Xia Lu's expression was a little??
It made her even more determined to cover up her disguise well.
The Third Princess took Madam Sun's travels out,
Xia Lu waited for the Jia Zhen to come out of the examination hall.
On the morning of the 19th, Xia Lu had been waiting for the Jia Zhen to come back,
It should be said that..,
She didn't sleep well the whole night. In February of this year,
It was colder than in previous years, which made Xia Lu very worried.
"You're back," Zhong'er's voice sounded.
Xia Lu quickly went out to take a look and found that Zhong'er and another manservant had carried the Jia Zhen back,
Xia Lu quickly asked, "How is Master?"
"His body is a little hot," Zhong'er said.
Xia Lu quickly touched the Jia Zhen's forehead,
Seeing that he was indeed feverish, Xia Lu quickly said, "Zhong'er, send someone to send a doctor.
Quickly send someone to invite the imperial physician. Ziyuan, go and fetch two basins of hot water.
Wipe the Master's body.
Ziteng, go and find a few manservants.
Change the clothes on the Master's body. ",
Xia Lu smelled the Jia Zhen's body.
Even though the weather was still very cold,
After staying in the examination hall for so many days,
The smell on his body was indeed not good.
After Xia Lu wiped the Jia Zhen's body,
After changing into his pajamas, the imperial physician finally came over. He took the Jia Zhen's pulse and said, "The Count is a little hot, but his body is in good condition. After I prescribe a prescription to reduce the fever, the fever will go away by night. However, the Count has worked hard for the imperial examination. For the next two days, you still have to rest in bed. After the fever goes away, I will come back for a follow-up."
"That's good. Thank you, Imperial Physician." Xia Lu heaved a sigh of relief. She still believed in the Imperial Physician's words.
Just as Xia Lu was guarding the Jia Zhen and waiting for him to wake up, someone came to the door. It was said that the person was a manservant of the Jia Zhen's good friend.
Xia Lu knew that the Jia Zhen had recently made two friends. She also knew what their names were. Xia Lu quickly asked Chen Er to bring them to the Honor Hall while she went out to meet them.
"This is our Madam," Chen Er said to the two manservants.
The two manservants knelt in front of Xia Lu and said hurriedly, "Madam, please save our Young Master."
"What's wrong?" Xia Lu looked at Zhong'er. Zhong'er often ran outside with the Jia Zhen. Zhong'er should know the identity of these two people.
"These are Young Master Yuan and Young Master Su's manservants. This year's examination was cold in the spring. Many of the examinees who participated in the examination fell ill after coming out. Young Master Yuan and Young Master Su also fell ill. However, because there were too many students who fell ill in the capital, it was difficult to find a doctor in the medical hall. Young Master Yuan and Young Master Su were indeed seriously ill, so they came to the Jia Residence for help," Zhong'er said.
Xia Lu nodded. Indeed, this February was colder than the previous years. These examinees, however, were allowed to wear five layers of unlined clothing. It was indeed easy for them to fall ill. Even the Jia Zhen, who had been practicing martial arts for many years and had a better body than the ordinary examinees, had fallen ill. "They are Master's friends after all. Zhong'er, let the doctor in the residence go with them."
"Thank you, Madam." After hearing Xia Lu's words, Yuan Lin and Su Jiusi's manservants quickly thanked her.
"Follow me," Zhong'er said.
"Yes." The two manservants quickly followed Zhong'er and left. Xia Lu looked at their departing backs and sighed. Medical treatment in ancient times was not developed. Now that so many students had fallen ill, if something unexpected happened, it would be a pity if he could not pass the examination after ten years of hard work. It seemed that Jia Zhu in the original work also passed the examination, but his body collapsed. In the end, he only left his wife and posthumous child. Because of his death, the Jia family vented their anger on Li Zhi and Jia Lan. Although they were the eldest grandson of the second branch of the Jia family, compared to Jia Baoyu, they were really negligent.
As the imperial physician said, Jia Zhen's fever subsided at night. However, he was still unconscious now. Xia Lu could only sit by the bed and watch over him.
"Madam, it's already three in the morning. You should go and rest for a while. I will stay here and watch over him." Ziyuan looked at Xia Lu with distress. Madam did not sleep well last night, and she did not sleep again today. If Master fell ill, Madam would also fall ill.
"Wait a little longer. I will go and rest when the sun rises." Xia Lu smiled. Jia Zhen was now unconscious, how could she rest well? To be honest, if she had not told Jia Zhen before that she hoped that he would pass the examination for her, Jia Zhen would not have to study so hard. He was already an Earl, so there was no need for him to work so hard. Now, she was just taking care of Jia Zhen for a night. How was it hard? Besides, in modern times, she often stayed up late. After all, those stars had to shoot night scenes, and their makeup artists also had to be on standby to touch up those stars' makeup.
