Chapter 36: Suspicion and Guessing

  I don't know how long I slept, but a faint light shone on my face, and a low hum entered my ears. My stomach felt a bit empty, and my whole body felt as if it was floating in the clouds. As I lazily opened my eyes in the summer, I immediately heard Feng Lui's excited shriek: "Ah! Miss, you're awake!"

  "Fourth sister, are you feeling better?" Jing Fei leaned down and touched her forehead, unable to help but praise: "The high fever has finally subsided, Qing Ming young master's medicine is indeed effective."

  What's wrong? Dull in summer.

  "It was the Third Prince who had Zhou Zongguan and Xiuniang bring over the green jade cream and the medicine that Qingming Gongzi had prepared." Feng Lian explained carefully to Xia Tian.

  A maid held a dish of braised duck palm and a dish of mixed cucumber on the side, waiting. Jing Fei handed over a bowl of millet porridge, gently stirring the spoon in the bowl, with a faint smile on her lips, saying softly: "This porridge is cooked just right, Fourth Sister try it to see if it suits your taste, if you don't like it, let the kitchen redo it. Father has already ordered a small kitchen to be set up for Fourth Sister's recuperation."

  Summer nodded slightly, slowly sat up and leaned against Feng Lui's body, eating two mouthfuls with Jing Xi's hand. It was indeed very fragrant, melting in the mouth, warm and comfortable to eat into the stomach. The duck palm was salty and fragrant, the cucumber was crispy and refreshing, and the rice porridge was sweet and delicious. This was simply the best thing she had ever eaten in her life. With a full stomach, her spirit also recovered a lot, as if she had suddenly opened up her appetite, she took over the spoon and started eating voraciously.

  Look at Xia Tian's greedy appearance, Jing Fei couldn't help but purse her lips and smile: "Fourth sister, don't be in a hurry. You haven't eaten anything for several days, you can't eat too much, it's better to take it slow."

  "Th-that... young lady..." Feng Lian hesitated again and again, finally stammering: "The master told me to tell you... the third prince is ill!"

  In the summer, he paused for a moment with his chopsticks in hand and then continued eating.

  "Actually, I think the prince is still very good to Miss. When Miss was ill, the prince stayed by her bedside all the time, and Qing Meng Gongzi was also invited by the prince himself to treat Miss. The prince..."

  In the summer, he put down the spoon in his hand and slightly frowned at her.

  The atmosphere changed, and Feng Lian hurriedly stopped talking.

  Will Yuan Longqiao treat her well? How is that possible! When he ordered to beat her, his eyes didn't even blink once. When he ordered to lock her in the woodshed, he didn't hesitate at all. Just thinking of his icy face that hasn't changed for a thousand years makes her shiver with cold. Will he get sick? Even if he really gets sick, what's it to me!

  She had lost all appetite, she pushed away the bowl in front of her, closed her eyes, and looked dull.

  The phoenix orchid quietly stuck out its tongue and didn't dare make another sound.

  "Fourth sister, since you've married the Third Prince, you should be loyal to him for life. In life, you are his person; in death, you are his ghost." Jing Feng suddenly spoke up, "Even if he doesn't treat you well enough, you still can't have your heart turned towards another man."

  Summer opened her eyes in surprise, looking at her inexplicably. Her words sounded quite awkward, as if they contained hidden implications. What did she mean? Wasn't Yuan Longqiao being bad to her, and couldn't she even resist? What kind of twisted logic was this? It was simply outrageous! The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, the more she thought about it, the bigger the fire burned. Summer let out a heavy hum, then closed her eyes again.

  The maid beside her cleared the bowls and dishes. Jingfei also stopped speaking and sat silently.

  The air in the room became somewhat oppressive and stuffy, Feng Lui carefully protected Xia Tian who was leaning on her body, while secretly observing the expressions of the two people.

  "Big shot."

  The soft voice broke the silence in the room. Feng Li turned her head to look at the screen, and a wild heartbeat that she couldn't suppress rose up in her chest. Jing Fei stood up as soon as he heard the sound, and with a turn of his body, he floated down, "Husband."

  Xia Yang's gaze was focused on the half-reclining, half-sitting person on the bed. He responded to Jing Feng with a casual "uh-huh". Seeing Xia Tian open his eyes and look at him, a smile appeared on his face, "Tian, do you feel better?"

  Purple coronet, white moon robe, arrow sleeves tied with jade belt around waist, the hem of the robe is embroidered with silver camellia pattern. Eyebrows like swords, eyes like autumn waves, bright and elegant, jade-like beauty.

  Jingfei was infatuated with the scenery, Fengliu was enchanted by the view, and even the summer couldn't help but sparkle with magic.

  It was clear that he had just returned from outside, and his official robes were still unchanged. Xia Tian's heart warmed up, and her annoyance and displeasure dissipated a lot. With a bright nod, she naturally stretched out one hand to him.

  A smile in his eyes, he walked up and gently grasped her hand.

  Staring blankly at Xia Yang's warm smile on the edge of his lips, Jing Fei only felt a chill rising from the soles of her feet, inch by inch climbing up, until it froze her heart solid.

  "Hey, look at this!" Xiaoyang smiled and brought out his other hand from behind his back, with a peculiar-looking cloth doll grasped in the palm of his hand.

  Her eyes widened in surprise and then narrowed into two crescent moon shapes, releasing his hand, Xia Tian happily took over the cloth doll. The red skirt with golden thread embroidery, the hem covering a pair of soft little feet, black velvet hair, on her round face embroidered with black and red threads were eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth. It actually had some resemblance to modern ugly dolls.

  Summer fun is unstoppable, this fabric's workmanship looks a bit rough but its charm lies in its simplicity and cuteness.

  "Do you like it?" Seeing her originally pale face flushed with a light pink due to joy, Xiaoyang finally lifted the big rock that had been weighing on his heart, and he himself also felt more relaxed and happy.

  She nodded vigorously, and Xia Tian happily fiddled with the puppet in her hand. Her bright and clear big eyes sparkled as she moved them back and forth, exuding an indescribable liveliness that was captivating to behold.

  Jing Fan's entire body was icy cold as she silently observed Xia Yang's expression, not missing even the slightest change. She didn't dare to think deeply about what kind of thoughts she had, nor did she dare to explore what the expression on her husband's face, which had never appeared before, represented. They were siblings - she kept telling herself - it was just sibling affection after all.