"Sister. Sister! ”

As soon as Xia Qiaoyun entered the courtyard gate of Tingyu Xuan, she began to call Xia Xue'er, spread her legs and rushed towards the main house. It seems that there is something happy about it, and I can't wait to tell Xia Xue'er.

Cuizhu didn't close her eyes all night, and stayed by Xia Xue'er's bedside, for fear that she couldn't think of something and found a short-term view. Hearing the sound at this moment, he first glanced at Xia Xue'er, whose eyes were closed and had not yet woken up, then he hurriedly got up and went out, stepped forward along the corridor and said, "Fourth Miss, Fourth Miss!" Be quiet, our young lady is still asleep! ”

Xia Qiaoyun saw Cuizhu with a tired face coming forward, raised her little face and smiled at her and said, "Sister Cuizhu, you must be lying to me!" Sister Xue has always been diligent, and when did she learn from me to sleep lazy! ”

Cuizhu yawned a lot while Xia Qiaoyun was speaking, and tears instantly filled her eyes, moisturizing her eyes, which had been bloodshot and dry all night. raised his hand, wiped his eyes with his sleeve, and said, "Yo, how dare the slave and maid lie to you!" Miss really hasn't gotten up yet, if Miss Fourth doesn't have any major events, will she come back another day? ”

Xia Qiaoyun pouted and sneered, and complained: "Sister is so lazy, why are you still sleeping at this hour?" The sun is all up to the butt! ”

Cuizhu explained with a tired face: "Miss is not lazy, she is sick, Miss Four, please go back!" ”

I didn't want Xia Qiaoyun to hear the news and didn't turn away, but raised her little face, her face was no longer happy when she came, and her big eyes like black grapes still showed a thick look of anxiety and worry. She looked at Cuizhu and said seriously: "Since my sister is sick, then I should go and see her!" ”

Cuizhu looked at the true feelings revealed in the round eyes that stared at her, and was really a little surprised. Don't look at her young age, she is always noisy and naughty on weekdays, she doesn't seem to be righteous, but she is actually quite sensible. Cuizhu was moved by her heart, and she was relieved for a moment, but as long as she thought of Xia Xue'er's dejected appearance last night, she had to be ruthless.

Xia Qiaoyun saw that Cuizhu was blocking in front of her and refused to give way, and said with a begging face: "Sister Cuizhu, don't stand in my way, my sister is sick and I want to see her, don't worry, I won't be naughty!" ”

Cuizhu gritted her teeth and shook her head ruthlessly, bent down and looked at Xia Qiaoyun and said, "If Miss Fourth has something to tell Miss Sù, the slave maid will convey it for you!" ”

Xia Qiaoyun turned her head to the side dissatisfied, pouted and pretended to be angry: "Hmph! I don't want you to convey it, I want to say it myself! ”

After that, the little eyes kept spinning, and suddenly, Xia Qiaoyun's eyes lit up, stared at Cuizhu's back and said, "What do you see behind you?" ”

Hearing this, Cuizhu looked sideways, and Xia Qiaoyun hurriedly grabbed the gap that Cuizhu let out and ran towards Xia Xue'er's room. By the time Cuizhu found out that it was too late to fall for the trick, the little naughty one had already pushed open Xia Xue'er's door.

Cuizhu shook her head helplessly, sighed deeply and followed. Now she could only pray in her heart that the eccentric Xia Qiaoyun wouldn't find any clues. After all, Miss has too much to do with this matter, and it is still a secret that cannot be said, and it is not a good sign if it is made public in this way.

Xia Qiaoyun had already run into Xia Xue'er's house, but after all, she was a child, she couldn't tell the environmental conditions, let alone the severity, and she began to call as soon as she entered the door: "Sister, I heard that you are sick, are you better?" ”

didn't hear the answer, and ran to Xia Xue'er's bed again, seeing Xia Xue'er lying on the carved bed with her eyes closed, she hurriedly lowered her voice and asked Cuizhu anxiously: "Sister's face is so pale, have you seen a doctor?" ”

Cuizhu then rushed over, stretched out her hand to put down the veil at the head of the bed, covering Xia Xue'er's pale face, and then replied: "I've already seen the doctor, Fourth Miss, you better go back first!" ”

"I don't, if my sister doesn't want to listen to me, then I won't speak, okay if I stay with my sister quietly?" Seeing that Cuizhu didn't speak, Xia Qiaoyun was so anxious that she even cried when she spoke, and hurriedly begged: "Sister Cuizhu, please don't let me go, I just want to accompany my sister here!" Is it good? ”

"cough~cough~cough~cough~"

Xia Xue'er coughed suddenly, her voice was intermittent and low, as if she was struggling with a kite that was about to break in a storm, fluttering and flickering, unable to help herself, not knowing where to go or when to fall.

Hearing a low cough sound coming from the gauze tent, Xia Qiaoyun and Cuizhu were pleasantly surprised, and at the same time said with concern:

"The third sister is awake?"

"Miss is awake?"

Cuizhu hurriedly stepped forward, opened the gauze tent, bent down and gently helped Xia Xue'er sit up, worried that she would catch a cold from the wind, and carefully folded the quilt for her.

In just one night, Xia Xue'er's whole complexion was much inferior, not only was her face pale and haggard, but the thin eyebrows of the two distant mountains were even more tightly frowned together, her eyelids were also heavy and deaf, and the whole person had no energy at all! It is extremely distressing to watch.

"It's already late then, do you want some breakfast?"

Xia Xue'er didn't answer, just shook her head slightly, her eyes staring at the delicate peony flowers in full bloom on the quilt, but her eyes were not shining.

