Yuxiu left in a hurry.
Only Qu Luqin, her maid, and another maid from Prince Ying's palace were left in the room.
Qu Luqin's maid stepped forward and said to the little maid standing by the side with a smile: "Is there any pre-rain Longjing here? This is what our young lady likes to drink the most. I wonder if we have any here?"
"I'll go and take a look." The little maid responded and turned to walk out.
The master and servant looked at each other, and Qu Luqin's maid stepped forward and stood at the window, paying attention to the movements outside.
Qu Luqin looked at the bed. "Qu Moying" on the bed was motionless. There had been no movement since she came in. He might have been sleeping.
She stood up and walked quickly to the table that Qu Moying had placed in front of the bed. She picked up an empty teacup in front of her, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, and carefully wiped the teacup several times. Then she put the teacup back in place, stuffed the handkerchief into her sleeve, still holding the same handkerchief, and then she returned to the chair where she had sat before.
The whole process was extremely fast and was completed in just a few steps.
Qu Luqin returned to her chair and breathed a sigh of relief. Her eyes once again fell on the figure of Qu Moying in the gauze curtain. She didn't think that Qu Moying would wake up at this time. Even if he woke up, what would it matter? Could he see clearly what he was doing? He was already a dying person.
Although she thought so in her heart, she was still worried. Qu Luqin stood up again and walked towards the bed to check on Qu Moying's current condition.
"Miss, someone is coming." The maid suddenly warned in a low voice.
Qu Luqin immediately sat down again, pulled the hem of her skirt, and looked the same as before.
Yuxiu came in hurriedly, wiped the sweat from her head, walked to the bed, lifted the gauze curtain and looked inside, then frowned and walked out.
Qu Luqin stood up and asked with concern: "How is the princess?"
"It's still the same." Yuxiu said with a bitter smile.
"Do you want to see another doctor?" Qu Luqin suggested.
"Why not believe in the imperial physician's medical skills?" Yuxiu shook her head helplessly and bit her lip. It was obvious that she was suppressing her grief.
"Although the imperial physician's medical skills are the best, he may not specialize in this area. We can invite some famous doctors to come for a consultation. It will be better than the current situation. I have been here for such a long time, and the princess got up when she was taking medicinal food. She doesn't even want to have lunch?" Qu Luqin's voice was very low.
"The princess is not in good health and can't have lunch. Miss Luqin, please go and have lunch first." Yuxiu said with a sigh.
"It's... like this?" Qu Luqin asked.
Yuxiu didn't answer this time, her eyes became red. She was just a maid. So what if she was extremely anxious? Now she could only pray to God.
Qu Luqin had already re-evaluated Qu Moying's health in her heart and felt that this matter should happen soon, so she had to ask her grandmother to send someone to tell Qu Moying about this matter as soon as possible.
It would be much better for Qu Moying to bring up this matter than for the Qu family to bring it up themselves. If Qu Moying was unable to speak by then, he would have to get the maid in front of him to agree.
Now it is even more important to make friends with this maid. When Qu Moying cannot speak, this maid can take half of the responsibility.
Qu Luqin pursed her lips, looking at a loss, and suddenly said: "Princess, I can't eat in this state. I won't eat lunch or dinner. I will take a bath and change clothes later. I will pray for the princess tonight, maybe it will be of some use."
"Is this... useful?" Yuxiu raised her eyes and asked anxiously.
At this time, as long as you think it is useful, you will try it, even if you thought it was ridiculous before. Yuxiu was obviously tempted.
"It should be of some use. God is watching over us. Princess Ying is such a good person, she shouldn't have suffered this disaster. It must be that the gods didn't notice. We should pray to the gods who passed by and let them see it. Maybe the princess can be saved." Qu Luqin said, "It's best for a blood relative to pray for blessings. The princess and I are from the same clan, so we are blood relatives. It would be better for me to go."
"This... I'll trouble you, Miss Luqin."
"What trouble? This is originally my job. I came here just to make the princess get better soon. If the princess continues to be like this... I... How can I go back home with the face?" Qu Luqin lowered her head and wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, making her eye sockets slightly red.
Yuxiu also shed tears silently!
"You don't have to worry too much. The princess is such a good person, she will definitely get better." Qu Luqin said again.
“Princess…” Yuxiu was so sad that she couldn’t continue speaking.
A little maid came in with a can of tea in her hand. It was the Longjing tea before the rain that Qu Luqin had just ordered.
Before she could say anything, the maid beside Qu Luqin had already taken it and waved her hand to her lips, signaling her not to speak and not to disturb the Princess of England who was sleeping on the bed.
The little maid understood and stepped back, still standing by the side.
Yuxiu glanced at her, then looked at the tea leaves brought by the maid, and didn't pay much attention.
