Yu Yi ran in a hurry, her heart still pounding, and she placed a hand on her chest, half-genuinely and half-pretending to be out of breath, saying: “The madam has fallen ill. I originally wanted to tell the commander, but I didn’t know where he had gone. When I heard the commander had returned, A Ju quickly ran down.”
“Fallen ill?” Tu Feibai took off his coat and strode upstairs, “What illness? Has a doctor been called?”
Yu Yi nodded: “Yes, the madam caught a cold and has a fever. The kitchen is currently brewing medicine.”
” Tu Feibai frowned and reprimanded: “Brewing medicine? We should have called a Western doctor, why find a Chinese doctor?! Who went to call the doctor?” His wife had previously drunk Chinese medicine, yet her high fever never subsided, and she was barely coherent when she passed away.
“It was me,” Yu Yi followed behind him timidly: “Those Western doctors look quite intimidating. Can their medicine be taken?”
Tu Feibai saw her timid appearance, his expression softened, and his tone became gentler: “Of course it can be taken. Their medicine is especially effective for reducing fever.”
Yu Yi then said: “Then, I’ll go call a Western doctor.”
Tu Feibai stopped her: “A Ju, no need. First, let’s see Jingman’s condition. If the fever goes down, you won’t need to run again. If the fever doesn’t subside, I’ll directly drive her to the hospital.”
Yu Tao’er watched everything, and when Tu Feibai turned around, her gaze towards Yu Yi became unfriendly.
Yu Yi could only pretend not to notice.
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For the rest of the day, Tu Feibai stayed in Ding Jingman’s room.
Ding Jingman was secretly delighted, spending half the day looking weak and powerless, even eating dinner by the bedside. She even got Tu Feibai to promise that once she recovered, he would help her buy an electric heater from Qianhai to place in her room. “
The electric heater was a rare Western item, reportedly even scarce in a metropolis like Qianhai. She had only heard about this miraculous thing last month – no need to burn coal and fill the room with coal smell, just keeping the room warm.
Unfortunately, her body was fundamentally strong. Despite hoping to recover slowly, she had already broken her fever by the next day.
