Chapter 104 Tenderness
Xiao Jun opened his eyes and looked around. What time was it? He remembered that he wanted to go to Shouxi Hall, but he was lying on the bed. He looked up and saw Mengxi sleeping on the couch, and Zhichun sitting on the embroidered cushion, leaning her head against the couch, also sleeping soundly. How did they come to the upper room?
Xiao Jun stared at Mengxi's sleeping face infatuatedly. It had been a long time since he had the chance to look at her so carefully. Mengxi at this moment looked so sweet in his eyes. He wanted to hold her in his arms and smooth out her frowning brows. He subconsciously reached out his hand, but he had no strength left. His hand fell down weakly and knocked over the teacup on the bed. A crisp sound startled the three people in the room. Zhichun opened his eyes and saw the Second Master looking at the Second Mistress. He called out:
"The Second Master is awake"
"Did I sleep for a long time?"
"The Second Master has been sleeping for five days. The old lady asked the maid to move over to serve the Second Master. It will be fine when the Second Master wakes up."
Mengxi opened her eyes hazily, and it took her a long time to remember where she was. When she heard the second master asking about it, she continued.
"Why did I stay awake for so long?"
"I don't know. The Second Master came back that day and suddenly fainted. Many doctors were consulted but none of them could cure him. He just fell asleep and didn't wake up until today. Is the Second Master hungry? I asked someone to prepare some food."
"What time is it? I'm really hungry."
"I don't know how long I slept, probably past the hour of Si."
At this time, Zhichun had already called Hongzhu in. Xiao Jun tried to get out of bed, but his legs felt weak and he couldn't get up. He lay back on the bed with a frustrated look on his face. Mengxi saw this and said hurriedly:
"I think you have been lying down for too long and you feel weak. You will be fine after a few days of exercise. Don't worry, take your time."
Mengxi saw the frustrated look on Erye's face and patiently counseled him like a sister. After all, he was a doctor in his previous life, so he still had to abide by professional ethics. Moreover, this was all caused by her, so she felt a little guilty. She wanted to say that this was just the result of long-term inactivity of muscles, but then she thought that the ancients didn't understand what muscles were, so it was better to say less about professional terms. This was not the place for her to show her talents.
Mengxi turned around and instructed Hongzhu:
"Go to the kitchen and make some porridge. The Second Master is hungry."
Hongzhu responded and asked:
"The Second Master has woken up. Do you want me to send someone back to the old lady?"
Mengxi listened, looked at the Second Master, Xiao Jun thought for a moment and said:
"It's so late, grandma has already gone to bed, let's go back early tomorrow morning."
Hongzhu responded and turned around to go out to make arrangements. After a while, she brought in a basin of water. Together with Zhichun, she helped the Second Master sit up, propped up his back with a pillow, and helped him wash up simply.
Seeing that the Second Master was settled, Mengxi started talking about what had happened in the past few days. As she was talking, Hongxing came in with two maids carrying porridge and some side dishes. Zhichun and Hongzhu hurriedly moved the soft couch away, put the table beside them, and set the table for the meal. Mengxi looked at the porridge on the table. She hadn't served the Second Master a meal for a long time and actually felt a little awkward.
While hesitating, I heard the second master say:
"When Xi'er said that, I recalled that the tea I drank that day had a faint fragrance. Could there be something wrong with that cup of tea?"
Zhichun, who was walking over with porridge, turned pale instantly when he heard this. His hand trembled and the porridge was about to spill. Mengxi reached out and caught it steadily. She glanced at Zhichun indifferently and motioned her to step back. The Second Master was lost in thought at this time and did not notice Zhichun's abnormality.
Mengxi brought the porridge, reached out to take the spoon handed over by Hongzhu, sat calmly on the bedside, scooped a spoonful, blew on it, and gently put it to the second master's mouth. Xiao Jun was also a little uncomfortable with it. He wanted to reach out to take it and drink it himself, but he raised his hand and couldn't raise it. So he let Mengxi feed him and drink it. He smelled the fragrance coming from Mengxi's body and listened to her shallow breathing. For a moment, he actually hoped that it would be nice to be able to live like this for the rest of his life.
