Chapter 635 - In a Coma due to Illness (1/2)

Hu Qianyue fell ill, even seriously ill. She lay unconscious on the bed and her face was almost as pale as a dead man. If her chest had not heaved slightly, Mo Xuetong would have thought that she was dead. Feng Yuran did not allow her to come, afraid that Hu Qianyue’s fever would infect her.

However, Mo Xuetong insisted on coming. Hu Qianyue had not yet left King Xuan’s Manor, so she, the hostess, had to care about her. She must not let anyone think that she, Consort Xuan, treated the envoys of the Southern Barbarian Lands too badly. She had never come to see her on the pretext of illness before, but now, since she could get up, she had to come to visit her.

Originally, Hu Qianyue would leave King Xuan’s Manor today, and then would be married into King Yan’s Manor on a nice day in a few days. As she would not be the legal wife of King Yan, a few tables for the wedding banquet would suffice. After that, Princess Caifeng’s wedding ceremony would be the main event. However, the imperial physician had said that Hu Qianyue’s illness would be a little troublesome.

It would be good enough that she could recover in half a month. First of all, she had to take care of her body first and it depended on what was going on with her body.

Since she was in such a bad condition, of course, she could not move anymore. As for the wedding, it would depend on Hu Qianyue’s condition. Others could not force her to move into King Yan’s Manor regardless of her health. Crown Prince Xieyue also took this opportunity to demand to move in a few days.

“How did your mise fall ill?” Mo Xuetong asked the maidservant standing in front of the bed.

“She was fine when she came back yesterday, and she slept well. When I got up this morning, I found that miss was so sick that she was unconscious. I don’t know if it was because the window was not closed last night!”

Mo Xuetong’s gaze landed on the tightly shut window as she asked thoughtfully, “The window wasn’t closed at night?”

The wind of yesterday did not seem to be very strong. Even if the window was open during her sleep, Hu Qianyue should not be as seriously ill as she was. If she had not known that Hu Qianyue was good at martial arts, Mo Xuetong would have thought that she was a delicate young lady with a weak body and believed what the maidservant had said.

“When miss started to sleep, the window was closed. I remember clearly. Miss has been weak. It may not be a big deal to open the window at this time, but miss can’t bear it. So I especially closed the window. But when I came here today, the window was open.” The maidservant sobbed and looked anxious.

But she had cleared to Mo Xuetong’s doubts in her words.

Mo Xuetong didn’t expect that Hu Qianyue’s maidservant was scheming either, and she looked a little familiar. It turned out that she was the maidservant who helped Hu Qianyue deal with things when they first met. She seemed to be Hu Qianyue’s trusted subordinate.

“What’s your name?” Mo Xuetong asked.

The maidservant was excited in talking when Mo Xuetong suddenly changed the topic. She could not react for a moment. Staring at Mo Xuetong with wide eyes in shock for a while, she came back to her senses and hurriedly replied, “My name is s.h.i.+qing.”

“s.h.i.+qing, take good care of your mistress here. If you need anything, just tell Aunt Xianglan. You don’t have to be too polite in King Xuan’s Manor. You should put your mistress’ body first. It’s a matter of life for a girl to have coldness in her body. Don’t let her really hurt her body. Otherwise, in the future…”

Mo Xuetong stated softly. It seemed to be a reminder, but in fact, it was a warning.

No matter how elaborate the maidservant’s lie was, she could not fool Mo Xuetong who had known that Hu Qianyue was physically strong. Furthermore, she had asked Aunt Xianglan when she came, and was told that Hu Qianyue had asked for a few buckets of cold water last night. It was said that Miss Hu had asked someone to clean the furniture in the room and the things they were going to take away.

The night before they was about to move, she wanted to clean these things. Shouldn’t they clean them after they were moved out and settled down?

There must be something strange going on. When she thought of how Hu Qianyue was forced to engage with Feng Yulei, the matter was connected one by one.

However, Mo Xuetong did not expect Hu Qianyue to be so vicious. When a woman could be so cruel to herself, she was not an ordinary person. As for Ling Mingyan, she was also cruel to people. It was not a big deal for her to kill someone when she rode a horse on the way. However, when it came to being cruel to herself, she could not compare with Hu Qianyue at all.

It showed that Hu Qianyue was extremely dangerous. She could be ruthless to herself, so how could she show mercy to others?

In such weather, a bleak autumn night, she, a weak girl, dared to take a cold bath. And it seemed that she had taken it more than once. Those who could hold on were not ordinary people. Therefore, Mo Xuetong did not want Hu Qianyue to live in King Xuan’s Manor anymore, so she warned her.

Taking such a cold bath would cause serious harm to a girl, and it might affect her future pregnancy! Mo Xuetong thought that Hu Qianyue was supposed to understand its meaning, and she would grasp the right time to slowly get better.

“Yes, I will take care of our miss carefully,” s.h.i.+qing promised respectfully.

Now that she had already finished what she wanted to say and what she wanted to hint, Mo Xuetong stood up and walked out. She planned to tell the imperial physician to add more medicine for Hu Qianyue. She would definitely make Hu Qianyue wake up. Then, she would move to their new residence after a few days of rest. At that time, no matter how Hu Qianyue and Princess Caifeng fought or how King Yan’s Manor and King Ning’s Manor behind them fought, it would have nothing to do with King Xuan’s Manor.

As soon as Mo Xuetong arrived at the gate of the courtyard, she looked up and saw Crown Prince Xieyue walking over from the gate opposite. He was slightly stunned when he saw Mo Xuetong. After standing still, he greeted Mo Xuetong with a smile, “Consort Xuan!”

Mo Xuetong took a step back and curtsied. “Greetings, Crown Prince Xieyue.”

The two’s etiquette was quite standard. If it weren’t for the slight change in the eyes of Crown Prince Xieyue, almost everyone would think that they just met each other for the first time.

“If lovers keep their first vows and oaths for long, how could love be thrown as useless winter fans?”