Jia Zhen, who was sleeping on the bed, moved and tried to open his eyes. He said in a hoarse voice, "Violent woman, go and rest." When Ziyuan came in, Jia Zhen woke up, but he could not open his eyes. However, when he heard that Xia Lu had not slept all night and was watching over him, he finally could not hold back and tried to open his eyes.
"You're awake? Are you hungry? I'll get them to bring some food over. "Xia Lu was pleasantly surprised when she heard Jia Zhen's voice.
Jia Zhen struggled to sit up, but he had just been sick and had not eaten for a long time, so he was a little weak. Seeing this, Xia Lu quickly helped him up and placed a pillow behind him so that he could lean on it comfortably.
Jia Zhen looked at Xia Lu and said, "Violent woman, you've lost weight."
Xia Lu smiled, "How am I thin? I didn't suffer in the residence. You, on the other hand, wait a moment, I'll get them to bring you food first." Xia Lu looked to her side and saw that Ziyuan had already gone out to bring the food.
Jia Zhen smiled weakly and said, "The maid beside you is quite tactful."
"How are you? Do you still feel uncomfortable anywhere? "Xia Lu asked.
"No," Jia Zhen shook his head and stared straight at Xia Lu.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Xia Lu felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Jia Zhen.
"Violent woman, I missed you. I missed you so much." Jia Zhen reached out and grabbed Xia Lu's hand.
Xia Lu smiled and moved her butt closer to Jia Zhen. Then, she broke free from Jia Zhen's hand. Under Jia Zhen's stunned gaze, she wrapped her arms around Jia Zhen's neck and kissed him on the cheek. Then, she whispered into Jia Zhen's ear, "I missed you too. I missed you so much. When you went to take the exam, I was thinking, maybe I shouldn't have let you take the imperial examination. If you didn't take the imperial examination, our family would have inherited the title of nobility, so you wouldn't have to suffer so much."
Hearing Xia Lu's words, Jia Zhen grinned and said, "I didn't suffer. Violent woman, just you wait. I will definitely let you wear the title of nobility that I earned through my hard work in the imperial examination. This is what I will give you, not the title of nobility." Jia Zhen also reached out his hands and hugged Xia Lu's waist. He was very satisfied.
Zi Yuan stood at the door of the bedroom with food in her hands. Looking at the two people hugging each other in the bedroom, she couldn't help but smile. Sure enough, her master and madam were different from others. They were very loving. As servants, she was sincerely happy for her master and madam.
After hugging for a while, Xia Lu heard the sound of Jia Zhen's stomach. She couldn't help but smile. She let go of Jia Zhen's neck and left Jia Zhen's arms. She said, "I'll go out and have a look. Let's fill your stomach first."
Jia Zhen pouted and looked at his stomach. He was a little dissatisfied. How disappointing. How could he cry out at this time?
Xia Lu had just gotten up when Zi Yuan came in with food.
After Jia Zhen was full, he directly pulled Xia Lu's hand and said, "Violent woman, sleep with me for a while."
Xia Lu thought for a moment and asked Zi Yuan to take off her coat. Then, she climbed into bed, hugged Jia Zhen, and slept together. For so many years, other than the New Year, she rarely stayed up late. Now, she was a little sleepy.
Jia Zhen also hugged Xia Lu back with a satisfied expression on his face.
When Xia Lu woke up, the sky was already bright. Xia Lu lay on the bed and listened quietly for a while. From outside, she could vaguely hear the voices of Jia Zhen and the four little ones.
"Brother, we miss you so much. You came back yesterday, but Sister-in-law said you were sick and couldn't come to see you. Are you better now?" Jia Yao asked.
"I'm better now. Did you listen to your sister-in-law when you were in the mansion?" Jia Zhen touched Jia Yao's head and asked.
"We all listened to her, but my nephew was a little disobedient and was taught a lesson by her. Fortunately, we were there at that time and helped him to stop her. Otherwise, my nephew would have been beaten." Jia Lian remembered that day when they saw the slave raccoon. Their nephew had made the slave raccoon unhappy. Now, he was still a little scared.
"Oh? What did he do wrong? "Jia Zhen looked at Jia Rong, who was playing with toys, and asked.
"My little nephew hurt the little raccoon slave. As a result, the big raccoon slave got unhappy and scratched my little nephew. Fortunately, Brother Lian blocked the big raccoon slave for my little nephew, so the big raccoon slave didn't scratch my little nephew. In the end, when sister-in-law found out, she taught my little nephew a lesson." Lin Jinyu finished telling the whole story.
Jia Zhen looked at Jia Rong, who was playing alone, and narrowed his eyes. He reached out and grabbed Jia Rong by the back of his collar. He lifted him up and brought his face closer to his own. He said, "Not bad. Now you know how to get into trouble. You even made your wife unhappy. You are really bold. Even your uncles didn't dare to do that."
