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Chapter 115 She is sick
"Sister Qionghua, has any news come back from the palace? When will Sangsang return? Has she...?"

Upon entering the hall, Murong Jing's urgent voice suddenly stopped.

The girl in white, sitting in a chair and looking at the back of her hand, seemed startled and hurriedly pulled her hand back into her sleeve.

Murong Jing's voice slowed, his tone tinged with worry: "Sister Qionghua, your hand isn't..."

Just then, the maid Hongxing stepped forward and said with great distress, "Young Master, please stop talking. You have no idea how hard Miss has been these past few days because of these injuries. You only care about Miss Sangsang; she's almost dying of grievance..."

"Alright, Hongxing, stop talking nonsense. What does this have to do with Prince Jing?"

After Hongxing had finished saying everything she needed to say, Qin Qionghua pretended to be angry and stopped her.

Murong Jing subconsciously apologized: "No, it's not her fault. I shouldn't have done that. I didn't know you, Qiong-meimei..."

"It's not the prince's fault." Qin Qionghua shook her head like a fairy, her sensible appearance making her even more pitiful.

Hongxing, however, felt even more aggrieved: "Miss, I'm just feeling sorry for you. Everyone only cares about the Third Miss, but who cares about you? She's clearly going to the palace to enjoy a life of luxury, while you are..."

"Shut up! I'm going to get angry if you say another word."

Qin Qionghua's face darkened: "Sangsang is my own sister. It's a good thing that she can enter the palace. How can you say such things? Besides, I care about her very much..."

Murong Jing, who was still blaming himself for Hongxing's words, subconsciously asked Qin Qionghua, "Then, Qiong-meimei, do you know when Sangsang will be back?"

Qin Qionghua's lips twitched slightly, and she was starting to lose her composure.

But she quickly composed herself and lowered her head, saying, "I don't know either."

"That's it..."

Murong Jing's disappointment was palpable, but he noticed that Qin Qionghua wanted to drive him away.
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The room gradually quieted down. In the past, the woman would always put on airs, aloof like a goddess untouched by the world, waiting for the man to rack his brains to say funny things to coax her.

Today, however, the man's entire attention was clearly drawn to that person in the palace. Even though they were in the same room, he seemed to treat her as if she were invisible.

This made the proud and arrogant girl very uncomfortable.

Qin Qionghua's eyes flickered, and she suddenly said, "Your Highness, don't worry. It's because the Ninth Princess likes Sangsang that she allowed her to enter the palace. There won't be any problems."

What was meant as comforting words somehow struck a nerve with Murong, who retorted without thinking, "What do you know? The Ninth Princess is notoriously willful and domineering, and loves to bully people. Sangsang is so stupid, she won't fight back when bullied, how can I possibly feel at ease?"

So you're worried you'll go to the palace to find her?
Why are you pretending to be so affectionate in front of me?
Qin Qionghua was almost laughing out of anger, and even began to regret why she had insisted on seeing him today.

Are you tired of living too comfortably and coming here to suffer?
At the same time, I reaffirmed in my heart that I should never marry a man who wavers like this.

Who knows how many more good sisters he'll have to cherish in the future?

Qin Qionghua didn't want to hear the man's concern for his sister, so she pushed the teacup towards him and changed the subject:
"By the way, Your Highness, I heard you have a medicinal ointment given to you by a renowned physician, which is remarkably effective at removing scars..."

Qin Qionghua's words were brief and to the point; anyone with a modicum of sense should know what she wanted.

Murong Jing naturally understood, but what he said was, "Oh, that medicine. It's with Sangsang. She usually does embroidery, and she can't afford to get her hands injured and scarred."

Qin Qionghua naturally knew, her eyes flickered, and her tone was somewhat disappointed: "Is that so? But I've never heard my third sister mention it before. Does she have some kind of problem with me...?"

Normally, Murong Jing would have already agreed to ask for it for her if she asked for it herself.

But this time, the man seemed to have lost his mind, and said to her as if it were a matter of course, "Of course, Sangsang isn't even home, how could she give it to you?" His tone even carried a hint of indignation on behalf of the girl.

Qin Qionghua almost laughed in anger: Why don't you just get lost!

Once again, she experienced firsthand what it was like to have a man's brain completely messed up.

After a long, unproductive conversation, she finally excused herself by saying she was tired and had her maid send the person away.

Murong Jing took his leave, and only after stepping outside did he realize, "Wait a minute, I still don't know when Sangsang will be back."