Mengxi saw that the Second Master was drinking the porridge attentively, so she fed him and said:
"What the Second Master said makes sense. Maybe there really is something wrong with that cup of tea. When the Second Master had the accident, I was in Shouxi Hall. After I came back, I was under house arrest. Today, the old lady ordered me to come and serve the Second Master. I knew nothing about what happened at that time. I just heard Hongzhu mention that the old lady had asked the doctor to check all the leftover tea used by the Second Master. I heard that nothing was found. The Second Master always likes all kinds of exotic fragrances, and his sense of taste is more sensitive than ordinary people. If the Second Master could tell that there was something wrong with the tea, then there must be something wrong. Now that the Second Master is better, I will definitely look into this matter again in the next two days and give the Second Master an explanation."
After hearing what Mengxi said, Xiao Jun frowned, said nothing, and continued to drink his porridge.
Xiao Jun was not stupid. The last illness had frightened him. He liked strange fragrances by nature, and his sense of taste and smell was more acute than that of ordinary people. In today's words, the second master's nose was more sensitive than that of a dog. Before he fainted this time, he did smell a light fragrance from the tea. The reason he ignored it was because Hongzhu was telling him that the eldest wife had asked a Taoist priest to perform a ritual. He was shocked that his mother would do such a thing to abuse Xi'er, and even more shocked that Xi'er was so bold as to beat the person sent by his mother. He heard that Xi'er and his mother were both in Shouxi Hall, and he was really afraid that Mengxi would be punished. How could Xi'er's delicate little body withstand the severe punishment? He stood up and wanted to see if he could persuade his mother, but he fainted as soon as he stood up.
At this time, he came to his senses and felt that there was really an invisible black hand in the mansion staring at him. As for who the other party was and what they wanted, he got nothing. After listening to Mengxi's words, he remembered that the backyard was under Mengxi's control. After hearing this, she would definitely investigate, but the enemy was in the dark and she was in the light. Even a big man like him was fooled, not to mention a delicate little woman like her. If Xier really investigated, it would alert the enemy, and the other party might harm her first. Forget it, it's better to be more careful in secret.
Only after finishing the bowl of porridge did Xiao Jun speak:
"Since grandma has asked the doctor to check the tea and it's fine, I think I was overthinking it. Xi'er, please don't check it anymore. It's not good to cause unrest in the courtyard."
After hearing this, Mengxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"I will obey your orders, Master. Would you like another bowl?"
Seeing the Second Master nod, Zhichun stepped forward to take the bowl and served another bowl. Mengxi took it and continued to serve the Second Master.
After Xiao Jun finished his meal, Hongzhu and Zhichun quickly packed up everything. Xiao Jun had slept for five days and was not sleepy at all. He knew Mengxi and the others must but he was reluctant to let her leave. It was good enough to keep her company, but he couldn't bring himself to ask her to stay here. He didn't know what to do for a moment. The room immediately became quiet. After a while, Mengxi spoke up to break the silence:
"Second Master, you just had a meal. If you sleep now, you will have indigestion, which is not good. Why don't I give you a massage so that you can stretch your body and then go back to sleep?"
After saying that, seeing that Xiao Jun didn't say anything, she ordered Zhichun to put the embroidered cushion at the end of the bed and help the Second Master lie down. Mengxi started from the soles of Xiao Jun's feet and began to massage him.
The long-lost sense of comfort came from the soles of his feet, and Xiao Jun felt a tenderness that he had never felt before. Looking at Meng Xi 's pale face, he felt a little reluctant, so he said softly:
"Xi'er, this time, your mother was a little careless. Don't worry, Xi'er. I will find a way to ask grandma for help so that your mother won't punish you. But Xi'er, remember, don't be so reckless in the future."
After Xiao Jun finished speaking, he saw Mengxi just lowered her head and rubbed his feet without saying anything. He knew that she had been wronged too much this time, but he was helpless. No matter how wrong her mother was, she was still her mother. After all, there are no parents who are not right in the world. He sighed helplessly in his heart.
Seeing beads of sweat on Mengxi's forehead, no matter how reluctant I was to let her go, I knew that she was really tired and it was time for her to rest.
So he said softly:
"Xi'er, you've been tired all day. It's getting late. You should take a rest too."
Xiao Jun deliberately made his words vague. He really hoped that Mengxi could understand his intentions and rest directly on his bed, no, on their bed.
Erye had never spoken to Mengxi in such a gentle tone before, which made Mengxi uncomfortable. He secretly blamed her for making him so miserable this time that even his words were so soft and weak.
He stood up calmly, took the handkerchief handed to him by Zhichun, wiped the sweat from his hands, said good night to the Second Master, supported Zhichun, and walked out slowly.