Jia Rong, who was lifted up, was a little scared. He looked at his father's face, which was so close to him, and shouted. "Ah, put, too …" His meaning was very clear. Put him down, or he would tell Madam that he bullied him.
"Oh, you still want to complain? How bold are you?" Jia Zhen said.
"Big Brother, let go of my nephew!" Jia Rong and the others were anxious.
Xia Lu walked out and saw his son being carried by his Husband. He smiled and said, "Did he put on weight again? He is only two years old and is already so naughty. What will he do when he is seven or nine years old?" Xia Lu was a little worried. This son was really too naughty.
"If he is disobedient, teach him a lesson with a stick. What can he do?" Jia Zhen put Jia Rong down and threw him on the soft couch. Then, he emptied a seat beside him for Xia Lu and let Xia Lu sit.
"That's right. Boys should be beaten more. That way, they will be obedient." Xia Lu sat beside Jia Zhen. He and Jia Zhen had reached an agreement on Jia Rong's education.
Jia Yao and the others, who were already six years old, could completely understand Xia Lu's words. They looked at Jia Rong, who was sitting on the soft couch and playing with his toys. Their eyes were full of sympathy. Their little nephew was really pitiful.
"But because of the imperial examinations this year, I forgot his birthday." Jia Zhen remembered Jia Rong's birthday. He was born on the 16th of February. Coincidentally, he was taking the imperial examinations.
"Let's throw a big party for him next year. He is not very sensible now. Besides, his birthday is my day of suffering. I already celebrated his birthday for him, but no one gave me a present." Xia Lu expressed his dissatisfaction.
"Then I will give you a present next year. I won't give it to this little brat," Jia Zhen said.
"Okay." Xia Lu smiled.
"But this February is really cold. When it came to the last round, I really couldn't hold on. I don't know how I did and whether I could pass the imperial examinations." Jia Zhen sighed. If he did not pass the imperial examinations, he would have to wait for another three years. He was not afraid of waiting, but he wanted to see Xia Lu wear the imperial robe that he had personally earned as soon as possible.
"Isn't that right? "Many students have fallen ill, and there is a shortage of doctors in the capital. Your two good friends have fallen ill, and they came to our manor to ask for help. I acted as the manor's doctor and went to see them. Their condition is more serious than yours, and I don't know if they'll get better by the time of the court examination." Xia Lu sighed. In ancient times, after personally experiencing the imperial examinations, she understood just how difficult it was for students of agriculture to reach the heavens in a single bound and become the top scholar.
Jia Zhen sighed and said, "Now that things are like this, the imperial court will probably intervene. Forget it. I will ask Zhong'er later and see how Brother Yuan and Brother Su are doing. Right now, there is a limit to what we can do."
Xia Lu nodded. Not to mention whether Ningguo Province had the ability to save all the students in the capital, even if it had the ability, Ningguo Province would not use it. These examinees would be the pillars of the imperial court in the future. It was fine if the Emperor showed mercy, but what was the meaning of Ningguo Province showing mercy to these students? Did he have good intentions or was he deliberately trying to win them over?
Sure enough, not long after, the Emperor made a move. He sent imperial physicians to treat the examinees. Furthermore, the date of the imperial examinations was pushed back by a month to give the examinees enough time to recover.
When the imperial physicians were sent out, the imperial physicians of the noble families in the capital were also requisitioned. After all, there were many examinees. Even if all the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital were sent out, it would not be enough. Not to mention, the imperial physicians of the Emperor, the Retired Emperor, and other nobles had to be left behind. In addition, there were also two imperial physicians on duty for the concubines in the imperial harem. There was not enough manpower. This was the reason why the imperial physicians of the various officials were requisitioned.
With the imperial court taking action, the examinees' conditions were slowly under control. Jia Zhen's mood also improved.
"Violent girl, when the results are released, I will take you out to have a look," Jia Zhen said.
"Really?" Xia Lu's eyes lit up. She had not gone out in a long time. On the day the results were released, the capital would be very lively.
Jia Zhen nodded and said, "When the results are released, there will be a lot of people looking for a son-in-law. I will take you to have a look."
"Looking for a son-in-law? Will you be arrested? "Xia Lu asked." I'm already married.
"I'm already married, so why would they want to capture me? If they want to capture someone, they will only choose someone who is unmarried and passed the imperial examination." Jia Zhen did not really care. After all, most of the people who were looking for a son-in-law were merchants. Only this kind of people needed the protection of the officials. As the saying went, officials and merchants colluded. Therefore, they would choose unmarried tributary scholars. Only then would it be considered a marriage alliance. If they were already married, they would only divorce their wives and let these young ladies of the merchants become concubines. What kind of marriage alliance was this?
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