Cuizhu looked at Xia Xue'er's such a haggard little face, and her heart hurt like a pinprick, but because the fourth lady was on the side, she couldn't say anything more, so she had to do it alone in a hurry

"My aunt often says that only by eating obediently can you grow your body well, and my sister is sick, so she should eat obediently!" Xia Qiaoyun was lying on the side of Xia Xue'er's bed, holding her chin, and said innocently.

After hearing this, Xia Xue'er seemed to have just noticed that Xia Qiaoyun was on the side, her pupils were retracted, and her eyes moved away from the Su embroidered peony on the quilt, and she slowly turned her head to look at her sister, opened her mouth, and said weakly: "I'm tired, Qiaohui will go back first." ”

Xia Qiaoyun pouted and looked unhappy, but she had always liked this third sister, coupled with Aunt Li's teachings, so she was obedient to Xia Xueer. Now that my sister is sick, although she is reluctant, she doesn't want to disturb her sister's rest. I had to answer obediently and sensibly: "Oh, okay then......" After speaking, he got up, and when he walked to the door, he stopped and turned around, crossed his waist, and instructed with an adult-like appearance: "Sister must be obedient!" After that, he reluctantly left.

Seeing Xia Qiaoyun away, Cuizhu plugged in the door of the house, and after hesitating for a moment, he walked to Xia Xue'er's bed. Now, as long as she sees that haggard little face, her heart is like thousands of ants eating at it.

I really couldn't bear it, so I turned my back and sat on the edge of the bed, and persuaded bitterly: "Although the slave doesn't know what Miss and Sister Xianglan are planning, and they don't know what terrible things have happened to you in the past three days, the slave can see that those three days are the most difficult three days for you, and they are also the three days that you don't want to mention the most. The slave believes that the reason why you don't sue us must be your reason. ”

"Slaves and maids, like Dongmei and Qiu Ju, have grown up with you since childhood, although Sister Xianglan said that she entered the mansion later, but after all, she has also served by Miss's side for eight years, if you want to say that the person who knows you best, in the big summer mansion, the slave maid dares to say that whether it is the old lady or the young master or the aunts and which grandmother, no one will be able to compare to the four of us!"

"You are a noble general's concubine, but you never treat the four of us as humble subordinates, it can be said that our relationship is not only a master and servant but also like a close friend, we are loyal to the young lady, this is heaven and earth! Forgive the slave and maid for talking too much, the young lady should not bear all this pain alone! ”

Cuizhu paused after speaking, heard that there was no strange sound behind him, and continued to speak: "The slave maid died of illness when she was seven years old, and since then the slave maid has no other blood relatives in this world, and the young lady is the only reliance and the only hope for the slave maid. You are careful and kind, even if you see an injured cat or dog on the street, you will be unbearable, and you will be admitted to the house for treatment, can you bear to let the slave and maid live alone and helpless in the world? ”

"Sister Xianglan had an accident, and the slaves and maids were also very sad. But Miss, without Sister Xianglan by your side, you still have us, blood relatives, and so many people who love you and care about you, so Miss must not give up hope for herself, nor can she seek bitter fruits! If you keep not eating or drinking like this, not only will the slave and maid feel distressed, but even Sister Xianglan won't be able to recuperate well after she knows about it! ”

Although Cuizhu persuaded for a long time, Xia Xue'er never spoke, just sat in a daze, staring at the peony flowers on the quilt. Cuizhu turned her back to Xia Xue'er, and the scenes of last night kept repeating in front of her eyes, Xia Xue'er's frightened eyes, her bloody robe, and her pale and trembling thin lips......

"Squeak~" The sound of opening the door woke Cuizhu, she hurriedly raised her hand to wipe the tears that overflowed unconsciously from the corners of her eyes, and closed the veil again.

At this time, Dongmei walked in with a lacquered wooden tray, looked at the bed, and then lowered her voice and said, "Miss wakes up and feels hungry?" The slave maid just asked the cook to cook a bowl of lily and lotus seed porridge, and the young lady ate it while it was hot, right? ”

Unable to hear Xia Xue'er's answer, Dongmei's eyes fell on Cuizhu who was standing on the side, Cuizhu came forward to take the tray, put it on the small table next to it and said, "Miss doesn't want to eat it now, let's put it away." With that, he glanced at Dongmei and walked to the side.

Dongmei followed, and after the two of them were some distance away from Xia Xue'er's bed, she asked anxiously: "Sister Cuizhu, what is wrong with Miss?" ”

Cuizhu originally wanted to tell her the truth, but after thinking about it, Dongmei was the youngest of the four and she couldn't hold things in her heart, if she knew the reason, she would definitely be frightened. I had to lie to her and said: "Miss is sick, and it's normal to have a bad appetite." ”

"Miss was fine when she left, why did she come back and be sick like this, tomorrow is Miss's birthday banquet, what can I do?"

After thinking for a moment, Cuizhu turned around and walked to Xia Xue'er's dresser, and took out a jade pendant from the makeup box, which was a jade pendant made of high-quality warm jade, with a lifelike flying phoenix engraved in the middle, and two small characters in the seal body "Netherworld" engraved in the corners, which were ingenious and unpretentious. After staring at it for a long time, he said to himself: "There is only one method available at the moment." After that, he wrapped the jade pendant with a square scarf, carefully handed it to Dongmei, and instructed: "Go and come back quickly!" ”

Dongmei looked at the jade pendant in her hand, nodded at her and ran out of the house.

Cuizhu came to the porch, looked at Dongmei's figure gradually moving away, and said to herself: "I only hope my judgment is not wrong, you really have a way to make Miss see the hope of life, get better!" ”