Even after returning to Jingyu Courtyard, Qianxue still felt uneasy. Even when she saw Ah Zhi, she was no longer as close as usual.

She stared blankly at the bed, and fell in regardless of the fact that the sun was still shining brightly outside.

Ah Zhi was startled by her abnormal state and quickly put down her work and came to her bed to see what was going on.

"What's wrong, girl? But what happened?"

Qianxue looked at Ah Zhi who was full of worry, and opened her mouth to explain, but found that there were too many twists and turns, and she didn't have the extra energy now.

"Yanran is dead."

She spoke briefly, and Azhi frowned slightly, but did not react for a moment.

Qianxue struggled to utter out a few more words, "They are the...sisters who used to serve my wife with me."

Ah Zhi heard the words and stopped asking any more questions. Death always makes people heartbroken, let alone former sisters.

Ah Zhi had no choice but to pour some water for Qian Xue and let her drink some, then helped her take off her shoes, socks and outer clothes, covered her with a quilt, and let her rest first.

Qianxue didn't say anything about the tragic circumstances of Yanran's death, and Ah Zhi just assumed it was a normal death. She patted Qianxue's back with various quilts and comforted her softly.

"Girl, death is unavoidable in this life. The living will suffer a little more for a while, but they have to go on living the rest of their lives. Just rest for the next few days and don't blame yourself. That’s it.”

Listening to Ah Zhi's comfort, Qian Xue relaxed a little bit, and finally fell into a deep sleep amid Ah Zhi's soft singing.

Seeing that Qianxue's breathing was gradually becoming more steady, Ah Zhi quietly stepped out and let Qianxue rest well.

Although she had never met Zhao, during the days she spent with Qianxue, she was very aware of Qianxue's fear of Zhao.

I'm afraid I'm exhausted mentally today.

Seeing that Qianxue was put to sleep, Ah Zhi went about her business in the courtyard. When dinner was approaching, she thought of calling Qianxue to get up for dinner.

When she approached Qian Xue's room, she found that there was no light at all.

Ah Zhi was confused, why didn't she wake up until now?

A Zhi felt a little worried in her heart. She knocked on the door and called several times. When no one answered, she immediately opened the door and went in.

Qian Xue was dripping with cold sweat on her forehead. She was holding the quilt tightly with both hands and kept chanting: "I am obedient, I am obedient..."

Ah Zhi was startled and hurriedly called Qian Xue, but saw that she just stopped making any sound, but her eyes were still closed and she didn't look awake at all.

Ah Zhi didn't even think about it, she just ran towards Grandma Li's residence.

At that time, Jing Yu was chatting and drinking tea with Nanny Li, when he saw Ah Zhi rushing in recklessly.

Jing Yu scolded Ah Zhi with some displeasure. Ah Zhi did not defend herself as usual, but directly apologized, and then told Qian Xue's situation.

When Jing Yu heard this, he immediately ordered Tianxuan to call for the doctor, then got up and walked to Qian Xue's house.

"How do you serve your girl? Why didn't you tell me earlier when this happened?"

Ah Zhi didn't talk back this time, she just listened to Jing Yu's lecture.

When Jing Yu entered the room, he saw Qian Xue lying on the bed with her eyes closed and looking in pain. Jing Yu's face immediately darkened.

"Qianxue, Qianxue." He stepped to sit beside Qianxue's bed and whispered Qianxue's name.

Qianxue just frowned and groaned in pain, with no intention of waking up.

"What did she say to you when she came back from Zhao's courtyard?" Jing Yu looked straight at Xian Azhi.

"The girl only said that Yanran is dead." After Azhi finished speaking, she thought for a while and found that Qianxue had indeed never said anything else.

Later, Azhi described Qianxue's state in detail when she first returned to her room. Jing Yu's face turned gloomy, and his whole body was enveloped in a frightening aura.

This Yanran, I'm afraid her death will not be easy... I don't know what method Zhao used to abuse people, to make a good person like this.

Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year, and it is unlucky to find a doctor, so Tianxuan also spent some effort to find the person and brought the person into Jing Mansion for other reasons.

Jing Yu looked at the doctor who was coming slowly. Although he was dissatisfied, he didn't say much.

The doctor looked at the person on the bed who seemed to be unconscious. Jing Yu was filled with evil aura, and his legs were shaking with fear at first.

After carefully checking his pulse, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"My lord, this lady is just frightened, and now she has some nightmares. There is no other problem. I will prescribe some soothing medicine, and be careful not to let the lady catch the cold."

Jing Yu felt relieved after hearing this, and asked Nanny Li to lead someone down to prescribe medicine.

He sat back down next to Qian Xue and watched over her quietly.

When the others saw this, they were not the stoic ones, and they quickly left, leaving Jing Yu alone in Qian's snow room.

About an hour later, Qian Xue slowly woke up. She felt her throat was so dry that it seemed like it was about to burst. She couldn't help but call out softly: "Azhi, water."

Soon, the water glass was delivered to her hands, and she drank it all in one breath, which made her feel quite awake.

Only then did she realize that the person who had just handed her water was Jing Yu.

"Slave..."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Jing Yu.

"If you don't talk about these false etiquette, please stay close to me first." After Qian Xue slowly regained her balance, Jing Yu spoke again.

"What happened to Yanran's death?"

Upon hearing this, Qianxue felt dizzy again, but fortunately she had already sat up, so she didn't fall back on the bed.

There was no concealment of fear on her face, and her eyes were full of fear when she looked at Jing Yu.

"Madam... she probably wanted to give me a heads up, so she asked Aunt Zhao to take this slave to see the scene of Yanran's tragic death."

As she spoke, her body began to shake uncontrollably. Jing Yu raised his hand and patted her shoulder.

Feeling the heat of Jing Yu's body, Qian Xue's shaking became slower.

"Mama Zhao also told me a lot of things, so I should be anxious."

"What did you say?"

Qianxue calmed down and said, "They are all clichés, saying that Master, you are unreliable. Please ask me to be smarter and work loyally for Madam, and Madam will give me benefits in the future."

Jing Yu couldn't help but sneer after hearing this, "You were so scared today. Did you really believe her words?"

Qianxue shook her head weakly, but her attitude was very resolute, "I have served Madam for many years, and I know her well. I will never do such stupid things as shooting myself in the foot."

She paused, "Besides, if I were willing to listen to Madam, I wouldn't tell you all these words."

Seeing her firm attitude, Jing Yu couldn't help but feel a little happy.

However, Qianxue's courage is indeed too timid, and her heart is too soft.

Yanran had offended her in various ways before, and today he still wanted to ruin her reputation and kill her. Why should she feel so sad for such a person?


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