Fu Yi quickly supported her, exclaiming, “Young lady, what’s wrong?”
Ning Wanwan shifted her foot and realized that she had lost sensation from her thigh down. She smiled and said, “It’s nothing, just numb from sitting too long.” Then, she pushed Fu Yi away and struggled to enter the room.
*
After warming the bed, Fu Yi urged Ning Wanwan to lie down. Reluctantly, she climbed into bed. Fu Yi covered her with blankets, checking and rechecking until satisfied. She sighed, lowered the bed curtains, extinguished the lamp, and quietly left the warm chamber to keep watch.
Once quiet, Ning Wanwan lifted the blanket to the bed’s corner. The warmth dissipated, and a chilly draft enveloped her. Her teeth chattered, and feeling cold, she curled up, refusing to cover herself with the blanket.
*
“Young lady, young lady, wake up…”
Ning Wanwan felt her body floating in an endless sea, dizzy and disoriented.
A blurry voice finally broke through the dark sky, causing her to slowly open her eyes. She saw Fu Yi and Zhan Xiang anxiously by her bedside.
Chapter 22: Investigating
As soon as Fu Yi saw her awake, she sighed with great relief, “Young lady, you’re finally awake. I called you for so long, and you didn’t respond.”
“What time is it?” Ning Wanwan pressed her hand against her forehead, feeling heavy.
Fu Yi replied, “It’s almost the hour of the rabbit. You’ll be late for class again.”
“Help me get up and prepare for washing and changing,” Ning Wanwan half-propped herself up and lifted the blanket. Fu Yi quickly supported her to sit at the dressing mirror.
“Young lady, you kicked off all your blankets last night. Your complexion looks poor today. Could you have caught a chill?” Fu Yi brushed Ning Wanwan’s hair, asking with concern.
“Just feeling a bit heavy-headed.”
“Should we send someone to the palace to ask for leave and get an imperial doctor?”
“No need. I’ll go to the palace for morning class first and then visit an imperial doctor after.”
Fu Yi nodded and quickly finished styling Ning Wanwan’s hair.
The carriage driver had prepared the carriage at the main gate.
As Ning Wanwan was about to board, she suddenly swayed and nearly fell. Fu Yi quickly supported her and asked, “Young lady, what’s wrong?”
