away the tears falling from the corners of her eyes, and said slowly, "I'm not a disciple who insults other people's innocence at will. If you don't like how I treat you, I will ask your opinion next time."

And next time?

Su Xi wiped her tears with her fingers, and wanted to ask why he kissed her, but just as she opened her mouth, she heard footsteps outside, and then Yin's voice——

"Youyou, are you feeling better?"

(End of this chapter)