Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife Chapter 168

~ ILLNESS ~ 

Yue Wang gave Mu Yunyao a mysterious look, and a myriad of emotions flashed past his eyes. However, when he looked closely, he could not find any trace of emotion as he turned around and left in long strides. 

Mu Yunyao closed the window and sheathed the dagger on the table back into its scabbard. She calmly placed it under her pillow and took off her outer coat to lie on the bed.

Half an hour later, she opened her sleepless eyes, put on her shoes, pulled on her cloak, and opened the door. She took out the lantern that had fallen in the snow. 

It had been snowing heavily for the past two days. Although the ice lantern was fragile, it didn’t hurt even if it fell on the ground. Mu Yunyao brushed off the snowflakes, placed the ice lantern in the window, and found a short candle to ignite it. 

Under the illumination of the candle flame, the crystal-clear light became even more dazzling without a single flaw. 

Because she is afraid that the ice lantern will melt through the warmth in the room, Mu Yunyao intentionally opens up half of the window. She was sitting by the window, attentively looking at the ice lantern. She can’t help but be stunned. 

The cold wind blew in from the window, causing her body to feel cold. It also makes her thoughts more crystal clear. 

When she saw Yue Wang take out the ice lantern,  all the details she remembered previously gushed into her mind. It caused her to conclude instantly that Yue Wang had fallen for her! 

This conclusion caused her to be very shocked, and she almost lost her composure in front of Yue Wang, which was why she quickly chased him away. 

She had never liked anyone before. Even if it was in her previous life that she entered Jin’s residence as a concubine, it was only to ensure her survival. In this life, she is full of hatred and never once considered the relationship between a man and a woman. Therefore, the first moment she noticed Yue Wang’s mind, she wanted to push people away. 

Not to mention the difference in status between the two of them, her death in a previous life also implicated Yue Wang. Until she investigated this matter thoroughly, she wouldn’t be able to get along with him without any grudges, let alone anything else. 

Even if she thought about it carefully now, that time, Yue Wang must have been tricked by someone, but she was still unable to get over it completely! 

In this life, she only wanted to protect her mother and live a carefree life after taking revenge. She didn’t want to get involved with any princes or other nobles. Mu Yunyao stretched out her hand and stroked the ice sculpture cat’s head when her thoughts settled. Her fingertip was completely cold, and the chill spread from her arm to the bottom of her heart, causing her eyes to become colder as well. “You felt move for a moment, and it would not last long. It’s just a time of confusion. I think Yue Wang will not put it in his heart.” 

Withdrawing her finger, Mu Yunyao laid back on the bed. She did her best to suppress the mixed emotions in her heart and fell asleep in a daze. It was unknown how long she slept, and she only felt a burning pain in her body, as if someone had placed it on top of a fire. She couldn’t help but curl her eyebrows. 

“Yao’er, Yao’er, are you awake?” Su Qing’s face was filled with fatigue and worry. When she heard Mu Yunyao’s movements, she immediately called out her softly. 

Mu Yunyao struggled to open her eyes and felt a splitting headache: “Mother....” The moment she opened her mouth, she realized that her throat was hoarse and she was in excruciating pain, causing her to furrow her brows even tighter. 

Su Qing hurriedly helped her up. She was anxious and distressed as she said, “Child, you don’t know how to close the window when you sleep. If it wasn’t for Mother to call you when you didn’t wake up in the morning, I’m afraid that you would be more seriously ill!” 

Mu Yunyao was a little groggy. “What happened to me?” 

“I asked Doctor Zhang to look, and he said you got wind-cold. He already prescribed medicine for you, and Jin Lan had already simmered it. So, you should get up and drink some porridge first, then drink the medicine, and lie down on the bed and rest afterward.” 

Mu Yunyao raised her head to look at the window. The window was tightly shut, and there was no sign of the ice lantern. “Mother, that window....” 

“Did you open it yourself?” Su Qing looked at her and helplessly pulled at the corner of her blanket. “You can’t do this from now on. Even if the room feels hot and stuffy, close the window briefly. You can’t keep sleeping with the bed open.” 

Mu Yunyao nodded, “I understand, Mother.” 

She blinked her misty eyes, and her cheeks blushed slightly. Su Qing couldn’t bear to continue talking with her. “Sleep for a while longer. Mother will go down and see if the porridge is ready.” 

Mu Yunyao lay down obediently before falling asleep again in a daze. 

 

She didn’t get sick very often, but it was difficult for her to get well once she got sick. She always gets better and worse intermittently, but no matter how many medicines she took, it was useless. She could only wait for her illness to pass. Who would have thought that after being fine for over a year, she would fall ill at the start of the New Year? 

When she woke again, Jin Lan and Jin Qiao were guarding by her side. 

“Miss, it’s all the servants’ fault, I played too late last night, so I didn’t come to stand guard for Miss.” 

After waking up from her sleep, Mu Yunyao regained some energy. “The blame must not be on you. Earlier, I said I do not like having someone guarding me outside at night. When you came over this morning, did you see anything in the window?” 

They shook their heads, “I didn’t see anything. Did Miss lose something?” 

“Last night, on a whim, I gathered a snowman and placed it by the window. It must have melted.” 

“That’s highly likely. When this servant came over this morning, I saw water stains by the window.” Mu Yunyao didn’t say anything else. After eating the porridge and resting momentarily, she drank another bowl of medicine before resting again. Every time she was sick, she became strangely addicted to sleeping. This time, she slept until the sky turned dark before she woke up. Her thick quilt covered her body, causing her to sweat profusely. At this time, she felt very uncomfortable. 

“Jin Lan?” 

There was no response from anyone outside the room after she called out. Mu Yunyao frowned slightly, then pulled back her blanket and left the bed. 

“Don’t you know that you’re sick? Do you still dare to come down at this time?” The cold voice carried a trace of concern, causing Mu Yunyao to freeze on the spot. 

“Fourth Master, why are you here? Where are Jin Lan and the rest?” 

“How did you get sick?” Yue Wang didn’t reply to Mu Yunyao’s words. 

Mu Yunyao smiled and spoke indifferently, “How can a person not get sick when they eat whole grains. It’s just that I was especially unlucky and actually fell ill during the New Year.” 

Yue Wang scrutinized her, his eyes revealing an unfathomable look: “Where is the ice lantern I gave you last night?” 

Mu Yunyao’s smile did not change, “Didn’t Fourth Master throw it away? Why did you come and ask me? If you really want to know, go down the stairs and search. Maybe you can find it.” 

“You take a good rest first. After you’ve recovered, then you can think about other things.” 

“Thank you for your concern, Fourth Master.” 

Yue Wang nodded and turned to leave. 

Not long after he left, Jin Lan came in with a medicine bowl. “Miss, you’ve woken up. I just went to bring medicine. Coincidentally, Madam called Jin Qiao to the front courtyard for some matters, so she didn’t stay in front of you.” 

“I’m fine. I’m sweating all over, and it feels really uncomfortable. Can you help me prepare some hot water? I want to wash up a bit.” 

“How can we do that? Miss, you have caught a cold. You can’t afford to get any more chill right now!” Jin Lan hurriedly shook her head. 

“Don’t worry. I know how to do medicine. You should prepare hot water so it won’t catch a cold.” 

“That won’t do!” Su Qing walked in and intentionally gave her a sharp look. “Mother can’t stand it for a while, so you played around with it. How can a person who has caught a cold still want to take a bath?”

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