Pampered Consort of the Fragrant Orchard Chapter 096.2: Marriage Proposal (2)

“Mm,” Xie Yu accepted the cup and had two sips.
After that, Du Xueqi took the cup away and put it down.
Seeing Du Xueqi behave so sensibly, Du Xiaoli felt that Xie Yu had taught her child very well. Then she noticed Xie Yu’s pale face and asked, “Third Concubine, are you sick?”
“Cough, cough. I did catch a cold recently, but I’ve already been seen by the physician, so I’m mostly fine now.” Xie Yu used her handkerchief to cover her mouth before coughing twice more.
“The sound of your cough doesn’t sound quite right to me. Since I’m a physician that’s here right now, why don’t you let me examine you?” Du Xiaoli said.
“How could I trouble you, Third Miss!” Xie Yu declined politely.
Du Xiaoli’s status was higher than Xie Yu’s. If someone were to see this, there would be bad rumors about Xie Yu again.
“Mother, just let Third Elder Sister examine you. I heard you cough really badly at night,” Du Xueqi said.
“Third Concubine, it’s fine. If Father finds out you’re sick, it will become a real worry then!” Du Xiaoli replied with a smile. “Give me your hand.”
Seeing Du Xiaoli’s serene smile, Xie Yu placed her hand on the stone table and said, “Then I’ll have to trouble you, Third Miss.”
“This is no trouble at all,” Du Xiaoli said and checked Xie Yu’s pulse. After a moment, she withdrew her hand and asked, “When you caught a cold, did you delay seeing the physician for several days?”
“Yes.” Xie Yu nodded.
“Third Elder Sister, is my mother’s sickness really severe?” Du Xueqi looked at Du Xiaoli worriedly.
Noticing the pen and paper on the stone table, Du Xiaoli pulled them over. She wrote a prescription while saying, “It’s a bit troublesome, but it’s not very serious. If she hadn’t delayed for those few days at the start, there wouldn’t be a problem. However, don’t worry too much for now. I’ll prescribe you some medicine, Third Concubine. Drink it for two days. After that, I’ll come examine you again.”
“Thank you, Third Miss. I’ve troubled you,” Xie Yu said.
“Thank you, Third Elder Sister.”
Du Xiaoli gave the prescription to Xie Yu’s servant girl and had her go outside to gather the herbs for the prescription. Since this servant girl had been brought here by Du Yunhan, she was definitely reliable.
“Cough, cough,” Xie Yu coughed twice again.
“Third Concubine, the weather has gotten cold, and your body is weaker than usual. When you go outside, you must make sure to keep warm,” Du Xiaoli advised.
“I know, thank you.” Xie Yu smiled.
Du Xiaoli looked at the Book of Songs and said, “Fifth Younger Sister has indeed reached the age when she should be studying. When you return, have Father find a few teachers for her. Then you won’t need to be so worn out.”
“Master has always been busy lately, so I haven’t told him,” Xie Yu explained. “Master has given us a calm and stable environment. We, mother and daughter, are already very grateful for that. How could we possibly trouble him further with these trivial matters?”
“Today at noon, Father’s coming over to my courtyard for lunch. I’ll tell him then. The Academy Competition has ended, so Father won’t be so busy now,” Du Xiaoli said as she stood up from the stool. “The weather is cold. Third Concubine, you should return inside earlier. You can come out again when you’re feeling a bit better. Also, don’t forget to drink the medicine.”
“I will. Thank you, Third Miss.” Xie Yu stood up as well and watched Du Xiaoli leave the pavilion.
It was only after Du Xiaoli walked quite a distance away that Xie Yu finally sat down.
“Mother, Third Elder Sister is such a kind person, and she’s so amazing. When I grow up, I want to be someone like her!” Du Xueqi said.
Xie Yu reached out and caressed Du Xueqi’s face while saying, “Xueqi, a drop of kindness should be repaid with a gushing spring. You have to be thankful to your father that we’re able to have such a peaceful life now. You also need to remember to be grateful that Third Miss treats us so well. Do you understand?”
“Mm, Xueqi understands.” Du Xueqi nodded sincerely.
Xie Yu patted Du Xueqi’s head and said, “You truly are a good child. Let’s continue reciting the poems.”
“But Mother, you’re not well. We should go back inside. I’ll recite them for you there,” Du Xueqi said.
“All right.”
“......”
When Du Xiaoli returned to Cyan Bamboo Park, she instructed the kitchen to prepare the dishes she wanted for lunch and arranged for Ying Ge to keep a watch out for Du Yunhan and Du Xiuheng’s return. Then Du Xiaoli headed to the Wolf Park with Xia Yuan and Qiao Zhu.
After the Mid-autumn festival, she hadn’t been able to see Silver and Gold and had instead kept them enclosed inside the Wolf Park. Now that she had returned, they were the ones she most wanted to see.
“Awoo——”
Just as Du Xiaoli arrived at the riverbank opposite the park, Silver and Gold—who were initially lying on the ground—immediately got up and howled excitedly.
Hearing their howls, Du Xiaoli’s spirits were instantly lifted, and she quickly walked over to the park and pushed open the gate. The moment the entrance gate opened, Silver came bounding toward her.
“Awoo——” Silver pounced onto Du Xiaoli, placing its paws on Du Xiaoli’s shoulders and licking her face.
Du Xiaoli’s eyes teared up as she could feel how much Silver missed her. She could even hear its grievances and complaints from its howls.
“I’m sorry, Silver. I’ve been too busy lately, so I’ve had no time to come see you. Keeping you closed up in here all this time… I guess you must have been bored to death? I’m sorry, so sorry…” Du Xiaoli said softly while stroking Silver’s back and rubbing her head against Silver’s head.
Silver seemed to understand what Du Xiaoli said and rushed to reply to her with a howl, “Awoo——”
Gold bounded over as well. However, it did not pounce into Du Xiaoli’s embrace so excitedly. Instead, it kept circling around her and biting her skirt.
Right then, Old Qi emerged from the house. Upon seeing Du Xiaoli, Old Qi said, “The moment I heard Silver and Gold have such a big reaction, I guessed it would be you, Miss.”
Du Xiaoli patted Silver’s back, and Silver finally climbed back down. When it noticed Du Xiaoli walk toward the house, Silver kept close to her and followed her inside.MoonWhisperer, TWIP's Thoughts

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