"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Zui Tao rushed over in a hurry and stayed by her side.
Liu Yushu replied softly, "It's nothing." The dream was so vivid that she felt as if Wu Qing was really beside her.
She thought she must be bewitched to have dreamed of that scoundrel who had improper thoughts about her. He was so fierce. How could he ever show her a warm smile?
She even suspected that he didn't know how to smile at all!
Recalling what happened in the dream, her face flushed and her heart raced. She hung her head shyly and quickly ordered Zui Tao, "It's too hot in the room. Go get some ice cubes. Hurry up."
"Yes, I'll go right away, miss." Zui Tao felt strange. There were already four big vats of ice in the room. She even felt a bit cold. Why did the miss still feel hot?
After changing her clothes, Liu Yushu sat in front of the dressing table. Zui Tao was doing her hair. Looking into the mirror, she couldn't help frowning. When she turned around, she was startled to see a white rose on the tea table.
There were no roses planted in her yard. Where did this flower come from?
"Is there anyone in the mansion who grows roses, especially white ones?" she asked Zui Tao casually.
Zui Tao shook her head. "I don't think so. The flowers in the mansion are all bright - colored, like red and pink. There are yellow chrysanthemums in the old lady's yard. White is inauspicious, so the master won't allow it to be planted in the mansion."
These words immediately made Liu Yushu panic.
After her hair was done, she sent Zui Tao out.
She picked up the white rose and pondered. This flower must have been sent by Wu Qing. He hadn't left after all.
Out of the blue, a chilling thought flashed through her mind. Could it be that last night's dream... was all real?
She shivered violently. Her vision spun, and the flower in her hand fell to the ground.
Perhaps she had caught a cold last night. She felt hot all over, dizzy, listless, and extremely weak. She lay down on the dressing table all of a sudden and closed her eyes, overcome with drowsiness.
In a daze, she felt as if he was standing behind her and was jolted awake.
A chill crept over her body. Liu Yushu couldn't help shivering. Her pale lips murmured weakly, "So cold." As soon as the words left her mouth, she suddenly felt warm, surrounded by a searing heat.
Wu Qing hugged her tightly. Unfortunately, Zui Tao walked in and saw them. He threw a teacup and hit Zui Tao's acupoint. Zui Tao immediately fainted to the ground.
In the inner room, the white rose on the floor was wet, and the teapot beside it had fallen over.
The wind blew, and the petals scattered all over the ground.
She had a long - lasting dream and was trapped in it for a long time. The dream was hazy, but the only clear thing was that Wu Qing was in it.
After a long while.
Wu Qing, looking ferocious and in a sorry state, slipped out of the window.
Liu Yushu slept for a whole day and night.
Zui Tao woke up first, but she couldn't remember anything. She had already forgotten about seeing Wu Qing. Seeing that Liu Yushu still hadn't woken up, she was so scared that she immediately went to find a doctor.
Liu Yushu had a fever and was bedridden. The doctor came to examine her and said that she had caught a cold. But after giving her several doses of medicine, her fever didn't go down; instead, it got worse.
"Doctor, is there any other way? If the miss keeps burning like this, she'll be in great danger," Zui Tao said, on the verge of tears.
Doctor Yan had been scolded by Concubine He and driven out of the mansion for his improper treatment of Liu Yihao. He had disappeared, and no one could find him.
"We can only try both internal and external medicine to see if she can make it through tonight. If her fever still doesn't go down tonight, the second miss may..." the doctor stammered.
"Go write the prescription right away. If anything happens to my elder sister," Liu Yanyi's eyes flashed with a sinister light, scaring the doctor into quickly going to one side to write the prescription.
In the evening, Zui Tao heated some water in a bathtub. According to the doctor's prescription, she added some herbs to it and then put the unconscious Liu Yushu into the tub to soak.
Liu Yanyi was in the outer hall. He was holding the white rose in his hand, his face gloomy. He called Zui Tao over and asked, "Has my elder sister encountered anything strange or met any strange people these days? Tell me everything clearly."
"This..." Zui Tao looked confused. After thinking for a while, she said, "There's nothing strange. The miss always went to the old lady's room for an entire afternoon in the past few days."
Liu Yanyi seemed to be deep in thought. He waved his hand, signaling Zui Tao to come closer. He whispered something in her ear.
Zui Tao's eyes widened in shock. Covering her mouth, she looked at Liu Yanyi fearfully and asked, "Really? Do we have to do this?"
Liu Yanyi nodded. "Maybe it can cure my elder sister's illness."