"Yes," Tie Feng replied immediately.
When Ji Wushang returned to General Ji's mansion, it was already evening. After entering the mansion, he had a quick dinner, informed Ji Dingbei, and then headed back to his own Xinyuan Garden.
I knew something was going to happen tonight, otherwise I wouldn't have rushed back.
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Sure enough, around midnight, Ji Wushang was half asleep, but he could hear a commotion outside.
Ji Wushang opened the door, and Zhu'er and Xian'er were outside. Ji Wushang asked, "What's wrong?"
"Miss, would you like to go and see her? I heard that after dinner tonight, the Fourth Miss started vomiting and had diarrhea, and now she has a high fever that won't go down!"
"Uh, why didn't you say so earlier?" Ji Wushang said reproachfully, then went inside to change his clothes. "Quick, go see what's going on."
When we arrived at Lan Garden, there were already many people kneeling and standing.
Ji Dingbei frowned slightly when he saw Ji Wushang arrive, and Ji Wushang stepped forward, "Father, what's wrong?"
“You just got back and didn’t know, sigh, your fourth sister started feeling unwell after dinner tonight, and we don’t know what’s wrong. The doctor saw her, but it didn’t help. I didn’t want to tell you because you were so tired.” Ji Dingbei glanced at Ji Yinxue on the bed. At this moment, Ji Yinxue had a silk scarf on her forehead, but upon closer inspection, it was clear that she was cold all over.
Ji Wushang sneered inwardly, "You've got a long way to go!"
"What happened to Fourth Sister? How did she end up like this?" Ji Wushang stepped forward. "So pitiful..." He turned his head and looked at the people kneeling on the ground, angrily scolding, "How did you take care of Fourth Miss? You let her have a high fever and let her get cold. Don't you want to die?!"
"Please spare us, Miss! We don't know what happened. This is how it is as soon as we got back! We really don't know! Please spare us, Miss!" The maids kowtowed repeatedly.
Ji Dingbei watched as Xie Yinxue stood aside, her sleeves fluttering in the wind. At that moment, Xie Yinxue rushed in from outside, crying out, "Master, what's going on?" She then threw herself at Ji Yinxue, calling out, "Fourth Miss! Fourth Miss?"
"Don't call her, Auntie. She should be unconscious!" Ji Wushang said calmly. "It must be because these maids didn't take good care of her. Guards, drag all the maids away and give each of them ten strokes of the cane!" Ten strokes of the cane wasn't too severe; it was just a slight punishment.
Several maids immediately burst into tears and wailed upon hearing this, but Ji Wushang watched coldly, "This is just a slight punishment. What, do you think I don't have the power to punish you?"
"Hurry up!" Aunt Xie immediately scolded, "You can't even take care of the Fourth Miss properly, you deserve a beating!"
Ji Wushang glanced at Aunt Xie, then looked at Ji Dingbei, who remained silent.
"You doctors, why aren't you coming forward to examine me again!" Ji Wushang shouted angrily.
Several doctors rushed over immediately, grabbing Ji Yinxue's hand to take her pulse, or looking at her complexion and eyes.
Ji Wushang really wanted to laugh out loud. If they could figure this out, wouldn't all those medical books he had read have been for nothing?
Let Ji Yinxue enjoy herself for a few days!
Ji Dingbei took a final look and questioned the doctors, but they couldn't give him a clear answer. Dissatisfied, Ji Dingbei immediately ordered the doctors to leave.
Seeing this, a doctor immediately lied and claimed to have a solution. Ji Wushang stepped forward and asked, "Then may I ask, Mr. Niu, do you have any methods? What illness does Fourth Sister have?"
Upon hearing this, Doctor Niu stammered, trying to come up with a lie, but Ji Dingbei already knew he was lying. He slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "Insolence! How dare you deceive me! Guards, give him fifty strokes of the cane and throw him out of the mansion!"
"Master, master, spare me!" Doctor Niu cried out immediately, but Ji Wushang shook his head.
"Enough, you bunch of worthless doctors! Get out!" Ji Dingbei said coldly. At this moment, there was still one doctor examining her. Looking at Ji Dingbei, the doctor said, "The Fourth Miss is probably suffering from an upset stomach. She'll be fine after a few days of rest... As for the high fever, I really can't find anything wrong with it. Perhaps it's a hidden illness..."
"Get down!" Ji Dingbei roared. What kind of hidden illness was this? If word got out, wouldn't Ji Yinxue be too ashamed to face anyone? The worst thing was for people to say that she had some kind of hidden illness!
Aunt Xie stepped forward. "Master, please don't be angry. Perhaps it really is as the doctor said, that she will be fine in a few days. It's getting dark now, so we can only leave it at that for now. When it's light, I will immediately send someone to fetch some doctors from the local people. Let them take a look at Fourth Miss."
"Mm." Ji Dingbei nodded, took a breath, and then said, "Take good care of Miss Fourth."
