The Beloved in the Palm

Chapter 72 Acute Illness

The atmosphere in the Xue family was no longer as relaxed as before.

After Xue Qinghe left the Heron Garden, she didn't walk far before she realized that Liu Yuerong had sent someone to follow her.

Xue Qinghe was filled with anger, disappointment, shame, embarrassment, and misery...

She held back these emotions and returned to the Xue family, only to feel weak all over.

"Second Miss." Qiu Xin's eyes were also dark, she blinked hard, and cried to Xue Qinghe, "I really did it for you..."

"Why did you lie to your sister?" Xue Qinghe asked in a trembling voice.

"I was..."

"For me?" Xue Qinghe answered weakly, and then asked her back: "Is this really for my own good? I believed you so much. But you put me in an embarrassing situation..."

Xue Qinghe was originally a victim of the incident of pushing people on the day of the boat trip.

But because of Qiu Xin's lie... Xue Qinghe suddenly became the "perpetrator" in the eyes of others.

"I should have been on guard against you when you said those words at the palace banquet that day." Xue Qinghe's voice trembled more and more.

Qiu Xin raised her head suddenly when she heard this, and her eyes were red: "Second Miss, are you blaming me? Second Miss! You are kind by nature, but kindness will turn into weakness! If you don't fight for anything, how will the people who follow you live? I am willing to suffer with you, but what about other people?"

"But you shouldn't lie..." Xue Qinghe's eyes were filled with tears.

It was also painful for her to deal with Qiu Xin.

Because Qiu Xin did accompany her and spent many difficult days and nights.

"There is no right or wrong, but I am not as skilled as others, so I was tricked by the eldest lady." Qiu Xin said bitterly.

Xue Qinghe took a step back in disappointment: "You still don't know your fault..."

"Second Miss, I did nothing wrong!"

"Enough!"

Xue Qinghe wiped the tears from his face, no longer looked at her, and stumbled towards the main hall.

Since Mrs. Xue left, Xue Chengdong has been going home more often.

The person Xue Qinghe was going to see was Xue Chengdong.

"The Liu family girl wanted to harm my sister, but it turned out like this."

Xue Qinghe's voice was still trembling.

She told Xue Chengdong everything that happened today.

Xue Chengdong looked at Xue Qinghe who was kneeling obediently in front of him.

He was a little disappointed. He didn't expect Xue Qinghe couldn't even handle such a small matter.

But Xue Chengdong didn't show it on his face. He said, "Then according to the family rules, give her twenty lashes and expel her from the house."

Qiu Xin, who was kneeling outside, fainted on the spot when she heard Xue Chengdong's voice.

Xue Qinghe came out, and the maid beside her looked at her nervously and asked, "Second Miss, are you going to beat her again?"

It was rare for Xue Qinghe to see people in the mansion being so respectful to her. She paused, came to her senses, and choked up and said, "Beat her."

The maid immediately put aside her worries, swung her arms, grabbed the branch in her hand, and beat Qiu Xin.

Qiu Xin screamed in pain and woke up from fear.

Xue Qinghe couldn't listen anymore, turned around and hurried away.

After Qiu Xin was expelled, she would find a way to help Qiu Xin. But now it was the punishment that Qiu Xin had to bear.

"Who told you to lead the second lady astray?" The maid scolded and beat.

"Second Miss! Second Miss..." Qiu Xin's voice was shrill.

But she didn't get a response.

She cried and screamed. When the thin branch hit her face, the blood on her forehead flowed down, blurring her pupils.

After an incense stick, several maids hurriedly packed her bag and drove her out with it.

Liu Yuerong was sitting in a carriage at a distant corner. She let down the curtain and said, "Let's go. We can go back now."

When Liu Yuerong returned home, her brother came to her and said unhappily, "Did you go to see the fourth princess?"

Liu Yuerong nodded.

Young Master Liu said unhappily, "The fourth princess is vicious. You shouldn't get too close to her."

"How dare you talk about the princess? Besides, she grew up with the King of Wei. I'm going to marry the King of Wei soon. Only by knowing more about the King of Wei's preferences from the fourth princess can I sit firmly in the position of the King of Wei's wife in the future." Liu Yuerong said unhappily.

It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it. But when he did, Master Liu became even more angry. He said, "How can the King of Wei be a gentleman? The poetry meeting that day clearly humiliated you, and you still..."

Liu Yuerong stared at her brother and said coldly, "Didn't you praise the King of Wei's exquisite poems in the past? How dare you say that to him?"

Master Liu looked painful: "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have praised him in front of you. Yuerong, writing good poems doesn't mean that His Royal Highness the King of Wei can be a good husband!"

Liu Yuerong couldn't bear to listen, and covered her head and said, "I was embarrassed today, but when I came back, I had to be taught a lesson by my brother..."

Master Liu sighed, "Okay, okay, you have a headache again, right? I'll ask someone to bring me medicine."

