Quick Wear: The first person to love the host

Chapter 404 The Substitute Bride Becomes a Reality (5)

As rumors about a wedding dress spread wildly among the servants in the mansion, Qi Jinyu, the mistress of the house, was worrying about the few outer robes in her hands.

Purple makes you look older, so it's not a good choice.

Black is too somber, so it's still not suitable.

It's true what they say, you only realize how little clothing you have when you need it. He really didn't know which outfit to wear, so he called a maid and said, "Go and ask the people in the main courtyard what color they're wearing today. Do it quietly, don't make a fuss."

It was quite a coincidence that the girl who was called away was the young maid Pu Ye.

The little maid Pu Ye almost couldn't hold back her laughter when she heard the order. She turned around and walked quite a distance before daring to laugh out loud. She never expected that His Highness would have such a tender side.

She returned quickly, though her face showed some anxiety. "Your Highness, the Imperial Concubine hasn't gotten up yet; she says she's suddenly developed a high fever..."

Upon hearing that Su Ziyu had a fever, Qi Jinyu felt a chill run from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head, and the blood in her limbs and bones seemed to freeze instantly.

Suppressed and resisted memories were suddenly awakened at this moment.

It was as if it had pierced through time, turning into countless cold needles that pierced his heart once more.

This caught Qi Jinyu off guard.

He was completely panicked and couldn't remember how he rushed out of the side courtyard or into the main courtyard. He just kept telling himself to be faster and faster.

He could no longer bear the thought of losing Su Ziyu again.

Inside the bridal chamber, the wedding candles had burned out completely.

Qi Jinyu rushed into the room and immediately saw the person on the bed.

Su Ziyu curled up in the red wedding quilt, only her small face visible. Her delicate face was flushed an unnatural red against the backdrop of the quilt, and her lips were dry.

His eyes were closed, and his breathing was barely perceptible.

The appearance of him was almost exactly the same as when I finally met him in my previous life.

The shock and anger of regaining something only to lose it again, like vines and thorns, instantly tightened around his neck, making it impossible for him to breathe.

Qi Jinyu strode to the bedside, pushed aside the willow leaves blocking her way, and tremblingly checked his nose with her fingers. Confirming that he was still breathing, her tense nerves finally relaxed a little.

Then, he touched Su Ziyu's cheek and forehead with the back of his hand; they were very hot.

“He was perfectly fine yesterday, how did he suddenly develop a fever? Where is the doctor? Go and fetch Dr. Jiang. If anything happens to him, I will make you all pay with your lives.”

Qi Jinyu's eyes were bloodshot, and it felt like a volcano was erupting in her chest, burning away all her reason. She roared at everyone in the room, and in an instant, all the maids and servants serving her knelt on the ground.

Because of its proximity, Liu Ye was the first to be held accountable.

Qi Jinyu grabbed Liu Ye by the front of her shirt, the force of which nearly caused Liu Ye to stumble and fall. "How did you take care of him? Someone, drag him away..."

Before she could finish speaking, a warm, damp hand, with a weak, almost imperceptible force, gently shook Qi Jinyu's forearm sleeve, which was taut from the extreme force.

The movement was very light, but Qi Jinyu still managed to catch it.

He glared at Liu Ye fiercely, then abruptly released her hand. In the instant he turned around, all the madness in his eyes vanished, leaving only an intensely suppressed, bottomless darkness.

He slowly bent down, his movements gentle and careful, as if afraid of breaking something, and gently grasped the damp hand that was tugging at his sleeve in his palm.

The scorching heat kept coming, burning his heart with pain.

His voice was deep, "Was I talking too loud and woke you up? How are you feeling now?"

Qi Jinyu knew all too well how frail and weak Su Ziyu was.

Thinking back to her past life, she remembered how the other person had gone to great lengths to get close to her for the sake of her younger sister, using various coincidences and seemingly genuine attempts to build a relationship. At the time, she was unhappy with her father's arranged marriage and consequently disliked the imperial concubines. So, out of a mischievous impulse, she allowed the other person to get close to her.

Unexpectedly, in their subsequent interactions, she was captivated by the other person's powerful personal charm and developed unusual feelings for him.

He then considered taking the man to the frontier, but fearing the man would discover his intentions, he devised a roundabout plan: to take his sister with him. He reasoned that given the man's protective nature towards his sister, he would surely go along.

As a result, this person offered him a bribe, the amount of which was so large that he could not refuse directly. After refusing several times, he asked Su Ziyu to go to the frontier in place of his sister, and Su Ziyu agreed.

They had clearly agreed that when they arrived at the frontier, they would take him horseback riding on the vast grasslands, eating meat and drinking wine to their hearts' content. However, just before they set off, Su Ziyu succumbed to a minor cold and passed away without leaving a single word, leaving Su Ziyu with a lifelong regret.

At this moment, Su Ziyu slightly opened her eyes, her gaze misty with tears due to the fever and discomfort. "Your Highness..."

He paused, as if gathering his strength, and then said softly in a hoarse voice, "...It has nothing to do with them, it's just that I'm weak."

"They're all in so much pain, and you're still making excuses for them."

Qi Jinyu gritted her teeth, furious at his lack of ambition.

Just then, Dr. Jiang came in carrying his medicine box. As soon as he entered, he started shouting, "No, I was just here. How long has it been? Why did you call me back again?"

Dr. Jiang was over fifty years old and a small old man with a thick beard.

As the junior brother of the Valley Master of Divine Healer Valley, he loves to treat all kinds of rare and difficult diseases. For this reason, he has been traveling around to treat and save people. A few years ago, he was invited to the frontier to treat Qi Jinyu. Then he began to fight against Qi Jinyu's headache. So far, he has not found a cure.

Qi Jinyu turned her head and said succinctly, "That Tianshan Purple Lotus is yours. I only have one request: use the best medicine and do everything you can to bring his fever down."

Upon hearing this, Dr. Jiang immediately burst into laughter.

Good heavens, the Purple Lotus of Tianshan is a rare treasure.

He had asked Qi Jinyu for some before, but the guy refused no matter what, saying that the color was just unusual and that he should buy something else. He said he wanted to find a sucker to sell this purple lotus to raise money for military rations.

Now they just give it to me without batting an eye.

It really is true that heroes can't resist the charms of beautiful women.

Hehe, that's not right either.

The woman on the bed wasn't some beautiful young lady; she was clearly a handsome young man with rosy lips and white teeth.

"Very well, I will prescribe another dose of medicine. This... Imperial Concubine is already weak, it would be best for her to rest in bed for a few days and not to overexert herself."

Meanwhile, in the reception room inside the mansion.

As soon as Eunuch Li entered the mansion, the steward invited him to the reception room, served him the finest tea, and then asked him to wait a moment, citing that His Highness had not yet risen.

As a result, who knows how much time passed during this wait.

Seeing that the pot of tea was almost finished and there was still no sign of anyone, Eunuch Li impatiently slammed the teacup down, making a loud bang as it hit the table.

"Guards, I must go see the Crown Prince in person."