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When He Yu arrived at the Xiao Residence, sure enough, Xiao Yao was sleeping in her room.
Yun Yue and Yun Bi hurriedly bowed, both feeling a bit at a loss. "Your Highness, should we..."
He Yu was just about to wave his hand to decline when he saw Yun Zhu coming over with a bowl of something. Since she came from the royal residence, upon seeing He Yu, Yun Zhu remained calm and directly approached with the tray to pay her respects. "Greetings, Your Highness."
"Mm, what do you have there?"
"It's mung bean soup," Yun Zhu replied with a smile. "It was quite stuffy last night, and I noticed Miss Xiao seemed a bit overheated, so I made some mung bean soup for her to cool down."
Indeed, upon hearing this, He Yu's brows relaxed slightly. "Is your sister still asleep?"
"Yes, it was too stuffy last night, so she didn't sleep well," Yun Bi responded at this moment. She quickly added, "Your Highness sent some ice over today, so she should be using it now; she's already been asleep for a while."
He Yu nodded in satisfaction but felt a bit regretful. He should have thought to send the ice over yesterday; otherwise, she wouldn't have had such a poor night's sleep. Well, now it was too late for that. He sighed and said, "I'll go in and take a look; you don't need to come in. Oh, right, give me the mung bean soup."
"Yes." Yun Zhu readily handed the mung bean soup to He Yu. Yun Yue and Yun Bi watched in astonishment as the prince took the bowl inside. Yun Yue immediately exclaimed, "Did the prince really give it to her?! What if he was just being casual about it!"
"It won't be like that," Yun Zhu said calmly with a smile to the two of them. "What His Highness means is for us not to disturb them; we should just wait outside."
"Oh..." Only then did Yun Yue and Yun Bi understand. Yun Yue immediately looked at Yun Zhu with admiration. "Sister Yun Zhu is amazing! No wonder you're from the royal residence; you see things differently than us!"
Yun Zhu smiled slightly and took Yun Yue's hand. "It's not that impressive; I’ve just served by His Highness's side for a few more years than you two, so I understand his temperament better. Just like you and Yun Bi have been serving Miss Xiao for years; you know her better than I do, right?"
Yun Yue thought about it and realized it made sense. She clapped her hands and said, "Regardless, from now on, both the prince and sister are our masters. It's our duty as servants to serve them well!"
"Mm," Yun Bi echoed. "From now on, the three of us will serve our two masters well!"
Yun Zhu nodded with a smile while feeling relieved in her heart. The worries she had during these days were finally eased. Since she was sent by His Highness to serve Miss Xiao well, after all, this lady was destined to be Consort Xuanping.
Anyone chosen by His Highness must possess good character and temperament. What worried her most was how she would integrate into the group of people who had been closely serving Miss Xiao all along. In the past few days, although Yun Yue and Yun Bi treated her politely and courteously, it was merely politeness; she could see their underlying wariness clearly.
However, she was not in a hurry, as it takes time to truly understand a person's heart. She thought that as long as she took her time and interacted well with others, she would eventually earn their trust.
Of course, she did not expect the opportunity to come so quickly. Since there was a good chance now, she naturally would not let it slip away. Indeed, she noticed that the two people's gazes towards her were much friendlier than before.
It was finally a good start.
He Yu entered the room holding a bowl and saw Xiao Yao wrapped in a thin blanket, sound asleep. Next to the bed was a basin of ice, and a maid was fanning it gently to send cool air over.
Seeing this, He Yu felt helpless; at this rate, she would surely get too hot and catch a cold. He waved his hand to send the maid out, placed the bowl on the table, and picked up the fan. He tiptoed over to Xiao Yao's bedside.
Gently fanning Xiao Yao.
Perhaps it was because she really hadn’t slept well last night, but Xiao Yao was having an exceptionally good nap now and wasn’t dreaming at all.
When she finally woke up, she felt refreshed.
She turned her head and saw He Yu leaning against her bedside reading a book. Noticing movement on the bed, he looked up and smiled, "Awake?"
"Eh? When did you come?" Xiao Yao asked in surprise.
"I've been here for a while. Are you getting up?" He Yu stepped forward to help Xiao Yao sit up from the bed and continued, "I heard from Ziyuan that you didn't sleep well last night. Are you feeling unwell?"
"No," Xiao Yao shook her head. "I just felt quite stuffy and a bit out of breath. Have you been here for long?"
"For a while. Is it hot?"
"Probably. It was quite stuffy last night; it felt like it was going to rain." Xiao Yao recalled, "It’s like that at home too; when it feels stuffy, it usually means it's going to rain. Who knew it would be fine this morning."
Hearing this from Xiao Yao, He Yu felt somewhat relieved; it should not be anything serious. He smiled and said, "Then it probably is going to rain, just not so soon. Putting ice in your room tonight should help some, but one thing—don’t fan yourself with the fan directed at the ice like before; you’ll catch a cold." His expression remained serious during the latter part of his sentence.
"But it's not cool without a fan!" Xiao Yao insisted, not even realizing she was being a bit spoiled.
However, He Yu noticed. There was a hint of laughter in his eyes, but his expression remained serious. "So, how did you sleep just now?"
"Pretty well! Didn't I ask someone to fan me... Hey, where did they go?" Xiao Yao turned around and realized the person was long gone.
"I sent them away over an hour ago. With no one fanning you, I thought you slept quite soundly," He Yu said, pinching Xiao Yao's nose. "Besides, having ice in the room would keep it much cooler. If you don't take care of your health and end up overheating, don't say I didn't warn you."
Alright then, since He Yu said so, Xiao Yao had to admit that she actually slept quite well without anyone fanning her. "Okay, I'll keep the ice in the room but won't have anyone fan me."
"That's more like it." He Yu kissed her forehead and continued, "I was too busy after returning a couple of days ago to pay attention to this. Tomorrow, I'll bring a physician from the palace to check on you. You need to take good care of your health; I don't want to be worried every day."
Xiao Yao nodded obediently. She thought that given how much He Yu was favored by the emperor in the palace now, getting a physician to check on her wouldn't be difficult at all.
"Alright, it's already noon. Since you're awake, let's get up. Do you want to go out and have some fun today?" He Yu's words made Xiao Yao's eyes light up.
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