Akui nodded.

"You're telling me, girl."

...

The next day was Xu Mingyi's 16th birthday.

Because she was sick, she did not invite a banquet for noble ladies from Beijing to celebrate like in previous years.

Even so, from the early morning, the birthday greetings of ladies from various prefectures were sent to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion one after another, and various birthday gifts were given by Xu Mingyi's preferences.

Among them, there were also those sent from the palace.

This is not because Xu Mingyi is good at socializing.

She is not gentle in character, not tactful at all, and even has a reputation as a arrogant lady in the family. The reason why she is so popular is simply because of the status of the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion.

Shortly after the founding of the Great Qi Kingdom, her grandfather, Xu Qiwei, the current Duke of Zhenguo, was also the old general Xu who had just won the battle and was still in court. He was a founding hero who fought with the ancestors to conquer the world. He was a very prestigious in the court and was highly admired by the people.

As the only legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion, Xu Mingyi is naturally comparable to a noble daughter.

On this day, Xu Mingyi rarely woke up early in the morning.

After just eating early, Akui was secretly surprised when she saw her girl watching the birthday gifts seriously.

In previous years, except for the one without signatures, the girls were too lazy to look at these things carefully. They would just ask them to carefully organize the gift list so that they could return the gifts to the next day.

Xu Mingyi put down the box in his hand, his eyes surging.

It's all the same-

She may not have any impression of other birthday gifts, but she will never remember the two of them.

Jiaojiao sent a whole box of Nanzhu with similar size and extremely dazzling colors. It is said that it had been saved for a whole year and gave it to her for bead curtains.

Empress Wu sent a set of gem-faced jewelry and a finely crafted round fan.

Xu Mingyi picked up the silk fan, and the handle of the fan was covered with a peaceful knot. On the fan, a picture of Yan Fei was hooked with outstanding Su embroidery, and there was a line of small words on the side: Finally, warm and gentle, and cautious.

A set of gemstone faces is not unusual for the girls in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, but as the queen of the Central Palace, giving gifts like this can be considered as just a matter of course.

As for this fan...

It was the time to use it in summer, and another safe knot was tied. For Xu Mingyi, who was sick, it was reasonable to give it.

Xu Mingyi thought so before.

But perhaps because she experienced too many things later, she always likes to stay too much and keep her mind off in everything.

Especially those related to the Wu and Xu families.

She was staring at the fan, and only when the maid came to report, she said, "Miss Liu is here."

"Call her in."

Liu Yi walked in.

"I heard that Zhaozhao woke up early today, so I went to the kitchen to cook a bowl of longevity noodles for you." She held a tray in her hand and said with a smile: "There are a few snacks that you liked in the past."

Xu Mingyi nodded slightly: "It's a blessing for you. But I just used breakfast, so let's keep it."

"Then I'll try it, it's a good idea."

Liu Yi sat down beside her, placed the dishes on the small table between the two, and handed the chopsticks in front of Xu Mingyi.

"I'm really not hungry."

Xu Mingyi shook the fan in his hand and slapped it one after another.

Liu Yi smiled and nodded, following her with a good temper: "Then let's not eat it for now."

Xu Mingyi has always been spoiled and says whatever he wants, but he never cares about whether others look good or not - but who said that he is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?

"Zhaozhao's fan is very delicate, and it looks like something from the palace." She asked curiously.

Xu Mingyi said "yes" lightly.

Liu Yi didn't care about her coldness, and just thought that the condition was not good due to illness.

Her eyes swept over the fan in Xu Mingyi's hand, and then looked at the dazzling array of brocade boxes and posts. She sighed: "In comparison, the birthday gift I prepared is so shabby that I can't take it."

This is not difficult to accept.

The sentence "It's enough to get my heart", and I'll just reveal it with a gentle expression, but I heard Xu Mingyi leaning in the chair say indifferently: "It's nothing if you don't give it away."

At this moment, she didn't want to waste her time talking nonsense with people who were irrelevant.

Of course, if the person in front of her was really as kind as she seemed on the surface, she wouldn't have been like this.

Liu Yi's face finally got a little confused.

"I still have to give it to you, just hope Zhaozhao doesn't dislike it." She said with a reluctant smile, then stood up and said, "You have to rest, I'll go to the kitchen to see if there is anything that can be helped. The lady said, our family still need to celebrate in the evening."

Akui frowned secretly in disgust.

What a family member, she doesn't have the surname Xu.

Is my face so thick? Is it because I have the same face as the soles of my feet?

"Akui, give Miss Liu." Xu Mingyi said.

Akui responded "Yes" and picked up a tray with medicine bowls on it.

Before Liu Yi could think about Xu Mingyi's attitude today, he saw the medicine that had never been moved in the bowl.

"Zhaozhao still refuses to take medicine?"

After leaving the front hall, she whispered to Akui: "How can she let this be willful... You and Azhu should be persuaded."

"This medicine has no effect either. If the girl doesn't want to drink it, she will stop drinking it."

Liu Yi sighed and said, "How can the disease be cured without taking medicine?"

Akui's feet did not stop, looking ahead, and said as if he was talking to himself: "It may not be a disease..."

"What?" Liu Yi was stunned.

Akui shook her head and said nothing.

Liu Yi said again: "Zhaozhao is not allowed to be sloppy-"

"This is natural. But these doctors and doctors are not useful. I was thinking about waiting for the master tonight to ask him if he could invite some doctors from the martial arts world to see him." Akui murmured, with thoughts in his eyes.

"Jianghu Doctor?" Liu Yi said worriedly: "I used to hear people say that some jianghu Doctors use medicines very unpretentiously. They look amazing, but in fact they are extremely harmful to their bodies... Zhao Zhao's body is precious, how can he call the jianghu Doctors to come to see you? Even if you told the master, he would not agree."

Akui seemed to hesitate for a moment.

But he said, "What if someone can cure a good girl, you must try it."

Liu Yi wanted to speak but stopped, but Akui took a few steps and left her behind.

Inside the house, Xu Mingyi fell asleep again.

The detoxification is not a day. She changed her prescription yesterday and then slept until the evening.

When I woke up, I still felt like I hadn't had enough sleep and was still very sleepy.

"The girl is awake." Azhu lifted the gauze tent.

Then came Akui's voice.

"Miss is awake?"

Compared to Azhu's calmness and indifference, she seemed much more excited. She walked to the bed and said, "Girl, the old man is back!"

Xu Mingyi, whose thoughts were still hazy, was immediately excited.

Grandfather is back?!

Yes, she remembered that her grandfather arrived in Beijing on the day of her birthday!

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Chapter completed!