Chapter 204: Is Xiao Fu Bao Disliked? The Whole City Loves Me With Their Lives
**Chapter 204: Falling into the Water**
Aunt Xiang didn’t catch what Suisui said; seeing the little girl’s pale face and lips devoid of color, she immediately picked Suisui up and rushed towards Physician Liu.
Nuan Xia and Nuan Dong had gone to the western courtyard to tidy up the room that Qi Wangfei had arranged for Suisui, the southernmost one.
That would be Suisui’s place from now on.
Regardless of whether she would stay there immediately, at the very least, they needed to clean it up and organize the storerooms. The princess intended for Suisui's belongings to be moved there for easier management and care.
Aunt Xiang thought there wouldn’t be any incidents in the residence, so she felt at ease letting the two go.
Now, with no one available to call for the Physician, she had no choice but to rush forward with Suisui in her arms.
Concubine Ren, initially listening to the two maidservants discuss hairpins, sensed something was off when she heard the commotion and hurried over. Just as she approached, she caught a glimpse of Qiao Zhi holding Che Lingzhi, who was crying as if her parents had died: “Consort, you must stand up for our girl! Suisui, she pushed our girl into the pond!”
Concubine Ren wasn’t interested in dealing with the people from Che’s side. Looking at Che Lingzhi’s pale face, she pointed toward Aunt Xiang’s direction: “Instead of crying here, why don’t you take the child to see the Physician first?”
Qiao Zhi initially wanted to leverage Che Lingzhi’s pitiful state to gain sympathy but realized Concubine Ren wasn’t buying it. Ultimately, she could only hold Che Lingzhi and follow Aunt Xiang.
Seeing the situation, Concubine Ren began to have her suspicions.
However, she didn’t consider herself to be a thoroughly wicked person. After some thought, she instructed her maid, “Go ask if anyone in our courtyard witnessed what happened. How could such a good child like Suisui push someone into the water?”
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Che Lingzhi, however, had a crafty look in her eyes; she was not the type to shy away from a scheme.
Concubine Ren did not voice the latter part of her thoughts.
Aunt Xiang rushed into Physician Liu's place while carrying Suisui, startling Physician Liu.
Although Aunt Xiang was anxious and angry, she still retained some composure.
She briefly explained Suisui’s situation and laid her on the small bed.
Since Liu Hemeng had caught a cold a few days ago, Physician Liu had not brought her into the residence today, fearing she might pass on the illness to Suisui.
Fortunately, there were Di Jiao and others still here.
One of them quickly ran toward the main courtyard while the other went to fetch the medical kit.
Just as they were about to check on Suisui, they heard Feng Xuanrui's booming voice: “What happened to my sister?!”
Feng Xuanrui dashed over at full speed.
Feng Xuanbin couldn’t keep up and was trailing behind, panting.
Feng Xuanbo looked thin but had decent stamina, keeping pace with Feng Xuanrui.
Seeing the three of them, Physician Liu was momentarily taken aback. After reacting, he pointed outside and said, “Did you three skip class?”
Wouldn’t that infuriate Master Shen?
Feng Xuanrui didn’t have time to answer the question; upon reaching Suisui, he saw her pale face and closed eyes, which scared him so much that his own face turned white: “Physician Liu, what happened to my sister?”
Feng Xuanbo was a step behind and, seeing Suisui drenched, exclaimed, “She fell into the water? How did that happen?”
While speaking, he started to unbutton his outer garment.
Feng Xuanrui, noticing this, also began to remove his clothes.
Di Jiao hadn’t returned with new clothes yet, but Suisui’s wet clothes definitely needed to be changed.
Aunt Xiang went to the room with the curtains and used the brothers’ clothes to change Suisui's soaked garments, wrapping her up again and carrying her out.
Then she fetched a blanket to cover Suisui.
Qiao Zhi came rushing in, crying all the way: “Suisui pushed Lingzhi into the water!”
She seemed to be shouting to ensure everyone knew, wailing all the way.
As Qiao Zhi shouted towards Physician Liu, Feng Xuanrui, irritated by the commotion, bellowed, “Shut up!”
Qiao Zhi was taken aback, not expecting the young master of the residence to be present.
Still holding Che Lingzhi, she felt aggrieved and wanted to speak, but Feng Xuanbo cut in first: “Xiao Liu, don’t be angry. For disobedient maidservants, just punish them later. It’s not worth getting worked up over their nonsense.”
As soon as he spoke, Qiao Zhi was so frightened that she didn’t dare to breathe.
Physician Liu was in the middle of examining Suisui.
Qiao Zhi was anxious and wanted to squeeze through, but the three young masters stood by the small bed. As soon as she moved, she met Feng Xuanrui’s fierce gaze, like that of a little lion.
Qiao Zhi was scared and didn’t dare to move.
She watched as the brothers took off their outer garments and draped them over Suisui. Feeling a bit envious, she forced a smile and said, “It’s still a bit chilly. Physician Liu, could you please get a blanket so I can wrap the child up? If there’s no blanket, some clothes would do.”
Feng Xuanrui and his brothers didn’t even glance her way; their attention was solely on Suisui, wanting to see how she was doing.
Feeling ignored, Qiao Zhi grew somewhat embarrassed. Worried about Che Lingzhi, she mustered her courage and said, “Our mistress cares for Lingzhi, so if something happens to her…”
Before she could finish, an old quilt was thrown over her face, accompanied by Feng Xuanbo’s cool voice: “You talk too much, it’s annoying.”
Qiao Zhi: …
Suisui was naturally frail. After arriving at the prince residence, she had improved a bit, but her foundation was still too weak.
The medicinal bath hadn’t been long enough to achieve the nourishing effects.
Though the weather was getting warmer, the water was still cold.
After falling into the water and swallowing quite a bit, Physician Liu checked her pulse and drained the water.
After expelling the water, Physician Liu carefully cleaned her up, checked her pulse again, and then asked Di Jiao to prepare medicine.
After taking care of Suisui, Physician Liu finally turned to examine Che Lingzhi.
He only had one small bed, which was usually used for placing tools.
After all, the masters of the prince residence typically had their medical consultations in their own courtyards and didn’t need his bed.
Physician Liu didn’t seem inclined to get another bed; instead, he pointed to a chair beside him: “You can hold the child and sit there.”
Qiao Zhi had wanted to retort, but when she caught Feng Xuanbo’s amused gaze, she felt too intimidated to look up. She obediently sat down in the chair with Che Lingzhi.
While he was meticulous with Suisui, Physician Liu seemed to treat Che Lingzhi more like a formality. After checking her pulse, he gestured to Qiao Zhi: “Press her abdomen and chest several times to help expel the water. If there’s no issue with water retention, it should be fine. Once Di Jiao finishes boiling the medicine, give her a bowl.”
Qiao Zhi wanted to say, “How would I know how to do that?”
Unfortunately, after finishing with the diagnosis, Physician Liu turned and got busy with his herbs, showing no intention of helping further.
Feeling aggrieved yet unable to voice her concerns, Qiao Zhi could only awkwardly assist Che Lingzhi in expelling water.
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