He even looked up at the plaque above his head, hesitating whether he should come back again tomorrow.

Inside the room, after he left, the woman could no longer hold back her smile: "Qin Sangsang!"
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"Ah!"

The man, who was about to leave, suddenly heard the girl sneeze. He paused for a moment, then prepared to ignore it and leave.

As he stepped out the door, he caught a glimpse of the girl raising her hand to touch her forehead, her face inexplicably pale and haggard.

Qin Su noticed the man's gaze, lowered her hand, and gave a sweet smile: "Are you going out?"

Chu Junyan's expression was indifferent, revealing no emotion. He simply grunted and prepared to leave.

As I left, I still heard a soft complaint behind me: "He's so cold..."

He was in a bad mood at first, but after hearing these words, he felt inexplicably happy.
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Only after her mistress left did the young palace maid turn her attention to Qin Su: "Miss Qin, would you like to continue shopping?"

Qin Su shook her head: "No need, I'm a little tired and want to go back and rest."

The palace maid nodded: "I'll go with you."

What was initially thought to be a normal rest turned into a nightmare when the little girl developed a high fever that afternoon.

When Chu Junyan returned, she had already taken her medicine and fallen asleep again.

Hearing Eunuch Li's urgent reminder, he asked calmly, "So?"

"so……"

Seeing his master's gentle smile, Eunuch Li belatedly realized that he might have overstepped his bounds...

"So, Your Highness, are you going to visit Miss Qin?" he asked hesitantly.

Eunuch Li never expected Qin Su to be in such poor health. The girl, who usually seemed so gentle and cheerful, suddenly collapsed, catching everyone off guard.

"The imperial physician said it was due to heatstroke, and coupled with his already weak constitution, the accident triggered a pre-existing medical condition, which is why he collapsed..."

Chu Junyan was not Chu Jiang and didn't know much about Qin Sangsang's physical condition, but seeing Eunuch Li's barely concealed anxiety, he still "kindly" spoke up:
"Your father-in-law seems to care about her quite a bit, so why don't you take care of her from now on..."

Eunuch Li was startled, realizing that His Highness was reprimanding him, and promptly knelt down:

"This servant dares not, Your Highness, please forgive me..."

However, the man he wanted to "forgive" ignored him and had already walked away.

Eunuch Li dared not get up and remained kneeling, his buttocks, which had just been tortured, seemed to be aching again.
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"Host, are you feeling better?" the system asked Qin Su softly with concern.

Qin Su responded indifferently and swallowed the medicine prepared by the system with water.

Qin Sangsang's health is really poor, and these days Qin Su's domineering nature has been erupting, making her act ruthlessly.

The system was stunned when it suddenly fell ill.

Qin Su swallowed the medicine and said expressionlessly, "I hate taking medicine."

System: [Mmm, I hate it all, but you'll feel better after taking the medicine. Good luck, host!]

Qin Su: "So I can't drink it for free."

The girl's voice was as gentle as ever, but a slight chill could be detected if you listened carefully.

System: [Hmm... Ah?]

But Qin Su didn't answer. However, it quickly understood what the girl meant...
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His Highness the Crown Prince eventually came to "visit".

He originally didn't want to come, and no one dared to force him to come, but he suddenly changed his mind when he was leaving.

He suddenly wanted to see her reaction.

Is she really that "kind" that she can still think of others when she is sick herself?

Eunuch Li vaguely sensed that the Crown Prince's attitude was a bit off, but he didn't know how to put it. He just thought that it was a good thing that the Crown Prince was willing to come, and he believed that Miss Qin would be happy too.

Those who weren't stopped followed along.
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"I heard you were sick?"

Qin Su was taking her medicine when she heard the sound and looked up to see a handsome figure walking in from the doorway.

She swallowed the medicine in her mouth, her voice a little hoarse: "Why are you here? Go out, don't let me infect you."

The girl's clear eyes showed a hint of weariness. Her illness hadn't made her ugly; instead, it had given her a pitiful air of a sickly beauty.

However, His Highness the Crown Prince was clearly not one to appreciate beauty, and retorted, "Is heatstroke contagious?"

The little girl paused for a moment, then belatedly realized, "That's true!"

His blank expression is quite cute.

Chu Junyan had already sat down on the chair brought by the palace servants. He looked up at the girl in front of him and smiled, "How are you feeling now?"

Qin Su looked up at him and suddenly said, "You've become so cheerful lately, it's quite different from how you used to always seem like the whole world owed you money."

He paused, then said, "It's like you found someone else's money."

