Night fell!
Under Xiaoju's care, Qin Yun drank another bowl of herbal medicine!
Without the constraint of bandages, Qin Yun fell into a deep sleep that night!
Within the Imperial Palace!
Taking advantage of the night, Xie Qianmo changed back into casual clothes and successfully left the palace!
Lurking in the shadows, Leng Feng and Leng Ye exchanged a silent glance!
Their master was once again heading to scale the wall of the Qin family's residence!
In the silent night!
Xie Qianmo leaped!
He smoothly entered Qin Yun's courtyard!
Approaching the window, he saw Xiaoju, the night watch, from afar!
Xie Qianmo frowned slightly, could it be that kid was really sick?
Were his demands that terrifying?
Xie Qianmo turned and went to an inconspicuous corner!
Leng Feng and Leng Ye happened to be in the corner!
"Find a way to get rid of that night-watching maid!" After speaking, Xie Qianmo left again!
Leng Ye nudged Leng Feng's shoulder, and Leng Feng shot Leng Ye a look! Then he flashed away!
"Whoosh!"
Inside the room!
Hearing the sound, Hong Fu hurried to get up!
A dart was pinned to the headboard! There was a note on the dart!
Discarding the dart, she opened the note: "Get rid of the maid!"
Hong Fu understood immediately!
Then she burned the note over the oil lamp!
She came to the door where Qin Yun kept his things!
From afar, Hong Fu spotted Leng Ye and Leng Feng hiding in the shadows!
It seemed "that person" had arrived!
Hong Fu looked around the courtyard, but couldn't find Xie Qianmo!
Presumably, her master was ill, and "that person" was anxious and specifically came to check!
"Creak"
The room door was pushed open!
Hong Fu cautiously approached Xiaoju!
"Xiaoju, it's late, I assume you're tired. Go get some sleep."
Xiaoju said softly, "Sister Hong Fu, I'm not tired. Tonight, this servant will keep watch for young master!"
Hong Fu pulled Xiaoju aside and said softly, "It's late now, and you didn't sleep well last night. Let me take over tonight?"
"How can that be? I'm not tired, Sister Hong Fu, please go rest!"
Hong Fu smiled. "If you insist, I'll feel too guilty!"
"It's alright, Sister Hong Fu, you go rest. I'm fine!"
Hong Fu felt a little guilty! This girl was truly loyal to her master!
Her loyalty to the master wasn't as much as this girl's!
Seeing that persuasion wouldn't work, Hong Fu prepared to use force!
"Xiaoju, do you want all the credit for yourself?" Hong Fu circled Xiaoju, speaking coldly. "Tomorrow, when master wakes up and sees you keeping watch again, I'm sure he'll be very touched! When master is touched, he'll remember your kindness, and then he won't think of me, Hong Fu!"
Xiaoju hastily explained, "Sister Hong Fu, it's not like that, I didn't think that way!"
"Serving young master is something this servant has done since childhood. I'm used to keeping watch!"
Hong Fu said in an unrefusable tone, "I'm keeping watch tonight, you go out!"
Seeing Hong Fu's persistence, Xiaoju didn't dare to say more!
The more she said, the more Sister Hong Fu would think she was seeking merit!
"Yes! Then I'll trouble Sister Hong Fu tonight!"
Xiaoju glanced at Qin Yun, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, and then turned to leave!
After Xiaoju left!
Hong Fu patted her chest! She kept apologizing in her heart, "Xiaoju, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to!"
Hong Fu waited for a while!
Once she was sure Xiaoju in the side room was asleep, she left the room!
As soon as Hong Fu stepped out of the room!
The next second!
Xie Qianmo climbed in through the window!
He went straight to Qin Yun's bedside!
He sat gently on the edge of the bed!
Xie Qianmo extended his left hand and gently placed it on Qin Yun's forehead to check his temperature!
Feeling the alarming temperature, Xie Qianmo frowned slightly!
He didn't expect the kid to be really sick!
Alas!
Xie Qianmo looked at Qin Yun's flushed face, seeming to be in discomfort!
He wanted to smooth the furrow between Qin Yun's brows, but he was afraid of waking her up!
"Thirsty... water, water..." Suddenly, Qin Yun began to murmur, saying "water"!
Xie Qianmo scanned the room and his gaze fell on the water kettle on the wooden table!
Xie Qianmo reacted instinctively, went to the table, picked up the water cup and kettle, and poured half a cup of water!
He came to Qin Yun, gently helped Qin Yun up, held the cup, and fed Qin Yun a mouthful of water!
Qin Yun closed her eyes, drank the water, quenched her thirst, and fell asleep again, completely unaware that Xie Qianmo was by her side!
Watching Qin Yun fall asleep again, Xie Qianmo slightly curved his lips!
It was his first time taking care of someone! He didn't expect it to be quite smooth!
He placed the cup aside and caressed Qin Yun's face!
This kid had a woman's face, truly a bewitching beauty!
He thought Qin Yun would settle down after drinking water, but after only a short while!
Qin Yun started kicking off the covers again!
"Ah..., so hot, so hot!" Qin Yun kicked her legs, her fair and tender arms also coming out from under the covers!
She was about to push the quilt away!
But Xie Qianmo stopped her!
At this moment, Xie Qianmo was very uncomfortable!
He already harbored such feelings for Qin Yun!
Looking at Qin Yun's fair arms now, his eyes darkened!
He kept reminding himself that Qin Yun was sick, and her actions were unconscious!
If he did anything excessive now, this kid would definitely not want to see him even more!
To suppress the fire in his heart, just as Qin Yun was about to push the quilt away!
Xie Qianmo quickly pulled the quilt back, covered Qin Yun with it, and tucked Qin Yun in tightly!
Perhaps Xie Qianmo didn't know! It was precisely this action that was the most foolish of his life!
He had completely missed... the opportunity to reveal Qin Yun's secret of being a woman!
The consequence of this action was that Xie Qianmo was further from his personal happiness...!
This night, Xie Qianmo sat by Qin Yun's bedside, just watching quietly!
He didn't leave until it was almost dawn!
A moment later!
Hong Fu, as if nothing had happened, quietly entered Qin Yun's room!
Unexpectedly!
As soon as she entered the room, she saw Xiaoju attending to Qin Yun! Hong Fu was so startled that her heart almost jumped into her throat!
When did this girl come?
Did she notice anything amiss?
"Sister Hong Fu, where did you go just now?"
Xiaoju's casual question made Hong Fu's heart pound!
"That... I needed to relieve myself, so I went to the outhouse. I didn't expect... you're up quite early!"
"I just came over as well!"
Xiaoju casually picked up the water cup on the wooden stool and asked curiously, "Did young master wake up last night?"
Hong Fu was asked inexplicably. She wasn't there last night, so how could she know?
She casually replied, "No!"
No?
Xiaoju placed the water cup on the table. "Sister Hong Fu, young master dislikes others touching things in his room. If you're thirsty next time, you can come to my side room!" Xiaoju thought Hong Fu had used Qin Yun's water cup!
Hong Fu also saw the water cup that had been touched!
She finally understood Xiaoju's meaning!
She could only nod, playing the fool. "Yes!"
"Cough, cough, cough..." Qin Yun coughed lightly and slowly opened her eyes!
"Young master, you're awake?"
"Xiaoju, why didn't you wake me up to take medicine last night? Didn't I tell you?"
Xiaoju felt very wronged!
Reacting instinctively, she glanced at Hong Fu!
"Master, it was this servant who kept watch for you last night! This servant knows nothing about this!"