Upon hearing this, Bai Yizhang didn't know if he was pretending or really angry. Immediately, his coughing got even worse.
The two maids' faces looked extremely ugly. Seeing this, the green - clothed maid immediately said briskly, "Miss, you're here to attend to the sick, not to be a bodhisattva for the general! The general is so uncomfortable now. As a junior, how can you not take good care of the general?"
"Exactly! If the third miss really just sits on the chair and does nothing, it would be better to go back to the Bai Mansion and replace you with someone else..."
Before the purple - clothed maid could finish her words, she saw Bai Zheng suddenly clap her hands, then got up neatly. After pouring a full cup of water into a bowl, she smiled and said, "You're right. Even if Uncle insists on me sitting on the chair, as a junior, I can't just watch Uncle so uncomfortable and be so inflexible."
Having said that, Bai Zheng carried the full bowl of water and walked affectionately up to Bai Yizhang. At the same time, she said, "It's just that Zheng'er is clumsy. I'm afraid I can't take good care of Uncle."
Bai Yizhang finally managed to catch his breath and said coldly, "It doesn't matter. Anyway, Uncle won't blame you."
Saying this, he tried to prop up his upper body, supporting himself with one hand and stretching out the other to take the bowl from Bai Zheng.
Bai Zheng smiled and said, "Let Zheng'er take care of you. Since Uncle said he won't blame Zheng'er, then Zheng'er will do her bit for Uncle."
Saying this, she carefully held the bowl of water in front of Bai Yizhang.
Bai Yizhang saw that the water in the bowl was very full. A slight movement would make it overflow and wet his clothes. He didn't dare to let Bai Zheng act recklessly. So he raised his free hand and held the edge of the bowl, then took a small sip.
"Pah—"
As soon as Bai Yizhang sipped the water into his mouth, his face suddenly changed. He looked up and spat at Bai Zheng!
Seeing that the water Bai Yizhang had swallowed was about to spray on herself, Bai Zheng's face instantly showed horror.
For some reason, whether it was because of excessive panic or something else, Bai Yizhang only felt that the strength in her hands suddenly became incredibly great. She snatched the water bowl out of his hand that was holding the edge of the bowl.
Then, before Bai Yizhang could come to his senses, Bai Zheng held the bowl of water and poured it straight at Bai Yizhang.
"Splash—"
The little bit of water that Bai Yizhang spat out was no match for the whole bowl of water. Before the water from his mouth could even touch Bai Zheng, it was splashed back.
Bai Yizhang was completely soaked.
All this happened so fast that the two maids who had been closely watching Bai Zheng didn't even react. By the time they came to their senses and let out a scream, Bai Yizhang's hair was all plastered on his head, and the water was constantly dripping down.
Looking at Bai Yizhang who was completely stunned, Bai Zheng covered her lips with her hand to hide the smile that couldn't be concealed. She said half - panicked and half - self - reproachfully, "Uncle, are you okay! It's all Zheng'er's fault. Zheng'er is so clumsy. I really can't do anything right..."
Saying this, she patted her own head. Looking as if she had suddenly realized something, she said, "Oh! Zheng'er will go find Uncle a dry set of clothes right away. Even though the sun is hot now, Uncle is stuck in this room and can't move. He'll catch a cold!"
Saying this, she turned around and rummaged through the cabinets to look for something.
Seeing this, the green - clothed maid quickly got up and wanted to stop Bai Zheng who was rummaging randomly in the drawers of the wardrobe. She shouted, "Let this maid get it. The third miss doesn't know where the clothes are..."
Saying this, she came to Bai Zheng's side and reached out her hand towards her.
But as soon as her hand touched Bai Zheng and before she could even use a bit of strength, Bai Zheng let out an "Ah" sound. As if she had been suddenly pushed, she lost her balance and fell forward to the side.
The furnishings in Bai Yizhang's room were very simple. There were several wardrobes placed against the wall. Bai Zheng had just opened the drawer inside. Due to this tug, perhaps because the person who pushed her was very strong, when Bai Zheng fell, since her hand was still hooked in the drawer, she pulled the drawer and the whole big wardrobe down to the ground.
Fortunately, at the moment when the wardrobe was about to fall to the ground, Bai Zheng quickly pulled her hand out of the drawer and nimbly dodged to the side.
But the green - clothed maid beside her wasn't so lucky.
The drawers on the wardrobe fell off one by one because of the side - turning and hit the green - clothed maid who was standing there in a daze and didn't react at all.
"Ah—"
The green - clothed maid's foot was immediately swollen from the impact. She was in so much pain that her shrill scream instantly pierced through the roof.
Bai Zheng tightly covered her ears and frowned in disgust until the maid finally stopped screaming.
"What's going on!" Soon there was a sound of footsteps outside, mixed with Bai Shou's anxious voice. "Is the general okay?"
Qing Shao had been guarding outside the room and knew exactly what had happened inside. At the moment, she endured her laughter and, together with Bai Shou, asked concernedly towards the room, "Miss, are you okay?"
It was a pity that none of them could get in.
At this time, although the door of Bai Yizhang's room was open, the fallen big wardrobe happened to fall right in front of the door, blocking the way in.
The wardrobe was extremely heavy. Although the people outside were anxious, they couldn't get in for the moment.
Bai Yizhang was so angry that his whole body trembled. He gritted his teeth, wishing he could chop Bai Zheng into pieces. "Bai Zheng, look what you've done!"
Bai Zheng pouted and said aggrievedly, "Uncle, you just said you wouldn't blame Zheng'er for being clumsy!"
Hearing this, Bai Yizhang felt his temples throbbing.
He felt that he must be out of his mind to have invited such a living god into his room.
Was he tired of living and wanted to shorten his own lifespan?
There was a clattering sound outside. As the heavy wardrobe was lifted, Bai Sheng's urgent voice came, "Father, are you okay, Father?"
Bai Yizhang no longer had the mood to respond. At the moment, his whole body was shaking violently. He didn't know if it was from anger or cold.
The full bowl of cold water that Bai Zheng had poured had not a trace of heat. The reason he had spat it out at first was that he wanted to scold with the excuse of "How can a sick person drink such cold water?"
But he didn't expect that before he could even scold, and before the water could even touch Bai Zheng, he was doused with a whole bowl of cold water by the other party.
He had just endured fifty cane strokes and hadn't fully recovered yet. His body was already greatly weakened, and he had been lying in bed for half a month without any activity. How could he withstand such a dousing of cold water?
The green - clothed maid was dragged out to get her foot treated. The remaining purple - clothed maid shivered as she rummaged through a few dry cloths to wipe Bai Yizhang's hair. Bai Shou hurriedly brought a thin quilt and covered Bai Yizhang with it.
"What's going on?"
Bai Sheng stared coldly at Bai Zheng and said sternly, "You were just asked to attend to the sick. How could Father end up like this?"