Several maids who had been given ten strokes of the cane returned and knelt on the ground, their backsides aching. They could only kneel and nod in agreement as Ji Dingbei gave his orders.
Ji Dingbei watched before walking away.
At this moment, Ji Wushang stepped forward, glanced at Ji Yinxue, and saw her struggling in pain before leaving.
"Take good care of the Fourth Miss." Ji Wushang said coldly, and the maids immediately nodded, afraid that Ji Wushang would hit someone again.
Aunt Xie shook her head and followed after them.
Ji Wushang returned to his courtyard in a cheerful mood, then lay on his bed, looked at the window curtains, smiled, and was just about to fall asleep when someone jumped down!
Ji Wushang vowed that he would definitely block this window from now on!
"Who are you!" Ji Wushang drew a dagger.
"I'm the one who will take your life!" The man suddenly drew his sword and stepped forward!
Ji Wushang was shocked. "Murder! Help!" Ji Wushang shouted as he fled, suddenly scattering all the hanging items on the ground with a loud thud.
Upon hearing this, Tie Feng, who was guarding the courtyard outside, immediately led his guards into Ji Wushang's room. As soon as the man saw that there were many people, he immediately turned over and jumped towards the window!
The moment that person jumped, Ji Wushang commanded, "Quick, intercept him from below!"
Tie Feng accepted the order and immediately led his men down, but when they arrived, the men had already disappeared.
Ji Wushang looked out the window, somewhat annoyed, but just then, he felt a chill on his neck.
Ji Wushang was stunned. This time, he had really fallen into a trap!
This is a diversionary tactic! The one who actually wants to kill me is the person behind this!
"Don't call for help. If you do, you're dead. Besides, they're not qualified to kill me!" The tall man in black spoke softly to Ji Wushang, his voice deep and resonant, his eyes narrowed into slits.
Ji Wushang nodded.
☆、125 Negotiate with her? No problem!
Ji Wushang turned his head to meet the eyes that were looking at him, "Kill me or torture me, it's up to you."
The man looked at Ji Wushang with a smile. "My mission is to kill you. Why aren't you worried or nervous at all? Don't you believe my sword is faster than any other movement?"
“I see no killing intent in your eyes,” Ji Wushang said frankly, looking at the sword against his neck. “You can start negotiating with me now.”
"Intelligent, truly intelligent! I have never met such an intelligent woman before; you are the first!" the man exclaimed in admiration.
"No need for further idle talk, otherwise you won't have anything to say about your conditions." Ji Wushang rolled his eyes at him and said coldly, "I hope I can accept your conditions."
"I'll trade your life for Ji Yinxue's. As long as you don't kill Ji Yinxue, I won't kill you," the man said earnestly.
Upon hearing this, Ji Wushang was immediately startled. What was the relationship between this person and Ji Yinxue? How did he know that he had already decided to kill Ji Yinxue?
"Just keep her alive? Sure." Ji Wushang smiled slightly.
The man narrowed his eyes as he listened, then looked at Ji Wushang, "Don't try anything funny. I want her to marry Nan Jinxue peacefully and safely."
“I will grant your request. You can put your sword away, and then please, the window is over there. I won’t see you out.” Ji Wushang calmly pointed to the window, expressionless, showing no fear that the long sword was right at his neck.
The man looked her up and down and then said, "The way you are makes it easy for me to arouse my desire to conquer you."
"Please." Ji Wushang didn't waste any more words with him. "My guards will be here shortly."
"Haha!" The man laughed heartily. Ji Wushang looked at his aloof demeanor, but remained unmoved.
A flicker of disappointment crossed the man's mind. He sheathed his sword and strode to the window, where Ji Wushang had already stepped outside! The man leaped towards the window and vanished.
After the man left, Ji Wushang returned to his room, closed the window tightly, and went to his bed. "Fine, I'll spare her life for now! Let her suffer as much as she can! Once she's in the Marquis of Jinnan's mansion, I'll deal with her properly!" But who was this man? Those eyes... they felt so familiar. It must be the man who led the assassination attempt on me last time!
Then, the assassination attempt must have been orchestrated by Ji Yinxue! A glint flashed in Ji Wushang's eyes. This man must have a close relationship with her, and if he didn't kill her, he must be planning to use Ji Yinxue to achieve his goals!
How ridiculous, Ji Yinxue! You thought you were calculating other people's lives, but little did you know, you were just a pawn in their game! How pathetic!
Thinking this, Ji Wushang immediately lay down on the bed. He'd let Ji Yinxue suffer these next few days, and then, on her wedding day, the fifteenth of November, he'd give her some treats, ensuring she'd never forget the grand wedding gift he'd given her!
Ji Meiyuan, yes, we must wake her up. Wouldn't Ji Yinxue be very lonely without her? It's enough that Ji Wuxia is dead. We can keep these two alive for now and play with them!
Ji Wushang smiled, took out a set of silver needles from under his pillow, pulled them out one by one, heated them over a candle, and then put them back into his original bag and rolled them up.
