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Chapter 22: My Little Brother is So Annoying!
Chapter 22: My Little Brother is So Annoying!
The two children whispered to each other for a while before Doctor Liu urged Feng Xuanrui to rest: "You just broke your fever, and we don't know if it will come back. Go back to bed and rest up so you can regain your strength quickly."
Even if Feng Xuanrui wanted to go and release the river lanterns, he would have to wait until his body had recovered.
Su Su also realized that her brother was not yet well.
Thinking about how uncomfortable she had felt when she was sick, Su Su hurriedly pushed Feng Xuanrui back towards the bed, "Brother, go back to bed and rest. We can go out again after you're feeling better."
Not wanting her brother to worry or always be concerned about her, Su Su thought for a moment before adding in a soft voice, "Brother, I won't leave. I'll stay here with you."
Upon hearing that his sister wasn't going anywhere, Feng Xuanrui happily climbed back into bed. He even purposely squeezed himself further inside, leaving the outer space for his sister, and then patted the bed, gesturing to Su Su, "Sister, come up. Let's stay together."
At these words, Qing Shan's vision darkened, and he quickly reached out to stop him, "Young Master, that won't do! That won't do at all!"
Su Su was still very young, but Sixth Young Master, you're already ten years old. It's not appropriate for you to sleep in the same bed as your sister anymore!
As soon as he heard these words, Feng Xuanrui pouted and turned away, clearly unhappy, "I want to. Don't bother me!"
Qing Shan dared not say another word and could only look pleadingly towards Doctor Liu for help.
Doctor Liu just chuckled in response, "They're just children."
This meant that he didn't mind.
Doctor Liu's response took into consideration multiple factors.
One was that the Great Xia dynasty had an open-minded culture, so even if others found out, they wouldn't say much about it.
The other reason was that Su Su was still very young, so there was no need to be so cautious as to affect the sibling relationship negatively.
Hearing Doctor Liu's words, Feng Xuanrui became happy again, and his proud little face lit up, "When we return to the capital, there will be rewards all around."
After saying this, he quickly lay back down with a thump.
Su Su had just reached the edge of the bed and was about to climb up when she saw her brother like this. Her little face paled in fear, and she opened her mouth, but it took a long while before she could finally speak in a trembling voice, "Brother, what's wrong?"
Feng Xuanrui lay stiffly in bed, his voice much weaker than before, "I have no energy left."
Upon hearing this, Doctor Liu quickly took two steps forward and felt his head.
Not good.
His temperature had risen again.
The temperature of a child's fever was simply unpredictable.
It also greatly affected one's mental state.
So when Feng Xuanrui's demeanor changed, Doctor Liu immediately knew something was amiss.
Feng Xuanrui had already taken his medicine, and in the short term, if the situation wasn't dire, he couldn't be forced to take more.
Now, they could only try to bring his temperature down physically.
Su Su worriedly helped from the side.
With Qing Shan, Qing Shui, Di Jiao, and Di Yu present, they didn't really need a little girl like Su Su to help.
But since the young girl was concerned, Doctor Liu let her sit by the bed and keep watch.
Su Su obediently curled up by the bed without a word, occasionally reaching out to hold Feng Xuanrui's hand and feel his temperature.
She was quite worried because during the previous winter, two children in the village had lost their lives due to high fevers.
Su Su was very scared that her brother would suffer the same fate.
Feeling the slight trembling of the small hand holding his, Feng Xuanrui turned his head and smiled at Su Su, "Sister, don't be afraid. It's just a small issue. I'll be fine soon!"
As Feng Xuanrui spoke, his voice lacked energy, and Su Su's eyes reddened as she looked at him, feeling heartbroken.
When she showed her emotion like this, Feng Xuanrui also felt distressed.
As the heat rose, he too felt uncomfortable, and his eyes reddened.
The two children held hands, their eyes reddened, and they each forcefully held back their tears.
Watching from the side, Doctor Liu felt a mixture of heartache and amusement.
He thought, "If one of these two children starts to cry out loud, the other will definitely follow suit and wail as well!"
Fortunately, the two children remained tight-lipped, much to Doctor Liu's silent relief.
With a cold cloth on his head, Feng Xuanrui couldn't keep turning to look at Su Su.
Without the exchange of gazes, the emotions of the two children gradually calmed.
Still feeling uneasy, Su Su asked the system in a soft voice, "Will my brother be alright?"
Medical conditions in ancient times were truly unpredictable.
However, the system couldn't tell the truth.
[Rest assured, Su Su!]
[Su Su, you still need to tell your brother a bedtime story!]
Thinking about bedtime stories, Su Su nodded obediently and asked Feng Xuanrui in a soft voice, "Brother, shall I tell you a bedtime story?"
As someone as privileged as the young master of a princely mansion, Feng Xuanrui had never experienced the luxury of bedtime stories.
Hearing Su Su's suggestion, he looked perplexed. "Huh? Bedtime story? What's that?"
Su Su didn't quite understand it herself. She even struggled to recall the story clearly, hesitating as she spoke. "I don't really know. It's just... a pit that can hold forty thousand children."
"A pit that holds forty thousand children? Why? How big is this pit, can it really hold that many?"
Feng Xuanrui's confusion led him to question Su Su directly.
However, Su Su herself had no idea! She had looked just as perplexed when Uncle Shi had first told her, feeling only admiration for him.
The two children whispered to each other, while the adults were busy with their own tasks and didn't pay close attention.
Their primary concern remained Feng Xuanrui's recurring fever.
After feeling his pulse, Doctor Liu nodded to Di Jiao. "Wait for half a shichen. According to the new prescription, use three bowls of water for one bowl of medicine."
Di Jiao nodded in response and skillfully helped Qing Shan change the cloth on Feng Xuanrui's head.
The two children couldn't reach a conclusion about the deep pit and the children it held.
Su Su couldn't quite understand, so she brought up the topic of 'saving the brother.'
She didn't remember what Dongpo Uncle had told her: "When you make a mistake, write a letter to your brother and save him."
She only remembered the part about 'saving the brother.'
Upon hearing the word 'brother,' Feng Xuanrui immediately rolled his eyes. "Sister, let me tell you, brothers are all no good!"
"Bad brothers, we won't play with them!"
"I have a brother at home, and he's such a nuisance, a farting machine!"
...
Su Su looked perplexed, thinking of her cousin. She felt that what her brother had said made sense, so she agreed, "Yes, a nuisance, a farting machine!"
Seeing his sister agreeing with him, Feng Xuanrui proudly shook his head, but Qing Shan quickly restrained him. "Young Master, the cloth! Remember the cloth on your head!"
Feng Xuanrui reluctantly obeyed and lay still, but his mouth kept moving.
He mainly continued to speak ill of his brother, insisting that he was far inferior to his sister.
"My sister may be a little bald, but she's so adorable."
"My sister may stink a bit, but after a good wash, she smells fine."
...
Doctor Liu: ...
Being able to speak so much indicated that his condition wasn't too concerning.
Su Su sat there obediently, listening to Feng Xuanrui's words.
What he said was entirely new to her, and she found it fascinating.
Feng Xuanrui talked himself tired and fell asleep, but Su Su remained sitting cross-legged by the bed, her chin resting on her hands as she pondered.
Until...
The system reminded her.
[Su Su, it's bedtime story time. Do you want to listen to the story now?]
(End of Chapter)
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