Song Wangyue had also not slept for three days, but there was no trace of weariness on her delicate little face.
She picked up a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from Gu Yi’s forehead. Looking at Dr. Yao’s weary face, she gently advised, “Master go and rest for a while, I’ll call you when Gu Yi wakes up.”
Doctor Yao shook his head, “I don’t want to see the young master wake up with my own eyes.”
“Uncle.” Bao’er shouted as she stretched out her little arm towards Gu Yi.
He had woken up early this morning, and although he didn’t know he had smallpox, he knew he was sick and was lying obediently in his own bed. Hearing the two say Gu Yi, he could not help but shout out.
Song Wangyue’s mind was moved and she got up to pick up Bao’er. Afraid that Bao’er would scratch the pimples on her face, she took a handkerchief and wrapped both of Bao’er’s little hands tightly.
“Bao’er, shout loudly for uncle.”
“Uncle! Uncle! ……”
Gu Yi slowly opened his eyes.
“Young master, you’re finally awake!”
Dr. Yao’s tears couldn’t even retrieve them before they fell onto Gu Yi’s face, and he hurriedly lifted his sleeve to wipe them.
“Sizzle ……”
Dr. Yao raised his sleeve in a panic.
Gu Yi inclined his head, his voice mute, “Little girl, you go back first.”
Song Wangyue raised her eyebrows, didn’t say anything, and carried Bao’er to the outer room.
“Bring the mirror.”
Doctor Yao didn’t react for a moment.
“I said, bring the mirror.”
Only then did Doctor Yao come back to his senses and hurriedly got up to get the mirror, Gu Yi took it and looked at himself in the bronze mirror for his own.
The moment he opened his eyes just now, he saw the pustules on Bao’er’s face and was afraid that his own face would be like that, which was why he let Song Wangyue go out.
Doctor Yao did not know what was on his mind, and seeing him looking around with the bronze mirror, he carefully shouted, “Young master?”
Gu Yi placed the bronze mirror on his chest, not wanting to open his eyes at all. The pustules on his face were more than the ones on Bao’er’s face, and he was disgusted by the sight of them himself, so how could he let the little girl see them?
“Give me a hanky.”
Yao Daifu subconsciously had to uncover his face and give it to him.
Song Wan Yue’s hand reached in and handed one over, and Dr Yao took it and handed it to Gu Yi, who gave him the bronze mirror and struggled to cover his face.
“Shao ……”
The young master’s high fever hadn’t completely subsided and he was already breathing poorly, so wearing a paddle would not be beneficial at all.
Song Wangyue’s voice came from the outer room, “Xiao Si, you watch Bao’er, I’ll go boil the congee.”
The sound of footsteps was far away.
Gu Yi raised his eyes to look at Dr. Yao, “Am I ugly now?”
Dr. Yao, ……
Shouldn’t you be concerned about when you will be well?
……
Outside Mo’s village.
Master Gu and Madam Gu’s sinking heart rose a little.
It had been three days and no news had come out that anyone had died, which meant that Gu Yi was still alive.
Gu Hui’s heart, however, sank a little, staring grimly in the direction of the Mo family.
She had been planning for months before she got this chance. If she failed this time, she feared that she would never have another chance again.
Mo An sat in the carriage, his face equally unpleasant.
“Sangha ……”
Mo An glanced at her without speaking.
……
The medical officer boiled plate blue root daily for the village people to drink, these days passed without finding anyone else with smallpox, the tense nerves also relaxed, he gradually also sensed that something was wrong!
He had heard of the horror of smallpox, where the whole village was infected and only a few survived. But this time, apart from the Mo family, no one in the village was infected, which was too strange.
Inside the main courtyard.
Every day, she sent someone over to ask how Bao’er was doing, but the answer was always that Bao’er was sleeping, which made her very uneasy.
“Old madam ……”
The maid’s voice came along with the sound of footsteps.
Old Madam Mo rose to her feet with a trembling voice, “How is Bao’er?”
The maid pushed the door in, blessed herself and said happily, “Young Master Bao’er has woken up, that Miss Song is feeding him porridge.”
“Thank goodness, thank goodness.”
Old Lady Mo folded her hands and paid homage to the four directions, and Master Mo’s heart, which had been hanging for many days, fell back.
“Quickly go and ask what else is missing in their courtyard, and send it to them quickly.”
The maid answered, turned and stomped out. The government brewed medicine to prevent smallpox every day, and they were not so afraid now.
……
“Little maids, you go and rest.”
Even after drinking a bowl of porridge, Gu Yi didn’t take off the padd from his face.
Song Wangyue just pretended she didn’t know his little thoughts, gathered the dishes and went to the kitchen to brush them, then found a room to lie down and fell asleep almost instantly.
But as he did so, his eyelids began to fight and his head slowly drooped, finally landing on the bed.
Xiao Si came in and carried him to the other room.
Bao’er obediently lay on the bed, milking his voice and calling out to his uncle, Gu Yi did not go over this time, “Bao’er is good, uncle and you are both sick, we both need to sleep well so that we can get well, Bao’er quickly close your eyes.”
Bao’er obediently closed his eyes, his eyelashes twitched a few times and then he calmed down.
Gu Yi slowly sat up, “Little Four.”
Xiao Si came in at the sound of his voice.
“What did the little girl say to you the other day? ”
Thinking of what Song Wangyue had instructed, Xiao Si scratched his head in embarrassment.
“Say.”
“Miss Song said that only two maids died in the Mo family and that this smallpox came in a strange way.”
Gu Yi looked at Bao’er and looked at his sleepy little face for a long moment of silence, “You idea to inquire how the other maid died?”
“Little Four!”
The maid stood over the curtain and shouted.
Xiao Si walked out.
“The old madam sent me to ask what else you are short of here.”
“It’s been Miss Song cooking these days, I haven’t been in the kitchen, so please ask Sister Qiu Ying to help me go and see.”
Qiu Ying went to the kitchen to check and remembered what was missing, and turned around and was just about to leave the courtyard when she was called by Xiao Si.
“Sister Qiu Ying, I heard that two maids have died in our house, apart from sister Yue E who looked after us, who was the other one?”
“It’s Hua’e, they were close sisters, they joined the house together as maids, they signed a living contract, they were supposed to leave the house at the end of this year when the day came.”
“Does Sister Qiu Ying know where they are from?”
“Not far, just ten miles away from Li’s village.”
After saying that, she sighed, “I wonder how their families will be sad when they find out?”
……
Half a day later, Song Wan Yue arrived at the gate, the gatekeeper came out from the gatehouse, although still not daring to approach, he was enthusiastic, “Miss Song, the gate is not allowed to open.”
Song Wangyue pointed to the herbs she was carrying in her hand, “I reckon the herbs I gave that day are almost used up, so I’ll give them some more. You’d better hurry up and go inside, don’t come out easily.”
The watchman turned around gratefully and went back.
He had seen Song Wangyue and Doctor Yao give the medicinal herbs to the doctor that day, and did not dare to come out.
Song Wangyue poked her head out and saw the medical officer who was also looking this way. She raised the herbs in her hand, carried them out and put them in front of the door and came back.
The medical officer came over and lifted the herbs and was just about to leave when Song Wangyue’s voice came from behind, “Please do me a favour.”