Yes, headache!!!

Yun Wanqing had a sudden idea, released Lady Yun’s clothes, and pretended to hold her head.

[Oh, mother, my head suddenly hurts so much, it must be because I haven’t rested enough. I’ll sleep a bit more, okay, mother...]

Lady Yun: "..."

Before she could respond, the little bundle in her arms had already closed her eyes and started to snore. Lady Yun sighed, even more convinced in her heart that her two daughters must be hiding something from her.

But since the sisters had already made an agreement, she feared that even if she pressed them, she wouldn’t be able to get anything out of them.

She could only wait for them to confess on their own.

Turning her head to look at the soundly sleeping Yun Wanyao, Lady Yun shook her head and left, holding Yun Wanqing.

When she woke up, it was already afternoon.

Yun Wanyao turned over, looking at the empty space beside her on the bed. Her eyes suddenly paused. Where was her little sister? What time was it now?

She instinctively turned to look out the window. The sunlight was just right, streaming in through the thin window screen, casting a shallow golden glow.

A blurred image suddenly flashed in her mind, and in a daze, she seemed to hear her mother entering the room and talking to her sister. She wanted to get up and see, but she was too sleepy and couldn’t open her eyes no matter how hard she tried.

That’s right, her little sister was definitely taken away by their mother.

When their mother left, she didn’t wake her up, probably thanks to her sister.

"Hua Wu."

Yun Wanyao rubbed her forehead and lazily sat up from the bed.

Hearing the noise, the door was pushed open, and a little maid hurriedly came in, running over to the bed in a few steps. But it wasn’t Hua Wu.

"Miss is awake. I’ll help you change your clothes now."

"Han Shao, why is it you? Where’s Hua Wu?"

Yun Wanyao looked at the little maid in surprise. She had clearly called for Hua Wu; Hua Wu was her personal maid, so why had Han Shao come instead?

"Miss, Hua Wu, Hua Wu..."

The little maid stammered, unable to say a complete sentence for a long time, almost driving Yun Wanyao to frustration.

She pulled off the quilt on her body and said urgently, "What’s wrong with Hua Wu? Hurry and tell me."

"Miss, Hua Wu is indisposed, so I’ll be attending to you closely for the next couple of days."

"Why is she indisposed? What exactly happened to her??"

Yun Wanyao frowned and continued to press for answers.

After pressing for a long time, she finally understood that Hua Wu had fallen ill.

Last night, under her command, Hua Wu had been calming Lady Yun. Lady Yun had stayed up all night waiting for news, only to wait in vain all night, never even seeing Hua Wu.

As the sky began to brighten, Lady Yun could no longer hold back and sent a maid to call Hua Wu for questioning. It was then discovered that Hua Wu had stayed outside the window all night, enduring the piercing cold wind, which gave her a chill and caused a high fever.

By the time she was found, she was already burning hot and unconscious, so Lady Yun had her carried back to her room and sent someone to call the household doctor.

"It’s my fault for harming Hua Wu. In this cold weather, that silly girl stayed outside all night. How could she be so foolish..."

Yun Wanyao murmured guiltily, hurrying to get out of bed.

"Help me dress and wash. I need to go see Hua Wu."

"Yes, Miss."

After quickly washing up, Yun Wanyao took the maid to Hua Wu’s room. Hua Wu was still asleep, her delicate face burning red from the fever.

Yun Wanyao reached out and touched her forehead, feeling the heat in her palm, filling her heart with discomfort.

"Xiao Lan, did the household doctor say when Hua Wu will get better?"

She looked at the little maid who was arranged to care for Hua Wu, her face full of concern as she asked.

"Miss, the household doctor prescribed medicine for Sister Hua Wu, saying that if she takes it on time, her fever will subside in a day at the earliest, or two or three days at the latest..."

"The household doctor also said that in these two days, someone needs to stay by Sister Hua Wu’s side constantly to ensure that the high fever doesn’t persist and cause brain damage."

Yun Wanyao nodded, saying, "Mm, I understand. Until Hua Wu recovers, you and Xiao Mo will take care of her together."

"You two must take good care of her. If anything happens, report it to me immediately. There must be no negligence."

The two little maids promptly responded respectfully.

After that, Yun Wanyao sat by the bed, remaining by Hua Wu’s side all along.

Hua Wu’s fever was severe. She would twitch occasionally, murmuring some vague and broken words, her forehead wet with sweat, her lips dry and cracked.

"Xiao Lan, give Hua Wu some water to drink..."

"Xiao Mo, wipe the sweat off her body and help her change into a dry set of clothes. I can see her clothes are all wet, and she must be uncomfortable wearing them..."

As a pampered young lady, Yun Wanyao wasn’t skilled at taking care of the sick, and Hua Wu was suffering greatly, so she didn’t overestimate her abilities and instead instructed the two maids to get to work.

While the two maids were busy, a maid from the front courtyard came to find her.

On the butler’s orders, the maid from the front courtyard brought her a letter, saying it was delivered by someone from the princess.

Yun Wanyao: "?????"

Why did the princess suddenly think of sending her a letter?

She accepted the letter with skepticism, and at a glance, she knew the maid had been deceived. The letter wasn’t from the princess but from someone pretending to be her.

The handwriting on the envelope was bold and domineering, exuding an aura of pride. It seemed so familiar, she couldn’t think of anyone else but the emperor. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Ah, I’m in trouble..."

Yun Wanyao bit her lip anxiously. Seeing this letter reminded her of something very important.

That night, the emperor had seriously instructed her to go to the palace the next day to receive an imperial decree and to visit him daily in the palace.

Out of respect for the imperial decree, she naturally agreed. But due to Yun Wanye and her little sister confessing their feelings, she had completely forgotten about it.

Yesterday she had stood the emperor up, and today she received his letter. Who knows what was written in it?

Was it to question her, or something else?

Presumably, he was very angry, right?

What to do?

What is the crime for missing an appointment with the emperor?

Yun Wanyao scratched her head and paced around like an ant on a hot pot, at a loss for what to do.

"Oh, if only my little sister were here!"

She sighed in frustration, staring at the characters on the envelope with great indecision. A moment later, she decided to read the letter first, adopting a look as if she were going to her execution to open the letter.

Unfolding the paper, there was only one sentence written, but it made Yun Wanyao’s headache worse.

’Yun Wanyao, I order you to enter the palace immediately. Dare to miss an appointment with me, think carefully about how to explain to me.’

Just by reading the words, one could feel his anger.

Yun Wanyao’s heart couldn’t help but skip a few beats. If this matter wasn’t resolved properly, she feared he might come after her at night.

But how exactly could she resolve this properly?

"Xiao Lan, Xiao Mo, I have to go out for a bit. Take good care of Hua Wu."

She hastily instructed, lifting her skirt as she ran out.