After flipping through several medical books left behind by the Ghost Doctor, as well as the ancient medical books that Zhu'er had given him, Ji Wushang spent the whole night studying and learning the acupuncture methods.
As dawn approached, Ji Wushang put it away and went to sleep.
In the morning, Ji Wushang went to Ji Yinxue's orchid garden to check on her. He found that she was still half-dead and had a high fever. Ji Wushang wondered if the fever would make her brain confused if it continued.
"Miss, you're so pitiful! Alas, how could all those doctors be so useless! Miss, please wake up quickly!" Pingting cried out to Ji Yinxue, urging her to wake up.
Ji Wushang glanced at her; this Pingting could not be allowed to stay.
Pingting perhaps noticed a dagger-like gaze on her and immediately looked around, but Ji Wushang had already turned his gaze to Aunt Xie standing there and stepped forward, "Aunt, what are you doing?"
"Let me see if I can find a way to help Fourth Miss get better sooner," Aunt Xie said. Ji Wushang couldn't help but find it amusing. What else could Aunt Xie do besides meddling in trivial matters? Reading medical books—probably just to check on her father's condition!
Sure enough, at that moment, Ji Dingbei walked in from outside. "How is Fourth Sister? Has she gotten any better?"
"My lord, alas, the poor Fourth Miss has not yet woken up! I am reading a book, hoping to find some way to bring down her fever quickly." At this moment, Aunt Xie stood up, her gaze fixed on Ji Dingbei.
Ji Dingbei glanced at the medical book on the table and nodded, "Thank you for your trouble."
"It is what I should do," Aunt Xie said, bowing slightly.
Just then, Aunt Bai came in from outside, carrying a bowl of chicken soup. It had probably been simmering for quite some time, as the aroma could be smelled from afar.
"Come on, let the Fourth Miss drink this, it will help her get better quickly," Aunt Bai said as she served the drink.
Seeing that Aunt Bai was heavily pregnant and still carrying a bowl, Ji Dingbei immediately came forward and took the chicken soup from her. "Look at you, pregnant, do you have to do such heavy work? Just let the servants do it!"
"Master, I'm just worried about Fourth Miss," said Concubine Bai, glancing at Ji Yinxue on the bed. A faint, enigmatic smile flickered at the corner of her lips, quickly vanishing before replaced by a worried expression. "Master, what should we do? If Fourth Miss continues like this, it really..."
"No, the doctor will be here soon." Ji Dingbei frowned. He was also anxious. The wedding was approaching, and preparations had already begun at the mansion. He couldn't let anything else happen to the person.
Ji Wushang stepped forward and said, "Father, Aunt, don't worry. Fourth Sister is definitely a lucky person and will surely recover before the wedding."
"Hmm." Ji Dingbei nodded, while Ji Wushang stepped forward. "Father, give me the chicken soup! As the eldest sister, I should take good care of my younger sister. I never expected something like this to happen. Sigh!"
"Alright, you feed Fourth Sister." Ji Dingbei glanced at Ji Yinxue, then nodded to Ji Wushang.
Ji Wushang placed the chicken soup in the bowl, turned around, and when they couldn't see him, tested it with a silver needle. Finding no poison, he tucked the needle under his sleeve and placed it in front of Ji Yinxue. Pingting watched Ji Wushang nervously, as if afraid he might poison her.
Ji Wushang looked at her, "Pingting, don't you have anything else to do?"
“This servant will stay by Fourth Miss’s side,” Pingting said.
"Okay, stay here and don't leave. Remember that." Ji Wushang's tone was calm, but it put a lot of pressure on Pingting's heart.
Ji Wushang sneered, then stirred the chicken soup with a spoon. He didn't expect Aunt Bai to be so kind as to make such nourishing chicken soup for Ji Yinxue. But she was still unconscious and very weak. Drinking such nourishing chicken soup like this, it would be strange if she didn't die soon!
"Oh, right." Ji Wushang suddenly said, then turned around. Before she could feed Ji Yinxue the chicken soup, she looked at Ji Dingbei and Aunt Bai, and everyone's attention was focused on the two of them.
“Father, I heard some doctors say that people shouldn’t drink such nourishing soups when they are too weak. This chicken soup is really very nourishing. Is it wrong to let Fourth Sister drink it like this?” Ji Wushang said tactfully, but Aunt Bai’s face turned pale at this moment.
Yes, that was indeed her intention. She added angelica and he shou wu to the chicken soup, which are very nourishing herbs! And it wasn't meant for Ji Yinxue's high fever symptoms at all! If Ji Yinxue drank it, her blood and qi would definitely become excessive, and her fever would persist, maintaining a high body temperature! In that case, even if she were saved, she would definitely be insane.
As Ji Dingbei listened, he looked at Aunt Bai with disbelief. When he saw Aunt Bai's pale face, he could hardly believe it. This woman!