Eunuch Li almost burst out laughing again.

But thinking of my still-painful butt, I forced myself to endure it:
Don't laugh! Don't you want your butt anymore?

His Highness the Crown Prince couldn't laugh. He called out the girl's name slowly and deliberately: "Qin, Sang, Sang!"

She answered very obediently, "I'm here!"

Chu Junyan: ...

Another day when I was so angry I wanted to explode.

He really wanted to know what that idiot liked about this guy.
Do you like being annoyed by her?

Thinking of his own plans, His Highness the Crown Prince quickly composed himself and chose to ignore her antics: "The noodles you cooked yesterday were quite good; I was actually planning to eat them again today..."

Without a second thought, the little girl said, "Then I'll make it for you."

Chu Junyan: "Okay."

When the little girl saw him nod, she got out of bed without thinking.

Originally observing from the sidelines, Eunuch Li couldn't help but say, "Miss Qin, why don't you take a rest? What if things get even worse if you go into the kitchen on such a hot day?"

These words were already against the rules, but he stubbornly lowered his head, not daring to look at the Crown Prince, and still finished speaking.

At this moment, Eunuch Li finally realized that the Crown Prince was not there to care about the little girl; he was clearly there to bully her on purpose!
But they were clearly invited into the palace to help, so what did they do wrong?

Qin Su shook her head, her face flushed an unnatural red, but her tone remained gentle:
"It's okay, it's just heatstroke, not a serious illness."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, Eunuch Li mustered his courage and looked at the Crown Prince, only to find the man sitting there elegantly, completely unmoved by their words.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Even after the young girl slowly left the room, the Crown Prince's gentle smile did not disappear.
He wanted to see how long she could keep up this act.
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System: [Host, are you really going?]

There are surveillance cameras in the kitchen, so the host can no longer cheat.

Even with props, she still needs to knead and cook the dough herself.

Qin Su did not answer and slowly walked towards the kitchen.

When the imperial chefs saw Miss Qin, who appeared to be suffering from heatstroke, in the kitchen, they were all stunned.

Upon hearing that she was preparing noodles for His Highness, everyone volunteered to help.

Qin Su shook her head and refused: "It's okay, I can cook noodles very quickly, it will be ready in a little while."

Everyone watched with surprised and complicated expressions, wondering what was going on.
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After the noodles were cooked, a young eunuch brought them over. He had heard that Miss Qin felt unwell after cooking the noodles and had gone back to rest.

"Your Highness, here's your noodles." Eunuch Li smiled obsequiously. He had already offended His Highness twice today; he couldn't afford a third time.

Chu Junyan didn't even raise an eyebrow: "Take it and throw it away."

Eunuch Li: !!!

Eunuch Li didn't move: "Your Highness has been busy all day and hasn't eaten yet. Please eat something to fill your stomach."

It was absolutely not because he felt sorry for the little girl who was struggling to cook noodles despite her illness!

His Highness the Crown Prince finally put down his pen, raised his head, and looked at him with a half-smile:
"Li Furu, you really care about her."

Eunuch Li knelt down steadily, holding the bowl of noodles: "This servant dares not!"
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Qin Su's condition indeed worsened after all that trouble.

By the afternoon, his temperature had risen even higher, and he began to vomit, which terrified the palace servants and imperial physicians who were attending to him.

This could get serious and even fatal!

When the news reached Chu Junyan's ears, he didn't care: "A fool who brought trouble upon himself, who can he blame?"

She could have refused, but instead she pretended to be generous.

If that's the case, then you'll have to bear the consequences yourself.
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After a whole night of turmoil, the girl's body temperature finally came down in the early morning.

Not to mention the palace servants, even the system was almost scared to death:

[Host, what exactly are you trying to do? Why risk your own health when there are so many other methods available?]

The system inexplicably recalled a sentence the host had said when he was concerned about the tyrant: "If the people who care about you see you like this, they will feel sorry for you."

It subconsciously repeated the sentence, but to its surprise, the girl on the hospital bed didn't react much, only giving a faint "hmm": "There is no such person."

The system paused, sensing something was amiss, and was about to ask something when a voice announced something from the doorway—

His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived.

The system silently logged off.

"Are you alright? You look like you're in a lot of pain."

A gentle voice came from above her head, and the girl was a beat slow to react before looking up.

Whether it was my imagination or not, a hint of coldness seemed to flash in those usually gentle and beautiful eyes.

But when Chu Junyan looked closely, there was nothing there.