When A Man was about to go out to change the water, as soon as she opened the door, she ran into Shen Qingfeng.
Shen Qingfeng, still dressed in white, stood in front of the door, peeped into the room and asked, "How is he?"
A Man shook her head while holding the wooden basin and replied, "He still hasn't woken up... The doctor is taking his pulse again. Young master, would you like to go in and have a look?"
Shen Qingfeng nodded, reached out and ruffled A Man's hair, saying, "You've worked hard."
A Man smiled and trotted out with the basin.
Shen Qingfeng stepped into the room. As soon as he looked up, he saw the doctor sitting by the window, with his head down, holding the wrist of the man sleeping on the bed. He had his eyes closed and was carefully taking the pulse. So engrossed was he in his task that he didn't even notice someone had entered the room.
Shen Qingfeng stood silently by the side, with his hands behind his back, watching in silence.
After quite a while, the doctor finally finished taking the pulse. He sighed and gently shook his head.
Shen Qingfeng's heart sank. He coughed lightly, which startled the doctor so much that he almost fell to the ground. The doctor quickly stood up and bowed to Shen Qingfeng. Shen Qingfeng strode forward, helped the doctor up, and frowned, asking, "Sir, is he recovering well?"
The doctor shook his head and said, "This man is physically strong. I originally thought he would wake up after taking the medicine. But after today's diagnosis, I found that the medicine I prescribed for him that day seemed to have been neutralized by something in his body and had no effect..."
Shen Qingfeng was taken aback and asked, "Something? What kind of thing?"
The doctor shook his head and said, "I'm stupid. I can't diagnose it."
Shen Qingfeng's heart sank again. He asked, "Then will he wake up?"
The doctor said, "This... Young master Shen, I dare not make any rash remarks. But judging from his current pulse, although the medicine has no effect on him, his self - healing ability is very strong. I think he will wake up sooner or later, but I don't know when."
Shen Qingfeng said, "May I ask, sir, do you have any clue about that 'thing' in his body?"
The doctor stroked his beard, frowned and thought for a while, then said, "I'm not quite sure, but I always feel like there's a bottomless pit in him. Although the medicine I prescribed has entered his stomach, none of it has been absorbed by him."
Shen Qingfeng pursed his lips. He felt a little restless inside.
Was there something strange about Yu Shuang?
In his previous life, as the chief commander of the Listening to the Wind Pavilion that he had built with his own hands, he had worked with Yu Shuang for many years, but he had never heard that Yu Shuang's body had such strange problems. So Shen Qingfeng's first reaction was that the doctor must have misdiagnosed. But because of Yu Shuang's identity, it was not convenient for him to ask the imperial doctors in the palace to take a look. Shen Qingfeng lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "I understand. Since he will wake up, I hope sir will put in more effort."
The doctor clasped his fists at Shen Qingfeng and said, "It's my duty."
Shen Qingfeng nodded, lowered his eyes and looked deeply at Yu Shuang lying motionless on the bed. He was silent for a long time, then turned around and walked out of the door.
He had too few resources at hand now. In his previous life, because he followed Xia Chuli, he could access many resources in the palace. Although it was not easy to obtain them due to Xia Chuli's fall from grace, at least in the palace, by giving some silver to get through some relationships, he could use the most precious medicinal materials and the best imperial doctors. But now, he wanted to save Yu Shuang, but he could only wait for Yu Shuang's body to recover on its own.
Shen Qingfeng was a person who always felt at ease only when he did everything by himself. It was the same in his previous life. After dying once, he was even more inclined to do things with certainty in many matters. In his previous life, the reason why he could become Xia Chuli's "loyal lackey" by his own strength was by using the same tactic as Liu Mei.
However, Liu Mei had the Shifangzhai, while he had the Listening to the Wind Pavilion.
Speaking of the Listening to the Wind Pavilion, not long after he successfully refused the marriage and returned to the Eastern Palace, the third prince Xia Yonglin, for his own reasons, picked on Xia Chuli. Later, he even instigated King Xia Jie to punish Xia Chuli with fifty heavy blows, which almost killed Xia Chuli.
After that, Xia Chuli was in a coma in the Eastern Palace for more than half a month. During those half - a - month, Shen Qingfeng had been guarding by the bedside all the time, having no appetite for food or tea. He lost a lot of weight. And the idea of establishing the Listening to the Wind Pavilion was born under such heavy pressure.
Actually, at first, his idea of establishing the Listening to the Wind Pavilion was very simple - he wanted Xia Chuli to survive and wanted to stay in the palace with Xia Chuli without being wronged. But when exactly did the Listening to the Wind Pavilion become a tool for him and Xia Chuli to kill people...
Shen Qingfeng's thoughts suddenly became chaotic. He covered his head and leaned against the wall. But in his eyes, there emerged Xia Chuli's eyes that seemed to have been reborn after half a month's coma.
He took a deep breath and tried hard to drive those sealed memories out of his mind.
Anyway, the establishment of the Listening to the Wind Pavilion should be put on the agenda. Although he didn't want to repeat the same mistakes in this life, he also needed to leave a way out for himself in this city of Li Ge where undercurrents were surging. After all, having no sword in hand and having a sword but not using it were two different things. And the Listening to the Wind Pavilion was exactly the sharp sword he urgently needed.
Shen Qingfeng was just lost in thought when suddenly someone blocked his way. He looked up and saw that it was Shen Yu, who had just returned from the Bian Palace, looking exhausted.
Shen Qingfeng was taken aback and said, "Brother? It's the time of preparing for the sacrifice. Why aren't you in the palace?"
Shen Yu was surprised and said, "Huh? How do you know there will be a sacrifice?"
He hadn't let the gatekeeper tell his father and elder brother about Xia Chuli's sneaking into the mansion. Shen Qingfeng knew he had slipped up, so he quickly changed his words and said, "Oh, I guessed. Don't we go to the Golden Summit for the sacrifice at the beginning of every year?"
Shen Yu didn't suspect anything and nodded, saying, "That's true. But I think the king's arrangement for this sacrifice is very hasty and a bit hard to figure out."
Shen Qingfeng asked knowingly, "What's wrong?"
Shen Yu said, "His Majesty has set the time for the sacrifice three days later, that is, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Usually, the sacrifice time should be the twentieth day of the first lunar month... Also, the king has personally appointed the Crown Prince, who has never done this before, to preside over it. Don't you think this is very strange?"
Shen Qingfeng said, "It is indeed strange. But there have been precedents for the royal family members to preside over the sacrifice. Brother, you should teach him well."
"Of course. I've been teaching him step by step." Shen Yu suddenly paused. A strange look flashed in his eyes and he said, "But I'm back now just to get something."
Hearing the slight change in his tone, Shen Qingfeng looked up at him and asked, "Brother, did you forget something at home?"
"Um..." Shen Yu scratched his chin, pointed into the room and said, "It's in the room. I'll just take it and leave."
Shen Qingfeng said, "Then I won't bother you, brother." As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to leave.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yu suddenly called him back. When Shen Qingfeng turned around in confusion and looked at him, he hesitated for a moment, then opened his mouth and said, "Feng'er, I have to tell you something. Although... Well... You're going to marry Lu Yan now, I think it's better for you to know this first."
Shen Qingfeng looked at him calmly.
Shen Yu frowned, suddenly sighed, as if he had made up his mind, and said, "I heard some rumors on my way back from the palace today. It is said that His Majesty has set the wedding date of Xia Chuli and Qi Mengmeng at the end of this month. I originally thought it was just speculation among the people in the palace. But when I was leaving the palace gate, I saw the Qi family's sedan chair enter the palace through the side door."