Chapter 46: Worrying Thoughts

  Thinking back to the incident by the lake, it's really infuriating. She had originally been kind-hearted and wanted to save Xia Yu, but unexpectedly ended up being framed instead. It seems that being a good person isn't easy even in ancient times!

  She was sulking alone, and that little girl who wouldn't open her eyes kept calling out "Tang Seng" in her ear. "Miss, have some ginger soup. Miss, the ginger soup should be drunk while it's hot. Miss, the young master ordered the kitchen to specially simmer it. Miss..." She waved her hand in annoyance, and... the world became quiet.

  "Good heavens!" With a soft sigh, Xiaoyang could see it clearly even if he didn't ask.

  She bit her lip and hung her eyelids, unwilling to raise her head in indignation. The more she thought about it, the more wronged she felt, and her breathing was slightly blocked as her eyes reddened.

  "Good heavens!" Seeing her like this, Xiaoyang shook his head, his heart had already softened.

  "Has seen Madam Xiao." A voice came from outside the door.

  "Hmm, what are you doing?"

  "I have been ordered by Young Master to invite Lord Qin."

  "What about Lady Qin?"

  "Hmm... Master Qin has been invited to go to Second Miss's room, saying that after treating Second Miss, he will come back to treat Fourth Miss."

  A surge of uncontrollable anger suddenly rose to his head, Xia Yang turned around and stormed out the door, shouting loudly: "Foolish thing, have all the doctors in the capital city died? Can't you invite another one over?"

  "Ah?" The little girl was so frightened that she almost lost her breath, and with a thud, she knelt down, trembling uncontrollably as she begged for mercy: "This slave knows her mistake, please punish me, young master."

  Jing Fan looked at her husband's forehead, where a green vein was throbbing violently. The black hole in her heart grew bigger. She had never seen him so angry, nor had she ever seen him lose his composure like this. For Xia Tian... she averted her gaze with a bitter taste.

  "Go and instruct Jing Chu to immediately invite a doctor back, at once!"

  The little girl was so scared that her knees went weak, and she got up twice before finally standing up. "Yes, yes." She nodded repeatedly like a garlic press, and hastily ran towards the gate of the courtyard.

  Whoa! "Ah yo!" Turning around, he bumped into Jing Chu who was just entering the door.

  The little girl covered her sore forehead and looked up at Jingchu with a pitiful expression, her mouth twitching as she almost burst into tears. What bad luck had befallen her today?!

  Jing Chu glanced at her discontentedly, fortunately he had raised the medicinal herbs in his hand just in time, otherwise they would have been ruined by this reckless little girl. He stepped aside to let the person behind him pass, and looked up at Xia Yang Jun saying: "Young Master, the Fifth Prince has sent two imperial physicians to examine the Second and Fourth Misses, and also sent over nourishing food and medicinal herbs. This is Lu Imperial Physician."

  Your Highness! With a slight raise of her eyebrow, Xiaoyang had regained her composure. She raised her wrist and cupped her hands together, "Then I'll have to trouble Dr. Lu."

  After sending off the two imperial physicians, Xia Yang rushed to the lake. The purple hairpin was not in the west wing or Tian Er's room, so it must have been lost on the long corridor by the lake or fallen into the lake.

  The rain has stopped, and a refreshing scent lingers in the cool air. Occasionally, a few water droplets fall from the eaves, seeping into the damp ground and leaving deeper impressions.

  "Big brother!"

  Xia Feng followed closely behind, walking shoulder to shoulder with Xia Yang.

  After walking in silence for a while, seeing that his elder brother still didn't pay attention to him, he couldn't help but feel a bit anxious. "Elder brother, is Xia... Fourth Sister all right?"

  "If you really care about her, go see her yourself." Xiaoyang's feet didn't stop moving, his expression calm.

  Xia Feng hesitated, looking a bit embarrassed as he lowered his head. He followed for a few more steps before finally speaking up in a hesitant tone: "Big brother, about what happened today... can you... not tell Father?"

  Furrowing his brow, Xia Yang turned his head back to him with a scowl, "You still want to defend Xia Yu? Do you know that she almost killed Tian Er again today?"

  "I know, but Second Sister, she... wasn't intentional." His voice grew softer and softer, until even he himself didn't have much conviction. Sighing, he stepped forward to block Eldest Brother's path, his expression serious: "Eldest Brother, for my sake, please forgive Second Sister just this once more. I guarantee she won't go hurt Fourth Sister again. If Father finds out about this matter, Father definitely won't let Second Sister off lightly."

  "Do you think that if I don't say anything, Father won't find out about this? There are so many servants in the mansion, how can you possibly silence them all? And then there's Fifth Prince, who has been sending doctors and medicine. It's likely that Father already knows about this while he's still in the palace." Xiaoyang patted his shoulder, speaking with a heavy heart, "Third Brother, Big Brother knows that you've always been closest to Yu'er since childhood, but you also need to know that you can't protect her for her entire life. She's so reckless and impulsive, it's only a matter of time before she suffers the consequences. If you really want to help her, you should let her understand the consequences of doing wrong."

  Her eyes flickered, and Xia Shuang's tightly pursed lips slowly relaxed. "I understand. However, big brother, I have something to say that might make you angry - Fourth Sister will eventually return to the Ling Wang Fu after all, and you won't be able to protect her for a lifetime."