"Just now... what happened outside? Why is it so urgent?" After the tea incident was safely resolved, Qu Luqin asked why Yuxiu had hurried out just now.
"Our prince is coming." Yuxiu wiped away her tears and said.
"His Royal Highness the King of England is coming over? Now?" Qu Luqin was startled and stood up.
"They are on their way and should be here soon." Yuxiu said, "The steward asked me to prepare it first, so as not to displease the prince."
Even at this time, the King of England is still only concerned about whether he likes it or not, whether he is happy or not. This shows Qu Moying's status and position.
Qu Luqin sneered in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She said worriedly, "Since the prince is coming, I'll leave first!"
Yuxiu looked at "Qu Moying" lying on the bed, then looked at Qu Luqin, and said in embarrassment: "Miss Luqin doesn't have to leave. You are here to take care of the princess, and the princess agreed."
Qu Luqin said righteously, "I am here to take care of Princess Ying. Since I am not needed here, I will go and pray for her. I need to prepare for bathing and changing clothes, and I have to find a suitable place in the manor. I will not pay my respects to the prince yet. Besides, without the princess's request, it would be against etiquette for me to stay here. There is a difference between men and women."
"When the prince comes, I will wake up the princess." Yuxiu advised, "Then the princess will explain, and Miss Luqin will be cleared of her crime. The prince will not blame her."
"Even if the prince won't blame me, we should find a place to stay first. It's rare for the British princess to wake up, so she has to talk to His Royal Highness. What's the point of me staying here? Let's talk about it later. When the princess is well again, she will have a chance to see the prince again."
Qu Luqin spoke softly, speaking completely from Qu Moying's perspective.
Yuxiu's affection for her grew stronger. She looked at Qu Luqin with gratitude and bowed deeply again: "Ms. Luqin, I would like to thank you on behalf of the princess."
"We are sisters, why bother to thank each other." Qu Luqin shook her hand and looked back at the figure lying on the bed. "Since His Royal Highness the King of England is here, why don't you let the princess get up and have a rest? The King of England will be here soon, so we have to tidy up."
She had been lying in bed for so long, motionless, and completely asleep. If she wanted to wake up, she had to be woken up first, or put on some makeup, so that she could see the King of England.
What Qu Luqin said was reasonable.
Yuxiu nodded, "Then I will wake up the princess first."
As he spoke, he walked over to the bed, stretched out his hand to half-lift the gauze curtain, and crawled into it. The gauze curtain fell down, and he heard her calling in a low voice: "Princess...Princess..."
After calling several times, I finally heard a slight movement on the bed.
Yuxiu reached out to help the person on the bed, and said softly, "Princess, please be careful. How are you? Are you feeling unwell?"
The sound from the bed was very low, so low that it was almost inaudible. Even if Qu Luqin pricked up her ears, she could only hear a low sound that was almost a whisper.
This shows how weak the person on the bed is.
With a weak body and weak qi, how can such a dilapidated body take the position of the Princess of England? Look, she is so sick that she has to get up and get herself ready before she can see the King of England.
In her heart, she laughed at Qu Moying, saying that she was only a title for the Princess of England, but her face was still full of concern. She stood up and walked to the table near the bed, reached out and picked up an empty teacup, poured water into it, and the water was not hot after a while. She shook it a few times and felt that it was about right, so she took a step forward and leaned over to say, "Drink some water first, take it easy, don't rush."
Yuxiu responded, slowly put the person in the gauze tent down, and gave him a cushion to lean on. Then she came out of the gauze tent, took the cup from Qu Luqin, thanked her, looked at Qu Luqin, hesitated for a moment and said, "Miss Luqin, would you like me to help you give the princess some water?"
"Is it not possible to do it alone?" Qu Luqin looked at the gauze curtain that was still falling and asked doubtfully, "Isn't this gauze curtain inconvenient?"
"The princess is not in good health. The imperial physician said that she cannot be exposed to the wind too much, but we cannot block all the windows in this kind of weather. Lowering the gauze curtains like this may still have some effect," Yuxiu explained.
"This place is too small. If I go in, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to turn around. You should go alone. I will find a suitable place now so that we can worship and pray in the evening." Qu Luqin thought about it and still refused.
Yuxiu was just being polite. The two of them squeezed to the bed. It was indeed very crowded when the gauze curtain was dropped in front of the bed.
"Miss Luqin, please go and do your work first. Our prince will come over later, and I will explain the matter to him." Yuxiu nodded.
Qu Luqin was very satisfied with what he said. She was not in a hurry to see the King of England. After Qu Moying's death, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future. Why should she rush
She was very satisfied with Yuxiu's kindness. Qu Moying was so ill now, and after taking the large amount of debilitating medicine she had rubbed into the cup, he would not have much time left, maybe within two days. Yuxiu, the maid, was very important. She had to let this maid and everyone else see her love for Qu Moying...