Quick Wear: Don't come over here, you are looking for trouble

"Ah! Young Master!" Xiao Tao tried to help him in a panic, but she was also frightened and could not even lift Xu Bai up at once. "Xiao Dezi! Xiao Dezi, come here quickly!"

When Qi Xiuran came in, he saw the young master's head tilted back in Xiaotao's arms, his slender neck forming a sad and beautiful line, his body heavy, and he looked as if he had lost consciousness.

"What's wrong!"

Qi Xiuran forgot everything and directly picked up Xu Bai's limp body. He let him adjust his posture in his arms before putting him on the bed. He also put the boy's twisted arm into a comfortable position. Turning around and seeing Xiao Tao still standing there in a daze, he shouted, "Don't be stunned! Go find the accompanying imperial physician!"

"Ah... OK, OK."

She ran out in a hurry to find the imperial physician and told him the situation. The imperial physician did not dare to delay and came to feel her pulse. After just one touch with his fingers, he knew that the fainting was caused by old age and physical weakness.

"The pulse is shaped like a bean, and it is shaky. May I ask - has the young master been frightened before?"

"Yes..." Xiao Tao was ashamed, "Sir, is the young master in any trouble?"

"Ordinary people will be fine, but you are already weak in Qi and blood..." They all knew how to leave a way out when speaking, so they took back their words after thinking for a while, "I'll prescribe a prescription and keep it ready. If you have any signs of fever, take it immediately."

"Okay, please, sir."

Xiao Tao's pounding heart calmed down a little. She was about to ask Xiao Dezi to get the medicine, but when she turned around, she saw the tall and handsome eunuch staring at the young master.

She realized belatedly that Xiao Dezi was "strange". He was too good to the Master, and his kindness far exceeded the duty of a servant to his master. Oh, and there were also several times when the Master took the initiative to send them away and left Xiao Dezi alone to talk. Could it be... Could it be...

She thought again of what was written in the storybook and felt like she was struck by lightning.

Qi Xiu Ran didn't know that the little girl had already made up a scene of "a hero bravely breaking into the palace for love" in her mind. He just felt distressed. Ever since he met Xu Bai, the young master had always been sick and was fed bitter medicine every day. But he was obviously not like this before. He used to be very naughty and lively, and he would sneak out to follow them to catch rabbits.

“…Mother…don’t…Mother!”

“Dad… woo…”

The young master was mumbling incoherently and was not sleeping well. His fingers were tightly clasping the thick quilt, his black hair was moving, and his eyes were moving restlessly under his eyelids.

Qi Xiu Ran wanted to comfort her, but Xiao Tao was still there, so he couldn't go forward.

"Ah." Xiao Tao took a step back. She noticed Xiao Dezi's gaze and suddenly thought, "I have to go find the imperial physician to get some medicine. You, you stay with the young master."

……

Qi Xiuran moved closer.

The little boy kept calling out "Dad" and "Mom" with tears rolling down his cheeks.

Although Lord Gu was serious, he was very kind to Gu Nian, and Madam Gu was even more gentle and kind. Qi Xiuran still remembered that when he was playing with the young master on the street, he saw Lord Gu taking out money to buy cakes and porridge for beggars on the street.

"Xiao Gu, Nian Nian." Qi Xiuran called softly, and patted his trembling shoulders lightly. Seeing that he had no sign of waking up, he simply reached out and held Xu Bai's soft hand that had struggled out from the quilt.

He suddenly began to hate, hating the emperor and hating himself.

If I could have found him earlier, would he not have suffered so much?

"Don't be afraid... don't be afraid..." Perhaps he was too deep in a nightmare to hear anything, but Qi Xiuran still kept saying it in his ear. It's just that the two of them were too close, so even though Xu Bai was wrapped in a quilt, he didn't look innocent.

Xu Bai: [Where is Xie He? ]

Liu Er took a look and saw, "They have already entered the mansion."

[Oh, this is too difficult to deal with. If Brother Qi jumps on me again, I will kill him.]

Liu'er: Thank you. Who would grin from ear to ear when they are worried?

"...Xiuran?" Xu Bai coughed, "You..." Noticing the posture of the two, his cheeks flushed and he became a little anxious, "Hey, get up quickly, someone may come here at any time..."

"Your Majesty." Xiao Tao's voice reached their ears, "You, you——"

She knew Xiao Dezi was inside and wanted to stop him, but she was completely unable to do so. Instead, his strange attitude made Xie He suspicious, and he quickened his pace to rush in.

Xu Bai was half leaning on the bed, and the young eunuch bent over and handed him water.

There was nothing unusual, except that there was a slight blush on the boy's face that had not yet faded.

"Fever?"

Xiao Tao lowered her head, not daring to respond. Xu Bai shook his head gently, "No, ... Your Majesty, are you done with your work?"

"The imperial physician said you fainted." Xie He waved his hand to let the eunuch go out, "I'm worried."

Xie He always calls himself his equal in front of him, and now he is so concerned about him, it really seems a bit like an ordinary husband taking care of his wife.

"It's okay." Xu Bai closed his eyes and took the initiative to reach out to Xie He, "I'm not in good health to begin with. Maybe I was blown by the wind."

The emperor took off his outer robe and said in a low voice, "The situation in Ling County is complicated. Perhaps I shouldn't have brought you here."

"?"

"Yesterday, a citizen in the west of the city had a high fever, and the doctors tried their best to treat him. Today, the sick citizen's close relatives also showed the same symptoms. The prefect reported that it was probably typhoid fever."

Typhoid fever.

Xu Bai shuddered violently.

"…Plague? How could it be…"

"After the flood, there will be a great epidemic." Xie He didn't get too close, which made Xu Bai feel a little uncomfortable. His voice was not loud, but steady. "This place is dangerous. I have asked people to burn wormwood. If someone is still infected tomorrow, I will ask the guards to send you back to the palace."

No matter how stupid the young master was, he knew what Xie He meant. Even though he had just dreamed that his parents were heartbroken, he had already realized that Xie He was a good monarch.

"You..." Xu Bai finally couldn't help it. He was becoming more and more confused about Xie He. He was clearly the murderer who caused the destruction of his family. He was clearly playing him in the palm of his hand. He was clearly a heartless conspirator. Why was he an emperor who loved his people?

His tears flowed down his cheeks, across his pointed chin and dripped onto his deeply sunken collarbone.

“You love the people so much…” The young master couldn’t stop shaking, his fingers spasmed from exerting too much force, his round nails turned blue, “Why don’t you let our Gu family go…”

The armored guards had ferocious faces, and just thinking about them made my legs go weak.

Xie He didn't give a direct answer.

He took a step back and said, "If I get back safely this time, I'll tell you."

Xie He had a bad feeling this time, so he couldn't help but want to leave some thoughts for himself. Seeing the young master's eyes widened in shock, he raised the corners of his lips, "I promise you this, but you have to agree to one condition of mine." Without waiting for Xu Bai to react, he continued, "If you go back alive, you can call me husband. I've heard that ordinary couples treat each other with respect. Nian Nian and I are also husband and wife, so it's not too much for us to change our names."

It was a very childish request, too naive, and it was not something that would be asked by an emperor like Xie He who was so cruel and ruthless, and who climbed to the top by stepping on blood.

The beautiful eyes looked over with surprise, and Xie He's heart moved slightly, and he urged, "How?"

"……it is good."

"……I promise you."