Chapter 104 - Rest (1/2)

Yao Ling didn't get to sleep and she was only able to relax after Yao Ying's fever had gone down. She sighed and ċȧrėssed Yao Ying's cheek lovingly, ”Why are you pushing yourself too hard?”

She sadly looked at the pale man in front of her. Yao Ling knew that he always thought about their future and kept pushing his body to the limit. After morning drills, he took care of Fu Rong and drank poison, then he went to the hua lou with Lin Jian. When he went home, he still wanted to jump on her. Haish! She should pay more attention to Yao Ying's body. She also needed to give an order to Xiu to remind Yao Ying to rest in between his activities from now on.

She didn't know when she fell asleep, but she was woken up by a gentle ċȧrėss on her cheek. Yao Ling blinked her eyes and rubbed them, trying to remove her sleepiness. She saw Yao Ying was finally awake. She jumped on her feet and asked him, ”Are you feeling better?”

Yao Ying's face was still pale, but some of the colors had been back. Yao Ling sighed in relief when she saw the improvement of his condition. She quickly checked his pulse and found that it was already steady and strong. There should be no problem anymore.

”You have to rest for a few days! I don't want you to push yourself too hard! It will only harm your body! Do you understand me?” Yao Ling asked in a stern voice, showing that she wasn't joking. She wanted Yao Ying to take care of his health seriously. Yao Ying knew that his wife was quite stubborn, so he could only nod in agreement.

”You should rest. I will take care of the other matters, so you can peacefully rest.” After saying that, Yao Ling kissed Yao Ying's lips affectionately. ”Be good, okay?”

Yao Ying was slightly blushing. Why did he feel like the role was switched? It felt like he was the wife and she was the husband, but the feeling of being taken care of was sweet.

Yao Ling saw that it was already Mao Shi (modern timing: 5am-7am) and the sky was still dark. She wanted to go out and when she opened the door, she could see a few maidservants and servants had started working. The day had started to them and it was time to work. She saw Qiu Qiu passing by and Yao Ling called her, ”Qiu Qiu, where is Xiao Yu?”

Qiu Qiu answered, ”Young Mistress, Xiao Yu jie is currently preparing hot water for you. She boils the water in the kitchen. Do you need this servant to call her for you? I'll take care of her duty in the kitchen if it's urgent.”

Even though she knew Qiu Qiu was a spy, she still treated her the same. Besides, the girl was meticulous in doing her jobs, so she couldn't complain about it.

”No need. Just tell her that I'm looking for her, okay?”

Qiu Qiu nodded and quickly went to tell Xiao Yu what Young Mistress had told her too. It didn't take long for Xiao Yu to come and find Yao Ling. ”Young Mistress, do you need me for something?” Yao Ling decided to talk on the outer part of the room, so they wouldn't bother Yao Ying's rest.

Yao Ling: ”I will not go to Fu Rong today, but I will stay at home to take care of Young Master. Where is Xiu?”

Xiao Yu: ”This servant bumped into him and he was going to be here soon too.”

Yao Ling: ”Good! I want to make an arrangement for the rest of the day. I will read the kids' background and ȧssign them to some jobs, you will bring my note to Ning jie after we finish talking about it. Tell her that I can't go there until Young Master gets better. When you go there later, I want you to find Li Huan and tell him to give you a report of the shop under my order.”

Xiao Yu: ”This servant knows. Should this servant go to the matriarch and tell her that you will not attend the lesson?”

Yao Ling: ”No need. I will pay morning respect to her along with the madam and I will personally explain to them. I don't want them to worry about Young Master. Besides, I don't want this matter to be known to others.”

After saying that, Yao Ling suddenly remembered something and asked Xiao Yu, ”How is Liu Li?”

Xiao Yu: ”Speak of the devil... she really has a long life. She manages to avoid the calamity. It seems like she indeed knows martial arts -- just like Xiu had mentioned, so her body was stronger than ordinary maids. However... it seems like one of her legs are crippled, after all, 30 flogs were heavy punishment for a woman regardless of how strong she is.”

Yao Ling sighed and said, ”She reaped what she sowed and she can't blame other persons for her own foolishness. Did you already send the medicine?”

Xiao Yu: ”Yes. Just like how Young Mistress instructed me last night.”

Yao Ling nodded. ”We should keep an eye on her.”

*knock*

”Young Mistress...” Xiu called from outside of the room.