Chapter 198 Shen Li's Powerful Physique
Chapter 198 Shen Li's Powerful Physique
"It's still the same news from yesterday. He's secretly investigating the situation in the counties that Madam can't reach. He'll report to Madam as soon as he finds anything unusual, so don't worry."
Gu Chang'an waved his hand, he was relieved, but also worried.
With Ah Li's abilities, disaster relief and suppressing rebellions would not be difficult for her. However, the epidemic worried him, as Ah Li's body did not seem as strong as she claimed.
Liu Yue was unwilling to give up after leaving the study. She had tried the method suggested by the Crown Prince's concubine, and even the incense had a slight aphrodisiac effect, but she still failed.
Zhou Qianqian has a lot of fancy words, but her advice is really unreliable.
She needs to find another way to meet her, and just let the higher-ups grant her a marriage directly, instead of going through all this trouble.
Liu Yue walked towards her courtyard, preoccupied with her own plans, completely unaware that someone was following her.
Yu Die watched her enter the courtyard, lean against a tree, take out a notebook, and write with her charcoal pencil: 'Went to the study to see the master on the evening of the tenth, returned shortly after, muttering to herself, seemingly resentful.'
After writing it, she felt it wasn't detailed enough, so she added: 'Before going to the study, she made soup, and outside the study door, she had intimate contact with Chunsheng; the situation was ambiguous.'
Under the moonlight, one could vaguely see that the notebook had many words written on it, among which there was a vague mention of the Crown Prince's concubine.
Yu Die was very satisfied with her record. Luckily, her mistress kept a close eye on her studies, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to learn so many words.
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Late at night, Shen Li realized that she seemed to have a fever and her head was dizzy. The words on the official documents kept swirling in front of her eyes, but she couldn't read them.
She realized that she might have also contracted the disease, so she didn't call anyone, but poured herself a cup of hot water, drank it, and went to bed to rest.
Perhaps she was sick, or perhaps she had been working hard for days, but she slept until noon the next day without getting up. In her drowsy state, she heard many people enter the room, including Old Man Zou's voice.
She didn't wake up until the afternoon. When she opened her eyes, she saw the veiled maid beside her and exclaimed with delight, "My lady, you're awake! You're finally awake! The whole household was so worried!"
How could they not be anxious? The Censor-in-Chief is an imperial envoy, and if anything happens to him, the local officials will definitely be held accountable.
Those who serve her closely are even less likely to get away with it.
Shen Li tried to get up, but the maid pressed her down, saying, "You can't get up. The divine doctor said you have contracted an epidemic and need to rest in bed."
"Is it really an epidemic?" Shen Li smiled bitterly upon hearing this. She had thought that she could ignore the epidemic with her own physical constitution, but she hadn't expected to be so overconfident.
"But don't worry, the divine doctor said the prescription has been developed and is being tested. If it works well, he will send it to you," the maid reassured her.
Shen Li said calmly, "It's alright, I can handle it. Tell the kitchen to prepare more food for me."
She really needs to eat more. She couldn't eat much before, but now that she's sick, she can't worry about that anymore.
"Yes, I will have the kitchen prepare some light and delicious food for you."
"No, I want it light, but I also want it greasy and meaty. It doesn't have to be fancy, just a lot of food to fill me up." Shen Li said, taking out two silver notes from under her pillow and handing them over.
"One for you, and one for the kitchen," she said.
The maid's eyes widened as she looked at the hundred taels on the silver note. Wasn't it said that the censor was poor? This one was truly different.
"Thank you for your generosity, sir. I'll go right away." The maid's excitement was tinged with genuine gratitude; she truly didn't feel wronged working for such a master.
After the person left, Shen Li tried to sit up but was unable to. She felt weak in her arms and sore all over, a feeling that was very rare for her and made her feel very uncomfortable.
The downside of being healthy is that she feels particularly uncomfortable when she experiences any physical discomfort, because she has never experienced it before.
I don't know when I'll recover. If Gu Chang'an gets the news, he'll be so anxious he'll want to fly over.
She drank a lot of water infused with medicine, ate a big meal at noon, and then ate again in the evening. However, because she was weak, she ate less than usual, but even so, she still astonished all the maids in the room.
Looking at this adult's size, it's hard to believe he could eat so much, but thinking about it that way, it makes sense; the adult is still at the age where he's growing.
I heard that he hasn't turned eighteen yet.
After eating her fill, Shen Li drank some medicine and lay on the bed. She felt as if she had a fever again and drifted off to sleep without knowing what the people around her were saying.
She slept until the afternoon of the next day. When she opened her eyes, she saw the maids around her looking at her with tired but delighted expressions.
If they're still alive and breathing, then their lives have been saved.
"Li girl." Old man Zou rushed in, excitedly saying, "My prescription works. The symptoms of those who drink it have been relieved. You should drink some quickly."
Shen Li then noticed that he was holding a bowl of dark medicine in his hand. Because he was walking fast, his body swayed, and the medicine kept sloshing around on his thumb at the rim of the bowl.
She was still too weak to get up, but her first thought was, "Can I not drink it?"
Old Zou walked to the bedside, pressed his hand on her pulse, and said resolutely, "How can that be? This epidemic is no small matter. It was only because I came that we were able to develop a prescription so quickly. If you don't take the medicine, how will you get better... um?"
The old man paused after muttering to himself, put down the medicine, and gestured for Shen Li to take out her other hand. After taking her pulse, he went straight to feel Shen Li's forehead.
He withdrew his hand with a look of astonishment, his weathered eyes filled with disbelief.
"Don't scare me. Apart from feeling very weak, I don't feel uncomfortable anywhere else." Shen Li swallowed nervously when she saw his expression.
Even though she was reborn and knew a lot about her previous life, she didn't come to provide disaster relief in her previous life, so she was still uncertain about the future.
Will things get worse than the last one as we keep changing them?
"What medicine did you take?" Old Zou finally remembered to ask.
Shen Li herself was unsure, but a maidservant volunteered, "The master only drank the medicine that was given to him, but he hasn't drunk anything since he fell into a deep sleep more than ten hours ago."
Old Zou went from disbelief to being both amused and exasperated: "You really are an extraordinary person, girl."
Seeing the old man's expression, Shen Li felt it wasn't a bad thing, so she waved her hand to let everyone leave.
"There's nothing to hide. You've recovered. Your body killed the disease without any medicine," Old Man Zou said after closing the door.
Shen Li was stunned for a moment, then blinked, then blinked again.
“But I had a high fever last night… Shouldn’t that mean it was serious?” She couldn’t understand it.
“It’s the high fever that killed the disease. Ordinary people can’t do that, but you…” Old Man Zou looked at her and said, “You are extraordinary.”
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