Liu Yuerong lay down on the bed and took the medicine with the help of the maid.

She was stronger than Xue Qingyin, but she accidentally got a headache when she was young. Later, she fell in love with the King of Wei and suffered from lovesickness, which made her more prone to headaches.

In comparison, Master Liu treated her sister much better than He Songning treated Xue Qingyin.

In fact, ever since Liu Yuerong was appointed as the Princess of Wei in the palace and became famous, her headaches have temporarily disappeared. Now she is so proud of herself that she can't wait to have a headache? What is the pain?

Right now, it's just to shut Master Liu up.

But after she took the medicine, she really felt pain after a while.

Liu Yuerong wanted to hold it back.

She pinched the quilt, pinching it tighter and tighter.

"Why is your face pale?" The maid on the side exclaimed.

Liu Yuerong turned over, trying to tell her not to scream.

Just such a small action made her eyes suddenly black. At the same time, a damp coolness came from behind.

All cold sweat.

Liu Yuerong opened her mouth and finally couldn't help shouting: "It hurts, my head hurts, ah!"

The maid had never seen her in such severe pain, and she jumped up.

Seeing this, Mr. Liu was also panicked: "Quick, go and get some Qingsixiang!"

The maid nodded and went to find Qingsixiang in a familiar way.

Sometimes taking medicine doesn't work, so she will light incense to take two approaches at the same time. This is Liu Yuerong's habit.

Qingsixiang was quickly lit.

The fragrance quickly filled the entire bedroom.

At this moment, Liu Yuerong burst into a painful howl in her throat, and then rolled on the bed.

When had Young Master Liu ever seen such a scene? He grabbed Liu Yuerong's wrist with one hand and hurriedly shouted: "Quick! Go and get a doctor!"

When the doctor came, Liu Yuerong's whole body was twitching.

She seemed to have lost her vitality in a very short time.

Even with the doctor holding her wrist, she could only open her eyelids a little in a daze.

She was going to die, she was going to die of pain, she would never...never pretend to be sick again!

The next day, Xue Qingyin woke up and learned about the rumor that Liu Yuerong was seriously ill.

The news had spread throughout the capital.

Zhishu said: "I heard that the Liu family went to the gate of the Prince of Wei's Mansion overnight to ask for an imperial doctor for the Liu family girl."

Xue Qingyin was shocked to hear this.

Is the world changing so fast?

When Liu Yuerong scolded Qiu Xin yesterday, she was so full of energy! She even had time to clear herself of the blame!

Nong Xia asked curiously, "Did the imperial physician go?"

Zhishu shook his head, "That's not clear. It's just that Miss Liu's life is hanging by a thread and she could die at any time."

Nong Xia whispered, "Doesn't that mean the King of Wei will become a widower before getting married?"

Zhishu said, "Only ordinary people would be like this. How could a royal family member become a widower?"

Xue Qingyin nodded when she heard that, "If she dies, just marry another one."

Nong Xia frowned, "That sounds so cruel."

Xue Qingyin smiled, "Then I have to tell you, young lady, most men in this world, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, high or low in status, are so cruel."

Zhishu laughed beside him, "You don't have to feel sorry for Miss Liu's fate today. She wanted to harm our eldest daughter at first, but she accidentally harmed the second daughter."

"Yes, yes! Miss Liu is really bad! Last time, she caused the eldest son to get angry at our eldest daughter because of the second daughter's injury!" Nong Xia agreed immediately.

Zhishu smiled awkwardly when he heard that.

The eldest son is her master.

The news that Liu Yuerong was seriously ill also reached Concubine Wan's ears.

"Didn't the imperial physician go?" Concubine Wan said with an unpleasant expression.

The nanny said helplessly: "Your Majesty has given ginseng."

Concubine Wan's throat tightened.

Ginseng slices are mostly used to keep people alive... It can be seen how critical the situation has become.

"When will this Miss Liu get better? It just happened at this time!" Concubine Wan was so angry that she smashed the cups and bowls at hand.

The nanny sighed: "Maybe she is unlucky and can't bear the honor and favor of the heavenly family."

Concubine Wan didn't care whether Liu Yuerong was unlucky or not. She just wanted to know what to do if the position of the main wife was vacant again?

With Liu Yuerong's death, the Liu family and the Prince of Wei's mansion could not get married.

If the Prince of Wei was anxious to marry again at this time, it would inevitably cause dissatisfaction in the Liu family.

In other words, in the end, her son only got Qiao Xinyu!

And what about Prince Xuan?

Now the emperor has not issued an order to grant Prince Xuan a marriage.

I'm afraid the emperor will point the daughter of the Lu family to him!

Lu Shuyi's father is much more useful than Qiao Xinyu's father!

Concubine Wan felt more and more upset the more she thought about it.

At this time, a minister named He Ji poured a cup of tea for the uneasy Emperor Liang De.